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Asian Carp are Here, What's Next?  Forum Scheduled Next Week

As we told you yesterday on KSTP.com, Minnesota DNR officials say tests came back positive for Asian Carp DNA downstream from the Ford Dam in Minneapolis.

Now, Minneapolis officials say they'll hold a forum early next week to talk about the impact on the city's riverfront.

Warning for Drivers: Deer Season is Here

Warning for Drivers: Deer Season is Here

Fall is here and it means it can be more dangerous for drivers on the roads because of Minnesota's deer population--the MnDNR says there are one million deer out there.

State officials say the animals are moving around because it's deer breeding season and because crops are being harvested.

More than a third of the 7,751 deer-vehicle crashes in the past three years statewid

Time to Trim Trees: Emerald Ash Borer Hibernates

Time to Trim Trees: Emerald Ash Borer Hibernates

If you have an ash tree in your yard now is the perfect time to trim it up or take it down.

The emerald ash borer, a beetle that attacks and kills ash trees, is hibernating until spring.

The beetle is inactive between Labor Day and May 1st most years, but since this year has been unusually warm, it was active through September.

Mpls-St. Paul Agree to Treaty to Protect City Birds

Did you know it's "City Bird Day" in Minneapolis?

The proclamation coincides with today's celebration for the new Urban Bird Treaty Program in Minneapolis and St. Paul.

The idea is to restore habitat, focusing on native plants, manage invasive species and education residents to support the conservation of birds that live in the metro area.

Blue Herons Rescued From Damaged Rookery

Blue Herons Rescued From Damaged Rookery

The decimated Great Blue Heron rookery on the Mississippi River just north of Hwy. 694 has been the site of an intense rescue the mission the past 48 hours.

Exclesior Man Finds Biggest Antlers Ever in Minnesota

Exclesior Man Finds Biggest Antlers Ever in Minnesota

An Excelsior man found what equates to gold for deer hunters.  The biggest antlers ever found in the state of Minnesota. 

Jay Miller found the 12 point antlers February 9 and 10 near Excelsior.  

"I was watching that deer for a month," said Miller.  He said he first saw the buck with one of it's antlers missing and decided it was time to go looking.

Minnesota Deer Harvest Grows by 8 Percent in 2010

Minnesota Deer Harvest Grows by 8 Percent in 2010

 The Minnesota DNR says ideal hunting weather during the opening weekend of Minnesota’s firearms deer season helped hunters harvest 207,000 deer during the 2010 season.

This is an 8 percent increase from the 2009 harvest of 194,186 and the 13th largest harvest on record.