MANKATO, Minn. — When Larry Wilmes tells the story about how he became a pigeon fancier, it starts with a long ride from Mankato to Pipestone in the back seat of a 1960s Plymouth. He was just a kid, a ...

BELGRADE (AP) -- Hale Misa Smetana was named by a pigeon -- the first homing pigeon that arrived first during a race last June, shortly after Misa (pronounced Meesha) was born. The pigeon's band ...

OJAI, Calif. (AP) – It s good to be the Squab King, but it isn t easy. For one thing, hardly anyone knows that the squab part refers to delicate young pigeons, plucked and processed before the ...

RENO, Nevada -- City officials in Reno, Nevada, have warned residents who see pigeons wearing hats that there's more than meets the eye. "While quirky or fun, it's still inhumane," City Manager Sabra ...