Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2010 KXNet.com1800Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516656http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516656<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/2/5/tbn_6_2010-2-5-news6-4021312500000026705.jpg"/> Mandan authorities want you to know about a sex offender who has moved in town. Arlen Pochant is living at 100 6th Ave Southeast. Pochant was convicted of having sexual contact with a 19 year old girl in 2005. The crime happened in Burleigh<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515967http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515967<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/2/4/tbn_4_2010-2-4-news6-4021212500000035304.jpg"/>Record flooding and wide-spread damage opened the eyes of many North Dakotans last year. As we approach springtime this year, many of those people are doing what they can now to avoid a repeat later. Reporter Kate Schell explains. Melting snow and ic<br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:01:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512517http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512517<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/29/tbn_7_2010-1-29-news6-4020612500000026704.jpg"/> He's only 21... but he has quite the rap sheet... Donnell Preskey has more on this months On The Run criminal... In the past two years Devin Wynne has been charged with long list of crimes involving theft of property, burglary, possession of s<br clear="all"/></p>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=508984http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=508984<p> A 5-year-old boy has been pulled from the Souris River in Minot after falling through the ice. Minot police say Rudolph Wall spotted the boy walking on the ice in Oak Park and yelled at him to stop. The boy continued toward the dam and fell through t</p>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=508594http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=508594<p> Icy weather has brought down power lines in the Dakotas and thwarted efforts to fix them. The South Dakota Rural Electric Association reports 11,500 customers without power at 10 this morning. The association says 15 of the state's 28 elect</p>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 09:25:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=508534http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=508534<p> A popular water recreation area near Bismarck has been given an official name 34 years after people first began using it. The Burleigh County Water Resource District has formally designated the McDowell Dam site as the McDowell Dam Recreation </p>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=505936http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=505936<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/19/tbn_1_2010-1-19-newsNoon-4019612500000029009.jpg"/> 19 year old Stevie Buckley is sentenced today in Burleigh County Court. In October Buckley was found guilty of manslaughter in the death of her six month old daughter. Kyra died of starvation in February 2009. Judge Bruce Haskell says si<br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:59:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502205http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502205<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/13/tbn_4_2010-1-13-newsNoon-4019012500000029003.jpg"/> There will be competition for a Judge's seat in the South Central District... Good Afternoon I am Sarah Gustin, thanks for joining us. Long time prosecutor Cynthia Feland announces today she'll run for the job. The Judgeship will be vacated b<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:01:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=501680http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=501680<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/12/tbn_9_2010-1-12-news6-4018912500000035315.jpg"/>The demand for the H1N1 vaccine across the state is beginning to slow down. And because of that, the North Dakota Department of Health is no longer sending vaccines to public health units. Those units are now reponsible for requesting their own supplies<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:01:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=501679http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=501679<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/12/tbn_6_2010-1-12-news6-4018912500000035307.jpg"/> Bismarck Police want you to know about a sex offender who has moved to town... Chad Boroff is living at 3500 East Bismarck Expressway. Boroff is a high risk offender. He was convicted of sexually assaulting under age girls. One case ha<br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500905http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500905<p> North Dakota Gov. [[kxtopic:john-hoeven:t[John Hoeven]:t]] says he decided to run for the U.S. Senate after the holidays ended, and before incumbent Democratic Sen. [[kxtopic:byron-dorgan:t[Byron Dorgan]:t]] decided to withdraw. The Republican go</p>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:48:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500116http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500116<p> The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a Wing woman is dead following a rollover crash two miles east of Bismarck. A news release issued by the patrol says the driver of a westbound vehicle on Interstate 94 lost control and slid through a median </p>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=498722http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=498722<p> North Dakota's first adult drug court is celebrating its ninth birthday. District Judge Gail Hagerty is to be honored at a Friday celebration at the Burleigh County Courthouse in Bismarck. She has been part of the drug court team since the plann</p>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=495031http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=495031<p> A Dickinson woman is praising a newspaper carrier who saw smoke coming from the woman's house and awoke her and her two children. Rodney Hauck says he noticed smoke coming from a corner of the house just before 7 a.m. Thursday. Angie Brans</p>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 09:31:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=494877http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=494877<p> Prosecutors have dropped a manslaughter charge that had been facing a Bismarck baby sitter suspected in the death of a 3-month-old child in 2008. But prosecutors also say Larena Doll could be charged again later. Doll had pleaded not guilt</p>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=493947http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=493947<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/12/30/tbn_6_2009-12-30-news6-4017612501157435317.jpg"/> Burleigh County Sherriff's Department conducts alcohol compliance checks...three businesses fail. DJ's in Lincoln sold some beer to an eighteen year old female. The Tumbleweed Bar in Lincoln and Lucky Spur in Wing served the same eighteen year <br clear="all"/></p>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=492293http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=492293<p> The rest of Interstate 29 in North Dakota has reopened, and state officials have lifted its no-travel advisory. The section of I-29 between Fargo and Grand Forks was opened on Sunday morning. The rest of the interstate, along with I-91, had bee</p>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:18:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=492132http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=492132<p> Courtrooms in North Dakota's four largest cities are likely to be equipped soon with wireless Internet access. Northwest District court administrator Carolyn Woolf says the Ward County Commission requested the equipment earlier this month. Sh</p>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=487906http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=487906<p> North Dakota's confirmed number of flu cases is at more than 3,200. The highest number of the 3,226 are in Burleigh County, where 613 have been reported. State influenza coordinator Michelle Fiest says the number of cases has stabilized in</p>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=487699http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=487699<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/12/17/tbn_7_2009-12-17-news6-4016312501157435307.jpg"/> Bismarck Police want you to know the new address of a 27-year-old Stephen Alvin Wallace is living at 3500 East Bismarck Expressway. Wallace is a lifetime high risk sex offender. He was convicted of Luring a Minor by Computer on May 15,<br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=487092http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=487092<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/12/16/tbn_4_2009-12-16-news6-4016212500000035304.jpg"/> A woman is sentenced to two years in prison for manslaughter. Gennifer Glum and her attorney admit their is enough evidence to convict her in the December 2007 death of her newborn baby. However, the case will not go to trial or be heard by a j<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=486308http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=486308<p> Legislators say they won't endorse a $1.5 million cost overrun for building a new home for the president of North Dakota State University. However, lawmakers did approve a smaller overrun for building a new home for the president of the Universi</p>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=486251http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=486251<p> North Dakota's Supreme Court says a rural Bismarck woman can't have her 47 Chihuahuas back. The high court on Tuesday upheld a judge's ruling that Lila Peterson can't provide adequate care for the dogs. The decision says Burleigh County sheriff'</p>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=483609http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=483609<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/12/10/tbn_31_2009-12-10-news6-4015612500000035304.jpg"/> Quite an honor for KXMB and our very own Donnell Preskey today... The Burleigh County Sheriff's department has given her the Golden Citizen Award... It's an award given to a person outside of law enforcement who has made a difference... At the<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=483604http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=483604<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/12/10/tbn_7_2009-12-10-news6-4015612500000035306.jpg"/> You will soon be getting an early christmas present in the mail. Property Tax statements will be shipped out later this week. Burleigh County auditor Kevin Glatt says most people will be pleasantly surprised at what they see. During the l<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=480826http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=480826<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/12/3/tbn_4_2009-12-3-news6-4014912500000035304.jpg"/>A windfarm near Wilton could double next year. Renewable energy has been a big point of emphasis in recent years. In North Dakota Wind Farms have been popping up all over the state. Now, a proposal would double the size of the wind farm near W<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479431http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479431<p> The North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified a Tuttle couple killed in the collision of a car and a semitrailer in Burleigh County. The Highway Patrol identified the victims as 81-year-old Leonard Landenberger and 75-year-old Doris Landenberge</p>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478982http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478982<p> Two people from Tuttle have been killed in the collision of a car and a semitrailer in Burleigh County. The Highway Patrol did not immediately identify the 81-year-old man driving the car and his 75-year-old female passenger, who were killed. </p>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476808http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476808<p> A public input meeting on wind farms will be held at the Baldwin School to hear from area residents. The meeting will be held on Thursday December 10th from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Burleigh County will be establishing standards for </p>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476124http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476124<p> Federal Border Patrol officials say a new program puts agents in at least a dozen sites along the border with Canada to work with community law enforcement officials. The agency says its Resident Agent Program involves agents who can perform standard</p>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=475960http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=475960<p> Police say a teenager who left the Bismarck Transition Center without permission while awaiting trial has been found in New Town. Police planned to bring 18-year-old Virgil Standing Crow III back to Bismarck on Tuesday. Sgt. Mark Buschena said t</p>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=475391http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=475391<p> The Burleigh County Wind Turbine Facility (WTF) Committee will be meeting at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 24, 2009, in the Tom Baker Meeting Room located on the lower level of the City-County Building at 221 North 5th Street in Bisma</p>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=474195http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=474195<p> The Burleigh County Wind Turbine Facility (WTF) Committee will be meeting at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, in the Community Development Department Conference Room located on the second floor of the City-County Building, 221 No</p>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473375http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473375<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/11/19/tbn_7_2009-11-19-news6-4013512500000035309.jpg"/> A mother's trip to the emergency room with her infant daughter results in charges. Twenty-five year old Jennifer White Lightning is charged with child abuse and neglect for shaking her two month old daughter. The incident took place on Novembe<br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468605http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468605<p> Veterans groups in North Dakota are coping with dwindling numbers. Steve Hoikkala, an Army National Guard staff sergeant, is the quartermaster for the Fargo Veterans of Foreign Wars post. He's also coordinator for eastern North Dakota military f</p>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468251http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468251<p> The number of confirmed flu cases in North Dakota is nearing the 3,000 mark. The state Health Department reports 2,965 cases of the flu this week, with a majority of those the swine flu, or H1N1 strain. Health officials say more than 2,100 </p>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468243http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468243<p> The number of confirmed flu cases in North Dakota is nearing the 3,000 mark. The state Health Department reports 2,965 cases of the flu this week, with a majority of those the swine flu, or H1N1 strain. Health officials say more than 2,100 </p>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467549http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467549<p> A homeless woman has been charged with felony child abuse and neglect after Bismarck authorities say her teenage son could not find her or the van they were living in for about seven hours. Fifty-three-year-old Nancy Swanson is accused of provid</p>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465403http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465403<p> The attorney for a 78-year-old cancer patient charged with killing his wife of nearly 50 years wants to delay the trial. Matthias Zimprich's trial is set for Dec. 2-11 in Bismarck. His attorney, Thomas Dickson, says he's still reviewing evidence</p>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465207http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465207<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/11/5/tbn_6_2009-11-5-news6-4012112500000035307.jpg"/> A Bismarck man has pleaded guilty to soliciting three young girls for sex... Dalles Spah changed his plea during a court hearing this morning in Burleigh County. Spah propositioned girls ages ten and eleven in March. Authorities say he mad<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:18:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465018http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465018<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/11/5/tbn_9_2009-11-5-newsNoon-4012112501157429009.jpg"/> A Bismarck man has pleaded guilty to soliciting three young girls for sex... Dalles Spah changed his plea during a court hearing this morning in Burleigh County. Spah propositioned girls ages ten and eleven in March. Authorities say he mad<br clear="all"/></p>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=462947http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=462947<p> The largest health systems in the Dakotas are expected to complete their merger this week. Fargo's MeritCare and Sioux Falls-based Sanford Health are combining into a system with nearly $2 billion in assets and some 14,000 employees. Sanfo</p>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=462802http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=462802<p> The Highway Patrol says a sport utility vehicle rolled into a ditch and struck two trees before ending up on its passenger side, killing one girl and injuring four others south of Menoken. The names of the girls have not been released. The</p>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=462021http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=462021<p> The military says the commander at the Minot Air Force Base has been relieved of his command. The Air Force says it lost confidence in Col. Joel Westa's ability to command the base. The military says Westa was unable to &quot;foster a culture of</p>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=461896http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=461896<p> A former Job Service North Dakota employee who authorities say bilked the agency out of thousands of dollars has been given a four-year deferred sentence with no jail time. Prosecutors say Alicia Mae Joritz of Bismarck pleaded guilty to charges </p>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=461786http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=461786<p> North Dakota's flu hotline has been getting a healthy dose of calls since it started nearly two weeks ago. The public health hotline is set up to answer questions about swine flu, also known as the H1N1 strain, as well as seasonal flu. The</p>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=461521http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=461521<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/10/29/tbn_8_2009-10-29-news6-4011412500000035304.jpg"/> There is a lot of information out there about the flu season. But there are still many questions. We went to the Burleigh County H1N1 Flu Clinic to see what people are asking and then took those questions to the Health Department to get the<br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=459717http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=459717<p> It's a top ranking Bismarck might not be so proud of. Transportation Department figures show Bismarck was the leader among North Dakota's largest cities last year in the number of vehicle crashes per 1,000 people. It had 34. Minot was next</p>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=459497http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=459497<p> It's a top ranking Bismarck might not be so proud of. Transportation Department figures show Bismarck was the leader among North Dakota's largest cities last year in the number of vehicle crashes per 1,000 people. It had 34. Minot was next</p>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=459115http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=459115<p> County officials in North Dakota aren't on the same page when it comes to accepting federal stimulus money to help pay for certain economic development projects. Grand Forks County commissioners declared it a &quot;recovery zone,&quot; opening the door to more</p>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=459009http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=459009<p> County officials in North Dakota are not of the same mind when it comes to accepting federal stimulus money to help pay for certain economic development projects. [[kxtopic:grand-forks-county-nd:t[Grand Forks County]:t]] commissioners have declar</p>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=458832http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=458832<p> County officials in [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]] are not of the same mind when it comes to accepting federal stimulus money to help pay for certain economic development projects. [[kxtopic:grand-forks-county-nd:t[Grand Forks County]</p>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:48:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=457351http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=457351<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/10/22/tbn_3_2009-10-21-newsmin10-4010612502314814512.jpg"/> Former Workforce Safety and Insurance Director, Sandy Blunt, took his case to the State Supreme Court. Blunt was convicted last December of misspending more than twenty-six thousand dollars of WSI money. Blunt was accused of breaking a law whe<br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=457184http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=457184<p> Prosecutors have rested their case against a woman charged with manslaughter in the death of her infant daughter. Stevie Buckley's trial began Tuesday. The 18-year-old Buckley is charged in the Feb. 4 death of her 6-month-old daughter, Kyra, who</p>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:09:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=457031http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=457031<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/10/21/tbn_8_2009-10-21-news6-4010612501157435306.jpg"/> Former Workforce Safety and Insurance Director, Sandy Blunt, takes his case to the State Supreme Court. Blunt was convicted last December of misspending more than twenty-six thousand dollars of WSI money. Blunt was accused of breaking a law w<br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=456715http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=456715<p> North Dakota's Supreme Court is reviewing the appeal of a former state workers compensation director who was convicted of misspending more than 26-thousand dollars in agency money. Sandy Blunt was convicted of a single felony charge last Decemb</p>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=456361http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=456361<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/10/20/tbn_8_2009-10-20-news6-4010512500000035308.jpg"/>It's the biggest H1N1 flu clinic for Burleigh County, so far. But here, and all around the country, the vaccine is stretching thin... Reporter Amber Schatz is there as local medical workers and their children get some of the first doses. Whether by f<br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:59:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=455849http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=455849<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/10/19/tbn_10_2009-10-19-news10-4010412501157414510.jpg"/> It's the time of year when many duck and geese hunters stake out area lakes... Problem is if something happens to them in their boats those lakes are hard for law enforcement to get to until now... Donnell Preskey reports... It's<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=453486http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=453486<p> A Burleigh County prosecutor is reviewing charges against a Bismarck man accused of shaking a baby that has now died. Assistant State's Attorney Lloyd Suhr says he is still receiving information and can't immediately comment on whether the charg</p>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=452218http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=452218<p> The Highway Patrol has identified a Wyoming man killed in a pickup truck rollover in south central North Dakota. Fifty-six-year-old Paul Graber of Cody, Wyo., was a passenger in the truck that went out of control on an icy Interstate 94 between </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>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451873http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451873<p> North Dakota's share of federal stimulus money has helped almost 700 people get a job or keep the one they already have. A new state report says many of the jobs have gone to hire about 200 teachers and aides who work with children who are poor or ha</p>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:40:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451756http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451756<p> The North Dakota Highway Patrol says snow and ice were factors in a crash on Interstate 94 that killed a Wyoming man. The Highway Patrol did not immediately identify the 56-year-old man from Cody, Wyo., who was a passenger in a pickup truck driv</p>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:48:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451531http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451531<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/10/11/tbn_4_2009-10-11-news10-4009778196759335306.jpg"/>Bismarck police officers say three vehicles were stolen this weekend... in what appears to be a reoccuring trend ending in vandalism. Bismarck police say the three stolen vehicles from this weekend appear to be related to several others stolen the past <br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=449937http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=449937<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/10/8/tbn_6_2009-10-8-news6-4009312500000035307.jpg"/> A man accused of raping a young girl and has yet to be found is this months On The Run criminal... Donnell Preskey has the details on the case... Authorities say John Burnette the third raped a girl in Bismarck in May 2006... He was 2<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=442452http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=442452<p> Burleigh County authorities say someone has been stealing credit cards from unlocked vehicles and used them at Walmart stores. Detective Mike Stoltz a number of credit cards and other items were stolen from unlocked vehicles inside and outside g</p>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=441858http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=441858<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/9/23/tbn_15_2009-9-23-newsmin6-4007812502314829005.jpg"/>It's a concept that is growing in popularity within the agriculture industry in western and central North Dakota. It molds farming practices with ranching and providing a healthy benefit for both farm fields and livestock herds. (Bruce Knudson, Farms Ne<br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=440581http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=440581<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/9/21/tbn_5_2009-9-21-news6-4007612500000029005.jpg"/> The pressure is too much for a wanted criminal he surrenders... Jesse Valgren turned himself into the Burleigh County Sheriffs Department Friday evening. Valgren was profiled on the On The Run segment Thursday. The 25 year old convicted<br clear="all"/></p>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=440096http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=440096<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/9/20/tbn_6_2009-9-20-news10-4007512500000035308.jpg"/>Bismarck law enforcement officials say boaters on the river called in to report a car on fire near the desert boat landing... Officials say this car was extinguished by rural firefighters after boaters called it in. Bismarck police say the car had been<br clear="all"/></p>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=439771http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=439771<p> The Spirit Lake Sioux tribe has passed a resolution supporting the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname. A tribe spokeswoman says the council hopes the resolution prompts the Standing Rock Sioux tribe to support UND's nickname. The No</p>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=439466http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=439466<p> The Burleigh County sheriff's office says a Bismarck man died after rolling his all-terrain vehicle early Friday morning. The victim was identified as 53-year-old Larry Gruebele. The sheriff's office says Gruebele was heading home from a L</p>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=439281http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=439281<p> A judge has refused a request to ban television and still cameras from the preliminary hearing of four people accused of conspiracy to commit robbery and murder. Ashton Mink, his wife Jacquelin Mink, his sister Angela Mink, and Joshua Southwick </p>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=438937http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=438937<p> A 53-year-old Bismarck man has died in an all-terrain vehicle rollover. Burleigh County Sheriff's Lt. Nick Sevart says Larry Grueble (GREW'-blee) died about 1 a.m. Friday after leaving a bar in nearby Lincoln. Sevart says Grueble died at t</p>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=438592http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=438592<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/9/17/tbn_7_2009-9-17-news6-4007212500000035307.jpg"/> He doesn't believe in the law making marijuana illegal which is getting him in more trouble with the law... Donnell Preskey has more on this months On The Run Criminal... Jesse Valgren is a convicted drug dealer he doesn't believe mariju<br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:09:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=435374http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=435374<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/9/11/tbn_8_2009-9-11-news6-4006612500000026709.jpg"/> Burleigh County Authorities know what two vehicle breakin suspects look like but they need your help in finding out who they are.. These are pictures from the South Walmart surveillance camera. Deputy Mike Stoltz says the two men used stole<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:49:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=433061http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=433061<p>They normally patrol school zones from their cruiser... But law enforcement officials decided to get inside look at bad drivers. Amber Schatz shows us why there was a &quot;Deputy on the Bus&quot;... (NATS &quot;Hold on... Lot of times they don't stop 'til the light</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 13:30:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=431912http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=431912<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/9/4/tbn_5_2009-9-4-newsmin6-4005912501157435309.jpg"/> The North Dakota Department of Health announces the state's first human case of West Nile. According to the Health Department, a man living in Burleigh County contracted the diease. They say he is in fifties. West Nile Virus Surveillance<br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:11:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=431890http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=431890<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/9/4/tbn_4_2009-9-4-news6-4005912500000026717.jpg"/>The North Dakota Department of Health announces the state's first human case of West Nile. According to the Health Department, a man living in Burleigh County contracted the diease. They say he is in fifties. West Nile Virus Surveillance Co<br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=431885http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=431885<p> A state Health Department official says this year's first confirmed human case of the West Nile virus in North Dakota may be later than usual because of cool weather. Michelle Feist is the department's West Nile virus surveillance coordinator. S</p>