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Montana man fined $1K for instigating police chase

A Butte man who told officers he instigated a police chase because he always wanted to try it, found out it’ll cost him a $1,000 fine to go with his tire damage.
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Chopper makes emergency landing at CA playground

Authorities say a helicopter encountered mechanical problems before making an emergency landing at an elementary school playground in a Modesto, Calif., neighborhood.
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Chicago college offers class on Occupy movement

A Chicago college is offering a class on the Occupy movement.
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Kobayashi downs record 337 wings at Pa. Wing Bowl

Competitive-eating champ Takeru Kobayashi (tah-kah-roo koh-bee-yah-shee) conquered Philadelphia’s annual gustatory gorge-fest by eating 337 chicken wings in a half-hour before a crowd of nearly 20,000 at Wing Bowl XX.
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Sheep herding Swedish bunny becomes online hit

Champis the bunny doesn’t only hop _ he also knows how to herd his masters’ flock of sheep, possibly having picked up the skill after watching trained dogs do the job.
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Wrong-number call helps Ohio woman having stroke

A woman who called the wrong number when she suffered a stroke still found help a couple of time zones away.
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Pet elk denied re-entry to Pennsylvania from W.Va.

A runaway elk can’t go home to Pennsylvania, even if it wanted to.
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Man admits to jumping on backs of student athletes

A 250-pound man with a history of jumping on the backs of student athletes in the Pacific Northwest has pleaded guilty to assault.
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Mont. man starts police chase as part of wishlist

A 55-year-old Montana man who says he "always wanted" to be part of a police chase can check that off his bucket list.
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Inmate adds pig image to Vt. police cruiser decals

A prison inmate who makes stationery and license plates pulled a fast one on state police by adding the image of a pig to the state decal on their cruisers.
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Lions apparently not enough to keep intruders out

With 120 lions, tigers and other big cats on the grounds, the owner of a Colorado refuge didn’t think he needed a security system.
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Toothless Pa. bank robber says she needed dentures

A woman who appeared to not have any teeth in surveillance photos from a bank robbery last month has confessed, apologized and told police she planned the heist because she needed the money for dentures.
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