http://www.nbc15.com/news/weird/headlines RSS Feed for WMTV - Weird Wacky News - Headlines en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 19:41:01 GMT http://www.nbc15.com/news/weird/headlines/Milwaukee-Pug-Fest-Attracts-1700-Dogs-208181321.html Milwaukee Pug Fest, billed by organizers as the largest such event in North America, had its best year yet. http://www.nbc15.com/news/weird/headlines/Milwaukee-Backs-Off-Bra-Ban-for-Historic-Bar-207939001.html A historic Milwaukee bowling alley and bar almost went without the appropriate support after a city inspector decided dozens of bras hanging from its ceiling were a fire hazard. http://www.nbc15.com/news/weird/headlines/3-Commencements-for-UW-Madison-Triplets-207873781.html It will be one busy weekend for a northeastern Wisconsin family. Triplets Stephanie, Kyle and Ashley Verhasselt, of Freedom, will receive their undergraduate degrees at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in three separate commencement ceremonies. http://www.nbc15.com/news/weird/headlines/WI-Boy-Writes-Chocolate-Bullet-Letter-Gets-Handwritten-Reply-from-Biden-207292151.html It may not be unusual for schoolchildren to write to the president or vice president. But one Wisconsin boy got an unexpected response. The 7-year-old wrote a letter to Vice President Joe Biden and other officials a few months ago with a simple idea for making the world safer. http://www.nbc15.com/news/weird/headlines/Popping-Balloons-Bring-Police-Response-to-Campus-206944341.html A report of gunshots on the campus of a La Crosse technical college drew an immediate response from heavily-armed police officers who found the sound was nothing more than balloons popping during a class project. http://www.nbc15.com/news/weird/headlines/Durango-Colo-Area-Couple-Gives-Up-Catwalk-Fight-206925861.html A Durango area couple is giving up their fight to keep a 13-foot escape route for their cats outside their Colorado apartment. http://www.nbc15.com/news/weird/headlines/Scratch-and-Sniff-Cards-Prompt-Natural-Gas-Scare-206636691.html 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. http://www.nbc15.com/news/weird/headlines/Wisconsin-Woman-Wins-National-Chip-Contest-206427921.html When given the choice of three new flavors of Lay's potato chips, America voted in favor of Cheesy Garlic Bread, the brainchild of Karen Weber-Mendham of Land O'Lakes, WI. http://www.nbc15.com/news/weird/headlines/2-Pounds-of-Loose-Skin-Removed-from-Fat-Oregon-Dog-205803281.html Obie the formerly obese dachshund is recovering after surgery at an Oregon veterinary clinic that removed 2 1/2 pounds of loose skin. http://www.nbc15.com/news/weird/headlines/Pink-Floyd-Poser-Arrested-for-Theft-by-Swindle-205647471.html A man is accused of pretending to be a member of rock band Pink Floyd at a Minnesota hospital -- and racking up as much as $100,000 in unpaid medical bills.