Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2010 KXNet.com1800Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=481433http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=481433<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/12/6/tbn_6_2009-12-6-newsmin10-4015212501157435307.jpg"/>A Williston man who's served as a district judge for almost 18 years says he's leaving the bench. Gerald Rustad says he won't run for re-election next year, meaning he'll end his term about one year from now. The 65-year-old Rustad is a Williston native<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=480845http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=480845<p> North Dakota's Supreme Court is considering whether the value of breast implant surgery should be considered as part of a divorce case. Attorney Christina Sambor argues that cosmetic surgery is expensive, and she says its value should be counted</p>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=480838http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=480838<p> A Williston state district judge says he won't run for re-election next year. Gerald Rustad informed the North Dakota Supreme Court on Thursday of his decision to leave the bench. Rustad says he'll depart when his current six-year term ends in D</p>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=480639http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=480639<p> North Dakota's Supreme Court is considering whether the value of breast implant surgery should be considered as part of a divorce case. Attorney Christina Sambor argues that cosmetic surgery is expensive, and she says its value should be counted</p>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465927http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465927<p> The Stark County sheriff says preliminary autopsy results show drowning as the cause of death of three college softball players whose vehicle went into a livestock pond in southwestern North Dakota. The women were believed to have gone on a stargazin</p>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465709http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465709<p> Gov. John Hoeven has directed all government agencies in the state to fly the U.S. and North Dakota flags at half-staff until Veterans Day in honor of the victims of the Fort Hood, Texas, shootings. Hoeven's order issued Friday was in accordance</p>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465509http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465509<p> South Central District Judge Robert Wefald says he's retiring at the end of next year. Wefald, a former state attorney general, was elected to the bench in 1998. In a letter to state Supreme Court Chief Justice Gerald VandeWalle, he said he will</p>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=452168http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=452168<p> A Bismarck woman is accused of getting drunk and passing out while caring for her 6-year-old daughter. Twenty-six-year-old Kacey Bell faces a felony abuse or neglect of a child charge that carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. </p>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:38:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=390227http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=390227<p> Two experienced climbers fell more than 2,000 feet to their deaths on Alaska's Mount McKinley, raising this year's death toll on the mountain to four. Doctors Andrew Swanson, of Minneapolis, and John Mislow, of Newton, Massachusetts, were roped </p>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:49:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=390040http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=390040<p> A judge has set bail at $100,000 cash for a man who seemed confused at a hearing over whether he would fight a return to Minnesota to face a murder charge. Clarence Burcham of Center is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Sharon St</p>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:28:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=390025http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=390025<p> A judge has set bail at $100,000 cash for a man who seemed confused at a hearing over whether he would fight a return to Minnesota to face a murder charge. Clarence Burcham of Center is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Sharon St</p>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:28:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=390020http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=390020<p> A judge has set bail at $100,000 cash for a man who seemed confused at a hearing over whether he would fight a return to Minnesota to face a murder charge. Clarence Burcham of Center is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Sharon St</p>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=388032http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=388032<p> Bismarck residents woke up to a chilly morning after the city tied a record low set more than 100 years ago. The National Weather Service said the overnight low in Bismarck was 35 degrees, tying the mark set in 1877. Information from:</p>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=387946http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=387946<p> A teenager accused of looting a home after spring flooding has been sentenced to prison. Dustin Henrickson of Bismarck pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit burglary, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana. </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 08:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=383518http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=383518<p> Summer brings Boys State and Girls State, the weeklong conferences that give high school juniors a chance to be politicans and form their own city, county and state governments. But organizers say the attendance has been dropping. Boys State sta</p>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=347824http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=347824<p>AP-NDCharges Dismissed,0134 Child abuse charges dismissed Eds: APNewsNow. BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) A judge in Bismarck has dismissed five felony child abuse charges against a man accused of leaving children in a hot car while shopping last Augus</p>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:59:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=331865http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=331865<p> A South Dakota man accused of giving alcohol to a 20-year-old woman and forcing her to have sex will spend no more time in jail. Authorities say 28-year-old Burton Mollman, of Faith, S.D., reached a plea agreement with prosecutors on Feb. 6. </p>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:59:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=331862http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=331862<p> A South Dakota man accused of giving alcohol to a 20-year-old woman and forcing her to have sex will spend no more time in jail. Authorities say 28-year-old Burton Mollman, of Faith, S.D., reached a plea agreement with prosecutors on Feb. 6. </p>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=268518http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=268518<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/8/25/tbn_5_2008-8-25-news6-3968412500000029007.jpg"/> Former North Dakota workers compensation director Sandy Blunt pleads not guilty to misspending agency funds. Blunt is charged with two felony counts of misapplication of entrusted property. Blunt is accused of spending about $18,000 in WSI fu<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=262565http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=262565<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/8/7/tbn_7_2008-8-7-news10-3966612500000026708.jpg"/>A court hearing for the former director of Workforce Safety and Insurance will be held later this month. Sandy Blunt faces felony charges of misapplication of entrusted property. Blunt's attorney has indicated his client will plead not guilty to<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=262416http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=262416<p> A court hearing is scheduled later this month for Sandy Blunt, the former state workers compensation director facing felony charges of misapplication of entrusted property. Blunt's attorney, Michael Hoffman, has indicated Blunt will plead not g</p>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:29:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=256795http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=256795<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/7/15/tbn_5_2008-7-15-newsmin6-3964312500000029007.jpg"/>The Burleigh County State's Attorney says North Dakota Aeronautics Commissioner Gary Ness got special treatment when he was released from jail last week on a felony theft charge. Gary Ness made his initial appearance in court today. He's charged with T<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:48:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=256667http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=256667<p> A man charged with breaking into a Bismarck hotel room where another man was killed has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge. James Wisbey originally was charged with burglary. He was accused of breaking into the Bismarck hotel room of Alden Fast </p>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=256638http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=256638<p> A prosecutor says North Dakota Aeronautics Commission director Gary Ness got a break when he was released from jail last week on a felony theft charge. After a morning court appearance, Ness remains free on his promise to attend future hearings.</p>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=256413http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=256413<p> The director of North Dakota's Aeronautics Commission is due in court Tuesday on a theft charge. Gary Ness is accused of picking up an envelope with $1,770 in it at a Bismarck gas station last week. A woman says she left the envelope by accident</p>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=255822http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=255822<p> North Dakota Aeronautics Commissioner Gary Ness faces a felony theft charge for allegedly taking an envelope containing almost 18-hundred dollars from a Bismarck gas station. Ness was held in the Burleigh County jail for about an hour late this </p>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:57:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=252697http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=252697<p> North Dakota's Supreme Court has reinstated two felony charges against former North Dakota workers' compensation director Sandy Blunt. A district judge dismissed the charges last year. The high court ruled South Central District Judge Robert Wef</p>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:10:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=208514http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=208514<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/2/11/tbn_4_2008-2-11-news10-3948812500000015108.jpg"/>For the last several month's we've heard reports of corruption in North Dakota's Workforce Safety and Insurance Program and of injured workers being denied benefits. Tonight we begin a series looking at the story inside those reports and the lives of tho<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=191533http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=191533<p> North Dakota's Supreme Court has scheduled arguments next month in a dismissed criminal case against the state's former workers compensation director. A judge dismissed two felony charges against Sandy Blunt. Burleigh County prosecutors want t</p>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=191434http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=191434<p> A man known as North Dakota's &quot;poster boy&quot; for tougher drunken driving laws says he wants a chance to prove he can stay sober. Forty-seven-year-old Craig Irwin has had 15 drunken driving convictions since 1991, and another charge still pending i</p>Sat, 08 Dec 2007 03:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=188045http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=188045<p> A Mandan man has been sentenced to serve nine months in jail for his fourth drunken driving conviction in seven years. It was the 15th DUI conviction for the 47-year-old Craig Irwin since 1991. South Central District Judge Robert Wefald also se</p>Sat, 13 Oct 2007 17:28:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=171071http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=171071<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/7/10/13/tbn_4_2007-10-13-news10-3936886278935235309.jpg"/>A judge is finally found for the trial of two state workers being charged with a felony. The criminal case against two state workers compensation officials has been assigned to South Central District Judge Robert Wefald. Sandy Blunt, the chief execu<br clear="all"/></p>Sat, 13 Oct 2007 03:49:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=170902http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=170902<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/7/10/5/{25919158-E175-4379-ACFD-1BB47CCCE8FE}StoryTopStory.jpg"/> The criminal case against two state workers compensation officials has been assigned to South Central District Judge Robert Wefald. Sandy Blunt, the chief executive officer of Workforce Safety and Insurance, and Romi Leingang, the director of it<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=155805http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=155805<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/7/8/23/tbn_5_2007-8-23-newsmin6-3931612500000035312.jpg"/>Two felony charges have been thrown out against the director of the state's worker's compensation agency. Sandy Blunt had been charged with two felony counts of misapplication of entrusted property involving more than 18-thousand dollars in gifts and bon<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=155791http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=155791<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/7/8/23/tbn_4_2007-8-23-news6-3931612500000035311.jpg"/> WSI director, Sandy Blunt, is cleared of two criminal acts... Judge Robert Wefald has dismissed two felonies against North Dakota Worforce Safety and Insurance director Sandy Blunt. Blunt was charged with two counts of missaplication of entruste<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=155720http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=155720<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/7/8/23/{FC70D63D-6BB5-4CD5-91A8-83730D41DDAD}blunt.jpg"/> A judge has thrown out two felony charges against the director of North Dakota's workers compensation agency. But Sandy Blunt's legal troubles aren't over. A prosecutor says the dismissal will be appealed to the North Dakota Supreme Court. <br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 06:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=155684http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=155684<p> A judge in Bismarck has dismissed two felony charges against the head of the state workers compensation agency. Judge Robert Wefald (WEE'-fald) says he found no evidence that Workforce Safety and Insurance Director Sandy Blunt personally benefi</p>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 06:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=155680http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=155680<p> A judge has dismissed two felony charges against the head of the state workers compensation agency. Judge Robert Wefald said he found no evidence that Workforce Safety and Insurance Director Sandy Blunt personally benefited from gifts and bonuse</p>Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=150720http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=150720<p> A judge has put off a decision on whether North Dakota's workers compensation director should go on trial for allegedly wasting agency money. Sandy Blunt is accused of two felonies. Prosecutors say he illegally spent more than eleven-thousand do</p>Tue, 07 Aug 2007 08:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=150659http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=150659<p> Prosecutors are telling a judge today that the director of North Dakota's workers compensation agency should go on trial for two felony charges of misspending agency money. Sandy Blunt is accused of illegally spending more than 11-thousand-dolla</p>Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=146337http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=146337<p> A Bismarck man accused of posting school threats on a blog saying the Virginia Tech massacre was funny has pleaded guilty to a terrorizing charge. 20-year-old Scott Young Bear is scheduled for sentencing on November 7th. He entered a plea today </p>Wed, 30 May 2007 04:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=128002http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=128002<p> The head of the state workers compensation agency and an agency investigator made their first court appearances today on charges involving questionable spending and possible illegal use of driver's license photos. Workforce Safety and Insurance </p>Wed, 30 May 2007 02:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=127960http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=127960<p> Bail has been set at ten-thousand-dollars for a man accused of making a threat that led to the evacuation of the Bismarck Century High School graduation. Twenty-year-old Brian Brandner of Mandan is charged with terrorizing. In court yester</p>Thu, 10 May 2007 14:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=122329http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=122329<p> Jurors in Bismarck have acquitted a woman of child abuse and neglect charges. Authorities said 42-year-old [[kxtopic:stacey-hildebrand:t[Stacey Hildebrand]:t]] of Bismarck was found sleeping in a parked car in a school parking lot with her 11-mo</p>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 01:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=110445http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=110445<p> A Bismarck couple have pleaded not guilty to child abuse. Paul and Crystal Hoiland also pleaded not guilty yesterday to possession of marijuana and paraphernalia. Bismarck Police Officer Jerry Stein says officers knocked on doors and windo</p>Tue, 27 Feb 2007 03:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=99489http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=99489<p> A judge has sentenced a Bismarck man to 10 years in prison for having sex with a 14-year-old girl. Twenty-one-year-old Joshua Gomez was charges with gross sexual imposition, violation of a restraining order and stalking. South Central Distr</p>Thu, 08 Feb 2007 01:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=93488http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=93488<p> A woman who was found sleeping in a car with her infant son in Bismarck has pleaded &quot;not guilty&quot; to charges of abuse or neglect of a child and &quot;guilty&quot; to possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Forty-one-year-old Stacey Hildebran</p>Tue, 08 Aug 2006 13:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=31759http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=31759<p> A Bismarck man accused of choking a woman until she was unconscious and smashing her cell phone when she tried to call for help has pleaded guilty to attempted murder. Forty-one-year-old Dale Ezell also pleaded guilty to criminal mischief, viola</p>Thu, 03 Aug 2006 01:20:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=29900http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=29900<p> A judge says a Wilton volunteer firefighter can sue a landowner for injuries he suffered fighting a fire. Mark Keller is suing Clark Coleman and D-J Coleman Incorporated. Keller says they helped start the fire by hiring someone to burn a pile</p>Mon, 26 Jun 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=18553http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=18553<p> Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. - A judge has rejected a plea agreement for a man accused of choking a woman until she was unconscious and smashing her cell phone when she tried to call for help. Dale Ezell, 41, of Bismarck, sought to plead</p>Mon, 26 Jun 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=18460http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=18460<p> BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ A judge has rejected a plea agreement in an attempted murder case in Bismarck. Forty-one-year-old Dale Ezell (EH'-zul) wanted to plead guilty to attempted murder yesterday. &amp;nb</p>Tue, 06 Jun 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=11597http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=11597<p> BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ A Bismarck man is facing charges after a weekend standoff. Sixty-six-year-old Lynn Christianson is accused of ramming his girlfriend's house with his car and then barricading himself in his o</p>Mon, 05 Jun 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=11236http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=11236<p> BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ A Bismarck man has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of a woman whom police believe was his wife. South Central District Court Judge Robert Wefald ordered Russell Craig to be held</p>Sun, 04 Jun 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=11175http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=11175<p> South Central District Court Judge Robert Wefald ordered Russell Craig to be held without bond because of past convictions for various felonies. Police say the 43-year-old Craig is being held in the Burleigh County jail. The stabb</p>Sun, 04 Jun 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=11164http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=11164<p> DALE WETZEL Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota's Supreme Court has revived a Beulah man's lawsuit against a doctor for informing police about evidence he used marijuana before he caused a fatal traffic accident. Jerric Ballensk</p>Sun, 04 Jun 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=11154http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=11154<p> Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. - A murder charge has been filed against a man accused of fatally stabbing a woman here. Russell Craig, 43, was charged Monday with murder in the death of Pamela Sue Johnson-Craig, 47. Police believe the coup</p>Thu, 01 Jun 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=10681http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=10681<p> Associated Press MANDAN, N.D. - A judge has dismissed theft and forgery charges against the former office manager for a coffee wholesaler. South Central District Judge Robert Wefald dismissed the case against Nancy Lee Fettig, 44, of Bismar</p>Thu, 01 Jun 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=10537http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=10537<p> MANDAN, N.D (AP) _ A judge has dismissed charges of theft and forgery against a former manager of a Mandan coffee wholesale office. Nancy Lee Fettig was accused of raising her own pay and getting more than 13-thou</p>Mon, 22 May 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=9800http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=9800<p> MANDAN, N.D. (AP) _ A Mandan man has pleaded not guilty in the death of his four-month-old son. Twenty-five-year-old Joshua Coleman pleaded not guilty yesterday to manslaughter and child abuse. </p>Mon, 22 May 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=9798http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=9798<p> A Mandan man has pleaded not guilty in the death of his four-month-old son. Twenty-five-year-old Joshua Coleman pleaded not guilty yesterday to manslaughter and child abuse. He is accused of biting the arm of his son and causing </p>Sun, 21 May 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=9766http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=9766<p> Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. - A Mandan man charged in the death of his infant son has pleaded not guilty. Joshua Glen Coleman, 25, was charged in April with felony child abuse for biting his son on the arm, and with manslaughter for cau</p>Mon, 13 Feb 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=9269http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=9269<p> Two Mandan bar owners have made their case to a judge, to try to bring back exotic dancers downtown. Attorneys for the Silver Dollar Bar and Tree City Lounge say the city of Mandan had no authority to impose the downtown ban last yea</p>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=9197http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=9197<p> A Mandan man has been sentenced to ten years in prison on manslaughter and drunken driving charges in connection with a deadly car crash. Todd Dailey was charged in a December 2004 crash that killed 67-year-old Alice Olson of Sterlin</p>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=8950http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=8950<p> A Bismarck woman has pleaded innocent to sexually abusing a seven-year-old boy she was baby-sitting. Twenty-two-year-old Erin Seehafer is charged with continual sexual abuse of a child, a Class AA felony. She faces up to life in pris</p>Wed, 27 Jul 2005 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=8500http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=8500<p> South Central District Judge Robert Wefald has refused to allow a Mandan man to plead guilty in a deadly crash late last year. Todd Dailey pleaded innocent to manslaughter and drunken driving charges in March. Wefald says Dailey will</p>Tue, 31 May 2005 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=8214http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=8214<p> Authorities say a Bismarck man who's charged with setting an apartment fire did it to try to kill his former girlfriend. Benjamin Newman is being held without bond in the Burleigh County jail. He's accused of setting a fire last week</p>Mon, 30 May 2005 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=8212http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=8212<p> A Bismarck man is facing a murder charge today. Benjamin Newman is accused of torching a Bismarck apartment building last weekend. An elderly woman died in the fire. A judge ordered 59-year-old Benjamin Newman held without bail in th</p>Sun, 03 Apr 2005 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=7940http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=7940<p> The former director of two agricultural commodity groups has been sentenced to probation for stealing more than $110,000. And if he doesn't get into trouble for the next two years, Lance Hagen could have the felony convictions wiped </p>Mon, 28 Mar 2005 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=7908http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=7908<p> Sheriff Steve Berg says it started when a deputy spotted a vehicle that had no illuminated license plate because the bulb was burned out. Berg says the deputy stopped the vehicle Sunday night, and smelled a strong ammonia odor. He </p>Tue, 04 Jan 2005 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=7196http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=7196<p> The driver of a sport utility vehicle that broke through the icy Missouri River south of Bismarck last January has been given a one-year suspended sentence in the death of a passenger. Forty-eight-year-old Dan Phillips of Bismarck wa</p>Thu, 28 Oct 2004 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=6704http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=6704<p> A man who confessed to a Burleigh County killing 14 years after it happened will spend at least the next 30 years in prison. Fifty-two-year-old Edward Reitan called the sheriff's office in May from a phone across the street to turn h</p>Wed, 02 Jun 2004 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=5699http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=5699<p> A man who said he was hit by a cow that leaped over a livestock ring fence has lost a bid for damages. Lee Harsche of Bismarck had sued the Farmers Livestock Exchange over the incident. He said he was sitting in the front row of the </p>Fri, 28 May 2004 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=5648http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=5648<p> Lee Harsche wants money for his medical costs, lost wages and pain and suffering. The incident happened more than four years ago. Harsche says his back was seriously injured when he tried to get out of the way of the rampaging bovine</p>Thu, 18 Mar 2004 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=5090http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=5090<p> The early history of North Dakota is coming to life in the Burleigh County Courthouse. Workers are gently washing murals in the courthouse that were painted by the late artist Clell Gannon. Tom Deitz says he's using a vinegar-and-water s</p>Wed, 08 Oct 2003 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=3795http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=3795<p> 19-year-old Brandon Keller faces a number of charges, including attempted murder, conspiracy and terrorizing. 27-year-old Michael Sherman of Fargo was killed by a police gunshot and a police officer was injured during the standoff</p>Mon, 28 Jul 2003 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=3244http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=3244<p> Twenty-six-year-old Michael McClary was convicted in May of abusing Lacey Rain Howe, the daughter of his former girlfriend. The baby died last October. McClary was found guilty of child abuse but not guilty of murder. The child</p>Tue, 10 Jun 2003 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=2871http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=2871<p> A man convicted by a jury of child abuse is asking a judge to throw out that conviction. 26 year old Michael McClary of Bismarck was found guilty last month of child abuse and neglect, after a four day trial. Jurors acquitted </p>Mon, 12 May 2003 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=2594http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=2594<p> A judge has denied a request to dismiss murder and child abuse charges against a Bismarck man. 25 year old Michael McClary is accused of shaking his girlfriend's 15 month old daughter to death last October. McClary's attorney,</p>Thu, 16 Mar 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=482http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=482<p> BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ Two Mandan bars fighting to keep exotic dancers have lost a court battle. The Silver Dollar and Tree City bars had challenged the city's authority to regulate adult entertainment and ban th</p>