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• Montana man fined $1K for instigating police chase

  Monday, Feb 6, 9:40 am

  A Butte man who told officers he instigated a police chase because he always wanted to try it, found out it'll cost him a $1,000 fine to go with his tire damage. Read more...
  

• Chopper makes emergency landing at CA playground

  Sunday, Feb 5, 6:35 pm

  Authorities say a helicopter encountered mechanical problems before making an emergency landing at an elementary school playground in a Modesto, Calif., neighborhood. Read more...
  

• Chicago college offers class on Occupy movement

  Sunday, Feb 5, 10:20 am

  A Chicago college is offering a class on the Occupy movement. Read more...
  
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  Kobayashi downs record 337 wings at Pa. Wing Bowl

  Friday, Feb 3, 9:22 pm

  Competitive-eating champ Takeru Kobayashi (tah-kah-roo koh-bee-yah-shee) conquered Philadelphia's annual gustatory gorge-fest by eating 337 chicken wings in a half-hour before a crowd of nearly 20,000 at Wing Bowl XX. Read more...
  

• Sheep herding Swedish bunny becomes online hit

  Friday, Feb 3, 9:40 am

  Champis the bunny doesn't only hop _ he also knows how to herd his masters' flock of sheep, possibly having picked up the skill after watching trained dogs do the job. Read more...
  

• Wrong-number call helps Ohio woman having stroke

  Friday, Feb 3, 9:00 am

  A woman who called the wrong number when she suffered a stroke still found help a couple of time zones away. Read more...
  

• Pet elk denied re-entry to Pennsylvania from W.Va.

  Friday, Feb 3, 3:47 am

  A runaway elk can't go home to Pennsylvania, even if it wanted to. Read more...
  

• Man admits to jumping on backs of student athletes

  Thursday, Feb 2, 7:31 pm

  A 250-pound man with a history of jumping on the backs of student athletes in the Pacific Northwest has pleaded guilty to assault. Read more...
  

• Mont. man starts police chase as part of wishlist

  Thursday, Feb 2, 6:40 pm

  A 55-year-old Montana man who says he "always wanted" to be part of a police chase can check that off his bucket list. Read more...
  
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  Inmate adds pig image to Vt. police cruiser decals

  Thursday, Feb 2, 5:31 pm

  A prison inmate who makes stationery and license plates pulled a fast one on state police by adding the image of a pig to the state decal on their cruisers. Read more...
  

• Lions apparently not enough to keep intruders out

  Wednesday, Feb 1, 9:51 pm

  With 120 lions, tigers and other big cats on the grounds, the owner of a Colorado refuge didn't think he needed a security system. Read more...
  

• Toothless Pa. bank robber says she needed dentures

  Wednesday, Feb 1, 6:53 pm

  A woman who appeared to not have any teeth in surveillance photos from a bank robbery last month has confessed, apologized and told police she planned the heist because she needed the money for dentures. Read more...
  

• After traffic stop, Ohio woman gives birth in car

  Wednesday, Feb 1, 8:13 am

  A woman's speeding got her a warning from an Ohio state trooper but wasn't enough to keep her grandchild from being born in her car. Read more...
  

• Albatross found in LA freed to fly home to Hawaii

  Tuesday, Jan 31, 8:44 pm

  A large seabird found in the back of a pickup truck in Los Angeles has been released to begin its long flight home across the Pacific. Read more...
  

• Forest Service to Jesus: You can stay _ for now

  Tuesday, Jan 31, 2:01 pm

  The mountaintop Jesus can stay at a northwest Montana ski resort _ for now. Read more...