News 2008-07-25 Andanh.com

Commission puts Ness on paid leave Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:06:00 -0500
The North Dakota Aeronautics Commission voted unanimously to put director Gary Ness on administrative leave with pay, and appointed aviation planner Mark Holzer, a 28-year veteran of the commission, to be interim director.

Music and more at state fair Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:06:00 -0500
As people walk by a little stage at the North Dakota State Fair in Minot on Tuesday and hear music, they stop for just a second, long enough to find out Carrie Underwood really isn't performing.

Best Bets: Chautauqua offers a look at historical figures Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:06:00 -0500
People are sometimes asked who in history they would like to sit down and talk with. The answers are often wide-ranging, from the likes of Jesus Christ to Mahatma Ghandi to Theodore Roosevelt, and even famous celebrities and sports stars.

Autumnfest Parade is Sept. 20 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:06:00 -0500
"Proud to be an American"is the theme of this year's Autumnfest Parade on Sept. 20. The parade begins at 10 a.m. at the state Capitol and moves south to the Bismarck Civic Center.

MOP seeking public input Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:06:00 -0500
Bismarck and Mandan residents and businesses are being urged to participate in the Metropolitan Planning Organization's public hearings to update the long range transportation plan.

Air Force missile launch crew fell asleep Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:16:16 -0500
WASHINGTON - Three ballistic missile crew members in North Dakota fell asleep while holding classified launch code devices this month, triggering an investigation by military and National Security Agency experts, the Air Force said Thursday.

State highway patrols struggle with big gas bills Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:06:00 -0500
HELENA, Mont. - In big, wide-open Montana, a state trooper might have to drive more than 100 miles to answer an emergency call, and routinely puts several hundred miles on the odometer in a day.

N.D. Dems say Hamm ad campaigns on public dime Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:06:00 -0500
Republican Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm is using taxpayer money to help his election campaign by giving himself a prominent role in advertisements that promote Insurance Department help for seniors, Democrats say.

Heavy rain hits Jamestown over half an hour Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:06:00 -0500
JAMESTOWN (AP) - At 2 p.m., some Jamestown streets looked like more like streams, water creeping to the curb and beyond, filling basements, backyards and intersections.

Bond set for Dickinson shooting suspect Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:06:00 -0500
Bond has been set at $10,000 cash for a man charged in a shooting in Dickinson.

Judge: Duncan is mentally competent Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:06:00 -0500
BOISE, Idaho - Convicted child-killer Joseph Edward Duncan III is mentally competent to face a death penalty hearing, a federal judge in Idaho ruled Thursday.

Minn. boy who was shot likely to survive Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:06:00 -0500
SKIME, Minn. (AP) - Authorities say a 7-year-old boy from northwestern Minnesota likely will survive being shot in the forehead earlier this week.

Senators urge crackdown on overseas tax havens Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:06:00 -0500
WASHINGTON - Senators on a key tax panel demanded a crackdown on offshore tax havens in the wake of a new report that one building in the Cayman Islands is used as a business address for more than 18,000 companies.

N.D. entrepreneur Eugene Dahl dies at 83 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:06:00 -0500
FARGO (AP) - North Dakota entrepreneur Eugene Dahl has died at age 83.

Analyst says N.D. employers pay above minimum wage Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:16:16 -0500
North Dakota employers already have to pay above the federal minimum wage to find workers, a Job Service analyst says.

Nurses at RapidCare clinics seek to practice Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:06:00 -0500
FARGO (AP) - Nurse practitioners at RapidCare clinics are seeking to continue practicing after the suspension of the clinics' owner.

Guthrie extends 'Little House' run 2 weeks Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:06:00 -0500
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Guthrie Theater says it is extending the run of a new musical version of "Little House on the Prairie" by two weeks, because of high ticket demand. The final performance is now set for Oct. 19.

Big plane lands at Dickinson airport Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:06:00 -0500
DICKINSON (AP) - Dickinson's airport director says it was the biggest plane he'd ever seen land at the city airport.

Scientists expose mystery behind northern lights Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:06:00 -0500
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Scientists have exposed some of the mystery behind the northern lights.

Judge OKs emergency grazing program, with limits Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:06:00 -0500
SEATTLE - Farmers and ranchers struggling against high grain prices got some help Thursday from a federal judge who declined to place a cap on how much private conservation land the Bush administration opens to hay production and cattle grazing.

Expert warns wheat residue too valuable to lose Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:06:00 -0500
SPOKANE, WaSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Times are good for wheat farmers, but they should resist the urge to harvest their crop residue and sell it for ethanol production, a federal researcher says.

GF airport terminal cost could top $20 million Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:06:00 -0500
GRAND FORKS (AP) - The cost of a new Grand Forks airport terminal could top the original $20 million projection but city officials say they want it done right.

Ticknor's right-hand man Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:06:00 -0500
Aside from former coach Dave Joerger, nobody spent more time with the Dakota Wizards or had a hand in more of their successes than Kevin Rice.

Dressler sidelined with injury Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:06:00 -0500
Weston Dressler's breakout game in the Canadian Football League ended in despair.

Govs' Hausauer is back Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:06:00 -0500
Time, it's been said, can be a great healer. Bismarck Governors pitcher Jon Hausauer can testify to the validity of that claim.

Wentz chooses to concentrate on baseball Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:06:00 -0500
Wentz chooses to concentrate on baseball ZachWentz's explosive summer has blown away his idea of being a two-sport man in college.

Reps are bound for regionals Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:06:00 -0500
It has been a long road for the Bismarck Reps so far. The trek isn't going to get any easier.

Area Sports Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:06:00 -0500
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SME TOP 25 POLL North Dakota State is ranked No. 4 in the SME Network Preseason Top 25 Broadcasters Poll.

Former NDSU QB starts over Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:06:00 -0500
FARGO (AP) - Steve Walker was maneuvering through the Fargo Street Fair last week wearing a suit and tie. With NFL training camps starting, it's not the uniform he was hoping to wear at work.

UND's Bina signs with Edmonton Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:06:00 -0500
GRAND FORKS (AP) - University of North Dakota defenseman Robbie Bina has signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Edmonton Oilers organization.

Morning Leadoff Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:06:00 -0500
Trivia answer From 1D: Frost managed to win the award in 1987, despite many injures to his collarbone.

Obama urges Europeans, Americans to defeat terror Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:45:11 -0500
BERLIN - Cheered by an enormous international crowd, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Thursday summoned Europeans and Americans together to "defeat terror and dry up the well of extremism that supports it" as surely as they conquered communism a generation ago.

Rice: Pakistan should do more to end violence Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:45:05 -0500
PERTH, Australia - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Pakistan needs to do more to prevent Taliban militants from launching attacks into Afghanistan from its territory.

Olympian PR bout under way in Washington Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:45:10 -0500
WASHINGTON - In an air-conditioned room in the Chinese Embassy, a vice minister from Beijing chastises Americans for their "very limited" understanding of violent anti-government protests in Tibet.

Beating at N.Y. bar strains US-Serbia relations Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:45:11 -0500
NEW YORK - It started as a bar fight in a college town in upstate New York. Police say a hulking basketball player from Serbia beat a fellow college student to a bloody pulp and fled to his home country, setting off a diplomatic crisis.

Iran to increase cooperation with IAEA Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:45:10 -0500
VIENNA, Austria - A senior envoy said Friday that Iran wants to expand its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, but said the IAEA should not be cast as a "U.N. watchdog" looking for signs of secret nuclear weapons programs.

Gaza officials: 2 bombs explode in Gaza City Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:45:11 -0500
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - A bomb exploded outside a cafe early Friday and another went off outside the home of a Hamas lawmaker, security officials said. One person was killed.

Scottish voters deal blow to British leader Brown Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:45:11 -0500
LONDON - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown suffered a stunning setback when his party was defeated in a Labour stronghold in Scotland. His leading opponent demanded Friday that Brown call an early national election.

Damaged Qantas jet makes emergency stop in Manila Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:45:05 -0500
MANILA, Philippines - A Qantas flight en route to Australia from London made an emergency stop in Manila on Friday after a loud bang punched a hole in the Boeing 747-400's fuselage, officials and passengers said.

Cyclone-battered fisheries worsen Myanmar's pain Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:45:05 -0500
YAY TWIN GONE, Myanmar - No matter how much she loved the river and sea that once provided her family's daily food, Tin Tin Latt now just wants to stay away from the water that widowed her, killed two of her children and destroyed the family's livelihood.

South Africa lawyer nominated as UN rights chief Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:45:06 -0500
UNITED NATIONS - One of South Africa's leading female jurists who won acclaim defending apartheid opponents was nominated Thursday to serve as the next United Nations high commissioner for human rights.

South Texas begins cleanup after Dolly Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:45:17 -0500
HARLINGEN, Texas - Business at reopened restaurants was humming, grocery store parking lots were packed and residents of south Texas were venturing out on the newly dry roads again as the remnants of Hurricane Dolly moved well away from the Rio Grande Valley.

OSHA to give report on blast at Ga. sugar refinery Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:45:15 -0500
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Imperial Sugar CEO John Sheptor said there may be "significant" penalties proposed when federal workplace safety regulators released their findings after investigating a dust explosion that killed 13 workers at a company sugar refinery.

Allies of Phoenix mayor fight recall effort Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:45:15 -0500
PHOENIX - It's a political oddity: a TV commercial extolling the public safety record of a sitting mayor, except the spot isn't soliciting votes and the politician's name isn't scheduled to appear on the November ballot.

Arrest made in Phoenix community college shooting Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:45:19 -0500
PHOENIX - A former student shot three people Thursday in a computer room at a Phoenix community college, injuring one of them critically, authorities said. The gunman fled but a suspect was arrested nearby.

911 calls released in case of missing Orlando girl Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:45:20 -0500
MIAMI - The grandmother of a missing 2-year-old Orlando girl told an emergency dispatcher that a car driven by the girl's mother smelled like there had been a dead body inside, according to recordings of 911 calls released Thursday.

Prosecutor: Escaped convict, wife, daughter slain Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:45:13 -0500
BENNETT, Colo. - A convicted spammer fatally shot his wife and young daughter in an apparent murder-suicide Thursday while being sought after escaping prison last weekend, authorities said.

Va. executes killer who challenged injections Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:45:16 -0500
JARRATT, Va. - A killer who argued Virginia's procedures for lethal injection were unconstitutional was executed Thursday after a federal appeals court upheld the primary method of capital punishment in the nation's second-busiest death chamber.

Charges dismissed against Marine in Iraq shootings Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:45:16 -0500
SAN DIEGO - Charges have been dismissed against a Camp Pendleton Marine sniper accused in the shooting deaths of two Syrians in Iraq, Marine Corps officials said Thursday.

1 dead in N.H. storms that levels several homes Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:45:16 -0500
DEERFIELD, N.H. - Violent storms on Thursday in a 25-mile-long swath of central New Hampshire destroyed several homes, damaged dozens of others and left at least one person dead, authorities said as police and firefighters went door-to-door searching for more possible victims.

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