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Update on North Dakota boat ramps

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12 months ago

April 19, 2025

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – Anglers are eager to get their boats in the water to wet a line this spring. Mike Anderson gives us an update on boat ramps on our state’s waters.

The forecast for mountain snowpack in Montana, which feeds the Missouri River System, is better than expected this spring.

“They’ve had some really nice March snowstorms over there,” said Bob Frohlich, North Dakota Game and Fish fisheries development supervisor. “And most of the drainages that feed the system are in that 90 to 100%.”

Lake Sakakawea water levels and boat ramps should be in good shape this year.

“They’re down four to five feet lower than what they were last year, but overall, they’re at a pretty good level right now. It’s going to come up about 6.5 feet with the snowpack runoff that comes in in June and July,” said Frohlich. “And we’ll have good access at all 34 recreation sites on the lake.”

Lake Oahe water levels and boating access is going to be a lot more challenging in 2025.

“The lake is currently at 1,599 feet, and that’s the high for the year. It’s expected to just slowly decline from here until fall, go down about another four or five feet,” said Frohlich. “Because of that, we’re going to just slowly lose access at those ten ramps that are down there, we might be down to three or four ramps come fall.”

Devils Lake water levels and access will be similar to last year.

“They’re going to come up about a foot, but even at these water levels, they’re in pretty good shape. We’ve got ten ramps up there,” said Frohlich. “One of them is kind of in jeopardy right now, the Round Lake one south of Minnewaukan. And despite that, I mean, we’re going to still have decent access at the other nine sites.”

Plains runoff, which most of our district lakes rely on, was minimal this year.

“The western part of the state is really dry. And we’ve got lakes that are down one to five feet over there. The eastern part, two-thirds is a little better. The northeast is really good,” said Frohlich. “We’ve got lakes that are full up there. They had a wet fall, so they’re in a lot better shape than the rest of the state.”

Overall, anglers should have decent boating access when heading to their favorite fishing spots in 2025.

The Game and Fish Department fisheries development crew is planning to construct around 10 new boat ramps this year.

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Wisconsin basketball wing announces transfer portal destination

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2 hours ago

April 16, 2026

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Wisconsin basketball wing announces transfer portal destination

Former Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball wing Jack Robison announced he’d be transferring to North Dakota State University.

The Bison landed the 6-foot-6 forward who still has two years of eligibility remaining.

The 2026 Summit League Champions finished the 2025-26 season 27-8 overall as they suffered a 92-67 defeat in the NCAA Tournament to No. 3 Michigan State.

With only two seniors on their roster a year ago, NDSU is looking to pick up right where they left off. Robison didn’t have a ton of playing time in his two-year career with the Badgers, but his 30 appearances helped him get his feet wet.

Robison averaged 1.8 minutes per game in 2025-26, which was up from the 1.2 he averaged as a freshman. Not only were his minutes up, but he appeared in four more games as he was beginning to catch Greg Gard’s attention.

The Badgers have a ton of turnover heading into 2026-27, but Robison was the first to announce where he’d be heading. Wisconsin still awaits John Blackwell’s decision to see if he’s staying in the Big Ten or not, but Badgers fans at least know where they can follow Robison’s career for potentially his final two collegiate seasons.

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Trump issues several pipeline permits for US-Canada oil transportation

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14 hours ago

April 15, 2026

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Trump issues several pipeline permits for US-Canada oil transportation

U.S. President Donald Trump issued several pipeline permits ‌on Wednesday, including one for the construction of a new pipeline, to facilitate the transportation of crude oil and petroleum products between the U.S. and Canada, according to documents ⁠released by the White House.

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Current state of gas prices even though North Dakota has oil presence

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1 day ago

April 15, 2026

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Current state of gas prices even though North Dakota has oil presence

MINOT, N.D. (KMOT) — The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to impact gas prices here at home.

We wanted to learn more about the current state of prices and why they aren’t lower due to the presence of the oil industry in our state.

On Monday, we told you gas prices are up roughly 15 cents across the peace garden state since last Monday and almost half a dollar in the past month.

The statewide average of $3.60 a gallon remains well below most of the rest of the country.

Eugene Graner of Heartland Investors said prices should eventually come back down as we approach an end to the conflict overseas.

Graner added that it’s typical for prices to increase as warmer weather approaches, as summer blends require a more expensive refining process.

“Prices currently may have peaked out and conversely see the prices decline towards summer, when we normally expect a price rise,” said Graner.

While North Dakota has drilling, pipelines and refineries, Graner added that doesn’t mean motorists in our state will necessarily see lower prices at the pump, as it still needs to be transported to refineries and then to market.

He added that Fargo can sometimes have ‘lower’ prices since they have three pipelines in the area.

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