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Wisconsin hunter takes 711-pound bear
A young Wisconsin hunter has taken a black bear that weighed 711 pounds (live weight), or 656 pounds field-dressed. Check it out here....
Posted on 9/27/10 at 11:00 AM
Got 38 seconds? Good. We're go for orbit
I was poking around on the Internet and stumbled across this time lapse video made by astronaut Don Pettit from the windows of the International Space Station sometime during his stay there from lat...
Posted on 8/28/10 at 10:40 AM
Polar madness
There's something about icy cold water that seems to bring out the come-on-I-dare-you factor amongsome people. Local volunteers are taking a dip into the freezing waters of Green Lakeat 2 p.m.Satur...
Posted on 1/29/10 at 7:08 AM
Bear jailed on probation hold
Victoria Bear was booked into the St. Croix County Jail Wednesday on a parole violation. The violation occurred at a facility in Eau Claire County, Sheriff Dennis Hillstead said.February 26, 2010
Bear wanders into store's beer cooler; DNR relocates him
Wisconsin NewsShoppers in the Marketplace Foods store in Hayward got a shock Friday night. A 125-pound black bear wandered inside that store and headed right to the beer cooler.
October 19, 2009
Bear will stay in jail
Victoria Bear, the former Hudson woman convicted in connection with the death of local man Michael Strauch in 2007, has had her probation revoked. She will remain in the St. Croix County Jail until a formal hearing set for Oct. 20.By Meg Heaton , July 29, 2009
Bear moved to county jail
Victoria Bear has returned to Hudson and is being held at the St. Croix County Jail. She was released from Taycheedah Correctional Institution, the state's maximum security women's prison in Fond du Lac County earlier this week to Mike O'Keefe of the state probation office in Hudson.July 10, 2009
Woodland Trails: The greatest dog in the world!
By Jim Bennett , April 03, 2009
2009 Wisconsin bear and spring turkey application deadline Dec. 10
Officials with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources are reminding hunters they have until Dec. 10 to apply for a permit for the 2009 Wisconsin spring turkey hunting season or for the 2009 Wisconsin black bear hunting season.December 08, 2008
Letter: Gives Strauch side of story
In response to Mr. Joseph Bear’s letter to the editor, I would like to say that the Strauch family feels the sentence was very fair. We thought that Judge Lundell made the right decision.By Janna Neidermyer, Knapp , August 08, 2008
Letter: Alcoholism affects many
I feel that I must respond to Joseph Bear’s letter in the July 31 Star-Observer. I understand and agree with Joseph that alcoholism is a disease. It is a terrible disease because it affects so many people other than the person who is addicted to alcohol.By Priscilla Peterson, Hudson , August 08, 2008
Wolf caution areas set for bear dog training
Caution areas have been established in Ashland, Douglas, and Sawyer counties for bear hunters training their hounds.August 08, 2008
Letter: Argues on mom’s behalf
On the Friday before last (July 18), my mother was re-sentenced to five years in prison. Although it was what we expected, it was nonetheless incredibly disappointing to see a judge in the year 2008 give out such a draconian and backward sentence.By Joseph Bear, St. Paul , August 01, 2008
Victoria Bear sentenced to 5 years in prison
Instead of spending a year or less in county jail, Victoria Bear will now serve five years in prison. That was the sentence handed down by Judge Eric Lundell Friday afternoon after he vacated the original sentence he gave her just three weeks earlier.By Meg Heaton , July 18, 2008
Wisconsin’s bear estimate may be double the 2007 number
Results halfway through a two-year study of Wisconsin’s black bear population shows the state may have double the number of bruins previously estimated.By John Myers, Duluth News Tribune , June 11, 2008
Black bear sighted in Red Cedar Canyon
A visit from a black bear on Thursday, May 1, surprised residents of Red Cedar Canyon. Red Cedar Canyon resident Gordon Conard reported the sightings to the Star-Observer.May 07, 2008
Victoria Bear found guilty of homicide
Victoria Bear was found guilty Monday in St. Croix Circuit Court of homicide by negligent use of a vehicle in connection with the death of Michael Strauch on Sept. 23.By Meg Heaton , April 21, 2008
Victoria Bear waives hearing
Victoria Bear waived her right Wednesday morning to a preliminary hearing on a charge of homicide by negligent use of a vehicle in St Croix County Circuit Court on Wednesday.By Meg Heaton , March 12, 2008
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