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An SUV failed to stop for stalled traffic and caused a fatal chain-reaction crash in Kane County that left an 11-year-old boy dead, authorities said. The crash happened about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday while cars were stopped for another crash on Route 64...

A wrap-up of news from the Tribune's breaking news desk. • Two Chicago police officers were injured when their SUV collided with a car they had been pursuing in Englewood on the South Side, police said. The SUV and the four-door sedan came to...

 Sue Bertsch, 54, of Watertown died, Feb. 15, 2013, in Sioux Falls. Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Feb. 20, 2013, at First Baptist Church in Watertown.  Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery, Watertown.  Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Feb....

Bella Vista Ark.: Eugene Lee Shaver, 80, of Bella Vista, Ark., formally of Aberdeen died July 2, 2012, at Circle of Life Hospice House in Bentonville, Ark. He was born in Clear Lake to Francis (Morris) and Arthur Shaver. He was the oldest of eight...

Clark: Martha C. Milbrant (Graves) Flatten, 91, of Clark and formerly of Westport and Aberdeen, died on Aug. 10, 2011. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011, at 11 a.m. in St. Paul Lutheran Church in Clark. Burial will follow in the St....

A 73-year-old Bloomingdale woman was killed when she lost control of the motorcycle she was driving as part of a charity ride in an unincorporated section of Kane County, officials said today. The accident happened at about 2:20 pm. Sunday in...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - For the 30th consecutive year, South Dakota Hereford operation Rausch Herefords owns the most Dams of Distinction honored at 102 head, and leads its state to the top of the list with 308 cows recognized. For 2010, 1,945 Hereford...

BELLEVUE, Iowa -- A stampede by two runaway horses pulling a wagon trampled spectators at a small-town Fourth of July parade, killing a 60-year-old woman and injuring at least 23 other people, four critically. The horses bolted after one rubbed its...