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While many animals—including humans—have harmless strains of E. coli living inside their gastrointestinal tracts, a dangerous form that often makes headlines is E. coli 0157, which can cause serious illness in people.

It’s snowing! The back patio is being covered in white petals as they flutter down from the two Bradford pear trees. From the looks of it, the trees have produced a robust set of blooms this spring. Despite some frosty weather, the profusion of peach blossoms has added splashes of pink to the landscape. The old redbud has lower dead branches, but higher in the sky purple flowers open to meet the sun.

Construction continues on a building site set for iced tea franchise HTeaO; it sits just north of Pizza Hut on the 3300 block of North Kickapoo. “While I can’t provide an exact opening date just yet, I can confirm that the store will open this summer 2022,” HTeaO Marketing Manager Abby H.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will join a Supreme Court that is both more diverse than ever and more conservative than it’s been since the 1930s. She’s likely to be on the losing end of a bunch of important cases, including examinations of the role of race in college admissions and voting rights that the high court, with its 6-3 conservative majority, will take up next term.

Shawnee Mayor Ed Bolt, with Christina Brown, of Shawnee Communications Center, read a proclamation Monday, officially declaring April 10-16, 2022 National Public Safety Telecommunications Week. .

You may have noticed The Shawnee News-Star print edition has a new look and feel, along with a new website design at www.news-star.com. The changes are part of an ongoing transition as the News-Star moves operations away from former owner Gannett to our new owner, CherryRoad Media.

Chances are, you know someone who has experienced sexual violence. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men will experience sexual assault, calling it a serious public health problem — and it’s one that disproportionately affects Native American communities.