Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2010 KXNet.com1800Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517905http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517905<p> Spring turkey hunters in North Dakota have only a few more days to get their applications in. The state Game and Fish Department says applications must be postmarked before midnight Wednesday. Only North Dakota residents are eligible to apply. </p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517862http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517862<p> About 50 members of the North Dakota National Guard have been trained to deal with flooding in anticipation of such an event this spring. In 2009, the Guard spent nearly 100 days on active duty helping state and local authorities fight flooding. </p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:48:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517731http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517731<p> North Dakota has the lowest unemployment in the nation and a booming oil industry. But with its good fortune has come an unexpected problem: homelessness, as desperate job seekers flow into the state looking for work. Officials say shelters are </p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517520http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517520<p> The North Dakota Game and Fish Department says harsh winter conditions beginning in mid-December pushed most waterfowl out of the state. The agency's annual midwinter waterfowl survey found only 25,400 Canada geese wintering on the Missouri Rive</p>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517061http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517061<p> A woman from the northeast North Dakota town of Thompson who had a rifle shell explode in her face during a hunting trip is suing the company that made the ammunition. Forty-six-year-old Sheri Sponsler says a defect in the design or production o</p>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:18:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516850http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516850<p> North Dakota wildlife officials say a new Web site promotes the importance of hunter education and gun safety. Game and Fish Department hunter education coordinator Jon Hanson says www.Hunterexam.com provides a free online hunter education stud</p>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514545http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514545<p> A dozen bighorn sheep have been successfully transplanted from the Big Horn Mountains in northern Wyoming to the Seminoe Mountains in south-central Wyoming. The operation by the state Game and Fish Department was conducted last Friday and was ai</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 00:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512731http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512731<p> The number of spring turkey licenses is down 7 percent in North Dakota this year, to 6,640. The state Game and Fish Department cites poor turkey production in the badlands units of western North Dakota. The number of hunting units also is n</p>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:59:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=509230http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=509230<p> Repair crews in the Dakotas have been working round-the-clock to restore power to thousands of customers who lost service during icy weather. South Dakota officials say about 10,000 customers were without power there Sunday morning. While in Nor</p>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=509196http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=509196<p> Repair crews in the Dakotas have been working round-the-clock to restore power to thousands of customers who lost service during icy weather. South Dakota officials say about 10,000 customers were without power there Sunday morning. While in Nor</p>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 01:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=509037http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=509037<p> North Dakota wildlife officials say the number of bald eagles observed in early January along a stretch of the Missouri River was down significantly from past years. Game and Fish Department nongame biologist Patrick Isakson says 12 bald eagles </p>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=508984http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=508984<p> A 5-year-old boy has been pulled from the Souris River in Minot after falling through the ice. Minot police say Rudolph Wall spotted the boy walking on the ice in Oak Park and yelled at him to stop. The boy continued toward the dam and fell through t</p>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=508594http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=508594<p> Icy weather has brought down power lines in the Dakotas and thwarted efforts to fix them. The South Dakota Rural Electric Association reports 11,500 customers without power at 10 this morning. The association says 15 of the state's 28 elect</p>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=508362http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=508362<p> State wildlife officials say there were seven hunting &quot;incidents&quot; in North Dakota in 2009 half of the annual average over the past decade. The Game and Fish Department says that only four of the seven were hunting-related shooting incidents inv</p>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=507513http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=507513<p> Investigators say a contractor and possibly an Arizona Game and Fish Department employee acted criminally in the death of what was believed to be the last living wild jaguar in Arizona. The allegation is in a federal report obtained by The Assoc</p>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=505692http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=505692<p> North Dakota wildlife officials are gathering information on several hunting seasons. The Game and Fish Department has sent out deer bow, small game, waterfowl and turkey questionnaires to randomly selected hunters. Data processing coordina</p>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=501024http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=501024<p> North Dakota wildlife officials say access to some lakes for ice fishing is becoming an issue because of above-average snow cover. Game and Fish Department Fisheries Chief Greg Power is reminding winter anglers to be mindful of private property.</p>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500431http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500431<p> North Dakota regulators say that although a proposed power plant has been canceled, utilities will be asking ratepayers to foot the bill for development costs. Otter Tail Power Co. and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. were partners in the Big Stone </p>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:29:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500363http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500363<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/11/tbn_4_2010-1-10-news10-4018712500000035311.jpg"/> After being cooped up much of January...snowmobilers take advantage of the warm-up by hitting the trails. It's this family's 4th time out snowmobiling so far this winter. And they say a lot of people were out making tracks in the snow today... near Li<br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500315http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500315<p> North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven plans to announce tonight whether he'll run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Democratic Sen. Byron Dorgan. North Dakota Republicans are expecting Hoeven will run and think he has an excellent chance at becoming </p>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:11:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500295http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500295<p> The North Dakota Game and Fish Department says it will have 1,305 any-deer bow licenses available to nonresidents in 2010. The number of nonresident any-deer bow licenses is 15 percent of the previous year's mule deer gun license allocation. Gam</p>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 13:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500169http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500169<p> The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a Wing woman is dead following a rollover crash east of Bismarck. The patrol says the driver of a westbound vehicle on Interstate 94 lost control and slid through a median. The woman's vehicle then rolled and she </p>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:48:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500116http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500116<p> The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a Wing woman is dead following a rollover crash two miles east of Bismarck. A news release issued by the patrol says the driver of a westbound vehicle on Interstate 94 lost control and slid through a median </p>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 06:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500018http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500018<p> The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is reminding snowmobile riders to stay clear of wild animals and their habitat, to avoid stressing the animals. Assistant Wildlife Chief Greg Link says wildlife already is under winter stress, and the no</p>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496041http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496041<p> A cold blast hitting much of eastern North Dakota has brought record lows to Grand Forks and Fargo. A National Weather Service meteorologist says the Grand Forks International Airport recorded a temperature of 35 degrees below zero early Saturday mor</p>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=495849http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=495849<p> Wahpeton-area ice fisherman are dealing with excess water around their fish houses. Heavy snow and the weight of vehicles and equipment on the ice has caused water and slush to come up around the houses. Tim Phalen of the state Game and Fis</p>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 07:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=495762http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=495762<p> Wahpeton-area ice fisherman are dealing with excess water around their fish houses. Heavy snow and the weight of vehicles and equipment on the ice has caused water and slush to come up around the houses. Tim Phalen of the state Game and Fis</p>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=493234http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=493234<p> A Bismarck woman pleaded not guilty Tuesday to manslaughter and reckless endangerment for a traffic accident that killed another driver. Authorities allege that 43-year-old Mary Greff fell asleep while driving a cement truck on U.S. Highway 83 a</p>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=493030http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=493030<p> Work is nearing completion on an upgrade that will allow more oil to flow through a pipeline from western North Dakota and eastern Montana. The $120 million project will boost pipeline capacity by about 50,000 barrels a day. RUGBY, N.D. (AP</p>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=493011http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=493011<p> The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is reminding anglers that unoccupied fish houses left on the ice this winter must be properly identified. Enforcement chief Robert Timian said the owner's name and address or phone number must be display</p>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:57:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=489059http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=489059<p> State and local officials have been at odds over a delayed $1.5 million project to drain water away from the town of Michigan in northeastern North Dakota. The proposed spillway is supposed to be finished next year. It includes a pumping station</p>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=485582http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=485582<p> A malpractice lawsuit filed against MeritCare Medical Group by Fargo dentist Philip Gattuso and his wife before they died is no longer set for trial in February. Attorneys for both sides want to first resolve the custody battle for the couple's </p>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=485522http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=485522<p> Gov. John Hoeven says the state has committed to providing $2.3 million of the estimated $3 million cost of repairing Clausen Springs Dam south of Valley City. Hoeven says the North Dakota Game and Fish Department will provide $1 million and the</p>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=484605http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=484605<p> A Fargo mother and her neighbor face charges of child neglect after three children were found wandering outside. Charges against Lesley Carol Youngbird and Ashley Hahn were filed this week in Cass County District Court. A police report says</p>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 05:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=484464http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=484464<p> Mountain lion season has closed in western North Dakota. The Game and Fish Department says the hunting quota was met Friday when an eighth mountain lion was killed there. The western part of the state is considered Zone 1 during the season</p>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 04:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=484434http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=484434<p> The Wyoming Chapter of Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife has donated 25 tons of hay to help the state's elk feeding program this winter in the Jackson area. This is the fourth consecutive year a hay donation has been made by group to help defray t</p>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=484364http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=484364<p> A man has pleaded guilty to hindering police who wanted to question witnesses about a homicide in Dickinson. Fifty-seven-year-old Thomas Doppler Sr. was sentenced to three months of unsupervised probation and $125 in court fees on the misdemean</p>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=484076http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=484076<p> The Red River Joint Water Resource Board has approved spending up to $500,000 to help repair Clausen Springs Dam. The 55 residents of Kathryn were evacuated for a few days last April after Sheyenne River flooding began eroding the dam's spillwa</p>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=481772http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=481772<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/12/7/tbn_8_2009-12-7-newsmin10-4015312502314814520.jpg"/>Anglers will have to be patient a little while longer. North Dakota wildlife officials are cautioning that ice on state waters is not yet safe. Game and Fish Department water safety coordinator Nancy Boldt says the daytime high temperature must remain be<br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478802http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478802<p> The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is reminding all anglers who take part in darkhouse spearfishing to register with the agency before heading to the water. Registration is available at the department's Web site, www.gf.nd.gov, or through</p>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478714http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478714<p> Proposed new oil production rules would require North Dakota oil rig operators to notify surface landowners of oil spills and other accidents on their land. Bruce Hicks is an assistant director of the state Department of Mineral Resources. He sa</p>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478556http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478556<p> A Drayton man has been charged with hunting on posted land after shooting a pheasant from a road in Grand Forks County. In court documents, 44-year-old Stephen Kissee admits to shooting the fowl, but says he thought it was on land open to publi</p>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478422http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478422<p> The Highway Patrol has identified the 75-year-old Rugby man who died in an accident on U.S. Highway 2 in northern North Dakota. The patrol said Robert Bosch was driving a 1990 Oldsmobile westbound about two miles east of Rugby when he rear-ended</p>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478115http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478115<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/11/28/tbn_4_2009-11-28-news6-4014412500000035306.jpg"/> Bismarck Police shoot a mountain lion within Bismarck city limits. It was quite a scene last night in the northern part of town. Bismarck resident, Marvin Beck, was heading to Wal-Mart with his two children... when they spotted what appea<br clear="all"/></p>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478059http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478059<p> Police have shot a mountain lion that wandered inside the Bismarck city limits. The 100-pound male was killed near the former Home Depot building about 7:30 p.m. Friday. A man called the North Dakota Game and Fish Department after he and f</p>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:59:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=477696http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=477696<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/11/27/tbn_4_2009-11-27-news10-4014312501157429003.jpg"/> Quite a sight in North Bismarck tonight....Again this happened right in town... A male mountain lion was spotted right around 7:00 this evening, by Marvin Beck while he was out with his two kids Maari and Meric ...They were up North right behind th<br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=477632http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=477632<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/11/27/{A6BBEFBD-DA58-42F0-88B6-318D5888F5CF}Cat2.jpg"/>An almost unbelievable sight in north Bismarck tonight. A Mountain lion is spotted in North Bismarck IN city limits, shot and killed. It was spotted by Marvin Beck he was with his two kids. in a grassy area kinda behind the old home depot<br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=475334http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=475334<p> The state [[kxtopic:nd-game-and-fish-department:t[Game and Fish Department]:t]] says some national wildlife refuges in North Dakota are now open to late-season upland game bird hunting. Arrowwood, Audubon, Des Lacs, J. Clark Salyer, Lake Alice, L</p>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=475327http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=475327<p> State wildlife officials say an effort to rid Dickinson's Patterson Lake of unwanted fish resulted in the removal of more than 5,000 pounds of fish, mostly carp. Thousands of fish in the lake died last winter because of winterkill, which happens</p>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=475286http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=475286<p> The state Game and Fish Department says some national wildlife refuges in North Dakota are now open to late-season upland game bird hunting. Arrowwood, Audubon, Des Lacs, J. Clark Salyer, Lake Alice, Lake Zahl, Long Lake, Lostwood, Tewaukon and </p>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=475255http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=475255<p> The North Dakota Game and Fish Department this week is starting its annual fall advisory board meetings. The public meetings held in the spring and fall give state residents an opportunity to discuss fish and wildlife issues and ask questions of</p>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=475217http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=475217<p> North Dakota school Minot State University-Bottineau (BOT'-tin-oh) has changed its name to Dakota College at Bottineau. Ken Grosz (GROWS) is executive dean at Bottineau. He said a ribbon cutting was held in Minot because he wanted to show that the co</p>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=475192http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=475192<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/11/22/tbn_5_2009-11-22-newsmin10-4013990771990735308.jpg"/>State wildlife officials are reminding North Dakota deer hunters this weekend that deer-head collection barrels will be removed from collection sites tomorrow. After that, hunters who would still like to submit deer heads for chronic wasting disease and <br clear="all"/></p>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=475062http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=475062<p> North Dakota deer hunters are reminded that deer-head collection barrels will be removed from collection sites on Monday. After that, hunters who would still like to submit deer heads for chronic wasting disease and bovine tuberculosis testing m</p>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=474056http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=474056<p> Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Spirit Lake Sioux tribal members who want the University of North Dakota to keep its Fighting Sioux nickname. Stenehjem filed the motion on Friday. He met with the</p>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473730http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473730<p> Another mountain lion has been killed in western North Dakota. The state Game and Fish Department says the 3-year-old, 92-pound female was shot Thursday by a deer hunter northwest of Grassy Butte in McKenzie County. It is the sixth cat tak</p>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472011http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472011<p> A North Dakota program that distributes venison to the needy is halfway toward its goal of getting 700 deer from hunters this fall. The North Dakota Community Action Partnership, which administers the Sportsmen Against Hunger Program, accepted o</p>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471989http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471989<p> A North Dakota program that distributes venison to the needy is halfway toward its goal of getting 700 deer from hunters this fall. The North Dakota Community Action Partnership, which administers the Sportsmen Against Hunger Program, accepted o</p>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471320http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471320<p> Ravalli County officials have confirmed that human remains found on a mountaintop in western Montana belong to a Wyoming man who was reported missing in September. Sheriff Chris Hoffman says the remains of 44-year-old Barry M. Ford of Tensleep</p>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469032http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469032<p> A troublesome female grizzly bear has been killed by state game managers in northern Wyoming. The bear was shot near Ralston on the Shoshone River on Tuesday. The area is outside grizzly habitat. The Wyoming [[kxtopic:nd-game-and-fish-dep</p>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468974http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468974<p> Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem and North Dakota higher education officials are discussing how to respond to a judge's order that bars a change in the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname. Stenehjem said he talked over the issue</p>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468887http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468887<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/11/12/tbn_7_2009-11-12-newsNoon-4012812501157429004.jpg"/>A bull elk was illegally shot in Stutsman County over the weekend. North Dakota Game and Fish Department district game warden James Myhre is asking for your help. Myhre said a 6x6 bull elk was shot Saturday, Nov. 7 three miles west and two miles s<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468792http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468792<p> Cirrus Aircraft says it has laid off 58 production employees to put itself in a better position for next year. The airplane maker said 32 workers were cut in Grand Forks and 26 at its headquarters in Duluth, Minn. It says the cuts put its total</p>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468760http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468760<p> The state Game and Fish Department says a bull elk was illegally shot south of Woodworth, in Stutsman County. District game warden James Myhre is investigating. He said the elk is believed to have been shot sometime Saturday morning, just southw</p>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:09:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468032http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468032<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/11/10/tbn_8_2009-11-10-news10-4012612501157426707.jpg"/>Employees at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department are getting their hands dirty. They are spending much of today extracting the lymph nodes from moose, elk, mule deer and white-tailed deer that have been caught in the state. The Ga<br clear="all"/></p>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466869http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466869<p> A Belcourt man says his son is still &quot;pretty scared&quot; after being wounded in last week's shooting spree at a Texas Army base. Patrick Blue III is a sergeant with the 101st Airborne Division. The 23-year-old was hit in his side by bullet fragments. He </p>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466744http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466744<p> A Belcourt man says his son is still &quot;pretty scared&quot; after being wounded in last week's shooting spree at a Texas Army base. Patrick Blue Jr. said Sunday that his son Patrick Blue III is doing fine physically but remains shaken up by Thursday's </p>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466704http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466704<p> Ranchers grazing cattle near two dams in northwestern North Dakota say livestock are being unfairly blamed for water quality problems. Don Anderson and Curt Severson graze cattle along Sather Dam. Tim Leland works a ranch with his father and u</p>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466270http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466270<p> A Belcourt man says his son was treated for wounds from bullet fragments during Thursday's shooting spree at a Texas Army base. Patrick Blue Jr., says his son, 23-year-old Patrick Blue III, was one of the luckier ones. The younger Blue is </p>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:10:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465790http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465790<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/11/6/tbn_6_2009-11-6-news6-4012212501157426708.jpg"/> It's opening day of deer gun season. At noon, tens of thousands of hunters took to the fields. With a harsh winter and wet spring, hunters will face new challenges Reporter Kate Schell has more. It's quite a different sight today than it<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465377http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465377<p> Deer hunters may find more challenges during this year's season, with crops still in the field and deer numbers down in some areas. [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]]'s deer gun season starts at noon and runs through Nov. 22. The archery</p>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464586http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464586<p> Family members and teammates of three North Dakota college softball players have thrown roses and softballs into a pond where the students were found dead inside their Jeep. The bodies of 22-year-old Kyrstin Gemar, of San Diego; 20-year-old Aft</p>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464423http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464423<p> The Montana [[kxtopic:supreme-court:t[Supreme Court]:t]] has upheld a state law that allows insurance companies to cut off worker's compensation payments for those suffering permanent total disability when the disabled party is of retirement [[kxtopic</p>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463867http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463867<p> An eastern Montana judge has been named to preside over the case of state Sen. Greg Barkus, who faces several charges stemming from a Flathead Lake boat crash that injured all five people aboard. District Judge John McKeon of Malta was assigned </p>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463834http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463834<p> The search has resumed for three missing Dickinson State softball players. Dickinson Police Officer Thomas Grosz says at least three airplanes are being used. He says the Dickinson Rural Fire Department is taking a boat out to check Patterson La</p>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463824http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463824<p> A new report says barbed-wire fence can be deadly to sage grouse, a chicken-like bird found in 11 Western states that's being considered for endangered species protection. A recent Wyoming Game and Fish Department study found evidence of 146 cas</p>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463820http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463820<p> A new report says barbed-wire fence can be deadly to sage grouse, a chicken-like bird found in 11 Western states that's being considered for endangered species protection. A recent Wyoming Game and Fish Department study found evidence of 146 cas</p>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463813http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463813<p> A new report says barbed-wire fence can be deadly to sage grouse, a chicken-like bird found in 11 Western states that's being considered for endangered species protection. A recent Wyoming Game and Fish Department study found evidence of 146 cas</p>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=462475http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=462475<p> The western North Dakota bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America says he's talked with pastors about a national church policy that allows gay and lesbian clergy. Bishop Mark Narum heads 192 congregations that make up the Western No</p>