MPR News Update

MPR News Update PM Edition: March 16, 2017

Good afternoon! Minnesota conservation officials said Thursday that a silver carp, the kind that in other states is known to leap out of the water and cause havoc for boaters, was found for the first time in the St. Croix River. The discovery of the invasive fish was "disappointing but not unexpected," DNR invasive fish coordinator Nick Frohnauer said in a statement. | Forecast

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