Jon Prell

You cannot turn on the TV anymore without seeing an ad for some type of exercise equipment. The Free Flexor is a brand new product that promises a workout that is not ordinary or boring. It also claims to give you a workout "you will not soon forget." The Free Flexor promises to build strength and get you 'ripped'.

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Wkdq and our sister stations at Townsquare media, recently took first prize in the annual charity Pizza King 'Strom Challenge'. Eating contests are all the rage right now and competitive eaters are very serious about what they do. I came across this video that might be the worst ever!

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Say it isn't so, but a report today on aol.com says that after 23 seasons, 'The Simpsons' could be cancelled. This is one of the longest running shows in TV history, and I believe the longest running animated show ever.

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Hank Williams Jr. has been has been a staple on MNF for years and that relationship has come to an end. ESPN made the announcement yesterday before the Colts - Tamp Bay game that they would be severing their ties with Williams over comments he made comparing President Obama to Hitler.

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Have you ever been afraid to go out your backdoor or to a certain spot in the yard because of a huge wasp nest? I think we all have, but this guy has come up with a solution that is nothing short of genius. He created a machine that sucks wasps out of their nest and into a box from which there is no escape.

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The 90th Fall Festival got underway today on the West Side and they have many new food items in addition to the usual fare. One thing that is great and reasonably friendly in terms of calories is the 'Haystack', which is basically a taco salad with small fritos and chili and it tastes great. The 'Haystack' is available at booth #4, 30, 42,47,52,76 and 84.

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The last few years has seen a lot of attention drawn to child or pee-wee sports. We hear all the time about the loud and obnoxious parents who can't keep quiet at games and about the fights that break out, or even the officials who are attacked. It has gotten out of hand in some cases, but this might be the best story ever.

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Hunter Hayes is one of the bright new faces in country music today and his current single is 'Storm Warning' which you can hear on 99.5 WKDQ. Late last week Hayes learned the single had reached 100,000 downloads on I-Tunes which is incredible for a new artist

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Technology today is amazing and what can be accomplished now is truly remarkable. 29-year-old Sloan Churman is a shining example of what that technology can do. Churman recently received a Cochlear implant which allowed her the opportunity to do something she thought would never happen

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The economy seems to be getting worse by the second, the price of everything is going up and the job market is not good. This is a time when the level of college graduates finding a job is at an all-time low.

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Back in 1974, a Hungarian architecture professor created a simple arrangement of 26 cubes that became the world's best selling toy. His name is Erno Rubik and it has been more than 37 years since his namesake cube, the Rubik's Cube, made it's debut and it has sold over 350 million units.

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We definitely live in a visual world and it seems we want to put everything to video these days. Someone who had way too much time on their hands decided it would be fun to use parts of famous and not so

famous movies in order to name all of the U

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