Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2010 KXNet.com1800Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=622721http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=622721<p> The South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre is displaying a collection of 16 hats of all shapes and varieties. Hats include a pheasant-feathered women's hat from the 1950s, an Air Force flak helmet from the Vietnam War, a Shriners' fez f</p>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=620459http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=620459<p> Authorities say the body of a 29-year-old woman was found in a second-story bedroom after Sioux Falls firefighters responded to a house fire. Aimee Palmer's death was not immediately linked to the blaze in the two-story home about 1 a.m. Friday.</p>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:25:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=620328http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=620328<p> South Dakota's state wildlife agency says its annual survey shows a small increase in the number of pheasants per mile over last year. The Game, Fish and Parks Department says crews counted an average of 6.45 pheasants per mile during the summer</p>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=615245http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=615245<p> Sioux Falls officials were forced to resume pumping untreated sewage into the Big Sioux River after more heavy rain yesterday. The city pumped raw sewage into the river for about three days last week after a sewer line collapsed, and the river was cl</p>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=609292http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=609292<p> Senator Debbie Stabenow says she's confident the Pentagon will prepare chaplains for any religious conflicts they would have if the military repeals its &quot;don't ask, don't tell&quot; policy. The Michigan Democrat told reporters that she believes gays </p>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=595340http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=595340<p> The North Dakota attorney general says the lease agreement for a downtown campus building in Fargo did not violate state law. The state auditor's office recently reviewed several college building projects around the state and asked Attorney Gene</p>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=595126http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=595126<p> Lawmakers in the Dakotas say Senator Robert Byrd's knowledge and spirit will be missed. The 92-year-old Democrat from West Virginia died today at a Virginia hospital. North Dakota Democratic Senator Kent Conrad says Byrd had &quot;an encyclopedic knowle</p>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 05:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=594972http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=594972<p> Federal aid to help electric companies and rural electric cooperatives recover from an Easter weekend storm in North Dakota is tied up in Congress. Mor-Gran-Sou Electric says it has had to open an emergency line of credit to cover the $30 millio</p>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 04:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=594963http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=594963<p> [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]] pheasant numbers are down, and state wildlife officials say the harsh winter two years ago is likely the cause. The spring pheasant crowing count survey showed a 6 percent drop statewide from last year.</p>Fri, 28 May 2010 06:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=578409http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=578409<p> The Washington State Penitentiary says an inmate on a work crew killed and butchered a deer outside the prison at Walla Walla. Spokeswoman Shari Hall says the minimum-security prisoner was working at the penitentiary's pheasant farm last Saturda</p>Thu, 27 May 2010 00:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=577624http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=577624<p> The number of pheasant hunters in South Dakota last fall dipped for a third straight year, and it was the eighth straight year there were more nonresident hunters than resident hunters. The Game, Fish and Parks Department estimates there were about 7</p>Wed, 26 May 2010 23:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=577595http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=577595<p> The number of pheasant hunters in South Dakota last fall dipped for a third straight year. The Game, Fish and Parks Department estimates there were 69,959 South Dakota hunters and 97,350 from outside the state. It's the eighth straight year ther</p>Sun, 09 May 2010 21:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=568662http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=568662<p> The city of Pierre's new promotional logo will soon be flying high. The logo featuring a pheasant and a hunter will adorn the tail fin of a turboprop plane operated by Great Lakes Aviation. Pierre Regional Airport's manager says it'll be a good way t</p>Sun, 09 May 2010 20:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=568661http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=568661<p> All five Republicans seeking to be South Dakota's next governor want to improve schools, boost economic development, limit government, avoid tax increases and balance the state budget. And of course, they support ethanol production, wind energy,</p>Sun, 09 May 2010 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=568541http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=568541<p> The city of Pierre's new promotional logo will soon be flying high. A partnership between the Pierre Regional Airport and the local visitors bureau created the logo featuring a pheasant and a hunter. It will adorn the tail fin of a turboprop p</p>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=557485http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=557485<p> Fears of wind-whipped waves has prompted another round of sandbagging at Lake Poinsett (PAHN'-set) in eastern South Dakota. Hamlin County emergency manager Dave Schaefer says the lake has fallen to 49 inches above flood stage, but heavy winds ar</p>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=557454http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=557454<p> Federal loans and grants totaling $7.7 million have been awarded to four projects in South Dakota. The money comes from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The largest amount is a $5.7 million loan to expand the county courthouse in Custer. </p>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 06:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=557405http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=557405<p> Wildlife managers will be examining the results of a South Dakota study to remove predators that frequently destroy duck and pheasant nests. Nesting success was tracked on large blocks of land without predator control vs. those where trappers re</p>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 01:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=557334http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=557334<p> A preliminary report puts the pheasant harvest in [[kxtopic:south-dakota:t[South Dakota]:t]] last year at just under 1.7 million birds. Figures kept by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks show that's the smallest in the past five years but the</p>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=557115http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=557115<p> A woman who pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter in the death of her mother has been sentenced to 10 years in a South Dakota prison. The sentence for 50-year-old Judy Lynn Carey was handed down Friday. Prosecutors say she used a pi</p>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=557110http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=557110<p> The Sportsmen Against Hunger program says hunters in South Dakota donated about 97,000 pounds of meat mostly venison for South Dakota food banks to distribute to the needy. The nonprofit program reimburses meat processors for their costs to p</p>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=554402http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=554402<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/4/12/tbn_8_2010-4-12-newsmin6-4027912502314829005.jpg"/>It's your opportunity to provide feed back to the department that manages North Dakota's hunting and fishing. The North Dakota Game and Fish Advisory Board Meetings are set for this week in our area. Each meeting gives the public a chance to discuss fi<br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=553189http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=553189<p> Gov. Mike Rounds says the state will provide up to $10 million to help counties and townships make emergency, temporary repairs to critical-access roads damaged by spring flooding. The funds initially will be used in the five counties with the </p>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=552946http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=552946<p> Davison County residents are reviving Mitchell Township, which was dissolved eight years ago as the city of Mitchell expanded. Some residents sought to re-establish the township so taxes could be collected to pay for firefighting equipment. A townshi</p>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=552758http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=552758<p> Dakota State University is getting $5.7 million through the federal stimulus package to promote electronic medical records. The school's Center for the Advancement of Health Information Technology has been selected as one of 28 Health Informatio</p>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 03:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=552714http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=552714<p> The state Game, Fish and Parks Commission has finalized South Dakota's pheasant season. The 79-day season will open Oct. 16, the traditional third Saturday of October, with a daily bag limit of three roosters. It will end at sunset on Jan. 2, 20</p>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=552003http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=552003<p> A state commission will take public testimony today in Huron and then finalize the pheasant hunting season in South Dakota. The Game, Fish and Parks Commission is recommending a 79-day season opening Oct. 16 with a daily bag limit of three roosters </p>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 23:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=551979http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=551979<p> A state commission will take public testimony Thursday and then finalize the pheasant hunting season in South Dakota. The Game, Fish and Parks Commission meets in Huron. State wildlife officials recommend a 79-day season opening Oct. 16 </p>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=544490http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=544490<p> Authorities say a couple who own a gourmet pet food company featured on Rachael Ray's show stole nearly $2 million in gas and electricity. Joel and Holly Sher (SHUR) of Lincolnwood, in suburban Chicago, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of</p>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=542569http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=542569<p> South Dakota officials are urging people to be cautious because many rivers and lakes remain near record levels, and flooding is possible, especially on the eastern side of the state. State Emergency Management Director Kristi Turman said Sunday</p>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=542529http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=542529<p> South Dakota officials are urging people to heed road closing signs and be careful in flooded areas. Many rivers and lakes remain near record levels, and flooding is possible, especially on the eastern side of the state. HURON, S.D. (AP) A</p>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=542431http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=542431<p> Most of the 37 hunting-related accidents in South Dakota last year occurred during the [[kxtopic:pheasant:t[pheasant]:t]] hunting season. In addition, the state Game, Fish and Parks Department reported one death from a heart attack during a pheas</p>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=539271http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=539271<p> The proposed pheasant hunting season in South Dakota this fall is pretty much a carbon copy of last year. State wildlife managers recommend a 79-day season opening Oct. 16 with a daily bag limit of three roosters. RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) A</p>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:19:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=539250http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=539250<p> The proposed pheasant hunting season in South Dakota this fall is pretty much a carbon copy of last year. State wildlife managers recommend a 79-day season opening Oct. 16 with a daily bag limit of three roosters. They propose a five-day </p>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:39:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=531851http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=531851<p> The National Weather Service says February was colder and snowier than normal in South Dakota. Temperatures ranged from 5.8 degrees below normal at Watertown to 11.6 degrees below normal at Pierre. Snowfall was up to a foot above normal. </p>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:29:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=531832http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=531832<p> The state's wildlife division will propose several hunting seasons, including one for pheasants, during a two-day meeting of the Game, Fish and Parks Commission that begins Thursday in Pierre. Dates, season length and bag limits will be suggeste</p>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=525216http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=525216<p> Wildlife officers say the harsh winter has been tough on South Dakota's pheasants, but there's little more that can be done to help them through it. The state Game, Fish and Parks Department's Andy Gabbert says wildlife officers have been lookin</p>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=523049http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=523049<p> The professional baseball team in Sioux Falls is dropping its Canaries nickname and adopting Fighting Pheasants. The new name and logo were unveiled by president and CEO Gary Weckwerth of Sioux Falls Sports LLC, the group that bought the Americ</p>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=519695http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=519695<p> Montana wildlife commissioners are to adopt hunting rules and seasons for the next two years Thursday, including changes to the elk hunt and a ban on lead shot for upland game bird hunters. One proposal on elk would end a late season hunt around</p>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515553http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515553<p> Delta Air Lines plans to begin nonstop daily flights between Pierre and Minneapolis on April 6. Mayor Laurie Gill says the flights will be twice a day, on 32-seat Saab turboprop planes. There have been nonstop flights between Pierre and Min</p>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=513698http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=513698<p> The state Game, Fish and Parks Department has drawn up a five-year management plan for pheasants that puts special emphasis on protecting and developing habitat. Other goals involve research, providing places to hunt, and educating the public ab</p>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=513502http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=513502<p> The South Dakota Legislature will take up a bill that would create lifetime hunting and fishing licenses for South Dakota residents. The fees would vary based on the age of the person when they apply, starting at $325 for a lifetime fishing lice</p>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 06:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=513412http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=513412<p> Figures from the state game department show more than 1,900 youth in South Dakota have taken part in big-game mentored hunting since it began two years ago. The law allows 10-and 11-year-olds to hunt if they are accompanied by a mentor who is at</p>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:58:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497460http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497460<p> A winter storm blowing out of the Rockies and into the Northern Plains brought snow to the Dakotas on Wednesday, with bitter-cold temperatures on its heels. Interstate 90 between Rapid City and Chamberlain in South Dakota was closed Wednesday mo</p>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:58:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497459http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497459<p> A winter storm blowing out of the Rockies and into the Northern Plains brought snow to the Dakotas on Wednesday, with bitter-cold temperatures on its heels. Interstate 90 between Rapid City and Chamberlain in South Dakota was closed Wednesday mo</p>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497355http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497355<p> South Dakota's pheasants appear to have weathered the Christmas storm with relatively few losses. But a state wildlife biologist says all the deep snow left behind leaves the birds vulnerable for other storms, like the one forecast for much of the st</p>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497330http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497330<p> South Dakota's pheasants appear to have weathered the Christmas storm with relatively few losses. But a state wildlife biologist says all the deep snow left behind leaves the birds vulnerable for other storms, like the one forecast for much of the st</p>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=480501http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=480501<p> The state Game, Fish and Parks Commission is meeting Thursday to discuss whether to raise South Dakota's three-bird daily pheasant limit to five roosters a day. The commission will decide the issue during a two-day meeting in Pierre. The proposa</p>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478715http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478715<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. State Mineral Resources Director Lynn Helms says a new package of regulations is intended to </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>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476932http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476932<p> It was an early wake-up call today for members of the Castlewood High School marching band. The band was on the road at 3:30 a.m., bound for Chicago, where they'll perform at the 76th annual McDonald's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Band Directo</p>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476931http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476931<p> The Castlewood High School marching band will perform today at the 76th annual McDonald's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Chicago. The parade will be nationally televised on WGN between 8 and 9 a.m. PIERRE, S.D. (AP) An Indiana man has pleaded </p>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:11:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476682http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476682<p> State wildlife officials are set to decide next week whether to raise South Dakota's three-bird daily pheasant bag limit to five cock pheasants daily. The Game, Fish and Parks Commission will discuss the matter at its meeting in Pierre Dec. 3-4.</p>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476593http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476593<p> Rock musician Huey Lewis and several of his Stevensville-area neighbors are feeding ducks along a slough that runs through their property, effectively closing the area to duck hunting. It's the latest twist in the story of the slough, which the </p>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476501http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476501<p> As crops continue to be harvested, South Dakota's pheasants are finding fewer places to hide. This year's late harvest has offered plenty of shelter until recently. State Game, Fish and Parks Secretary Jeff Vonk says pheasant populations i</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 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>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 03:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465482http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465482<p> This time as a private citizen, former Vice President Dick Cheney hunted pheasants in the Pierre area this week. In past years, Air Force II would touch down at the Pierre airport when Cheney arrived. Officials say Cheney, a longtime visit</p>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465226http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465226<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/11/5/tbn_8_2009-11-5-newsmin6-4012112501157435305.jpg"/>Are you chomping at the bit to get into the field and harvest your deer this year, but don't have a spot to hunt on yet? Your answer may be the Audubon National Wildlife Refuge. Once again this year, hunting is open on about 5000 acres of refuge land <br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=460172http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=460172<p> The Gregory County Sheriff's office is investigating a hunting-related death that officials are calling an accidental shooting. A 26-year-old woman died Saturday. Sheriff's officials say she was a passenger in a vehicle. Her friend was get</p>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=457832http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=457832<p> This weekend, [[kxtopic:pheasant:t[pheasant]:t]] hunters gather in the Pierre area for the annual Governor's Hunt, which state officials use to promote South Dakota's economic development climate. Gov. Mike Rounds says 700-800 people are expected fo</p>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=457810http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=457810<p> This is the weekend that invited pheasant hunters gather in central South Dakota for the annual Governor's Hunt, an event officials use to promote the state's economic development climate. Several property owners are opening their land for the e</p>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=457181http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=457181<p> South Dakota's state climatologist, Dennis Todey, says he agrees with Midwest forecasts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that predict a warmer-than-average winter for much of the western and central U.S. Todey says factor</p>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=456705http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=456705<p> Pierre's mayor says it's a busy time at the city's airport with the start of hunting season, but the airport has seen fewer passengers overall this year. Mayor Laurie Gill says the city continues to hold discussions with Delta Airlines, which co</p>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=455540http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=455540<p> State Game, Fish and Parks officials say two weeks of precipitation before the opening weekend of South Dakota's pheasant season helped limit the places where hunters could chase their wily prey. The weather cleared up Saturday and Sunday, but g</p>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=454537http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=454537<p> Gov. Mike Rounds says there are signs of optimism in the business community but that the recovery from the recession remains slow. After meeting with business people in eastern South Dakota this week, Rounds said South Dakotans are cautious abou</p>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=454302http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=454302<p> A state health official says South Dakota should have about 160,000 doses of H1N1 flu vaccine by the first week of November. But he says seasonal flu vaccine is delayed and people should be patient. South Dakota is one of 37 states where H1N1 is cons</p>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=454296http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=454296<p> While South Dakota cities welcome hunters from around the nation for Saturday's opening day of the 79-day pheasant hunting season, a crew from the state Department of Tourism will be at the Minnesota Vikings football game in Minneapolis on Sunday to </p>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=454130http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=454130<p> State Sen. Ben Nesselhuf of Vermillion has filed paperwork to seek the Democratic nomination for secretary of state next year. The office is now held by Republican Chris Nelson, who is prevented by term limits from seeking re-election. Nes</p>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=454077http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=454077<p> Pheasant hunters flying into South Dakota are getting warm welcomes. Officials with the convention and visitors bureaus in Sioux Falls and Pierre are holding welcoming events at local airports Friday. The events provide hunters with refres</p>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=453991http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=453991<p> Crops still in the field could add to the difficulty for hunters in the start of South Dakota's pheasant season, which opens at noon Saturday and runs through Jan. 3. Last year the season drew just over 176,000 hunters. A summer brood surve</p>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=453989http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=453989<p> Pheasant hunters flying into Sioux Falls are getting a warm welcome. Officials with the Convention and Visitors Bureau and local businesses are holding a welcoming event at the Sioux Falls airport Friday. It's the 16th year for the event, </p>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=452856http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=452856<p> The Teton County sheriff's office says a pheasant hunter shot and killed a charging female grizzly bear about 10 miles northwest of Choteau. Undersheriff Denny Blauer says the grizzly, which had three cubs, charged the man in heavy brush Monday </p>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=452715http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=452715<p> Authorities are looking for a small airplane that took off from Wyoming but did not land at its final destination in southern Montana. Montana Disaster and Emergency Services duty officer Monique Lay says the Cessna aircraft left Sheridan, Wyo.,</p>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451948http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451948<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/10/12/tbn_7_2009-10-12-news6-4009712501157429004.jpg"/>It's only the beginning of October and the snow is already flying. Many plants aren't sure how to respond. As you look around you have to ask&quot;Where are all the fall colors and will they ever arrive? Ag. Reporter Sarah Gustin went out to find an answer. <br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451740http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451740<p> The North Dakota Game and Fish Department says rising water in Devils Lake has helped produce the largest natural walleye hatch that fisheries crews have ever documented. Randy Hiltner, the northeastern district fisheries supervisor, says the a</p>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451733http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451733<p> Authorities say a reporter for the Aberdeen American News was killed in the collision of a semitrailer and a car on U.S. Highway 12 near Mina. The Highway Patrol says 61-year-old Russell Keen died in the crash that happened shortly before 7:30 p</p>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451646http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451646<p> Many South Dakota hunters who took to the fields in search of pheasant over the weekend returned home empty-handed and frustrated. They say standing crops that farmers haven't been able to harvest because of poor weather made it difficult to fin</p>