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Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler just made a huge contribution to his charity. Tyler put his 2012 Hennessey Venom GT Spyder up for auction to help raise money for Janie’s Fund. Janie's Fund is a philanthropic initiative created…

OFFBEAT NEWS: Mayor Invites His Constituents To Join Him In The Sauna The deputy mayor of Vienna, Austria wants his constituents to strip down and speak up. Gerhard Kroiss is looking to improve a sauna…

ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — A 46-year-old man has admitted being drunk when his truck slammed into the back of a car, killing a passenger in the car. The Des Moines Register reports (http://dmreg.co/2k75K93) that William…

Cheap Trick is quickly following up their 2016 release Bang, Zoom, Crazy...Hello. “We’ve been in the studio working on a new album,” Cheap Trick confirmed today on Twitter. They “hope to have [this as-yet untitled project]…

OFFBEAT NEWS: Baby Born During The Super Bowl Named After Tom Brady According to Plymouth, Massachusetts couple Sean and Colleen Gaffney, their newborn son helped the Patriots win the Super Bowl. In case you missed…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police say one man has died and another has been wounded in a Des Moines shooting. Officers sent to investigate a possible homicide around 6:40 p.m. Tuesday found a man's…

Steve Lukather, the guitarist for Toto, has confirmed that the band is working on a new album and will go on a "large-scale tour" to mark its 40th anniversary. Lukather recently talked to Backstage Axxess. “We’re working on material…

OFFBEAT NEWS: Win A Six-Bedroom House For $2.50 Strapped for cash but in the market for a new house? Dunstan Low may be your man. The 37-year-old is struggling to find a buyer for his…

Fairview Heights, Ill.--The Statesmen men’s bowling team used contributions from everyone to post a strong performance at the McKendree Baker Challenge Saturday and Sunday. William Penn placed third out of 20 teams with 7,819 pins…

A Federal Judge has made his decision on the Ratt name fiasco. Bobby Blotzer came out on the wrong side of the decision again. The judge sided with the other three surviving original members, denying Blotzer’s request for…