12:10 Snowboarders Compete in City
Although its organizers must have hoped for frostier weather, the Snowboard Europe Cup Championship stage will be held in Tuutary Park in St. Petersburg’s suburbs, on Saturday through Tuesday.

11:05 Hoaxer Starts Rogue Elephant Hunt
An unknown man called the police at approximately 1.30 a.m. on Thursday to say that an elephant, which belonged to a Finnish company, had broken free from its cage while being transported through the city in a large truck.