The Centralia Police Department is warning residents to be aware after a bear was sighted within the city. Lauren TeBrink, tells ABC 17 News she has not seen anything like it in the two and a half ...

A black bear on the loose in suburban Missouri has left residents startled and the community wondering how close is too close ...

The Missouri Department of Conservation urging people to not ... and should not leave pets outside unattended. Click here to see MDC's bear sighting map.

Missouri wildlife officials have confirmed a handful of bear sightings in the vicinity of Kansas City this week and are advising people to stay clear of any bears they might happen across.

The second sighting was reported in Grandview, Missouri, by a police officer. The officer said he saw the black bear run across Main Street at about 5:45 Tuesday morning. He followed it to the ...

WE DID TALK TO THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION TODAY, WHO TELLS US IT IS NOT COMMON, BUT ALSO NOT UNHEARD OF TO HAVE BEAR SIGHTINGS IN OUR AREA. THEY HAVE HAD THEM AS FAR NORTH AS ...

A black bear was ... in southern Missouri, according to the conservation department. It’s unclear if these are the same bears, but FOX4 received tips from viewers about a bear sighting in ...

According to a city spokesperson, animal control officers reached out to the Missouri Department of Conservation and confirmed the bear sighting. “The bear is not believed to be a danger to the ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Black bear sightings on May 12-13 have been confirmed in Johnson County, Kansas, and Jackson County, Missouri. A black bear was spotted Tuesday morning in Grandview near the ...

This makes seeing black bears roaming around a bit more common, especially in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Missouri ... Minnesota DNR does have a map of the latest sightings across the State with ...

Most of the black bear sightings this year have been in northeastern Iowa near the Minnesota and Wisconsin borders. However, Evelsizer said the bear population in Missouri is growing rapidly ...