(KNOX) – Tyler Hughes of Mandan snagged a record-tying 131-pound paddlefish on May 3 in the Yellowstone River southwest of Williston.
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department has confirmed that Hughes 74-inch paddlefish ties the record from 2016 by Grant Werkmeister of Williston.
The two fish are the heaviest caught and documented in North Dakota.
The season was open to the harvest of paddlefish from May 1-15.
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17th Ave. S. in Grand Forks to close Tuesday
(KNOX) - 17th Avenue South in Grand Forks will be closed from 14th St. to South Washington Street, starting Tuesday. Crews from Knife River will be doing concrete panel replacements as well as curb and sidewalk work. There will be detour signs in pla...
Jun 21, 2024
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Grand Forks committee to present plans to commission
(KNOX) -The Grand Forks County Sheriff's Office Location Committee has come up with two proposals to present to the county commission regarding the future location of the Grand Forks County Sheriff's Office. The committee will recommend that the Gran...
Jun 21, 2024
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Grand Forks working on Consolidated Plan
(KNOX) -The City of Grand Forks has hired a Denver based firm to work on its five strategic plan. Frankie Lewington is an associate with Root Policy Research and said that the plan will look at the needs of Grand Forks. "Community centers, or pa...
Jun 24, 2024
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Governor Walz tours flood-ravaged northeast Minnesota counties
(KNOX) - Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has activated the State Emergency Operations Center to monitor flood conditions during the weekend. Walz surveyed the flood damage Friday in Saint Louis County, deluged by seven-to-ten inches of rain... and parts ...
Jun 21, 2024