wbPM2CSi Weather…

Jamestown & Valley City

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL

WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY.

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO 45 BELOW ZERO UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY.

* THESE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS

LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND

THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST

BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF

PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

 

Forecast…

LATE THIS AFTERNOON…SUNNY. WIND CHILLS AROUND 30 BELOW.

NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT…CLEAR, COLDER. LOWS AROUND 25 BELOW. WEST WINDS 5 TO

10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND CHILLS AROUND

45 BELOW.

.FRIDAY…INCREASING CLOUDS. HIGHS AROUND 10. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO

15 MPH. LOWEST WIND CHILLS AROUND 45 BELOW IN THE MORNING.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COLD. LOWS NEAR ZERO.

SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT…CLEAR. HIGHS 10 TO 15. LOWS NEAR

ZERO. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 20.

.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.

HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 10 TO 15.

.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 30.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20.

HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.

 

DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT ACROSS ALL OF

WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

 

Valley City  (CSi)  On Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 6:00 P.M. in the Hi-Liner Activity Center (HAC), 460 Central Avenue North, the City of Valley City will hold a public hearing regarding the proposed changes to the Zoning Map.

The proposed zoning map is available online and for inspection and copying at the office of the City Auditor.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Republican-led and largely oil-friendly Legislature is quickly introducing a raft of bills spurred by the bitter dispute between Dakota Access protesters and law enforcement.

Faced with protest-weary constituents, lawmakers have introduced several bills during the young biennial session — and more may be coming.

One bill would make it a crime for adults to wear masks in most cases. Another would require the state attorney general to sue the federal government to help cover costs for policing a protest.

No Democrats have introduced protest-related measures and one state representative called the bills “knee-jerk legislation.”

North Dakota has been the center of protests against the $3.8 billion, four-state pipeline, in large part because of objections of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe in the southern part of the state.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — State officials say record snowfall this winter means the Dakota Access pipeline protest encampment could experience significant flooding when temperatures get warmer.

The  State Water Commission, through the state’s Joint Information Center, says more than 57 inches of snow so far could pose a safety risk when spring weather arrives.

The main encampment is located on the flood plain where the Cannonball River and Cantapeta Creek meet the Missouri River and Lake Oahe.

An estimated 700 to 1,000 people remain in the camp, which has semi-permanent and temporary structures, outhouses, kitchens and meeting lodges.

U.S. Geological Survey records from the nearest Cannonball River gauging station at Breien show the encampment area has been underwater 10 times in the past seven decades.

 

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Federal charges have been filed in a fatal stabbing on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation last spring.

The Billings Gazette reports 28-year-old Tyson Jo Lonebear of Bismarck, North Dakota, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder in the death of 21-year-old Chay Little in Lame Deer. Charges against Lonebear were initially filed in tribal court.

The indictment does not provide any details of the stabbing and identifies the victim only by his initials.

U.S. Magistrate Timothy Cavan ordered Lonebear to remain in custody. The case will be heard by U.S. District Judge Susan Watters.

 

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NEW YORK (AP) — Traditional brick-and-mortar retailers may be cutting jobs and closing stores — but their online competitor Amazon is continuing to expand. The company says it plans to hire 100,000 full-time workers over the next 18 months. They’ll largely support new delivery centers in Texas, California and elsewhere.