According to the DNR, the fish was caught Thursday near Prescott, Wisconsin. The Pioneer Press reports it's among a dozen invasive Asian carp caught along the Minnesota/Wisconsin border since 1996.
All backcountry trails and campsites are closed, as well as many frontcountry sites.
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The two men died after a hail of bullets struck a vehicle.
The noise was investigated by police, but no source could be determined.
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The crash occurred when the driver fled police during an attempted traffic stop in Coon Rapids.
The kindergartner's father was trying to get full custody of his son.
"It is horrifying and difficult to process a tragedy of this magnitude, especially in our close-knit community," the superintendent wrote.
The shooting occurred on the 800 block of Elwood Avenue North at around 9:15 p.m.
“MPS requires schools to follow protocols in times like that and I did not,” Friestleben said.
WCCO reports the DNR is testing the fish caught from the Mississippi River Friday. If confirmed, this would be the first documented evidence of flying silver carp this far north. Gov. Mark Dayton is calling for a quick response. He says Asian carp "would forever change the ecology and human uses of many of our water resources."
State officials on the lookout for Asian carp have been monitoring the Mississippi River. But there are new fears that the invasive species may use another gateway to Minnesota. Anglers in northwestern Iowa have caught dozens of the carp in waters that connect through streams and lakes to southern Minnesota.
The Obama administration's point man in the fight against invasive Asian carp says his agency is focused on protecting the Great Lakes. But he doubts the plan Sen. Amy Klobuchar is pushing is a viable way to keep the fish out of the upper Mississippi River.
The Army Corps of Engineers wants authority to close the lock and dam at Minneapolis' St. Anthony Falls at a moment's notice if invasive carp are found nearby. Supporters of the idea include the Minnesota DNR and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who say stopping the migration of Asian carp up the Mississippi is needed to protect northern Minnesota waters.
State and federal officials are pushing a bill in Congress that would close the lock and dam at St. Anthony Falls if the invasive fish is found nearby. They say if Asian carp get any farther up the Mississippi River, they would threaten Minnesota's $11 billion tourism industry.
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