Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2010 KXNet.com1800Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=607754http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=607754<p> A federal prosecutor in Rod Blagojevich's corruption trial says the former governor is not the bumbling, innocent victim portrayed by defense attorneys. Earlier today, an attorney for Blagojevich described him as a big talker and bad judge of charact</p>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=607738http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=607738<p> An airline pilot who used his cell phone to take photos up a teenager's skirt at Philadelphia International Airport has pleaded guilty to invasion of privacy. US Airways pilot Joseph Pereira was sentenced Tuesday in Philadelphia Family Court to </p>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:11:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=605782http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=605782<p> Investigators trying to determine who abducted and killed a 17-year-old girl just blocks from her high school are conducting vehicle checkpoints and contacting registered sex offenders. Riverside County sheriff's Sgt. Joseph Borja said Thursday </p>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=605620http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=605620<p> A convicted sex offender and former American Legion worker in Mitchell has been sentenced to four years in prison for stealing more than $1,800 from the post. Authorities say 42-year-old Scott Hill was sentenced last week for the theft on Dec. 3</p>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604467http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604467<p> A White House spokesman says BP's ruptured oil well is leaking at the top, along with seepage about two miles away. Robert Gibbs also says officials are monitoring bubbles that can be seen on an underwater camera. Leaks could mean the cap on the well</p>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604340http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604340<p> New York can continue its efforts to keep a sex offender who infected at least 13 women with the AIDS virus locked up beyond the 12-year prison sentence he completed in April. A state Supreme Court judge in Buffalo refused a request by Nushawn W</p>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604183http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604183<p> Officials say a Ohio sexual offender waiting outside prison for word of his brother's execution was arrested on an outstanding felony warrant for failing to notify authorities about a move. State Highway Patrol troopers approached 44-year-old Ga</p>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=603810http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=603810<p> A plan to move more than 200 huge loads of oilfield equipment through [[kxtopic:idaho:t[Idaho]:t]] and northwestern Montana is being challenged by parties in both states. The Missoula County commission wants Montana's Transportation Department t</p>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 02:31:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=603552http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=603552<p> A 36-year-old Pitzville man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison without the possibility of parole for sexually abusing more than a dozen young boys. Patrick C. Nimocks was sentenced Wednesday by District Judge John Larson, who also ordered </p>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=600308http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=600308<p> Four-year-old Alisa Maier is home. And, the small town of Louisiana, Mo., came out to welcome her, three days after she was abducted. Alisa clutched a teddy bear and gave the crowd a big smile. Police Chief Rich Hughes noted the town of 3,800 </p>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=600298http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=600298<p> It's being called the largest spy swap between the U.S. and Russia since the Cold War. A federal judge in New York has accepted guilty pleas from 10 people accused of spying for Moscow. They're being deported immediately. Judge Kimba Wood announced t</p>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 07:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=600132http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=600132<p> Ten people accused of spying for Russia are expected to appear shortly in federal court in New York, and many of them are expected to enter guilty pleas to charges that could start deportation proceedings against them. There are signs that they are g</p>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 06:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=600109http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=600109<p> Police say the man who shot himself as officers approached him about the disappearance of 4-year-old Alisa Meier was almost certainly the man who abducted her. Authorities on Thursday said 38-year-old Paul S. Smith of Hawk Point, Mo., was the su</p>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 06:01:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=600108http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=600108<p> Police in Missouri say the man who shot himself as officers approached him about the disappearance of 4-year-old Alisa Meier was almost certainly the man who abducted her. Paul Smith a convicted sex offender died late yesterday at a hospital. The g</p>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=598815http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=598815<p> A twice-convicted sex offender already serving North Dakota prison time for other crimes has pleaded guilty to not registering with county authorities. Twenty-seven-year-old Keith Pray of Hankinson made the plea after a deal with the prosecutor.</p>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=598124http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=598124<p> Poor planning has left an $8.8 million state facility vacant, nearly eight months after it was built to house aging convicts and sex offenders in St. Peter. The Free Press of Mankato says the St. Peter Regional Treatment Center remains closed be</p>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 10:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597972http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597972<p> A new state law allows some people to get their names removed from South Dakota's sex offender registry. The law, which took effect Thursday, creates three levels of sex crimes. Those convicted of the most serious sex offenses, including c</p>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 09:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597935http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597935<p> State Rep. Terry Morrow wants to know how much it will cost to fix problems at an $8.8 million state facility that was built to house aging convicts and sex offenders in St. Peter. The Free Press of Mankato says the St. Peter Regional Treatment Cente</p>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 08:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597924http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597924<p> A new state law allows some people to get their names removed from South Dakota's sex offender registry. The law, which took effect Thursday, creates three levels of sex crimes. Those convicted of the most serious sex offenses, including c</p>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 08:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597918http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597918<p> Poor planning has left an $8.8 million state facility vacant, nearly eight months after it was built to house aging convicts and sex offenders in St. Peter. The Free Press of Mankato says the St. Peter Regional Treatment Center remains closed be</p>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597824http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597824<p> Scientists are done testing volunteers exposed to an asbestos-like mineral used widely in western North Dakota and linked to cancer in another country. Results of the study won't be released for at least several weeks. The mineral erionite (AYR'-ee-u</p>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597782http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597782<p> The representative of a group ordered by the state to stop seeking donations for a public library system in Liberia has been arrested. Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says Naboth (NAY-bawth) Zondo was arrested Friday in Fargo on charges of cred</p>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597421http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597421<p> A Wishek man who is a registered high-risk sex offender has pleaded guilty to six felonies stemming from a February incident. Twenty-three-year-old Owen Adams was accused of trying to rape a girl younger than 6 years old, fighting with a sheriff</p>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=596915http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=596915<p> The Wisconsin Supreme Court has deadlocked on whether one of its judges committed misconduct, and issued unprecedented dueling opinions that order contradictory outcomes. In opinions made public late Wednesday, the court split 3-3 on whether Jus</p>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=596862http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=596862<p> The lawyer for a Boston-area man accused of spying for Russia says the only things his client has infiltrated are &quot;neighborhoods, cocktail parties and the PTA.&quot; Donald Heathfield and his wife, Tracey Lee Ann Foley, appeared in federal court today for</p>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=596661http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=596661<p> A convicted sex offender has pleaded guilty to raping a 15-year-old girl in Sioux Falls while on parole. Twenty-five-year-old Jeffery Klinghagen entered his plea on the condition that the judge not consider his previous conviction during sentenc</p>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=596449http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=596449<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/6/30/tbn_6_2010-6-30-newsmin6-4035812502314829008.jpg"/>A Springfield man wanted by Massachusetts authorities on several warrants and for failing to register as a sex offender has been apprehended in North Dakota. The U.S. Marshals Service says 40-year-old Michael Wright Jr. was arrested Tuesday while tryi<br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=596391http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=596391<p> Los Angeles prosecutors say they have charged &quot;Ferris Bueller&quot; actor Jeffrey Jones with failing to update his sex offender registration information. Los Angeles County district attorney's spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons says Jones was charged Wednesda</p>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=596273http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=596273<p> An Illinois State basketball player has been sentenced to three years' probation and dismissed from the university after pleading guilty to criminal sexual abuse. Bobby Hill pleaded guilty to sexual contact with a girl younger than 16 and was se</p>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 04:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=596129http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=596129<p> Fifty minimum-security state prison inmates from Yankton are in Hamlin County helping with sandbagging to protect structures near area lakes that have risen because of heavy rains. South Dakota Department of Public Safety spokesman Terry Woster </p>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 01:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=596015http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=596015<p> A convicted sex offender whose daughter discovered child pornography on his computers and turned him in has been sentenced in Lincoln County to 30 years in prison. Authorities say 59-year-old Leslie Johnson was in jail in August 2008 on a federa</p>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=595988http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=595988<p> A Springfield man wanted by Massachusetts authorities on several warrants and for failing to register as a sex offender has been apprehended in North Dakota. The U.S. Marshals Service says 40-year-old Michael Wright Jr. was arrested Tuesday wh</p>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=592794http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=592794<p> A Minneapolis Lutheran pastor could be back in his conservative church's pulpit soon despite a gay magazine's report that he attended a support group for men trying to control same-sex attractions. The Rev. Tom Brock is senior pastor at Hope Lut</p>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=592650http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=592650<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/6/23/tbn_5_2010-6-23-news6-4035112501157435307.jpg"/> A recently registered offender is back in Bismarck... Bradley Buller is living at 3500 East Bismarck Expressway. That's a home on the prison grounds set up for sex offenders who have trouble finding a place to live. Buller has made contact<br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=592468http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=592468<p> Officials with the Minnesota Sex Offender Program say they stopped an attempted escape by four sex offenders in Moose Lake on Saturday. Human Services Department spokeswoman Bonnie Martin says the offenders tried to break out at about 6:15 p.m. </p>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 09:31:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=591372http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=591372<p> 4:30 p.m., June 21, 2010 For editorial questions, call Paul Cheung, (800-845-8450, ext. 7269). For technical and service questions, call the AP Global Customer Support at 877-587-6180 or e-mail apcustomersupport(at)ap.org. </p>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 22:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=591076http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=591076<p> Police in the heavily Arab Detroit suburb of Dearborn say they arrested four Christian missionaries for alleged disorderly conduct at an Arab cultural festival. Police Chief Ron Haddad says his department made the arrests Friday. The four,</p>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 22:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=591075http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=591075<p> More than 400 men living behind tall fences topped with razor wire near Moose Lake, Minn., spend their days shuffling between meals, group therapy and activities. They're sex offenders who have completed their prison sentences. But since they'</p>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 22:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=591074http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=591074<p> More than 400 men living behind tall fences topped with razor wire near Moose Lake, Minn., spend their days shuffling between meals, group therapy and activities. They're sex offenders who have completed their prison sentences. But since they'</p>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 05:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=590449http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=590449<p> A New Hampshire sex offender is asking the state's highest court to allow him to go to church with a chaperone. The case of 35-year-old Jonathan Perfetto of Manchester marks the first time the New Hampshire Supreme Court is being asked to rule </p>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 23:01:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=590365http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=590365<p> The United Nations chief says security in Afghanistan has not improved and that roadside bombings soared 94 percent in the first four months of this year compared with the same period in 2009. The findings come in a quarterly report by Secretary</p>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=590322http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=590322<p> The family of slain California teen Chelsea King says they are moving back to Illinois. In a letter posted Friday on the website chelseaslight.com, Brent and Kelly King and their 13-year-old son Tyler said they will move next month to Naperville</p>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=590226http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=590226<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/6/18/tbn_9_2010-6-18-newsmin6-4034612502314835316.jpg"/>A sex offender was arrested at a Minot movie theater today. Fifty-four-year-old Andrew Aames of California is a locally registered sex offender. He was arrested on an outstanding felony warrant from California for forcible rape of a spouse. Aames is be<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 07:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=588175http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=588175<p> The trial of two men accused in the unprovoked beating of an elderly black fisherman has been postponed. One of them, Calvin Lockner, is a convicted sex offender with a tattoo of Adolf Hitler on his midsection. Lockner belongs to a white suprema</p>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 23:01:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=587924http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=587924<p> A convicted sex offender with a tattoo of Adolf Hitler on his midsection is scheduled to go on trial Tuesday in what authorities say was an unprovoked beating of an elderly black fisherman. Calvin Lockner faces charges including armed carjacking</p>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 21:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=586979http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=586979<p> An executive for a Texas-based company pursuing an eastern Montana coal mine says plans for a test pit might be dropped if a customer can be found who wants to move ahead with a full-scale mine. Maple Carpenter Creek's application to extract 300</p>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 11:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=586814http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=586814<p> A 39-year-old Helena man convicted of two counts of felony incest for having sexual contact with two family members and tampering with evidence has received lengthy prison sentences. Donald Rudolph Stock was sentenced to 50 years on each of the </p>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 07:25:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=580777http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=580777<p> A convicted sex offender charged with raping four Kansas City, Mo., women in the 1980s and considered a person of interest in five recent rapes has been arraigned. Bernard Jackson pleaded not guilty through his attorney Wednesday to four counts </p>Mon, 31 May 2010 21:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=579921http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=579921<p> Davison County state's attorney Pat Smith says it's up to retailers to decide whether to accept military and tribal identification as proof of age for buying alcohol. The comments follow a letter that a Mitchell police officer sent to alcohol retaile</p>Mon, 31 May 2010 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=579773http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=579773<p> A malfunction along a main feeder line is being blamed for a Memorial Day power outage to large sections of western Pierre. Officials say the outage was reported first reported at 11:46 a.m., but that power was restored in about an hour. Traffic</p>Mon, 31 May 2010 08:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=579718http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=579718<p> A 30-year-old Mitchell man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for failing to register as a sex offender. Dale James Farmer had made a tearful plead to the judge during his sentencing hearing last week, saying he wanted to remain out of j</p>Tue, 25 May 2010 13:09:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=576722http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=576722<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/5/25/tbn_10_2010-5-25-news6-4032212501157435304.jpg"/> Bismarck Police want you to know about three sex offenders who have moved in Bismarck... Gerald Lovejoy recently moved to 415 Memorial Highway #3. He was convicted in 1998 of raping and beating a woman in Fort Yates. Robert Allen is living<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 25 May 2010 08:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=576500http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=576500<p> The father of a 14-year-old San Diego-area girl who was raped and murdered is backing legislation to require marked driver's licenses for registered sex offenders in California. Maurice Dubois is set to announce his support Tuesday. His daughter</p>Sat, 22 May 2010 09:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=575153http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=575153<p> A corrections department analysis of a bill being considered by California lawmakers found that mandating life sentences for some child molesters and lifetime parole for others would cost tens of millions of dollars annually after the first decade. </p>Fri, 21 May 2010 09:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=574679http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=574679<p> California authorities say a registered sex offender from Napa County who removed his ankle monitor has been arrested in San Diego County on suspicion of trying to rob and kidnap several teenage girls and women at knifepoint. Thirty-two-year-old</p>Thu, 20 May 2010 11:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=574183http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=574183<p> A sex offender has been charged with using a fake name and someone else's Social Security number to get a job as a Census canvasser in New Jersey. He was arrested after a concerned mom alerted authorities. Amy Schmalbach, of Pennsauken, says she</p>Sun, 16 May 2010 22:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=572412http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=572412<p> Authorities are set to speak publicly about the sex offender who raped and murdered two teenage girls and the investigation that led to his capture and conviction. San Diego County's district attorney, sheriff and other law enforcement officials</p>Fri, 14 May 2010 18:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=571599http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=571599<p> The federal agency that grants oil drilling permits is facing increasing scrutiny. President Barack Obama said Friday that the agency has been too cozy with oil companies. And a House panel says it will investigate whether the Minerals Management Ser</p>Fri, 14 May 2010 16:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=571570http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=571570<p> President Barack Obama says congressional testimony by executives shifting blame for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill was a &quot;ridiculous spectacle.&quot; Obama says he won't tolerate any finger-pointing or irresponsibility. He's ordered greater scrutiny of the</p>Fri, 14 May 2010 14:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=571521http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=571521<p> One expert says if BP's latest effort to stop oil gushing in the Gulf of Mexico works, it could siphon off a significant amount of the leak. BP, however, has refused to give an estimate. Engineers are trying to thread a mile-long, 6-inch tube with a </p>Fri, 14 May 2010 11:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=571446http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=571446<p> Louisiana wildlife officials say huge tar balls are littering a beach. Meanwhile, technicians are attempting to use robots to thread a mile-long tube with a rubber stopper into the pipeline that is gushing oil in the Gulf of Mexico. In Washington, Pr</p>Fri, 14 May 2010 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=571421http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=571421<p> Parents of two slain California girls have appeared in a San Diego court to denounce the sex offender who admitted the murders. Defendant John Albert Gardner wept Friday as the lives of 14-year-old Amber Dubois and 17-year-old Chelsea King were </p>Thu, 13 May 2010 13:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=570929http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=570929<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/5/13/tbn_8_2010-5-13-news6-4031012501157435301.jpg"/> Bismarck police want you to know about two sex offenders living in town... Elvert Mack is now at the home for sex offenders who can't find a place to live on the state prison grounds. Mack is a high risk sex offender who has two sex offense<br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 10 May 2010 13:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=569081http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=569081<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/5/10/tbn_5_2010-5-10-newsmin6-4030712502314829020.jpg"/>A Belcourt man has been sentenced to thirty years in prison for sexual abuse. Twenty-six year old Kyle Decoteau was found guilty of engaging in sexual contact and sexual acts with two juvenile females from December 2006 through September 2007 on the Turt<br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 10 May 2010 13:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=569073http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=569073<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/5/10/tbn_8_2010-5-10-news6-4030712501157429007.jpg"/> A sex offender convicted of raping a woman in Fort Yates has recently been released from prison and is now living in Bismarck. Gerald Lovejoy is living at 3500 East Bismarck Expressway it's a home on the prison grounds for sex offenders who c<br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 07 May 2010 07:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=567633http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=567633<p> Less than a week after a failed car bombing attempt in New York's Times Square, police have cleared traffic from several blocks in the area today. They're investigating the discovery of a suspicious package at 46th Street and Broadway. It appears to </p>Fri, 07 May 2010 06:01:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=567598http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=567598<p> A former Burbank schoolteacher has been sentenced to two years in state prison for repeatedly having sex with a 14-year-old student. Thirty-three-year-old Amy Beck also was ordered to register as a sex offender during her sentencing Friday in a </p>Thu, 06 May 2010 14:11:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=567340http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=567340<p> A convicted Missouri sex offender considered a person of interest in a recent string of Kansas City rapes has been charged in assaults in the same neighborhood in the early 1980s. Investigators also are looking into possible connections between </p>Thu, 06 May 2010 13:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=567295http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=567295<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/5/6/tbn_7_2010-5-6-news6-4030312501157435304.jpg"/> A high risk sex offender decided not to move to Regan and is staying in Bismarck... Elvert Mack lives at 303 Versailles Avenue. Mack was convicted in 2006 in Burleigh County for raping a 15 year old girl. He also has a indecent exposure c<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 06 May 2010 08:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=567142http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=567142<p> A sex offender who infected at least 13 women with the AIDS virus in western New York will get a trial on the state's efforts to have him confined beyond his prison term. Nushawn Williams completed a 12-year prison sentence last month after plea</p>Wed, 05 May 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=566812http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=566812<p> States are deeply divided on how to deal with the nation's youngest sex offenders. An Associated Press review of state laws and interviews with state officials reveals that 21 states currently require juveniles convicted of a serious sex crime t</p>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=564254http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=564254<p> State and local officials have identified more than three dozen sites that qualify for state-funded emergency repairs in the wake of spring flooding. Gov. Mike Rounds has pledged up to $10 million to help counties and townships make the temporar</p>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=564023http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=564023<p> A registered sex offender has been indicted in the suspected sexual molestation of a 4-year-old girl in Sioux Falls. Gary Loop was charged this week with sexual contact with a child under 16. The 56-year-old Sioux Falls man could face up to 25 y</p>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:57:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=563530http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=563530<p> A man who pleaded guilty to raping and murdering two San Diego area teenage girls says he hates himself for what he did. John Gardner said in an interview aired Thursday on KFMB that he was aware of what he was doing but could not stop himself. </p>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 04:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=562509http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=562509<p> Relatives of a New York man who recently completed a 12-year prison sentence for knowingly infecting at least 13 women with the AIDS virus say there's no reason the state should keep him locked up any longer. The wife and mother of Nushawn Willi</p>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=562403http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=562403<p> Testimony has ended in a civil commitment hearing in Anoka County for a convicted murderer and kidnapper. An expected three-day hearing stretched to seven days before wrapping up Tuesday. Fifty-nine-year-old Ming Sen Shiue is eligible for parole</p>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=562084http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=562084<p> North Dakota Democrats say a planned legislative hearing on the new federal health care bill is stacked with people who opposed the measure. The Legislature's Industry, Business and Labor Committee is holding the hearing Wednesday in the Heritag</p>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=562016http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=562016<p> A convicted sex offender has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance for parole for strangling and stabbing his neighbor and her two teenage children in their trailer home in southern Wisconsin. A jury found 51-year-old James Koepp guilt</p>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=561911http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=561911<p> A convicted sex offender and his ex-wife have pleaded not guilty to felony sex crimes in Valley City. Thirty-nine-year-old Robert Schultz and 36-year-old Mary Wadkins are accused of improperly touching a boy and a girl younger than 15 and using</p>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=561447http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=561447<p> State police say the remains of a woman found in Pennsylvania are those of an aspiring dancer who disappeared after leaving a New York City night club in 2008 with a registered sex offender. A DNA analysis confirmed the identity of 25-year-old L</p>