🐺 Wolf Gets Loose At The Zoo + Cafeteria Worker Saves Choking Padua Franciscan Student

Hope you had a good weekend despite the dreary rainfall across Northeast Ohio and the Cleveland Guardians' shaky hold on first place. We're back with what you need to know this Tuesday, leading with a lone wolf 🐺 who wanted go on a walkabout at the Cleveland Zoo.

Also on tap:

• 🏅 Cafeteria worker saves choking high school student.
• East Cleveland bar rocked by shooting Monday morning.
• 🍺 Find out who won the Oktoberfest microbrew competition.

Let's get back into the groove with today's news.

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Wolf Briefly Wanders From Cleveland Zoo Enclosure

1) A Mexican gray wolf briefly escaped from a Cleveland Metroparks Zoo enclosure and wandered near a tram carrying zoo visitors Sunday morning. "The wolf ran by us on the left, then turned around and ran back up the hill," Jesse Hudson told 3News WKYC. "I thought it was a coyote, actually. I thought it was more likely that an animal got into the zoo, than an animal that was in the zoo got loose."

• The 4-year-old female wolf, named Sarra, was tranquilized by zoo staff and returned to her proper habitat.
• This breed, Canis Lupus Bailey, is the smallest and rarest of the gray wolf subspecies.
• The zoo has five of these wolves: Sarra, Meraki, Aldo, Inigo and Nestor.

3News WKYC

2) A Padua Franciscan High School student choking in the lunchroom was saved by cafeteria worker Megan Kulikowski of North Royalton last week. The student approached Kulikowski and tried to speak to her but could only talk in a whisper. “She said, ‘Help.’ It wasn’t completely audible. Her face was starting to get red, so I screamed for help, threw my arms around her and performed a thrust. By the time my coworker came out from the kitchen, we looked on the ground and there was a plastic water bottle top that had come out.”

Sun Post Herald / Cleveland.com

3) One person is dead and at least 10 others wounded in a shooting at the Just Us Lounge & Deli in East Cleveland at 3 a.m. Monday. The bar was hosting an unofficial reunion party for alumni of Shaw High School when someone outside began shooting. The reunion happens every Labor Day weekend. “Someone in their right mind wouldn’t spray the crowd with bullets and want to hurt someone. I mean, why would you want to hurt someone at a celebration?” said Dawn Jones.

Fox 8 News

4) Several Cleveland restaurant operators told food reporter Marc Bona that staffing issues and price hikes have led to a drop in sales this year, echoing the results of an Ohio survey of restaurateurs. More than half of the survey respondents said sales dropped this year. Restaurants are still staying closed on certain days or limiting hours. Meanwhile, 91 percent of restaurants told the Ohio Restaurant Association that they've raised prices and 65 percent changed menu items.

Cleveland.com

5) Top marks in the Cleveland Oktoberfest microbrew contest go to The Brew Kettle. This popular locale earned four awards, including the coveted Best in Show for its Bushwood India Pale Ale. Other big winners include Immigrant Son Brewery of Lakewood and Masthead Brewing Co. of Cleveland, with both breweries receiving four medals as well. Noble Beast Brewing Co. of Cleveland took three awards. (Cleveland.com)

⚾ Cleveland Guardians try to hold onto first place this week: The Guardians are on the road facing the Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins.

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5 More Headlines You Need To See Today

• Annual Taste of the Browns returns to FirstEnergy Stadium Sept. 12 (Cleveland Scene)
• Cleveland Division of Police announce passing of Cleveland patrol officer (3News WKYC)
• Cleveland neighbors beg city for action after numerous car accidents on West 81st Street (Cleveland 19 News)
• Man fatally shot after attacking CMHA police officer on Cleveland's west side (3News WKYC)
• New historical play in Avon Lake takes audiences back to the Roaring '20s (Cleveland.com)

Cleveland Chatter

• Baby rhino mud bath: Messy meets cute! Watch Dalia’s FIRST mud bath! Not only is rolling in the mud fun for her - it's a natural behavior with a purpose. Rhinos love a good coating of mud to help cool their bodies, protect against biting insects and to act as sunscreen. (Cleveland Metroparks Zoo via Facebook)
• New Browns signings: "We have signed OT Joe Haeg and TE Jesse James and waived G Drew Forbes and LB Jordan Kunaszyk" (Cleveland Browns via Facebook)
• This dog loves chicken nuggets: "Ready for a date with Heinz? His ideal day out seems to be a walk on the beach, a stop by the dog bakery and finishing off with chicken nuggets from the drive-thru - he's a dog with simple tastes :) " (City Dogs Cleveland via Facebook)
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