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Monday, April 01, 2013  Two people in Michigan have become sick from an outbreak of E. coli infections linked to frozen snack foods marketed to children.

Wednesday, September 05, 2012  Saginaw Correctional Facility under quarantine because of e-coli outbreak

Saturday, August 25, 2012  Police try to piece together why quiet loner killed ex-colleague outside Empire State Building

Monday, March 19, 2012  Aggressive efforts to prevent students from dropping out contributed to a modest 3.5 percentage point increase nationally in the high school graduation rate from 2001 to 2009, according to research presented Monday at the Grad Nation summit in Washington.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011  The health department states a toxin, that produces the E. coli illness, was linked to McNees Meats and Wholesale LLC, a meat-processing and retail company in North Branch and Lapeer County.

Sunday, March 06, 2011  The Food and Drug Administration says at least one person in Michigan became sick with E. coli poisoning after eating possibly contaminated nuts.

Wednesday, February 09, 2011  Rumsfeld admits a few mistakes during Pentagon tenure but finds plenty of blame for others

Wednesday, June 16, 2010  Food safety advocates are pushing the U.S. government to step up efforts to monitor less common E. coli strains.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010  A recall of romaine lettuce that has sickened students with E. coli poisoning is expanding as the government tries to find out where the contamination occurred.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010  A recall of romaine lettuce that has sickened students with E. coli poisoning is expanding as the government tries to find out where the contamination occurred.

Friday, May 07, 2010  Food and Drug Administration investigators are looking at a farm in Yuma, Arizona, as a possible source of a widespread E. coli outbreak in romaine lettuce.

Friday, May 07, 2010  Two people briefed on the probe say the FDA is focusing its investigation on lettuce grown in Arizona as a possible source for an E. coli outbreak.

Friday, October 23, 2009  The boil water alert for Akron Village in Tuscola County has been canceled.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009  Nestle recalled Toll House Refrigerated Cookie dough over fears of possible e-coli contamination.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009  Kelly Lake has been reopened after the Genesee County Health Department issued a warning about high e-coli levels in the water.