A Pennsylvania couple got married this week, almost 50 years after they got divorced. Fay Shober and Robert Wenrich originally tied the knot in 1951. They had kids before splitting up in 1975, and they both married other people, but their spouses have since passed away. Robert said Fay was, quote, “the first love of…… read more »
If you get pulled over in Connecticut this month, you might get a gift card instead of a ticket. Cops in six Connecticut towns are surprising people who get pulled over for minor infractions. They said Santa might even show up…………….. Wisdom, the world’s oldest bird, recently laid an egg at age 74. She’s a Laysan…… read more »
A state trooper in Illinois recently stopped refereeing a high-school basketball game to save a woman from choking. He did the Heimlich and she started breathing again. She spent a night in the hospital, but she’s okay………… A guy in Poland proposed to his girlfriend by booking a sightseeing trip in a helicopter, and having…… read more »
A wealthy do-gooder from Wisconsin just donated $3.5 million to the Milwaukee Art Museum, so kids 12 and under can get in for free. They asked to remain anonymous, but said they have many “fond memories of visiting the museum with their family throughout their life.” So they want to make sure ALL kids get…… read more »
Notre Dame officially reopened this weekend, more than five years after it was ravaged by a terrible fire. Over 340,000 people from 150 countries donated $891 MILLION to pay for the renovations. More than 2,500 people gathered for the ceremony on Saturday………… Wisconsin surgeon Dr. T. Clark Gamblin went through chemo and two operations to…… read more »
In candy news: A study found eating five servings of chocolate a week lowers your risk for type 2 diabetes by 10%. One catch: It has to be dark chocolate…………….. A 59-year-old grandmother in Canada broke the women’s world record for most pushups in an hour. She broke the old record with 17 minutes to…… read more »
Stearns History Museum in Minnesota is teaching kids about architecture in a festive way. They have them sketch out a blueprint, go through the process of applying for permits, and then build their design out of gingerbread. Organizers say it’s a fun way to introduce them to the basics of architecture and engineering…………. A 21-year-old guy…… read more »
A 91-year-old Wyoming man with dementia went missing last week, and no one knew where he was for two days . . . until his wife happened to see him in a local news report from a completely different state. KSL in Salt Lake City did a segment on a rescue mission serving free meals…… read more »
A 19-year-old in Vancouver named Sophia Valliant scored tickets to one of Taylor Swift’s shows there next month, and had two extra seats but couldn’t decide who to take, so she raffled them off for charity. She volunteers at a place called the Lake Trail Community Education Society. A dad and his 10-year-old daughter won…… read more »
A mom in Florida recently went to a theme park with her six-week-old son, Lincoln. And a random person’s comment saved his life. A first responder walked up after noticing the kid’s skin looked yellow and jaundiced. He told her don’t panic, but get him to a doctor, so she did, and it turned out…… read more »