Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2009 KXNet.com1800Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=459864http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=459864<p> Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. says its profit rose 14.5 percent in the third quarter as gains on asset sales more than offset the impact of a steep drop in revenue. The railway's revenue from operations fell 20 percent as most of its freight seg</p>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=455594http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=455594<p> Police in Winona say a 51-year-old man was struck and killed by a train as he walked across a crossing early Monday. Deputy Police Chief Tom Williams says the man was struck by an eastbound Canadian Pacific Railway train at about 6:45 a.m. </p>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:11:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=446577http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=446577<p> A [[kxtopic:canadian-pacific-railway:t[Canadian Pacific Railway]:t]] &quot;holiday train&quot; is passing through [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]] again this year, and through part of [[kxtopic:south-dakota:t[South Dakota]:t]] for the first time. </p>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:11:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=446574http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=446574<p> A [[kxtopic:canadian-pacific-railway:t[Canadian Pacific Railway]:t]] &quot;holiday train&quot; is passing through [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]] again this year, and through part of [[kxtopic:south-dakota:t[South Dakota]:t]] for the first time. </p>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:59:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=436405http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=436405<p> A University of North Dakota student escaped serious injury in a plane crash in the northwestern Minnesota city of Park Rapids. The university says Li Yang was flying a solo cross-country flight in a Cessna 172. It says he had landed at the Park</p>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=436300http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=436300<p> Wabasha County authorities say a Winona man died early Sunday after being struck by a train in the southeastern Minnesota town of Kellogg. Twenty-five-year-old Casey T. Merchlewitz was struck by a Canadian Pacific Railway train around 2:30 a.m. </p>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=427227http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=427227<p> A South Dakota nonprofit group that serves low-income families and senior citizens has won a $329,000 federal grant to help low-income families build their own homes. The award to the Inter-Lakes Community Action Partnership was announced Wednes</p>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=427216http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=427216<p> Federal statistics show North Dakota and Minnesota car dealers ranked high in their participation in the &quot;cash for clunkers&quot; program. The two states were in the top five in a per-capita tabulation of money requested through the program, which en</p>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=427003http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=427003<p> The Dakota Minnesota &amp;amp; Eastern Railroad has dropped its condemnation lawsuits against some landowners in northeastern Wyoming. In court papers filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Cheyenne, the railroad also said its $6 billion plan to </p>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=426999http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=426999<p> The Dakota Minnesota &amp;amp; Eastern Railroad has dropped its condemnation lawsuits against some landowners in northeastern Wyoming. In court papers filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Cheyenne, the railroad also said its $6 billion plan to </p>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 23:29:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=425561http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=425561<p> The Huron City Commission and Beadle County Commission have passed resolutions allowing the Beadle County Regional Railroad Authority to tax county residents if Heartland Grain Fuels of Huron can't repay a $1.8 million state loan for a rail siding ex</p>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=411183http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=411183<p> A Minnesota soldier killed in Iraq this month has been laid to rest in a solemn ceremony. Spc. Daniel Drevnick was one of three Minnesota troops killed in an insurgent attack in Iraq on July 16. More than 200 members of Minnesota's Patriot </p>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=411034http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=411034<p> In an effort to settle the case, attorneys for the Dakota, Minnesota &amp;amp; Eastern Railroad and several Wyoming landowners have met in mediation for a lawsuit on whether the railroad can use eminent domain. The Sioux Falls-based rail line wants </p>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 09:10:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=411017http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=411017<p> In an effort to settle the case, attorneys for the Dakota, [[kxtopic:minnesota:t[Minnesota]:t]] &amp;amp; Eastern Railroad and several Wyoming landowners have met in mediation for a lawsuit on whether the railroad can use [[kxtopic:eminent-domain:t[eminen</p>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=410997http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=410997<p> In an effort to settle the case, attorneys for the Dakota, Minnesota &amp;amp; Eastern Railroad and several Wyoming landowners have met in mediation for a lawsuit on whether the railroad can use eminent domain. The Sioux Falls-based rail line wants </p>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=396222http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=396222<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/6/24/tbn_6_2009-6-24-newsmin6-3998712500000029008.jpg"/>The Minot Police Department continues to seek information relating to various acts of vandalism, which occurred in Minot during recent months. One case under investigation is the vandalism at Rosehill Cemetery involving the displacement of nearly thirty<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=395485http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=395485<p> Minot police say whoever tampered with the controls of two parked Canadian Pacific Railway locomotives and moved them onto the main tracks last month also may be responsible for other recent vandalism. Police are seeking suspects in vandalism at</p>Tue, 19 May 2009 01:28:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=377937http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=377937<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/5/19/tbn_3_2009-5-18-newsmin6-3995012500000029009.jpg"/>The final lawsuits against Canadian Pacific Railway over the 2002 Minot train derailment and chemical spill can go forward. That's the result of a decision of the US Supreme Court today. The court refused to get involved in a dispute over whether the r<br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 18 May 2009 05:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=377662http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=377662<p> The Supreme Court says it won't block a lawsuit against a railroad involved in a deadly derailment in North Dakota. The justices declined today to get involved in a dispute between the Canadian Pacific Railway and residents of Minot. The Minot </p>Mon, 18 May 2009 04:58:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=377638http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=377638<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/7/10/5/{343931EE-8FEB-4A64-AC32-C0C7068AA3C6}kxnews.jpg"/> The Supreme Court says it won't block a lawsuit against a railroad involved in a deadly derailment in North Dakota. The justices declined Monday to get involved in a dispute between the Canadian Pacific Railway and residents of Minot, N.D. Th<br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 18 May 2009 04:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=377629http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=377629<p> The Supreme Court says it won't block a lawsuit against a railroad involved in a deadly derailment in North Dakota. The justices declined Monday to get involved in a dispute between the Canadian Pacific Railway and residents of Minot, N. Dak.</p>Thu, 07 May 2009 13:30:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=372936http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=372936<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/5/7/tbn_5_2009-5-7-newsmin6-3993912500000035304.jpg"/>A freight train carrying hazardous material came within about 100 feet of colliding with locomotives that had been moved onto the main track by vandals. The incident happened early Sunday morning. Minot Police report someone got inside two Canadian Paci<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 07 May 2009 13:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=372926http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=372926<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/5/7/tbn_6_2009-5-7-news6-3993912500000035309.jpg"/>Minot police are searching for vandals who tampered with Canadian Pacific Railway locomotives, nearly causing a collision involving another train carrying hazardous material. Police say someone got into two parked locomotives on a side track early Su<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 07 May 2009 10:20:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=372856http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=372856<p> Bond has been set at $45,000 for a teenager accused of robbing convenience stores in Grand Forks. Authorities say 19-year-old Gypsy Watts has been charged with terrorizing and four counts of robbery. Authorities say Watts robbed four stores</p>Thu, 07 May 2009 00:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=372561http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=372561<p> Bismarck's Basin Electric Power Cooperative says construction is starting this week on a 40 million dollar transmission line in southwestern North Dakota. The 74-mile, 230-kilovolt line will run from an existing substation near Belfield to a new stat</p>Wed, 06 May 2009 23:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=372545http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=372545<p> Minot police are looking for vandals who tampered with Canadian Pacific Railway locomotives, nearly causing a collision involving another train carrying hazardous material. Police say someone got into two parked locomotives on a side track early</p>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=342250http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=342250<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/3/9/tbn_3_2009-3-9-newsmin6-3988112500000029005.jpg"/>The final unsettled lawsuits regarding the January, 2002 train derailment and chemical spill in Minot are scheduled in a Minnesota court in January. Jim Olson reports about a dozen cases remaining to be heard in the courtoom of Minnesota District Judge T<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:28:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=314677http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=314677<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/1/1/tbn_28_2009-1-1-newsmin10-3981312500000026703.jpg"/>Time to continue our look at the major local news stories of 2008. Jim Olson has today's installment of the Year in Review - focusing on the top stories of July and August. July began with traditional Independence Day celebrations around the region. <br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 13:38:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=314644http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=314644<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/1/1/tbn_24_2009-1-1-newsmin6-3981312500000035314.jpg"/>Time to continue our look at the major local news stories of 2008. Jim Olson has today's installment of the Year in Review - focusing on the top stories of July and August. July began with traditional Independence Day celebrations around the region. In<br clear="all"/></p>Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=311491http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=311491<p> Railroad officials say a crew has pulled a locomotive from the Mississippi River after last week's train collision. Mike LoVecchio, a spokesman for Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., says crews pulled the locomotive up the embankment on Sunday morn</p>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 09:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=311223http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=311223<p> A railroad spokesman says there's no evidence of a fish kill following a train collision in southeast Minnesota this week that caused liquid fertilizer to seep into the Mississippi River. Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. spokesman Mike LoVecchio sa</p>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=310604http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=310604<p> Track repairs have been completed at the site of a train crash and derailment along the Mississippi River at Dresden in southeastern Minnesota, just across the river from . Mike LoVecchio of the Canadian Pacific Railway says the line's been reop</p>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=310292http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=310292<p> The cleanup continues in southeastern Minnesota where two freight trains of the Canadian Pacific Railway collided, derailing 26 cars and plunging a locomotive into the Mississippi River. No injuries were reported. Railroad spokesman Mike LoVecch</p>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=309895http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=309895<p> A Canadian Pacific Railway &quot;holiday train&quot; is passing through North Dakota again this year. The railroad's holiday train features Christmas lights and live entertainment. They schedule stops in numerous towns in the northern U.S. and southern Ca</p>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:18:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=303369http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=303369<p> Attorneys for the Dakota, Minnesota &amp;amp; Eastern Railroad and several Wyoming landowners have filed what could be the final documents needed to resolve a federal lawsuit on whether the railroad can use eminent domain. The Sioux Falls-based rail</p>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:29:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=285610http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=285610<p> The man who used to run the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad says a proposed $6 billion expansion to build track into Wyoming coal fields and haul coal east should still happen. Last week, Kevin Schieffer (SHE'-fur) of Sioux Falls left the</p>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:09:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=285605http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=285605<p> The man who used to run the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad says a proposed $6 billion expansion to build track into Wyoming coal fields and haul coal east should still happen. Last week, Kevin Schieffer (SHE'-fur) of Sioux Falls left the</p>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=280972http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=280972<p> The federal Surface Transportation Board has approved the Canadian Pacific Railway Corp.'s proposed acquisition of the Sioux Falls-based Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad. The approval was granted with a number of conditions imposed by the</p>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=262421http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=262421<p> South Dakota Senator John Thune says he thinks the federal Surface Transportation Board will approve the Canadian Pacific Railway's proposed merger with the Sioux Falls-based Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad. The agency is to announce its </p>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:29:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=255835http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=255835<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/7/11/tbn_5_2008-7-11-newsmin6-3963912500000035313.jpg"/>The North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified the driver of the car that was hit by a Canadian Pacific Railway train west of Minot last night. The Patrol reports that 19 year old Kelsie Myers of Minot died of injuries sustained in the accident when sh<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=255578http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=255578<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/7/10/tbn_4_2008-7-10-news10-3963812500000026702.jpg"/>At least one person was injured tonight when a train collided with a car west of Minot splitting the vehicle into two pieces. The accident happened about 8:30 just north of the Speedway restaurant on 72nd Street Northwest. Authorities say a Canadian Pa<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=255575http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=255575<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/7/10/tbn_3_2008-7-10-newsmin10-3963812501157426713.jpg"/>At least one person was injured tonight when a train collided with a car west of Minot splitting the vehicle into two pieces. The accident happened about 8:30 just north of the Speedway restaurant on 72nd Street Northwest. Authorities say a Canadian P<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=253632http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=253632<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/7/3/tbn_1_2008-7-2-newsmin10-3963012500000014501.jpg"/>People who had lawsuits against Canadian Pacific Railway thrown out of state court in Minnesota can have their cases reinstated. That's the ruling of the 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals today. The court ruled a new federal law constitutional. That new <br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:57:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=253348http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=253348<p> The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a federal law change approved in response to a deadly train derailment and chemical spill on the edge of Minot is constitutional. Legislation signed by President Bush last August says people c</p>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=253327http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=253327<p> The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a federal law change approved in response to a deadly train derailment and chemical spill on the edge of Minot is constitutional. Legislation signed by President Bush last August says people c</p>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=251168http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=251168<p> Canadian Pacific Railway officials are meeting with South Dakota community leaders in towns where long strings of coal trains may someday move eastward. Canadian Pacific is buying the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad, which wants to expand</p>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:58:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=226340http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=226340<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/4/7/tbn_8_2008-4-2-newsmin6-3953912500000029007.jpg"/>Checks due to arrive in the hands of people included in a class action lawsuit against Canadian Pacific Railway stemming from the 2002 derailment and chemical spill will have to wait a few more weeks before they see the money. Nearly four thousand claims<br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:10:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=224966http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=224966<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/4/2/tbn_8_2008-4-2-newsmin6-3953912500000029007.jpg"/>Checks due to arrive in the hands of people included in a class action lawsuit against Canadian Pacific Railway stemming from the 2002 derailment and chemical spill will have to wait a few more weeks before they see the money. Nearly four thousand claims<br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=222865http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=222865<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/3/26/tbn_7_2008-3-26-newsmin6-3953212500000029005.jpg"/>Thousands of area residents involved in a class action lawsuit against Canadian Pacific Railway should be seeing money very soon. That lawsuit stems from the January 2002 train derailment and chemical spill just west of Minot that killed one man and inj<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:20:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=204031http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=204031<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/1/31/tbn_6_2008-1-31-newsmin10-3947712500000026704.jpg"/>It's one more step in securing our international borders. Starting today anyone traveling back into the United States by land will have to show another form of official ID at a Port of Entry to prove their citizenship. The rule change is aimed at better<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=203774http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=203774<p> A Pittsburgh-based company that makes rail and construction products says its fourth-quarter earnings skyrocketed, primarily due to a huge gain from the sale of its stake in the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad Corporation. L.B. Foster Com</p>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=201219http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=201219<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/1/23/tbn_3_2008-1-23-newsmin6-3946912500000029004.jpg"/>The legal fight after the January 2002 train derailment just west of Minot has taken a new turn. Minot attorney Mark Larson and a partner in Minnesota have filed a lawsuit regarding contracts signed by numerous area residents days after the deadly derail<br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:58:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=199664http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=199664<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/1/18/tbn_5_2008-1-18-newsmin6-3946412500000035317.jpg"/>The wait continues for thousands of people who have joined a class-action lawsuit against Canadian Pacific Railway. A derailment six years ago today spread anhydrous ammonia over Minot, killing one and injuring hundreds or even thousands. A class-action<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=199384http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=199384<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/1/17/tbn_3_2008-1-17-newsmin10-3946312500000026708.jpg"/>A three-judge panel of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments regarding lawsuits against Canadian Pacific Railway for the derailment and chemical spill that happened near Minot six years ago tonight. The judges will be deciding if an amendment <br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:19:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=199322http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=199322<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/8/1/17/tbn_3_2008-1-17-newsmin6-3946312500000035304.jpg"/>Exactly six years ago, residents of Minot went to sleep not realizing that in a few hours, something would happen that would make January 18th an unforgettable date. About 1:30 in the early morning of that date, a Canadian Pacific Railway train jumped th<br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:20:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=193821http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=193821<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/7/12/31/tbn_3_2007-12-31-newsmin6-3944612500000029016.jpg"/>Thousands of Minot-area residents are still waiting to see their settlement checks from the Canadian Pacific Railway derailment and chemical spill case. Earlier reports had said the payments from the class-action settlement would be arriving in mailboxes<br clear="all"/></p>Sun, 30 Dec 2007 06:58:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=193477http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=193477<p> The Highway Patrol says nothing spilled when cars from a Canadian Pacific Railway train derailed near Max. It happened yesterday morning. The patrol says three ethanol tanker cars derailed and two others partly derailed. Authorities say the</p>Sat, 29 Dec 2007 13:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=193335http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=193335<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/7/12/29/tbn_3_2007-12-29-newsmin6-3944412500000035311.jpg"/>For the second time in one week a Canadian Pacific Railway Train has derailed. Approximately two miles east of Max a train consisting of four engines, 40 loaded grain cars, and 15 loaded ethanol tanker cars had three of it's cars completely derail and tw<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 02:29:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=192610http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=192610<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/7/12/27/tbn_6_2007-12-26-newsmin6-3944112500000029010.jpg"/>It's a tradition to pause as the year ends to remember the big events of the past 12 months. And it's a tradition we've carried on for years. So tonight, Jim Olson begins his look at the major local news stories of 2007 with a peek at what was in the he<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 02:18:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=192599http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=192599<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/7/12/27/tbn_6_2007-12-26-newsmin6-3944112500000029010.jpg"/>It's a tradition to pause as the year ends to remember the big events of the past 12 months. And it's a tradition we've carried on for years. So tonight, Jim Olson begins his look at the major local news stories of 2007 with a peek at what was in the he<br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 24 Dec 2007 02:10:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=192393http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=192393<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/7/12/24/tbn_5_2007-12-23-newsmin10-3943991377314835313.jpg"/>At around 3:45 this morning a Canadian Pacific Railway train carrying coal had 39 of it's cars derail. The train was eastbound just west of Anamoose when the cars tipped off the tracks. No one was injured due to the incident and there are no public saf<br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 24 Dec 2007 01:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=192384http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=192384<p> The Canadian Pacific Railway says 39 coal cars on a 118-car train derailed near Anamoose, southeast of Minot. The railroad says no one was hurt. CP Rail spokeswoman Breanne Feigel says the train was eastbound when the cars went off the tracks </p>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=186895http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=186895<p> The Huron City Commission has unanimously passed a resolution supporting the proposed sale of the Dakota, Minnesota &amp;amp; Eastern Railroad to the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Tomorrow is the deadline for sending comments on the proposed pu</p>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=185532http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=185532<p> A federal judge has refused to dock the pay going to a Minnesota company helping administer the settlement of a class action lawsuit in the January 2002 Minot derailment. Judge Dan Hovland in Bismarck says there's no legal basis to support the r</p>Fri, 23 Nov 2007 13:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=183619http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=183619<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/7/11/23/tbn_6_2007-11-23-newsmin6-3940812500000035317.jpg"/>People included in the class action lawsuit against Canadian Pacific Railway in connection with the deadly derailment west of Minot in 2002 will get about one thousand dollars each. US District judge Dan Hovland gave final approval to the seven million d<br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 23 Nov 2007 09:31:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=183564http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=183564<p> Canadian Pacific Railway is not happy with the performance of a Minnesota company that was supposed to administer the settlement of a class action lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed after a 2002 derailment and chemical spill near Minot, North Dakota</p>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 06:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=171781http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=171781<p> Trains traveling through Pierre and Fort Pierre will be moving at faster speeds thanks to recent track improvements by the Dakota, Minnesota &amp;amp; Eastern Railroad. DM&amp;amp;E says its trains will now be running through the area at speeds of up to</p>Sat, 13 Oct 2007 06:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=170928http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=170928<p> Canadian Pacific Railway has completed its acquisition of the Sioux Falls-based Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad. The plan is now under review by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board and the review could take at least six months. Wa</p>Sat, 13 Oct 2007 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=170921http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=170921<p> Canadian Pacific Railway has completed its acquisition of the Sioux Falls-based Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad. The plan is now under review by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board and could take at least six months. Wall Street r</p>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 06:58:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=169651http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=169651<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/7/10/9/tbn_5_2007-10-9-newsNoon-3936312500000029009.jpg"/> A federal judge has given final approval to a 7-million-dollar settlement in a class action lawsuit arising from a January 2002 derailment and chemical spill on the edge of Minot. The settlement is expected to provide money for thousands of people aff<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 04:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=169603http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=169603<p> A federal judge has given final approval to a $7 million settlement in a class action lawsuit arising from a January 2002 derailment and chemical spill on the edge of Minot. The settlement is expected to provide money for thousands of people aff</p>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 03:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=169597http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=169597<p> A federal judge has given final approval to a $7 million settlement in a class action lawsuit arising from a January 2002 derailment and chemical spill on the edge of Minot. The settlement is expected to provide money for thousands of people aff</p>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=159353http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=159353<p> Former South Dakota Governor and Congressman Bill Janklow says the Canadian Pacific Railway's purchase of the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad offers tremendous opportunities for the rail line and people who live along it. Janklow says the</p>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 08:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=159254http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=159254<p> Former South Dakota Governor and Congressman Bill Janklow says the Canadian Pacific Railway's purchase of the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad offers tremendous opportunities for the rail line and people who live along it. Janklow says the</p>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 07:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=159232http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=159232<p> The head of the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad says having the Canadian Pacific buy the D-M-and-E is the best way to get an extension built into Wyoming's coal fields. Kevin Schieffer (SHE'-fuhr) told W-N-A-X Radio of Yankton there are </p>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 04:59:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=159160http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=159160<p> Officials in Rochester, Minnesota, say they are encouraged by the Canadian Pacific Railway's purchase of the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad. People in Rochester have questioned the DM&amp;amp;E's $6 billion plan to expand and haul Wyoming co</p>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 04:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=159142http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=159142<p> The head of the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad says having the Canadian Pacific buy the D-M-and-E is the best way to get an extension built into Wyoming's coal fields. Kevin Schieffer (SHE'-fuhr) told W-N-A-X Radio of Yankton there are </p>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 03:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=159131http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=159131<p> Stock prices are falling in the face of some weak economic data. The Dow has been down in triple-digit fashion in the first hour of trading. WASHINGTON (AP) The National Association of Realtors says pending sales of previously-owned homes fel</p>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 01:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=159102http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=159102<p> Associated Press Minnesota Daybook for Wednesday, Sept. 5. MINNESOTA The following is for your planning purposes only. The Associated Press will not cover every item on the list. Members with events of statewide interest in their a</p>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 19:18:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=159057http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=159057<p> Canadian Pacific Railway says it will buy the Dakota, Minnesota &amp;amp; Eastern Railroad for nearly $1.5 billion in cash, gaining access to the coal-rich Powder River Basin in Wyoming. Canadian Pacific says it will also make future payments of up </p>