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USDA to spend $32 million on wetland restoration

A $32 million set of projects across seven states in the Mississippi River Basin will restore a variety of wetland types, from Iowa to Louisiana. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday it will work with state agencies and private groups to embark upon the water quality and wetland restoration ...

No sage grouse season in North Dakota again

North Dakota wildlife officials say the state's sage grouse population appears to have rebounded but not to levels that would warrant the resumption of a hunting season this year. Sage grouse hunting was closed in the state in 2008 for the first time in nearly half a century after a ...

Wildlife officials urge safe boating on holiday

State wildlife officials are urging boaters planning on spending their Memorial Day weekend on the water to be safe and be responsible with alcoholic beverages. Officials say seven people have died in boating incidents in Tennessee so far this year, and they don't want to add to the death toll. ...

Minnesota news in brief at 8:58 p.m. CDT

Vikings stadium depends on e-gambling ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota is betting big that bringing technology to small-dollar bar gambling will draw a surge of new players whose wagers will help build a $975 million football stadium for the Vikings. But even those involved in the charitable gambling industry ...

Judge allows Shoshone tribe into eagle permit case

A federal judge is allowing the Eastern Shoshone Tribe to challenge the Northern Arapaho's plan to kill bald eagles on the reservation they share in Wyoming. U.S. District Judge Alan B. Johnson on Friday agreed to allow the Eastern Shoshone Tribe to participate as a "friend of the court" in ...

Minnesota releases wolf hunting, trapping plans

Minnesota will offer 6,000 hunters and trappers a chance at taking 400 wolves when the state holds its first regulated wolf hunting and trapping season this fall, the Department of Natural Resources announced Monday. The season will start Nov. 3 when the firearms deer season opens. The DNR has proposed ...

Grizzly trapping to start in Madison Range

Wildlife officials plan to trap grizzly bears in southwestern Montana starting Monday and are warning outdoor enthusiasts to be aware of possible increased bear activity. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/L5btEj) that the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team will be trapping the bears through June 18 on private property in ...

Man cited for killing alligator snapping turtle

Wildlife officers in Miller County have cited a man for killing an endangered alligator snapping turtle in an illegal hoop net on the Red River. Authorities say 34-year-old Jason Oller of Miller County has a June 11 court date to answer citations for killing the turtle, an 8-foot alligator and ...

Elk restoration project begins in SW Va

An elk restoration project has begun in southwest Virginia. More than 200 spectators watched the transfer of 11 elk to a 5-acre holding pen on a reclaimed strip mine site Friday in Buchanan County. The elk will be released after becoming acclimated to their surroundings. The effort was made possible ...

Tours show Nebraska pheasant, quail habitat

Landowners and others with interest in conserving habitat for pheasants and quail are invited to tour managed lands. Nebraska Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever are hosting a series of 15 habitat tours. The first will be Saturday at Carter Canyon Ranch south of Gering. The series concludes Aug. 16 in ...

Ohio boys share school, Cub Scouts, cancer battles

Alex Carman is 100 percent boy. The 8-year-old was constantly climbing, digging, swimming, playing — always moving. Then, weeks went by before Alex could go outside. He was a patient at Toledo Children's Hospital, his window overlooking offices and a roof, as the weather warmed. His mother worried how her ...

Man pleads guilty to killing Fla. panther

A 45-year-old Naples man has pled guilty in federal court to shooting and killing a Florida panther, which is a violation of the Endangered Species Act. According to federal prosecutors, Todd Alan Benfield knowingly killed the feline in 2008 with a bow and arrow. He later on moved the panther's ...

Texas State Aquarium dolphin died from infection

Officials say one of the three popular bottlenose dolphins at the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi that was found dead last month died from a severe bacterial infection. Aquarium officials announced their findings Friday, which said D.J., short for De Janeiro, was infected with an uncommon species of Streptococcus. ...

Federal officials announces 20K youth summer jobs

More than 20,000 new summer jobs will give young people an opportunity to work in America's forests, national parks, wildlife refuges and other public lands, federal officials announced Friday. The summer work opportunities are to target people ages 15 to 25 and put them in touch with the great outdoors, ...

EPA: Mining could affect quality of water, fish

The possible failure of a dam holding waste from a large-scale mine near the headwaters of one of the world's premier salmon fisheries in Alaska could wipe out or degrade rivers and streams in the region for decades, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said in a draft watershed assessment released ...

News briefs from around Tennessee at 3:58 p.m. EDT

State says Monroe man killed in house, not car MADISONVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A state prosecutor says Monroe County Election Commissioner Jim Miller was killed in a house, not in the car where his body was later found. According to The Knoxville News Sentinel (http://bit.ly/KYMW6Ahttp://bit.ly/KYMW6A ), the assertion by prosecutor ...

Woman whose fetus died after suicide try gets bail

An Indiana judge set bail Friday for a Chinese immigrant who has spent more than a year in jail on charges that she murdered her 33-week-old fetus by eating rat poison, in a closely watched case that has potentially broad implications for women's rights. The $50,000 bond Judge Sheila Carlisle ...

Woman wants to fight charges in baby's death

An Indianapolis judge granted bond Friday to a Chinese immigrant charged with murdering her fetus by eating rat poison after her boyfriend dumped her, after the woman said she plans to fight the charges because she loves the U.S. and wants to avoid being deported. The $50,000 bond Marion County ...

Ashland takes step to ban feeding of wildlife

Ashland residents who feed deer and other animals could soon be facing a fine. The City Council this week gave its initial OK to a ban on the intentional feeding of deer, bears, cougars, coyotes, wolves and wild turkeys. The Ashland Daily Tidings reports (http://is.gd/4Y0o59 ) that deer have crashed ...

Bill would make senior hunting, fishing license

The Kansas House has approved a bill that makes several changes to hunting and fishing regulations. The bill approved Thursday would increase the age to qualify for free hunting and fishing licenses from 65 to 75. And it would give those 65 to 75 the chance to buy annual licenses ...