Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2010 KXNet.com1800Sun, 27 Jun 2010 01:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=594485http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=594485<p> Today in History Today is Monday, July 5, the 186th day of 2010. There are 179 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 5, 1810, American showman and promoter (as well as author and politician) Phineas T. B</p>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=592812http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=592812<p> Alabama Gov. Bob Riley has asked the state's residents to turn to God as they cope with the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Riley has declared Sunday a &quot;Day of Prayer&quot; and says he wants Alabama residents to pray for those in and outside the sta</p>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 06:01:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=586258http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=586258<p> A 19-year-old Whitefish man has been given a six-year deferred sentence for severely beating a fellow student in the parking lot at Whitefish High School last year. Joseph W. Goetsch pleaded guilty to felony criminal endangerment on April 23 and</p>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 03:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=586165http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=586165<p> The Salvation Army is overseeing the distribution of a semi load of potatoes a Helena-area farmer donated rather than seeing them go to waste in a down market. Social services director Carolyn Mercer says the Salvation Army contacted other socia</p>Sat, 29 May 2010 11:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=578985http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=578985<p> A woman in an upstate New York village nearly had to pay $79,000 in fines for her hobby of picking through curbside trash and piling the items in her yard. Karen Herzog calls herself a trash &quot;recycler&quot; recovering everything from typewriters to </p>Thu, 20 May 2010 13:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=574233http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=574233<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/5/20/tbn_5_2010-5-20-newsmin6-4031712502314835303.jpg"/>It's only mid-May, but Christmas came early again this year for many area organizations. Following its yearly fundraising campaign, the Souris Valley United Way is distributing grant money to over two dozen local groups. Today, a luncheon was held to a<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 18 May 2010 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=573098http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=573098<p> An Idaho woman who was jailed for trying to take 33 children from Haiti after the deadly January earthquake has returned home. Laura Silsby hugged relatives and friends from her church at the airport in Boise and told reporters she's looking for</p>Tue, 18 May 2010 15:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=572992http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=572992<p> The top officer at FEMA says one of the agency's videographers was &quot;absolutely wrong&quot; to ask Mississippi church volunteers to not wear religious T-shirts for a video about tornado cleanup. Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig </p>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=561717http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=561717<p> North Dakota electric customers may have to pay $14.5 million over three years to cover the development costs for the abandoned Big Stone II power plant project. Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. and Otter Tail Power Co. negotiated the proposals with</p>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=561507http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=561507<p> A baggie of white powder found in unattended luggage at Fargo's Hector International Airport turned out to be baking soda. Authorities say no arrests were made in the incident today. They say a traveler had packed the baking soda for teeth brushing. </p>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:11:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=561408http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=561408<p> Fargo police arrested a 61-year-old man they say choked a woman unconscious after yelling at her because the vehicle waiting to pick her up at a Salvation Army was blocking his car. Sgt. Mark Lykken says the suspect also allegedly knocked down a</p>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=557293http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=557293<p> State Representative Randy Demmer has won the 1st District Republican endorsement to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Walz. Demmer clinched the nod after eight rounds of balloting when his sole remaining opponent, former state representative A</p>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 12:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=557169http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=557169<p> The Salvation Army says 22 volunteers from the Twin Cities are stranded in Africa because of the ash cloud from a volcano in Iceland. Salvation Army spokeswoman Annette Bauer says the team had been working at a Salvation Army complex in Woe, Gha</p>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=554242http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=554242<p> A Pittsburgh judge has dismissed disorderly conduct and public drunkenness charges against Steelers kicker Jeff Reed. Reed had been charged after an October 2009 confrontation with police outside of a bar. Judge Richard King dropped two charges </p>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 02:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=548025http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=548025<p> An Ohio man has been sentenced to four years in prison for shoving a Salvation Army bell ringer to the ground and swiping one of the charity's red kettles. Shawn Krieger pleaded no contest to robbery two weeks ago. A Toledo judge sentenced him o</p>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=539868http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=539868<p> Christians fighting the proposed health care overhaul for fear that it will result in federal funding for [[kxtopic:abortion:t[abortion]:t]] a concern cited by the nation's [[kxtopic:catholic:t[Catholic]:t]] Bishops. Activists who demonstrated o</p>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=529872http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=529872<p> Today in History Today is Wednesday, March 10, the 69th day of 2010. There are 296 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 10, 1876, the first successful voice transmission over Alexander Graham Bell's te</p>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=522975http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=522975<p> The husband of one of the eight Americans released yesterday from a Haitian prison says God has helped the families get through a difficult couple of weeks. Eric Thompson spoke with reporters in Meridian, Idaho, as Carla Thompson and her fellow </p>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=507338http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=507338<p> North Dakota Republican U.S. House candidate Kevin Cramer says Congress needs to vote down its health care overhaul package and start over. Cramer says incumbent Democrat Earl Pomeroy has been sending &quot;mixed messages&quot; on whether he believes the </p>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=507069http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=507069<p> A drop-in center for the homeless in North Dakota's largest city has closed, in the dead of winter. The Rev. Rich Zeck with First United Methodist Church in Fargo says no one will be left out in the cold. A sign on the Wesley Center's door direc</p>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502166http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502166<p> A Salvation Army chapter in South Carolina says it is receiving donations from as far away as California after it was victimized by a hoax involving a fake check. Capt. Anthony Juliana said Wednesday the agency had received over $75,000 from mo</p>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497431http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497431<p> Somebody mailed fake holiday checks to several South Carolina charities, and now a Salvation Army chapter may have to cut services for the needy. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported Wednesday that the Salvation Army received a $25,000 ch</p>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497142http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497142<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/5/tbn_16_2010-1-5-newsmin6-4018212500000029007.jpg"/>Local youth-related charities picked up some nice checks today, thanks to the Minot Kiwanis Club. Members of the group raised funds through a special Santa's Night in December. Money from that effort was donated to groups such as the Boy Scouts and Sal<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497089http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497089<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/5/tbn_9_2010-1-5-news6-4018212500000035308.jpg"/>With a struggling economy the local Salvation Army was looking for help this holiday season. The Annual red kettle drive aims to help those in need. With the help of volunteers donations were collected from Mid-November until Christmas eve. And...Base<br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=491841http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=491841<p> Federal officials say additional security measures are being taken, in response to what's described as an effort by a Nigerian man to blow up a Northwest Airlines plane as it was about to land in Detroit today on a flight from Amsterdam. Witnesses </p>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=491791http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=491791<p> A Delta Airlines official says a passenger aboard a plane at Detroit Metropolitan Airport set off firecrackers aboard the plane, causing a commotion and some minor injuries. Delta spokeswoman Susan Elliott says Flight 253, an Airbus 330 carrying</p>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 09:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=491773http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=491773<p> A Delta Airlines official says a passenger aboard a plane at Detroit Metropolitan Airport set off firecrackers aboard the plane, causing a commotion and some minor injuries. The plane was arriving in Detroit from Amsterdam when the incident took plac</p>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=491765http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=491765<p> Arkansas police are looking for two men who shot and killed a Salvation Army major in front of his three young children outside the organization's community center in North Little Rock. Pulaski County Coroner Garland Camper says two men accosted</p>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=491380http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=491380<p> The Montana [[kxtopic:supreme-court:t[Supreme Court]:t]] has upheld a jury verdict in the case of a Park County sheriff's deputy who won a wrongful termination lawsuit after being fired for insubordination. The allegations stemmed from Blake Blatter's</p>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=491010http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=491010<p> Two high school football players in a rural Montana town are accused of assaulting another player in what their coach describes as hazing. The Yellowstone County attorney's office is weighing possible criminal charges. Law enforcement and </p>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=490824http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=490824<p> An anonymous donor placed a gold coin in a Salvation Army kettle at a Helena grocery store over the weekend. Capt. Kathleen Johnson says the half-ounce Liberty coin is worth at least $565. She says donations to the kettles have been down this ye</p>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=490038http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=490038<p> The Salvation Army at Watertown has put its bells and red kettles away for the year. Lieutenant Tony Bowers says the organization surpassed its $73,000 fundraising goal this Christmas season and decided to end its bell-ringing campaign a few day</p>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=489817http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=489817<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/12/21/tbn_14_2009-12-21-newsmin6-4016712502314829009.jpg"/>The sound of ringing bells has become a well-known trademark of the Salvation Army throughout the holidays. But today, one man was supporting the same cause in a slightly different way... Tim Parker is a Salvation Army member stationed in Minneapolis, <br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:57:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=489681http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=489681<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/12/21/tbn_1_2009-12-21-newsminNOON-4016712502314835308.jpg"/><br clear="all"/></p>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=488858http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=488858<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/12/19/tbn_10_2009-12-19-news6-4016512501157435308.jpg"/>Firefighters respond to Wal-mart and Central Market today for a call of their own. They're helping the Salvation Army with their red-kettle campaign. Although, these firefighters are using something more appropriate to catch the cash. For the <br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=488330http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=488330<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/12/18/tbn_26_2009-12-18-newsmin6-4016412501157435307.jpg"/>We see the bell ringers outside stores and throughout the community, but have you ever wondered where the money they collect ends up? Today, Dan Erdmann caught up with our local Salvation Army as they brightened the holidays for hundreds in need. (Dan E<br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=488327http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=488327<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/12/18/tbn_16_2009-12-18-newsmin6-4016412501157435304.jpg"/> Whether you donate at church, give to the United Way, drop change in the Salvation Army kettles, or make a major donation to a foundation, you're making a difference in people's lives. That's the message Ken Kitzman of the Minot Area Community Foundat<br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=488311http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=488311<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/12/18/tbn_29_2009-12-18-news6-4016412501157426707.jpg"/>He's spreading the spirit of the season one note at a time. (music plays) Major Tim Parker works for the Salvation Army in the Twin Cities area. This season Parker is traveling the state bringing Christmas cheer to every kettle location he plays at. S<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=485993http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=485993<p> Workers who emptied a Salvation Army kettle in Aberdeen found more than just small bills and change. Officials say someone dropped a 1982 Canadian 1-ounce gold coin worth about $1,000 into the donation kettle. Salvation Army Capt. Michael C</p>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=481674http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=481674<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/12/7/tbn_6_2009-12-7-newsmin6-4015312502314829007.jpg"/>Giving the gift of time can be more appreciated than any other present this time of year. As Catherine Ross explains, one local charity needs the community's help this month to keep others from getting left out in the cold. The familiar sound of bell <br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:31:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=481213http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=481213<p> The Cleveland Browns have avoided a blackout for Sunday's game against San Diego by joining with a TV station and several local businesses to guarantee a sellout. The game will be shown in the Cleveland area on WOIO-TV. The remaining ticket</p>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=480829http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=480829<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/12/3/tbn_18_2009-12-3-news6-4014912500000035313.jpg"/> It's beginning to look a lot more like Christmas, especially as snow covers most of the area. With just 22 days until Santa arrives, many local businesses are gearing up to give to those less fortunate. Reporter Kate Schell has more. They're <br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479856http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479856<p> A Salvation Army bell ringer whose red kettle was stolen last weekend is back on the job outside a northwest Ohio store. Brenda Webb says she won't let the theft frighten her. Police have charged Shawn Krieger of Toledo with swiping the ke</p>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479308http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479308<p> Actress Sandra Bullock says meeting Leigh Anne Tuohy (lee ann TOO'-ee), who she portrays in &quot;The Blind Side,&quot; showed her there really are some Christians who &quot;walk the walk.&quot; The film presents the true story of the Tuohys a well-off white family</p>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479292http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479292<p> President Barack Obama has already sent his first orders in his revised Afghan war plans. At least one group of Marines will be in place by Christmas, the first of as many as 35,000 troops to be deployed over the year. They'll bolster a force of 71,0</p>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479261http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479261<p> President Barack Obama has already sent his first orders as he prepares to spell out a new and expanded strategy for the war in Afghanistan. At least one group of Marines will be deployed and in place by Christmas, the vanguard of a force number</p>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479249http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479249<p> At least one group of Marines will be in place in Afghanistan by Christmas. It's President Barack Obama's first order as he prepares to expand the U.S. military presence there by as many as 35,000 troops. He'll present his revised war strategy to the</p>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:11:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478961http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478961<p> Stocks have been mostly lower since the opening bell. Investors are continuing to monitor developments linked to Dubai's massive debt load, as well as the latest news about the start of the holiday shopping season. WASHINGTON (AP) The Obama a</p>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478931http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478931<p> Police in northwest Ohio have arrested a man who they say swiped a Salvation Army red kettle full of donated money and pushed one of the charity's bell ringers to the ground. Police in Maumee (maw-MEE') say 44-year-old Shawn Krieger of Toledo gr</p>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478812http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478812<p> Police in northwest Ohio say a man who claimed to hate Christmas swiped a Salvation Army red kettle full of donated money and pushed one of the charity's bell ringers to the ground when she tried to take it back. Police in Maumee (maw-MEE') say </p>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:10:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478107http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478107<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/11/28/tbn_25_2009-11-28-newsmin6-4014574337963035307.jpg"/>The holiday season is also the season of giving, and as we do our shopping to give gifts to family and friends, a familiar sound helps to remind us, there are others in need of some giving as well. The Salvation Army bell ringers are a group of volunteer<br clear="all"/></p>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=477200http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=477200<p> St. Paul police have two suspects in custody after the shooting death of a 15-year-old male. A police spokesman tells the St. Paul Pioneer Press the shooting may have been unintentional, but says the circumstances are still under investigation. </p>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=477193http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=477193<p> The nation has given thanks for its collective and singular blessings. In the nation's capital, President Barack Obama said the country's thoughts and prayers were with the many families &quot;marking Thanksgiving with an empty seat.&quot; The day was</p>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=477179http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=477179<p> St. Paul police have two suspects in custody after the shooting death of a 15-year-old male. The victim has not been identified. Police found him with a gunshot shortly after 10 a.m when they responded to a residence on the city's east side. He </p>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476850http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476850<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/11/25/tbn_9_2009-11-25-newsmin6-4014112501157429005.jpg"/>It's a staple of many Thanksgiving meals across the country, and over the past several years it's also become a tradition at Minot's Parker Senior Center. Stuffing is the featured item in an annual taste-tested competition at the center. The KX stuffin<br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476774http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476774<p> President Barack Obama will be talking about bolstering the war in Afghanistan, but his spokesman says he'll also be looking ahead to a way out. Obama will be telling the nation about his plans for the war there during a speech Tuesday night fro</p>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:11:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476681http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476681<p> Those old-fashioned Salvation Army kettles may be getting more high-tech donations. The charity's bell-ringers are testing red kettles that take debit and credit cards. The test of electronic payments comes at a time when people are carrying les</p>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476572http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476572<p> Stocks are firming in the first hour of trading. The market will be closed tomorrow for Thanksgiving and Wall Street will be open for a-half session on Friday. WASHINGTON (AP) The number of newly laid-off workers filing first-time unemploym</p>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:50:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=475398http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=475398<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/11/23/tbn_1_2009-11-23-newsminNOON-4013912501157435306.jpg"/><br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473650http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=473650<p> The [[kxtopic:salvation-army:t[Salvation Army]:t]] plans to serve 10,000 free dinners across New York City this Thanksgiving. The meals are being planned by a star chef, will be cooked by one of New York's ritziest caterers and will cleaned up by empl</p>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:29:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470504http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=470504<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/11/14/tbn_22_2009-11-14-newsmin6-4013174557870435309.jpg"/>The holiday season is fast approaching, but the season of giving is already upon us. Minot's Fairfield Inn is asking for your help in making this, a year to remember for those in need. Over the next several weeks, the hotel will serve as a drop-off poin<br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464502http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464502<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/11/4/tbn_1_2009-11-4-newsminNOON-4012012501157435303.jpg"/><br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=461824http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=461824<p> Pierre officials are working to bring a firearms business to the area. The executive director of the city's Economic Development Corp., Jim Protexter, says the company currently is in another state and is interested in the Pierre area. Pro</p>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=461793http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=461793<p> Non-profit groups in Sioux Falls are worried about how to pay for a new multimillion dollar events center. Salvation Army Maj. Betty Bender is a member of a group of non-profits that is asking the events center task force to rule out a sales ta</p>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=452766http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=452766<p> First lady Nancy Schweitzer is holding a coat drive Wednesday in Billings to help get more winter coats for charity. The event at First Interstate Bank launches a six-week coat drive across Montana, and is part of an effort in the Governor's Of</p>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=446655http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=446655<p> A man who admitted to burglarizing several Spearfish businesses has been sentenced to 18 years in the state penitentiary. Twenty-year-old Nicholas Howell pleaded guilty in August to seven counts of third-degree burglary in a plea deal with pros</p>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=437902http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=437902<p> FBI agents are searching the home of a Colorado man identified by law enforcement as having a possible al-Qaida link. FBI agents and sheriff's deputies entered the home of Najibullah (NAH-gee-bull-ah) Zazi (ZAH-zee) in suburban Denver today to execut</p>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=437879http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=437879<p> A woman accused of spanking a stranger's toddler is denying that she did anything wrong. Gloria Ballard says she simply gave the boy a hug and gently patted his backside because he was upset. But police in Cincinnati say she took the boy ov</p>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=437746http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=437746<p> Police say a woman has been arrested for allegedly spanking another person's 2-year-old son in a Cincinnati store. Gloria Ballard was due in a Hamilton County on Wednesday to face an assault charge. Cincinnati police say the toddler said s</p>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=431292http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=431292<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/9/3/tbn_4_2009-9-3-news6-4005812500000035308.jpg"/>A car pedestrian accident in south Bismarck sends a child to the hospital. A child is struck by a car on south Washington this afternoon. It happened near the Salvation Army around 3:15. Witnesses say two kids were crossing the street he<br clear="all"/></p>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:30:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=427017http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=427017<p> A former O.J. Simpson co-defendant says he's completed the inpatient drug treatment a judge sent him to instead of prison for a probation violation. Charles Cashmore said Wednesday he's looking for work after a nearly six-month Salvation Army tr</p>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:20:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=426975http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=426975<p> A former O.J. Simpson co-defendant says he's completed the inpatient drug treatment a judge sent him to instead of prison for a probation violation. Charles Cashmore said Wednesday he's looking for work after a nearly six-month Salvation Army tr</p>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=426971http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=426971<p> A former O.J. Simpson co-defendant says he's completed the inpatient drug treatment a judge sent him to instead of prison for a probation violation. Charles Cashmore said Wednesday he's looking for work after a nearly six-month Salvation Army tr</p>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=421096http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=421096<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/8/14/tbn_14_2009-8-14-newsmin6-4003812502314835311.jpg"/>Over the next two weeks, school buses throughout the area will be filling with students headed back to class. Recently, one bus in Minot was already filling-up- with supplies for dozens of those students. It was all part of the &quot;Fill the Bus&quot; campai<br clear="all"/></p>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=415542http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=415542<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/8/4/tbn_1_2009-8-4-newsminNOON-4002812500000035302.jpg"/><br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=405021http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=405021<p> The leader of the Episcopal Church says 19,000 more members die each year than are born or baptized into the church a trend she hopes to reverse through evangelism. In a news conference at the church's General Convention, Presiding Bishop Katha</p>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=405013http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=405013<p> A Crookston, Minn., man is accused of trying to lure a minor in Devils Lake through an Internet chat room. Authorities say Gerald Pride had online chats with a Ramsey County deputy posing as an underage girl and allegedly offered to pay for sex</p>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=404930http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=404930<p> The city of Dickinson says about 450 homes have some kind of damage from last Wednesday's tornado. Officials say cleanup continues. They gave an update Monday on some of the numbers. The Red Cross has served about 5,000 meals since Thursday</p>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=402989http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=402989<p> Governor Says Residents to Qualify for FEMA Individual Assistance BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. John Hoeven today was in Dickinson to provide aid to city leaders in the aftermath of severe damages incurred in last night's storm. The Governor and local offic</p>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:39:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=391844http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=391844<p> Charitable giving is down nationwide, and the effects are being felt in Rapid City. The assistant director of the Corner Stone Rescue Mission, Greg Palmer, says costs and the number of people served are going up but that income is down about $</p>