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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. (AP) - As record amounts of water were flushed through Oahe Dam during the Missouri River flooding last summer, biologists and anglers worried about a repeat of 1997, when hundreds of ...

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 ...

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 ...

PIERRE -- Officials say steps are being taken to channel the water if the Oahe Dam's emergency spillway has to be used to move floodwater out of the massive reservoir behind the South Dakota dam. Dam ...

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 ...

President Kennedy looked across the flat land toward the Missouri River, its waters imprisoned behind the world’s largest rolled earth dam (Oahe: 242 ft. high, 9,300 ft. long). Behind the river rose ...