Congressman Keith Ellison says the deaths of 12 people in a Colorado movie theater underscore the need for more controls on access to guns in America. Ellison wants restrictions on assault weapons and limits on purchases of ammunition, body armor, and gun clips. One legislative opponent of gun controls says more armed citizens in the theater could have helped save lives.

How loud can the walking dead get? At least a few neighbors of Midway Stadium in St. Paul fear revelers at the planned Zombie Pub Crawl VIII on Oct. 13 could get pretty noisy. Organizers are even hoping that it could qualify for a world record gathering of zombies. But the city has granted a noise variance for the 2-to-midnight event, the Pioneer Press reports.

Minnesotans who planned on strolling across the border to Grand Forks, N.D., to become one of the walking dead in the city's Zombie Run will have to kick up their feet this year. The event, which was scheduled in conjunction with the Grand Forks Zombie Music Fest next month, has been scrapped over conflicts with another marathon.

Republican Rep. Tony Cornish, a former small-town police chief, is blaming law enforcers after Gov. Dayton vetoed a bill that would have greatly expanded the rights of citizens to use deadly force. "The one that disappoints me most is gun-grabber Tim Dolan," Cornish said, referring to the Minneapolis chief of police. Cornish says he's not giving up on the bill and that "we'll have to jam it down their throat."

The limited edition collection sold out at most Target stores in minutes Tuesday. The mad rush for the Italian designer's special line also crashed Target's website. But the Minneapolis-based retailer says more merchandise is on the way.