Officials who found 32 pythons in a Dillworth storage unit say the reptiles might not be dead after all. Authorities were considering filing animal neglect charges against the owner of the snakes. Now they wonder whether they are in a type of hybernation.

Henry Atherton is charged with felony mistreatment of animals by torture. Authorities found 32 dead snakes in a storage locker near Dilworth last week. According to the criminal complaint, the 49-year-old told investigators he bought the snakes in Florida and intended to sell them.

Tom Gillaspy will retire on Tuesday. For the past three decades he's monitored population data, work force issues and demographics. Susan Brower will take his place.

Fueled by the popularity of the A&E TV show "Storage Wars," bargain-hunters and gawkers are flocking to auctions of storage units that have been abandoned or have fallen into delinquency. In Brainerd, auctions that used to draw 40 people now attract 250.

A man with ties to the Twin Cities arts community was found dead in northern Minnesota Tuesday. Andrew Wagner rented two homes, one in northeast Minneapolis just down the street from the Ritz theater where he served as technical director.