Minnesota Zoo Treetop Trail opens Friday
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The Minnesota Zoo has repurposed its former monorail track into a treetop trail, and the trail opens on Friday. FOX 9's Cody Matz has the details.

Traps removed near Yellowstone after no sign of grizzly bear that killed woman

Wildlife workers on Tuesday halted their efforts to capture a grizzly bear that killed a woman over the weekend near Yellowstone National Park after finding no sign of the animal since the day of the attack.

Using fire to improve landscape in Minnesota
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Prescribed burns, as they're often called, have become commonplace across the country, including right here in Minnesota. In fact, the city of Burnsville is using fire to transform its heavily forested city parks back into the oak savannas they once were hundreds of years ago. With several hundred acres of parks, they will be transformed over the course of many years. But it's already underway in Terrace Oaks Park with roughly one-third of the 220-acre park restored.

Woman dies after grizzly bear encounter near Yellowstone National Park

A woman was found dead in Montana on Saturday after coming into contact with a grizzly bear on a trail west of Yellowstone National Park.

See the rare blue frog spotted in Rhode Island

Some of Rhode Island's frog species can occasionally exhibit rare blue coloration.

Minnesota DNR restricting use of lead bullets for hunts at state parks

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says it will require hunters to use lead-free, non-toxic ammunition for hunters on some state land this fall.

Suspected lioness on the loose near Berlin: police

Nearby residents were advised to stay indoors if possible, to refrain from walks and jogs in the woods, and to take dogs at most for short walks on a leash.

Minnesota sunflower field offers solace to families experiencing infant loss

A new sunflower field in southern Minnesota is becoming a healing garden for those experiencing infant loss, as organizers say it's already attracting people from near and far ahead of its official opening Thursday.