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Minnesota deputy and good Samaritan rescue bear cub from highway
A black bear was rescued from the side of a Minnesota highway on Sunday night, thanks to the help of a good Samaritan and a local law enforcement official.
The Isanti County Sheriff’s Office posted on Facebook that Deputy Damion Kosmosky, with the help of a good Samaritan, located the black bear cub on Highway 65 in Stanchfield Township before safely retrieving it.
Once in their possession, the duo moved the juvenile bear to an area in the woods, where its mother and another cub were waiting.
“Tonight, Deputy Kosmosky, with the help of a good Samaritan in Stanchfield Township, saved this youngster from traffic on Highway 65,” the sheriff’s office posted. “Though this incident ended positively, we do not recommend our residents [to] handle wild animals.”
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Isanti County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Damion Kosmosky rescued a black bear cub from the side of a highway on April 7, 2024. (Isanti County Sheriff’s Office)
The post also included photographs of the rescue.
In one picture, Kosmosky was seen holding the cub while it was wrapped in a pink towel, while another photo showed the mother bear and another cub waiting by a tree.
Amy Gregg, who posts to Instagram with the username @GreggMediaOutdoors, shared a video of the bear rescue on the social media platform.
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Isanti County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Damion Kosmosky rescued a black bear cub from the side of a highway on April 7, 2024. (Isanti County Sheriff’s Office)
In the post, Gregg described the scene, saying traffic scared the mother bear and would not stop to allow one of her bear cubs to cross the highway.
“…I was unable to move my vehicle, due to the cub retreating from the passing cars and hiding underneath it,” she said. “A gentleman, who was headed in the opposite direction, and I decided to take action and make sure the cub didn’t get hit.”
Gregg said she did not have pets in her vehicle and was able to place the bear cub in the passenger seat until help could arrive.
A short time later, Kosmosky pulled up behind Gregg and took the cub to a safer location to reunite with its mother.
“A happy ending to a very eventful ending,” Gregg posted.
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The sheriff’s office said bear sightings continued to happen across the county and advised residents to bring bird feeders inside and keep garbage contained and off the curb until garbage day.
FOX 9 in Minneapolis reported that residents in a Cambridge, Minnesota neighborhood reportedly saw a black bear wandering around near a lake. The same bear reportedly goes up and down the streets and digs through garbage cans, searching for fruit.
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LAFAYETTE, IN — The Journal & Courier asked candidates in contested primary races to answer questions to help voters learn about them.
A complete list of Tippecanoe County candidates on the May 5 Primary Election ballot can be found online.
Indiana State Senate District 23
Incumbent State Sen. Spencer Deery faces a Republican primary challenge from Paula Copenhaver, a former Fountain County clerk and current Fountain County Republican Party chair.
Tell us about yourself.
Deery: Age: 43. Current occupation and any political experience: higher education administration, and I was elected to the state senate in 2022, the first and only office I have sought or held. City you live in: West Lafayette.
Copenhaver: Age: 53. Current occupation and any political experience: current governmental affairs director for the lieutenant governor’s office, Covington City Council member, Fountain County Republican Party chairman, and former Fountain County clerk.
What are the three biggest issues you’re hearing from constituents in this election cycle?
Deery: Affordability, Indiana’s independence, and education
Copenhaver: Property taxes, the cost of living and protecting conservative values are the top concerns I hear from Hoosiers every day. Families are being taxed out of the homes they worked hard to buy, and the state senate has failed to deliver meaningful property tax relief. At the same time, rising prices are making it harder to afford groceries, gas and everyday essentials. Hoosiers want leaders who will cut taxes, rein in government, and stand up for conservative principles. I’m running to make Indiana more affordable and put working families first.
How do you plan to address those issues if elected?
Deery: Affordability: You can’t stop inflation from a state senate seat, but we can do our part. Increasing the housing supply, reducing property taxes, following through on recent utility reforms, pursuing health-care reform, stabilizing gas taxes, and building up our child-care infrastructure all would help.
Indiana’s independence: Dark money groups in Washington, D.C., are trying to buy Indiana elections and to control our state. The Constitution gives sovereignty to Indiana in many areas, and we need leaders who will not be beholden to anyone other than their constituents — especially not to forces in D.C.
Education: Recruiting and retaining high-quality teachers will have the most impact. We do that by continuing to remove barriers to entry into the teaching profession, providing competitive compensation, and supporting those making a difference in the classroom.
Copenhaver: We have to get serious about cutting government spending. Wasteful spending and unfunded mandates are driving up costs for Hoosier families.
As state senator, I will fight to deliver real property tax relief, reduce the size and cost of government, and stop using taxpayer dollars to subsidize projects Hoosiers don’t support, like data centers, solar farms and carbon capture pipelines.
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – After a snake was found dead on the side of the road in Iowa County, the Sheriff’s Office said the snake’s owner has reached out to their agency.
The Iowa County Sheriff’s Office said the snake was found along County Highway Z, north of Hillside School.
Iowa County officials believe the snake had a medical emergency at a veterinary clinic and died. Sheriff Michael Peterson said the snake was supposed to be buried, but was instead put on the side of the rural road.
Sheriff Peterson said Iowa County Sheriff’s Office staff will reach back out to the owner. The agency will also get help from the Iowa County District Attorney’s Office.
Officials said the snake is not native to Wisconsin and they believed it was being kept in captivity before it was abandoned.
The sheriff’s office did not specify the species of the snake but described it as “very large.”
Iowa County Sheriff’s Office thanked Arena Fire Chief Todd Pinkham and others who helped remove the animal from the side of the road.
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