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Ground beef sold nationwide may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. Here's what to look for and how to protect your family from potential illness.

Wisconsinites, brace yourselves! Johnsonville's cheddar bratwurst recall affects over 22,000 pounds due to hard plastic contamination. Check your freezers now!

Help ensure your holiday dinner success with the safest & most efficient methods to thaw a turkey.

Confusion with expiration date-labeling phrases leads to a lot of food waste.

Here's a heads-up about a massive sausage recall that's affecting several states, including us here in Minnesota.

An invasive insect’s eggs will be hatching in April, and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources wants you to be on the lookout.

The witches in Shakespeare’s Macbeth may have used "Eye of Newt" and "Toe of Frog" in their cauldrons but in Indiana, we have "Devil's Claw."

Generally, worms are wonderful friends to have in your garden, but that isn't the case with the invasive species of jumping worms that have infiltrated dozens of Illinois counties

For about the price of a peppermint latte, you can buy a permit to cut a live tree from one Illinois forest. Here's what you need to know.

There's a new tick alert that directly affects Missouri. It's a vile disease-spreading little critter that's a threat to both humans and animals and there are specific things you need to watch out for thanks to a bulletin from the government.