wbPM2CSi Weather…

INCLUDES JAMESTOWN & VALLEY CITY AREAS…

WIND CHILL ADVISORY… IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT TO NOON

CST WEDNESDAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES…EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 15 BELOW

ZERO TO 35 BELOW ZERO BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND NOON WEDNESDAY…

WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 8 AM WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS…THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS

LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL

COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN

OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND

GLOVES.

 

Forecast…

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. LOWS

5 TO 10 BELOW. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND

30 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS 23 BELOW TO 28 BELOW ZERO.

.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

HIGHS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO

AROUND 35 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS 23 BELOW TO 28 BELOW ZERO.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 15 TO 20 BELOW. WEST WINDS

10 TO 20 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS 30 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO.

.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT

SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 5 TO 10 BELOW.

.FRIDAY…CLOUDY. LIGHT SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS 5 TO 10.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. LOWS 10 TO

15 BELOW.

.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 5 TO 10 BELOW.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 20 TO 25 BELOW.

.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS ZERO TO 5 BELOW.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 10 BELOW.

.MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 15 TO 20.

.MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 10.

.TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS

IN THE MID 20S.

 

Valley City  (CSi)  Barnes County officials are asking that those who rent or own storage units to check them for possible break-ins, lock tampering, changed locks, or any stolen items.

Sheriff, Randy McClaflin says an individual  has been arrested and faces multiple charges in Barnes and Stutsman County, in connection with  a number of storage unit break-ins.

That person will be formally charged  through the Barnes County State’s Attorney’s office. He says more details are forthcoming.

Any  rural storage unit break-ins should be  reported  to the Barnes County Sheriff’s Office at 845-8530 or Valley City owned storage unit break-ins to the Valley City Police Department at 845-3110.

In Stutsman County or Jamestown call the LEC at 252-1000.

 

Valley City (CSi)  A Hastings man seriously injured in a crash last August,  that killed the driver of another car, has been charged with Criminal Vehicular Homicide.

The crash killed a LaMoure man on Highway one just north of Hastings,  August 31st.

Steven Sauter

Steven Sauter

A Toyota driven by David Roehl of LaMoure was southbound on Highway one and the Pontiac Bonneville driven by Steven Sauter of Hastings crossed the center line and struck the other vehicle head-on. Roehl died from crash injuries.

Barnes County authorities arrested Sauter  on December 12th.

Sheriff Randy McClaflin says Sauter was seriously injured in the crash and was  hospitalized for treatment for several weeks before his December 12th arrest.

 

Valley City  (CSi)  CHI Mercy Health will sponsor a New Year’s Eve Party at the Gaukler Family Wellness Center on Saturday, December 31.  The event will be free and open to the public.

Stephanie Mayfield says the event starts at 7-p.m. with the doors staying open until 9pm and runs until 12:30a.m.  Parents and children 12 and under will have access to open swimming, basketball, and use of the indoor playground from 7-p.m.-9-p.m.  At 9:30-p.m., a family movie will be shown inside the gymnasium until 11:30pm.

Mayfield  encourages everyone to dress relaxed, in lounge clothes or pajamas for the movie.  The public is also welcome to bring pillows or blankets for their seating for the movie. Complimentary, healthy snacks (and popcorn) will be served throughout evening.

Teens seventh grade and older will be shown a teen movie upstairs in the Yoga Room from 7pm until 9pm. Then, beginning at 9:30-p.m. until 11:30-p.m. they will have access to open swimming.

Everyone will start to gather in the gym at 11:30-p.m. to get New Year’s Eve party supplies, register for Wellness Incentive items valued at $100 (including fit bits, tennis shoe certificates, kids bikes and more), and a balloon drop and countdown at midnight.

She adds the Mission of CHI Mercy Health is to build healthier communities.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP)  A North Dakota prosecutor wants people arrested for protesting against the Dakota Access pipeline to reimburse the state for the costs of their court-appointed attorneys. Ladd Erickson says the protests have created an unprecedented burden on the court system. Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents Executive Director H. Jean Delaney says North Dakota law allows the court to seek reimbursement for court-appointed attorneys.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) North Dakota’s oil production topped 1 million barrels daily in October, after sliding below the threshold in the two previous months. The state produced 1.04 million barrels of oil per day in October, up from 971,000 barrels daily in September. North Dakota sweet crude fetched an average of $39.31 in October, up from $32.98 the month prior. A record 13,457 oil wells were producing in October, up 79 from September.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) North Dakota’s Agriculture Department is seeking participants for the second year of an industrial hemp research program. Three farming operations in three counties grew 70 acres of hemp this year under a federally approved research effort. The goal is to determine whether hemp can be a successful crop in North Dakota. Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says proposals from growers for this year’s program are due at 5 p.m. on Jan. 31.

 

In sports…

Madison SD  (CSi)  PlayNorthStar.com announces that  Kyra Dewald of Jamestown  was named North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) Women’s Basketball Player-of-the-Week, announced by the conference office Monday.  It is the second straight week she has received the honor.
Kyra Dewald is a  5’5″ – Senior – Guard.  Dewald averaged 19.5 points, 7.5 steals, 2.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game in helping No. 10-ranked Jamestown  remain undefeated in North Star Athletic Association conference play.

In UJ’s 81-45 road victory at Viterbo , she scored 18 points in 22 minutes and recorded six steals.  The following night at Waldorf  Dewald scored 21 points on 9-of-12 field goal shooting in just 21 minutes and set a Jimmie single-game record of nine steals.  For the week, she shot 51.7 percent from the field (15-of-29), 4-of-11 from 3-point range and converted 5-of-7 free-throws.

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (VCSU) – Valley City State University linebacker Nicholas McBeain has been named to the 2016 AFCA NAIA Coaches’ All-America Team announced today by the American Football Coaches Association.

McBeain, a senior from Shakopee, Minn., was named 2nd Team All American by the AFCA coaches after a record-setting season for the Vikings. He is one of just six linebackers named to the All-America Team.

The all-time leading tackler in VCSU history, McBeain posted a school-record 188 tackles this season and led the NAIA in tackles per game (18.8). He broke five different season and career tackle records at VCSU during the 2016 season. His 446 career tackles are 80 more than the second best career total in Viking football history.

McBeain was also named 1st Team All Conference this season and has earned All Conference awards each of his three seasons at VCSU. He is also a nominee for the Cliff Harris Award, which recognizes the best small college defensive player in the nation.

The AFCA has selected an All-America team since 1945 and currently selects teams in all five of its divisions. Beginning this year, the AFCA has started selecting a first and second team. What makes these teams so special is that they are the only ones chosen exclusively by the men who know the players the best — the coaches themselves

 

In world and national news..

WASHINGTON (AP) — With Vice President Joe Biden by his side, President Barack Obama has signed the 21st Century Cures Act. The law Invests $1.8 billion for a cancer research “moonshot” that is strongly supported by Biden. The vice president’s son Beau died of brain cancer in 2015.

NEW YORK (AP) — Major U.S. stock indexes have closed at record highs as big-name technology companies like Apple and IBM traded higher. The Dow closed at its seventh consecutive record high.  On Tuesday,  it gained 114 points, or 0.6 percent, to 19,910. The S&P rose 14 points and the Nasdaq climbed 51 points.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Fire Chief Teresa Deloach Reed says there’s no evidence the warehouse where 36 party-goers died was ever inspected because inspectors didn’t think it was an “active” business. Investigators say they still can’t pinpoint a specific cause of the deadliest structure fire in the nation in 13 years.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY’-sihk) has signed a 20-week abortion ban. At the same time, Kasich vetoed stricter provisions in a separate measure that would have barred the procedure at the first detectable fetal heartbeat. The Republican governor acted on both proposals Tuesday, the same day they landed on this desk.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who brought loaded guns to a Washington, D.C. pizza parlor to “self-investigate” a fake news story about Democratic officials trafficking children has made his first appearance in federal court. Edgar Maddison Welch faces a charge of interstate transportation of a firearm with an intent to commit a crime.