Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2009 KXNet.com1800Fri, 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>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=432059http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=432059<p> A federal appeals court has ruled against Susan Bala's attempt to sue state and federal prosecutors for wrongful imprisonment. Bala said that she should have gotten a certificate of innocence after a court reversed a conviction against her for runnin</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, 04 Sep 2009 06:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=431699http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=431699<p> A federal appeals court has ruled against the former owner of a simulcast horse racing company who sued state and federal prosecutors for wrongful imprisonment. Susan Bala had served 523 days in prison for illegal gambling when an appeals court </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>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, 23 Sep 2008 05:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=278364http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=278364<p> A federal judge says a Fargo woman should not get money for time spent in prison on an illegal gambling conviction that was later overturned. U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson has refused to sign a certificate of innocence for Susan Bala, the f</p>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=255510http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=255510<p> A federal judge in North Dakota has reversed the illegal gambling convictions of two former officials of a Fargo-based simulcast horse betting company. So the records of all three top officials of the now-defunct Racing Services will be cleared.</p>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=255507http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=255507<p> A federal judge has reversed the illegal gambling convictions of two former officials of a Fargo-based simulcast horse betting company. The rulings by U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson came at the request of defense attorneys and prosecutors w</p>Fri, 09 May 2008 08:57:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=236837http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=236837<p> The former president of a simulcast horse racing company says she's owed money as compensation for her time spent in prison. Susan Bala of Fargo was convicted in 2005 of illegal gambling and ordered to serve 27 months in prison. The sentence for</p>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=233134http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=233134<p> A bankruptcy appeals court says the former president of a simulcast racing company should be paid rent before other creditors are paid. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge William Hill had ruled that Racing Services founder [[kxtopic:susan-bala:t[Susan Bala]:</p>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 06:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=158273http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=158273<p> A bankruptcy judge says the estate of Fargo-based Racing Services Incorporated must pay its founder and former president rent before it pays other creditors including the state of North Dakota. Susan Bala said she was owed the $110,218 because </p>Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=132585http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=132585<p> The federal case against Susan Bala is closed. A three-judge panel for the Eighth U-S Circuit Court of Appeals says it will NOT review its decision to overturn the illegal gambling conviction of the Racing Services founder. The same panel </p>Wed, 09 May 2007 09:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=121903http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=121903<p> Federal prosecutors are seeking a rehearing before a federal appeals court that overturned the conviction of Racing Services founder [[kxtopic:susan-bala:t[Susan Bala]:t]]. The petition from the U-S attorney's office says the Eighth Circuit Cour</p>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 01:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=113213http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=113213<p> Former Racing Services president Susan Bala is seeking rent money. Bala has asked a federal bankruptcy judge to order the company she founded to pay her 110-thousand-dollars for rent, before it pays other debts and state taxes. An appeals </p>Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=109481http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=109481<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/7/3/30/tbn_7_2007-3-30-news6-3917012500000029004.jpg"/>A Bismarck man faces up to 53 years in prison after his second arrest in two weeks. 28-year-old Jason Stenehjem is charged with eight counts from both incidents. He faces four felony charges in connection to a search of his residence March <br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 08 Mar 2007 06:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=102628http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=102628<p> Susan Bala says she was &quot;dumbfounded&quot; when she was indicted, and she's elated now that she's been freed from prison. The 52-year-old Bala was freed yesterday after a federal appeals court panel tossed out her conviction for running an illegal g</p>Thu, 08 Mar 2007 01:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=102522http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=102522<p> The lawyer for Susan Bala says she's left prison to try to put her life back together after a federal appeals court overturned her conviction for illegal gambling. Bala was sentenced to 27 months in 2005. She was serving it at a prison in Illino</p>Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=101948http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=101948<p> A federal appeals court has thrown out the conviction of Susan Bala. The Fargo woman was sentenced to 27 months in prison for running an illegal gambling business. A ruling today from the 8th U-S Circuit Court of Appeals says the evidence </p>Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=101947http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=101947<p> A federal appeals court has overturned the conviction of Susan Bala in a major simulcast betting case. (Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APNP 03-06-07 1457CST </p>Fri, 30 Jun 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=19567http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=19567<p> Associated Press FARGO, N.D. - A federal bankruptcy judge has approved a settlement of the bankruptcy of a failed horse race wagering company here. The settlement avoids federal forfeiture of Racing Services Inc. assets but gives the federa</p>Wed, 11 Feb 2004 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=4778http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=4778<p> Federal Bankruptcy Judge Mary Walrath granted the state's request to move the case. Walrath also ruled that Racing Services owner Susan Bala won't regain control of the company unless a North Dakota judge agrees. Racing Services </p>Tue, 16 Dec 2003 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=3828http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=3828<p> (AP) The founder of a Fargo horse-betting business is facing a federal indictment. Authorities say Susan Bala faces a number of charges, including conspiracy to conduct an illegal gambling business and money laundering. Bala ste</p>Sun, 24 Aug 2003 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=3081http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=3081<p> (AP) Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says a court-appointed receiver will manage a Fargo-based horse-betting company that owes the state 6.5 million dollars in overdue taxes. Stenehjem says an agreement was reached today with Racin</p>Wed, 02 Jul 2003 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=3060http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=3060<p> Commissioners say the company, called Racing Services, owes money from betting taxes. The special funds are used for Racing Commission activities such as live horse races. Racing Director Paul Bowlinger says the amounts owed are ``</p>Fri, 04 Jul 2003 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=2795http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=2795<p> (AP) State Racing Commission files show that a company that runs simulcast horse track betting in North Dakota owes the agency one-and-a-half million dollars. Racing Services Incorporated of Fargo has until August 15th to submit the</p>