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North Dakota Guard prepares for spring flooding Feb 7 2010 11:47AM
About 50 members of the North Dakota
National Guard have been trained to deal with flooding in
anticipation of such an event this spring.
The Guard held a three-day training exercise in Bismarck over
the weekend that included several flooding sc
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Guard Training Feb 6 2010 10:52PM
The North Dakota National Guard is gearing up for flood season.
Heavy snowfall now is a heavy reminder of what a spring warm-up may mean for the state.
Roughly thirty soldiers gathered today at the guard's joint operations center to undergo comprehensiv
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National Guard Trains for Spring Flooding Feb 6 2010 7:08PM
The North Dakota National Guard gears up for flood season.
Heavy snowfall now is a heavy reminder of what a spring warm-up may mean for the state.
And guard members are already preparing for the worst.
Roughly thirty soldiers gather today at the guar
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Visiting Kosovo Soldiers Feb 5 2010 6:55PM
Governor John Hoeven and Major General David Sprynczynatyk fly across the globe to visit North Dakota men and women serving in Kosovo.
The 620 soldiers are about half done with their yearlong peacekeeping mission...
Through a video conference
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Kosovo update Feb 5 2010 1:18PM
North Dakota's top two military leaders are getting a first hand look at what North Dakota Soldiers are doing in Kosovo...
Good Afternoon, I am Sarah Gustin thanks for joining us.
North Dakota Governor John Hoeven and Major General David Spryncz
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 5 2010 11:12AM
Power outages in the Dakotas caused by a
late January ice storm followed by a blizzard are down to fewer
than 100 rural electric customers.
Crews in North Dakota are working to restore power to 24 homes.
In South Dakota, the Rural Electric Ass
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| Guard holding spring flooding exercise Feb 5 2010 7:28AM
The North Dakota National Guard is
spending the next three days training for possible spring flooding.
The exercise is to begin Friday and run through the weekend at
the Guard headquarters in Bismarck.
Last year, the Guard spent nearly 100
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 4 2010 2:13AM
The power outages in the Dakotas caused by
storms late last month are now down to only a few hundred rural
electric customers.
Utility officials estimate about 250 households without power in
[[kxtopic:south-dakota:t[South Dakota]:t]] and about
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| ND gov, general to visit Guard troops in Kosovo Feb 3 2010 2:28PM
Gov. John Hoeven and North Dakota National
Guard commander David Sprynczynatyk (SPRIN'-suh-NAH'-tik) are
visiting a contingent of North Dakota soldiers in Kosovo this week.
The 650 soldiers are part of a multinational force of about
2,200 troops
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Guard Returns Jan 29 2010 11:13PM
Soldiers from the North Dakota National Guard return home from their deployment to Afghanistan.
Reporter Kate Schell was at the Bohn Armory early this morning as family and friends greeted their loved ones.
Their estimated time of arrival was midnight.
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Guard Soldiers Return Jan 29 2010 7:01PM
Soldiers from the North Dakota National Guard return home from their deployment to Afghanistan.
good evening, I'm Lauren Kalberer, and I'm Tom Gerhardt...
Reporter Kate Schell was at the Bohn Armory early this morning as family and friends greeted the
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 28 2010 4:13PM
Power outages in the Dakotas in the wake
of storms that brought ice, snow and strong winds have dropped to
about 4,250 rural electric customers.
The most recent estimates Thursday afternoon showed about 1,750
households without power in North Da
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Soldiers coming home Jan 28 2010 1:11PM
About 40 North Dakota National Guard soldiers who served a year in Afghanistan are returning home.
The soldiers with the 1st Battalion of the 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment are to arrive in Fargo, Grand Forks and Bismarck by bus tonight.
The
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| ND Guard soldiers coming home Jan 28 2010 7:28AM
About 40 North Dakota National Guard
soldiers who served a year in Afghanistan are returning home.
The soldiers with the 1st Battalion of the 188th Air Defense
Artillery Regiment were to arrive in Fargo, Grand Forks and
Bismarck by bus on Thursd
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Soldiers Back in the U.S Jan 27 2010 3:25PM
About 40 North Dakota National Guard
soldiers are back on U.S. soil after a yearlong deployment to
Afghanistan.
The soldiers with the 1st Battalion of the 188th Air Defense
Artillery Regiment arrived at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin on Tuesday to
begin the
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Soldiers Back in the U.S Jan 26 2010 7:02PM
About 40 North Dakota National Guard
soldiers are back on U.S. soil after a yearlong deployment to
Afghanistan.
The soldiers with the 1st Battalion of the 188th Air Defense
Artillery Regiment arrived at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin on Tuesday to
begin the
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 26 2010 4:27PM
A storm system that brought ice, snow and
strong winds moved out of the Dakotas Tuesday and roads reopened,
but many problems remained.
North Dakota transportation officials Tuesday morning reopened
the stretches of Interstates 94 and 29 that we
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| ND National Guard soldiers back on US soil Jan 26 2010 1:32PM
About 40 North Dakota National Guard
soldiers are back on U.S. soil after a yearlong deployment to
Afghanistan.
The soldiers with the 1st Battalion of the 188th Air Defense
Artillery Regiment arrived at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin on Tuesday to
beg
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Skype Interpreter Jan 25 2010 1:07PM
The hundreds of soldiers currently serving in Kosovo are from all different backgrounds speaking all different languages.
But a vital job in the global effort... is making sure everyone has a voice.
Reporter Amber Schatz visits with an interpreter.
(A
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Skype With A Solider: Interpreter Jan 24 2010 11:14PM
The hundreds of soldiers currently serving in Kosovo are from all different backgrounds speaking all different languages.
But a vital job in the global effort... is making sure everyone has a voice.
Tonight... reporter Amber Schatz skypes with an interp
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Marriage Seminar Jan 23 2010 6:57PM
People in Bismarck are laughing their way to healthier marriage.
The North Dakota National Guard joins with the Bismarck Community Church to host a marriage enrichment workshop.
"Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage" is a two part seminar designed to h
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 20 2010 11:06AM
North Dakota college presidents are
defending their practice of offering tuition breaks to graduate
students and students from outside the United States.
The North Dakota Legislature's interim Higher Education
Committee is looking at the practic
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jan 20 2010 7:08AM
The chief executive of an oil company that
does business in western North Dakota is donating $1.8 million
toward construction of a major expansion of North Dakota's Heritage
Center. Harold Hamm's donation should allow construction to start
this summe
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| Camp Grafton shoreline to be stabilized Jan 20 2010 6:46AM
The North Dakota National Guard's Camp
Grafton training facility near Devils Lake is getting $2 million in
federal money for shoreline stabilization.
North Dakota's congressional delegation says stopping the
erosion brought on by the steadily ri
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11 ND Guard Soldiers off to Haiti Jan 19 2010 8:27PM
Military leaders say the greatest need in Haiti right now, is water distribution...
And, eleven North Dakota soldiers are volunteering to help.
They are the first in the state to visit the earthquake-ravaged area.
11 airmen based out of Fargo have vol
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ND Guard to Help in Haiti Jan 19 2010 7:23PM
Military leaders say the greatest need in Haiti right now, is water distribution...
And, eleven North Dakota soldiers are volunteering to help.
11 airmen based in Fargo have volunteered to help and will leave tomorrow or Thursday.
They are members of
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| ND Guard soldiers returning from Africa Jan 19 2010 3:52PM
Eight North Dakota National Guard soldiers
serving in the African nation of Djibouti are returning next month.
Gov. John Hoeven and Guard commander David Sprynczynatyk
(sprin-suh-NAT'-ick) say the group is expected to arrive at Fort
Benning, Ga.
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Skype a Soldier Jan 17 2010 11:20PM
More than six hundred North Dakota national guard members are currently in Kosovo as part of a peace-keeping mission.
And one man deals directly with ethnic tensions in the region.
Tonight, meet Colonel Peter Conlin as we Skype with a Soldier.
He's vol
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Skype with a Soldier Jan 17 2010 11:15PM
More than six hundred North Dakota national guard members are currently in Kosovo as part of a peace-keeping mission.
And one man deals directly with ethnic tensions in the region...
Tonight, meet Colonel Peter Conlin as we Skype with a Soldier.
He's
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 16 2010 4:27PM
Members of North Dakota's Board of Higher
Education say the fate of the University of North Dakota's Fighting
Sioux nickname will likely be put on hold again.
The board planned to discuss the issue at a board meeting this
Thursday, but supporter
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| ND Guard airmen returning home Jan 16 2010 7:42AM
Three North Dakota National Guard airmen are
returning home from Iraq.
The members of the 119th Wing are to fly into Fargo shortly
before noon.
Master Sgt. Kip Terry of Fargo and Staff Sgt. Mark Paler of West
Fargo deployed to Baghdad last
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 15 2010 11:05AM
Relatives and church officials say the
husband of a North Dakota native is believed dead in the Haiti
earthquake.
Ben Larson, his wife, Renee Splichal Larson, who is from
Garrison, and his cousin traveled to Haiti about two weeks ago,
serving a
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| ND Guard soldiers returning soon Jan 15 2010 7:14AM
About 40 North Dakota National Guard
soldiers will be returning soon from Afghanistan.
Gov. John Hoeven and Guard commander David Sprynczynatyk
(sprin-suh-NAT'-ick) the group is expected to arrive at Fort McCoy
in Wisconsin in a couple of weeks
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| ND PSC to decide status of Natl Guard RR crossing Jan 13 2010 11:26AM
North Dakota regulators have been asked to
decide whether trains need to sound a warning horn when they're
passing near a Bismarck neighborhood.
Now the trains blow their whistles at a crossing on the property
of the North Dakota National Guard
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| Guard gearing up for flood response Jan 7 2010 10:44AM
The North Dakota National Guard is gearing
up for spring flooding.
The Guard over the next four days will be developing a plan in
the event soldiers are ordered to respond to a flood emergency. A
three-day exercise is planned next month.
T
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Skype a Soldier Jan 4 2010 2:00PM
He's used to working with the media through his public affairs job in the military...
But today we turn the cameras on him.
"I think I always had it set in my head that I was going to do something with the military, I just wasn't sure what."
After thr
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2009 - Top Stories Dec 31 2009 7:01PM
Fifty years from now 2009 will be remembered in the history books as a year mother nature left her mark.
Residents in Bismarck-Mandan became familiar with the term "ice jam." While residents in Dickinson continue to recover from a devastat
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Coping with Deployment Dec 14 2009 6:58PM
While thousands of military families send out care packages and cards for the holidays...
They may be holding on to a lot of internal baggage...
Reporter Amber Schatz explains where they can find help...
(Rob Keller/Military Service Center) "You can h
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Skype With a Soldier Dec 6 2009 11:13PM
More than 600 North Dakota national guardsmen are currently serving on a peace-keeping mission in Kosovo.
But thanks to technology... They don't always seem soooo far away.
Meet Sgt. Jocelyn Baker as we "Skype with a Soldier".
(Sgt. Jocelyn Baker/Mand
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| Happy Hooligans getting new commander Dec 4 2009 12:15PM
The North Dakota National Guard's Fargo-based
119th Wing is getting a new commander.
Col. Robert Becklund is to relinquish command of the Happy
Hooligans to Col. Rick Gibney during a Saturday ceremony.
Gibney has been serving as a director
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| ND general sees gains in Kosovo Dec 3 2009 9:34AM
The North Dakota National Guard general who
recently took command of a large peacekeeping force in Kosovo says
he sees a "noticeable improvement" in the area's security since
he was last there in 2005.
Brig. Gen. Alan Dohrmann of Bismarck took r
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Soldier Reaction Dec 2 2009 10:54PM
President Obama announced last night his plan to end the war on terrorism.
And that begins with increasing the amount of troops already on the ground in Afghanistan.
One North Dakota soldier shared his thoughts on the plan.
Kate Schell report
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Soldier Reaction to Obama's War Plan Dec 2 2009 7:08PM
President Obama makes his plans known as he announces how he hopes to end the War on Terrorism.
His plan, starts with increasing the amount of troops already on the ground.
Reporter Kate Schell gets feedback from one North Dakota soldier who
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Skype A Soldier Nov 29 2009 11:08PM
While another batch of our soldiers is currently heading to Fort Hood Texas... before deploying to Afghanistan...
We check in with one of the National Guard soldiers who is already overseas... in Kosovo.
Meet Sgt. Jesse Hellman... as we "Skype with a So
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Mountain Lion Killed in Bismarck City Limits Nov 27 2009 10:59PM
Quite a sight in North Bismarck tonight....Again this happened right in town...
A male mountain lion was spotted right around 7:00 this evening, by Marvin Beck while he was out with his two kids Maari and Meric ...They were up North right behind th
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Skyping a Soldier Nov 22 2009 11:27PM
We've covered their sendoff ceremonies, deployments, and homecomings... But now KX News is getting even closer to our North Dakota soldiers... through technology.
Tonight is our first interview with a North Dakota national guard member, currently serving
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| Farewell set for North Dakota soldiers Nov 22 2009 5:43AM
A send-off ceremony is being held in
Grand Forks for about 75 North Dakota National Guard soldiers
heading overseas.
The soldiers with the 1st Battalion of the 188th Air Defense
Artillery Regiment are heading to Afghanistan and Iraq.
The G
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Kosovo Update Nov 16 2009 7:09PM
North Dakota soldiers step foot on Kosovo soil in an attempt to keep the peace.
Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk returned to Bismarck from Kosovo late Sunday night after visiting the soldiers.
There are nearly 13-hundred US soldiers in Kosovo.
About 1/2
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| ND Guard commander: Morale high in Kosovo Nov 16 2009 11:33AM
North Dakota's National Guard commander
says morale is high among soldiers deployed to Kosovo as part of a
peacekeeping mission.
Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk (sprin-suh-NAT'-ick) returned to
Bismarck from Kosovo late Sunday night after visiting
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Transitioning to Life After War Nov 11 2009 7:03PM
The journey to war is never an easy one, but it's the road after that can be more challenging-when soldiers return to their families.
In North Dakota, the Service Member and Family Support provides programs to help with that transition.
But as
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MedCenter One Announces a New President and CEO Nov 10 2009 7:03PM
He's been a familiar face in the emergency room of MedCenter One for many years.
Come January, this physician will take on a new role.
Today, MedCenter One announces that Dr. Craig Lambrecht will take over as President and CEO of the company on
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| Hoeven Deploys State Resources In Search For Missing Dickinson State University Women Nov 3 2009 12:00AM
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. John Hoeven has authorized the deployment of state resources in the search for three Dickinson State University women who have been missing since Sunday night.
“We are making all of the resources the state has av
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| Deployed military members being honored Oct 26 2009 5:22AM
Deployed military members from North
Dakota and their families are being honored.
The "Day of the Deployed" ceremony is set for 2 p.m. Monday in
Memorial Hall at the state Capitol in Bismarck.
There currently are more than 700 North Dakota
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Family Readiness Group Training Oct 24 2009 7:44PM
Deployment is something many military families are forced to deal with each year, and because it can be a struggle at times, there are groups designed to help.
Starting yesterday and running through tomorrow, The North Dakota National Guard's Service Mem
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 17 2009 4:13PM
Workers at TMI Systems Design Corp. in
Dickinson are returning to 40-hour work weeks as business picks up.
TMI cut hours at two of its three factories in August, citing a
drop in production. Hours were scaled back to 36 per week.
TMI presid
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| ND soldiers heading for Georgia, then Kosovo Oct 17 2009 5:15AM
More North Dakota National Guard soldiers
taking part in a Kosovo mission are leaving the state.
The soldiers leaving from Fargo, Grand Forks, Minot and Bismarck
will head first to Fort Benning in Georgia.
They are among 625 statewide who w
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Air Guard Order Oct 10 2009 8:56PM
The North Dakota National Guard says an air defense artillery unit has mobilization orders for two missions in Afghanistan and one in Iraq.
The Guard says about 40 soldiers from the 1st Battalion of the 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment will replace a
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Air Guard Order Oct 10 2009 7:23PM
The North Dakota National Guard says an air defense artillery unit has mobilization orders for two missions in Afghanistan and one in Iraq.
The Guard says about 40 soldiers from the 1st Battalion of the 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment will replace a
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Oct 10 2009 6:46AM
Democratic activists have appointed Terryl
Jacobs to succeed former state Sen. Aaron Krauter, who resigned
last month to accept a federal appointment. Jacobs, of Regent, will
serve the remainder of Krauter's term. She'll decide next spring
whether to
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Oct 9 2009 4:41PM
A Regent woman has been appointed to the
North Dakota Senate to replace incumbent Democrat Aaron Krauter.
Terryl (TER'-uhl) Jacobs will serve out the remainder of Krauter's
term in the southwestern North Dakota district. Last month, Krauter
was app
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| ND Guard unit gets orders for 3 missions Oct 9 2009 3:31PM
The North Dakota National Guard says an
air defense artillery unit has mobilization orders for two missions
in Afghanistan and one in Iraq.
The Guard says about 40 soldiers from the 1st Battalion of the
188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment will
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Oct 7 2009 4:14PM
Communities in North Dakota have reported
temporary shortages of seasonal flu vaccine. In Bismarck, health
officials say they are temporarily out of vaccine for adult flu
shots. In the Jamestown area, seasonal flu vaccine supplies may not
be availabl
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| ND Guard serves breakfast to retirees Oct 7 2009 11:12AM
The North Dakota National Guard said it had a
full house when it served breakfast to more than 120 of its retired
members.
The Guard holds the breakfasts each year to celebrate retirees'
contributions. Guard officials say the tradition has gone
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| ND Guard holding retirees' breakfast Oct 7 2009 6:04AM
The [[kxtopic:north-dakota-national-guard:t[North Dakota National Guard]:t]] says it
expects to serve breakfast to more than 120 of its retired members.
The Guard holds the breakfasts each year to celebrate their
contributions. Guard officials sa
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| Bismarck State College officials explore opportunities in Ghana Oct 6 2009 12:00AM
Two Bismarck State College officials returned recently from Ghana, where they met with education, government, and industry leaders to explore how BSC can provide energy education in this stable, fast-developing African nation.
Larry C. Skogen, BSC pres
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 5 2009 11:12AM
A rash of business burglaries continues
at Devils Lake.
Money was taken in weekend break-ins at two bars Pop's and
Thirsty's. Police believe they're connected to a string of
burglaries that began in early September.
Ten businesses and the
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| ND Guard soldiers leaving Bismarck Oct 5 2009 5:43AM
North Dakota National Guard soldiers who
are heading to Iraq are leaving Bismarck aboard Blackhawk
helicopters.
The 47 soldiers with Company C of the 285th Aviation Battalion
are part of the 285th Air Assault Battalion headquartered in
Arizona.
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| Hoeven in D.C. to Address Air Wing Mission, FEMA Recovery Work, and E15 Waiver from EPA Sep 17 2009 12:00AM
BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. John Hoeven was in Washington, D.C. today to meet with Pentagon officials regarding the state's Air National Guard mission; Federal Emergency Management Agency officials about flood recovery and mitigation; and Environmental Pro
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| Farewell event planned for soldiers Sep 30 2009 5:15AM
A public farewell ceremony is set in
Bismarck for North Dakota National Guard soldiers who will be
heading to Iraq for a year to provide air support for ground
troops.
The 47 soldiers with Company C of the 285th Aviation Battalion
are part of t
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| ND Guard members training for Kosovo Sep 24 2009 5:50AM
The North Dakota National Guard says
soldiers headed for Kosovo have finished their first phase of
training in Indiana and are heading to Germany.
The Guard says the soldiers spent about a month at Camp
Atterbury, Ind. They have been preparing t
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 22 2009 2:15AM
New census figures once again put North
Dakota in first place in the number of two-income families.
The state ranks first in the figures out today on married
couples in which both spouses work with 65 percent last year.
Minnesota is in second
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| ND man, daughter deployed to Kosovo Sep 21 2009 5:02PM
National Guard Spec. Heather Zimmerman
followed in her father's footsteps in joining the military. Now the
two are being deployed together.
Zimmerman and her father, Sgt. Major Alvin Zimmerman, of West
Fargo, are among some 650 North Dakota Nati
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| ND officials pitch for AF cargo planes Sep 18 2009 5:43AM
State officials want to attract a larger
number of new Air Force cargo planes to the North Dakota Air
National Guard's base in Fargo.
North Dakota National Guard commander David Sprynczynatyk
(SPRIN'-suh-NAH'-tik), the state's congressional dele
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ND National Guard Dedicates Memorial Sep 11 2009 11:07PM
At exactly 9:37 this morning...the same time that American Airlines plane struck the Pentagon....the North Dakota National Guard dedicated a memorial.
The structure honors North Dakota members who sacrificed their lives fighting for your freedom in t
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| Memorial to Fallen Heroes to be Dedicated Sep 10 2009 12:00AM
The ?North Dakota Memorial to the Fallen in the Global War on Terrorism? (GWOT) will be dedicated on Sept. 11, 2009. The ceremony will begin at exactly 9:37 a.m., the time that an American Airlines Boeing 757 struck the Pentagon on Sep
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Memorial dedicated Sep 11 2009 7:08PM
Many of you are can remember exactly what you were doing, where you were and always willthe day America was attacked.
Eight years ago today the twin towers came tumbling down.
Our lives have forever been changed.
Today Bismarck North Dakota w
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| Leaders Join for Project Homeless Connect Aug 28 2009 12:00AM
Governor John Hoeven and Major General David Sprynczynatyk, Adjutant General of the North Dakota National Guard, will join Bismarck-Mandan Community Leaders on September 2, 2009 for Project Homeless Connect and the Central Dakota Veter
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All Soldiers Off to Kosovo Aug 21 2009 7:03PM
More than 700 North Dakota National Guard soliders head to Kosovo.
The guard has known for two years. The soldiers themselves have had a year to prepare...
Reporter Kate Schell rode along with the guardsmen as they said goodbye to North Dakota
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ND Soldiers Deploy for Kosovo Aug 21 2009 12:57PM
It's the largest guard deployment since the Korean War... and the final group of soldiers heading to Kosovo leave this morning...
Good Afternoon, I'm Donnell Preskey...
The last group of North Dakota soldiers heading to Kosovo...lift off this mo
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| ND airmen returning from Iraq Aug 18 2009 7:50AM
Twenty-six North Dakota National Guard airmen
are returning home from Iraq.
The members of the Fargo-based 119th Wing were to return on two
flights Tuesday afternoon.
The airmen deployed in February to Kirkuk Air Base, where they
helped wi
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