In Northern Minnesota, everyone hears stories of black bears. Every time I would go to the BWCA to pick up my permit, they make you watch the video about what to do if you run into a bear.

Since WCCO first visited Churchill in 1993, the polar bear population here has been cut in half, according to estimates ...

Bears emerge from their dens in the spring and linger for several weeks. They are not known to reuse the den in the future.

Gray wolves protected stay on the Endangered Species Act of 1973 may be coming to a permanent end. A forced Minnesota hunting ...

Minnesota. The bear paused for a minute or so, then tore into the bones and muscles of his left upper arm. “The pain was out of this world,” recalls Johnson. “It jostled and kind of ripped ...

A North Branch, Minnesota second grader is in the national spotlight. He's preserving a rare art form and gaining accolades as he navigates loss. When Mattias Big Bear was just a toddler ...

The proposed 3.8-mile spur trail would connect the Willard Munger Trail to the Black Bear Casino Resort and the Fond du Lac ...