Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2009 KXNet.com1800Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473773http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473773<p> The state has decided not to appeal a judge's decision that allows South Dakota's new smoking ban law to be referred to a public vote in the 2010 election. The decision was announced Friday by Attorney General Marty Jackley and Secretary of Stat</p>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473297http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473297<p> The American Cancer Society says it will not appeal a judge's decision that clears the way for South Dakota's new smoking ban to be referred to a statewide public vote. Jennifer Stalley, the group's government relations director, says the societ</p>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473283http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473283<p> The American Cancer Society won't appeal a judge's decision that clears the way for South Dakota's smoking ban to be put to a statewide vote. The group's government relations director says it will instead concentrate its effort on supporting the smok</p>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473053http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473053<p> The American Cancer Society says it will not appeal a judge's decision that clears the way for South Dakota's new smoking ban to be referred to a statewide public vote. Jennifer Stalley, the group's government relations director, says the societ</p>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473050http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473050<p> The American Cancer Society says it will not appeal a judge's decision that clears the way for South Dakota's new smoking ban to be referred to a statewide public vote. Jennifer Stalley, the group's government relations director, says the societ</p>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470993http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470993<p> A 24-year-old Missoula man was arrested for felony drunken driving, his fifth such arrest, after he drove his car off a steep embankment along Deer Creek Road. Officials say Brandon M. Darrah plunged about 300 feet down the embankment Friday, to</p>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470683http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470683<p> Smoking in Montana's bars, casinos and restaurants was forbidden Oct. 1, but some Great Falls residents are complaining the prohibition isn't being enforced. That's prompted the Great Falls City Commission at a meeting Tuesday to again take up a</p>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470022http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470022<p> A circuit judge has ruled that opponents of South Dakota's smoking ban have gathered enough petition signatures to put the measure to a statewide public vote in next year's general election. After testimony ended in a two-day trial, Circuit Judg</p>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469523http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469523<p> A circuit judge has ruled that opponents of South Dakota's smoking ban have gathered enough petition signatures to put the measure to a statewide public vote in next year's general election. Circuit Judge Kathleen Trandahl found that opponents of the</p>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:31:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469489http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469489<p> A circuit judge has ruled that opponents of South Dakota's smoking ban have gathered enough petition signatures to put the measure to a statewide public vote in next year's general election. After testimony ended in a two-day trial, Circuit Judg</p>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469394http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469394<p> A circuit judge plans to rule later Friday in a trial to determine whether the smoking ban that passed the 2009 Legislature is referred to South Dakota voters in the next general election. After testimony ended in a two-day trial, Circuit Judge </p>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469359http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469359<p> A former Sioux Falls school bus aide has pleaded guilty to soliciting a minor. Curtis Wegner was arrested in July in an online sex sting. Authorities said the 25-year-old Wegner arranged to meet a 14-year-old girl for sex, then learned the &quot;gi</p>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469252http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469252<p> Testimony continues Friday in a trial to determine whether the smoking ban that passed the 2009 Legislature is referred to South Dakota voters in the next general election. Circuit Judge Kathleen Trandahl said Thursday she wants to look at all t</p>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468972http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468972<p> A burned-out car that contained a body in the trunk has been sent to the state crime lab in Pierre. The South Dakota Attorney General's Office says the car was southeast of Mitchell and it might be related to the case of a missing girl, 16-year-</p>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468775http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468775<p> A judge ruled Thursday that South Dakota's smoking ban is legally eligible to be referred to a statewide public vote. The decision by Circuit Judge Kathleen Trandahl of Winner means she will hear detailed arguments on whether thousands of petiti</p>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468679http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468679<p> A trial that could determine whether South Dakota's strengthened smoking ban will be referred to a statewide vote starts today in a Pierre courtroom. A judge will hear arguments on whether the state constitution permits a public vote on the new law. </p>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468657http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468657<p> A trial begins Thursday to determine whether South Dakota's smoking ban will be referred to a statewide vote. Circuit Judge Kathleen Trandahl of Winner will first hear arguments on whether the South Dakota Constitution even permits a public vote</p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467470http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467470<p> A judge is barring the state Board of Higher Education from doing away with the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname until after a Dec. 9 hearing. Monday's order from Judge Michael Sturdevant of Bottineau is in response to a laws</p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467235http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467235<p> North Dakota State University is considering a campus-wide smoking ban. The idea got support from the NDSU Staff Senate last week, on a 35-23 vote. Staff Senate President Vance Olson says the results are in line with earlier polls of stude</p>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464287http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464287<p> Law enforcement officials say sex crime charges involving children have hit a five-year high in the state. In fiscal year 2009, South Dakota had 99 charges of first-degree rape of a child, 248 reports of felony sexual contact with a child and 637 a</p>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464285http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464285<p> Law enforcement officials say charges of first-degree rape of a child, felony sexual contact with a child and possessing, manufacturing or distributing child pornography have hit a five-year high in the state. In fiscal year 2009, which ended Ju</p>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463941http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463941<p> A circuit judge has ruled that the American Cancer Society cannot present witnesses to testify on the dangers of secondhand smoke in a hearing that will decide whether the smoking ban passed by the South Dakota Legislature will be referred to a state</p>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=462756http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=462756<p> Enforcement of the state's Clean Air Act seems to be a little unclear on Indian reservations. Tribally owned casinos are exempt from the indoor smoking ban while some enrolled tribal members who own reservation bars and casinos aren't enforcing the b</p>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=462755http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=462755<p> Enforcement of the state's Clean Air Act appears to be a little hazy on Indian reservations. Tribally owned casinos are exempt from the indoor smoking ban while some enrolled tribal members who own reservation bars and casinos aren't enforcing t</p>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=462343http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=462343<p> Enforcement of the state's Clean Air Act appears to be a little hazy on Indian reservations. Tribally owned casinos are exempt from the indoor smoking ban while some enrolled tribal members who own reservation bars and casinos aren't enforcing t</p>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=457780http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=457780<p> A Montana jury will decide whether a baseball bat manufacturer can be held liable for the death of an 18-year-old pitcher who was hit in the head by a hard line drive. Hillerich &amp;amp; Bradsby, manufacturers of Louisville Slugger bats, is being s</p>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=453560http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=453560<p> A new report is suggesting major health benefits to snuffing out public smoking. An Institute of Medicine review of 11 key studies of smoking bans in the U.S. and other countries found drops in the number of heart attacks that ranged from 6 to 4</p>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451893http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451893<p> Stock prices ended narrowly mixed. The Dow rose 21 points to 9,886. The S&amp;amp;P was up nearly 5 points to 1,076. The Nasdaq fell a fraction to 2,139. NEW YORK (AP) A survey from the National Association for Business Economics says while the r</p>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451571http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451571<p> Winter has descended on Yellowstone National Park, blanketing the region that includes northwestern Wyoming, southern Montana and eastern Idaho with snow. Managers of America's first national park say late-season visitors should expect winter we</p>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:40:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=450275http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=450275<p> Montana health officials say they have logged seven complaints about businesses allegedly violating a statewide smoking ban that was fully implemented last week. The Montana Clean Indoor Air Act, passed in 2005, outlawed smoking in all public bu</p>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=448949http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=448949<p> In Pierre, Circuit Judge Kathleen Trandahl has ruled the [[kxtopic:american-cancer-society:t[American Cancer Society]:t]] can participate in a lawsuit that will determine whether a strengthened [[kxtopic:smoking-ban:t[smoking ban]:t]] will be referred</p>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=448661http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=448661<p> A circuit judge has ruled the American Cancer Society can take part in a lawsuit that will determine whether a smoking ban approved by the South Dakota Legislature will be referred to a public vote. Circuit Judge Kathleen Trandahl said the socie</p>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:20:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=448656http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=448656<p> The American Cancer Society will be allowed to take part in a lawsuit over the smoking ban approved by the South Dakota Legislature. Opponents of the ban are suing to get the question before voters next year. A trial in the case is set to begin Nov. </p>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=448642http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=448642<p> A circuit judge has ruled the American Cancer Society can take part in a lawsuit that will determine whether a smoking ban approved by the South Dakota Legislature will be referred to a public vote. Circuit Judge Kathleen Trandahl said the socie</p>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=447268http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=447268<p> Kalispell-based Glacier Bancorp says it has completed its acquisition of a community bank in northern Wyoming. First National Bank and Trust is based in Powell, Wyo., and provides banking services in Cody and Lovell. CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) Po</p>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=446020http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=446020<p> Smoking in Montana's bars, casinos and restaurants is no longer allowed. The state's smoking ban fully takes effect today, banning smoking in enclosed public places and workplaces. Most public places were first required to go smoke-free in 2005 after</p>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=445995http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=445995<p> Smoking in Montana's bars, casinos and restaurants is no longer allowed. The state's full smoking ban goes into effect Thursday, banning smoking in enclosed public places and workplaces. Most public places were first required to go smoke-fr</p>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=425903http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=425903<p> A government official says smoking has been banned at least temporarily at a Kentucky prison where several buildings were burned down during an inmate riot. Justice and Public Safety Secretary J. Michael Brown said Monday that no cigarettes, m</p>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=424221http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=424221<p> Enough natural gas to heat every home in North Dakota through at least two brutal winters was burned off as an unmarketable byproduct in the state's [[kxtopic:oil:t[oil]:t]] patch in 2008. North Dakota produced a record 62.8 million barrels of oi</p>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=423640http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=423640<p> South Dakota Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin says U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has accepted her invitation to tour damage in northeastern South Dakota from floods earlier this year. Herseth Sandlin sent a letter to Vilsack in M</p>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=423394http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=423394<p> U.S. Attorney Marty Jackley has been appointed South Dakota attorney general. Gov. Mike Rounds says Jackley will take over next month when Attorney General Larry Long is sworn in as a circuit judge in the Sioux Falls area. MITCHELL, S.D. (A</p>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:25:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=423360http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=423360<p> The trial has been delayed in the fight over whether South Dakota's smoking ban should be put to a statewide public vote next year. The trial originally was scheduled for Aug. 24, but has been moved to Oct. 26 in Fort Pierre. Circuit Judge</p>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=419290http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=419290<p> Yankton City Manager Doug Russell says he thinks the Keystone pipeline work helped the city's good showing in recent sales tax increases. He told the Yankton City Commission on Monday that the latest monthly sales tax receipts show Yankton's 10 </p>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=419289http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=419289<p> The American Cancer Society is seeking to join the legal fight over South Dakota's smoking ban. It has filed paperwork to intervene in the case, arguing the ban should be allowed to take effect for the good of public health. Opponents want to put the</p>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=419154http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=419154<p> The American Cancer Society has filed paperwork to join the legal fight over a smoking ban approved by the Legislature. Opponents to the smoking ban filed petitions to refer the law to a public vote next year, but the secretary of state decided </p>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 10:20:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=418244http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=418244<p> Six South Dakota students have received scholarships from the South Dakota Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association and the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association. SDIAA scholarship recipients include Mathew Kirk</p>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 06:29:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=418170http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=418170<p> The legal battle over South Dakota's strengthened smoking ban focuses on a judge's decision about whether technical errors were substantial enough to toss out more than 25,000 petition signatures. Bars and gambling businesses that oppose the ban</p>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=417027http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=417027<p> Montana Tech is gearing up to be a tobacco-free campus. Montana Tech Chancellor Frank Gilmore sent a campus-wide e-mail Tuesday announcing the Butte campus intends to outlaw cigarette smoking and chewing tobacco starting July 1, 2010. The ban wi</p>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=416836http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=416836<p> Gov. Brian Schweitzer says General Motors Co. has agreed to resume talks with a Montana mining company that the automaker recently dropped as a supplier. GM canceled its precious metals contract with Columbus-based Stillwater Mining Co. last mon</p>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=416662http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=416662<p> Montana Tech is gearing up to be a tobacco-free campus. Montana Tech Chancellor Frank Gilmore sent a campus-wide e-mail Tuesday announcing the Butte campus intends outlaw cigarette smoking and chewing tobacco starting July 1, 2010. The ban will </p>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=413959http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=413959<p> A Watertown man charged in a standoff with police last spring has pleaded guilty to simple assault and violation of a protection order as part of a plea agreement. In exchange, prosecutors dropped a kidnapping charge against 61-year-old Roland Small.</p>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=413545http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=413545<p> An Aug. 24 court hearing date has been set in South Dakota's smoking ban dispute. Bars and gambling businesses who want a public vote on the state's smoking ban want a judge in Pierre to overrule Secretary of State Chris Nelson, who ruled last w</p>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=413007http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=413007<p> The government says the number of newly laid-off workers filing first-time claims for jobless benefits rose last week, though the increase was mostly due to seasonal distortions. The Labor Department says new claims for unemployment insurance i</p>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 04:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=412937http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=412937<p> Stocks are posting a strong rally to begin the session. The Dow has been up more than 150 points in the first hour of trading. WASHINGTON (AP) The Labor Department says the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose </p>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=412172http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=412172<p> Sen. John Thune says an amendment by Sen. John McCain to eliminate federal funding for the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System will not be offered to the bill. Thune's office says Thune contacted McCain's office and the Lewis and Clark project al</p>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=412160http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=412160<p> State Sen. Scott Heidepriem (HI'-duh-prim) said Monday that he's filed paperwork to run for the Democratic nomination for governor in 2010. The Sioux Falls attorney said he will make a formal campaign announcement later. He said submitting a sta</p>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:31:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=411916http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=411916<p> Bars and gambling businesses have gone to court in their effort to force a public vote on South Dakota's smoking ban. After the South Dakota Legislature passed a law expanding the smoking ban so it would outlaw smoking in bars and casinos, oppo</p>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=410881http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=410881<p> A Little Eagle man was found guilty of assaulting a federal officer in a Sept. 10 nonfatal shooting on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. A federal jury on Thursday also convicted Kelly C. Ward of assault with a dangerous weapon and dischargi</p>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=410684http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=410684<p> Groups seeking a public vote on South Dakota's smoking ban are appealing yesterday's decision by Secretary of State Chris Nelson. He ruled that an effort lacked sufficient petition signatures needed to get it on the ballot. A coalition of bars and ga</p>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=410562http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=410562<p> The coalition of bars and gambling businesses that filed the petitions to force a public vote on South Dakota's smoking ban will ask a judge to reinstate some of the signatures that were thrown out. Secretary of State Chris Nelson on Thursday re</p>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:40:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=410556http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=410556<p> [[kxtopic:south-dakota:t[South Dakota]:t]]ns trying to force a public vote on the [[kxtopic:smoking-ban:t[smoking ban]:t]] will appeal. (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APNP 07-24-09 1130CDT </p>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:20:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=410158http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=410158<p> South Dakota Secretary of State Chris Nelson has rejected petitions calling for a statewide vote on the smoking ban because not enough valid signatures were submitted. He says the effort to challenge the law fell 221 signatures short out of mor</p>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 07:39:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=410064http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=410064<p> South Dakota Secretary of State Chris Nelson has rejected petitions calling for a statewide vote on the smoking ban because not enough valid signatures were submitted. He says the effort to challenge the law fell 221 signatures short out of mor</p>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 07:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=410061http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=410061<p> The South Dakota secretary of state has rejected petitions calling for a statewide vote on the smoking ban passed by this year's Legislature because not enough valid signatures were submitted (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Righ</p>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=408552http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=408552<p> South Dakota Election Supervisor Kea Warne (WAHRN) says the secretary of state's office has reviewed more than half the challenged signatures on petitions that seek to put a statewide smoking ban to a public vote. The Legislature passed a law ex</p>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=407504http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=407504<p> Bar and restaurant owners in Turkey are planning protests Sunday to mark a new smoking ban. Last year, Turkey implemented an indoor ban for public spaces like offices, and as of midnight, it's been extended to bars, restaurants, village coffee h</p>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=405561http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=405561<p> A federal appeals court has turned back a challenge against a move by the city of Minneapolis to put more taxis on the streets. The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by drivers of Minneapolis' larg</p>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=405357http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=405357<p> Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson is suing a major arbitrator of debt disputes between consumers and credit cards. Swanson alleges National Arbitration Forum based in St. Louis Park falsely claims to be independent and neutral, despite having o</p>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=405192http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=405192<p> The Minnesota Court of Appeals has agreed with a judge's ruling that &quot;theater nights&quot; in a northeastern Minnesota bar were violating the state's smoking ban. Tank's Bar in Babbitt had allowed patrons to smoke under a loophole in the smoking ban </p>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:48:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=404323http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=404323<p> Two key experts are disputing a police department's conclusion that a Northern State University professor killed himself in 2004. In a copyright story, the Argus Leader reports the latest details in the shooting death of 46-year-old Morgan Lewis</p>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=404276http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=404276<p> For many young people finding a summer job is difficult. But, for some Native American teenagers, jobs found them. Through a partnership between Sioux tribal governments and the U.S. Park and Forest services, 15 teenagers from area tribes are buildin</p>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 06:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=404230http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=404230<p> Whether South Dakota's stricter smoking ban will be on the books anytime soon is still up in the air. And some in the city of Sturgis wonder how it could be enforced at all during next month's annual motorcycle rally, which draws hundreds of tho</p>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=401557http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=401557<p> A state anti-tobacco board is going to push for stronger local and state laws against smoking. Board members say they'll be using no-smoking ordinances in Fargo and West Fargo as a model. The two cities banned smoking in almost all public workpl</p>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=401415http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=401415<p> Secretary of State Chris Nelson says he doesn't know how long it will take for his office to review the 9,891 signature challenges filed against petitions to put a statewide smoking ban to a vote. Nelson says there's never been a review of this kind </p>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=401384http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=401384<p> Secretary of State Chris Nelson said he doesn't know how long it will take for his office to review the 9,891 signature challenges filed against petitions to put a statewide smoking ban to a vote. The Legislature passed the expanded smoking ban </p>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=399780http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=399780<p> Supporters of an expanded smoking ban approved by the South Dakota Legislature are taking steps to try to prevent the measure from going to a statewide vote. Opponents of the ban filed petition signatures last week to put the issue before voters</p>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=399775http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=399775<p> Supporters of an expanded smoking ban approved by state lawmakers are challenging an effort by petitioners to put the issue to a statewide vote. The ban on smoking in bars and casinos would take effect if the secretary of state agrees that not enough</p>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=399587http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=399587<p> Supporters of an expanded smoking ban approved by the South Dakota Legislature are taking steps to try to prevent the measure from going to a statewide vote. Opponents of the ban filed petition signatures last week to put the issue before voters</p>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=396898http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=396898<p> Public defender Jeffrey Viken (VY'-kuhn) has been nominated to become a federal judge for South Dakota. President Barack Obama announced the nomination on Thursday. Viken has been the federal public defender for North Dakota and South Dako</p>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=396562http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=396562<p> The South Dakota smoking ban will not take effect as scheduled next week because sufficient signatures have been filed to put the measure to a statewide public vote in next year's November election. A coalition of bar and casino owners filed pet</p>