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Brothers Blow Up House Celebrating Lottery Win, Are Not Smart
3 months ago
A pair of brothers in Kansas won $75,000 in the lottery last week and proceeded to celebrate their newfound wealth in the only logical way possible:
By buying weed and meth and accidentally blowing up their home in Wichita.
According to The Wichita Eagle, one of the unnamed siblings went to the kitchen around 7 p.m. Friday to refuel the butane torches with which he planned to light the brothers’ bongs.
But when he emptied these large cans of fluid, butane leaked into the air and “as you might expect,” Sgt. Bruce Watts told the newspaper: “Ka-Boom.”
The explosion sent one of
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Homeless Man Returns Diamond Ring Accidentally Dropped In Change Cup
3 months ago
Homeless Billy Ray Harris recently found a diamond ring in his change cup.
Incredibly, he returned it to the woman who gave it to him by mistake.
Homeless Man Returns RingSarah Darling, who hadn’t meant to be quite that generous, told Kansas City’s KCTV that “my rings were bothering me, so I put them in my coin purse.”
Darling didn’t realize what she’d done until the next day, and was emotionally devastated; she returned and asked Harris if he remembered her.
Harris recalled, “She squatted down like you did like right there and says, ‘Do you remember me?’ And I was like, ‘I
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Ryan Freel Found Dead; Ex-MLB Star Commits Suicide 36
5 months ago
Former Major League Baseball player Ryan Freel was found dead Saturday at the age of 36. He died of a self-inflicted shotgun blast in his Jacksonville home.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office was investigating the death as a suicide.
The scrappy, versatile Freel played eight seasons in the majors from 2001-09 with Toronto, Cincinnati, Baltimore, the Chicago Cubs and Kansas City.
After appearing in nine games with Toronto in 2001, he played for the Reds from 2003-08 before spending 2009 with the Orioles, Cubs and Royals.
“The Reds family is deeply saddened to hear of the death
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Jovan Belcher, Kansas City Chiefs Player, Kills Girlfriend, Then Himself
5 months ago
Jovan Belcher, a linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs, was at the center of a horrific tragedy this morning.
According to local authorities, Belcher, 25, shot and killed his on-again/off-again girlfriend (Kasandra Perkins, who gave birth to the couple’s first child three months ago) in her home around 8 a.m. and then drove to the Arrowhead Stadium complex where the Chiefs play home games.
In front of team personnel (including GM Scott Piloi and Coach Romeo Crennel) who tried to calm him down in the parking lot, Belcher then shot himself in the head.
Police spokesman Darin
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So You Think You Can Dance Top 20: Revealed!
11 months ago
Did your favorite make the cut?
So You Think You Can Dance whittled its Season 9 contestants down to the top 20 last night, preparing viewers for the show’s first live performance episode on Wednesday, July 11.
Here is a look at the top 10 females:
Alexa AndersonHometown: Chandler, AZAge: 19Dance Specialty: Contemporary
Lindsay ArnoldHometown: Provo, UTAge: 18Dance Specialty: Latin Ballroom
Witney CarsonHometown: American Fork, UTAge: 18Dance Specialty: Latin Ballroom
Audrey CaseHometown: Edmond, OKAge: 18Dance Specialty: Jazz
Janaya FrenchHometown: Aurora, COAge: 20Dance Specialty:
More >Demi Lovato Announces U.S. Tour Dates
1 year ago
Demi Lovato made it official today: the young artist is coming to a city near you! Possibly!
Lovato called in to Ryan Seacrest’s radio show this morning and told the host/listeners: “I put on a show in New York and L.A. and had such a great time that I wanted to do a few more shows before the holidays.”
Demi Lovato – It’s Not Too Late (Live)
A short while late, Lovato revealed the following tour date/locales for a tour whose tickets go on sale October 14:
1/16 Detroit11/18 Mashantucket, Conn.11/19 Hershey, Penn.11/22 Kansas City, Mo.11/25 Houston11/26 Grand Prairie, Texas11/27 New
More >Details Emerge on "Life-Threatening" Miranda Cosgrove Tour Bus Accidenti
1 year ago
New details have emerged on what a source is referring to as a “life-threatening” crash today involving a tour bus carrying Miranda Cosgrove and many others.
As previously reported, the singer broke her ankle when her vehicle – which was headed for a concert date on Kansas – collided with a busted tractor-trailer. According to a People Magazine insider:
“Miranda’s mom was on the bus with her and got really beaten up by the crash. She’s expected to fully recover, but it’s scary because the driver was hurt, too, and he’s in really bad shape.”
Those sleeping in the back of the bus were
More >Matthew Morrison to Tour with NKOTBSB
2 years ago
The bad news: Matthew Morrison has canceled his upcoming solo tour.
The good news: He’s signed on to appear with New Kids on the Block and The Backstreet Boys!
“This was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up,” the Glee star said. “I am so appreciative of my fans and I’m planning to give them a great show.”
When will this tour be coming to an arena near you? Find out below:
July 6 Anaheim, CA Honda CenterJuly 8 Tacoma, WA Tacoma DomeJuly 9 Vancouver, BC Rogers ArenaJuly 10 Vancouver, BC Rogers ArenaJuly 12 Edmonton, AB Rexall PlaceJuly 13 Calgary, AB Scotiabank SaddledomeJuly 15 Minneapolis,
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Church Members Taunt, Protest Justin Bieber for Sinning Against God
2 years ago
In the eyes of teenage girls around the globe, Justin Bieber is a heartthrob who can do nothing wrong.
But in the eyes of a specific sect of mentally unbalanced church goers, this 16-year old is a shaggy-haired example of all that’s wrong with the world.
At last night’s concert in Kansas City, members of the infamous Westboro Baptist Church protested Justin “to remind all of those in attendance that America’s destruction is imminent.”
What’s their specific beef with Bieber? The group says he “has a platform given to him by God to speak to this world; he has a duty to teach obedience by his
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