CBS News Sunday Morning Correspondent Bill Geist investigated. ... "Fruita was the headless chicken capital of the world in the fall of 1945," says Fred the vet.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - Mike the Headless Chicken Festival is back in town May 30 and May 31. The annual festival takes place in Fruita and has an interesting back story. The origin story ...

The 25th Mike the Headless Chicken Festival comes to the Fruita Civic Center and Park, at 325 E. Aspen Ave on Friday, May 30 and Saturday, May 31. It is free to attend. Find more information at ...

I was at the same time excited and overwhelmed. It was only eight days until we went on a cruise. My family and I were extremely excited about our vacation.

Mike the headless chicken remains, to this day, a mystery as people try to explain how this fowl was able, in 1945 in Colorado, to live for 18 months after.

Attendees can even take pictures with a Mike the Headless Chicken mascot who runs around like a… well you know. The 25th Mike the Headless Chicken Festival comes to the Fruita Civic Center and Park, ...