Choo Choo Bob’s moves to new Union Depot location

A beloved kids' toy store returned to St. Paul's Union Depot. Choo Choo Bob’s Train Store is now on the main floor of the historic transportation hub. The train-themed toy store and play area opened in 2005 on Marshall Avenue. Four years ago it moved to a temporary spot in St. Louis Park. Long-time employee "Engineer Paul" is still a fixture at the shop and does story time two times a week.

Feather transplant? MN orgs team up to save swans

Earlier this year, two trumpeter swans were brought in just days apart to Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Roseville. The majority of feathers on both wings of one swan and half of the other were severely tattered, requiring a "feather transplant."