KX News: Grant County, ND

Power Outages Update

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:25:00 GMT

Just beacuse the blizzard conditions have passed doesn't mean you can expect your power to just pop on. Greg Wilz with the Department of Emergency Services says the nicer weather is allowing crews to get out and work, but getting everyone back on line c

Power Outages Update

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:01:00 GMT

Monday's Scores

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:52:00 GMT

By The Associated Press BOYS BASKETBALL POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS Midway-Minto vs. North Border, ppd. Berthold vs. Minot, ppd. Ray vs. Kenmare, ppd. Anamoose/Drake vs. Underwood, ppd. Trenton vs. Powers Lake/Wildrose-Ala

Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press...

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:45:00 GMT

Minnesota health officials say swine flu cases continue to decline in the state. And for the first time in months, no new deaths from the virus are being reported in Minnesota. Officials are still advising people to get vaccinated if they haven't alr

Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:...

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:45:00 GMT

Two men have been indicted on federal murder charges in the 2007 slayings of three people in a St. Paul home. The U.S. attorney's office says 28-year-old Tyvarus Lee Lindsey and 31-year-old Rashad Raleigh could face life in prison or the death p

Ashby teen killed in snowmobile crash

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:08:00 GMT

An Ashby High School sophomore has died in a snowmobile accident. The Grant County sheriff's office says 16-year-old Justin Woldahl of Ashby was riding his sled Tuesday afternoon down the Central Lakes Trail in Ashby, when he struck a truck that

Feland runs for new job

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:59:00 GMT

There will be competition for a Judge's seat in the South Central District... Good Afternoon I am Sarah Gustin, thanks for joining us. Long time prosecutor Cynthia Feland announces today she'll run for the job. The Judgeship will be vacated b

Some ND highways reopen as storm subsides

Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:27:00 GMT

Major highways in North Dakota are reopening as storm conditions subside, but officials continue to advise against traveling. The state Department of Transportation has opened Interstate 29 Fargo to the South Dakota border and all of Interstate

Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:...

Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:27:00 GMT

Treacherous winter weather is disrupting air and road travel in much of the country and creating a flood threat in the East. Air passengers trying to get home after Christmas are getting stranded Saturday by delays or cancellations because of sn

Some ND highways reopen as storm subsides

Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:21:00 GMT

Major highways in North Dakota are reopening as storm conditions subside, but officials continue to advise against traveling. The state Department of Transportation has opened all of Interstates 29 and 94 in North Dakota. Also opened were U.S.

Monday's Scores

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:35:00 GMT

By The Associated Press BOYS BASKETBALL Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 68, Griggs County Central 56 Litchville-Marion/Montpelier 58, Lisbon 51 Maple Valley 52, Richland 47 Warwick 60, Dakota Prairie 43 Watford City 58, New Town 52 Wells C

Man charged in Washington state triple homicide

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:13:00 GMT

A prosecutor says a 24-year-old man accused of killing three men near the central Washington town of Mattawa apparently was angry at them over what he alleged was a girl's rape. Grant County prosecutor Angus Lee on Thursday charged J. Guadalu

Ag lenders

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:59:00 GMT

Whether you spent 2009 raising cattle or raising grain chances are it wasn't your most profitable year. Ag. Reporter Sarah Gustin visits with area ag lenders about today's markets and the future of the grain and cattle industries. (Cary Anderson / Firs

Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:...

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:12:00 GMT

The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics says South Dakota's November unemployment rate was 5 percent, unchanged from October. The national jobless rate is 10 percent. South Dakota Labor Secretary Pam Roberts says there are about 10,000 more

Tuesday's Scores

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:42:00 GMT

By The Associated Press BOYS BASKETBALL Central Prairie 68, Napoleon 62 Ellendale 62, South Border 49 Enderlin 55, Milnor 44 Hazelton Moffit Braddock 68, Underwood 52 Valley City 48, Maple Valley 32 Velva Tournament First Round R

Thursday's Scores

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:42:00 GMT

By The Associated Press BOYS BASKETBALL Fargo Shanley 73, Wahpeton 67 GIRLS BASKETBALL Central Cass 64, Valley City 25 Central Valley 76, Sacred Heart, Minn. 43 Parshall 76, Trenton 52 Towner-Granville-Upham 57, Glenburn 39 Velva

Thursday's Scores

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:46:00 GMT

By The Associated Press Girls Basketball Northwestern Area 79, Aberdeen Christian 32 Mott-Regent Tournament Semifinals Lemmon 47, Hettinger, N.D. 41 Consolation Semifinal Grant County, N.D. 63, Bison 19 (Copyright 2009 by The Assoc

Thursday's Scores

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:45:00 GMT

By The Associated Press GIRLS BASKETBALL Grant County 45, Mott-Regent 30 Griggs County Central 56, Midkota 41 Hankinson 64, Park Christian (Moorhead), Minn. 37 Hettinger 84, Glen Ullin-Hebron 55 Lake Park-Audubon, Minn. 61, Northern Ca

7 fire departments work bus garage fire

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:08:00 GMT

Seven fire department fought a destructive fire at a bus garage in western Minnesota. Fire officials in the small Grant County community of Barrett say the garage operated by Palmer Bus Services is a total loss. Owner Floyd Palmer says he lost

7 fire departments work bus garage fire

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:08:00 GMT

7 fire departments work bus garage fire

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:26:00 GMT

Part of SD town evacuated after chemical leak

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:35:00 GMT

About 75 people were evacuated from about 25 homes in the northeastern [[kxtopic:south-dakota:t[South Dakota]:t]] town of Big Stone City after a crash left a semitrailer on its side leaking anhydrous ammonia. The accident happened about 8 p.m. W

BSC ChoirFest draws top singers

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT

Talented vocalists from 11 area high schools will have a college-level music experience Nov. 20-21 during the Bismarck State College 15th annual ChoirFest. After vocal workshops and rehearsals with guest conductor Dr. Rollo Dilworth, high school sing

Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:...

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:13:00 GMT

A Republican lawmaker from Tyndall (TIN'-duhl) says he will try to find a compromise to mitigate the closure of 15 South Dakota driver's license stations earlier this month. State Representative Bill Van Gerpen says he will talk with state offi

Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press...

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 08:56:00 GMT

Federal grand jurors in Rapid City have indicted a man and woman from Pine Ridge for the death of a child in July. Kendra Warrior and John Bissonette are both charged with abuse of a minor child, and Warrior is also charged with involuntary manslaugh

Crop dusters worry about wind measurement towers

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 06:02:00 GMT

Wind measurement towers put up ahead of planned wind farm projects are drawing concerns from crop dusters who say they blend in with the landscape. Crop duster Brian Hauschild says the main problem with the towers is they have no markings.

Saturday's Scores

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:56:00 GMT

By The Associated Press PREP VOLLEYBALL Beach Tournament Pool Play Pool A Grant County def. Scranton, 14-20, 20-16 Heart River def. Grant County, 20-10, 20-18 Heart River def. Scranton, 20-13, 20-12 Heart River def. Wibaux, Mont., 20-6,

Tuesday's Scores

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:00:00 GMT

By The Associated Press PREP VOLLEYBALL Central Valley def. Midway, 25-20, 25-12, 26-24 Grand Forks Red River def. Fargo North, 25-22, 25-13, 25-20 Hillsboro def. Richland, 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 Milnor def. Hankinson, 25-9, 25-15, 25-22

Saturday's Scores

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:46:00 GMT

By The Associated Press PREP VOLLEYBALL Grafton Tournament Pool Play Pool A Dakota Prairie def. Drayton-St. Thomas, 24-25, 25-8 Grafton def. Drayton-St. Thomas, 25-18, 25-8 Grafton def. Dakota Prairie, 25-21, 25-10 Grafton def. Stephen-

SD prison inmate dies; suicide suspected

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:00:00 GMT

An autopsy is planned on a state prison inmate who died but authorities believe the man killed himself. Twenty-five-year-old Robert Hanson was found dead at his community service job in Sioux Falls on Wednesday. The Division of Criminal Investig

Tuesday's Scores

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:00:00 GMT

By The Associated Press PREP VOLLEYBALL Flasher def. Grant County, 25-15, 25-17, 25-19 Griggs County Central def. Northern Cass, 25-13, 25-21, 25-19 Harvey def. Anamoose/Drake, 25-5, 25-11, 25-9 Maddock def. Minnewaukan/Leeds, 20-25, 25-22

Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:...

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:13:00 GMT

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

11 ND communities considered for Farm to School

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:00:00 GMT

North Dakota's agriculture commissioner says 11 communities will considered for a program to bring food from area farms to school lunches. Commissioner Doug Goehring said the Farm to School program teaches healthy eating habits while providing f

Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:...

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:13:00 GMT

North Dakota lottery director Randy Miller says winter storms and statewide flooding contributed to the decline in sale of lottery tickets the past year. Financial statements show ticket sales for the state's four lottery games have dropped by 4

2 more ND sites added to historic register

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:11:00 GMT

State officials say a former Grant County church and a Grand Forks home have been listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The Trinity Heupel Church, or Heupel Church, built in 1905, is nine miles north of New Leipzig. The State Histo

Saturday's Scores

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:06:00 GMT

By The Associated Press PREP VOLLEYBALL Center Stanton Tournament Pool Play Beach def. Sheridan County, 25-16, 25-15 Beach def. Heart River, 25-18, 18-25, 15-8 Center-Stanton def. Beach, 25-19, 25-10 Heart River def. Grant County, 25-14,

Tuesday's Scores

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:10:00 GMT

By The Associated Press PREP VOLLEYBALL Bismarck Century def. Bismarck High, 21-25, 25-14, 25-14, 18-25, 15-4 Burke County def. Powers Lake, 25-6, 25-20, 25-19 Ellendale def. Central Prairie, 25-19, 25-13, 25-23 Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran d

Storms move across SW Wis.

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:53:00 GMT

Severe thunderstorms swept across southwestern Wisconsin on Friday, damaging barns, washing out roads and knocking down power lines and trees. Heavy rain and baseball-sized hail struck Lafayette County. Officials say five barns and sheds and o

Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:...

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:45:00 GMT

Minnesota transportation officials say traffic deaths fell last year to their lowest level since 1945. Four hundred fifty-five people died in road accidents last year. That's 55 fewer than 2007, an 11 percent decline. And the number of alcohol

Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press...

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:13:00 GMT

Minnesota has recorded its first human case of West Nile virus this year. The Health Department says that a Stevens County woman is recovering after becoming ill with West Nile meningitis in late June. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) A judge has approved

Boy fatally buried in corn

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:22:00 GMT

A 13-year-old boy has died after he was buried in corn on a Grant County farm. The sheriff's department says the corn was being unloaded from a grain bin at a farm southwest of Herman Wednesday afternoon when the boy was buried. Emergency

Shrine Bowl

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:59:00 GMT

There's been Badlands Bowls and Saskota Bowls... but this week, another All-Star Football Series takes center stage... and unlike the other two, these Shrine Bowl Games will have North Dakotans on BOTH sides...with a few Minnesotans mixed in. The 36th

Rewrite passed to Grant County wind ordinance

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:22:00 GMT

The Grant County Commission has passed a rewritten ordinance dealing with the transmission of electricity from wind farms proposed for the area. Officials say the ordinance is in response to developers' interest in building wind turbines along t

Comparing the Disasters

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:12:00 GMT

In the past few days... There's been warnings for severe thunderstorms with large hail... high winds... tremendous flooding and significant snowstorms... Our Amber Schatz joins us now... She says they're definitely keeping busy at the Weather Service..

State Resources Supporting Flood Fight Efforts

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:00:00 GMT

BISMARCK, N.D. - Pursuant to the statewide emergency flood disaster declaration issued by Gov. John Hoeven on March 13, 2009, the N.D. Department of Emergency Services, N.D. National Guard, N.D. Department of Transportation and other agencies are ass

Guard Rescue

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 06:59:00 GMT

A Blackhawk helicopter choppers off to Grant County... to rescue two families from the floodwaters. Good Afternoon, I am Sarah Gustin, thanks for joining us. Check this out... North Dakota National Guard soldiers rescued two families... near Carson

Guard Flood Rescue

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:15:00 GMT

A Blackhawk helicopter choppers off to Grant County, to rescue two families from the floodwaters. North Dakota National Guard soldiers rescued two families near Carson and New Leipzig. Each farmstead was surrounded by four to five feet of water and eme

Grant County falls to New Salem

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:16:00 GMT

Dist. 11 Underway

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:18:00 GMT

The district 11 basketball tournament also tipped off today in Dunseith. In the opener, top seeded Velva met up with Sawyer. DIST. 11 BOYS B-BALL TMT.-DUNSEITH-1ST ROUND: RUGBY 51 DUNSEITH 44 VELVA 76 SAWYER 32 DIST. 11 BOYS B-BALL TMT.-DUNSE

Region Semi's

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 06:32:00 GMT

The road to the state "B" girls basketball tournament got a little narrower tonight as region basketball tournaments moved into their semi-final round tonight. In town the region 6 tournament featured "the rematch" as 8th rated Kenmare met up with 2nd ran

Moses Lake regains commercial air service

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 06:57:00 GMT

Commercial air service is returning to Moses Lake after a two-year hiatus. Representatives of the Port of Moses Lake, the Grant County Economic Development Council and the Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce announced the move Tuesday. As of Ju

Grant County wins in OT

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:09:00 GMT

Charges: Stolen church cash paid for vasectomy

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:58:00 GMT

An Indiana prosecutor says a former church official is charged with stealing more than $276,000 from church accounts and using some of the money to pay for a vasectomy. Grant County Prosecutor Jim Luttrull says William Jeremiah Six faces eight c

Minn. sewer investigation leads to pot bust

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:09:00 GMT

Deputies investigating a sewer problem at a Minnesota home smelled something amiss a strong odor of marijuana. Grant County Sheriff Dwight Walvatne (WALL'-vaht-nee) said deputies went to the home in Herman this week intending to cite the owner

Mandan Tournament

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:44:00 GMT

The Bottineau Braves boys basketball team was on the road today in Mandan for the Mandan Holiday tournament as they met up with Grant County. MANDAN HOLIDAY BOYS BASKETBALL TMT.: BOTTINEAU 46 GRANT COUNTY 40 MEN'S BASKETBALL-WESMAN CLASSIC TMT.-WIN

Mandan Tournament

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:38:00 GMT

Ark. police close probe in Democratic killing

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:05:00 GMT

City and state police have closed their investigations into last summer's shooting of Arkansas' Democratic Party chairman without offering an explanation of why the attack occurred. Bill Gwatney died Aug. 13 after being shot three times by a man

ND Class A allstate football team

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:55:00 GMT

The North Dakota Class A all-state high school football team, as selected by the state coaches' association: First team offense Quarterback Justin Purinton, Linton-H-M-B; Running backs Jay Jelinek, Park River/Fordville-Lankin; Kordel Wolfe, Harve

Woman imprisoned for ID theft

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 09:46:00 GMT

A 36-year-old Summit woman has been sent to the state prison in Pierre for an identity-theft conviction. Melanie Moen was ordered to spend 21 months behind bars; she also must make $1,900 in restitution. Moen initially was charged with thre

Tia Talks to Mark Gibson

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:09:00 GMT

Friday's are a Football Frenzy and tonight is no exception, with games here and there and everywhere... including the Community Bowl. That's where Bismarck High is hosting Jamestown. Tia Streeter has this report. " " The Jamestown/Bismarck High

SD coal project may be used to deliver wind power

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:51:00 GMT

The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission is looking at using a fossil fuel project as a way to help transport wind energy. Basin Electric Cooperative of Bismarck, N.D., plans to build a $2 billion coal-fired power plant near Selby in north-c

Woman guilty of ID theft

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:13:00 GMT

A Summit woman has pleaded guilty to one count of identity theft. Melanie Moen was charged last spring with three counts of I-D theft for allegedly paying her personal bills by using credit card numbers belonging to other people. The 36-ye

Weather Spotters Honored

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:12:00 GMT

Before meterologists like Tom Szymanski gives the weather every night there are many North Dakotan's rounding up weather data... There are 160 weather observers across western and central North Dakota. And today the National Weather Serv

Sheriff seeks charge in overdose death

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:54:00 GMT

The Burnett County sheriff is seeking a reckless homicide charge against a summer camp staffer who he says administered the drug that killed a mentally disabled camper. Trade Lake Camp for adults with disabilities has voluntarily closed. I

Cowboy Hall of Fame

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 06:50:00 GMT

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

Damage reports from early morning storm

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:46:00 GMT

Here are some of the reports from today's early morning wind, rain and hail storm that hit northeastern South Dakota. The storm included a wind gust reported at 115 miles an hour in Grant County and one of 101 miles an hour at the Aberdeen lan

Cowboy Hall inductees named

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:02:00 GMT

Six people, an historic ranch and a bucking horse are to be inducted into the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame in Medora this year. They are rodeo competitors George Charging and Mervel Raymond Hall, ranchers William Connolly and Alick Dvirnak,

Death linked to flooding

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:17:00 GMT

A rural Milbank woman is dead after her car apparently was swept off the road by flood waters and into a creek. [[kxtopic:grant-county-nd:t[Grant County]:t]] Sheriff Mike McKernan says 26-year-old Alba Luz Gamez was reported missing Thursday morn

Wet weather pushes planting back

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:04:00 GMT

The Extension educator in Grant County says a wet, cool spring has affected everything from crop planting to cattle movement. Duaine Marxen says in a normal year, farmers can expect their first cutting of alfalfa before the end of May. But

Grant County sow center on hold

Thu, 08 May 2008 02:24:00 GMT

A spokesman for a 5,000-sow business planned in Grant County says it's on hold because the economics of the hog business are not good now. The Hilltop Pork operation is one of four planned by an investor group. Spokesman Craig Jarolimek said two

School bus involved in crash, 1 dead

Thu, 01 May 2008 02:45:00 GMT

Kentucky State Police say one person was killed in an early morning crash involving a school bus and a dump truck in northern Kentucky. The collision occurred shortly after 7 a.m. EDT Thursday on Highway 22 in Pendleton County. State polic

Women dies in river mishap

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:57:00 GMT

Authorities say a woman drowned after falling into the Whetstone River at Big Stone City on the South Dakota-Minnesota border. Rescue workers pulled the body of 68-year-old Shirley L. Goodhart of Ortonville, Minnesota, from the waterway on Sat

Milbank snowmobiler injured in collision with car

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:04:00 GMT

A snowmobile rider was injured when he collided with a car north of Milbank. The Grant County Sheriff's Office says it happened yesterday when a snowmobile ridden by Thomas Ecklund of Milbank came out of the ditch and into the path of an oncomin

Minn. State Trooper injured in chase

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:35:00 GMT

A State Trooper is recovering after being injured after a high speed chase in Grant and Otter Tail counties in western Minnesota. The State Patrol says on Sunday a 48-year-old Elbow Lake man fled a Grant County sheriff's deputy who was attemptin

Grant County electorate endorses rezoning decision

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:29:00 GMT

Grant County voters have endorsed their county commission's rezoning decision allowing a liquor and food business just outside Milbank. The Grant County Commission had given Keith Dornbusch the green light to have some land two miles east of Mil

Voters uphold county rezoning near Milbank

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:02:00 GMT

Voters in Grant County upheld a rezoning by the county commission. Keith Dornbusch wants to put in a bar, grill and R-V park three miles east of Milbank for workers building the Big Stone II Power plant. Neighbors referred the rezoning to

Grant County electorate to determine fate of proposed business...

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 07:04:00 GMT

Grant County voters on Tuesday will decide what happens to a proposed liquor and food business just outside Milbank. The Grant County Commission has given Keith Dornbusch the green light to have land just east of Milbank rezoned for the business

Friday Basketball

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:15:00 GMT

Their season was like a rollarcoaster, but when the Shiloh Girls Basketball team played teams from their district...it was far from bumpy. The Skyhawks were 6-and-0 during the regular season and tonight, they had another District 9 team. This time, it w

Wind developer frustrated by backlog of projects

Sun, 16 Dec 2007 09:53:00 GMT

A regional power grid monitor has a long list of projects to consider. And that's frustrating to developers. Mandan wind energy developer Tim Simons says the Midwest Independent System Operator acted on his first project in four months. But now

North Dakota A allstate

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:14:00 GMT

The North Dakota Class A all-state football team, as selected by the state's coaches. First-team offense Quarterback Tommy Zinke, North Prairie; and Justin Purintun, Linton-H-M-B; running backs Michael McAtee, North Prairie; Riley Beck, La