COLTS ...18 49ERS ...14 The Colts won their 16th straight regular-season game, the equivalent of an undefeated season, and Jim Caldwell became the first rookie coach since the NFL merger to open his career with seven consecutive wins. Peyton Manning topped 300 yards passing and got credit for another Colts rally, but it was Joseph Addai who won it. The fourth-year running back threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to receiver Reggie Wayne early in the final quarter to give the Colts their only lead. Indianapolis is the last unbeaten team in the AFC for the fourth time in five years. San Francisco has lost three straight after a 3-1 start. ...more

November 2, 2009

COLTS ...42 RAMS ...6 Peyton Manning threw for three touchdowns but didn't get a chance for a sixth straight 300-yard passing game in Indianapolis' rout of winless St. Louis. It wouldn't have been appropriate for Manning to try to tie the NFL record the way his unbeaten team was beating up on the woeful Rams. The Colts defense got its first score of the year on rookie Jacob Lacey's 35-yard interception return. Looking fresh coming off their bye, the Colts won their 15th straight regular-season game and set a franchise record with their eighth straight road victory. St. Louis lost its 17th straight regular-season game. ...more

October 26, 2009

The Highlands 4-H dog club is hosting the first statewide 4-H Dog Conference at 4-H Camp Cloverleaf in Lake Placid Aug. 7-9. ...more

August 6, 2009

Simmons College has come up with a low-tech solution to get rid of the flock of Canada geese fouling its quad. ...more

February 24, 2009

A veterinarian gave Shannon Fiehler a bit of advice after she adopted a 4-month-old shelter dog that was part border collie and part Labrador retriever. ...more

February 14, 2009

Most puppies just have to learn where the food dish is, how to signal when it's time to go for a walk and maybe learn to fetch and a few tricks. But J.C. isn't just any puppy. He's a puppy in training and he has the identification badge and blue coat to prove it. The smooth-coat collie is spending up to 20 months with Carolyn Hersh of Hudson for general obedience training before specialized instruction to become a guide dog for a blind person. ...more

February 14, 2009

Marion Gwizdala, 53, has keen insight into the day-to-day challenges faced by the blind. ...more

December 31, 2008

Marion Gwizdala, 53, has keen insight into the day-to-day challenges faced by the blind. ...more

December 31, 2008

A deputy shot an aggressive dog today after authorities say it was part of a pair of canines that bit two people in Brandon this afternoon. ...more

December 9, 2008

Studies have found that dogs have a sense of fairness, much like wolves cooperating in the wild. ...more

December 8, 2008