Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2010 KXNet.com1800Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=607053http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=607053<p> Supporters of an expansion of North Dakota's Heritage Center say they're close to having the $6 million they need to start the project. Foundation director Virginia Nelsen said Monday that the project is &quot;a few hundred thousand&quot; dollars short of</p>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=606985http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=606985<p> State and local authorities are investigating a rash of burglaries in the southeast North Dakota town of Wimbledon. Investigators say an undisclosed amount of cash and several items were reported missing from a bar, a general store and a parts </p>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=605901http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=605901<p> [[kxtopic:minot-police:t[Minot Police]:t]] say they are investigating a shooting that appears to be accidental. Authorities say 26-year-old Mark Thompson was shot in the upper portion of his leg early Thursday morning by a 20-year-old man. </p>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=605678http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=605678<p> Officials say the cost of repairing Clausen Springs Dam south of Valley City is double that of earlier estimates. A $3 million renovation had been slated for the earthen Clausen Springs Dam near Kathryn. Engineers told the Barnes County Wa</p>Thu, 27 May 2010 03:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=577699http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=577699<p> More than 80 people gathered at a church in Wimbledon to celebrate what would have been the 90th birthday of the late singer and actress Peggy Lee. Lee graduated from high school in the eastern North Dakota community. The Jamestown native died i</p>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 02:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=559509http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=559509<p> Barnes County prosecutors say no criminal charges will be filed in a bar fight in which a man says he was attacked by three Valley City State University football players. The man was beaten and required ankle surgery after the April 7 incident.</p>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=553187http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=553187<p> Coaches, school officials and students are resigned to the end of &quot;Sioux country&quot; at the University of North Dakota. The campus was the last to challenge an NCAA edict against American Indian mascots and images. Its teams have been known as the</p>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=552974http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=552974<p> Four North Dakota district judgeships will have races this fall, while a dozen incumbent judges are running unopposed. Incumbent judges John Paulson and Mikal (MY'-kul) Simonson of Valley City are being challenged for re-election. Judges Robert </p>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=550391http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=550391<p> The North Dakota National Guard says five U.S. senators paid a visit to soldiers in Kosovo on Easter Sunday. The group included North Dakota Democrats Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad. More than 600 North Dakota soldiers are part of a NATO peacekeep</p>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 02:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=550308http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=550308<p> The Ashtabula Wind Energy Center north of Valley City hopes to add as many as 40 turbines by the end of the year. Owner NextEra Energy Resources has begun the permit process for the turbines, which would be added to the existing 244 wind towers.</p>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=548838http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=548838<p> BISMARCK, ND - Gov. John Hoeven today announced that the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services (NDDES) will award $20.8 million in grants through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP). These funds are used to significantly reduce or perm</p>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=548357http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=548357<p> BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. John Hoeven today announced that the State will provide a total of $2.3 million toward the estimated $3 million needed to repair the Clausen Springs Dam, which was damaged during last spring's flooding, threatening both the dam'</p>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=537087http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=537087<p> [[kxtopic:barnes-county-nd:t[Barnes County]:t]] Water Resource District Secretary Jamie Smith says the chances of the small town of Kathryn being evacuated again this spring are &quot;50-50.&quot; The 55 residents of Kathryn were evacuated for a few days las</p>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=529229http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=529229<p>By The Associated Press BOYS BASKETBALL Class B District 10 Tournament Semifinal Turtle Lake-Mercer 72, Max 31 Class B District 12 Tournament Consolation Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 48, Minot Our Redeemer's 43 Surrey 64, Glenburn 27 Semifina</p>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=524570http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=524570<p> An organization that advocates for the prevention of gun violence says gun laws in North Dakota rank among the weakest in the nation. The Washington, D.C.-based, nonpartisan Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence says only seven states have less</p>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=524336http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=524336<p> A museum curator in Valley City is taking old home movies and putting them on the online video-sharing site YouTube.com. Wes Anderson at the Barnes County Historical Society Museum says most of the movies are more than a half century old. </p>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=523541http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=523541<p>By The Associated Press BOYS BASKETBALL Barnes County North 62, Midkota 39 Beulah 64, Garrison 45 Carrington 55, Valley City 28 Central Prairie 65, Ellendale 58 Larimore 61, Central Valley 41 GIRLS BASKETBALL Staples-Motley, Minn.</p>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:49:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518899http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518899<p>By The Associated Press BOYS BASKETBALL Bowman County 69, Mott-Regent 59 Dickinson Trinity 51, Beulah 41 Divide County 82, Burke County 46 Enderlin 49, Edgeley-Kulm 39 Griggs County Central 69, Pingree/Buchanan-Kensal 36 Hazen 81, </p>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516095http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516095<p>By The Associated Press BOYS BASKETBALL Minnewaukan/Leeds 41, Maddock 38 GIRLS BASKETBALL Campbell-Tintah-Fairmount 69, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley, Minn. 68 Fordville Lankin-Park River 49, Edinburg-Valley 31 Kidder County 68, Pingree/B</p>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512592http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512592<p>By The Associated Press BOYS BASKETBALL Hillsboro 64, Central Valley 54 Ray 61, Stanley 40 GIRLS BASKETBALL Central Valley 40, Hillsboro 28 Divide County 68, Trenton 32 Ellendale 40, Barnes County North 37 Kenmare 75, Glenburn 27 </p>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500826http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500826<p>By The Associated Press BOYS BASKETBALL Des Lacs-Burlington 53, Rugby 48 Kenmare 53, Stanley 39 Rolla-Rock Lake 63, Westhope-Newburg 47 GIRLS BASKETBALL Divide County 55, Trenton 26 Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 37, Valley City 28 Grigg</p>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497183http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497183<p>By The Associated Press BOYS BASKETBALL Barnes County North 59, Griggs County Central 55 Berthold 80, Velva 38 Rolla-Rock Lake 58, Rugby 39 Trenton 59, Bainville, Mont. 28 GIRLS BASKETBALL Carrington 65, Maddock 25 Central Valley </p>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=489992http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=489992<p> North Dakota's Supreme Court is considering whether a boy who used a racial slur against a 17-year-old black girl is protected by the First Amendment's free-speech guarantees. The 14-year-old boy, who is white, is not identified in court filing</p>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=488873http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=488873<p>By The Associated Press BOYS BASKETBALL Bemidji, Minn. 78, Grand Forks Red River 74 Bismarck Century 64, Williston 56 Carrington 54, Lakota/Adams-Edmore 44 Edgeley-Kulm 72, Napoleon 59 Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran 76, Milnor 55 New Sal</p>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=488373http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=488373<p>By The Associated Press BOYS BASKETBALL Velva 42, Rolette-Wolford 41 GIRLS BASKETBALL Barnes County North 58, LaMoure 47, OT Dakota Prairie 66, Thompson 42 Kidder County 82, Mandan Soph 35 Linton 74, Edgeley-Kulm 20 Northwood-Hatt</p>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=485582http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=485582<p> A malpractice lawsuit filed against MeritCare Medical Group by Fargo dentist Philip Gattuso and his wife before they died is no longer set for trial in February. Attorneys for both sides want to first resolve the custody battle for the couple's </p>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=485522http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=485522<p> Gov. John Hoeven says the state has committed to providing $2.3 million of the estimated $3 million cost of repairing Clausen Springs Dam south of Valley City. Hoeven says the North Dakota Game and Fish Department will provide $1 million and the</p>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=484273http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=484273<p>By The Associated Press BOYS BASKETBALL Barnes County North 49, Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 47 Berthold 75, Garrison 36 Langdon 56, Rugby 42 New Salem 78, Underwood 47 Watford City 60, Ray 41 GIRLS BASKETBALL Beach 90, Standing Rock 6</p>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=483689http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=483689<p>By The Associated Press BOYS BASKETBALL Fargo Shanley 73, Wahpeton 67 GIRLS BASKETBALL Central Cass 64, Valley City 25 Central Valley 76, Sacred Heart, Minn. 43 Parshall 76, Trenton 52 Towner-Granville-Upham 57, Glenburn 39 Velva </p>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=480926http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=480926<p>By The Associated Press GIRLS BASKETBALL Grant County 45, Mott-Regent 30 Griggs County Central 56, Midkota 41 Hankinson 64, Park Christian (Moorhead), Minn. 37 Hettinger 84, Glen Ullin-Hebron 55 Lake Park-Audubon, Minn. 61, Northern Ca</p>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478835http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478835<p> A 23-year-old Mapleton man escaped injury when his vehicle went into a slough during a police chase. Barnes County Sheriff's Deputy Dan Anderson says the man was arrested early Sunday on several charges, including driving under the influence and</p>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471648http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471648<p> The brother of a slain Fargo dentist says an Oklahoma judge has given North Dakota jurisdiction in a custody battle over the dentist's daughter. Roy Gattuso said a judge in Fargo may decide at a hearing Tuesday who gets custody of 3-year-old Ken</p>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:57:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471462http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471462<p> A former jailer sentenced to life in prison for killing a Valley City State University student is suing Cass County and jail officials for $24 million, saying he injured his right wrist in a 2007 fall in the jail in Fargo. Moe Gibbs filed the la</p>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471323http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471323<p> A man sentenced to life in prison for killing a Valley City State University student is seeking $24 million for injuries he says he suffered in a fall at the Cass County Jail. Moe Gibbs filed a federal lawsuit Monday accusing a correctional offi</p>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464283http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464283<p> Police say three missing North Dakota college softball players have been found dead in their Jeep, which was pulled from a pond northwest of Dickinson. Police are still investigating the cause of the deaths. No crime is suspected. Police believe th</p>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464279http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464279<p> Police say three missing North Dakota college softball players have been found dead in their Jeep, which was pulled from a pond northwest of Dickinson. Police Lt. Rod Banyai (BAN'-y-eye) said Tuesday night that police are still investigating the</p>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464036http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464036<p> Authorities say a rural North Dakota woman has died of injuries in an all-terrain vehicle rollover on her farm about 15 miles northeast of Valley City. The Barnes County sheriff's office says 51-year-old Tamara Emery of Luverne died at a Fargo h</p>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463840http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463840<p> Officials say an all-terrain vehicle rollover on a farm has fatally injured a Barnes County woman. The name of the 44-year-old victim has not yet been released. Sheriff Gene Bjerke said the crash happened Monday. Information from:</p>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=461570http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=461570<p>By The Associated Press PREP VOLLEYBALL Underwood def. Garrison-Max, 25-17, 19-25, 25-22, 25-16 Class B District 1 Quarterfinal Wyndmere-Lidgerwood def. Hankinson, 25-16, 25-7, 25-15 Class B District 3 Quarterfinal Griggs County Central de</p>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=455228http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=455228<p> The Army Corps of Engineers has identified 14 flood control options in the Fargo-Moorhead area, ranging from levees and flood walls to ditches. To win federal approval, the benefit to taxpayers must be greater than the cost. The corps is outlini</p>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=455070http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=455070<p> Both Jamestown and Valley City battled sewer problems during last spring's flooding. Work is now going on in both cities to address sewer issues. A committee of Jamestown and Stutsman County officials has begun tackling the city's sanitary sewer</p>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=453883http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=453883<p>By The Associated Press PREP VOLLEYBALL Beach def. Killdeer, 25-22, 25-18, 25-13 Bismarck Century def. Bismarck St. Mary's, 25-15, 25-10, 25-20 Carrington def. Barnes County North, 25-18, 25-21, 25-10 Enderlin def. Maple Valley, 25-13, 26-</p>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=453462http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=453462<p> Five inches of wet, heavy snow is causing big problems in Valley City. Barnes County sheriff's dispatcher Holly Neuberger says tree branches that broke and brought down power lines knocked out electricity to much of the city. The outages s</p>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=452636http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=452636<p>By The Associated Press PREP [[kxtopic:volleyball:t[Volleyball]:t]] [[kxtopic:divide-county-nd:t[Divide County]:t]] def. [[kxtopic:new-town-nd:t[New Town]:t]], 25-11, 25-6, 25-8 Ellendale def. [[kxtopic:barnes-county-nd:t[Barnes County]:t]] North,</p>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=452062http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=452062<p> Icy roads and bridges led to two deaths and dozens of crashes on North Dakota roads. The Highway Patrol says a pickup rolled several times on a frosty Interstate 29 bridge deck early Monday, killing the driver. Authorities said 49-year-old Man</p>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451971http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451971<p> State officials say they've been unable to drain enough water from a damaged dam that threatens the small southeastern North Dakota town of Kathryn, even though they tried all summer. They say a valve on the pipe used to drain the Clausen Spring</p>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451894http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451894<p> State officials say they've been unable to drain enough water from a damaged dam that threatens the small southeastern [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]] town of Kathryn, even though they tried all summer. [[kxtopic:barnes-county-nd:t[Ba</p>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451454http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451454<p> Officials say a fix for Valley City State University's planetarium won't come cheap. Wes Anderson, the Barnes County Historical Society Museum curator, is the planetarium director at Valley City State and teaches a class in planetarium science. </p>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451111http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451111<p>By The Associated Press PREP VOLLEYBALL Beach Tournament Pool Play Pool A Grant County def. Scranton, 14-20, 20-16 Heart River def. Grant County, 20-10, 20-18 Heart River def. Scranton, 20-13, 20-12 Heart River def. Wibaux, Mont., 20-6,</p>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=450595http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=450595<p>By The Associated Press PREP [[kxtopic:football:t[Football]:t]] [[kxtopic:divide-county-nd:t[Divide County]:t]] 37, Trenton/Trinity Christian 14 Enderlin/Maple Valley 14, Griggs/[[kxtopic:barnes-county-nd:t[Barnes County]:t]] North 6 Napoleon-</p>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=449066http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=449066<p> Barnes County residents say they want to know more about the effect of higher sulfate levels before the state allows more water into the Sheyenne River through the Devils Lake outlet. City-County Health Board chairwoman Sharon Buhr says more in</p>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=448877http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=448877<p> The Stark County Commission has approved a rezoning and special use permit for a coal drying plant, repeating an action it took last year. The change will rezone land near South Heart from agricultural to industrial. Commissioners approved the rezoni</p>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=448798http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=448798<p>By The Associated Press PREP VOLLEYBALL Central Valley def. Midway, 25-20, 25-12, 26-24 Grand Forks Red River def. Fargo North, 25-22, 25-13, 25-20 Hillsboro def. Richland, 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 Milnor def. Hankinson, 25-9, 25-15, 25-22 </p>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=448699http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=448699<p> Barnes County residents say they want to know more about the effect of higher sulfate levels before the state allows more water into the Sheyenne River through the Devils Lake outlet. City-County Health Board chairwoman Sharon Buhr says more in</p>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=448280http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=448280<p> Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota has outlined changes it will make after insurance examiners found excessive expenses paid with policyholders' dollars. Commissioner Adam Hamm ordered the state's dominant insurer to make changes last month </p>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=448065http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=448065<p> Barnes County officials offered residents a chance to drive through and get their flu shots. City-County Health District Coordinator Betty Olson says Friday's drive-through was a chance to conduct an emergency drill at the same time. The shots w</p>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=443154http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=443154<p>By The Associated Press PREP FOOTBALL Benson County 47, Tri-County 20 Bismarck Century 30, Williston 0 Central McLean 40, Richardton-Taylor-Hebron 22 Harvey 58, Garrison 6 Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central 34, Surrey 6 Killdeer 66, St</p>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=440687http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=440687<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/9/21/tbn_6_2009-9-21-news10-4007612500000014507.jpg"/>A SMALL TOWN IS WITHOUT POLICE OFFICERS .... AFTER ITS ONLY CITY OFFICER WAS ARRESTED.. ACCUSED OF SEND SEXUALLY EXPLICIT TEXT MESSAGES AND HAVING SEX WITH A FOURTEEN YEAR OLD GIRL, WHILE WORKING FOR THE DEPARTMENT. PROSECUTORS CHARGED 22-YEAR-OLD KYLE<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=437438http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=437438<p>By The Associated Press PREP VOLLEYBALL Carrington def. Anamoose/Drake, 25-13, 25-9, 25-16 Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page def. Dakota Prairie, 25-13, 26-24, 8-25, 25-21 Grand Forks Red River def. Wahpeton, 25-16, 25-12, 25-10 Harvey def. Towner-</p>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=436577http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=436577<p> The superintendent of Theodore Roosevelt National Park says park officials have received more than 11,000 comments on a proposal to thin the park's elk herd by using teams of shooters, including volunteers under park supervision. The 30-day comm</p>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=435970http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=435970<p>By The Associated Press PREP VOLLEYBALL Center Stanton Tournament Pool Play Beach def. Sheridan County, 25-16, 25-15 Beach def. Heart River, 25-18, 18-25, 15-8 Center-Stanton def. Beach, 25-19, 25-10 Heart River def. Grant County, 25-14,</p>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=433570http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=433570<p> Authorities say they found weapons, thousands of rounds of ammunition, gas masks and anti-government literature in the vehicle of a man who disrupted a Mandan church service. Parishioners tackled 43-year-old Jan Malina of Jamestown. Police say he's</p>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=433567http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=433567<p> Authorities say they found weapons, thousands of rounds of ammunition, gas masks and anti-government literature in the vehicle of a man who disrupted a Mandan church service before parishioners tackled him. Police say 43-year-old Jan Malina of J</p>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:10:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=433512http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=433512<p>By The Associated Press PREP VOLLEYBALL Bismarck Century def. Bismarck High, 21-25, 25-14, 25-14, 18-25, 15-4 Burke County def. Powers Lake, 25-6, 25-20, 25-19 Ellendale def. Central Prairie, 25-19, 25-13, 25-23 Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran d</p>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:40:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=433414http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=433414<p> Three dresses from the late singer Peggy Lee, who was born in North Dakota, are on display in Valley City. Wes Anderson is the curator of the Barnes County Historical Society Museum. He says an anonymous donor committed up to $2,500 to buy the </p>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=423721http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=423721<p> One of three Fargo-area brothers convicted of running a violent multistate drug ring has tested positive for amphetamines while on supervised release. Court documents say Edward Gamboa flunked a drug test last week, and also in March. A federal judge</p>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:11:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=423082http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=423082<p> North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm has ordered a South Dakota insurance agent to stop doing business in the state. Hamm said Floyd Sheridan, of Baltic, S.D., had business dealings with a Barnes County resident even though he is not li</p>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:11:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=423081http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=423081<p> North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm has ordered a South Dakota insurance agent to stop doing business in the state. Hamm said Floyd Sheridan, of Baltic, S.D., had business dealings with a Barnes County resident even though he is not li</p>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=423065http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=423065<p> Barnes County officials say there have been several cases of scabies in Valley City but that it's not an outbreak. Public Health Director Theresa Will says the scabies has been contained, though residents should be aware of the situation. </p>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=409804http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=409804<p> A group representing North Dakota ambulance and emergency workers has been ordered to repay more than $120,000 in federal disaster planning money spent on alcohol, lobbying and other questionable expenses. The North Dakota EMS Association, which</p>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:20:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=409576http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=409576<p> Officials say a defective earthen dam threatens the tiny town of Kathryn, in southeastern North Dakota, even after spring flooding has subsided . Kathryn's 55 residents were evacuated for a few days in April because heavy flooding began eroding </p>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=409169http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=409169<p> Gov. John Hoeven says he's seeking more money to buy out homes in flooded areas of the state and to speed up the process. Hoeven says many homes did not reach the threshold of damage necessary for a FEMA buyout. He says he's asked FEMA Administrator </p>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:58:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=409005http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=409005<p> North Dakota's Supreme Court has reversed a jury's ruling in a civil lawsuit filed by a former woman inmate at the Barnes County jail. The woman accused jailer Kevin Schudar of battery, intentionally inflicting emotional distress, assault and vi</p>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=404091http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=404091<p> MeritCare Health System will soon open the doors to a new Fargo facility that houses kidney dialysis and sleep centers. The two programs are just a few blocks from their former location on MeritCare's South University campus. The first sleep center p</p>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:57:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=403746http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=403746<p> A former Valley City pharmacy manager accused of embezzlement has been ordered to repay $42,400 to owners of the drug store. Jerome Schmidt had pleaded not guilty to felony theft of property. Barnes County State's Attorney Brad Cruff says </p>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=400757http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=400757<p> Increased activity in North Dakota's oil patch means an increase in the need for housing. Fargo-based Lutheran Social Services Housing will build one of two housing projects scheduled for construction in the McKenzie County community of Watford City.</p>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=400726http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=400726<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/7/5/tbn_6_2009-7-5-news10-3999812500000035308.jpg"/>In other news around the state tonight... Authorities have recovered the body of a 21-year-old woman who disappeared while swimming in a Lake near Valley City, Friday morning. Barnes County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Mark Peterson says the body of Andre<br clear="all"/></p>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=400651http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=400651<p> Authorities have recovered the body of a 21-year-old woman who disappeared while swimming in Lake Ashtabula Friday morning. Barnes County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Mark Peterson says the body of Andrea Rose Arbuckle resurfaced Sunday morning around</p>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=400452http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=400452<p> A test plant in tiny Upton, Wyoming, is at the forefront of an effort to turn trees, waste wood and other plants into fuel. KL Energy of Rapid City, South Dakota, hopes to to create jobs and protect the environment. North Dakota State University econ</p>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=400450http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=400450<p> Authorities still are searching for a woman believed to have drowned in Lake Ashtabula northwest of Valley City. Barnes County authorities say 21-year old Andrea Rose Arbuckle was with a group of people on a pontoon who jumped into the lake to </p>