Milwaukee man faces jail time for shooting lawnmower

A Milwaukee man is facing more than six years in jail after he attacked his lawnmower with a sawed-off shotgun. Keith Walendowski, 57, said he became “pissed” when his 21-inch Lawn-Boy wouldn’t start and believes he did nothing wrong.  “I can do that.  It’s my lawnmower and my yard, so I can shoot it if I want,” he said. But police charged him with felony weapons possession and a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct while armed. Dick Wagner, a local lawnmower... More

Woman threatens lawsuit over dog obituary

A Florida woman is threatening to bring a discrimination lawsuit against a local newspaper because it refuses to run an obituary for her dog. When Kimberly DeWolf’s 12-year-old pup Bailey passed away, she took a week of bereavement leave and submitted an obituary to the West Orange Times.  But the paper refused to run the announcement based on a policy that death notices are limited to human beings. But DeWolf insists that Bailey is “not a dog: he’s my child.  They’re discriminating... More

Baltimore starts another school year preaching respect and alternatives to violence

Tawanda Hughes was a hall monitor at Reginald F. Lewis High School, one of Baltimore’s most dangerous. Her son, David Higgins, attended Thurgood Marshall and Hamilton middle schools, both among Maryland’s most violent. More  Read More →

Finicky fast-food fury

An in-store video shows an unidentified woman throwing a bucket of water during a rampage at a McDonald’s in... More

Harder than stealing candy from a baby

CINCINNATI — Talk about sticky fingers: Police arrested a man they say tried to take their candy bars. More  Read More →

Jury rejects killer’s ‘too fat’ defense

Edward Ates, shown in this undated photo, argued in court that he was too heavy and out of shape to have shot his son-in-law to... More

Defendant claims he’s too fat to be killer

Edward Ates, shown in this undated photo, is arguing in court that he is too heavy and out of shape to have shot his son-in-law... More

Marine pleads guilty in hero hoax case

QUANTICO, Va. — A Marine Corps sergeant has pleaded guilty to faking war injuries to get freebies meant for wounded warriors. Sgt. David Budwah pleaded guilty to eight charges including making false statements, malingering, misconduct and larceny at a court-martial hearing in Quantico, Va., on Wednesday. More  Read More →

Exotic dancer gets probation in stiletto stabbing

AKRON, Ohio — A woman has been sentenced to a year of probation for attacking a fellow exotic dancer in the face with a stiletto heel at an Ohio club. More  Read More →

Delaware town voids all its laws

LITTLE CREEK, Del. — Little Creek has replaced all its laws, including a ban on dogs in heat running loose on town streets. More  Read More →

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