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• Automobile Accidents can have Devestating Effects

  Fred Schultz | July 11, 2008 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsBloomington, IN

  We all take for granted that when we get behind the wheel of a car, we are going to get wherever we are going safely. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. Recently, two teenage boys were...

• FDA Recalls Veggie Booty Snacks

  Chrissie Cole | June 29, 2007 11:17 AM | 0 CommentsBloomington, IN

  An ongoing foodborne illness outbreak, since March, is now coming to light and the FDA warns consumers to discard any Veggie Booty snacks they have in their home."This stuff is good for you," says a cartoon character on the company's home page but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to eat Veggie Booty snack food, marketed by Robert's American Gourmet. The agency says...

• Rat Poison found in Recalled Pet Food

  Christina Cole | March 23, 2007 1:25 AM | 0 CommentsBloomington, IN

  The Indiana Department of Agriculture announced on Friday that rat poison found in pet food that was recalled by Menu Foods last week. A spokeswoman said they could not identify the exact chemical or source beyond stating it was rodent poison.Menu Foods has confirmed 16 deaths (15 cats and 1 dog) along with many reports of kidney failure, resulting from the affected pet foods. The pet deaths led...

• Woman Dies After Car Skids Off Road, Sinks in Pond

  Christina Cole | January 29, 2007 1:29 AM | 0 CommentsBloomington, IN

  Icy roads may have caused a woman's car to slide off the road and sink to the bottom of a pond on Sunday morning, said Blooming Police Department.The woman, who could not be named due to her next-of-kin- not yet being notified, was believed to have lost control of her car on Pete Ellis Dr. at the entrance to Woodbridge Apartments.After over-correcting, the 4 door compact car ran off the road...

• Wet Roads Can Cause Auto Accidents

  Fred Schultz | July 10, 2008 8:00 AM | 1 CommentBloomington, IN

  With all the rain that we have been experiencing, it is very important to remember that wet roads can lead to serious, and sometimes fatal, automobile accidents. A recent example of this occurred on...

• 378 People Sick after Taste of Chicago Food Fest

  Chrissie Cole | July 17, 2007 9:56 PM | 0 CommentsBloomington, IN

  As of Friday, there have been 278 reported cases of people becoming ill after eating hummus at the Taste of Chicago food festival believed to have salmonella bacteria contamination, the health department said.The Chicago Department of Health has confirmed 32 reported cases of illness caused by salmonella poisoning. Officials expect that number to increase after they receive pending test results....

• Infant Trapped After Car Crash

  Christina Cole | March 05, 2007 2:38 PM | 0 CommentsBloomington, IN

  When firefighters arrived on the scene of a car accident near South Haven, they found a five-month-old baby girl trapped inside the vehicle.The baby was suffocating and turning blue. Her car seat was crushed and her mouth was pressed up against the dashboard.One firefighter worked to turn her head so she could get some air, while another took her from the car. The baby was in the front passenger...

• Driver Killed in Weather Related Crash

  Christina Cole | February 14, 2007 9:50 PM | 0 CommentsBloomington, IN

  A driver was pronounced dead on the scene after she lost control of her car in a weather related car accident, police said.Police say the driver was going east around 8am on a snow covered highway, half-mile west of Indiana 39 when she lost control of the vehicle she was driving. She was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident.Her car slid across the highway into westbound traffic and...

• Hasbro Toy Ovens Recalled

  Christina Cole | February 06, 2007 11:28 PM | 0 CommentsBloomington, IN

  Hasbro has recalled approximately 985,000 Easy-Bake toy ovens after they discovered a child's hands and fingers can get caught in the oven's opening posing a serious burn risk.The Consumer Product Safety Commission has received five reports of burns amid 29 reports of children getting their fingers caught in the opening of the oven.Model number 65805 and "Hasbro" are stamped into the plastic on...

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  Chrissie Cole | July 30, 2007 6:41 PM | 0 CommentsBloomington, IN