You Just Don't See Stuff Like This Outside of Iowa

OSAGE, Iowa (AP) - A Minnesota man is under arrest after
allegedly stealing a combine and taking it for drunken ride through
several yards and crashing into a garage.
Dominic Andrew Bjerke, of Leroy, Minnesota, has been charged
with first offense operating while intoxicated, third-degree
burglary, third-degree theft and criminal mischief as a Class C
felony.
According to the Mitchell County Sheriff's Office, deputies were
dispatched to a residence south of McIntire around 2:30 a.m. on
Sunday after receiving a complaint that a combine had driven
through several yards, striking numerous vehicles and a garage.
Deputies say they found the combine down the road and identified
Bjerke as the driver.
Authorities say the combine did significant damage to three
residences as well as several street signs and a bridge. Bjerke is
being held in Mitchell County Jail on a $26,000 bond.

I love this story. I can't really improve it with comment, so I'll let it stand. I'll simply say that some people know how to have a good time.


RUTLAND, S.D. (AP) - Rutland's homecoming queen was supposed to
bring in the game ball on a helicopter. But instead of landing on
the football field, the chopper went down in a corn field and
Ashley Olson wound up with a bump on her head.
Rutland Superintendent Carl Fahrenwald said the school wanted to
"have some fun with homecoming and make it a special event." A
crowd waited Friday night for the helicopter to bring Olson and the
football.
But the pilot, Brian Woldt, lost power and decided to make a
"cautionary set down" in a corn field northwest of town. He
suffered a cut to his ear and Olson's tiara cut her head.
School officials said Olson made it to the game, just a little
late and a little shaken up.

The idea of a helicopter dropping off a game ball at a high school football game is, in a word, awesome. Too bad this didn't work out.