A Janesville family asked their local fire department to share their story in hopes of keeping other families safe and gets blasted on social media in return.
For nearly 70 years, a "metro area" was defined by a population of 50,000 people or more. Now, a change would make it 100,000 people to carry that designation.
My mother-in-law lives in Arizona, and she would frequently regale us with stories of the myriad of creepy-crawlies and deadly creatures that share her part of the world. I've heard tales of scorpions in shoes ("Just shake the shoe before you put it on, no big deal"), black widow spiders lurking in cabinets and closets, and diamondback rattlesnakes all over the place...
Selfies might be an annoying trend for some, but they're rarely dangerous. Enter Logan Douglas of Janesville.
Officials say Douglas was taken into custody after he reportedly fired his gun while trying to take a bathroom selfie:
Logan Douglas, 19, told police that he accidentally shot a round from a shotgun through his bathroom mirror...