http://www.kokomotribune.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sun, 04 Mar 2007 21:56:00 +0000 http://www.kokomotribune.com/weird/local_story_063215607.html http://www.kokomotribune.com/weird/local_story_063215607.html HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Burglars who stole thousands of dollars of equipment from the Guyandotte United Methodist Church apparently had a change of heart, breaking in the following night to return what they stole. Sat, 03 Mar 2007 00:17:00 +0000 http://www.kokomotribune.com/weird/local_story_062002013.html http://www.kokomotribune.com/weird/local_story_062002013.html BROOKVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Jefferson County’s jail warden got a little tired of inmates throwing food despite repeated warnings not to, so he fought back. Sat, 27 Jan 2007 22:34:00 +0000 http://www.kokomotribune.com/weird/local_story_027223529.html http://www.kokomotribune.com/weird/local_story_027223529.html CHESHIRE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Health officials have condemned a feces-filled and urine-soaked mobile home inhabited by a 68-year-old woman, her 22-year-old daughter and their 66 cats and dogs. Sat, 20 Jan 2007 23:13:00 +0000 http://www.kokomotribune.com/weird/local_story_020231620.html http://www.kokomotribune.com/weird/local_story_020231620.html DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An administrative judge has denied unemployment benefits to a woman who was fired from her job for keeping a journal detailing her efforts to avoid work. Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:06:00 +0000 http://www.kokomotribune.com/weird/local_story_017120846.html http://www.kokomotribune.com/weird/local_story_017120846.html Residents of a neighborhood next to the University of Arizona say small white rats have been swimming through sewer pipes and into their toilets. Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:05:00 +0000 http://www.kokomotribune.com/weird/local_story_017120503.html http://www.kokomotribune.com/weird/local_story_017120503.html The city will soon find out if its campaign to keep the stink out of a rink is working. Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:05:00 +0000 http://www.kokomotribune.com/weird/local_story_017120611.html http://www.kokomotribune.com/weird/local_story_017120611.html The local Wachovia Bank here was a busy place last week — for robberies. Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:52:00 +0000 http://www.kokomotribune.com/weird/local_story_017115356.html http://www.kokomotribune.com/weird/local_story_017115356.html Eve and Steven Greene made a simple plea to the burglar who broke into their house: Keep the valuables. Return the cremated remains of their 4-year-old son. Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:28:00 +0000 http://www.kokomotribune.com/weird/local_story_017115157.html http://www.kokomotribune.com/weird/local_story_017115157.html A man shot a friend when the two got into an argument over James Brown’s height, police said.Dan Gulley Jr. was charged with assault in the shooting of David James Brooks Jr., police said. Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:23:00 +0000 http://www.kokomotribune.com/weird/local_story_017112738.html http://www.kokomotribune.com/weird/local_story_017112738.html Even college students might need a lesson or two about dating. Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:20:00 +0000 http://www.kokomotribune.com/weird/local_story_017112343.html http://www.kokomotribune.com/weird/local_story_017112343.html Ray Heilwagen has his wallet back — 62 years after he lost it in France during World War II. Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:17:00 +0000 http://www.kokomotribune.com/weird/local_story_017111954.html http://www.kokomotribune.com/weird/local_story_017111954.html A search for an elusive criminal came to an unexpected end when the man crashed through a ceiling from his attic refuge and landed near the officers who had come to arrest him, police said. Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:16:00 +0000 http://www.kokomotribune.com/weird/local_story_017111718.html http://www.kokomotribune.com/weird/local_story_017111718.html A mother and son accused of stealing a snake from a pet store were arrested when they returned to the store and asked for books on how to care for the animal, police said. Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:15:00 +0000 http://www.kokomotribune.com/weird/local_story_017111602.html http://www.kokomotribune.com/weird/local_story_017111602.html Snowzilla may be a smash hit with shutterbugs, but the towering snowman has detractors closer to home. Tue, 16 Jan 2007 22:27:00 +0000 http://www.kokomotribune.com/weird/local_story_016172353.html http://www.kokomotribune.com/weird/local_story_016172353.html A would-be thief found himself foiled, under gunfire — and without pants.