SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Following the frigid temperatures KELOLAND saw earlier this week, one wouldn’t think about getting out on the water. In this week’s Flashback Friday, we take you back to ...

This story is from part one of the five-part "Living with Water" series by Forum Communications Co. that focuses on water issues concerning the Northern Plains. Chuck Gerhart of Mandan is shown near ...

Activities surrounding the 50th anniversary commemoration of the Oahe Dam dedication will cover two days in the Pierre and Fort Pierre area in mid-August. The commemoration will feature a short ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers allowed Missouri River water to keep flowing through Oahe Dam at the planned rate of 30,000 cubic feet per second Wednesday. But half of that ...

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 ...

Rumor has it, the fish had been seen before, cruising the green ish-brown shallows of the stilling basin below Oahe Dam like a sour-tempered submarine. It would swirl suddenly near a crankbait or jig, ...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Public Safety officials say people flocking to Oahe Dam to view the spectacular release of water are creating a traffic hazard on two area highways. Officials tell ...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The Army Corps of Engineers says it doesn't want to use the emergency spillway at the Oahe Dam but will do so if necessary. Releases from the dam north of Pierre have been dropped ...

Last week, we walked through the challenges that wildlife face in responding to floods. Fish face challenges too, though obviously not of the same nature as land-dwelling animals. Here's a selection ...

BROOKINGS, S.D.- When it comes to reducing the number of walleye in Lake Oahe, anglers take a back seat to Mother Nature. That's the take-home message from a South Dakota State University research ...

BISMARCK, N.D. -- The wet weather that caused so many flooding problems around the Midwest in 2019 had one small silver lining: Electric generation from the Missouri River's six upstream dams was up 5 ...