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LIGHTER SIDE NEWS
Last Update on 05-13-2008 at 06:19:17from Eyewitness News Online Candy Assault DES MOINES, Iowa M-and-M's might be dangerous to your diet. But a college student is facing charges -- for allegedly assaulting a police officer with M-and-M's. Authorities in Des Moines, Iowa, report arresting Sean McGuire at a convenience store after an M-and-M hit an officer on the shoulder. Police were questioning a friend of McGuire's in a hit and run, when Drake University security guards noticed the colored candies falling around the officer. The police report says McGuire told officers he was sticking up for his friend. McGuire was released Sunday night on $1,000 bail.
IRVING, N.Y. At least Merwin Pierce Junior dressed for the occasion. Authorities in western New York charge the tuxedo-wearing Pierce was drunk when he took a riding mower for a late-night spin. Chautauqua County Sheriff Joseph Gerace says his deputies were responding to a report of an intoxicated person. They say they found Pierce riding away on the mower. Now, charges against him include felony drunken driving. That's because authorities say he has a previous drunk driving conviction. Female Brewmaster PORTLAND, Ore. Don't call this brewmaster, "Mister." Tonya Cornett is the first woman to win the brewmaster award at the World Beer Cup sponsored by the Brewers Association. She says she lost her voice so she couldn't scream, but the tears were flowing. Cornett is a brewer at Oregon's Bend Brewing Company. She says she still runs into the stereotype of a brewmaster being a bearded guy. She adds at a recent trade show no one would take her seriously. But Cornett hopes her brewmaster award will inspire more young women to think of beer-making as a career. Gopher Statue FREEBORN, Minn. There's no doubt who Jim Beach is rooting for -- the 12-foot gopher is a sure sign. Jim and Janice Beach are huge University of Minnesota fans. Now, they have a giant Goldy Gopher sitting in front of their home in Freeborn, Minnesota. The Beaches used to have a big oak tree. But when it died, Jim Beach had it carved into the shape of Minnesota's mascot. At first, Janice wasn't too keen on the idea. But the giant gopher is growing on her. It's landmark in their small town, with people stopping by to take pictures of it. Exchange-King Kong E4473 MONROE, Mich. You'll have no trouble spotting King Kong. It's Dereiq McCalister's customized truck. He's welded the front of a Ford F650 to the back of a Ford Excursion. The charcoal gray monster is more than 8 feet tall, about 20 feet wide and 25 feet long. He even has King Kong license plates. Kong, of course, has a huge appetite. To feed the beast, the Monore, Michigan, man has twin 50-gallon diesel fuel tanks. Inside, McCalister has installed DVD players, Playstation video games and a 42-inch plasma TV. If he wants some refreshments, the truck has a bar and fridge, too. McCalister tells the Monroe Evening News that he's had to get used to being the center of attention when he drives King Kong. Exercise Record E4440 NAPERVILLE, Ill. George Hood is probably more than a little saddle sore. He's reclaiming the Guinness world record for time spent on a stationary bicycle. Hood's time isn't official yet, but organizers say he spent about 177 hours over eight days riding a spinning bike at a suburban Chicago YMCA. That's the equivalent of more than 2,000 miles. He never slept for more than 12 minutes at a time and burned more than 46,000 calories in the process. Hood is a retired Drug Enforcement Agency investigator and a previous record holder. After the marathon ride ended he was taken to a hospital as a precaution. |
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