Gov. Dayton vetoes two provisions in legacy funding bill

Classifieds

West Central Tribune

Weather Forecast

Close

carp

This June 13, 2012, photo shows Asian carp jumping from the Illinois river as scientists aboard a research boat activates an electric current near Havana, Ill. Scientists at a network of field stations on the Mississippi and Illinois rivers are using electric currents to stun fish so they can be scooped up and examined. Researchers have been monitoring fish populations on the rivers for many years and now are looking for evidence that native species are being affected by the arrival of invasive Asian car...

Research remains murky on danger of Asian carp invasion

HAVANA, Ill. -- As scientists aboard a research boat activate an electric current, the calm Illinois River transforms into a roiling, silvery mass. Asian carp by the dozen hurtle from...

news / nation / outdoors Thu, Jul 12, 2012 - 1:46am

Tests find evidence of Asian carp in Minn. waters north of Twin Cities

ST. PAUL -- Asian carp appear on their way to northern Minnesota waters, or may already be there. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources today announced DNA test results in...

news / state / outdoors Thu, Dec 08, 2011 - 12:27pm

Tests: Asian carp may be in Mississippi

Water samples from the Mississippi River downstream from the Ford Dam in Minneapolis have tested positive for genetic material from silver carp, indicating the invasive Asian species may be present...

outdoors Sat, Oct 22, 2011 - 12:54am

Scientist: Carp may have been planted near Lake Michigan

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.

news / nation Fri, Aug 06, 2010 - 8:17am

Asian carp swim in an exhibit at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium. AP Photo/M. Spencer Geen, File

Brass says the time is here for Minnesota to stop Asian carp

ST. PAUL -- Fast-growing and destructive Asian carp could take over Minnesota streams and lakes if the federal government does not act soon, a U.S. senator, the state attorney general...

news / local / region / outdoors Tue, Jul 27, 2010 - 12:00am

Letter: The carp plague at Wakanda

I read with great interest the story about Wakanda's most recent fish kill. It's always interesting to read the DNR's side of the story, and it always requires a follow-up...

opinion / letters Fri, Feb 13, 2009 - 12:00am

Silver carp have the ability to jump high into the air, even above the head of 6-foot-2-inch MU television producer Kent Faddis, who is standing in the front of a U.S. Geological Survey research boat. Missouri University photo by Steve Morse.

Silver carp found in Mississippi River near La Crosse

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) - The silver carp, one of the notorious leaping fish brought to the U.S. from China, has been found in the Mississippi River near La Crosse...

news / state / outdoors Wed, Dec 03, 2008 - 8:00am

Top Ads

J. Allen Building & Remodeling, LLC. Servicing Willmar & surrounding areas. Lic. 20634266. 320-894-0330.

Read more
Jeff Ackerson House Doctor, Inc. Seamless Gutter, siding, windows, Steel Roofing. Lic# BC- 20543688 796-4000

Read more
COINS, COLLECTIBLES, ANTIQUES & MISC AUCTION Located: Block's Auction Center, 2 mi SW of Spicer, MN on Hwy 23.
Read more
ANTIQUES, GUNS, COINS, MISC AUCTION Located: Block's Auction Center, 2 mi SW of Spicer, MN on Hwy 23.
Read more
ESTATE AUCTION Located: 21683 CSAH #9, Darvinw, MN. East shore Lake Manuella. 4 mi E of Litchfield on Hwy 12, 3.5 mi S on #9.
Read more

View all top ads »