Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2009 KXNet.com1800Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473797http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473797<p> The South Dakota Highway Patrol says 16-year-old Maci M. Busack of Kennebec was the driver of a pickup involved in a fatal crash Nov. 13 on old Highway 16 west of Presho. Busack and 19-year-old Alexis Bowsher of Minot, N.D., were killed in the o</p>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473793http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473793<p> The South Dakota Highway Patrol says 16-year-old Maci M. Busack of Kennebec was the driver of a pickup involved in a fatal crash Nov. 13 on old Highway 16 west of Presho. Busack and 19-year-old Alexis Bowsher of Minot, N.D., were killed in the o</p>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473327http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473327<p> Some University of California regents who approved a student fee increase are trapped inside a UCLA building as protesters block the exits. The demonstrators are being confronted Thursday by lines of baton-wielding campus police, California High</p>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473295http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473295<p> A judge says the government must keep Yellowstone-area grizzly bears on the list of threatened and endangered species, denying an attempt by federal officials to reverse an earlier court ruling. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service two years ago s</p>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:31:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472991http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472991<p> The Montana Highway Patrol says a 19-year-old Lame Deer man died when his car struck an oncoming semi tractor-trailer. The patrol says the man was westbound on U.S. 212 near Lame Deer at around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday when his car drifted into the </p>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472988http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472988<p> Some groups are criticizing a proposal from the state Revenue Department that would lighten penalties for businesses that sell alcohol to minors if they require worker training. Currently, bars, casinos and stores that illegally sell alcoholic </p>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472917http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472917<p> The group that managed construction of a new president's house at North Dakota State University says it's waiting to hear about its proposal to cover cost overruns. The NDSU Development Foundation project was estimated to cost about $900,000, wh</p>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472446http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472446<p> Job Service North Dakota says it has begun accepting applications for the latest extension of unemployment benefits. The federal government earlier this month approved the extension for almost 2 million people out of work nearly a year or more. </p>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472363http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472363<p> Authorities say a Minnesota farmer has been cited for allowing a byproduct from the ethanol plant near Casselton to leak from his truck along Interstate 94. The Highway Patrol says the violation carries a $20 fine. Charles McCarthy of Ulen,</p>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472361http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472361<p> Authorities say a Minnesota farmer has been cited for allowing a byproduct from the ethanol plant near Casselton to leak from his truck along Interstate 94. The Highway Patrol says the violation carries a $20 fine. Charles McCarthy of Ulen,</p>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472011http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472011<p> A North Dakota program that distributes venison to the needy is halfway toward its goal of getting 700 deer from hunters this fall. The North Dakota Community Action Partnership, which administers the Sportsmen Against Hunger Program, accepted o</p>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471910http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471910<p> A woman accused of falling asleep while driving a cement truck has been charged with manslaughter in a crash that killed a pickup driver. Mary Agnes Greff also is charged with five counts of felony reckless endangerment in the Sept. 26 crash tha</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 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471318http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471318<p> North Dakota's National Guard commander says morale is high among soldiers deployed to Kosovo as part of a peacekeeping mission. Major General David Sprynczynatyk (sprin-suh-NAT'-ick) returned to Bismarck from Kosovo late last night after visiting th</p>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471308http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471308<p> Four snowplows were sent out on Interstate 94 west of Fargo after a truck hauling wet distillers grain, an ethanol plant byproduct, left part of its load on the interstate. The Highway Patrol said the interstate near Casselton became slippery a</p>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471240http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471240<p> Authorities say a truck spilled a load of wet distillers grain on an eastbound section of Interstate 94 about 20 miles west of Fargo, causing a slippery stretch that sent vehicles out of control and left three people hospitalized. The Highway Pa</p>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470827http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470827<p> Bismarck State College now has a campus police department, including an armed officer and an unarmed guard. The college's executive vice president, Dave Clark, calls it a &quot;heightened awareness of the need to be more vigilant&quot; as campuses tighten</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 09:39:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470762http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470762<p> A 24-year-old Missoula man was arrested for felony drunken driving, his fifth such arrest, after he drove his car off a steep embankment along Deer Creek Road. Brandon M. Darrah plunged approximately 300 feet down the embankment late Friday, off</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>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470024http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470024<p> The attorney for the former owner of a Fargo simulcast horse racing company whose conviction for illegal gambling was overturned says prosecutors built their case on fabricated evidence. Former Racing Services owner Susan Bala is suing Attorney </p>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470022http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470022<p> A circuit judge has ruled that opponents of South Dakota's smoking ban have gathered enough petition signatures to put the measure to a statewide public vote in next year's general election. After testimony ended in a two-day trial, Circuit Judg</p>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469662http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469662<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/11/13/tbn_5_2009-11-13-newsmin6-4012912501157435320.jpg"/> A Minot teenager was killed in a rollover early this morning. The South Dakota Highway Patrol says two young women died in the one-vehicle rollover about five miles west of Presho. Killed were 19-year-old Alexis Bowsher of Minot, and 16-year-old Mac<br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469523http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469523<p> A circuit judge has ruled that opponents of South Dakota's smoking ban have gathered enough petition signatures to put the measure to a statewide public vote in next year's general election. Circuit Judge Kathleen Trandahl found that opponents of the</p>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469515http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469515<p> The South Dakota Highway Patrol says two people died in a one-vehicle rollover early Friday on old Highway 16 about five miles west of Presho. Killed were 16-year-old Maci Busack of Kennebec and 19-year-old Alexis Bowsher of Minot, N.D. Both wer</p>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:57:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469405http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469405<p> The South Dakota Highway Patrol says two people died in a one-vehicle rollover early Friday on old Highway 16 about five miles west of Presho. The victims' names have yet to be released pending notification of relatives. The accident was r</p>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469137http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469137<p> President Barack Obama says he'll give U.S. troops a strategy and a clear mission if he decides to put their lives at risk protecting the American people or U.S. interests. Obama addressed troops at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska on Thursda</p>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468263http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468263<p> Authorities are searching a rural property in western [[kxtopic:missouri:t[Missouri]:t]] for glass jars containing notes written by children who allegedly were being abused by their relatives. The Missouri State [[kxtopic:highway-patrol:t[Highway</p>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468251http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468251<p> The number of confirmed flu cases in North Dakota is nearing the 3,000 mark. The state Health Department reports 2,965 cases of the flu this week, with a majority of those the swine flu, or H1N1 strain. Health officials say more than 2,100 </p>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468247http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468247<p> Authorities in western Missouri say five family members have been arrested on sex crime charges against children. The five men are charged with several felonies, including forcible sodomy and forcible rape with a child less than 12 years old an</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 16:59:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468025http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468025<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/11/10/tbn_5_2009-11-10-newsmin10-4012612502314814520.jpg"/>A Kenmare woman was killed when the mini-van she was riding in crashed into the rear of a truck near Stanley. 78-year-old Carol Byrd of Kenmare died in the accident. Two others in the mini-van were injured. The truck driver was unhurt. The Highway Pa<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 07:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467731http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467731<p> The Highway Patrol says a minivan crashed into the rear of a truck that was stuck, killing a 78-year-old passenger in the minivan and injuring two others in Mountrail County. The patrol said an 80-year-old man driving the minivan and another 78</p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467468http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467468<p> A judge on Monday decided in favor of State Rep. Roger Hunt of Brandon in a ruling that keeps secret the name of an anonymous donor who gave $750,000 to the 2006 abortion ban campaign in South Dakota. During the 2006 campaign, Hunt formed Promis</p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467232http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467232<p> South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds says he won't seek a tax increase to fix the state's budget problems because he doubts the South Dakota Legislature approve one. Instead, he's looking for ways to cut to balance the state budget. HUDSON, </p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467168http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467168<p> The Highway Patrol says two people died after a crash involving a motorcycle and a car near the southeastern South Dakota town of Hudson. The victims were identified as 53-year-old Donald Burdick of Hudson and 40-year-old Lori Mae Willette of De</p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467029http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467029<p> An Army hospital spokesman says the man suspected in a deadly shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, is conscious and able to talk. The spokesman at Brooke Army Medical Center says Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan (nih-DAHL' mah-LEEK' hah-SAHN') remains in stab</p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467010http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467010<p> The Highway Patrol says a car crossed the center line of a road and hit a tree just outside Rapid City, killing the driver and injuring a passenger. The names of the victims were not immediately released. Authorities said speed and alcohol </p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467006http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467006<p> A trucker is dead after his big rig plummeted 200 feet off the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge early Monday and smashed onto an island below. California Highway Patrol Sgt. Trent Cross says the driver of a rig hauling produce lost control on th</p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466984http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466984<p> Former football star Lawrence Taylor has been released on bond following his arrest in a Miami-area traffic accident. According to Miami-Dade County jail records, Taylor was charged Sunday with leaving the scene of an accident with property dama</p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466943http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466943<p> The Highway Patrol says two people are dead after a crash involving a motorcycle and a car near the southeastern South Dakota town of Hudson. Authorities say the motorcycle driver and a passenger were killed in the crash about 5 p.m. Sunday. The</p>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466254http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466254<p> An Internal Revenue Service spokeswoman says people should be careful of scams involving undelivered income tax refund checks. Carrie Resch says the annual announcement of undelivered checks prompts scammers to send e-mails to taxpayers saying t</p>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466210http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466210<p> The South Dakota [[kxtopic:highway-patrol:t[Highway Patrol]:t]] says two Sisseton men were killed in a two-vehicle collision at an intersection east of New Effington. Troopers say 79-year-old Richard Chell and his passenger, 95-year-old Winfield Thomp</p>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466172http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466172<p> A 36-year-old woman has died after she was struck several times while retrieving boxes on a Sacramento freeway. [[kxtopic:california:t[California]:t]] [[kxtopic:highway-patrol:t[Highway Patrol]:t]] spokeswoman Lizz Dutton says the woman walked o</p>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466144http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466144<p> Two Sisseton men were killed in a two-vehicle collision at a rural intersection east of New Effington. The South Dakota Highway Patrol says 79-year-old Richard Chell was driving a pickup east on state Highway 257 and collided with another vehic</p>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466142http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466142<p> Two Sisseton men were killed in a two-vehicle collision at a rural intersection east of New Effington. The South Dakota Highway Patrol says 79-year-old Richard Chell was driving a pickup east on state Highway 257 and collided with another vehic</p>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466040http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466040<p> BISMARCK, N.D. &amp;ndash; Gov. John Hoeven has authorized the deployment of state resources in the search for three Dickinson State University women who have been missing since Sunday night. &amp;ldquo;We are making all of the resources the state has av</p>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465936http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465936<p> No. 2 Montana has a chance to claim its 12th Big Sky Conference football title in a row with a victory this afternoon at Idaho State. The Grizzlies enter the contest undefeated in eight games, while the Bengals are winless this season. Idaho State is</p>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465933http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465933<p> Second-ranked Montana has a chance to claim its 12th Big Sky Conference football title in a row with a victory Saturday at Idaho State. Kickoff at Pocatello is set for 3:35 p.m. Mountain Time. The Grizzlies enter the contest undefeated in e</p>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465873http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465873<p> A coroner's inquest has been set for Nov. 23 to examine the details surrounding the fatal officer-involved shooting of an East Helena man. The shooting death happened May 29, after two officers responded to a call that 46-year-old Douglas Charle</p>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465822http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465822<p> The California Highway Patrol say a man stole a car to make a court appearance on a previous auto theft charge. The patrol says 24-year-old Samuel Botchvaroff, of Oakland, was arrested Tuesday after he left his arraignment at the Vallejo courth</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 09:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465663http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465663<p> The [[kxtopic:highway-patrol:t[Highway Patrol]:t]] says it seized 110 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop on Interstate 94 in Mandan. Authorities said a 24-year-old [[kxtopic:california:t[California]:t]] man and a 20-year-old Wisconsin man </p>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465477http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465477<p> The Montana Highway Patrol says a bus carrying the Kalispell Glacier volleyball team ran a red light and crashed into a truck, but there were no serious injuries. The team was heading to Missoula for a playoff match when the crash happened Thurs</p>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465439http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465439<p> A coroner's inquest has been set for Nov. 23 to examine the details surround the fatal officer-involved shooting of an East Helena man. The shooting death happened May 29, after two officers responded to a call that 46-year-old Douglas Charles M</p>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:31:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465289http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465289<p> A Volkswagen van stolen 35 years ago in Washington state has been found in a shipping container at the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport. The Spokesman-Review newspaper reports that customs agents found the 1965 van on Oct. 19 when they opened a sh</p>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464979http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464979<p> A legislative report says state tax collections through the first four months of the budget year are $92.8 million, or 22 percent less than a year ago. Terry Johnson of the Legislative Fiscal Division says taking into account potential revenue s</p>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464782http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464782<p> Authorities say a man was killed when he fainted and drove his all-terrain vehicle off of a 50-foot embankment near Alberton. The Montana Highway Patrol says the man, whose name has not been released, was riding with a friend in the Moose Creek </p>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464423http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464423<p> The Montana [[kxtopic:supreme-court:t[Supreme Court]:t]] has upheld a state law that allows insurance companies to cut off worker's compensation payments for those suffering permanent total disability when the disabled party is of retirement [[kxtopic</p>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463915http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463915<p> Authorities have released the name of a 40-year-old Billings man who was killed when his car rear-ended a truck on U.S. Highway 312 near Shepherd. Yellowstone County Coroner Lt. Bill Jones said Robert J. Keller died at the scene of blunt force i</p>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463867http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463867<p> An eastern Montana judge has been named to preside over the case of state Sen. Greg Barkus, who faces several charges stemming from a Flathead Lake boat crash that injured all five people aboard. District Judge John McKeon of Malta was assigned </p>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:31:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463764http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463764<p> Authorities say one person is dead after a car rear-ended a pickup truck just outside of Billings. Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Brian Sampson says the driver of the pickup was waiting in traffic to turn left on Highway 312 at about 8:30 p.m. Monday</p>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463752http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463752<p> The Montana Highway Patrol says a man from Alabama died after rolling his vehicle in a one-car crash near Darby. The 37-year-old man was leaving a ranch just before midnight when he failed to negotiate a curb and rolled his jeep onto its side. </p>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463692http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463692<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/11/2/tbn_4_2009-11-2-news10-4011812501157414507.jpg"/>Authorities are searching for three Dickinson State University students.... Stark County Authorities are asking for help in finding three missing women... all three DSU Softball players... They are 20 year old Afton Williamson, 22 year old Kyrstin <br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463604http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463604<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/11/2/tbn_4_2009-11-2-news6-4011812501157429007.jpg"/>Authorities are searching for three Dickinson State University students.... Stark County Authorities are asking for help in finding three missing women... all three DSU Softball players... They are 20 year old Afton Williamson, 18 year old Kyrsti<br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463551http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463551<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/11/2/{85651A0E-A64E-47B3-9FFD-27E1473678C2}Missing Women.JPG"/>They are 20 year old Afton Williamson, 18 year old Kyrstin Gemar and 19 year old Ashley Neufeld. All three girls are on the DSU Softball team. The girls were last seen last night around 10:45. A female friend called the Sheriffs Department <br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:31:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463475http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463475<p> Flathead County officials say a 52-year-old man has died in a trailer house fire in Evergreen and the blaze is being investigated as a possible arson. The fire in Evergreen, near Kalispell, was reported at about 8:15 a.m. Monday. Sgt. Jim </p>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:25:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463400http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463400<p> The Montana Highway Patrol says a 27-year-old Valier man has died in a one-vehicle rollover on U.S. Highway 89 north of the Valier cutoff. The man died at the scene of the crash, which happened at about 1 a.m. Sunday. His name has not been rel</p>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463343http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463343<p> The Highway Patrol has identified an Indiana man killed in an early morning crash on a Grand Forks County road. Authorities say 41-year-old Matthew Dale of Shelbyville, Ind., overcorrected after his sport utility vehicle drifted toward a ditch,</p>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463064http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463064<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/11/1/tbn_7_2009-11-1-news10-4011712500000035317.jpg"/>And... The state Highway Patrol said 21-year-old Cody Wetzel was westbound on Morton County Road 139, when his chevy Impala left the road about 11:45 last night. Wetzel overcorrected, and rolled into a steep ravine, with his car flipping onto its roo<br clear="all"/></p>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463063http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463063<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/11/1/tbn_6_2009-11-1-news10-4011712500000035313.jpg"/>The Highway Patrol says an SUV rolled into a ditch and struck two trees before ending up on its passenger side, killing one girl and injuring four others south of Menoken. The patrol said the four injured girls were taken to a Bismarck hospital. T<br clear="all"/></p>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:01:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463006http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463006<p> The Highway Patrol has identified the girl killed in a crash near Menoken as 14-year-old Lisa Burdolski of Bismarck. Burdolski was a passenger in a sport utility vehicle that rolled into a ditch and struck two trees before ending up on its passe</p>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=462965http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=462965<p> A 21-year-old New Salem man has died in a rollover accident in south-central North Dakota. The state Highway Patrol said Cody Wetzel was westbound on Morton County Road 139, about 10 miles west of Mandan, when his 2000 Chevrolet Impala left the </p>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=462961http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=462961<p> A 41-year-old Indiana man has died in a one-vehicle accident in northeast North Dakota. The state Highway Patrol said the Shelbyville, Ind., man was northbound on Grand Forks County Road 2 when his 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer drifted toward the e</p>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=462947http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=462947<p> The largest health systems in the Dakotas are expected to complete their merger this week. Fargo's MeritCare and Sioux Falls-based Sanford Health are combining into a system with nearly $2 billion in assets and some 14,000 employees. Sanfo</p>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=462802http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=462802<p> The Highway Patrol says a sport utility vehicle rolled into a ditch and struck two trees before ending up on its passenger side, killing one girl and injuring four others south of Menoken. The names of the girls have not been released. The</p>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=461952http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=461952<p> A 33-year-old Anaconda man who died from injuries he suffered in a one-vehicle rollover has been identified as Jason Green. Butte-Silver Bow Coroner Lee LeBreche said Green died on Wednesday. The crash was reported just after 6:30 p.m. Tue</p>