Because we have a lot of FamousDC readers who adore the Midwest, we occasionally find it our duty to update them on happenings back home.

1. Matt Blunt has one more reason to hate scooters.  [beep, beep]

Former Gov. Matt Blunt was issued a summons by Springfield police on Monday for failing to yield the right of way to a scooter in an accident at the intersection of Kickapoo Avenue and Cherry Street.

2. Try explaining this to your car insurance agent.  [was that a deer?]

A monkey that escaped during a May 8 storm from its cage at a monkey refuge was apparently hit by a car and killed, Polk County Sheriff Steve Bruce has confirmed.