Willmar's chance at a comeback fell short in a Central Lakes Conference baseball matchup Thursday against Rocori. Down 4-1 going into the seventh inning, the Cardinals put up two runs in the top of ...

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The Buffalo Sewer Authority’s Bird Island treatment plant processes millions of gallons of wastewater every day. Without it, the Niagara River would be an open sewer. The facility’s maze of ...

The penguin was inside a cardboard box which slipped off the lap of a researcher after the helicopter set off from Bird Island, in the Eastern Cape Province, on January 19. The penguin box hit ...

The pilot and passengers were conducting an aerial survey flight of an island off South Africa's Eastern Cape on January 19, 2025. The helicopter safely landed on Bird Island. Before departing ...

A cautionary tale in aviation safety after an aerial survey went awry on the Eastern Cape’s Bird Island — always secure the cargo, especially when it’s a penguin. In an incident that might ...

The penguin, placed in a box on a passenger’s lap, slid and struck the pilot’s controls moments after takeoff from Bird Island off the Eastern Cape coast The penguin had been placed in a ...

The pilot was taking off from Bird Island, a habitat in the Eastern Cape Province, in South Africa, when it immediately ran into issues. It had been tasked with transporting a penguin which was ...

There’s a reason they can’t fly! An “unsecured” penguin in a cardboard box has been blamed for a bizarre helicopter crash in South Africa, authorities said. The flightless bird apparently ...

An “unsecured” penguin caused a helicopter to crash in South Africa after it leapt out of a cardboard box onto another passenger’s lap, then jumped onto the controls during take-off.

The crash occurred just after take off from Bird Island in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, according to reports Gabrielle Rockson is a staff writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023 ...

As the world marks World Penguin Day, South Africa has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting one of its most iconic yet critically endangered species -- the African penguin.