Sturgeon fishing — Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington announced that white sturgeon retention fishing will close Nov. 12 on the Columbia River. Its tributaries between The Dalles and John Day dams are also slated to close. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife said the 25-mile stretch of the river is the only remaining portion of the Columbia currently open to sturgeon retention. Other Columbia River sturgeon fisheries above and below Bonneville Dam closed when preseason harvest quotas were met. Catch-and-release sturgeon fishing remains open throughout the Columbia.

Inmate account — State police arrested a former Oregon Department of Corrections employee suspected of taking money from an inmate’s account. Lt. Gregg Hastings said a Marion County grand jury indicted John Sipple on six counts of first-degree theft. Sipple used to work at the Oregon State Correctional Institution in Salem.

Hedge trimmer electrocution — A landscaper was using a saw atop a 20-foot pole to trim a hedge Wednesday in Portland when he hit a 7,000-volt power line and was electrocuted. Portland Fire and Rescue said emergency responders had to wait for a PGE utility crew to turn off the power before they could recover the body.

Umatilla opposes bridge project — Umatilla County and the city of Pendleton are divided by a bridge they co-own. The Pendleton City Council has voted to replace the 104-year-old bridge that spans the Umatilla River, but the County Board of Commissioners opposes the project. The bridge’s center support beam is reported to be eroded, and the foundation is cracked, making it too weak to support big vehicles, such as fire engines. The city won a $7.42 million federal grant for the project, but local agencies must provide about 10 percent of the total, or $762,000. The city proposed to evenly split the cost with the county. But commissioners say the county doesn’t have the funds.

OSP trooper on leave — An Oregon state trooper who was reportedly ejected from Autzen Stadium in Eugene after a dispute with other football fans has been placed on administrative leave and is the subject of a personnel investigation, according to authorities. Lt. Gregg Hastings said Marc Boyd is under investigation for possible misconduct when he was off duty at the Oct. 19 game between Oregon and Washington State. Boyd was reportedly ousted for becoming disorderly. He has not been charged with a crime. He works as a fish and wildlife officer assigned to OSP’s Springfield office.

— From wire reports