Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2010 KXNet.com1800Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=508316http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=508316<p> Members of the Newspaper Guild at the St. Paul Pioneer Press voted Friday to go down to a 37.5-hour work week and take an unpaid week of furlough in exchange for a no-layoff agreement. The Guild also agreed other concessions, including to forg</p>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=507845http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=507845<p> A snowmobiler was struck and killed by a pickup truck on an icy road in southern Minnesota. Steele County Sheriff Gary Ringhofer says the 64-year-old man died Thursday afternoon while crossing a road on his snowmobile. Authorities say the i</p>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:01:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=480914http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=480914<p> Authorities are seeking the public's help in identifying the body of a woman found about six miles northwest of Owatonna. Officials say a passer-by found the body Thursday morning in a ditch along 30th Street Northwest and County Road 17. </p>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=480647http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=480647<p> An Illinois man is accused of shooting at a Minnesota state trooper during a traffic stop on the interstate in southern Minnesota Wednesday. Steele County sheriff's officials say the trooper also fired at the man as the suspect tried to flee in </p>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=460131http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=460131<p> Police say a dental specialist found dead in his Fargo condominium had a significant head injury, and they are focusing their investigation on a search for his Porsche. The body of 49-year-old Philip Gattuso Jr., was found after a neighbor calle</p>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=459920http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=459920<p> Authorities are investigating the cause of a business fire in the east central North Dakota town of Hope. Steele County Sheriff Wayne Beckman says two men traveling through town about 8:30 p.m. Monday noticed the fire at the Cenex Station store </p>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=457900http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=457900<p> The family of the Freeborn County infant who died of swine flu says the 5-week-old also had critical heart and lung ailments. Addie Rust is the grandmother of William Anton Cech (CHEK'). She tells the Albert Lea Tribune the boy had a condition t</p>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=457434http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=457434<p> Three more Minnesota residents have died from complications of the swine flu, including two children less than 7 years old. All three had underlying health conditions. That makes 10 people in Minnesota who have died of complications from the vir</p>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=408299http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=408299<p> Fire has destroyed the headquarters of the Bois Forte (boyz fohrt) Tribal Government in northern Minnesota. Officials are still investigating the cause of the early morning fire but reports indicate a vehicle caught fire and may have ignited the buil</p>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=408230http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=408230<p> Authorities are investigating the death of a woman who was found floating face down in a private pond in Steele County in southern Minnesota. Steele County Sheriff Gary Ringhofer says the body of 59-year-old Susan Frette of rural Steele County w</p>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:58:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=386398http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=386398<p> North Dakota regulators are weighing proposed wind turbines on the Griggs County-Steele County line. Florida-based NextEra Energy Resources, which has projects throughout North Dakota, intends to add 120 megawatts to its Ashtabula project north </p>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=386344http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=386344<p> The state Water Commission plans to ask North Dakota's Health Department to allow more salt in the Sheyenne River as a result of the Devils Lake outlet. The commission also is looking at increasing the outlet's pumping capacity. FINLEY, N.D</p>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=386342http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=386342<p> North Dakota's Devils Lake outlet is likely to be pumping saltier water into the Sheyenne River. The state Water Commission has agreed to ask North Dakota's Health Department to rescind the outlet's operating restrictions. State Engineer Da</p>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=386314http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=386314<p> Jurors in Steele County have convicted a man accused of trying to kill a law enforcement officer during an April 2008 standoff in a house in Luverne. Darin Dahl was charged with attempted murder and reckless endangerment. Court officials say the</p>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=384886http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=384886<p> The trial of a man accused of shooting an officer during a standoff in April is under way in Finley. Darin Dahl is charged with attempted murder and reckless endangerment. Authorities say the 35-year-old Dahl fired on officers from a Luver</p>Thu, 28 May 2009 05:19:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=382013http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=382013<p> A Steele County District judge will decide the salary of the Waseca County sheriff after he took the Waseca County Board to court. At issue is the setting of Sheriff Tim Dann's 2007 and 2008 salary. His attorney says the sheriff should be making</p>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 04:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=362261http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=362261<p> Inmates in the Steele County jail will soon have access to free hepatitis B vaccines under a program run by state and federal health officials. Hepatitis B is an infectious disease that attacks the liver and is spread through bodily fluids or in</p>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=343687http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=343687<p> A Hollandale man who shot at two Owatonna police officers seriously injuring one of them six years ago has been ruled insane and committed to a secure hospital. Forty-four-year-old David Coughlin was charged with two counts of first-degree att</p>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 03:48:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=335317http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=335317<p> A North Dakota state legislator flipped his car on a snow-covered county road. Larimore Rep. Chris Griffin said he was bruised but not seriously hurt. Griffin was returning from Bismarck when the accident happened on a Steele County road just af</p>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=329168http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=329168<p> Steele County authorities say a grain elevator fire in Finley caused smoke damage but did not affect the main elevator operations. Sheriff Wayne Beckman said the fire was reported around 7 a.m. He said the cause is under investigation. </p>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:59:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=325226http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=325226<p> Authorities from four counties, a farmer and the Border Patrol helped rescue a Grand Forks couple after they got lost in Steele County. Miky Telbis said he and his wife, Manuela, got stuck in a snow-filled ditch after they got lost while looking</p>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=314753http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=314753<p> Trial has been delayed for a man charged with trying to kill a Fargo police officer. Steele County court officials say Darin Dahl's trial is now set for May. The 35-year-old Dahl, of Cooperstown, had been scheduled for trial Feb. 4 on an attempt</p>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=313588http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=313588<p> A man convicted of shooting at a home in rural Griggs County last April has been sentenced to two years in prison. Griggs County sheriff Bob Hooks says 35-year-old Darin Dahl kicked a chair, sat on the courtroom floor and threw a pen at Southea</p>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=295169http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=295169<p> The president of a rural electric cooperative says some areas are so flooded from heavy rain that crews are using boats to try to restore power. Nodak Rural Electric Cooperative estimates about 4,500 of its customers are without power because of</p>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=291063http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=291063<p> North Dakota regulators have approved a new Steele County wind project and the route of a power line to carry its electricity. The project is being developed by a local group called M-Power LLC. It wants to build a 157-megawatt wind farm in Stee</p>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=286582http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=286582<p> Jurors in Cooperstown have convicted a man accused of shooting at a home in rural Griggs County last April. Darin Dahl acted as his own attorney in his trial on a reckless endangerment charge. Prosecutor Charles Stock said jurors returned a gui</p>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:57:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=286574http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=286574<p> Jurors in Cooperstown have convicted a man accused of shooting at a home in rural Griggs County last April. Darin Dahl acted as his own attorney in his trial on a reckless endangerment charge. Prosecutor Charles Stock said jurors returned a gui</p>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=286539http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=286539<p> Jurors in Cooperstown are considering the case of man accused of shooting at a home in rural Griggs County last April. Darin Dahl has been acting as his own attorney in his trial on a reckless endangerment charge. Court officials said the case w</p>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:40:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=286446http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=286446<p> A man accused of shooting at a home in rural Griggs County last April is on trial in Cooperstown. Darin Dahl is acting as his own attorney in his trial on a reckless endangerment charge. The 34-year-old Dahl, of Cooperstown, is scheduled fo</p>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=284049http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=284049<p> A Valley City man has died from injuries he suffered in a car-truck crash in Steele County last month. The Highway Patrol says it was notified on Thursday that 43-year-old Gene Russell had died from injuries suffered in the Sept. 29 crash. </p>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:01:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=281329http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=281329<p> A Hope man has died from injuries he suffered in a car-truck crash in Steele County. The Highway Patrol says it was notified Wednesday that 75-year-old Kenneth Ihry Senior had died. Ihry was driving a truck that collided with a car driven b</p>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=280883http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=280883<p> The Highway Patrol says charges are pending in a car-truck crash that injured two men in Steele County. Both drivers are reported in critical condition. The patrol says the truck driven by 75-year old Kenneth Ihry Senior of Hope collided wi</p>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:09:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=279840http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=279840<p> A Fargo man has been charged with drunken driving in a Steele County rollover that led to an extensive ground and air search for three people. Authorities identified the driver of the sport utility vehicle that rolled early Friday on a township </p>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:30:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=279510http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=279510<p> A dramatic search and rescue effort in Steele County this morning. Three people injured in a sport utility vehicle rollover were found after about a three-hour search. The names and conditions of the two women and a man have not been released. </p>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:01:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=279482http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=279482<p> Steele County authorities say three people injured in a rollover crash near Luverne have been found after a three-hour search from the ground and the air. Sheriff Wayne Beckman says one of the victims used a cell phone to call for help but was n</p>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 05:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=275574http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=275574<p> The costs related to a July 31st plane crash continue to mount for Steele County, the latest being an $18,000 bill for eight autopsies. The private jet crashed at Owatonna Degner Regional Airport, killing eight executives who were flying in to m</p>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=272697http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=272697<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/9/6/tbn_8_2008-9-6-news6-3969612500000035316.jpg"/>Water towers in Grand Forks and Hope with painted smiley faces might soon be a thing of the past. The Hope City Council is building a new 100,000-gallon water tower in the Steele County community of 300. The city plans to have the old water tower demol<br clear="all"/></p>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=272597http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=272597<p> Water towers in Grand Forks and Hope with painted smiley faces might soon be a thing of the past. The Hope City Council is building a new 100,000-gallon water tower in the Steele County community of 300. The city plans to have the old water towe</p>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=260874http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=260874<p> The Steele County sheriff says seven people are dead, one hurt and two more unaccounted for after a business jet crash in Owatonna (oh-wuh-TAHN'-uh). Sheriff Gary Ringhofer says 10 people were supposed to be on the Raytheon Hawker 800 that crash</p>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=249579http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=249579<p> Steele County wants out of a regional jail project. The county also wants the Sheyenne Valley Correctional Center consortium to return its share of unspent funds and an audit of how the money was spent. Officials of Steele, Barnes, Dickey,</p>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=230157http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=230157<p> The suspect in a standoff with law enforcement officers in Luverne is facing charges in Steele and Griggs counties. Prosecutors say 34-year-old Darin Dahl was charged in Steele County with attempted murder and reckless endangerment. He is charg</p>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=227735http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=227735<p> The man arrested after a standoff in Steele County yesterday has been moved to a jail in Hillsboro. Police say Darin Dahl is being held on a charge of aggravated reckless endangerment. Authorities say Dahl was taken into custody early yeste</p>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=227460http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=227460<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/4/10/tbn_7_2008-4-10-newsmin10-3954712500000026709.jpg"/>A standoff at a house in Luverne, North Dakota is over...it ended about two-o'clock today with no injuries. Steele County Sheriff Wayne Beckman says authorities arrested Darin Dahl after a standoff with him that lasted more than 20 hours. Beckman estima<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:48:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=227453http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=227453<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/4/10/tbn_4_2008-4-10-news10-3954712500000026702.jpg"/>THE STANDOFF LASTED MORE THAN 20-HOURS, SHOTS WERE FIRED, MORE THAN 40-OFFICERS WERE INVOLVED... BUT LATE THIS AFTERNOON, THE MAN, WELL KNOWN BY AUTHORITIES, FINALLY GAVE UP. TWO SWAT TEAMS SPENT HOURS TRYING TO GET 34-YEAR OLD DARIN DAHL OUT OF THIS H<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=227368http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=227368<p> The Steele County sheriff says the suspect holed up in a house on the edge of Luverne is now in custody. Sheriff Wayne Beckman says Darin Dahl was arrested shortly after 2 o'clock this afternooon, after negotiators made contact by phone. Th</p>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=227292http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=227292<p> The Steele County sheriff says the suspect holed up in a house on the edge of Luverne fired shots at officers who tried to grab him this morning. Sheriff Wayne Beckman says no one was hurt. The suspect's name has not been released. But Beck</p>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=227272http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=227272<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/7/10/5/{B8F54CEE-966A-485A-BE40-CD936A42514A}KXNews_DevelopingStory.jpg"/> A standoff continues near the small town of Luverne, in Steele County. Sheriff Wayne Beckman said authorities in the area are &quot;very familiar&quot; with a man believed to be holed up in a house with a gun. Beckman estimates about 40 officers fro<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=227203http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=227203<p> A standoff is reported near the small town of Luverne, in Steele County. Law enforcement officers have a house surrounded where a man with gun is reported holed up. The incident apparently started in Griggs County around 4 a-m., when the m</p>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=211045http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=211045<p> A father and son are both charged with second-degree murder for the weekend stabbing of a southern Minnesota man. Forty-two-year-old Danny Ortega and his son, 20-year-old Danny Ortega Jr., are accused of killing 42-year-old Troy Ulrich in a cri</p>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 08:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=210375http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=210375<p> A second suspect is in custody in the apparent stabbing death of a 42-year-old Claremont man. The victim has been identified as 42-year-old Troy Richard Ulrich, of Claremont. His body, with multiple stab wounds, was found Saturday morning in the</p>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=202831http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=202831<p> A northern Minnesota sheriff would like to require fish houses on Lake of the Woods to be equipped with carbon monoxide detectors. That follows the recent carbon monoxide deaths of two fisherman from southern Minnesota's Steele County on the big</p>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 04:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=200676http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=200676<p> Authorities in northern Minnesota are trying to determine how two Steele County men died while ice fishing over the weekend. The Lake of the Woods County Sheriff's Office says 47-year-old Daniel F. Erickson of Owatonna and 53-year-old Ronald D. </p>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=198631http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=198631<p> A Steele County Grand Jury has declined to indict Sheriff Gary Ringhofer in connection with alleged criminal sexual conduct involving a woman who claimed that he forced her to have sex with him. Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom announced t</p>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=184360http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=184360<p> Authorities have released the name of a Minneapolis police officer who was shot in the ankle early this morning as police responded to a fight in a downtown parking lot. Police say Officer Daniel Grosland of the First Precinct is recovering at H</p>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:39:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=169577http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=169577<p> County commissioners along the route of an oil pipeline that would run from Canada through eastern North Dakota say they're not all against it. About two dozen commissioners met last night with Public Service Commissioner Kevin Cramer. They were</p>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 02:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=167247http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=167247<p> Two people had to be evacuated and one car was stranded by flash flooding in the West Concord area of southeastern Minnesota after about three inches of rain fell late last night. A flood warning remains in effect until 9:30 a.m. for northern D</p>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:18:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=167229http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=167229<p> People had to be evacuated from farms in the West Concord area of southeastern Minnesota after heavy rains caused flooding late last night and early this morning. Dodge County authorities say fire departments and other people worked to get rural</p>Sun, 30 Sep 2007 17:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=167193http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=167193<p> The lead dispatcher at the Dodge County Sheriff's Office says people are being evacuated from farms in the West Concord area, where heavy rain has caused flooding. Rick Eggert says there's a lot of flooding in the southeastern Minnesota county a</p>Sun, 30 Sep 2007 17:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=167184http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=167184<p> The National Weather service has issued a flash flood warning for Dodge County in southeastern Minnesota until 1:45 a.m. A flood warning also is in effect until 12:45 a.m. for urban areas and small streams in Steele County in south-central Minn</p>Sun, 12 Aug 2007 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=152427http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=152427<p> BISMARCK, N.D. &amp;ndash; Gov. John Hoeven today requested President Bush to issue a federal presidential disaster declaration for Cass and Steele Counties seeking recovery assistance for accumulated damages to public infrastructure from severe summer st</p>Sun, 12 Aug 2007 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=152260http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=152260<p> BISMARCK, N.D. &amp;ndash; Gov. John Hoeven today requested President Bush to issue a federal presidential disaster declaration for Cass and Steele Counties seeking recovery assistance for accumulated damages to public infrastructure from severe summer st</p>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=148321http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=148321<p> BISMARCK, N.D. &amp;ndash; Gov. John Hoeven today issued a disaster declaration and requested a preliminary damage assessment from FEMA for impacts resulting from significant wind, hail and tornado damage from severe summer storms that occurred on Sunda</p>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=147242http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=147242<p> BISMARCK, N.D. &amp;ndash; Gov. John Hoeven today issued a disaster declaration and requested a preliminary damage assessment from FEMA for impacts resulting from significant wind, hail and tornado damage from severe summer storms that occurred on Sunday,</p>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 00:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=144039http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=144039<p> Steele County communities are cleaning up this morning after storms knocked out power and damaged hundreds of trees last night. Deputy Don Huso says no injuries were reported. But he says windows were broken and garage doors were blown in. He sa</p>Sun, 08 Jul 2007 09:50:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=141887http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=141887<p> The eastern North Dakota community of Colgate is celebrating 125 years. The anniversary celebration is set for August 12th. It will include a church service and a dinner in the Steele County town. Town officials plan to print a history book</p>Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=140341http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=140341<p> The Steele County sheriff is charged with criminal sexual conduct for allegedly forcing a woman to have sex with him three years ago. Gary Ringhofer is charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct and fifth-degree criminal sexual conduct. I</p>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 07:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=135473http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=135473<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/7/6/18/tbn_4_2007-6-18-newsNoon-3925012500000035309.jpg"/> Calmer but not necessarily less windier. The entire state of North Dakota was hit by powerful storms last night and early this morning. Funnel clouds were reported in the Bismarck-Mandan area as a dangerous storm system blew its way through. This <br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 01:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=135347http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=135347<p> North Dakota was hit by some powerful thunderstorms, packing strong winds, rain and hail last night and early this morning. Cass County Electric Cooperative officials say about 100 customers are still without power, after crews worked all night </p>Mon, 21 May 2007 01:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=125208http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=125208<p> A dozen finalists will compete for the title of 2007 Princess Kay of the Milky Way. The 12 finalists were named yesterday. They are: Amanda Alberg (ALL'-berg) of East Otter Tail County, Amy Esselman (ESS'-uhl-mun) of Carver County, </p>Wed, 07 Mar 2007 02:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=102182http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=102182<p> A new date has been set for a change-of-plea hearing for a former Finley teacher accused of having sexual relations with a student. The hearing for Jonathon Champagne is now set for March 28th in Finley. It was postponed last week because of a w</p>Sat, 03 Mar 2007 03:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=100982http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=100982<p> A barn fire in Steele County has killed 28 pigs. Sheriff Wayne Beckman says the blaze happened around 7:15 last night at the Gerry Leadbetter farm southeast of Finley. Beckman says a cause was not immediately determined. The barn was destr</p>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 06:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=97532http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=97532<p> A former Finley, North Dakota, school math teacher accused of having sex with a 17-year-old student is expected to change his plea to guilty. Jonathan Champagne's trial was to start today on charges of felony sexual assault and corruption of a m</p>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 03:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=97465http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=97465<p> A former Finley school math teacher accused of having sex with a 17-year-old student is expected to change his plea to guilty. Jonathan Champagne's trial was to start today on charges of felony sexual assault and corruption of a minor. Ste</p>Mon, 01 Jan 2007 06:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=81496http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=81496<p> The Steele County Commission has asked the [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]] Association of Counties for help in prosecuting an alleged misappropriation of funds. The Steele County Water Board notified county officials in September of p</p>Thu, 30 Nov 2006 23:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=72308http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=72308<p> It's an endless campaign in Steele County, at least for a few candidates. Three weeks after the general election, a few political signs still align roads in the county, even though candidates could face misdemeanor charges for not taking them do</p>Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=69589http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=69589<p> Steele County authorities say about 750 acres on a wildlife refuge near Hope was scorched this week when a farmer's burning got out of hand. No one was hurt in Monday's fire, but crews worked late into the night to stop the flames from jumping o</p>Thu, 09 Nov 2006 14:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=65043http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=65043<p> A former teacher charged in North Dakota's Steele County with having sexual contact with a student has waived his right to a preliminary hearing. Twenty-four-year-old Jonathan Champagne taught at the Finley-Sharon school. Authorities say he had </p>Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=36657http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=36657<p> A Blooming Prairie man has died after a semi-truck he was working on rolled forward over his head. Steele County authorities say 51-year-old Bruce Leek died in the accident on a farm just outside of Blooming Prairie. Leek was reportedly fil</p>Sat, 05 Aug 2006 04:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=30632http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=30632<p> An Owatonna chiropractor was acquitted on charges of having unwanted sexual contact with one of this patients. Additional charges are pending. Lyle Coleman was on trial in Steele County on three charges of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct f</p>Sat, 08 Jul 2006 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=21224http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=21224<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/6/7/9/{7B6C9B2F-46B4-43E9-B76D-E6C8B9E5AFE7}4ab78352-b12f-453a-80cc-3f54da499ec7_sp.jpg"/> Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. - No fewer than 11 cities in North Dakota are celebrating their 125th anniversaries this summer. And at least 13 more have centennials this year. Another 11 towns turn 125 next year. The celebrations are a gl<br clear="all"/></p>