SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) — River otters are playful aquatic critters native to the Ozarks and usually mind their own business. Despite marina managers and boat owners trying to keep things packed ...

Feb. 22—A river otter was recently spotted in Silver Creek, south of Joplin, and the Missouri Department of Conservation is citing that as evidence of a conservation success story.

Missouri conservation officials in partnership with the Saint Louis Zoo released the 10,000th hellbender into the wild. Snot otter was placed in an Ozark river.

Northern river otters are members of the weasel family and can reach up to 20 pounds (9 kilograms) — as heavy as a small dog — and up to 47 inches long (1.2 meters).

ST. CHARLES, Mo. Doug Bonner had 26 saves as the Missouri River Otters defeated the New Haven Knights 2-1 Sunday in a United Hockey League game. The loss snapped the Knights' streak of 22 games ...

A rare attack by a river otter in southern Montana injured three women floating on inner tubes and inflicted wounds serious enough that one victim had to be airlifted to a hospital, authorities ...

A rare attack by a river otter in southern Montana injured three women floating on inner tubes and inflicted wounds serious enough that one victim had to be airlifted to a hospital, authorities ...

Northern river otters are members of the weasel family and can reach up to 20 pounds — as heavy as a small dog — and up to 47 inches long. They primarily eat fish. They can use their teeth and ...

A rare attack by a river otter in southern Montana injured three women floating on inner tubes and inflicted wounds serious enough that one victim had to be airlifted to a hospital, authorities ...