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.
There's something different about Kirk Cousins, but what is it?
Cousins's "swag" has fueled a hot start to the season.
Cameron Dantzler tweets out frustration over playing time
The second-year corner has been benched while Bashaud Breeland continues to struggle.
Chaska Papa Murphy's to temporarily close due to worker shortage
The closure is "due to a lack of employees and applicants across the company," the manager wrote.
Authorities find body, vehicle in search for missing WI woman
Hailey Anderson was supposed to be travelling to Hibbing, but never showed up.
Karl-Anthony Towns sounds off on Wolves' constant 'instability'
Gersson Rosas' firing was the latest in a string of problem situations the Wolves have been involved with.
Duluth man arrested after police chase in stolen pickup truck
He was driving a vehicle that had been reported stolen in North Dakota.
1 killed in crash between car and tractor in western MN
First responders arrived and found the vehicle off the roadway, in a cornfield.
New video, body cam footage shows police beating prone Jaleel Stallings
Stallings, who was acquitted, said he fired on the unmarked van not knowing officers were inside.
Body in dumpster leads to police chase with young child in car
A 911 call said they saw someone place a body into a dumpster outside a Bloomington apartment complex.
SUV driver crashes into bar patio, injuring woman; man hurt in related shooting
Two men were arguing on the patio prior to the incident, witnesses said.
Cyclist critically injured in hit-and-run in Plymouth
Police are seeking the public's help in locating the driver who fled.
Second person dies after head-on crash in Anoka County
The crash injured three others, including a 4-year-old boy.
Well-known commercial fisherman says he found a flying carp in Winona
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."
Asian carp may infiltrate Minnesota from northwestern Iowa
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.
Federal leader of Asian carp fight focused on Great Lakes, skeptical of Miss. River plan
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.
Bill in Washington would close St. Anthony Falls lock if Asian carp are found
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.
Policymakers see St. Anthony Falls as line in sand in fight against Asian carp
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.
Scientists say Asian carp could spread through all Great Lakes in 20 years
A risk analysis by U.S. and Canadian researchers finds the food supply and breeding areas in the Great Lakes would allow Asian carp to spread rapidly. The report says just ten breeding females and a few males would be enough of a foothold for the invasive fish to populate all five of the Great Lakes.
Hot air balloon stalls out over the St. Croix River
More than a dozen sightseers on a hot air balloon had to be "towed" to safety Saturday night. The Washington County Sheriff's Office tells KARE 11 the balloon stalled out because of a lack of wind. Officers were able to pull the balloon to the shore along the St. Croix River near Afton.
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