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Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 31 2009 2:13AM
South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds says a
federal study should change management of the Missouri River to
better reflect the needs of people who live along it.
Congress has ordered a review of the 1944 law that authorized
construction of the six dams
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Oct 31 2009 2:13AM
Legislators and education officials
think South Dakota's college graduation rates need a boost. They've
been trying to come up with strategies with hopes of changing the
trend. They say some students are dropping out despite having
earned most of the
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| Corson County investigating stolen safe Oct 30 2009 11:33AM
Corson County authorities are still
looking for whoever took more than $30,000 in cash and checks from
a McIntosh business last week.
Sheriff Keith Gall says the manager of the McIntosh Cenex
Station reported a safe was taken.
Gall says wh
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 27 2009 4:13PM
Police say a dental specialist found dead in
his Fargo condominium had a significant head injury, and they are
focusing their investigation on a search for his Porsche.
The body of 49-year-old Philip Gattuso Jr., was found after a
neighbor calle
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| Hope business suffers fire damage Oct 27 2009 11:05AM
Authorities are investigating the cause of a
business fire in the east central North Dakota town of Hope.
Steele County Sheriff Wayne Beckman says two men traveling
through town about 8:30 p.m. Monday noticed the fire at the Cenex
Station store
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Oct 9 2009 2:13AM
North Dakota's environmental chief says he
hopes for a decision by the end of the year on changes that would
allow more water to move out of flooded Devils Lake. Written
comments on the proposal will be accepted until November 6th. The
state Health D
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| Teen sentenced to 4 years for robberies Oct 8 2009 4:55PM
A teenager has been sentenced to four
years in prison for robbing convenience stores in Grand Forks.
Police said 19-year-old Gypsy Watts and another man, who remains
at large, used golf clubs to rob the two Cenex stores in April.
Watts also wa
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New Refinery Plans Sep 18 2009 7:17PM
With so much oil readily available in North Dakotawhy hasn't anyone stepped up to build a new refinery?
That's a question a new study will help answer.
It appears there are two possibilities - build a new refinery, or have the state's existing refiner
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Refinery Study Sep 18 2009 6:55PM
With so much oil readily available in North Dakotawhy hasn't anyone stepped up to build a new refinery?
A new study will help answer that question.
There appears to be two possibilities. A new refinery is builtor Tesoro in Mandan exp
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| Billings men collect lottery prizes Sep 16 2009 8:31AM
Montana Lottery officials say two Billings
men have collected prizes from recent Powerball and Wild Card
drawings.
Michael Magone claimed a $10,000 Powerball prize he won in an
April 15 drawing. Magone purchased his ticket at a Holiday
StationS
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Gwinner reaction Sep 2 2009 11:09PM
THE NEWS OUT OF BOBCAT TRAVELED QUICKLY AROUND THE CAFES AND BEAUTY SHOPS IN GWINNER.
BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN HURTING BECAUSE OF THE BOBCAT LAYOFFS AND SLOWDOWNS THERE�. ARE TONIGHT� HOPEFUL.
KEVIN WALLEVAND REPORTS...
WHEN A SKID STEER ROLLS OF
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Business August 27th Aug 27 2009 7:23PM
Minots new store Real Deals opened this week, its located across from the Roosevelt Park Zoo and
owned by Denise Kauer, Beth Slaten and LeAnn Tennyson, who say this is really something new for Minot. They saw the Real Deals in Bismarck and wanted to
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Around Town 8-14 Aug 14 2009 7:10PM
Bismarck and Mandan are growing towns...
But don't forget about the city of Lincoln...
The small town located a handful of miles outside of Bismarck is growing.
(open)
In this weeks edition of Around Town, Brad Feldman shows you the latest a
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MegaRide Changes Jul 23 2009 11:14PM
A popular way for fair-goers to hit the midway is the MegaRide Pass.
And there are some changes
in that pass this year.
This year, rather than coming to the KX Information Center to receive a bracelet to be used through the fair, you'll have to come
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New Town Population Booming Jul 15 2009 7:08PM
It seems to be a common trend throughout the state- small towns keep getting smaller.
But in southern Mountrail County, on the banks of Lake Sakakawea, lies a community that's beating the odds and proving "small town" may not be a permanent title.
Da
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County Again Considers Building Issues Jun 15 2009 7:17PM
There may have been a feeling of deja vu for a few members of the Ward County Commission today...
The commission was busy touring buildings that the county might purchase to help relieve a space crunch that has worsened over the years.
The tour started
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Business June 11 Jun 11 2009 7:22PM
Cookies for You in downtown Minot is expanding.
We told you last week that the Magic Mill is closing its doors. Cookies for You is right next door. Owner Mary Helen Hasby says she will be tearing down the wall in between, so that she has more space. S
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Business June 4th Jun 4 2009 7:22PM
A new place to grab a bite to eat... the Cheesesteak Factory located inside the Cenex on North Broadway near MSU. Run by Trent Eskelson, he opens from 6:30 until 3:30 each day with 9 types of philly cheesesteaks, plus wraps, and he serves breakfast sandw
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Business Beat - May 7th May 7 2009 7:30PM
Now that spring is here, work is beginning on some of the projects around town that we've been expecting.
South of Holiday Inn Express, and to the west of the Pour Farm, early construction work has begun on the Pizza Ranch. Owner Mike Christianson sa
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... May 2 2009 11:05AM
After years of debate, a major
construction project at North Dakota's main state prison has the
approval of the Legislature.
The House voted 79-10 today to endorse the project. It now goes
to Gov. John Hoeven. The governor proposed a similar pro
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| GF gas station clerk reports robbery May 2 2009 8:17AM
Grand Forks police say a clerk at a
local [[kxtopic:cenex:t[Cenex]:t]] gas station reported being robbed shortly after
midnight by a man wielding a 2-foot-long wooden club.
Authorities say the clerk reported that the man also said he had
a gun,
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Cenex-Harvest States Talks Energy Apr 23 2009 7:37PM
The Bakken Formation continues to draw attention from major energy producers.
Today, one of the top officials with Cenex Harvest States was touring western North Dakota's oil patch.
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Leon Westbrock wa
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Apr 19 2009 3:44AM
A Laurel man with a disabling brain
injury, who was twice sued over a $3,800 credit card debt, received
a $311,000 judgment after a federal judge determined a North Dakota
law firm violated debt collection laws.
Timothy McCullough sued the firm
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| CFalls man claims $15,000 Montana Cash prize Apr 18 2009 12:57PM
A Columbia Falls man has claimed half of a
$30,000 Montana Cash jackpot he won last Saturday.
Montana Lottery officials say Thomas Davis bought his winning
ticket for the April 11 drawing at Mountain View Co-Op in Black
Eagle.
Thomas says
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| Company says tainted Minot diesel being cleaned up Mar 5 2009 11:33AM
Cenex Harvest States says it will reimburse
Minot area residents whose fuel filters were clogged by tainted
diesel sold in the city last week.
Spokeswoman Lani Jordan says the company discovered a faulty
additive mixed with the fuel to help it f
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Business Feb. 26 Feb 26 2009 8:00PM
Most of us have driven Highway Two through Rugby and noticed all the school buses.
The business is Hartleys School Buses. They've been around since 1970, when Hartley Hageness started the company.
Hartley Hageness, we've got lots of buses for sale
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Eye on Ag - Fertilizer Outlook Feb 11 2009 8:17PM
Last year when input costs, like fertilizer, soared many farmers put off purchasing product in hopes that prices would come back down before spring planting.
Now with spring just on the horizon, the fertilizer question is at the forefront of many planti
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Snow Storm Socks North Daktoa Feb 10 2009 11:28PM
Roads are being closed and no travel is advised in all of western and central North Dakota tonight as our latest winter storm continues to blanket the countryside in wet-heavy snow.
The Department of transportation pulled all snows plows off of the highw
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Snow Shuts Down Parts of North Dakota Feb 10 2009 10:57PM
Western North Dakota is under a blanket of wet snow tonight - a blanket that shut down schools, highway, and commerce in many places.
Places like Williston and Watford City got more than nine inches of snow.
In Fortuna, the total reached a foot, and Ne
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| Man charged with stealing ATM machine Jan 22 2009 10:02AM
A man has been charged with stealing an ATM
from a service station in the southeastern [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]] town of
Fairmount.
Erik Wilson, of Sisseton, S.D., has pleaded not guilty in
federal court to a bank [[kxtopic:robb
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| Man charged with stealing ATM machine Jan 22 2009 6:32AM
A man has been charged with stealing an ATM
from a service station in the southeastern [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]] town of
Fairmount.
Erik Wilson, of Sisseton, S.D., has pleaded not guilty in
federal court to a bank [[kxtopic:robb
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| Freezeresistant diesel elusive Jan 4 2009 11:54AM
Demand for No. 1 diesel, the kind that
still flows at minus-20 degrees and cooler, surged in December as
extremely cold temperatures socked Montana and the region.
Trucks caught with lower fuel grades in their tanks or mixtures
of No. 1 and No.
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Year in Review, Part 2 - Tuesday Dec 31 2008 6:48AM
We continue our look at the top stories of the year 2008.
Tonight, Jim Olson focuses on the major local news of March and April.
March and April's headlines were dominated by a high-profile murder trial. Alice and Donald Wiley had been shot and murdere
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| Higher grade diesel in short supply Dec 30 2008 9:42AM
Fuel suppliers say they're struggling to
keep up with the cold-weather demand for higher grade diesel fuel.
Cy Fix is the general manager for Bismarck-Mandan Cenex stores.
He says refineries cut back on production of the No. 1 diesel fuel
afte
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Early Cold Weather Dec 22 2008 7:08PM
Thermometers around the region told a tale of bone-chilling cold this morning.
Temperatures plunged to 24-below zero in Minot this morning and 26-below in Williston.
And some places recorded unofficial readings in the 30-below range.
That kind of chill
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| Gasoline sales slow in summer; diesel sales up Sep 11 2008 2:57PM
Figures from the state Tax Department show
sales of gasoline for use on the road has been down from last year.
But diesel sales are up, likely because of oil activity.
The state Tax Department says stations sold 119 million gallons
of gasoline
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Highway 2 Open For 4-Lane Business Aug 25 2008 9:49PM
It took 124 million dollars and five years of construction, but as of this morning, Highway 2 is now four lanes from Grand Forks to west of Williston.
The final 29 mile segment was opened to traffic today.
Jim Olson reports on the milestone for the Depa
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Missing Bismarck Man Aug 25 2008 7:03PM
A 76 year old Bismarck man takes off for Hague and never Home.
No one knows where John Miller is but tips have been coming in Donnell Preskey has more on the search...
John Miller left his Bismarck home Saturday morning the 76 year ol
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| Postal worker accused of stealing gift cards Jun 19 2008 3:45PM
A Grand Forks postal worker is accused
of stealing gift cards worth nearly $900.
Brian McGurran is charged in federal court with theft of mail
matter by a postal service employee. He has pleaded not guilty to
all 17 counts.
Authorities say
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Business Beat: June 5th, 2008 Jun 5 2008 7:44PM
The strip mall known as the Metro Center has changed hands. Three Minot men developed the center in the mid '90s. It now includes a variety of stores on 20th Ave SW. Al and Ed Schall and Jim Montogermory owned the properties. Montgomery says the oppor
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Business Beat: May 22nd, 2008 May 23 2008 4:42PM
In the past few weeks, we've told you about Hess Corporation, E-telecare, and Borgo...companies that are growing and hiring more employees in Minot. Here's another big one.
Sykes Enterprises is a customer service center in north Minot that employees
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| 20th Street Road Closure Between Broadway & Thayer May 16 2008 12:00AM
Starting at 7:00 AM, Monday, May 19th, 20th Street will be closed to through traffic to install municipal utilities to the new Cenex Building. The closure should be in place through the week. No detour will be provided.
Traffic ma
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| Kum & Go selling 2 ND stores May 2 2008 9:34AM
Kum & Go convenience stores in Bismarck and
West Fargo are being sold as part of a companywide consolidation
move.
Kum & Go spokeswoman Sara Wille said the chain has 15 stores in
North Dakota. She said 13 are owned by Kum & Go and tw
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Autopsy Confirms Kilen Cause of Death Apr 21 2008 11:13PM
An autopsy has confirmed that 89-year old Russell Kilen of Stanley died of exposure.
Kilen's body was found over the weekend in a remote part of Williams County, about 65 miles north of where he had last been seen in November.
Kilen had been filmed by
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Autopsy Confirms Kilen Cause of Death Apr 21 2008 7:51PM
An autopsy has confirmed that 89-year old Russell Kilen key-len of Stanley died of exposure.
Kilen's body was found over the weekend in a remote part of Williams County, about 65 miles north of where he had last been seen in November.
Kilen had been fil
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Officials Gather For Press Conference Apr 21 2008 11:01AM
Two homes were lost and 15 Fire Departments aided the efforts in fighting the fires that spread rapidly through Tressell Valley and East Side States near Minot beginning early yesterday afternoon.
Officials involved held a press conference today that sh
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Missing Stanley Man Found Apr 21 2008 11:01AM
After 5 months of searching, 89 year old Russel Kilen of Stanley was found today dead in his truck 65 miles Northwest of Stanley in the small town of Corinth.
The Williams County Sheriff was informed that two men working in the area noticed a burned car
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| Stolen ATM is `ditched' Apr 16 2008 3:38PM
The FBI says an ATM stolen from a North
Dakota business was found in a ditch in northeast South Dakota.
Agent Richard Boelter said surveillance tapes show three men
stealing the ATM during a break-in at the Cenex Station in
Fairmount, N.D., earl
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| Stolen ATM is `ditched' Apr 16 2008 3:24PM
The FBI says an ATM stolen from a North
Dakota business was found in a ditch in northeast South Dakota.
Agent Richard Boelter said surveillance tapes show three men
stealing the ATM during a break-in at the Cenex Station in
Fairmount, N.D., earl
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Tickets Going Fast for Obama-Clinton Visit Apr 7 2008 2:58PM
With both Democratic Presidential Candidates set to speak at the state Democratic-NPL convention in Grand Forks this weekend organizers are now expecting as many as 16 thousand people for the event.
Free tickets for the convention have been made availabl
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Tickets Going Fast for Obama-Clinton Visit Apr 2 2008 10:10PM
With both Democratic Presidential Candidates set to speak at the state Democratic-NPL convention in Grand Forks this weekend organizers are now expecting as many as 16 thousand people for the event.
Free tickets for the convention have been made availabl
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Former ND Governor Breaks News About Hillary Visit Mar 31 2008 11:01PM
Today's announcement came from a familiar face in the state's democratic party.
Former North Dakota Governor George Sinner informed listeners of the visit on WDAY radio this morning.
Sinner, a long time friend of the Clintons, says Hillary is the right
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Souris Bank Robbed Mar 26 2008 7:23PM
A woman working at a bank in the Bottineau County town of Souris was knocked unconscious by a bank robber who got away with money from the bank's vault yesterday.
The FBI reports the woman, whose name has not been released, was attacked while she worked
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Still Missing Jan 5 2008 8:40PM
Mountrail County Sheriff Ken Halvorson says
nearly every possible location in his county has been checked in the search for 89-year-old Russell Kilen (KEE'-len) of Stanley.
He was last seen leaving the Stanley Cenex store the night of November 25th, afte
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FBI Helps Search for Missing Stanley Man Jan 5 2008 7:11PM
Mountrail County Sheriff Ken Halvorson says nearly every possible location in his county has been checked in the search for 89-year-old Russell Kilen of Stanley.
He was last seen leaving the Stanley Cenex store the night of November 25th, after gettin
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| Search for missing Stanley man downsized Jan 5 2008 11:05AM
Mountrail County Sheriff Ken Halvorson says
nearly every possible location in his county has been checked in
the search for 89-year-old Russell Kilen (KEE'-len) of Stanley.
He was last seen leaving the Stanley Cenex store the night of
November 2
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| Billings couple claims top prize in Montana Millionaire game... Jan 4 2008 6:13PM
A Billings couple has claimed the $1
million Montana Millionaire jackpot.
The Montana Lottery says Gary and B.J. Klipstein presented their
ticket at its headquarters in Helena Friday afternoon.
Gary Klipstein bought the winning ticket Decem
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| Winning Montana Millionare ticket sold in Billings Dec 31 2007 1:32PM
The winning Montana Millionaire ticket was
sold at a Cenex on 24th Street in Billings.
Montana Lottery officials say the winning number is 136916.
The five $100,000 prizes go to the owners of tickets numbered
097815, 028092, 134703, 060295
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| Secondary road closed due to Fallon elevator fire Dec 31 2007 11:13AM
The [[kxtopic:montana:t[Montana]:t]] Department of
Transportation has closed Secondary 340 in the Fallon area because
a grain elevator is on fire.
Area residents say the fire started around 7 a.m. and it
appeared the building was going to be a t
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Salvation Army Donation Dec 24 2007 7:08PM
A Bismarck couple is giving a generous Christmas gift that will help many less fortunate people in the community...
Marlan "Hawk" Haakenson and his wife, Barb, are giving the Salvation Army in Burleigh and Morton counties one-thousand-dollars.
The coup
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Missing Man Investigation Slowing Down Dec 12 2007 1:06PM
Time may be running out in the search for a missing Stanley man.
Mountrail County Sheriff Ken Halvorson says leads are drying up in the search for 89-year-old Russell Kilen.
He was last seen leaving the Stanley Cenex store the night of November 25,
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| Leads becoming fewer in missing man search Dec 12 2007 7:44AM
Mountrail County Sheriff Ken Halvorson
says leads are drying up in the search for 89-year-old Russell
Kilen of Stanley.
He was last seen leaving the Stanley Cenex store the night of
November 25, after getting a pizza.
Halvorson says offici
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Search Continues for Stanley Man Dec 3 2007 11:08PM
MELISSA MILLER
The search continues for a Stanley man and World War Two veteran who has been missing for over a week.
FULL ESS
89-year-old Russell KEE-len was last seen on November 25th when he stopped at the Stanley Cenex to get a pizza.
Mountrail Coun
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Search Continues For Stanley Man Nov 30 2007 11:07PM
Authorities are continuing their searching for an 89-year-old Stanley man who disappeared Sunday night.
They say it's possible Russel Kelin (Key-lin) may have headed east.
Debbie Kuehn has more.
You don't realize how small a car is until you're searchi
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Search Continues For Stanley Man Nov 30 2007 7:08PM
Authorities are continuing their searching for an 89-year-old Stanley man who disappeared Sunday night.
They say it's possible Russel Kelin may have headed east.
Debbie Kuehn has more.
You don't realize how small a car is until you're searching fo
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Search Continues for Stanley Man Nov 29 2007 7:50PM
He's talked with his family about seeking shelter in abandoned buildings when he served in World War Two - and that gives searchers some hope they may still find Russel Kilen KEE-lin alive.
Kilen was last seen at the Stanley Cenex story on Friday night.
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| Planes, helicopters continue search for missing man... Nov 29 2007 11:12AM
[[kxtopic:mountrail-county-nd:t[Mountrail County]:t]] officials are using
airplanes and helicopters for the fourth straight day in their
search for a missing 89-year-old man.
Russell Kilen (KEE'-len) was last seen leaving the Stanley [[kxtopic:ce
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Search Continues for Stanley Man Nov 26 2007 10:07PM
The search continues in the Stanley area for a man missing since last night.
Russell William Kilen was last seen about seven last night leaving the Stanley Cenex in a 1993 white Dodge Intrepid.
He was wearing a black or dark blue cap with a gold Army sy
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Stanley Man Missing Nov 25 2007 11:49PM
Shortly before seven o'clock this evening a Stanley man was reported missing after not returning home after going to a Cenex station.
Russell William Kilen (kee-Leen) left Cenex at approximately 6:20 p.m. in a 1993 white Dodge Intrepid with NOrth Dakota
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Economic Impact of Deer Hunting Nov 9 2007 11:08PM
So, what's the economic impact of thousands of hunters spending time in North Dakota?
Clayton Clark talked with some people about what deer hunting means to the local economy...
(Clayton Clark, KX News) "Besides thinning out the deer population...deer
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| Store workers say bank robbery suspect had been roofer... Nov 7 2007 3:59PM
Workers at a McVille service station say a
man arrested by FBI agents on a bank robbery charge earlier this
week had been fixing tornado-damaged roofs in Northwood.
Sandra Coleman's husband, Keith, manages the Cenex station. She
says 46-year-old
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| 4 grain elevators to join CHS Oct 25 2007 8:52AM
Four grain elevators are merging into the
CHS-Harvest States system.
The elevators at Napoleon, Kintyre, Wishek and Hazelton have
been operating as South Central Grain.
Their members voted 154 to 25 last night to merge into CHS.
Regio
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| 2 million gallons of diesel arrives in West Fargo Oct 9 2007 9:48AM
Diesel fuel from a refinery in Montana
has arrived at a pipeline terminal in West Fargo to help ease a
shortage in eastern North Dakota.
The fuel arrived at the Magellan terminal last night, and trucks
were in line waiting for it. About 50 tanke
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| Truckers waiting for shipment of diesel fuel in eastern ND... Oct 8 2007 3:38PM
It's first come, first serve. That's why
Wayne Pudil (PYOO'-dill) has his tanker truck parked in front of
the Magellan pipeline terminal in West Fargo.
The Grand Forks trucker is waiting for a shipment of diesel fuel
expected to arrive sometime
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| Hoeven: Diesel Fuel Due In Fargo Early Next Week, Supplies To Stay Available In Minot Governor Works With Extension Service To Establish Diesel Exchange Oct 5 2007 12:00AM
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. John Hoeven today said Cenex Petroleum officials will deliver approximately 2 million
gallons of diesel to Fargo, beginning with a shipment due to arrive early next week. Supplies will become available
from the CHS refine
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| Hoeven: Big shipment of diesel coming Oct 7 2007 12:22PM
Governor John Hoeven says a big shipment
of diesel is en route from Montana to North Dakota.
Hoeven says officials at Cenex Petroleum have promised to
deliver 2 million gallons of diesel to Fargo, beginning early next
week.
Hoeven says die
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Diesel shortage soon to be over Oct 6 2007 7:30PM
High Diesel prices are hurting farmers and truck drivers, but there's now help on the way
Governor Hoeven says a big shipment of diesel is en route to North Dakota
Hoeven says officials at Cenex Petroleum have promised to deliver 2 million gallons of die
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| Hoeven says EPA will allow gasoline imports earlier... Aug 30 2007 5:44PM
[[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]] Governor [[kxtopic:john-hoeven:t[John Hoeven]:t]] says the
[[kxtopic:environmental-protection-agency:t[Environmental Protection Agency]:t]] has agreed to allow early imports
of Canadian gas.
Hoeven says
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Gas Prices Climb Going Into Labor Day Weekend Aug 30 2007 1:06PM
You've probably noticed gas prices have jumped twenty cents in the last day. Average prices in Bismarck and Minot are around three-dollars-24-cents a gallon. State officials say the rise in gas prices right now is due to gas shortages. But something
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| Hoeven says EPA will allow gasoline imports earlier... Aug 30 2007 11:05AM
Governor Hoeven says the Environmental
Protection Agency has agreed to allow early imports of Canadian
gas.
Hoeven says the move will allow North Dakota fuel dealers access
to more than two (M) million gallons from Canada so they can get
throug
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