Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2010 KXNet.com1800Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517962http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517962<p> Thirty-four people are recovering from carbon monoxide poisoning apparently caused by a blocked chimney in a northwestern Pennsylvania church. The adults and children who got sick were attending church services and a social hour Sunday morning a</p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517836http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517836<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/2/7/tbn_4_2010-2-7-news10-4021689494213035315.jpg"/>Nasty driving conditions across the state... have law enforcement urging drivers to slow down. Strong winds, snow and slippery roads didn't seem to stop a lot of football fans from driving to their game-watching destination... But nasty weather across <br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516434http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516434<p> A team from Jamestown took the title at the North Dakota LifeSmarts competition in Bismarck this week and will move on to national competition. Jamestown brought two teams to the event, which tests students about personal finance, health and saf</p>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516417http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516417<p> Power outages in the Dakotas caused by a late January ice storm followed by a blizzard are down to fewer than 100 rural electric customers. Crews in North Dakota are working to restore power to 24 homes. In South Dakota, the Rural Electric Ass</p>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516395http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516395<p> A Valley City native who was an integral part of North Dakota sports for more than half a century and the 1958 Drayton American Legion baseball team are being inducted into the state Sports Hall of Fame. Induction ceremonies are set July 24 at t</p>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516287http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516287<p> The man who has been serving as interim chief executive officer at the Anne Carlsen Center in Jamestown has been given the job permanently. Fargo health care consultant Eric Monson was given the position this week. He had been serving as interim</p>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:59:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516174http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516174<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/2/4/tbn_20_2010-2-4-newsmin10-4021212500000026708.jpg"/>The Minot Ryan Lady Lions girls basketball team was at home tonight as they played host to Turtle Lake-Mercer. The Lady Lions are the 7th seed in next week's district tournament and will finish their regular season with 2 non-district games. CLASS &quot;B&quot; G<br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515505http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515505<p> The power outages in the Dakotas caused by storms late last month are now down to only a few hundred rural electric customers. Utility officials estimate about 250 households without power in [[kxtopic:south-dakota:t[South Dakota]:t]] and about </p>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515504http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515504<p> Tomorrow. That's when Michael Jackson's doctor is supposed to face the music legally for the pop star's death. A source has told The Associated Press that Dr. Conrad Murray is to be arraigned on a charge connected to the singer's death last June. The</p>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515285http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515285<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/2/3/tbn_32_2010-2-3-news6-4021112500000035305.jpg"/>How many cups are in a gallon? How many ounces is a serving of cheese? If you know the answers to these questions you've got what it takes to compete. Fifty-seven high school students from across North Dakota are competing in the 13th annual LifeSmarts <br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515280http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515280<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/2/3/tbn_4_2010-2-3-news6-4021112500000035304.jpg"/> It's been almost a year since the state's spring flooding. A natural disaster that not only caused headaches and heartaches, but also destoyed homes and killed livestock. The wide-spread devestation is something that has taken towns months to recover f<br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515029http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515029<p> North Dakota regulators have given the OK for Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health Plan to sell health insurance in the state. Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm says the company still needs to get its insurance products and rates approved. </p>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514995http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514995<p> The National Weather Service says heavy, wet snow has caused a high probability of spring flooding in parts of western and central North Dakota. Allen Schlag, a hydrologist at the National Weather Service in Bismarck, says some flooding is expec</p>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514787http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514787<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/2/2/tbn_18_2010-2-2-newsmin10-4021012500000014506.jpg"/>On the girls court tonight the Minot High Majettes were looking to extend their win streak to four games as well as they hosted Bismarck. The Majettes began play in 2nd place in the west region standings and were looking for a rare season sweep over the D<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514786http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514786<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/2/2/tbn_17_2010-2-2-newsmin10-4021012500000014510.jpg"/>The Minot High boys basketball team was at home tonight as they hosted top rated Bismarck in west region play. The Demons came up 80-47 winners in the season opener but the Magicians have played well as of late including stringing together 3 straight west<br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514223http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514223<p> Officials with the [[kxtopic:army:t[Army]:t]] Corps of Engineers are beginning field work this week to estimate the volume of water that will move down from the Jamestown and Pipestem dams this spring. [[kxtopic:stutsman-county-nd:t[Stutsman Cou</p>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514179http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514179<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/2/1/tbn_21_2010-2-1-news10-4020912500000014511.jpg"/>They've been focused on first place ALL season and today, the Century Patriots could claim that spot. Trailing Williston by one point, a win over Jamestown would put the Pats on top with three conference games to go... but beating the Blue Jays is easie<br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=513990http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=513990<p> The University of North Dakota Historic District in Grand Forks has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The State Historical Society of North Dakota says the Grand Forks district demonstrates changes in [[kxtopic:education:t[educa</p>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=513837http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=513837<p> The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says a flood control plan favored by Fargo-area officials meets standards for federal funding. The Metro Flood Management Committee has said it prefers a 35,000-cubic-feet-per-second diversion on the North Dakota</p>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=513766http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=513766<p> Officials with the Army Corps of Engineers are beginning field work this week to estimate the volume of water that will move down from the Jamestown and Pipestem dams this spring. Stutsman County Emergency Manager Jerry Bergquist says that only </p>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=513291http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=513291<p>By The Associated Press EAST American U. 53, Lafayette 31 Anna Maria 64, E. Nazarene 49 Ashland 67, Wayne, Mich. 58 Baldwin-Wallace 73, Marietta 46 Binghamton 65, Albany, N.Y. 60 Bloomsburg 46, Kutztown 45 Boston U. 56, Maine 4</p>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=513128http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=513128<p>By The Associated Press BOYS BASKETBALL Beach 59, Ray 36 Bismarck High 57, Jamestown 44 Dakota Prairie 57, Griggs County Central 45 Kidder County 66, Central Prairie 59 Langdon 53, Minnewaukan/Leeds 37 Litchville-Marion/Montpelier </p>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=513061http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=513061<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/30/tbn_18_2010-1-30-newsmin6-4020712502314835311.jpg"/>The Minot State women's basketball team was taking on Valley City today in Dakota Athletic Conference play. Last night the 12th ranked Beavers knocked off the number 6th ranked Jamestown Jimmies and tonight the Lady Beavers are looking for a road sweep. <br clear="all"/></p>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512914http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512914<p> Power crews in the Dakotas continue to repair lines damaged in a recent ice storm that disrupted service to thousands of customers. The most recent estimate from the [[kxtopic:south-dakota:t[South Dakota]:t]] Rural Electric Association puts the </p>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512735http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512735<p> A dog that was rescued after being found frozen to a road near Jamestown during a storm doesn't have to worry about North Dakota winters anymore. Levi Harrington and his friend Jordan Stutsman were alerted to the dog after Levi's father, a blade</p>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512654http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512654<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/29/tbn_24_2010-1-29-newsmin10-4020612500000026706.jpg"/>The Minot High gymnastics team was at home tonight as they hosted a quadrangular. HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTICS: MINOT HIGH 146.6 BISMARCK 141.775 JAMESTOWN 138.875 CENTURY-133.85 MISHA TAYLOR-MHS-ALL AROUND/BALANCE BEAM <br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=511868http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=511868<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/28/tbn_18_2010-1-28-newsmin6-4020512500000035304.jpg"/>The 12th ranked Minot State women's basketball team hits the road this weekend for a couple of big DAC conference games including a rematch with 6th rated Jamestown. The Lady Beavers are currently tied for 3rd in the conference standings two games back of<br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=511101http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=511101<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/27/tbn_22_2010-1-27-newsmin6-4020412500000029006.jpg"/>The 12th ranked Minot State men's basketball team hits the road this weekend to take on Jamestown and Valley City State in DAC play. The Beavers are coming off of a sweep last weekend over South Dakota Tech and Black Hills State and find themselves tied w<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:10:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=510507http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=510507<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/26/tbn_26_2010-1-26-news10-4020312500000026709.jpg"/>Their record is the worst the WDA Standings.... but the St. Mary's girls have shone signs of turning things around. After back-to-back wins over Jamestown and Mandan, the Saints were looking for their third straight. But to get it, they'd need to knock<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=510458http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=510458<p>By The Associated Press BOYS BASKETBALL Mandan 71, Jamestown 49 New Town 79, Garrison 42 North Star 70, Minnewaukan/Leeds 44 Rolla-Rock Lake 74, Dunseith 60 Trenton 51, North Shore 44 Trinity Christian 72, Tioga 48 GIRLS BASKETBAL</p>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=509333http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=509333<p> The Williston City Commission is forming a committee to look into mineral rights and the leasing of city-owned property. Commissioner Brad Bekkedahl came up with the idea after a company expressed interest in leasing mineral acres beneath the airport</p>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=509224http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=509224<p> The number of visitors to Jamestown's Frontier Village and the National Buffalo Museum in 2009 was up 3 percent over the previous year, despite the poor national economy. Buffalo City Tourism Foundation executive director Nina Sneider says visit</p>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=508926http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=508926<p>By The Associated Press BOYS HOCKEY POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS Williston vs. Dickinson, ppd. Devils Lake-Cando vs. West Fargo, ppd. Grafton-Park River vs. Wahpeton-Breckenridge, ppd. Fargo South vs. Grand Forks Red River, ppd. </p>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:18:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=508717http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=508717<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/23/tbn_9_2010-1-23-newsmin6-4020012500000035310.jpg"/>Despite a decrease in passengers at the Minot Airport, state officials say boardings at North Dakota's eight commercial and regional airports were up in 2009. State Aeronautics Commission Director Larry Taborsky says North Dakota airports did well, incre<br clear="all"/></p>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=508594http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=508594<p> Icy weather has brought down power lines in the Dakotas and thwarted efforts to fix them. The South Dakota Rural Electric Association reports 11,500 customers without power at 10 this morning. The association says 15 of the state's 28 elect</p>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=508373http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=508373<p> Boardings at North Dakota's eight commercial and regional airports in 2009 increased 5.5 percent from the previous year. State Aeronautics Commission Director Larry Taborsky says North Dakota airports did well, while boardings nationally fell ab</p>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=508357http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=508357<p> Developers say North Dakota's first coal-fired power plant in a quarter century will be operating late this year at the Spiritwood Industrial Park near Jamestown. But a sister plant that would cook stalks of corn and wheat into fuel has suffered</p>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:09:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=508295http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=508295<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/22/tbn_20_2010-1-22-newsmin10-4019912500000026703.jpg"/>The Our Redeemer's Knights braved the elements and traveled to Surrey tonight to take on the Mustangs in another district 12 matchup. CLASS &quot;B&quot; BOYS BASKETBALL: SURREY OUR REDEEMER'S (4) BERTHOLD 71 KENMARE 38 DAN YALE-21 PTS. DES LACS-BURLINGTON <br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:09:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=508293http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=508293<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/22/tbn_17_2010-1-22-newsmin10-4019912500000026706.jpg"/>The 16th ranked Minot State men's basketball team was at home tonight as they hosted South Dakota Tech in DAC men's basketball action. The Beavers entered tonight's action tied with 5 other teams for first place in the conference including the Hardrockers<br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:09:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=508290http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=508290<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/22/tbn_6_2010-1-22-newsmin10-4019912500000026705.jpg"/> Freezing rain is turning power lines into popsicles... Power poles are down and lines are snapping in parts of North Dakota. Dennis Hill of the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperative says this kind of weather is destructive<br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=508220http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=508220<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/22/tbn_20_2010-1-22-newsmin6-4019912500000035312.jpg"/>Despite many weather cancellations and postponements around the area, the Minot State men's and women's baketball teams are in action tonight hosting South Dakota Tech in DAC play. The Lady Beavers began play tied for 3rd in the conference a game ahead of<br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=508193http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=508193<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/22/tbn_6_2010-1-22-news6-4019912500000026705.jpg"/> Freezing rain is turning power lines into popsicles... Power poles are down and lines are snapping around our area. Dennis Hill of the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperative says this kind of weather is destructive to power <br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=507895http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=507895<p> Two Wahpeton-area mission workers who survived the Haiti earthquake have returned home. Wahpeton nurse Brenda Marzigliano (mar-ZIG'-lee-AWN'-oh) and Georgia Dufault, a former Breckenridge, Minn., resident who now works in Moorhead, were statione</p>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=507785http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=507785<p> Jamestown is the latest North Dakota city to start preparing for the emerald ash borer. The beetles have killed tens of millions of ash trees in several states and were found in Minnesota last spring. Jamestown City Forester Vern Quam is re</p>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=507781http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=507781<p> Programs in the Dakotas that help low-income people pay their heating bills are getting more federal money. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released about $1.2 million to both South Dakota and North Dakota for the Low-Income Home</p>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=507642http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=507642<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/21/tbn_19_2010-1-21-newsmin10-4019812500000026709.jpg"/>The Minot High girls basketball team was in a much different position tonight. The Majettes were coming off of their first loss in west region play and were looking to hold onto 2nd place in the west region standings. CLASS &quot;A&quot; GIRLS BASKETBALL: MINOT <br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=507641http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=507641<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/21/tbn_18_2010-1-21-newsmin10-4019812500000026706.jpg"/>The Minot High boys basketball team was in Williston tonight for a west region matchup with the Coyotes. The Magicians were still looking for their first west region win of the year while the Coyotes were looking for their 2nd region win. CLASS &quot;A&quot; BOY<br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506956http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506956<p> The owner of a former North Dakota off-track betting company claims the state drove her out of business. Susan Bala wants the North Dakota Supreme Court to conclude that the state took her property illegally without compensation. Bala's at</p>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:59:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506898http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506898<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/20/tbn_5_2010-1-20-newsmin10-4019712500000014509.jpg"/>A judge has found a 78-year-old Bismarck man not guilty of killing his wife of nearly 50 years. Today, Judge Bruce Romanick ruled that Matthias Zimprich (ZIM'-prik) lacked criminal responsibility for the May 2009 death of his wife, Ludwina, who was<br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506646http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506646<p> The North Dakota Department of Transportation is urging drivers to use caution when traveling roads slickened by freezing rain and snow in central portions of the state. Transportation officials say a travel alert now includes north-central por</p>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 06:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506473http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506473<p> A judge has found a 78-year-old Bismarck man not guilty of killing his wife of nearly 50 years. Judge Bruce Romanick on Wednesday ruled that Matthias Zimprich (ZIM'-prik) lacked criminal responsibility for the May 2009 death of his wife, Ludwina</p>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:59:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506198http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506198<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/19/tbn_22_2010-1-19-newsmin10-4019612500000014508.jpg"/>The Minot High boys hockey team was on the road tonight taking on Mandan in west region play. The Magicians were coming off of Saturday's overtime win over Jamestown. BOYS HOCKEY: MINOT HIGH MANDAN (MAGICIANS AT CENTURY NEXT TUESDAY) <br clear="all"/></p>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:20:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=505087http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=505087<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/17/tbn_23_2010-1-17-newsmin10-4019584594907435314.jpg"/>More than six hundred North Dakota national guard members are currently in Kosovo as part of a peace-keeping mission. And one man deals directly with ethnic tensions in the region. Tonight, meet Colonel Peter Conlin as we Skype with a Soldier. He's vol<br clear="all"/></p>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=505077http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=505077<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/17/tbn_18_2010-1-17-news10-4019579909722235309.jpg"/>More than six hundred North Dakota national guard members are currently in Kosovo as part of a peace-keeping mission. And one man deals directly with ethnic tensions in the region... Tonight, meet Colonel Peter Conlin as we Skype with a Soldier. He's <br clear="all"/></p>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=504447http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=504447<p> A Jamestown attorney has been sworn in as the newest Southeast District judge for North Dakota. Thomas Merrick on Friday became one of the seven judges in the district, which covers 11 counties in southeastern North Dakota and includes the citie</p>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=504050http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=504050<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/15/tbn_24_2010-1-15-newsmin10-4019212502314826710.jpg"/>The Minot High boys hockey team was on home ice tonight as they hosted Dickinson in west region play. The Magicians began play tied for 4th place in the west region standings and were looking to bounce back from Tuesday's 5-0 loss to Williston. BOYS HOC<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503437http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503437<p>By The Associated Press EAST Boston U. 63, Binghamton 55 Cabrini 100, Keystone 98 Ferris St. 85, Tiffin 66 Georgetown 85, Seton Hall 73 Hartford 74, UMBC 68 Immaculata 98, Marywood 57 Johns Hopkins 55, Haverford 40 Lindsey </p>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503432http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503432<p>By The Associated Press EAST Cabrini 58, Keystone 39 Delaware 63, UNC Wilmington 59 Drexel 51, Hofstra 41 Franklin &amp;amp; Marshall 76, Bryn Mawr 35 Goldey Beacom 61, Georgian Court 50 James Madison 72, Towson 68, OT Johns Hopkin</p>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503401http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503401<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/14/tbn_18_2010-1-14-newsmin10-4019112500000026708.jpg"/>The 9th ranked MSU women's basketball team also was at home tonight for a conference battle with the Lady Bluehawks. The Lady Beavers began play tied the Lady Bluehawks for 2nd in the conference just a game back of conference leading Jamestown. DAC WOME<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503400http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503400<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/14/tbn_17_2010-1-14-newsmin10-4019112500000026706.jpg"/>The 19th ranked Minot State men's basketball team was at home tonight as they hosted Dickinson State in DAC play. The Beavers began play tied for 4th in the conference standings but just a game back of the division leading Bluehawks. DAC MEN'S BASKETBAL<br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502310http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502310<p> A North Dakota district judge in Fargo is retiring. Georgia Dawson said in a letter that she will leave the bench Sept. 1. The 60-year-old Dawson is the chief administrative judge in the East Central judicial district. It has eight judges </p>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500431http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500431<p> North Dakota regulators say that although a proposed power plant has been canceled, utilities will be asking ratepayers to foot the bill for development costs. Otter Tail Power Co. and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. were partners in the Big Stone </p>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500303http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500303<p> Grand Forks and Medora are the latest North Dakota cities to take a look at quieting train whistles, and the idea is being revisited in Bismarck after voters rejected the idea in 2008. So-called quiet zones involve safety upgrades at street cro</p>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496657http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496657<p> A man convicted in North Dakota for impersonating an lawyer says he shouldn't have to face similar charges in Colorado. Howard Kieffer's lawyer Nathan Chambers filed a motion Monday in U.S. District Court in Denver asking a judge to dismiss char</p>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 08:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496284http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496284<p> A man charged in an armed standoff in Fargo last July pleaded guilty Monday to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Judge Frank Racek ruled that Leonard Ritter was not guilty of other crimes including terrorizing, preventing arrest and reck</p>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:38:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=495411http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=495411<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/2/tbn_16_2010-1-2-newsmin6-4017912501157435309.jpg"/>The Minot High girls hockey team was at home this afternoon taking on the Jamestown Bluejays. <br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=494173http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=494173<p> North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem is one of 13 Republican attorneys general who wants federal health care legislation stripped of a provision that favors the state of Nebraska. The language exempts Nebraska from paying for expanded M</p>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=493951http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=493951<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/12/30/tbn_16_2009-12-30-news6-4017612501157435312.jpg"/> 2009 has been a year to remember. The stories that have happened will be engrained in our minds for years to come maybe even forever... The deaths of three DSU women's softball players who drowned in a Stark County Livestock pond. Bobcat Compan<br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=493696http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=493696<p> A mid-January completion date is slated for a $45 million pipeline that will feed North Dakota natural gas into an existing line that moves the gas to Chicago. Justin Kringstad, director of the North Dakota Pipeline Authority, says the Prairie R</p>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=493622http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=493622<p> An attorney general's opinion appears to deflate Stutsman County's proposal to collect fines from a county ordinance setting load limits on roads. Wayne Stenehjem's opinion says the county can enact the ordinance but any fine money has to go to </p>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 03:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=492530http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=492530<p> Today in History Today is Thursday, Jan. 7, the seventh day of 2010. There are 358 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 7, 1610, astronomer Galileo Galilei began observing three of Jupiter's moons, whic</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 02:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=492137http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=492137<p> Today in History Today is Thursday, Jan. 7, the 7th day of 2010. There are 358 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 7, 1610, astronomer Galileo Galilei began observing three of Jupiter's moons, which he</p>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 23:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=492110http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=492110<p> A man who walked away from a Mandan halfway house has been sentenced to serve eight months in custody. Francis Reed was placed at Centre Inc. in May to serve the final eight months of a 51-month federal sentence on weapon and assault charges. Au</p>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=490569http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=490569<p>By The Associated Press BOYS BASKETBALL New Salem 66, Glen Ullin-Hebron 37 Wahpeton Tournament Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley, Minn. 66, Sargent 48 GIRLS BASKETBALL Devils Lake 65, Jamestown 53 Four Winds 61, Rugby 54 Harvey 69, Midkot</p>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=489975http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=489975<p>By The Associated Press EAST Delaware Valley 81, Immaculata 64 Drexel 67, Bucknell 54 Duke 75, Maine 34 Duquesne 67, St. Francis, Pa. 63 Goldey Beacom 67, St. Michael's 62 Hartford 51, Coppin St. 44 Hofstra 67, Stony Brook 61 </p>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=489520http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=489520<p> Today in History Today is Wednesday, Jan. 7th, the 7th day of 2009. There are 358 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 7th, 1789, the first U.S. presidential election was held. Americans voted for elect</p>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:20:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=489380http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=489380<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/12/20/tbn_16_2009-12-20-news10-4016612500000035315.jpg"/>While this can be a tough week for many military families separated during the holidays... A lucky few... are deployed with their family. Meet married couple... Adam and Jennifer Greff...as we &quot;skype with a soldier.&quot; They met in Jamestown at college...<br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=488443http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=488443<p>By The Associated Press EAST Cortland St. 78, SUNY-IT 61 St. Rose 68, Concordia, N.Y. 62 SOUTH Bethel, Ind. 95, Bethel, Tenn. 64 Bluefield at UNC Asheville, ppd. Lee 72, Bryan 62 Lindsey Wilson 105, Temple Baptist 49 Martin </p>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=488424http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=488424<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/12/18/tbn_19_2009-12-18-newsmin10-4016412501157426705.jpg"/>The Minot High girls basketball team also was at home as they hosted Jamestown in west region play. CLASS &quot;A&quot; GIRLS BASKETBALL: MINOT HIGH JAMESTOWN (MAJETTES HOST DICKINSON-SATURDAY-6 P.M.) <br clear="all"/></p>