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Gorilla at Cincinnati Zoo placed in world's first 3D-printed titanium cast is healing well
A groundbreaking medical procedure is helping an injured gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens.
Gladys, an 11-year-old gorilla, broke her arm last month in a scuffle with her siblings, according to a press release.
The gorilla was placed in the world’s first 3D-printed titanium cast, designed by GE Aerospace company Colibrium Additive also based in Cincinnati.
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On May 16, one month after the incident, veterinarians at the zoo examined the animal’s injury and confirmed that the cast has been working.
Cincinnati Zoo primate team leader Ashley Ashcraft reported in a statement that Gladys tolerated the 3D-printed cast “much better” than she did the temporary cast placed on her arm during surgery.
“Despite it weighing about 8 pounds, she’s been able to get around better than we expected,” she said in the release.
Gladys underwent surgery to repair her arm on April 14.
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The zoo confirmed in a previous press release that it’s not unusual for gorillas to have these altercations with each other.
Cincinnati Zoo’s zoological manager of primates, Victoria McGee, called Gladys’ incident a “minor squabble.”
Gladys, pictured here, is an 11-year-old gorilla who lives at the Cincinnati Zoo. The zoo confirmed earlier that it’s not unusual for gorillas to have altercations with each other. (Cincinnati Zoo)
“She must have fallen in just the wrong way to break her arm, but the result was a complete, oblique fracture of her distal humerus,” she said.
The team hoped the titanium cast would be “more gorilla-proof,” since it’s made of the same material as the screws and plates that were placed in Gladys’ arm during surgery.
Gladys was attended to 24/7 in the first few weeks of her injury while she was separated from the other gorillas, the release noted.
Gladys will most likely remain removed from her pack and the public for a few weeks after cast removal to “take things slowly”
Cincinnati Zoo’s director of animal health, Dr. Mike Wenninger, confirmed that the keepers have “done a fantastic job” of keeping Gladys “distracted and happy” so she can heal.
“And the X-rays from yesterday show that healing is happening,” he said. “We’re going to keep her in a cast for another few weeks. After that, she will require physical therapy, but should be able to use her arm like she used to.”
The 3D-printed titanium cast, which weighs 8 pounds, is the first of its kind in the world, according to the zoo. (Cincinnati Zoo)
Gladys will most likely remain removed from her pack and the public for a few weeks after cast removal to “take things slowly” before being re-introduced, the release stated.
Cincinnati Zoo veterinarian Dr. Jessica Heinz said that she and her team will continue to work with Gladys through stretching and mobility exercises to ensure that she’s able to make similar movements on her own once she’s “out of the cast for good.”
Fox News Digital reached out to the Cincinnati Zoo for additional comment.
Fox News Digital also reached out for further information to Colibrium Additive. Shannon Morman, advanced lead engineer at the company, said that the “titanium cast took around 65 hours to print, and we were able to deliver it to the zoo team in under a week,” according to 3DNatives.
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Detroit Tigers prospect Jackson Jobe explains pitching development
Detroit Tigers right-hander Jackson Jobe joined the “Days of Roar” podcast to talk about his MLB debut in 2024 and his expectations for 2025.
ATLANTA – Detroit Tigers right-hander Jackson Jobe has taken a big step in his return.
The 23-year-old completed his first bullpen session Tuesday, April 28, as he continues his rehabilitation program after Tommy John surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow.
He isn’t joining the Tigers anytime soon.
“He’s well off into the future,” manager A.J. Hinch said before Tuesday’s opener of a three-game series against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park. “But it’s nice to see him change his program a little bit.”
The Tigers hope Jobe will be available in August to pitch MLB innings.
Before that happens, Jobe needs to complete an abundance of bullpen sessions, several live batting practice sessions and then five or six starts on a rehab assignment. Only then will the Tigers be ready to decide whether to promote him to MLB or let him work in Triple-A.
That decision is more than three months away.
Jobe hasn’t pitched for the Tigers since May 28, 2025, the final of 10 starts in which he registered a 4.22 ERA with 27 walks (12.4% walk rate) and 39 strikeouts (17.9% strikeout rate) across 49 innings. He suffered an elbow injury that required Tommy John surgery on June 16, 2025.
Jobe made his MLB debut in September 2024.
Before his Tigers debut, Jobe struggled in two starts for Triple-A Toledo in 2024. He allowed six runs on 12 hits and five walks with seven strikeouts over nine innings in those two starts for the Mud Hens.
The Tigers selected Jobe with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2021 draft.
Troy Melton building workload as starter
The Tigers need help in the bullpen.
But right-hander Troy Melton is building his workload as a starter – not a reliever – as he returns from right elbow inflammation. The 25-year-old has been sidelined since spring training, but on Tuesday, he completed his second live batting practice session in preparation for a rehab assignment.
Melton isn’t eligible to pitch for the Tigers until May 25.
“He’ll have a full spring training,” Hinch said.
Expect about six starts for Melton during his rehab assignment as the Tigers replicate a spring training experience. The timeline of six starts would make him ready to join the Tigers in late May.
That’s right on schedule.
Right-handed reliever Beau Brieske (left adductor strain) joined Melton in Tuesday’s live batting practice session, while Zach McKinstry (left hip/abdominal inflammation) swung in the batters box against both pitchers.
The session took place in Lakeland, Florida.
“We’re chipping away at this health thing,” Hinch said. “We’re feeling better by the update so far.”
Contact Evan Petzold at epetzold@freepress.com or follow him @EvanPetzold.
Milwaukee storm uproots tree, crushing both of man’s trucks
David Machado describes how an uprooted tree fell on both of his trucks after heavy rain and high winds swept through Milwaukee.
Three Milwaukee teenagers are charged with felony murder in the Walker’s Point fatal shooting of a 35-year-old man April 14.
Milwaukee prosecutors issued charges of murder and attempted armed robbery in the killing of David Krause, which prosecutors and family said followed the man’s celebration of the city’s 414 Day celebration and asking the youth for a ride during the day’s heavy storms.
Milwaukee police said those arrested include a 16-year-old boy, a 14-year-old boy, a 15-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl. The girl was released without any charges being immediately filed, according to a children’s court official, while the other three are charged.
A Milwaukee County Court Commissioner ruled each of the three charged teens will remain in custody ahead of their next court proceedings.
Krause’s mother, Diane Krause, described her son’s killing as a “monstrous act” and a “senseless crime” during an April 28 court hearing for one of the teenagers.
Krause had been celebrating 414 Day when he was dropped off at a Walker’s Point gas station and later asked a group of teens for a ride during the day’s heavy rains, according to his mother and a juvenile petition, the charging document, filed against one of the teenagers.
Footage shows Krause entered the vehicle, which authorities say was stolen, and the vehicle drove away, according to the petition. Afterward, footage showed Krause running from the vehicle and toward a bar entrance, but two of the youth attacked him before he reached it and one shot him.
The teenager who is accused of pulling the gun’s trigger faces an additional charge of arson for allegedly attempting to burn the vehicle they used in order to destroy evidence, prosecutors said at an April 27 court hearing. During the hearing, it was detailed the youth had previously been charged with firearm and car-theft related offenses and his whereabout was unknown to authorities since September 2025.
The April 28 hearing comes days after the first teenager charged in Krause’s shooting was mistakenly released by Milwaukee County staff and re-arrested April 27. That incident is under review, a county spokesperson said.
Krause’s family has been critical of the mistake.
“Someone has to answer for their incompetence,” Diane Krause previously told the Journal Sentinel.
David Clarey is a public safety reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He can be reached at: dclarey@usatodayco.com.
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