A man from Hill City has died and a man from Hughes County is charged with Boating While Intoxicated after a Friday afternoon (Nov. 14, 2025, 4:04pm) incident in Potter County.

LAKE OAHE, S.D. (KELO) — Early in December 2023, the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) announced that fisheries staff had confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Lake Oahe, the 9th largest ...

This story has been corrected regarding the first name of Jake Davis and the reference to Big Stone Lake as the origin of the Minnesota River. Reporter Bob Mercer regrets and apologizes for the errors ...

Zebra mussels compete with native species, clog water intakes, and can even sink docks and buoys with their weight. They were confirmed in the lower end of Lake Oahe in South Dakota in December, and ...

Cow Creek is more than 100 lake miles south of the North Dakota-South Dakota border, said Ben Holen, aquatic nuisance species coordinator for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. Zebra mussels ...

A Hill City man is dead after drowning on the Missouri River in Potter County. Authorities say it happened just after 4:30 p.m. Friday northwest of Gettysburg on Lake Oahe. Rescuers arriving on scene ...

Although the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has not granted a permit, the company building the Dakota Access Pipeline announced Tuesday that it is preparing to drill under Lake Oahe on the Missouri ...

PIERRE, S.D. - The screen on Tony Dean's sonar showed large, black splotches. One after another, the clouds appeared as Dean moved his boat along the shore of Lake Oahe in search of walleyes. "Those ...

While not at record levels, walleye numbers in Lake Sakakawea are high going into this year’s open water fishing season. Walleye abundance in Lake Oahe is on par with historic averages but size ...

The search continues for a missing man in Corson County who was last seen fishing on Lake Oahe. Clyde Oswald, 70, of Wakpala, was reported missing the evening of Jan. 27 when he didn't return home, ...

North Dakota's Game and Fish Department is working to raise awareness of zebra mussels in Lake Oahe. Zebra mussels compete with native species, clog water intakes, and can even sink docks and buoys ...