Big Game Trophy Hunters Defend Their Passion
Of the nearly 570,000 licensed hunters in Minnesota, fewer than two-tenths of 1 percent will pursue Africa's exotic game.
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Of the nearly 570,000 licensed hunters in Minnesota, fewer than two-tenths of 1 percent will pursue Africa's exotic game.
I'd certainly heard of "Kinky Boots." But aside from title I knew that Harvey Fierstein wrote the script and Cyndi Lauper wrote the music. That was it. Knowing little about the show, and knowing that many newer musicals haven't been met with the best reviews, I was a little skeptical.
The patients of Dr. Walter Palmer that spoke with WCCO all described him as an excellent dentist. But they also expressed shock over the killing of Cecil the lion, as well as the fact that Palmer had a prior felony for poaching a black bear in Wisconsin and a sizable sexual harassment award against him.
Hundreds of protesters showed up at the Bloomington office of a Minnesota dentist who killed a beloved lion named Cecil.
Starting this weekend, some things are about to change in Minnesota.
One person was killed and another was injured in a rollover crash Wednesday morning in northwestern Wisconsin, according to the Wisconsin State Patrol. Authorities were called at about 8 a.m. to the crash on Highway 53 at Highway 70 near the city of Spooner in Washburn County.
Politicians in Minnesota and across the country are sounding off on the death of a protected African lion at the hands of a Twin Cities dentist.
A 43-year-old suspended Pelican Rapids doctor has pleaded guilty to obtaining Hydrocodone, Oxycodone and other prescription drugs by writing and filling fraudulent prescriptions, the United States Attorney's Office announced Wednesday.
The animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) says that if a Minnesota hunter did indeed illegally kill a beloved lion in Zimbabwe, he should be "extradited, charged, and, preferably, hanged."
A Minnesota dentist is accused of poaching after traveling to Zimbabwe and paying two experts to help him find a lion. It's also not the first time a Minnesota native has been involved in a poaching case. Most others involve the illegal harvesting of deer, moose or fish, but poaching has a past.
A Bloomington dentist accused of killing a beloved lion on a recent African safari has come under international fire. As people around the world continue to chime in on the issue, many are taking to the Internet.
Gov. Mark Dayton started laying the groundwork Wednesday to call a potential special session to provide emergency relief to a Mille Lacs Lake area bracing for an abrupt end to its walleye fishing season — perhaps as soon as the end of next week, Dayton said.
Pilots from Sun Country Airlines have asked federal officials to release them from mediation talks if an agreement can't be reached in their final session with airline officials.
The story of a Minnesota dentist who allegedly poached a beloved lion in Zimbabwe has sparked an international reaction.
