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Wednesday, September 19, 2012  E. coli is commonly spread by undercooked food, contaminated water or feces.

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

Monday, May 07, 2012  The cole county health department says there is a third suspected case of shiga toxin, which like e-coli can cause serious illness.

Sunday, April 22, 2012  There are now 4 cases of E-Coli confirmed in Boone County. As cases escalate the Department of Health and Senior Services had released a statement that announced raw milk as a possible cause.

Friday, April 20, 2012  Another case of E. coli has been confirmed in Boone County, bringing the county’s cases to 4.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012 

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.

Saturday, November 05, 2011  State health officials say there are now 27 E. coli cases in the St. Louis area outbreak.

Thursday, November 03, 2011  Update: The number of suspected E. coli cases in St. Louis is up to 51.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011  E-coli contamination temporarily closes public beaches at the Lake of the Ozarks.

Thursday, February 17, 2011  The Lake of the Ozarks watershed alliance, LOWA has received a $740,000 federal grant to attack the problem of non-point source pollution at the lake.

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

Thursday, September 09, 2010  Missouri environmental officials say tests at state beaches this week showed no high levels of E. coli bacteria for the first time all summer.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010  A swimming beach at a Missouri state park northeast Kansas City will remain closed because of previous tests showing high levels of E. coli bacteria.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010  Update: Tuesday, Aug. 17 at 6:19 p.m. Attorney General Chris Koster opened a two-day symposium on the future of water quality at the Lake of the Ozarks. He thinks that the problem can become worst and wants the state’s best technical minds working on it.