Raccoons are an established part of suburban wildlife. They can live in a sewer drain, have no natural predators and get nightly handouts via outdoor pet food bowls and bird feeders. I get many ...

Characters like Rocket Raccoon from “Guardians of the Galaxy” and Meeko from “Pocahontas” have shifted the perception of raccoons as pests to loving, interactive pets. Raccoons are smart and are known ...

Kansans may have issues with raccoons outside the home, but it's illegal to keep the critters as pets in the state. A bill in the Kansas House would change that, as well as create a permitting system ...

Kansas lawmakers are considering a proposal that would allow Kansans who obtain raccoon ownership permits to keep the animals as pets. For the past four years, Lenexa resident Stephen Kaspar has been ...