News 2008-08-13 Andanh.com

Civic activist Evelyn Neuens dies at 96 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:06:17 -0500
One of Bismarck's civic activists, community shapers and horse enthusiasts died early Monday morning.

Popular umpire dies at tournament Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:06:16 -0500
The star of a Saturday softball game wasn't holding a bat, a ball or a glove. The fan favorite of the noon game was the man behind the plate.

Many factors for high oil prices Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:06:16 -0500
With the high price of gas siphoning the wallets of American citizens, everyone is looking for someone to blame.

High-speed chase ends in arrests Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:06:16 -0500
Two Bismarck men were arrested after a high-speed chase reached speeds in excess of 110 mph.

Man charged in car jacking case Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:06:16 -0500
An Illinois man faces three felony charges after allegedly driving off in a woman's vehicle as she dried it outside a car wash.

Arrest made for assaulting trooper Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:06:16 -0500
A Bismarck man faces a felony charge for allegedly assaulting a North Dakota Highway Patrol trooper.

Appeal planned in Cobell lawsuit Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:06:16 -0500
Elouise Cobell, the lead plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit against the Interior Department, on Friday said lawyers representing thousands of American Indian landowners will appeal a final ruling issued by a federal judge in a 12-year-long trust fund case.

Man accused of sexual assault Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:06:16 -0500
A Bismarck man faces charges in McLean County related to allegations he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl.

Fenced hunting measure fails to meet signature requirement Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:06:17 -0500
Hunting measure short of signatures An initiative to ban hunting within fenced game preserves in North Dakota doesn't have enough signatures to get on the ballot.

'Goose Man' cares for web-footed friends Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:06:16 -0500
MINOT (AP) - Don Grosche is known as the Goose Man - for good reason. Grosche's yard, nestled on the bank of the Mouse River in northwest Minot, usually is filled with web-footed visitors.

Booster rocket, truck retrieved Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:06:16 -0500
The Air Force says it has retrieved an overturned vehicle carrying a rocket booster for an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile.

United Tribes adds some classes Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:06:16 -0500
The president of United Tribes Technical College says the college will be adding classes in criminal justice and law enforcement and will have a Bureau of Indian Affairs officer stationed on campus to help with training.

Man recuperating from beating Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:06:16 -0500
A Microsoft worker from Fargo, who traveled to Seattle for a company conference, is recuperating from a beating.

Border wind project is online Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:06:16 -0500
FORBES (AP) - A company building a $381 million wind project along the North Dakota-South Dakota border says its plant is up and running.

Nuisance weed found in canal Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:06:16 -0500
The state Game and Fish Department says curly leaf pondweed has been found in the McClusky Canal, near Lake Audubon.

Minot man accused of firing at car Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:06:16 -0500
MINOT (AP) - Minot police say a man has been arrested after he fired a shotgun at a car passing his home.

Two arrested in theft from charity Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:06:16 -0500
FARGO (AP) - A Fargo couple have been arrested after an investigation into the theft of items from The Arc of Cass County.

Belfield talks about cleaning up Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:06:16 -0500
BELFIELD (AP) - The mayor of Belfield says one of his goals when he ran for office was to clean up the town. He hopes a proposed new ordinance will help.

Big Iron expects European buyers Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:06:16 -0500
More than 100 equipment buyers from central and eastern Europe are expected at the Big Iron show in West Fargo next month.

Grand Forks man dies after crash Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:06:16 -0500
STANLEY (AP) - The Highway Patrol says a Grand Forks man has died of injuries in a weekend sport utility vehicle rollover in Mountrail County.

Woman pleads not guilty to charges Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:06:16 -0500
VALLEY CITY (AP) - A Valley City woman has pleaded not guilty to drug charges in an April case involving a mobile home fire.

Sugar farmers worried about imports Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:06:16 -0500
NEW ORLEANS - Southern sugar farmers, struggling with rising fuel and production costs, say the federal government's decision to allow more foreign sugar into the United States to ensure adequate supplies is premature and could depress their prices.

Bananas donated to food pantry Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:06:16 -0500
BRANDON, Iowa (AP) - The bananas that were dumped on Interstate 380 when a semitrailer hit a buffalo in eastern Iowa have been donated to a food pantry.

CINDY PETERSON: Marauders committed to winning Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:06:16 -0500
The University of Mary football team made another step in NCAA Division II football.

Morning Leadoff Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:06:16 -0500
Trivia answer From 1D: On this date in 1994, Major League Baseball players went on strike in the sport's eighth work stoppage since 1972.

Area Sports Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:06:16 -0500
LEGIONBASEBALL CENTRALPLAINSREGIONAL At Corbett Field, Minot Thursday, Aug. 14 First round Game 1: Aberdeen, S.D. (40-16) vs. NP Dodge, Neb. (35-16), 9:30 a.m.

Russia calls halt to 5-day invasion of Georgia Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:45:09 -0500
TBILISI, Georgia - Declaring "the aggressor has been punished," the Kremlin ordered a halt Tuesday to Russia's devastating assault on Georgia _ five days of air and ground attacks that left homes in smoldering ruins and uprooted 100,000 people.

Confusion reigns in Zimbabwe talks Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:45:12 -0500
HARARE, Zimbabwe - A third day of talks over Zimbabwe's governance wound up on a conflicting note Tuesday amid reports that President Robert Mugabe and the leader of an opposition faction had reached a power-sharing agreement.

Iraqi governor escapes injury in suicide blast Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:45:14 -0500
BAGHDAD - A female suicide bomber blasted an Iraqi convoy north of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing two people but narrowly missing a provincial governor in the second suicide attack by a woman in Diyala province in as many days.

Group: Police detain would-be Olympics protester Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:45:13 -0500
BEIJING - A Chinese activist who applied for permission to protest against corruption during the Olympic Games has been taken away by security agents, a rights group said Wednesday, the latest in a series of detentions during the politically sensitive period.

Georgian president backs cease-fire plan Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:45:15 -0500
TBILISI, Georgia - Georgia's president said early Wednesday that he agreed to the "general principals" of a plan for ending fighting with Russian troops in his country.

Sharp 6.2 quake shakes sea floor near Vanuatu Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:45:09 -0500
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A strong earthquake has struck near the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu, but there were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued.

Warrior with AK-47 becomes cleric with pseudonym Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:45:13 -0500
BAGHDAD - Abu Ali has had enough of war. Nothing, he insists, can change his mind.

Taliban: 'Open war' in Pakistan as bomb kills 14 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:45:09 -0500
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - The Pakistani Taliban declared "open war" Tuesday in response to military offensives in the northwest, saying it staged a bombing that destroyed an air force truck and killed up to 14 people, including a child.

Olympic opening uses girl's voice, not face Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:45:09 -0500
BEIJING - One little girl had the looks. The other had the voice. So in a last-minute move demanded by one of China's highest officials, the two were put together for the Olympic opening ceremony, with one lip-synching "Ode to the Motherland" over the other's singing.

Russians move toward gorge despite cease-fire Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:45:16 -0500
CHUBERI, Georgia - The Russian troops sprawled on top of the tanks in a 135-vehicle convoy looked relaxed, with bandannas on their heads rather than helmets. Some smoked, one ate a chunk of watermelon. Many drivers had slung flak jackets over vehicle windows.

John Lennon's killer denied parole for 5th time Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:45:20 -0500
ALBANY, N.Y. - John Lennon's killer was denied parole for a fifth time Tuesday by a board that said he remains a threat to the public. Mark David Chapman will remain in New York's Attica Correctional Facility for at least two more years for gunning down the former Beatle nearly three decades ago on a Manhattan sidewalk.

Unabomber objects to cabin display at Newseum Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:45:12 -0500
SAN FRANCISCO - Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski wrote a letter to a federal appeals court complaining about a museum exhibit of the tiny cabin where he plotted an 18-year bombing spree.

Attendant: Osteen's wife eyed cockpit after attack Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:45:17 -0500
HOUSTON - A flight attendant suing the wife of megachurch evangelist Joel Osteen over a preflight confrontation testified Tuesday that she felt compelled to keep an irate Victoria Osteen away from the cockpit door.

Mass. principal behind `pregnancy pact' row quits Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:45:20 -0500
GLOUCESTER, Mass. - A high school principal who set off a furor after being quoted as saying that teenage girls formed a pact to get pregnant has resigned, weeks after his comments were publicly questioned by the mayor.

Georgians in America watch the violence back home Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:45:17 -0500
NEW YORK - Khatuna Baghaturia has spent countless hours in the last week on the phone with relatives in her native country and watching the bloodshed on TV. The sight of Russian troops laying waste to Georgia was all the more horrifying because her three children are there now _ on vacation.

More than 360 animals found at filthy Mo. property Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:45:14 -0500
ST. LOUIS - More than 360 domestic and farm animals, many of them emaciated, injured and suffering from mange and parasites, were rescued Tuesday from a filthy southwest Missouri property where they were hoarded and bred, authorities said.

Fatal crash 3rd in 3 months for volunteer pilots Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:45:19 -0500
EASTON, Mass. - A small plane carrying a cancer patient to Boston went into a nosedive and crashed Tuesday in a grocery store parking lot, killing all three people on board, authorities said. It was the third fatal crash in as many months for a network of charities that ferry patients to medical treatment.

440 years for former Ill. cop convicted of 4 rapes Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:45:16 -0500
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - A former police sergeant convicted of raping four women was sentenced to 440 years in prison Tuesday.

Cooperative burglar gets 7 1/2-year prison term Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:45:20 -0500
LOS ANGELES - A confessed burglar described by police as one of the most prolific thieves in Los Angeles history was resentenced Tuesday to 7 1/2 years in prison after making a police training video showing how he stole about $16 million in property, including a Degas painting.

Trial begins over $30M Cezanne stolen in 1978 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:45:21 -0500
BOSTON - At first, nothing seemed out of place when Michael Bakwin returned to his home in the Berkshires after he and his family went away for Memorial Day weekend in 1978.

Japan's economy shrinks in second quarter Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:45:04 -0500
TOKYO - Japan's economy shrank in the second quarter, the government said Wednesday, as slowing exports and waning consumer demand pushed the world's No. 2 economy to the brink of recession.

Oil steady near $113 ahead of inventory data Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:45:05 -0500
SINGAPORE - Oil prices were steady near $113 a barrel Wednesday in Asia ahead of weekly oil and gasoline inventory data that may show further evidence of declining crude demand in the U.S.

Ford exec says company can weather downturn Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:45:05 -0500
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Despite the headwinds of a slumping U.S. economy, tight credit, high gasoline prices and declining home values, Ford Motor Co.'s top American executive said he is confident the company has enough cash to weather losses and make a profit again.

Qantas grounds 6 planes to check maintenance files Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:45:05 -0500
SYDNEY, Australia - Australia's airline safety body said Wednesday it would expand its investigation of Qantas after the company announced it temporarily pulled six aircraft from service because of irregularities in maintenance records.

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