A request to try on a top hat being worn by a Dingwall pub customer led to two men coming to blows.
CCTV captured a Ross-shire man flailing his arms about in Dingwall's High Street, prompting the dispatch of police to discover what was wrong.
The sheriff acknowledged his difficult upbringing but issued a warning over jail as she passed sentence.
A doorstep altercation in a Ross-shire village led to court and a charge of assault.
A senior lawyer wants the government to consider a rehabilitation and educational scheme for drug users, as is afforded to drink-drivers.
He also admitted threatening or abusive behaviour.
He also landed a fine after being pulled over and tested.
An Easter Ross man who recklessly set fire to trees and grassland in Alness last summer must await his fate.
He was disqualified from driving for three years and fined £1075.
A woman suffered serious injuries in yesterday's accident at Ralia by Newtonmore
A man is to stand trial charged with the murder of his brother-in-law on Skye and alleged attacks on a Ross-shire couple.
A police officer was attacked twice in less than 24 hours by the same man he had arrested.
Tests indicated he was almost five times the legal drink-drive limit.
She thought he had their child in the company of a person she regarded as "dangerous".
Aberdeen man fractured fellow reveller's cheekbone after an altercation outside the popular Highland bar.
The sheriff told him: 'This was an appalling offence which society takes an unbelievably dim view of'.
A 27-year-old Dingwall man appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court on a total of five charges.
An Evanton was bailed after details of numerous charges against him were heard at court.
An Alness man faced multiple charges when he appeared in court.
A couple from Dingwall were tricked into paying for work at their home which was never carried out.