There were more storms in Minnesota over the weekend. ("Deja Vu," says KARE11.) These weren't quite as bad as the previous weekend, with its mile-long tornadoes, but when local musician Dessa wrote on Twitter "Flash floods in Minneapolis — hipsters are kayaking down Lyndale Avenue," well, she wasn't kidding.

There was extensive flash flooding in the Twin Cities, detailed by Tim Nelson of Minnesota Public Radio. Additionally, according to the Star Tribune's Bill McAuliffe, the storm left 6,000 houses without electricity.

WCCO's Reg Chapman reports on a house that was struck by lightning and caught fire — without the inhabitants even being aware of it. Fortunately, a neighbor alerted the police. Chapman quotes the Litchfield fire chief: "We actually wound up breaking down the door and they heard the commotion and she came upstairs and she saw somebody standing there and telling them to get out because their house was on fire."

Chapman actually could have looked closer to home for a similar story, as an electrical bolt fried the wiring in WCCO reporter Jason DeRusha's home, setting it smouldering insider the walls — the report is here, while Jason DeRusha himself can be seen showing off the damage to his child's room on video on WCCO's The Wire. Those who follow DeRusha's Twitter stream got a play-by-play of the whole event as it happened, including the effect of the storm and the fire on his children: "Guessing my kids will be really confused when they wake up at the neighbor's house. They slept through the lightning strike drama."

The storm also devastated farmers in Washington County — powerful rain and hail all but destroyed the crops of a number of farmers there, reported by Scott Seroka of KARE11. "In 20 minutes it's gone," grieves one farmer; yet another reminder, as though we needed one, of how fearsome and destructive weather can turn.

Of course, this weekend was also the Twin Cities' Gay Pride Festival, which, as it usually does, produced some terrific photos on Flickr. Here's a guy with a snake. Here's a performer with a disco ball for a hat. And here's a guy passing out free Bibles.

That last guy, if you remember, was a bit of a thorn in the side of festival organizers. He had participated in the event for years, but last year organizers decided not to give him a booth. He showed up anyway, was arrested, and charges were dropped. This year, organizers attempted to enforce keeping him out of the event, but, as Abby Simons of the Strib relates, U.S. District Court Judge John Tunheim ruled that passing out Bibles in a park is an activity protected by the First Amendment.

In a follow-up story, Simons checks in on reactions to the evangelist at the festival -- which were muted. It was another fellow, John Chisham of Marshall, that attracted attention, standing on a box holding a sign that read, "You are an abomination to God, You justify the wicked." How did attendees respond? "Eventually, Pride attendees stood in front of him with signs that read, ‘Standing on the Side of Love.' "

As befits Pride weekend, other TC news stories seemed to have some LGBT element to it. Case in point, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was in St. Paul Saturday to visit Union Depot, which is planned to be a transportation hub with the help of federal dollars (Eric Roper of the Strib has the story). Right across from the event, there was a gathering of Republcan challengers, including Chip Cravaack, Joel Demos, and Teresa Collett. In a moment pregnant with apparently accidental meaning, they happened to set up shop right in front of a gay bar. It's name? Rumors and Innuendo, as the PiPress's City Hall Scoop blog reports.

Additionally, Democratic candidate Margaret Anderson Kelliher received more support for her gubernatorial run this weekend from OutFront Minnesota, which describe its mission as "[making] our state a place where GLBT Minnesotans have the freedom, power, and confidence to make the best choices for their own lives." Tom Scheck has their endorsement on Minnesota Public Radio's Polinaut blog.

In arts: This past weekend was the Twin Cities Improv Festival, and MPLS.TV peeked in on some of the local organizers and participants. For those who missed it, Kevin Whaley of The Onion's AV Club listed the performers, along with videos of their work.

And for the next story, the sports story, we at the Daily Glean are going to need the audience to suggest a name and a location. Joe Mauer? TCF Bank Stadium? Well, let's turn to The Onion once again, as they have published a helpful infographic on the baseball player that alleges, among other things, that he "sculpted that horrifying bronze Kirby Puckett for the new stadium."