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Linette Olson Retires Nov 18 2009 7:04PM
She's been successful at the high school and junior college levels,
and Linette Olson is calling it a career,
as now, she's announced her retirement from coaching.
The past four seasons, she was at Bismarck State,
and just guided to the Mystic volleyball
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| Monday's Scores Nov 2 2009 9:35PM
By The Associated Press
PREP VOLLEYBALL
Class B District 1
Semifinal
Wyndmere-Lidgerwood def. Oakes, 25-14, 25-13, 14-25, 25-17
Class B District 11
Third Place
Newburg-Westhope def. Rugby, 25-18, 26-24, 25-22
Class B District 14
Quarterfinal
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High School Football 10-16 Oct 16 2009 11:00PM
Plenty of schools locked up Region championships and playoff births last night.
And now Beulah is trying to lock up a birth of their own.
A win against Carrington would carry the Miners into the postseason, would home field advantage give them the edge?
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AA - Close Up Game Oct 9 2009 11:07PM
Our KX Close-Up game takes us to Herb Parker stadium where Minot Ryan hosted Beulah in "AA" west region play. The Lions were coming off of a 2 point win over Carrington last week and with a win tonight would move closer to clinching a playoff berth.
"AA
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Lions Host Miners Oct 7 2009 7:17PM
Fresh off of a 2 point win over Carrington, the Minot Ryan Lions football team can move closer to a playoff berth when they host Beulah on Friday in west region play. The Lions are 3-1 in the region and Friday's game will be the team's last regular season
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AA Oct 3 2009 8:04AM
In "AA" football action tonight, the Minot Ryan Lions were at home as they hosted Carrington in west region play. Both teams were tied for 2nd in the region with the winner to have the inside track to a playoff berth.
"AA" FOOTBALL:
MINOT RYAN
CARRINGTON
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| Hoeven, Goettle Kick Off Next Round Of EmPower ND Action Planning Sep 21 2009 12:00AM
BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. John Hoeven, Commerce Commissioner Shane Goettle and members of the industry-based EmPower North Dakota Commission met today in Fargo to kick off the newest round of planning for statewide energy development. The group announc
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| Author John Berendt says book banning was lesson Sep 28 2009 5:43AM
The author of the 1994 best-seller
"Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil," which was banned in a
North Dakota school library for four days, says the experience
shows the impact of censorship.
John Berendt spoke at the North Dakota Library Ass
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AA Football Sep 18 2009 10:59PM
In class "AA" football action tonight the Minot Ryan Lions were at home as they hosted 3rd ranked Dickinson Trinity in west region play. Both teams came in with 1-0 region records with the winner to stay on top of the region standings. It was also homecom
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Lions Host Lakers Sep 17 2009 11:21PM
The Minot Ryan Lady Lions volleyball team was at home tonight as part of homecoming week as they hosted Des Lacs-Burlington in district play.
CLASS "B" VOLLEYBALL:
MINOT RYAN
DES LACS-BURLINGTON
(LIONS HOST OUR REDEEMER'S-TUESDAY)
CLASS "B" VOLLEYBALL
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| Thursday's Scores Sep 10 2009 9:35PM
By The Associated Press
PREP VOLLEYBALL
Beulah def. Washburn, 25-6, 25-7, 25-22
Central Prairie def. Pingree/Buchanan-Kensal, 20-25, 25-17,
20-25, 25-16, 15-12
Dakota Prairie def. Lakota, 14-25, 25-16, 24-26, 25-17, 15-13
Ellendale def. E
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Magicians Host Knights Sep 4 2009 11:16PM
Welcome to another week of Friday Night Football Frenzy. We begin in the class "AAA" division where it was a battle of ranked teams as 3rd rated Minot High hosted 4th ranked Grand Forks. The Magicians were coming off of a season opening win over Jamestown
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| 3 dragline operators in ND lignite mines are women Aug 30 2009 5:15AM
The Lignite Energy Council says North
Dakota's four lignite mines use 11 draglines and three operators
of the big machines are women.
Thirty-one-year-old Kelli Schwalbe-Knight runs the 7.5
million-pound Queen Bee dragline, which removes overbur
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 25 2009 4:13PM
North Dakota State University says its
first-day enrollment is 13,855 students, 7.6 percent higher than
last year.
Vice President Prakash Mathew says there are several reasons for
the rise, including an increase in student retention, transfer
s
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| 7.5 millionpound dragline crosses ND highway Aug 25 2009 7:21AM
A 7.5 million-pound dragline has
successfully crossed state Highway 49 south of Beulah.
Dakota Westmoreland Corp. President Bill Weaver says the machine
used in coal mining completed the trip about 8 p.m. Monday, about
three hours after it start
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 24 2009 11:12AM
The utilities planning to build a coal-fired
power plant in eastern South Dakota say the project has passed its
final regulatory hurdle.
Big Stone II's project manager announced Monday that the
Department of Energy's Western Area Power Administr
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| 7.5 millionpound dragline on the move Aug 24 2009 5:15AM
The queen is on the move south of Beulah.
The Queen Bee is a 7.5-million-pound dragline belonging to the
Dakota Westmoreland company. It's moving from the east side of
state Highway 49 to a new coal mining area on the west side, to
remove overbu
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State "B" Continues Jul 30 2009 8:06PM
Meanwhile the State "B" tournament continued today in Beulah. In loser out play this afternoon, Crosby met up with Mandan.
STATE "B" BASEBALL TMT.-BEULAH-LOSER OUT GAMES:
CROSBY 0
MANDAN 13 (5)
ENDERLIN 9
VALLEY CITY 4
WINNERS BRACKET GAMES:
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Velva Gears Up For State Jul 28 2009 9:36PM
The state class "B" legion baseball tournament kicks off tomorrow in Beulah with opening round play. Velva Post #39 comes in as the section 5 champion and will meet up with Enderlin in opening round play. Velva is making its first appearance in the tourn
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Vistas Gear Up For State Jul 27 2009 8:14PM
The Minot Vistas baseball team travels to Wahpeton this week for the state "A" legion baseball tournament. The Vistas went 2-2 in
the state seeding tournament this past week and will go into the tournament as the 4th seed.
The Vistas first round oppo
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A's Eye the B Jul 27 2009 6:56PM
One town, two teams and both are headed to State
as Mandan will be represented in both the Legion A and Legion B Tournament's this week.
Before the season, the Chiefs expected to be at State after last year's fourth place finish...
but the A's weren't
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| State B Baseball Jul 26 2009 11:42PM
The state B baseball tournament kicks off on Wednesday in Beulah.
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A's Head to State Jul 26 2009 11:06PM
They're young and not that experienced, but the Mandan A's haven't acted that way.
They're undefeated through four games of the Section 8 Class B tournament.... if the A's can just beat Beulah, they'll be on their way to state...BUT Beulah won't be letti
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Friday - Legion B Jul 24 2009 10:54PM
Three days into the Section 8 baseball tournament and
just TWO teams were unbeaten in the brackets...
but that CHANGED tonight when the hosting Mandan A's battled the Beulah Cyclones.
The A's swept the Cyclones in the regular season...
could they conti
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| Hoeven: Nation Needs Comprehensive Energy Policy, Not Waxman-Markey Cap and Trade Bill Jul 21 2009 12:00AM
Cap & Trade Testimony (168kb pdf)
BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. John Hoeven today testified against cap and trade legislation before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, emphasizing rather the need for a comprehensive energy polic
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| Latest North Dakota sports: Jul 20 2009 2:14AM
Coaches at North Dakota State and the
University of North Dakota are thankful they can give raises.
NDSU athletic director Gene Taylor says he's giving raises of 3
percent to 5 percent at a time when other schools in the country
are giving no ra
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 19 2009 4:27PM
A Minot man is recovering in a Fargo
hospital after authorities say he crashed a stolen car as he tried
to evade state troopers.
Eighteen-year-old David Haskin was listed in fair condition at
Fargo's MeritCare Hospital on Sunday.
The North
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| Shrine Bowl: West wins 11man game 1412; East wins 9man 330... Jul 19 2009 2:41AM
The West and the East have split the
North Dakota Shrine Bowl.
Beach High School graduate Jake Tescher threw a 31-yard
touchdown pass to Beulah's Josh Schank to lead the West to a 14-12
victory in the 11-man game in Grand Forks.
Tescher fi
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Shrine Bowl Jul 13 2009 10:59PM
There's been Badlands Bowls and Saskota Bowls...
but this week,
another All-Star Football Series takes center stage...
and unlike the other two,
these Shrine Bowl Games will have North Dakotans on BOTH sides...with a few Minnesotans mixed in.
The 36th
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| Man charged with evidence tampering in Fla. deaths Jul 12 2009 6:26PM
Authorities in the Florida Panhandle say
they've arrested a man on a charge of evidence tampering in
connection with the slayings of a Florida couple known for their
large family.
Byrd and Melanie Billings of Beulah were killed in their home
Th
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| Suspect in custody...Shuttle countdown...Better at the pump... Jul 12 2009 5:44PM
Authorities in the Florida Panhandle say
they've arrested a suspect in the slayings of a Florida couple
known for their large family of adopted children. Byrd and Melanie
Billings of Beulah were killed in their home Thursday as eight of
their childre
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| Fla. officials find van in panhandle slaying Jul 11 2009 5:23PM
Florida law enforcement officials are
questioning two persons of interest in the killing of a Panhandle
couple known for their large family of adopted children.
Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan said in a news conference
Saturday afternoon th
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 10 2009 3:52PM
Embattled Illinois Sen. Roland Burris says he's
loved serving in [[kxtopic:washington:t[Washington]:t]], but won't run for a full term next
year because of the high cost of raising money for a campaign.
Burris took the podium at a Chicago hotel F
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| Police searching for 3 in deaths of couple with 16 children... Jul 10 2009 2:35PM
Authorities in Florida are seeking three men
in connection with the shooting deaths of the parents of 16
children.
They say Byrd and Melanie Billings died last night during a home
invasion. They were the parents of 16 children 12 of them
adopt
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Velva Hosts Rolette County Jul 7 2009 11:09PM
On the class "B" diamond tonight, Velva Post #39 was at home as they hosted Rolette County.
CLASS "B" LEGION BASEBALL:
VELVA POST #39 2
ROLETTE COUNTY 8
CLASS "B" LEGION BASEBALL:
MANDAN
BEULAH
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Tuesday Legion Ball Jul 7 2009 10:59PM
While the Mandan Chiefs are making their presence known in Legion A,
the Mandan A's are doing ths same in Legion B.
22 wins in their first 27 games, but the A's were coming off a rare loss heading into tonight's battles with Beulah...
as the Cyclones tr
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| $100M Basin grant one of several federal coal projects... Jul 2 2009 2:15AM
Federal Energy Secretary Steven Chu (CHOO)
says a $100 (M) million dollar grant to Basin Electric Power
Cooperative is one of several agency initiatives to reduce carbon
dioxide pollution from coal.
Basin will use the money to test ways to cut d
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Hensler Gardener Jul 1 2009 10:54PM
Vine ripened fruits and veggies are one of the sweet tastes of summer.
Ag Reporter Sarah Gustin travels north to check the progress of one grower's produce.
Well, I think that I have always loved gardening.
For manyfarmer's markets are a hobby.
But D
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| ND coop to get $100M to research CO2 reduction Jul 1 2009 9:21PM
The federal emergency secretary says 100
million dollars in stimulus money from his department will help pay
for a project to reduce carbon dioxide pollution at a Basin
Electric Power Cooperative plant in west-central North Dakota.
Energy Secret
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 1 2009 4:14PM
The Energy Department says Basin Electric
Power Cooperative will get up to $100 million in federal stimulus
money to reduce carbon dioxide emissions at a coal-fired power
plant northwest of Bismarck.
Federal Energy Secretary Steven Chu calls it
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| Bismarck coop to get up to $100M to reduce CO2 Jul 1 2009 11:47AM
The Energy Department says Basin Electric
Power Cooperative will get up to $100 million in federal stimulus
money to reduce carbon dioxide emissions at a coal-fired power
plant northwest of Bismarck.
Federal Energy Secretary Steven Chu calls it
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Mercer County Road Jun 28 2009 11:06PM
Mercer County wants the state to take over a road heavily used by the energy industry.
The 10-mile stretch of paved County Road 21 carries heavy trucks and hundreds of workers to energy plants and a coal mine northwest of Beulah.
The county says the roa
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Coal Craft Jun 22 2009 11:21PM
A Buffalo made out of Lignite Coal... You just can't get more North Dakota than that...
It's one of the many figurines a Beulah man is shaping using a little bit of North Dakota...
Donnell Preskey has the story.
In his shop in Beulah just
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Coal craft Jun 22 2009 11:14PM
A Buffalo made out of Lignite Coal... You just can't get more North Dakota than that...
It's one of the many figurines a Beulah man is shaping using a little bit of North Dakota...
Donnell Preskey has the story.
In his shop in Beulah ju
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Auditors at Minot State for Conference Jun 18 2009 7:23PM
City Auditors from across the state have gathered in Minot for three days of work, but that work isn't being done at city hall, it's taking place in the classroom.
The North Dakota Municipal Finance Officers Institute is an annual conference that teache
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| Teachers touring ND coal country Jun 16 2009 5:57AM
Teachers are going to the mines.
The Lignite Energy Council says more than 120 elementary and
secondary teachers from the Dakotas, Minnesota and Montana are
attending a seminar this week in Bismarck on how lignite, known as
brown coal, is mined
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| Teachers touring ND coal country Jun 16 2009 5:57AM
Teachers are going to the mines.
The Lignite Energy Council says more than 120 elementary and
secondary teachers from the Dakotas, Minnesota and Montana are
attending a seminar this week in Bismarck on how lignite, known as
brown coal, is mined
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| Eleven U-Mary Students Recognized in College Communications Competition Jun 12 2009 12:00AM
June 12, 2009
Bismarck—Eleven University of Mary students were among the winners of the recent 2009 North Dakota Professional Communicators College Communications Con
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jun 10 2009 2:16AM
A second man has been sentenced in the
stabbing death of a man whose body was found in a Bismarck motel
room about a year ago.
Twenty-two-year-old Leland Bad Brave of Bismarck was sentenced
to serve 45 years in prison for the murder of Alden Fas
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jun 10 2009 2:15AM
A second man has been sentenced in the
stabbing death of a man whose body was found in a Bismarck motel
room about a year ago. Twenty-two-year-old Leland Bad Brave of
Bismarck was given a 45-year sentence for the killing of Alden Fast
Horse. Twenty-y
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| Hazen, Beulah split on utility Jun 9 2009 9:28PM
Residents in Beulah and Hazen have split
their vote in special elections to decide whether to form a
municipal utility for natural gas service.
Beulah officials say the unofficial count from Tuesday's
election showed 206 in favor of the idea and
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jun 9 2009 11:33AM
Bismarck residents woke up to a chilly
morning after the city tied a record low set more than 100 years
ago.
The National Weather Service said the overnight low in Bismarck
was 35 degrees, tying the mark set in 1877.
Information from:
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jun 9 2009 6:39AM
A former West Fargo day care operator is
facing new charges. Tracy Rankin was charged in February with mail
fraud and identity theft. Now she's facing a charge of obstructing
justice by threatening a witness.
[[kxtopic:beulah-nd:t[Beulah]:t
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| Residents of 2 cities voting on utility Jun 9 2009 5:08AM
Residents in Beulah and Hazen are going to
the polls in a special election to decide whether to form a
municipal utility for natural gas service.
Hazen Auditor Sandra Bohrer says the cities have no natural gas
distribution system. If they approv
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| ND invites Minn. officials to see energy efforts Jun 8 2009 11:19AM
North Dakota's Industrial Commission has
invited Minnesota legislators to see what power companies in the
state are doing to cut down on carbon dioxide emissions.
The Industrial Commission is made up of Gov. John Hoeven,
Attorney General Wayne S
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| ND invites Minn. officials to see energy efforts Jun 8 2009 11:19AM
North Dakota's Industrial Commission has
invited Minnesota legislators to see what power companies in the
state are doing to cut down on carbon dioxide emissions.
The Industrial Commission is made up of Gov. John Hoeven,
Attorney General Wayne S
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Wildlife collection Jun 5 2009 10:52PM
Imagine hunting so much in your lifetime that you run out of room in your home to put your wildlife collection...
That's the story behind the Pfenning Wildlife museum in Beulah.
Donnell Preskey takes you to the largest wildlife collectio
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jun 4 2009 11:33AM
The Army Corps of Engineers says its
contractors have completed flood cleanup work in Grand Forks
County, Cass County and Grafton.
The corps says the cleanup cost about 2 million dollars.
The agency says the work included dismantling emerge
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jun 4 2009 6:39AM
[[kxtopic:mercer-county-nd:t[Mercer County]:t]] officials are considering
whether to switch from Mountain time to Central time. The [[kxtopic:beulah-nd:t[Beulah]:t]]
Chamber of Commerce is supporting the switch. At a meeting in
Stanton last night, the
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| Mercer County considering switch to Central time Jun 4 2009 6:25AM
Mercer County officials say they'll ask the
federal government for advice on changing time zones.
The Beulah Chamber of Commerce wants the county to switch from
Mountain time to Central time. An advisory vote in 2000 showed
support for the idea,
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| ND regulators propose fine for mine soil erosion May 20 2009 11:26AM
North Dakota regulators are proposing a
$2,750 fine for land reclamation violations at a Beulah coal mine.
The state Public Service Commission says Dakota Westmoreland
Coal Co. allowed significant soil erosion along a coal truck
hauling road las
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... May 20 2009 9:55AM
A 19-year-old Highmore man will serve six
months in jail and be on probation for 15 years for killing a
Gettysburg teen with a punch to the head.
Blake Hemminger earlier pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and
acknowledged hitting 14-year-old Z
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| New Brown County Hutterite colony permits upheld May 20 2009 9:34AM
The Brown County planning commission has
upheld a special exception that will allow a new Hutterite colony
to put in a school, church, housing and other buildings in an
agriculture preservation district.
Beulah Colony will be built southwest of
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... May 19 2009 11:19AM
A Fargo company has signed a deal to
handle health payment claims for residents of a region in
east-central China.
Noridian Administrative Services says it will be building a data
center and a call center in China to handle the project in the ci
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| County officials trying to prioritize road repairs after flooding... May 19 2009 8:24AM
County officials are trying to set
priorities for repairing flooded roads, bridges and culverts. They
have a lot to look at.
In Mercer County, officials have counted 77 repair sites. McLean
County lists 200 while Oliver County has 400 sites.
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Region 7 May 19 2009 7:29AM
Today was the semifinal round of the region 7 baseball tournament held here in Minot at Corbette Field. The first game of the day featured the kenmare honkers and the Bishop Ryan Lions.
Region 7 Class B Baseball
Bishop Ryan 4
Kenmare 3
WP: Kyle Petz
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Beulah Prepares For Future Flooding May 11 2009 11:06PM
Many communities across the state are still devastated by flood damage...
But one small town... is working to make sure it doesn't happen in their town again.
Beulah officials are working on permanent flood protection plans along the Knife River draina
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Beulah Flood Relief Study May 11 2009 7:03PM
Many communities across the state are still devastated by flood damage...
But one small town... is working to make sure it doesn't happen again.
Beulah officials are working on permanent flood protection plans along the Knife River drainage system.
Ar
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KX Remembers Bill Keller Apr 27 2009 9:48AM
Since March 23rd, North Dakota Department of Health officials have been monitoring emergency rooms and hospitals to see how flooding has affected people's health.
To date, there have been 235 flood related injuries and 67 flood related illnesses.
There
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| KX Remembers Bill Keller Apr 27 2009 8:39AM
Since March 23rd, North Dakota Department of Health officials have been monitoring emergency rooms and hospitals to see how flooding has affected people's health.
To date, there have been 235 flood related injuries and 67 flood related illnesses.
There
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Apr 27 2009 2:14AM
South Dakota's state government budget
director, Jason Dilges (DIHL'-jis), says state agencies will spend
much time and money managing all the federal economic stimulus
funds that go to a variety of programs. He says no one knows yet
just how much it
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| New Hutterite settlement is approved Apr 26 2009 1:04PM
The county planning commission granted a
special exception that will allow a new Hutterite colony to build a
school and church in an agriculture preservation district in
southeast Brown County.
The special exception allows the new Beulah Colony
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Secretary of Interior Visits ND Apr 25 2009 9:08PM
US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says 500 million dollars will go to American
Indian tribes.
In his first trip to North Dakota... the Secretary says they are tackling age-old issues... with a fresh perspective.
North Dakota's congressional delegation
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Salazar Visits N.D. Apr 25 2009 9:07PM
In his first trip to North Dakota, Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar says they are tackling age-old issues with a fresh perspective.
North Dakota's congressional delegation took Salazar on a three city tour of the state.
This morning, he made his f
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Apr 25 2009 6:32AM
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is in North
Dakota today. He plans to start the day in Bismarck, then go to the
[[kxtopic:great-plains-synfuels:t[Great Plains Synfuels]:t]] plant in [[kxtopic:beulah-nd:t[Beulah]:t]], and wrap up his trip in
[[kxtopic:f
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Apr 25 2009 2:14AM
Associated Press North Dakota Daybook for Saturday, April 25.
NORTH DAKOTA
AP Members: The following events are listed for your planning
purposes. Listing does not indicate AP coverage. Scheduled events
are subject to change. C
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Cyclones vs. Patriots Apr 24 2009 7:09PM
Baseball also braved the elements today,
as Beulah and Century collided in the Capitol City,
with Municipal Park providing the dirt and turf for their WDA duel.
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Apr 23 2009 11:26AM
North Dakota National Guard members are
thanking their Minnesota counterparts for help in battling
floodwaters.
Guard officials say two Minnesota units came to the state and
brought Chinooks and Black Hawk helicopters earlier this month. The
Mi
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| PSC getting more reports of sinkholes Apr 23 2009 9:06AM
The Public Service Commission is finding
new sinkholes.
The PSC says some have been found north of Beulah, on a county
road southeast of Dickinson and under a road near the Scranton
grain elevator.
PSC President Kevin Cramer says the wet s
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Apr 23 2009 6:32AM
Fargo city leaders want to hold a special
election in June to vote on a half-cent [[kxtopic:sales-tax-nd:t[sales tax]:t]] that would help
pay for permanent flood protection. The tax is expected to raise
about $200 million over a 20-year period. Offici
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