A circus monkey escaped into the woods in Springdale, Ohio, Monday after being frightened by a train whistle. The monkey is described as being two-feet-tall, has a white face with a brown body and was last seen wearing blue pants and a leash. He is particularly fond of Kentucy Fried Chicken.

A man who had been allowed to try a $17,000 artificial leg for a few hours never returned to the Des Moines, Iowa, store where he was fitted. Employees had worked with the man for a week to adjust the fit of the leg. Calls to the cell phone number left by the man went unanswered.

The rotting carcass of a dead dog that had been stuffed down a manhole was found to be the cause of a sewage backup in Provo, Utah. Officials tracked down the owner of the dog through a chip that had been implanted in the animal.

The Sun Online has contributed what they feel are the worst album covers of all time. Entries include goofy country singers in awkward poses and MC Pooh posing between the spread legs of a woman.

A Massachusetts died Tuesday night when the golf club he was using to strike a fire hydrant shattered, sending a piece of the club into his neck. Local police and the state medical examiner are investigating the bizarre accident.

Ebay has halted an auction for a baseball featuring the likeness of anti-war zealot Cindy Sheehan. Ebay claims the baseball, which appears to show a sad face drawn with a magic marker, is not properly authenticated.

An Oregon couple who forgot to pay for $10 worth of manure are being sued by Wal-mart. Police initially arrested the pair but decided that it was an honest mistake. Wal-mart isn’t pressing criminal charges but is using an odd civil law to seek $150 in damages.