Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2010 KXNet.com1800Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518282http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518282<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/2/8/tbn_5_2010-2-8-newsmin6-4021612500000029020.jpg"/>The race for the Republican endorsement for the US House has grown to five. J.D. Donaghe don-ah-gee of Kenmare and DuWayne Hendrickson of Minot are the latest entrants. They join Public Service Commissioner Kevin Cramer, former State Representative Rick<br clear="all"/></p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517901http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517901<p> A pair of North Dakota Republican House candidates are joining the race for the party's endorsement. J.D. Donaghe (DON'-ah-gee) runs a Kenmare oilfield service business. He says he's drafted a detailed campaign platform that can draw bipartisan </p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:48:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517873http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517873<p> A bronze statue to be used as part of a soldier memorial at Fort Benning in Georgia is modeled after a photo of a Montana soldier that appeared on the cover of Time magazine. The photo of Staff Sgt. Cody Hoefer of Ballantine appeared in the mag</p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517587http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517587<p> Federal officials have rejected a proposal by Bresnan Communications to use $70 million in federal stimulus money to expand high-speed Internet services to the state's Indian reservations. The Bresnan proposal had been criticized by small rural </p>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:58:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516827http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516827<p> The Missoula County Sheriff's office has confirmed that a man who committed suicide during a standoff Thursday is the same man accused of severely abusing a kitten last weekend. Capt. Greg Hintz says 63-year-old Gary Bassett of Missoula died of</p>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516809http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516809<p> North Dakota state Rep. Rod Froelich says he won't run for re-election this fall. The Democrat says he may run instead for a state Senate seat as an independent. Froelich believes the House is too partisan and said Friday that he's &quot;not a very g</p>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516559http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516559<p> A University of Montana economist says alcohol-related injury crashes cost the state economy $131 million a year. Steve Seninger says adding that total to a colleague's earlier estimate of the economic cost of alcohol abuse in the state brings </p>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516517http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516517<p> A Canadian energy executive says a proposed major oil pipeline to the Gulf Coast could include a stop in the Northern Plains to take on American crude, but cautioned that the market will determine the feasibility and location of a terminal. Mee</p>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516516http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516516<p> A Canadian energy executive says a proposed major oil pipeline to the Gulf Coast could include a stop in the Northern Plains to take on American crude, but cautioned that the market will determine the feasibility and location of a terminal. Mee</p>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514549http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514549<p> The Office of Public Instruction says that budget cuts being considered at the request of the governor could lead to higher local [[kxtopic:property-tax:t[property tax]:t]]es. The potential impact of the 5 percent budget cut plans ordered by Gov</p>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514438http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514438<p> Here is a summary of the 2009 campaign contributions to [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]] state officeholders who are seeking election this year. Gov. [[kxtopic:john-hoeven:t[John Hoeven]:t]] is not up for re-election; he is running for </p>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514435http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514435<p> Montana's [[kxtopic:public-service-commission:t[Public Service Commission]:t]] says a Canadian energy company must seek common carrier status for a pipeline it wants to build through Montana a move that could eventually lead to construction of a load</p>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514431http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514431<p> Montana's [[kxtopic:public-service-commission:t[Public Service Commission]:t]] says a Canadian energy company must seek common carrier status for a pipeline it wants to build through Montana a move that could eventually lead to construction of a load</p>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=511348http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=511348<p> A federal judge says North Dakota's child support enforcement program should receive a list of people who joined in a class action lawsuit over excessive traffic fines in Fargo. The ruling affects about 14,000 people who filed valid claims for </p>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=511347http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=511347<p> A federal judge says the state's child support enforcement program is entitled to a list of people who joined in a class action lawsuit over excessive traffic fines in Fargo. The state asked for the list to see if anyone on it is behind on paying [[k</p>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=511273http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=511273<p> North Dakota U.S. House candidate Kevin Cramer says President Barack Obama's proposed spending freeze would have been a good idea a year ago. Obama proposed the partial freeze during his State of the Union speech Wednesday. Obama says his </p>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=510961http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=510961<p> Police say a Mandan man injured himself during a standoff with officers and was taken to a Bismarck hospital. They say SWAT team members were trying to arrest 53-year-old Robert Gray this morning for an alleged assault on a woman. Police say Gray had</p>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=510823http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=510823<p> North Dakota's Public Service Commission will be deciding whether passing trains should blow a warning horn on the grounds of the state's National Guard headquarters. The commission scheduled a state Capitol hearing at 1:30 p.m. March 1 to hea</p>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=510806http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=510806<p> North Dakota has cracked the top 10 of wind energy producing states. The American Wind Energy Association says North Dakota has 1,200 megawatts of wind energy generating capacity. Last year, the state added 488 megawatts of wind power gene</p>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=510791http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=510791<p> North Dakota regulators say a proposed new oil pipeline will expand market access for crude oil and cut down on truck traffic. Bridger Pipeline LLC wants to build the 85-mile crude oil pipeline through McKenzie, Dunn and Billings counties in wes</p>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=510790http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=510790<p> North Dakota regulators say a proposed new oil pipeline will expand market access for crude oil and cut down on truck traffic. Bridger Pipeline LLC wants to build the 85-mile crude oil pipeline through McKenzie, Dunn and Billings counties in wes</p>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:10:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=510504http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=510504<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/26/tbn_18_2010-1-26-news10-4020312500000026712.jpg"/>Traffic on Highway 83 near Underwood was detoured today because something wanted to get from one side of the road to the other. And, when something weighing 13 million pounds wants to cross the road, you make room! Jim Olson reports from the site of the <br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:58:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506978http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506978<p> The Schweitzer administration has decided to eliminate a pair of citizen advisory councils attached to the Corrections Department, and may look at eliminating other councils to save money. Gov. Brian Schweitzer's spokeswoman, Sarah Elliott, says</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 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506953http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506953<p> Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer wants oil producers in his state and North Dakota to be able to tap into a proposed pipeline that would run from Alberta to the Gulf Coast. Schweitzer has asked the Public Service Commission to investigate whether </p>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506650http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506650<p> Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer wants oil producers in his state and neighboring North Dakota to be able to tap into a proposed $5 billion pipeline that would run from Alberta to the Gulf Coast. TransCanada's 2,000 mile Keystone XL Pipeline would </p>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506585http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506585<p> Gov. Brian Schweitzer wants Montana oil producers to be able to tap into a proposed $5 billion pipeline that would run from Alberta to the Gulf Coast. TransCanada's 2,000 mile Keystone XL Pipeline would include a 280-mile section through eastern</p>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506122http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506122<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/19/tbn_9_2010-1-19-news6-4019612500000035309.jpg"/> Representative Rick Berg says he worked to turn North Dakota's economy around... now he wants to do the same for our nation... Berg announces today he'll seek the republican's endorsement for the U.S. House. There are already two other republi<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506084http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506084<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/19/tbn_6_2010-1-19-newsmin6-4019612500000029012.jpg"/>Republicans now have a three-way race for the endorsement for US House. Former House Majority Leader Rick Berg announced today he would add his name to the list of those who'd like to challenge Democrat incumbent Earl Pomeroy. Berg made his announcemen<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=505993http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=505993<p> Members of the North Dakota Air National Guard will be helping with the response to the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Gov. [[kxtopic:john-hoeven:t[John Hoeven]:t]] and Guard commander David Sprynczynatyk (sprin-suh-NAT'-ick) say 11 airmen wit</p>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:48:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=505780http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=505780<p> Former North Dakota House Republican majority leader Rick Berg has begun his campaign for the U.S. House. The Fargo state representative announced in Fargo on Tuesday that he will seek the GOP endorsement to run against incumbent Democrat Earl P</p>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:01:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=504478http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=504478<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/16/tbn_11_2010-1-16-news6-4019312500000035308.jpg"/>A former North Dakota House Republican majority leader plans to seek the GOP endorsement to run for the U.S. House. Fargo state Rep. Rick Berg has scheduled five events across the state Tuesday to begin his campaign. One of them is in Berg's hometown<br clear="all"/></p>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 11:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=504396http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=504396<p> A former North Dakota House Republican majority leader plans to seek the GOP endorsement to run for the U.S. House. Fargo state Rep. Rick Berg has scheduled five events across the state Tuesday to begin his campaign. One of them is in Berg's ho</p>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 10:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=504374http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=504374<p> The North Dakota Republican Party says state representative Rick Berg will hold a series of news conferences on Tuesday to announce his political plans. The state GOP says Berg will be seeking another office, but didn't specify which one. </p>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503203http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503203<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/14/tbn_3_2010-1-14-newsmin6-4019112500000035305.jpg"/>A man who twice-before ran for US Congress says he wants another chance to beat Congressman Earl Pomeroy at the polls. Kevin Cramer says he wants the Republican endorsement for the US House. Cramer ran against incumbent Democrat Earl Pomeroy two times <br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:01:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503175http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503175<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/14/tbn_4_2010-1-14-news6-4019112500000035304.jpg"/>A North Dakota Public Service Commissioner announces plans to run for a seat in the U.S. House. Good evening, I'm Lauren Kalberer, and I'm Tom Gerhardt... Republican Kevin Cramer will begin campaigning for North Dakota's lone House seat. This is the t<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503088http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503088<p> Republican [[kxtopic:kevin-cramer:t[Kevin Cramer]:t]] has started his campaign for the U.S. House. Cramer made his intentions official Thursday in Fargo. [[kxtopic:bismarck-nd:t[Bismarck]:t]] insurance agent Paul Schaffner is the only other decla</p>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:58:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502879http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502879<p> Republican Kevin Cramer has started his campaign for the U.S. House. Cramer made his intentions official Thursday in Fargo. Bismarck insurance agent Paul Schaffner is the only other declared candidate for the GOP endorsement. Cramer in the</p>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502728http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502728<p> As Republican Kevin Cramer starts his campaign for the U.S. House, North Dakota Democrats are highlighting his earlier statements about the importance of his spot on the Public Service Commission. Cramer is holding news conferences in Fargo and </p>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502683http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502683<p> Democratic U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan has a $4 million campaign fund and no election race to run, and that is making North Dakota Republicans nervous. State GOP Chairman Gary Emineth says Dorgan could use the money to influence state races well into</p>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502682http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502682<p> Democratic U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan has a $4 million campaign fund and no election race to run, and that is making North Dakota Republicans nervous. State GOP Chairman Gary Emineth says Dorgan could use the money to influence state races well into t</p>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502169http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502169<p> Developers of a wind energy project have asked North Dakota's Public Service Commission to cancel a public hearing on the proposed locations of six wind towers. The commission agreed on Wednesday to cancel the hearing on the Just Wind LLC projec</p>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502145http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502145<p> North Dakota regulators have been asked to decide whether trains need to sound a warning horn when they're passing near a Bismarck neighborhood. Now the trains blow their whistles at a crossing on the property of the North Dakota National Guard </p>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=501923http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=501923<p> North Dakota Public Service Commissioner Kevin Cramer says he's holding news conferences in Bismarck and Fargo on Thursday to disclose his political plans, and he's dropping strong hints that he's running for the U.S. House. A statement about th</p>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500905http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500905<p> North Dakota Gov. [[kxtopic:john-hoeven:t[John Hoeven]:t]] says he decided to run for the U.S. Senate after the holidays ended, and before incumbent Democratic Sen. [[kxtopic:byron-dorgan:t[Byron Dorgan]:t]] decided to withdraw. The Republican go</p>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500903http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500903<p> Gov. [[kxtopic:john-hoeven:t[John Hoeven]:t]] says he decided to run for the U.S. Senate after the holidays ended, and before incumbent Democratic Sen. [[kxtopic:byron-dorgan:t[Byron Dorgan]:t]] decided to withdraw. The Republican governor announced l</p>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500865http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500865<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/11/tbn_7_2010-1-11-newsmin10-4018812500000014516.jpg"/>North Dakota Public Service Commissioner Kevin Cramer said he will announce Thursday whether he'll run for re-election or for the U.S. House. Cramer stated today that he was planning news conferences Thursday to discuss his plans. In an intervi<br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500787http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500787<p> North Dakota Republicans see Gov. John Hoeven's nascent U.S. Senate campaign as their best chance to have a presence in Washington in the last 24 years. Hoeven said Monday he'll run for the Senate seat being left open by the departure of Democra</p>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500632http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500632<p> North Dakota Public Service Commissioner Kevin Cramer said he will announce Thursday whether he'll run for re-election or for the U.S. House. In a statement Monday, Cramer said he was planning news conferences Thursday to discuss his plans. </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 01:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500308http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500308<p> A natural gas pipeline that was built to serve a southeastern North Dakota ethanol plant is being tapped to serve other customers. Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. built the 16-mile line to provide gas to the U.S. BioEnergy plant near Hankinson. Now</p>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500307http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500307<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 01:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500306http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500306<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 01:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500304http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500304<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>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=498355http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=498355<p> A judge says that a state agency that sued The Associated Press in an effort to withhold records must turn over investigative documents on alleged sexual misconduct of prison employees. The case stems from the resignation of four female Montana </p>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=498193http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=498193<p> The Montana Supreme Court has ordered the Public Service Commission to set rates at which a proposed wind-power project near Whitehall could sell its electricity to NorthWestern Energy. The 5-0 ruling said the PSC ignored its own rules by not se</p>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497308http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497308<p> Now that North Dakota Democratic Senator Byron Dorgan is leaving, Republicans are scrambling to figure out who's going to run for his job. North Dakota Republican Governor John Hoeven is the front-runner, and GOP activists expect him to get into</p>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497096http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497096<p> Now that North Dakota Sen. Byron Dorgan is not running for re-election, Republicans are saying GOP Gov. John Hoeven is a sure bet to try to take his place. Hoeven wasn't commenting Tuesday on whether he'll run for the Senate next year. But</p>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496075http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496075<p> North Dakota regulators say more reclaimed coal mine land is going back into private hands. Coal companies must post bonds to make sure they pay reclamation costs for land that's been used for mining. Often the land is kept under bond long </p>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 04:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=494798http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=494798<p> North Dakota insurance agents will be facing the possibility of higher fines for violating state rules. The Legislature agreed to increase the maximum fine from $1,000 to $10,000. The change takes effect today. Insurance Commissioner Adam H</p>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=494711http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=494711<p> Under a state law that takes effect today, there will be less train whistle blowing at private railroad crossings. North Dakota has about five thousand railroad crossings, and about 13-hundred of them are private crossings. The law says lo</p>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=494530http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=494530<p> A handful of new North Dakota laws are taking effect Friday, on issues ranging from train safety to insurance fines. Starting on New Year's Day, train engines no longer have to blow a warning whistle when they're going through a private railroad</p>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=494501http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=494501<p> A stinky envelope delivered to the Traill County sheriff's department caused a brief evacuation of a county building. The brown manila envelope was addressed to Sheriff Mike Crocker. It had several pages of what was described as anti-governmen</p>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=494340http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=494340<p> North Dakota regulators say the state's wind power resources almost doubled in 2009. Four major projects began operating. They're capable of generating about 547 megawatts. North Dakota Public Service Commissioners Tony Clark and Kevin Cra</p>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=493494http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=493494<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/12/29/tbn_7_2009-12-29-newsmin10-4017512502314814507.jpg"/> The North Dakota Public Service Commission is asking for help from the delegation. The three PSC Commissioners have written letters to Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad, as well as Congressman Earl Pomeroy... ... urging them to work with the <br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:09:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=493324http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=493324<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/12/29/tbn_8_2009-12-29-news6-4017512501157435308.jpg"/> The North Dakota Public Service Commission is asking for help from the delegation. The three PSC Commissioners have written letters to Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad as well as Congressman Earl Pomeroy... ... urging them to work with <br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=486953http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=486953<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/12/16/tbn_7_2009-12-15-newsmin6-4016112502314829009.jpg"/>North Dakota's Public Service Commission has no official authority over cellular phone service providers. But the PSC is in the third year of an initiative called &quot;Zap the Gap,&quot; designed to convince cell phone companies to install new towers and expand c<br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=484322http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=484322<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/12/11/tbn_8_2009-12-11-newsmin10-4015712500000026705.jpg"/> Climate change is creeping its way back into the headlines. This week a U-N Climate Conference was held in Copenhagen. In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency made the decleration that CO2 is dangerous to your health.... ..<br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=484200http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=484200<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/12/11/tbn_6_2009-12-11-news6-4015712501157426706.jpg"/> Climate change is creeping its way back into the headlines. This week a U-N Climate Conference is being held in Copenhagen. In the United States the Environmental Protection Agency has made the decleration that CO2 is dangerous to your health.<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=483798http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=483798<p> North Dakota's Public Service Commission says a fuel pipeline operator doesn't need a state certificate to do business. The NuStar Pipeline company serves the Tesoro refinery near Mandan. It transports gasoline and other refined fuels to Jamesto</p>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=483783http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=483783<p> World-class ice climber Guy Lacelle has died in an avalanche during an ice climbing event in southwestern Montana. The 54-year-old Lacelle's death Thursday was confirmed by John Irvine, the sports marketing manager for Arc'teryx, his sponsor. </p>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=483516http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=483516<p> More than $80,000 in overcharges will be refunded to some Montana telephone customers. The Montana Public Service Commission says the refund is for unauthorized &quot;crammed&quot; charges on their phone bills. The PSC began investigating Delaware-ba</p>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=483509http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=483509<p> Job Service North Dakota says the best-paid workers in the state live in Williston. Oil industry wages pushed Williston to the top spot on the agency's list. The average wage in Williston in 2008 was $49,567, up from $42,250 in 2007. The j</p>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=483324http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=483324<p> North Dakota regulators say they're leery of a wind developer's request to locate six turbines less than a quarter-mile from people's homes. The Just Wind company wants to build 160 turbines in rural Logan County, near Napoleon. North Dakota's P</p>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=477062http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=477062<p> North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem is challenging an advocacy group's claim that it should be able to make pre-recorded phone calls in the state. North Dakota law bans &quot;robo-calls&quot; unless they are introduced by a live operator. A grou</p>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476945http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476945<p> Xcel Energy says its North Dakota customers help pay for the company's two leased private jets, even though they're rarely used to fly utility employees to the state. North Dakota's Public Service Commission recently asked Xcel Energy about its </p>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476933http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476933<p> Otter Tail Power Co.'s North Dakota customers will be paying slightly lower rates under a settlement of an electric rate case. The utility's 57,000 North Dakota electric customers also will be getting a small refund, with interest, for overpayin</p>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476791http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476791<p> Otter Tail Power Co.'s North Dakota customers will be paying slightly lower rates under a settlement of an electric rate case. The utility's 57,000 North Dakota electric customers also will be getting a small refund, with interest, for overpayin</p>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476660http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476660<p> Otter Tail Power Co.'s North Dakota customers will be paying slightly lower rates under a settlement of an electric rate case. The utility's 57,000 North Dakota electric customers also will be getting a small refund, with interest, for overpayin</p>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471027http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471027<p> A North Dakota utility regulator is praising new computer software that's intended to help utility ratepayers reduce their energy use. Public Service Commissioner Tony Clark says the Microsoft Hohm (Home) software may help development of the so-</p>