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Monday, November 19, 2012  Cargill was cited with three safety violations for failing to protect workers from unexpected start-up of machines at its Beardstown pork processing facility.

Friday, July 23, 2010  The American Society of Safety Engineers offers heat-related illness safety tips.

Thursday, March 25, 2010  The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has awarded $1.5 million in federal matching grants to the Illinois Department of Labor for its worker safety plan.

Friday, February 06, 2009  Jamie Butler still needs physical therapy once a day to stretch the skin grafts on his arms, hands and legs.

Friday, September 21, 2007  A Southern Illinois University panel's findings that plagiarism can be unintentional could bolster the defense of SIU's president as he fights plagiarism claims.

Thursday, August 30, 2007  The head of Southern Illinois University is facing allegations that he plagiarized parts of his 1984 doctoral dissertation.

Monday, August 13, 2007  An eyewitness to Sunday's deadly church shooting in Neosho says the gunman apparently blamed some members of the Micronesian congregation for talking about him behind his back.

Wednesday, March 07, 2007  Weather radio handy during severe weather