Archive for April, 2011

Uhrichsville man raising litter of cross-bred cats

George Krause of Uhrichsville is raising a litter of Savannah kittens — a mix between the African serval and a domestic cat. 

Distress at cat’s ‘barbaric death’

MEMBERS of the community have hit out at the “barbaric” shooting and dumping of a cat in the creek of a Bundaberg park.

Copy Cat App

The red-blue flashing lights you see in your rear view mirror might not be the police. Menlo Park police arrested a man they say used an emergency sirens app to impersonate a police officer.

Former Cat Stevens asks Iran to free US hikers

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Yusuf Islam, the British musician formerly known as Cat Stevens, is calling for the release of two American hikers charged with spying in Iran. A video from Islam has been posted on

Pet of the Week: Olyver

Pet for adoption: Olyver is a “gentleman” with black and white tuxedo coat and “tail” for strutting the cat walk through your living room.

Nothing brings out neighborliness like a cat up a tree

It’s after midnight on a school night and my wife is near the top of a 16-foot ladder leaning against a tree, trying to hoist a laundry basket containing a bowl of tuna fish. And watching it all from a perch on a limb near the top of our neighbor’s ash…

Nothing brings out neighborliness like a cat up a tree

It’s after midnight on a school night and my wife is near the top of a 16-foot ladder leaning against a tree, trying to hoist a laundry basket containing a bowl of tuna fish. And watching it all from a perch on a limb near the top of our neighbor’s ash…

‘Cat Walk marks 10th anniversary

For the 10th consecutive year, more than 200 people gathered Saturday at Bearcat Arena on the campus of Northwest Missouri State University for ‘Cat Walk, a locally organized fundraiser for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Pet of the week

Opie and Otis are pets of the week. Opie is a big cat with a big heart. He is an orange tabby with short hair. Opie is 2, enjoys playing with his brothers and having his back scratched, and would make a sweet addition to any family. Otis is a fluffy or…

Fashion Five-O Teaches Model Behavior

A group of girls in Brooklyn Park have made their runway debut modeling fashions that they created. A class to help at risk youth gain confidence on the cat walk and in the real world.