POISON
OH LOOK, A SHINY THING! Poison, Snakefighting, Racial Slurs, and Deathtraps
Life is really kind of weird, when you think about it. Today I got yet another shot--this time, a flu vaccine. I don't get these for myself, so much, as for other people I might come into contact wi...
Posted on 10/1/12 at 6:00 PM
FAR SIDE OF FIFTY Poison Ivy
I have a spot of Poison Ivy that is stubborn and slow in going away. Sometime someone or some dog brushed up against the ivy with their pant leg or their furry leg and then rubbed up against the...
Posted on 8/4/11 at 11:25 PM
HEALTHBEAT Deceptive little pills
One Sunday afternoon several years ago, my then preschool-aged niece decided to host a tea party for her dolls and stuffed animals. The beverage: thimble-sized sips offlavored cough syrup. Her pare...
Posted on 3/25/11 at 10:16 AM
Mississippi man charged in suspicious letters case 
Mississippi man was charged Saturday with making and possessing ricin for use as a weapon as part of the investigation into poison-laced letters sent to President Barack Obama and others, authorities said.
By Holbrook Mohr , April 27, 2013
Attorney: Mississippi man denies mailing suspected ricin
A Mississippi man charged with mailing letters with suspected ricin to national leaders was surprised by his arrest and maintains he is innocent, his attorney said Thursday after his first appearance.
By Adrian Sainz and Holbrook Mohr , April 18, 2013
Mississippi mail suspect described body-parts conspiracy
A Mississippi man accused of mailing letters to national leaders with suspected poisonous ricin believed he had uncovered a conspiracy to sell human body parts on the black market and sometimes performed as an Elvis Presley impersonator.
By Holbrook Mohr and Adrian Sainz , April 17, 2013
Officials: 2nd suspicious letter intercepted
Law enforcement officials say a second suspicious letter that has been received in Washington was actually directed to the White House, not the Senate.
By Eric Tucker , April 17, 2013
Former Grand Forks man found dead in Aberdeen
Brent Kolding, 57, formerly of Grand Forks, was found dead Tuesday in a garage in Aberdeen, S.D., a police official there said Saturday.
By Stephen J. Lee , February 16, 2013
Chemical in I-29 incident was poisonous gas
Authorities have confirmed that a chemical found in a vehicle with a body inside along Interstate 29 in northeast South Dakota was hydrogen sulfide, a poisonous gas.
By Associated Press , August 19, 2010
I-29 in northeast S.D. reopened after chemical incident
Authorities have reopened an 11-mile stretch of Interstate 29 in northeast South Dakota that was closed after a man was found dead in a car marked with signs indicating a poisonous gas.
By Associated Press , August 18, 2010
Roland Young, Grand Forks, letter: Read and heed labels on cleaners
“Why am I telling you all this?" reads the magazine story.
"I hope to save someone from an easily avoidable severe illness or even death. The cleaning sprays commonly found in thousands of shops across the country can be just as dangerous if improperly used.”
By Roland Young , December 30, 2009
South St. Paul mom charged with murdering son
A South St. Paul mother has been charged with murder and attempted murder for allegedly poisoning two of her children with a drug used to treat mental illness.
By Associated Press , July 10, 2009
Georgia father gets 100 years for poisoning kids' soup
A Georgia man has been sentenced to 100 years in prison for poisoning his children to extort money from Campbell's Soup Co.
By Associated Press , May 22, 2009
Woman guilty of killing husband, harming daughter
The Onondaga County, N.Y., jury found 41-year-old Stacey Castor guilty of murder today for killing her husband, David, in 2005. She faces 25 years to life in prison.
February 05, 2009
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