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An elderly West Michigan man recently got a real shock when he found out that he had a 61-year-old son, despite trying unsuccessfully to have children with his wife throughout their marriage.

During a snowstorm Wednesday in northern Michigan, a motorist and his family in their minivan was having trouble seeing and they rear-ended a semi truck on the Interstate 75 near Grayling. But their problems were just beginning.

Getting pulled over by a cop is no fun, especially if you end up with a ticket for some minor violation. But what if instead of getting a ticket, the cop gave you a present? That's probably something that all of us would be OK with.

Sometimes it's just cool to blow things up. And it's even cooler to launch things into space.

High school football is a pretty big deal in many parts of the U.S. Michigan is no exception.

You may have heard of squatters, people who unlawfully occupy an uninhabited building or unused land. Well, somehow a squatter in Detroit not only took over someone's home, but they also somehow got its owner sent to jail. So, a Detroit reporter, WJKB-TV Fox 2's Charlie LeDuff, decided to step in and help the homeowner out.

A good motivational speech can definitely pump some people up, and recently the University of Michigan football team has needed that little boost. Unfortunately the guy giving this speech isn't giving it to the Michigan football team. Instead, he's giving it to all of his bros who are there to watch the Penn State game.

Meet Fox 17 meteorologist Kelly Smith. She is not a fan of spiders at all. So, what better way to freak her out than to replace her weather maps with pictures and video of spiders?!

Here in Grand Rapids there's an annual art contest called ArtPrize. It's a 19-day city-wide art exhibit in which artists display their work for everyone to see. People and a juried panel then vote on which pieces they think are the best and the winners receive $560,000 in cash prizes. There are many mediums, including paintings, drawings, sculpture and even performance art. One piece was titled

We took a call from Shane this morning, who does a sideshow act including laying on a bed of nails. It reminded us of the time five years ago when Producer Joe and Hot Wings did the same thing when a sideshow act came through the radio station.

Imagine missing one property tax payment and losing your house over it. A woman in Richland, Mich., near Kalamazoo finds herself in that predicament, WXMI Fox17 reported.

Each Thursday on "The Free Beer & Hot Wings Morning Show," we play Dumber Than Zane Trivia for a $500 cash prize.