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 ...

Residents who see the bear are urged to avoid interacting with it and report the sighting to the Missouri Department of Conservation or your local authorities.

The word “not” was missing in the original version of this column. As recently as 20 years ago, any bear sighting in Missouri made statewide headlines. Today, the state’s bear population has become ...

The quiet streets of Haycastle Drive in O'Fallon, Missouri, became the backdrop for an unexpected visitor after a bear sighting was confirmed by the local police department. Residents were alerted ...

Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods said his county, home to a large portion of the Ocala National Forest, has grown so fast in the past decade that bear sightings have become almost commonplace.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is monitoring sightings of a black bear in southwestern Illinois, after the bear was first spotted in St. Clair County on Monday. The IDNR confirmed ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Black bear sightings are continuing to be reported across the Kansas City metro. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) said its wildlife experts are aware of the most ...

Coventry police point out that as of 2023, 165 of the 169 towns in Connecticut have reported bear sightings, and officials estimate there are between 1,000 and 1,200 roaming the state. Police ...

Black bear sightings are ramping up once again. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission said they’ve received around 30 reports of sightings this year alone and the springtime is usually to blame for ...

Spring is in full swing in The Natural State, and Arkansas black bears are out and about. Seeing a wild bear can be an exciting experience, but it is far from unique in the state formerly ...