Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2010 KXNet.com1800Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=509939http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=509939<p> Authorities closed portions of Interstates 29 and 94 in North Dakota on Monday because of poor visibility and crashes. Interstate 29 was closed between Grand Forks and the Canadian border. Pembina County Sheriff Brian Erovick said three tractor</p>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:38:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=509626http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=509626<p> Authorities closed portions of Interstates 29 and 94 in North Dakota on Monday because of poor visibility and crashes. No travel was advised throughout the state. Interstate 29 was closed between Grand Forks and the Canadian border. Pembina Coun</p>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=501604http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=501604<p> The [[kxtopic:american-lung-association:t[American Lung Association]:t]] has given North Dakota mixed grades in its annual state-by-state look at tobacco control efforts. The association gives North Dakota an A for being the only state to fund t</p>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=501164http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=501164<p> Enbridge Energy Partners says crews are wrapping up repair and cleanup work after a pipeline leak spilled about 126,000 gallons of crude oil in Pembina County in northeast North Dakota. The cause of the leak detected late last week near Neche (</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, 30 Nov 2009 05:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478918http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478918<p> Authorities say they have confirmed that the deaths of a husband and wife in the northeastern North Dakota town of Walhalla were a murder-suicide. The bodies of 52-year-old John Kalis and 41-year-old Sharon Kalis were found in their home on Than</p>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:09:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478103http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478103<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/11/28/tbn_7_2009-11-28-newsmin6-4014574337963035306.jpg"/>Pembina County authorities are treating the deaths of a husband and wife found in a Walhalla home on Thanksgiving as a murder-suicide. The sheriff's office says 52-year-old John Kalis and his 41-year-old wife Sharon were found dead in the home after a 91<br clear="all"/></p>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=477985http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=477985<p> New commanders at Minot Air Force Base are promising perfection after a rash of mistakes involving the nuclear arsenal there. Col. Douglas Cox blames the foul-ups over the past two years on lax attitudes surrounding maintenance of the arsenal. C</p>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=477775http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=477775<p> Gov. John Hoeven says federal Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has approved a disaster declaration covering weather-related crop damage in 42 North Dakota counties. Hoeven made the request earlier because of severe weather including spring flooding.</p>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=477739http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=477739<p> Pembina County authorities are treating the deaths of a husband and wife whose bodies were found in a Walhalla home on Thanksgiving as a murder-suicide. The sheriff's office says 52-year-old John Kalis and 41-year-old Sharon Kalis were found dea</p>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=477474http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=477474<p> Pembina County authorities are treating the deaths of a husband and wife whose bodies were found in a Walhalla home on Thanksgiving as a murder-suicide. The sheriff's office says John Kalis and Sharon Kalis were found dead in the home after a 911 cal</p>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=477447http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=477447<p> Pembina County authorities are treating the deaths of a man and woman whose bodies were found in a Walhalla home on Thanksgiving as a murder-suicide. The sheriff's office says 52-year-old John Kalis and 41-year-old Sharon Kalis were found dead i</p>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=477359http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=477359<p> Pembina County authorities have released the identities of a man and woman found dead in a Walhalla home on Thanksgiving. The sheriff's office says John Kalis and Sharron Kalis were found dead in the home, after a 911 call at about 3 a.m. Thursd</p>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=477185http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=477185<p> Pembina County authorities say a man and woman have been found dead in a Walhalla home. Chief Deputy Sheriff Jeff Osvold says the bodies have been sent to Bismarck for autopsies. The state Bureau of Criminal Investigation is helping local authorities</p>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=477066http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=477066<p> Pembina County authorities say the bodies of a man and woman have been found dead in a Walhalla home. The sheriff's office says deputies were dispatched to the home after a 911 call at about 3 a.m. Thursday. Chief Deputy Sheriff Jeff Osvold</p>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=461692http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=461692<p> Pembina County officials have asked a judge to reconsider his refusal to require another county to help pay for a dam upgrade. A motion filed by the Pembina County Water Resource Board says state law requires Cavalier County's participation in t</p>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=457184http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=457184<p> Prosecutors have rested their case against a woman charged with manslaughter in the death of her infant daughter. Stevie Buckley's trial began Tuesday. The 18-year-old Buckley is charged in the Feb. 4 death of her 6-month-old daughter, Kyra, who</p>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=456961http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=456961<p> Officials in northeastern North Dakota get a bit uneasy when they hear talk of billion dollar flood protection projects in the Fargo area. Pembina County Commissioner Andy Adamson worries about more water coming toward his county. Pembina is the</p>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=455031http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=455031<p> Workers at TMI Systems Design Corporation in Dickinson are returning to 40-hour work weeks as business picks up. TMI cut back to 36-hour weeks at two of its three factories in August, citing a drop in production. President Dean Rummel says it should </p>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=454740http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=454740<p> Workers at TMI Systems Design Corp. in Dickinson are returning to 40-hour work weeks as business picks up. TMI cut hours at two of its three factories in August, citing a drop in production. Hours were scaled back to 36 per week. TMI presid</p>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 07:11:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=454667http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=454667<p> A lawsuit filed by [[kxtopic:pembina-county-nd:t[Pembina County]:t]] against neighboring [[kxtopic:cavalier-county-nd:t[Cavalier County]:t]] over payment for a dam reconstruction project has been dismissed. Northeast District Judge Donovan Fought</p>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:20:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=441089http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=441089<p> North Dakota State University's fall enrollment has set a record for the 10th straight year. The university announced Tuesday that its official enrollment is 14,189 undergraduate, graduate and professional students up 960 from last fall. </p>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=440864http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=440864<p> The Edinburg and Valley school districts in northeastern North Dakota have taken another step toward consolidation. The Pembina County School Reorganization Committee on Monday night approved the proposed reorganization plan. Edinburg Supe</p>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:39:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=437019http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=437019<p> School superintendents in northeastern North Dakota report fewer students this year but they say the families of pipeline workers are making up for some of the decline. North Border School Superintendent Joe DeFoe says enrollment at his school i</p>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=424582http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=424582<p> U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley says imprisoned American Indian activist Leonard Peltier has once again been denied parole. Wrigley says the next scheduled hearing for Peltier is 2024, when Peltier would be 79 years old. Peltier is serving two </p>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=424407http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=424407<p> A Grand Forks man has pleaded guilty to burglary in the heist of a cash machine from a convenience store in Minto more than two years ago. Gregory Nordrum also pleaded guilty to unauthorized use of a motor vehicle in connection with the ATM burg</p>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=423111http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=423111<p> Two northeastern North Dakota counties are in a legal battle over a dam project. Pembina County is suing Cavalier County over the $500,000 local share of the $7 million renovation of Renwick Dam on the Tongue River at Icelandic State Park. </p>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=392504http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=392504<p> Sinkholes have developed in the Pembina Gorge of northeastern North Dakota along the route of TransCanada Corp.'s Keystone pipeline, and some of them have swallowed pine trees. The first sinkhole was discovered in March on the pipeline right of</p>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=392475http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=392475<p> Sinkholes have developed in the Pembina Gorge of northeastern North Dakota along the route of TransCanada Corp.'s Keystone pipeline, and some of them have swallowed pine trees. The first sinkhole was discovered in March on the pipeline right of</p>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=390582http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=390582<p> Utah lawmakers are urging the Federal Aviation Administration to hold off testing a new computer system at a Salt Lake City air traffic control center that guides planes across parts of eight states, including North Dakota. The state's two senat</p>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:58:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=390329http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=390329<p> A man who broke into the state Capitol building in Bismarck didn't get very far, but he did some damage before being captured by security. Highway Patrol Maj. Neil Johnson says the man broke ground-level and entryway windows on the north side of</p>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=390304http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=390304<p> Prosecutors have dropped a charge of possessing a controlled substance that had been filed against a Canadian truck driver arrested at the Pembina border crossing in North Dakota with drugs in February. Pembina County State's Attorney Stuart Ask</p>Wed, 27 May 2009 00:39:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=381272http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=381272<p> North Dakota's [[kxtopic:supreme-court:t[Supreme Court]:t]] has revived a lawsuit against a [[kxtopic:dickey-county-nd:t[Dickey County]:t]] township for an August 2006 ATV accident that killed 13-year-old Brason Kappenman of rural Ellendale. The Supre</p>Tue, 26 May 2009 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=380958http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=380958<p> Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., says he supports the nomination of appeals court Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court. In a statement, Dorgan called Sotomayor an &quot;excellent selection&quot; who has &quot;outstanding academic, legal and judicial qual</p>Tue, 26 May 2009 08:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=380891http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=380891<p> Northeastern North Dakota farmers already were behind on planting their crops, and officials say heavy rain over the Memorial Day weekend only set them back more. Pembina County Extension Agent Leslie Lubenow says the timing was horrible. </p>Mon, 18 May 2009 13:29:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=377907http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=377907<p> Pembina County officials say the Red River bridge east of Drayton, which had been closed since early April due to flooding, has reopened. The bridge is on North Dakota Highway 66, which becomes Minnesota Highway 11 on the east side of the river </p>Mon, 18 May 2009 13:29:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=377906http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=377906<p> Pembina County officials say the Red River bridge east of Drayton, which had been closed since early April due to flooding, has reopened. The bridge is on North Dakota Highway 66, which becomes Minnesota Highway 11 on the east side of the river </p>Tue, 05 May 2009 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=372165http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=372165<p> BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. John Hoeven Tuesday hand delivered a number of photographs to U.S. State Department officials illustrating flooding in Pembina County North Dakota caused by a 30-mile-long Canadian road functioning as a dike along the internat</p>Fri, 01 May 2009 03:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=369564http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=369564<p> Federal officials say an Army deserter has been arrested at the North Dakota border with Canada. A statement from the Customs and Border Protection agency says Braxton Hissong of St. Stephen, S.C., was arrested Thursday at the Pembina border cro</p>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=364597http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=364597<p> A study suggests building a new pipeline from northwestern North Dakota to Saskatchewan is the best way to move any increased oil production from the region. The pipeline would cost almost 200 (M) million dollars to build. It would hook into T</p>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:18:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=364476http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=364476<p> Gov. John Hoeven says he'll work with the federal government and his Canadian counterparts to find help for people in flooded areas around the northeastern North Dakota communities of Pembina and Neche. Floodwater from the Pembina River, which s</p>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:18:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=364475http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=364475<p> Gov. John Hoeven says he'll work with the federal government and his Canadian counterparts to find help for people in flooded areas around the northeastern North Dakota communities of Pembina and Neche. Floodwater from the Pembina River, which s</p>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=337151http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=337151<p> U.S. Customs and Border Protection says a Canadian truck driver classified as a &quot;low-risk&quot; traveler was arrested at the Pembina port of entry with drugs. Customs says the 25-year-old driver from Ontario was a member of the Free and Secure Trade </p>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=330162http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=330162<p> Two northeastern North Dakota taxidermists have been given deferred sentences for practicing without the required licenses. It means their records will be clear if they have no more violations for a year. Court records show Christopher Hoe</p>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=307141http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=307141<p> A 15-year-old boy accused in a stabbing in Pembina will be charged in juvenile court. Pembina County State's Attorney Stuart Askew says he will not seek to transfer the boy to adult court. He would not discuss his reasoning. The boy is acc</p>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:10:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=297344http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=297344<p> Four of the North Dakota Legislature's youngest members are asking Gov. John Hoeven to include a two-year tuition freeze in his budget plans. The four sent a letter to Hoeven's office Thursday requesting the freeze. Hoeven said he'll consider th</p>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:30:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=281621http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=281621<p> State workers compensation officials say a bar-restaurant in the Pembina County town of Crystal is defying court orders to buy workers compensation coverage for its workers. The Workforce Safety and Insurance Agency says it investigated a tip th</p>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:31:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=277593http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=277593<p> A car rollover in a ditch along a gravel road in Pembina County has killed a 15-year-old passenger. The Highway Patrol says 15-year-old Ashley Martens of Crystal was dead at the scene. The crash happened shortly before 5 a.m. Saturday. T</p>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=273977http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=273977<p> BISMARCK, N.D. &amp;ndash; Gov. John Hoeven today issued the following statement in response to news of the death last night of former North Dakota Game and Fish Director Dean Hildebrand: &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;</p>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=268630http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=268630<p> Cavalier County officials are being asked to pay half the cost of renovating a dam at Icelandic State Park, but they question the benefits. The Renwick Dam, built in 1961, is just upstream from the city of Cavalier, with 1,500 people. The </p>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=254913http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=254913<p> Funeral services are scheduled this afternoon for Grand Forks Public Library Director Dennis Page. The 67-year-old Page died last week. He was a native of Gardar, in Pembina County, and the director of the Grand Forks Public Library for 40 </p>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=248782http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=248782<p> Minnesota transportation officials have outlined a 2.5 billion dollar draft bridge improvement plan that would replace eleven major highway and freeway spans over the next decade. The bridges include two across the Red River on the North Dakota </p>Wed, 21 May 2008 01:28:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=240404http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=240404<p> Members of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa held an early Memorial Day celebration yesterday. They traveled to the Metis (may-TEE') cemetery in northeastern Pembina County to honor their ancestors buried there. The Metis are people of C</p>Sun, 04 May 2008 04:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=234993http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=234993<p> There's a shortage of carnivals available for county fairs this year. The secretary of the North Dakota Association of Fairs, Neil Fleming of Cavalier, says there'll be a lot of county fairs in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota that won'</p>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 09:59:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=214768http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=214768<p> The Highway Patrol says vehicles that are more than 8 1/2 feet high or that have heavy loads are being halted on some North Dakota highways due to high winds and snow. The patrol says &quot;over-dimensional vehicles&quot; are being halted for the rest of </p>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 01:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=194359http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=194359<p> Trial dates have been set for an attempted murder suspect in [[kxtopic:pembina-county-nd:t[Pembina County]:t]] and a New York state man accused of raping a 73-year-old West [[kxtopic:fargo-nd:t[Fargo]:t]] woman at knifepoint. Wesley McPhail, of G</p>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 03:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=191471http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=191471<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/7/10/5/{25919158-E175-4379-ACFD-1BB47CCCE8FE}StoryTopStory.jpg"/> Cavalier County commissioners have voted against offering mail ballots next year. Auditor Dawn Roppel (ROH'-pul) says commissioners decided instead to put the issue to a vote next November. She says it will be an advisory vote, to give all count<br clear="all"/></p>Sat, 20 Oct 2007 03:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=173014http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=173014<p> Officials have finalized the route for next year's Red River International Bike Tour. Tour Chairman Mike Kellogg says the ride that starts and ends in Grand Forks-East Grand Forks next June will take riders to various North Dakota, Minnesota and</p>Sat, 20 Oct 2007 02:59:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=173004http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=173004<p> Officials have finalized the route for next year's Red River International Bike Tour. Tour Chairman Mike Kellogg says the ride that starts and ends in Grand Forks-East Grand Forks next June will take riders to various North Dakota, Minnesota and</p>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=165858http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=165858<p> Pembina County authorities are searching for a man involved in an incident that is being treated as an attempted abduction of an elementary school-age girl. It happened yesterday afternoon about the time school was letting out for the day. Autho</p>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 03:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=142996http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=142996<p> The oldest, continuos county fair in North Dakota gets under way today. The 114th annual Pembina County Fair in Hamilton runs through Sunday. Fair Director Neil Fleming calls it an &quot;old time fair.&quot; It has everything from livestock exhibits</p>Sat, 07 Jul 2007 02:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=141605http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=141605<p> It's going to have space for a church, a cafe and the fire department. People in the Pembina County community of Mountain in northeastern North Dakota are planning a new community center. They've got two federal grants for 430-thousand do</p>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 03:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=138340http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=138340<p> The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for southeastern Pembina County and northeastern Walsh County due to heavy rain. A storm system moved through early this morning, triggering downpours. Grafton got nearly an inch, on </p>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 02:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=136037http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=136037<p> Pembina County commissioners have declared an emergency due to flooding. The declaration says excessive rain last month and this month has damaged roads, bridges, culverts, and other public facilities. It's aimed at clearing the way for state </p>Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=134223http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=134223<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/7/6/15/tbn_9_2007-6-15-newsmin10-3924712500000026713.jpg"/>There's more arguing over the Devils Lake outlet. Manitoba Premier Gary Doer has sent a letter to Governor John Hoeven saying he's no longer willing to work with the state on flooding issues in Pembina County, which borders Canada, because he's protestin<br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 11 Jun 2007 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=132448http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=132448<p> Officials are dedicating a new wildlife management area near Walhalla this week. The Peter and Prescott Holman Wildlife Management Area is southeast of the town, in the sandhills of Pembina County. It's a key wintering area for the only elk herd</p>Thu, 10 May 2007 05:18:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=122155http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=122155<p> Pembina County is having security cameras installed in its courthouse. State's Attorney Stuart Askew says the issue of courtroom security was discussed even before a fire and shooting incident two years ago. That caused nearly two (m) million-do</p>Wed, 28 Mar 2007 09:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=108737http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=108737<p> Pembina County officials say a cash machine was stolen from a Cenex station in Drayton early this morning. Sheriff Brian Erovick says his office was notified of the theft shortly after five a-m. He says officers found the A-T-M had been removed </p>Wed, 28 Mar 2007 01:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=108599http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=108599<p> Pembina County's emergency manager says residents are sandbagging today to protect themselves from river flooding. Emergency manager Becky Ault says ice jams are seriously affecting the Pembina and Red rivers. The county has declared a state of </p>Tue, 27 Mar 2007 02:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=108261http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=108261<p> The city of Neche has issued an emergency declaration due to flooding. Pembina County Emergency Manager Becky Ault says isolated, overland flooding is occurring because of ice jams on the Pembina River. Ault says sand and sandbags are stag</p>Thu, 22 Mar 2007 02:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=106785http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=106785<p> The Enbridge Pipeline company is proposing a second crude oil pipeline that would cross a small part of northeastern North Dakota. Enbridge already has proposed a pipeline that would bring crude from [[kxtopic:canada:t[Canada]:t]], North Dakota </p>Wed, 21 Mar 2007 14:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=106659http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=106659<p> A judge has refused to lower the 250-thousand-dollar bail set for a Grand Forks man accused in a knife fight at a Drayton bar. Wesley McPhail appeared at a bond hearing this morning in Northeast District Court in Cavalier. He said he had about </p>Mon, 19 Mar 2007 08:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=105885http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=105885<p> A Grand Forks man is charged with attempted murder after a knife fight in Drayton. Authorities say 26-year-old Wesley McPhail is jailed in Cavalier. His bail has been set at 250-thousand-dollars. The [[kxtopic:pembina-county-nd:t[Pembina Co</p>Thu, 08 Mar 2007 02:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=102545http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=102545<p> Public Service Commissioner Kevin Cramer says a proposed new liquid petroleum pipeline that will cross a small section of northeastern North Dakota could mean more markets for North Dakota crude. The Enbridge Pipeline company is proposing a 313-</p>Sat, 20 Jan 2007 01:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=87711http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=87711<p> Pembina County officials are showing off their courthouse today. They've scheduled an open house this afternoon. The courthouse suffered damage estimated at nearly one (m) million-dollars from a shootout and fire in August 2005. Now it's been re</p>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 05:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=87473http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=87473<p> A Manitoba city is suing [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]]'s Water Commission and some local governmental entities in northeastern North Dakota over water drainage. The city of Rhineland alleges that illegal drainage along the Pembina R</p>Wed, 20 Dec 2006 17:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=78479http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=78479<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/6/12/20/tbn_6_2006-12-20-news10-3907012500000026707.jpg"/>You may think it can't happen here, but the truth is, it can, and has. There have been incidents of violence at courtrooms in North Dakota in recent years - in fact just this month, 55-year old James Thorlakson of Hensel was sentenced to seven years in p<br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 20 Dec 2006 14:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=78428http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=78428<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/6/12/20/tbn_4_2006-12-20-newsmin6-3907012500000035311.jpg"/>The headlines are everywhere. Fort Valley, Georgia a man armed with a baseball bat and a steak knife walks into a courthouse and starts hitting people. Mount Pleasant, Michigan a man shot and killed his ex-wife and two other people in a courthouse<br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 11 Dec 2006 01:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=75718http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=75718<p> The Pembina County Sheriff's Department says a Hoople man was killed after his snowmobile struck a tree. Authorities identified the victim of Saturday's crash as 27-year-old Joshua Lee Buchwitz. Authorities say it happened in a field three </p>Sat, 09 Dec 2006 01:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=75278http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=75278<p> Some northeastern North Dakota counties are still working on Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster projects from last spring's flooding. And some of them are also working on projects from 2005 and 2004. 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