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 ...

Vern Clausen.and Frank Dunn have forged a decades-long bond through their shared love of raising and racing homing pigeons.

A small white pigeon raised its head from between Terry Gier’s fingers. It’s a Valencian Figurita, he said, first bred in Spain centuries ago. Behind him, around 20 other pigeons lounged in cages — ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- Many who live in the city are familiar with the gray and black birds who form a dirty carpet in so many urban parks. But a small faction of Iowans is committed to the beauty ...