Friday, April 09, 2010

Odd News – Newsletter for April 9, 2010

Friday, April 9, 2010


Wayward cow freed after spending several days trapped beneath Utah street

Cow spends days trapped beneath Utah street

KAYSVILLE, Utah – Rescuers have freed a cow that spent several days trapped beneath a city street in Utah.
KSTU-TV Fox 13 reported Thursday that the cow was hoisted out of a storm drain in Kaysville after it was fitted in a harness connected to a tractor.
Animal control officers in … Read more : Wayward cow freed after spending several days trapped beneath Utah street.

Jail Me Elmo? Police say Pa. dad called school to fetch pot from kindergartner’s Elmo backpack

Cops: Pa. dad left pot in kindergartner’s Elmo bag

UNIONTOWN, Pa. – Police say a Pennsylvania father went to his son’s elementary school to retrieve nearly four ounces of marijuana from the kindergartner’s Elmo backpack.
State police say Ronald Washington called Menallen Elementary School in Uniontown on Thursday morning to ask if his son had arrived at … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Jail Me Elmo? Police say Pa. dad called school to fetch pot from kindergartner’s Elmo backpack.

Lucky dog: Shih Tzu survives after two encounters with Utah freight train

Choo-choo no match for plucky Utah Shih Tzu

CLINTON, Utah – A stray dog is recovering after getting run over by a freight train – twice.
Fred Krause of Utah Railway Company says he spotted the cream-colored Shih Tzu on the tracks Sunday near a high school in a Salt Lake City suburb.
Krause, who was operating a …. Source article  : Lucky dog: Shih Tzu survives after two encounters with Utah freight train.

Lucky dog: Shih Tzu survives after twice being run over by Utah freight train

Stray dog survives 2 encounters with Utah train

CLINTON, Utah – A stray dog is recovering after getting run over by a freight train – twice.
Fred Krause of Utah Railway Company says he spotted the cream-colored Shih Tzu on the tracks Sunday near a high school in a Salt Lake City suburb.
Krause, who was operating a …. Read the original article  : Lucky dog: Shih Tzu survives after twice being run over by Utah freight train.

Take the steak off my plate: German supplier gets tough in dispute over meat deliveries

German supplier takes steaks from diners’ plates

BERLIN – A German meat supplier has found a novel solution to unpaid bills: repossessing the steaks right off diners’ plates.
Police in Aachen said Thursday that a dispute over money ended with the man grabbing his wares off the plates of some 20 bemused guests at a restaurant in … Read more >>.

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