Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2009 KXNet.com1800Fri, 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 04:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473599http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473599<p> A Valley City veteran has received the Legion of Honor award from the French government. Ninety-year-old Leonard Lucas says it is an honor to be recognized for his service in Europe during World War II, including at Normandy. The Legion of</p>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471753http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471753<p> A group of former female North Dakota college leaders is urging those who choose North Dakota State University's next president to look beyond white men. Former Valley City State President Ellen Chaffee (CHAF'-ee) and former Lake Region State Pr</p>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471648http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471648<p> The brother of a slain Fargo dentist says an Oklahoma judge has given North Dakota jurisdiction in a custody battle over the dentist's daughter. Roy Gattuso said a judge in Fargo may decide at a hearing Tuesday who gets custody of 3-year-old Ken</p>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:57:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471462http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471462<p> A former jailer sentenced to life in prison for killing a Valley City State University student is suing Cass County and jail officials for $24 million, saying he injured his right wrist in a 2007 fall in the jail in Fargo. Moe Gibbs filed the la</p>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471323http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471323<p> A man sentenced to life in prison for killing a Valley City State University student is seeking $24 million for injuries he says he suffered in a fall at the Cass County Jail. Moe Gibbs filed a federal lawsuit Monday accusing a correctional offi</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 05:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470652http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470652<p> The Highway Patrol has identified the man who died in a crash on Interstate 94 in eastern North Dakota last week as 40-year-old Brian Beck of Gahanna, Ohio. Beck was driving a sport utility vehicle that rear-ended a farm truck just west of Valle</p>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470331http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470331<p> Officials say the number of gas flares burning in North Dakota's oil patch is dropping. A year ago, almost one-third of natural gas that came to the surface in North Dakota went up in smoke as an unmarketable byproduct of oil production. The 26 </p>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470073http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470073<p> The Highway Patrol says a sport utility vehicle rear-ended a farm truck on Interstate 94 just west of Valley City, killing the SUV driver. The name of the 40-year-old man has not been released. The truck driver was not hurt. The crash happ</p>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469195http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469195<p> A group studying permanent flood protection for the Fargo-Moorhead area has narrowed its choices to three possible diversion projects along the Red River. The Metro Flood Study Work Group yesterday voted to have the Army Corps of Engineers study two </p>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468984http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468984<p> Opponents of the Devils Lake outlet say more than 700 people have signed petitions asking the state to stop draining the swollen lake. The group, called &quot;Downstream Residents Opposed to more Devils Lake Water,&quot; held a demonstration in Valley Cit</p>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468687http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468687<p> Cirrus Aircraft says it's cut 58 production jobs. The airplane maker says 32 workers have been cut in Grand Forks and 26 were cut at its headquarters in Duluth, Minnesota. Its total work force is now about 550, down from about 1,300 in August last ye</p>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468080http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468080<p> [[kxtopic:williston-nd:t[Williston]:t]]'s Mercy Medical Center has changed its procedures after a baby was sent home with the wrong parents in September. Now, the hospital logs each baby's movement after the child is taken from a bassinet for changing</p>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467869http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467869<p> The mayor of Valley City says officials of her city worry about the quality of water that would come their way if it moves from the east end of Devils Lake. Mayor Mary Lee Nielson said she also realizes that the rising lake could overflow natura</p>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467592http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467592<p> Valley City's Main Street is open again. The street was closed in March after a sewer breakdown, dike work and other problems related to spring flooding. On Saturday, the barriers were removed. Kelly Tabor, who runs the Broken Spoke Family</p>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467543http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467543<p> A judge has issued a temporary restraining order that bars the state Board of Higher Education from retiring the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname until after a hearing next month. Judge Michael Sturdevant of Bottineau ruled in a l</p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467501http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467501<p> Devils Lake Mayor Fred Bott says he hopes a meeting with Valley City officials is just one of many discussions they have about water issues and flood control. Tuesday's meeting includes a tour of the Tolna Coulee on the east end of Devils Lake. </p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466926http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466926<p> The general manager of the Garrison Diversion Conservancy District says a study of whether a hydroelectric power plant would be feasible for the Baldhill Dam near Valley City should be finished by year's end. Dave Koland says the study is measur</p>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466745http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466745<p> Valley City St. 15, S. Dakota Mines 12 (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APNP 11-08-09 1624CST </p>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:39:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466732http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466732<p> Valley City St. 15, S. Dakota Mines 12 (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APNP 11-08-09 1528CST </p>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466420http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466420<p>By The Associated Press SOUTH Lee 86, Tenn. Wesleyan 48 Lindsey Wilson 72, Union, Ky. 51 Trevecca Nazarene 101, Tenn. Temple 32 MIDWEST Black Hills St. 84, Dakota Wesleyan 71 Cornerstone 72, Trinity Christian 66 Davenport 78, Morn</p>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465807http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465807<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/11/6/tbn_19_2009-11-6-newsmin6-4012212501157435307.jpg"/>The Minot State Volleyball team travels down to Spearfish South Dakota today for the first match of the Dakota Athletic Conference tournament tomorrow against the Black Hills State Yellow Jackets. Beaver coach Johnna Lewis is hoping for a successful road<br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465709http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465709<p> Gov. John Hoeven has directed all government agencies in the state to fly the U.S. and North Dakota flags at half-staff until Veterans Day in honor of the victims of the Fort Hood, Texas, shootings. Hoeven's order issued Friday was in accordance</p>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465447http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465447<p> The mayor of Devils Lake has sent a letter to his counterpart in Valley City to discuss flood control, and commissioners of both cities plan to meet next week. The meeting is scheduled Tuesday at Devils Lake City Hall. Mayor Fred Bott says Devil</p>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:25:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464691http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464691<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/11/4/tbn_20_2009-11-4-newsmin6-4012012501157429007.jpg"/>The Minot State football team will play in it's first ever DAC bowl on Sunday as part of a full day of action in the Fargodome. The Beavers come in as the 2nd seed and will play Jamestown in the 3rd game of the day at 4 p.m. The Beavers need a win and the<br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464682http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464682<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/11/4/tbn_21_2009-11-4-news6-4012012500000035304.jpg"/>Shake ups at playoff time can make or break a team and the Kidder County Lady Pirates volleyball team has had a big one. Reporter Tia Streeter has more. &quot; (TIA STREETER/ KX SPORTS) After more than a decade as Head Coach of the Steele-Dawson Kidder Coun<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464283http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464283<p> Police say three missing North Dakota college softball players have been found dead in their Jeep, which was pulled from a pond northwest of Dickinson. Police are still investigating the cause of the deaths. No crime is suspected. Police believe th</p>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464279http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464279<p> Police say three missing North Dakota college softball players have been found dead in their Jeep, which was pulled from a pond northwest of Dickinson. Police Lt. Rod Banyai (BAN'-y-eye) said Tuesday night that police are still investigating the</p>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464036http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464036<p> Authorities say a rural North Dakota woman has died of injuries in an all-terrain vehicle rollover on her farm about 15 miles northeast of Valley City. The Barnes County sheriff's office says 51-year-old Tamara Emery of Luverne died at a Fargo h</p>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463840http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463840<p> Officials say an all-terrain vehicle rollover on a farm has fatally injured a Barnes County woman. The name of the 44-year-old victim has not yet been released. Sheriff Gene Bjerke said the crash happened Monday. Information from:</p>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463310http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463310<p> The [[kxtopic:army:t[Army]:t]] [[kxtopic:corps-of-engineers:t[Corps of Engineers]:t]] will be looking at flood protection in the Sheyenne and James river valleys. Sen. [[kxtopic:byron-dorgan:t[Byron Dorgan]:t]], D-N.D., says the corps is hoping t</p>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=462711http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=462711<p>By The Associated Press EAST Alfred 51, Rochester 14 Allegheny 24, Wooster 21 Amherst 13, Tufts 3 Boston College 31, Cent. Michigan 10 Bridgewater, Mass. 41, Worcester St. 7 C.W. Post 42, Kutztown 17 Cent. Connecticut St. 31, A</p>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=458774http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=458774<p>By The Associated Press EAST Albany, N.Y. 35, Monmouth, N.J. 10 Albright 31, Widener 17 Alfred 31, St. John Fisher 28 American International 41, Merrimack 13 Bentley 24, Assumption 20 Brown 34, Cornell 14 C.W. Post 42, East Str</p>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=457911http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=457911<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/10/23/tbn_25_2009-10-22-news10-4010712500000026704.jpg"/>Someone once said that TRUE quickness is the ability to spit in the wind, duck and let it hit the person behind you...and if that's accurate, anyone running behind the Bismarck High Cross County teams might want to cover their eyes and mouths this weekend<br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=457184http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=457184<p> Prosecutors have rested their case against a woman charged with manslaughter in the death of her infant daughter. Stevie Buckley's trial began Tuesday. The 18-year-old Buckley is charged in the Feb. 4 death of her 6-month-old daughter, Kyra, who</p>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=456856http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=456856<p> A Jamestown attorney has been chosen for a new state district judgeship. Gov. John Hoeven on Wednesday appointed Thomas Merrick to the job. Merrick becomes one of the seven judges in the Southeast Judicial District. The district covers 11 </p>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=456418http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=456418<p>By The Associated Press PREP FOOTBALL Wahpeton 40, Valley City 0 9-Man Kidder County 44, Dakota Prairie 42 South Border 44, Central Valley 19 (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APNP 10-20-09 2106CDT </p>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=456384http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=456384<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/10/20/tbn_20_2009-10-20-newsmin6-4010512500000029002.jpg"/>The Minot High Girl's Cross Country team is preparing for the state meet on Saturday in Valley City. The team is anchored by junior number 1 seeded Brecca Wahlund but head coach Glee Mayer feel's that her seniors really need to step up this weekend. <br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=455896http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=455896<p> Christian religious rights groups are opposing a proposed United Nations resolution that would condemn &quot;negative stereotyping of religions.&quot; The Rev. Carl Moeller (MUL'-ur), president of Open Doors USA, says the resolution backed by Islamic countr</p>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=455888http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=455888<p> Some North Dakota hospitals are restricting visitors because of the threat of the flu. Medcenter One disease specialist Dr. Kent Martin said swine flu, or the H1N1 virus, appears to spread more easily in children. As of Monday, he said, children</p>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=455884http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=455884<p> Some Minnesota hospitals are putting new restrictions on their visitors out of concern they could infect fragile patients with the swine flu. Allina Hospitals &amp;amp; Clinics is keeping all children under age 5 out of the children's and maternity wards</p>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=455883http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=455883<p> The U.S. Department of Agriculture says at least one pig from Minnesota has tested positive for the H1N1 virus, the first case of a pig contracting the virus in the United States. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a statement Monday tha</p>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=455709http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=455709<p> A woman accused of blackmailing a North Dakota minister who paid her for nude dancing and sex has been sentenced to 90 days in jail Bunny Byington of Moorhead was sentenced on Monday as part of a plea deal. The 46-year-old Byington pleaded guilty </p>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=455705http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=455705<p> A woman accused of blackmailing a North Dakota minister who paid her for nude dancing and sex has been sentenced to 90 days in jail Bunny Byington of Moorhead was sentenced on Monday as part of a plea deal. The 46-year-old Byington pleaded guilty </p>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=455228http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=455228<p> The Army Corps of Engineers has identified 14 flood control options in the Fargo-Moorhead area, ranging from levees and flood walls to ditches. To win federal approval, the benefit to taxpayers must be greater than the cost. The corps is outlini</p>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=455070http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=455070<p> Both Jamestown and Valley City battled sewer problems during last spring's flooding. Work is now going on in both cities to address sewer issues. A committee of Jamestown and Stutsman County officials has begun tackling the city's sanitary sewer</p>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:10:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=455001http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=455001<p>By The Associated Press EAST Albany, N.Y. 20, Bryant 17 Albright 34, King's, Pa. 16 Allegheny 35, Denison 13 Bentley 28, Pace 27 Bloomsburg 28, Cheyney 6 Boston College 52, N.C. State 20 Bowdoin 21, Hamilton 7 Bridgewater, </p>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=453941http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=453941<p> A report prepared for the Board of Higher Education says North Dakota State University President Joseph Chapman and his wife pressured builders to finish a new president's home by June. That led to large cost overruns. Lawmakers budgeted $900,000, bu</p>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:30:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=453776http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=453776<p> Crews have restored power to the Valley City area after the first snow of the year brought down trees and power lines last night. Cory Buck is an electrical lineman for Valley City. He says power was restored before noon after a long night's wor</p>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=453732http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=453732<p> An early shot of winter in North Dakota has contributed to at least three fatalities. The Highway Patrol says a father and son from Mission, Texas, who were working in the oil field died Wednesday after their pickup truck rolled in the ditch on </p>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=453580http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=453580<p> An early shot of winter in North Dakota has contributed to at least three fatalities. The Highway Patrol says a father and son from Mission, Texas, who were working in the oil field died yesterday after their pickup truck rolled in the ditch on </p>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=453462http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=453462<p> Five inches of wet, heavy snow is causing big problems in Valley City. Barnes County sheriff's dispatcher Holly Neuberger says tree branches that broke and brought down power lines knocked out electricity to much of the city. The outages s</p>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:31:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=453206http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=453206<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/10/14/tbn_23_2009-10-14-newsmin6-4009912502314829003.jpg"/>The Minot State women's basketball team also has been busy working out the past few weeks. 18 players are out for this year's team that finished 5th in the conference last year. The Lady Beavers return 4 starters off of last year's team but with a smaller<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=452636http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=452636<p>By The Associated Press PREP [[kxtopic:volleyball:t[Volleyball]:t]] [[kxtopic:divide-county-nd:t[Divide County]:t]] def. [[kxtopic:new-town-nd:t[New Town]:t]], 25-11, 25-6, 25-8 Ellendale def. [[kxtopic:barnes-county-nd:t[Barnes County]:t]] North,</p>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=452468http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=452468<p> Farmers from North Dakota and Vermont and four others trying to plant hemp seeds at the headquarters of the Drug Enforcement Administration have been arrested. Arlington County police spokeswoman Detective Crystal Nosal says six people were char</p>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=452327http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=452327<p> There are plenty of golden years at the Sheyenne Care Center in Valley City. Six of its residents range in age from 100 to 104. Centenarian Katie Bruns takes reaching 100 in stride, as does Josephine Baker, who is four years older. Both wom</p>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:01:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451997http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451997<p>By The Associated Press PREP VOLLEYBALL Adams-Edmore def. St. John, 25-18, 25-19, 25-23 Flasher def. Underwood, 25-12, 25-12, 25-23 Harvey def. Minnewaukan/Leeds, 25-14, 25-16, 25-15 Kindred def. North Sargent, 25-18, 25-12, 26-24 Nort</p>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451956http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451956<p>By The Associated Press Class AAA, AA Football Polls The seventh Class AAA and Class AA football polls compiled by the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. First-place votes are in parentheses, followed by </p>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451812http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451812<p> State wildlife officials say a Valley City man has bagged the 200th bighorn in the [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]] badlands. Jerad Enger shot the ram on Saturday south of [[kxtopic:medora-nd:t[Medora]:t]]. [[kxtopic:bighorn-sheep:</p>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451454http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451454<p> Officials say a fix for Valley City State University's planetarium won't come cheap. Wes Anderson, the Barnes County Historical Society Museum curator, is the planetarium director at Valley City State and teaches a class in planetarium science. </p>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451201http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451201<p>By The Associated Press EAST Albany, N.Y. 55, Duquesne 10 Albright 26, Lycoming 7 Alfred 42, Hartwick 17 Amherst 20, Middlebury 10 Army 16, Vanderbilt 13, OT Assumption 39, Merrimack 36 Bethany, W.Va. 42, Thiel 21 Bloomsbur</p>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=450004http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=450004<p>By The Associated Press PREP [[kxtopic:volleyball:t[Volleyball]:t]] [[kxtopic:carrington-nd:t[Carrington]:t]] def. Maddock, 25-21, 25-14, 25-17 Central Valley def. May Port CG, 25-15, 25-11, 25-23 [[kxtopic:divide-county-nd:t[Divide County]:t]</p>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=449923http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=449923<p> North Dakota's environmental chief says he hopes for a decision by the end of the year on changes that would allow more water to move out of flooded Devils Lake. Three public hearings were held on the proposal this week. Written comments will </p>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=449847http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=449847<p> A proposed ballot measure would repeal North Dakota's law that says only pharmacists may own a controlling share of most North Dakota pharmacies. The initiative was submitted to Secretary of State Al Jaeger on Thursday. Jaeger will review the pe</p>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=449619http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=449619<p> Devils Lake Mayor Fred Bott says the state and his city cannot wait for nature to solve the flooding problems in the Devils Lake Basin. The mayor was among Devils Lake area residents who spoke Wednesday at a hearing on a state plan to allow high</p>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=449421http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=449421<p>By The Associated Press PREP VOLLEYBALL Jamestown def. Valley City, 25-19, 25-23, 25-21 (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APNP 10-07-09 2209CDT </p>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=449066http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=449066<p> Barnes County residents say they want to know more about the effect of higher sulfate levels before the state allows more water into the Sheyenne River through the Devils Lake outlet. City-County Health Board chairwoman Sharon Buhr says more in</p>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=448877http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=448877<p> The Stark County Commission has approved a rezoning and special use permit for a coal drying plant, repeating an action it took last year. The change will rezone land near South Heart from agricultural to industrial. Commissioners approved the rezoni</p>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=448699http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=448699<p> Barnes County residents say they want to know more about the effect of higher sulfate levels before the state allows more water into the Sheyenne River through the Devils Lake outlet. City-County Health Board chairwoman Sharon Buhr says more in</p>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=448661http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=448661<p> A circuit judge has ruled the American Cancer Society can take part in a lawsuit that will determine whether a smoking ban approved by the South Dakota Legislature will be referred to a public vote. Circuit Judge Kathleen Trandahl said the socie</p>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=448384http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=448384<p> The FBI says a Valley City man who lived a transient lifestyle is the likely suspect in at least 11 bank robberies in the Dakotas, Minnesota and Iowa over the past five years. Special Agent E.K. Wilson says an analysis of evidence, methods of o</p>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=448383http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=448383<p> The FBI says a Valley City man who lived a transient lifestyle is the likely suspect in at least 11 bank robberies in the Dakotas, Minnesota and Iowa over the past five years. Special Agent E.K. Wilson says an analysis of evidence, methods of o</p>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=448280http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=448280<p> Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota has outlined changes it will make after insurance examiners found excessive expenses paid with policyholders' dollars. Commissioner Adam Hamm ordered the state's dominant insurer to make changes last month </p>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=448065http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=448065<p> Barnes County officials offered residents a chance to drive through and get their flu shots. City-County Health District Coordinator Betty Olson says Friday's drive-through was a chance to conduct an emergency drill at the same time. The shots w</p>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 04:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=447426http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=447426<p>By The Associated Press EAST Albany, N.Y. 27, St. Francis, Pa. 6 Albright 43, Wilkes 21 Assumption 34, Pace 26 Bloomsburg 45, Millersville 10 Boston College 28, Florida St. 21 Brown 28, Rhode Island 20 Bryant 6, Wagner 2 Bu</p>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=446510http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=446510<p> South Dakota's lieutenant governor, Dennis Daugaard (DO'-gard), plans his official candidacy announcement for the Republican nomination for next year's open governor's seat on Monday and Tuesday. In a release, Daugaard plans the first announceme</p>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=446508http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=446508<p> Gov. John Hoeven says an idled Hankinson ethanol plant that is under bankruptcy protection has been sold to an Arkansas company. Hoeven says Murphy Oil Corp., based in El Dorado, Ark., purchased the facility from VeraSun Energy for $92 million. </p>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=446310http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=446310<p> A delegation from Taiwan is in Montana this week to check out the state's wheat crop. Taiwan buys more than a million tons of the grain every year from Montana. Kim Falcon of the Montana Wheat and Barley Committee said Taiwan is one of the</p>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=446224http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=446224<p> Police say a man who killed himself after allegedly robbing a Williston bank at gunpoint last month is now believed to have been responsible for other bank robberies in recent years in three states. Police say 42-year-old James Krimm of Valley C</p>