Firefighters say big-screen television left outside apartment complex likely caused blaze

Firefighters: TV left in sun likely caused blaze

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A big-screen television left outside in the sun this week was blamed for a fire that caused minor damage to a Springfield apartment. Assistant Fire Chief Randy Villines called the blaze “bizarre” and said mirrors inside the projection TV likely bounced and concentrated sunlight enough … Original source on Gaea Times at : Firefighters say big-screen television left outside apartment complex likely caused blaze.

South Dakota businessman wants refunds for people ticketed after caught on red light cameras

South Dakota man wants red light camera refunds

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A Sioux Falls businessman wants the city and Redflex Traffic Systems to pay back the money to people ticketed after getting caught on their red light traffic cameras.
The Argus Leader reports that I.L. Wiedermann, who sued the city over the automated system’s constitutionality in …. Source article  : South Dakota businessman wants refunds for people ticketed after caught on red light cameras.

Police say Oregon woman robbed bank, then picked up daughters at elementary school

Police: Oregon woman robbed bank, picked up kids

GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Police in southern Oregon say a woman charged with robbing a bank in Grants Pass stopped to pick up her children at school on the way home.
The Grants Pass Daily Courier reported a woman walked into an Umpqua Bank branch shortly after 2 p.m. …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

NY men accused of trying to steal cooking grease from NJ restaurant

Men accused of trying to steal cooking oil in NJ

NORTH BERGEN, N.J. – Two New York residents are accused of trying to steal used cooking oil from a New Jersey restaurant. Police said they caught Youngil Kim and Byung Ho Choi sucking 700 gallons of grease from two storage tanks behind a Five Guys Burgers … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : NY men accused of trying to steal cooking grease from NJ restaurant.

What a waste: Pa. man sues township claiming free speech rights were violated over sewer sign

Lawsuit: Pa. township’s vulgarity rule is garbage

PALMYRA, Pa. – A central Pennsylvania man accused of violating a township ordinance on vulgarity says the rule is a load of garbage.
David Kliss has filed a federal lawsuit against East Hanover Township claiming officials trampled his First Amendment rights by issuing him a zoning violation over signs he …. Read the original article  : here.

Cambridge, Mass., parking tickets do more than impose fines, they suggest yoga poses

Parking ticket? Try yoga bends, Mass. city says

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Drivers annoyed by parking tickets in Cambridge, Mass., are getting some calming advice from city officials – try yoga.
The city’s parking tickets include instructions on the reverse on how to bend into some simple yoga positions.
The city, which is home to Harvard and MIT, printed …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Boulder to pay $10,000 to man arrested for addressing City Council in his boxer shorts

Boulder to pay $10,000 to man arrested in skivvies

BOULDER, Colo. – The lawyer for a Colorado man who was arrested for addressing the Boulder City Council in his boxer shorts said the city has agreed to pay $10,000 to settle his civil rights claim.
Attorney David Lane said Seth Brigham accepted the deal Tuesday. In exchange …. Original article  : Boulder to pay $10,000 to man arrested for addressing City Council in his boxer shorts.

Phone glitch results in Kansas residents activating tornado sirens by calling wrong number

Kansas residents activate tornado sirens by phone

HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Kansas authorities say a phone glitch is to blame for the mistaken sounding of tornado sirens in recent weeks, causing confusion and even panic among some residents in and around Hutchinson. At first, officials suspected there was water on the phone lines or perhaps insects. But …. Source article  : Phone glitch results in Kansas residents activating tornado sirens by calling wrong number.

Shivering horses get indoor exercise place in Wyoming town; no heat but protection from wind

Shivering Wyoming horses get indoor exercise place

BAIROIL, Wyo. – Humans aren’t the only ones who can use an indoor place to exercise during Wyoming’s harsh winters.
The town of Bairoil (BAYR’-oil) has an 80- by 120-foot barn where people can give their horses a workout in bad weather.
The Rawlins Daily Times reports the barn has no …. Original source  : Shivering horses get indoor exercise place in Wyoming town; no heat but protection from wind.

Authorities say man urinates on the side of Mich. police station, then walks in

Cops: Man urinates on police station, walks in

ROYAL OAK, Mich. – Authorities said a man urinated on the side of the Royal Oak police station, and then walked inside one afternoon last week. Lt. Gordon Young told the Detroit Free Press that “after urinating, the suspect entered the station in an attempt to file a … Read : Authorities say man urinates on the side of Mich. police station, then walks in.