Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2010 KXNet.com1800Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=600509http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=600509<p> A Manvel man has been charged with murder in the killing of his brother. Rodney Chisholm appeared via video Thursday in state District Court, where bail was set at $1 million. The 45-year-old is being held in the Grand Forks County jail. He</p>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=600348http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=600348<p> A Manvel man has been charged with murder in the killing of his brother. Rodney Chisholm appeared via video Thursday in state District Court, where bail was set at $1 million. The 45-year-old is being held in the Grand Forks County jail. He</p>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=600081http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=600081<p> Authorities have recovered a body believed to be that of a Manvel man whose brother recently bailed out of jail, and they say the brother will face charges in the death. The Grand Forks County Sheriff's Department said Rodney Chisholm was to ap</p>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 05:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=600077http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=600077<p> Authorities have recovered a body believed to be that of a Manvel man whose brother recently bailed out of jail, and they say the brother will face charges in the death. The Grand Forks County Sheriff's Department said Rodney Chisholm was to ap</p>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 05:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=600075http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=600075<p> Authorities have recovered a body believed to be that of a Manvel man whose brother recently bailed out of jail, and they say the brother will face charges in the death. The Grand Forks County Sheriff's Department said Rodney Chisholm was to ap</p>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599885http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599885<p> The Highway Patrol has identified a man who died following a crash on U.S. Highway 12 east of Bowman. He's 18-year-old Andrew Maychrzak (MY'-shak). His sport utility vehicle rolled and went through a fence, and the Bowman man was thrown from the vehi</p>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599671http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599671<p> Authorities are looking into the disappearance of a North Dakota man whose brother recently bailed out of jail. The Grand Forks County Sheriff's Department says investigators don't know if the two matters are related or if foul play is involved</p>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 04:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599472http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599472<p> Authorities are looking into the disappearance of a North Dakota man whose brother recently bailed out of jail. The Grand Forks County Sheriff's Department says investigators don't know if the two matters are related or if foul play is involved</p>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 04:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599470http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599470<p> Authorities are looking into the disappearance of a North Dakota man whose brother recently bailed out of jail. The Grand Forks County Sheriff's Department says investigators don't know if the two matters are related or if foul play is involved</p>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599177http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599177<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/7/6/tbn_11_2010-7-6-newsmin6-4036412502314829008.jpg"/> Ward County is the least economically stressed county in the nation, according to a monthly analysis by the Associated Press. The AP looks at a county's unemployment rate, plus its foreclosure and bankruptcy rates to come up with what it calls the Stres<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=598945http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=598945<p> Nearly 300 local government agencies in North Dakota will share $4 million to deal with the impact of energy development. The state's Energy Development Impact Office says it got requests totaling nearly $32 million. Director Jeff Engleson</p>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 04:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=598932http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=598932<p> Officials in Watertown are looking into why an emergency generator failed when a line powering the fire department's radio equipment was cut by construction workers. The cut line cut off radio communications between 911 dispatch operators and th</p>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=598846http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=598846<p> A monthly analysis by The Associated Press of conditions around the country shows that two-thirds of U.S. counties became economically healthier in May. That was thanks to more manufacturing jobs in the Midwest and fewer home foreclosures in t</p>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=598845http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=598845<p> A monthly analysis by The Associated Press of conditions around the country shows that two-thirds of U.S. counties became economically healthier in May. That was thanks to more manufacturing jobs in the Midwest and fewer home foreclosures in t</p>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=598441http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=598441<p> Nine Oakes farm laborers face deportation after pleading guilty to criminal charges. Assistant U.S. Attorney Nick Chase says nine of 32 laborers entered pleas to charges of either re-entry following deportation or possessing counterfeit documents. Th</p>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=598436http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=598436<p> A 53-year-old man from Minnesota crashed his private plane died on [[kxtopic:california:t[California]:t]]'s Catalina Island after sending a radio message he feared he was having a heart attack. The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports that Jeffrey Loef</p>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 11:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=598350http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=598350<p> [[kxtopic:grand-forks-county-nd:t[Grand Forks County]:t]] authorities say one man has been arrested after dozens of stolen farm implements were found at his properties in rural Manvel and Mekinock. A release from the sheriff's office says 45-year</p>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 11:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=598346http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=598346<p> [[kxtopic:grand-forks-county-nd:t[Grand Forks County]:t]] authorities say one man has been arrested after dozens of stolen farm implements were found at his properties in rural Manvel and Mekinock. A release from the sheriff's office says 45-year</p>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 01:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=589242http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=589242<p> Maj. Bob Rost with the Grand Forks County Sheriff's Department says foul play is not suspected in a fatal house fire in Thompson. The body of 78-year-old Norman Fillbrandt was found on the floor of a mudroom connecting his house and garage short</p>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=584657http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=584657<p> Fargo state Rep. Rick Berg says he's humbled by his victory margin in the North Dakota Republican U.S. House primary. Berg beat J.D. Donaghe (DON'-ah-hee) for the Republican nomination to run against incumbent Democratic Rep. Earl Pomeroy in the fa</p>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=584255http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=584255<p> State health officials will look into reports of a possible &quot;cancer cluster&quot; in Grand Forks County. Staff with the North Dakota health department and the Statewide Cancer Registry plan to meet next month with parents of cancer-stricken children.</p>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=584218http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=584218<p> State health officials will look into reports of a possible &quot;cancer cluster&quot; in Grand Forks County. Staff with the North Dakota health department and the Statewide Cancer Registry plan to meet next month with parents of cancer-stricken children.</p>Sun, 23 May 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=575707http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=575707<p> Larimore is scrapping its police department. The northeast North Dakota town has decided to contract with the Grand Forks County sheriff's department for law enforcement. Mayor Dale Trosen says the $108,000-a-year deal will be slightly less than the </p>Sun, 23 May 2010 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=575568http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=575568<p> A Bismarck man has been arrested in the carjacking of a newspaper deliverer whose car was used minutes later in a gas station robbery. Bismarck police identified the suspect as 25-year-old Matthew Tschaekofske, who faces two counts of armed robb</p>Sun, 23 May 2010 07:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=575502http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=575502<p> Larimore is scrapping its police department. The northeast North Dakota town has decided to contract with the Grand Forks County sheriff's department for law enforcement. Two deputies will be hired in the town of 1,430 people. Mayor Dale T</p>Sat, 08 May 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=568346http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=568346<p> North Dakota's Public Service Commission is touting a federal report that indicates the state has the lowest residential electricity rates in the nation. PSC Chairman Kevin Cramer says North Dakota's low energy costs are a major reason the state has </p>Sat, 08 May 2010 10:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=568193http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=568193<p> The Grand Forks County 911 dispatch center is getting both a new home and a new director. The Grand Forks City Council has approved $2.1 million for an addition to the police station to house the 911 center, which has been squeezed inside the st</p>Sat, 08 May 2010 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=568185http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=568185<p> The Grand Forks County 911 dispatch center is getting both a new home and a new director. The Grand Forks City Council has approved $2.1 million for an addition to the police station to house the 911 center, which has been squeezed inside the st</p>Sat, 08 May 2010 07:25:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=568114http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=568114<p> A man arrested on an eastern North Dakota ranch will be taken to Alaska to face prosecution in a 2009 shooting. James Mead on Friday waived his right to an extradition hearing. Grand Forks County assistant state's attorney David Jones says </p>Fri, 07 May 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=567976http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=567976<p> The top building official at North Dakota State University says a critical audit was a factor in his resignation. Director of facilities management Bruce Frantz also says there was &quot;pressure&quot; to make decisions involving some building projects t</p>Fri, 07 May 2010 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=567578http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=567578<p> The family of the late state District Judge James Bekken of New Rockford says he died of interstitial lung disease, or scarring of the lungs that can occur from infections or other causes. The state Supreme Court earlier this week said the 61-ye</p>Fri, 07 May 2010 00:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=567453http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=567453<p> Grand Forks County and the city of Larimore are close to a deal on law enforcement. The county has agreed to move forward with a contract for the sheriff's department to provide law enforcement for the city of 1,430 people for $9,000 a month. Th</p>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=561184http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=561184<p> President Barack Obama has become the first sitting president to meet with the Rev. Billy Graham in the evangelist's North Carolina home. During Sunday's 30 minute visit, Graham and the president chatted over coffee and prayed together, and the </p>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=561177http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=561177<p> A technical college in Bismarck wants to develop American Indian leaders, so it's created a fellowship program to seek out students who might fit that mold. United Tribes Technical College named the program for its president, David Gipp. MC</p>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=561170http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=561170<p> The State Patrol says alcohol may have been a factor in a car crash in east-central Minnesota that killed six people, including three teenagers. Patrol Lt. Eric Roeske says there was a smell of alcohol from a car that collided with a sport utili</p>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=561039http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=561039<p> Members of a Northwood church are putting the finishing touches on their new building nearly three years after their old one was destroyed by a tornado. The Ebenezer Free Lutheran Church congregation has been meeting in available spaces around t</p>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 09:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=561023http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=561023<p> Authorities in Grand Forks County have pulled a man's body from the Red River. Grand Forks police say the body was found just after 1 p.m. Sunday in river north of Riverside Dam, near the boat landing. Investigators were working to identi</p>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 09:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=561021http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=561021<p> Authorities in Grand Forks County have pulled a man's body from the Red River. Grand Forks police say the body was found just after 1 p.m. Sunday in river north of Riverside Dam, near the boat landing. Investigators were working to identi</p>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 06:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=560949http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=560949<p> Members of a Northwood church are putting the finishing touches on their new building nearly three years after their old one was destroyed by a tornado. The Ebenezer Free Lutheran Church congregation has been meeting in available spaces around t</p>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=557942http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=557942<p> The Highway Patrol has identified the Minto man who died in a crash off Interstate 29 in Grand Forks County. Authorities say 87-year-old Alvin Miskavige was a passenger in a vehicle that failed to yield at a stop sign and collided with another </p>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=557837http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=557837<p> A Texas man arrested after he allegedly scaled the fence at a nuclear missile silo in North Dakota now faces a federal charge. Fifty-five-year-old James Sauder of San Antonio was arrested last Thursday and jailed in Mountrail County. Federal aut</p>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=557766http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=557766<p> Authorities say they will continue searching the Red River in the Grand Forks area this week for a missing man. The search began last Tuesday after a truck driver reported that a person might have jumped from a bridge, and authorities found per</p>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 01:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=557706http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=557706<p> Authorities say the driver of a car involved in fatal crash off Interstate 29 in Grand Forks County likely will be cited for failing to yield. The 83-year-old driver and an 87-year-old passenger are from Minto. The Highway Patrol says the passen</p>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 11:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=557507http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=557507<p> North Dakota's county jails are looking for help for their rising medical expenses. A recent survey shows counties spend more than $1.5 million annually on inmates' medical costs. North Dakota Association of Counties assistant director Terr</p>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=556559http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=556559<p> Summit League officials will discuss the University of North Dakota's membership application in June. The application has been in limbo pending a resolution to the dispute over UND's [[kxtopic:fighting-sioux-nickname:t[Fighting Sioux nickname]:t]</p>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 01:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=556472http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=556472<p> Authorities continue to search for the body of a man they believe might have jumped from a Red River bridge between Grand Forks and East Grand Forks, Minn. The Grand Forks County Sheriff's Department says a specially trained &quot;cadaver dog&quot; taken </p>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 01:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=556469http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=556469<p> Authorities continue to search for the body of a man they believe might have jumped from a Red River bridge between Grand Forks and East Grand Forks, Minn. The Grand Forks County Sheriff's Department says a specially trained &quot;cadaver dog&quot; taken </p>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=552952http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=552952<p> Some American Indian students at the University of North Dakota are worried about retaliation after the retirement of the school's Fighting Sioux nickname. UND senior BJ Rainbow says school officials have promised increased security around the office</p>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 05:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=552774http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=552774<p> A Grand Forks couple is scheduled for trial June 8 on four federal counts of fraud involving a Texas adoption service and a local welfare agency. Amy Petrick, also known as Amy Galloway, and Jesse Hutchinson could face more than 60 years in pris</p>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:09:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=541408http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=541408<p> Fargo officials are telling residents to make sure their sump pumps don't freeze as the weather in eastern North Dakota drops ahead of expected Red River flooding. The river is expected to crest on Sunday at 20 feet above the flood stage, meanin</p>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=541308http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=541308<p> Bridges in the northern Red River Valley are being closed as the river continues its spring rise. The Grand Forks County Sheriff's Office on Friday morning was closing the Thompson Bridge, a link between Grand Forks and the Minnesota town of Cro</p>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=541301http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=541301<p> Bridges in the northern Red River Valley are being closed as the river continues its spring rise. The Grand Forks County Sheriff's Office on Friday morning was closing the Thompson Bridge, a link between Grand Forks and the Minnesota town of Cro</p>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:39:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=536433http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=536433<p> A defunct Northwood canola processing plant wants to reopen, about a year after it went broke and left $810,000 in unpaid bills. North Dakota's Public Service Commission is considering whether to issue a new grain warehouse license to Northwood Mills</p>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=536422http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=536422<p> The administrator of the Grand Forks County jail says the facility is prepared to once again take inmates from Fargo if spring flooding forces evacuations from the state's largest city. Last year, the Grand Forks County Correctional Center house</p>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=531861http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=531861<p> A man wanted on charges related to a loaded shotgun found at the Grand Forks Herald newspaper was arrested after a six-hour standoff with police. Authorities say 22-year-old Philip Manaigre was arrested without incident just before midnight Wedn</p>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=529740http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=529740<p> Jamestown Building Official Jim Weight says construction projects in the city this year could double last year's total in terms of dollars, because of flooding that delayed a lot of work. Weight says building permits for $4 million worth of construct</p>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=529634http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=529634<p> North Dakota's congressional delegation says Mayville State University is getting about $1.4 million in federal stimulus money to expand an Early Head Start program to Grand Forks. The university's Child Development Program already runs a progr</p>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503648http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503648<p> Trial is set to begin March 23 for a man accused of inflicting severe head injuries on his 4-week-old daughter in Grand Forks in August 2008. Thirty-five-year-old Steven Klein has pleaded not guilty to a charge of attempted murder or child abuse</p>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503645http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503645<p> Trial is set to begin March 23 for a man accused of inflicting severe head injuries on his 4-week-old daughter in Grand Forks in August 2008. Thirty-five-year-old Steven Klein has pleaded not guilty to a charge of attempted murder or child abuse</p>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:48:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500116http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500116<p> The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a Wing woman is dead following a rollover crash two miles east of Bismarck. A news release issued by the patrol says the driver of a westbound vehicle on Interstate 94 lost control and slid through a median </p>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 04:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=499996http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=499996<p> A Grand Forks-area development agency plans to hire a full-time coordinator to foster the growth of the region's unmanned aerial vehicle industry. The Grand Forks Region Economic Development Corp. says someone should be hired in the next month. </p>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=495849http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=495849<p> Wahpeton-area ice fisherman are dealing with excess water around their fish houses. Heavy snow and the weight of vehicles and equipment on the ice has caused water and slush to come up around the houses. Tim Phalen of the state Game and Fis</p>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 09:39:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=495833http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=495833<p> A 75-year-old farmer is headed to trial on charges he let his cows run amok on state Highway 15. Lloyd Thorsgard has pleaded not guilty to six counts of letting his livestock run at large. A jury trial has been scheduled for Feb. 23. Court</p>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=492415http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=492415<p> The Grand Forks airport has set a record for takeoffs and landings. Air traffic manager Dave Cink says the airport will end the year with about 350,000 total takeoffs and landings. The boost comes from increased operations from the University of Nort</p>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=492293http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=492293<p> The rest of Interstate 29 in North Dakota has reopened, and state officials have lifted its no-travel advisory. The section of I-29 between Fargo and Grand Forks was opened on Sunday morning. The rest of the interstate, along with I-91, had bee</p>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:18:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=492132http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=492132<p> Courtrooms in North Dakota's four largest cities are likely to be equipped soon with wireless Internet access. Northwest District court administrator Carolyn Woolf says the Ward County Commission requested the equipment earlier this month. Sh</p>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478715http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478715<p> Proposed new oil production rules would require North Dakota oil rig operators to notify surface landowners of oil spills and other accidents on their land. State Mineral Resources Director Lynn Helms says a new package of regulations is intended to </p>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478714http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478714<p> Proposed new oil production rules would require North Dakota oil rig operators to notify surface landowners of oil spills and other accidents on their land. Bruce Hicks is an assistant director of the state Department of Mineral Resources. He sa</p>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478556http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478556<p> A Drayton man has been charged with hunting on posted land after shooting a pheasant from a road in Grand Forks County. In court documents, 44-year-old Stephen Kissee admits to shooting the fowl, but says he thought it was on land open to publi</p>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=475525http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=475525<p> State officials say recent studies show North Dakota is outpacing the nation in tourism growth. Gov. John Hoeven says tourism is a strong contributor to the state's positive economic climate. One recent study commissioned by North Dakota Tourism indi</p>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:31:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=475494http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=475494<p> Grand Forks County prosecutors say they will not pursue charges against a man arrested after a fight among fans following a North Dakota-Minnesota hockey game. Assistant State's Attorney Nancy Yon said Monday that there is not enough evidence to</p>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:31:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=475492http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=475492<p> Grand Forks County prosecutors say they will not pursue charges against a man arrested after a fight among fans following a North Dakota-Minnesota hockey game. Assistant State's Attorney Nancy Yon said Monday that there is not enough evidence to</p>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473291http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473291<p> North Dakota's attorney general says the state will seek to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Spirit Lake Sioux tribal members who want the University of North Dakota to keep its Fighting Sioux nickname. The Board of Higher Education has said it will r</p>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473163http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473163<p> The attorney for a Grand Forks woman accused of broadcasting pornography from the window of her home near an elementary school and assaulting a police officer is seeking a trial outside of Grand Forks County. Ted Sandberg says the allegations ag</p>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472917http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472917<p> The group that managed construction of a new president's house at North Dakota State University says it's waiting to hear about its proposal to cover cost overruns. The NDSU Development Foundation project was estimated to cost about $900,000, wh</p>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472638http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472638<p> Grand Forks County commissioners plan to adopt an official written flood policy before the next spring flooding threat. The policy will spell out what the county will provide to protect people's property. Information from: Grand Forks Heral</p>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:18:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472583http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472583<p> Grand Forks County commissioners plan to adopt an official written flood policy before the next spring flooding threat. The policy will spell out what the county will provide to protect people's property. Under an unofficial policy that ha</p>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468144http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468144<p> A former University of North Dakota football player accused of assaulting four men on campus has pleaded guilty. Twenty-year-old Brad Kelley could face more than 10 years in prison when he is sentenced Jan. 13 on two counts of aggravated assaul</p>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468143http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468143<p> A former University of North Dakota football player accused of assaulting four men on campus has pleaded guilty. Twenty-year-old Brad Kelley could face more than 10 years in prison when he is sentenced Jan. 13 on two counts of aggravated assaul</p>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468124http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468124<p> Foster care caseworkers are required by federal law have monthly face-to-face contact with young people in the program. That can mean a lot of traveling for caseworkers like Jacki Lund. The Grand Forks County social worker recently drove a</p>