BOISE, Idaho — Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he might just be helping Idaho Fish and Game (IDFG). 

IDFG is asking anglers to come out and catch walleye fish, also known as yellow pike, as the fish are spreading in Idaho waters at an alarming rate. 

For the past few years, IDFG has asked anglers to harvest any walleye they catch in Idaho salmon and steelheads rivers.

In 2023, anglers caught 19 walleye in the Snake and Salmon rivers. In 2024, so far, IDFG has gotten 60 verified reports of walleye that were caught.

The agency has made it clear in the past that walleye themselves aren’t “bad” fish, they just don’t mix with the native fish species in Idaho rivers and threaten salmon and steelhead survival.

For anglers interested catching walleye, IDFG asks that anglers report the size and location of the walleye, to better understand how this species is spreading, IDFG said. 

“This increase in walleye abundance is concerning to fisheries manager because an additional non-native predator adds to the list of factors that influence salmon and steelhead survival. Recently, Idaho Fish and Game biologists joined with leaders from several other state, federal, and tribal entities to discuss how to manage walleye where salmon and steelhead occur. There are many challenges when considering walleye management strategies, but the goal of this group is to determine how big of a problem these fish are going to be, especially with other predators in the system, and to reduce walleye predation on salmon and steelhead populations where possible,” IDFG said in a news release. 

There are only three locations for walleye fishing: Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir, Onieda Reservoir and Oakley Reservoir. Fish and Game asks that any walleye caught outside of these waters be killed and reported to Fish and Game.  

IDFG said the best tool to fight walleye is anglers. Thousands of anglers hit the Snake and Salmon rivers every year. IDFG said if every walleye caught by anglers is removed from the waters, it could slow the expansion of the walleye fish. 

Anyone who catches a walleye in rivers is asked by IDFG to kill it, take a photo and contact Idaho Fish and Game Biologist Marika Dobos at the Lewiston Regional Office by email at marika.dobos@idfg.idaho.gov, or call (208) 750-4228.

MINNEAPOLIS — Protests continued at the University of Minnesota Tuesday after 11 people were arrested the night before after barricading themselves inside Morrill Hall, and damaging the building. 

Across town, outside the Hennepin County Justice Center, those involved in last night’s protest were waiting out front for the 11 individuals arrested, to be released. 

“We don’t want our money to be sent to contribute to a genocide,” said student organizer Juliet Murphy. “Especially for those of us who have family that live in Lebanon, live in Palestine.” 

Murphy is a sophomore at the U, and part of Students for a Democratic Society. She says Monday’s occupation was needed for students to get their voices heard. Students have been calling for the university to divest from companies that support Israel. They also want the university to divest academically and stop study abroad programs in Israel.

“We have gone through all of the ‘right channels’ and this seemed like the logical next step since there are so many escalations happening across the world from us right now,” Murphy said.

Around 5 P.M. on Tuesday, while the protest was going on, The University of Minnesota sent out a safety alert saying that buildings surrounding the campus mall were locked until further notice.

Protesters deny that they held any staff inside Morrill Hall against their will Monday, but the University says some employees were unable to exit. University President Rebecca Cunningham said in a statement that this was a “terrifying experience for many of our employees.”

Steve Hunegs, the Executive Director of the Jewish Community Relation Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas, says he’s grateful for the response of President Cunningham, and feels that Monday’s occupation was about stoking fear into University staff.

“Everybody should be against the behavior that was conducted yesterday on campus,” Hunegs said. “This is not about free speech, this is about intimidation, this is about vandalism.”

At this time, KARE 11 is not naming the 11 people arrested as they have not been charged yet. According to organizers of the occupation, all 11 arrested are either current students or recent graduates at the U.

ST PAUL, Minn. — A missing teenager in St. Paul has been found safe, according to a brief news release from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

Ke-Andre Oliver-Butler had been last seen around 5 a.m. Tuesday in the area of Forest St. and 4th Ave. E. in St. Paul’s Dayton Bluff neighborhood. Officials announced he was found in an update Tuesday evening. 

“Thank you to all who helped search for him or shared the information,” Minnesota BCA said on social media.