Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2010 KXNet.com1800Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604737http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604737<p> The North Dakota Aeronautics Commission says the state set a record for airline boardings in June. All eight commercial airports reported increases, with double-digit gains at Devils Lake, Dickinson, Jamestown and Williston. There were 67,</p>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604734http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604734<p> Sunshine and mostly dry conditions kept South Dakota crop development on schedule last week, but farmers are reporting an increase in field pests in some areas. Temperatures in many places exceeded 100 degrees, and overall readings for the week </p>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604359http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604359<p> Wildlife officials are increasing the monitoring of chronic wasting disease along the North Dakota and South Dakota border. The North Dakota Game and Fish Department says a mule deer killed by a hunter last fall in Sioux County tested positive f</p>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604356http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604356<p> Wildlife officials are increasing the monitoring of chronic wasting disease along the North Dakota and South Dakota border. The North Dakota Game and Fish Department says a mule deer killed by a hunter last fall in Sioux County tested positive f</p>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=603420http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=603420<p> A McLean County prosecutor has filed paperwork to dismiss an assault charge against a North Dakota lawmaker accused of punching his estranged wife. David Weiler, a Republican in the state house, was charged March 12 with simple assault. He plead</p>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=603312http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=603312<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/7/14/tbn_5_2010-7-14-news6-4037212500000035303.jpg"/> A softball sized hail storm pours down on parts of Sioux County... leaving an imprint on windshields and windows... Our amber schatz show us some people's shattered mess... (Jay Martin/Older Brother) &quot;My fist could go like through.&quot; &quot;Those are hug<br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=603301http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=603301<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/7/14/tbn_3_2010-7-14-newsmin6-4037212502314829003.jpg"/> Softball sized hail pummeled parts of Sioux County... shattering windshields and windows. Amber Schatz takes us north of Cannonball... (JAY MARTIN) &quot;My fist could go like through.&quot; &quot;Those are huge.&quot; Baseball to softball-sized hail was caught in this<br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=603216http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=603216<p> North Dakota has recorded its second case of anthrax in cattle this year. A release from the state says a North Dakota State University lab on Tuesday confirmed a beef bull from northwestern Dickey County had anthrax. In May, an anthrax ca</p>Sat, 29 May 2010 12:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=579005http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=579005<p> The federal government says a lawsuit filed by a [[kxtopic:sioux-county-nd:t[Sioux County]:t]] woman for injuries her son allegedly suffered at a [[kxtopic:standing-rock-nd:t[Standing Rock]:t]] day care should be thrown out of federal court. Lis</p>Wed, 19 May 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=573468http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=573468<p> Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem (STEN'-jem) says the Bismarck park district violated state law by not seeking bids to build a heating plant for a new indoor swimming pool. He says taxpayer-funded projects need to be advertised for bids if they're wo</p>Wed, 19 May 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=573463http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=573463<p> Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says the Bismarck park district violated state law when it didn't seek bids to build a heating plant for a new indoor swimming pool. The biomass heating plant cost about $600,000. Stenehjem says taxpayer-funded p</p>Wed, 19 May 2010 07:11:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=573343http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=573343<p> North Dakota's state veterinarian is urging ranchers to protect their animals against anthrax. Susan Keller says an anthrax case has been confirmed in eastern Sioux County the first in that area in many years. It also is the first confirmed cas</p>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=560413http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=560413<p> The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has harvested 20 deer to be tested for chronic wasting disease. Jeff Kelly of the Standing Rock Game and Fish Department says the deer were randomly harvested and didn't show signs of the illness. He calls the testi</p>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=560232http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=560232<p> The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has harvested 20 deer to be tested for chronic wasting disease. Jeff Kelly of the Standing Rock Game and Fish Department says the deer were randomly harvested and didn't show signs of the illness. He calls the testi</p>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=540547http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=540547<p> A proposed constitutional amendment would abolish property taxes in North Dakota, starting in 2012. The measure says the Legislature would have to replace local governments' property tax income with state tax revenues. Lawmakers would have to co</p>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:10:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=540515http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=540515<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/3/17/tbn_12_2010-3-17-news10-4025312501157426713.jpg"/>Chronic wasting disease has been found in North Dakota for the first time. The state Game and Fish Department says a mule deer killed by a hunter last fall in western Sioux County tested positive. CWD affects the nervous system of members of the <br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=540256http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=540256<p> Fargo officials say they've reached their goal of 1 million sandbags, to protect against Red River flooding. Busloads of junior high students and other volunteers today finished off the last 65,000 bags. Volunteers now are being asked to place sand</p>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:49:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=540242http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=540242<p> Chronic wasting disease has been found in North Dakota for the first time. The state Game and Fish Department says a mule deer killed by a hunter last fall in western Sioux County tested positive. The county is in south central North Dakota. </p>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=454821http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=454821<p>By The Associated Press VOLLEYBALL Custer def. Newell, 25-11, 25-17, 26-24 Herreid def. McLaughlin, 25-12, 25-14, 18-25, 25-23 Rapid City Stevens def. Mitchell, 25-14, 25-17, 25-18 Big Sioux Conference Tournament First Round Dakota Valle</p>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:20:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=454753http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=454753<p> A judge in Bismarck has dropped most of the charges against a ranching company accused of neglecting its buffalo near the North Dakota-South Dakota border. The Wilder Ranch had faced 99 charges of allowing livestock to run at large. Judge Bruce </p>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:20:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=454751http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=454751<p> A judge in Bismarck has dropped most of the charges against a ranching company accused of neglecting its buffalo near the North Dakota-South Dakota border. The Wilder Ranch had faced 99 charges of allowing livestock to run at large. Judge Bruce </p>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=449986http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=449986<p>By The Associated Press VOLLEYBALL Arlington def. Estelline, 25-10, 25-19, 25-17 Edgemont def. Sioux County, Neb., 25-11, 25-17, 25-9 Sioux Falls Washington def. Pierre, 25-14, 25-12, 25-15 (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. Al</p>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:30:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=449291http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=449291<p> Officials say schools in Fort Yates, south of Bismarck, have closed for the rest of the week because of the number of students absent, believed to be due to the flu. Keith Johnson is the administrator of the Custer Health District, which include</p>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=446759http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=446759<p> The Iowa Supreme Court has overturned a 25-year prison sentence for a convicted sexual abuser who claimed the sentence was cruel and unusual. The court on Friday vacated the 25-year sentence for Jordan Bruegger, of Hudson, S.D., who was convicte</p>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=431379http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=431379<p>By The Associated Press Volleyball Aberdeen Roncalli def. Webster, 25-22, 25-12, 25-15 Alcester-Hudson def. Gayville-Volin, 25-10, 25-15, 25-18 Bloomfield, Neb. def. Hurley, 25-21, 25-18, 25-16 Canistota def. Centerville, 25-20, 25-21, 25-</p>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=410543http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=410543<p> A federal appeals court has ruled that the Interior Department must account for century-old land royalties owed to American Indians, reversing a lower court's ruling that the task is impossible. A 2008 decision by U.S. District Judge James Rober</p>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=410447http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=410447<p> A Selfridge man is accused of trying to kill his wife. Authorities say David Mitchell tried to strangle his wife, to the point that she lost consciousness, then later chased her with his pickup truck after she fled. Sioux County State's At</p>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=404325http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=404325<p> The mother of a man who authorities say died of a painkiller overdose is suing his father for allegedly supplying a potent patch. Court records say 34-year-old Clinton Bitz of Sioux Falls, S.D., died in April 2007 from what authorities called an</p>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:48:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=404323http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=404323<p> Two key experts are disputing a police department's conclusion that a Northern State University professor killed himself in 2004. In a copyright story, the Argus Leader reports the latest details in the shooting death of 46-year-old Morgan Lewis</p>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=404164http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=404164<p> The owner of a bison ranch along the North Dakota-South Dakota border says he will pay for damage from an incident in January where hundreds of bison broke loose. Maurice Wilder, of Clearwater, Florida, says he knows he's considered an outsider,</p>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=404160http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=404160<p> The owner of a bison ranch along the North Dakota-South Dakota border says he will pay for damage from an incident in January where hundreds of bison broke loose. Maurice Wilder, of Clearwater, Florida, says he knows he's considered an outsider,</p>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=396330http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=396330<p> Jurors are returning to a Grand Forks courtroom for another day of deliberations in the case of two men charged in the killing of a father and son eight years ago. The jury deliberated about six hours yesterday before recessing at around 9 p.m. </p>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=396032http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=396032<p> The Sioux County state's attorney says charges have been filed against the owner of a ranch along the North Dakota-South Dakota border where hundreds of bison broke loose, trampling fences and feasting on other ranchers' hay supplies. Sioux Coun</p>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=396030http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=396030<p> The Sioux County state's attorney says charges have been filed against the owner of a ranch along the North Dakota-South Dakota border where hundreds of bison broke loose, trampling fences and feasting on other ranchers' hay supplies. Sioux Coun</p>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=392067http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=392067<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/6/16/tbn_7_2009-6-16-news10-3997912500000026710.jpg"/> This afternoon the National weather service has received several reports of tornado's being spotted and touching down in Sioux County and one in Dunn County. And the RAIN It just keeps coming down... These are some sights we f<br clear="all"/></p>Sun, 31 May 2009 21:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=383711http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=383711<p> The director of the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks is reorganizing and intends to fill three administrative jobs. Director Joe Maurier says the reorganization is part of an effort to position the agency for the future. The </p>Sun, 31 May 2009 04:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=383454http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=383454<p> A lawyer says a lawsuit by Nebraskans against the state over Niobrara River water will go forward, now that the state lost its effort to have the lawsuit dismissed. On Friday, Judge Brian Silverman of Sioux County District Court rejected the sta</p>Wed, 06 May 2009 05:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=372053http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=372053<p> Former Rolette County sheriff Richard Turcotte has pleaded guilty to charges of failing to perform his duty as a public servant. Judge Lee Christofferson gave Turcotte a one-year deferred sentence. It means that if he breaks no laws over the nex</p>Wed, 06 May 2009 04:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=372017http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=372017<p> The Highway Patrol says a car crossed the center line of a highway north of Fort Yates and struck a van, killing two passengers in the van. Authorities say 34-year-old Luree Claymore and 28-year-old Clay Claymore, both of Fort Yates, were dead a</p>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=357431http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=357431<p> A circuit judge has upheld the constitutionality of South Dakota's school funding system. Circuit Judge Lori Wilbur of Pierre filed her decision early today on a lawsuit that accused the state of violating the South Dakota Constitution by failin</p>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=357255http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=357255<p> People in Fargo will resume sandbagging to prepare for a second crest of the Red River in the next 10 days. City officials say they'll start making sandbags this morning at the Fargodome parking lot, and they're looking for volunteers. They're</p>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=357036http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=357036<p> The [[kxtopic:sioux-county-nd:t[Sioux County]:t]] state's attorney says charges will be filed against the owner of a ranch along the North Dakota-[[kxtopic:south-dakota:t[South Dakota]:t]] border where hundreds of bison broke loose. Sioux County </p>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=357016http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=357016<p> The Sioux County state's attorney says charges will be filed against the owner of a ranch along the North Dakota-South Dakota border where hundreds of bison broke loose. Sioux County prosecutor John Gosbee said &quot;multiple&quot; counts of livestock at </p>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=350900http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=350900<p>ND Department of Emergency Services - Updated at 7:25am, March 27th, 2009</p>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=329137http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=329137<p> The owner of a ranch along the North Dakota-South Dakota border says reports of starving bison breaking out of its pasture and damaging neighbors' property make him angry, and he's looking for a new manager. Maurice Wilder, of Tampa Bay, Fla., o</p>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=329134http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=329134<p> The owner of a ranch along the North Dakota-South Dakota border says reports of starving bison breaking out of its pasture and damaging neighbors' property make him angry, and he's looking for a new manager. Maurice Wilder, of Tampa Bay, Fla., o</p>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:30:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=328672http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=328672<p> The Sioux County sheriff says he'll sign a neglect complaint against the ranch along the North Dakota-South Dakota border where hundreds of bison broke loose. Sheriff Frank Landeis says the bison have been rounded up and moved to feedlots in Sout</p>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 02:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=328603http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=328603<p> The Sioux County sheriff says he'll sign a neglect complaint against the ranch along the North Dakota-South Dakota border where hundreds of bison broke loose. Sheriff Frank Landeis says the bison have been rounded up and moved to feedlots in Sout</p>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=292560http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=292560<p> A Minnesota man was sentenced Monday in Sioux County for having a fake identification card during a traffic stop last summer in Hull. The Sioux County attorney's office says 30-year-old Juan Biato Ramos, of Worthington, Minn., was arrested on Ju</p>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:29:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=267318http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=267318<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/8/21/tbn_4_2008-8-21-news6-3968012500000035311.jpg"/> The search is over... Authorities say the body of a 13-year-old girl has been found in the Missouri River at Fort Yates. Sioux County Auditor Barb Hettich says divers pulled the girl's body from the river about ten after two this afternoon. She<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=267262http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=267262<p> The body of a 13-year-old girl has been found in the Missouri River at Fort Yates, authorities say. Sioux County Auditor Barb Hettich says divers pulled the girl's body from the river early Thursday afternoon. Sheriff Frank Landeis said the</p>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=267257http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=267257<p> Authorities say the body of a 13-year-old girl has been found in the Missouri River at Fort Yates. Sioux County Auditor Barb Hettich says divers pulled the girl's body from the river early Thursday afternoon. Sheriff Frank Landeis (LAN&quot;-dy</p>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=267192http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=267192<p> Divers are searching along the Missouri River in Sioux County for a 13-year-old girl. Sheriff Frank Landeis (LAN&quot;-dys) says the girl was with two friends along the riverbank when she went in the water about 7 p.m. He says she disappeared after</p>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=267190http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=267190<p> Divers are searching along the Missouri River in Sioux County for a 13-year-old girl. Sheriff Frank Landeis (LAN&quot;-dys) says the girl was with two friends along the riverbank when she went in the water about 7 p.m. He says she disappeared after</p>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=233621http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=233621<p> Authorities are looking for more information about an elderly transient who lived in an Iowa motel and left behind $263,000 when he died. The Sioux County Sheriff's Office was called to the motel in March to investigate the death of John Grant, </p>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=199442http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=199442<p> The state Transportation Department says North Dakota reported 4,031 deer-vehicle collisions last year. That's 75 more than in 2006. The crashes were factors in two deaths one in Ward County and one in Pierce County. Ward County was the</p>Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=163416http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=163416<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/7/9/17/tbn_4_2007-9-16-news10-3934189039351935308.jpg"/> The Highway Patrol says one person is dead and two injured after a two-vehicle crash early this morning. The Highway Patrol says 26-year-old Chandler Eagle Junior of Fort Yates was killed in the crash shortly after 5 a-m. Eagle was the driver of a <br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=163227http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=163227<p> The Highway Patrol says one person is dead and two injured after a two-vehicle crash early this morning. The Highway Patrol says 26-year-old Chandler Eagle Junior of Fort Yates was killed in the crash shortly after 5 a-m. Eagle was the driver of a </p>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 01:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=158749http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=158749<p> Sioux County has been looking for a prosecutor since the death of State's Attorney Maury Thompson in June. Now it has four applicants. The county is one of six in North Dakota without resident state's attorneys. Prosecutors come from surrounding</p>Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=104625http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=104625<p> Authorities in Sioux and Ward counties are advising motorists to stay off the roads tonight as weather conditions make travel treacherous. The Sioux County sheriff reports slush on the roads and heavy snow. The Ward County sheriff says roa</p>Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:30:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=80940http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=80940<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/6/12/29/tbn_8_2006-12-29-news10-3907912500000014508.jpg"/> We continue looking back at 2006 tonight picking up from July. Donnell Preskey has some of our news headlines from the last six months of the year. July arrived with a bang in central North Dakota - in the form of 100-mile per hour winds that <br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 27 Nov 2006 02:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=70880http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=70880<p> A Huron man has died in a traffic accident in [[kxtopic:sioux-county-nd:t[Sioux County]:t]], Iowa near the Iowa and [[kxtopic:south-dakota:t[South Dakota]:t]] border. Authorities say 22-year-old Matthew Gross was killed when the car he was driv</p>Fri, 04 Aug 2006 17:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=30545http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=30545<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/6/8/4/tbn_4_2006-8-4-news10-3893212500000014515.jpg"/>Emmons county gets pounded tonight as severe storms move through... Some of the driest parts of North Dakota got some heavy rain tonight, along with strong winds <br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 04 Aug 2006 15:20:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=30526http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=30526<p>Some of the driest parts of North Dakota got some heavy rain tonight, along with strong winds. Linton Police Officer Sean Peck estimates about two inches of rain fell in the city, along with 60 mile-an-hour winds. He says there's no major damage</p>Wed, 19 Jul 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=25051http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=25051<p> BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. John Hoeven was in Sioux County today to see firsthand the damage resulting from a grass fire that has been burning there since Tuesday and to assist with local, state and federal fire-fighting efforts. Hoeven, along with Standin</p>Wed, 19 Jul 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=24495http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=24495<p> Governor Hoeven and state Homeland Security Director Greg Wilz today plan to tour the site of a wildfire in Sioux County that burned an estimated 15,000 acres. About 14 National Guard soldiers are also set to head south, to bring rel</p>Mon, 17 Jul 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=24485http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=24485<p> BISMARCK, N.D. &amp;ndash; Gov. John Hoeven today dispatched a National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter with a water bucket to help local authorities battling a grass fire south of Fort Yates and moving toward the city. Hoeven last week issued a fire eme</p>Tue, 18 Jul 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=24484http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=24484<p> BISMARCK, N.D. &amp;ndash;Gov. John Hoeven today dispatched National Guard troops on the ground to help battle a fire between Selfridge and Fort Yates that flared up again this morning after firefighters managed to get it under control overnight. Hoeven h</p>Tue, 18 Jul 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=24464http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=24464<p> (AP) _ Large grass fires sprung up Tuesday north and south of Bismarck and the one to the south is still a threat. It's in Sioux County, between Selfridge and Fort Yates. Two helicopters with water buckets are helping in the firefig</p>Tue, 18 Jul 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=24451http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=24451<p> Sioux County Sheriff Frank Landeis says a wildfire on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation appears to be pretty well contained this morning. Landeis says the National Guard is sending a helicopter to put out hot spots and protect a r</p>Mon, 17 Jul 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=24373http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=24373<p> BISMARCK, N.D. &amp;ndash; Gov. John Hoeven today dispatched a National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter with a water bucket to help local authorities battling a grass fire south of Fort Yates and moving toward the city. Hoeven last week issued a fire eme</p>Tue, 18 Jul 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=24372http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=24372<p> BISMARCK, N.D. &amp;ndash;Gov. John Hoeven today dispatched National Guard troops on the ground to help battle a fire between Selfridge and Fort Yates that flared up again this morning after firefighters managed to get it under control overnight. Hoeven h</p>Tue, 18 Jul 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=24352http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=24352<p> (AP) _ Large grass fires sprung up Tuesday north and south of Bismarck and the one to the south is still a threat. It's in Sioux County, between Selfridge and Fort Yates. Two helicopters with water buckets are helping in the firefig</p>Tue, 18 Jul 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=24339http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=24339<p> Sioux County Sheriff Frank Landeis says a wildfire on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation appears to be pretty well contained this morning. Landeis says the National Guard is sending a helicopter to put out hot spots and protect a r</p>Wed, 19 Jul 2006 17:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=24231http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=24231<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/6/7/19/tbn_4_2006-7-19-news10-3891612502314826710.jpg"/>Take vo hot spots continue to be a concern but officials report the massive sioux county wildfire is under control. cam good evening i'm lauren kalberer and i'm tom gerhardt. Thanks for joining us. turn cam fifteen thousand acres have r<br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 19 Jul 2006 13:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=24167http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=24167<p>Take vo fire burns 15-thousand acres in sioux county...and that number continues to rise. good evening i'm tom gerhardt and i'm lauren kalberer. turn cam fire scorches 15-thousand acres in sioux county. officials say lightn</p>Wed, 19 Jul 2006 09:40:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=24093http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=24093<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/6/7/19/tbn_5_2006-7-19-newsNoon-3891612502314829005.jpg"/>Take vo it's something sioux county residents have been fearing and expecting at the same time... cam 2 good afternoon, thanks for joining us today. i'm tracie bettenhausen cam the fire between fort yates and selfridge flares up again today. <br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 19 Jul 2006 06:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=24021http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=24021<p> Governor Hoeven's office says about 14 National Guard soldiers are getting ready to help the Forest Service and Sioux County firefighters control a wildfire that's burned more than ten-thousand-acres. Sioux County officials say the fire ha</p>Wed, 19 Jul 2006 05:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=24004http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=24004<p> Firefighters are mopping up from a large wildfire in Sioux County, on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. Sheriff Frank Landeis (LAND'-ice) said the wildfire was pretty well contained this morning, after flaring up overnight. The Nationa</p>Wed, 19 Jul 2006 04:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=23967http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=23967<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/6/7/19/tbn_4_2006-7-18-news10-38915799351852706.jpg"/>Take vo it's a view from above many feared, but no one wanted to see. A major grass fire eats up parched land in sioux county and threatens homes and cattle along the way. take cam good evening i'm tom gerhardt. Thanks for joining me. <br clear="all"/></p>