Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2010 KXNet.com1800Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515029http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515029<p> North Dakota regulators have given the OK for Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health Plan to sell health insurance in the state. Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm says the company still needs to get its insurance products and rates approved. </p>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:18:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514883http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514883<p> The Dunn County Commission is opening bids Wednesday on a 3,700-square-foot addition to the courthouse. The 8,000-square-foot courthouse in Manning was built in 1995 but officials are running out of storage space. The new addition also will have</p>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=510758http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=510758<p> A Minot man who pleaded guilty to negligent homicide in a fatal motorcycle crash last summer has been sentenced to serve about one year in jail. Authorities said Connor Crowdus was drunk when the motorcycle he was driving rear-ended a sport util</p>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506431http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506431<p> North Dakota college presidents are defending their practice of offering tuition breaks to graduate students and students from outside the United States. The North Dakota Legislature's interim Higher Education Committee is looking at the practic</p>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500449http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500449<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/11/tbn_9_2010-1-10-newsmin10-4018712500000035307.jpg"/>With the New Year comes the New Decade... And a new cesus...Are you ready to be counted? ...Well you might not be. It's a possibility in some areas of North Dakota that the census might not get to you.. The census bureau says that finding census taker<br clear="all"/></p>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=495849http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=495849<p> Wahpeton-area ice fisherman are dealing with excess water around their fish houses. Heavy snow and the weight of vehicles and equipment on the ice has caused water and slush to come up around the houses. Tim Phalen of the state Game and Fis</p>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=487863http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=487863<p> The Environmental Protection Agency may pay up to $2 million to help Dunn County contain dust particles on gravel roads that hold the potentially dangerous mineral erionite. The EPA says a health study is under way to determine the significance of </p>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=456695http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=456695<p> Microsoft's chief executive officer says Fargo has the company's third-largest presence in the United States behind Seattle and the Silicon Valley. Steve Ballmer was in Fargo on Tuesday, two days before the launch of Windows 7, Microsoft's new W</p>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=426397http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=426397<p> North Dakota State University says its first-day enrollment is 13,855 students, 7.6 percent higher than last year. Vice President Prakash Mathew says there are several reasons for the rise, including an increase in student retention, transfer s</p>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=423398http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=423398<p> As Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health prepares to merge with Fargo, N.D.-based MeritCare, it also is seeking to offer health insurance in North Dakota. Sanford has requested permission from the state Insurance Department. Insurance Commissio</p>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=423382http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=423382<p> Montana education officials report that Montana's 2009 graduating class earned an average composite score of 22 on the ACT exam, compared to the national composite score of 21.1. The national and state averages were the same last year. The</p>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=422999http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=422999<p> Scores from a popular college entrance exam show that North Dakota high school students continue to be better-prepared for college courses than the average students nationwide. The state's overall results are lower than neighboring states. The </p>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=422689http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=422689<p> A frantic 911 caller reported the gunman who police say killed three brothers before fatally shooting himself fired five or six shots. The Dunn County Emergency Communications Center on Tuesday released several 911 calls reporting the Saturday n</p>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=422617http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=422617<p> Bond is set at $50,000 cash for a woman charged with a probation violation in connection with what might be a murder-suicide involving a Dickinson couple. Court documents say Melissa Cady-Angerer told law officers she drove Jamie Osborn into Mon</p>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=422368http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=422368<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/8/17/tbn_6_2009-8-17-newsmin10-4004112500000014503.jpg"/> Dickinson Police are investigating a murder suicide. This morning 43 year old Dickinson resident Tracey Osborn was found dead in the trunk of her car, 51 miles north of Dickinson in Dunn County at an oil rig site. Authorities do not have all o<br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:58:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=422260http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=422260<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/8/17/tbn_4_2009-8-17-news6-4004112501157429004.jpg"/>Dickinson Police are investigating a murder suicide.... This morning 43 year old Dickinson resident Tracey Osborn was found dead in the trunk of her car, 51 miles north of Dickinson in Dunn County at an oil rig site. Authorities do not have all o<br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=422193http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=422193<p> Authorities say the deaths of a Dickinson couple may be the result of a murder-suicide. Police say the body of 41-year-old Jamie Osborn was found by passers-by in a wooded area in Miles City, Mont., on Sunday afternoon. Police say the body of hi</p>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=422190http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=422190<p> Authorities say the deaths of a Dickinson couple may be the result of a murder-suicide. Police say the body of 41-year-old Jamie Osborn was found by passers-by in a wooded area in Miles City, Mont., on Sunday afternoon. Police say the body of hi</p>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=409761http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=409761<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/7/22/tbn_22_2009-7-22-news10-4001512500000026709.jpg"/>In 30 games, they scored 312 runs... which means all season, the Mandan A's have AVERAGED over 10 A GAME. If that doesn't make them the team to beat in the Section 8 Tournament, maybe the fact that they're hosting the tournament does? They drew Dunn Cou<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=408588http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=408588<p> The niece of imprisoned American Indian activist Leonard Peltier says he will get his first full parole hearing in 15 years on July 28 in a Lewisburg, Pa., federal prison. U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley in Fargo, where Peltier was convicted, says he ha</p>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:18:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=408045http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=408045<p> More than 1,100 names have been submitted for the Dunn County Veterans Memorial Wall in Killdeer, and organizers say they expect about 100 more. Committee member Dean Bergstedt says organizers had expected about 800 or 900 names, but the project</p>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=399403http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=399403<p> North Dakota is getting about $108,000 as part of a larger $95.5 million settlement with Aventis Pharmaceutical Inc. over the cost of nasal sprays. The Justice Department recently said the subsidiary of drug maker Sanofi-Aventis agreed to pay th</p>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=392067http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=392067<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/6/16/tbn_7_2009-6-16-news10-3997912500000026710.jpg"/> This afternoon the National weather service has received several reports of tornado's being spotted and touching down in Sioux County and one in Dunn County. And the RAIN It just keeps coming down... These are some sights we f<br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 29 May 2009 05:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=382560http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=382560<p> Browns Valley, Minnesota a small town along the South Dakota-Minnesota border is embarking on a flood-control plan that's some 80 years in the making. Flood waters last hit Browns Valley two years ago, when melting snow and ice jams caused the</p>Fri, 29 May 2009 03:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=382489http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=382489<p> Dunn County has been ordered to correct any damage it caused by filling in part of the Little Knife River northwest of Manning for a road project. State's Attorney Ross Sundeen says county officials did not realize they needed a permit before ch</p>Wed, 27 May 2009 05:19:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=381408http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=381408<p> The opening rounds of the Scripps National Spelling Bee are under way in Washington. North Dakota's representative is 12-year-old Shantanu Srivatsa (SHON'-tuh-noo sree-VAHT'-sah) of West Fargo, who won the state spelling be in March. He also qua</p>Tue, 19 May 2009 05:19:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=378074http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=378074<p> A Fargo company has signed a deal to handle health payment claims for residents of a region in east-central China. Noridian Administrative Services says it will be building a data center and a call center in China to handle the project in the ci</p>Tue, 19 May 2009 02:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=377956http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=377956<p> The latest state crop report says North Dakota farmers made no significant progress in planting crops over the past week. The planting is still at least two weeks behind average. MANNING, N.D. (AP) Dunn County Sheriff Larry Boepple (BEP'-</p>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=367735http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=367735<p> U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley has a new job. Wrigley has been hired as a vice president with Fargo-based Noridian Administrative Services. He's to start in August, dealing with compliance and ethics issues. Noridian is affiliated with Blue Cro</p>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=361271http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=361271<p> Southwest District Judge Allan Schmalenberger has denied a bond reduction for a man charged in connection with the death of a Dickinson man. Bond was set Monday at $50,000 cash for Benjamin Orf, who's charged with being a felon in possession of </p>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 05:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=360498http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=360498<p> Valley City's mayor is recommending that people considered to be in the 500-year flood plain or people who are elderly or vulnerable leave the city during the flood fight. Mayor Mary Lee Nielson estimates that's about 1,450 homes or &quot;not quite </p>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:09:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=360106http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=360106<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/4/13/tbn_7_2009-4-13-news6-3991512500000029007.jpg"/> Dunn County Authorities say a Texas man has been charged with murdering a Dickinson man... Shane Miller was arrested Saturday morning in Alabama after a warrant was issued for his arrest. Miller is accused of shooting and killing Neil Matejo<br clear="all"/></p>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=359338http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=359338<p> The North Dakota Veterans Home in Lisbon is being evacuated as a precaution, as the Sheyenne River continues to rise. Administrator Mark Johnson says it might be a first for the 117-year-old Veterans Home. He says 38 residents from the hom</p>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 09:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=359149http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=359149<p> Dunn County's lead prosecutor says arrests have been made in the death of a Dickinson man whose body was found in a field northeast of the city. State's Attorney Ross Sundeen declined to release details Saturday, saying the investigation was ong</p>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 08:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=359134http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=359134<p> The North Dakota Veterans Home in Lisbon is being evacuated as a precaution, as the Sheyenne River continues to rise. Administrator Mark Johnson says it might be a first for the 117-year-old Veterans Home. BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) The federal g</p>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 05:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=359074http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=359074<p> Authorities say the death of a 49-year-old Dickinson man who had been missing for about a week and a half is suspicious. The body of Neal Metajovsky was found Friday in Dunn County. Sheriff Larry Boepple says it appears the man had been shot. </p>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=355220http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=355220<p> Governor John Hoeven plans to name a new state agriculture commissioner Monday morning. Hoeven's office won't say who the appointee is. Several people expressed interest in the job. Yessterday was Roger Johnson's last day as agriculture co</p>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=355002http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=355002<p> Authorities are reviewing a drunken driving charge against a woman released from prison about a month ago after serving time for stealing money from the Twin Buttes school. Melissa Starr was arrested March 22. Authorities said she stopped her v</p>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=354317http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=354317<p> Alumni in the fields of musical composition and technical consulting have earned recognition from the Bismarck State College National Alumni Association. Sharing the 2009 Rising Star Alumni Award are composer Troy Nies, '96 and '04, of Killdeer, N.D.</p>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:28:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=338954http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=338954<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/3/1/tbn_6_2009-3-1-newsmin10-3987212500000035320.jpg"/>Organizers of a veterans memorial wall in Dunn County say they have raised about two-thirds of the estimated $110,000 cost. The wall would be near the proposed site of the High Plains Cultural Center in Killdeer, though it's not connected to that project.<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=329004http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=329004<p> A jury found a Duluth, Minn. gastroenterologist not guilty Thursday night of a sexual assault allegation made by a former patient. The ex-patient alleged that 52-year-old Javier De La Garza sexually assaulted her in 2006 on a boat at Barker's </p>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=326503http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=326503<p> Investigators hunting for DNA evidence have exhumed the body of a 25-year-old Minneapolis woman who was stabbed to death and dumped along a Dunn County road in 1974. Mary Schlais (SHLICE) was an artist working on her master's degree and may have</p>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 01:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=321638http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=321638<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/1/19/tbn_7_2009-1-18-newsmin10-3983189928240735305.jpg"/>There is no shortage of bills in the Legislature to spend North Dakota's expected one billion dollar surplus. They include six million dollars proposed for a &quot;virtual center&quot; for career and technical education at Williston State College, five million dol<br clear="all"/></p>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 09:19:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=308942http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=308942<p> A committee of nine Dunn County residents is working on a proposed memorial wall in Killdeer for the names of area military veterans. Committee member Dean Bergstedt says the group has been meeting for six months to come up with a proposal and b</p>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=294711http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=294711<p> The National Weather Service says some parts of southwestern North Dakota report 9 inches of snow from a slow-moving storm that moved up from the south. The weather service says areas around Hebron and the tiny town of Marshall, in Dunn County, </p>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=283032http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=283032<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/10/6/tbn_6_2008-10-6-newsmin6-3972612500000029017.jpg"/>A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed by his 10-year-old brother in a hunting accident this weekend in southwestern North Dakota. Dunn County officials say the brothers were hunting with other family members during the state's special youth pheasant hunt<br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=282914http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=282914<p> Dunn County authorities say a 15-year-old Dickinson boy has died after he was accidentally shot by his 10-year-old brother on a hunting trip. Dunn County Deputy Glen Gietzen says the family was hunting during the state's youth pheasant season wh</p>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=282913http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=282913<p> Dunn County authorities say a 15-year-old Dickinson boy has died after he was accidentally shot by his 10-year-old brother on a hunting trip. Dunn County Deputy Glen Gietzen says the family was hunting during the state's youth pheasant season wh</p>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=282902http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=282902<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/10/6/tbn_6_2008-10-6-newsNoon-3972612500000035307.jpg"/> Dunn County Authorities say a 15 year old Dickinson boy is dead after a hunting accident yesterday... It happened around 5:30 Sunday afternoon north of Gladstone. Deputy Glen Gietzen says the family was out hunting during the youth pheasant<br clear="all"/></p>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:30:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=279845http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=279845<p> Lake Ilo in Dunn County is being drained for only the second time in the 70-year history of the Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biologist Wade King says the reason is an infestation of carp voracious eaters tha</p>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 05:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=276336http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=276336<p> Dunn County ranchers worry the oil development boom might leave them short of water. About 40 of them met with members of the state Water Commission in Manning last night. Commissioner Bob Kleeman says residents are &quot;really scared&quot; they'll</p>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:11:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=273004http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=273004<p> Officials in southwestern North Dakota want drivers to yield to emergency vehicles on the roads. Dunn County Emergency Manager Denise Brew says other drivers are not pulling over enough, and those that do are going too fast. She says that i</p>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=269691http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=269691<p> A pipeline that carries natural gas from the Power River Basin in Wyoming to [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]] will be reach capacity in a year because of demand. The [[kxtopic:williston-nd:t[Williston]:t]] Basin Grasslands Pipeline is a</p>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 06:50:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=261547http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=261547<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/8/4/tbn_9_2008-8-4-newsNoon-3966312500000035307.jpg"/> The North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame has eight new members....including longtime ranchers as well as one ranch and a horse. Named to the hall are the late George Charging, Mervel Raymond Hall of the Mandaree area, the late William Connolly and Al<br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=256969http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=256969<p> State regulators will be reviewing a proposed new oil pipeline in southwestern North Dakota. A company wants to build a 6-inch crude oil pipeline for 33 miles from Killdeer in Dunn County to just north of Dickinson. It would carry about 10,000 b</p>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=256805http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=256805<p> Authorities say three Wisconsin college students who died in a house fire in April had blood-alcohol levels from two to almost four times the legal limit in drunken driving cases. Dunn County Medical Examiner Chris Kruse released toxicology tes</p>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:49:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=253833http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=253833<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/7/4/tbn_7_2008-7-3-newsmin10-3963112500000026707.jpg"/>Legislators are hoping to get more money to the counties that are experiencing a major influx of traffic from oil production. As of now, 16 oil-producing counties in North Dakota share 6-million dollars in oil impact grants every two years to help keep u<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=253653http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=253653<p> Legislators say they want to raise caps on the amount of state aid to oil-producing counties, to help the counties keep up roads and bridges. Under current law, the 16 counties in North Dakota that produce oil and gas share 6 million dollars in </p>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=251178http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=251178<p> Some bad weather in western North Dakota last night. National Weather Service meteorologist Rich Leblang says parts of the region saw high winds and hail. Seventy mile per hour winds and golf ball size hail were reported in Dunn County. Di</p>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=248881http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=248881<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/6/17/tbn_4_2008-6-17-newsNoon-3961512500000029007.jpg"/>It's not all talk about the Bakken Oil companies are seeing results in North Dakota. Good Afternoon, I'm Donnell Preskey... A new oil well in Dunn County is creating a lot of interest. Continental Resources Inc. says its new oil well produced a<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:39:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=227228http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=227228<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/4/10/tbn_5_2008-4-9-newsmin10-3954612500000014516.jpg"/>Big oil companies seem to have their eyes set on North Dakota. The federal Bureau of Land Management says its bimonthly regional sale of oil and gas leases totaled more than 3.2 million dollars. And North Dakota territory was in demand. Headington Oil<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:39:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=227226http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=227226<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/4/10/tbn_6_2008-4-9-news10-3954612500000026712.jpg"/>Big oil companies seem to have their eyes set on North Dakota... The federal Bureau of Land Management says its bimonthly regional sale of oil and gas leases totaled more than 3.2 million dollars. And North Dakota territory was in demand. Headington Oi<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=227218http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=227218<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/4/10/tbn_6_2008-4-9-news10-3954612500000026712.jpg"/>Big oil companies seem to have their eyes set on North Dakota... The federal Bureau of Land Management says its bimonthly regional sale of oil and gas leases totaled more than 3.2 million dollars. And North Dakota territory was in demand. Headington Oi<br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=227010http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=227010<p> The Bureau of Land Management's bimonthly regional sale of oil and gas leases totaled more than $3.2 million. BLM officials say Headington Oil of Dallas bid $645,300 for leasing rights on a 955-acre parcel in North Dakota's Dunn County, the high</p>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=227002http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=227002<p> The Bureau of Land Management's bimonthly regional sale of oil and gas leases totaled more than $3.2 million, officials said. Headington Oil of Dallas bid $645,300 for leasing rights on a 955-acre parcel in North Dakota's Dunn County, the highes</p>Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:49:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=223881http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=223881<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/3/29/tbn_6_2008-3-29-news10-3953689800925935308.jpg"/> A pickup rollover on state Highway 22 in Dunn County has killed a Mandaree man. The Highway Patrol says 25-year-old Coleton Fettig lost control of his vehicle on the frost-covered roadway not long after midnight, and it rolled in a field. Fettig was<br clear="all"/></p>Sat, 29 Mar 2008 08:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=223784http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=223784<p> A pickup rollover on state Highway 22 in Dunn County has killed a Mandaree man. The Highway Patrol says 25-year-old Coleton Fettig lost control of his vehicle on the frost-covered roadway not long after midnight, and it rolled in a field. </p>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=223354http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=223354<p> Health officials have been sampling an asbestos-like mineral found on Dunn County roads, and they say its particles are the right size to collect in the lungs of people who breathe it. The Environmental Protection Agency and state health officia</p>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 04:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=181159http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=181159<p> Misdemeanor charges are being filed against an Indiana hunter and a North Dakota outfitter in connection with what authorities say is the illegal killing of a mountain lion in the badlands. Dunn County prosecutor Ross Sundeen says the cougar was</p>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 05:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=170291http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=170291<p> Dunn County officials are trying to raise 7 million dollars for an indoor rodeo and events center in Killdeer. The 91,000-square-foot High Plains Cultural Center envisioned by the Dunn County Fair Association also would include a large gatherin</p>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 09:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=167975http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=167975<p> A rollover on state Highway 200 in Dunn County has killed two people. The Highway Patrol says 27-year-old Jessica Strommen was the driver of a sport utility vehicle that rolled in the ditch three miles east of Killdeer, about 5:30 Monday afterno</p>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 04:58:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=167608http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=167608<p> A rollover on state Highway 200 in Dunn County has killed a Killdeer woman. The Highway Patrol says 27-year-old Jessica Strommen was in a sport utility vehicle that rolled in the ditch three miles east of Killdeer, about 5:30 Monday afternoon. S</p>Sat, 22 Sep 2007 03:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=164814http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=164814<p> Charges are pending against a person in connection with what authorities say is the illegal killing of a [[kxtopic:mountain-lion:t[mountain lion]:t]] in western [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]]. Authorities did not provide details or id</p>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=164042http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=164042<p> Three mountain lions have now been killed in western North Dakota. The area west of state Highway 8 and south of state Highway 1804 has a quota of five kills before the season closes. Two cougars were reported killed this week. The latest w</p>Sun, 22 Jul 2007 18:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=146072http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=146072<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/7/7/23/tbn_24_2007-7-22-newsmin10-3928412500000035315.jpg"/>A bit of a drive off the fairgrounds rests another attraction garning some attention this summer. Brad Feldman takes us to one of the first homes built in western North Dakota, and shows us how one group is trying to preserve it. Sitting almost 11 mi<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=145238http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=145238<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/7/7/19/tbn_17_2007-7-19-news6-3928112500000035314.jpg"/> Some of the first people to settle this area did not have the lavish homes we do today. Many of them built homes out of whatever they could find. One of the first homes to be built in western North Dakota is on display for people to see. Br<br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 04 May 2007 17:09:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=120589http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=120589<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/7/5/4/tbn_17_2007-5-4-newsmin10-3920512500000026703.jpg"/>Two buildings and a collection of properties have made the Three Most Endangered Properties list released by Preservation North Dakota today. The lodge building at the International Peace Garden is one of the three. It was built as were many struct<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 01 May 2007 05:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=119377http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=119377<p> Four employees at the St. Croix (KROY) Jail have been suspended with pay following the death of an inmate. Dunn County sheriff's officials are handling the case. Investigator Craig Koser says they're still waiting for autopsy results to determ</p>Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=104523http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=104523<p> A hearing on whether to oust three members of a western [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]] school board has been postponed. The hearing for the Twin Buttes school board members was scheduled for tomorrow morning in [[kxtopic:dickinson-nd:</p>Wed, 28 Feb 2007 01:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=99820http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=99820<p> Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem is seeking to remove a third member of the Twin Buttes school board. Stenehjem filed a complaint on Monday against Darwin Lone Bear. Federal investigators accuse him of stealing about 25-thousand dollars in sch</p>