January 25, 2016

Fall Creek farmer gets $298,770 from taxpayers

Springfield — Now that gray wolves are a protected species in Illinois, work is underway to establish rules and policies on how to handle these large carnivores when they cross paths with humans. Illinois lawmakers last spring passed laws identifying the wolves, as well as black bears and cougars, as a protected species and to

DEC again seeks access to trap, tag and release birds

Walker, Minn. — The Cass County Sheriff’s Department reported earlier this week that an ice angler who was fishing from a camper trailer converted to a fish house apparently died from carbon monoxide poisoning on Sunday, Jan. 17. The man, who was fishing with three other people – all of whom appeared to be suffering