Private fundraising efforts to build a border fence in Arizona have stalled, and although over $270,000 has been raised, it won’t go far.  More here…

FRANKFORT, Ky. – A 14-year veteran Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources conservation officer charged into rushing Knott County flash flood waters this morning and rescued the director of the Hazard-Perry County Senior Citizens Center who had been swept away. Read more

COLUMBUS, Georgia– Introducing the brand new John Deere Gator RSX850i in Realtree Hardwoods camo ™. This John Deere Gator is engineered to be faster, more powerful and more agile than any Gator ever built. Read more

As a result of previous grass carp reports in Marrs Lake (located in Lenawee County), staff from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Fisheries Division sampled the water body during the week of June 18. One adult grass carp was collected along with the sighting of at least three others. Tissue samples from the grass carp were submitted to laboratories at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Southern Illinois University to determine their reproductive status. Both institutions confirmed the collected fish was a reproductively viable grass carp. Read more

Wind power, electric cars, you name it.   Ronad Reagan summed it up as only he could:  “The government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases:  If it moves, tax it.  If it keeps moving, regulate it.  And, if it stops moving, subsidize it.”

Orlando, FL – Orange County Convention Center -The Professional Outdoor Media Association’s (POMA) and the American Sportfishing Association’s (ASA) prestigious Homer Circle Fishing Communicator Award was presented to veteran communicator

John E. Phillips of Birmingham, Ala.
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A woman hugged an off-duty Detroit police officer and was killed when his concealed handgun shot her.  The sad story here…