Ex-governor's jibe may become Wis. capital's motto

The mayor of Wisconsin's capital city is proposing its first official motto: 77 square miles surrounded by reality. 1373662625

Wildlife officials remove arrow from Canada goose

Wildlife officials in Michigan have removed an arrow from a Canada goose more than two months after the injured bird was spotted, leaving the once-easily recognized bird to blend in once again with its fellow geese.
Stop frying eggs, Death Valley officials say

It gets so hot in Death Valley that you can fry an egg with sun power.
90 cats rescued from smuggling near Thai border

Thai police say they have rescued about 90 famished cats that they believed had been headed to Vietnam. They declined to say what fate they had rescued the felines from, but cats are considered a delicacy in their intended destination.
Seattle police: Man crashes kid's pizza party

Seattle police say they arrested a man who crashed an 8-year-old child's party, ate several pieces of pizza and took two balloon animals.
Unusual Minnesota rabbit video attracts attention

A southern Minnesota college student's spoof video of an apparently tumorous rabbit that he dubbed "Frankenstein" has attracted hundreds of thousands of Internet viewers.
19-foot python breaks into Australian charity

Australian police were mystified by a chaotic crime scene including a hole in the ceiling and a smelly pool of vomit-like liquid - until they found the culprit was a 5.7-meter (19-foot) python.
Minnesota town has 4-year-old boy as mayor

Supporters of the mayor in the tiny tourist town of Dorset can stuff the ballot box all they want as he seeks re-election. The mayor - a short guy - is known for his fondness of ice cream and fishing. And he's got the county's top law enforcement official in his pocket.
Vehicle with mounted 'gun' panics Detroit suburb

A man driving an armor-plated military-type vehicle and firing what appeared to be a machine gun mounted on top caused a ripple of panic in suburban Detroit on the Fourth of July.
Michigan kids get down and dirty at annual Mud Day

Here's mud in your eye. And your hair, back and legs.
Rare jellyfish may have made Laguna Beach debut

A rare jellyfish might have made a stinging debut at a Southern California beach.
Lawn chair balloonist says flying days are done

An Oregon man who made headlines with his numerous flights in a lawn chair suspended from party balloons said Tuesday that between the high price of helium and a fine from the Federal Aviation Administration, his flying days might be done - at least in the U.S.
Calif. city tries humor to keep butts out of parks

It's not the kind of sign you usually see at a park: ""Our deer don't smoke in your backyard. Please don't smoke in theirs."
4 wallabies recaptured after walkabout at Iowa zoo

Four red-necked wallabies made a break for freedom after a gate was left open on the Australia exhibit at a Des Moines zoo.
Okla. man arrested after woman spots him in toilet

A Tulsa man remained jailed Monday on a peeping Tom complaint after authorities discovered him inside a septic tank beneath a women's bathroom at a Sand Springs water park.
Boy robs Colo. State Fair in Batman costume

A 16-year-old boy wearing a Batman shirt and mask broke into a building at the Colorado State Fair, then turned himself in to police after seeing his likeness on the news.
'BB Gun' wins cherry-pit spitting contest in Mich.

Matt "BB Gun" Krause has won his first-ever International Cherry Pit Spitting Championship in southwestern Michigan.
'BB Gun' wins cherry-pit spitting contest in Mich.

Matt "BB Gun" Krause won his first-ever International Cherry Pit Spitting Championship on Saturday, returning the crown to a family that has dominated the annual competition in southwestern Michigan for four decades.
Car drives several miles with dog trapped by axle

South Florida firefighters came to the rescue of a dog that traveled 5 miles while trapped under the hood of a car.
Calif. roller coaster screams exceed decibel limit

A Northern California roller coaster appears to have been a little too much fun.