Bobby Scheppske

Nicholas Koster, a 20-yar-old Gainesville man, stripped down naked and jumped through a window after eating psilocybin mushrooms. Police found him around 4 a.m. Saturday with a cut on his back from the window.

Gainesville Police are currently investigating an armed burglary and case of sexual battery that happened around 4 a.m. Monday.

A controlled back burn on Halfmoon Prairie in Marion County Monday may cause visibility issues on nearby State Road 40 and 183rd Avenue Road/Levy Hammock Road.

Sexual Assault Awareness Month begins with free Aikido self defense classes in the United Training Center with Aikido of Gainesville. Classes are held every thursday and taught by Sensei Tom Huffman and Keith McInnis.

The Gainesville Police Department is asking the public for any information in an attempted sexual battery and armed robbery case that happened at The Enclave Apartments complex early Saturday morning.

The Florida Highway Patrol is cracking down on hit-and-run accidents, aiming to reduce the number of fatal hit-and-runs in Florida by holding press conferences throughout the state. Fatalities resulting from hit-and-run crashes are a growing problem in Florida.

One man died in a collision on Northeast Waldo Road and East University Avenue early Monday.