Residual gun powder was spotted after a piece of rust was removed from the cannon, exposing the cannon ball, New York City Police said. Authorities were summoned to remove the gun powder and make the ...

GILLETTE, Wyo. — Authorities say a 14-year-old northern Wyoming boy was killed when the cannon he was building exploded. Campbell County Sheriff Scott Matheny tells the Gillette News Record that ...

A man working on a homemade cannon in his backyard was injured when gunpowder being used for the project exploded. Police say the man, 20, was “constructing a miniature cannon” Friday morning in the ...

WAUPACA, Wis. (CBS Local)-- One of three Wisconsin men charged with making a homemade "cannon" that exploded, killing a man, pleaded not guilty, authorities said. 42-year-old Kenneth Niemer of ...

LOWELLVILLE, Ohio (WKBN) – A Lowellville, Ohio party was interrupted on Saturday night with a loud blast. Around 10:30 p.m. someone set off a homemade cannon in the park across the street from Brock ...