ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) - It sounds like it might be from an X-rated movie. A female high school teacher is outed as an ex-porn star. But that's happening in a suburban St. Louis school district. The Parkway School District has placed the teacher on paid administrative leave. District officials say a student confronted the teacher about her porno past. Officials aren't naming the woman, who requested the suspension. According to the school district, the woman told her principal about her adult film involvement after the student's discovery. The woman had previously indicated she didn't intend to return to the school in the fall.
MARIJUANA ALLIGATOR
HEMET, Calif. (AP) - Was it a guard gator? Authorities aren't sure. Police
report finding a 50-pound alligator in a raid on a Southern California grow
house. Brian Link, a commander with a state narcotics task force, says the
reptile was surrounded by pot plants. The alligator was turned over to an animal
shelter. Joel Almquist of the Forever Wild Exotic Animal Sanctuary calls the pot
gator "very, very mellow."
'RANGO' DISRUPTED
BARABOO, Wis. (AP) - Maybe Sheriff Rango should be on this case. Police charge
Timothy Elvester was drunk, cussing and even peeing during a matinee showing
"Rango." An officer was dispatched to the Desert Star Cinema in Lake Delton,
Wisconsin, to investigate. Staff told the officer that Elvester had relieved
himself inside the crowded theater and was swearing during the animated movie.
The film was stopped so officers could remove Elvester. He's being held on $100
cash bond.
BIGFOOT SUING
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Bigfoot is suing. Amateur filmmaker Jonathan Doyle is
taking New Hampshire officials to court over a Bigfoot stunt. There wasn't
trouble the first time he dressed as Bigfoot and videotaped interviews with
hikers in a state park. The second time, park rangers told him he needed a $100
permit and a $2 million insurance bond. The New Hampshire ACLU contends the
permit requirement is a violation of Bigfoot's -- or rather -- Doyle's
constitutional rights.
COLD-BLUE BEER CANS
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Another beer can is getting the blues. Busch
Light is adopting a temperature-sensitive ink that turns blue when cold. The ink
was developed by a Colorado Springs company and is now used on Coors Light. The
mountains on the beer can turn blue when the beer is chilled. Officials of
Chromatic Technologies aren't saying what the beer label contracts are worth.
NEW SNAKE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - There's a new snake in town -- at least in Knoxville.
Beginning Saturday, Buttercup, a 23-foot-long python, goes on display at the zoo
in the Tennessee city. Zoo officials say they were "slack-jawed" when they took
Buttercup of its crate. Buttercup even has a human bedroom-sized display, that
includes a heating pad and lamp. The giant snake will be on exhibit at the
Knoxville Zoo through Labor Day.
