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Lisbon (CSi) The Ransom County Sheriff’s Office and the North Dakota Highway Patrol are investigating a fatal hit and run accident at about 9-a.m. Friday, on Highway 32, a mile north of Lisbon.
Authorities say the body of a woman was found on the highway by a passing motorist.
The woman pedestrian was struck by a vehicle that left the scene overnight.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Ransom County Sheriff’s office at 701-683-5255.
Update…
The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, the bicyclist died from injuries on November 3, 2016, suffered in accident.
Jamestown (CSi) The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports a pickup, bicycle accident Wednesday afternoon about 2:45-p.m., on Griggs County Road 19, two miles south of Cooperstown seriously injured the bike rider.
The report says a 2016 Ram pick up was northbound, coming upon a northbound bike rider.
The pickup driver 52 year old Rick Rahlf of Cooperstown attempted to brake and swerve to avoid striking 67 year old Leslie Ronningen of Cooperstown.
The pickup struck the bike and rider from behind causing them to vault into the east ditch.
The report says Ronnigen received life-threatening injuries and was taken by Cooperstown Ambulance Service, to Cooperstown Medical Center and then flown to Essentia Hospital in Fargo.
The crash remains under investigation.
Assisting at the scene was the Griggs County Sheriff’s Office.
Jamestown (CSi) As Early Voting in Stutsman County closes on Friday November 4, 2016
As of Thursday, Stutsman County reports that 1,926 residents have voted, which is 9.7% of all eligible voters.
Voters casting Early Voting and Absentee ballots, were a majority of them ages 55 and older.
Stutsman County Auditor Casey Bradley stated that he expects anywhere between 80 to 90 percent of all voters to cast a ballot on November 8th
The 2016 election official vote day will be November 8th and will be held at the Jamestown Civic Center for Jamestown voters.
Jamestown (CSi) The Stutsman County Auditor’s Office reminds residents voting on Election Day, November 8, 2016 begins 7- a.m., at the Jamestown Civic Center, until 7-p.m.
In order to vote in North Dakota, you must be:
- A U.S. Citizen
- At least 18 years old on election day
- A legal North Dakota resident
- A resident in the precinct for 30 days preceding the election
North Dakota does not currently have voter registration however the State does require you to provide an acceptable form of ID.
What is an acceptable form of ID?
Polling Place Voting
A Valid North Dakota:
- Driver’s license
- Non-driver’s identification card
- Tribal government issued identification card
- Voter’s Affidavit
- Long-term care identification certificate (provided by ND facility)
Where Do I Vote?
For Primary and General Elections, all residents of Stutsman County can vote at the Civic Center in Jamestown on Election Day. The normal rural precincts will also be available, at Medina, Pingree, and Kensal.
Jamestown (CSi) The James River Figure Skating Club will hold drawings at the local Christmas Recital on December 4, 2016 at 4:30 p.m., at Wilson Arena.
It’s free of charge and open to the public.
On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 Vice President, Judy Jorgenson said this is such an exciting time for the skaters as they get the opportunity to show the skills they are learning. It is also the only chance the community has to see their competitive skaters doing one of the routines they will be using this season.
The Figure Skating Club is open to anyone age 3 to 103.
Basic skating skills, include freeskate and adult classes, with 3 – 7 week sessions each year beginning in September.
Coach Mark teaches the competitive skaters and prepares them for testing and competition.
They also teach a learn to skate program for Hockey which consists of 4 levels. This is a program that is supported by U.S. Figure Skating, USA Hockey and US Speedskating.
Last year the Club had 13 competitors who attended 5 competitions, entered 113 events and metaled in 108 of them! 15 – 4th place, 19 – 3rd place, 30 – 2nd place, and 44 – 1st place
Also on our show, Katrina Christiansen said the Club has worked very hard this past year to evaluate the needs of our community and make plans for our club to best meet those needs. Some of their goals are to revive their booster club which had been inactive for some time, and also establish scholarship funds for low income families or those going through a time of financial crisis.
The Club hopes to reach out not only to the people in Jamestown but the surrounding communities as well.
Work continues on their adult program and will be trying to include the college in that as well.
They have taken on an amazing fundraising opportunity, raffling off a 2016 Chevy Cruze, that may be seen at the Knights of Columbus Hall.
They will be giving away eight $500.00 cash prizes. Tickets are 25.00 each and only 2000 tickets were printed.
Tickets are available at Knights of Columbus Hall, Gifts From The Heart, Neighborhood Grocery, Eckman’s Auto, and Northwest Tire. Tickets can also be purchased on their website: www.jamesriverfsc.org or from any local skaters.
Drawings will be at the local Christmas Recital on December 4th at 4:30 free of charge and open to the public.
March 17-19, 2017 will be the 40th Anniversary, Ice Show.
Washington, DC (CSi) On Monday, November 7, 2016, U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp will tour Great River Energy’s Spiritwood Station in Spiritwood to highlight clean-coal technologies that reduce emissions and maintain coal as part of an all-of-the-above energy policy.
She will also participate in a panel discussion at Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s annual meeting in Bismarck to address the outlook for energy issues in the new Congress and the impact of federal regulations on the energy industry.
First, At 11:45 a.m., on Monday at the Quality Inn & Suites in Jamestown, Heitkamp will speak with members of the Jamestown Kiwanis club about her work for North Dakota, particularly her efforts in the U.S. Senate to build bipartisanship in the new Congress and her priorities in the U.S. Senate for the upcoming year.
At 2-p.m., Heitkamp will meet with employees and tour the Spiritwood Station, at 3366 93rd Avenue SE Spiritwood, a lignite coal plant generating electricity and steam to deliver affordable energy to both homes and businesses in the region. She will get an up-close look at new energy efficient technologies used to generate electricity from coal, while reducing emissions. At this event, Heitkamp will highlight her work in the U.S. Senate for an all-of-the-above energy policy, including a path forward for coal through her legislation to incentivize carbon capture technologies. Heitkamp played a key role in getting Spiritwood Station and the Dakota Spirit AgEnergy plant online.
On Veterans Day, U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp will speak at two Veterans Day events in Bismarck to honor the service of courageous North Dakotans who have served and protected our nation. Additionally, Heitkamp will speak with the Jamestown Kiwanis to provide an update of her work in the U.S. Senate for North Dakota and the need for bipartisanship in the new Congress.
Fargo (CSi) The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, Thursday at 11:45 p.m., a North Dakota Highway Patrol trooper attempted to stop a southbound vehicle on I-29 south of Fargo. The vehicle, a white 2000 Cadillac 4-door, was weaving across the roadway. When the trooper attempted the stop, the driver fled in the vehicle.
The trooper began a pursuit of the Cadillac. The Cadillac traveled south on I-29, east on Cass Co. Rd. 16 and south on Cass Co. Rd. 81 in southeastern Cass County. At the junction of Cass Co. Rd. 81 and Cass Co. Rd. 18, another trooper attempted to use a tire deflation device to disable the Cadillac. The driver of the Cadillac was able to avoid the device and turned eastbound on Cass Co. Rd. 18.
The Cadillac traveled eastbound on Cass Co. Rd. 18 and crossed the Red River into Minnesota. A Clay County Sheriff’s Deputy began a pursuit of the Cadillac.
The pursuit continued south on Hwy. 75, then east on gravel township roadways from southeastern Clay County into northwestern Wilkin County. At the intersection of Wilkin Co. Rd. 3 and 120th St, a Clay County Sheriff’s deputy used a pursuit intervention technique (PIT), causing the vehicle to leave the roadway and become disabled.
Cory Patrick Stevens, 46, of Glyndon, Minnesota, was taken into custody without incident. He was arrested on several outstanding warrants and on charges in Clay County in relation to the pursuit.
An adult female passenger was unharmed in the incident. She was transported from the scene by law enforcement.
Additional charges will be filed in Cass County to include fleeing, driving under revocation, reckless driving and reckless endangerment. Please contact the Clay County Sheriff’s Office for the charges filed in Clay County.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A task force appointed by Gov. Jack Dalrymple to address the potential impact of cyber threats on state government is preparing to send him its final report.
The Bismarck Tribune reports that it will include recommendations on topics such as monitoring of the state’s information technology network, addressing cyberattacks and proposing legislation for cyber insurance.
Lt. Gov. Drew Wrigley, who chaired the task force, says the issue is an important one to consider in the 2017-19 budget, which is in the final stages of being crafted.
North Dakota Information Technology Department deputy chief information officer Dan Sipes says he’s confident cybersecurity will be an ongoing priority for the next administration.
Sipes says proactive monitoring of the state network and increased frequency of scans conducted are critical in protecting programs and personal identifying information from hackers.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A woman faces sentencing in January for defrauding a Williston company out of millions of dollars over an eight-year period.
Daphney Harstad pleaded guilty earlier to wire fraud. Federal prosecutors say she carried out the scheme between 2006 and 2014 while working as an office assistant and bookkeeper for Borsheim Crane Service.
Harstad was accused of using company checks to pay for online purchases, including jewelry, of as much as $2.8 million. Her defense attorney did not respond to requests for comment.
Harstad faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison.
In sports…
Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon carried the World Series championship trophy onto the stage at a rally honoring the team in Grant Park.
Maddon started by talking to the fans, saying “You guys are the best. Congratulations!”
Cubs President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein also spoke, telling fans that they “are really what carried our guys through October.” He said the players “felt how badly” the Chicago Cubs fans wanted a World Series win.
Cubs owner Tom Ricketts told the crowd that the players on the World Series team are “going to be Chicago baseball legends.”
Ricketts said he was used to fans coming up to him, asking when the Cubs were going to win a World Series. He said, “For the thousands of people who have said that to me, ‘There you go.’
Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo got teary-eyed while speaking at the team’s World Series championship rally.
Rizzo singled out retiring Cubs catcher David Ross, saying Ross taught him a lot in life both on and off the field. Rizzo said he’s “forever grateful to him.” The younger Cubs players affectionately call the 39-year-old Ross “Grandpa.” Rizzo says Ross is “going out a champion forever.”
Ross spoke after Rizzo, coming to the microphone at the Grant Park rally and yelling “Chicago!” loudly. He then picked up the championship trophy and shouted, “Look what the boys got me!”
Rizzo finished his speech by giving Cubs owner Tom Ricketts the ball from the last out of Game 7 that gave the Cubs the win over the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday.
Second baseman Ben Zobrist greeted fans at the Chicago Cubs’ championship rally with his World Series MVP trophy.
Zobrist told fans that it was “definitely a team award.” He said that the Cubs are “a team full of MVPs” and Chicago is “a city of MVPs.” Zobrist said the players were confident until the Cubs fell back three games to one in the World Series to Cleveland. He says, “It was silent in that clubhouse.”
But Zobrist says that’s when catcher David Ross said, ‘Don’t hang your heads. We’re going to do it.” Zobrist said first baseman Anthony Rizzo started playing “Rocky” movies in the clubhouse. He told fans “this ball club pulled through for all of you.”
Friday’s rally ended with a rendition of “Go Cubs Go” and more blue and red confetti.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A fall survey indicates the mule deer population in the western North Dakota Badlands is poised for a fifth straight year of population increases.
That raises the prospect of all hunting restrictions being lifted next year.
Hunting of mule deer does has been banned in North Dakota for four straight seasons, but due to the rebounding population the state Game and Fish Department is allowing limited hunting this fall of mule deer does in five western hunting units. Females will remain off-limits in three other units.
State Wildlife Chief Jeb Williams says if a spring survey shows another rise in the population, it’s likely that all eight units would be opened to doe hunting for the 2017 season.
MEDORA, N.D. (AP) — Theodore Roosevelt National Park officials plan to reduce the park’s elk herd by about 30 animals by mid-December.
The park’s target range is 100-400 elk, and in recent years officials have kept the herd at about 200 animals. Meat from culled elk is donated to Sportsmen Against Hunger, which helps charities feed the hungry.
The park’s roads, campgrounds and backcountry trails will remain open during the culling operation.
In world and national news….
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Hillary Clinton is celebrating a new jobs report that shows U.S. employers added 161,000 jobs to the workforce last month. She’s told voters at a rally in Pittsburgh that the new report marks 73 straight months of job growth. Clinton says Donald Trump would create an economy that would benefit the richest Americans, including his own family. Trump, meanwhile, calls the report a “disaster” and adds, “Nobody believes the numbers they’re reporting anyway.”
ATKINSON, N.H. (AP) — There’s always plenty of anti-Hillary Clinton sentiment at Donald Trump rallies — but one Trump supporter went too far Friday, as far as one of the speakers was concerned. Former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu (soo-NOO’-noo), speaking ahead of Trump, was talking about the FBI’s recent discovery of emails that may be relevant to the Clinton investigation. Someone in the crowd yelled, “Execute her!” Sununu paused to chastise the man, saying, “There’s a limit to what’s acceptable.”
CLEVELAND (AP) — A judge in Cleveland has issued a temporary restraining order against Donald Trump’s campaign and a Republican political operative from harassing or intimidating Ohio voters. The federal judge Friday ruled in a lawsuit filed by the Ohio Democratic Party that anyone who engages in intimidation or harassment inside or near Ohio polling places would face contempt of court charges. He dismissed the Ohio Republican Party as a defendant in the case. The lawsuit claimed the Ohio GOP, the Trump campaign, operative Roger Stone and his political action committee were conspiring to suppress minorities in urban areas from casting ballots.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Rolling Stone is apologizing to a University of Virginia administrator after a jury found the magazine defamed her in its story about a gang rape at a fraternity house. A jury Friday found that the magazine, its publisher and a reporter defamed Nicole Eramo with the discredited story. Rolling Stone says it sincerely apologizes to Eramo and anyone else who was hurt by what it calls its “missteps” with the story. The story gave the account of a woman identified only as Jackie, who said she was gang raped by seven men. A police investigation found no evidence to back up Jackie’s claims.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former Vanderbilt football player who encouraged his teammates to rape an unconscious female student has been sentenced to 17 years in prison. Testimony during the trial showed that Brandon Vandenburg gave condoms to three of his teammates and egged them on. He also took cellphone videos of the dorm room rape and emailed the footage to friends while the crime was ongoing. Vandenburg had been dating the victim after arriving at Vanderbilt. At Friday’s hearing, he blamed alcohol but said he was ashamed of what he had done and asked for mercy.
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