Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2010 KXNet.com1800Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=513305http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=513305<p> Power crews in the Dakotas continue to repair lines damaged in a recent ice storm that disrupted service to about 17,000 customers from both states. The North Dakota Rural Electric Cooperatives estimates outages in that state at about 1,150. </p>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512914http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512914<p> Power crews in the Dakotas continue to repair lines damaged in a recent ice storm that disrupted service to thousands of customers. The most recent estimate from the [[kxtopic:south-dakota:t[South Dakota]:t]] Rural Electric Association puts the </p>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512889http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512889<p> A Fort Yates man has been sentenced for an assault on his mother that authorities say caused the woman to lose an eye. Acting U.S. Attorney Lynn Jordheim says 24-year-old Matthew St. Pierre was sentenced to serve three years and five months in</p>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:01:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=509759http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=509759<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/25/tbn_6_2010-1-25-news6-4020212500000029004.jpg"/>Thousands of rural North Dakotans remain without power... some for up to five days now. Reporter Amber Schatz shows us why repair crews have been frozen in their tracks. (NATS WIND BLOWING) (Don Franklund/GM) &quot;Now the blizzard conditions make it impo<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503485http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503485<p> A woman arrested by state authorities has now been indicted on a federal charge of robbing a bank in Mobridge. Fifty-year-old Sonja Mae Brown was arrested shortly after a reported robbery at the Mobridge Dacotah Bank on Nov. 10. Authorities s</p>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503483http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503483<p> A woman arrested by state authorities has now been indicted on a federal charge of robbing a bank in Mobridge. Fifty-year-old Sonja Mae Brown was arrested shortly after a reported robbery at the Mobridge Dacotah Bank on Nov. 10. Authorities s</p>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=490907http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=490907<p> Gov. John Hoeven has issued a state of alert in preparation for a winter storm that could bring blizzard conditions to parts of the state through Saturday. The State Emergency Operations Center is prepared to activate as necessary and the Nation</p>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=480454http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=480454<p> Bismarck Public Schools Superintendent Paul Johnson has announced he will resign to take an education job overseas. Johnson has been with Bismarck Public Schools for nine years. His resignation takes effect June 30. That's when he'll head to </p>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=480452http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=480452<p> Paul Johnson, superintendent of Bismarck Public Schools, is resigning to take an education job overseas. His official last day with the Bismarck district is June 30. In his new job, he will work in Bulgaria and serve as president of the American Coll</p>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479893http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479893<p> Authorities are crediting a 3 1/2-year-old boy with raising the alarm when a Jamestown apartment building caught fire. Iziaya (eye-ZAY'-uh) Church woke his mother, Lisa, then went to the apartment above them to alert his grandmother, Crystal Chu</p>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479844http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479844<p> A Fort Yates man accused of driving drunk and causing an accident that killed two people has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison. Twenty-two-year-old Matthew Penny earlier pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and assault r</p>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479840http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479840<p> A Fort Yates man accused of driving drunk and causing an accident that killed two people has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison. Twenty-two-year-old Matthew Penny earlier pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and assault r</p>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=474058http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=474058<p> Bogus burglar and robbery alarms are becoming such a nuisance for the Sioux Falls Police Department that city officials are considering charging a fee to cover the cost of responding to repeated unfounded reports. Police say about 1,900 burglar </p>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473669http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473669<p> A woman accused of robbing a Mobridge bank will be charged in federal court. Walworth County State's Attorney Christopher Jansen says he is turning over the case of 50-year-old Sonja Mae Brown to federal authorities. Brown was arrested Nov</p>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473667http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473667<p> A woman accused of robbing a Mobridge bank will be charged in federal court. Walworth County State's Attorney Christopher Jansen says he is turning over the case of 50-year-old Sonja Mae Brown to federal authorities. Brown was arrested Nov</p>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469360http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469360<p> Court records show that authorities in Oklahoma recovered an apparently bloody hammer from the stolen Porsche of a North Dakota dentist authorities believe was killed in a murder-for-hire scheme. The hammer was found on Nov. 2 on the passenger-s</p>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469007http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469007<p> The chancellor of North Dakota's university system is meeting tomorrow with the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe. Bill Goetz says he and Charles Murphy will be discussing the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname and whet</p>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468252http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468252<p> South Dakota's 14th reported death from swine flu was 49-year-old Terry Mathis, the superintendent of schools in Ethan. He died Monday at a Sioux Falls hospital. Mathis was diagnosed with cancer about two months ago. He stayed on the job u</p>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468251http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468251<p> The number of confirmed flu cases in North Dakota is nearing the 3,000 mark. The state Health Department reports 2,965 cases of the flu this week, with a majority of those the swine flu, or H1N1 strain. Health officials say more than 2,100 </p>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468204http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468204<p> Police say a woman has been arrested after a bank robbery in Mobridge. Authorities said the Dakotah Bank on the town's Main Street was robbed about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday and the 50-year-old woman was arrested as she left through a door into the alle</p>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468202http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468202<p> Police say a woman has been arrested after a bank robbery in Mobridge. Authorities said the Dakotah Bank on the town's Main Street was robbed about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday and the 50-year-old woman was arrested as she left through a door into the alle</p>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466254http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466254<p> An Internal Revenue Service spokeswoman says people should be careful of scams involving undelivered income tax refund checks. Carrie Resch says the annual announcement of undelivered checks prompts scammers to send e-mails to taxpayers saying t</p>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465927http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465927<p> The Stark County sheriff says preliminary autopsy results show drowning as the cause of death of three college softball players whose vehicle went into a livestock pond in southwestern North Dakota. The women were believed to have gone on a stargazin</p>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465707http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465707<p> Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin says she will oppose the health care reform bill expected to be considered this weekend in the House. The South Dakota Democrat says the plan falls short of her goals for health care reform and could threaten exist</p>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465703http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465703<p> The Obama administration says it will try to resolve a lawsuit filed by American Indian farmers. The lawsuit dates back to 1999. It contends Indian farmers and ranchers lost about 500 million dollars during the past three decades because of disc</p>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465699http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465699<p> The Obama administration says it will try to resolve a lawsuit filed by American Indian farmers. The lawsuit dates back to 1999. It contends Indian farmers and ranchers lost about 500 million dollars during the past three decades because of disc</p>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=453347http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=453347<p> Marty Jackley, who was recently appointed to be South Dakota attorney general, has formed a campaign committee to seek his own four-year term in the office in next year's election. Jackley on Wednesday filed an official statement of organization</p>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=453343http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=453343<p> Officials at Fargo's MeritCare hospital say a government health care plan could cost their hospital, the state's largest, tens of millions of dollars. MeritCare CEO Roger Gilbertson says North Dakota's Medicare reimbursement rates are among the </p>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=453214http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=453214<p> New leaders are in place on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. Newly elected Chairman Charles Murphy, along with elected tribal council officers, district representatives and school board members were sworn in at a ceremony Wednesday. Mu</p>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=453211http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=453211<p> New leaders are in place on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. Newly elected Chairman Charles Murphy, along with elected tribal council officers, district representatives and school board members were sworn in at a ceremony Wednesday. Mu</p>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:11:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=452754http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=452754<p> New leaders are being installed on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. Newly elected Chairman Charles Murphy, along with elected tribal council officers, district representatives and school board members are being sworn in at a ceremony startin</p>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:11:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=452753http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=452753<p> New leaders are being installed on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. Newly elected Chairman Charles Murphy, along with elected tribal council officers, district representatives and school board members are being sworn in at a ceremony startin</p>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=449477http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=449477<p> Officials say schools in Fort Yates, south of Bismarck, have closed for the rest of the week because of the number of students absent due to the flu. Keith Johnson is the administrator of the Custer Health District, which includes the Fort Yates</p>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:50:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=449372http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=449372<p> Officials say schools in Fort Yates, south of Bismarck, have closed for the rest of the week because of the number of students absent due to the flu. Keith Johnson is the administrator of the Custer Health District, which includes the Fort Yates</p>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=449347http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=449347<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/10/7/tbn_6_2009-10-7-newsmin6-4009212502314829008.jpg"/> The first school in the state has closed due to the flu. There were too many sick kids to continue class on the Standing Rock Reservation. So all the schools in Fort Yates have closed for the rest of the week. It's all because school ab<br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=449340http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=449340<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/10/7/tbn_4_2009-10-7-news6-4009212501157435303.jpg"/> The first school in the state has closed due to the flu.... Too many sick kids to continue class on the Standing Rock Reservation... All the schools in Fort Yates have closed for the rest of the week. It's all because school absences we<br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:30:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=449291http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=449291<p> Officials say schools in Fort Yates, south of Bismarck, have closed for the rest of the week because of the number of students absent, believed to be due to the flu. Keith Johnson is the administrator of the Custer Health District, which include</p>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=446129http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=446129<p> The state Board of Higher Education has extended the deadline to decide the fate of the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname. The board had set an Oct. 1 date to drop the name. Board members say there was a misunderstanding about</p>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=446018http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=446018<p> Former Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairman Charles Murphy has easily defeated incumbent Ron His Horse Is Thunder to win back the job. Unofficial results show Murphy received 64 percent of the votes in the tribe's general election Wednesday, to 3</p>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=446016http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=446016<p> Former Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairman Charles Murphy has easily defeated incumbent Ron His Horse Is Thunder to win back the job. Unofficial results show Murphy received 64 percent of the votes in the tribe's general election Wednesday, to 3</p>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=445308http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=445308<p> Officials of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe say they are appealing the denial of a $1.5 million suicide prevention grant that would help keep five workers on the job in communities along the North Dakota-South Dakota border. The grant from the fe</p>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=445306http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=445306<p> Officials of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe say they are appealing the denial of a $1.5 million suicide prevention grant that would help keep five workers on the job in communities along the North Dakota-South Dakota border. The grant from the fe</p>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:59:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=444546http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=444546<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/9/28/tbn_4_2009-9-28-news10-4008312501157414511.jpg"/>The future of the &quot;Fighting Sioux&quot; nickname is a fiery debate exploding from the UND campus in Grand Forks... to different reservations and communities around the country. Reporter Amber Schatz travels to the one place where approval is still needed to k<br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=440194http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=440194<p> Two brothers face charges after Hanson County authorities rescued eight horses, three dogs and three rabbits from the Backes acreage in southeast South Dakota. Sheriff Mark Kessler used a Taser to subdue Kenneth and Johnny Backes, who allegedly were </p>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=440175http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=440175<p> Sitting Bull College is dedicating a new student support center and library with a special ceremony for a headdress said to belong to the Sioux chief for whom the college is named. Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Ron His Horse Is Thunder says the </p>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=434910http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=434910<p> A federal appeals court has dismissed a Texas case that held potential consequences for open meetings laws in North Dakota and other states. North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem and other attorneys general had asked the 5th U.S. Circuit</p>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=434908http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=434908<p> A Hurley man has been charged with 173 misdemeanor counts of inhumane treatment of animals as a result of a raid last week. The charges were filed against 55-year-old Dan Christensen. Authorities said late Thursday afternoon that charges we</p>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:20:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=434702http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=434702<p> American Indian farmers and ranchers involved in a decade-old lawsuit have been told by their attorneys and tribal leaders not to lose hope. Their 1999 lawsuit alleges the Agriculture Department discriminated against them in granting loans. The </p>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:20:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=434697http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=434697<p> American Indian farmers and ranchers involved in a decade-old lawsuit have been told by their attorneys and tribal leaders not to lose hope. Their 1999 lawsuit alleges the Agriculture Department discriminated against them in granting loans. The </p>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:39:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=432943http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=432943<p> A supporter of the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname on the Standing Rock Sioux reservation says he will try again to get the Tribal Council's backing. Archie Fool Bear says he will ask council members to approve his resoluti</p>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=430964http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=430964<p> A judge on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation has cleared the way for a former tribal chairman and the current tribal leader to square off later this month. Judge B.J. Jones denied the request of tribal Vice Chairwoman Avis Little Eagle to be g</p>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=430963http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=430963<p> The Minot Air Force Base is holding an activation ceremony for its new B-52 bomber squadron today. The 69th Bomb Squadron will be the fourth operational B-52 squadron in the Air Force. FORT YATES, N.D. (AP) Some Standing Rock Sioux tribal </p>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=430962http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=430962<p> A judge on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation has cleared the way for a former tribal chairman and the current tribal leader to square off later this month. Judge B.J. Jones denied the request of tribal Vice Chairwoman Avis Little Eagle to be g</p>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=430893http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=430893<p> The Bobcat company, which has announced plans to close its Bismarck plant by year's end, is the only tenant of a multimillion-dollar shipping center in Bismarck. City Administrator Bill Wocken says $15 million has been spent on the Northern Plai</p>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:11:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=430764http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=430764<p> Some Standing Rock Sioux tribal members still are trying to get their voices heard in support of the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname. Archie Fool Bear, one of the nickname supporters, said the tribal council did not discuss </p>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=429647http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=429647<p> Firefighters have been battling a blaze at the Cavendish Farms french fry plant just east of Jamestown. Officials say no one was hurt. The fire was reported about 1:30 this afternoon. Black smoke was spotted coming out of the building's vents.</p>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=429642http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=429642<p> Democratic Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin says a lot of stakeholders are involved in reforming health care and it serves no purpose to blame any one for the current problems. Speaking to a Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Monday, she</p>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=429491http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=429491<p> A man has been sentenced to three years of probation for trying to cover up evidence from a hit-and-run crash that killed a man in Fort Yates. Donald Luger pleaded guilty Monday to a charge of altering or concealing a tangible object in a federa</p>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=429489http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=429489<p> A man has been sentenced to three years of probation for trying to cover up evidence from a hit-and-run crash that killed a man in Fort Yates. Donald Luger pleaded guilty Monday to a charge of altering or concealing a tangible object in a federa</p>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=427309http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=427309<p> The tribal chair candidate who finished third in the primary election on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation wants a tribal court judge to decide whether she should have another chance to be on the September ballot. Avis Little Eagle, the tribe'</p>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=427307http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=427307<p> The tribal chair candidate who finished third in the primary election on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation wants a tribal court judge to decide whether she should have another chance to be on the September ballot. Avis Little Eagle, the tribe'</p>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:39:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=421539http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=421539<p> Sitting Bull College on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation is getting a $1 million grant from the federal Education Department for a career and technical education center. The 14,000-square-foot facility is part of the new $40 million campus t</p>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:39:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=421538http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=421538<p> Sitting Bull College on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation is getting a $1 million grant from the federal Education Department for a career and technical education center. The 14,000-square-foot facility is part of the new $40 million campus t</p>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=419864http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=419864<p> A judge says North Dakota's only abortion clinic does not have to provide audio of a fetal heartbeat for women who want to end their pregnancies. Judge Douglas Herman ruled today in a challenge to a new state law. It requires the Red River Women</p>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=419593http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=419593<p> A supporter of the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname on the Standing Rock Sioux reservation says the Tribal Council has voted down a request to hold a referendum vote on support. Nickname proponent Archie Fool Bear says the vo</p>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=419592http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=419592<p> A supporter of the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname on the Standing Rock Sioux reservation says the Tribal Council has voted down a request to hold a referendum vote on support. Nickname proponent Archie Fool Bear says the vo</p>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:20:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=410158http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=410158<p> South Dakota Secretary of State Chris Nelson has rejected petitions calling for a statewide vote on the smoking ban because not enough valid signatures were submitted. He says the effort to challenge the law fell 221 signatures short out of mor</p>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=410152http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=410152<p> A Fargo abortion clinic is suing to block a new state law that requires the clinic to give women the chance to view ultrasounds 24 hours before getting an abortion. The New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights says it filed the lawsuit on b</p>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=410001http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=410001<p> The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is getting a $30 million loan from a Minnesota tribe to upgrade its casino complex in south central North Dakota. The tribe will use the money for such things as more hotel rooms, an indoor pool and underground park</p>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=410000http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=410000<p> The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is getting a $30 million loan from a Minnesota tribe to upgrade its casino complex in south central North Dakota. The tribe will use the money for such things as more hotel rooms, an indoor pool and underground park</p>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=408957http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=408957<p> The North Dakota Supreme Court has upheld the convictions of a man and his fiancee who were sentenced to life in prison for the deaths of a rural North Dakota couple. Aron Nichols and Tamara Sorenson, of Fargo, were convicted in deaths of Donald</p>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=408956http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=408956<p> Witnesses say a Marion man charged with killing a Turner County deputy smoked marijuana and appeared calm before he was questioned by investigators. Several people testified Tuesday in Parker at a pretrial hearing in the case against Ethan Johns</p>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=408749http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=408749<p> A candidate for the top leadership post on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation says she hasn't decided whether to contest the results of the tribe's primary election. Vice Chairwoman Avis Little Eagle lost out on one of the top two spots in the </p>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=408743http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=408743<p> A candidate for the top leadership post on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation says she hasn't decided whether to contest the results of the tribe's primary election. Vice Chairwoman Avis Little Eagle lost out on one of the top two spots in the </p>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=408157http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=408157<p> Authorities are investigating the apparent accidental shooting of a Texas boy at a home in Sheyenne. Eddy County Sheriff Darrell Hager says two 13-year-old boys were home alone Friday when one found a loaded handgun in a closet. The sheriff says</p>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=408154http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=408154<p> A former office manager is set to be sentenced for stealing at least $100,000 from the association that oversees the Sioux Empire Fair in Sioux Falls. Kathleen Gourley, of Salem, faces up to 15 years in prison for grand theft by embezzlement whe</p>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=408038http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=408038<p> Organizers are preparing for the fourth annual Wounded Knee Memorial Motorcycle Ride. The ride is conducted in memory of the estimated 300 American Indians who were killed by the U.S. Cavalry in the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre in South Dakota. </p>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=408035http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=408035<p> Organizers are preparing for the fourth annual Wounded Knee Memorial Motorcycle Ride. The ride is conducted in memory of the estimated 300 American Indians who were killed by the U.S. Cavalry in the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre in South Dakota. </p>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=407644http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=407644<p> State and local agencies are advising those whose homes were damaged by a recent tornado to carefully decide when hiring contractors. Doreen Riedman with the North Dakota Association of Builders says often, out-of-state contractors go to storm-affect</p>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=407480http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=407480<p> A Spearfish man accused of murdering his girlfriend and trying to kill her sister is facing another charge. In addition to murder and attempted murder, 30-year-old Shane Bell is charged with commission of a felony with a firearm. Lawrence C</p>