Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2010 KXNet.com1800Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=624135http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=624135<p> Another health care system in Fargo is changing its name. The Forum says Innovis Health is changing to Essentia Health, to be named after its parent company. Innovis merged with Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia in 2008. The new name and logo i</p>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=615348http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=615348<p> The South Dakota Highway Patrol has released information on two more fatal motorcycle crashes related to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Authorities say 83-year-old Eugene Sowles Jr. of Round Lake, Minn., died on U.S. Highway 16A on Sunday, and 32</p>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=605114http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=605114<p> Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota is in Elena Kagan's corner. The Democrat announced today he will support her nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Johnson met with Kagan last week and says he came away impressed with her intellect and independence. </p>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=605109http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=605109<p> Sen. Tim Johnson announced Tuesday that he supports Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. The South Dakota Democrat met with Kagan last week. He says he was impressed with her intellect and independence. President Barack Obama nominated Kagan,</p>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=605095http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=605095<p> A Minot man charged with murder in connection with a weekend gun slaying has been ordered held without bond. Twenty-four-year-old Jeremiah Tallman is charged with murder in the death of 20-year-old Joseph Sanderson of Minot. Judge Douglas M</p>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=605094http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=605094<p> The U.S. Senate's Judiciary Committee has endorsed Bismarck lawyer Tim Purdon as North Dakota's U.S. attorney. His nomination now goes to the Senate floor for a vote. The committee's vote on Purdon came after more than two hours of debate on Elen</p>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604993http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604993<p> Sanford Health-MeritCare officially introduced the merged entity's new brand on Tuesday as Sanford Health. Sanford Health President and CEO Kelby Krabbenhoft introduced the new brand to the entire health system during a simulcast address Tuesda</p>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604989http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604989<p> Sanford Health-MeritCare officially introduced the merged entity's new brand on Tuesday as Sanford Health. Sanford Health President and CEO Kelby Krabbenhoft introduced the new brand to the entire health system during a simulcast address Tuesda</p>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=601253http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=601253<p> A group representing North Dakota's various energy sectors is proposing a state energy policy. The 28-page document presented to a state legislative committee highlights accomplishments, challenges and goals for all energy areas, as well as for </p>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=601066http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=601066<p> Minneapolis police are trying to find whoever shot a hunting rifle and wounded a bicyclist during a Fourth of July fireworks celebration last weekend. Police say a man was shot in the back as he biked with his fiancee to Nicollet Island about 10</p>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=600926http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=600926<p> A Minnesota construction worker is recovering after a large ball of clay pinned him in a trench. The Mahnomen (muh-NOH'-min) County sheriff's office says 28-year-old Timothy Henneman of Ashby was working on a road construction project Thursday w</p>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=600843http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=600843<p> A Job Service analysis shows North Dakota's healthy economy and scores of unfilled jobs lured workers from across the nation last year, with bordering states and Michigan leading the wave. Job Service says 6,620 people from other states found a </p>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=600696http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=600696<p> A 5-year-old girl who was rescued from a Richland County pond has died. Fargo MeritCare Children's Hospital said Jade Curtis-Dean of Gwinner died about 3 a.m. Friday. She had been saved Wednesday after going under the water at Mooreton Pon</p>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=595714http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=595714<p> The family that founded Bear Country USA has reached an agreement on ownership of the popular tourist attraction in South Dakota's Black Hills. In a written statement, co-founder Pauline Casey and her three youngest children say they are buying </p>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=595705http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=595705<p> North Dakota has its first human case this year of West Nile virus. The state Health Department on Tuesday said the Burleigh County woman was not hospitalized. West Nile Virus Surveillance Coordinator Michelle Feist (fyst) says people shou</p>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:11:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=595594http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=595594<p> Sanford Health has been named the official sports medicine team for North Dakota State University. NDSU and Sanford on Tuesday said the agreement will take effect in July. Innovis Health has long provided team doctors and trainers for the </p>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:11:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=595592http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=595592<p> Sanford Health has been named the official sports medicine team for North Dakota State University. NDSU and Sanford on Tuesday said the agreement will take effect in July. Innovis Health has long provided team doctors and trainers for the </p>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=595342http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=595342<p> School officials and police in Sioux Falls say gangs are not a problem near elementary schools. A school improvement grant application being considered by the state initially said students at Lowell Elementary were at risk of being recruited by </p>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=595340http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=595340<p> The North Dakota attorney general says the lease agreement for a downtown campus building in Fargo did not violate state law. The state auditor's office recently reviewed several college building projects around the state and asked Attorney Gene</p>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 05:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=594984http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=594984<p> Sanford Health plans a center in southwest Fargo dedicated to helping athletes boost their performance. The health system that formed last year when Sanford Health of Sioux Falls, S.D., and Fargo-based MeritCare merged also plans a digital mammo</p>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 05:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=594981http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=594981<p> Sanford Health plans a center in southwest Fargo dedicated to helping athletes boost their performance. The health system that formed last year when Sanford Health of Sioux Falls, S.D., and Fargo-based MeritCare merged also plans a digital mammo</p>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=589587http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=589587<p> Strong storms in the Dakotas prompted reports of tornadoes, flash flood warnings and hurt two men in a small central South Dakota town. The National Weather Service said two tornadoes were reported near Dupree. Ziebach County Sheriff Robert Menz</p>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 04:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=589340http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=589340<p> Sanford Health is exploring the idea of building a hospital in North Dakota's largest city that would cost as much as $300 million. It would be the largest project in Fargo history. The plan being considered by the health system's board would pu</p>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 04:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=589336http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=589336<p> Sanford Health is exploring the idea of building a hospital in North Dakota's largest city that would cost as much as $300 million. It would be the largest project in Fargo history. The plan being considered by the health system's board would pu</p>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=586607http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=586607<p> North Dakota's state and local government agencies will be getting a break on their building insurance. The state's Fire and Tornado Fund covers damage to government buildings. Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm says the agencies will get a 5</p>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=586387http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=586387<p> North Dakota's state and local government agencies will get a 50 percent credit on their building insurance bills, starting July 1. Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm says that will save local governments about $3.2 million. He says the state's Fire an</p>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=586231http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=586231<p> North Dakota regulators have approved group policy forms and rates for the Sanford Health Plan. The state Insurance Department in February gave Sanford the go-ahead to sell health insurance in the state but did not immediately approve the produc</p>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=586214http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=586214<p> Authorities say a storm with wind gusts estimated at up to 80 mph wreaked havoc in a Sioux Falls neighborhood, downing trees, power lines and damaging homes. Fire rescue officials and police officers responded to the area about 3 a.m. Friday. Th</p>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 03:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=586182http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=586182<p> North Dakota regulators have approved group policy forms and rates for the Sanford Health Plan. The state Insurance Department in February gave Sanford the go-ahead to sell health insurance in the state but did not immediately approve the produc</p>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 03:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=586177http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=586177<p> North Dakota regulators have approved group policy forms and rates for the Sanford Health Plan. The state Insurance Department in February gave Sanford the go-ahead to sell health insurance in the state but did not immediately approve the produc</p>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=585825http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=585825<p> The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday held a moment of silence in memory of the late Art Link. The former North Dakota governor, congressman and state legislator died June 1 at age 96. North Dakota Democratic Rep. Earl Pomeroy asked</p>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 01:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=585513http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=585513<p> A major rural health care provider in the U.S. is altering its name. Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health late last year merged with Fargo, N.D.-based MeritCare, forming Sanford Health-MeritCare. Officials say it is the nation's largest not-</p>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 01:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=585509http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=585509<p> A major rural health care provider in the U.S. is altering its name. Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health late last year merged with Fargo, N.D.-based MeritCare, forming Sanford Health-MeritCare. Officials say it is the nation's largest not-</p>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=585406http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=585406<p> The Great Plains states of North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska continue to enjoy relatively little economic stress. The Associated Press' monthly analysis of conditions showed North Dakota again led the nation in economic health with a 4.53 </p>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=585119http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=585119<p> A state Board of Higher Education committee supports a plan to help monitor North Dakota colleges and universities. The full board will consider the plan next week. It includes adding an internal auditor position at the University System office. </p>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=584889http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=584889<p> The [[kxtopic:stark-county-nd:t[Stark County]:t]] Sheriff's Department says law officers responding to a shooting near Belfield shot and killed a man from the town after he allegedly pointed a gun at them following a car chase. Sheriff Clarence </p>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 04:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=584880http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=584880<p> The Great Plains states of North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska continue to enjoy relatively little economic stress. The Associated Press' monthly analysis of conditions showed North Dakota again led the nation in economic health with a 4.53 </p>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 04:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=584851http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=584851<p> Sanford Health-MeritCare and the YMCA in the Fargo-Moorhead area are partners in a $12 million fitness and wellness center planned in Fargo's Urban Plains Center hockey complex. Officials on Wednesday announced plans for the 78,000-square-foot </p>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 04:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=584850http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=584850<p> Sanford Health-MeritCare and the YMCA in the Fargo-Moorhead area are partners in a $12 million fitness and wellness center planned in Fargo's Urban Plains Center hockey complex. Officials on Wednesday announced plans for the 78,000-square-foot </p>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 04:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=584849http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=584849<p> Sanford Health-MeritCare and the YMCA in the Fargo-Moorhead area are partners in a $12 million fitness and wellness center planned in Fargo's Urban Plains Center hockey complex. Officials on Wednesday announced plans for the 78,000-square-foot </p>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=583385http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=583385<p> Fargo police are searching for the driver of a pickup that slammed into a car on a downtown street Sunday evening, injuring the car's driver. Police say the hit-and-run crash happened at about 6 p.m. on Second Street North at First Avenue. </p>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 10:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=583111http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=583111<p> Outstanding fines have become an issue in the municipal judge race in Minot. City Alderman Aaron Vibeto is seeking to unseat longtime judge Mark Rasmuson. Vibeto wants to crack down on people who refuse to pay fines, including putting them</p>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 09:31:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=583077http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=583077<p> Officials are expected to announce details on Tuesday about a fitness and wellness center planned at Fargo's Urban Plains Center hockey complex. Officials with Sanford Health-MeritCare and the Fargo-Moorhead YMCA have confirmed a facility is in </p>Fri, 28 May 2010 13:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=578654http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=578654<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/5/28/tbn_6_2010-5-28-newsmin6-4032512502314835304.jpg"/>When battling cancer, many patients need a &quot;champion&quot; to stay positive - and that's where 15-year-old Alyssa Pratt of Minot steps up. Alyssa, who has been battling leukemia for a year, is the Children's Miracle Network's champion. Today, she joined Walm<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 25 May 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=576626http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=576626<p> The state Board of Higher Education has hired a former federal prosecutor to lead an investigation into spending on some university projects. David Peterson, who worked in the U.S. attorney's office in Bismarck, was beginning the probe on Tuesda</p>Tue, 25 May 2010 04:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=576411http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=576411<p> Sanford Health-MeritCare said Tuesday it has signed a partnership agreement with a system of rural clinics based in Oakes that serves seven communities in southeastern North Dakota. The deal with Southeast Medical Center is expected to close Jul</p>Tue, 25 May 2010 04:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=576410http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=576410<p> Sanford Health-MeritCare said Tuesday it has signed a partnership agreement with a system of rural clinics based in Oakes that serves seven communities in southeastern North Dakota. The deal with Southeast Medical Center is expected to close Jul</p>Wed, 19 May 2010 10:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=573492http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=573492<p> Officials in Aberdeen are celebrating the official start of construction for the city's second hospital. More than 150 people turned out for Tuesday's groundbreaking for Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen. Sanford Health-MeritCare says the 48-</p>Tue, 18 May 2010 04:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=572602http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=572602<p> Ground is being broken Tuesday for a new hospital in Aberdeen. The $55 million Sanford Hospital Aberdeen is to be completed in about two years. The three-story structure will have 48 beds, and services ranging from emergency care to inpatient su</p>Tue, 18 May 2010 03:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=572571http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=572571<p> Ground was being broken Tuesday for a new hospital in Aberdeen. The $55 million Sanford Hospital Aberdeen is to be completed in about two years. The three-story structure will have 48 beds, and services ranging from emergency care to inpatient s</p>Tue, 18 May 2010 03:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=572570http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=572570<p> Ground was being broken Tuesday for a new hospital in Aberdeen. The $55 million Sanford Hospital Aberdeen is to be completed in about two years. The three-story structure will have 48 beds, and services ranging from emergency care to inpatient s</p>Wed, 05 May 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=566813http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=566813<p> South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says the state will get $202,731 as part of a larger settlement with Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis. The company is paying $72.5 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit accusing it of improper</p>Wed, 05 May 2010 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=566573http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=566573<p> A federal appeals court has dismissed an eight-year-old voting rights lawsuit in the city of Martin. The panel has rejected arguments by the American Civil Liberties Union that the layout of city council districts spread out the Indian vote and preve</p>Wed, 05 May 2010 06:57:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=566426http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=566426<p> Preliminary work began Wednesday at the site of a $55 million hospital in the northeast South Dakota city of Aberdeen. Sanford Health-MeritCare says the 48-bed, 113,000-square-foot hospital will attach to its existing clinic. The three-sto</p>Wed, 05 May 2010 06:57:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=566423http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=566423<p> Preliminary work began Wednesday at the site of a $55 million hospital in the northeast South Dakota city of Aberdeen. Sanford Health-MeritCare says the 48-bed, 113,000-square-foot hospital will attach to its existing clinic. The three-sto</p>Tue, 04 May 2010 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=565931http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=565931<p> An American Indian high school senior in Oelrichs who wants to wear traditional Lakota clothing at his upcoming graduation has sued for that right in federal court. The lawsuit filed by 19-year-old Aloysius (al-oh-WIHSH'-uhs) Dreaming Bear seeks</p>Tue, 04 May 2010 04:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=565713http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=565713<p> Sanford Health on Tuesday broke ground for a children's clinic in Belize. The clinic in the Central American country is Sanford's first international children's clinic. The facility in Belize City is expected to open by summer 2011. It's p</p>Tue, 04 May 2010 04:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=565710http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=565710<p> Sanford Health on Tuesday broke ground for a children's clinic in Belize. The clinic in the Central American country is Sanford's first international children's clinic. The facility in Belize City is expected to open by summer 2011. It's p</p>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=559564http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=559564<p> A U.S. District Court jury in Rapid City has found a man not guilty of murder in a 34-year-old killing on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Richard Marshall was accused of providing the gun that was used to kill American Indian Movem</p>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:20:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=559561http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=559561<p> North Dakota Republicans say Democratic U.S. Rep. Earl Pomeroy has his own problems when it comes to filling out state financial disclosure forms. Democrats have filed a complaint against Pomeroy's Republican opponent, Rick Berg. They say Berg d</p>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:20:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=559555http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=559555<p> Not guilty. That's the verdict from a federal jury in Rapid City in the trial of Richard Marshall. It has acquitted Marshall of murder in the 1975 killing of American Indian Movement activist Annie Mae Aquash (AH'-kwash) on the Pine Ridge reservation</p>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=554248http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=554248<p> A guard on the North Dakota State women's basketball team is being treated for cancer. NDSU says Hannah Linz is undergoing chemotherapy treatments for Hodgkins lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system. Linz completed her first of 12 treat</p>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=554244http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=554244<p> A guard on the North Dakota State women's basketball team is being treated for cancer. NDSU says Hannah Linz is undergoing chemotherapy treatments for Hodgkins lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system. Linz completed her first of 12 treat</p>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 02:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=554022http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=554022<p> A man collapsed and died after coming to the aid of a 12-year-old boy who was burned when a backyard grill exploded and caught fire in Moorhead. Fire officials say the charcoal grill explosion was apparently caused by gas vapors. Police sa</p>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=550220http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=550220<p> Union officials say administrators have been slow to address a rise in injuries among security staffers from assaults by patients at the Minnesota Security Hospital in St. Peter. The Free Press of Mankato says injuries among security staff qu</p>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=550087http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=550087<p> A rural Kragnes man has died after the tractor he was driving rolled over in a ditch in northwestern Minnesota. Clay County dispatchers received a call around 2:30 p.m. Saturday indicating that a tractor had rolled on top a man believed to be</p>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=547816http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=547816<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/3/30/tbn_19_2010-3-30-news10-4026612500000026704.jpg"/>A Moorhead woman tonight says she would love to meet the two &quot;angels&quot; who saved her life. Judy Wegge and her husband Marlyn were flying home to Fargo-Moorhead after a few warm days in Arizona. But as the couple sat on a United Flight.... High in the air<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=541030http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=541030<p> The prospect of flooding in Fargo, N.D., is forcing outpatient procedures to be delayed for patients at at least one Fargo hospital until after the Red River's expected crest Sunday. MeritCare's Dr. Bruce Pitts said Thursday that the decision wa</p>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=541026http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=541026<p> The prospect of flooding in Fargo, N.D., is forcing outpatient procedures to be delayed for patients at at least one Fargo hospital until after the Red River's expected crest Sunday. MeritCare's Dr. Bruce Pitts said Thursday that the decision wa</p>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=537027http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=537027<p> A sweeping conflict-of-interest policy that would apply to more than 18,000 University of Minnesota faculty and staff faces an important vote. The university regents are scheduled to vote Friday on the guidelines of a policy that has been two ye</p>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=536880http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=536880<p> A Grygla man has been charged with murdering his infant son, who died in August of traumatic head injuries. Marshall County authorities have charged 31-year-old Damien Marsden with three counts. He was arraigned Thursday. Bureau of Crimina</p>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:39:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=535002http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=535002<p> A measure barring the investment of state funds in certain oil companies that do business in Iran has won final approval from the South Dakota Legislature. It will become law if signed by Gov. Mike Rounds. CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) An environ</p>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=534926http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=534926<p> A government watchdog group says North Dakota ranks second among states in federal earmark dollars per capita, behind Hawaii. &quot;Earmark&quot; is the term for home-state projects sought by lawmakers. Taxpayers for Common Sense attributes North Dakota's</p>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=534668http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=534668<p> The spring flood outlook along the Souris River has improved. The National Weather Service says in its latest outlook that a lack of moisture in February has slightly lowered the possibility of moderate to major flood stages along the river. </p>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:29:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=534519http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=534519<p> The corporate offices for Sanford Health-MeritCare's north region will be on the 14th floor of the Radisson Hotel in downtown Fargo. Fargo-based MeritCare late last year merged with Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health, forming Sanford Health-</p>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:29:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=534516http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=534516<p> The corporate offices for Sanford Health-MeritCare's north region will be on the 14th floor of the Radisson Hotel in downtown Fargo. Fargo-based MeritCare late last year merged with Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health, forming Sanford Health-</p>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=520410http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=520410<p> Authorities say a northeast North Dakota landowner convicted in 2008 of improperly draining wetlands has violated his probation by not paying $11,500 in fines and restoration costs. Assistant U.S. Attorney Cameron Hayden said the government is </p>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=520313http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=520313<p> A 92-year-old man being transported from Jamestown to Fargo when the ambulance he was in rolled on icy Insterstate 94 has died, though authorities have not said whether the crash was a factor. Albert Geiszler of Jamestown was being transported t</p>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=519049http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=519049<p> Sanford Health-MeritCare has given the University of North Dakota medical school $1.5 million to start an endowment honoring longtime MeritCare chief executive Dr. Roger Gilbertson. Gilbertson, a neuroradiologist for 30 years, served as presiden</p>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:18:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=519032http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=519032<p> Sanford Health-MeritCare has given the University of North Dakota medical school $1.5 million to start an endowment honoring longtime MeritCare chief executive Dr. Roger Gilbertson. Gilbertson, a neuroradiologist for 30 years, served as presiden</p>