wbPM3CSi Weather…

.REST OF TONIGHT…LIGHT SNOW. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND

2 INCHES. LOWS ZERO TO 5 BELOW. TEMPERATURE RISING OVERNIGHT.

EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT.

.SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING. SNOW

ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 2 TO 4 INCHES.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS AROUND 5 BELOW. WEST

WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WIND CHILLS AROUND 25 BELOW.

.MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE

MORNING. HIGHS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH

INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 10 BELOW. WEST WINDS

AROUND 15 MPH.

.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS ZERO TO

5 ABOVE. LOWS AROUND 10 BELOW.

.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS NEAR ZERO.

LOWS AROUND 10 BELOW.

.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR ZERO.

.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT

CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 10 BELOW. HIGHS NEAR ZERO.

.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15 BELOW.

HIGHS 5 BELOW TO ZERO.

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Valley City  (CSi)  The terms of the resignation agreement between the City of Valley City and (Former) Police Chief Fred Thompson were released on Friday.

Highlights of the agreement include that  Thompson receives a severance pay of $110,000 on January 3rd 2017, and that Thompson will have no duties or authority to act as the Chief of Police in Valley City.

On December 8th,  meeting in Special Session the Valley City commission unanimously approved  a resignation agreement with  Thompson.

The 7-a.m. meeting was recorded by CSi Cable with the replay on CSi Cable 68, along with the Regular Session that was held on Wednesday evening.

At the August 15, 2016  City Commission meeting, the City Commission officially recognized the continued employment of Police Chief Thompson and that a previous resignation letter by Thompson submitted  in October of 2015,  effective January 15, 2016 was not formally accepted by the City Commission.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The James River Humane Society reminds those with pets to make sure they stay safe during the dangerously cold temperatures, and wind chills.

On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Vice President Matt Opsahl said, not to let pets outdoors longer than needed so they don’t have “accidents,” in the house.

He said the animal’s paw pads freeze quickly, adding that road chemicals and road salt burn their paws.

Hay bales may be used for insulation around the outside of dog houses.

Make sure anti-freeze is out of the reach of pets in garages, as the chemical can be deadly if ingested.

He noted that at the shelter the dogs are let outside for a short time, and then back inside.

Donations of blankets are welcome and may be dropped off at Hugo’s or at the shelter.

On another topic, he said the shelter is looking for a paid position for a person to work every other weekend, from 7-a.m., to noon, to take care of the dogs.

Contact the James River Humane Society for more information at 252-0747, or drop off a resume, or an application form from Jamestown Jobs Service, to the shelter, located off the I-94 Bloom Exit.

He pointed out that volunteers are needed to work evenings.

Presently the shelter is full with 15 dogs, and 25 cats.

On line visit the James River Humane Society at:  jamesriverhumanesociety.org with links to petfinder.com

The shelter is open seven days a week from 9-a.m. to noon, and 5:30-p.m., to 6:30-p.m., or by appointment to view the animals.

 

Bismarck  (CSi)   The North Dakota State Hospital Governing Body will meet Monday, Dec. 12, 2016  at 9 a.m. in Room 227 of the hospital’s LRC Administration Building, 2605 Circle Dr., in Jamestown. The public is welcome to attend.

State Hospital Superintendent Rosalie Etherington, Ph.D., will give a report. The agenda also includes the medical director’s report and reports on quality management, finances, and wellness committee activities. Department of Human Services Interim Executive Director Maggie Anderson will also give a department report.

In addition, the meeting agenda includes time at about 10 a.m. for comments from State Hospital employees and the public. A complete meeting agenda is online at www.nd.gov/dhs/info/publicnotice/index.html.

Individuals with disabilities who need accommodations, including auxiliary aids, to participate in the meeting can contact Karla Bachmeier at 701-253-3964, Relay ND TTY 800-366-6888, or kxbachmeier@nd.gov.

Information about the North Dakota State Hospital is available online at www.nd.gov/dhs/locations/statehospital

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) —   Harsh wintry weather is forcing some protesters against the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline to leave a vast camp in North Dakota.

The Morton County Sheriff’s Office estimates between 1,800 and 2,200 people remain at the camp on federal land. That’s down from the estimated 3,000 to 5,000 protesters before a couple of storms brought heavy snow and bitter-cold temperatures.

Tribal Chairman Dave Archambault has called for the camp to disband, though Native American rights activist Chase Iron Eyes has implored protesters to stay.

A coalition of grassroots groups opposing the pipeline issued a statement Friday saying they support a transition to protesting against project investors. But they say they also support pipeline opponents who choose to camp overwinter.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Two Sioux tribes suing over the Dakota Access pipeline say they’re willing to put their claims on hold while the Army considers whether to allow the pipeline to cross under a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota.

The Army on Sunday declined to approve an easement for the crossing, citing a need for more study and consideration of alternative routes.

Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners believes it already has the necessary permission and has asked a federal judge to concur.

The Standing Rock and Cheyenne River tribes are challenging pipeline permits at numerous water crossings. They say in court documents that they’re willing to suspend the litigation during the study process. The tribes also intend to oppose ETP’s request to the judge for permission to drill under the lake.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Army Corps of Engineers has transferred about 47 square miles of land to the Three Affiliated Tribes.

The property is about 30,000 excess acres that was taken when Garrison Dam was built, and its return has been in the works for more than a decade.

U.S. Sen. John Hoeven says the Corps informed him Thursday that the transfer is complete, and the land will be held in trust for the tribe by the Interior Department.

Hoeven says he and other leaders are worried about preserving Lake Sakakawea access, and that they’ll pursue legislation if necessary.

Tribal Chairman Mark Fox has said the tribe will manage the transferred land for the public benefit.

 

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sanford Health plans to create an administrative center in a Sioux Falls office building most recently occupied by the financial services company Capital One.

The Argus Leader reports the Dakotas-based health system recently signed a 15-year lease on the space. The plan is to consolidate corporate services spread around South Dakota’s largest city into the 158,000-square-foot building.

Sanford plans to move hundreds of employees into the facility. About 1,000 people worked there when Capital One leased it. That company pulled its call center operation out of South Dakota last year.

Sanford bills itself as one of the largest health systems in the nation, with hundreds of hospitals and clinics in nine states and three countries and 27,000 employees. The Sioux Falls-based services support the entire Sanford system.

 

In sports…

Barnes County Girls Basketball Tournament

Friday

Consolation: Oakes 56 vs. Griggs County Central 21

Consolation: Maple Valley 8  vs. Sargent Central 40

Semifinal: Enderlin 51 vs. LaMoure/Litchville-Marion 53

Semifinal: Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 60 Barnes County North42

 

In world and national news…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP)  President Barack Obama has ordered that U.S. flags on all public buildings and military posts be flown at half-staff as a “mark of respect for the memory” of retired astronaut John Glenn.

Glenn was elevated to hero status in 1962 when he became the first American to orbit the earth. He died Thursday at a Columbus, Ohio, hospital at age 95.

Obama ordered that U.S. flags be flown at half-staff until sunset on the day of Glenn’s internment.

Burial is being planned for Arlington National Cemetery just outside Washington.

Glenn also served as a Marine combat pilot and he represented Ohio in the U.S. senate for more than two decades.

 

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Prosecutors are charging a teenager with aggravated murder in a fatal attack on a worker at a southern Utah ranch for troubled teens. Police say 61-year-old Jimmy Woolsey was attacked from behind with a weapon after he came to check on a group of teens sitting around a campfire. They say 17-year-old Clay Brewer from Arizona also assaulted a second worker and stole her car before he was arrested by deputies on their way to the Turn-About Ranch, about 300 miles south of Salt Lake City. Prosecutors charged Brewer as an adult.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Government statistics are significantly understating the number of children in the U.S. who were killed by unintentional gun discharges last year. The Associated Press and USA TODAY Network found 141 deaths of minors were attributed to unintentional or accidental shootings in 2015. That’s 83 percent higher than the 77 deaths that the Centers for Disease Control reported. CDC officials say their statistics are low because they rely on death certificates. Some coroners list deaths in which one child unintentionally shoots another as homicides.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is asking Energy Department employees detailed questions about the agency’s operations and personnel. They’re requesting a list of employees and contractors who attended international meetings on climate change over the past five years. One Energy Department official expressed concern about the 74 questions and said it appears Trump’s transition team is targeting officials who have helped implement Obama administration policies on issues from the Iran nuclear deal to the operations of national energy labs.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military officials say an Islamic State leader who was linked to the 2015 attacks at a French satirical newspaper has been killed in a U.S. airstrike in Syria. They say the militant leader (Boubaker el Hakim) was killed in Raqqa last month. He is believed to have played a role in IS attack planning. And he was a mentor to the brothers who gunned down employees at the French paper in January 2015.