Crime Stories

Conservation researchers doing routine checks at Chudleigh Knighton Heath Nature Reserve in south Devon in mid-October got a nasty surprise. An established nest of narrow-headed ants was gone. In its place: a hollow in the ground and clear marks from a spade. The missing colony of Formica exsecta one of England’s rarest ants could have held between 1,000 and 5,000 insects, including one or more...

A parent of a Bedford High School student is under investigation after allegedly walking into rival Grosse Pointe South High School and defecating in a hallway following a lopsided playoff loss. Grosse Pointe South shut out Temperance Bedford 42-0 on November 6, 2026, in a Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 2 second-round playoff game at Grosse Pointe South. After the final whistle, surveillance footage...