Offbeat news http://www.kboi2.com/news/offbeat RSS Feed for KBCI - News - Offbeat en-us Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:53:05 GMT 149 drug arrests in NJ city Conan O'Brien mocked http://www.kboi2.com/news/offbeat/88309832.html Authorities are hailing the arrests of 149 people in one of New Jersey's most dangerous cities, which Conan O'Brien mocked on NBC's "Tonight Show." Let's cuddle! Man finds cold intruder in bed with him http://www.kboi2.com/news/offbeat/88274027.html Police say a man broke into a Pittsburgh home and climbed into bed with its owner, apparently because he was drunk and cold following a rap concert. U wnt 2 arrest me? http://www.kboi2.com/news/offbeat/88270752.html An Oklahoma woman has been arrested for allegedly sending a text message about illegal drugs to a drug task force agent. Fake cop arrested after pulling over a real one http://www.kboi2.com/news/offbeat/88195982.html An Arizona man accused of admonishing motorists of traffic laws while posing as a police officer apparently picked the wrong driver to pull over. British hospitals: No sitting allowed http://www.kboi2.com/news/offbeat/88030857.html Britons trying to cheer up their hospitalized friends and relatives often have to do so standing up; sitting on the bed usually isn't allowed. Helicopter rescues stranded horse http://www.kboi2.com/news/offbeat/87854202.html It's not every day you see a horse fly. But with the greatest of ease, a heavy-duty helicopter plucked a mustang named Colorado off a western Arizona river sandbar Tuesday morning, reuniting him with his owner. Not your normal nudes at latest modern art exhibit http://www.kboi2.com/news/offbeat/87798927.html When the artist Marina Abramovic first performed the piece, called "Imponderabilia," in Italy in 1977, the police showed up. But New York's finest are unlikely to interfere with the version that opened at MoMA on Sunday. Green Bay's most stolen street sign? Mullet place http://www.kboi2.com/news/offbeat/87798252.html Mullet Place has disappeared so many times city crews have moved it higher on the street pole and out of reach. Woman jailed in toilet lid attack http://www.kboi2.com/news/offbeat/87798502.html Nitasha Johnson, of Iowa City, was arrested early Sunday and was charged with domestic abuse assault causing injury and interference with official acts. Swiss designer creates dinosaur dung watch http://www.kboi2.com/news/offbeat/87723212.html Vesenaz, Switzerland-based company Artya says the watch set in fossilized feces will sell for 12,000 ($11,290) and comes with a strap made with skin from an American cane toad.