Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2010 KXNet.com1800Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518551http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518551<p> Residents of more than 500 homes in the foothill communities north of Los Angeles have been told they should evacuate ahead of another winter storm that's expected to bring heavy rains and possibly cause more mudslides. Authorities called on res</p>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518524http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518524<p> L La Canada Flintridge, Calif. - kan-YAH'-duh Anthony LaCalamita luh-kal-uh-MEE'-tuh Debra Lafave luh-FAYV' Emeril Lagasse EM'-ur-ul leh-GAH'-see Laglio LAHL'-yoh Abdullah Lagmani ab-DOOL'-uh lahg-MAHN'-ee Lagos LAY'-gohs or LAH'-gohs </p>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518523http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518523<p> A Abakan ah-bah-KAHN' Feroz Abbasi feh-ROOZ' ah-BAH'-see Abul Abbas AH'-bool ah-BAHS' Mahmoud Abbas mahk-MOOD' ah-BAHS' Mahmoud Abdel-Baset mah-MOOD' ab-DEHL'-BA'-set Anthony Abbate ah-BAHT'-ee Raouf Abdel-Rahman rah-OOF' AHB'-del RAKH</p>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518521http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518521<p> Toyota's global recall now stands at 8.5 million vehicles. The automaker says it's recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles to fix brake problems. The latest announcement comes as millions of other vehicles have been recalled because o</p>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518426http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518426<p> Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems the latest in a string of embarrassing safety problems at the world's largest automaker. Company President Akio Toyoda made the recall anno</p>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518423http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518423<p> Los Angeles County authorities have ordered mandatory evacuations for more than 500 homes in mudslide-prone foothill neighborhoods as a new storm approaches. Sheriff's officials say they have begun notifying residents in certain areas of La Cres</p>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518402http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518402<p> Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf has sprained his left ankle during the second period of Anaheim's game against the Los Angeles Kings. The Ducks' playmaking center is scheduled to suit up for Canada at his first Olympics next week. Getzlaf scored</p>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518173http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518173<p> Manuel Osborne-Paradis and the Canadian men's Alpine ski team have arrived in Vancouver, confident they can live up to the high expectations for the home team. Osborne-Paradis has shrugged off the pressure that will come with competing on his h</p>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518094http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518094<p> The commander of a major military base in Canada has been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of two women and in the sexual assaults of two other women. Ontario Provincial Police Det. Insp. Chris Nicholas said Monday that Col. Russel</p>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517999http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517999<p> Today in History Today is Monday, Feb. 15, the 46th day of 2010. There are 319 days left in the year. This is Presidents' Day. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 15, 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine mysteriously blew up in H</p>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517997http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517997<p> Today in History Today is Friday, Feb. 19, the 50th day of 2010. There are 315 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 19, 1945, during World War II, some 30,000 U.S. Marines began landing on Iwo Jima, whe</p>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517993http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517993<p> Today in History Today is Thursday, Feb. 18, the 49th day of 2010. There are 316 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 18, 1885, Mark Twain's &quot;Adventures of Huckleberry Finn&quot; was published in the U.S. fo</p>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517982http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517982<p> Here are the ten most active Big Board issues at this time Citigroup unchanged 3.220 SPDR S&amp;amp;P 500 ETF Trust down .140 106.520 Bank of America Corp </p>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517958http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517958<p> L La [[kxtopic:canada:t[Canada]:t]] Flintridge, Calif. - kan-YAH'-duh Anthony LaCalamita luh-kal-uh-MEE'-tuh Debra Lafave luh-FAYV' Emeril Lagasse EM'-ur-ul leh-GAH'-see Laglio LAHL'-yoh Abdullah Lagmani ab-DOOL'-uh lahg-MAHN'-ee Lagos </p>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517957http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517957<p> A Abakan ah-bah-KAHN' Feroz Abbasi feh-ROOZ' ah-BAH'-see Abul Abbas AH'-bool ah-BAHS' Mahmoud Abbas mahk-MOOD' ah-BAHS' Mahmoud Abdel-Baset mah-MOOD' ab-DEHL'-BA'-set Anthony Abbate ah-BAHT'-ee Raouf Abdel-Rahman rah-OOF' AHB'-del RAKH</p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517892http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517892<p> Space shuttle Endeavour's delivery and installation mission is on its way to the international space station. The six astronauts are hauling a new room and observation deck. The shuttle is set to arrive at the station early Wednesday. MIAMI (A</p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517889http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517889<p> Southern California homeowners are shoveling mud from living rooms and workers are scooping debris from catch basins in a foothill neighborhood slammed by weekend rains. Evacuated residents have been allowed back into the mud-caked La Canada Fl</p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517874http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517874<p> Investors are hoping this will be the week Wall Street ends its losing trend. Last week was its fourth straight losing week. The stock market had a fractious Friday fueled by a Labor Department report showed jobless rate that fell to 9.7 percent</p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517831http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517831<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/2/7/tbn_10_2010-2-7-newsmin10-4021688606481535309.jpg"/>It may not be the peak of tourist season in the Minot area, but thanks to a recent award, the Magic City could be seeing an increase in visits from a specific group of travelers. The Canadian publication, RV West Magazine, selected Minot as one of its t<br clear="all"/></p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517825http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517825<p> They're celebrating Mardi Gras early in New Orleans. The underdog New Orleans Saints rallied with 15 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to shock the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 to win Super Bowl 44. The Saints, a symbol of hope in the re</p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517809http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517809<p> The New Orleans Saints have capped their fairy tale season with a strong victory in Super Bowl 44. They've beaten the Indianapolis Colts 31-17, thanks partly to a fourth quarter interception by Tracy Porter, who ran 74 yards for a touchdown. It was t</p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:57:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517793http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517793<p> A Abakan ah-bah-KAHN' Feroz Abbasi feh-ROOZ' ah-BAH'-see Abul Abbas AH'-bool ah-BAHS' Mahmoud Abbas mahk-MOOD' ah-BAHS' Mahmoud Abdel-Baset mah-MOOD' ab-DEHL'-BA'-set Anthony Abbate ah-BAHT'-ee Raouf Abdel-Rahman rah-OOF' AHB'-del RAKH</p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:57:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517791http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517791<p> Volunteers armed with shovels helped residents of one Southern California neighborhood dig out from the weekend's destructive mudslides. Forty-three homes in the La Canada Flintridge area were damaged and 500 more evacuated yesterday after rain-</p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:57:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517789http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517789<p> L La Canada Flintridge, Calif. - kan-YAH'-duh Anthony LaCalamita luh-kal-uh-MEE'-tuh Debra Lafave luh-FAYV' Emeril Lagasse EM'-ur-ul leh-GAH'-see Laglio LAHL'-yoh Abdullah Lagmani ab-DOOL'-uh lahg-MAHN'-ee Lagos LAY'-gohs or LAH'-gohs </p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:48:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517731http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517731<p> North Dakota has the lowest unemployment in the nation and a booming oil industry. But with its good fortune has come an unexpected problem: homelessness, as desperate job seekers flow into the state looking for work. Officials say shelters are </p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517702http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517702<p> Search dogs are looking for victims in the wreckage at Connecticut power plant. A fire official in Middletown says workers were purging gas lines when an explosion happened just before noon. Authorities say there are multiple deaths, but have not put</p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517695http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517695<p> Residents of foothill communities deluged by weekend mudslides north of Los Angeles have been allowed to return home. L.A. County Sheriff's Dep. Guillermina Saldana says the final evacuation order was lifted Sunday for about 70 homes in the Par</p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:28:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517664http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517664<p> The New Orleans Saints are getting support from all over the country and cheers are even coming from President Barack Obama. The president says he is &quot;rooting a little bit&quot; for the Saints as the underdog, in part because of what happened to the </p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517598http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517598<p> White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan says officials are &quot;very comfortable&quot; with the security measures in place for the Super Bowl. They include metal detectors and devices that screen for radiological, biological and chemical weapons. An</p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517581http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517581<p> The snow has stopped, but the challenges remain in the storm-socked Mid-Atlantic. It could be days before all the streets are dug out and power is restored after a triple whammy of heavy snow, high winds and frigid conditions. With parts o</p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:58:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517576http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517576<p> Authorities are deciding whether to lift mandatory evacuation orders for about 70 foothill homes in communities deluged by weekend mudslides north of Los Angeles. Los Angeles County Fire Battalion Chief Mike Brown says crews Sunday are surveyin</p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517553http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517553<p> Today in History Today is Thursday, Feb. 18, the 49th day of 2010. There are 316 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 18, 1885, Mark Twain's &quot;Adventures of Huckleberry Finn&quot; was published in the U.S. fo</p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517547http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517547<p> Today in History Today is Monday, Feb. 15, the 46th day of 2010. There are 319 days left in the year. This is Presidents' Day. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 15, 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine mysteriously blew up in H</p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517541http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517541<p> Today in History Today is Friday, Feb. 19, the 50th day of 2010. There are 315 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 19, 1945, during World War II, some 30,000 U.S. Marines began landing on Iwo Jima, whe</p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517535http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517535<p> L La Canada Flintridge, Calif. - kan-YAH'-duh Anthony LaCalamita luh-kal-uh-MEE'-tuh Debra Lafave luh-FAYV' Emeril Lagasse EM'-ur-ul leh-GAH'-see Laglio LAHL'-yoh Abdullah Lagmani ab-DOOL'-uh lahg-MAHN'-ee Lagos LAY'-gohs or LAH'-gohs </p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517531http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517531<p> A Abakan ah-bah-KAHN' Feroz Abbasi feh-ROOZ' ah-BAH'-see Abul Abbas AH'-bool ah-BAHS' Mahmoud Abbas mahk-MOOD' ah-BAHS' Mahmoud Abdel-Baset mah-MOOD' ab-DEHL'-BA'-set Anthony Abbate ah-BAHT'-ee Raouf Abdel-Rahman rah-OOF' AHB'-del RAKH</p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517526http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517526<p> One longtime resident of the nation's capital says the post-snowstorm scene is &quot;like the Epcot Center version of Washington.&quot; Skiers lapped the Reflecting Pool along the National Mall. Hundreds crowded Dupont Circle for a snowball fight organized onl</p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517520http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517520<p> The North Dakota Game and Fish Department says harsh winter conditions beginning in mid-December pushed most waterfowl out of the state. The agency's annual midwinter waterfowl survey found only 25,400 Canada geese wintering on the Missouri Rive</p>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517508http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517508<p> NASA has called everything off for today and will try again tomorrow to launch space shuttle Endeavour to the international space station. A band of low clouds started moving into the area late yesterday and forced the delay. WASHINGTON (AP) </p>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517484http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517484<p> The weather isn't cooperating with NASA efforts to launch the space shuttle. A band of low clouds moved in from the north and may not clear in time to give controllers the weather they need to send Endeavour to deliver the last major pieces to the in</p>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517473http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517473<p> Space shuttle Endeavour is fueled and the astronauts are getting aboard in the Sunday morning darkness for a flight to the [[kxtopic:international-space-station:t[international space station]:t]]. The shuttle is carrying the last major pieces of the o</p>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:48:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517448http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517448<p> Most evacuations in the Southern California foothills have been called off as an evening round of rains proved far milder than the fierce morning showers that brought mudslides and destroyed homes. Los Angeles County Fire Insp. Steve Zermeno sai</p>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:59:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517430http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517430<p> Sarah Palin laid into President Barack Obama during her keynote speech at the &quot;tea party&quot; national convention in Nashville, Tenn. Noting Democrats' recent electoral losses, she asked &quot;How's that hope-y, change-y stuff workin' out for you?&quot; Palin also</p>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517339http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517339<p> Sarah Palin is predicting a good year for conservative candidates for public office, saying the policies of President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress will be short-lived. Palin told the national &quot;tea party&quot; convention in Nashville, Te</p>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:25:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517286http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517286<p> Authorities say 43 homes have been damaged and 540 are under evacuation orders in the aftermath of powerful mudslides in the foothills north of Los Angeles that were stripped by a summer wildfire. Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich sa</p>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:57:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517245http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517245<p> A plane carrying the U.S. missionary who was detained in North Korea for 43 days has landed in Los Angeles. Robert Park was silent and pale as he left Beijing. The U.S. State Department says Park has asked that specifics about his release not be re</p>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:57:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517243http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517243<p> Los Angeles County Fire officials say they didn't anticipate how bad a slow-moving storm would be. The system unleashed mudslides from wildfire-scarred hillsides that damaged more than 40 homes and threatened hundreds of others. Cars were swe</p>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517232http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517232<p> L La [[kxtopic:canada:t[Canada]:t]] Flintridge, Calif. - kan-YAH'-duh Anthony LaCalamita luh-kal-uh-MEE'-tuh Debra Lafave luh-FAYV' Emeril Lagasse EM'-ur-ul leh-GAH'-see Laglio LAHL'-yoh Abdullah Lagmani ab-DOOL'-uh lahg-MAHN'-ee Lagos </p>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517226http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517226<p> A Abakan ah-bah-KAHN' Feroz Abbasi feh-ROOZ' ah-BAH'-see Abul Abbas AH'-bool ah-BAHS' Mahmoud Abbas mahk-MOOD' ah-BAHS' Mahmoud Abdel-Baset mah-MOOD' ab-DEHL'-BA'-set Anthony Abbate ah-BAHT'-ee Raouf Abdel-Rahman rah-OOF' AHB'-del RAKH</p>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517213http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517213<p> A house fire in Warwick, R.I., has left five people dead, including a 7-month-old baby. Authorities say the victims were found unconscious and severely burned just after noon Saturday on the second floor of a house in Warwick. The local fire chi</p>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:58:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517131http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517131<p> At least three people are reported dead near Boulder, Colo., after a small plane severed the tow line being used by another small plane to pull a glider. The Federal Aviation Administration says both planes fell to the ground, but the glider was able</p>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517051http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517051<p> Overall leader Justyna Kowalcyzk won the final cross country World Cup race before the Vancouver Olympics on Saturday. Emil Jonsson of Sweden won the men's race on the 1988 Olympic trails west of Calgary. Kowalczyk finished second in the 1</p>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517019http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517019<p> Laverne Jones-Ferrette of the U.S. Virgin Islands won the 60 meters at the Sparkassen Cup on Saturday, one of eight athletes to set world-best marks for the year. Jones-Ferrette's 6.97 seconds was the sixth-best mark in history, just 0.05 seco</p>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516991http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516991<p> In a big chunk of the East, it's been snowing too hard for crews to clear the roads and it's snapping trees and power lines. Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses have lost power from West Virginia to New Jersey. This storm is challenging Wa</p>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:28:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516979http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516979<p> Fire officials say at least 41 homes have been damaged and 500 more ordered evacuated after a pounding winter storm triggered mudslides in wildfire burn areas north of Los Angeles. County Fire Insp. Matt Levesque says evacuations are ordered in </p>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:57:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516930http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516930<p> The president's calling it &quot;Snowmageddon.&quot; He was making a joke, of course. But the big blizzard that's hit the Mid-Atlantic has brought a halt to most activities that don't involve snow. Officials have been begging residents to stay home, so crews c</p>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516918http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516918<p> Free-agent left-hander Erik Bedard is coming back to the Seattle Mariners. General manager Jack Zduriencik announced Saturday morning the team and the oft-injured 30-year-old agreed to a one-year contract with a mutual option for 2011. The</p>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516911http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516911<p> &quot;It's coming down faster than we can keep up with.&quot; That's want a spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is saying. The blizzard that's battering the Mid-Atlantic today is delivering a heavy load of wet snow. At Dulles Interna</p>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516899http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516899<p> A second wave of a winter storm has flooded streets and triggered mudslides in Los Angeles-area foothill areas scarred by wildfires, damaging homes and trapping vehicles. County fire officials say a debris flow up to 4 feet high damaged an unkno</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 17:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516776http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516776<p> A Abakan ah-bah-KAHN' Feroz Abbasi feh-ROOZ' ah-BAH'-see Abul Abbas AH'-bool ah-BAHS' Mahmoud Abbas mahk-MOOD' ah-BAHS' Mahmoud Abdel-Baset mah-MOOD' ab-DEHL'-BA'-set Anthony Abbate ah-BAHT'-ee Raouf Abdel-Rahman rah-OOF' AHB'-del RAKH</p>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516772http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516772<p> L La [[kxtopic:canada:t[Canada]:t]] Flintridge, Calif. - kan-YAH'-duh Anthony LaCalamita luh-kal-uh-MEE'-tuh Debra Lafave luh-FAYV' Emeril Lagasse EM'-ur-ul leh-GAH'-see Laglio LAHL'-yoh Abdullah Lagmani ab-DOOL'-uh lahg-MAHN'-ee Lagos </p>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:58:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516620http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516620<p> Montana Sen. Jon Tester says he's addressing concerns about his bill to increase both logging and wilderness area in the state. A revised plan unveiled today would allow logging to continue beyond the 15 year limit in his original proposal. The bill </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>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516481http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516481<p> 1:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, 2010 For editorial questions, call Bernadette Tuazon, (800-845-8450, ext. 7636). For technical and service questions, call the AP Global Customer Support at 877-587-6180 or e-mail apcustomersupport (at) ap</p>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516353http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516353<p> Here are the ten most active Big Board issues at this time SPDR S&amp;amp;P 500 ETF Trust down .382 106.058 Citigroup up .040 3.220 Bank of America Corp </p>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516316http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516316<p> Canada's unemployment rate fell to 8.3 percent in January as 43,000 part-time jobs were added. Statistics Canada said Friday it's the fourth employment gain in six months. The unemployment slipped from 8.4 percent in December. (C</p>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516215http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516215<p> The chill in the air near the Arctic Circle is matched by the latest cooling of global markets as the world's seven major industrial countries sit down for talks in Canada. The setting is a snowswept town 200 miles south of the Arctic Circle an</p>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516128http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516128<p> L La Canada Flintridge, Calif. - kan-YAH'-duh Anthony LaCalamita luh-kal-uh-MEE'-tuh Debra Lafave luh-FAYV' Emeril Lagasse EM'-ur-ul leh-GAH'-see Laglio LAHL'-yoh Abdullah Lagmani ab-DOOL'-uh lahg-MAHN'-ee Lagos LAY'-gohs or LAH'-gohs </p>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516122http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516122<p> A Abakan ah-bah-KAHN' Feroz Abbasi feh-ROOZ' ah-BAH'-see Abul Abbas AH'-bool ah-BAHS' Mahmoud Abbas mahk-MOOD' ah-BAHS' Mahmoud Abdel-Baset mah-MOOD' ab-DEHL'-BA'-set Anthony Abbate ah-BAHT'-ee Raouf Abdel-Rahman rah-OOF' AHB'-del RAKH</p>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515991http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515991<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/2/4/tbn_5_2010-2-4-newsmin6-4021212500000035307.jpg"/>A decision to suspend work on a new port of entry facility was made in order to minimize time and cost impacts. That was the statement released today by the U.S. General Services Administration regarding the 28 million dollar project in Portal, North Dak<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515945http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515945<p> A person with knowledge of the negotiations tells The Associated Press that the Seattle Mariners and left-hander Erik Bedard are getting close to a one-year contract, pending a physical. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday becaus</p>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515931http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515931<p> Toyota says it is &quot;too soon&quot; to say if it will recall its 2010 Prius because of brake problems. Some owners of the popular hybrids say their brakes don't always engage immediately. The government says it will assess the problem. About 37,000 cars cou</p>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515804http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515804<p> 1:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010 For editorial questions, call Bernadette Tuazon, (800-845-8450, ext. 7636). For technical and service questions, call the AP Global Customer Support at 877-587-6180 or e-mail apcustomersupport (at) ap.or</p>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515645http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515645<p> Here are the ten most active Big Board issues at this time Citigroup down .070 3.300 SPDR S&amp;amp;P 500 ETF Trust down 1.750 108.080 SPDR Financial Sector </p>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515603http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515603<p> A Abakan ah-bah-KAHN' Feroz Abbasi feh-ROOZ' ah-BAH'-see Abul Abbas AH'-bool ah-BAHS' Mahmoud Abbas mahk-MOOD' ah-BAHS' Mahmoud Abdel-Baset mah-MOOD' ab-DEHL'-BA'-set Anthony Abbate ah-BAHT'-ee Raouf Abdel-Rahman rah-OOF' AHB'-del RAKH</p>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515495http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515495<p> An Australian court has ruled that the band Men at Work copied a well-known children's campfire song for the flute melody in its 1980s hit &quot;Down Under&quot; and owes the owner years of royalties. &quot;Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree&quot; was written more</p>