Another classic from the Wisconsin news archives:

Andy Griffith Running For Grant County Sheriff
Music Store Owner Changes Name For Election

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. — A familiar name will be on the Nov. 7 ballot for sheriff in Grant County: Andy Griffith

No, not that Andy Griffith, but a Platteville man has legally changed his name to the man who famously portrayed TV’s fictional sheriff of Mayberry and he said that he hopes the move will get him elected, WISC-TV reported.

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Here is a classic, and my personal favorite, from the archives of weird Wisconsin news, providing a true testament to the Wisconsin mentality:

Hermaphroditic deer with seven legs ‘tasty’
Wisconsin hunter bags odd beast with pickup in driveway, eats it

Thursday Dec. 14th, 2006

FOND DU LAC, Wis. – Rick Lisko hunts deer with a bow but got his most unusual one driving his truck down his mile-long driveway. The young buck had nub antlers — and seven legs. Lisko said it also had both male and female reproductive organs. “It was definitely a freak of nature,” Lisko said. “I guess it’s a real rarity.”

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An Oscar Meyer Wienermobile crashed into the home and outdoor deck of Nick Krupp in Racine, Wis. on Friday morning, July 17, 2009. According to a witness, the vehicle was parked in the driveway. The driver lurched the vehicle forward instead of backing out of the driveway, hitting Krupp’s deck and cracking the foundation of his house.