Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2009 KXNet.com1800Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473675http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473675<p> An Indianapolis man convicted of killing three children and four adults during a home invasion robbery three years ago has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. Marion Superior Court Judge Robert Altice (al-TISE') sentenced 31-year-ol</p>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473669http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473669<p> A woman accused of robbing a Mobridge bank will be charged in federal court. Walworth County State's Attorney Christopher Jansen says he is turning over the case of 50-year-old Sonja Mae Brown to federal authorities. Brown was arrested Nov</p>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473667http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473667<p> A woman accused of robbing a Mobridge bank will be charged in federal court. Walworth County State's Attorney Christopher Jansen says he is turning over the case of 50-year-old Sonja Mae Brown to federal authorities. Brown was arrested Nov</p>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:01:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473663http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473663<p> Bogus burglar and robbery alarms are becoming such a nuisance for the Sioux Falls Police Department that city officials are considering charging a fee to cover the cost of responding to repeated unfounded reports. Police say about 1,900 burglar </p>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473397http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473397<p> North Las Vegas police say they've arrested two men suspected of killing an off-duty police officer in a shootout in the garage of his home. Police said Thursday that 18-year-old Prentice Marshall and 19-year-old Saul Williams Jr. of North Las V</p>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473383http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473383<p> The House has voted to add more than $200 billion to the deficit to prevent steep Medicare payment cuts to doctors. The vote was nearly along party lines. Republicans are charging that the measure is a payoff to the American Medical Association, whic</p>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473293http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473293<p> A suspect is dead and two police officers are wounded after a bank robbery and chase in suburban Denver. Westminster police spokesman Trevor Materasso said the police injuries weren't life-threatening. The chase began after officers tried </p>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473276http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473276<p> A Philadelphia jury has convicted a confessed cop killer of first-degree murder for fatally shooting a police officer on Halloween 2007. Twenty-three-year-old John Lewis was found guilty Thursday of first-degree murder in the shooting death of 5</p>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473086http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473086<p> North Las Vegas authorities say an off-duty police officer was shot to death in his garage early Thursday after arriving home from work. Police Officer Chrissie Coon says the officer died in an exchange of gunfire shortly after midnight with one</p>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472931http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472931<p> A 20-year-old employee at a Missoula casino has been charged with plotting to rob his employer with a friend. David Oberg of Missoula appeared in Justice Court yesterday (Wednesday) by video feed from the county jail on a charge of conspiracy t</p>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472926http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472926<p> Texas Gov. Rick Perry may have to decide whether a condemned killer lives or dies. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, in a rare ruling, has recommended that Robert Lee Thompson's death sentence be commuted to life in prison. The 34-ye</p>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472912http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472912<p> Officials of Glacial Lakes Energy of Watertown say the ethanol maker is expanding its Mina ethanol operations. Glacial Lakes CEO Jim Seurer (SYR) says a 6,000-bushel-per-hour corn dryer, a 320,000-bushel increase in on-site storage capacity, an</p>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472911http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472911<p> Officials of Glacial Lakes Energy of Watertown say the ethanol maker is expanding its Mina ethanol operations. The expansion is expected to be done in four to six months and cost about $2.75 million. It will include construction of a 6,000-bushel-per</p>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472765http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472765<p> Chicago police say tests reveal gunshot residue on the hand of the city's school board president. But the police superintendent still won't say Michael Scott committed suicide. Superintendent Jody Weis also said Wednesday that cash and credit ca</p>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472456http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472456<p> Guilty pleas have been made by two men who admit they robbed the First State Bank of Warner in March. Sentencing is set for Feb. 22 for 26-year-old Luis Castillo (kas-TEE'-oh) and 39-year-old Fernando Reyes, who each pleaded guilty to bank [[kxt</p>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472127http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472127<p> FBI officials say an elderly, thin, gray-haired man nicknamed the &quot;Geezer Bandit&quot; is responsible for holding up five San Diego-area banks since summer. Investigators say the man appears to be in his 70s. Officials say that in the most recent rob</p>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472037http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472037<p> A fourth Tennessee football player has been charged with breaking the law in the last two weeks. Nyshier Oliver is facing a charge of shoplifting. The 18-year-old freshman defensive back was cited at 1:45 p.m. on Nov. 7, a few hours before the</p>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471667http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471667<p> The Baltimore Ravens allowed just 160 total yards and returned an interception for a touchdown in a 16-0 shutout of the Browns at Cleveland. Ray Rice opened the scoring with a 13-yard TD run early in the third quarter, just 17 seconds before Dawan La</p>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471666http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471666<p> Quarterback Brady Quinn failed to rejuvenate the sputtering Cleveland Browns Monday night. The Browns fell to 1-and-8 by rolling up a mere 160 yards of total offense in a 16-0 loss to the Ravens. Quinn was ineffective after regaining the startin</p>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471634http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471634<p> Ray Rice and Dawan Landry scored touchdowns 17 seconds apart in the third quarter as the Baltimore Ravens blanked the Browns 16-0 in Cleveland. Rice broke a scoreless deadlock with a 13-yard run before Landry returned a Brady Quinn interception 48 ya</p>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471437http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471437<p> Authorities say they have arrested five people who allegedly tried to rob a Nevada bank by presenting a false federal search warrant to the manager than demanded all of the money in the vault. The FBI says that when the Wells Fargo bank manager </p>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:11:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471216http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471216<p> Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin has dismissed two of three freshmen players charged last week in an attempted armed robbery outside a Knoxville convenience store. Kiffin says wide receiver Nu'Keese Richardson and defensive back Mike Edwards have bee</p>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471156http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471156<p> Sign-up sessions are being held for North Dakota Medicare recipients who have or want prescription drug coverage. Insurance Commissioner [[kxtopic:adam-hamm:t[Adam Hamm]:t]] says some of the plans are changing and recipients will need to know if</p>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471026http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471026<p> Police say two men pushed a Fargo convenience store clerk to the floor and grabbed money from the cash register in an early morning robbery. The Loaf 'N Jug store in north Fargo was robbed about 3:20 a.m. Sunday. Police Sgt. Glen Hanson </p>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470281http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470281<p> Mississippi's Dexter McCluster had 324 all-purpose yards as the Rebels ran over Tennessee 42-17 on Saturday. McCluster, who rushed for 282 yards, scored on runs of 15, 23, 32 and 71 yards in Ole Miss' first win against the Volunteers since 1993</p>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470056http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470056<p> Far from perfect, fifth-ranked Cincinnati was good enough to remain one of the half-dozen remaining undefeated major college football teams. Tony Pike threw two touchdown passes in a cameo appearance and the Bearcats overcame a self-destructive </p>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469521http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469521<p> A 27-year-old Anchorage man has been convicted of robbing his mother at gunpoint because she didn't give him money to help pay a parking ticket. The Anchorage district attorney said Thursday Cheng Saelee was also convicted of illegally contactin</p>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469517http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469517<p> Chad Ochocinco's pretend $1 bribe is going to cost him a lot more. The Cincinnati Bengals receiver says he's been fined $20,000 for taking a dollar bill onto the field during an officials' review of one of his catches during a 17-7 win over Balt</p>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469472http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469472<p> Fifth-ranked Cincinnati is getting ready to play visiting West Virginia. The Bearcats are 9-and-0 and in the hunt for a berth in the BCS title game. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A day after a trio of Tennessee football players were charged with atte</p>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469459http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469459<p> Three University of Tennessee freshmen players charged with attempted armed [[kxtopic:robbery:t[robbery]:t]] will not play Saturday at Mississippi. Tennessee spokeswoman Tiffany Carpenter says the team will travel to Oxford without wide receiver</p>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469360http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469360<p> Court records show that authorities in Oklahoma recovered an apparently bloody hammer from the stolen Porsche of a North Dakota dentist authorities believe was killed in a murder-for-hire scheme. The hammer was found on Nov. 2 on the passenger-s</p>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469272http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469272<p> Court records show that authorities in Oklahoma recovered an apparent bloody hammer from the stolen Porsche of a North Dakota dentist authorities believe was killed in a murder-for-hire scheme. The hammer was found on Nov. 2 on the passenger-sid</p>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469215http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469215<p> The San Francisco 49ers intercepted Jay Cutler five times in a 10-6 win over the Chicago Bears to end their four-game losing streak. Frank Gore ran for 104 yards and scored the game's lone touchdown on a 14-yard run. Niners quarterback Alex Smit</p>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468954http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468954<p> The New Orleans Hornets have fired coach Byron Scott and named general manager Jeff Bower as his replacement. The Hornets also announced that former New Orleans head coach Tim Floyd, whom Scott replaced, will be one of Bower's top assistants. T</p>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468780http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468780<p> A Philadelphia man has pleaded guilty to killing a police officer during a robbery two years ago. Twenty-three-year-old John Lewis pleaded Thursday morning to a general charge of murder just moments before his death penalty trial was to begin. </p>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468733http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468733<p> Three freshman Tennessee football players are charged with an attempted armed robbery. Knoxville police say wide receiver Nu'Keese Richardson and defensive backs Janzen Jackson and Mike Edwards were arrested after the early Thursday incident. </p>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468671http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468671<p> A 19-year-old New York City man arrested on robbery charges has been exonerated thanks to his Facebook page. Rodney Bradford was held for 12 days on suspicion of robbing two people on Oct. 17 in the Brooklyn public housing complex where he lives</p>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468629http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468629<p> A former middle school teacher's aide accused of abusing an autistic boy by placing his head under water after he dozed off in class has returned to Great Falls to face charges. Kristina Kallies was booked into the Cascade County jail Wednesday</p>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468252http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468252<p> South Dakota's 14th reported death from swine flu was 49-year-old Terry Mathis, the superintendent of schools in Ethan. He died Monday at a Sioux Falls hospital. Mathis was diagnosed with cancer about two months ago. He stayed on the job u</p>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468251http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468251<p> The number of confirmed flu cases in North Dakota is nearing the 3,000 mark. The state Health Department reports 2,965 cases of the flu this week, with a majority of those the swine flu, or H1N1 strain. Health officials say more than 2,100 </p>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468206http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468206<p> The families of three Americans accused of espionage in Iran are trying to keep a spotlight on the plight of their loved ones while avoiding the tangled politics of the tense U.S.-Iran relationship. The captivity of Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and</p>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468204http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468204<p> Police say a woman has been arrested after a bank robbery in Mobridge. Authorities said the Dakotah Bank on the town's Main Street was robbed about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday and the 50-year-old woman was arrested as she left through a door into the alle</p>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468202http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468202<p> Police say a woman has been arrested after a bank robbery in Mobridge. Authorities said the Dakotah Bank on the town's Main Street was robbed about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday and the 50-year-old woman was arrested as she left through a door into the alle</p>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468082http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468082<p> State and federal officials have increased the reward to $11,000 in a grizzly bear poaching case on the Rocky Mountain Front. Mike Martin is a game warden captain with the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. He says investigators are still l</p>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468021http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468021<p> A third felony robbery charge has been filed against a 53-year-old Hardin man accused in a string of convenience store robberies in Billings. Jerry Covington appeared in District Court on Tuesday by video from the Yellowstone County jail and ple</p>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467911http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467911<p> A Cuban-born man identified as a leader of a Hispanic prison gang has been executed for the [[kxtopic:robbery:t[robbery]:t]]-slaying of a Houston drug dealer more than 10 years ago. Yosvanis &quot;El Cubano&quot; Valle (VY'-yae) denied fatally shooting 28</p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467451http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467451<p> A 28-year-old woman who pleaded guilty to robbing a coffee kiosk in Billings has been sentenced to eight years under the supervision of the state Department of Corrections with four years suspended. Brandy M. Hodges appeared in District Court on</p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467174http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467174<p> Authorities in Syracuse, N.Y., say an armed intruder found dead after a shootout was a 32-year-old parolee evidently killed by return fire from police. Police Chief Gary Miguel (mih-GEL') says the gunman was Charles Jennings, of Syracuse. Miguel</p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467049http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467049<p> A man who fired gunshots at police after a home invasion robbery at an apartment in Syracuse, N.Y., has been found dead. Sgt. Tom Connellan says the incident began around 10 p.m. Sunday when the gunman broke into an apartment and demanded money </p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467008http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467008<p> A man who fired gunshots at police after a home invasion robbery at an apartment in Syracuse, N.Y., has been found dead. Sgt. Tom Connellan says the incident began around 10 p.m. Sunday when the gunman broke into an apartment and demanded money </p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466975http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466975<p> Police in Puerto Rico are investigating the robbery of a New York tourist inside his room at the Ritz-Carlton hotel. Police say robbers bound Robert J. Anello with lamp cords and a tie before dawn Monday morning. They took $800 in cash from a sa</p>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466956http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466956<p> A man who held seven people hostage overnight inside an apartment building in Syracuse, N.Y., has been found dead. Police were responding to a report of an armed robbery at around 10 p.m. Sunday when shots began flying at them from a second-floo</p>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466254http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466254<p> An Internal Revenue Service spokeswoman says people should be careful of scams involving undelivered income tax refund checks. Carrie Resch says the annual announcement of undelivered checks prompts scammers to send e-mails to taxpayers saying t</p>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466210http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466210<p> The South Dakota [[kxtopic:highway-patrol:t[Highway Patrol]:t]] says two Sisseton men were killed in a two-vehicle collision at an intersection east of New Effington. Troopers say 79-year-old Richard Chell and his passenger, 95-year-old Winfield Thomp</p>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466015http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466015<p> A Sioux Falls man has been arrested on suspicion of robbing the Hole in the Wall Casino earlier this week. Fifty-year-old Lawrence Garner was arrested Friday evening while officers were investigating a family dispute. Sioux Falls police say</p>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465709http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465709<p> Gov. John Hoeven has directed all government agencies in the state to fly the U.S. and North Dakota flags at half-staff until Veterans Day in honor of the victims of the Fort Hood, Texas, shootings. Hoeven's order issued Friday was in accordance</p>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465707http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465707<p> Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin says she will oppose the health care reform bill expected to be considered this weekend in the House. The South Dakota Democrat says the plan falls short of her goals for health care reform and could threaten exist</p>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465682http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465682<p> A 24-year-old Missoula man who admitted robbing the Missoula Federal Credit Union in January has been sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison. Peter M. Thompson pleaded guilty in July to robbery and possession and discharge of a firear</p>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465498http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465498<p> Police say the number of business robberies in Sioux Falls has reached a modern-day high. The number of commercial robberies now totals 32, after a bank and a casino were robbed Wednesday. It's one more than the 2007 total. Police spokesma</p>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465487http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465487<p> Bail has been set at $1 million for a man accused of killing a Fargo dentist in a murder-for-hire scheme. Cass County deputies drove Michael Nakvinda from Oklahoma City after his arrest there last weekend. The 41-year-old Nakvinda (nak-VIN'</p>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465347http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465347<p> The Council on American-Islamic relations is condemning Thursday's shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas. CAIR spokesman Ibrahim Hooper admits his heart sank when he saw the alleged gunman's Islamic name. Hooper says when he first heard abou</p>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465342http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465342<p> Dickinson State University retired the numbers of three college softball players today, at a packed memorial service for them. The softball jerseys of 22-year-old Kyrstin Gemar (ge-MAR') of San Diego, 21-year-old Ashley Neufeld of Brandon, Manit</p>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465224http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465224<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/11/5/tbn_5_2009-11-5-newsmin6-4012112501157435320.jpg"/> Two men were arrested in Fargo Wednesday night after a man was reportedly duct-taped to a chair, kicked and beaten during a robbery in his apartment. Fargo Police Seargent Glen Hanson says the suspects stole the unidentified man's pickup, which was sto<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:01:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465204http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465204<p> The man accused of killing a Fargo dentist in a murder-for-hire scheme has been brought to the city where he will face charges. Cass County deputies drove Michael Nakvinda from Oklahoma after his arrest last weekend. Officials say the 41-year-ol</p>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464959http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464959<p> Law enforcement officials in the region are mourning the death of Maj. Mike Fonder, a longtime chief deputy and spokesman for the [[kxtopic:grand-forks-county-nd:t[Grand Forks County]:t]] Sheriff's Department. Fonder died Wednesday after a long b</p>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464847http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464847<p> Fargo police say two men were arrested Wednesday night after a man was reportedly duct-taped to a chair, kicked and beaten during a robbery in his apartment. Police Sgt. Glen Hanson says the suspects stole the unidentified man's pickup, which wa</p>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:01:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464668http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464668<p> Sioux Falls police have arrested a 28-year-old man for second-degree robbery following the holdup of First Savings Bank east of the downtown area Wednesday afternoon. Law officers say Max Boor of Sioux Falls gave the teller a note demanding mone</p>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464585http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464585<p> Sioux Falls police are investigating a Wednesday afternoon robbery at First Savings Bank east of the downtown area. The call came in at 12:39 p.m. A short time later, police reportedly stopped a vehicle that officers said might have been used i</p>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464577http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464577<p> Police are investigating a robbery at First Savings Bank in Sioux Falls. A vehicle with Texas plates that might have been the getaway car was found and towed away. No word on arrests. ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) An Arizona jury has convicted a man</p>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464512http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464512<p> Sioux Falls police are investigating a Wednesday afternoon robbery at First Savings Bank east of the downtown area. The call came in at 12:39 p.m. A short time later, police reportedly stopped a vehicle that officers said might have been used i</p>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464450http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464450<p> A former handyman convicted of killing seven people during a robbery at a suburban Chicago fast-food restaurant in 1993 has been sentenced to life in prison. Thirty-seven-year-old James Degorski was sentenced Wednesday. A jury had convicted him </p>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464415http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464415<p> After being robbed of his jacket, cell phone, keys and $300, a Pennsylvania man was left with the odd feeling that his assailants looked familiar. Police say that's because they went to school together about 15 years ago. Erie police arrested 30</p>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464321http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464321<p> A Michigan judge says a man who claims he was chased, shot and beaten by workers at a store he'd just robbed can sue the men. But only if he comes up with $10,000 within two weeks. Scott T. Zielinski is serving an 8-year prison sentence after b</p>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464279http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464279<p> Police say three missing North Dakota college softball players have been found dead in their Jeep, which was pulled from a pond northwest of Dickinson. Police Lt. Rod Banyai (BAN'-y-eye) said Tuesday night that police are still investigating the</p>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464205http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464205<p> Panamanian police say they have arrested two teenage boys for allegedly wounding an American and a Russian tourist in a botched [[kxtopic:robbery:t[robbery]:t]] attempt. Police spokesman Roberto Ballesteros says investigators believe the assaila</p>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464070http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464070<p> Charges have been filed in North Dakota against an Oklahoma man accused of hiring his handyman to kill his former son-in-law. Gene Kirkpatrick of Jones, Okla., is charged in Cass County with conspiracy to commit murder and conspiracy to commit b</p>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463895http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463895<p> A former Pittsburgh man has been convicted again of killing two Ohio college students a decade ago. A western Pennsylvania jury found 29-year-old Terrell Yarbrough guilty of first-degree murder Tuesday in the 1999 slayings of Franciscan Universi</p>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463867http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463867<p> An eastern Montana judge has been named to preside over the case of state Sen. Greg Barkus, who faces several charges stemming from a Flathead Lake boat crash that injured all five people aboard. District Judge John McKeon of Malta was assigned </p>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463804http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463804<p> Missoula County officials believe a man who robbed a Walgreens pharmacy over the weekend used the prescription drugs to commit suicide. A 47-year-old man who matched the description of the Walgreens robber was found dead at his home early Sunday</p>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463491http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463491<p> Cass County authorities have filed charges of murder, robbery, burglary and theft against an Oklahoma man in the death of a North Dakota dentist. Michael Nakvinda (nak-VIN'-dah) appeared Monday in Oklahoma County District Court to say he would n</p>