Posted: 7:29 AM 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.

Posted: 6:56 AM A principal in southeast Nebraska spent part of the day on the school's roof to reward students for their good test scores.

Updated: 7:23 AM A chef in Connecticut is looking forward to the upcoming cicada invasion, and the chance to try out a few recipes for the insects.

Posted: 6:24 AM 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.

Updated: 10:15 AM 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.

Updated: 7:22 AM Large sheets of ice was ashore at a northern Minnesota Lake and threaten cabins and resorts during the fishing opener.

Posted: 7:34 AM 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.

Posted: 7:09 AM 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.

Posted: 6:54 AM An unwanted modern addition has flown into the arms of a Lady Justice statue that sits atop a county courthouse in north-central Ohio.

Posted: 7:20 AM A Northern California couple might be able to blame this one on the dog.

Posted: 7:15 AM Lawmakers in South Carolina are trying to keep junk food out of the governor's mansion.

Posted: 8:50 AM In sun-deprived Washington state, the promise of nice spring weather has prompted a small private school to give students a day off to enjoy the sunshine.

Posted: 8:25 AM Everyone got stood up at one Southern California high school's prom. The dance itself was a no-show.

Posted: 6:54 AM It looks like Spider-Man does have sticky fingers.

Posted: 7:17 AM Intermountain Therapy Animals is bringing dogs to campus this week and next to help students take a break from the stress of studying for and taking semester exams.

Posted: 7:29 AM Anyone lose a giant head made of Styrofoam and fiberglass?

Posted: 7:42 AM The idea behind the Tampa Women's Club charity event was simple. For $20, you could buy a flute of champagne and a chance to win a one-carat, $5,000 diamond.

Posted: 1:04 PM An alligator and a boa constrictor have been found at separate Fremont homes.

Posted: 7:07 AM More than 2,000 people won a North Carolina lottery game last weekend with the number 2-2-2-2.

Posted: 7:42 AM A Great Falls man who lost his macaw in a divorce about five years ago has been reunited with the bird, thanks to an observant friend.

Posted: 7:15 AM Police in one western Pennsylvania town are investigating a case of bar kill: a groundhog and a grouse, both dead, tossed into a tavern by unsatisfied customers.

Posted: 9:13 AM It turns out coasting an SUV with no brakes downhill to a scrap yard isn't a good idea after all.

Posted: 10:32 AM Dozens of snakes are in good condition after a home in the Denver suburb of Brighton caught fire.

Posted: 7:44 AM A Route 66 motor lodge where Bill Gates and Paul Allen stayed while launching Microsoft Corp. is being redeveloped into apartments as part of a neighborhood revival project.

Posted: 6:57 AM Police have cited a 42-year-old Pennsylvania woman for disorderly conduct after she called 911 requesting a divorce and police assistance to make her husband leave.