Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2009 KXNet.com1800Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:31:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473781http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473781<p> The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that negligence claims against two aircraft firms in the 2002 death of a Minnesota pilot were wrongly thrown out. The court's decision Friday also said a trial judge in Mobile wrongly dismissed strict-liabilit</p>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:18:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473561http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473561<p> A foot model in New York City is suing her upscale apartment building, claiming the co-op board is trying to force her out because she married its former doorman. Christina Ambers filed a $10 million lawsuit in Manhattan state Supreme Court agai</p>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473164http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473164<p> Opponents of the Brooklyn arena planned for the New Jersey Nets have filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn a state agency's approval of the project. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in Manhattan state Supreme Court. It seeks to block a Sept. 17 mo</p>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472543http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472543<p> A group of black Connecticut firefighters hopes to block promotions for white firefighters who won a discrimination case before the U.S. Supreme Court. The black New Haven firefighters argue in papers filed Monday that they still have a right to</p>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472475http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472475<p> American painter Irving Kriesberg has died in New York City. He combined intense abstract colors with human and animal elements. His son, Matthias, tells The New York Times his father died Nov. 11 of complications from Parkinson's disease. He </p>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472425http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472425<p> A South Florida lawyer suspected of operating a $1 billion Ponzi scheme is asking for his own disbarment. A Florida Bar committee has approved the disbarment request submitted by attorney Scott Rothstein. A spokeswoman said Wednesday the final d</p>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472317http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472317<p> North Dakota's Supreme Court has reversed drunken driving penalties against two men because their court hearings were conducted by telephone. Jerry Gordon Neu and Darren Landsiedel's cases were sent back to lower courts for further action. The men cl</p>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472052http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472052<p> The District of Columbia has decided not to appeal a court ruling that found its police checkpoints in a high-crime neighborhood were unconstitutional. In a court filing Monday, D.C. Attorney General Peter J. Nickles said Police Chief Cathy Lani</p>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472043http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472043<p> North Dakota's Supreme Court has reversed drunken driving penalties against two men because their court hearings were conducted by telephone. In separate cases, Jerry Gordon Neu and Darren Landsiedel claimed the hearings were not fair and that t</p>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471925http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471925<p> A death row inmate is scheduled to be executed by electric chair for killing a northern Virginia couple in 2001. Sixty-year-old Larry Bill Elliott is scheduled to be executed at 9 p.m. Tuesday for the shooting deaths of 25-year-old Dana Thrall </p>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471867http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471867<p> South Carolina lawmakers have formally received a resolution to impeach Gov. Mark Sanford because of his June rendezvous with an Argentine lover. The House on Tuesday formally accepted the bill filed by Rep. Greg Delleney of Chester. The full </p>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471663http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471663<p> Stations: Here is the Minnesota Pronunciation Guide. For any additions or corrections: Call Doug Glass at AP Minneapolis at 1-800-552-7250 or (612) 332-2727 Or fax to (612) 342-5299 Or e-mail to dglass(at)ap.org </p>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471652http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471652<p> Some congressional Republicans are threatening a filibuster to block confirmation of a federal appeals court nominee because of his religious rulings. In 2005, Judge David Hamilton ruled that the Indiana House of Representatives could not open i</p>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471309http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471309<p> Florida Marlins outfielder Chris Coghlan (KAHG'-lihn) is the National League Rookie of the Year, and Oakland Athletics closer Andrew Bailey is the AL winner. Coghlan edged Philadelphia Phillies pitcher J.A. Happ in a close race, receiving 17 first-pl</p>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471257http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471257<p> White New Haven firefighters are seeking promotions after winning their discrimination lawsuit before the U.S. Supreme Court. Twenty firefighters, who include one Hispanic, sued New Haven after the city threw out results of a 2003 promotion exam</p>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471150http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471150<p> Politicians are getting financial headaches and doctors are facing tough choices as more South Dakotans are living in poverty. Today, more than one of every 10 South Dakotans are on food stamps. The use of food stamps soared 34 percent in the pa</p>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471097http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471097<p> Canada's Supreme Court is hearing an appeal by several media organizations, including The Associated Press, seeking to lift reporting restrictions on preliminary hearings in court cases. Monday's appeal relates to the 2006 arrests of the &quot;Toront</p>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471085http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471085<p> The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from a group of Native Americans who think the name of the NFL's Washington Redskins football team is offensive. The high court on Monday turned away an appeal from Suzan Shown Harjo. That ends the latest r</p>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470994http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470994<p> Angry Connecticut residents whose land was taken by their city for private development say the Pfizer Inc. drug company's recent decision to move away shows the city never needed to pick the eminent domain fight in the first place. The waterfr</p>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470492http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470492<p> Defense Secretary Robert Gates has blocked the public release of 44 pictures of foreign detainees abused by their U.S. captors, saying their release would endanger American soldiers. The Obama administration filed a brief with the Supreme Court </p>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470022http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470022<p> A circuit judge has ruled that opponents of South Dakota's smoking ban have gathered enough petition signatures to put the measure to a statewide public vote in next year's general election. After testimony ended in a two-day trial, Circuit Judg</p>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:01:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469603http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469603<p> The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed a bid by women ski jumpers to force Vancouver Olympic organizers to let them compete. The women were appealing a lower court ruling that allowed organizers of the 2010 Winter Games to hold a men</p>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469571http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469571<p> The Montana Supreme Court has overturned a woman's drunk driving conviction, saying the got behind the wheel only to escape a dangerous bar fight. Prosecutors had argued that Lisa Marie Leprowse didn't have to drive 14 miles to get away. A state law </p>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469514http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469514<p> The Montana Supreme Court is overruled a woman's drunk driving conviction, citing a state law that lets people break the law if they are in danger. Lisa Marie Leprowse argued that she was running from a dangerous bar fight when she got behind th</p>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:31:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469489http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469489<p> A circuit judge has ruled that opponents of South Dakota's smoking ban have gathered enough petition signatures to put the measure to a statewide public vote in next year's general election. After testimony ended in a two-day trial, Circuit Judg</p>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469440http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469440<p> A former Florida judge whose legal career ended amid accusations about his relationship with a stripper was sentenced to one year probation for bank fraud. Thomas E. Stringer was sentenced Friday afternoon in federal court in Tampa. String</p>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469319http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469319<p> Now that drug giant Pfizer Inc. has announced plans to pull out of a Connecticut city where it played a role in an epic eminent domain fight, residents are questioning why the battle was ever waged. The company said this week it plans to close i</p>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469222http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469222<p> A 33-year-old Browning man convicted of stabbing a teenager to death in 2005 has been re-sentenced to less than half of his original sentence. That's after the state Supreme Court weighed in on the case last May. District Judge Dirk Sandefur sen</p>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468941http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468941<p> A multimillion-dollar coal contract dispute that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court has again resulted in a ruling in favor of Massey Energy Co. For the third time in nearly two years, West Virginia's Supreme Court has overturned a $50 m</p>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468692http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468692<p> The definition of a city block is at the center of a drug case before the Minnesota Supreme Court. Ricky Carufel was convicted in 2007 of selling cocaine to police informants at his house in Winona, including convictions for selling drugs near a</p>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468626http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468626<p> Stations: Here is the Minnesota Pronunciation Guide. For any additions or corrections: Call Doug Glass at AP Minneapolis at 1-800-552-7250 or (612) 332-2727 Or fax to (612) 342-5299 Or e-mail to dglass(at)ap.org </p>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468362http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468362<p> Female ski jumpers are heading back to court Thursday in another attempt to compete in the Vancouver Olympics. Fourteen jumpers are appealing a lower court's decision that the Vancouver Olympic organizing committee doesn't control whether they </p>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468268http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468268<p> President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama have observed Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery visiting the graves of troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. The president also laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns, and paid tribut</p>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468240http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468240<p> John J. O'Connor III, the husband of retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, has died. The court said the 79-year-old O'Connor died Wednesday in Phoenix, Ariz., of complications arising from Alzheimer's disease. John O'Connor, hi</p>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468098http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468098<p> Stations: Here is the Minnesota Pronunciation Guide. For any additions or corrections: Call Doug Glass at AP Minneapolis at 1-800-552-7250 or (612) 332-2727 Or fax to (612) 342-5299 Or e-mail to dglass(at)ap.org </p>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467839http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467839<p> A Connecticut judge has ordered the release of thousands of documents connected to sexual abuse lawsuits involving Bridgeport's Roman Catholic Diocese. A Waterbury Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday that the diocese should release the sealed doc</p>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467614http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467614<p> Defending America's Cup champion Alinghi of Switzerland says it is preparing to hold its showdown against American challenger BMW Oracle Racing in Valencia, Spain, starting Feb. 8. In a letter Tuesday to New York State Supreme Court Justice Shi</p>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467543http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467543<p> A judge has issued a temporary restraining order that bars the state Board of Higher Education from retiring the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname until after a hearing next month. Judge Michael Sturdevant of Bottineau ruled in a l</p>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467533http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467533<p> According to Gov. Mike Rounds, the health reform bill the U.S. House passed on Saturday would break South Dakota's state budget. He says it would make everyone earning less than 150 percent of the federal poverty level eligible for Medicaid and woul</p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:01:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467500http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467500<p> President Barack Obama plans to attend a memorial at Texas' Fort Hood today, where a gunman's rampage left 13 dead and 29 more wounded. Obama will also meet with the families of those killed. Kevin Sullivan, who served as President George W</p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467477http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467477<p> Stations: Here is the Minnesota Pronunciation Guide. For any additions or corrections: Call Doug Glass at AP Minneapolis at 1-800-552-7250 or (612) 332-2727 Or fax to (612) 342-5299 Or e-mail to dglass(at)ap.org </p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467470http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467470<p> A judge is barring the state Board of Higher Education from doing away with the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname until after a Dec. 9 hearing. Monday's order from Judge Michael Sturdevant of Bottineau is in response to a laws</p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467468http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467468<p> A judge on Monday decided in favor of State Rep. Roger Hunt of Brandon in a ruling that keeps secret the name of an anonymous donor who gave $750,000 to the 2006 abortion ban campaign in South Dakota. During the 2006 campaign, Hunt formed Promis</p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467465http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467465<p> Unless Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine steps in, sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad will be executed for the sniper attacks that terrorized the nation's capital region for three weeks in October 2002. Muhammad is set to die by injection at 9 p.m. Tue</p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467462http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467462<p> An immigration attorney says roughly 1,250 undocumented janitors in the Twin Cities were fired from their jobs in October as their company checked immigration papers. The janitors worked for ABM Industries Inc., a New-York based company that pro</p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467458http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467458<p> An immigration attorney says roughly 1,250 undocumented janitors in the Twin Cities were fired from their jobs in October as their company checked immigration papers. An attorney for the nonprofit Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota says the janitors w</p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467325http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467325<p> Investigative officials say the Fort Hood shooting suspect will apparently face charges in military court. Major Nidal Malik Hasan is accused of killing 13 people and wounding 29 others. A lawyer contacted by his family says he has doubts whether h</p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467298http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467298<p> The attorney for a [[kxtopic:morton-county-nd:t[Morton County]:t]] man says the County Commission is allowing a feedlot within a quarter-mile of where he wants to build a house. Donald Hagerott is asking the [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]</p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467296http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467296<p> A [[kxtopic:missouri:t[Missouri]:t]] man accused of gunning down an [[kxtopic:abortion:t[abortion]:t]] provider in church has confessed to the slaying. Scott Roeder (ROH'-dur) tells The Associated Press that he killed Dr. George Tiller to protect un</p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467284http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467284<p> The U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated the death penalty against an Ohio man who killed and mutilated a man he met in a gay bar in 1985, rejecting a claim that his lawyers erred during the sentencing phase of his trial. Attorneys for Robert Van H</p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467270http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467270<p> All 27 active judges on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals may take the unprecedented step of rehearing the baseball drug list case, which could delay a final resolution until at least 2011 and possibly later. In a one-sentence order last Wed</p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467227http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467227<p> The man accused of shooting a Kansas abortion provider has confessed to the killing to The Associated Press, saying he has no regrets. In a telephone call from jail Monday, Scott Roeder told the AP: &quot;Because of the fact pre-born children's lives</p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467221http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467221<p> A judge on Monday decided in favor of State Rep. Roger Hunt of Brandon in a ruling that keeps secret the name of an anonymous donor who gave $750,000 to the 2006 abortion ban campaign in South Dakota. During the 2006 campaign, Hunt formed Promis</p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467151http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467151<p> A judge tasked with unraveling an alleged $2.8 million kickback scheme involving two Pennsylvania judges says they presided over a juvenile justice system &quot;run amok.&quot; Senior Bucks County Judge Arthur Grim told a state investigatory panel Monday t</p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467104http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467104<p> There will be a roll call of the names of the dead, and a 21-gun salute. Officials are providing some details of the memorial service that will take place tomorrow at Fort Hood in Texas for the victims of last week's shooting rampage. President Bar</p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467077http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467077<p> The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to block Tuesday's scheduled execution of sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad. The Court did not comment Monday on why it refused to consider his appeal. Muhammad is scheduled to die by injection at a V</p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:01:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467063http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467063<p> He's well enough to talk but investigators aren't saying when they might try to get more information from the man accused of killing 13 people last week at Fort Hood in Texas. Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan (nih-DAHL' mah-LEEK' hah-SAHN') is in stable condi</p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467056http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467056<p> U.S. Supreme Court refuses to block execution of Beltway sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad. (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APNP 11-09-09 1144CST </p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467041http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467041<p> The Supreme Court appears sharply divided over whether sentencing a juvenile to life in prison with no chance of parole is cruel and unusual punishment, particularly if the crime is less serious than homicide. The justices heard two hours of arg</p>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466895http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466895<p> Hurricane Ida is losing some of its punch as it lumbers closer to the U.S. Gulf Coast. Forecasters say the storm has weakened to a Category 1 hurricane with 90 mph winds. Ida could make landfall as early as tomorrow morning. Hurricane and tropical st</p>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466890http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466890<p> The Supreme Court is considering whether sentencing a juvenile to life in prison with no chance of parole is cruel and unusual punishment, particularly if the crime is less serious than homicide. The cases being heard Monday involve two Florida </p>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466888http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466888<p> Stations: Here is the Minnesota Pronunciation Guide. For any additions or corrections: Call Doug Glass at AP Minneapolis at 1-800-552-7250 or (612) 332-2727 Or fax to (612) 342-5299 Or e-mail to dglass(at)ap.org </p>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466884http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466884<p> Investors took stocks higher last week, despite word that unemployment had risen above 10 percent for the first time in 26 years. In the latest session, the Dow Jones industrials rose 17 points to 10,023.42, providing a gain of 311 points for th</p>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466883http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466883<p> An Oglala woman who made false accusations of sexual abuse and assault has pleaded guilty to making a false statement. Prosecutors say 19-year-old Vanna Chief Eagle claimed that she and a sibling had been abused and assaulted by a relative. Court fil</p>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466742http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466742<p> Democratic Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin was one of 39 Democrats who voted against a Democratic-written health care bill in the House yesterday. It was one of a series of votes that have put her on the other side of issues pushed by the Dem</p>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466736http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466736<p> The South Dakota Supreme Court has appointed a committee to study the use of interpreters and translators in the state's court system. The panel will examine how interpreters are used in the courts and recommend ways to improve court services fo</p>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466653http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466653<p> With the technology industry looking on, the Supreme Court tomorrow explores what types of inventions should be eligible for a patent. The court's decision should settle a long-running debate over whether business methods should be eligible for </p>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466609http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466609<p> Today in History Today is Saturday, Nov. 21, the 325th day of 2009. There are 40 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 21, 1934, the Cole Porter musical &quot;Anything Goes,&quot; starring Ethel Merman as Reno Swe</p>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466565http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466565<p> The focus is shifting to the Senate for the next phase of the health care reform battle. The House passed its version last night by a tight, 220-215 vote. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada says there is a &quot;strong will for reform that exists</p>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466558http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466558<p> Stations: Here is the Minnesota Pronunciation Guide. For any additions or corrections: Call Doug Glass at AP Minneapolis at 1-800-552-7250 or (612) 332-2727 Or fax to (612) 342-5299 Or e-mail to dglass(at)ap.org </p>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466542http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466542<p> A man accused of shooting and killing another man outside a St. Paul bar last year has been found guilty. Audie Matthews stared silently ahead and declined to address the court. Defense attorney John Riemer says Matthews still maintains his innocen</p>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466531http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466531<p> A Minnesota teen who fled the state to avoid chemotherapy has completed his last cancer treatment. Thirteen-year-old Daniel Hauser of Sleepy Eye underwent his final radiation session Friday morning. The family says he is now cancer-free. D</p>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466525http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466525<p> House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is comparing the House's late-night passage of health care legislation to Social Security in 1935 and Medicare 30 years later. The 220-215 vote has cleared the way for the Senate to begin its debate on the issue. WAS</p>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:18:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466519http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466519<p> A cheer from the Democratic side of the House has heralded the passage of sweeping health care overhaul legislation in the chamber, with a narrow 220-215 vote. Republicans were nearly unanimous in rejecting the measure, which Michigan Rep. Candi</p>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466505http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466505<p> President Barack Obama is praising Saturday night's historic vote by the House for a health care overhaul measure. In a statement, the president says &quot;thanks to the hard work of the House, we are just two steps away from achieving health insurance re</p>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466504http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466504<p> A cruel and unusual punishment question is before the Supreme Court, which has never before overruled a sentence on that basis, except when it involved the death penalty. The court hears arguments Monday about life without parole sentences for j</p>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466502http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466502<p> President Barack Obama is praising Saturday night's historic vote by the House for a health care overhaul measure. In a statement, the president says &quot;thanks to the hard work of the House, we are just two steps away from achieving health insurance re</p>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465942http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465942<p> Stations: Here is the Minnesota Pronunciation Guide. For any additions or corrections: Call Doug Glass at AP Minneapolis at 1-800-552-7250 or (612) 332-2727 Or fax to (612) 342-5299 Or e-mail to dglass(at)ap.org </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 13:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465802http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465802<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/11/6/tbn_6_2009-11-6-newsmin6-4012212501157435310.jpg"/>North Dakota's only congressman says he'll vote in favor of the health insurance reform bill that could be voted on in the US House tomorrow. A spokesperson in Earl Pomeroy's office says the congressman supports the bill with the changes that were made t<br clear="all"/></p>