Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2010 KXNet.com1800Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608080http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608080<p> Forecasters say a tornado that tore apart a family's two-story farmhouse near Reserve, killing two, is one of the most powerful twisters ever recorded in the state. The National Weather Service says Monday night's tornado was two to three miles </p>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608058http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608058<p> Forecasters say a tornado that tore apart a family's two-story farmhouse near Reserve, killing two, is one of the most powerful twisters ever recorded in the state. The National Weather Service says Monday night's tornado was two to three miles wide </p>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=601253http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=601253<p> A group representing North Dakota's various energy sectors is proposing a state energy policy. The 28-page document presented to a state legislative committee highlights accomplishments, challenges and goals for all energy areas, as well as for </p>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=600843http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=600843<p> A Job Service analysis shows North Dakota's healthy economy and scores of unfilled jobs lured workers from across the nation last year, with bordering states and Michigan leading the wave. Job Service says 6,620 people from other states found a </p>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=600696http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=600696<p> A 5-year-old girl who was rescued from a Richland County pond has died. Fargo MeritCare Children's Hospital said Jade Curtis-Dean of Gwinner died about 3 a.m. Friday. She had been saved Wednesday after going under the water at Mooreton Pon</p>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=598646http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=598646<p> Police say two South Dakota residents were captured after they jumped from a vehicle in Fargo at the end of a two-state chase. Fargo police say the chase began in South Dakota early Monday morning and was picked up on Interstate 29 in North Dako</p>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=598645http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=598645<p> State budget director Pam Sharp says North Dakota should finish its two-year budget cycle with an $800 million surplus. Some states aren't as fortunate and had been hoping for extended federal stimulus aid. Congress was poised to extend some sti</p>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 09:31:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=598625http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=598625<p> Police say two South Dakota residents were captured after they jumped from a vehicle in Fargo at the end of a two-state chase. Fargo police say the chase began in South Dakota early Monday morning and was picked up on Interstate 29 in North Dako</p>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 09:31:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=598623http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=598623<p> Police say two South Dakota residents were captured after they jumped from a vehicle in Fargo at the end of a two-state chase. Fargo police say the chase began in South Dakota early Monday morning and was picked up on Interstate 29 in North Dako</p>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 06:01:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597426http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597426<p> Three University of Montana students from Saudi Arabia were arrested on campus last week and detained for several days before being released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. A statement from ICE said the students were detained for o</p>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597402http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597402<p> A man accused of shaking his 4-month-old baby in Wahpeton has changed his plea to guilty on a child abuse or neglect charge. Jonathan Thoennes faces up to 10 years in prison. His attorney is seeking no more than two years. A sentencing date was </p>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597253http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597253<p> A 71-year-old Clancy man who killed his wife in Richland County in 1974 could have his parole revoked after a report that he shot a neighbor's dog last month. Jefferson County Sheriff Craig Doolittle says no charges have been filed against Loren</p>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=583681http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=583681<p> North Dakota's Medicaid program will receive more than $730,000 in federal settlements reached with drug manufacturers. One settlement is with AstraZeneca over allegations it illegally marketed an antipsychotic drug. The other is with Novartis over c</p>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=559389http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=559389<p> Three men have pleaded guilty to charges of arson and conspiracy for fires that burned six homes on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation. The U.S. attorney's office identified the men as 19-year-old Brock Chidester of Rolla and 21-year-olds Tr</p>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 09:31:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=559117http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=559117<p> An attempted murder charge has been filed against a Wyndmere man suspected in a fatal bar shooting. Stephen Rowland already faces a murder charge in the March 18 shooting at the Four Corners Lounge in Wyndmere. Authorities say the 46-year-o</p>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=556383http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=556383<p> A group of Spirit Lake Sioux tribal members who lost a court fight on the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname want Gov. John Hoeven to intervene. They're asking him to press the Board of Higher Education to take back its decision las</p>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=556163http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=556163<p> North Dakota's Department of Human Services says nearly 200 low-income households received help after losing food during power outages caused by the Easter weekend snow storm. The federally funded food assistance program offers replacement bene</p>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=555296http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=555296<p> A Houston-based oil field services company will haul a huge portable housing complex used at the recent winter Olympics to lodge some of its workers in North Dakota's oil patch. But Williston Mayor Ward Koeser (KOH'-zur) says Halliburton's plan </p>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 03:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=555219http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=555219<p> The Richland County sheriff's office is investigating the death of a 45-year-old man who was found on a highway outside his parked car. The body was found by a passing motorist about 7 a.m. Tuesday, about 13 miles northwest of Wyndmere. Th</p>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=542310http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=542310<p> After a decade as governor, Republican John Hoeven has the blessing of state Republicans to run for the U.S. Senate. Hoeven defeated Fargo architect Paul Sorum yesterday for the GOP's Senate endorsement. Hoeven got 945 votes to Sorum's 251. </p>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:58:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=542163http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=542163<p> Authorities have discovered a fatal rollover crash in southeast North Dakota that killed a Mooreton woman. The North Dakota State Patrol says 30-year-old Lisa Skovholt's body was discovered inside her car Saturday afternoon. Skovholt's car</p>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=541163http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=541163<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/3/18/tbn_4_2010-3-18-news10-4025412500000026708.jpg"/>A Wyndmere, North Dakota man is dead and another is in jail tonight, after a fight and gunfire at the Four Corners Bar there. 46-year old Steven Rowland is in the Richland County jail&#239;&#191;&#189;. being held on charges he shot and killed long time Wyndmere res<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:38:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=540969http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=540969<p> The National Weather Service is predicting a Red River crest in Grand Forks at between 47 and 49 feet, between Monday and Wednesday. City officials are preparing to close two of the three bridges connecting the city with neighboring East Grand F</p>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:38:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=540688http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=540688<p> One person is dead after a shooting at a bar in Richland County. Sheriff Larry Leshovsky (luh-SHEV'-skee) says the shooting happened about 1 a.m. Thursday at the Four Corners Bar in Wyndmere, after two men got in a fight. Leshovsky says on</p>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:39:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=540470http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=540470<p> Richland County authorities have called off the search for an 11-year-old girl missing since Sunday afternoon. Sheriff Brad Baisch says he believes Ivy Leinen fell into the Missouri River and drowned while walking the family dogs near Poplar. </p>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=540396http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=540396<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/3/17/tbn_4_2010-3-17-newsmin6-4025312502314829017.jpg"/>A young girl is presumed drowned after failing to return from walking her dogs Sunday near Poplar, Montana. 11-year-old Ivy Marie Leinin was reported missing Sunday afternoon. The Richland County Sheriff says he believes the girl fell into the Missouri <br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=540255http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=540255<p> A District Court jury has convicted a Billings man of killing three neighbors in September 2006. Richard Covington was convicted Thursday of three counts of deliberate homicide for the deaths of Patti Hubbert, Norman Leighton and Gerald Morris. </p>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:31:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=540003http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=540003<p> Richland County authorities have called off the search for an 11-year-old girl missing since Sunday afternoon. Sheriff Brad Baisch says he believes Ivy Leinen fell into the Missouri River and drowned while walking the family dogs near Poplar. </p>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=539042http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=539042<p> A state judge has denied an appeal by a power plant developer asking that documents detailing the financial relationship between the city of Great Falls and the developer be kept secret. Great Falls City Attorney James Santoro said the city plans to </p>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=538961http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=538961<p> The Richland County sheriff's office says an 11-year-old girl is missing from the Poplar area and may have fallen into the Missouri River. Ivy Marie Leinen was reported missing at 4 p.m. Sunday. She was last seen east of the Poplar bridge, about</p>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=538941http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=538941<p> The Richland County sheriff's office says an 11-year-old girl is missing from the Poplar area and may have fallen into the Missouri River. Ivy Marie Leinen was reported missing at 4 p.m. Sunday. She was last seen east of the Poplar bridge, about</p>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:39:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=537101http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=537101<p> The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making disaster aid available to farmers in 37 Minnesota counties, mostly in the northern two-thirds of the state. In its announcement Thursday, the USDA cites the combined effects of excessive rain, floodin</p>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=537038http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=537038<p> A Wahpeton man is suspected in the alleged abuse of his 4-month-old baby. Nineteen-year-old Jonathan Thoennes was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of abuse or neglect of a child. He's being held in the Richland County jail. Authorities say Th</p>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=536824http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=536824<p> A Wahpeton man is suspected in the alleged abuse of his 4-month-old baby. Nineteen-year-old Jonathan Thoennes was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of abuse or neglect of a child. He's being held in the Richland County jail. Authorities say Th</p>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:09:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=536772http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=536772<p> The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making disaster aid available to farmers in 37 Minnesota counties, mostly in the northern two-thirds of the state. In its announcement Thursday, the USDA cites the combined effects of excessive rain, floodin</p>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=530733http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=530733<p> Developers of a natural gas-fired power plant east of Great Falls have secured $85 million in financing. The Southern Montana Electric Generation &amp;amp; Transmission Cooperative could begin construction this summer on the first 40-megawatt phase</p>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:49:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=530463http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=530463<p> The Montana Department of Corrections is searching for an inmate who walked away from the Alpha House Men's Prerelease Center in Billings. Officials say 29-year-old Michael Ellis left the center Monday afternoon, prompting the Department of Corr</p>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=484685http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=484685<p> A Wahpeton man accused of sexually abusing three children will face charges. Southeast District Court Judge Richard Grosz on Thursday found probable cause for Anthony Gallegos to be prosecuted on three counts of gross sexual imposition. A trial d</p>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468974http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468974<p> Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem and North Dakota higher education officials are discussing how to respond to a judge's order that bars a change in the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname. Stenehjem said he talked over the issue</p>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:11:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468839http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468839<p> Richland County authorities say a sheriff's deputy was struck by a drunken driver along a road south of Wahpeton and was treated for minor injuries to his arm. A 21-year-old Wahpeton woman was arrested. A statement from the sheriff's office</p>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=452080http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=452080<p> There will be no more school this week in the Anaconda School District because of high absenteeism from the flu. Classes were also canceled last Friday. Schools were open Monday, but district superintendent Tom Darnell said 315 students ca</p>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451965http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451965<p> Police in Sidney have arrested a 27-year-old woman after her twin brother was shot in the stomach during an argument. Assistant Police Chief Robert Burnison said the siblings were at another person's home early Sunday when they began arguing in </p>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=444645http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=444645<p> A search is underway in southwest Montana for a Wyoming man who is missing along with his dog. The Ravalli County Sheriff's Office says search teams have been looking for 44-year-old Barry Matthew Ford since Saturday. The office did not give a h</p>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=444554http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=444554<p> A 51-year-old Sidney man accused of shooting another man in the face, arm, leg and hand before engaging police in an armed standoff has been arrested. Sidney police say Robert M. Escobedo was arrested early Sunday morning after a standoff that l</p>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=438100http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=438100<p> Federal Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says she won't start any new border construction projects while her department reviews how those projects were chosen. Homeland Security already has signed many construction contracts, includ</p>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=437910http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=437910<p> A man has been ordered to serve 10 days in jail for eavesdropping in Richland County. Authorities say 52-year-old Anthony Siemieniewski (sim-in-EW'-skee) put a camera and microphone in a heating duct of a bedroom in a home he owned. Tenants foun</p>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=437312http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=437312<p> A new computer system for paying North Dakota's Medicaid bills is delayed again. The project is being developed by Affiliated Computer Services of Dallas. It was supposed to be finished by May. ACS executive Mark Boxer told legislators Tues</p>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=437173http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=437173<p> The Red River is threatening to take the caskets away from an eastern North Dakota cemetery that dates back to 1869. Officials say flooding since 1997 has caused the ground around the Hemnes Cemetery near the town of Christine to slowly cave in.</p>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=423592http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=423592<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/8/19/tbn_30_2009-8-19-newsmin10-4004312500000014510.jpg"/>In 2004, Sidney, Montana hosted an airshow that included two reserve jets from the Snowbirds Demonstration Team. That event was so successful that organizers immediately began working on bringing the entire Canadian Air Force's Snowbirds to Sidney. And <br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:59:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=399748http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=399748<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/7/2/tbn_4_2009-7-2-news10-3999512500000026711.jpg"/>2 PEOPLE ARE IN JAIL TONIGHT, FACING CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH A DRIVE-BY SHOOTING IN WAHPETON. ANDREW LOPEZ FACES A RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT CHARGE, AND CRYSTAL GARCIA FACES THE CHARGE OF BEING AN ACCOMPLICE. POLICE SAY LOPEZ FIRED SEVERAL SHOTS OUT <br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=397070http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=397070<p> Election officials in Fargo say more than 1,600 residents voted early on a proposed half-cent sales tax increase for flood protection. Early voting was available Tuesday through Thursday. Election coordinator DeAnn Buckhouse says more than 300 p</p>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=397039http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=397039<p> The Highway Patrol has identified the Wahpeton couple killed in a fatal crash in southeastern North Dakota's Richland County. Authorities say 49-year-old Steven Anderson and his 49-year-old wife, Kimberly, died when their minivan went off a coun</p>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=396685http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=396685<p> Jurors have convicted two men in the killings of a Grand Forks father and son eight years ago. Joseph Moncada and Billy Joe Aguero are to be sentenced Aug. 7, for the deaths of 40-year-old Robert Belgarde and his 19-year-old son, Damien, on a ro</p>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=396514http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=396514<p> A crash in southeastern North Dakota's Richland County has killed two people. Sheriff Larry Leshovsky (lah-SHEF'-skee) says a minivan went off a county road, hit a tree and went into the Wild Rice River between Colfax and Abercrombie. The </p>Thu, 14 May 2009 20:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=376459http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=376459<p> University of North Dakota officials expect the school will be dropping its Fighting Sioux nickname and Indian head logo. U-N-D has been known as the &quot;Fighting Sioux&quot; since the 1930s. Before then, the school's teams were called the Flickertail</p>Thu, 14 May 2009 12:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=376327http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=376327<p> A mail carrier and former sheriff has been sentenced probation for delaying and destroying about four tons of mail over a 10-year period. Authorities say Allen Prochnow of Wahpeton reached a plea deal in November that called for five years of pr</p>Wed, 06 May 2009 14:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=372361http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=372361<p> Authorities say the foster mother of a 9-month-old boy who died when she taped a pacifier to his mouth faces charges. Investigators say neonatal nurse Angela Dukes was in her first day caring for the boy on Feb. 8. They say she tried to quiet hi</p>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=368188http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=368188<p> The Air Force says a nuclear missile will be removed from an underground silo in western North Dakota because runoff from snowmelt leaked into the facility. Minot Air Force Base spokeswoman Laurie Arellano says there is no danger to the public. She</p>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=368181http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=368181<p> The U.S. Air Force says a nuclear missile will be removed from an underground silo in western North Dakota because runoff from snowmelt leaked into the facility. Minot Air Force Base spokeswoman Laurie Arellano says there is no danger to the pub</p>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=367977http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=367977<p> The Highway Patrol has identified a Lidgerwood man who died when the all-terrain vehicle he was driving overturned in a ditch on a Richland County road. Authorities say 62-year-old Richard Gilles (GILL'-us) died at the scene Monday about 16 mile</p>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=364533http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=364533<p> Motor Coach Industries says it has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and has a new majority owner. The Illinois company runs a bus plant in Pembina, with about 220 workers. Motor Coach filed for bankruptcy protection in September. </p>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=364197http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=364197<p> Gov. Tim Pawlenty and two local lawmakers are presenting their flood relief and recovery package for Minnesota victims of the Red River floods. Pawlenty, Sen. Keith Langseth and Rep. Morrie Lanning were in Moorhead on Tuesday morning. The </p>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:58:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=364161http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=364161<p> More breakouts along the Sheyenne River in northern Richland County. Overland flooding from record amounts of water started late last week. Sheriff Larry Leshovsky and deputies have been going door to door, alerting rural residents south o</p>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=351275http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=351275<p> Crews have been using boats and helicopters to rescue families from floodwaters in Richland County. Wahpeton Fire Department members say they used a boat to bring four children from a farm home surrounded by water near Galchutt at the request of</p>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=351273http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=351273<p> Crews have been using boats and helicopters to rescue families from floodwaters in Richland County. Wahpeton Fire Department members say they used a boat to bring four children from a farm home surrounded by water near Galchutt at the request of</p>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=350901http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=350901<p>Fact Sheet - Flooding Operations 2009 As of 7 a.m. March 27, 2009; Updated information in red In response to the flooding threats posed all around North Dakota, the North Dakota National Guard has instituted 24-hour flood operations at the</p>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=350900http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=350900<p>ND Department of Emergency Services - Updated at 7:25am, March 27th, 2009</p>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=348784http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=348784<p> BISMARCK, N.D. - Pursuant to the statewide emergency flood disaster declaration issued by Gov. John Hoeven on March 13, 2009, the N.D. Department of Emergency Services, N.D. National Guard, N.D. Department of Transportation and other agencies are ass</p>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 03:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=348468http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=348468<p>AP-NDLidgerwood Fire,0076 Fire claims buildings in Lidgerwood Eds: APNewsNow. LIDGERWOOD, N.D. (AP) Richland County authorities say a fire has destroyed at least two buildings in downtown Lidgerwood. Authorities say a fire at Dee's Bar</p>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=347317http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=347317<p>AP-NDProbation Push,0117 Richland County pushes to revoke man's probation Eds: APNewsNow. WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) Richland County authorities want to revoke the probation of a Minnesota man. Matthew Steven Krebs was convicted of attempted </p>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 04:10:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=339093http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=339093<p> Fort Abercrombie State Historic Site near [[kxtopic:fargo-nd:t[Fargo]:t]] has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The register is the federal government's list of properties it considers worthy of preservation and recognitio</p>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:59:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=336681http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=336681<p> It's been a year since fire destroyed much of a metal-cleaning plant in Wahpeton. And firefighters say they learned some lessons. Wahpeton firefighters were called to the Industrial Plating Corp. around 2:30 a.m. on President's Day 2008. Th</p>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=333337http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=333337<p> Terry Porter's time as head coach of the Phoenix Suns was brief. He was fired today after four months on the job. He replaced Mike D'Antoni who left to coach the Knicks. The Suns are 28-and-23 and a game behind Utah for the eighth and final playoff s</p>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=333273http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=333273<p> A South Carolina sheriff says he's not going to charge swimmer Michael Phelps after a photo of the 14-time gold medalist showed him apparently smoking from a marijuana pipe. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott says he couldn't ignore the photo but de</p>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 03:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=332540http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=332540<p> Police in South Carolina want you to have a rose for your sweetie on Valentine's Day. All you have to do is turn in a gun. Authorities are running the &quot;Guns for Roses&quot; program Saturday at two locations in the central part of the state. Any</p>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=331707http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=331707<p> Police in the South Carolina county where Michael Phelps was photographed smoking from a marijuana pipe have been arresting people as they seek to make a case against the superstar swimmer. That's according to lawyers for two arrested people. A</p>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=331678http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=331678<p> Police in the South Carolina county where Michael Phelps was photographed smoking from a marijuana pipe have been arresting people as they seek to make a case against the superstar swimmer. That's according to lawyers for two arrested people. A</p>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:09:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=329318http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=329318<p> A Minnesota man is dead and another man is hospitalized after a collision between a car and a sugar beet truck in Wahpeton. Authorities say 53-year-old Michael Oien (OYN) was partially ejected from a car driven by 56- year-old Steven Ackert. Bot</p>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=329078http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=329078<p> BISMARCK, ND - Gov. John Hoeven today appointed Claus Lembke of Bismarck and reappointed Richard Smith of Wahpeton to serve on the state Board of Higher Education. Lembke is a Bismarck realtor, who served as Burleigh County commissioner for </p>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=328006http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=328006<p> The Oakland Raiders have officially retained head coach Tom Cable by removing the interim designation from his title. Oakland went 4-and-8 under Cable last season after a 1-and-3 start for Lane Kiffin. Cable had been Kiffin's offensive line coach. </p>