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>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=624084http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=624084<p> Stations: Here is the Minnesota Pronunciation Guide. For any additions or corrections: Call Doug Glass at AP Minneapolis at 1-800-552-7250 or (612) 332-2727 Or fax to (612) 342-5299 Or e-mail to dglass(at)ap.org </p>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=623419http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=623419<p> Stations: Here is the Minnesota Pronunciation Guide. For any additions or corrections: Call Doug Glass at AP Minneapolis at 1-800-552-7250 or (612) 332-2727 Or fax to (612) 342-5299 Or e-mail to dglass(at)ap.org </p>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=622861http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=622861<p> Nurses in Duluth have avoided a possible strike and reached a tentative agreement with a local hospital. The agreement follows an all-night negotiating session between the two parties which was considered the last bargaining meeting before more </p>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=622711http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=622711<p> Stations: Here is the Minnesota Pronunciation Guide. For any additions or corrections: Call Doug Glass at AP Minneapolis at 1-800-552-7250 or (612) 332-2727 Or fax to (612) 342-5299 Or e-mail to dglass(at)ap.org </p>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=622602http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=622602<p>By The Associated Press Volleyball Babbitt-Embarrass def. Mesabi East, 25-12, 25-5, 25-17 Belle Plaine def. Watertown-Mayer, 25-22, 25-15, 25-18 Buffalo def. St. Cloud Tech, 25-13, 25-17, 25-23 Cherry def. Littlefork-Big Falls, 15-25, 25-1</p>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=622226http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=622226<p> Administrators and teachers at a Duluth middle school have a clear idea of what students are carrying in their backpacks this year. Washburn Edison School is requiring its students to pack their books in clear, plastic backpacks. School administ</p>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=622186http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=622186<p> Nurses in Duluth negotiating a labor contract with a local hospital say a proposed code of conduct could be used to silence or intimidate employees. The code proposed by St. Luke's Hospital bans inappropriate behavior, such as profanity or sexua</p>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=622084http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=622084<p> Gov. Tim Pawlenty and the Minnesota National Guard are encouraging veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars to go into business for themselves. Pawlenty and the Guard host a seminar on Tuesday on how to start a small business. More than 1</p>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=622056http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=622056<p> Stations: Here is the Minnesota Pronunciation Guide. For any additions or corrections: Call Doug Glass at AP Minneapolis at 1-800-552-7250 or (612) 332-2727 Or fax to (612) 342-5299 Or e-mail to dglass(at)ap.org </p>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=622021http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=622021<p> The Duluth City Council has voted to ban the sale, purchase or possession of synthetic marijuana within the city limits. The unanimous vote Monday night made Duluth the first Minnesota city to ban the drug. The city may now face a lawsuit from l</p>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=622020http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=622020<p> Duluth has become the first Minnesota city to ban people from selling, buying or having synthetic marijuana within the city limits. The Duluth City Council voted unanimously to ban the drug last night. The city may face a lawsuit from local retailers</p>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=621989http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=621989<p> The Duluth City Council has voted to ban the sale, purchase or possession of synthetic marijuana within the city limits. The unanimous vote Monday night made Duluth the first Minnesota city to ban the drug. The city may now face a lawsuit from l</p>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=621553http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=621553<p> Members of the Duluth City Council are voting on whether to ban the sale, purchase or possession of synthetic marijuana. If the ban is approved Monday night, Duluth could become the first Minnesota city to ban the drug and it could also face a </p>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=621432http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=621432<p> Stations: Here is the Minnesota Pronunciation Guide. For any additions or corrections: Call Doug Glass at AP Minneapolis at 1-800-552-7250 or (612) 332-2727 Or fax to (612) 342-5299 Or e-mail to dglass(at)ap.org </p>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=621420http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=621420<p> Five years after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans, President Barack Obama has told residents that the city's revival reminds him of a passage from the Bible. Quoting the book of Job, Obama said: &quot;There is hope for a tree if it be cut down t</p>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=621409http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=621409<p> A Duluth mosque will stay open, thanks to a successful fundraising drive. Area Muslims bought the deed to the former Unitarian Universalist Church in Duluth's Woodland neighborhood three years ago with a down payment of $130,000. Muslims r</p>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=621259http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=621259<p> A Duluth mosque will stay open, thanks to a successful fundraising drive. Area Muslims bought the deed to the former Unitarian Universalist Church in Duluth's Woodland neighborhood three years ago with a down payment of $130,000. Muslims r</p>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=621056http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=621056<p> Stations: Here is the Minnesota Pronunciation Guide. For any additions or corrections: Call Doug Glass at AP Minneapolis at 1-800-552-7250 or (612) 332-2727 Or fax to (612) 342-5299 Or e-mail to dglass(at)ap.org </p>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=621043http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=621043<p> A 21-year-old St. Paul man was sentenced to 35 years and nine months in prison in the killing of a Maplewood police officer. Joshua Martin had pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting intentional second-degree murder in the killing of Sgt. Joseph </p>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=620894http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=620894<p> Rain and high water in some parts of Minnesota have dashed the dreams of a big wild rice harvest. WDIO-TV reports that Kettle Lake in Carlton County is reporting an average crop, but about 100 miles west the rice crop has been cut in half. </p>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 08:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=620817http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=620817<p> A polar explorer is attempting to summit Mount Everest in late October to achieve a goal of reaching the South Pole, North Pole and top of Everest in one year's time. Eric Larsen tells the Duluth News Tribune that he believes he'll be the first </p>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 07:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=620796http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=620796<p> Information on the Minnesota State Fair is at attendees fingertips, provided they have a web access phone this year. The Pioneer Press reports that visitors can use their smart phones and web access devices to pull up detailed information while </p>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 05:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=620768http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=620768<p> Superior police have arrested two people and are seeking another for allegedly stealing items from the home of an Iraqi veteran who shot and killed his family before killing himself. The Duluth News Tribune reported police received tips Wednesda</p>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=620673http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=620673<p> Stations: Here is the Minnesota Pronunciation Guide. For any additions or corrections: Call Doug Glass at AP Minneapolis at 1-800-552-7250 or (612) 332-2727 Or fax to (612) 342-5299 Or e-mail to dglass(at)ap.org </p>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=620661http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=620661<p> A Minnesota lawyer for an ex-nurse charged with encouraging two people to kill themselves via online conversations wants his client's confession thrown out, saying police stressed his client so much he was rendered insane. Attorney Terry Watkins</p>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=620595http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=620595<p> A man is in jail following an armed standoff at Grand Casino Hinckley. Pine County Sheriff Mark Mansavage says no shots were fired during the incident Friday. The sheriff says officers were called after 4 a.m. by casino officials about dam</p>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=620247http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=620247<p> A federal mediation session between the Minnesota Nurses Association and St. Mary's-Duluth Clinic has ended without agreement. The Minnesota Nurses Association says that means a strike is imminent. According to an association statement, ta</p>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=620094http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=620094<p> Stations: Here is the Minnesota Pronunciation Guide. For any additions or corrections: Call Doug Glass at AP Minneapolis at 1-800-552-7250 or (612) 332-2727 Or fax to (612) 342-5299 Or e-mail to dglass(at)ap.org </p>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=619560http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=619560<p> The nephew of the woman found dead on train tracks near the New Page Paper Mill in Duluth described her as intelligent and loving. Jason McLevis, of Duluth, says media portrayals of his 48-year-old aunt, Cathy Ann McLevis, have led people to bel</p>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=619543http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=619543<p> Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota is planning to eliminate 200 to 250 jobs by mid-November. The provider with campuses in Minneapolis and St. Paul said Wednesday the down economy is forcing more children to rely on Medicaid. But it says</p>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=619494http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=619494<p> Stations: Here is the Minnesota Pronunciation Guide. For any additions or corrections: Call Doug Glass at AP Minneapolis at 1-800-552-7250 or (612) 332-2727 Or fax to (612) 342-5299 Or e-mail to dglass(at)ap.org </p>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=619468http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=619468<p> Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota is planning to eliminate 200 to 250 jobs by mid-November. The provider with campuses in Minneapolis and St. Paul said Wednesday the down economy is forcing more children to rely on Medicaid. But it</p>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=619261http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=619261<p> A Minneapolis lawyer with Iron Range roots has been appointed to a federal magistrate's post in Duluth. Leo Brisbois will be sworn in Aug. 30 in Minneapolis. Chief U.S. District Judge Michael Davis announced Brisbois' appointment Wednesday. </p>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=619214http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=619214<p> Former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Douglas Amdahl, whose work led to the creation of the state Appeals Court, has died at age 91. While Amdahl was chief justice from 1981 to 1991 he oversaw creation of the Appeals Court to take routine cases from</p>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618963http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618963<p> A new Wisconsin law aimed at pulling recyclable and possibly toxic electronic waste out of landfills will also affect a lot of Minnesota residents. Part of the law, which took effect in January, requires manufacturers to collect and recycle most</p>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618879http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618879<p> Stations: Here is the Minnesota Pronunciation Guide. For any additions or corrections: Call Doug Glass at AP Minneapolis at 1-800-552-7250 or (612) 332-2727 Or fax to (612) 342-5299 Or e-mail to dglass(at)ap.org </p>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618848http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618848<p> A man threatening to jump inside the Hennepin County Government Center is now in custody. A county spokeswoman says he was safely brought back from a large planter 23 stories above the building's interior courtyard. The government center was the site</p>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618846http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618846<p> The Minnesota Court of Appeals has issued split decisions on whether a California design firm will remain a defendant in lawsuits over the 2007 Interstate 35W bridge collapse that killed 13 people. One of Tuesday's decisions by a three-judge pan</p>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618716http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618716<p> Duluth police have released the name of a woman who was struck by a train near the New Page Paper Mill. Forty-eight-year-old Cathy Ann Mclevis was found dead Monday morning. Deputy Police Chief Robin Roeser tells the Duluth News Tribune the prel</p>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 04:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618425http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618425<p> A pastor is encouraging mourners to forgive the Wisconsin man believed to have killed his pregnant wife and toddler before committing suicide. Pastor Paul Hadland told mourners in Cloquet, Minn., on Monday he had no answers for last week's shoot</p>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618259http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618259<p> An engineering firm that consulted on the Minneapolis bridge that collapsed in 2007 has agreed to pay $52.4 million to victims. San Francisco-based URS Corp. had been sued by more than 100 people. They accused the company of missing warning sign</p>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618169http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618169<p> Duluth police are investigating the death of a 48-year-old woman whose body was on the railroad tracks near the New Page Paper Mill. The body was found Monday morning on the BNSF tracks near the paper mill on the Duluth harbor. Police are not re</p>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618108http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618108<p> Police say the pregnant wife of an Iraq war veteran had been staying at a relative's home in the weeks before she was shot and killed by her husband. But Superior police Capt. Chad La Lor did not elaborate Monday on possible reasons for the rece</p>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618054http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618054<p> Police in Superior say the pregnant wife of an Iraq war veteran had been staying at a relative's house for a week or more before she was killed by her husband. Twenty-three-year-old Matthew Magdzas killed 26-year-old April Oles-Magdzas and the c</p>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=617737http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=617737<p> North Dakota Sen. Kent Conrad says he's disappointed by a federal appeals court ruling that people can't be prosecuted for lying about military medals. Conrad was the chief Senate sponsor of the &quot;Stolen Valor Act&quot; that Congress approved in 2006.</p>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=617721http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=617721<p> Employees worked to reopen the Lake Superior Zoo in Duluth Thursday after a portion of the property flooded. The zoo was closed Wednesday after heavy rain tipped a culvert liner and caused Kingsbury Creek to back up. The flooding, covering</p>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 01:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=617642http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=617642<p> The deaths of a young couple and a 13-month-old girl in Superior are suspected to be a homicide-suicide case. Police say a weapon was recovered from the house where the bodies were found Wednesday afternoon. A friend says he visited the family Monday</p>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 01:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=617638http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=617638<p> A judge has denied a request by a Fargo man who asked to get out of a Duluth, Minn., prison for a week because of his mother's death. James Heley has served four years of a 10-year prison term for conspiracy to sell methamphetamine, cocaine and </p>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=617626http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=617626<p> Superior police say the deaths of a man, pregnant woman and a 13-month-old girl are likely the result of a homicide and suicide. Police Capt. Chad Lor says a weapon was found at the scene of the crime Wednesday afternoon. The three were found in</p>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=617585http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=617585<p> Stations: Here is the Minnesota Pronunciation Guide. For any additions or corrections: Call Doug Glass at AP Minneapolis at 1-800-552-7250 or (612) 332-2727 Or fax to (612) 342-5299 Or e-mail to dglass(at)ap.org </p>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=617566http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=617566<p> Nurses at two hospital systems in the northeast Minnesota city of Duluth have rejected new contracts and voted to authorize a one-day strike. The Minnesota Nurses Association said 90 percent of nurses from St. Mary's-Duluth Clinic who voted reje</p>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=617565http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=617565<p> Nurses at two Duluth hospital systems have rejected new contracts and voted to authorize a one-day strike. Staffing levels are a key sticking point with nurses from St. Mary's-Duluth Clinic and St. Luke's Hospital. The disputes are similar to wha</p>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=617513http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=617513<p> Nurses at two hospital systems in the northeast Minnesota city of Duluth have rejected new contracts and voted to authorize a one-day strike. The Minnesota Nurses Association said 90 percent of nurses from St. Mary's-Duluth Clinic who voted reje</p>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=617467http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=617467<p> Nurses at two Duluth hospital systems are voting on whether to accept new contracts and avert a possible one-day nurses' strike. Voting is underway Wednesday evening. Negotiators for 900 nurses at St. Mary's-Duluth Clinic and 400 at St. Luke's H</p>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=617343http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=617343<p>Portland, Oregon Wed Aug 18, 2010 USDA Market News Bids for grains for 30-day delivery to United States export ports in dollars per bushel and changes in cents per bushel. Corrected Copy - Correction noted by .. - Grade/</p>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=617034http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=617034<p> Stations: Here is the Minnesota Pronunciation Guide. For any additions or corrections: Call Doug Glass at AP Minneapolis at 1-800-552-7250 or (612) 332-2727 Or fax to (612) 342-5299 Or e-mail to dglass(at)ap.org </p>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=616593http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=616593<p> A Duluth trucking company that's no longer in business has settled a wrongful death lawsuit. The settlement involves Monson Trucking and the family of Wayne Swenson. He died in 2007 on Interstate 35 near Proctor when a Monson truck suddenly stop</p>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=616455http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=616455<p> Stations: Here is the Minnesota Pronunciation Guide. For any additions or corrections: Call Doug Glass at AP Minneapolis at 1-800-552-7250 or (612) 332-2727 Or fax to (612) 342-5299 Or e-mail to dglass(at)ap.org </p>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=615841http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=615841<p> Stations: Here is the Minnesota Pronunciation Guide. For any additions or corrections: Call Doug Glass at AP Minneapolis at 1-800-552-7250 or (612) 332-2727 Or fax to (612) 342-5299 Or e-mail to dglass(at)ap.org </p>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=615090http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=615090<p> A funeral service will be held Saturday in northern Minnesota for a National Guard major killed in the crash of a military cargo plane in Alaska. Thirty-four-year-old Michael Freyholtz was one of four airmen who died when their plane crashed sho</p>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=614925http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=614925<p> Stations: Here is the Minnesota Pronunciation Guide. For any additions or corrections: Call Doug Glass at AP Minneapolis at 1-800-552-7250 or (612) 332-2727 Or fax to (612) 342-5299 Or e-mail to dglass(at)ap.org </p>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=614774http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=614774<p> The Bayfield County Sheriff's Department says a 61-year-old Michigan man working on a Lake Superior ore boat was killed after he got caught in a conveyor belt and crushed. The victim is identified as Denton Heske of Harrison, Mich. The Coast Gua</p>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 02:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=614477http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=614477<p> Three Democrats running for governor are on the move across Minnesota ahead of a Tuesday primary that will narrow their ranks to one. Former Sen. Mark Dayton, former House minority leader Matt Entenza and House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher</p>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 21:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=614401http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=614401<p> Stations: Here is the Minnesota Pronunciation Guide. For any additions or corrections: Call Doug Glass at AP Minneapolis at 1-800-552-7250 or (612) 332-2727 Or fax to (612) 342-5299 Or e-mail to dglass(at)ap.org </p>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=614369http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=614369<p> The [[kxtopic:national-weather-service:t[National Weather Service]:t]] says as many as seven tornadoes may have touched down in southeast North Dakota and western Minnesota. Meteorologist Greg Gust, in the weather service's Grand Forks office, s</p>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 09:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=614212http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=614212<p> Minnesota voters have their last chance to collectively size up gubernatorial hopefuls ahead of Tuesday's primary. Mark Dayton, Margaret Anderson Kelliher and Matt Entenza meet for the final debate tonight on Minnesota Public Radio. GRAND F</p>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 08:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=614188http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=614188<p> A self-styled Bob Dylan historian and collector is spending the summer fixing up the music legend's childhood home in Duluth after buying it on [[kxtopic:ebay:t[ebay]:t]] nearly a decade ago. Bill Pagel had collected Dylan memorabilia for years </p>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 07:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=614178http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=614178<p> Residents of some Duluth neighborhoods are cleaning up this morning after flash flooding swept through in the late night and early morning. The Duluth News Tribune reports torrential downpours struck right around midnight Saturday into Sunday. A</p>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 21:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=614049http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=614049<p> Stations: Here is the Minnesota Pronunciation Guide. For any additions or corrections: Call Doug Glass at AP Minneapolis at 1-800-552-7250 or (612) 332-2727 Or fax to (612) 342-5299 Or e-mail to dglass(at)ap.org </p>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 21:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=613673http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=613673<p> Stations: Here is the Minnesota Pronunciation Guide. For any additions or corrections: Call Doug Glass at AP Minneapolis at 1-800-552-7250 or (612) 332-2727 Or fax to (612) 342-5299 Or e-mail to dglass(at)ap.org </p>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=613653http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=613653<p> A lawsuit over exit polling in Minnesota has been formally dismissed after a new state statute took effect that allows exit pollsters to stand within 100 feet of a polling place. In 2008, The Associated Press and other media outlets sued the sta</p>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=613652http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=613652<p> A Lakeville man is charged in federal court with operating a Ponzi scheme that prosecutors say led to an estimated loss of $79.5 million for 17 lenders. Corey Johnston is accused of overselling participation in large commercial and personal loans bet</p>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 06:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=613297http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=613297<p> Duluth police say a 17-year-old boy was fatally shot by an officer. Police were called to the teen's home about 11:30 p.m. Thursday. Witnesses say Joey Carl became enraged during an argument at his house and started smashing windows with the b</p>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=613100http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=613100<p> Stations: Here is the Minnesota Pronunciation Guide. For any additions or corrections: Call Doug Glass at AP Minneapolis at 1-800-552-7250 or (612) 332-2727 Or fax to (612) 342-5299 Or e-mail to dglass(at)ap.org </p>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 03:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=612569http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=612569<p> Federal prosecutors say the man accused of abducting a 13-year-old Duluth girl initially planned to hold her for ransom. A criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in St. Paul charges 41-year-old Todd Richard Franik with kidnapping. The </p>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=612463http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=612463<p> Stations: Here is the Minnesota Pronunciation Guide. For any additions or corrections: Call Doug Glass at AP Minneapolis at 1-800-552-7250 or (612) 332-2727 Or fax to (612) 342-5299 Or e-mail to dglass(at)ap.org </p>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=612428http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=612428<p> The new attorneys for a St. Paul man seeking a new trial in a fatal Toyota crash have made the competence of his trial lawyer a key issue. But Koua Fong Lee's former attorney, Tracy Eichhorn-Hicks, said during a hearing yesterday that Lee never objec</p>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=612426http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=612426<p> The former attorney for a Minnesota man seeking a new trial in a fatal Toyota crash says the only way he thought he could prevail was to suggest to the jury his client made a mistake. Thirty-two-year-old Koua Fong Lee of St. Paul is serving an </p>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=612235http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=612235<p> A Duluth man accused of kidnapping a 13-year-old girl faces federal charges for allegedly taking her across state lines. The U.S. Attorney's office says 41-year-old Todd Franik was charged Wednesday. Franik is accused of kidnapping the gir</p>