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The Independent
6 days ago
- Health
- The Independent
Kentucky restaurant sued and accused of starting ‘beaver fever' outbreak that has sickened 23
A Kentucky restaurant is being sued by a woman who became sick with 'beaver fever' after consuming their food — in a mass infection that has left at least 23 people ill. The woman fell ill with diarrhea and abdominal pain, and was later diagnosed with Giardia, an intestinal illness commonly referred to as 'beaver fever.' Soon after the woman became sick, health officials in Hopkins County announced there was a rise in Giardia cases, with 23 confirmed cases, WSMV reported. On July 11, the Hopkins County Department of Health confirmed that the restaurant where the woman became sick was the source of the outbreak. The restaurant, El Tapatio Mexican Cantina in Madisonville, had not been keeping its food at a safe temperature, according to the lawsuit. 'During an inspection at El Tapatio, environmentalists noted that the walk-in refrigerator had temperatures outside of the recommended range. The food in this refrigerator will be disposed of and the restaurant will be closed for maintenance,' county health officials said. The restaurant is cooperating with the health department's investigation, according to the statement. Giardia is a tiny parasite that causes diarrhea and can spread easily from one person to another through food, water, surfaces or objects, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Symptoms can include nausea, diarrhea, fever, abdominal cramping or stomach pain, severe gas, bloating and dehydration, the lawsuit claims. It is also known as 'beaver fever' and was noted that beavers in water could carry the parasite that leads to Giardia. Symptoms typically begin one to two weeks after becoming infected, with Giardia lasting anywhere from two to six weeks, according to the CDC. The lawsuit also claims Giardia infections can be fatal, and those with compromised immune systems are more likely to suffer a severe reaction and more long-term complications. The woman filed the lawsuit for strict product liability, breach of warranty and negligence, according to the report.
Yahoo
22-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Jay Johnson says Kade Anderson should be No. 1 overall pick in MLB draft to Nationals
If Game 1 of the College World Series championship series marked the last time Kade Anderson starts for LSU baseball, the 6-foot-2 left-hander sure put on quite the memorable outing as he went the distance to deliver the Tigers a 1-0 shutout win over Coastal Carolina. It was also a performance that shored up one thing for his coach, Jay Johnson: Kade Anderson should be the No. 1 overall pick to the Washington Nationals in the 2025 MLB Draft. Advertisement "His next pitch should be somewhere in the Washington Nationals organization. It's not close," Johnson said after LSU's win over Coastal Carolina. "... He's the best player in the country. There's nobody closer to the Major Leagues than that right now." REQUIRED READING: LSU baseball vs Coastal Carolina highlights: Kade Anderson pitches CWS Game 1 shutout Anderson's efforts at Charles Schwab Field Omaha not only solidified his LSU legacy but also put him in the College World Series record book with a select handful of pitchers. The native of Madisonville, Louisiana became just the third pitcher to throw a complete game shutout in a CWS finals game since the championship series was added to the tournament format in 2003. Advertisement It was also the second complete game of his career, and the season. His 10 strikeouts increased his nation-leading strikeout number to 180 punchouts in 119 innings of work this year. Of the 130 pitches he threw against Coastal Carolina on the night, 82 of them were for strikes. Johnson's pleas for Anderson to be the No. 1 overall pick in next month's MLB draft weren't the only flowers that he gave his junior ace. The 48-year-old Johnson put Anderson's heroic season and skillset up there with former LSU pitcher Paul Skenes, who went No. 1 overall to the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2023 and has been a phenom since making his debut in May 2024. "He's the best pitcher in college baseball. We had the best pitcher (Paul Skenes) on the planet two years ago in a similar situation. I feel like Kade has a very similar season to that," Johnson said. "And that's how you get here (to CWS). I'm really proud of him. "I think the commonality between the two is the person, the character, the toughness and the team-first attitude." Advertisement REQUIRED READING: Kade Anderson stats vs Coastal Carolina: LSU ace tosses shutout in national title series Anderson is currently projected to go within the top five of the MLB draft by several MLB draft analysts. USA TODAY's Gabe Lacques has Anderson going No. 5 overall to the St. Louis Cardinals in his June 10 mock draft, while ESPN's Kiley McDaniels moved Anderson up to his No. 1 overall pick in his mock draft that came out on June 18. LSU will now look to close the College World Series championship series with a win on June 22 at 2:30 p.m. ET against Coastal Carolina at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska. The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast. Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Kade Anderson should be No. 1 pick per LSU baseball coach Jay Johnson
Yahoo
16-06-2025
- Yahoo
1 arrested, 1 with ‘serious head injuries' after alleged assault outside Madisonville restaurant
MADISONVILLE, Ky. (FOX 56) — A Hardin man was arrested on Sunday afternoon after allegedly assaulting a man in the parking lot of a Mexican restaurant in Madisonville. The Madisonville Police Department (MPD) wrote in a news release that just after 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, officers went to El Bracero Mexican Restaurant on Chelsa Drive in response to a complaint of a man being assaulted in the parking lot. When officers arrived, the victim, identified as Roger McCarty, was reportedly found unresponsive on the ground, bleeding from the head. The department wrote that Madisonville fire crews gave first aid and CPR to McCarty, who was taken to a hospital for treatment of 'severe head injuries.' He was in critical condition. Person of interest in custody after car hit by gunfire in Georgetown Days-long donation drive taking place for Laurel County tornado victims: Here's what they need Estate of thoroughbred, journalism pioneer up for auction in Lexington Officers arrested Darin Dublin, 61, of Hardin, who was charged with first-degree assault and lodged in the Hopkins County Jail. The assault investigation remains ongoing. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Daily Mail
11-06-2025
- Daily Mail
Louisiana father charged with murder after leaving daughter, one, inside 105F car for NINE hours
A Louisiana father has been arrested for murder after he allegedly left his infant daughter inside a car for more than nine hours, with temperatures inside reaching 105F. Joseph Boatman, 32, was detained on Sunday after his 21-month-old girl was left buckled inside a car in the Madisonville area. Deputies with the St Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office were called to a residence just before noon after a family member found the baby unresponsive inside the vehicle, police said. Authorities soon discovered that Boatman picked his daughter up from a family member's home earlier that morning after he 'consumed multiple alcoholic beverages'. He then strapped his child into a car seat around 2.30am and 'went back inside the residence and never returned to the vehicle,' police said. The temperature in Madisonville that day reached 95F, meaning it felt more like 105F inside the car. 'This is a devastating loss that no family ever wants to face,' Sheriff Randy Smith said. 'When a child is left in a vehicle, especially on a day when the heat index climbs over 100 degrees, the outcome can turn deadly in a matter of minutes. This case involved compromised judgment, and the result was heartbreaking.' Boatman is facing a second-degree murder charge and is currently being held on a $75,000 cash bond, according to his arrest report. This is not his first run-in with the law, as Boatman is also a registered sex offender. In June 2019, Boatman was nabbed by the FBI, along with more than 60 others as part of Operation Broken Heart - an initiative designed by Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force taskforce and Attorney General Jeff Landry's Louisiana Bureau of Investigation. Boatman was convicted for the online solicitation of a minor, according to records obtained by Boatman's daughter was the fifth child to die in a hot car in the U.S. this year, according to Kids And Car Safety. At least 1,130 children have died in hot vehicles in the country since 1990, and at least another 75,000 survived with injuries, the non-profit stated. Every year, an average of 38 children die in hot cars and about 88 per cent of them are three or younger, per the statistics. This comes after a one-year-old boy was found dead inside a hot pickup truck in southwest Albuquerque on May 25. Police said the 'very tragic incident' occurred while the child was supposed to be under the supervision of a male relative, who authorities say simply forgot he was there.
Daily Mail
10-06-2025
- Daily Mail
Louisiana father charged with murder after leaving daughter, 1, inside 105F car for NINE hours
A Louisiana father was arrested for murder after he allegedly left his infant daughter inside a car for more than nine hours on a day where temperatures reached over 100 degrees. Joseph Boatman, 32, was detained Sunday after his 21-month-old daughter was left buckled inside a car in the Madisonville-area for hours on end. Deputies with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office were called to a residence just before noon after a family member found the baby unresponsive inside the vehicle, police said. Authorities soon discovered that Boatman picked his daughter up from a family member's home earlier that morning after he 'consumed multiple alcoholic beverages.' He then strapped his child into a car seat around 2.30am and 'went back inside the residence and never returned to the vehicle,' police said. The temperature in Madisonville that day reached 95F, meaning it felt more like 105F inside the car. 'This is a devastating loss that no family ever wants to face,' Sheriff Randy Smith said. 'When a child is left in a vehicle, especially on a day when the heat index climbs over 100 degrees, the outcome can turn deadly in a matter of minutes. This case involved compromised judgment, and the result was heartbreaking.' Boatman is facing a second-degree murder charge and is currently being held on a $75,000 cash bond, according to his arrest report. This is not his first run-in with the law, as Boatman is also a registered sex offender. In June 2019, Boatman was nabbed by the FBI, along with more than 60 others as part of 'Operation Broken Heart' - an initiative designed by Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force taskforce and Attorney General Jeff Landry's Louisiana Bureau of Investigation. Boatman was convicted for the online solicitation of a minor, according to records obtained by Boatman's daughter was the fifth child to die in a hot car in the US this year, according to Kids and Car Safety. At least 1,130 children have died in hot vehicles in the country since 1990, and at least another 75,000 survived with injuries, the non-profit stated. Every year, an average of 38 children die in hot cars and about 88 percent of them are three-year-old or younger, per the statistics. This comes after a one-year-old boy was found dead inside a hot pickup truck in southwest Albuquerque on May 25. Police said the 'very tragic incident' occurred while the child was supposed to be under the supervision of a male relative, who authorities say simply forgot he was there. The child's parents dropped him off around 10.0am leaving him in the care of a young adult relative. But what should have been a routine day turned to horror when that relative left the child in the back seat of his vehicle, parked in the sun with the windows closed. It wasn't until almost six hours later at 5pm that someone realized the baby was missing. Family members contacted the caregiver to ask where the child was, prompting a frantic search - and a heartbreaking discovery. 'They realized the child wasn't inside the home,' Albuquerque Police Department Public Information Officer Gilbert Gallegos said at a press briefing. The child unfortunately died at the scene after family members and emergency personnel performed CPR to try to revive him. Although the official cause of death is pending an autopsy, police say all signs point to heatstroke. The National Weather Service estimates the interior of the parked vehicle could have reached more than 200F even though Albuquerque's high on that day was around 83F.
