News 2008-08-15 Andanh.com

Sidelined at harvest: Man calls one-second accident that took his hand 'dumb, dumb, dumb' Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:07:12 -0500
HETTINGER - Roger Wilson would watch a small battalion of harvest equipment crawl over his wheat fields east of Hettinger Wednesday, doing in a day what he can't do this year.

Allegiant adding direct flight to Phoenix Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:07:12 -0500
Allegiant Air on Wednesday announced non-stop service to Phoenix from Bismarck.

Brandner is guilty of terrorizing Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:07:12 -0500
Brian Brandner has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for a threat that forced the evacuation of the Civic Center during the 2007 Century High School graduation.

Volunteers clean up the city Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:07:11 -0500
Volunteers in white shirts spread across the Bismarck-Mandan area on Wednesday, leaving a trail of freshly painted buildings and spruced up landscapes in their wake.

Defendant fails to show at hearing Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:07:11 -0500
A warrant has been issued for a man charged for possessing salvia divinorum.

Two days of bluegrass music offered Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:07:12 -0500
This weekend will feature some toe-tapping acoustic music as the third annual Bismarck Bluegrass Festival takes over Sleepy Hollow Park

Home's fate is uncertain for Mandan residents Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:07:12 -0500
Robert "Bob" Thorberg, a Mandan recipient of his neighbors' generosity, died Sunday at 70.

Bismarck Bluegrass Festival schedule Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:07:12 -0500
Friday 6 p.m. : Old 5 and Dimers 7 p.m.: Cottonwood 8 p.m.: Art Stevenson 9 p.m.: High 48s Saturday 1 p.m.: Spiritwood Creek 2 p.m.: Masters Plan 3 p.m.: Moose Creek Symphony 3 p.m.: Kris Kitko with a children's performance at north shelter

Archery tournament this weekend Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:07:11 -0500
This weekend, the North Dakota Bowhunters Association will host the 2008 State 3-D Archery Tournament.

N.D. students do well on ACT test Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:07:12 -0500
North Dakota high school students as a whole continue to show they are better prepared for college courses than their counterparts nationwide, but American Indian students in the state continue to lag behind whites.

Soldiers working with Afghan farmers to grow wheat Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:07:12 -0500
Army National Guard soldiers from farm states are hoping to fight terrorism and grow Afghanistan's farm economy, one legitimate crop at a time.

Hearing held on suspended doc Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:17:27 -0500
A judge heard testimony Wednesday in the case of a Fargo doctor whose license was suspended last month.

Landfill won't take waste Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:07:12 -0500
MINOT (AP) - The Minot landfill has temporarily stopped taking waste from Trinity Hospital, after the discovery of unauthorized medical waste.

Health officials see diabetes increase Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:17:27 -0500
In what officials call an alarming trend, the state Health Department and North Dakota's largest insurer are reporting an increase in the number of North Dakota children with Type 2 diabetes, a condition more common in overweight adults.

AG praises drunk driver testing results Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:07:12 -0500
A regional program that requires repeat drunken drivers to pass twice-daily breath tests to stay out of jail has shown excellent results, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says.

Commandments lawsuit on hold Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:07:11 -0500
FARGO (AP) - A lawsuit by opponents of a Ten Commandments monument on Fargo city property may be put on hold.

Judge: Fines lawsuit can continue Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:07:11 -0500
FARGO (AP) - A federal judge says a West Fargo woman can continue her lawsuit against the city of Fargo over traffic fines.

Red River not expected to rise much Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:07:11 -0500
WAHPETON (AP) - Officials don't expect the heavy rainfall that led to street and home flooding in Wahpeton to result in any significant Red River flooding problems.

Guard says it's tops in recruiting Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:07:11 -0500
North Dakota National Guard officials say the state's Army National Guard is the first state unit to win the "Lewis and Clark Recruiting Challenge" for the fourth year in a row.

Autistic kids' behavior stirs furor Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:07:12 -0500
FARGO - When a 13-year-old Minnesota boy was banned from church after parishioners complained about his behavior, it exposed a painful truth so politically incorrect that some people feel guilty just saying it out loud: Some autistic children can be annoying and disruptive in public.

Colbert keeps Canton joke rolling Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:07:12 -0500
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Comic Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" apologized to the residents of Canton for calling the town "North Dakota's dirty ashtray" and has shifted his target south.

$1M for Bakken study is granted Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:07:12 -0500
North Dakota's congressional delegation says the University of North Dakota is getting a $1 million federal grant to study the Bakken shale formation in North Dakota and eastern Montana and ways to tap its oil.

Ethanol improves its PR Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:07:12 -0500
OMAHA, Neb. - Ethanol producers are revolutionaries challenging the current reliance on oil while taking on a smear campaign against their product, the president of an ethanol trade group said Friday.

Unarmed missile tested in launch Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:07:11 -0500
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) - An unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile was successfully tested early Wednesday, the Air Force said.

Air Force beefing up jobs Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:07:12 -0500
WASHINGTON - The new leaders of the Air Force acknowledged Tuesday that the service lost its focus and must work to mend fences after a slew of contracting and nuclear-related missteps.

Jurors told of brutal murders Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:07:12 -0500
BOISE, IdahBOISE, Idaho - The death sentencing hearing of Joseph Edward Duncan III opened Wednesday with a long and brutal description by prosecutors of how Duncan killed several members of a northern Idaho family, abducted the two youngest children and then abused them at a campsite before murdering one of them.

VeraSun Energy shares profit surge Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:07:12 -0500
SIOUX FALLSSIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Shares of VeraSun Energy Corp. surged Tuesday after the ethanol producer reported better-than-expected earnings for the second quarter.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Back at it Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:07:12 -0500
Six extra games in the win column has added some pizzazz to Century football.

Area Sports Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:07:12 -0500
PRO BASKETBALL TIMBERWOLVES PRESS CONFERENCE Minnesota Timberwolves vice president of basketball operations Kevin McHale will be in Bismarck today for a press conference, where he is expected to announce that the team will be playing a preseason game in Bismarck.

Morning Leadoff Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:07:12 -0500
Trivia answer From 1D: Ten years ago today, Baltimore's Chris Hoiles became the ninth major leaguer and first catcher to hit two grand slams in one game against the Cleveland Indians. Hoiles homered in the third inning off Charles Nagy and in the eighth against Ron Villone to lead the Orioles to a 15-3 victory.

Recreation Digest Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:07:12 -0500
GOLF PRAIRIEWEST Wednesday Night Men's League 1. (tie) Twin CIty Roofing and Great Plains Diversified 83. 3. Eyes on Parkway 80. 4. DATRUE Process Automation 78. 5. Railway Credit Union 77.5. 6. Northland Financial 77. 7. MGATeam 3 76.5. 8. Medicine Shoppe 75.5. 9. Schaaf Tax Servies 75. 10. (tie) Crescent Piping and MGA Team 7 72. 12. Midwest Business Systems 71.5. 13. (tie) Dakota Community Bank and Electric Systems 71. 15. (tie)Blackridge Bank and MGA Team 4 68. 17. (tie)Kel Cap LLC and Miracle Ear 66. 19. Starion Financial 65. 20. Olson Pro Shop 56. 21. Midway Lanes 55. 22. Mandan Steel Fabricators 44.

Russian troops continue to block Georgian city Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:45:09 -0500
GORI, Georgia - Russian troops are still blocking entrance to the city of Gori in war-battered Georgia. Doubt remains about whether Russia will honor an agreement to pull back its forces.

Musharraf ally says talks could lead to exit Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:45:10 -0500
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The resignation of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf with legal immunity is a key option being discussed in talks that are under way in an effort to avoid his looming impeachment, an ally of the embattled leader said Friday.

Bombs target Shiite pilgrims in Iraq, kills 18 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:45:15 -0500
BAGHDAD - A woman suicide bomber struck Shiite pilgrims south of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 18 people and wounding scores of others after the government announced new measures to protect worshippers ahead of a major religious festival.

Syria, Lebanon to negotiate demarcation of border Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:45:11 -0500
DAMASCUS, Syria - Syria agreed Thursday to begin negotiations with Lebanon on demarcating their border, making its second concession in two days to longtime demands from the Lebanese as they seek to normalize relations with their dominant larger neighbor.

US, Poland agree to anti-missile defense deal Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:45:15 -0500
WARSAW, Poland - Poland and the United States struck a deal Thursday that will strengthen military ties and put an American missile interceptor base in Poland, a plan that has infuriated Moscow and sparked fears in Europe of a new arms race.

Petals cover Brussels square in carpet of flowers Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:45:11 -0500
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Some 700,000 begonias will cover Brussels' main square beginning Friday to form a flower carpet of vibrant colors, a big draw to the Belgium capital that happens every other year but will wither and brown by the end of the weekend.

Texas jury rejects lawsuit against Osteen's wife Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:45:22 -0500
HOUSTON - The wife of televangelist Joel Osteen thanked and praised God after a jury unanimously decided Thursday that she did not assault a flight attendant during an alleged tirade over a stain on her first-class seat.

Woman who had dogs cloned wanted in Tennessee Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:45:25 -0500
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A woman who made headlines by having five pups cloned and was linked to an abduction case in England is also wanted in Tennessee on charges she tried to plan a burglary in 2004, a defense attorney and prosecutors there said.

Idaho killer's jury hears voice of abducted girl Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:45:09 -0500
BOISE, Idaho - Jurors deciding whether a convicted sex offender who killed four people should be executed heard Thursday the voice of a little girl who endured weeks of torture and despair but survived the 2005 attack that decimated her family.

Links between Ark. Democrat leader, killer unclear Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:45:22 -0500
SEARCY, Ark. - The killer of Arkansas' Democratic Party chairman had written his victim's name on a Post-It note and had two sets of car keys from his victim's car dealership, but links between the men and a motive for the slaying remained a mystery to investigators Thursday.

Investigation dogs Alaska governor Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:45:22 -0500
JUNEAU, Alaska - Gov. Sarah Palin, a rising young GOP star mentioned as a possible running mate for John McCain, could see her clean-hands reputation damaged by a growing furor over whether she tried to get her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper.

"Texas 7" fugitive who dropped appeals executed Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:45:20 -0500
HUNTSVILLE, Texas - A member of the infamous "Texas 7" gang of escaped fugitives was executed Thursday for killing a Dallas-area police officer during their weeks on the run.

Pregnant NY traffic agent is hit, dies; baby saved Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:45:20 -0500
NEW YORK - A pregnant New York City traffic agent has been struck by a van and killed on the job, but doctors have saved her baby.

Boy, 4, trapped alone on runaway boat for 45 min. Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:45:16 -0500
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. - A couple watched helplessly as their 4-year-old son was trapped alone on a runaway boat as it spun in circles on Lake Michigan for nearly 45 minutes.

Appeals court in NYC will rehear torture case Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:45:23 -0500
NEW YORK - A federal appeals court will reconsider its decision to toss out a Canadian engineer's lawsuit over torture he says he endured after being mistaken for an Islamic extremist.

Just 6 sign up for self-deportation in 1st week Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:45:23 -0500
TUCSON, Ariz. - Just six illegal immigrants volunteered to leave the United States in the first week of a pilot program inviting nearly a half-million people to self-deport, federal officials said.

Oil drops below $114 on slowing economies Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:45:05 -0500
SINGAPORE - Oil prices dropped below $114 a barrel Friday in Asia as investors speculated slowing economic growth in the world's largest economies will continue to undermining global crude demand.

32 protesters arrested outside Disneyland Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:45:07 -0500
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Cinderella, Snow White, Tinkerbell and other fictional fixtures of modern-day childhood were handcuffed, frisked and loaded into police vans Thursday at the culmination of a labor protest that brought a touch of reality to the Happiest Place on Earth.

Netflix shipping centers slammed by problems Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:45:06 -0500
SAN FRANCISCO - Netflix Inc. said Thursday that major technical problems over the past three days have severely limited the number of DVDs it could send out.

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