Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2010 KXNet.com1800Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=388434http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=388434<p> A second man has been sentenced in the stabbing death of a man whose body was found in a Bismarck motel room about a year ago. Twenty-two-year-old Leland Bad Brave of Bismarck was sentenced to serve 45 years in prison for the murder of Alden Fas</p>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=386342http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=386342<p> North Dakota's Devils Lake outlet is likely to be pumping saltier water into the Sheyenne River. The state Water Commission has agreed to ask North Dakota's Health Department to rescind the outlet's operating restrictions. State Engineer Da</p>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=386188http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=386188<p> The Highway Patrol says a woman has died of injuries in an all-terrain vehicle rollover in Sargent County. The name of the 26-year-old victim has not yet been released. Authorities say the crash happened Thursday night on a gravel road. The</p>Mon, 11 May 2009 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=374705http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=374705<p> Roxana Saberi's father is making plans for her return to the United States. Reza Saberi says his daughter is in good condition after spending four months in an Iranian prison. The 32-year-old Fargo journalist was released today after an Iranian app</p>Mon, 11 May 2009 02:31:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=374404http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=374404<p> Authorities say they suspect arson in a spate of fires in Sargent County. Authorities say six vacant homes were torched on Sunday. Sheriff Travis Paeper says the state fire marshal is investigating the fires. Information from: KF</p>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=354055http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=354055<p> North Dakota's fourth mountain lion season has ended with none of the animals killed east of the Badlands. The mountain lion season ended Tuesday in the eastern part of the state. It closed in February in western North Dakota after hunters kille</p>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:18:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=314856http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=314856<p> Sargent County authorities say a fire has destroyed a tire recycling plant in Gwinner. Sheriff Travis Paeper says the fire at Beckstrom Industries was reported by a passer-by at about 3 a.m. on Friday. Paeper says no injuries were reported </p>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 10:49:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=287414http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=287414<p> The Sargent County sheriff says a man was critically injured when his liquefied petroleum furnace exploded as he was working on it. Hal Nelson was taken to the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. A spokeswoman there says he's in criti</p>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=210675http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=210675<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/7/10/5/{25919158-E175-4379-ACFD-1BB47CCCE8FE}StoryTopStory.jpg"/> Democratic state Sen. Joel Heitkamp of Hankinson says he won't seek another term. Heitkamp has served in the legislature for 14 years. He also hosts a talk show on Fargo's KFGO Radio. Heitkamp, who represents a rural district in southeaster<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:39:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=169577http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=169577<p> County commissioners along the route of an oil pipeline that would run from Canada through eastern North Dakota say they're not all against it. About two dozen commissioners met last night with Public Service Commissioner Kevin Cramer. They were</p>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 08:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=168280http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=168280<p> Animal welfare groups from Jamestown and Mandan say they plan to remove 18 starved and sickly dogs from a rural home near Cogswell tonight. The groups are Prairie Paws Rescue of Jamestown and Central Dakota Humane Society of Mandan. Kay Jo</p>Sun, 23 Sep 2007 08:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=165094http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=165094<p> The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a Minnesota man has died in a weekend crash in Sargent County. Authorities say 25-year-old Jesse Lenertz of Columbia Heights, Minnesota, was driving a pickup that drifted off state Highway 11 late Friday nigh</p>Sun, 23 Sep 2007 08:28:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=165087http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=165087<p> The Highway Patrol says a Minnesota man has died in a weekend crash in Sargent County. Authorities say 25-year-old Jesse Lenertz of Columbia Heights, Minnesota was driving a pickup that drifted off state Highway 11 late Friday night and into a d</p>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 04:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=160608http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=160608<p> Some small counties think voting by mail would hold down election costs. Walsh County Auditor Sharon Kinsala says it would be like having the entire county vote absentee. Kinsala is asking for comments from county residents so the County C</p>Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=139514http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=139514<p> The Highway Patrol says a Gwinner man has died in a car-pickup crash early this morning. The patrol says 45-year-old John Flannery was stopped in an intersection in Sargent County when his car was struck by a pickup about 1:45 a-m. The pic</p>Wed, 06 Jun 2007 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=130583http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=130583<p> BISMARCK, N.D. &amp;ndash; Gov. John Hoeven, along with state, county and city officials today assessed flood damage on the ground in cities and towns in southeastern North Dakota. An planned aerial tour was cancelled owing to severe weather in the regi</p>Mon, 07 May 2007 05:18:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=121129http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=121129<p> Sump pumps are humming in southeastern North Dakota, after heavy rain doused several counties. Sargent County emergency manager Sandy Hanson says a number of county roads were washed out. She says areas around Cogswell and Brampton got nearly se</p>Wed, 01 Nov 2006 05:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=60911http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=60911<p> Authorities say a man is dead after a pickup he was driving crashed into a telephone pole and a tree in Forman. The victim is identified as 54-year-old Harlo Thol of Forman. Sargent County Sheriff Travis Paeper (PAPER) says Thol's pickup cr</p>Tue, 29 Aug 2006 06:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=38985http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=38985<p> Crews searching for a Minnesota pilot missing since last Thursday are trying to track his cell phone. Authorities say 60-year-old Bob Nelson of Battle Lake, Minnesota, was flying a small plane from Bismarck to Fargo or Fergus Falls (Minnesota). </p>Tue, 29 Aug 2006 04:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=38944http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=38944<p> Crews are out searching again today for a Minnesota pilot missing since last Thursday. And they're looking north of Interstate 94. Authorities say 60-year-old Bob Nelson of Battle Lake, Minnesota, was flying from Bismarck to Fargo or Fergus Fall</p>Tue, 29 Aug 2006 04:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=38941http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=38941<p> Crews are out searching again today for a Minnesota pilot missing since last Thursday. And they're looking north of Interstate 94. Authorities say 60-year-old Bob Nelson of Battle Lake, Minnesota, was flying from Bismarck to Fargo or Fergus Fall</p>Sun, 09 Jul 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=21467http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=21467<p> Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. - Three Dickinson attorneys have been named as potential successors for Southwest District Judge Ron Hilden, who is retiring Nov. 1. A screening committee picked lawyers Dann Greenwood, William Herauf and Mar</p>Sun, 02 Jul 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=20027http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=20027<p> Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. - Two county prosecutors are finalists for a judgeship in southeastern North Dakota. The state Judicial Nominating Committee chose Lyle Bopp of Cogswell and Dan Narum of LaMoure as the finalists for the job i</p>Sun, 11 Jun 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=12768http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=12768<p> DALE WETZEL Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota's primary election represents the state debut for elaborate voting machines that are designed to help people who have disabilities to vote without assistance, election officials say.</p>Fri, 26 May 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=10082http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=10082<p> Associated Press ARVILLA, N.D. - Authorities say they found two sets of mountain lion tracks near where a horse was injured. The tracks were indicative of an adult cougar and a yearling, Grand Forks County Sheriff Dan Hill said. The horse</p>Wed, 24 May 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=9991http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=9991<p> Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. - Fourteen lawyers, including state's attorneys in five counties, have applied for state district judgeships in Ellendale and Dickinson. The lawyers are vying to succeed Southeast District Judge Ron Goodman, </p>Thu, 18 May 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=9661http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=9661<p> Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. - State wildlife officials have confirmed that a big cat videotaped in Sargent County was a mountain lion. A father and son from Fairmount who were turkey hunting over the weekend spotted the cougar near Cayu</p>Mon, 28 Nov 2005 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=8971http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=8971<p> Hoeven says the Guard will provide generators to help with power outages. He says one of the generators being provided in Hankinson, to help replenish that city's water tower. The emergency declaration is aimed at helping utilities</p>Wed, 28 Sep 2005 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=8743http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=8743<p> Ransom Township officials have shut down an old, narrow bridge near Cayuga, following a crash that killed two Lidgerwood High School girls. Sixteen-year-olds Courtney Haase and Michelle Kutter died on September 15th, after their car </p>Sun, 07 Aug 2005 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=8524http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=8524<p> David Johnson has been confined indefinitely at the hospital to undergo counseling. Highway Patrol Captain Mark Bethke says someone cut through a security screen in a bathroom, on the first floor of the sex offenders treatment ward</p>Wed, 29 Jun 2005 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=8365http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=8365<p> Officials say part of the town of about 700 is being overrun by overland flooding. Volunteers worked this morning to sandbag a street near the golf course. Milnor resident John Schwalk says he built his house up after flooding in 1</p>Mon, 10 May 2004 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=5483http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=5483<p> People who show up at the polls in the June primary will have to bring identification. If they don't have an ID they will have to sign a sworn statement saying they are eligible to vote in the precinct. Walsh County auditor Sharon Kins</p>Mon, 24 Feb 2003 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=1828http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=1828<p> Burleigh County State's Attorney Richard Riha (REE'-uh) says former Sargent County Sheriff Chuck Gates was sentenced to two years probation. Prosecutors and Gates reached a plea agreement on December 30th. Gates pleaded guilty </p>Tue, 16 May 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=1382http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=1382<p> Tim Stiles and his son Travis, of Fairmount, were in Sargent County when they spotted a mountain lion. Stiles captured the lion on videotape from a couple of hundred yards away. The video clearly shows a light-colored large cat</p>Wed, 17 May 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=1198http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=1198<p> UNDATED (AP) _ Two North Dakota men who were turkey hunting over the weekend in the southeastern part of the state spotted a mountain lion and captured it on videotape. Game and Fish Department biologist Doug Leie</p>