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

 

End the weekend and start the work week,  small chances for a rain shower or two and increasing cloud cover.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Civic Center had a steady stream of voters on Tuesday, election day, as citizens cast their ballots.

As of 2-p.m., Tuesday there had been 3,267 voters, at the Civic Center, with the Medina precinct having 190 voters, Kensal with 72 and Pingree with 112.

Stutsman County I.T. Director Josh Smagge, said as of Tuesday afternoon there had been 1,434 absentee ballots returned, either by mail or in person.

Prior to Tuesday, there were 2,395 Early Voting ballots cast, when Early Voting ended on November 4th.

All  Stutsman County votes will be tabulated at the Courthouse when the polls close at 7-p.m.

Election night coverage of election returns  on CSi Cable 10 The Replay Channel, and on line at CSiNewsNow.com will begin Tuesday night, when the ballots are counted, covering Stutsman County and District 12 elections, along with Barnes County and District 24.

In Barnes county as of 3-p.m. Tuesday, over 4,500 ballots were cast

Barnes County Auditor Beth Didier says around 170 individuals have been voting per hour at the Barnes County Courthouse

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Police Department warns Jamestown Residents regarding a convicted sex offender who has changed address in the City of Jamestown.

Matthew Jacob Lee Graham, is a 28 year old white male, now residing at 1123 5th Avenue Northeast, Jamestown, ND.

His vehicle is a Gold 1993 Buick LeSabre with ND license plate:  719 BCN

Graham has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota risk level committee, of the North Dakota Attorney General’s Office.

Offense: Indecent Exposure involving a five year old male family friend.

Conviction Date: April 2004, Kidder County, ND

Disposition: Mesabi Academy treatment facility.

Graham 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 Graham 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

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The public is invited to support the North Dakota State 4-H Horse Quiz Bowl Team, with a free will spaghetti supper, Friday November 11, 2016, from 5-p.m., to 7-p.m., at the Knights of Columbus Hall, in Downtown Jamestown.

On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Stutsman County 4-H Program Assistant Robin Barnes said, the fundraiser will support the team, of four representing North Dakota, to get them to Denver, to compete in the Western National Roundup, to be held January 5th through the 8th, 2017.

The North Dakota State Horse Quiz Bowl Team of four consists of:  Kaitlyn Shockley from LaMoure County, Victoria Christensen and Laura Levin from Stutsman County, and Andrea Skarphol from Ward County, currently attending the University of Jamestown.

Laura Levin will also be competing in the Public Speaking Competition..

Food will be provided by  Dakota Growers Pasta, with noodles, and Dakota Brands with International garlic toasted bagels.  Also being served will be coleslaw, refreshment and dessert.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Some North Dakota State University students say they felt uneasy about voting after being given confusing information about financial aid at an early voting site at the Fargodome on campus.

Freshman Phoebe Ellis says she and others were told voting could threaten their financial aid by changing their state residency status. Assistant Professor Chelsea Pace says more than half a dozen students told her similar stories.

It isn’t known who gave out the information. Cass County Elections Coordinator DeAnn Buckhouse says officials are looking into it. She says it would be inappropriate for a poll worker to give out such information.

NDSU Assistant Director for Civic Engagement Hailey Goplen says federal financial aid isn’t impacted by where a student votes. She says it’s also unlikely that scholarships would be affected.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Feelings are mixed among North Dakota voters when it comes to a ballot measure that would legalize medical marijuana. Thirty-three-year-old Mandan insurance agent Jesse Wiedrich says he couldn’t support it because “it’s too open-ended.” But 18-year-old Mandan college student Sydney Reimers says it could help a lot of sick people _ especially children with seizures.

 

Bismarck  (CSi)  North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem warns North Dakota residents that the “jury duty” scam is once again circulating in the state.

In this scam, the scam artist calls pretending to be a law enforcement officer, claims the resident has missed jury duty, and threatens to have the person arrested unless they pay a fine immediately.

In some variations of the scam, the supposed officer instructs the consumer to buy prepaid cash cards or gift cards and then read off the numbers from the back of those cards; in other variations, the scam artists offer a “discount” on the supposed fine if the consumer sends cash via overnight delivery.

Stenehjem reminds residents that no court will ever make calls threatening to arrest someone for missing jury duty and no legitimate government official or law enforcement officer will ever demand that you mail cash, wire money or buy prepaid cards to pay fines and fees.

There is no need to report having received one of these calls.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators are proposing a fine of at least $15,000 against the company building the four-state Dakota Access pipeline.

The Public Service Commission said Monday in a complaint that a subsidiary of Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners didn’t get regulators’ approval to proceed with construction after artifacts, including stone cairns, were found last month.

The company diverted construction so the artifacts weren’t disturbed, a plan the State Historic Preservation Office concurred with. But the PSC says the company should have gotten clearance from regulators.

Energy Transfer Partners can agree to a fine or request a hearing. Spokeswoman Vicki Granado says the company doesn’t think it did anything wrong but is working with the PSC.

The $3.8 billion pipeline will carry North Dakota oil through South Dakota and Iowa to Illinois.

 

In world and national news…

NEW YORK (AP) — On this Election Day, Donald Trump is continuing to raise doubts about the integrity of the U.S. election system. As he cast his own ballot for president, Trump refused to say whether he would concede defeat if he loses. And he voiced additional concerns about voter fraud. Even as he offered an optimistic outlook about his chances, Trump said only, “We’ll see what happens,” when he was asked what he would do if Hillary Clinton is projected as the winner. Claims of possible fraud — not backed up by evidence — have become a regular part of Trump’s warnings of a “rigged election.”

LAS VEGAS (AP) — It could be the first lawsuit of Election Day. Donald Trump’s campaign is alleging polling place “anomalies” during early voting in the Las Vegas area last week. A lawsuit filed Tuesday in Nevada asks that records from four early voting spots that allegedly stayed open too late last Friday be impounded and preserved. Long lines kept polls open past the 7 p.m. posted closing time at locations that included a Mexican market and several shopping centers. Officials say at one site, the last voter cast a ballot after 10 p.m. Hillary Clinton’s campaign is dismissing the Nevada case in a Twitter message, calling it “a frivolous lawsuit.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — It would just take one battleground state. That’s how Hillary Clinton’s running-mate sees it, heading into election night. Tim Kaine tells ABC’s “Good Morning America” that Clinton could wrap it up if she wins any of the “checkmate” states — and he’s including North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Florida and Ohio in that category.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The defense has rested in the murder trial of a white former University of Cincinnati police officer who shot a black driver last year. Closing arguments are scheduled Wednesday in the case of Ray Tensing, with the case going to jurors afterward. Tensing was fired after the July 2015 shooting of Sam DuBose. Tensing testified Tuesday he feared for his life during the traffic stop. He said his arm was stuck in the car and the car was turning toward him.

NEW YORK (AP) — Police have identified a woman who was shoved to her death in front of an approaching subway train under New York’s Times Square. The New York Police Department says the victim was 49-year-old Connie Watton of Queens. Authorities say Watton and another woman, Melanie Liverpool, were talking or arguing on the platform before Liverpool pushed Watton onto the tracks. Liverpool is being held without bail after her arraignment on a murder charge. Prosecutors said she confessed to the crime, but Liverpool said in court that she didn’t admit to anything.