This is a data file meant to be read by an RSS reader. See http://www.tvnewsland.com/rss/index.html for more information. TVNewsland.com compiles the best local stories and video from around the country. Topics range from inspiring to alarming, and unusual to curious. Home http://www.tvnewsland.com/index.html?rss=tvnl&psp= en-us Copyright 2008, Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc TVNewsland.com compiles the best local stories and video from around the country. Topics range from inspiring to alarming, and unusual to curious. TVNewsLand 60 http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/news/13107527/detail.html http://www.tvnewsland.com/2004/0126/2794556.gif (KANSAS CITY, MO.) -- Do you have sloppy handwriting? Heck, do you even write down much anymore? Well, meet a 9-year-old who certainly can read what he writes. (April 26) Fri, 27 Apr 2007 07:39:16 CDT http://www.wlwt.com/news/13118932/detail.html?subid=10100221 http://www.tvnewsland.com/2004/0204/2817998.gif (KENTUCKY) -- Let's say you owned 20 of 300 tickets sold in a raffle to win a new Lexus and, when you show up, a star football player announces the raffle's off becaue he's giving the car to a special lady in the audience. What would you do? (April 26) Fri, 27 Apr 2007 07:43:08 CDT http://www.wsmv.com/education/13111881/detail.html?rss=nash&psp=news http://www.tvnewsland.com/2004/0204/2817998.gif (NASHVILLE) -- Remember pop quizzes from when you were in school? Well, in one district, the latest surprise doesn't come in hte form of a test. (April 26) Fri, 27 Apr 2007 07:45:53 CDT http://www.kptv.com/news/13203258/detail.html http://www.tvnewsland.com/2004/0127/2796328.gif (PORTLAND, ORE.) -- You may have heard about the rash of brazen thefts of copper around the country, but theives are targeting a new metal object and taking it off of parked cars. (April 27) Fri, 27 Apr 2007 07:56:35 CDT http://www.theindychannel.com/news/13202292/detail.html http://www.tvnewsland.com/2004/0204/2817998.gif (USA) -- Ever wonder what happens to lost luggage that no one ever shows up to collect? (April 28) Fri, 27 Apr 2007 07:53:48 CDT http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/newsarchive/13184036/detail.html http://www.tvnewsland.com/2004/0127/2796328.gif (KANSAS) -- A 12-year-old student faces possible suspension and misdemeanor charges after officials say he used a cell phone camera to take inappropriate pictures of classmates. (April 26) Fri, 27 Apr 2007 07:50:12 CDT http://www.click2houston.com/news/12917491/detail.html http://www.tvnewsland.com/2004/0127/2796328.gif (HOUSTON) -- A man who police said went on a killing rampage in his apartment building wa found to have e-mailed his own obituary to friends and family. (April 25) Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:22:57 CDT http://www.nbc6.net/news/13024683/detail.html http://www.tvnewsland.com/2004/0126/2794556.gif (MIAMI) -- It's not exactly the tool you'd expect robbers to use, but police are looking for two men who stole a backhoe and then used it in an aborted attempt to rob and ATM. (April 25) Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:36:58 CDT http://www.kcci.com/news/12936772/detail.html http://www.tvnewsland.com/2004/0126/2794556.gif (DES MOINES) -- A detective decided he would try to find the phone of a woman reported missing days earlier and her cell phone company aided the effort and used the GPS chip to find it. They found more than the phone. (April 25) Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:23:15 CDT http://www.ketv.com/education/12996149/detail.html http://www.tvnewsland.com/2004/0204/2817998.gif (OMAHA) -- School officials have changed the district's code of conduct policy to allow officials to search student laptops, flash drives and cell phones. (April 25) Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:30:16 CDT http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/13029291/detail.html http://www.tvnewsland.com/2004/0126/2794556.gif (MICHIGAN) -- Let's say you heard about a suburban Detroit woman who lost her beloved African Gray Congo Parrot seven months ago. Then you learned that she had found it. But the story seems simply too hard to believe. (April 25) Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:40:49 CDT http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/video/13008677/detail.html http://www.tvnewsland.com/2004/0127/2796341.gif (KANSAS) -- A tornado that swept apart parts of Kansas was caught on camera. (April 25) Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:32:24 CDT http://www.kptv.com/video/12951069/index.html http://www.tvnewsland.com/2004/0127/2796341.gif (PORTLAND, OR) -- A suspect making a court appearance on charges of identity theft and facing $250,000 bail literally tried to run from the courtroom and the entire incident was caught on camera. (April 25) Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:26:13 CDT http://www.wpxi.com/news/12917532/detail.html http://www.tvnewsland.com/2004/0127/2796324.gif (FLORIDA) -- Imagine being a 911 operator and getting this phone call: "I had my truck stolen, I'm in the back of my pickup." (April 24) Mon, 23 Apr 2007 21:42:46 CDT http://www.thebostonchannel.com/asseenon5/12931665/detail.html http://www.tvnewsland.com/2004/0126/2794556.gif (BOSTON) -- You've probably heard about how hybrid car owners get preferential commuter lane treatment in many cities. Looks like Boston is going one further. (April 24) Mon, 23 Apr 2007 21:48:06 CDT http://www.wpxi.com/news/12917532/detail.html http://www.tvnewsland.com/2004/0204/2817998.gif (PENNSYLVANIA) -- So, there's this cafe that's known for serving some great food and wonderful art. But, see, there's this painting in the bathroom ... (April 24) Tue, 24 Apr 2007 07:53:41 CDT http://www.local6.com/news/12642432/detail.html http://www.tvnewsland.com/2004/0127/2796328.gif (FLORIDA) -- A 24-year-old surfer received quite a shock while paddling on his board to catch a wave. (April 23) Mon, 23 Apr 2007 08:12:50 CDT http://www.wyff4.com/news/12638345/detail.html?subid=10100246 http://www.tvnewsland.com/2004/0126/2794556.gif (SOUTH CAROLINA) -- Police arrested a 25-year-old paralyzed man after they found he was using a cane to drive his car. (April 23) Mon, 23 Apr 2007 08:10:21 CDT http://www.wfsb.com/news/12535740/detail.html http://www.tvnewsland.com/2004/0204/2817998.gif (CONNECTICUT) -- A piece of evidence that disappeared during Michael Skakel's appeal for a new trial was found ... by a clerk watching video of the trial. (April 20) Fri, 20 Apr 2007 09:26:47 CDT http://www.kptv.com/news/12535724/detail.html http://www.tvnewsland.com/2004/0127/2796328.gif (OREGON) -- Police are searching for the person who left a cat and her five kittens sealed in a bin without air for 10 hours after dropping them on the doorstep of the Oregon Humane Society. (April 20) Fri, 20 Apr 2007 09:28:54 CDT http://www.news4jax.com/news/12554747/detail.html http://www.tvnewsland.com/2004/0127/2796328.gif (JACKSONVILLE) -- Police are searching for a pair of puppy snatchers caught on camera, one distracting employees while the other walked out the door with a dog worth more than $1,000. (April 20) Fri, 20 Apr 2007 09:54:02 CDT http://www.local6.com/news/12605804/detail.html http://www.tvnewsland.com/2004/0126/2794556.gif (CHICAGO) -- Store owners are looking for help from police and industry in an effort to halt a troublesome trend of graffiti 'taggers' using acid instead of paint to leave their mark. (April 20) Fri, 20 Apr 2007 09:57:19 CDT http://www.nbcsandiego.com/militaryconnection/12542978/detail.html http://www.tvnewsland.com/2004/0127/2796324.gif (SAN DIEGO) -- A former Marine Staff Sergeant in Vietnam received one of the military's highest honors 40 years after his battlefield heroics. (April 20) Fri, 20 Apr 2007 09:51:14 CDT http://www.wesh.com/news/12428137/detail.html http://www.tvnewsland.com/2004/0204/2817998.gif (FLORIDA) -- It's enough to make law-abiding taxpayers gnash their teeth. (April 19) Wed, 18 Apr 2007 22:30:21 CDT http://www.wlwt.com/news/12418231/detail.html http://www.tvnewsland.com/2004/0127/2796328.gif (OHIO) -- Parents and pet owners in one community outside of Cincinnati are jittery and hoping local authorities can corral a pack of what's described as hybrid wolves. (April 19) Wed, 18 Apr 2007 22:25:14 CDT http://www.local10.com/news/12371059/detail.html http://www.tvnewsland.com/2004/0204/2817998.gif (FLORIDA) -- We're guessing these thieves either didn't have a clue what they had or realized that selling them on eBay would get them caught. (April 19) Wed, 18 Apr 2007 22:06:55 CDT http://www.click2houston.com/news/12398016/detail.html http://www.tvnewsland.com/2004/0204/2817998.gif (HOUSTON) -- Not exactly with this inmate had in mind when he tried to escape. (April 19) Wed, 18 Apr 2007 22:12:29 CDT http://www.local10.com/news/12264216/detail.html http://www.tvnewsland.com/2004/0126/2794556.gif (FLORIDA) -- After a brief rod and foot chase police caught a man they say used a tractor-trailer to rip a night desposit box from a bank. (April 18) Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:11:11 CDT http://www.local6.com/news/12274647/detail.html http://www.tvnewsland.com/2004/0204/2817998.gif (FLORIDA) -- A 50-pound black Labrador mascot of a Coast Guard station was found locked inside a box that holds flares and pyrotechnics after being missing for nearly two days. (April 18) Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:14:45 CDT http://www.newsnet5.com/health/12298685/detail.html http://www.tvnewsland.com/2004/0127/2796324.gif (CLEVELAND) -- Doctors used a cutting edge procedure to restore eyesight to a Marine veteran who served in Iraq but was injured on his civilian foundary job by a burst of chemicals that struck him in the face. (April 19) Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:18:34 CDT