ODDLY ENOUGH | Mom gives birth to daughter in Kansas hospital elevator

ODDLY ENOUGH

Mom gives birth to daughter in Kansas hospital elevator

LAWRENCE, Kan.

A Kansas newborn could be well equipped to face the ups and downs of life: She was born in a hospital elevator.

Alyssa Lynn Leming arrived Friday as her parents rushed through the Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, about 50 miles west of Kansas City.

Crystal Leming says it took just an hour from the onset of severe contractions to the birth of the 5-pound, 11-ounce girl whom they have nicknamed Ellee for her unusual arrival.

Leming told The Lawrence Journal-World that she and her husband, Patrick, just couldn’t reach the delivery room in time.

When the elevator door opened, Leming says she asked the assembled staff, “Can somebody please catch her head?”

The new mom says her baby is healthy and “apparently already has a flair for the dramatic.”

Fla. sheriff: Roommates’ fight over cookies leads to arrest

NAPLES, Fla.

Police say a brawl between roommates over Girl Scout cookies led to assault charges against one of them.

According to the Naples Daily News, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office reports that 31-year-old Hersha Howard woke up her roommate early Sunday and accused her of eating her Thin Mints.

They argued and deputies say that it turned physical, with Howard chasing her roommate with scissors and hitting her repeatedly with a board and then a sign.

Police say the roommate’s husband tried to separate them. The roommate said she gave the cookies to Howard’s children.

Howard is charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. She was released Monday on $10,000 bail.

A telephone listing for Howard could not be immediately found.

Mob Experience will open at Tropicana hotel in Vegas

LAS VEGAS

A new attraction on the Las Vegas Strip gives visitors a glimpse into the origin and rise of mobs in Sin City.

It features possessions and home movies from some of organized crime’s most-famous figures, including Meyer Lansky’s diary and cars belonging to Bugsy Siegel.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports the Las Vegas Mob Experience at the Tropicana hotel and casino will open to the public Tuesday.

Video displays throughout will provide commentary from James Caan, Mickey Rourke and Frank Vincent, actors with famous Mob-related roles.

Associated Press