Black bear sightings have been reported in multiple locations in the Kansas City metro, according to authorities. A Grandview Police officer -- on his way to work just before 6 a.m. Tuesday -- spotted ...

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

A spokesperson for the Missouri Department of Conservation said the bear was recently spotted walking with a limp.

He followed it to the dumpster at Taco Bell and called police ... The department reports that although black bear sightings have increased since 2000 due to established populations of black ...

GRANDVIEW, Mo. (KCTV) - A black bear remains on the loose after it was spotted roaming around, going through people’s yards.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Black bear sightings on May 12-13 have been confirmed in Johnson County, Kansas, and Jackson County, Missouri. A black bear was spotted Tuesday morning in Grandview near the ...

THERE WAS A BEAR SIGHTING THIS MORNING ACROSS ... by a police officer around 5:45 a.m. near Taco Bell at West Outer Road and Main Street. A black bear is shown walking through a yard in Grandview ...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is monitoring a black bear sighting in southwestern Illinois. The bear ...

A Black Bear is seen walking in a yard near 13th Street and Skyline Drive, where a resident took a picture. Multiple sightings of bears have been recently reported in the Kansas City metro ...