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Man claims Va. deputies beat him for burping
A Roanoke man claims sheriff's deputies beat him in the city jail because of his burping. Thomas Scott Vandegrift made the allegations in a federal lawsuit filed last week against several deputies, the city, the sheriff's office and the sheriff. According to the lawsuit, the deputies were annoyed by Vandegrift's burping, which was caused by acid reflux.
updated: 41 minutes ago

Man allegedly steals ambulance with patient inside
Authorities say a drunken man stole an ambulance from a Wisconsin ski area with the patient and paramedics still inside. The Dane County Sheriff's Department says emergency responders were treating a patient in the back of the ambulance at the Tyrol Basin Ski and Snowboard Area in Mount Horeb on Monday night. They say a 24-year-old Illinois man got into the vehicle and drove it around the parking lot.
updated: 52 minutes ago

Cattle battle: NZealand has more cows than kiwis
New Zealanders who for decades have endured jokes about being outnumbered 20-to-1 by sheep have a new farm animal majority to worry about: cows.
updated: Feb 8th - 11:26pm

Police: Man tries to buy crack with credit card
Authorities said a man accused of stealing a car then reporting it stolen remains in custody after telling police he was robbed at gunpoint while trying to buy crack cocaine with a credit card. The Flint Journal said the man reported Thursday night that a 2003 Chevy Malibu had been stolen.
updated: Feb 8th - 9:06pm

Man points gun at neighbor over snow shoveling
New Castle County Police said a man pointed a gun at a neighbor who was shoveling snow on Saturday at the Hampton Walk Apartments. A man told police a neighbor came outside while he was shoveling, pointed a gun and threatened to shoot him if he didn't stop shoveling snow onto his car.
updated: Feb 8th - 6:33pm

Teen crashes car into school, drives down hall
Sheriff's deputies said a 17-year-old boy crashed his parents' car through the doors of Shorecrest High School in Shoreline, then drove it down the hall. The car finally stopped 75 yards later when it hit a security office. Two school workers were still on the property and heard the crash.
updated: Feb 8th - 6:28pm

Rotten radishes prompt gas leak calls in Ohio
An Ohio fire department says the smell of decaying radishes prompted calls from residents worried about a possible gas leak. Tiffin Township Volunteer Fire Department near Defiance in northwest Ohio responded to five reports of suspicious smells in the last 45 days. A field of oilseed radishes, planted as a cover crop that adds nutrients to the field, is near a natural gas compression station and a gas exchange station.
updated: Feb 8th - 3:32pm

Ohio strip club hosts 'Lap dances for Haiti'
A strip club in Ohio has raised $1,000 for Haitian earthquake relief during what was billed as "Lap dances for Haiti." Marilyn's on Monroe in Toledo donated the $10 cover charges collected Saturday to ISOH (I-S-O-H)/IMPACT, an organization based in suburban Perrysburg that provides food and clothing for Haiti.
updated: Feb 8th - 3:25pm

Knuckleheads in the News
Nominate and vote for your favorite Knucklehead in the News. Please send us a news story or link that you have come across. (Nominate throughout the week, vote on Monday morning and listen Monday at 9 a.m. for the winner.)
updated: Feb 8th - 7:02am

Alaska dentist fixes injured eagle's broken beak
An Alaska dentist has given a bald eagle a unique beak _ using a temporary crown, sticky poster putty and yellow highlighter.
updated: Feb 6th - 7:21pm

Wyoming suspect flees into police station
Police say a man suspected of stealing a bottle of Schnapps from a Wyoming grocery store didn't have the best escape route planned.
updated: Feb 6th - 1:59pm

A recipe for snow ice cream
WTOP listener Mike Widerhold passes along his family recipe for making snow ice cream.
updated: Feb 6th - 10:28am

Youngest Ore. Zoo orangutan likes Colts
If you trust a rodent to predict when winter will end, how about an ape to guide your Super Bowl winner selection?
updated: Feb 6th - 2:36am

Don't eat the grass: you may face new charge
A Bossier Parish sheriff's spokesman said a man was booked with resisting an officer for allegedly eating marijuana after a deputy stopped his car for a loud exhaust. Sheriff's spokesman Ed Baswell said a 24-year-old man seemed nervous when he was stopped late Tuesday.
updated: Feb 5th - 9:09pm

Pot smoker accused of trying to bribe urine tester
A pot-smoking parolee in Colorado faces criminal charges for allegedly offering a cash bribe to try to pass a drug test. Police said a 34-year-old man tried Jan. 3 to bribe a state worker to allow him to use a device called a "Whizzinator" to pass a drug test he had to take while on parole. The man allegedly said he had a medical marijuana card, though officials couldn't confirm whether that was true.
updated: Feb 5th - 9:09pm

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