I've never seen bears in North St. Paul, MN. There was one this morning. A small 120 lb. black bear was spotted at Richardson Elementary School. By 9 AM it meandered east to St. Peter's Catholic Church where it was wandering the school grounds and climbed a tree. DNR officers shot bean bags at it to get it out of the tree. After it started to leave the area the bear was shot and killed by police. KSTP-TV channel 5 has video of the cute little critter. Click the link below.
KSTP Channel 5 TV Video
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