Monday, January 28 2013 7:38 PM EST2013-01-29 00:38:20 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Mid-South fishermen are asking for help as a specific type of fish seems to be starving other fish in the Mississippi River. They say it is causing a major problem. Asian Carp, also known asMore >>
Mid-South fishermen are asking for help as a specific type of fish seems to be starving other fish in the Mississippi River.More >>
Monday, January 28 2013 9:32 AM EST2013-01-28 14:32:20 GMT
There's an underwater creature taking over Tennessee's waterways. It's threatening boaters, swimmers and entire ecosystems. The concern has become so great, state biologists are now taking action toMore >>
There's an underwater creature taking over Tennessee's waterways. It's threatening boaters, swimmers and entire ecosystems.More >>
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Commercial fishermen in Tennessee say they could help reduce the number of invasive Asian carp with a relatively minor change in fishing regulations.
The carp grow up to 50 pounds. In addition to having a voracious appetite for the same food native fish feed on, the carp have injured fishermen by jumping into boats.
The Commercial Appeal reported fisheries chief Bobby Wilson of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency calls them a gigantic problem.
Fishermen want the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission to approve nets with wider openings.
Fishermen say there's a market for the fish in China, where the flesh is considered a delicacy.
The species was accidentally released into American waters two decades ago.
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Saturday, May 25 2013 7:15 AM EDT2013-05-25 11:15:08 GMT
A driver might face charges after a violent wreck on I-65 Friday night. A car ran into a bridge pillar at the Rosa Parks Boulevard exit around 11:30 p.m., according to police. A woman was rushed to theMore >>
A driver might face charges after a violent wreck on I-65 Friday night.More >>
Dan Sligh and his wife were in their pickup truck on Interstate 5 heading to a camping trip when a bridge before them disappeared in a "big puff of dust."More >>
The trucker was hauling drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge. He looked in his rearview mirror and watched in horror as the span collapsed into the water behind him....More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 7:48 PM EDT2013-05-24 23:48:47 GMT
One person was killed in a car wreck on I-24 this morning in Rutherford County. The wreck occurred near mile marker 86 in the eastbound lanes, which is partially blocked according to the Tennessee DepartmentMore >>
One person was killed in a car wreck on I-24 this morning in Rutherford County.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 10:48 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:48:33 GMT
Metro police are investigating a theft and assault at a south Nashville smoke shop. Investigators say two men showed up at the Smoke Token Smoke Shop on Harding Place to complain about a glass pipe theyMore >>
Metro police are investigating a theft and assault at a south Nashville smoke shop.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 7:07 PM EDT2013-05-24 23:07:39 GMT
A man accused of striking and killing two pedestrians while driving drunk near Music Row in December 2011 has pleaded guilty to reduced charges. The plea has the parents of one of the victims saying theMore >>
A man accused of striking and killing two pedestrians while driving drunk near Music Row in December 2011 has pleaded guilty to reduced charges.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 9:38 PM EDT2013-05-25 01:38:56 GMT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Health officials are investigating cases involving patients who suffered complications after being injected with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy. TheMore >>
WASHINGTON (AP) - Health officials are investigating cases involving patients who suffered complications after being injected with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy. TheMore >>
Friday, May 24 2013 6:39 PM EDT2013-05-24 22:39:20 GMT
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A National Weather Service employee who police said beat a puppy to death and killed another five or six dogs pleaded not guilty Friday to aggravated animal cruelty.Police said last November that DavidMore >>
A man who police said beat a puppy to death and killed another five or six animals pleaded not guilty Friday to aggravated animal cruelty.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 10:49 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:49:49 GMT
If you enjoy working with animals, there is an exciting opportunity for you this weekend. Metro Animal Care and Control is providing a chance for folks to become pet volunteers. Volunteers are needed toMore >>
If you enjoy working with animals, there is an opportunity for you this weekend.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 2:09 PM EDT2013-05-24 18:09:40 GMT
A Nashville couple was killed Thursday in a car wreck on Interstate 65 in Kentucky. The crash happened at mile marker 98 near Elizabethtown around 4 p.m. Police said Claire R. Kahane, 75, was drivingMore >>
Emergency responders in central Kentucky had cleared the scene of a crash that killed a Nashville woman when they found the body of her husband nearly 1,000 feet away.More >>
