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

3 men plead guilty to abusing horses CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Three men have pleaded guilty in federal court in Chattanooga to abusing horses in violation of the Horse Protection Act. Sixty-year-old Jackie L. McConnell of Collierville, Tenn.; 50-year-old John Mays of Collierville; and 30-year-old Joseph R. Abernathy of Olive ...

Ind. woman whose fetus died in suicide try freed

A Chinese immigrant who tried to kill herself by eating rat poison was free on bond Tuesday after more than a year in an Indianapolis jail on charges that she killed her 33-week-old fetus. Bei Bei Shuai lugged a plastic bag full of her belongings and leaned on her attorney ...

US woman whose fetus died in suicide attempt freed

A Chinese immigrant who tried to kill herself by eating rat poison was free on bond Tuesday after more than a year in jail on charges that she killed her 33-week-old fetus. "I feel very happy," the 35-year-old Bei Bei Shuai said, then broke into tears and hugged her friends. ...

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 ...

Officials seek boater help curbing invasive mussel

Researchers who have documented a nearly tenfold increase in quagga mussels in Lake Mead since 2007 say they need help from boaters to keep the invasive species from spreading. Scientists from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas are asking the nearly 5,000 boaters expected to visit the lake over Memorial ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Wildfire in remote NV range burns 27 square miles

A wildfire burning more than 27 square miles in a remote northern Nevada mountain range was threatening prime habitat for sage grouse and mule deer, fire officials said. The blaze that began Wednesday was burning on the south slope of the Augusta Range about 70 miles northeast of Fallon and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Humane Society releases video of horse abuse in TN

The Humane Society of the United States has released video of the abuse of Tennessee walking horses that led to a federal indictment charging four people with violation of the federal Horse Protection Act. The video made public Thursday in Nashville was taken in 2011 at the farm of a ...

Moose on the loose triggers police chase in Utah

Utah wildlife officials say a moose went on a jaunt through neighborhoods north of Logan and triggered a police chase. Division of Wildlife Resources officers tried to corner the wandering bull moose on Wednesday morning when the animal ran away. It was stopped when conservation officer Mark Burgess shot it ...

Zimbabwe poachers target rare anteaters

An animal welfare group in Zimbabwe says poachers are now targeting rare anteaters because of a growing demand for exotic animal parts for Asian traditional medicine. The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said Thursday that the outer scales of a young male pangolin, a rare type ...

Rescued seal dies off Edmonds in old fishing line

Sandy the harbor seal was found emaciated on a west Seattle beach, rehabilitated at a rescue center and released back into Puget Sound where she ranged widely for less than three months until she became entangled in old fishing line and drowned off a fishing pier at Edmonds. Sandy's life ...

Montana looks for more Exxon oil from 2011 spill

Montana officials said Wednesday they are investigating several sites with suspected oil left over from an Exxon Mobil pipeline break last year, but recent tests showed at least one such site downstream of the spill is oil-free. The July 1 accident spilled an estimated 1,500 barrels of crude oil, or ...

Scientists discover first-of-its-kind bat colony

Wildlife biologists have tracked endangered bats from a cave in Tennessee to the Talladega National Forest in Alabama, where they discovered something unexpected. Researchers glued tiny radio transmitters to five of the mouse-sized bats to track their movements from White County, Tenn. The researchers expected them to fly north, but ...