FORT THOMPSON -- Jim Cadwell heaved the 59-pound paddlefish onto the fish-cleaning table Tuesday morning below Big Bend Dam and paused with fillet knife in hand.

After detecting minor damage, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct further tests next Wednesday on the spillway slabs at Gavins Point Dam.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota officials say state recreation areas damaged in last year's flooding along the Missouri River will be open in time for Memorial Day weekend.