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REST OF TODAY…OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING…
 THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. NEW SNOW
 ACCUMULATION AROUND 1 INCH.  HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 .TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. SOUTHEAST  WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 .THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 15 TO 20. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
 .THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
 EVENING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET
 AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS AROUND 10. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
 .FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
 .FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 10.
 .SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 15 TO 20.
 .SATURDAY NIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS AROUND 10 BELOW.
 .SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.
 .SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20 BELOW. HIGHS AROUND 10 BELOW.
 .TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.

 WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES MONDAY MORNING ARE

FORECAST TO RANGE BETWEEN 35 AND 47 BELOW.

 

Jamestown, ND , (KCSi-T.V. News) — Jamestown Police is asking the public for information concerning recent vandalism’s.

Last week, two vehicle windshields and a building window were broken between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning on the 800 block of First Avenue Southeast at Miller Landscaping.

The damages estimate is $1,000.

The vandalism’s are not believed to be related.

The vandalism occurred at the buildings that were vandalized last summer.

Following that investigation, nine juveniles were referred to juvenile court after vandalizing the buildings for about a month.

The buildings were the bought, with a business established on the site.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to call the Jamestown Police Department at 252-2414.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Jamestown Regional Medical Center’s Hospice program will benefit from proceeds raised, from this year’s “Polar Pig, Walk the Plank.”

The event is in conjunction with the Stutsman Harley Owners Group (HOG), and will be held on Saturday February 2, 2013 at Stutsman Harley Davidson in Jamestown.

Spokesperson, Don Wegner says the silent auction begins at 9-a.m., with registration and the ABATE Chili Cookoff starting at 10:30-a.m.

Walk the Plant begins at noon, with participants raising money for hospice through pledges, and other donations.

Prizes will be awarded for …Team Spirit, Best Splash, and the Wildest Costume.

For more information contact Don Wegner at 701-320-7866.

　

From VCSU

VALLEY CITY, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Jan 15, 2013) – Valley City State University’s online Master of Education program was ranked as a top program in the second annual edition of Top Online Education Program rankings by U.S.News & World Report.

Appearing in the Best Online Graduate Education Programs, VCSU’s M.Ed. earned the #22 spot of 143 and is the only program offered by a North Dakota college or university to be ranked in this category.

These rankings were created in response to today’s high demand for graduate education provided in a flexible manner.

VCSU President, Dr. Steven Shirley says, “VCSU can rightfully be proud of the new tradition that has emerged with two consecutive years of being ranked in this category. It illustrates the consistency and strong academic quality and rigor within VCSU’s Master of Education program and the national reputation the program has earned. VCSU is committed to this program which is highly accessible, is of high quality, and meets the needs of education professionals throughout North Dakota and beyond. This latest national recognition is a clear sign of that commitment and success.”

This is the second year U.S. News has rated online programs. Expanding upon its ratings that were launched a year ago, the 2013 Best Online Education Programs is the most extensive evaluation of U.S. online degree programs ever published.

For the first time, there are overall numeric rankings that take into account admissions selectivity, student engagement, faculty credentials and training, and student services and technology.

In order to be considered for the rankings, online degree programs needed to meet the definition of a distance education program similar to the U.S. Department of Education’s which states that all required coursework for program completion is able to be completed via distance education courses that incorporate Internet-based learning technologies by students who are separated from the instructor.

For more information about the rankings methodology, go to http://www.usnews.com/onlinemeth.

For more information on the U.S. News Top Online Education Program rankings, please visit http://www.usnews.com/education/online-education.

VCSU’s Master of Education is fully accredited and is offered 100% online to meet the needs of practicing teachers. Available concentrations include Teaching and Technology (with options in English Education, Elementary Education, Teaching & Learning and Music Technology), English Language Learners, Library and Information Technologies, and Technology Education. More information about the program is available at www.vcsu.edu/graduate.

Valley City State University (VCSU) prepares people for life through visionary leadership and exemplary practices in teaching, learning and service. VCSU is nationally acclaimed for attracting and retaining talented individuals who advance quality learning opportunities and economic growth through technology and innovation.

　

　 TIOGA, N.D. (AP) – Authorities are investigating whether a man found dead in the northwestern North Dakota city of Tioga died of exposure to the cold.
 
     The body of the man estimated to be in his 40s or 50s was found Monday beneath a motor home parked near a bar. Authorities say there are no immediate signs of foul play and early indications are that the man died from exposure.
 
     His body has been sent to the state medical examiner’s office in Bismarck for an autopsy. Authorities did not immediately release his name.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem (STEHN’-juhm) says he is as annoyed as anyone by telephone sales calls to his home.
 
     Stenehjem told lawmakers on Tuesday that telemarketers who violate North Dakota’s “Do Not Call” law are getting tougher to catch. He says scammers increasingly are “hijacking” telephone numbers to disguise their whereabouts, making them hard to find.
 
     North Dakota’s telemarketing law was passed in 2003 and bars most organizations from making telephone sales calls to homes if the phone number is listed on a state “do not call” list.
 
     Stenehjem says the state has levied about $250,000 in fines over the years. He says that’s more than what federal regulators have tallied over the years.
 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The Agriculture Department says in its latest report that wheat and barley stocks are up in the Dakotas.
 
     The Dec. 1 stocks were released last week. Wheat stocks totaled 204 million bushels in North Dakota and 60.3 million bushels in South Dakota, up 33 percent and less than 1 percent, respectively. Barley stocks were up 86 percent in North Dakota and 9 percent in South Dakota.
 
     Corn and soybean stocks also are up in North Dakota, but they’re down in South Dakota, a possible reflection of worse drought conditions in South Dakota.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Eight North Dakota Army National Guard soldiers are beginning a year of duty in Afghanistan.
 
     A send-off ceremony was scheduled Wednesday for the members of the Bismarck-based Detachment 42 Organizational Support Airlift unit.
 
     The soldiers will be providing aerial surveillance for troops on the ground in Afghanistan.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The price tag for a new Sanford Health hospital in Fargo has been trimmed by nearly $50 million.
 
     The size of the medical center slated to open in 2016 remains about 1 million square feet, but plans now call for a smaller base and an additional floor. The change reduces the cost from $541 million to $494 million.
 
     Dennis Millirons, president of Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, says planning for the project will shift to detailed drawings next month. Steel will start going up in March or April. The shape of the hospital will resemble an “X” when viewed from above.
 
     Sanford Health is based in Fargo and in Sioux Falls, S.D. It bills itself as the largest not-for-profit rural health care provider in the country.

 

 HOUSTON (AP) – ConocoPhillips is selling some properties in North Dakota and Montana to a subsidiary of Denbury Resources Inc. for $1.05 billion.
 
     The oil and natural gas company said Tuesday that the Cedar Creek Anticline properties span about 86,000 net acres in southwestern North Dakota and eastern Montana.
 
     The sale doesn’t include any of ConocoPhillips’ Bakken Formation assets.
 
     With this deal, the company has raised about $12 billion from asset sales since the start of 2012. Proceeds from the sales will be used for general corporate purposes.
 
     ConocoPhillips, based in Houston, anticipates an approximately $120 million earnings benefit in its fourth quarter related to the Cedar Creek Anticline transaction.
 
     The deal is expected to close in the first quarter. Denbury is based in Plano, Texas.
 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A state regulator says the amount of natural gas wasted as a byproduct of oil production in North Dakota could be significantly cut by giving energy companies a tax exemption if they utilize the gas.
 
     Oil companies in North Dakota can burn off natural gas for a year without paying taxes or royalties on it.
 
     But legislation being discussed Tuesday by the House Taxation and Finance Committee would extend the exemption for two additional years if a company collects at least 75 percent of the gas at well sites.
 
     Department of Mineral Resources Director Lynn Helms told the panel that about 30 percent of the state’s gas production is being burned off because development of needed pipelines and processing facilities has not kept pace with production.

 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The University of North Dakota aerobatic team is flying high once again.
 
     Team coach Mike Lents guided UND to its fifth straight national collegiate title, which is the result of participating in aerobatic competitions around the country last year.
 
     Members of the team are Aaron Fettig of Bismarck, Ben Collins of Fort Collins, Colo., Alexander Sachs of Oregon, Wis., Jonathan Sievert of Anoka, Minn., and Andrew Davidsmeyer of Jacksonville, Ill.
 
     Lents is an aviation lecturer in the school of aerospace sciences.

 

In sports…

From Jim Roaldson

Girls Night Out on January 25, 2013 7-10-p.m.

Blue Jay Girls Hockey vs. Minot @ 7:00 PM (Wilson Arena)

There will be free admission for all girls grades K-8. A free pizza party will be held after the game with door prizes to be given away during the game.

Grand prizes include two free registrations for any new girls hockey player for the 2013-2014 season and two tickets to a UND hockey game during the 2013-2014 for any new girls player.

 GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Tickets for this weekend’s college hockey series between longtime rivals North Dakota and Minnesota are selling for hundreds of dollars.
 
     The Friday and Saturday games at Mariucci (mayr-ee-OO’-chee) Arena in Minneapolis are the last time the two schools will play as members of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, barring a playoff matchup. It also will be the last time they will play in the regular season for at least a few years.
 
     UND next season is moving to the National Collegiate Hockey Conference and Minnesota is going to the Big Ten. There are no future games scheduled between the teams.
 
      Tickets for Saturday’s game are selling online for as much as $425.

 

BOYS BASKETBALL
     Beulah 54, Dickinson Trinity 49
     Bismarck Century 87, Jamestown 40
     Bismarck St. Mary’s 56, Bismarck High 54
     Bowman County 53, Beach 41
     Carrington 68, Pingree/Buchanan-Kensal 41
     Cavalier 62, Kittson County Central, Minn. 29
     Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley, Minn. 64, Fairmount-Campbell-Tintah 62
     Des Lacs-Burlington 80, Glenburn 54
     Dickinson 65, Williston 30
     Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 67, Oakes 49
     Fargo Shanley 84, Valley City 58
     Fargo South 76, Grand Forks Central 30
     Flasher 63, Solen 29
     Four Winds/Minnewaukan 82, New Rockford-Sheyenne 51
     Garrison 71, Parshall 69
     Grafton 64, Dakota Prairie 58
     Harvey-Wells County 67, Midkota 51
     Hazen 84, Richardton-Taylor 49
     Hettinger/Scranton 72, New England 59
     Kidder County 51, Central Prairie 45
     Killdeer 72, Glen Ullin-Hebron 50
     Lakota/Adams-Edmore 68, Warwick 45
     Langdon 57, Benson County 48
     Lewis and Clark-Berthold 60, Surrey 43
     Linton-HMB 69, Napoleon 40
     Lisbon 59, Kindred 58, OT
     May Port CG 49, Hillsboro/Central Valley 47
     Midway-Minto 69, Park River/Fordville Lankin 42
     Milnor 60, North Sargent 50
     Minot 67, Turtle Mountain 47
     Minot Bishop Ryan 90, Kenmare 89, OT
     Minot Our Redeemer’s 53, Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 52
     Mott-Regent 68, Heart River 58
     North Star 94, Rolla 37
     Northern Cass 55, Hatton-Northwood 41
     Powers Lake 65, Ray 46
     Rugby 87, Velva 37
     Shiloh Christian 71, Grant County 56
     Stanley 55, Divide County 31
     Starkweather-Munich 51, Rolette-Wolford 29
     Strasburg-Zeeland 54, South Border 45
     Thompson 49, Larimore 47
     Towner-Granville-Upham 54, Westhope-Newburg 51, OT
     Trenton 83, Bainville, Mont. 28
     Washburn 66, Center-Stanton 55
     Watford City 61, Tioga 49
     West Fargo 59, Wahpeton 55
     Wilton-Wing 57, Max 56
 GIRLS BASKETBALL

Barnes County Tournament
 First Round

    Valley City 62, Barnes County North 22
     Enderlin 69, Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 39
     Maple Valley 61, Griggs County Central 28
     Sargent Central 46, LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 38
 
     Bismarck Century 73, Jamestown 46
     Bismarck High 67, Bismarck St. Mary’s 50
     Dickinson 66, Williston 43
     Divide County 50, Stanley 42
     Fargo North 50, Grand Forks Red River 46
     Kidder County 44, Central Prairie 35
     Kindred 57, Lisbon 41
     Midway-Minto 60, Fordville Lankin-Park River 39
     Northern Cass 74, Hatton-Northwood 42
     Oakes 50, Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 38
     Strasburg-Zeeland 62, South Border 37
     Trenton 68, Bainville, Mont. 37
     Washburn 59, Center-Stanton 34
     Watford City 76, Tioga 14
     West Fargo 64, Wahpeton 42
     Wilton-Wing 54, Max 34
  

 NATIONAL  BASKETBALL  ASSOCIATION
 
   Final          Indiana              103    Charlotte            76
   Final          New  Orleans      111    Philadelphia      99
   Final          Brooklyn            113    Toronto              106
   Final          L-A  Clippers    117    Houston              109
   Final  OT    Denver                115    Portland            111
   Final          L-A  Lakers        104    Milwaukee            88
 
 
       TOP-25  COLLEGE  BASKETBALL

UNDATED (AP) – Unranked Wisconsin isn’t ranked in The Associated Press men’s basketball poll, but it could be by next Monday following its second win over a top-15 opponent since Saturday.
 
     Ryan Evans had 13 points and seven rebounds as the Badgers beat second-ranked Indiana 64-59 at Bloomington.
 
    Final    (12)  Creighton        79              N.  Iowa            68
   Final              St.  John’s      67    (20)  Notre  Dame      63

 

NBA…

 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star Kevin Love has undergone surgery on his broken right hand. The team announced yesterday that the operation was successful. Love is expected to return from the injury sometime in March.

 

NHL…
 
     ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Pierre-Marc Bouchard is excited to be back on the ice after recovering from another concussion. The Minnesota Wild forward missed the second half of last season because of post-concussion symptoms. Bouchard is on track to play in Saturday’s opener against Colorado.
 
     MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota Wild officials are expecting a sellout crowd Saturday when the team opens the shortened NHL season. Chief operating officer Matt Majka says strong ticket sales suggest a full house for the game against Colorado. The team also is hosting “Wild Wednesday” tonight, which will feature an intrasquad scrimmage.

 

NFL…

 CHICAGO (AP) – The Bears have hired Montreal Alouettes coach Marc Trestman to replace the fired Lovie Smith.
 
     It’s the first head coaching job in the NFL for Trestman, a long-time NFL assistant who spent the past five seasons coaching the CFL’s Alouettes and led them to two Grey Cup titles.
 
     Trestman was an offensive coordinator with San Francisco, Arizona and Oakland. The Bears hope he can get the most out of quarterback Jay Cutler and help them reach the playoffs on a consistent basis.

 

 SAN DIEGO (AP) – Former Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy is the new head coach of the AFC West-rival Chargers. He replaces Norv Turner, who was fired at the end of the season after the Chargers failed to make the playoffs for the third straight year.

 

 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning was chosen AFC offensive player of the year and Vikings running back Adrian Peterson the NFC’s top offensive player in voting for the 101 Awards.
 
     A nationwide panel of 101 sportswriters and broadcasters who regularly cover the NFL vote on the awards, which will be handed out for the 43rd time on March 2 in Kansas City.
 
     San Francisco linebacker Aldon Smith was the NFC’s top defensive player, and Seattle’s Pete Carroll the conference coach of the year. Houston’s J.J. Watt was the AFC’s best defensive player and Chuck Pagano and Bruce Arians of Indianapolis shared the AFC coaching honor.

 

MLB…

 WASHINGTON (AP) – Reliever Rafael Soriano and the Washington Nationals have reached agreement pending a physical on a $28 million, two-year contract that includes $14 million in deferred money. That’s according to a person familiar with the negotiations who spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal wasn’t official. A one-time All-Star, Soriano had 42 saves and a 2.26 ERA for the AL East champion New York Yankees last year while filling in for injured closer Mariano Rivera.

 

CYCLING ARMSTRONG…

UNDATED (AP) – The World Anti-Doping Agency wants Lance Armstrong to confess under oath in order to seek a reduction in his lifetime ban from sports for doping during his seven Tour de France victories.  Armstrong confessed to Oprah Winfrey in an interview to be broadcast later this week that he was doping while winning the Tour from 1999-2005. The International Cycling Union says it wants Armstrong to testify before its commission on doping.

TENNIS-AUSTRALIAN OPEN…
 
      
     MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Agnieszka Radwanska (ag-NEHS’-kah rad-WAHN’-skah) is among the second-round winners on the women’s side during Day 3 of the Australian Open.
 
     The fourth-seeded Radwanska coasted into the third round with a straight-sets victory, as did fifth seed Angelique Kerber and Li Na (lee nah).
 
     Thomas Berdych reached Round 3 on the men’s side as the fifth seed dropped just eight games in his straight-sets win. No. 4 David Ferrer needed four sets to advance.
 
     Second-seeded Maria Sharapova beat Japan’s Misaki Doi 6-0, 6-0 in just 47 minutes, her second consecutive match at Melbourne Park in which her opponent failed to win a game. Sharapova is last year’s Australian Open runner-up.
 
     On the men’s side, No. 4-ranked David Ferrer needed five match points before clinching a 6-0, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 win over American Tim Smyczek, who got into the main draw as a lucky loser from qualifying.
 
     No. 20 Sam Querrey dropped his opening set but advanced when fellow American Brian Baker had to retire.

 

In world and national news…

CAIRO (AP) – Officials say an apartment building collapse in Egypt has killed at least 14 people. At least eight people have been injured in the collapse in the coastal city of Alexandria. Officials say rescue teams continue to search for survivors under the rubble of the eight-story building. The governor of Alexandria says the building was built without a permit.
 
     LONDON (AP) – Police say a helicopter crash in central London during the rush hour has killed two people. Officials say the helicopter apparently hit a construction crane on top of a building.
 
     ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) – A security official says Algerian troops have caught up with and surrounded Islamist militants who attacked a BP facility in the south of the country, kidnapping at least eight foreigners. The hostages include English, Norwegian and Japanese nationals. Negotiations are said to be ongoing.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – The House has approved $50.5 billion in disaster relief for Sandy victims, stirring up a political tempest in the process as House Republicans were divided over how much aid to allocate. The Senate is expected to accept the measure early next week and send it to President Barack Obama.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – A new Associated Press-GfK poll finds majority support for stricter gun laws among Americans. Support is lopsidedly in favor of closing the background check loophole for gun shows. President Barack Obama announces his plan today to try to reduce gun violence. Many of those proposals face stiff congressional opposition.