Estes Park shops report elk wandering inside. Colorado Parks and Wildlife urge caution around the wild animals.

Elsa and Ralph, the owners of The Sweatshirt Center on Elkhorn Avenue, shared the very Colorado moment with Denver7. They say elk have entered the store on two separate occasions recently.

An elk wandered into an Estes Park gift store, surprising staff and customers as it calmly browsed merchandise for about 10 minutes.

An elk in Estes Park decided to spend the Fourth of July holiday doing a bit of shopping, walking into a store downtown while dozens of people looked on.

A 17-year-old girl from Elk River's death was ruled a homicide by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office.

A Hennepin County Medical Examiner report states her death was a homicide. Brooklyn Park is a suburb of Minneapolis, and is about 22 miles south of Elk River, which is in Sherburne County.

DIY elk hunting has gotten tougher over the years. But there's still great opportunity for those willing to work for it. Here's where to hunt elk.