This Week’s Weird News 3/21/25 | Talk Radio 98.3 WLAC

A ‘highway phantom’ unmasked, a new search for Nessie, and Howie Mandel’s remarkable UFO sighting were among the weird and wondrous stories to cross our desk this past week.

The worlds of pop culture and the paranormal crossed paths this past week with a pair of stories involving celebrities and high strangeness. First, during a talk show appearance, actress Kat Dennings recalled living in a purportedly haunted house wherein her mother was seemingly saved by a spirit. The eerie incident saw her mom slip on the steps down to the basement but avoided disaster when an unseen force stopped her in mid-air and returned her to an upright position. Later in the week, legendary comedian Howie Mandel captured footage of some UFOs from an airliner flying over Texas. Captured from the cockpit of the plane, the mystifying lights left even the pilot scratching his head.

This past week featured updates to two odd stories previously covered on the Coast website. In Nebraska, police arrested a man believed to be the ‘highway phantom,’ an individual who made headlines in December when he mysteriously appeared at multiple car accidents moments after they occurred and was suspected of having caused the crashes by leaving sizeable objects in the road. Alleging that this inclination was correct, authorities charged Spencer Rademacker with a pair of felonies for the curious crimes. Meanwhile, an FAA investigation into a February incident wherein a massive chunk of ice fell from the sky and pierced the roof of a Florida home raised more questions than answers as the agency found no aircraft that could account for the unidentified frosty object.

The legendary Loch Ness Monster surfaced in a pair of stories this past week, beginning with the announcement of a new search for the famed cryptid set to take place this coming May. The third annual endeavor spearheaded by the Loch Ness Centre tourist attraction and the Loch Ness Exploration (LNE) research group, the effort will combine crowds of people serving as spotters around the famed Scottish site as well as advanced remote operating vehicles and bait cameras deployed in the water. The beloved ‘monster’ was also celebrated by way of a commemorative stamp issued by the British Royal Mint as part of a collection showcasing “fabled figures from popular folklore.”

For more strange and unusual stories from the past week, check out the Coast to Coast AM website.