Minnesota
5 Minnesotans sickened by
E. coli linked to salad kits
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Five Minnesotans have gotten sick from eating salad kits linked to an outbreak of E. coli, state health officials said Tuesday.
The state Department of Health says the Minnesotans became ill between Nov. 8 and Nov. 16. Two people were hospitalized. The ill Minnesotans ranged in age from 21 to 91. Four were from the Minneapolis-St. Paul are and one from Greater Minneota.
Officials say nine people from three states have gotten sick. The infections are linked to Fresh Express Sunflower Crisp Chopped Salad Kits. Health officials are warning consumers not to eat the salad mix, or to throw it out if they have it in their refrigerators.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a safety alert about the salad kits.
Baby Jesus missing from
St. Cloud nativity scene for a year
A baby Jesus statue has been missing from a nativity scene in downtown St. Cloud for a year.
The manger is currently filled by a swaddled toy doll. The statue was stolen last December. The Stearns County History Museum has owned the nativity scene since 1978 and has had it on display near U.S. Bank during the holidays since 1988.
“We never did recover the original baby Jesus,” museum executive director Carie Essig told the St. Cloud Times.