January 1, 2018

West Barre, N.Y. — It’s not uncommon for someone to pass along some sage advice or make a last request from their deathbed. But when Grant Shoemaker heard his father’s dying wish, he couldn’t wait to make it come true. Shoemaker, who lives in the Orleans County community of West Barre, lost his father Willis

Grand Rapids, Minn. — When a black bear earlier last week attacked three men and a dog along the shores of McDougal Lake near Isabella in northeastern Minnesota, it immediately raised eyebrows. Bear attacks aren’t common in Minnesota – there have been six since 2002 that required hospitalization – and there never before had been

Chenoa, Ill. — DNR is investigating a turkey shoot that’s divided the small central Illinois town of Chenoa. Several Chenoa residents claim they are upset about the decision to shoot a handful of turkeys that had become a part of the town. According to a media report, Chenoa’s mayor said that he authorized shooting the

Madison — The 2017 gun deer season preliminary figures show the harvest increased in the Northern Forest Zone, but decreased in the rest of the state. “We saw a significant increase over last year in the Northern Forest Region, showing that we have a deer herd that is generally increasing,” Eric Lobner, DNR director of