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

With critters on the move for the summer, even in the Kansas City area, Missouri conservationists have urged drivers to be on the lookout.

Missouri's more than 1,000 black bears woke from their winter hibernation in April, and they've since begun to roam the state ...

The Missouri Department of Conservation urged drivers to be more cautious after a black bear was struck by a vehicle and ...

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 ...