Nebraska Articles

Wakefield, NE: Food recalls, undertaken in an effort to avoid cases of Foodborne Illness, can appear to take on a life of their own after the domino effect of a recall takes hold. Case in point is the recent recall of more than a million hard-cooked eggs by Michael Foods.

Nebraska City, NE: One of the two Nebraska City brokers charged with four counts of stock fraud recently pleaded no contest, The Associated Press reports.

Omaha, NE: An Omaha, Nebraska man was recently injured in a train car accident when he became stuck between a guardrail and the car at the MidAmerican power plant in Iowa, the Omaha World-Herald reports.

Omaha, NE: An Omaha, Nebraska woman was recently sentenced to five years in federal prison and ordered to pay back $3 million after she committed stockbroker fraud involving former football players from the University of Nebraska and Michael Vick, the Omaha World-Herald reports.

Atlanta, GA: In what will hopefully not turn into an unhappy Christmas for pet owners, a major distributor of pet food has announced a recall of select pet food packages from retail stores in 19 states. The Kroger Co. released details of a recall late Saturday involving certain packages of Pet Pride Cat Food, Pet Pride Kitten Food, Old Yeller Chunk Dog Food, Kroger Value Cat Food and Kroger Value Chunk Food.

Washington, DC: Miravalle Foods Inc, is recalling 37,318 lbs. of "Miravalle Chile California & Miravalle Chile Nuevo Mexico" Brand Peppers" distributed between March 15th and May 6th 2010 to some customers in CA, CO, UT, NC, NE, ID, OR and NV because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

San Diego, CA: Tri-Union Seafoods LLC, is issuing a recall of a limited amount of Chicken of the Sea brand 12-ounce solid white tuna in water.

Omaha, NE: The police in Omaha, Nebraska are on the look out for a thief accused of targeting a local pharmacy and making off with a number of dangerous pain medications, including Actiq fentanyl and oxycodone.

Omaha, NE: A two-year-old toddler died Wednesday after she was given too much heparin at a Nebraska hospital. Almariah Duque, who was in the hospital for multiple organ transplants and also recovering from gastrochisis, died on the afternoon of March 31 at the Nebraska Medical Center. She had been declared clinically dead that morning.

Bloomfield, NE: "I was never told that Yasmin could cause gallbladder problems," says Jessie. "Back in 2004, when I was prescribed this birth control pill, I wasn't aware of any Yasmin side effects. And now I'm mad.