Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2010 KXNet.com1800Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518094http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518094<p> The commander of a major military base in Canada has been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of two women and in the sexual assaults of two other women. Ontario Provincial Police Det. Insp. Chris Nicholas said Monday that Col. Russel</p>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:58:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516827http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516827<p> The Missoula County Sheriff's office has confirmed that a man who committed suicide during a standoff Thursday is the same man accused of severely abusing a kitten last weekend. Capt. Greg Hintz says 63-year-old Gary Bassett of Missoula died of</p>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516559http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516559<p> A University of Montana economist says alcohol-related injury crashes cost the state economy $131 million a year. Steve Seninger says adding that total to a colleague's earlier estimate of the economic cost of alcohol abuse in the state brings </p>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516440http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516440<p> A 21-year-old Flathead County man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for a sexual assault on a 9-month-old boy. Shane Nickerson was convicted in October of sexual assault, aggravated assault, criminal endangerment and assault on a minor f</p>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515916http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515916<p> A 44-year-old man from northern North Dakota has been found guilty of three charges stemming from a violent sexual assault last spring. A U.S. District Court jury in Minot convicted Primus Demery of Dunseith on charges of abusive sexual contact,</p>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515709http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515709<p> A University of Montana survey of people convicted of repeated DUIs found that tougher laws and chemical dependency treatment are the strongest deterrents to drunken driving. Timothy Conley is an associate professor of social work at UM. He l</p>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515192http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515192<p> Governor John Hoeven and North Dakota National Guard commander David Sprynczynatyk (SPRIN'-suh-NAH'-tik) are visiting a contingent of North Dakota soldiers in Kosovo this week. The 620 soldiers are part of a multinational force of about 2,200 troops.</p>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515086http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515086<p> A 38-year-old Fargo man accused of having sex with a teenager younger than 16 on a regular basis for two years has been convicted. Tate Pederson was found guilty of gross sexual imposition and sexual assault on Monday, after a five-day trial. </p>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514728http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514728<p> &quot;You Light Up My Life&quot; tunesmith Joseph Brooks is staying free while fighting charges of molesting a string of would-be actresses in his Manhattan apartment. Defense lawyer Jeffrey Hoffman said Tuesday that the Academy Award-winning songwriter s</p>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512695http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512695<p> The Sheridan County Sheriff's Office is investigating the deaths of a man and woman after their bodies were found in a northeastern Montana home. A sheriff's deputy went to the home in Plentywood on Tuesday night and found the bodies of 52-year-</p>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:25:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512341http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512341<p> The Academy Award-winning songwriter of &quot;You Light Up My Life&quot; has gotten a slight reprieve in his bid to stay free while fighting charges of sexually assaulting would-be actresses who thought they were auditioning in his Manhattan apartment. A</p>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=511591http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=511591<p> The father of a teenage boy believed to be the victim of incest by his mother says it was the boy's stepmother who first suspected that the boy might have been sexually abused. The 15-year-old's mother has been charged with first-degree sexual a</p>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=510993http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=510993<p> Prosecutors say a 41-year-old Nebraska woman had sex nightly with her teenage son when he was in seventh and eighth grade. The Fort Calhoun woman has been charged with first-degree sexual assault and made an initial appearance Wednesday in Dougl</p>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=510264http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=510264<p> Blackfeet tribal members are set to begin writing a new constitution with more checks and balances to offset the power of the tribal council. A constitutional convention is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Blackfeet Community Colleg</p>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=510130http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=510130<p> SMU backup defensive lineman Torlan Pittman has been suspended indefinitely following his arrest on a rape charge. Huntsville police Capt. Wes Altom says the 20-year-old Pittman and another man accused of raping a woman in September at a Huntsvi</p>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=507948http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=507948<p> The Academy Award-winning songwriter of &quot;You Light Up My Life&quot; has a week to come up with a $3 million bond or $1.5 million in cash to stay out of jail in his New York sexual assault case. A Manhattan judge increased Joseph Brooks' previous $2</p>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=507388http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=507388<p> Texas Gov. Rick Perry has ordered the creation of a major task force to investigate a suspected serial rapist targeting elderly Texas women. At least eight women ranging in age from 65 to 91 have been raped or reported an attempted sexual assaul</p>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506967http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506967<p> A runaway teenage girl from Ohio who converted from Islam to Christianity has reached a court settlement that allows her to remain free of her Muslim parents. The agreement says that 17-year-old Rifqa Bary will stay in a foster home under state </p>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506217http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506217<p> Authorities have arrested a seventh suspect in the gang rape of a teenage girl outside a high school homecoming dance in Northern California. Richmond police Sgt. Bisa French said 43-year-old John Crane Jr. walked into the police station and t</p>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:57:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506099http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506099<p> Prosecutors say they've found two more women who say they were molested by The Academy Award-winning songwriter of &quot;You Light Up My Life.&quot; Joseph Brooks was already accused of forcing himself on a series of women lured to his Manhattan apartment for </p>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:57:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502201http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502201<p> An attorney for a Colorado woman says Texas authorities don't believe she had any &quot;criminal involvement&quot; in telephone calls that may have triggered a raid on a Texas polygamist group. Rozita Swinton of Colorado Springs was once considered a &quot;pe</p>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 07:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=498275http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=498275<p> A 13-year-old Liberian boy charged in Arizona with the gang-rape of an 8-year-old girl has been released from custody and turned over to his parents. The boy still has to take lessons designed to make him competent to stand trial. The Associated</p>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497664http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497664<p> Authorities have accused a Houston mom of flying to Canada to lure a 16-year-old boy from his home after allegedly having an online sexual relationship with him for more than a year. Lauri Price appeared in a Houston courtroom Wednesday after be</p>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496662http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496662<p> The general manager of the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League will be sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a teenage girl who was babysitting his children. Eric Tillman pleaded guilty Monday to the</p>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496174http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496174<p> The general manager of the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders has pleaded guilty to sexual assault of a teenage girl. Eric Tillman's trial in Regina was to have begun Monday. He has been on paid administrative leave from the team. Tillman, the</p>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=494697http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=494697<p> A 35-year-old Piltzville man who is accused of molesting two young boys has been charged with additional sex crimes involving several other minors. Patrick C. Nimocks appeared in District Court on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to 11 counts of </p>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=488219http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=488219<p> A Defense Department report says the number of reported sexual assaults has dropped at the nation's three major military academies. The report released Friday said reported sexual assaults dropped to 25 for the 12-month period ending in May 2009</p>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=487832http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=487832<p> The Texas attorney general's office says a 57-year-old member of a polygamist group has been sentenced to 33 years in prison for the sexual assault of a child. The office says in a statement that a jury decided Thursday on the punishment for All</p>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=487442http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=487442<p> Former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and his wife have purchased a 940-acre ranch on the Big Role River in Montana's Madison County. Rumsfeld's spokesman, Keith Urbahn, confirmed the purchase to The Montana Standard newspaper. Urb</p>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=487312http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=487312<p> A Frenchtown man accused of assaulting a woman and headbutting a police officer at his bachelor party has pleaded not guilty. Twenty-four-year-old Jordan Iddings on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to felony assault on a peace officer, one misdemean</p>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=486718http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=486718<p> Authorities say a Wisconsin man who died after the semitrailer he was driving crashed on U.S. Highway 2 in North Dakota likely suffered a heart attack. The Ramsey County sheriff's office says 49-year-old Timothy Birtzer of Durand, Wis., was pron</p>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=486608http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=486608<p> A man who assaulted and raped a woman at a North Dakota hotel has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. Thirty-three-year-old Alman Wong originally was charged with attempted murder, but he ended up pleading guilty last fall to gross</p>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=486606http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=486606<p> A man who assaulted and raped a woman at a North Dakota hotel has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. Thirty-three-year-old Alman Wong originally was charged with attempted murder, but he ended up pleading guilty last fall to gross</p>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=485807http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=485807<p> Illinois prison officials say an inmate who took an employee hostage at the Pinckneyville Correctional Center in southern Illinois has been shot and killed. The Illinois Department of Corrections says the 37-year-old inmate was pronounced dead a</p>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:25:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=482045http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=482045<p> A federal judge has set a 2011 trial date in a Texas woman's lawsuit alleging she was raped by military contractor co-workers in Iraq. During a Tuesday court hearing, the trial date for Jamie Leigh Jones' case was set for Feb. 7, 2011. Jon</p>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=481640http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=481640<p> A child sex offender who was featured on the television program &quot;America's Most Wanted&quot; has been arrested in Belize. Police in Fort Collins, Colo., say 55-year-old Robert Michael Snyder was arrested Friday in Belize City and will be deported. </p>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=481199http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=481199<p> A verdict is set to be announced in the case of Amanda Knox, the American student who's on trial in Italy for the brutal murder of her British roommate. After 11 hours of deliberations, court officials said the verdict would come at 6 p.m., East</p>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=481195http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=481195<p> A verdict is expected later today or early tomorrow in the case of Amanda Knox, the American student who's on trial in Italy for the brutal murder of her British roommate. A jury began deliberating today on whether Knox is guilty and should spen</p>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=480638http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=480638<p> A Wisconsin teen has accused her father of choking her and ordering her to eat cockroaches and a dead mouse. The 15-year-old Madison area girl testified Wednesday during her father's child abuse trial in Dane County that she was starved at home </p>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479922http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479922<p> A search for possible victims of a sex offender charged with killing 11 women and living in a Cleveland house amid their remains has expanded to his former home. FBI agents with cadaver dogs searched Wednesday at the recently renovated East Clev</p>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479537http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479537<p> Prosecutors want to boost sexual assault charges against the Academy Award-winning songwriter behind &quot;You Light Up My Life,&quot; who's already accused of 11 casting-couch rapes. Prosecutors said Tuesday they would ask a grand jury to add more charge</p>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476787http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476787<p> Despite a career that was tarnished by scandal, tight end Mark Chmura will be inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame next July. Chmura caught 188 passes for 2,253 yards and 17 touchdowns during his career in Green Bay. He was a key con</p>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476037http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476037<p> Three lacrosse players at a Connecticut college have been charged with conspiring to sexually assault a female student. Eighteen-year-old Nicholas Travers of Smithtown, N.Y., 18-year-old Zachari Triner of Mansfield, Mass., and 19-year-old Timot</p>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476032http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476032<p> The Associated Press has withdrawn its story about a report of a sex crime at Sacred Heart University. The three lacrosse players are charged with conspiracy to commit sexual assault, not with rape or sexual assault. The AP (Copyright 2</p>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=475929http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=475929<p> The attorney for a Sacred Heart University lacrosse player charged with helping two teammates sexually assault a woman says the accusations are a gross exaggeration of alcohol-fueled hijinks. Wayne Keeney, who represents 19-year-old Timothy Sand</p>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=475868http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=475868<p> Three players on Sacred Heart University's men's lacrosse team have been charged with sexually assaulting an 18-year-old female student. Police charged 18-year-old Nicholas Travers of Smithtown, N.Y., 18-year-old Zachari Triner of Mansfield, Mas</p>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=475708http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=475708<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/11/23/tbn_9_2009-11-23-news6-4013912501157429004.jpg"/> Bismarck police want you to know the new address of a lifetime sex offender. 21-year-old Travis William McCulley now lives at 315 S 15th Street #1 in Bismarck. MuCulley was convicted of sexual assault in 2008 in Golden Valley County for<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473504http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473504<p> A military experiment is under way to try to predict who's most at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder. Doctors say understanding underlying triggers might help reduce the burden of those who return from combat psychologically wounded, if t</p>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472987http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472987<p> Two days before shipping off to war, Marine Pfc. Jesse Sheets sat inside a trailer in the Mojave Desert, his gaze fixed on a computer that flashed a rhythmic pulse of contrasting images. Smiling kids embracing a soldier. A dog sniffing blood oozing f</p>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472548http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472548<p> Two days before shipping off to war, Marine Pfc. Jesse Sheets sat inside a trailer in the Mojave Desert, his gaze fixed on a computer that flashed a rhythmic pulse of contrasting images. Smiling kids embracing a soldier. A dog sniffing blood oozing f</p>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472446http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472446<p> Job Service North Dakota says it has begun accepting applications for the latest extension of unemployment benefits. The federal government earlier this month approved the extension for almost 2 million people out of work nearly a year or more. </p>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472371http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472371<p> Four people charged in a state penitentiary escape attempt are heading to court. Authorities said Paul Sambursky and Kerry Garnett tried to escape in July by bending a bar in their cell window but turned themselves in after the attempt failed. T</p>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471919http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471919<p> Even though the number of suicides in the military this year are nearly certain to top last year's numbers, military officials believe they're starting to turn that trend around. An Army official says there's been a tapering off in recent months afte</p>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:25:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471901http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471901<p> Detectives in Missouri are investigating whether members of a family already charged with sexually abusing children may have also killed several people. A search warrant returned Tuesday includes few details, and none about the identities of the</p>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:25:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467960http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467960<p> Jurors in the first criminal trial following the raid of a polygamist group's Texas ranch have sentenced a member to 10 years in prison for sexual assault of a child. Thirty-eight-year-old Raymond Jessop also was fined $8,000 Tuesday. His attor</p>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467692http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467692<p> A real estate group says home prices fell in eight out of every 10 U.S. cities in the third quarter. Heavily discounted distressed sales made up 30 percent of all deals. At the same time, the National Association of Realtors says home sales cont</p>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467661http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=467661<p> National restaurant chain The Cheesecake Factory Inc. has agreed to pay $345,000 to settle a federal lawsuit alleging it let some male employees sexually harass other male workers in suburban Phoenix. The settlement announced Tuesday by the U.S.</p>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465736http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465736<p> Police in Orlando say the gunman responsible for killing one person and the injuries of five others at an engineering company was let go from the firm more than two years ago. Jason Rodriguez surrendered about three hours later at his mother's home. </p>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:01:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465203http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465203<p> Jurors in the first criminal trial following the raid of a polygamist group's Texas ranch have convicted a member of sexual assault of a child. Thirty-eight-year-old Raymond Jessop was convicted Thursday of the charge that stemmed from his alleg</p>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465194http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465194<p> Texas jury convicts 38-year-old polygamist sect member of sexual assault of a child. (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APNP 11-05-09 1841CST </p>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465157http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465157<p> A prosecutor in the first criminal trial stemming from the raid of a polygamist group's Texas ranch urged jurors to convict a 38-year-old member of sexual assault of a child. Standing before photos of the alleged victim and her daughter, Assist</p>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465027http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465027<p> Prosecutors have rested their case against a 38-year-old man from a polygamist group on trial for sexual assault of a child in West Texas. Texas Ranger Nick Hanna testified Thursday that Raymond Jessop and the girl were living at the Yearning Fo</p>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464822http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464822<p> A judge says the Texas sexual assault trial of a polygamist sect member is nearing its end. Texas District Judge Barbara Walther has told jurors that they could hear closing arguments as early as Thursday at the trial of 38-year-old Raymond Jess</p>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464487http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464487<p> A former member of a polygamist group has taken the stand in the sexual assault trial of the first group member tried since Texas authorities raided the group's ranch last year. Rebecca Musser left the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of L</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>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=462280http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=462280<p> A 21-year-old Marion man accused of physically and sexually assaulting his girlfriend's 9-month-old son has been convicted on four of five felony charges. Jurors deliberated for about seven hours yesterday (Friday) before finding Shane Nickerson</p>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:25:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=461302http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=461302<p> Fifteen California legislators have signed a letter supporting the extradition of Roman Polanski to Los Angeles to face his decades-old child sex conviction. State Sen. Gloria Romero, a Los Angeles Democrat, recently wrote the letter to Los Ange</p>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=461149http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=461149<p> A federal appeals court is being asked to order a hearing for an 88-year-old federal prisoner who's trying to erase his conviction because he says the alleged child victims in a [[kxtopic:sexual-assault:t[sexual assault]:t]] case have recanted their t</p>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=461026http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=461026<p> The law that President Barack Obama signed Wednesday extending federal hate crimes protection to gays and lesbians has alarmed some religious groups and delighted others. The Rev. Meg Riley, director of Advocacy and Witness for the Unitarian Uni</p>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:01:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=460842http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=460842<p> A prosecutor has told jurors that witnesses, documents and DNA will show that a 38-year-old member of a polygamist group sexually assaulted a teen half his age at a West Texas ranch. Assistant Attorney General Eric Nichols gave his opening stat</p>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=460795http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=460795<p> Prosecutors say two brothers killed a family of five after entering their home to rob them and assault a teenage girl. Indictments released Wednesday also say Christopher and Jason Harris used a tire iron to beat the family to death. Raymo</p>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=460646http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=460646<p> The Taliban in Afghanistan are warning that it's the type of threat that will be faced by anyone helping to prepare for the country's second round of presidential balloting next month. Militants wearing suicide vests and police uniforms today stormed</p>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=460644http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=460644<p> Eight men and four women have been seated on a jury to hear the first criminal case stemming from the raid of a polygamist group's West Texas ranch last year. It took the summoning of 300 residents and individual interviews of more than 80 peopl</p>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=460133http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=460133<p> Businesses that kick in money toward Minnesota road projects will see them done faster under a cost-sharing deal with the state transportation agency. Gov. Tim Pawlenty says the arrangements will aid commercial development that will benefit the state</p>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=460116http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=460116<p> Denver police have crushed a car belonging to a man who pleaded guilty to attempting to sexually assault a child. Police destroyed the vehicle of 37-year-old Balazs Toth on Tuesday, saying it's a public nuisance. The former Roman Catholic s</p>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:01:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=459752http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=459752<p> President Barack Obama will be talking up clean energy technology today as he tours a solar power station in Florida. He's visiting the Desoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center in Arcadia, Fla., to mark the day it switches on to the state's po</p>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:30:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=459730http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=459730<p> There's been a second arrest in the beating and gang-rape of a California teen outside her high school homecoming dance. A 15-year-old student was booked late yesterday on one count of sexual assault. Police had taken a 19-year-old into cu</p>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=459721http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=459721<p> The Obama administration is opposing efforts by Islamic nations to bar the defamation of religion, saying such measures would restrict free speech. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham C[[kxtopic:linton-nd:t[Linton]:t]] says efforts by Islamic coun</p>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=459246http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=459246<p> Prospective jurors are lining up in a cold rain outside a Texas municipal building that will serve as a makeshift courthouse for the first of a dozen polygamist group members charged with abuse of girls. At least 10 people in the jury pool belon</p>