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JAMESTOWN AREA…

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY…

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…CARRINGTON…JAMESTOWN…LAMOURE…

EDGELEY…KULM…OAKES…ELLENDALE

A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS FORECAST THROUGH TUESDAY ACROSS THE

JAMES RIVER VALLEY. THEN SNOW IS EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES BY

WEDNESDAY.

HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE

DRIVING.

Forecast…

.TONIGHT…SNOW WITH AN ACCUMULATION OF  2 INCHES IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, UP TO 1 INCH IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  90 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY…SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN. SNOW ACCUMULATION

AROUND 1 INCH IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.  CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 100 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…JAMESTOWN AREA, SNOW LIKELY. PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW

AFTER MIDNIGHT. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, UP TO 1 INCH IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.  CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT.

NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY…CLOUDY. PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE

MORNING. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING…THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE

AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.

CHANCE OF SNOW 40 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 50 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.

Stutsman County should see more snow to the west and more mix of sleet and freezing rain to the east, with western parts of Stutsman County  getting as much as 8 to 10 inches of snow, and eastern Stutsman County receiving  more rain and sleet early in the forecast period, and should have 4 to 6 inches of snow by Wednesday.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS

IN THE MID 20S.

.THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS NEAR 30. LOWS

18 TO 25.

A WINTRY MIX MAY CAUSE SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS WEST OF THE RED

RIVER VALLEY BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN.

SOME SNOW MAY SHIFT BACK EAST TOWARDS VALLEY CITY TONIGHT, HOWEVER ONLY MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.

TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

LIGHT RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT AND THE SNOW WILL

CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Much of the western Dakotas is under a winter storm warning, as heavy snow and strong winds pound the area.

The National Weather Service says central North Dakota could get up to a foot of snow by Wednesday night, with strong winds reducing visibility. The Bismarck area already had 7 inches by late Monday morning.

North Dakota’s Transportation Department issued a travel alert for the central and northwest, urging motorists to beware of dangerous conditions.

Some schools started late Monday. The annual North Dakota Dairy Convention in Mandan on Tuesday was postponed.

As much as 3 inches of snow had fallen in north central South Dakota by late morning. Up to 5 inches of snow was expected in the northern Black Hills, along with wind gusts exceeding 50 mph.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Governor Jack Dalrymple’s offices announces that members of the National Guard’s 817th Engineering Company…Sapper, have been called into in-state duty at the DAPL protest  site in Western North Dakota.

Spokesperson Jeff Zent said the governor activated the North Dakota National Guard for service at the pipeline protests in September.

General Alan Dohrmann has also called on other units to assist at the protest site to support law enforcement.

Zent said the unit is most likely to provide security but he could not specify what duties the unit would be assigned, or the anticipated length of service.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The  5tth Annual, Clown for at Night Party, is set for  Saturday December 3, 2016, at the Jamestown Civic Center, (use the west door) with the social at 5:30-p.m., meal at 6-p.m., the band at 9-p.m. to close.  The buffet dinner is catered by the Knights of Columbus Hall.

The dress theme for the night is The 80’s.

Proceeds are for the benefit of Jamestown Shrine activities.

For information or tickets contact: Tim at 701-658-9250, or Matt at 701-368-9697.

Tickets are $35 for a single.

Entertaining will be comedian Ryan Reiss, the will be a clown skit, and dance to “Them Pesky Kids.”

 

GARRISON, N.D. (AP) — The Highway Patrol has identified a Roseglen woman who died in weekend crash in McLean County.

Authorities say 26-year-old Shaunita Haycock was driving a sport utility vehicle that rolled in the ditch off state Highway 37 on Saturday afternoon.

She died at the scene, about 2 miles west of Garrison. A passenger was taken to a Minot hospital with unspecified injuries.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The U.S Army Corps of Engineers has set a Dec. 5 deadline for American Indians and others to leave an encampment in North Dakota where they’ve been protesting the Dakota Access pipeline. The Oceti Sakowin camp is the overflow from smaller private and permitted protest sites. It’s been called the largest gathering of Native American tribes in a century. The tribes contend the pipeline will endanger drinking water and cultural sites.

 

Bismarck  (CSi)  A North Dakota Powerball player has claimed his $100,000 Powerball with Power Play prize..

John Azure, Jr. from West Fargo, winning ticket included the  Quick Pick ticket.

Azure won big on the November 19, 2016, drawing by matching 4 white numbers plus the Powerball number.

Azure says he’s going to pay off the balance on his ATV loan, and put  money towards a demolition derby car, and he has possible vacation in the near future.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Visitors to the North Dakota state Capitol grounds in recent weeks have seen a flurry of activity as construction crews prepare the foundation of the new governor’s residence before winter.

The  project is already a few weeks ahead of schedule and is on track for completion next November.

North Dakota facility management director John Boyle says the goal is to have the foundation set by the end of the year so work can continue in the enclosed site through winter. Mild fall temperatures since groundwork began in late September have allowed workers to make good time in preparing the site.

Last year, the state Legislature authorized $4 million from North Dakota’s Capitol Building Fund and $1 million from private donations to build the new residence.

 

In sports…

Update…

Bismarck (CSi)  The North Dakota Game & Fish Department has announced that the advisory Board meeting in Jamestown has been postponed, originally scheduled for Tuesday, November 29th at The Bunker in Jamestown.

The  cancellation is due to oncoming weather.

Joel Christoferson is the District 6 Advisory Board Person.

He points out that advisory meetings are held statewide to answer questions from area residents and hunters. For other districts and contact information, visit www.gf.nd.gov.

Reschedule information

District 6 – Counties: Barnes, Dickey, Foster, Griggs, Logan, LaMoure, McIntosh, Stutsman and Wells

Date: Dec. 13 – 7 p.m.

Location: The Bunker, 1520 3rd St. SE, Jamestown

Host: United Sportsmen

Contact: Larry Kukla, 320-4182

Advisory board member: Joel Christoferson, Litchville, 973-4981

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has won Michigan’s 16 electoral votes. The Board of State Canvassers certified Trump’s victory Monday, saying he won by nearly 11,000 votes, a margin of two-tenths of a percentage point. That’s the closest presidential race in Michigan in more than 75 years. Trump’s win in Michigan gives the Republican 306 electoral votes to Democrat Hillary Clinton’s 232. A lawyer for Green Party candidate Jill Stein’s campaign says it will seek a recount in Michigan.

 

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities are investigating whether Monday’s attack at Ohio State University was an act of terrorism. Police say a man deliberately plowed his car into a group of pedestrians outside a classroom building, then got out and started stabbing people with a butcher knife. Nine people were injured, one critically, before the assailant was shot to death by a police officer who happened to be nearby. The FBI and other agencies have joined the investigation.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama isn’t worried about his successor reversing his detente with Cuba. Spokesman Josh Earnest says the policy has resulted in new economic ties, travel and business deals that make it very difficult to undo, including new daily commercial flights from the U.S. to the island. Donald Trump said today he “will terminate” Obama’s reestablishment of diplomatic ties and normalization of relations if Cuba isn’t willing to negotiate a better agreement.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Parts of the Deep South are expected to get some relief this week from a punishing drought. And that’s giving hope to crews fighting wildfires across the South. The National Weather Service says a cold front approaching Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia could bring several inches of rain to the region. There’s also a possibility of severe storms. A tornado watch is in effect for western and northern Louisiana until this evening.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who took a photo of a naked woman in a locker room and posted it on social media with insulting comments has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor count of invasion of privacy. City News Service reports that the defendant, Dani Mathers, wasn’t in court Monday in Los Angeles when her attorney entered the plea on her behalf. The 29-year-old Playboy model faced widespread criticism after she shared the photo on Snapchat with the caption: “If I can’t unsee this then you can’t either.” She later apologized and deleted her social media accounts.