Gorillas escape enclosed space at Como Zoo, now secure Como Zoo posted on Twitter that although the gorilla left, it was "always in gorilla proof barriers" and that "no people or animals [were] ever at risk."July 10, 2014
Equipment failure stalls I-35E bridge finale The bridge work was supposed to be finished by 5 a.m today. MnDOT spokesman Kevin Gutknecht says there were problems with the equipment that was pushing the 3.5 million pound bridge into place.July 10, 2014
Video: Ride on a mosquito fighting helicopter MPR News reporter Tim Post put GoPro cameras on board a Metropolitan Mosquito Control District helicopter and captured its aerial acrobatics over Anoka County.July 10, 2014
World's best pilot buys pizza for passengers Capt. Gerhard Brandner's Frontier Airlines flight to Denver was diverted because of thunderstorms. Stuck on the ground in Cheyenne, he decided to order some pizza for himself -- and everyone aboard.July 9, 2014
Know your downtown Minneapolis weekend road closures Life in downtown Minneapolis will be getting a pair of disruptions this weekend: Basilica Block Party and the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The game isn't until Tuesday, July 15 but road closures start as early as Friday morning.July 8, 2014
How to turn potato salad into cold, hard cash Brown apparently understands that with Kickstarter, the money donation website, people will throw money at you if everyone else is too, no matter how stupid the campaign.July 8, 2014
Vet sues after burial with gay partner is denied Though federal veterans cemeteries allow the spouses of gay veterans to be interred with their loved ones, Taylor said she was surprised to find the Idaho cemetery does not.July 8, 2014