Colorado authorities are investigating an incident in which at least 12 mail ballots appear to have been intercepted before reaching voters intended to receive them, according to a statement from the state's top elections official on Thursday.

Colorado officials say at least 12 mailed ballots were stolen in a rural county and then sent in with fraudulent votes.

The strain of E. coli involved in the current outbreak is harmless to cattle but can cause severe symptoms in humans.

The lawsuit, filed in Circuit Court in Cook County, Illinois on Wednesday, alleges that Eric Stelly ate food from a Greeley, Colorado McDonald’s on Oct. 4 and tested positive for E. coli a few days later. Colorado health officials later told Stelly that his E. coli was connected to the McDonald’s outbreak, the lawsuit said.

This is the first lawsuit over an outbreak linked to McDonald’s, which has left one dead and dozens sick. A Colorado man has filed what appears to be the first lawsuit against McDonald’s over an E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounder burgers that has killed one person and sickened nearly 50 others.

Missy, Kimba, Lucky, LouLou, and Jambo have lived in Colorado Springs for decades in the elephant exhibit at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

They're not flashy, it's not a sexy thing, but they get the job done." Here are five bold predictions for Colorado vs. Cincinnati: When the Buffaloes have had early success running the ball, it almost always translates to victory.

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