wbam1CSi Weather…

.REST OF TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST

WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST

WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS

POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING…THEN PARTLY

SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS

AROUND 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. EAST

WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. NOT AS COOL.

HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT AND COLUMBUS DAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID

40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.

.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF

RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 60S.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.

.WEDNESDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER

30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S.

 

SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA

SATURDAY MORNING, CHANGING OVER TO RAIN SHOWERS BY MID-DAY. NO

ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The public is invited to the dedication and unveiling of the monument for the James A. Carlascio Memorial Bridge at First Street West in Jamestown.

The ceremony will take place today  at 1-p.m.

The Bridge spans the James River in Jamestown.

Local and state dignitaries have been invited to speak.

The ceremony’s Master of Ceremonies will be Dwaine Heinrich.

The Jamestown City Council had approved a Resolution designating the bridge crossing the James River at First Street West be known as the James A. Carlascio Memorial Bridge.

At the City Council meeting, John Grabinger said that he and Dwaine Heinrich, along with Council Member Buchanan propose the idea, in part because the bridge was replaced through the lead efforts of Jim Carlascio, “The Mayor of the West End.”

Carlascio was a National Elks Veteran in 1993.  He was named Jamestown Outstanding Citizen in 2008.  In 2009 he recieved North Dakota Hometown Hero Award.

He was also a soldier in WWII and participated in a significant assault that occurred on June 6th, 1944.

Remembering James Carlascio – WW II POW

 

Jamestown (CSi) A Red Cross, Buffalo Valley Chapter in Jamestown volunteer,  Dave Smette of Jamestown is heading to Florida to assist those in need, as Hurricane Matthew batters the state.

Dave Smette will be in Tallahassee, in the Red Cross’ relief effort.

He’s expected to be there for two weeks.

He’s traveling the 1600 miles with another Red Cross volunteer from Minnesota  using their trucks to distribute food.

In 2012 Smette was deployed to the east coast as  Hurricane, and then Super Storm Sandy struck there.
 Hurricane Matthew is expected to hit  the U.S. southeast coastal area with a “Sandy-Like” surge

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Tourism Board invites the community to a ribbon cutting on Thursday October 13, 2016, at 4:30-p.m., at Jack Brown Stadium in Jamestown for the Talking Trail program.

Tourism Director Searle Swedlund says, in Jamestown Talking Trail is an audio tour that uses any cell phone to access recordings related to places, events and personalities of Jamestown. There are 70 locations throughout Jamestown, each location is a story unique to that place.

On Thursday, October 13th, there will be  four points  featured, relating to Jack Brown Stadium and it’s rich history, as well as some firsthand recollections from Darin Erstad and Travis Hafner and their memories of Jack Brown. More details related to the 70 locations will be provided at the event.

Swedlund adds Jamestown Tourism is  grateful for the number of partners who have been instrumental in providing knowledge, access and support that  has been significant in this effort.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Police is warning Jamestown residents of a convicted sex offender, living in Jamestown.

Richard Vondal resides at 2605 Circle Drive (Transition House), Jamestown, ND

He currently has no vehicle.

Vondal is a 67 year old white male, five feet, four inches tall, weighing 165 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair.

Vondal has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota Level Committee of the office of the North Dakota Attorney General.

He was convicted in September of 1999 in Morton County, ND District Court involving fondling at 15 year old girl.

Disposition: 10 years.

He was convicted of sexual assault in September of 1999 in Morton County, ND District Court.

Disposition:  five years, five years suspended.

He was convicted in July 1996 in Morton County, ND District Court of Gross Sexual Imposition.

Disposition: 30 days, two years suspended.

He was convicted in June 1987 in Grand Forks, ND County District Court of Gross Sexual Imposition involving a 12 year old girl.

Disposition: 15 years, 8 years suspended.

Vondal is currently on GPS Monitoring.

Vondal is not wanted by police at this time and has served the sentence imposed by the court.

This notification is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault, or intimidate the offender.

Any attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders, their families, landlords, or employers will be turned over for prosecution.

Printed handouts of the demographics of Richard Vondal are available at the Jamestown Police Department.

More information on registered sex offenders is available at the North Dakota Attorney General’s web site: www.sexoffender.nd.gov

 

(CSi)     The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, a 60 year old Kansas man was injured following a  crash about 6:40 p.m., Thursday  on I-94 near Crystal Springs.

The driver,  Thomas Beer of Almena, Kansas was eastbound in a semi loaded,  hauling  onions when the vehicle entered a curved portion of the roadway.

He steered left and overcorrected, causing the truck and trailer to enter the median, coming to rest facing westbound on its side.

A portion of the load fell from the trailer.

Beer was injured i and was wearing his seatbelt.

The crash remains under investigation.

 

 

BISMARCK (CSi)   Gov. Jack Dalrymple has directed all state government agencies and offices to fly the American and North Dakota flags at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Sunday, October 9, 2016 in observance of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day. The observance is held as part of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend to honor America’s fire and emergency services personnel and to remember those who have died in the line of duty.

Dalrymple said “Every day, North Dakota’s fire and emergency services personnel put their lives on the line to protect our citizens and our communities, and some make the ultimate sacrifice so that others might be saved.  By lowering the flags, we honor these heroes for their distinguished service and devotion to duty, and we remember those who gave their lives to save and protect their fellow citizens.”

Dalrymple also proclaimed next week, October 9-15, Fire Prevention Week in the state to promote the importance of fire prevention and safety, and to recognize North Dakota’s firefighters for their service and dedication.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Trial for a former Minot neurosurgeon facing federal child pornography charges has been rescheduled until later in the year.

Fifty-five-year-old Marc Eichler was to stand trial early next month in U.S. District Court in Bismarck. His attorney requested more time to prepare, and Judge Daniel Hovland has rescheduled the trial until mid-December.

Eichler is accused of coercing two minors into becoming victims of child pornography. He’s pleaded not guilty to seven counts, including producing and receiving child porn.

Eichler was formerly employed by Trinity Health in Minot.

 

 

WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) — Wahpeton’s school board has publicly thanked a bus driver for his decision-making in an incident in which a bus caught fire.

Brett Lambrecht noticed problems with the bus while transporting ninth-grade football players to a game in Moorhead, Minnesota, on Sept. 1. When they arrived, he had players take everything off the bus and then parked it in an isolated spot.

The empty bus later caught fire and was destroyed.

The  school board on Wednesday publicly recognized Lambrecht and approved spending up to $45,000 to buy a replacement bus.

Lambrecht is the emergency manager for Richland County and also a Wahpeton City Councilman.

 

ANACORTES, Wash. (AP) — Shell Puget Sound Refinery has terminated plans for a proposed oil-by-rail project at its refinery near Anacortes.

Under the plan, trains would have brought crude oil from the Bakken fields of North Dakota to replace some of the supply Shell currently gets from Alaska’s North Slope.

Refinery general manager Shirley Yap told the Skagit Valley Herald Thursday that recent low oil prices and abundant production elsewhere have slowed Midwest production, making it less of a good investment.

State and local officials had been in the midst of a full environmental review of the project. Yap says she was confident the facility could have been built following their guidelines.

Kristen Boyles, an attorney at Earthjustice who represented conservation groups in their legal challenge of the project, called the decision an extraordinary victory for the people of Skagit County and Washington state.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A national law enforcement group is lending its support to authorities who are policing the Dakota Access pipeline protest in North Dakota.

A representative of the National Sheriffs’ Association said Thursday there are sheriffs around the country who are willing to send manpower and lend their expertise.

Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier says the protest has increased in intensity in the last couple of months and the response has “tapped the resources” of law enforcement in North Dakota. He says he welcomes the assistance.

Laramie County, Wyoming, Sheriff Danny Glick is the immediate past president of the National Sheriffs’ Association.

Thousands of people have joined the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe encampment in what has been called the largest gathering of Native American tribes in a century.

 

 

In regional news…

LINO LAKES, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota sheriff’s official says “multiple fatalities” are likely following a helicopter crash in the Twin Cities suburb of Lino Lakes.

The aircraft crashed in a field near a residential area Thursday evening. Anoka County Sheriff’s Cmdr. Paul Sommer says it’s too early to say who was traveling in the helicopter because “it’s basically charred-up debris.”

No one on the ground was hurt.

Sommer says witnesses reported seeing the helicopter’s blade stop turning before it went down.

Federal Aviation Administration is expected to investigate the cause of the crash. Authorities are asking Lino Lakes residents to contact the police if they find any objects that could be debris from the aircraft.

Lino Lakes is about 17 miles north of downtown St. Paul.

 

In sports..

High School Volleyball…

Bismarck Legacy def. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 25-19, 25-17, 25-17

Carrington def. Kidder County, 25-16, 23-25, 25-10, 25-16

Central Cass def. Northern Cass, 18-25, 25-13, 25-17, 25-22

Des Lacs-Burlington def. Lewis and Clark, 25-23, 18-25, 25-16, 25-19

Dickinson Trinity def. Richardton-Taylor, 25-16, 25-10, 25-18

Divide County def. Tioga, 25-8, 25-18, 25-16

Drayton/Valley-Edinburg def. May Port CG, 25-16, 25-15, 11-25, 27-29, 15-5

Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page def. Midway-Minto, 25-12, 25-12, 25-12

Glenburn def. South Prairie, 25-15, 25-20, 25-23

Grand Forks Red River def. Fargo Davies, 26-24, 25-15, 22-25, 25-10

Grant County def. Garrison-Max, 18-25, 19-25, 25-21, 25-8, 15-9

Griggs County Central def. North Border, 25-23, 21-25, 25-19, 13-25, 15-12

Hankinson def. Ellendale, 25-12, 25-15, 25-21

Harvey-Wells County def. Dakota Prairie, 25-11, 25-18, 25-14

Hazen def. Killdeer, 25-17, 25-22, 25-17

Heart River def. Beulah, 11-25, 25-20, 25-19, 22-25, 15-7

Hettinger/Scranton def. Glen Ullin-Hebron, 25-23, 25-20, 21-25, 25-18

Hillsboro/Central Valley def. Cavalier, 25-16, 25-16, 25-16

Jamestown def. Turtle Mountain, 3-0

Kenmare def. Stanley, 25-13, 26-24, 25-12

Kindred def. Milnor-North Sargent, 25-11, 25-20, 25-21

LaMoure def. South Border, 27-25, 25-19, 25-14

Langdon-Edmore-Munich (All sports) def. St. John, 25-6, 25-11, 25-11

Larimore def. Grafton/St. Thomas, 25-11, 25-20, 25-10

Linton-HMB def. Edgeley-Kulm, 25-19, 25-23, 25-16

Medina-Pingree-Buchanan def. Barnes County North, 25-12, 25-21, 10-25, 25-15

Minot Bishop Ryan def. Surrey, 25-10, 25-10, 25-10

Minot Our Redeemer’s def. Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood, 25-6, 25-12, 25-5

Napoleon def. Center-Stanton, 25-18, 26-24, 25-19

New Rockford-Sheyenne def. Dunseith, 25-11, 25-6, 25-18

New Salem-Almont def. Standing Rock, 25-8, 25-19, 25-18

North Star def. Benson County, 25-9, 25-10, 25-18

Oakes def. Lisbon, 25-14, 25-18, 25-15

Park River/Fordville Lankin def. Hatton-Northwood, 25-16, 25-8, 25-13

Powers Lake def. Burke County, 25-4, 25-12, 25-8

Richland def. Enderlin, 3-0

Rolla def. Lakota, 25-14, 25-11, 25-17

Rugby def. Bottineau, 25-22, 25-14, 25-14

Shiloh Christian def. Flasher, 26-24, 25-11, 25-16

Velva def. Newburg-Westhope, 25-20, 25-14, 28-26

Watford City def. Trenton, 25-7, 25-18, 25-13

Wilton-Wing def. Underwood, 25-23, 25-21, 20-25, 25-20

Wyndmere-Lidgerwood def. Sargent Central, 25-9, 21-25, 25-16, 25-12

 

BISMARCK (AP) The latest Class AAA, AA, A and 9-Man North Dakota High School Football polls have been released, as voted on by members of the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. First place votes are in parenthesis, followed by the school’s record, and total votes received.

Class AAA

  1. West Fargo (18) 6-0 90
    2. Minot 5-1 72
    3. Bismarck Century 4-2 50
    4. Bismarck 5-1 39
    5. Bismarck Legacy 4-2 11
    Others Receiving Votes: Fargo South (4-2), Dickinson (4-2).

Class AA

  1. Bismarck St. Mary’s (17) 6-0 85
    2. Beulah 5-1 59
    2. Fargo Shanley 5-1 59
    4. Kindred 5-1 30
    5. Hillsboro-Central Valley 4-1 17
    Others Receiving Votes: Dickinson Trinity (4-2), Watford City (4-2).

Class A

  1. Larimore (14) 6-0 73
    2. Langdon (1) 6-0 49
    2. Killdeer 5-1 49
    4. Hazen 5-1 20
    5. Des Lacs-Burlington 5-1 19
    Others Receiving Votes: Bishop Ryan (5-1), Northern Cass (5-1).

Class 9-Man

  1. Thompson (12) 7-0 72
    2. Bismarck Shiloh Christian (1) 7-0 60
    3. North Prairie (1) 7-0 45
    4. Cavalier 6-1 18
    5. New Salem-Glen Ullin 6-1 17
    Others Receiving Votes: Hankinson (6-1), Hettinger-Scranton (6-1), Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter (6-1).
MLB…

AMERICAN LEAGUE

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Marco Estrada outpitched Cole Hamels and Jose Bautista belted a three-run homer and had four RBIs as Toronto ripped Texas, 10-1 in Game 1 of the American League Division Series. Estrada came within two outs of a complete game, allowing a late run and four hits over 8 1/3 innings. Hamels was rocked for seven runs over 3 1/3 innings, including Troy Tulowitzki’s (too-loh-IHTS’-keez) bases-loaded triple in a five-run third.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Indians took Game 1 of their AL Division Series against Boston as Roberto Perez, Jason Kipnis and Francisco Lindor (lihn-DOHR’) hit solo homers in the third inning off Rick Porcello to lead a 5-4 triumph over the Red Sox. Porcello was reached for five runs over 4 1/3 innings after winning a major league-high 22 games during the regular season. Winning pitcher Andrew Miller worked two innings of shutout relief after Cleveland starter Trevor Bauer left with a 4-3 lead in the top of the fifth.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nationals manager Dusty Baker says he expects All-Star second baseman Daniel Murphy to be in his starting lineup for Game 1 of the National League Division Series today against the visiting Dodgers. Murphy hasn’t started a game since Sept. 17 because of a strained glute muscle. He was the Nats’ Triple Crown leader this year, finishing second in the league with a team-high .347 average and pacing the club with 25 home runs and 104 RBIs.

 

COLLEGE FOOTBALL….

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tony Pollard returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown to help Memphis hold a fourth-quarter lead and Chauncey Lanier’s interception with 18 second left sealed the Tigers’ 34-27 victory over Temple on Thursday night.

Memphis (4-1, 1-0 American Athletic Conference) scored 27 straight after trailing 13-0 in the second quarter. Jack Elliot made a pair of field goals, Doroland Dorceus had a 71-yard TD run and Genard Avery returned an interception for a score less than a minute later that gave the Tigers the lead for good at 20-13. Darrell Henderson added a 28-yard touchdown run with 8:14 left in the game.

Temple (3-3, 1-1) quickly answered on Phillip Walker’s 61-yard TD pass to Jahad Thomas to make it 27-20 with 6:47 left.

Pollard scored on the ensuing kickoff return and the Owls again pulled within a touchdown when Walker and Thomas connected for a 9-yard strike with 3:49 left.

Pollard had Memphis’ first kickoff return for a touchdown since 1996.

 

 

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — David Johnson and Larry Fitzgerald each scored two touchdowns as the Arizona Cardinals picked up a 33-21 road win against the San Francisco 49ers. Johnson ran for 157 yards on 27 carries, including a four-yard TD following a fumbled kickoff return by Chris Davis. Niners quarterback Blaine Gabbert threw for a touchdown and ran for another but was picked off twice and sacked in the end zone for a safety.

 

 

HURRICANE MATTHEW….

MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Matthew’s powerful charge through Florida has caused the postponement of 18th-ranked Florida’s game against LSU and Florida Atlantic’s clash with Charlotte, both of which were scheduled for tomorrow. Saturday night’s game between No. 23 Florida State visiting No. 10 Miami remains on the top-25 docket but could be moved, and Georgia’s contest at South Carolina was pushed back to Sunday. Also, the Tulane at Central Florida game will be played next month instead of Friday.

In world and national news…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The number of homes and businesses without electricity is growing by the hour as Hurricane Matthew howls off the Florida coast. Matthew has been menacing more than 500 miles of coastline and two million people have been warned to flee inland. Matthew left more than 280 dead in Haiti as it tore across the Caribbean. The Haitian death toll is expected to rise.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Economists surveyed by the data firm FactSet are predicting today’s employment data from the Labor Department will be solid. As a result that could keep the Federal Reserve on pace to raise interest rates by December. Economists collectively predict that the economy added 175,000 jobs and that unemployment remained 4.9 percent for a fourth month.

OSLO, Norway (AP) — Even though voters narrowly rejected the deal, the peace treaty negotiated between Columbia and its rebels was enough to earn the Nobel Peace Prize today for Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos. The 50-year civil war killed more than 200,000 people in the South American country. Nobel judges conspicuously left out rebel leader Rodrigo Londono.

 

RIPLEY, W.Va. (AP) — Murder has been added to charges against a West Virginia man in the death of a 9-month-old baby. Media outlets report 32-year-old Benjamin Taylor of Cottageville was charged with first-degree murder after the girl died of her injuries at a hospital Wednesday. Taylor is the boyfriend of the victim’s mother, but isn’t the child’s father. He was initially charged Monday with first-degree sexual assault.