wbPM3CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. WEST WINDS

10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER

MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE

MORNING. PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. HIGHS

IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE

SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING

SNOW. WINDY. LOWS AROUND 10. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.

.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE

MORNING. HIGHS AROUND 20. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. LOWS AROUND 10. SOUTHWEST

WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.NEW YEARS DAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 15 TO 20.

LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.

.MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE

AFTERNOON. HIGHS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.

.MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.

LOWS NEAR ZERO.

.TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE

MORNING. HIGHS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND

10 BELOW. HIGHS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.

 

GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATER IN THE DAY FRIDAY AND INTO FRIDAY EVENING AS A STRONG ALBERTA CLIPPER TRACKS SOUTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA.….WITH …LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.

AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS NEXT WEEK.

HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND ZERO…SUBZERO LOW TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT…AND MINIMUM WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE 30S BELOW ARE EXPECTED.

 

Jamestown  (CSi) 33 year old Troy Alan Elhard of Jamestown was charged Thursday in Southeast District Court in Jamestown with aggravated assault domestic violence, along with preventing arrest, or discharge of other duties, all Class C Felonies.

Elhard was allegedly involved in an eight hour standoff with local law enforcement officers that began Monday evening into early Tuesday morning in Jamestown.

He appeared before Judge John Greenwood, and is being held in the Stutsman County Correctional Center, on a $10,000 cash bond.

No preliminary hearing date has been set.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown Rescue Squad was called about 11:55 a.m. Thursday for an  extrication, from a van traveling on I-94 eastbound, near mile maker 254, near the rest area, west of Jamestown.

The driver lost control at the rest area off ramp and crashed head-on into a pole.

The driver was the lone occupant and was taken by Jamestown Area Ambulance Service to Jamestown Regional Medical Center for treatment of injuries.

More information as it becomes available, as the Highway Patrol continues with the investigation.

On Thursday morning, about 10-O’Clock,  Barnes County Fire and Rescue responed to a one vehicle rollover in the westbound lane of I-94 near the Oriska Rest stop.

The driver refused treatment of injuries at the scene.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Prosecutors in an appeal of the first federal death penalty case in North Dakota are asking a judge to let them interview a West Fargo attorney who helped defend Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. in the 2006 trial.

The Crookston, Minnesota man was sentenced to death for killing of University of North Dakota student Dru Sjodin (shuh-DEEN’), of Pequot Lakes, Minnesota. Rodriguez in 2011 filed what is considered his final appeal.

Prosecutors say defense attorney Robert Hoy has intimate knowledge of the case, especially issues pertaining to the autopsy. One of Rodriguez’s complaints is that his trial attorneys failed to properly challenge forensic evidence.

Prosecutors say Hoy isn’t responding to them about appearing for a deposition.

Hoy did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

 

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The Diocese of Fargo and other Catholic employers in North Dakota have filed a federal lawsuit opposing federal health care coverage requirements that include abortion and gender-changing surgeries.

The diocese and the Catholic Benefits Association say the coverage requirements conflict with the Catholic faith.

In a statement, Bishop John Folda says the Catholic Church does not discriminate based on orientation, but it should have the freedom to make faith-based coverage decisions.

The association said Pope Francis has reiterated that Catholic teachings oppose abortion and theories that gender is alterable.

 

In world and national news…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A 59-year-old South Florida man accused of making Facebook threats against President-elect Donald Trump will remain in jail.

Kevin Keith Krohn agreed not to seek release during a brief appearance in federal court in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday.

Krohn was arrested last week at Pembroke Pines home after U.S. Secret Service agents said he posted threats against Trump on Facebook. Court records show he wrote above a picture of Trump: “He’s not my president/He’s an enemy of the state.” He also posted a picture of a man in camouflage holding a scoped sniper rifle.

The comments were posted in a thread of comments about Trump staying in Palm Beach during the holidays.

Krone is represented by Robert Berube, who appeared in court with him.

HONOLULU (AP) — In a sweeping response to election hacking, President Barack Obama has sanctioned Russian intelligence services and their top officials, kicked out 35 Russian officials and shuttered two Russian-owned compounds in the U.S. In a statement, the president said, “All Americans should be alarmed by Russia’s actions,” adding, “Such activities have consequences.”

UNDATED (AP) — The number of police killed in the line of duty rose sharply in 2016, driven by shootings of police around the country. From Jan. 1 through Wednesday, 135 officers lost their lives. Some died in traffic accidents, but nearly half of them were shot to death. That’s a 56 percent increase in shooting deaths over the previous year.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s iconic New Year’s Eve celebration will be surrounded by sanitation vehicles to stop truck-driving attackers like those in Germany and France. The 65 garbage collection and sand trucks will be placed along Times Square’s perimeter. A Dec. 19 attack in Berlin killed 12 people. A July 14 attack in Nice (nees), France, killed 86.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered another competency exam for Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof, who faces the death penalty for killing nine black parishioners last year. But the judge says he finds no reason to delay or cancel the trial’s sentencing phase, set to begin Tuesday. Roof, who is white, intends to represent himself.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Millions of workers across the U.S. will see their pay increase as 19 states bump up their minimum wages in the new year. California, New York and Michigan are among the states with increases taking effect Saturday or Sunday. Massachusetts and Washington state will have the highest new minimum wages at $11 per hour.  California’s minimum wage will rise to $10.50 for larger companies