A gunman looking for someone he believed owed him money shot himself inside an Indiana real estate office, where he'd held hostages for several hours earlier, and was taken to a hospital, police said Friday.DETROIT — Democratic U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow and Republican Rep. Dave Camp say they'll push a bill for permanent closure of a Midwest waterway to halt spread of the Asian carp.
The Michigan lawmakers plan an announcement this afternoon.
Stabenow's Democratic Michigan colleague Sen. Carl Levin says a bipartisan group of 14 senators and 33 House members signed a letter Tuesday to President Obama. It seeks "urgent steps to protect the Great Lakes" from the invasive species.
The letter says finding a carp above an electrical barrier shows failure of current efforts to guard the lakes.
The letter seeks an "aggressive strategy" for closing the artificial water link in Chicago between the Mississippi River and Great Lakes systems.
