The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said they and other agencies are still searching for the black bear behind an attack on a 69-year-old woman in Barron County.

A 69-year-old woman was attacked by a black bear in her backyard near the town of Comstock in Barron County this weekend, prompting an ongoing search for the animal.

The agency advised residents to avoid direct contact with the bear, and to remove food sources that may attract the animal to their property, such as bird feeders, barbeque grills, garbage cans, and ...