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A Beaver Lake angler snagged a state record Saturday, June 15. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission said Mike Schleeper was trolling brooder minnows when he snagged the 127-pound, 6-ounce paddlefish.

Nearly all swim beaches at Beaver Lake were reopened Friday after new E. coli testing results came back. Ten of the 12 beaches at Beaver Lake were closed on Monday due to high E. coli levels in ...