Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2009 KXNet.com1800Wed, 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 04:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468238http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468238<p> A spokesman for the TransCanada Keystone Pipeline says its construction in North Dakota is nearly finished and the company plans to start filling the 30-inch pipeline with heavy crude oil before the end of the year. Spokesman Jeff Rauh said fill</p>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464285http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464285<p> Law enforcement officials say charges of first-degree rape of a child, felony sexual contact with a child and possessing, manufacturing or distributing child pornography have hit a five-year high in the state. In fiscal year 2009, which ended Ju</p>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464186http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464186<p> Landowners who live along the route of the crude oil pipeline TransCanada Keystone wants to build across western South Dakota say they are worried about oil spills and damage to their land, water and roads. About 50 landowners and others showed </p>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464183http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464183<p> Landowners who live along the route of the crude oil pipeline TransCanada Keystone wants to build across western South Dakota say they are worried about oil spills and damage to their land, water and roads. About 50 landowners and others showed </p>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464181http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464181<p> Landowners who live along the route of the crude oil pipeline TransCanada Keystone wants to build across western South Dakota say they are worried about oil spills and damage to their land, water and roads. About 50 landowners and others showed </p>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463845http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463845<p> A Rapid City judge on Monday revoked the bond of Robert Goulding, who was found guilty last week of murder in the death of 56-year old Alan Kissner. The 52-year old Goulding, of Rapid City, had been allowed to go home for the weekend and was wea</p>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463513http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463513<p> Huron police are in the middle of a homicide investigation. A 21-year-old man named Ryan Treadway was found last night in a pool of blood behind an assisted living facility for people with mental illness. Twenty-four-year-old Edwin Thompson was arres</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 06:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463348http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463348<p> A TransCanada Keystone Pipeline official says one of the biggest challenges in building a crude oil pipeline in western South Dakota is that it goes through remote areas with sparse populations. The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission began</p>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463346http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463346<p> A TransCanada Keystone Pipeline official says one of the biggest challenges in building a crude oil pipeline in western South Dakota is that it goes through remote areas with sparse populations. The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission began</p>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463344http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463344<p> A TransCanada Keystone Pipeline official says one of the biggest challenges in building a crude oil pipeline in western South Dakota is that it goes through remote areas with sparse populations. The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission began</p>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=458528http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=458528<p> More than a quarter of the motorists in South Dakota don't follow the state's seat belt law. A yearly survey found that seat belt use this summer was just over 72 percent. That's up three-tenths of one percent from a year ago and in line with th</p>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 08:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=458485http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=458485<p> More than a quarter of South Dakota motorists don't follow the state's seat belt law. A yearly survey found seat belt use this summer was just over 72 percent. That's slightly higher than a year ago, and it's in line with the compliance rate of the p</p>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:40:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=458418http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=458418<p> The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission plans a public hearing Nov. 3 to hear comments about the permit application for the South Dakota portion of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline. The $5.2 billion TransCanada project over more than 2,10</p>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:40:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=458417http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=458417<p> The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission plans a public hearing Nov. 3 to hear comments about the permit application for the South Dakota portion of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline. The $5.2 billion TransCanada project over more than 2,10</p>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=454742http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=454742<p> A state health official says the number of confirmed cases of H1N1 flu in South Dakota is just the tip of the iceberg. Lon Kightlinger says for every confirmed case there's another 10 to 20 people home with flu symptoms. Kightlinger says t</p>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=454638http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=454638<p> Construction of the TransCanada Keystone oil pipeline is helping to keep Yankton's sales tax receipts in the black this year. September receipts for Yankton were 8.5 percent above September 2008, putting the city just more than 1 percent ahead o</p>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 10:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=447577http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=447577<p> A South Dakota town that had to remove 44 tons of rotting bison meat left in a warehouse wants to know if the owner plans to pay for the cleanup. Ilan Parente (EE'-lahn pah-RENT'-ay) closed Bridgewater Quality Meats in January 2008 and moved the</p>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 10:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=447569http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=447569<p> Fargo's finance director says the city likely will switch from its self-insured liability plan to the North Dakota Insurance Reserve Fund by next year. Finance Director Kent Costin said moving away from the self-insured plan should help the city</p>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 09:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=447525http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=447525<p> State Representative Eldon Nygaard says he'll sponsor an attempt to let adult adoptees obtain their birth records without having to go in front of a judge. A similar bill passed both chambers early this year but didn't make it out of a conference com</p>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 06:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=447472http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=447472<p> A judge has dismissed a federal lawsuit filed by four American Indian tribes from South Dakota and Nebraska in an attempt to stop construction of the TransCanada Keystone Pipeline. It will move crude oil from Alberta, Canada, to refineries in K</p>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 06:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=447471http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=447471<p> A judge has dismissed a federal lawsuit filed by four American Indian tribes from South Dakota and Nebraska in an attempt to stop construction of the TransCanada Keystone Pipeline. It will move crude oil from Alberta, Canada, to refineries in K</p>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=444026http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=444026<p> South Dakota's third-largest fair drew 1 1/2 percent more visitors this year compared to 2008. The Brown County Fair's 2009 count of 246,684 visitors topped last year's mark of 243,000 and 220,000 in 2007. Revenue numbers aren't yet prepare</p>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 08:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=443872http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=443872<p> Former state Treasurer David Volk says a proposed ballot issue to ease restrictions on stem cell research will strike a chord with South Dakotans. Volk, a cancer survivor, says the state's ban on research involving embryonic stem cells should be thro</p>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 05:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=443796http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=443796<p> An explosion last month involving a TransCanada natural gas pipeline can't be equated to what might happen if the company's crude oil pipeline leaked. That's according to Dusty Johnson, chairman of the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission. </p>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=442035http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=442035<p> The trial of a 58-year-old Bozeman man accused of shooting his wife to death has been set for May, and prosecutors say they will not seek the death penalty. Larry Updegraff pleaded not guilty in May to murdering his 47-year-old wife, Roni. </p>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=441525http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=441525<p> A Canadian company will seek bids next month from wind developers interested in moving electricity along a pair of $3 billion transmission lines originating in Montana and Wyoming. TransCanada says the two lines, each capable of moving 3,000 me</p>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=441433http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=441433<p> The Public Utilities Commission will be asked today to make [[kxtopic:transcanada:t[TransCanada]:t]] provide more information about the crude [[kxtopic:oil:t[oil]:t]] pipeline it wants to build in western South Dakota. Dakota Rural Action wants info</p>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=441406http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=441406<p> A group representing farmers and ranchers will ask the state Public Utilities Commission on Wednesday to require that TransCanada Keystone Pipeline provide more information about the crude oil pipeline it wants to build in western South Dakota. </p>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=426836http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=426836<p> North Dakota officials remember Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., who died Tuesday of brain cancer, as a friend and colleague who dedicated his life to his country. Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., says, &quot;America has lost a remarkable public servant.&quot; </p>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:59:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=426763http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=426763<p> State Health Department scientist Mike Sauer says officials are working to ensure a pipeline planned in southwest North Dakota does not harm waterways, particularly the Heart and Little Missouri rivers. Sauer says the Bison Pipeline will be requ</p>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=426076http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=426076<p> The case of a man charged with killing his wife of nearly 50 years is moving toward a trial in Bismarck. The attorney for Matthias Zimprich indicated in court Monday that a plea agreement is still possible. But attorney Thomas Dickson said he wi</p>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=425743http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=425743<p> North Dakota regulators want to assess the Keystone Pipeline another $50,000 siting fee, saying it's a complex project. The PSC originally assessed the pipeline company $100,000 to pay for inspections. Commission Chairman Kevin Cramer says</p>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=420695http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=420695<p> A spokesman for the Keystone oil pipeline says crews have finished filling seven sinkholes in the scenic Pembina Gorge that were formed after horizontal drilling to bury pipe. Spokesman Jeff Rauh says the North Dakota Forest Service and the sta</p>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=420456http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=420456<p> Construction on the TransCanada Keystone crude oil pipeline is moving south. The $5.2 billion, 2,148-mile project will move crude oil from Canada to refineries in Kansas, Oklahoma and Illinois. Jeff Rauh, spokesman for TransCanada, says a c</p>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=406766http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=406766<p> Unofficial results from the Standing Rock Sioux primary election show Chairman Ron His Horse Is Thunder and former chairman Charles Murphy advancing to the Sept. 30 general election. The unofficial results show Murphy with 567 votes and His Hors</p>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=406424http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=406424<p> The company building a pipeline that's crossing through the eastern Dakotas is shutting down its office in Aberdeen, S.D., and moving operations to Spencer, northwest of Sioux Falls, as construction moves south. TransCanada Corp. spokesman Jeff </p>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=406422http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=406422<p> The company building a pipeline that's crossing through the eastern Dakotas is shutting down its office in Aberdeen, S.D., and moving operations to Spencer, northwest of Sioux Falls, as construction moves south. TransCanada Corp. spokesman Jeff </p>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=400451http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=400451<p> Interest in a new wind turbine program at Mitchell Technical Institute has surpassed expectations. Instructor Stacey Eddy says the program, which offers one- and two-year options, will have 50 students in its first year double what was expected</p>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=400249http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=400249<p> South Dakota has had quite a bit of energy development the past decade. But some observers wonder if the pace is too fast, while others say it's not fast enough. The state now is home to 16 ethanol plants and several large wind farms with more o</p>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=392504http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=392504<p> Sinkholes have developed in the Pembina Gorge of northeastern North Dakota along the route of TransCanada Corp.'s Keystone pipeline, and some of them have swallowed pine trees. The first sinkhole was discovered in March on the pipeline right of</p>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=392475http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=392475<p> Sinkholes have developed in the Pembina Gorge of northeastern North Dakota along the route of TransCanada Corp.'s Keystone pipeline, and some of them have swallowed pine trees. The first sinkhole was discovered in March on the pipeline right of</p>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:48:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=391892http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=391892<p> TransCanada Corp. says it will issue common shares worth 1.6 billion Canadian dollars ($1.41 billion) to help fund its acquisition of an oil pipeline. The Calgary, Alberta-based company will issue 50.8 million shares at 31.50 Canadian dollars ($</p>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=391292http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=391292<p> A drier week in North Dakota has enabled most farmers to wrap up their spring planting. The Agriculture Department says in its latest crop report that many farmers have turned to weed spraying. Development of crops is behind average because</p>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=391222http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=391222<p> A company has downsized its plans for building a pipeline to move natural gas from the Rocky Mountains to Midwest markets. TransCanada Corp. is now looking at installing a shorter pipeline that will begin in Wyoming rather than in Colorado as o</p>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=389452http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=389452<p> A federal appeals court has refused to reconsider an appeal filed by a South Dakota game processor who argued a federal game warden had framed him for possessing untagged geese. The one-page order means an earlier decision by the 8th U.S. Cir</p>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:39:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=389371http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=389371<p> Exxon Mobil is being brought in to help build a massive pipeline capable of delivering natural gas from Alaska to the lower 48 states. The $30 billion project could ship as much as 4.5 billion cubic feet of gas per day. State Sen. Lesil Mc</p>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:19:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=389293http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=389293<p> President Barack Obama hits the road today to pitch health care reform to middle America. He'll be holding a town-hall meeting in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The president wants to overhaul the current system to extend coverage to the 50 million </p>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=389229http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=389229<p> The state mineral resource director says a proposal to move oil from northwestern North Dakota into a pipeline from Canada has led to more interest in other ways of getting the oil to market. A recent study outlined three options for a pipeline </p>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=388426http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=388426<p> A lobbyist for Indian casinos says limiting their number of slot machines hurts economic development in South Dakota. The governor has said the limit of 250 slot machines is necessary to avoid damaging other gaming that produces revenue for state gov</p>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=388177http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=388177<p> Two South Dakota car dealers are suing General Motors, claiming state law bars the auto maker from ending its franchise with them. Springs Auto Inc. in Wessington Springs and Yankton Motor Co. in Yankton filed the federal complaint in Sioux Fall</p>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=388012http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=388012<p> The state Public Utilities Commission has set a formal hearing for November in TransCanada Keystone Pipeline's application to build a crude oil pipeline through western South Dakota. TransCanada is already building a pipeline through eastern Sou</p>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=385630http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=385630<p> The Barnes County Commission has reached a $350,000 settlement over road damage from pipeline construction last summer. Officials say trucks and heavy equipment damaged county roads during the building of TransCanada Corp.'s Keystone pipeline. </p>Sat, 16 May 2009 20:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=377286http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=377286<p> The federal bankruptcy court in South Dakota is seeing more cases than a year ago. The number of personal and business filings through April was 581. That's 105 more than through the same four-month period last year. Tracy Gran is director</p>Sat, 16 May 2009 00:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=377032http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=377032<p> The resumption of work on the TransCanada oil pipeline in northeast South Dakota has been delayed because of all the moisture this spring. The prime contractor says many fields are too wet and some roads have load limits so it's impossible to ge</p>Fri, 08 May 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=373392http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=373392<p> A 46-month prison sentence has been handed down to Joe Brewer, one of eight people charged with selling cocaine from Denver on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Four others also have pleaded guilty and been sentenced one man to 15 years </p>Fri, 08 May 2009 07:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=373283http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=373283<p> A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday to mark the start of construction on the section of the TransCanada Keystone crude oil pipeline through Yankton. Officials say it will bring hundreds of jobs and stimulate the economy. Yankton Ch</p>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=367757http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=367757<p> Questions about possible leaks and noise from pumping stations were raised at a meeting on the proposed TransCanada Keystone XL oil pipeline through western South Dakota. TransCanada already is building an oil pipeline through the eastern part o</p>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=367555http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=367555<p> Associated Press South Dakota Daybook for Tuesday, April 28. SOUTH DAKOTA AP members: The following events are listed for your planning purposes. Listing does not indicate AP coverage. Scheduled events are subject to change. Contac</p>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:25:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=367147http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=367147<p> Associated Press South Dakota Daybook for Monday, April 27. SOUTH DAKOTA AP members: The following events are listed for your planning purposes. Listing does not indicate AP coverage. Scheduled events are subject to change. Contact</p>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=367134http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=367134<p> Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says $280 million in stimulus funds will be invested in the nation's wildlife refuges and fish hatcheries. The secretary made the announcement at Montana's statehouse on Sunday, with Gov. Brian Schweitzer and Democ</p>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=367109http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=367109<p> Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says $280 million in stimulus funds will be invested in the nation's wildlife refuges and fish hatcheries. The secretary made the announcement at Montana's statehouse on Sunday, with Gov. Brian Schweitzer and Democ</p>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=367095http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=367095<p> Legislators have spent this session using an aging computer software system. An effort to get a new one was budgeted at four-point-two (M) million dollars four years ago. But there have been delays, and now it's estimated to cost nine-point-four</p>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=367089http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=367089<p> South Dakota's state government budget director, Jason Dilges (DIHL'-jis), says state agencies will spend much time and money managing all the federal economic stimulus funds that go to a variety of programs. He says no one knows yet just how much it</p>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 07:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=366914http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=366914<p> Western South Dakota residents get their chance Monday and Tuesday to speak out about a planned crude oil pipeline that could one day carry 900,000 barrels of oil a day through the state. TransCanada Keystone Pipeline already is building a pipel</p>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 02:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=366387http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=366387<p> Associated Press South Dakota Daybook for Saturday, April 25. SOUTH DAKOTA AP members: The following events are listed for your planning purposes. Listing does not indicate AP coverage. Scheduled events are subject to change. Conta</p>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=366317http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=366317<p> March unemployment rates have been released for South Dakota cities, and Yankton still has the highest rate among the state's largest cities. The state Labor Department says the March jobless rate for Yankton was 7.9 percent, with 630 people out</p>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=366104http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=366104<p> Western South Dakota residents get their chance Monday and Tuesday to speak out about a planned crude oil pipeline that could one day carry 900,000 barrels of oil a day through the state. TransCanada Keystone Pipeline already is building a pipel</p>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:25:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=365822http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=365822<p> Associated Press South Dakota Daybook for Friday, April 24. SOUTH DAKOTA AP members: The following events are listed for your planning purposes. Listing does not indicate AP coverage. Scheduled events are subject to change. Contact</p>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=365275http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=365275<p> Associated Press South Dakota Daybook for Thursday, April 23. SOUTH DAKOTA AP members: The following events are listed for your planning purposes. Listing does not indicate AP coverage. Scheduled events are subject to change. Conta</p>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=365040http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=365040<p> Associated Press South Dakota Daybook for Thursday, April 23. SOUTH DAKOTA AP members: The following events are listed for your planning purposes. Listing does not indicate AP coverage. Scheduled events are subject to change. Conta</p>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=364654http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=364654<p> Associated Press South Dakota Daybook for Wednesday, April 22. SOUTH DAKOTA AP members: The following events are listed for your planning purposes. Listing does not indicate AP coverage. Scheduled events are subject to change. Cont</p>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=364597http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=364597<p> A study suggests building a new pipeline from northwestern North Dakota to Saskatchewan is the best way to move any increased oil production from the region. The pipeline would cost almost 200 (M) million dollars to build. It would hook into T</p>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=364534http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=364534<p> A study suggests building a new pipeline from northwestern North Dakota to Saskatchewan is the best option for moving increased oil production from the region. The pipeline would cost almost 200 (M) million dollars to build. It would hook into</p>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=364507http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=364507<p> A study suggests building a new pipeline from northwestern North Dakota to Saskatchewan is the best option for moving increased oil production from the region. The North Dakota Pipeline Authority commissioned the study. It was done by two engine</p>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=364416http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=364416<p> Associated Press South Dakota Daybook for Wednesday, April 22. SOUTH DAKOTA AP members: The following events are listed for your planning purposes. Listing does not indicate AP coverage. Scheduled events are subject to change. Cont</p>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=364291http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=364291<p> A study suggests building a new pipeline from northwestern North Dakota to Saskatchewan is the best option for moving increased oil production from the region. The North Dakota Pipeline Authority commissioned the study. It was done by two engine</p>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=364039http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=364039<p> Associated Press South Dakota Daybook for Tuesday, April 21. SOUTH DAKOTA AP members: The following events are listed for your planning purposes. Listing does not indicate AP coverage. Scheduled events are subject to change. Contac</p>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=363488http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=363488<p> Trainloads of pipe are arriving and being distributed in preparation for the start of work on the TransCanada Keystone oil pipeline in southeast South Dakota. Construction will begin in South Dakota and in northeast Nebraska at about the same ti</p>