This may hurt a bit: Zimbabwe officials say they intend to seek the extradition of the Minneapolis dentist who killed a lion that was lured out of a national park. The dentist has reportedly returned home but has not reopened his office.
Among patients now sitting in his waiting room are Simba, Aslan, Lambert, Alex, Leo, the MGM Lion and, most notably, the Cowardly Lion.
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Channel-surfing the vast cultural wasteland: “Mythbusters” attempts to answer a rather gory question: Can a pane of glass falling from a high-rise cut a person in half? Find out at 9 p.m. on Discovery.
We’re still waiting to hear from Adam and Jamie about busting an urban myth from our childhood: Can a penny dropped from the Space Needle go right through a person? A watchful father prevented our own attempt at mythbusting.
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Our long regional nightmare is over: Quarterback Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks have reportedly reached a deal to extend his contract four years, paying Wilson $87.6 million.
Among the contract’s performance bonuses: Wilson will receive $1 million for every Super Bowl he doesn’t blow by not giving the ball to Marshawn Lynch (A tip of the helmet to Herald Writer Chris Winters, @Chris_At_Herald.)
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