Nov 10 2009 5:57AM

McIntosh County Sheriff Laurie Spitzer says she's considered just one of the guys. The difference is, she's in charge. When Spitzer started with the sheriff's department six years ago, she never dreamed she'd be leading it. She was a deputy unti

Sep 5 2009 3:10PM

Dozens of relatives are gathering for graveside funeral to bury seven people massacred inside their mobile home in coastal Georgia. Meanwhile, mourners attending the funeral Saturday in rural McIntosh County are still in shock from the arrest of

Aug 20 2009 7:02PM

A high risk sex offender just released from prison is making his home in Ashley. Paul Frankfurth is living at 213 2nd Avenue South East. Frankfurth was convicted in 1991 for sexually assaulting a woman in McIntosh County. In 2007 he was conv

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

Jul 19 2009 6:04AM

The town of Zeeland, south of Bismarck, has only about 140 people. But it's hard for them to get along. Even the mayor has a restraining order against him for allegedly harassing his neighbor over her barking dog. McIntosh County State's At

Jul 8 2009 4:13PM

Fargo police blocked off streets and evacuated the area around an apartment building where a man was believed holed up with a number of guns. The man was believed to be alone in a second-floor apartment. His son told Fargo's KFGO radio that hi

Jul 8 2009 12:22PM

A developer is planning a $1 billion wind farm in McIntosh County in south central North Dakota. Competitive Power Ventures Inc. says the project would be north of Ashley and would cover about 37,000 acres. It includes 212 wind towers to generat

Aug 9 2008 8:49PM

North Dakota is the home to more than 800-thousand acres of leafy spurge. And under state law, landowners are required to control noxious weeds on their property. Recently 40 acres were quarantined in McIntosh County because one landowner didn't use co

Aug 8 2008 11:09PM

Our state is the home to thousands of yellow acres. Now reporter Sarah Gustin explains the fight of turning those yellow acres into green ones. Leafy spurge. It's a big problem in the state and each year landowners continue in the fight against it. (Wa

Jan 30 2008 4:28PM

A woman has been convicted of hindering law enforcement officials who found a convicted sex offender from Wisconsin hiding in her home . McIntosh County officials said 44-year-old Julie Jaszczynski (jah-SIN'-skee) will be sentenced Feb. 25.

Jan 30 2008 3:53PM

A woman has been convicted of hindering law enforcement officials who found a convicted sex offender from Wisconsin hiding in her home . McIntosh County officials said 44-year-old Julie Jaszczynski (jah-SIN'-skee) will be sentenced Feb. 25.

Sep 24 2007 7:09PM

Authorities say an Ashley woman accused of harboring a convicted sex offender from Wisconsin has pleaded not guilty to hindering law enforcement. Forty-three-year-old Julie Jaszczynski appeared in court today and was released on her own recogni

Sep 17 2007 7:01PM

Authorities say a convicted child sex offender from Wisconsin has been arrested in Ashley for probation violations. Forty-year-old Timothy Welch is in A Bismarck jail awaiting extradition. Authorities say Welch cut off an electronic moni

Sep 17 2007 2:43PM

Authorities say a convicted child sex offender from Wisconsin has been arrested in Ashley for probation violations. Forty-year-old Timothy Welch is jailed in [[kxtopic:bismarck-nd:t[Bismarck]:t]] and is awaiting extradition. [[kxtopic:mcin

May 17 2007 12:51PM

McIntosh County authorities are looking for a missing man. 44-year-old Kris Allen Ward of Wishek has been missing since yesterday. Ward didn't show up to his daughter's kindergarten graduation yesterday. Deputy Sheriff Gerard Zlotkowski says family me

Apr 10 2007 1:04PM

Another wind farm is in the works in North Dakota. BP Alternative Energy has finalized an agreement with the McIntosh County Commission, to develop a wind farm. The first phase of the project is set for land southwest of Wishek. Phase one outlines 26

Apr 9 2007 7:18PM

Another wind farm is in the works in North Dakota. B-P Alternative Energy has finalized an agreement with the McIntosh County Commission, to develop a wind farm. The first phase of the project is set for land southwest of Wishek. Phase one outlines tw

Apr 9 2007 7:18PM

A long-time nurse in Wishek is charged with taking morphine from the town's nursing home. 59-year-old Kathleen Welder was charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and theft of property. The criminal complaint

Feb 5 2007 12:54PM

A former Wishek school business manager is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to a charge of misapplication of entrusted property. Barbara Malaski was accused of taking more than 63-thousand-dollars from the school over a two-year period.

Jan 3 2007 1:06PM

The former business manager for the Wishek School is accused of taking more than 63-thousand-dollars from the school over a two-year period. Fifty-six-year-old Barbara Malaski is charged with misapplication of entrusted property. The Class B felony

Dec 30 2006 4:12PM

Heavy snow is making travel dangerous in south central [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]], and it's been raining in the eastern part of the state. Officials say it's a good night to stay inside. The [[kxtopic:mcintosh-county-nd:t[Mc

Dec 7 2006 4:03PM

A terrorizing charge has been dropped against a Wishek businessman. But he still faces an assault charge in an alleged attack on his wife. [[kxtopic:mcintosh-county-nd:t[McIntosh County]:t]] State's Attorney Terry Elhard says there was not enoug

Oct 26 2006 11:30AM

A Wishek businessman is charged with assault and terrorizing after his wife was hospitalized in Bismarck. Court officials say 50-year-old Michael Jacobson was arrested last Friday by the Burleigh County Sheriff's Department after Bismarck hospit

Jul 19 2006 4:05AM

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Jul 19 2006 3:50AM

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Jul 19 2006 3:35AM

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Jul 19 2006 3:20AM

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Jul 19 2006 3:05AM

NOWND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 246 AM CDT WED JUL 19 2006 NDZ046-050-190900- EMMONS-MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINTON...ASHLEY 246 AM CDT WED JUL 19 2006 .NOW... ...STR

Jun 22 2006 12:00AM

(Jason Hulm, KFYR, Bismarck) BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ A lack of moisture has led to burn bans in a number of central and southern North Dakota counties. Officials have imposed th

Jun 22 2006 12:00AM

A lack of moisture has led to burn bans in a number of central and southern North Dakota counties. Officials have imposed the bans in Burleigh, Emmons, Grant, Kidder, Mercer, Morton and Oliver counties. Those counties have abnormally

Mar 23 2006 12:00AM

Authorities say a man died of injuries suffered when he was trampled by a cow at his farm near Fredonia. Authorities say 54-Greg Entzi died of head injuries Tuesday night at a Bismarck hospital. Laurie Spitzer is the Chief Deputy

Aug 22 2005 12:00AM

Slope County may be the least populated county in North Dakota. But it has more concealed weapons permits per capita than anywhere else in the state. Figures from the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation show the county had 33 regi

Aug 26 2005 12:00AM

(AP) _ The number of livestock operations in North Dakota that have been quarantined because of anthrax is approaching 100. Doctor Beth Carlson, the deputy state veterinarian, says an anthrax case in McIntosh County yesterday result

Nov 1 2004 12:00AM

The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a Zeeland woman has been killed in vehicle crash in McIntosh County. Troopers say Jennifer Ann Rohrich died of injuries sustained in the crash yesterday. The patrol has NOT released any furthe

Oct 22 2004 12:00AM

Authorities are hoping that dental records will help them identify a man killed in a plane crash in south-central North Dakota. McIntosh County residents reported the fiery crash about ten miles northwest of the town of Ashley. It's

Dec 31 2004 12:00AM

(AP) _ North Dakota's unemployment rate for November was three percent. The rate compares with two-and-one-half percent in October and three-and-one-half percent last year. Among the lowest country rates were McIntosh County, at

May 15 2006 12:00AM

Ashley's mayor says 70 percent of the city's population is 65 and older. And until now they've had few choices if they want to move out of their homes but remain in the city. Mayor Don Kosel says two townhouses are being built that

Mar 23 2006 12:00AM

UNDATED (AP) _ Authorities say a man died of injuries suffered when he was trampled by a cow at his farm in Fredonia. Authorities say 54-Greg Entzi died of head injuries Tuesday night at a Bismarck hos

Mar 22 2006 12:00AM

Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. - A man has died of injuries suffered when he was trampled by a cow. Greg Entzi, 54, of Fredonia, died Tuesday night at a Bismarck hospital of head injuries, said Laurie Spitzer, chief deputy of the McIntosh County