Visitors at Como Zoo in St. Paul can now meet Berlin, the polar bear rescued after flood waters devastated the Lake Superior Zoo in Duluth in June, WCCO reports. Two harbor seals from the Duluth zoo are also on display at Como.

The unveiling of a bronze statue of Duluth Tuskegee Airman Joe Gomer is about a month away. The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African-American soldier to break the color barrier and fly combat missions over Europe during World War II. Created by University of Wisconsin-Superior Visual Arts chairman Tim Clear, the life-size statue will show Gomer in his flight gear.

East winds off Lake Superior brought more than a foot of new snow to Duluth and the north shore. It fell on top of the foot or so that came last Wednesday, giving the region as much snow in a week as it had over the whole winter until then.

Jessica Danielson, 30, is recovering from a very rare double organ transplant at Mayo Clinic. After more than six months of waiting, she received a new heart and liver on Monday. Doctors at Mayo told KARE 11 her lifesaving heart-liver transplant is only seen at the hospital about twice a year.

Thursday’s wind and choppy surf brought people from around the region to Duluth to ride Lake Superior’s waves. The Duluth News Tribune has images of some of those who braved the chilly waves on surfboards, sailboards and kite surfboards.

Torrential rain caused major flooding in Duluth Wednesday. A state of emergency was declared. Police told residents to stay home. At least one neighborhood was evacuated and roads and highways were closed, including Interstate 35 at several points. The Lake Superior Zoo was badly flooded and a number of animals drowned.