Curious Squirrel Knocks Out Power - TOPEKA, Kansas. - A squirrel too curious for its own good caused an outage that left the Statehouse and other downtown Topeka buildings briefly without power Thursday, according to Westar Energy Inc... View: Full Article | Source: AP
From Illinois:
Chicago Tour Showcases Garbage - Smelly sludge sewage fields and landfills aren't the usual stuff of tours in a city that likes to show off its architecture and lakefront parks. But people are paying $7 to see some of Chicago's less desirable spots on a "Down in the Dumps" tour of more than a dozen garbage sites including a waste water treatment plant, recycling center and landfills. The nearly three-hour bus tour of the far South Side - where landfills rise up like rolling hills - is a chance for residents, environmentalists and visitors to learn more about what happens to garbage.... View: Full Article | Source: AP
Free bags of heroin sicken at least 7 on West Side - It was free but sickening. Ambulances responded multiple times Tuesday to the same West Side neighborhood after at least seven people became ill after taking freebie bags of heroin, Chicago Police said. Police think the heroin was being offered in the 1400 block of West Hastings. Victims told authorities that they received free heroin in orange baggies and had taken it before getting sick. At least one victim was found passed out with his fists clenched, police spokesman Pat Camden said. It's unclear what was wrong with the heroin, although one possibility is it was more pure than what the... .. View: Full Article | Source: AP
Illinois Man Says Rabbit Saved His Wife PORT BYRON, Ill. - An Illinois man claims a $10 pet rabbit saved the life of his pregnant wife. Ed Murphy said the rabbit was unusually noisy one night, banging and jumping up and down in her cage View: Full Article | Source: AP
From Missouri:
Girl Turns in Drinking School Bus Driver - AURORA, Mo. - A teenager took matters into her hands when a substitute school bus driver who smelled of alcohol sped down the road with youngsters in tow, police said. View: Full Article | Source: AP
Missouri Lake Goes Down the Drain Again - WILDWOOD,
Mo. - Did someone pull the plug again? Little more than a year after it
practically disappeared overnight, Lake Chesterfield is dwindling again. View: Full Article | Source: AP
From Indiana:
College Posts Sex-Assault Ads in Urinals - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana University is taking a message to prevent sexual assault to an unusual place — men's restrooms. View: Full Article | Source: AP
Handcuffed Woman Shoots Officer's Gun - EVANSVILLE, Ind. - A handcuffed woman on her way to jail in the back of a police car grabbed an officer's gun and managed to fire one bullet into the floorboard of the car, police said.. View: Full Article | Source: AP
Woman Allegedly Fakes Cancer Again - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - A woman sentenced earlier this year to probation for faking cancer and collecting money from fundraisers has been arrested for allegedly deceiving her employers with a similar scheme. View: Full Article | Source: AP
Mysterious Woman Steals 1997 Dissertation - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Neither police nor Indiana University's Math Department have yet been able to figure out why someone made off with a 1997 doctoral dissertation in mathematics.. View: Full Article | Source: AP
From North Dakota:
Man Rescues Goose; Bird Flies Beside - MINOT, N.D. - Terry Roe also is known as Father Goose. Roe rescued a wounded Canadian goose from a ditch this summer near his home in rural Minot. The goose has taken to flying beside his all-terrain vehicle. View: Full Article | Source: AP
Priest's Pooch Welcomes N.D. Parishioners - WEST FARGO, N.D. - The newest greeter at the Holy Cross Catholic Church has a wagging tail, cuddly fur and beseeching brown eyes. Lucky, a golden retriever puppy, belongs to the Rev. Dave Syverson. But he's also the parish dog.. View: Full Article | Source: AP
Gas Prices Drive Man to Commute by Horse - MINOT, N.D. - Jim Jundt was so determined to rein in his spending on gasoline that he got out of bed early and rode his 14-year-old quarterhorse mare to work. View: Full Article | Source: AP
From South Dakota:
College Rodeo Team Gives Tobacco the Boot - SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - South Dakota State University's rodeo team gave the boot to its smokeless tobacco sponsor — and gave up valuable scholarship money along with it. View: Full Article | Source: AP
From Nebraska:
Neb. Residents Plagued by Gibberish Calls - KEARNEY, Neb. - Residents just don't understand the gibberish. Paul Perkins eyed the strange number on his phone when he received a call early Saturday morning. He let voicemail take it. The caller filled the message with three minutes of gibberish. View: Full Article | Source: AP
Nebraska Judge Reprimanded for Rudeness -OMAHA, Neb. - The Nebraska Commission on Judicial Qualifications has publicly reprimanded Douglas County Judge John Huber for snide comments he made from the bench.. View: Full Article | Source: AP
From Michigan:
About 600 People Pack Into Giant Sauna - MARQUETTE, Mich. - About 600 people packed into a giant sauna on the campus of Northern Michigan University on Saturday in an attempt to set a record in what was billed as the "world's largest sauna" event.. View: Full Article | Source: AP
From Ohio:
Missing: 2 ft., 8 lb., monkey wearing blue pants - SPRINGDALE, Ohio - The bulletin issued by police in the southwest Ohio town of Springdale describes the subject as two feet tall, weighing eight pounds, clad only in blue pants and prone to sleeping in trees. View: Full Article | Source: AP
Internet Casino Buys Jesus-Image - POINT PLACE, Ohio - An Internet casino known for its collection of oddities has paid $1,775 for a pierogi that looks like an image of Jesus. GoldenPalace.com purchased the item Monday during an auction offered by eBay. View: Full Article | Source: AP
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