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  • 7 selected for Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame

    06/17/13 10:15 AM

    BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Seven people, including West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Mike Cazes and former judge and U.S. Attorney L.J. Hymel, will be inducted July 12 into the Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame. Ceremonies will be held at the Angola prison museum and in Baton Rouge. The induction...

  • Better than bulgur? Quinoa takes turn in tabbouleh

    06/17/13 10:15 AM

    Though everyone seems to have a different way of spelling tabbouleh — toubouleh? tabouli? — more and more people do seem to agree that this delicious Middle Eastern salad of bulgur wheat tossed with cucumbers, tomatoes, herbs, olive oil and lemon juice is delicious. It helps that it's also...

  • La Scala presents Wagner's Ring cycle this week

    06/17/13 07:45 AM

    MILAN (AP) — Daniel Barenboim is conducting the first week-long presentation of Wagner's Ring cycle at La Scala since 1938. "Der Ring des Nibelungen," which begins with "Das Rheingold" on Monday, is part of the opera house's yearlong celebration of the bicentennial of the births of composers...

  • Ex-tire dump site transformed into farmers market

    06/17/13 07:31 AM

    EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A site once used as a tire dump in mid-Michigan now is a farmers market following years of work by a community, the state and federal officials. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development arm says a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held last week for the...

  • 5 moments to remember from jam-packed Bonnaroo

    06/17/13 07:30 AM

    MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) — Memories are a jumble walking out of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. Days blend together, sound memories clash and surface. Hipster moustaches made from pink glow sticks haunt your dreams. And that smell. The horror. A few things really stuck out this year,...

  • US agency pays $5.6 million to SD local government

    06/17/13 06:30 AM

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Tim Johnson says the U.S. Department of Interior has designated more than $5.6 million that will go to 31 South Dakota counties as payment in lieu of property taxes. Johnson says the Black Hills National Forest, national grasslands and national parks are tremendous...

  • National Guard museum extends summer hours

    06/17/13 06:30 AM

    PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota National Guard Museum in Pierre says it is expanding its summer hours. Starting July 1, the museum will open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday and the third Thursday of the months through September. Normal museum hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m....

  • Tallgrass Prairie holding annual butterfly count

    06/17/13 06:15 AM

    STRONG CITY, Kan. (AP) — The annual Flint Hills butterfly census is coming up, and officials at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve are inviting the public to take part. The daylong count is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, starting at the preserve's stone barn on Kansas 177 just...

  • Lakefront Festival of Arts starts Friday

    06/17/13 06:15 AM

    MILWAUKEE (AP) — Work from more than 175 artists will be displayed and sold this weekend on Milwaukee's lakefront. The Milwaukee Art Museum's Lakefront Festival of Arts starts Friday and runs through Sunday on the museum's grounds. It also features food, music, a silent auction, a sculpture...

  • Envelope mix-up at Daytime Emmy Awards

    06/17/13 05:15 AM

    BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — "Days of Our Lives" scored a rare win for best drama series at the Daytime Emmys in a show marked by an envelope mix-up, expletives and the constant din of audience chatter heard during the cable telecast that stretched beyond its time slot. NBC's "Days" won just...


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