April 3, 2017

Trigger problem could lead to ‘unintentional discharge’ Staff Report Ilion, N.Y. — Remington Arms Company is voluntarily recalling its Model 700 and Model Seven rifles manufactured over an eight-year period to address safety issues that could cause the firearms to “unintentionally discharge,” the company announced last month. A company announcement also urged owners of those models manufactured from […]

Holden, W.Va. — On land where coal was once mined, officials have trumpeted the return of an elk herd to West Virginia for the first time in 141 years. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and officials from the state Division of Natural Resources and other agencies introduced the public to 24 elk in a wilderness area

St. Paul — There was one fatal incident involving a dog caught in a trap in 2016, the lowest number since the Minnesota DNR began tracking reported incidents in 2012. It was a low-effort year for trappers, what with a largely depressed fur market, but there’s also reason to believe that educational efforts might be