Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2010 KXNet.com1800Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:48:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518446http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518446<p> The new lawyer for 10 U.S. Baptists charged with child kidnapping says he believes they had paperwork to take 33 children out of the country after Haiti's devastating earthquake. Attorney Aviol Fleurant's remarks came as investigators questione</p>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518346http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518346<p> Forecasters say another major snowstorm will dump at least a foot of snow in many parts of the Mid-Atlantic starting tomorrow. The region is already digging out from a weekend storm. Some areas, got close to 3 feet. The storm snarled ground and air t</p>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518337http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518337<p> A federal official says a fire that destroyed a church last week was the eighth case of arson against a house of worship in Texas this year. Spokesman for the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Tom Crowley, says the fire T</p>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516220http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516220<p> North Korea has announced it will free an American missionary detained for illegally crossing its border on Christmas Day. The North's Central News Agency says the government &quot;decided to leniently forgive and release&quot; Robert Park, taking what it</p>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:48:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515513http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515513<p> President Barack Obama is starting his day by speaking at the 58th annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington. The president and first lady join thousands of guests, including members of Congress and other government and religious leaders fr</p>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=507338http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=507338<p> North Dakota Republican U.S. House candidate Kevin Cramer says Congress needs to vote down its health care overhaul package and start over. Cramer says incumbent Democrat Earl Pomeroy has been sending &quot;mixed messages&quot; on whether he believes the </p>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=507069http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=507069<p> A drop-in center for the homeless in North Dakota's largest city has closed, in the dead of winter. The Rev. Rich Zeck with First United Methodist Church in Fargo says no one will be left out in the cold. A sign on the Wesley Center's door direc</p>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=505648http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=505648<p> Amid talk of God and country, officials in a Kentucky county have restored the Ten Commandments to their courthouse walls, days after an appellate court allowed the display. Grayson County Judge-Executive Gary Logsdon thanked God for the return</p>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 21:09:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=505129http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=505129<p> President Barack Obama says the Reverend Martin Luther King Junior was a man of faith who &quot;trusted that God would make a way a way for prayers to be answered.&quot; Obama says that same faith helps him handle the pressures of the presidency, and enabl</p>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503852http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503852<p> A second New Jersey church delegation has arrived home from Haiti, where members were caught in Tuesday's devastating earthquake. Fourteen congregants and staff members from The Presbyterian Church in Lawrenceville and six people from other Merc</p>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503763http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503763<p> A second New Jersey church delegation has arrived home from Haiti after being caught in the Caribbean nation's devastating earthquake. Twenty congregants and staff members from The Presbyterian Church in Lawrenceville and other Mercer County chu</p>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503454http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503454<p> Michigan-based Baptist Haiti Mission says its hospital near the epicenter of Tuesday's earthquake is open and doing the best it can to treat a flood of casualties. Mission board member Ron Sparks says the medical team there reports some patients</p>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503427http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503427<p> Members of a New Jersey church group who were in Haiti on a humanitarian mission when a massive earthquake struck the island nation this week have returned to the United States. Relatives and friends were waiting at New York City's John F. Ken</p>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502800http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502800<p> One of two New Jersey church groups who were in Haiti when the earthquake hit have gotten out of the country. Pastor Joe McCarthy of Trinity United Methodist Church in Hackettstown says the 15-member group was airlifted Wednesday by an Icelandi</p>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502684http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502684<p> Mount Rushmore's fireworks show for July 4th has been called off. Park officials say they're suspending the popular Independence Day event because of fears that the fireworks could spark a wildfire. Forests surround the park, and dead trees from moun</p>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502683http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502683<p> Democratic U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan has a $4 million campaign fund and no election race to run, and that is making North Dakota Republicans nervous. State GOP Chairman Gary Emineth says Dorgan could use the money to influence state races well into</p>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502682http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502682<p> Democratic U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan has a $4 million campaign fund and no election race to run, and that is making North Dakota Republicans nervous. State GOP Chairman Gary Emineth says Dorgan could use the money to influence state races well into t</p>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502335http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502335<p> A medical team with people from South Dakota, North Dakota and Wyoming that has been in Haiti since Jan. 7 is safe after a devastating earthquake there. The team of 12 people is with the Dakotas Conference of the United Methodist Church. Spoke</p>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:28:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502263http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502263<p> One of two New Jersey church groups traveling in Haiti has survived the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck the Caribbean nation, and a member of the second says that group may be OK as well. The stepdaughter of the pastor of Trinity United Met</p>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502249http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502249<p> One of two New Jersey church groups traveling in Haiti has survived the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck the Caribbean nation, and a member of the second has indicated that group may be OK as well. The stepdaughter of the pastor of Trinity U</p>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502243http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502243<p> A medical team with people from South Dakota, North Dakota and Wyoming that has been in Haiti since Jan. 7 is safe after a devastating earthquake there. The team of 12 people is with the Dakotas Conference of the United Methodist Church. Spoke</p>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502241http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502241<p> A medical team with people from South Dakota, North Dakota and Wyoming that has been in Haiti since Jan. 7 is safe after a devastating earthquake there. The team of 12 people is with the Dakotas Conference of the United Methodist Church. Spoke</p>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=501894http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=501894<p> An e-mail received from a missionary near the epicenter of Tuesday's 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti describes collapsed buildings and a gas station ablaze. Harvey Gamble, treasurer of Baptist Haiti Mission Canada, says missionary Roger Clark </p>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=498734http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=498734<p> A settlement between a former condominium owner and Southern Methodist University over the planned site for George W. Bush's presidential library has been approved. The Dallas Morning News reports that the deal involves a payment from SMU to for</p>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496804http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496804<p> Willie Mitchell, a record producer and musician who worked with Al Green and dozens of others, has died. He was 81. Mitchell's son, Lawrence Mitchell, said his father suffered a cardiac arrest on Dec. 19 and died at Methodist University Hospit</p>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=491311http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=491311<p> About 16,000 students are preparing to spend their holiday break at InterVarsity Christian Fellowship's Urbana09 Student Missions Conference in St. Louis. Conference Director Jim Tebbe (TEB'-ee) says more than 250 ministries and mission organiza</p>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=487264http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=487264<p> The homeless people who died in Minnesota in the past year will be remembered at a memorial service in Minneapolis on Thursday. It's the 25th annual homeless memorial march and service. The event is organized by advocates for the homeless, </p>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=486528http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=486528<p> Oral Roberts, who rose from tent revivals to found a multimillion-dollar ministry and a university that bears his name, has died at the age of 91. Richard Roberts says his father died Tuesday of complications from pneumonia in Newport Beach, Cal</p>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478724http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478724<p> The Rev. Rick Warren says he's willing to work with people of other faiths or no faith to help people who are afflicted with the AIDS virus. On the Sunday before World AIDS Day, Warren told NBC's Meet the Press that while he prays for a cure, th</p>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476101http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476101<p> A former condominium owner who accused Southern [[kxtopic:methodist:t[Methodist]:t]] University of forcing him from his home to make way for George W. Bush's presidential library has reached a settlement with the school. Plaintiff Gary Vodicka (</p>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472919http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472919<p> The split over gay clergy within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has prompted a conservative faction to begin forming a new Lutheran church body separate from the ELCA. Leaders of Lutheran CORE say a working group will start drafting </p>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468089http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468089<p> President Barack Obama says the alleged gunman's Muslim religion shouldn't be blamed for the killing of 13 men and women at Fort Hood, because no faith justifies such &quot;murderous&quot; acts. Obama spoke Tuesday at a memorial service for the fallen tha</p>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463721http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463721<p> As they decide today whether to repeal a gay marriage bill signed into law by Gov. John Baldacci, Maine voters are getting conflicting advice from religious leaders. Portland Bishop Richard Malone is urging the state's Roman Catholics to uphold </p>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=459721http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=459721<p> The Obama administration is opposing efforts by Islamic nations to bar the defamation of religion, saying such measures would restrict free speech. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham C[[kxtopic:linton-nd:t[Linton]:t]] says efforts by Islamic coun</p>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:20:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=458791http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=458791<p> MORNING PREP - MORNING PREP - MORNING PREP - MORNING PREP - ! SCORES AND SKEDS ! - Editors: Not all schedules may be available at the time this fixture is prep</p>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=453355http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=453355<p> A federal judge in San Francisco has cleared the way for a lawsuit against Proposition 8, an amendment to California's constitution which bans same-sex marriage. Backers of the measure, approved by voters, had sought to have the suit dismissed. </p>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=446028http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=446028<p>thodist Medical Center and Midwest Urological Group Target Prostate Cancer MADISON, WI (Marketwire) 10/01/09 TomoTherapy Incorporated (NASDAQ: TOMO) announced today that a new TomoTherapy(R) radiation therapy system has been installed in Peoria,</p>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=444625http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=444625<p> The real Lucy from &quot;Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds&quot; has died. Lucy Vodden died in a London hospital after a long battle with lupus. She was 46. Vodden was friends with John Lennon's son Julian, who came home from school when he was 4 with a picture he</p>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=444229http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=444229<p> The Rev. John &quot;Bootsie&quot; Wilson, a former lead singer and last surviving member of the soul group The Silhouettes, has died. He was 69. The Michael A. Glenn Funeral Home confirmed Monday that Wilson died Sept. 21 at his home in Spartanburg. </p>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=441370http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=441370<p> The U.S. Army's first Buddhist chaplain is preparing to ship out with his unit to either Afghanistan or Iraq in coming weeks. Lt. Thomas Dyer is a former Southern Baptist pastor who converted to Buddhism after practicing meditation, which he de</p>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=438113http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=438113<p> Pakistani Christians have clashed with security forces at the funeral of a Christian teenager who police say hanged himself while jailed for allegedly defiling the Muslim holy book. Some Christian leaders called the death of 19-year-old Fanish M</p>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=434916http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=434916<p> Prayer gatherings are planned at county courthouses across the nation on this eighth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. At a Thursday evening service in New York, 9/11 survivor Sujo John recalled the panic of being on the 81st floor of t</p>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=432889http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=432889<p> Ella Schuler credits hard work and faith in God for helping her live so long. Schuler celebrated her 112th birthday over the weekend with family and friends in Topeka, Kansas. She says people interested in her secret to longevity &quot;should a</p>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=432554http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=432554<p> U.S. Rep. John Kline delivers the Republican answer to Democratic President Barack Obama's weekly address on Saturday. The four-term House member is calling on Democrats to scrap their current proposal to overhaul the health care system and star</p>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:11:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=432387http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=432387<p> The Hennepin County medical examiner's office has released the name of the window washer who died after falling three stories outside Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park. Authorities say 24-year-old Bryan Prairie of Plymouth died </p>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=431589http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=431589<p> A former State Department official under George W. Bush will lead the ex-president's think tank at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. James K. Glassman was named the executive director of the George W. Bush Institute on Thursday. Glassma</p>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=431479http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=431479<p> Minnesota's top teachers union official is urging schools to show President Barack Obama's live speech to students on Tuesday. It's the first day of school for most Minnesota districts. Tom Dooher of Education Minnesota says some superinten</p>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=430359http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=430359<p> A third man has been arrested in the shooting death of a well-known Houston physician who was killed at his sprawling countryside ranch. Texas Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Tela Mange (TEE'-luh MANJ) says Misael Santollo was arrested T</p>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:20:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=430053http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=430053<p> The re-sentencing of Briley Piper for a 2000 murder will go to a jury in spring. The clerk of court's office said Circuit Judge Warren Johnson has set aside April 5-30 for a jury trial in Deadwood to decide whether Piper should receive the death</p>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=429992http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=429992<p> The fall semester enrollment at Dakota Wesleyan University is 777 students only 11 fewer than the school's all-time high reached two years ago. DWU Provost and Executive Vice President Amy Novak says the school's faculty and staff deserve credi</p>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=427970http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=427970<p> Police say a 20-year-old Indiana man shot and killed his young daughter in front of her relatives and then shot himself in the head. Gary Police say Cordell Richardson was supposed to turn over his 19-month-old daughter, Eboni Richardson, to fam</p>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=426218http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=426218<p> A deal has evaporated that would have ended the property dispute involving George W. Bush's presidential library at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Former condominium owner Gary Vodicka (voh-DEE'-kuh) said Tuesday that the agreement rea</p>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=425890http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=425890<p> Texas police are searching for four or five suspects in connection with the weekend shooting death of a suburban Houston doctor. Authorities said Monday that suspects in several cars, including a white pickup truck and a red sedan, got past road</p>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=425528http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=425528<p> Before leaving for his family vacation on Martha's Vineyard, President Barack Obama extended best wishes to Muslims celebrating their holy month of Ramadan. In a videotaped message, Obama says the daytime fast observed by Muslims during Ramadan </p>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=425517http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=425517<p> Police spoke with LeAnn Rimes Thursday night after she was involved in a traffic collision in West Los Angeles. They say no one was hurt in the crash and Rimes was not arrested. Rimes' spokeswoman says a police report has been filed and she's con</p>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 09:59:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=421322http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=421322<p> Jim Dickinson, a musician and producer who helped shape the Memphis sound in an influential career that spanned more than four decades, has died. He was 67. His wife, Mary Lindsay Dickinson, said he died Saturday in a Memphis, Tenn., hospital af</p>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 10:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=417856http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=417856<p> Area pastors give mixed reviews to the idea of the bride and groom dancing down the church aisle to the alter. The video of a Minnesota couple who boogied down the aisle with their wedding party has become a YouTube hit. In Grand Forks, th</p>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 07:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=417812http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=417812<p> Before three women were shot dead at a Pittsburgh-area health club, the gunman first paused and shut off the lights. A priest who conducted Betsy Gannon's funeral Saturday at St. Margaret of Scotland Parish Church said that was only fitting b</p>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 07:39:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=417808http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=417808<p> Before three women were shot dead at a Pittsburgh-area health club, the gunman first paused and shut off the lights. A priest who conducted Betsy Gannon's funeral Saturday at St. Margaret of Scotland Parish Church said that was only fitting b</p>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=417767http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=417767<p> One of three women gunned down at a Pittsburgh-area health club is being remembered by her pastor &quot;as a devout Christian woman who left loving imprints on our hearts.&quot; The funeral for 46-year-old Heidi Overmier, of Carnegie, was held Saturday at t</p>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 02:25:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=417736http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=417736<p> Funeral services are set for two of the three women who were fatally shot at a Pittsburgh-area health club on Tuesday night. Heidi Overmier's funeral begins at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Bridgeville United Methodist Church, not far from the L.A. Fi</p>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=416486http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=416486<p> The American Psychological Association says mental health professionals should not tell gay clients that they can become straight through therapy or other treatments. But the APA is urging therapists to respect clients' religious beliefs and hel</p>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=415881http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=415881<p> Friends and family of two California journalists are thankful that Laura Ling and Euna Lee were pardoned by North Korea and released to former President Bill Clinton. Brandon Yip, who's married to Ling's cousin, says he prayed throughout the ord</p>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=415242http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=415242<p> A University of North Dakota hockey player accused of throwing dinnerware, a kitchen table and a lawnmower onto a street has been fined $225 and put on probation for a year. Matt Frattin's 10-day sentence will be suspended during his probation.</p>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=415062http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=415062<p> A group formed from church and community groups after the 1997 Red River flood is helping Dickinson recover from its July tornado. It's called the Resources Agencies Flood Team, or RAFT. Organizers say it helps disaster victims who face emotio</p>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=412176http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=412176<p> A coach who's in the Michigan Wrestling Association Hall of Fame has filed a federal lawsuit against Dearborn Public Schools and the principal of Fordson High School. Gerald Marszalek (MAHR'-suh-lek) claims he was fired after 35 years because of</p>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=411499http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=411499<p> Police say an 18-month-old girl was shot in the head when a man opened fire at a wedding reception in Indiana after scuffling with other guests. Lawrence police detective Gary Woodruff said the child, Yuridia Sosa, was in critical condition at M</p>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 09:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=411437http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=411437<p> Police say an 18-month-old girl was shot and critically injured during a wedding reception at an Indianapolis park. Two women also were wounded by gunfire. A Lawrence Police Department dispatcher who declined to give her name says the girl under</p>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 06:29:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=411377http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=411377<p> Police say a 2-year-old girl was shot and critically injured during a wedding reception at an Indianapolis park. Two women also were wounded by gunfire. A Lawrence Police Department dispatcher who declined to give her name says the girl underwen</p>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=411116http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=411116<p> The Iranian regime's continued attempt to silence opposition activists is being met with worldwide protests. Groups including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International backed Saturday's global day of action. Protesters demanded an end to the clamp</p>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 09:31:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=411024http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=411024<p> A developer has found new life for an old church in northeast Ohio by redesigning it as a workout center. Developer and bodybuilder Al Horvath converted a Methodist church in Barberton into a training facility he calls Faith Gym. Horvath ke</p>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=410687http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=410687<p> A four-year dispute between Southern Methodist University and condominium owners over land for the George W. Bush presidential library has ended. SMU reached an agreement Friday with Gary Vodicka on the final unresolved claim. Vodicka is a</p>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=407192http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=407192<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/7/17/tbn_8_2009-7-17-news6-4001012500000026704.jpg"/>Students of the Medcenter One College of Nursing can go many directions after they graduate. Reporter Kate Schell speaks to one, who has taken her knowledge out of the country to help those in need. For Belle Romeus..it has been a life long dream.. <br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=406179http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=406179<p> Episcopal bishops have authorized the church to start drafting an official prayer for same-sex couples, another step toward acceptance of gay relationships that will deepen the rift between the denomination and its fellow Anglicans overseas. Th</p>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=402559http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=402559<p> Episcopal Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori (SHOHR'-ee) says it's &quot;heresy&quot; to believe that an individual can be saved through a sinner's prayer of repentance. In her opening address to the church's General Conference in California, Jeff</p>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=401334http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=401334<p> The Israel Antiquities Authority says Israeli archaeologists have uncovered an ancient quarry where they believe King Herod extracted huge stones for the construction of the Jewish Temple 2,000 years ago. The archaeologists say the size of the s</p>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:48:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=401130http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=401130<p> Kara DioGuardi (KA'-ruh dee-oh-GWAHR'-dee) had a busy Fourth of July weekend: The &quot;American Idol&quot; judge married her beau, contractor Mike McCuddy. DioGuardi's publicist, Danica Smith, says the couple tied the knot on Sunday in Prospect Harbor, M</p>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=400760http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=400760<p> The Rev. Rick Warren has told thousands of Muslims at their convention in Washington that &quot;the two largest faiths on the planet&quot; must work together to solve global problems. In a weekend speech to the Islamic Society of North America, Warren sai</p>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=400662http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=400662<p> The Rev. Al Sharpton has delivered a sermon in Los Angeles where he called for nationwide &quot;love vigils&quot; for Michael Jackson on Tuesday. The civil rights activist addressed congregants at the First African Methodist Episcopal Church on Sunday. </p>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:01:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=398434http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=398434<p> A former Texas pastor who admitted having more than 600 images of child pornography on his church computer has been sentenced to 17 years in prison. The U.S. attorney's office in Dallas says 36-year-old Steve Richardson was sentenced Monday by U</p>