iPhone app iPad app Android phone app Android tablet app

Weird Minnesota

Alleged Masturbator Says He Was Just Smoking Meth: Cops

The Huffington Post | Hilary Hanson | Posted 03.20.2013 | Weird News

Turns out masturbating at a St. Patrick's Day parade is a real lepre-can't. Authorities in Saint Paul, Minn. learned Saturday afternoon that Steven...

KICKIN' IT: America's Tallest Man Finally Gets Custom-made Size 24, 10E Tennis Shoes

AP | Posted 10.19.2012 | Weird News

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- It was a tall order to fill, but the tallest man in the United States now has his own custom-made tennis shoes. Igor Vovkovinskiy...

THERE'S THE BEEF: This Cheeseburger Weighs More Than A Ton

AP | Posted 09.04.2012 | Weird News

CARLTON, Minn. -- A Minnesota casino has cooked up a world-record bacon cheeseburger that's 10 feet in diameter and weighs more than a ton. The behem...

I Can Haz Film Festival?

AP | PATRICK CONDON | Posted 10.29.2012 | Weird News

MINNEAPOLIS -- Warning: This is a story about online cat videos. If you're among the seemingly tiny minority of the general population not interested ...

Man Wakes Up With Bear On Top Of Him

Huffington Post | David Moye | Posted 08.25.2012 | Weird News

When John Steitz woke up from a dream, he found himself in a nightmare. Steitz, who had been napping after a tiring hike, opened his eyes to see a ...

WATCH: Reebok Builds $12,000-Shoe For Tallest Man

AP | RODRIQUE NGOWI | Posted 07.04.2012 | Weird News

CANTON, Mass. — Finding shoes for the nation's tallest man takes more than a trip to the mall; more like a trip across the country. Igor Vovkov...

David Lohr

WATCH: Military Tank Demolishes Home

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 12.10.2012 | Weird News

A company in Kasota, Minn., took home demolition to the next level when they used a tank to raze an abandoned house. The 150-year-old home had been...

Lake Monster Tweets For Tourists

Posted 04.18.2012 | Weird News

This is one lake monster that knows a thing or two about self-promotion -- it uses Twitter and Facebook to let people know where it's going to show up...

$12,000 Left At Restaurant: Tip Or Drug Money?

AP | DINESH RAMDE | Posted 06.04.2012 | Weird News

-- A Minnesota waitress who says a customer told her she could keep a box containing $12,000 has sued after police impounded the cash as suspected dr...

Porn Stars Can't Be Prom Dates

AP | Posted 03.24.2012 | Weird News

OAKDALE, Minn. -- A Minnesota high school senior who turned to the porn industry for a prom date found a couple of takers, but school administrators s...

WATCH: This Baby Was Born On A Cold, Hard Sidewalk

AP | Posted 03.14.2012 | Weird News

MAPLE GROVE, Minn. -- Elissa Simonson didn't quite make it to a hospital for the birth of her third child. But, she was very close. Simonson and her ...

Barber Poles A Hairy Issue For Beauticians

AP | BRIAN BAKST | Posted 05.14.2012 | Weird News

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Friendly arguments aren't hard to find in a barbershop, but try cutting in on a hallowed symbol – that red, white and bl...

GRIME WAVE: Tide Detergent Is Cleaning Up On The Black Market

HuffPost Weird News | David Moye | Posted 03.13.2012 | Weird News

Thieves in America may be cleaning up by stealing Tide detergent off the shelves of grocery stores and markets. News reports suggest that the theft...

WATCH: Man Pleads Guilty To Driving Zamboni Drunk

Posted 06.03.2012 | Weird News

UPDATE: JOE Bruss pleaded guilty on May 31 to driving a Zamboni drunk. He had a blood alcohol content of .32, according to WCCO. Below is a previous ...

Naked Man In High Heels Flees Police

Southwest Minneapolis Patch | Posted 03.01.2012 | Weird News

A Maple Grove man recently redefined the Scenic Byway in Southwest Minneapolis. On Feb. 21, police reported seeing Stephen Roy Dombeck, 63, walking at...

WATCH: Man Sues Uncle For 'Embarrassing' Facebook Photos

HuffPost Weird News | David Moye | Posted 04.19.2012 | Weird News

Nearly everyone on Facebook has been tagged with an embarrasing photo, but most people don't sue the person who tagged them. Minneapolis resident E...

WATCH: Target Truck Skid Into Icy Pond Instead Of Parking Lot

HuffPost Weird News | David Moye | Posted 01.06.2012 | Weird News

Some days at work leave a person cold -- literally. That's how it is for John Nettifee, a truck driver for Target, who lost control of his rig and ...

Boy, 11, Turns In Mom For Smoking Weed

AP | Posted 01.16.2012 | Crime

HASTINGS, Minn. -- An 11-year-old Minnesota boy who says he was fed up with his mom and stepfather filling their home with marijuana smoke took photos...

David Lohr

Police: Girl Next Door's Porn Addiction Led To Doggie Door Burglary

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 12.07.2011 | Weird News

An 18-year-old Minnesota woman has been arrested in connection to a residential burglary, accused of sneaking into her neighbor's house through the do...

What Are They Smoking? Residents Demand To Keep This Dopey Street Name

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.14.2011 | Weird News

What's in a name? Would a road by any other name still smell as, um, sweet? Residents of Stoner Avenue don't seem to think so. Despite conside...

David Moye

British Writer Paddleboards Down Mississippi And Into Record Books

HuffingtonPost.com | David Moye | Posted 11.08.2011 | Weird News

Dave Cornthwaite knows what it's like to be up the creek. Luckily, he's had a paddle most of the time. Cornthwaite, a 31-year-old Londoner, just sp...

Minn. Boy Makes $50K Hockey Shot, But Will It Pay? (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 10.16.2011 | Weird News

FARIBAULT, Minn. -- An 11-year-old Minnesota boy has made an astounding hockey shot – sending a puck into a tiny hole 89 feet away. The shot at a...

Lee Speigel

Chupacabra Alert: Mysterious Dead Animal Prompts Alarm In Minnesota

HuffingtonPost.com | Lee Speigel | Posted 10.09.2011 | Weird News

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) officials are scratching their heads over an unidentified dead mammal that was first spotted July 31 o...

David Lohr

Man Who Allegedly Attacked Sick Mom With Machete Wanted 'No Suffering'

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 11.15.2011 | Weird News

Authorities in Minnesota are investigating the Mother's Day death of Barbara Howard, a 68-year-old woman allegedly attacked by her machete-wielding so...