https://www.kens5.com/ KENS Rss Feed https://www.kens5.com/article/news/history/mt-trashmore-blew-up-fm-99-april-fools-prank-1992-virginia-beach/291-533993145 April 1, 1992: a day that will live in infamy. Or at least it was for anyone who lived and worked near Mount Trashmore at the time. history news features life weird 533993145 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:30:18 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/life/animals/florida-deputy-handcuffs-emu-video/67-0d321977-9867-4762-9207-b7e17fdb7c30 "In my 25 years, I've never handcuffed an emu," the Florida deputy said before securing the cuffs around the flightless suspect's talons. animals life news regional weird nation-world 0d321977-9867-4762-9207-b7e17fdb7c30 Sun, 18 Jan 2026 13:54:59 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/gamestop-trade-in-anything-day-bobcat-weirdest-items/273-cdbef245-354c-4d65-a0a7-80e7bed63879 The company said more than 80,000 items were traded in by customers taking advantage of the off-kilter promotion. texas news local weird home cdbef245-354c-4d65-a0a7-80e7bed63879 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 21:51:30 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/reptiles-bust-us-mexico-border-cbp-texas-163/273-67d28e8e-bcb0-42ef-8036-67476eb6d2cc The driver was arrested after officers found 163 exotic creatures concealed in a truck trying to cross into Mexico, according to CBP. texas news local weird home 67d28e8e-bcb0-42ef-8036-67476eb6d2cc Tue, 28 Oct 2025 22:55:15 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/weird/kpop-demon-hunters-song-cpr/417-034fa65d-cd89-41ff-9caf-920b1b423a1b A KPop Demon Hunters jam was recently added as one of the songs that could save a life in a CPR situation. weird music entertainment news nation-world home 034fa65d-cd89-41ff-9caf-920b1b423a1b Mon, 08 Sep 2025 13:05:52 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/peta-bowling-green-state-university-pudge-locker-room-cat-persian-cat/512-d8a52335-c8d9-458b-83db-7cf1ef2b4d4a PETA penned a letter to BGSU senior George Carlson, asking him to keep Pudge away from football games, where he has gained notoriety and fame. local news animals life community local-sports sports weird instagram syndication home d8a52335-c8d9-458b-83db-7cf1ef2b4d4a Fri, 05 Sep 2025 20:28:13 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/nation-world/jefferson-county-crews-rescue-calf-that-got-stuck-in-a-sinkhole/51-1c66d5e0-0a81-401c-8f42-09410a71bef6 New Market Fire Dept. crews and Jefferson Co. deputies were able to pull the calf out of the 8-feet-deep hole safely. nation-world news weird local animals life 1c66d5e0-0a81-401c-8f42-09410a71bef6 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 17:11:21 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/weird/highway-patrol-troopers-pig-rescue-i26-viral-video-south-carolina/101-95e006aa-aa14-4504-989c-3baed98e6b77 South Carolina troopers rescued a pig running across I-26 near Chapin. A deputy helped, and the pig now has a new home. weird news traffic 95e006aa-aa14-4504-989c-3baed98e6b77 Fri, 04 Jul 2025 00:26:20 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/weird/austin-robot-south-congress-domain-cowboy-hat/269-6b5a5f49-a1b4-4ec3-af79-fdca5254ddea "Jake" is roughly child-sized and human-shaped, but it's not your average Austinite. weird news tech texas local 6b5a5f49-a1b4-4ec3-af79-fdca5254ddea Thu, 03 Jul 2025 01:20:50 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/nation-world/tripping-hikers-mistakenly-report-companions-death/507-335f672f-2adf-482e-b456-4d7821901a55 Two hikers called 911 to report a member of their party had died, but it turned out they had taken hallucinogenic mushrooms and their fellow hiker was fine. nation-world news cct-tracking syndication weird home 335f672f-2adf-482e-b456-4d7821901a55 Thu, 29 May 2025 15:18:00 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/weird/kentucky-boy-uses-moms-credit-card-buys-70k-dum-dum-lolipops/417-8765d6f5-c408-481c-9273-7c656312574f "He told me that he wanted to have a carnival, and he was ordering the Dum-Dums as prizes for his carnival." weird news 8765d6f5-c408-481c-9273-7c656312574f Wed, 07 May 2025 18:17:14 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/life/animals/galveston-beach-sea-creature-sting/285-f9962201-da65-48ba-8ecd-510c7cfdeff9 At least three people were treated after being stung last weekend. 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weird news crime 80a9a6a6-101a-443a-83e3-503e13ebaf5b Tue, 17 Dec 2024 12:55:34 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/girl-claims-plastic-screw-in-mcdonalds-burger-restaurant-health-department-investigate/512-1cf01810-55b4-4656-b858-5ed91002d0a2 The McDonald's in Perrysburg and the Wood County Health Department can't substantiate the claim after investigating. local news weird food life health 1cf01810-55b4-4656-b858-5ed91002d0a2 Fri, 06 Dec 2024 21:51:55 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/weird/fake-construction-workers-arrested-at-kyle-field-during-2024-lone-star-showdown/500-f6bf4344-f271-4d45-a6f8-9062a6cd2541 You won't believe the names the two men were going by when they were trying to enter Kyle Field on Saturday night. weird news sports crime f6bf4344-f271-4d45-a6f8-9062a6cd2541 Mon, 02 Dec 2024 21:25:02 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/life/food/pizza-thc-famous-yetis-stoughton-wisconsin/285-75b790a0-0aff-4693-9950-fb4dc70a69fd Paramedics alerted health officials on Thursday that they had transported five people who said they had gotten sick after eating at Famous Yeti's Pizza in Wisconsin. food life dining entertainment weird news 75b790a0-0aff-4693-9950-fb4dc70a69fd Tue, 29 Oct 2024 04:14:09 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/features/pigs-west-toledo-reynolds-road-pets-neighbors-upset-news-local-headlines/512-5f524f4c-5d18-4ea6-93d3-492c96a8ae7c The pigs were running down Reynolds Road in early October, and have been the subject of complaints by neighbors. features news animals life weird 5f524f4c-5d18-4ea6-93d3-492c96a8ae7c Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:59:56 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/crime/mount-olivet-woman-charged-mothers-death-dismembered-body-cooked-torilena-may-fields/417-86c14547-b601-4e13-8440-0c53b4f3c721 A pot with cooked human body parts was found "still warm to the touch" inside the kitchen, KSP said. crime news weird 86c14547-b601-4e13-8440-0c53b4f3c721 Fri, 11 Oct 2024 20:37:53 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/entertainment/music/kendrick-lamar-arkansas-couple/91-debeebde-922a-4ef7-b13c-880f06aff9bb Kendrick Lamar's new song went viral, but its cover art features sneakers from a couple in North Little Rock. Here's how it changed their lives forever. music entertainment news weird debeebde-922a-4ef7-b13c-880f06aff9bb Wed, 25 Sep 2024 00:10:56 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/life/animals/buffalo-leander-escaped-captured/269-f43de93e-9ec3-4855-9cd4-3652a8fee62a A pair of buffalo went on the run Thursday but were safely returned to their home. animals news weird life f43de93e-9ec3-4855-9cd4-3652a8fee62a Sat, 14 Sep 2024 12:19:17 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/beachcombing-texas-beaches-creepy-dolls-weird-stuff/285-ae5c4f1d-2a64-4f8a-b77e-2c1864421a6e Jace Tunnell with the Harte Research Institute of TAMU-CC combs Texas beaches as part of his job and shares his weird and wacky finds. texas life news weird features home ae5c4f1d-2a64-4f8a-b77e-2c1864421a6e Fri, 06 Sep 2024 02:20:20 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/life/animals/newborn-rattlesnakes-colorado-mega-den/73-b5ed1394-ce26-40a8-9834-b218be9df046 As many as 2,000 rattlesnakes spend the winter at the location on private land, which the researchers are keeping secret to discourage trespassers. animals life science tech news weird b5ed1394-ce26-40a8-9834-b218be9df046 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 16:41:32 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/life/animals/fireworm-mustang-island-corpus-christi-texas-gulf-coast-beach/285-98b37c72-5071-4948-9a47-4d6b312088c2 “If you touch it, it can get stuck in your skin very easily and it causes massive pain for about three hours," TAMU-CC researcher Jace Tunnell warned. animals life weird news features science 98b37c72-5071-4948-9a47-4d6b312088c2 Tue, 20 Aug 2024 17:53:16 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/naked-man-walking-dog-north-side-neighborhood-residents-high-mushrooms-lew-behavior-san-antonio-police/273-96710581-4c5a-44d3-bd18-36eecb39b8f2 A man baring it all went for a morning stroll in the Castle Hills Forest neighborhood. 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