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Cookie Monster And Elmo Characters Cause Trouble

J. Patrick — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:54:36 +0000

A man dressed up like the Cookie Monster got arrested in Times Squarer this week for pushing a toddler. If it were an isolated incident it would be one thing, but there has also been some legal challenges for a costumed Elmo.

Watch Four of the Most Adorable Dogs Ever Sledding [Video]

Steph — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:00:40 +0000

I'm going to go out on a limb to say that this may be the cutest thing you've seen all week!

Watch A Cheating Spouse Get A Car-Full Of Horse Manure [Video]

Steph — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:17:32 +0000

Never leave your email open and then leave the computer! If you are an unfaithful wife, that is! Bad things can happen to your most prized possessions. The upset husband found his wife’s on-line dating profile when he noticed that she left her email open. I guess being called “completely crazy” and “an idiot” [...]

New Research Claims Teachers Shouldn't Use Red Pens

Jeremy Fenech — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:32:48 +0000

I was just thinking that today’s kids aren’t coddled enough. So ‘thank you,’ University of Colorado, for making sure we work to shield kids from the realities of the world as aggressively as possible. A new sociology study out of Colorado found that teachers shouldn’t use red pens to correct mistakes because… wait for it… [...]

Big Trouble at This Year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Jeremy Fenech — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:08:37 +0000

According to the New York Post, there was a lot going on behind the scenes of the 2012 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City that we would probably never find out about, and officials like it that way. To bad for them, the secrets are out. For starters, 67-year-old Robert Blasetti was marching [...]

Want to Win the Powerball Jackpot? Here are Four Crazy Things You Are More Likely To Do

Jeremy Fenech — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 19:39:26 +0000

Powerball Mania has hit much of the US, even more locally here in Mid-Michigan since Don Lawson of Lapeer won $337 million back in August. Of the 40 states that participate in the Powerball game no one matched all the numbers for Saturday’s drawing, so the jackpot has jumped up to a whopping $425 million! So what are the odds that you will win?

Salvation Army Bell-Ringer Has Cops Called

J. Patrick — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:45:10 +0000

Do you ever feel like you’ve heard enough of the bell ringing? About a week ago a woman reached her level of acceptance and finally burst. Sarah Hamilton-Parker says that she has had enough. “I listen to this for 200 hours a year, this is my fourth year, and I can’t take it anymore. I’m [...]

Watch Drunk Guy Walk Endlessly Up The 'Down' Escalator [Video]

Steph — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:00:59 +0000

We've all made jokes about feeling like a hamster on a wheel, or about walking to school, in knee deep snow, uphill both ways, but nothing tops this poor guy! Watch this Japanese businessman try to make his way up the 'down' escalator. I'm thinking that he might be 'under the influence'! See what you think when you watch the video after the jump.

UFO Sighting In Flint Township Reported To 911

Steph — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:48:06 +0000

It’s being described as having a bluish-white exhaust, being as long as five cars and as wide as two vehicles. It just hovered in the sky above Graham Road, in Flint Township, and didn’t make a sound. Denzel Washington and his brother are convinced that it was a UFO sighting. Details after the jump. Denzel [...]

Dad Uses Family Dog To Pull Out Daughter's Loose Tooth [Video]

Steph — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:57:27 +0000

I have heard that necessity is the mother of invention. So what do you get when you bring together a dog that loves to play ‘fetch’, a young daughter with a loose tooth, a piece of string and a clever dad with dark sense of humor? The video you will find after the jump. [...]

Woman Breastfeeds Her Dog – Warning, Graphic Photo

Steph — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:41:47 +0000

She didn’t breastfeed her children, but she feels very maternal and very complete when she breastfeeds her dog. I am not kidding! Details and the graphic photo of Mrs. Graham and Spider after the jump. Terri Graham, 44 and a mother of two told a British magazine that she feels like a better mom when [...]

Wisconsin Man Finds 1.22 Carat Diamond In The Mud

Steph — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 09:05:35 +0000

A man from St. Croix County, WI was just sifting through some mud from a friend’s newly dug well, when something caught his eye. He was hoping for flakes of gold, but ended up with something much more valuable!. Panning for gold was a hobby that Dan Fagnan liked to do. “Everyone thinks I’m a [...]

Boy with Down Syndrome Denied Travel By Airlines

J. Patrick — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 13:00:38 +0000

If you had a child with Down Syndrome, how would you feel if the airlines refused to let them board a first-class flight? A family in Southern California family are claiming discrimination.

They were waiting to board a flight from

Lego Piece Found In Boy's Nose After Three Years [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 12:45:56 +0000

Remember when your mother used to say, “be careful what you put up your nose. It might get stuck there!” Well, that’s what happened to 6-year-old Isaak Lasson, who was playing with LEGO toys years ago when, apparently, one found its way into his nose, although he doesn’t remember ever having put it there.

Happy Couple Says 'Til Death Do Us Part' At Car Dealership [Video]

Steph — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 12:00:11 +0000

I’ve heard of ‘destination’ weddings, but this is crazy. Jada Miller and Shane Starlin were car shopping at Suzuki of Wichita, but somehow the conversation turned to the topic of marriage. Hit read more to see what happened next. Randolph Warren, a salesperson at Suzuki of Wichita, is also an ordained minister. Apparently [...]

Embrace Your Inner Geek, and Define a Higgs Boson [VIDEO]

Jeremy Fenech — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 03:32:03 +0000

Today, Friday the 13th, is Embrace Your Geekness Day. Nothing screams "geek" like the scientists and researchers at Fermilab, the top particle-physics facility in the United States. However, they recently made a stunning announcement. They say they have almost certainly discovered enough evidence to prove the existence of a Higgs Boson.

Not sure what a Higgs Boson is, I could have read the Wikipedia entry, but I thought it would be more fun to ask around here at the radio station. See what everyone said after the jump.

Would You Wear Bug Bling?

Stu Allen — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 00:08:54 +0000

Apparently, this is all the rage in Mexico. Having a bedazzled beetle crawling all over you seems a little creepy to me, but I have to admit that I am not a big consumer of jewelry. Maquech brooches, which consist of live beetles with colorful, sparkly gems glued to their backs are big sellers south of the border.

This Day in History for February 17 – VW Beetle Breaks Record and More

Shauna Wright — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:30:58 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1801 – The electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr is broken by the House of Representatives, which elected Jefferson president (More info)

1820 – The US Senate passes the Missouri Compromise, an attempt to deal with the dangerously divisive issue of extending slavery into the western territories (More info)

New York – Officially the Nation's Rudest City

J. Patrick — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:49:49 +0000

If you have ever traveled to a big city, then you probably are aware of a different kind of feeling that comes with it. Big cities seem colder, less friendly than smaller towns, almost rude at times. Well, you were probably right. According to a ‘Travel + Leisure’ survey of their well-trodden readership, New York City, true to its reputation, is the rudest city in the nation.

Man Divorcing Wife Of 77 Years Over Affair In 40s

Erin Bishop — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:47:50 +0000

A 99-year-old Italian man is divorcing his 96-year-old wife because of an affair she had in the 1940s. The couple has been together for 77 years, but when the husband was going through drawers, he found old love letters his wife had received.

He confronted the wife and she admitted she did indeed have an affair,