News 2008-08-17 Andanh.com

Kindergarten goes all-day in Mandan this week Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:06:35 -0500
Bright yellow nametags with neat printed letters dot some of the desks in Sara Hills' classroom.

Classes are starting again Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:06:35 -0500
Students in Bismarck-Mandan begin returning to school this week.

New Mandan Middle School opens this week Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:06:35 -0500
Being an eighth-grader has its advantages. Eighth-graders know the best lockers, the fastest way through the lunch line and where to go when they don't want to be seen.

Battlefield site events planned Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:06:35 -0500
KULM - A series of free public programs commemorating key anniversaries at the Whitestone Hill Battlefield State Historic Site near Kulm will be featured Sept. 5 and Sept. 7.

Governor, wife hosting blood drive Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:06:35 -0500
Gov. John Hoeven and first lady Mikey Hoeven have opened the Governor's Residence to hold a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday.

History conference set for November Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:06:35 -0500
"Lincoln Legacy: The Homestead Act, the 20th annual Governor's Conference on North Dakota History," will be held Nov. 7-8 at the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck.

Curt Eriksmoen: Baseball league faced constant change, challenge Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:06:35 -0500
The Northern League has operated professional baseball teams during six different time cycles. These include 1902 to 1905, 1908, 1913 to 1917, 1933 to 1943, 1946 to 1971, and 1993 to the present time.

Former coach to address summit Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:06:35 -0500
Sen. Byron L. Dorgan, D-N.D., and former college basketball coach Dale Brown are the two keynote speakers for the Twelfth Annual Tribal Leaders Summit in Bismarck.

Workshops dealing with disabilities slated Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:06:35 -0500
On Sept. 10, Catherine Hayes will be the speaker at two workshops sponsored by the North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities.

Eagle sculpture to be dedicated Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:06:35 -0500
The eagle sculpture, "The Keeper," a student project of the United Tribes Art-Art Marketing program, will be dedicated at 2 p.m. Sept. 4.

Road, river crossing causes stir Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:06:35 -0500
One of the trails near Theodore Roosevelt's Elkhorn Ranch site, where the former president ranched and sought solitude more than a century ago, could become a road and river crossing under a plan county officials have pushed for two decades.

A secluded place still in Minot Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:06:35 -0500
MINOT (AP) - Minot's growth during the past several decades has sprawled over many acres of once rural countryside.

Mayville State erasing deficit Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:06:35 -0500
MAYVILLE (AP) - Mayville State University says it is on track to erase a $900,000 deficit by July 2010.

Defense wants informant details in S.D. slaying Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:06:35 -0500
RAPID CITY, S.D. - A man charged with a decades-old murder wants the U.S. government to disclose details of payments to informants and the name of one who said the victim was still alive weeks after the time period prosecutors believed she was killed.

Victim of crash near Manvel identified Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:06:35 -0500
MANVEL (AP) - The Highway Patrol has identified the victim of a car crash in Grand Forks County.

New centers hope to ease child care crunch Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:06:35 -0500
MINOT (AP) - Two new centers hope to ease a child care crunch in Minot.

Stretch of U.S. 2 to remain two-lane Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:06:35 -0500
WILLISTON (AP) - Montana is working on a proposal to four-lane U.S. Highway 2 between Culbertson and the North Dakota border. But North Dakota officials say there are no plans yet to four-lane the last 12 miles of U.S. 2 in North Dakota.

U.S. oil and gas rig count up by 23 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:06:35 -0500
HOUSTON (AP) - The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the United States rose by 23 last week to 1,990.

Motorcycle crash kills Valley City woman Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:06:35 -0500
TURTLE LAKE (AP) - A Valley City woman has died from injuries she suffered in a motorcycle crash in McLean County.

Girls to testify in molestation case Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:06:35 -0500
FARGO (AP) - A judge has ruled that four young girls are competent to testify in the upcoming trial of a 21-year-old former Fargo YMCA day care worker accused of molesting them.

Health units to intensify secondhand smoke effort Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:06:35 -0500
A group of public health units in North Dakota is planning to boost its efforts to educate the public about secondhand smoke.

Lennon prepares team Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:06:35 -0500
CARBONDALE, Ill. - Southern Illinois will have a new quarterback in the pocket this season, but it's Saluki coach Dale Lennon who's been doing the scrambling.

Atkins doesn't make finals Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:47:49 -0500
BEIJING- Former Dickinson State University sprinter Derrick Atkins' dream of winning an Olympic medal came to an end Saturday when he failed to qualify for the men's 100-meter final.

Area Sports Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:06:35 -0500
COLLEGE FOOTBALL TWO FRESHMEN QUIT AT NDSU FARGO (AP) - Two freshmen have quit the North Dakota State football team, and a backup quarterback can't play until a transcript problem is cleared up.

Morning Leadoff Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:06:35 -0500
Trivia answer From 1D: Walter Johnson pitched the franchise's first no-hitter on July 1, 1920, for the Washington Senators.

Russia says Georgia pullout to begin Monday Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:45:04 -0500
GORI, Georgia - Russia's president said troops would begin pulling out of Georgia on Monday, but made no mention of leaving the separatist province at the heart of the conflict between the countries.

7,000 police blanket Kabul before celebration Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:45:10 -0500
KABUL, Afghanistan - The Afghan police ordered 7,000 officers onto the streets of Kabul to guard against attacks on senior leaders during Independence Day celebrations Monday, responding to signs of the Taliban's growing strength near the capital.

Pakistan burn victims turn beauticians Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:45:11 -0500
LAHORE, Pakistan - Saira Liaqat squints through her one good eye as she brushes a woman's hair. Her face, most of which the acid melted years ago, occasionally lights up with a smile. Her hands, largely undamaged, deftly handle the dark brown locks.

US drawdown raises security fears in Iraqi city Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:45:11 -0500
TAL AFAR, Iraq - A series of bombings in this small but strategic northwestern Iraqi city is stoking fears of a return to sectarian conflict here and raising questions about a strategy of handing urban security to Iraqi police.

China confiscates Bibles from American Christians Sun, 17 Aug 2008 09:45:07 -0500
BEIJING - Chinese customs officials confiscated more than 300 Bibles on Sunday from four American Christians who arrived in a southwestern city with plans to distribute them, the group's leader said.

Israel approves release of 200 jailed Palestinians Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:45:08 -0500
JERUSALEM - Israel's Cabinet on Sunday approved the release of some 200 Palestinian prisoners as a goodwill gesture to the government of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

Pakistan edges toward Musharraf impeachment Sun, 17 Aug 2008 09:45:07 -0500
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's ruling coalition took another step Sunday toward impeaching President Pervez Musharraf, finalizing the charges to be launched against the former army strongman if he refuses to resign.

A lurid sex story returns to haunt Malaysia Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:45:11 -0500
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - In headlines, on TV news and around dinner tables, the talk has turned lurid in Malaysia these days.

2 bombs explode in Spanish resorts; no injuries Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:45:21 -0500
MALAGA, Spain - Two small bombs blamed on Basque separatist group ETA exploded at tourist resorts in southern Spain on Sunday, authorities said. No injuries were reported, but more than 10,000 people were evacuated from a harbor area.

Iraqi police: Bomber kills US-allied Sunni leader Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:45:06 -0500
BAGHDAD - A suicide bomber dressed in a woman's robe detonated explosives Sunday in a heavily guarded area of Baghdad, killing the deputy leader of a Sunni neighborhood's security volunteers who had turned against al-Qaida, Iraqi officials said.

Visitors urged to leave Florida Keys ahead of Fay Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:45:16 -0500
KEY WEST, Fla. - A light stream of traffic headed out of Key West Sunday as officials urged visitors to leave the string of low-lying islands ahead of Tropical Storm Fay, which forecasters said could strengthen to a hurricane.

Texas authorities say body is abducted clerk Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:45:36 -0500
DALLAS - A body found in a remote area was been identified as the clerk whose abduction from a store in a small North Texas town was recorded by security cameras, authorities said Sunday.

Fairs tout green efforts, but some still struggle Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:45:16 -0500
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The doughnut stand's exterior was plastic and studded with incandescent lights. It had its own humming generators. And the cold water for sale came in plastic bottles.

Joys, burdens of being best face Phelps now Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:45:17 -0500
He stood, literally, on top of the world: Everest. The highest mountain on earth.

Calif. man rescued after 2 nights in old mine Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:45:17 -0500
SONORA, Calif. - A man was rescued from an abandoned gold mine Sunday after tumbling more than 100 feet and spending two nights at the bottom of the dark shaft, authorities said.

Texas officials want 8 sect kids back in custody Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:45:18 -0500
SAN ANGELO, Texas - More than two months after being forced to return children from a polygamist sect to their parents, Texas child welfare authorities want eight of the youngsters put back in foster care.

Hawaiian palace occupied anew; 22 arrested Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:45:27 -0500
HONOLULU - A group of Native Hawaiians claiming to be the state's legitimate rulers occupied the grounds of a historic palace for two hours before being arrested by state officers in the second recent takeover of its kind.

Road proposal riles activists in Roosevelt country Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:45:23 -0500
BISMARCK, N.D. - Plans to turn a secluded Badlands trail into a major road and river crossing might not have created such a stir if not for where it is: near the ranch where Theodore Roosevelt helped conceive the American conservation movement.

Windmills split town and families Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:45:15 -0500
LOWVILLE, N.Y. - "Listen," John Yancey says, leaning against his truck in a field outside his home.

9/11 aid groups close or adapt as money wanes Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:45:26 -0500
NEW YORK - Terry Grace Sears knows she has still has work to do helping the families of Sept. 11 victims, seeing the proof last week on the faces of kids just beginning to open up about their parents' deaths in the terror attack.

AP IMPACT: Weak rules cripple appraiser oversight Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:45:06 -0500
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - As soaring home prices set the stage for America's great housing meltdown, a critical step in making sure those home sales were a fair deal _ the real estate appraisal _ was undermined from within.

Inflated appraisal nearly cost family its home Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:45:07 -0500
HOPE MILLS, N.C. - After 25 years as a doorman on Manhattan's Upper East Side, Carl Petrone was ready to retire from the cold winters and his daily commute.

Questions and answers on hiring an appraiser Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:45:08 -0500
Questions and answers on how consumers can ensure they are getting an honest appraisal when buying or selling a home, refinancing an existing mortgage or taking out a home equity loan or line of credit:

Kosher meatpacker struggles after immigration raid Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:45:06 -0500
POSTVILLE, Iowa - Three months after the nation's largest immigration raid, chickens and beef carcasses are again moving down the line at Agriprocessors' sprawling kosher meatpacking plant, but managers acknowledge that business still isn't back to normal.

Oil's down, stocks are up, but uncertainty remains Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:45:07 -0500
NEW YORK - The past four weeks on Wall Street have been quite a welcome contrast. Stocks have risen, the dollar has strengthened and oil prices have plummeted.

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