Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2010 KXNet.com1800Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=619245http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=619245<p> The chairman of the Senate's Indian Affairs Committee says it's inexcusable that two Indian Health Service mental health positions remain vacant on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. North Dakota Sen. Byron Dorgan says the director of mental </p>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618940http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618940<p> Ramsey County State's Attorney Lonnie Olson says he will seek the mandatory punishment of 60 days in jail for a 93-year-old Oberon woman accused of driving offenses. Faith Mitzel faces an Oct. 6 trial on misdemeanor charges of driving with a sus</p>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618032http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618032<p> The state Game and Fish Department is criticizing a Forest Service plan that will likely reduce Little Missouri National Grassland road miles dramatically. Among roads likely closed to motorized travel by the public are more than 600 miles of unautho</p>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618021http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618021<p> North Dakota's Game and Fish Department is criticizing a U.S. Forest Service plan that likely will dramatically reduce the miles of Little Missouri National Grassland roads open to motorized travel by the public. Among roads that likely will be </p>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=617981http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=617981<p> A 93-year-old Oberon woman in trouble for alleged driving offenses is set for a jury trial Oct. 6. Faith Mitzel could face two months in jail and $2,000 in fines if convicted. Mitzel's driver's license was suspended following a May crash in</p>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=614905http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=614905<p> The trial of an Oklahoma man accused of killing a North Dakota dentist last October has been delayed. Judge Frank Racek decided Monday to delay the trial that was slated to start Tuesday until Nov. 30 because prosecutors asked to add a new witne</p>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=614720http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=614720<p> A Bottineau man has collected his $750,000 prize in the Mega Millions lottery game. Joe Stevenson's ticket from a service station in his hometown matched five of the six Mega Millions numbers from last Friday's drawing. He also paid an extra dollar f</p>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 05:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=614573http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=614573<p> State regulators are holding a public hearing on a proposed oil pipeline through three western North Dakota counties. A Wyoming company wants to build the Four Bears pipeline. It would run 77 miles through McKenzie, Dunn and Billings counties. </p>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=614542http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=614542<p> A judge has warned an elderly Oberon woman that she will be jailed if authorities catch her driving again. Ninety-three-year-old Faith Mitzel of Oberon didn't enter a formal plea during a court appearance Monday but told Judge Donovan Foughty s</p>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 05:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=612032http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=612032<p> A Marine with ties to the northeast North Dakota town of Minto was wounded in Afghanistan. His mother says his injuries are serious but not life-threatening. 1st Lt. Clayton Jarolimek was wounded Monday by an improvised explosive device while on</p>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 01:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=611923http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=611923<p> A 92-year-old Oberon woman given a $20 traffic ticket for causing a fatal crash in Benson County faces new traffic charges in Ramsey County. Sheriff's Deputy Ross Walther says Faith Mitzel was stopped Tuesday for failing to use a turn signal, an</p>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604347http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604347<p> The oil-rich city of Williston saw a sharp increase in taxable sales and purchases in the first quarter of 2010, passing Minot and Grand Forks to rank third in the state. The state tax department says Williston's total taxable sales and purchase</p>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=589144http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=589144<p> U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan has written to the Federal Bureau of Prisons for information on the transfer of a convicted North Dakota killer out of a federal &quot;super max&quot; prison. Dorgan calls Kyle Bell's transfer inappropriate. Bell has been held</p>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=588919http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=588919<p> State regulators have granted Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. a temporary hike in its North Dakota electric rates. The 7.9 percent increase takes effect this week. It will affect almost 80,000 North Dakota customers. DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) A fo</p>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 05:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=588747http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=588747<p> A 92-year-old Oberon woman whose car struck two motorcycles in Benson County, killing a woman and seriously injuring two men, has been cited for driving on the wrong side of the road. Highway Patrol Capt. Kyle Ternes (TUR'-nuhs) says Faith Mitze</p>Thu, 20 May 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=574356http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=574356<p> The death of a North Dakota district judge means his successor will be able to hold the office for two years without having to face the voters. Gov. John Hoeven intends to appoint a successor to Southeast District Judge James Bekken. The 61-year</p>Thu, 20 May 2010 09:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=574111http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=574111<p> A Devils Lake woman has died hours after a motorcycle crash north of Fort Totten. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says 30-year-old Sheri Leidholt was a passenger on a motorcycle that was struck by an oncoming car about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday on Sta</p>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=326391http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=326391<p> The Benson County sheriff says Maddock Mayor Kevin Winson is among seven people accused of raiding abandoned farms and conspiring to manufacture methamphetamine. A March 9 preliminary hearing has been set for Winson, who is charged with theft. </p>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:31:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=277150http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=277150<p> A federal appeals court has rejected the appeal of a man sentenced to 30 years in prison in a child sex case that prosecutors said involved about 1 million computer images of pornography. Steven Cartier of Oberon pleaded guilty in April last yea</p>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=269241http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=269241<p> Business software company Oracle says it has named Jeff Epstein chief financial officer and executive vice president, effective in September. Safra Catz, Oracle Corp.'s president, had previously served as CFO. Epstein, 52, will report to Catz, t</p>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=258058http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=258058<p> The Highway Patrol has identified two women killed in a Friday night pickup rollover in Benson County. The patrol said 38-year-old Rhonda Linehan of Heath, Texas and 43-year-old Becky Ryan of Suwanee, Georgia, were pronounced dead at the scene o</p>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=257775http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=257775<p> A rollover in Benson County has killed a rural Oberon woman and a passenger in the pickup truck she was driving. The Highway Patrol did not immediately identify the 38-year-old woman or the 43-year-old passenger, who was from Suwanee, Georgia. </p>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:59:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=226238http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=226238<p>AM Prep-Entertainment History: MON APRIL 14 MORNING PREP - MORNING PREP - MORNING PREP - MORNING PREP ! ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY ! On April 1</p>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 02:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=161949http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=161949<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/7/9/14/tbn_4_2007-9-13-newsmin10-3933887324074135316.jpg"/>A North Dakota man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison on child pornography charges. 47-year old Steven Cartier, of Oberon, was sentenced today in federal court. U.S. District Judge Rodney Webb also ordered that Cartier be on supervised probation f<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:39:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=161881http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=161881<p>A North Dakota man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison on child pornography charges. 47-year old Steven Cartier, of Oberon, was sentenced today in federal court. U.S. District Judge Rodney Webb also ordered that Cartier be on supervised probation f</p>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=161697http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=161697<p> A man charged in one of the area's largest child pornography cases has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Steven Cartier, of Oberon, was sentenced in federal court. U.S. District Judge Rodney Webb also ordered supervised probation for the r</p>Thu, 19 Apr 2007 07:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=115734http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=115734<p> A man charged in one of the area's largest child pornography cases pleaded guilty today in Fargo. Steven Cartier, of [[kxtopic:oberon-nd:t[Oberon]:t]], was arrested last spring after Spanish authorities alerted the F-B-I to American computer add</p>Mon, 02 Apr 2007 03:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=110117http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=110117<p> - MORNING PREP - MORNING PREP - MORNING PREP - MORNING PREP - ! TODAY IN ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY ! On April 14th, 1939, the movie &quot;Wuthering Heights,&quot; starring M</p>Mon, 26 Mar 2007 13:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=108126http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=108126<p> Authorities say a weekend two-vehicle crash near Oberon, on the Spirit Lake reservation has killed a Fort Totten man. He's identified as 30-year-old Leland Azure. Authorities say he was killed in the crash Saturday morning. (Copyright</p>Wed, 14 Feb 2007 02:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=95358http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=95358<p> A man charged in what authorities say is one of the area's largest child porn cases is changing his plea. Steven Cartier (car-tee-AY') of Oberon pleaded &quot;not guilty&quot; last fall. His attorney has notified federal court that Cartier decided to chan</p>Sat, 27 Jan 2007 04:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=89895http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=89895<p> U-S District Judge Rodney Webb has denied a defense motion to throw out evidence obtained by F-B-I agents in a federal child pornography case. Forty-six-year-old Steven Cartier of Oberon was arrested last May, after a tip from police in Spain wh</p>Sat, 04 Nov 2006 02:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=61974http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=61974<p> An Oberon man has pleaded &quot;not guilty&quot; to federal charges that he received child pornography. Forty-five-year-old Steven Bruce Cartier had been charged earlier this year with sexual exploitation of minors, possession of material involving sexual</p>Tue, 31 Oct 2006 02:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=60489http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=60489<p> Authorities say a closer look at the computers and videotapes of a man from Oberon has led to more child pornography charges against him. Forty-six-year-old Steven Bruce Cartier is scheduled for a hearing Thursday in Grand Forks on eight new cha</p>Tue, 18 Jul 2006 18:50:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=23652http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=23652<p> Broadcasters: This guide to the pronunciation of North Dakota place names was originally published in 1951 by the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks. The Bismarck and Fargo Bureaus regularly include pronounce</p>Fri, 02 Jun 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=10778http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=10778<p> Associated Press FARGO, N.D. - A former emergency services manager facing a child pornography charge has been ordered to jail after prosecutors appealed a magistrate's decision to allow his release with electronic monitoring. Prosecutors as</p>Wed, 21 Jan 2004 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=4605http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=4605<p> Consolidations have become a way of life in North Dakota high school sports. The executive secretary of the North Dakota High School Activities Association says declining enrollment is a major factor in the group's long-term planning</p>