Any kind of bear is a rarity in Kansas, so the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks wants you to make sure to document ...

The black bear has been seen wandering in multiple locations around Kansas City. The Missouri Department of Conservation says ...

The City of Grandview said the first report came in from a police officer who was on his way to work at around 5:45 a.m. The ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Bear sightings are continuing throughout the Kansas City metro, and home surveillance has been capturing the moves. The most recent sighting was just after midnight on Wednesday ...

The increase in bears comes with challenges, as shown by a case where a hunter illegally killed a black bear on private ...

Wildlife officials estimate there are now 60,000 black bears in California, roughly triple the figure from 1998. With ...

American black bears are the smallest and most common bear in North America. They are highly adaptable, with a diet that includes honey and moose.

What makes this unique is this bear is in a populated area, Grandview, about 120 miles north of Joplin. Also this is much further north in Missouri than where bears typically are seen. The population ...

We spoke with Victoria Burnett, a Visitor Services Manager working for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to get some insight ...

Partly sunny with a chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s ...