University of Arkansas Razorback football fans can get pretty rowdy on game days, but they're rarely unruly enough to require emergency assistance. One Saturday last fall, however, Fayetteville police found themselves inundated by dozens of emergency 911 calls from the stadium before half-time alone.

Anyone who has seen a delivery truck driving down the street with a parking ticket flapping from its windshield knows that the vehicles hold a special place in the hearts of parking-enforcement officers.

It was a fine September morning--until the sun came out. Then the midday rays began to wreak havoc on U.S. 82 outside of Brunswick, Georgia, turning a recently applied road sealant into what one trucker described as a "big mass of hot super glue."

When Wisconsin created a state lottery 12 years ago, legislators promised it would be self-funding and they would never, ever tap into state tax dollars. Yet, last session, legislators did just that.

New York City inhaled deeply and issued the first-ever tobacco bond in November. The $709 million bond, part of a $2.8 billion debt the city will sell in the next four years, sold out immediately.