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• MADISON, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota has closed creeks, streams and rivers to the taking of baitfish by traps, nets and seines to prevent the spread of aquatic nuisance species such as Asian carp.
• Biologists say young Asian carp closely resemble some popular bait fish species and may be hard to recognize when mixed with other fish.
• The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission approved the proposal Thursday.
• It affects the Black Hills trout management area and the following counties: Aurora, Beadle, Brown, Bon Homme, Clay, Davison, Edmunds, Faulk, Hand, Hanson, Hutchinson, Jerauld, Lincoln, McCook, McPherson, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody, Sanborn, Spink, Turner, Union and Yankton.
• The use of hook and line to take bait fish species will still be allowed, and bait could be trapped from lakes, ponds and wetlands.
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Former South Dakotans may soon be receiving a phone call from a surprising source: South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard.
• A new online feature at the website for the worker recruitment program Dakota Roots allows family and friends to send a recorded message from the governor to out-of-state loved ones, urging them to return to South Dakota.
• The recorded messages from Daugaard focus on job openings, quality of life, recreational opportunities and the state's tax structure.
• Daugaard says he is excited to personally invite friends and family members to move back to South Dakota.
• Dakota Roots is a program to grow the South Dakota workforce by connecting out-of-state individuals with in-state jobs.
• Family members can request a message by visiting www.DakotaRoots.com .
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• SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Sioux City residents are being asked to weigh in on the fate of the Gateway Arches.
• The Sioux City Journal (http://bit.ly/QXCezY ) says the three 36-ton concrete arches will have to be removed as part of an ongoing project to widen Interstate 29.
• The 40-foot high arches were installed in 1980 to create a signature entry into

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