News 2008-04-29 Andanh.com

Minot is rockin' with talk of Bakken Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:05:06 -0500
MINOT - All that was missing was the whirl-a-rig ride at the State Fair center Monday.

Nursing school shut down following threat Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:05:06 -0500
A Medcenter One College of Nursing student has been charged with terrorizing for allegedly making threats on the Internet against the school and other students.

Bismarck sets a new record low Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:05:05 -0500
It was a bad morning to be a poppy. The fragile little plants are just peeking out of the ground in backyards across Bismarck, and they were greeted Monday with a punch in the face. Right about the time bathroom and kitchen lights were being switched on throughout town, the temperature bottomed out at a chilly 18 degrees.

Behles sentenced to five years in prison for death of unborn child Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:05:06 -0500
A Garrison woman has been sentenced to five years in prison for charges related to the death of her unborn child.

Bikers raise $215,000 for cerebral palsy Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:05:06 -0500
Stick out your arm. Left or right, doesn't matter.

Survey looks at park costs Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:05:06 -0500
The Bismarck Park Board is considering the recommendations of a cost recovery model provided by GreenPlay LLC, which provides a strategy intended to lead to the district's financial health.

Some DOT employees to move Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:05:06 -0500
The state Department of Transportation will be moving between 80 and 90 employees to the old Bank of North Dakota building this summer while their headquarters undergoes an asbestos removal project.

Never too late for U-Mary senior Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:05:06 -0500
Pat Roe thinks God has a plan. Roe, of Belle Fourche, S.D., is sure of it. She knew it in the way some feelings kept tugging at her.

Walker benefit breakfast Sunday Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:05:06 -0500
A benefit breakfast will be held Sunday for Bill Walker.

Penalties stiff for off-season drinking Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:05:06 -0500
Bismarck Public School students might want to think twice about what they do during their free time.

N.D. study estimates 167 billion barrels of oil in Bakken Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:05:06 -0500
The Bakken shale formation in North Dakota holds up to 167 billion barrels of oil but only about 1 percent of it can be recovered using current technology, a new state study says.

Paddlefish caviar grants awarded Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:05:05 -0500
WILLISTON (AP) - North Star Caviar has awarded $215,000 in grants to area nonprofit groups.

Job Service offers direct deposit Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:05:05 -0500
Job Service North Dakota is giving people who receive unemployment benefits the option of having payments directly deposited into a checking or savings account.

Farmers may be able to save with corn Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:05:05 -0500
MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) - Corn gets a lot of attention from biotechnology companies, and as a result, has had a number of genetic modifications which make corn plants resistant to insects, disease and specific herbicides.

Official hopes fossil comes home Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:05:05 -0500
State paleontologist John Hoganson says he hopes whoever bought a 65-million-year-old triceratops skeleton at an auction house in Paris will consider putting the skeleton in its home state.

Numbers of bighorns is up Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:05:06 -0500
The state Game and Fish Department says western North Dakota's bighorn sheep population is up.

Quiet zone costs halved Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:05:06 -0500
FARGO (AP) - Property owners in downtown Fargo are being assessed $250,000 for their share of the railroad quiet zone cost.

Fire damage pegged at $200K Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:05:06 -0500
WILLISTON (AP) - Authorities are investigating a fire at a Williston company that processes precious metals.

Effort is under way to get another USS North Dakota Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:05:06 -0500
A Navy ship named after North Dakota hasn't sailed in 77 years, but an effort is under way to change that.

Buildings get historic nomination Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:05:06 -0500
The North Dakota State Historic Preservation Review Board has nominated five buildings to the National Register of Historic Places.

Judge likely to award money in trust case Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:21:04 -0500
WASHINGTON - After a 12-year legal fight, a federal judge said Monday he likely will award money to American Indians whose lands have been mismanaged by the government.

Man pleads guilty in handgun heist Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:05:06 -0500
FARGO (AP) - A man accused of stealing more than 40 guns from two separate Grand Forks dealers has pleaded guilty in federal court.

Man is charged with child abuse Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:05:06 -0500
FARGO (AP) - A judge has set bail at $100,000 for a Fargo man accused of injuring his 7-week-old son.

Bankruptcy court sides with Bala Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:05:06 -0500
FARGO (AP) - A bankruptcy appeals court says the former president of a simulcast racing company should be paid rent before other creditors are paid.

Politicians reach voters online Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:05:06 -0500
FARGO (AP) - Several candidates for statewide office have launched pages on Internet sites that contain campaign and personal information, including their favorite movies, TV shows and music.

N.D. officials refute failing grade Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:05:06 -0500
Public and private child protection advocates in North Dakota take issue with a national report that says the state does not release enough information about life-threatening or fatal child abuse cases.

Attorney says limit has passed Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:05:06 -0500
FARGO - The lawyer for a Texas man accused in an investment and income tax scheme says the government failed to indict his client within the time required by law.

S.D. state standards fare well Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:05:06 -0500
PIERRE, S.D. - Math and science standards for all grade levels of South Dakota students score well with the American Federal of Teachers in a new report.

Rain slows field preparation work Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:05:06 -0500
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Rain and cool weather slowed work across Minnesota last week as farmers prepared their fields for spring planting.

Program sees big donation increase Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:05:06 -0500
VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) - An official with Sportsmen Against Hunger, a program that lets hunters donate deer to hungry South Dakotans, says donations rose substantially last year.

Storm sets S.D. farmers back Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:05:06 -0500
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Last week's snowstorm put a crimp in early spring fieldwork in South Dakota.

TRACK AND FIELD: Reimnitz beats Steinwand Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:05:06 -0500
Century sprinter Jill Steinwand and the 400-meter dash brought out the best - and the worst - in Bismarck's Kelsey Reimnitz.

BHS-CHS Invitational results Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:05:06 -0500
Team scores 1. Bismarck High 210. 2. Century 177.50. 3. Minot 139.50. 4. Dickinson 81. 5. Mandan 66. 6. St. Mary's 10.

BASEBALL: West Region very much up for grabs Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:21:04 -0500
Just as a halftime score is in no way definitive in football and basketball, Brad Westphal warns against putting too much stock in the current West Region baseball standings.

Morning Leadoff Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:05:06 -0500
Trivia answer From 1D: Will Robinson was the first black head coach in Division I athletics, coaching the Illinois State men's basketball team starting in 1970. He died Monday at the age of 96.

Afghan intel: Karzai was warned of assassination plot Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:45:04 -0500
KABUL, Afghanistan - President Hamid Karzai was warned of a weekend assassination plot against him, Afghanistan's intelligence chief said Tuesday, while admitting failings by security services.

China sentences 17 for alleged involvement in Tibet riots Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:45:07 -0500
BEIJING - A Chinese court sentenced 17 people Tuesday to jail for their alleged roles in deadly riots in the Tibetan capital, in the first trial concerning last month's unrest, state media reported.

12 East Timor rebels suspected in attacks surrender Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:45:08 -0500
DILI, East Timor - A dozen rebels suspected of involvement in attacks on East Timor's top leaders surrendered to authorities Tuesday, and met the president in an emotional ceremony.

Vietnam tightens security for torch's last international run Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:45:08 -0500
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - Vietnam tightened security and detained several people Tuesday, witnesses said, ahead of the final international leg of an Olympic torch relay that has been dogged by protests against China's government.

New Zealand scientists thaw 1,000-pound squid corpse Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:45:04 -0500
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Marine scientists in New Zealand on Tuesday were thawing the corpse of the largest squid ever caught to try to unlock the secrets of one of the ocean's most mysterious beasts.

China says speeding caused deadly crash Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:45:05 -0500
ZIBO, China - Investigators on Tuesday blamed speeding for China's worst train accident in a decade, a disaster that killed at least 70 people and injured more than 400.

Police: Austrian kids locked in basement, never saw sunlight Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:45:10 -0500
AMSTETTEN, Austria - The children locked in the basement never saw the light of day for years. A retired electrician has confessed to imprisoning his daughter for 24 years and fathering seven children with her in a windowless cell sealed by an electronic keyless-entry system, police said Monday.

Marines launch operation in Afghanistan's Taliban territory Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:45:13 -0500
OUTSIDE GARMSER, Afghanistan - U.S. Marines in helicopters and Humvees flooded into a Taliban-held town in southern Afghanistan's most violent province early Tuesday, the first major American operation in the region in years.

Vietnam to halt American adoptions after damning US report Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:45:15 -0500
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - Vietnam, where growing numbers of Americans have turned to adopt a baby, announced Monday it is halting all U.S. adoptions following allegations of baby-selling, corruption and fraud.

Zimbabwe opposition unites, urges Mugabe to step down Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:45:07 -0500
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Zimbabwe's opposition movement united Monday in spite of long-standing divisions, declaring that it has won control of Parliament for the first time in history and that President Robert Mugabe must concede defeat.

3 tornadoes rip through Va.; more than 200 people hurt Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:45:09 -0500
SUFFOLK, Va. - Russ McCrocklin has been through it all before. When Hurricane Ivan hit Florida a few years ago, he had to wait until the next day to see if he would have a home to return to. His house was fine then, but McCrocklin fears he won't be so lucky this time around.

31 of 53 teen girls at FLDS ranch are pregnant or had baby Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:45:16 -0500
SAN ANTONIO - More than half the teenage girls taken from a polygamist compound in west Texas have children or are pregnant, state officials said Monday.

Pa. man charged with pushing friend into coal mine Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:45:16 -0500
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - A man who called 911 after his friend survived a 500-foot fall at a strip mine was charged Monday with pushing him over the edge.

Cops: Deputies shoot, kill man with knives at Calif. court Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:45:13 -0500
FRESNO, Calif. - Three sheriff's deputies fatally shot a man who stormed through security at a county courthouse in Merced on Monday brandishing two large butcher knives, authorities said.

NY cardinal criticizes Giuliani for taking Communion Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:45:17 -0500
NEW YORK - Rudy Giuliani should not have received Holy Communion during the pope's visit because the former presidential candidate supports abortion rights, New York Cardinal Edward Egan said Monday.

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