Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2010 KXNet.com1800Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518509http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518509<p> The Associated Press' monthly analysis of economic stress found that North Dakota and South Dakota remained the two least-stressed states in December. But weakness in Western energy-producing states helped raise the average U.S. county's economic str</p>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518031http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518031<p> Snow and cold is socking parts of the Dakotas. The National Weather service said as much as 8 inches of snow could accumulate in northeastern South Dakota and southeastern North Dakota by Tuesday, with strong winds blowing it around. Icy r</p>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:28:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517942http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517942<p> Ramsey County residents in June will vote on whether to give more tax money to the Lake Region Heritage Center museums in Devils Lake. County Auditor Elizabeth Fischer says that under the proposal, the owner of property valued at $100,000 would </p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:38:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517854http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517854<p> Portions of Minnesota from the far northwest to the south are under a winter storm warning through Tuesday, as a slow-moving system is expected to hang around and dump up to 11 inches of snow in some areas. Much of central and south-central Minn</p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:38:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517694http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517694<p> Washington County authorities say there will be no search today for a man who may have been driving a snowmobile found in the St. Croix River. Searchers couldn't work due to environmental conditions. Authorities believe they're looking for Timothy Mi</p>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517514http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517514<p> Gov. Tim Pawlenty's administration has until Tuesday to explain to the Minnesota Supreme Court why his 2009 budget cuts were legal. State lawyers representing Pawlenty have a deadline for filing a brief to the high court over his so-called unall</p>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516436http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516436<p> Gov. Tim Pawlenty's administration has until Tuesday to explain to the Minnesota Supreme Court why his 2009 budget cuts were legal. State lawyers representing Pawlenty have a deadline for filing a brief to the high court over his so-called unall</p>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515884http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515884<p> Another accolade for Percy Harvin of the Minnesota Vikings. The receiver and kick returner who was chosen The Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year today was named the 2009 Pepsi Rookie of the Year. Vikings running back Adrian Peterson won th</p>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515878http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515878<p> Another accolade for Percy Harvin of the Minnesota Vikings. The receiver and kick returner who was chosen The Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year today was named the 2009 Pepsi Rookie of the Year. Vikings running back Adrian Peterson won th</p>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515875http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515875<p> Another accolade for Percy Harvin of the Minnesota Vikings. The receiver and kick returner who was chosen The Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year today was named the 2009 Pepsi Rookie of the Year. Vikings running back Adrian Peterson won th</p>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515730http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515730<p> The Minnesota Supreme Court says a man serving life in prison for the beating death of former Villanova basketball star Howard Porter cannot withdraw his guilty plea. Thirty-one-year-old Rashad Arthur Raleigh had tried to withdraw his plea to fi</p>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514218http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514218<p> Job creation under the federal stimulus package is continuing at a steady pace in Minnesota. White House figures on Monday show that stimulus money created or saved 12,291 Minnesota jobs in the fourth quarter of 2009. Some of the top recipi</p>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:38:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=511341http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=511341<p> Twenty candidates for Minnesota governor faced each other in a cattle-call debate in Bloomington less than a week before Tuesday's precinct caucuses. Ten Democrats, six Republicans and four Independence Party hopefuls filled two long banquet tab</p>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:28:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=510868http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=510868<p> Authorities say a Maplewood Police Officer was justified in using deadly force when she fatally shot the man who killed North St. Paul Officer Richard Crittenden in September. The Ramsey County Attorney's Office released the findings of its rev</p>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506944http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506944<p> 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</p>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506614http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506614<p> 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</p>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:18:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506495http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506495<p> The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has completed its investigation into the September deaths of a North St. Paul police officer and his accused attacker. Preliminary findings back in September showed 57-year-old Officer Richard Crittenden was s</p>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503445http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503445<p> The body of a man who hadn't been seen since he left to go snowboarding Jan. 6 has been found in the backcountry near Vail Mountain. Eagle County Coroner Kara Bettis said Thursday that 19-year-old Jasper &quot;Jaz&quot; McGrath of Grand Marais, Minn., suf</p>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503088http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503088<p> Republican [[kxtopic:kevin-cramer:t[Kevin Cramer]:t]] has started his campaign for the U.S. House. Cramer made his intentions official Thursday in Fargo. [[kxtopic:bismarck-nd:t[Bismarck]:t]] insurance agent Paul Schaffner is the only other decla</p>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503015http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503015<p> A Minnesota man has been sentenced to serve a year in prison for trying to lure an underage girl in the North Dakota city of Devils Lake through an Internet chat room. Thirty-seven-year-old Gerald Pride of Crookston pleaded guilty Thursday and w</p>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503010http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503010<p> A Minnesota man has been sentenced to serve a year in prison for trying to lure an underage girl in the North Dakota city of Devils Lake through an Internet chat room. Thirty-seven-year-old Gerald Pride of Crookston pleaded guilty Thursday and w</p>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=501977http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=501977<p> A man convicted of driving drunk and causing a fatal crash in Ramsey County has been sentenced to 20 and a-half years in prison. A criminal complaint says Tito Fonzio Campbell was intoxicated when he drove his vehicle, with his 10-year-old son a</p>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=501874http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=501874<p> Gov. Tim Pawlenty is asking the Minnesota Supreme Court to quickly review a judge's ruling that struck down one of the funding cuts he made last year without the Legislature's backing. Ramsey County Judge Kathleen Gearin (GEHR'-in) last month sa</p>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=501872http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=501872<p> Federal agents are investigating a rash of illegal wolf killings across northern Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Two wolves were killed in Minnesota, eight in Wisconsin and six in Michigan. Wolf populations have rebounded, but th</p>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=501648http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=501648<p> Gov. Tim Pawlenty is asking the Minnesota Supreme Court to quickly review a judge's ruling that struck down one of the funding cuts he made last year without the Legislature's backing. Ramsey County Judge Kathleen Gearin (GEHR'-in) last month sa</p>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=501156http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=501156<p> A spokesman for Republican gubernatorial candidate Pat Anderson says she will drop out of the governor's race today. Anderson's communications director Craig Westover says Anderson will instead run for state auditor, a job to which she was elected in</p>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500942http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500942<p> Minnesota's health commissioner is rolling up her sleeve to get a swine flu shot and is encouraging other Minnesotans to do the same. Dr. Sanne Magnan (SAN'-ee MAG'-nan) is scheduled to be vaccinated against H1N1 influenza Tuesday at the Ramsey</p>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 07:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=498903http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=498903<p> A Ramsey County judge is calling for a fast-track appeals process in the legal dispute over Gov. Tim Pawlenty's unilateral budget cuts. Chief Judge Kathleen Gearin said in an order Friday that there is &quot;no just reason for delay.&quot; She says an</p>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=498691http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=498691<p> Gov. Tim Pawlenty and top legislative Democrats are meeting on Friday to talk about the state's budget problems. The Republican governor is hosting the meeting in his Capitol office. The state has a projected $1.2 billion budget shortfall </p>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=498039http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=498039<p> Minnesota's second-largest state employees union is outlining ideas for the state's ailing budget on Thursday. Leaders of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees hold a Capitol news conference on Thursday with Democratic House Major</p>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497403http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497403<p> A Ramsey County judge has granted a media outlet access to uncounted absentee ballots that were a flashpoint during the drawn-out 2008 Minnesota Senate race. The New Year's Eve ruling from Judge Dale Lindman said absentee ballots rejected as fla</p>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497365http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497365<p> Attorney General Lori Swanson has a plan to help homeowners who are having trouble keeping up with their mortgages and aren't getting any help from their lenders. Swanson will provide details later today. Her plan focuses on homeowners who run into b</p>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497336http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497336<p> A Minnesota man accused of trying to lure an underage girl in the North Dakota city of Devils Lake through an Internet chat room is expected to change his plea to guilty later this month. Thirty-seven-year-old Gerald Pride of Crookston is due ba</p>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497335http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497335<p> A Minnesota man accused of trying to lure an underage girl in the North Dakota city of Devils Lake through an Internet chat room is expected to change his plea to guilty later this month. Thirty-seven-year-old Gerald Pride of Crookston is due ba</p>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497282http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497282<p> In a switch, Democrat Susan Gaertner says she will run in the Democratic primary for Minnesota governor. Gaertner earlier had said she would drop out of the race if she didn't win the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party endorsement in April. On T</p>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496980http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496980<p> A Fargo teenager being treated at a [[kxtopic:minnesota:t[Minnesota]:t]] hospital after exposure to extreme cold has been upgraded from serious to stable condition. The teen's mother says her son is lucky to be alive. Authorities say Jacob </p>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496934http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496934<p> A Starkweather-area man facing felony child pornography charges pleaded not guilty on Tuesday. Nineteen-year-old Robert Hopp was arrested last August after an investigation by the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office and an attorney general's task for</p>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496882http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496882<p> In a switch, Democrat Susan Gaertner says she will run in the Democratic primary for Minnesota governor. Gaertner earlier had said she would drop out of the race if she didn't win the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party endorsement in April. On T</p>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=494306http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=494306<p> A court ruling that threw a lifeline to some Minnesotans hit by Gov. Tim Pawlenty's budget cuts is causing others who lost state money to evaluate their own legal standing. Some entities that took large hits under Pawlenty's $2.7 billion in unil</p>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=494170http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=494170<p> Gov. Tim Pawlenty says he might appeal a judge's ruling ordering him to reinstate money he cut from a food program for the poor. The cuts to that program were just a slice of the $2.7 billion in cuts the Republican governor announced this summer</p>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=493899http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=493899<p> Gov. Tim Pawlenty says he might appeal a judge's ruling ordering him to reinstate money he cut from a food program for the poor. The cuts to that program were just a slice of the $2.7 billion in cuts the Republican governor announced this summer</p>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=493847http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=493847<p> A Minnesota judge has ordered the state to reinstate money for a food program that Gov. Tim Pawlenty cut from the budget, saying he acted unconstitutionally. Several people in the program for the poor sought an injunction to restore money while </p>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=492965http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=492965<p> Officials say a pipeline company's $120 million project to carry more crude oil from western North Dakota and eastern Montana will be completed in early January. Enbridge Pipeline North Dakota LLC upgraded 11 pumping stations in North Dakota alo</p>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=492675http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=492675<p> A Starkweather man has died in a farm accident northwest of Devils Lake. The Ramsey County sheriff's office says 57-year-old Gordon Evans fell from the top of a grain bin and hit a nearby bin in a December 22 accident. FARGO, N.D. (AP) Nor</p>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=492560http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=492560<p> Campus facilities manager Bruce Franz said damage could reach $500,000 from the partial collapse of Minard Hall at North Dakota State University early Sunday. A large section of the north side of the 100-year-old four-story building gave way, le</p>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=492542http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=492542<p> A Starkweather man died in a farm accident northwest of Devils Lake. The Ramsey County sheriff's office said 57-year-old Gordon Evans fell from the top of a grain bin and hit an adjacent bin in a Dec. 22 accident. Information from: </p>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=487217http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=487217<p> A University of Minnesota student who was banned from the Twin Cities campus after her instructors felt threatened by some of her Facebook postings is being allowed back. Amanda Tatro was patted down and questioned by police when she got to clas</p>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=486718http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=486718<p> Authorities say a Wisconsin man who died after the semitrailer he was driving crashed on U.S. Highway 2 in North Dakota likely suffered a heart attack. The Ramsey County sheriff's office says 49-year-old Timothy Birtzer of Durand, Wis., was pron</p>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=486698http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=486698<p> Authorities say a Wisconsin man who died after the semitrailer he was driving crashed on U.S. Highway 2 in North Dakota likely suffered a heart attack. The Ramsey County sheriff's office says 49-year-old Timothy Birtzer of Durand, Wis., was pron</p>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=486510http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=486510<p> Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who is believed to be considering a presidential bid in 2012, will be the keynote speaker at a New Hampshire Republican event Wednesday evening. Pawlenty is scheduled to address the Republican Senate Majority Commit</p>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=483759http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=483759<p> Police in the central Minnesota city of St. Cloud are investigating anti-Islamic cartoons found on at least two utility poles. The St. Cloud Times reports the posters included hand-drawn and digitally-altered photos derogatory toward Muslims. It</p>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=483517http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=483517<p> An alleged gang member has been charged in a fatal shooting in the parking lot of an apartment building in St. Paul. The Ramsey County attorney's office Thursday charged 25-year-old Rashad Lamont Burch with intentional second-degree murder in th</p>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=483102http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=483102<p> Officials in Minnesota say the first major winter storm of the season might be a factor in at least three traffic fatalities. Officials in Stearns County say slippery conditions may have contributed to a crash Wednesday that killed a pedestrian.</p>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=482570http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=482570<p> The Minnesota State Patrol says a 22-year-old woman has died after a traffic accident on snowy roads. Capt. Matt Langer identifies the victim as Carrie A. Lorman of Rogers. She was driving on Interstate 94 in Maple Grove just before 9 p.m. Tuesd</p>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479776http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479776<p> A state economic report due today will determine whether Governor Tim Pawlenty spends his final year in office coping with a budget deficit much like he did when he was first elected. All signs point to another shortfall that will need fixing before</p>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479700http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479700<p> There's still no verdict in the fraud trial of Minnesota businessman Tom Petters. Jurors finished their third full day of deliberations Tuesday and broke for the night. They've been discussing the case for just over 24 hours in all, spread acros</p>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479466http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479466<p> A 16-year-old St. Paul boy has been charged with second-degree manslaughter for allegedly shooting another teen in the head on Thanksgiving morning, killing him. The Ramsey County Attorney's Office charged the 16-year-old on Tuesday by juvenile </p>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479299http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479299<p> A former Crow Wing County prosecutor who lives abroad plans to move back to Minnesota to run as a Republican for attorney general in 2010. John &quot;Jack&quot; Graham has already filed campaign paperwork. He said Monday he is bothered that the attorney g</p>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479106http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479106<p> A man has been charged in the death of a St. Paul boy who was shot in the back of the head by another boy on Thanksgiving morning. The Ramsey County Attorney's Office charged 19-year-old Daniel T. Cornell of St. Paul on Monday with five counts, </p>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=477734http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=477734<p> St. Paul police have identified a 15-year-old who was shot to death on Thanksgiving. Police say Darion Joseph Smith, of St. Paul, died at the scene. Police were called at about 10 a.m. Thursday and found him with a gunshot wound to his upper b</p>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=477357http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=477357<p> St. Paul police have identified a 15-year-old who was shot to death on Thanksgiving. Police say Darion Joseph Smith, of St. Paul, died at the scene. Police were called at about 10 a.m. Thursday and found him with a gunshot wound to his upper b</p>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=474079http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=474079<p> Ramsey County is observing National Adoption Day by finalizing the adoptions of 35 children to 24 families in one afternoon ceremony. Ramsey County Juvenile Drug Court Judge Gary Bastian will preside over the event Saturday at noon at the Juveni</p>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=474050http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=474050<p> Ramsey County is observing National Adoption Day by finalizing the adoptions of 35 children to 24 families in one afternoon ceremony. Ramsey County Juvenile Drug Court Judge Gary Bastian will preside over the event Saturday at noon at the Juveni</p>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473765http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473765<p> Ramsey County is observing National Adoption Day by finalizing the adoptions of 35 children to 24 families in one afternoon ceremony. Ramsey County Juvenile Drug Court Judge Gary Bastian will preside over the event Saturday at noon at the Juveni</p>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473639http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473639<p> Police say three college softball players who drowned when their sport utility vehicle went into a pond in a southwestern North Dakota pasture were not trespassing on private property. Dickinson Police Lt. Rod Banyai (BAN'-yeye) says there were </p>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473537http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473537<p> Ramsey County Commissioner Joe Belford says he thinks a commission with both North Dakota and Manitoba officials is needed to put to rest disputes over Devils Lake. Belford plans to ask Gov. John Hoeven to set up such a group. He says he would p</p>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471636http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471636<p> Search crews turned up empty after another day of the ground and air search in northwestern Minnesota for a pilot missing since Friday. Lieutenant George Supan of the Minnesota Civil Air Patrol says 11 planes and six ground crews spent Monday se</p>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471165http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471165<p> A Minnesota judge is weighing whether to temporarily reverse budget cuts made by Gov. Tim Pawlenty at the request of those who say he exceeded his authority. Ramsey County District Judge Kathleen Gearin heard arguments Monday in a lawsuit that a</p>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471022http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471022<p> Minnesota lawmakers are contemplating whether to insert themselves in a court fight over budget cuts enacted by Gov. Tim Pawlenty. The House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee discusses Monday whether to file a brief supporting the p</p>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470779http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470779<p> The days are numbered for the little red school house in north-central North Dakota. After years of discussion, the board that oversees Eureka School has decided to close the tiny school north of Minot. Eureka School has just five students </p>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470648http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470648<p> County officials think the state should be in charge of delivering social services and they are asking legislators to study the idea. The North Dakota County Commission Association is seeking a two-year study starting in 2011. Its resoluti</p>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469360http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469360<p> Court records show that authorities in Oklahoma recovered an apparently bloody hammer from the stolen Porsche of a North Dakota dentist authorities believe was killed in a murder-for-hire scheme. The hammer was found on Nov. 2 on the passenger-s</p>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469336http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469336<p> Ramsey County prosecutor Lonnie Olson says he has reached a plea deal in the case against a cell phone refurbishing company that once operated in Devils Lake. Olson says Quality One Wireless LLC has agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge</p>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468596http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468596<p> Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who is widely believed to be considering a presidential bid in 2012, will be the keynote speaker at a New Hampshire Republican event next month. Pawlenty is scheduled to address the Republican Senate Majority Committ</p>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466531http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466531<p> A Minnesota teen who fled the state to avoid chemotherapy has completed his last cancer treatment. Thirteen-year-old Daniel Hauser of Sleepy Eye underwent his final radiation session Friday morning. The family says he is now cancer-free. D</p>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=462777http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=462777<p> Immigrants' rights groups are holding a vigil Sunday to remember those who have died while crossing the border into the U.S. or while in immigration detention. The groups are calling their rally at the Ramsey County jail a &quot;Day of the Dead&quot; vigi</p>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=461712http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=461712<p> Minnesota lawmakers are getting a feel for the way federal stimulus dollars are being deployed for energy projects. Legislative committees with oversight over energy policy are gathering today for an update. They will hear from the state Office of En</p>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=461680http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=461680<p> Gov. Tim Pawlenty has ordered that flags at the State Capitol complex be flown at half staff Friday in honor of Ramsey County Reserve Deputy Michael Wilken. Wilken was struck by a car last Saturday night while he was volunteering on traffic deta</p>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=461644http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=461644<p> Final tests confirm that six pigs from the Minnesota State Fair contracted swine flu, three more than initial research had indicated. The U.S. Agriculture Department said Thursday follow-up tests confirmed the presence of the H1N1 virus, more co</p>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=461477http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=461477<p> Six Minnesota residents are suing Gov. Tim Pawlenty over budget cuts he made earlier this year without legislative approval. The lawsuit filed Thursday in Ramsey County District Court alleges that Pawlenty's use of executive powers to cut spen</p>