http://www.1011now.com/news/offbeat/headlines RSS Feed for KOLNKGIN - Offbeat News - Headlines en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 10:20:14 GMT 2013-05-21T10:20:14Z en-us http://www.1011now.com/news/offbeat/headlines/Birth-of-Anteater-Has-Conn-Zoo-Staff-Puzzled-208273611.html An anteater has given birth at a Connecticut conservation center, prompting officials there to wonder how the mother conceived. Tue, 21 May 2013 10:20:14 GMT http://www.1011now.com/news/offbeat/headlines/Birth-of-Anteater-Has-Conn-Zoo-Staff-Puzzled-208273611.html 2013-05-21T10:20:14Z http://www.1011now.com/news/offbeat/headlines/Fleeing-Ore-Man-Pleads-to-be-Pulled-from-River-207850651.html Authorities in Eastern Oregon say a fleeing man tried to use a backstroke to get across the Columbia River but, exhausted, said he couldn't swim and pleaded with officers to retrieve him. They did. Fri, 17 May 2013 12:29:53 GMT http://www.1011now.com/news/offbeat/headlines/Fleeing-Ore-Man-Pleads-to-be-Pulled-from-River-207850651.html 2013-05-17T12:29:53Z http://www.1011now.com/news/offbeat/headlines/Principal-Heads-to-School-Roof-to-Reward-Students-207847161.html A principal in southeast Nebraska spent part of the day on the school's roof to reward students for their good test scores. Fri, 17 May 2013 11:56:14 GMT http://www.1011now.com/news/offbeat/headlines/Principal-Heads-to-School-Roof-to-Reward-Students-207847161.html 2013-05-17T11:56:14Z http://www.1011now.com/news/offbeat/headlines/Conn-Chef-Planning-to-Feast-on-Cicadas-207688961.html A chef in Connecticut is looking forward to the upcoming cicada invasion, and the chance to try out a few recipes for the insects. Thu, 16 May 2013 12:23:27 GMT http://www.1011now.com/news/offbeat/headlines/Conn-Chef-Planning-to-Feast-on-Cicadas-207688961.html 2013-05-16T12:23:27Z http://www.1011now.com/news/offbeat/headlines/Stinky-Corpse-Flower-Blooms-Again-at-Ohio-State-207510171.html A large rainforest plant known as a corpse flower because of its awful smell is blooming again at an Ohio State University greenhouse, and there's more excitement because another corpse flower there is expected to open soon. Wed, 15 May 2013 11:24:19 GMT http://www.1011now.com/news/offbeat/headlines/Stinky-Corpse-Flower-Blooms-Again-at-Ohio-State-207510171.html 2013-05-15T11:24:19Z http://www.1011now.com/news/offbeat/headlines/Man-Charged-in-Overnight-Feast-at-Ky-Supermarket-207349281.html Authorities in Kentucky have charged a man who officers say had an overnight feast in a closed supermarket outside Louisville.The manager of a ValuMarket says he found 57 empty whipped cream cans in the garbage when he arrived Monday morning. Tue, 14 May 2013 15:15:31 GMT http://www.1011now.com/news/offbeat/headlines/Man-Charged-in-Overnight-Feast-at-Ky-Supermarket-207349281.html 2013-05-14T15:15:31Z http://www.1011now.com/news/offbeat/headlines/Large-Sheets-Of-Ice-Wash-On-Shore-207166951.html Large sheets of ice was ashore at a northern Minnesota Lake and threaten cabins and resorts during the fishing opener. Mon, 13 May 2013 12:22:47 GMT http://www.1011now.com/news/offbeat/headlines/Large-Sheets-Of-Ice-Wash-On-Shore-207166951.html 2013-05-13T12:22:47Z http://www.1011now.com/news/offbeat/headlines/Ore-Smokejumpers-Skydive-into-Illegal-Pot-Garden-206903151.html A team of smokejumpers parachuting into a fire in the mountains of Southern Oregon landed in an illegal marijuana garden being prepared for growing season. Fri, 10 May 2013 12:34:43 GMT http://www.1011now.com/news/offbeat/headlines/Ore-Smokejumpers-Skydive-into-Illegal-Pot-Garden-206903151.html 2013-05-10T12:34:43Z http://www.1011now.com/news/offbeat/headlines/Scratch-And-Sniff-Cards-Prompt-Natural-Gas-Scare-206738301.html Those scratch-and-sniff cards the energy company sends to customers to teach them to recognize the artificial smell added to natural gas? Turns out they work pretty well. Thu, 09 May 2013 12:09:23 GMT http://www.1011now.com/news/offbeat/headlines/Scratch-And-Sniff-Cards-Prompt-Natural-Gas-Scare-206738301.html 2013-05-09T12:09:23Z http://www.1011now.com/news/offbeat/headlines/9-Inch-Copter-Lands-in-Arms-of-Ohio-Court-Statue-206564471.html An unwanted modern addition has flown into the arms of a Lady Justice statue that sits atop a county courthouse in north-central Ohio. Wed, 08 May 2013 11:54:12 GMT http://www.1011now.com/news/offbeat/headlines/9-Inch-Copter-Lands-in-Arms-of-Ohio-Court-Statue-206564471.html 2013-05-08T11:54:12Z