Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2010 KXNet.com1800Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=509333http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=509333<p> The Williston City Commission is forming a committee to look into mineral rights and the leasing of city-owned property. Commissioner Brad Bekkedahl came up with the idea after a company expressed interest in leasing mineral acres beneath the airport</p>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=509233http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=509233<p> Properties in McLean and Nelson counties might be considered for the National Register of Historic Places. The North Dakota State Historic Preservation Review Board is meeting Friday in Bismarck to discuss the possible nomination of Ingersoll Sc</p>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=498568http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=498568<p>By The Associated Press BOYS BASKETBALL Divide County 51, Ray 43 McLean County Tournament First Round Bismarck JV 53, Max 45 Turtle Lake-Mercer 75, Underwood 41 Washburn 39, Hettinger 35 POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS Oakes vs. Nor</p>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497798http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497798<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/6/tbn_16_2010-1-6-newsmin6-4018312500000029015.jpg"/>The Agriculture winter shows are off and running across North Dakota. The very latest in crop growing data, machinery, insurance, livestock, handling equipment and everything else beyond and between will be up for show. The schedule criss crosses the regi<br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=489814http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=489814<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/12/21/tbn_6_2009-12-21-newsmin6-4016712502314829003.jpg"/>North Dakota farmers produced about 280 million bushels of corn last year. More than 40% of that total is converted into ethanol for fuel at five ethanol plants in the state. Two of those plants are in western North Dakota - Red Trail in Richardton and <br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472043http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472043<p> North Dakota's Supreme Court has reversed drunken driving penalties against two men because their court hearings were conducted by telephone. In separate cases, Jerry Gordon Neu and Darren Landsiedel claimed the hearings were not fair and that t</p>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467924http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467924<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/11/10/tbn_6_2009-11-10-news6-4012612500000035307.jpg"/>A 22 year old North Dakota man is charged with threatening to kill President Barack Obama. Authorities say Eric Allen Hirchert was arrested Friday after he assaulted his mother at her home in Washburn. McLean County prosecutor Ladd Erickson says Hirche<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467835http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467835<p> The president of North Dakota's Board of Higher Education says a judge's order on the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname is &quot;bizarre.&quot; Northeast District Judge Michael Sturdevant has barred the board from changing the nickname be</p>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467700http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467700<p> A North Dakota man has been charged with threatening to kill President Barack Obama. Authorities say 22-year-old Eric Allen Hirchert was arrested Friday on charges that he assaulted his mother at her Washburn home, allegedly after she told him t</p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467229http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467229<p> Federal Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says energy development in North Dakota must be done in a balanced and reasonable way. Speaking at an energy conference in Bismark, Salazar said he supports energy development on federal land but said, &quot;we don't</p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:57:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467097http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467097<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/11/9/tbn_5_2009-11-9-newsNoon-4012512500000035307.jpg"/>The North Dakota attorney general's office is asking for help in solving a cold case. Officials say 38-year-old Donna Michalenko of rural McLean County disappeared 41 years ago, on Nov. 9, 1968. Her three children are still looking for answers. <br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=455997http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=455997<p> A man faces several charges after a weekend chase in McLean County in which authorities say he threw parts of a methamphetamine lab out of the car. Twenty-seven-year-old David Pankowski faces drug charges along with reckless endangerment and fle</p>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:48:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=433100http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=433100<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/9/8/tbn_8_2009-9-7-news6-4006212500000029004.jpg"/> We now know the name of a teenager killed in a rollover accident in McLean County. The Highway Patrol says 16-year-old Chelsey Lies of Douglas lost control of the pickup she was driving as she swerved to avoid a dog. Her pickup rolled over<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:49:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=433055http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=433055<p> We now know the name of a teenager killed in a rollover accident in McLean County. The Highway Patrol says 16-year-old Chelsey Lies of Douglas lost control of the pickup she was driving as she swerved to avoid a dog. Her pickup rolled over</p>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=432976http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=432976<p> The Highway Patrol has released the name of a teenager killed after the pickup she was driving rolled over in a McLean County ditch. The patrol says 16-year-old Chelsey Lies of Douglas lost control of the pickup after she served to avoid a dog. </p>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=432885http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=432885<p> The bins are filling up with a bumper harvest in southwestern and south central North Dakota. But South Central Grain elevator manager Jeff Mehl says the prices are ranging from less than four dollars a bushel to about $4.50 a bushel. He says that's </p>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=432883http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=432883<p> North Dakota State University is boosting its emergency management program by adding some old-fashioned technology. The school got a $412,000 grant to help install 400 weather radios throughout the campus. One of the $30 radios will be installe</p>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=432858http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=432858<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/9/6/tbn_6_2009-9-6-newsmin10-4006112501157435307.jpg"/>The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a teenage driver died Saturday night just outside of Douglas after swerving to avoid a dog. The Patrol says the 16-year-old Chelsey K. Lies of Douglas was traveling on McLean County Road 2, approximately two miles sou<br clear="all"/></p>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:09:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=432623http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=432623<p> The Highway Patrol says a pickup served to avoid a dog and rolled over in a McLean County ditch, killing the teenage driver. The name of the 16-year-old from Douglas was not immediately released. Authorities say the crash happened about tw</p>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=415634http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=415634<p> A man has pleaded not guilty to an aggravated assault charge stemming from a golf course argument. Fifty-seven-year-old Donald Sauvageau (sav'-ah-joe) is accused of hitting another man in the head with a golf club at Fargo's Rose Creek Golf Cour</p>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=415585http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=415585<p> An environmental group is asking state regulators to keep 86 acres of cropland out a wildlife habitat deal between Falkirk Mining Co. and the North Dakota Department of Transportation. The Dakota Resource Council says the land where coal was min</p>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=399989http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=399989<p> Police won't say if they have a suspect in an assault at a Fargo bar early this morning. A 24-year-old man was badly beaten at the Hub and taken to a hospital. Police say the nightspot was packed at the time and they're urging witnesses to come forwa</p>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=397312http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=397312<p> State health officials say they've talked to a caterer linked to three incidents involving salmonella that sickened more than 75 people over the past two weeks. Kenan Bullinger is the director of the Health Department's Food and Lodging Division</p>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=395708http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=395708<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/6/23/tbn_4_2009-6-23-news10-3998612501157426702.jpg"/>Another outbreak of food-borne illness to reportassociated with an unlicensed caterer in McLean County. State health officials say Aggie Jennings runs an unlicensed catering business from her farm. She has been ordered to stop catering after doze<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=395698http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=395698<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/6/23/tbn_3_2009-6-23-newsmin10-3998612501157414507.jpg"/> There is another outbreak of a food-borne illness to reportassociated with an unlicensed caterer in McLean County. State health officials say Aggie Jennings ran an unlicensed catering business from her farm and has been ordered to stop catering after<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=395505http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=395505<p> A North Dakota agency expects to bring out a new plan next month to cut tobacco use in the state. North Dakota voters endorsed the idea when they approved an anti-tobacco ballot measure last November. Kathleen Mangskau is the chairwoman of </p>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=395499http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=395499<p> State health officials say a woman running an unlicensed catering business from her farm has been ordered to stop after dozens became ill from three events she catered. The Health Department is investigating illnesses at two weddings and a reuni</p>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=395305http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=395305<p> Authorities say a Stark County sheriff's deputy was arrested with his mother after the deputy vomited on people at a Kenny Chesney concert in Fargo and refused to leave. Police Sgt. Mark Lykken said 26-year-old Justin Krohmer, of Dickinson, and </p>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=395304http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=395304<p> Authorities say a Stark County sheriff's deputy was arrested with his mother after the deputy vomited on people at a Kenny Chesney concert in Fargo and refused to leave. Police Sgt. Mark Lykken said 26-year-old Justin Krohmer, of Dickinson, and </p>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=388851http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=388851<p> Gov. John Hoeven has rejected a proposed land purchase by Ducks Unlimited in McLean County. It's the third rejection of a Ducks Unlimited land deal by Hoeven in 2 1/2 years. The conservation group says the law that spells out the approval proces</p>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=388838http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=388838<p> Gov. John Hoeven has rejected a proposed land purchase by Ducks Unlimited in McLean County. Hoeven spokesman Don Canton says the fact that Ducks Unlimited did not build community consensus for the proposal was a factor in the governor's decision. </p>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=388784http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=388784<p> Gov. John Hoeven has rejected a proposed land purchase by Ducks Unlimited in McLean County. It's the third rejection of a Ducks Unlimited land deal by Hoeven in 2 1/2 years. The conservation group says the law that spells out the approval proces</p>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=384804http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=384804<p> A new government report says North Dakota had the fastest economic growth last year. The Bureau of Economic Analysis says real gross domestic product grew to 24.2 billion dollars last year in North Dakota. It was a 7.3 percent increase. Re</p>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=384650http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=384650<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/6/2/tbn_5_2009-6-2-newsmin6-3996512500000029020.jpg"/>The McLean County Sheriffs Department has ruled the death of a 14-year-old Garrison boy as an accidental shooting. The victim, 14-year-old Alec Bauer, was accidentaly shot by another teen at a home near Garrison. The McLean County sheriff's office says <br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:50:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=384446http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=384446<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/6/2/tbn_6_2009-6-2-newsNoon-3996512500000029017.jpg"/> A 14 year old Garrison boy was killed after an accidental shooting near Garrison. The McLean County Sheriffs Department says it happened Saturday at a home near Garrison. Alec Bauer was accidentally shot in the chest when another 14 year old was <br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=384397http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=384397<p> Mosquitoes are under surveillance in North Dakota. State health officials are starting to check for cases of the West Nile virus, which is carried by mosquitoes. A statement from the Health Department says the activities include testing si</p>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:09:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=384362http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=384362<p> The McLean County sheriff's office says a teenager is dead after being accidental shot by another teen at a home near [[kxtopic:garrison-nd:t[Garrison]:t]]. No names have been released. The sheriff's office says the 14-year-old boy was fatally w</p>Mon, 25 May 2009 08:28:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=380428http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=380428<p> A couple hundred people turned out at the state Capitol grounds in Bismarck for a Memorial Day ceremony. Gov. John Hoeven paid tribute to the slain soldiers of all wars, and also read aloud the names of soldiers with North Dakota ties who have been</p>Mon, 25 May 2009 02:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=380326http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=380326<p> A Washington state man is dead in a crash in central North Dakota's McLean County. The Highway Patrol has not yet identified the 43-year-old Kennewick man. Authorities say he was driving a sport utility vehicle on a county road when it wen</p>Thu, 21 May 2009 20:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=378988http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=378988<p> The Highway Patrol says a sport utility vehicle went into the ditch on U.S. Highway 83 and overturned yesterday, killing the driver. Authorities said 55-year-old Deborah Kraft of Bismarck was pronounced dead at a Bismarck hospital. A passe</p>Sun, 17 May 2009 08:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=377485http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=377485<p> The North Dakota Game and Fish Department and Delta Waterfowl are trying to improve duck production on two state wildlife management areas. Mike Johnson, a game management official with Game and Fish, says trappers will remove nest predators fro</p>Thu, 14 May 2009 20:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=376459http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=376459<p> University of North Dakota officials expect the school will be dropping its Fighting Sioux nickname and Indian head logo. U-N-D has been known as the &quot;Fighting Sioux&quot; since the 1930s. Before then, the school's teams were called the Flickertail</p>Thu, 14 May 2009 06:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=376138http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=376138<p> A group that advises the governor on land buys by nonprofits is recommending denial of a proposed purchase by Ducks Unlimited in McLean County. The Natural Areas Acquisition Advisory Committee met by telephone on Thursday. Ducks Unlimited </p>Thu, 14 May 2009 05:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=376078http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=376078<p> A supporter of the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux sports nickname says the Board of Higher Education has already decided to dump the nickname. Sam Dupris (doo-PREE') spoke at a board meeting at Dickinson State University. He's been </p>Thu, 14 May 2009 02:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=375964http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=375964<p> Seven North Dakota National Guard soldiers returning from Iraq after extending their duty there are having a tough time getting home. Flights that were to bring them from Chicago to Fargo were canceled twice yesterday. The Guard is working to make ne</p>Thu, 14 May 2009 02:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=375944http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=375944<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/5/14/tbn_16_2009-5-13-news10-3994512500000026702.jpg"/>Buying land for some is easier than others. And we aren't talking about money. Ag. Reporter Sarah Gustin has the story. &quot;You may have heard Ducks Unlimited is trying to buy land in the area. But they are having trouble getting it done. (Jim Ringelman <br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 05 May 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=371864http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=371864<p> The number is in for the state budget approved by the Legislature. It totals 8.8 billion dollars. It's up 36 percent over two years. BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) Bismarck police say a local man has been arrested on suspicion of killing his wife. Fo</p>Tue, 05 May 2009 11:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=371701http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=371701<p> The McLean County Commission and a township in the county are on record opposing a proposed land purchase by Ducks Unlimited. A group that advises the governor on land buys by nonprofits also met on Tuesday, but the North Dakota Natural Areas Ac</p>Sun, 03 May 2009 06:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=370426http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=370426<p> A group that advises the governor on land purchases by nonprofits is to meet in Washburn on Tuesday, in conjunction with a McLean County Commission meeting. The North Dakota Natural Areas Acquisition Advisory Committee eventually will recommend </p>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=368187http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=368187<p> Associated Press North Dakota Daybook for Wednesday, April 29. NORTH DAKOTA AP Members: The following events are listed for your planning purposes. Listing does not indicate AP coverage. Scheduled events are subject to cha</p>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=367123http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=367123<p> McLean County has imposed a freeze on hiring and capital expenses because of budget problems caused by snow removal and flooding costs. Auditor Les Korgel says the snow removal costs used up $1.2 million in reserves. He says the county already h</p>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=366675http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=366675<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/4/25/tbn_19_2009-4-24-news10-3992612500000029008.jpg"/>After a long, hard winter the frost is finally coming out of the ground. Now producers are getting to the field. Ag. Reporter Sarah Gustin found some of the first producers out digging around. (Sarah Gustin / KX News) It's a few degrees above freezing<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:19:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=360788http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=360788<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/4/14/tbn_12_2009-4-14-newsmin6-3991612500000029003.jpg"/>Flooding problems aren't limited to rivers and valleys. Here, east of Voltaire along Highway 52, a huge lake has formed. It's runoff from the hills to the south - and the water is just too much for the ditches and culverts to handle. That means water <br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=357622http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=357622<p> Ducks Unlimited is seeking state permission to buy 321 acres of McLean County land near Mercer from the California man who owns it. The North Dakota Natural Areas Acquisition Advisory Committee is to consider the proposal on May 5. The group adv</p>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=352342http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=352342<p> Authorities in central Illinois say the bodies of two small boys who had been missing about three weeks have been found along with that of their father. Nine-year-old Duncan Connolly and his 7-year-old brother Jack of LeRoy (luh-ROY') went missi</p>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=350900http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=350900<p>ND Department of Emergency Services - Updated at 7:25am, March 27th, 2009</p>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=350590http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=350590<p> Washburn residents are being asked to conserve water because the city is having problems drawing water from the Missouri River. The Garrison Dam stopped releasing water from Lake Sakakawea on Tuesday to help alleviate flooding near Bismarck down</p>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 04:38:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=346341http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=346341<p> McLean County has a new law enforcement center. The $3 million center includes space for the county jail and sheriff's department and for two Highway Patrol officers. The jail will hold around 25 prisoners with a maximum capacity of 42. It</p>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:09:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=346176http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=346176<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/3/17/tbn_10_2009-3-17-newsmin10-3988812500000014506.jpg"/>Washburn welcomed a new facility to the community today. But it's not exactly the type of place you want to visit in person. We're talking about the new McLean County Jail. The new jail has room for about forty prisoners - almost four times the capaci<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=346093http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=346093<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/3/17/tbn_8_2009-3-17-news6-3988812500000035314.jpg"/> McLean County residents voted for it. Now, they get a chance to tour the new jail without being locked up. Brad Feldman takes you inside the new facility. (Sound - latch) Take a good look now... Because after this story...you wont want <br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:38:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=336257http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=336257<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/2/23/tbn_8_2009-2-23-newsmin6-3986612500000029016.jpg"/>A wrongful death lawsuit involving a North Dakota woman has been dismissed from federal court. Marlowe Regan died in 2006 in a rollover of a 1993 Nissan Pathfinder in McLean County. Regan's parents filed the wrongful death lawsuit claiming the SUV's res<br clear="all"/></p>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=335940http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=335940<p> A federal judge has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of a North Dakota woman killed in a sport utility vehicle rollover. Marlowe Regan was killed in 2006 in a rollover involving a 1993 Nissan Pathfinder in McLean County. H</p>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:30:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=331414http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=331414<p> Actor-playwright Sam Shepard has pleaded guilty to speeding and drunken driving charges in central Illinois. Shepard apologized to McLean County Associate Judge Casey Costigan during Wednesday's hearing and said he never intends to drive under </p>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=331404http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=331404<p> Actor and playwright Sam Shepard has pleaded guilty to speeding and drunken driving charges in central Illinois. Shepard apologized to McLean County Associate Judge Casey Costigan during Wednesday's hearing and said he never intends to drive un</p>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 01:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=323375http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=323375<p> Another round of blowing snow is causing problems for North Dakota drivers, especially in areas where the snow already is deep. McLean County authorities say state Highway 41 from McLean County road 22 to the city of Mercer is blocked due to hea</p>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=323282http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=323282<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/1/22/tbn_8_2009-1-22-newsmin10-3983412500000026710.jpg"/>You commit an outregious crime against wildlfe you should loose your right to hunt... That's the idea behind a bill being proposed... In North Dakota the highest penalty for a hunting violation is a misdemenor... McLean County State's Attorney<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=323182http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=323182<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/1/22/tbn_10_2009-1-22-news6-3983412500000035311.jpg"/> You commit an outregious crime against wildlfe you should loose your right to hunt... That's the idea behind a bill being proposed... In North Dakota the highest penalty for a hunting violation is a misdemenor... McLean County Sta<br clear="all"/></p>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 07:25:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=315119http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=315119<p> Police say actor and playwright Sam Shepard has been arrested in central Illinois on preliminary charges of speeding and drunken driving. Police stopped 65-year-old Shepard around 2 a.m. today in Normal. They say he was going 16 mph over the 30-</p>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:39:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=312830http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=312830<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/12/26/tbn_6_2008-12-26-newsmin6-3980712500000035308.jpg"/>A Ryder man died of exposure after his car became stuck in snow. The McLean County Sheriff reports 74-year-old Harlan Olson tried to walk for help, but collapsed and died in the cold weather. Sheriff Don Charging says Olson's vehicle got stuck about thr<br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 07:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=312762http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=312762<p> McLean County officials say an autopsy shows a man found dead on a county road earlier this week died of exposure after his vehicle got stuck. Authorities say 74-year-old Harlan Olson of Ryder had left the vehicle and started to walk for help. H</p>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 03:48:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=306558http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=306558<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/12/8/tbn_6_2008-12-4-news6-3978512500000035313.jpg"/> A woman convicted of endangering her unborn child says she should not have been prosecuted for the crime... The North Dakota Supreme Court is considering Michelle Geiser Behles' appeal. Authorities say Gieser overdosed on prescription drugs i<br clear="all"/></p>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 17:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=306161http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=306161<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/12/6/tbn_22_2008-12-6-newsmin10-3978712500000026703.jpg"/> On the girls basketball court tonight, the Velva Aggies met up with Des Lacs-Burlington in the championship game of the Sawyer Invitational basketball tournament. SAWYER INVITATIONAL GIRLS BASKETBALL TMT.-CHAMPIONSHIP: VELVA DES LACS-BURLINGTON 3R<br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:40:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=305701http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=305701<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/12/5/tbn_6_2008-12-4-news6-3978512500000035313.jpg"/> A woman convicted of endangering her unborn child says she should not have been prosecuted for the crime... The North Dakota Supreme Court is considering Michelle Geiser Behles' appeal. Authorities say Gieser overdosed on prescription drugs i<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=305279http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=305279<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/12/4/tbn_6_2008-12-4-news6-3978512500000035313.jpg"/> A woman convicted of endangering her unborn child says she should not have been prosecuted for the crime... The North Dakota Supreme Court is considering Michelle Geiser Behles' appeal. Authorities say Gieser overdosed on prescription drugs i<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:57:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=305261http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=305261<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/12/4/tbn_6_2008-12-4-news6-3978512500000035313.jpg"/> A woman convicted of endangering her unborn child says she should not have been prosecuted for the crime... The North Dakota Supreme Court is considering Michelle Geiser Behles' appeal. Authorities say Gieser overdosed on prescription drugs i<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=305098http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=305098<p> North Dakota's Supreme Court is considering the appeal of a woman who was charged with child endangerment in the death of her unborn child. Authorities say Michelle Geiser overdosed on prescription drugs in October 2007. She was more than seven </p>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:29:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=301040http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=301040<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/11/22/tbn_8_2008-11-22-newsmin6-3977312500000035308.jpg"/>Construction is expected to wrap up in January on the new McLean County jail in Washburn, with the facility housing prisoners by March. Voters in 2006 approved a new jail to replace a century-old facility that was deteriorating and had asbestos and lead <br clear="all"/></p>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:19:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=300819http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=300819<p> Construction is expected to wrap up in January on the new McLean County jail in Washburn, with the facility housing prisoners by March. Voters in 2006 approved a new jail to replace a century-old facility that was deteriorating and had asbestos </p>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=300101http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=300101<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/11/20/tbn_16_2008-11-19-newsmin10-3977012500000014506.jpg"/>The Our Redeemer's Lady Knights basketball team will look to some of its younger players this season. The Lady Knights return just one senior off of last year's team under 2nd year head coach Sarah Jessen. The Lady Knights won't have a lot of size so the<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:57:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=299896http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=299896<p> The North Dakota Health Department reports five confirmed cases of the flu. Four cases are in Cass County and one is in McLean County. Officials say four of the flu victims are 19 or younger and one is in the 60-and-over category. Fiv</p>