Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2010 KXNet.com1800Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=623395http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=623395<p> A federal judge has approved a $12 million settlement for those sickened or killed in last year's salmonella outbreak tied to a Virginia-based peanut processor. U.S. District Judge Norman Moon issued his ruling Wednesday to pay more than 120 per</p>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=623393http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=623393<p> A federal judge in Virginia has approved a $12 million settlement for those sickened or killed in last year's salmonella outbreak traced to Peanut Corp. of America plants. Two Minnesotans died in the outbreak. Seventy-two-year-old Shirley Mae Almer a</p>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=623114http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=623114<p> A federal judge has approved a $12 million settlement for those sickened or killed in last year's salmonella outbreak tied to a Virginia-based peanut processor. U.S. District Judge Norman Moon issued his ruling Wednesday to pay more than 120 per</p>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=621410http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=621410<p> Forecasters say Hurricane Earl could grow into a Category 3 major storm Monday. Earl is sending heavy rains and strong winds onto the northern Leeward Islands. Forecasters say there is a chance the hurricane could brush the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region</p>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=621252http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=621252<p> Fargo property owners were not able to muster the required amount of protests to fend off large special assessment fees to help pay for infrastructure work associated with the new Fargo Davies High School. Twenty percent of landowners in the dis</p>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=620844http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=620844<p> Fire officials expect to have a massive wildfire near Chadron contained later Saturday. A news release from South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression Division says firefighters continue to strengthen a fire line around the blaze, which has consumed</p>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=620836http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=620836<p> An 81-year-old inmate at the state prison in Springfield has died. A news release from the South Dakota Department of Corrections says an autopsy will be done to determine the cause of Maelen Holland's death. He passed away Saturday. Holla</p>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=620754http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=620754<p> During Cindy Cool's almost daily visits to the nursing home, she would routinely find her [[kxtopic:alzheimers:t[Alzheimer]:t]]'s-suffering father wearing urine-soaked clothes. The Blue Lake, Calif. resident said it would take upwards of 20 minu</p>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618294http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=618294<p> Cooler weather and rain have helped firefighters make gains on two eastern Montana wildfires. Crews working the Stump Gulch Fire near Columbus on Monday built fire lines and mopped up hot spots after the fire burned an estimated 15 square miles </p>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=617974http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=617974<p> Tiger Woods and his wife are officially divorced. The lawyers for Woods and Elin Nordegren say in a statement that the divorce became official Monday in Bay County Circuit Court. The divorce comes nine months after Woods crashed his SUV ou</p>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=616225http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=616225<p> Last week's rains have slowed the small grain harvest in Minnesota, but progress is still ahead of last year and the five-year average. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said today that 28 percent of the state's crop was harvested last week, meaning</p>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=614805http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=614805<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/8/9/tbn_3_2010-8-9-newsmin6-4039812502314829003.jpg"/>After battling the humidity since the middle of the fair, summer heat is beginning to take its toll on many people in our area. But as Catherine Ross explains, a reluctance to crank the air is putting even more of us at risk. It's hot, hazy and humid <br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=611752http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=611752<p> Six former Northern California nursing home employees are under arrest on charges they covered several elderly patients with cream to make them slippery as part of a prank against their co-workers. California Attorney General Jerry Brown announc</p>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=609504http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=609504<p> A new state nursing home for prisoners could finally open in October, three years after it was projected to be ready for aging convicts. The St. Peter Regional Treatment Center, approved by the Minnesota Legislature in 2005, remained empty after</p>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=607398http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=607398<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/7/26/tbn_21_2010-7-26-news10-4038412501157414506.jpg"/>A new continuum of care facility opens in Bismarck. The Good Samaritan is the country's largest non-profit provider of long-term care and senior services. The new facility, which fully opened today, operates using a new model of care. And as Reporter K<br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604618http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604618<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/7/19/tbn_17_2010-7-19-newsmin6-4037712502314829013.jpg"/> Most of the animals at the Roosevelt Park Zoo are on exhibit for all zoo visitors to see - but tonight, Jungle Joe introduces us to a few of the outreach animals at the zoo that you may have never had a chance to see! (Jungle Joe, KX News) Jungle Joe ba<br clear="all"/></p>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:59:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604262http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604262<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/7/18/tbn_10_2010-7-18-newsmin10-4037612502314835310.jpg"/>If you needed to find a nursing home for one of your loved ones, would there be a bed available? At one time, most of the North Dakota long-term care faciltities had waiting lists. But that is not the case anymore. Carla Burbidge has the story in this<br clear="all"/></p>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604248http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604248<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/7/17/tbn_7_2010-7-17-newsmin6-4037512501157435308.jpg"/>Dakota College at Bottineau is looking for community interest in starting day care center for adults who are elderly or disabled. The center would serve people who need help getting around, remembering to take medication, and eating meals. It would not p<br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=603302http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=603302<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/7/14/tbn_4_2010-7-14-newsmin6-4037212502314829005.jpg"/>Those same storms made their way to Fargo...and did plenty of damage there . The National Weather Service says strong winds caused tree, power line and property damage in the Fargo metro area. Thousands of Xcel Energy customers lost power, and crews w<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=602377http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=602377<p> An autopsy shows that a car crash resulting from an alleged driving stunt was the primary cause of death for a 101-year-old Garretson nursing home resident but that Mildred Ellefson's age also was a factor. Prosecutors are studying the report as</p>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599610http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599610<p> Skilled Healthcare Group Inc. has been ordered to pay $671 million for failing to provide adequate staffing at its assisted-living facilities. A Humboldt County jury awarded the damages Tuesday in the class-action lawsuit against the company bas</p>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 07:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599577http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599577<p> High temperature records are falling again in the eastern U.S. The National Weather Service says Philadelphia hit 100 degrees again, breaking the previous record of 98 degrees, set in 1999. It's the first time Philadelphia has seen back-to-bac</p>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 06:01:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599507http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599507<p> Federal prosecutors say the failed plot to set off bombs in the New York subway last year was part of a larger al-Qaida conspiracy that also targeted England. In a terrorism indictment unsealed today, prosecutors added several al-Qaida figures to the</p>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 05:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599502http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599502<p> Maryland health officials say they are moving all 150 residents out of a Baltimore nursing home after operators didn't report a broken air conditioner for three days. Nancy Grimm, director of the state Office of Health Care Quality, says officia</p>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 05:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599500http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599500<p> Federal prosecutors say the failed plot to set off bombs in the New York subway last year was part of a larger al-Qaida conspiracy that also targeted England. In a terrorism indictment unsealed Wednesday, prosecutors added several al-Qaida figur</p>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599490http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599490<p> The East is getting baked by the heat again, with temperatures heading into the triple digits again in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Richmond, Va. There are scattered power outages. The heat also is hampering train travel and buckling highways, and it'</p>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 04:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599480http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599480<p> The East is getting baked by the heat again. Heat and humidity draped the Northeast and mid-Atlantic for yet another day Wednesday. By late morning the temperature in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Richmond, Va., was already 97 degrees. The forec</p>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 09:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597947http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597947<p> Ilene Woods, the voice of Cinderella in Disney's animated classic, has died. She was 81. Woods died Thursday of causes related to Alzheimer's disease at a nursing home in Canoga Park, her husband, Ed Shaughnessy, tells the Los Angeles Times. </p>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597212http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597212<p> The union representing more than 12,000 nurses has reached an agreement with a group of 14 Minneapolis-area hospitals, days ahead of a strike planned for Tuesday. The deal was announced Thursday and represents a compromise by the Minnesota Nurse</p>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597211http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597211<p> Sharper lines have been drawn in the race for Minnesota's Democratic nomination for governor. The contenders went under the glare of the TV lights for the primary campaign's first televised debate, scheduled for broadcast today. The three saw eye-to-</p>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597203http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597203<p> A 63-year-old East Helena man accused of taking more than $2 million from investors to further a Ponzi scheme has pleaded guilty to two felonies. Arthur L. Heffelfinger, a former broker with KMS Financial Services, appeared in District Court on </p>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597202http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597202<p> A 63-year-old East Helena man accused of taking more than $2 million from investors to further a Ponzi scheme has pleaded guilty to two felonies. Arthur L. Heffelfinger, a former broker with KMS Financial Services, appeared in District Court on </p>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597062http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597062<p> A judge has approved moving the trial of a former nursing home worker accused of sexually and psychologically abusing vulnerable residents at the Good Samaritan Society of Albert Lea. Freeborn County Judge Steve Schwab says 21-year-old Brianna </p>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=593462http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=593462<p> The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, which operates nursing homes in South Dakota and other states, paid about $480,000 to settle allegations that it improperly billed federal and state agencies for services provided by a nurse. Good Sama</p>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=593212http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=593212<p> National Guard members and prison inmates are helping with a sandbagging operation in Woonsocket, which has been hit hard by heavy rains. State spokesman Terry Woster says inmates from minimum-security units in Yankton and Sioux Falls have been </p>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 07:25:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=593077http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=593077<p> U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson and South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley say they've settled a civil case with The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society. They say the Society, which operates nursing homes in South Dakota and other sta</p>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=592801http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=592801<p> A 101-year-old woman injured when a car crashed into a Garretson nursing home has died. Minnehaha County Sheriff's Sgt. Jeff Gromer says Mildred Ellefson was treated at a hospital after Sunday night's crash, then sent back to Palisade Manor, whe</p>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=592598http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=592598<p> A 101-year-old woman injured when a car crashed into a Garretson nursing home has died. Minnehaha County Sheriff's Sgt. Jeff Gromer says Mildred Ellefson was treated at a hospital after Sunday night's crash, then sent back to Palisade Manor, whe</p>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 05:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=592356http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=592356<p> Minnesota senior citizens would have a direct line into the governor's office if Democrat Mark Dayton has his way. Dayton laid out a five-point plan Wednesday to giving government help to Minnesota senior citizens, including a dedicated phone li</p>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 04:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=591217http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=591217<p> Officials are investigating whether it was strong winds or a tornado that destroyed an airplane hangar and the three small airplanes inside in the southwest South Dakota town of Wall. Fire Chief Jim Kitterman says no one was hurt Sunday night, b</p>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 02:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=591158http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=591158<p> Two people were injured when what authorities described as a prank went awry and a car crashed into a Garretson nursing home. Minnehaha County Sheriff's Sgt. Preston Evans says three people were waiting outside the Palisade Manor late Sunday for</p>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=589145http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=589145<p> A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to keep Kevin Schieffer from arbitrating a severance package with his former employer, the Dakota, Minnesota &amp;amp; Eastern Railroad. U.S. District Judge Roberto Lange said in a ruling Wednesday th</p>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 05:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=588730http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=588730<p> Some civil lawsuits over alleged elder abuse at a Minnesota nursing home have been moved to South Dakota. The lawsuits seek damages from the Sioux Falls-based Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, which runs the nursing home in Albert Lea</p>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 05:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=588727http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=588727<p> Some civil lawsuits over alleged elder abuse at a Minnesota nursing home have been moved to South Dakota. The lawsuits seek damages from the Sioux Falls-based Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, which runs the nursing home in Albert Lea</p>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=586602http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=586602<p> An attorney for a Minneapolis SWAT officer who robbed a bank says the officer's life was falling apart and he was hoping to die in a confrontation with police to secure an insurance payout for his sick daughter and wife. Federal defender Andrea </p>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=586450http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=586450<p> A Jackson man is charged with fatally stabbing his brother at a [[kxtopic:nursing-home:t[Nursing Home]:t]] in southwestern [[kxtopic:minnesota:t[Minnesota]:t]]. Assistant Jackson County Attorney Sherry Haley says 38-year-old Tyron (ty-RAHN') Coll</p>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=586035http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=586035<p> A 12-member committee will advise the University of Minnesota Board of Regents as they begin the search for a new university president. The board appointed the panel, which includes students, faculty, staff, alumni and members of the community. </p>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=586034http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=586034<p> The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved Susan Richard Nelson's nomination to become the next U.S. District Court judge in Minnesota. Sen. Amy Klobuchar announced the committee's unanimous decision Thursday. Nelson's nomination must now be co</p>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=585838http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=585838<p> The city of Red Wing is investigating after a 64-year-old woman died during an ambulance trip. Janice Hall was being moved from a nursing home in Red Wing to one in Minneapolis on April 22. Hall was ventilator-dependent, according to the medical</p>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 23:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=583956http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=583956<p> President Barack Obama is beaming into nursing homes and senior living developments in several Minnesota cities on Tuesday to talk about the health care overhaul. Obama leads a national tele-town hall meeting to take questions from seniors. </p>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=583366http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=583366<p> U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum visits a senior housing development on Monday to talk about what the federal health care overhaul means for senior citizens. The five-term Democrat holds a forum at Episcopal Homes in St. Paul. McCollum was a str</p>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 09:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=583059http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=583059<p> A St. Cloud pastor has upset some local Muslims and fellow Christians with a paid newspaper ad that questions whether Islam is a threat to America. The Rev. Dennis Campbell of Granite City Baptist Church tells Minnesota Public Radio he's not racist a</p>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=582882http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=582882<p> Six-term state Rep. Jack Fena has died. He was 86. Fena suffered a stroke 11 years ago and spent the last four years in a nursing home. He died Friday afternoon at the Benedictine Health Center in Duluth. Fena, a Hibbing native, represente</p>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 09:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=582638http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=582638<p> Six-term state Rep. Jack Fena has died at age 86. Fena suffered a stroke 11 years ago and spent the last four years in a nursing home. The Hibbing native died yesterday afternoon at the Benedictine Health Center in Duluth. WINONA, Minn. (AP</p>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 08:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=582620http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=582620<p> Six-term state Rep. Jack Fena has died. He was 86. Fena suffered a stroke 11 years ago and spent the last four years in a nursing home. He died Friday afternoon at the Benedictine Health Center in Duluth. Fena, a Hibbing native, represente</p>Sun, 30 May 2010 22:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=579550http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=579550<p> The Israeli military says more than 10 pro-Palestinian activists have been killed after attacking naval commandos who were halting an aid flotilla heading toward the blockaded Gaza Strip. The [[kxtopic:army:t[Army]:t]] says the soldiers were att</p>Sun, 30 May 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=579525http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=579525<p> A growing number of senior citizens nationwide are getting their wishes granted by groups in the spirit of the Make-A-Wish Foundation for sick children. The groups, often run by volunteers, are granting wishes to seniors that range from simple t</p>Sun, 23 May 2010 10:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=575578http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=575578<p> Former U.S. Rep. Donald &quot;Buz&quot; Lukens of Ohio, once a rising conservative star in state politics before a string of scandals abruptly ended his career, has died. He was 79. His sister, Lois Short, said Lukens died of cancer Saturday at a Dallas n</p>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=573804http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=573804<p> The Bismarck State College National Alumni Association has chosen Dr. Ronald Tello and Dr. Michael Brown as dual recipients of the Alumni of the Year Award for 2010. The trustees selected Tello, '70, and Brown, '82, for their extraordinary profession</p>Wed, 19 May 2010 10:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=573469http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=573469<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/5/19/tbn_17_2010-5-14-news6-4031112501157426702.jpg"/>There won't be any patients or residents at Bismarck's newest skilled nursing facility. (open) As, reporter Kate Schell explains in this week's edition of Around Town, they'll only admit guests. Finishing touches are being added to the St. Gabriel's Co<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 18 May 2010 04:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=572582http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=572582<p> Hundreds of people who were delinquent on their property taxes have been calling a couple in southern Indiana. The callers were trying to reach the Floyd County Treasurer's Office, but got Carolyn and Donald Baxley. The Baxleys have a telephone</p>Sun, 16 May 2010 23:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=572425http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=572425<p> President Barack Obama is sending Cabinet chiefs to Capitol Hill this week to defend the response to the Gulf oil spill and they may finally have some better news. BP has finally succeeded in keeping some of the gushing oil out of the Gulf of Me</p>Sun, 16 May 2010 17:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=572338http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=572338<p> There's been a dramatic surge in the number of children hospitalized with dangerous drug-resistant staph infections. A study out Monday in the journal Pediatrics found disease incidence increased from two cases to 21 cases per 1,000 hospital ad</p>Thu, 13 May 2010 15:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=570989http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=570989<p> Jurors have determined a Northern California-based nursing home chain should pay nearly $30 million in damages over the death of a 79-year-old former Stockton woman. The award comes after the Sacramento County Superior Court jury on Wednesday fo</p>Thu, 13 May 2010 08:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=570786http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=570786<p> A program to help senior citizens live at home instead of moving to nursing homes has shut down. It's the latest casualty from the state of Illinois' failure to pay bills on time. Officials of the Shawnee Development Council say the state owes </p>Tue, 11 May 2010 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=569583http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=569583<p> New Yorkers now have what health officials say is the first cancer mapping system that drills down to a neighborhood level so they can check out rumors of cancer clusters and see if that big industry down the street is surrounded by new cancer cases.</p>Tue, 04 May 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=566166http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=566166<p> The Minnesota House has approved a plan to cut $164 million from health and welfare programs ranging from mental health services to chemical dependency programs. The vote Tuesday was 79-54 after more than nine hours of debate. The bill woul</p>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=563549http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=563549<p> Susan Reed, the cabaret singer whom Life magazine saluted in a l955 cover story as the leading lady of the folk music era, has died. She was 84. The singer, who regularly performed at Carnegie Hall in New York and the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in L</p>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=563428http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=563428<p> School officials in Chamberlain are investigating an incident in which six high school students wore homemade T-shirts proclaiming &quot;White Pride World Wide.&quot; A derogatory slang term for impoverished white people also was on the back of each shirt, </p>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=563192http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=563192<p> Brookings Health System is expanding into nearby Arlington. President and CEO Roger Oberg says the Brookings health care organization will acquire the Arlington Medical Center on Monday from the current operator, physician assistant Amiel Redfis</p>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=562759http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=562759<p> Alex Alexander, the man who convinced the PGA in 1971 that a small town on New York's Southern Tier could meet the demands of a regular stop on tour, has died. He was 88. Jon Karedes, tournament director for the Dick's Sporting Goods Open on the</p>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=559392http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=559392<p> A Belle Fourche woman has been sentenced for stealing nearly $10,600 from the nursing home where she worked. The state attorney general's office says Dara Lee Carlson was given a suspended sentence of five years in state prison. Under the judge's rul</p>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=559391http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=559391<p> A Belle Fourche woman has been sentenced for stealing nearly $10,600 from the nursing home where she worked. The state attorney general's office says 38-year-old Dara Lee Carlson was given a suspended sentence of five years in state prison. Unde</p>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=559260http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=559260<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/4/21/tbn_8_2010-4-21-newsmin6-4028812502314829006.jpg"/>Many of the projects that happen at Trinity Hospital get their start thanks to the Trinity Health Auxiliary. But for that group to undertake projects like installing a new sound system at Trinity Nursing Home, or upgrades to the nurse-call system in the <br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=559213http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=559213<p> A Belle Fourche woman has been sentenced for stealing more nearly $10,600 from the nursing home where she worked. The state attorney general's office says 38-year-old Dara Lee Carlson was given a suspended sentence of five years in state prison</p>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=554939http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=554939<p> A man who shot a 30-inch arrow through a fence and into the stomach of a New York City woman has pleaded guilty to acting with criminal negligence. The Bronx district attorney's office says Eric Collins will be sentenced to 143 days of community</p>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 17:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=553894http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=553894<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/4/11/tbn_10_2010-4-11-newsmin10-4027989810185235307.jpg"/>State leaders say today is the time to start planning for tomorrow. Governor John Hoeven and Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm are encouraging all North Dakotans to start looking into long-term care insurance. More than 14-thousand North Dakotans live in<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=552395http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=552395<p> A former nursing home worker accused of body-slamming a 78-year-old woman has been found guilty of torturing and abusing residents. Twenty-one-year-old Cesar Ulloa was convicted Thursday in Los Angeles of seven counts of elder abuse and a count </p>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=551071http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=551071<p> An Iowa woman who became the oldest living American less than a month ago has died. Neva Morris of Ames, Iowa, was 114 years, 245 days old. The North Crest Community nursing home says she died about 4 a.m. Tuesday with her son-in-law at her si</p>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=548443http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=548443<p> Bluegrass buffs get a mid-winter blast with the arrival Jan. 8-9 of the College of Bluegrass band from East Tennessee State University (ETSU) and guest fiddler Coleman Smith. The showcase of young talent includes Washburn guitarist Ashley Wiese and fou</p>