Cops Serving Up Doughnuts
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Police are steering away from their stereotype. (Full Story) |
GPS Mixup Leads to Pot Bust
Last Updated: 3:32 PM 07/03/09 -
Man mistakenly winds up at Customs stop with stash and gets busted. (Full Story) |
Ten Year Old's Joy Ride Turns Into Demolition Derby
Last Updated: 3:32 PM 07/03/09 -
Crashes stolen car into house, a stop sign and tree. (Full Story) |
Cops Zap Pastor Protesting Traffic Stop at Church
Last Updated: 9:42 PM 07/02/09 -
Police used a taser on a pastor and pepper spray to disperse his congregants after the pastor allegedly interfered with a traffic stop. (Full Story) |
Pig That Survived Crash Surfaces in Swimming Pool
Last Updated: 3:30 PM 06/30/09 -
An 800-pound hog that survived on its own for a week after a truck flipped while on its way to a slaughterhouse has surfaced in a swimming pool at a home near the crash site. (Full Story) |
Brighton Annoying Ordinance
Last Updated: 3:21 PM 06/30/09 -
No tickets issued under city's annoyance ordinance (Full Story) |
College Student Jailed for Stealing Jail Computer
Last Updated: 3:20 PM 06/30/09 -
Judge calls it the "dumbest crime" he's ever heard of. (Full Story) |
A Sweet Feat
Last Updated: 8:18 PM 06/29/09 -
Local people try to break a Guinness record with their slab of fudge (Full Story) |
Ailing Guitarist Gets Second Chance Changing Hands
Last Updated: 5:27 PM 06/29/09 -
Guitarist Billy McLaughlin was at the top of his game a decade ago, a fingerstyle player noted for his technique of tapping on strings, when he began having problems controlling his left hand. (Full Story) |
Police: Pa. Neighbor Blares Porn to Chase off Kids
Last Updated: 2:51 PM 06/25/09 -
A man fed up of children playing in his cul-de-sac blared a pornographic soundtrack to chase them off. (Full Story) |
Police Say 334 Bunnies Found in NM Woman's Yard
Last Updated: 3:44 PM 06/23/09 -
A woman with an affinity for rabbits has run afoul of the law after her rascally pets started multiplying like, well, rabbits. (Full Story) |
Oahu Firefighters Cause Blaze at Own Fire Station
Last Updated: 3:40 PM 06/23/09 -
Oahu firefighters have been issued a reminder to be sure to turn off cooking equipment when responding to emergencies. (Full Story) |
Truck Carrying 40K Pounds of Beer Overturns In Vt.
Last Updated: 3:38 PM 06/23/09 -
Police say a truck carrying 40,000 pounds of beer overturned in Vermont and closed a highway for several hours. (Full Story) |
Mich. Great-Grandmothers Become Bowling Champions
Last Updated: 4:07 PM 06/19/09 -
Two great-grandmothers from Grand Rapids have become state bowling champions. (Full Story) |
Chicago Couple With Swine Flu Say 'I do'
Last Updated: 4:02 PM 06/19/09 -
The bride wore white — and a face mask. (Full Story) |
Like Obama, Lincoln had run-in with a fly
Last Updated: 3:20 PM 06/18/09 -
President Obama launched his campaign from Abraham Lincoln's hometown, used his bible to be sworn in and quotes Lincoln at the drop of a stovepipe hat. (Full Story) |
MI Man Thinks He May Be Missing Toddler
Last Updated: 10:27 PM 06/17/09 -
Online research led man to think he may be missing boy from 50 years ago. (Full Story) |
Wis. man survives 6-story fall from bank building
Last Updated: 4:27 PM 06/17/09 -
A survived a six-story fall from a bank building with one thought in mind — when was his safety rope going to catch? (Full Story) |
NJ Casino Fined in Brouhaha Over Mislabeled Beer
Last Updated: 5:10 PM 06/17/09 -
Ever wonder what the difference is between "tastes great" and "less filling?" (Full Story) |
Dine, Dash And Crash
Last Updated: 3:35 PM 06/16/09 -
Women crash into Detroit IHOP while trying to make a quick get away. (Full Story) |
Michigan Man Finds Human Bone In Backyard
Last Updated: 9:23 PM 06/15/09 -
It might belong to an American Indian who died centuries ago. (Full Story) |
Obama Half Brother, George Obama, Working on Book
Last Updated: 3:52 PM 06/15/09 -
Another Obama relative has a book deal. (Full Story) |
Breakfast Spitter
Last Updated: 3:20 PM 06/15/09 -
Police say Mich. man spit on officer's sandwich. (Full Story) |
Going Green: Woman Uses Recyclable Bag to Rob Bank
Last Updated: 2:30 PM 06/10/09 -
Going green helped a woman rob an Austin bank. (Full Story) |
'Guerrilla drive-ins' turn nostalgia on its head
Last Updated: 3:00 PM 06/09/09 -
Think the only way to see a big-screen movie is while slurping a 64-oz. soft drink, eating a $5 candy bar and shushing the wannabe film critic behind you? (Full Story) |
K-A-L-A-M-A-Z-O-O?
Last Updated: 2:49 PM 06/09/09 -
A prominent street sign downtown is missing a prominent letter (Full Story) |
'Embarrassing' Mistake Puts US Nuclear List Online
Last Updated: 8:45 PM 06/04/09 -
The government's inadvertent and red-faced Internet posting of a 266-page list of U.S. nuclear sites provided a one-step guide for anyone wanting details about such sensitive information. (Full Story) |
Triplet's Triplets
Last Updated: 3:10 PM 06/04/09 -
A Detroit mother who was one of triplets has given birth to triplets herself. (Full Story) |
The U.P.'s Underground Race
Last Updated: 7:18 PM 06/03/09 -
This summer's Miner's Revenge mountain bike race in Michigan's Upper Peninsula is taking its name seriously. (Full Story) |
Ex-Cleveland Reporter Red-Faced Over Parking Move
Last Updated: 2:39 PM 06/03/09 -
A former TV investigative reporter in Cleveland has found himself on the other end of the embarrassing questions. (Full Story) |
NH Man Arrested For the 153rd Time to Plead Guilty
Last Updated: 2:29 PM 06/03/09 -
A man has been arrested for the 153rd time, this time after he was accused of punching someone in the face. (Full Story) |
What To Do With Doggy Doo — How 'bout a Powerloo?
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Necessity might be the mother of invention, but nastiness also played a big role in Curt Fournier's creation. (Full Story) |
Drink Up: Space Station Recycling Urine To Water
Last Updated: 7:47 PM 05/20/09 -
At the international space station, it was one small sip for man and a giant gulp of recycled urine for mankind.
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Facebook Names
Last Updated: 7:12 PM 05/19/09 -
Got an unusual name? Facebook may think it's fake (Full Story) |
Cops: Driver Was Under Influence of Bowl of Cereal
Last Updated: 4:54 PM 05/19/09 -
A Massachusetts man may wish he had breakfast in bed instead of in his car. (Full Story) |
Iowa Man Charged After Allegedly Eating Bag of Pot
Last Updated: 4:49 PM 05/19/09 -
Police said the officers noticed a marijuana odor on his breath, and a green, leafy substance on his shirt. (Full Story) |
Man Calls 911 Over 28-Year-Old Son's Messy Bedroom
Last Updated: 4:46 PM 05/19/09 -
An Ohio man who argued with his grown son over a messy bedroom said he overreacted when he called 911. (Full Story) |
Chicago Police Dog Who's Scared of Thunder Returns
Last Updated: 3:15 PM 05/18/09 -
A Chicago police dog named Bear who is apparently a scaredy cat when it comes to thunder is back home after going AWOL during a storm. (Full Story) |
Purr-fect Cat
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UK couple travels to Michigan for purr-fect cat. (Full Story) |
Mowing Mayor
Last Updated: 3:00 PM 05/18/09 -
Toledo mayor cuts grass himself in city park (Full Story) |
2 Yellowstone Workers Fired After Watering Geyser
Last Updated: 8:57 PM 05/14/09 -
Two seasonal Yellowstone National Park concession workers have been fired after a live webcam caught them urinating into the Old Faithful geyser. (Full Story) |
Universities Make Their Mark On Big, Small Screens
Last Updated: 3:41 PM 05/12/09 -
Many know of the University of Michigan through its famous alumni — Madonna, Gerald Ford, Arthur Miller. And ... Gregory House, and Gerald and Karen DeGroot. (Full Story) |
Ore. Babies Switched At Birth Meet 56 Years Later
Last Updated: 3:07 PM 05/12/09 -
On a spring day in 1953, two baby girls were born at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in eastern Oregon. They grew up happily, got married, had kids of their own and became grandparents. Then last summer their lives were turned upside down.
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Einstein's Digits: Albert's Phone Number On Web
Last Updated: 3:40 PM 05/08/09 -
If you had a question about the special theory of relativity back in 1930, you could call up the guy who proposed it. (Full Story) |
Math Buffs Awed By "ODD" Day
Last Updated: 3:36 PM 05/07/09 -
Prepare to be awed by Odd Day. (Full Story) |
Snake Head in Food Rattles Diner At NY Restaurant
Last Updated: 3:23 PM 05/07/09 -
A diner at a T.G.I. Friday's in upstate New York says he got a little something extra with his broccoli — a severed snake head. (Full Story) |
Now That's A Haul: Greek Robbers Steal Man's Home
Last Updated: 3:53 PM 05/06/09 -
Police in Greece say robbers near Athens have stolen everything including the kitchen sink, lifting a prefabricated home off its foundation and spiriting it away. (Full Story) |
British man wins "Best Job in the World"
Last Updated: 3:34 PM 05/06/09 -
A bungee jumping, ostrich-riding British charity worker was named the winner Wednesday of what's been dubbed the "Best Job in the World" (Full Story) |
House Can Be Yours For $1 — But There's A Catch
Last Updated: 3:51 PM 05/05/09 -
A two-story farmhouse on sale for a dollar in northern Virginia is drawing attention from prospective buyers as far as Alaska and Great Britain. (Full Story) |
Old Japanese Maps On Google Earth Unveil Secrets
Last Updated: 4:08 PM 05/04/09 -
When Google Earth added historical maps of Japan to its online collection last year, the search giant didn't expect a backlash. (Full Story) |
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