This first story isn't local to here, but has that local flavor to it.

Yes, it's sad for the bunny, but I'm sorry, it's so absurd, I had to laugh.

Germany's famous earless baby bunny died suddenly after a cameraman, who was about to film the rabbit for a scheduled news conference, accidentally stepped on it.

Huffingtonpost.com reports that Til suffered from a genetic defect that meant she was born without ears and was about to be filmed during a news conference when the cameraman stepped backwards, crushing the rabbit to death. Til's sandy fur made her hard to spot, especially when she was burrowed in hay.

Zoo director Uwe Dempewolf told Spiegel magazine Til did not suffer: "It was a direct hit."

More absurdity:

LAFAYETTE, Colo. -- Lafayette police have ticketed a man who is accused of tying his cat to a rock after the cat refused to go jogging.

Lafayette police Sgt. Fred Palmer said 19-year-old Seth Franco brought his cat on a leash to the path around Waneka Lake Park and the cat was unable to keep up.

According to the Boulder Daily Camera, witnesses told police Franco secured the cat's leash to a rock while he finished his run. A passer-by saw the cat and called police.

According to police radio traffic, the cat was being attacked by a flock of birds while it was tied to the rock.

Franco was ticketed on suspicion of domestic animal cruel treatment, but because the cat was not injured, it was returned to Franco.