North Dakota — Earlier this week, Nicholas Krush, 47, drove his pickup truck through the walls of the emergency ward of St. Alexius Hospital in Bismarck, N.D., after overdosing on prescription drugs.

Krush, who was not wearing any clothing at the time of the accident, has been charged with driving under the influence. The crash caused more than $100,000 of damage.

Saudi Arabia — An 8-year-old girl recently divorced her 50-year-old husband of nine months.

The girl was forced into the marriage by her father, though her mother has been working to get the divorce since the marriage. An out-of-court settlement was reached with the husband, and the divorce will proceed soon.

There are no laws in Saudi Arabia regarding the minimum age for marriage, and though a woman’s consent is required, not all marriage officials verify it.

Montana — Actress Missi Pyle married bear-advocate Casey Anderson in Montana recently.

Anderson’s best man, though, was not human. Brutus, the 7-year-old grizzly bear, received that honor after being raised from a cub by Anderson.

Brutus was born at a rescue center in Idaho and risked being put down because he could not be released into the wild.

Anderson and Pyle met on the set of her 2008 film, Pretty Ugly People, in which Brutus was cast.

Australia — Krispy Kreme has been forced to back down after Australian cookie company Arnott’s threatened to sue for copyright infringement.

Krispy Kreme began marketing a product nearly identical to one of Arnott’s, and the Sydney-based company threatened to sue unless the offending product was removed from shelves. Krispy Kreme complied, and the donuts will no longer be available after May 11.

The donuts concerned in this dispute are filled with raspberry jam and topped with pink icing and coconut.

England — A battle over meat-filled pastries has sprung up between the British counties of Devon and Cornish.

Cornish pastries have long been a source of argument between the two counties, with both claiming to be the place of origin of the pastries. The debate heated when a Devon bakery won a national award for their pastries.

Cornish chefs filed an appeal that only Cornish producers could claim the award for best Cornish pastry for the same reason that sparkling wine can only be labeled “champagne” if it is from the Champagne region of France.

Birmingham — A woman has amassed a collection of 5,000 bars of soap.

Carol Vaughn, 65, has been hoarding the soap from all over the world and particularly enjoys finding unusual soaps.

Though she claims that she could never dream of using the soaps, Vaughn reported that she does have a regular hygiene routine.

Reach columnist Matt Jackson at news@dailyuw.com.