Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2010 KXNet.com1800Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608989http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608989<p> President Barack Obama's nominee to be chief of U.S. intelligence, James R. Clapper, was unanimously approved by the Senate Intelligence Committee Thursday. Clapper's nomination now goes to the full Senate for approval. The director of nati</p>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608982http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608982<p> The Air Force has chosen bases in Arizona, Florida, Utah and Vermont to serve as homes to the U.S. Air Force's pricey new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Operational missions of the single-engine jets would go to Hill Air Force Base in Utah and the B</p>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608785http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608785<p> New jobless claims are down for the third time in four weeks but remain elevated. The Labor Department says first-time claims for unemployment insurance dropped by 11,000 to a seasonally adjusted 457,000. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters had expe</p>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608770http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608770<p> Air Force says all four airmen who were aboard cargo plane that crashed in Alaska were killed. (Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APNP 07-29-10 0727CDT </p>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:01:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608715http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608715<p> States that had been planning to copy Arizona's new immigration law will have to wait and see what happens in the courts. The law was set to take effect today, but a federal judge yesterday put most of it on hold. The judge agreed with the Obama admi</p>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608696http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608696<p> Still no word on the fate of four people aboard a military cargo plane that crashed last night at Elmendorf Air Force Base near Anchorage, Alaska. But since a fireball was seen rising hundreds of feet into the air, an Air Force general says it's &quot;lik</p>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:30:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608690http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608690<p> A board of military officers plans to investigate a plane crash that witnesses say sent a fireball rising hundreds of feet over an Air Force base near downtown Anchorage. Authorities say the plane was on a local training run Wednesday evening w</p>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608684http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608684<p> An Air Force general says there are likely no survivors in the crash of a military cargo plane Wednesday night near Anchorage, Alaska. There were four people aboard the C-17 when it went down at Elmendorf Air Force Base, sending a fireball high into </p>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608681http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608681<p> Dan Carpenter's agent says the Miami Dolphins kicker has signed a three-year contract extension with the NFL team. Agent Ken Staninger confirmed the extension through the 2013 season to the Missoulian on Wednesday, but he would not discuss the </p>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608675http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608675<p> A board of military officers plans to investigate a plane crash that witnesses say sent a fireball rising hundreds of feet over an Air Force base near downtown Anchorage. Authorities say the plane was on a local training run Wednesday evening w</p>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608659http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608659<p> There's no word yet if any of the four people aboard a military cargo plane that crashed Wednesday night near Anchorage, Alaska, has survived. But prospects don't look good. Witnesses say they saw a fireball rise hundreds of feet into the air. </p>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608643http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608643<p> A military cargo plane on a local training run crashed Wednesday night in Alaska at an Air Force base near downtown Anchorage. A military spokesman says there were four people aboard, but he had no word on their conditions. A fire captain says he saw</p>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608632http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608632<p> An Alaska National Guard military cargo plane has crashed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage. A spokesman says there were four people aboard the C-17, but there's no immediate word on their conditions. The plane was on a local training run. </p>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608619http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608619<p> Alaska National Guard confirms C-17 crashes at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage. (Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APNP 07-28-10 2252CDT </p>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608226http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608226<p> Minnehaha County commissioners will have to redo the 2011 budget after an accounting error of more than $500,000. County Administrator Ken McFarland says the error was made by the auditor's office, and resulted in commissioners dealing with the</p>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608146http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608146<p> More than 350 airmen are returning to Ellsworth Air Force Base after a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia. The first group of about 190 28th Bomb Wing airmen returned to the South Dakota base about 6 a.m. Mountain time Wednesday. Maste</p>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608053http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=608053<p> The quarterback for Washington High in Sioux Falls has committed to playing football at the University of Montana. Matt Hermanson was recruited to play free safety for the Grizzlies, said his dad, Washington High coach Brian Hermanson. Mat</p>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:18:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=607937http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=607937<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/7/27/tbn_16_2010-7-27-newsmin6-4038512502314829005.jpg"/> It was a day of recognition for the men and women who serve our country on a daily-basis. Military appreciation day provides armed service members and their families with a free picnic lunch and several fair discounts throughout their visit. Today'<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=607701http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=607701<p> TCU is still on top in the Mountain West Conference. The Horned Frogs received all 31 first-place votes in the league's preseason media poll, which was released Tuesday as the Mountain West media days began. TCU has nine offensive starters</p>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=607495http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=607495<p> The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have brought a new kind of patient to the facial prothestics lab at the Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio: wounded warriors, who have recently suffered heavy burns and multiple traumas. The lab is one of two</p>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=607428http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=607428<p> The Israeli air force is sending a transport plane to Romania to help search for an Israeli military helicopter that crashed here with one Romanian soldier and six Israeli ones aboard. A mountain rescue official said four bodies were found Monda</p>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=607372http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=607372<p> (Stations: Please substitute the following for the item slugged AM Prep-History: SUN AUG 01, which moved at 10 a.m. today as V3346 and which moved Sunday, July 25, at 8:50 a.m. EDT as V2746. The new version CORRECTS name of Senator Fulbright</p>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=607061http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=607061<p> The last KC-135 Stratotanker to deploy from Grand Forks Air Force Base on a military mission was leaving Monday. Under plans approved by the 2005 federal base closing and realignment commission, the Grand Forks base is losing its refueling tank</p>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=607012http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=607012<p> Today in History Today is Sunday, Aug. 1, the 213th day of 2010. There are 152 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 1, 1944, an uprising broke out in Warsaw, Poland, against Nazi occupation; the revolt </p>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 01:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=606589http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=606589<p> Today in History Today is Sunday, Aug. 1, the 213th day of 2010. There are 152 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 1, 1944, an uprising broke out in Warsaw, Poland, against Nazi occupation; the revolt </p>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 10:20:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=606387http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=606387<p> The state plans to test wells in McLeod after ongoing reports of water contamination. Some residents in this small town of 28 are boiling water and are washing clothes and dishes less often after initial tests were positive for E. coli. Ra</p>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 05:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=606320http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=606320<p> A Texas man arrested in April at a nuclear missile launch site in northwest North Dakota has been sentenced to time served and released from federal custody. James Sauder of San Antonio, Texas, was found guilty Friday of a misdemeanor charge of </p>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=606192http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=606192<p> A search team has found two empty fuel tanks that were jettisoned from an F-16 jet fighter during an in-flight emergency over Colorado. The Air Force says the tanks were found Friday about 200 yards from a farm house in Elbert County. The exact </p>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=605971http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=605971<p> Tropical Storm Bonnie has formed with winds of 40 mph (65 kph) in the eastern Caribbean, on a course that could take it into the BP oil spill zone. An Air Force plane sent to study the storm determined it had reached tropical storm strength Thur</p>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=605958http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=605958<p> The Colorado Air National Guard says an F-16 fighter jet landed safely after an unspecified emergency during a training flight over Colorado and Kansas. The Guard says the pilot was unharmed but the plane jettisoned two empty external fuel tanks</p>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=605573http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=605573<p> Tents, sandbag bunkers and Humvees have been dotting the landscape of Ellsworth Air Force Base this week as part of a training exercise. Officials at the base say they've been getting ready for a big inspection in October that will test a full r</p>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604738http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604738<p> Tough questions and blunt answers are likely when retired Air Force Gen. James T. Clapper goes before the Senate Intelligence Committee, seeking confirmation as the next director of national intelligence. Clapper is expected to explain how he wo</p>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604737http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604737<p> The North Dakota Aeronautics Commission says the state set a record for airline boardings in June. All eight commercial airports reported increases, with double-digit gains at Devils Lake, Dickinson, Jamestown and Williston. There were 67,</p>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 06:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604374http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604374<p> Israel's Defense Ministry says its &quot;Iron Dome&quot; rocket defense system is ready to go. A statement from the ministry says the system passed its final tests on Monday, and the first two batteries will be deployed by November. The &quot;Iron Dome&quot; </p>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604347http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604347<p> The oil-rich city of Williston saw a sharp increase in taxable sales and purchases in the first quarter of 2010, passing Minot and Grand Forks to rank third in the state. The state tax department says Williston's total taxable sales and purchase</p>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604291http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604291<p> The Air Force is slated to resume spraying mosquitoes this week in the Williston area. County vector control director Fran Bosch says the spraying is slated for Wednesday night in Williston, Trenton and Watford City. Bosch says about 25,000</p>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604174http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=604174<p> South African police say a member of the Air Force died after his parachute failed to open when he jumped from a small plane during rehearsals for an upcoming air show. The 54-year-old was confirmed dead at the scene by paramedics late Friday m</p>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=603996http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=603996<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/7/15/tbn_7_2010-7-15-newsmin10-4037312502314826712.jpg"/>An appropriations bill that passed Wedenday for military spending in Congress secured 18.77 million dollars for a new Air Traffic Control Complex at Minot Air Force Base. According to Congressman Earl Pomeroy's office the existing control tower has numer<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=603941http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=603941<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/7/15/tbn_4_2010-7-15-newsmin6-4037312502314835312.jpg"/>A Minot Air Force Base man pleaded not guilty to gross sexual imposition this morning in a preliminary arraignment. Xandon Anthony Cantor is charged with the Class A felony following an April 1st incident in Minot. The State of North Dakota alleges he w<br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=603445http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=603445<p> If the military's &quot;don't ask, don't tell&quot; policy were lifted today, Mike Almy says he would not think twice about returning to the Air Force. The former major who was fired in 2006 for being gay will testify Thursday in Riverside during a non-ju</p>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:31:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=602821http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=602821<p> BP is delaying critical tests on a new well cap designed to finally stop the flow of oil in the Gulf of Mexico after government officials said more analysis was needed on the plan. BP engineers were scheduled to start slowly shutting off valves </p>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=602804http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=602804<p> (Stations: Please sub the following for the Today in History script that moved in advance for July 19. Today's Birthdays, DELETES Dennis Cole, who died in Nov. 2009.) Today in History Today is Monday, July 19, the 200th day of 2010.</p>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=602749http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=602749<p> Police in Albuquerque, N.M., say a gunman on a rampage at his former workplace fired without provocation or warning at his first victim. Chief Ray Schultz says Robert Reza then moved on. When Monday's shooting stopped, Reza had fatally shot two </p>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=602548http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=602548<p> Thousands of laptops have been stolen from the Florida office of a private contractor for the U.S. military's Special Operations Command. Surveillance cameras caught up to seven people loading the computers into two trucks for nine hours. </p>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=602337http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=602337<p> The Netherlands' World Cup team has been honored by Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende at the start of a hectic day of celebrations for the tournament runner-up. After the trip to Balkenende's official residence, coach Bert van Marwijk's </p>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=602299http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=602299<p> Authorities have recovered the body of a 21-year-old Utah man missing in the Missouri River near Great Falls since July 4. Cascade County sheriff's officials say the body of Leroy Emack of Hildale, Utah, was recovered from an intake at Rainbow D</p>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=602185http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=602185<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/7/12/tbn_4_2010-7-12-newsmin6-4037012502314829004.jpg"/>Mosquitos in the region are set to meet their maker next week. The familiar sight of the Air Force Reserve's C-130 will be low in the sky over Minot sometime next week. No specific date has been set as of today. It will be the first time that the aeri<br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=602184http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=602184<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/7/12/tbn_3_2010-7-12-newsmin6-4037012502314829012.jpg"/> The annual battle against mosquitoes in the Williston area could be a tough one this year. With the Missouri River over flood stage at Williston for yet another week, there's more water than normal and more habitat to breed mosquitoes. I was out with<br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=602144http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=602144<p> The body of a 21-year-old Utah man missing in the Missouri River near Great Falls since July 4 has been found. Cascade County sheriff's officials say the body of Leroy Emack of Hildale, Utah, was recovered from an intake at Rainbow Dam Monday m</p>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=601922http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=601922<p> CORRECTS AM Prep-History WED JUL 21 (Stations: Please substitute the following for V4754, slugged AM Prep-History: WED JUL 21, which moved at 10:08 a.m. Eastern time. The new version CORRECTS birthdays to note Johan Carlsson is part of Caroli</p>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 03:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=601905http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=601905<p> Today in History Today is Monday, July 19, the 200th day of 2010. There are 165 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 19, 1553, King Henry VIII's daughter Mary was proclaimed Queen of England after teena</p>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 03:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=601896http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=601896<p> Today in History Today is Wednesday, July 21, the 202nd day of 2010. There are 163 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 21, 1930, President Herbert Hoover signed an executive order establishing the V</p>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 03:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=601500http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=601500<p> Today in History Today is Monday, July 19, the 200th day of 2010. There are 165 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 19, 1553, King Henry VIII's daughter Mary was proclaimed Queen of England after teena</p>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 03:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=601498http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=601498<p> Today in History Today is Wednesday, July 21, the 202nd day of 2010. There are 163 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 21, 1930, President Herbert Hoover signed an executive order establishing the V</p>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=601396http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=601396<p> Mexican officials say an air force helicopter has crashed in the western state of Jalisco, killing three military personnel on board. The Defense Department reports that the Bell 206 aircraft originated in Michoacan state and went down about 60 </p>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 23:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=601109http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=601109<p> A little-known radar base in northeast North Dakota is opening its doors to the public. The Cavalier Air Force Station is holding an open house from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The Pembina County base just south of the Canadian border is ho</p>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=600891http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=600891<p> Los Angeles police say a mother stabbed her 10-year-old daughter several times and tried to kill herself before her husband woke up and disarmed her. The girl died several hours later. Police spokesman Bruce Borihanh says the attack took place </p>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 02:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=600635http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=600635<p> Boeing submitted its bid for the Air Force's $35 billion refueling jet contract as the military tries once again to pick a winner for the troubled program. Boeing will compete against the European aerospace company EADS, which put in its own bid</p>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=600182http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=600182<p> The European defense contractor EADS says it will submit its official bid today for the Air Force's long-delayed, $35 billion aerial refueling plane contract. EADS says it will deliver copies of its 8,800 page proposal a day before the Air Force</p>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599911http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599911<p> An insurer says claims of damage from last week's hail storm in Bozeman could reach $60 million. The June 30 storm that rolled through the city dropped hail stones the size of golf balls that shattered windows, dented cars and damaged roofs and </p>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599896http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599896<p> Three Mexican citizens who took part in a bank fraud scheme that spanned several Western states have been sentenced. The Billings Gazette reports the scheme that defrauded U.S. Bank involved 42 victims and about $81,000. HELENA, Mont. (AP) </p>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599871http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599871<p> A lawyer for one of 11 people accused of spying for Russia says their case could be resolved as early as Thursday. A fugitive and 10 people whose U.S. arrests were announced by federal authorities a week ago were formally charged in a federal in</p>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599861http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599861<p> The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says a magnitude 5.0 earthquake has shaken Anchorage and other communities in southcentral Alaska but there were no reports of damage. The quake was recorded at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday. Geophysicist Ran</p>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 09:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599660http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599660<p> A survey of land managers along the Rocky Mountain Front estimates that more than $1 million was spent last year to fight noxious weeds but concludes that more is needed. The survey released Wednesday was commissioned by The Wilderness Society o</p>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599441http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599441<p> A new Air Force general has formally taken command of the 20th Air Force, overseeing the nation's 450 intercontinental ballistic missiles in Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming. Maj. Gen. C. Donald Alston succeeds Gen. Roger W. Burg, who is retir</p>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599439http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599439<p> A new Air Force general has formally taken command of the 20th Air Force, overseeing the nation's 450 intercontinental ballistic missiles in Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming. Maj. Gen. C. Donald Alston succeeds Gen. Roger W. Burg, who is retir</p>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599304http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599304<p> An 18-year-old from Bowman is dead following a single vehicle crash near the town. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says he was driving a sport utility vehicle on Highway 12 just east of Bowman early Tuesday afternoon when he swerved to the right</p>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:59:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599261http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599261<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/7/6/tbn_4_2010-7-6-news10-4036412500000026703.jpg"/>An Army soldier from Wahpeton has been killed in Afghanistan. 19-Year old Army Specialist Keenan Cooper was killed Monday, by a roadside I.E.D. Details of his death are still being investigated by the Army. Cooper was going to celebrate his 20th b<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599177http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599177<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/7/6/tbn_11_2010-7-6-newsmin6-4036412502314829008.jpg"/> Ward County is the least economically stressed county in the nation, according to a monthly analysis by the Associated Press. The AP looks at a county's unemployment rate, plus its foreclosure and bankruptcy rates to come up with what it calls the Stres<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599172http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599172<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/7/6/tbn_6_2010-7-6-newsmin6-4036412502314829004.jpg"/>A North Dakota soldier has been killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. A family spokseman says 19-year-old Army Specialist Keenan Cooper from Wahpeton died Monday. Cooper was scheduled to be married in October and was due to wrap up his first tour of<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599158http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599158<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/7/6/tbn_5_2010-7-6-news6-4036412500000035308.jpg"/>An Army soldier from Wahpeton has been killed in Afghanistan. A family spokesman, the Rev. Mike Adams, says 19-year-old Army Spc. Keenan Cooper was killed by a roadside bomb Monday. Adams says parents Dave and Heather Cooper were notified Monday <br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599099http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599099<p> The launch of a new U.S. Air Force space surveillance satellite has been delayed due to a software problem in a rocket similar to the one that will lift the satellite into orbit. The Space-Based Space Surveillance satellite was scheduled to lif</p>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599052http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=599052<p> An Army soldier from Wahpeton has been killed in Afghanistan. A family spokesman, the Rev. Mike Adams, says 19-year-old Army Spc. Keenan Cooper was killed by a roadside bomb Monday. Adams says parents Dave and Heather Cooper were notified M</p>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 17:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=598424http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=598424<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/7/4/tbn_2_2010-7-4-news10-4036212500000035302.jpg"/> It was a beautiful day for a parade. Mandan has celebrated Independence Day with a parade almost as long its been a city. It is the largest parade in North Dakota. This year's theme was grovin back to the 70's. The parade has become and annual par<br clear="all"/></p>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 07:11:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=598266http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=598266<p> In a story July 3 about the discovery of remains of seven U.S. servicemen from World War II, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the men served in the [[kxtopic:air-force:t[Air Force]:t]]. They served in the [[kxtopic:army:t[Army]:t]] Air</p>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 14:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=598038http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=598038<p> A reminder of how dangerous fireworks can be. Police on New York's Long Island say a man lighting fireworks blew off his left arm at a party. Friends and relatives retrieved the severed limb and packed it into a cooler. Police say doctors are trying </p>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597955http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597955<p> The Gulf of Mexico is once again a hub of oil cleanup activity after a brief stand down caused by the effects of a distant Hurricane Alex. A flotilla of skimmers is back at work along the coast, trying to block oil from reaching land while BP's </p>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 08:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597910http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597910<p> A flotilla of oil skimmers is back at work along the Gulf Coast, after being forced to stand down for several days because of nasty weather whipped up by distant Hurricane Alex. But officials are hoping &quot;A Whale,&quot; which its owners describe as the l</p>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 05:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597889http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597889<p> U.S. military authorities have identified the remains of a seven servicemen missing in action since their cargo plane went down in Burma during World War II. The men were aboard a C-47A Skytrain that left India on May 23, 1944, to resupply Allie</p>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 04:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597863http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=597863<p> A new U.S. Air Force satellite will provide better surveillance of hundreds of satellites and thousands of pieces of space debris that could crash into American assets circling the Earth. If all goes as planned, the $500 million Space-Based Spac</p>