August 19, 2015 Detroit-area mayor seeks citywide ban on personal flamethrowers due to safety concerns A suburban Detroit official is trying to extinguish the use of personal flamethrowers, which are being sold online by two Midwest companies, in his city.
August 19, 2015 State tells all-natural dairy to label its skim milk 'imitation' because no vitamins are added The Ocheesee Creamery in the Florida Panhandle produces all-natural skim milk from grass-fed cows with absolutely nothing added, yet the state says they have to call it "imitation." And while they argue about it, the dairy is dumping hundreds of gallons of skim milk down the drain each week.
August 19, 2015 Kangaroo-type pet on the loose in southern Arizona; last seen hopping down street Authorities say one or two wallaroos, a type of kangaroo, have escaped from a north Tucson home.
August 19, 2015 Thieves seeking points for prize uncap 1,200 beers in German store Police in western Germany are looking for thieves who broke into a store selling alcohol and stole the caps off 1,200 bottles of beer — presumably to collect points for a prize contest — yet left the suds themselves untouched.
August 19, 2015 Massachusetts police say Buffett fans 'disrespectful' for leaving homemade toilets at show Parrotheads are apparently too busy wasting away in Margaritaville to wait in line for the bathroom.
August 19, 2015 26-year-old cat in Oregon is recognized as oldest living cat by Guinness World Records A 26-year-old cat in Oregon has been named the oldest living cat by Guinness World Records.
August 19, 2015 'Literary litterbug' who tossed more than 600 books along Colorado highway pleads guilty A man dubbed the "literary litterbug" for tossing more than 600 books along a busy Colorado highway must complete 30 hours of community service and pay $1,725 in restitution and court costs.
August 19, 2015 Who are they going to call? Western Pennsylvania's biggest 911 dispatch center has bed bugs Western Pennsylvania's largest 911 dispatch center has its own emergency: It's infested with bed bugs.
August 14, 2015 Authorities want to talk to man who donned bear costume and harassed bears in Alaska Authorities want to talk to a man who donned a fairly realistic bear costume — head and all — and wore it when harassing a bear and two sows trying to feed on pink salmon in an Alaska river.
August 14, 2015 Reptile Aisle: Poisonous rattlesnake on shelf at Home Depot is captured by wildlife experts A section of a Home Depot store in central Tennessee was shut down recently after an astute customer noticed something suspicious in the store's garden center: a rattlesnake.
