Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2010 KXNet.com1800Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618857http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618857<p> Bismarck attorney Tim Purdon has been sworn in as North Dakota's U.S. attorney. Purdon was sworn in Tuesday by U.S. District Court Judge Daniel L. Hovland in chambers at the William Guy Federal Building in Bismarck. The former Democratic n</p>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618643http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618643<p> Bismarck attorney Tim Purdon has been sworn in as North Dakota's U.S. attorney. Purdon was sworn in Tuesday by U.S. District Court Judge Daniel L. Hovland in chambers at the William Guy Federal Building in Bismarck. The former Democratic n</p>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=613039http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=613039<p> Bismarck attorney Tim Purdon has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as North Dakota's U.S. attorney. A spokeswoman for the Senate Judiciary Committee says the Senate confirmed Purdon's nomination Thursday night. It's unknown when Purdon will be s</p>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=605095http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=605095<p> A Minot man charged with murder in connection with a weekend gun slaying has been ordered held without bond. Twenty-four-year-old Jeremiah Tallman is charged with murder in the death of 20-year-old Joseph Sanderson of Minot. Judge Douglas M</p>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 06:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604947http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604947<p> The U.S. Senate's Judiciary Committee has endorsed Bismarck lawyer Tim Purdon as North Dakota's U.S. attorney. The panel approved Purdon unanimously without discussion on Tuesday. His nomination now goes to the Senate floor for a vote. T</p>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604793http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604793<p> The U.S. Senate's Judiciary Committee has scheduled another vote on whether to endorse Bismarck lawyer Tim Purdon as North Dakota's U.S. attorney. Purdon was in line for a vote on June 24, but it was delayed. Purdon's name is on the committee'</p>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=592841http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=592841<p> A Bismarck lawyer who's been nominated to be North Dakota's next U.S. attorney is in line for consideration by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Tim Purdon is one of four U.S. attorney nominees on the committee's discussion list Thursday morning i</p>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515994http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515994<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/2/4/tbn_8_2010-2-4-newsmin6-4021212500000035316.jpg"/>A Bismarck attorney will be named North Dakota's next US Attorney, accodring to the state's congressional delegation. Tim Purdon should receive his nomination in one week. Purdon is a 41-year-old native of Oakes who works with the Vogel Law Firm in Bism<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515869http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515869<p> President Obama has nominated Bismarck attorney Tim Purdon as [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]]'s next U.S. attorney. Purdon says he's humbled and honored by the choice. Now the pick has to be reviewed by the Senate. Purdon won't take ov</p>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:50:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515755http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515755<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/2/4/tbn_6_2010-2-4-newsNoon-4021212500000029005.jpg"/> North Dakota's congressional delegation says that Bismarck lawyer Tim Purdon will be named the state's next U.S. attorney. The delegation says that President Obama is expected to make the announcement Thursday. 41-year-old Purdon is a native o<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515640http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515640<p> North Dakota's congressional delegation says that Bismarck lawyer Tim Purdon will be named the state's next U.S. attorney. The delegation says that President Obama is expected to make the announcement Thursday. The 41-year-old Purdon is </p>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497308http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497308<p> Now that North Dakota Democratic Senator Byron Dorgan is leaving, Republicans are scrambling to figure out who's going to run for his job. North Dakota Republican Governor John Hoeven is the front-runner, and GOP activists expect him to get into</p>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479096http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479096<p> A judge has approved a final settlement in a lawsuit over Fargo traffic fines that have been ruled illegal because they exceeded the amount allowed under state law. A final figure has not yet been determined but court documents estimate the city</p>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:48:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479092http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479092<p> A judge has approved a final settlement in a lawsuit over Fargo traffic fines that have been ruled illegal because they exceeded the amount allowed under state law. A final figure has not yet been determined but court documents estimate the city migh</p>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479009http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479009<p> A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit against state and federal prosecutors in the case of a former owner of a Fargo simulcast horse racing company. Susan Bala's conviction for illegal gambling was overturned and she later sued Attorney Gener</p>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470024http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470024<p> The attorney for the former owner of a Fargo simulcast horse racing company whose conviction for illegal gambling was overturned says prosecutors built their case on fabricated evidence. Former Racing Services owner Susan Bala is suing Attorney </p>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469516http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469516<p> The attorney for the former owner of a Fargo simulcast horse racing company whose conviction for illegal gambling was overturned says prosecutors built their case on fabricated evidence. Former Racing Services owner Susan Bala is suing Attorney </p>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=441358http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=441358<p> Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (ah-muh-DEE'-neh-zhahd) says he will request lenience for three American hikers who strayed across Iran's borders. In an interview with The Associated Press, the Iranian leader says the Americans broke the l</p>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=441249http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=441249<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/9/22/tbn_4_2009-9-22-newsmin6-4007712502314829009.jpg"/>Today is exactly three years to the date that a jury in Fargo came back with death sentence decision against Alfonso Rodriquez case. Today, the U-S Court of Appeals says that decision will stand. The court made that decision in a two to one vote. Auth<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:01:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=441210http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=441210<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/9/22/tbn_4_2009-9-22-news6-4007712500000035312.jpg"/>It's exactly three years to the date today that a jury in Fargo came back with death sentence decision against Alfonso Rodriquez case. Today, the U-S Court of Appeals says that decision will stand. The court made that decision in a two to one vote. Au<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:20:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=441089http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=441089<p> North Dakota State University's fall enrollment has set a record for the 10th straight year. The university announced Tuesday that its official enrollment is 14,189 undergraduate, graduate and professional students up 960 from last fall. </p>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=441016http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=441016<p> Prosecutors are praising a federal appeals court's decision to uphold the death sentence of Alfonso Rodriguez, Jr. in the kidnapping and killing of college student Dru Sjodin (shuh-DEEN'). Lynn Jordheim, the acting U.S. attorney for North Dakota</p>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=441015http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=441015<p> Prosecutors are praising a federal appeals court's decision to uphold the death sentence of Alfonso Rodriguez, Jr. in the kidnapping and killing of college student Dru Sjodin (shuh-DEEN'). Lynn Jordheim, the acting U.S. attorney for North Dakota</p>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=437523http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=437523<p> An assistant U.S. attorney is serving as acting U.S. attorney for North Dakota. Lynn Jordheim will fill the seat until the Obama administration names someone to the post. Jordheim replaces Drew Wrigley, who resigned to take a job with a Fargo compa</p>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=437353http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=437353<p> An assistant U.S. attorney has begun serving as acting U.S. attorney for North Dakota. Lynn Jordheim, a first assistant U.S. attorney, will fill the seat until someone can be named to the post permanently. Jordheim replaces [[kxtopic:drew-w</p>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=432058http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=432058<p> Susan Bala's attorney says he's surprised that a federal appeals court ruled against her attempt to sue state and federal prosecutors for wrongful imprisonment. Bruce Schoenwald said he may request a hearing before the entire 8th Circuit Court. </p>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=431903http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=431903<p> Susan Bala's attorney says he's surprised that a federal appeals court ruled against her attempt to sue state and federal prosecutors for wrongful imprisonment. Bruce Schoenwald said he may request a hearing before the entire 8th Circuit Court. </p>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=424794http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=424794<p> South Dakota saw a jump in West Nile activity with six more human cases in the past week, plus an infected horse and more pools of infected mosquitoes. The [[kxtopic:health-department:t[Health Department]:t]] reports nine human infections so far </p>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=424582http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=424582<p> U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley says imprisoned American Indian activist Leonard Peltier has once again been denied parole. Wrigley says the next scheduled hearing for Peltier is 2024, when Peltier would be 79 years old. Peltier is serving two </p>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:11:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=424477http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=424477<p> U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley says imprisoned American Indian activist Leonard Peltier has been denied parole. Wrigley said Friday the next scheduled hearing for Peltier is 2024, when Peltier would be 79 years old. Peltier is serving two life </p>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:50:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=424465http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=424465<p> U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley says imprisoned American Indian activist Leonard Peltier has once again been denied parole. Wrigley says the next scheduled hearing for Peltier is 2024, when Peltier would be 79 years old. Peltier is serving two </p>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:50:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=424457http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=424457<p> U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley says imprisoned American Indian activist Leonard Peltier has once again been denied parole. Wrigley says the next scheduled hearing for Peltier is 2024, when Peltier would be 79 years old. Peltier is serving two </p>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=418711http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=418711<p> Theodore Roosevelt National Park says its preferred method for reducing the park's bloated elk herd is teams of shooters that will include volunteers. That was one of several options the park studied to reduce the elk herd in the park's south un</p>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:39:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=418637http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=418637<p> Friends and colleagues are remembering federal Judge Rodney Webb as a giant in the legal community. The 74-year-old Fargo judge died yesterday after battling cancer. Webb was a former state and federal prosecutor who was appointed to the b</p>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=412158http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=412158<p> Senators Kent Conrad and Chris Dodd have denied it, but a loan official with Countrywide Financial says the influential Democrats knew they were getting VIP mortgage deals with the lender. Robert Feinberg worked in Countrywide's VIP section. Acc</p>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=411935http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=411935<p> A Louisiana man has been sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison on a gun charge in Minot. U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley says 33-year-old Kileb Denderth of New Orleans was driving a car that was involved in a crash in Minot in November 200</p>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=410152http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=410152<p> A Fargo abortion clinic is suing to block a new state law that requires the clinic to give women the chance to view ultrasounds 24 hours before getting an abortion. The New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights says it filed the lawsuit on b</p>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 04:09:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=409969http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=409969<p> A federal jury has convicted a Bottineau man of child sex crimes. U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley says 33-year-old Darren Henry engaged in a sexual relationship with a minor female for 10 months last year and had numerous pictures on his computer of </p>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=408588http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=408588<p> The niece of imprisoned American Indian activist Leonard Peltier says he will get his first full parole hearing in 15 years on July 28 in a Lewisburg, Pa., federal prison. U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley in Fargo, where Peltier was convicted, says he ha</p>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=408579http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=408579<p> The judge and lawyers handling the case of a Marion man charged with killing a Turner County deputy sheriff will be back in court today in Parker for a pretrial hearing on a motion to suppress evidence. Ethan Johns is charged with first- and second-d</p>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=408547http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=408547<p> The niece of imprisoned American Indian activist Leonard Peltier says he will get his first full parole hearing in 15 years in a Lewisburg, Pa., federal prison next week. Kari Ann Cowan says the 64-year-old Peltier has not had a full parole hear</p>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:01:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=408545http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=408545<p> The niece of imprisoned American Indian activist Leonard Peltier says he will get his first full parole hearing in 15 years in a Lewisburg, Pa., federal prison next week. Kari Ann Cowan says the 64-year-old Peltier has not had a full parole hear</p>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:01:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=408542http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=408542<p> The niece of imprisoned American Indian activist Leonard Peltier says he will get his first full parole hearing in 15 years in a Lewisburg, Pa., federal prison next week. Kari Ann Cowan says the 64-year-old Peltier has not had a full parole hear</p>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=407181http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=407181<p> Federal authorities investigating a drug trafficking ring in North Dakota believe some of the suspects used profits from drug sales to buy race horses. A federal search warrant affidavit says the ring was based in Dunseith, on Turtle Mountain re</p>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=407179http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=407179<p> Federal authorities investigating a drug trafficking ring in North Dakota believe some of the suspects used profits from drug sales to buy race horses. A federal search warrant affidavit says the ring was based in Dunseith, on Turtle Mountain re</p>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=407175http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=407175<p> Federal authorities investigating a drug trafficking ring in North Dakota believe some of the suspects used profits from drug sales to buy race horses. A federal search warrant affidavit says the ring was based in Dunseith, on Turtle Mountain re</p>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=404971http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=404971<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/7/13/tbn_5_2009-7-13-newsmin10-4000612500000014520.jpg"/>Former Minot State University Football Player Thomas, M. Scher was sentenced in Federal Court for conspiracy to distribute drugs. U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley says the 20 year old Scher from Winnipeg, Manitoba pleaded guilty to the charge on April 9th of t<br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=395161http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=395161<p> A Minnesota family's lawsuit against a Spokane company that provides foreign trips for students has been settled. The family of Tyler Hill of Mound settled its wrongful death lawsuit against Ambassadors Group. Terms of the settlement haven</p>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=395149http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=395149<p> State health officials have issued an air quality permit for a company building a coal-drying plant in southwestern North Dakota. The state Health Department's air quality division says it issued the permit yesterday to GTL Energy for its plant </p>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=394986http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=394986<p> A Dilworth, Minn., man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison on federal drug and firearm charges. U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley says 33-year-old Alfredo Portales was sentenced on Monday in federal court in Fargo. Wrigley says Portales plead</p>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=394984http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=394984<p> A Dilworth, Minn., man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison on federal drug and firearm charges. U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley says 33-year-old Alfredo Portales was sentenced on Monday in federal court in Fargo. Wrigley says Portales plead</p>Sun, 31 May 2009 20:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=383695http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=383695<p> The racing community is mourning the death of long-time Fargo driver John Schulz. The Cass County sheriff's office says the 47-year-old Schulz died after the car he was driving rolled on the back straightaway of the second lap in the Modified di</p>Sun, 31 May 2009 00:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=383383http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=383383<p> North Dakota's top state prosecutor says he's protected against a lawsuit by the former owner of a simulcast betting company in Fargo. Former Racing Services executive Susan Bala is suing five people, including Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, </p>Thu, 28 May 2009 13:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=382279http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=382279<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/5/28/tbn_8_2009-5-28-newsmin6-3996012500000035320.jpg"/>A man wanted in connection with a fraud case involving a former Minot commodities broker has been picked up in Trinidad. US Attoryney Drew Wrigley says 66-year-old Neville Solomon faces wire fraud and money laundering charges. Wrigley says Solomon, who <br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 28 May 2009 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=382174http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=382174<p> U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley says a man wanted in a major fraud investigation has been arrested in Trinidad. Wrigley says 66-year-old Neville Solomon is from Georgetown, Guyana. Authorities say Solomon faces wire fraud and money laundering charges</p>Thu, 28 May 2009 09:59:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=382167http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=382167<p> Journalist Roxana Saberi says psychological pressure in Iran led her to confess to being a spy but she later recanted. In an interview with National Public Radio, the 32-year-old Saberi says she believes her decision to recant led the Iranian prosecu</p>Thu, 28 May 2009 08:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=382135http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=382135<p> U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley says a man wanted in a major fraud investigation has been arrested in Trinidad. Wrigley says 66-year-old Neville Solomon is from Georgetown, Guyana. Authorities say Solomon faces wire fraud and money laundering charges</p>Tue, 05 May 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=371634http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=371634<p> A Drayton man accused of molesting a 7-year-old girl and producing child pornography has pleaded guilty to two charges. Thirty-one-year-old Laurence Pelletier Jr. faces at least 15 years in prison and as many as 40 years when he is sentenced Jul</p>Fri, 01 May 2009 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=369790http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=369790<p> Southwest District Judge Allan Schmalenberger says he will retire from the bench July 31. The 63-year-old Schmalenberger is based in Dickinson. He's been a district judge since 1981. He was a private lawyer in Dickinson for eight years before Go</p>Fri, 01 May 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=369778http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=369778<p> Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says a lawsuit filed by the former president of a Fargo simulcast horse racing company is frivolous and he expects it to be dismissed. Susan Bala is the former president of Racing Services Inc., which handled off</p>Fri, 01 May 2009 00:11:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=369488http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=369488<p> The former president of a Fargo simulcast horse racing company is suing North Dakota's top state and federal prosecutors. Susan Bala is the former president of Racing Services Inc., which handled off-track betting. She says in her lawsuit that s</p>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=368181http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=368181<p> The U.S. Air Force says a nuclear missile will be removed from an underground silo in western North Dakota because runoff from snowmelt leaked into the facility. Minot Air Force Base spokeswoman Laurie Arellano says there is no danger to the pub</p>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=367735http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=367735<p> U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley has a new job. Wrigley has been hired as a vice president with Fargo-based Noridian Administrative Services. He's to start in August, dealing with compliance and ethics issues. Noridian is affiliated with Blue Cro</p>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=367705http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=367705<p> Drew Wrigley, the U.S. attorney for North Dakota, has a new job. Wrigley has been hired as a vice president with Fargo-based Noridian Administrative Services. He's to start in August, dealing with compliance and ethics issues. Noridian is </p>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=332152http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=332152<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/2/13/tbn_6_2009-2-12-newsmin10-3985512500000026711.jpg"/>Attorneys for the man sentenced to death in the 2003 kidnapping and murder of college student Dru Sjodin are telling an appeals court that improper evidence was used in his trial. Alfonso Rodriguez Jr., a sex offender from Crookston, Minnesota, is fight<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=331724http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=331724<p> Attorneys for the man sentenced to death in the 2003 kidnapping and murder of college student Dru Sjodin (shuh-DEEN') are telling an appeals court that improper evidence was used in his trial. Alfonso Rodriguez Jr., a prior sex offender from Cro</p>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=331722http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=331722<p> Attorneys for the man sentenced to death in the 2003 kidnapping and murder of college student Dru Sjodin (shuh-DEEN') are telling an appeals court that improper evidence was used in his trial. Alfonso Rodriguez Jr., a prior sex offender from Cro</p>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:40:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=331610http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=331610<p> Attorneys for Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. are likely to focus their appeal of his death sentence on jury selection, closing arguments and the location of his trial. That's the opinion of U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley, who will be arguing for the governme</p>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=304402http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=304402<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/12/2/tbn_4_2008-12-2-news10-3978312500000026704.jpg"/>Kids are being sexually exploited without leaving their home - do you know how to protect them? To most of you it's probably one of the sickest crimes you can imagine. And the exploitation of kids sexually has increased with the internet. Donne<br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=302304http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=302304<p> A Fort Totten man who seriously injured an infant by shaking him has been sent to a federal prison for three years. U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley says Marques Littlewind Sr. was attending to his four young children when he shook his 3-month-old so</p>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:28:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=301036http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=301036<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/11/22/tbn_3_2008-11-22-newsmin6-3977312500000035312.jpg"/>It is five years after Dru Sjodin disappeared from the parking lot of a Grand Forks shopping mall. Since then, Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. has been sentenced to death for kidnapping and killing her. And North Dakota and Minnesota have enacted tougher laws agai<br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=299638http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=299638<p> A Wahpeton mail carrier has pleaded guilty to delaying and destroying mail. U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley says 62-year-old Allen Prochnow admitted Wednesday that while he was a rural mail carrier between 1998 and last April, he failed to deliver ab</p>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=299167http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=299167<p> A Fort Yates man has been sentenced to five months in a halfway house after pleading guilty to tax evasion. U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley says 56-year-old Timothy Hertel did not report income to the Internal Revenue Service that he earned from a c</p>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:40:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=297521http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=297521<p> U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley says he promised the family of slain University of North Dakota student Dru Sjodin that he would see her case through. Wrigley says he intends to stay on the job as North Dakota's chief federal prosecutor as long as he</p>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 04:58:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=295684http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=295684<p> Twenty-three workers from India suspected of being illegal immigrants will remain jailed after waiving their rights to have detention hearings. The men were working on an ethanol plant for a Fargo construction company when they were arrested. A </p>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=294802http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=294802<p> Democrats are floating a number of names for North Dakota's U.S. attorney in the Barack Obama administration. The current federal prosecutor, Republican Drew Wrigley, expects to be replaced after Obama takes office. Senator Byron Dorgan say</p>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 07:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=294771http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=294771<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/11/6/tbn_9_2008-11-6-newsNoon-3975712500000029003.jpg"/> U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley says he'll likely be out of a job with the Obama Administration... Wrigley says he's thought about opportunities in law, business, and public service if he's replaced. Wrigley it's too soon to talk about possible polit<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=294722http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=294722<p> North Dakota's chief federal prosecutor says he's thought about opportunities in law, business, and public service if he's replaced after Barack Obama becomes president. U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley it's too soon to talk about possible political p</p>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=292737http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=292737<p> Assistant U.S. Attorney Rick Volk has been named as a federal election officer in North Dakota. U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley says Volk will oversee the handling of any election fraud and voting rights complaints. He will be on duty while the polls</p>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:20:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=290436http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=290436<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/10/28/tbn_7_2008-10-28-newsmin10-3974812500000014506.jpg"/>A construction company is being applauded for its work in helping catch illegal immigrants working at an ethanol plant in Casselton. 23 people, all from India, are in jail right now awaiting a hearing later this week. The company that hired the wor<br clear="all"/></p>