Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2010 KXNet.com1800Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618857http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618857<p> Bismarck attorney Tim Purdon has been sworn in as North Dakota's U.S. attorney. Purdon was sworn in Tuesday by U.S. District Court Judge Daniel L. Hovland in chambers at the William Guy Federal Building in Bismarck. The former Democratic n</p>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618852http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618852<p> State animal health officials are continuing to urge ranchers to have their cattle vaccinated against anthrax. New cases have been confirmed in northeast North Dakota's Pembina County. Earlier cases were confirmed in Barnes, Dickey and Sioux counties</p>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618458http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618458<p> North Dakota's Agriculture Department on Tuesday said more cases of anthrax had been confirmed in cattle. The new cases were in northeast North Dakota's Pembina County. Earlier cases were confirmed in Barnes, Dickey and Sioux counties, all in </p>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=617360http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=617360<p> A second Best Buy security guard charged in a theft ring that made off with $150,000 in unpaid merchandise from a Fargo store has been given jail time. Paul Larson was sentenced to 100 days in jail and 18 months' probation. He had pleaded guilty</p>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=617353http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=617353<p> The proposed Red River diversion project in the Fargo-Moorhead area could be delayed. The Army Corps of Engineers is considering changing the schedule, citing the amount of written opposition to the project. The diversion project's co-manager says th</p>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:11:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=617244http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=617244<p> The federal government on Wednesday said it was using $5 million in federal stimulus money to buy more easements on agricultural land along the Red River that is prone to flooding. The 17 floodplain protection easements cover more than 2,100 ac</p>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:11:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=617242http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=617242<p> The federal government on Wednesday said it was using $5 million in federal stimulus money to buy more easements on agricultural land along the Red River that is prone to flooding. The 17 floodplain protection easements cover more than 2,100 ac</p>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=602988http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=602988<p> BISMARCK, N.D. &amp;ndash;Gov. John Hoeven today announced that five North Dakota counties have been added to the state?s existing Presidential Disaster Declaration in response to spring and summer flooding and storms. The additional counties include Bott</p>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=602890http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=602890<p> North Dakota State University has now confirmed late blight on potatoes in four counties. The disease lately has been confirmed in Pembina and Sargent counties. Earlier, it was found in Dickey County and Walsh County, the state's leading spud pr</p>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=602722http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=602722<p> Gov. John Hoeven says five more North Dakota counties have been added to a federal disaster declaration for spring flooding that already covered 22 counties. Hoeven said Tuesday that Bottineau, Kidder, McHenry, Renville and Ward counties are now</p>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 23:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=601109http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=601109<p> A little-known radar base in northeast North Dakota is opening its doors to the public. The Cavalier Air Force Station is holding an open house from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The Pembina County base just south of the Canadian border is ho</p>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599557http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599557<p> Counties in Existing Disaster Declaration May Also Be Eligible BISMARCK, N.D. &amp;ndash;Gov. John Hoeven today requested that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) conduct a preliminary damage assessment for flood damages to public infrastruc</p>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599372http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599372<p> Flax prices are on the rise because of heavy rains and flooding in Canada's prairie provinces but the spike has come too late to be of much benefit to U.S. producers. Farmers south of the border have little old-crop flax to sell, and it's too late t</p>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:25:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599368http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599368<p> An overnight domestic abuse shelter in Grafton is closed for two months because of financial problems. One full-time and three part-time employees have been laid off. The Shalom Shelter serves female and child domestic violence victims in Walsh,</p>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=587203http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=587203<p> A North Dakota town has lost its state district judge, and now the job may be moved elsewhere. Southeast District Judge James Bekken died May 3 of lung disease. Bekken was a longtime resident of New Rockford. North Dakota's Supreme Court is</p>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 05:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=587078http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=587078<p> The overnight shelter serving women and children victims of domestic violence in three northeast North Dakota counties will close July 1 unless funding can be found. The closure will put one full-time and three part-time employees out of work. </p>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=582660http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=582660<p> A Minot man faces charges after authorities say he took a suspicious substance to his workplace and claimed it was a plastic explosive. Minot police say 21-year-old Chester Lint had the substance with him at Zimmerman's Furniture and left it the</p>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 23:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=582503http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=582503<p> Time is running out for small business owners in three northeast North Dakota counties to apply for federal disaster loans. The U.S. Small Business Administration says Monday is the filing deadline. The SBA declared a disaster because of b</p>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=580508http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=580508<p> A funeral service and public viewing have been set for former North Dakota Gov. Arthur Link. Link family spokesman Bob Valeu (vuh-LOO') says the service for Link will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Bismarck, with the p</p>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=580259http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=580259<p> The mayor of Pembina in northeast North Dakota estimates that at least 75 percent of the town's basements were flooded over the weekend. Nearly seven inches of rain fell Saturday in just a few hours. The Red River at Pembina jumped from 33 feet Satur</p>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 05:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=580124http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=580124<p> Residents of the northeast North Dakota town of Pembina are cleaning up after weekend flooding. Mayor Warren Hillukka estimates that at least 75 percent of the basements in the town of about 640 people were flooded after almost 7 inches of rain </p>Wed, 26 May 2010 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=577081http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=577081<p> The Federal Emergency Management Agency says Eddy and McIntosh counties have been added to the list eligible for aid under a federal disaster declaration. President Barack Obama in late April declared a disaster for 22 [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[N</p>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=573813http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=573813<p> BISMARCK, N.D. &amp;ndash; Governor John Hoeven today announced that President Obama has approved his request for a Presidential Disaster Declaration and has declared a federal disaster for 22 North Dakota counties and one Indian reservation in response t</p>Sun, 16 May 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=572380http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=572380<p> The group Preservation North Dakota has unveiled its annual list of what it says are the three most endangered historic properties in the state. This year's list includes North Dakota's country schools, metal truss bridges and the Pembina Icelandic L</p>Sun, 16 May 2010 11:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=572265http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=572265<p> The group Preservation North Dakota has unveiled its annual list of what it says are the three most endangered historic properties in the state. This year's list includes North Dakota's country schools, metal truss bridges and the Pembina Icelan</p>Sat, 08 May 2010 10:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=568193http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=568193<p> The Grand Forks County 911 dispatch center is getting both a new home and a new director. The Grand Forks City Council has approved $2.1 million for an addition to the police station to house the 911 center, which has been squeezed inside the st</p>Sat, 08 May 2010 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=568185http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=568185<p> The Grand Forks County 911 dispatch center is getting both a new home and a new director. The Grand Forks City Council has approved $2.1 million for an addition to the police station to house the 911 center, which has been squeezed inside the st</p>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=564255http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=564255<p> President Barack Obama has declared a federal disaster for 22 North Dakota counties and the Spirit Lake Sioux Indian reservation. The move will provide federal aid to repair damage from recent spring flooding. Gov. John Hoeven said Friday it sho</p>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=564084http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=564084<p> President Barack Obama has declared a federal disaster for 22 North Dakota counties and the Spirit Lake Sioux Indian reservation. The move will provide federal aid to repair damage from recent spring flooding. Gov. John Hoeven said Friday it sho</p>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=556933http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=556933<p> A Bismarck state lawmaker says he wants a trial on a charge that he assaulted his estranged wife. David Weiler is accused of punching his wife Nicole in the face March 11. The 45-year-old Republican House member pleaded guilty to a separate assa</p>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=556729http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=556729<p> North Dakota's congressional delegation has urged President Barack Obama to declare a major disaster for the state in the wake of severe spring flooding. A statement from the delegation says the declaration would make 22 counties and the Spirit </p>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=548900http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=548900<p> Emergency Operations Center To Move from Level 3 to Level 2 on Monday BISMARCK, ND - Gov. John Hoeven today announced that the President has approved his request for a federal declaration for the State of North Dakota under the Disaster Relief a</p>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=548890http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=548890<p> BISMARCK, ND - Gov. John Hoeven today sent a letter to the President requesting a federal declaration for the State of North Dakota under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance (Stafford) Act due to weather conditions and forecasts indicating</p>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=543400http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=543400<p> A group of Spirit Lake Sioux tribal members will ask the North Dakota Supreme Court to delay a possible change in the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname. A district judge threw out the lawsuit last December. The Supreme Court i</p>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=542987http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=542987<p> Officials have closed the Drayton Bridge over the flooded Red River, leaving only three bridges open between the Canadian border and Fargo. The open bridges are on N.D. Highway 200 south of Hillsboro, the U.S. Highway 2 Gateway Drive bridge in G</p>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=523843http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=523843<p> The [[kxtopic:national-weather-service:t[National Weather Service]:t]] says there's a 70 percent chance that the Red River in Fargo will go over 37 feet, which would force diking and sandbagging in some areas. The flood outlook released Friday by</p>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:11:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=523730http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=523730<p> U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials say they intercepted diseased and pest-ridden fruit at the Pembina border crossing. Border officials say the fruit was in the possession of people traveling from Canada to Sun Belt states with large c</p>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:11:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=523729http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=523729<p> U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials say they intercepted diseased and pest-ridden fruit at the Pembina border crossing. Border officials say the fruit was in the possession of people traveling from Canada to Sun Belt states with large c</p>Mon, 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>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=477411http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=477411<p> BISMARCK, N.D. &amp;ndash; Gov. John Hoeven today announced that U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has approved the governor&amp;rsquo;s request for a Secretarial Disaster Declaration covering weather-related crop damages in 24 North Dak</p>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:25:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=477377http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=477377<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 floo</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>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476619http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476619<p> An Oklahoma man accused of hiring his handyman to kill a North Dakota dentist is being brought to North Dakota to face charges. Sixty-three-year-old Gene Kirkpatrick of Jones, Okla., was released from the custody of an Oklahoma County jail Wedne</p>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476529http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476529<p> Thanksgiving week brings turkeys to the state Capitol. The North Dakota Turkey Federation plans to present turkeys today to Gov. John Hoeven and Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring. PEMBINA, N.D. (AP) North Dakotans crossing the border </p>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:57:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476513http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476513<p> U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials are reminding holiday travelers planning trips across the border to have proper documents, and anticipate times of heavy traffic. U.S. and Canadian citizens 16 and older must have a valid, acceptable</p>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468251http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468251<p> The number of confirmed flu cases in North Dakota is nearing the 3,000 mark. The state Health Department reports 2,965 cases of the flu this week, with a majority of those the swine flu, or H1N1 strain. Health officials say more than 2,100 </p>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468238http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468238<p> A spokesman for the TransCanada Keystone Pipeline says its construction in North Dakota is nearly finished and the company plans to start filling the 30-inch pipeline with heavy crude oil before the end of the year. Spokesman Jeff Rauh said fill</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, 28 Oct 2009 11:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=460771http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=460771<p> The U.S. Small Business Administration says it's making low-interest federal disaster loans available to some in northeastern North Dakota affected by heavy snow, rain and flooding earlier this year. The SBA says small businesses, small agricult</p>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=459304http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=459304<p> North Dakota's assistant Water Commission engineer says the state's Devils Lake outlet will be turned off for the year by the end of this week. Todd Sando says the equipment must be winterized before ice forms. He says officials will be bu</p>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=459192http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=459192<p> The Red River Basin Commission is holding public meetings about long-term flood protection. Executive Director Lance Yohe says people who attended one of the first meetings, in Hankinson, talk about their fears of more flooding next year because</p>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=459189http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=459189<p> The Red River Basin Commission is holding public meetings about long-term flood protection. Executive Director Lance Yohe says people who attended one of the first meetings, in Hankinson, talk about their fears of more flooding next year because</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, 13 Oct 2009 05:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=452264http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=452264<p> A Grand Forks man has been sentenced for burglarizing Walsh County farmsteads and stealing a cash machine from a convenience store in Minto. Gregory Nordrum was ordered to spend two years behind bars and three years on supervised probation. He a</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>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=436939http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=436939<p> North Dakota farmers say heavy rain over the past week has delayed the small grain harvest, though they managed some progress. Some report hail damage. This week's state crop report says the spring wheat harvest is slightly more than half finish</p>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=436801http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=436801<p> U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than $62,000 from a man who failed to declare all the currency he was carrying as he entered the United States at Pembina. A news release issued Monday says the incident occurred Friday. </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>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=420695http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=420695<p> A spokesman for the Keystone oil pipeline says crews have finished filling seven sinkholes in the scenic Pembina Gorge that were formed after horizontal drilling to bury pipe. Spokesman Jeff Rauh says the North Dakota Forest Service and the sta</p>