Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2010 KXNet.com1800Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=448280http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=448280<p> Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota has outlined changes it will make after insurance examiners found excessive expenses paid with policyholders' dollars. Commissioner Adam Hamm ordered the state's dominant insurer to make changes last month </p>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=448119http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=448119<p> A second mountain lion has been killed this fall in western [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]]. State [[kxtopic:nd-game-and-fish-department:t[Game and Fish Department]:t]] biologist Stephanie Tucker says the cat was killed Saturday by a h</p>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:59:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=445878http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=445878<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/9/30/tbn_11_2009-9-30-news10-4008512501157426707.jpg"/>From the far west to the far east. This morning the Billings County Historical Society is handing over their hard earned pickings. Nearly 400 pounds of chokecherries from the badlands are now on their way to the Maple River Winery in Casselton. These <br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=431659http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=431659<p> North Dakota Congressman Earl Pomeroy says the United States should have benchmarks for military success in Afghanistan so people can see whether the operation is successful. Pomeroy just returned from a six-day trip to Afghanistan and Africa.</p>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=417481http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=417481<p> The Highway Patrol has identified a Minnesota woman killed when a motorcycle crashed on Interstate 94 after its rear tire blew out. The patrol says 50-year-old Robin Long of Princeton and the driver, 46-year-old Jerry Fenske of St. Louis Park, M</p>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=417480http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=417480<p> The Highway Patrol has identified a Minnesota woman killed when a motorcycle crashed on Interstate 94 after its rear tire blew out. The patrol says 50-year-old Robin Long of Princeton and the driver, 46-year-old Jerry Fenske of St. Louis Park, M</p>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=416946http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=416946<p> The Highway Patrol says a motorcycle crashed on Interstate 94 after its rear tire blew out, killing a woman passenger. The name of the 50-year-old victim has not yet been released. The patrol says the woman and the 46-year-old male driver w</p>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=406725http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=406725<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/7/16/tbn_4_2009-7-16-news10-4000912500000026708.jpg"/> What time is it where you live? Some of you would say ten o' clock...others nine o'clock. The time divide in the western part of the state has been an issue for many people for a long time. Brad Feldman looks into the latest effort to move <br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=394775http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=394775<p> Some participants became ill at a hockey camp in Hazen where carbon monoxide levels tested unusually high. Officials have not directly linked the illnesses to the carbon monoxide, which has been linked in other rinks to fumes leaked by ice resur</p>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=394644http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=394644<p> The State Historical Society of North Dakota and the Chateau de Mores State Historic Site are introducing a download-ready audio tour of Medora. It's a digital version of the retired Footsteps Through Medora Walking Tour, which chateau and histo</p>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=369446http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=369446<p> North Dakota's regular session of the Legislature goes into May today for the first time. Records show the North Dakota Legislature has never lasted past April 29th. That happened in 2001 when lawmakers finished their work at about 4:30 a.m. o</p>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=369115http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=369115<p> Plea agreements are being worked out with five people charged in what North Dakota wildlife officials say is the worst case of illegal animal killings they have ever seen. Game warden Pat Lothspeich (LOTH'-spike) says more than 40 deer and antel</p>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=369114http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=369114<p> Plea agreements are being worked out with five people charged in what North Dakota wildlife officials say is the worst case of illegal animal killings they have ever seen. Game warden Pat Lothspeich (LOTH'-spike) says more than 40 deer and antel</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 01:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=364056http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=364056<p> The Little [[kxtopic:missouri-river:t[Missouri River]:t]] is once again above flood stage in western [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]] but isn't causing much damage. The river jammed and flooded twice in March. This time, the high water</p>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 07:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=295728http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=295728<p> The secretary of state's office says Billings County had the highest voter turnout among North Dakota's counties last Tuesday, with 514 ballots cast or 78.6 percent. Neighboring Slope County was close, with 78.1 percent turnout. In the east</p>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:59:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=268876http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=268876<p> An Australian company drilling test holes for uranium in southwest North Dakota says it also has found a scarce and valuable substance known as germanium (jer-MAY'-nee-uhm). That's a mineral used in making semiconductors, transistors and infrar</p>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:59:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=268874http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=268874<p> An Australian company drilling test holes for uranium in southwest North Dakota says it also has found a scarce and valuable substance known as germanium. That's a mineral used in making semiconductors, transistors and infrared equipment. </p>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=259664http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=259664<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/7/26/tbn_10_2008-7-26-news10-3965412500000026708.jpg"/>The state Health Department says North Dakota had 496 flu-related deaths last season. Michelle Feist is the influenza surveillance coordinator for the health department. Feist says most of the deaths were people age 65 and older. North Dakota's flu sea<br clear="all"/></p>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=259539http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=259539<p> The state [[kxtopic:health-department:t[Health Department]:t]] says North Dakota had 496 flu-related deaths last season. Michelle Feist is the influenza surveillance coordinator for the health department. She says the state averages about 400 fl</p>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:59:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=258910http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=258910<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/7/23/tbn_10_2008-7-23-newsNoon-3965112500000029006.jpg"/>There's a large part of western North Dakota that's hard to get to... And Billings County is looking at changing that... There was a public meeting last night on alternative routes for a crossing over the Little Missouri River in the Badlands. <br clear="all"/></p>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=257808http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=257808<p> Billings County is once again trying to find a spot for a bridge across the Little [[kxtopic:missouri-river:t[Missouri River]:t]], to cut commute times and enhance fire protection. The county's engineer has identified three possible sites, but a</p>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=253896http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=253896<p> A North Dakota Highway Patrol trooper used a Taser to subdue a drunken driver. The agency says it was the first use of a stun gun by a trooper in the Dickinson region. The incident happened Wednesday night, after the trooper and a Billings Count</p>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=253749http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=253749<p> Exploratory drilling for uranium is under way in southwest North Dakota. It's being done by an Australian company and it's the first search for the radioactive element in North Dakota in three decades. Bismarck-based Formation Resources i</p>Sun, 25 May 2008 04:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=241707http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=241707<p> The Home on the Range facility for troubled young people is getting a boost to its cattle herd, thanks to two donations. Billings County rancher Jim Arthaud (AR'-thod) is providing nearly 70 black Angus embryos, and Belfield-based Heart River G</p>Fri, 16 May 2008 12:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=239198http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=239198<p> The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a woman likely died of a medical condition before her car entered a ditch and struck a reflector post in Billings County. Troopers say 64-year-old Lila Schwalbe of Center died early Thursday afternoon. The pa</p>Wed, 14 May 2008 13:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=238484http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=238484<p> Two bison bulls that breached the fence surrounding Theodore Roosevelt National Park in southwestern North Dakota were shot and killed by a Billings County rancher. Park chief ranger Tom Cox declined to name the shooter, who hasn't been charged </p>Wed, 14 May 2008 07:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=238348http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=238348<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/5/14/tbn_7_2008-5-14-newsNoon-3958112500000029013.jpg"/> Two bison bulls that breached the fence surrounding Theodore Roosevelt National Park in southwestern North Dakota were shot and killed by a Billings County rancher. Park chief ranger Tom Cox declined to name the shooter, who hasn't been charged in the<br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 14 May 2008 01:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=238213http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=238213<p> Two bison bulls that breached the fence surrounding Theodore Roosevelt National Park in southwestern North Dakota were shot and killed by a Billings County rancher. Park chief ranger Tom Cox declined to name the shooter, who hasn't been charged </p>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=232421http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=232421<p> The state geologist says a Bismarck company has made the first application to the state since 1980 to explore for uranium. Formation Resources of Bismarck wants to explore in southeastern Billings County and north central Slope County. Geo</p>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:57:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=231980http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=231980<p> The state Health Department reports 3,730 confirmed flu cases in North Dakota this week. The total is the second highest since 2005. Cass County is still leading the state with 736 flu cases. Burleigh County reports 626, Morton County has</p>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=229423http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=229423<p> This week's count from the state Health Department shows 3,643 confirmed cases of the flu in North Dakota. Health officials say Cass County reported 719 cases, Burleigh County 598, Morton County 222 and Grand Forks County 210. Eighty-eight peo</p>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:09:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=227294http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=227294<p> North Dakota now has more than 3,500 flu cases. The latest figures from the state Health Department put the number of confirmed cases at 3,549. It's the second highest number since 2005. Billings County still reports no flu activity. </p>Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=226126http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=226126<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/4/6/tbn_6_2008-4-6-news10-3954312500000035309.jpg"/> The Highway Patrol says a pickup slid on an ice-covered stretch of Interstate 94, rolled into the median and came to rest of its roof, killing the driver. He's identified as 27-year-old Derek Heimbuck of Bismarck. The patrol says the crash happened s<br clear="all"/></p>Sun, 06 Apr 2008 05:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=225993http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=225993<p> The Highway Patrol says a pickup slid on an ice-covered stretch of Interstate 94, rolled into the median and came to rest of its roof, killing the driver. He's identified as 27-year-old Derek Heimbuck of Bismarck. The patrol says the crash </p>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:29:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=222355http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=222355<p> Half of the 16 Billings County ranchers who were offered land by the U.S. Forest Service have decided to buy, so far. The Forest Service in February offered to sell 5,200 acres of federal land to the 16 ranchers to offset the amount of land the </p>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 07:09:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=209475http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=209475<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/2/14/tbn_8_2008-2-14-newsNoon-3949112500000029013.jpg"/>The Forest Service has offered to sell land to 16 Billings County ranchers, to offset the agency's acquisition of a historic Badlands ranch. Forest Service officials met with the ranchers this week. Ranchers have six months to make a decision. Th<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=209356http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=209356<p> The Forest Service has offered to sell land to 16 Billings County ranchers, to offset the agency's acquisition of a historic Badlands ranch. Forest Service officials met with the ranchers this week. They have six months to make a decision. </p>Sat, 25 Aug 2007 17:38:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=156369http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=156369<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/7/8/25/tbn_24_2007-8-25-newsmin10-3931812500000026708.jpg"/>North Dakotans are really embracing the new state fruit. Last week, we told you about a chockecherry festival in Williston. Turns out folks in Billings County are also celebrating the berry. In fact, some of you will be able to taste the fruits of thei<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=155119http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=155119<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/7/8/21/tbn_20_2007-8-21-news6-3931412500000035306.jpg"/> North Dakotan's are really embracing the new state fruit. Last week, we told you about a chockecherry festival in Williston. Turns out folks in Billings County are also celebrating the little red berries. In fact, some of you wi<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=155111http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=155111<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/7/8/21/tbn_20_2007-8-21-news6-3931412500000035306.jpg"/> North Dakotan's are really embracing the new state fruit. Last week, we told you about a chockecherry festival in Williston. Turns out folks in Billings County are also celebrating the little red berries. In fact, some of you wi<br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=131023http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=131023<p> Authorities say an autopsy has confirmed that a former Montana Tech football player died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the North Dakota Badlands. The body of 24-year-old Jens Jensen was found Tuesday, about five miles south of Medora (muh</p>Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=131021http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=131021<p> The Billings County sheriff says an autopsy has confirmed that a former Montana Tech football player died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the North Dakota Badlands. The body of 24-year-old Jens Jensen was found Tuesday, about five miles sou</p>Thu, 07 Jun 2007 13:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=130686http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=130686<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/7/6/7/tbn_5_2007-6-7-newsmin6-3923912500000035316.jpg"/>The body of a former Montana Tech football player was found near Medora, North Dakota this week. A Butte television station reports Jens Jensen had died of a gunshot wound. Billings County officials confirm there's been a death but won't provide further<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 07 Jun 2007 07:09:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=130553http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=130553<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/7/6/7/tbn_7_2007-6-7-newsNoon-3923912500000029017.jpg"/> A former Montana Tech football player from Missoula has been found dead in North Dakota from a gunshot wound. A Butte-Montana television station is reporting that the body of Jens Jensen was found Tuesday. Jensen was a Tech running back, who complet<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 07 Jun 2007 02:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=130461http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=130461<p> A former Montana Tech football player from Missoula has been found dead from a gunshot wound in North Dakota. A Butte T-V station reports the body of Jens Jensen was found Tuesday. Jensen was a Tech running back, who completed his senior se</p>Thu, 07 Jun 2007 01:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=130442http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=130442<p> A former Montana Tech football player from Missoula has been found dead from a gunshot wound in North Dakota. A Butte T-V station reports the body of Jens Jensen was found Tuesday. Jensen was a Tech running back, who completed his senior se</p>Thu, 07 Jun 2007 01:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=130435http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=130435<p> A former Montana Tech football player from Missoula has been found dead from a gunshot wound in North Dakota. A Butte T-V station reports the body of Jens Jensen was found Tuesday. Jensen was a Tech running back, who completed his senior se</p>Tue, 06 Mar 2007 07:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=101912http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=101912<p> Officials are looking at options for a crossing over the Little Missouri River in western North Dakota. It could go anywhere from Interstate 94 to the border of Billings and McKenzie counties. Billings County Commissioner Jim Arthaud says a</p>Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=101719http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=101719<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/7/3/5/tbn_10_2007-3-5-news10-3914512500000015105.jpg"/> There's a possibility it won't even happenbut right now state officials are looking at adding a crossing over the Little Missouri River in Billings County. Here's a map to give you a better idea of what were talking about. Right now <br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 05:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=97521http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=97521<p> Another mountain lion has been caught in a bobcat trap in western North Dakota. Randy Kreil (kryl) with the state Game and Fish Department says the animal had to be euthanized yesterday because of injuries it suffered when it was snared. W</p>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=97512http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=97512<p> Another mountain lion has been caught in a trap in western [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]]. Randy Kreil (kryl) with the state [[kxtopic:nd-game-and-fish-department:t[Game and Fish Department]:t]] says the animal had to be euthanized ye</p>Sun, 04 Feb 2007 05:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=92256http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=92256<p> The Bureau of Land Management's bimonthly regional sale of oil and gas leases totaled two-point-four (m) million dollars. The sale last week in Billings, Montana, was one (m) million dollars more than the total for the last sale, held in Novembe</p>Sun, 04 Feb 2007 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=92251http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=92251<p> The Bureau of Land Management's bimonthly regional sale of oil and gas leases totaled two-point-four (m) million dollars. The sale last week in Billings, Montana, was one (m) million dollars more than the total for the last sale, held in Novembe</p>Tue, 28 Nov 2006 17:30:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=71517http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=71517<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/6/11/28/tbn_8_2006-11-28-news10-3904812500000026704.jpg"/>The Mountain Lion season is officially over in North Dakota...but officials with the State Game and Fish Department are still trying to keep track of any cats that are out there... On Saturday, in Billings county a mountain line was caught in a t<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 28 Nov 2006 17:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=71509http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=71509<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/6/11/28/tbn_10_2006-11-28-newsmin10-3904812500000026713.jpg"/>The Mountain Lion season is officially over in North Dakota...but officials with the State Game and Fish Department are still trying to keep track of any cats that are out there. As we reported last night, Saturday in Billings county a mountain line was <br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 27 Nov 2006 13:48:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=71108http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=71108<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/6/11/27/tbn_7_2006-11-27-newsmin6-3904712500000035302.jpg"/>The past two years the North Dakota game and fish has been researching the movement of mountain lions in North Dakota through sighting reports and experimental hunting seasons. Now they've got a one a half year old male cat fitted with a radio collar in<br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 17 Nov 2006 05:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=67739http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=67739<p> Billings County officials say a fire south of Fryburg burned about 60 acres of Conservation Reserve Program land this week. The rural fire department fought the blaze Tuesday night. Fire Chief Don Heiser (HYS'-er) says it started off an oil well</p>Mon, 06 Nov 2006 13:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=62905http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=62905<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/6/11/6/tbn_8_2006-11-6-news6-3902612500000014503.jpg"/> The two schools in Billings County are being locked down during the school day... The schools are in Medora and Fairfield... It's not because of an immediate threat but mostly because of tourists. People walk into the school during the school <br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 06 Nov 2006 02:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=62590http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=62590<p> Schools in Billings County are being locked down during the school day. Billings County School Principal Denise Soehren says the doors at the district's two schools in Fairfield and Medora are being locked for safety reasons. She says the </p>Thu, 20 Jul 2006 10:50:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=24670http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=24670<p> A man who got hung up on the elevator of an oil rig and fell 15 feet is reported in stable condition at a Dickinson hospital today. The Billings County Sheriff's Department says 21-year-old Jeremy Helde of Williston was hospitalized Monday</p>Thu, 13 Jul 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=22469http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=22469<p> Associated Press DICKINSON, N.D. - Lightning strikes and wind hitting hot, dry land have been keeping firefighters busy in southwestern North Dakota. The Hettinger Fire Department battled three fires Wednesday, all caused by lightning. The </p>Fri, 26 May 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=10071http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=10071<p> BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ The Memorial Day holiday weekend has started in North Dakota with a fatality in northeastern Billings County. The Highway Patrol says an 18-year-old Spearfish, South Dakota woman was killed e</p>Thu, 25 May 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=10050http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=10050<p> Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. - People traveling in North Dakota over the Memorial Day holiday weekend will have plenty of company, including a lot of state troopers. The motorists' club AAA estimates that more than 31 million Americans w</p>Tue, 23 May 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=9864http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=9864<p> Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. - Four western North Dakota counties have more money for schools and roads, thanks to Forest Service checks covering mineral and grazing leases and oil royalty income on the Little Missouri National Grasslands.</p>Thu, 02 Mar 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=9340http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=9340<p> A 22-year-old Amidon man charged with four felony counts of negligent homicide in a crash last summer that killed his two brothers, a friend and a truck driver has been given a deferred one-year prison sentence on a lesser charge. Ry</p>Tue, 17 Jan 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=9177http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=9177<p> Trial is being delayed for an Amidon man charged in a car crash that killed his two brothers, a friend and a truck driver. Twenty-year-old Ryan Jacobson is charged with four counts of negligent homicide in the June crash on U.S. 85 n</p>Thu, 15 Dec 2005 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=9044http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=9044<p> A Dickinson man charged with killing two elk in Theodore Roosevelt National Park has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors. A federal judge will decide whether to accept the agreement in the case of 46-year-old Michael Re</p>Thu, 01 Dec 2005 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=8983http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=8983<p> The owners of a scenic Badlands ranch near the area where Theodore Roosevelt raised cattle have been trying to sell the land for public use and now they may be closer to a deal. The Forest Service says it hopes to buy the Eberts ran</p>Thu, 22 Sep 2005 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=8709http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=8709<p> An Amidon man charged with four counts of negligent homicide in a fiery head-on crash with an oil truck has made his first court appearance. Twenty-one-year-old Ryan Jacobson is accused of driving a car that veered across the center </p>Wed, 21 Sep 2005 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=8707http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=8707<p> The National Park Service is planning its biggest burn ever in the south unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The agency wants to torch 2,500 acres at the same time a burn ban is in effect in Billings County. Park officials </p>Wed, 14 Sep 2005 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=8682http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=8682<p> A Dickinson man has a September 22nd court hearing in Medora on charges that he shot two elk inside Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Forty-six-year-old Michael Renner is facing misdemeanor state charges of exceeding the big game lim</p>Thu, 18 Aug 2005 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=8571http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=8571<p> An Amidon man has been charged with four counts of negligent homicide in a fiery June 20th collision in southwestern North Dakota. Authorities say 21-year-old Ryan Jacobson was driving a car that collided with a loaded oil tanker nea</p>Wed, 22 Jun 2005 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=8326http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=8326<p> A man who survived a fiery head-on crash in Billings County that killed four people is listed in critical condition at St. Alexius Medical Center in Bismarck. The Highway Patrol says 21-year-old Ryan Jacobson of Bowman was driving a </p>Mon, 20 Jun 2005 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=8313http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=8313<p> A fiery head-on collision between a semitrailer and a car in Billings County has killed three people from Bowman. Their names were not immediately released. Authorities say they were 19, 20 and 25 years old. The Highway Patrol sa</p>Tue, 12 Apr 2005 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=8013http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=8013<p> Billings County commissioners want to take a closer look at development in the county. They want the power to review and approve all new construction for a year, while county zoning rules are updated. The county's zoning policies</p>Wed, 26 Jan 2005 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=7357http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=7357<p> Authorities say a southwestern North Dakota rancher was thrown from his tractor when it collided with a train earlier this week in Billings County. They say Fryburg-area rancher Allan Richard escaped serious injury. Billings Coun</p>Mon, 08 Nov 2004 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=6803http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=6803<p> The state Supreme Court will hear a dispute over Billings County's attempts to build a road near the historic Elkhorn Ranch in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The county wants to build about four miles of road on the ranch belongin</p>Mon, 20 Sep 2004 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=6394http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=6394<p> Brothers Ken, Allan and Dennis Eberts have been trying to sell their Badlands ranch to national and state park services. Now they say Billings County is trying to disrupt the sale by building a road through their property. The case w</p>Sun, 15 Aug 2004 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=6164http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=6164<p> Cool weather is helping firefighters get a handle on a wildfire in western North Dakota. The blaze started yesterday but the cause is still under investigation. The U-S Forest Service says that up to 25-hundred acres have burned in </p>