CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 20s. North

winds 10 to 15 mph.

.TONIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows 10 to 15. Northwest winds 5 to

15 mph.

.SATURDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of snow in the

afternoon in the Jamestown area, 20 percent in the Valley City area . Highs in the upper 20s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow in the Jamestown area, 40 percent in the Valley city area.

Lows 10 to 15. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s. West winds 5 to

10 mph.

.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20. Highs in

the upper 20s.

.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent

chance of snow. Lows 15 to 20. Highs in the upper 20s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of snow in

the evening. Lows 10 to 15.

.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent

chance of snow. Highs in the upper 20s. Lows 10 to 15.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The Stutsman County Sheriff’ Office reports a 42 year old Streeter man  was charged with  felonies, following allegations that he  stole a pickup with a passenger in it last week in Streeter.

Shane Dockter, made his initial appearance on Wednesday this week, in Southeast District Court in Jamestown  on  Class C felony charges of theft of property, terrorizing and felonious restraint.  Dockter was also charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle along with carrying a concealed firearm or dangerous weapon prohibited, which are both Class A misdemeanors.

Dockter is at the Stutsman County Correctional Center on a $100,000 bond.

 

Valley City  (CSi)  The Valley City Commission met in Special Session at 7-a.m., Thursday.

All members were present.

The Commissioners approved a Resolution approving the Final Plans and Specifications and Authorize for Bid for Permanent Flood Protection Phase II.

KLJ reported that this phase will be the most challenging, starting this year and wrapping up in 2018.

The area to be started this year is on Main street, and includes the nursery area, wraps around the river, and east.

It requires the purchase of three properties in that area, along with the purchase of one property to include 200 feet near the substation, which requires the relocation of a power pole in that area.

The initial demolition starts in May this year with project work this year to start in June.

The $14 million project is slated to be finished in June of 2018.

Material includes lots of steel sheeting for a coffer dam which will this year requires minor temporary closures of Main street.

The major construction on Main Street will occur in 2018, and will include the installation of new lighting.

 

The item from the Tuesday Regular Commission meeting, to approve contract renewal for City Administrator Dave Schelkoph has been moved to the Tuesday March 7, 2017 City Finance Committee for discussion, along with the discussion of the contract agreement with City Police Chief Phil Hatcher.

The items are scheduled, then for the 5-p.m., City Commission, Regular Meeting.

 

ENDERLIN (AP) –   An Enderlin man was sentenced to 23 years in prison for the shooting death of another man in Enderlin.

KFGO reports, 29 year old Paul Miller, shot 28 year-old Billy Holladay from his pickup as Holladay walked down the street. The shooting occurred about one year ago.

The sentence was part of a plea agreement.

Miller pleaded guilty to murder and reckless endangerment. He turned himself in after meeting with a Fargo lawyer.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown City Council’s Fire & Police, and Public Works Committees met Thursday evening at City Hall.  Council Member Gumke was not present.

 

POLICE AND FIRE COMMITTEE

No items at this time.

 

PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE

 

The committee heard from Mandar Nangare, representing Barr Engineering, concerning  information and a short presentation regarding the Jamestown Ice House Dam.

He said a property owner questioned who owns the dam, saying records at the State Water Commission indicates the City of Jamestown owns the dam.

He added that the Ice House Dam was constructed in 1890 by a private entity primarily for hydro power for a Jamestown flower mill,  with federal funding from the Civilian Conservation Corps.

He said, and inspection last year by the State Water Commission indicated that the dam is in “poor physical condition,’ with erosion affecting the structure’s concrete causing cracks, and seepage.

Spillway damage was also noted.

He said options include…do nothing…decide it’s a liability and move it… repair it, or redesign it.

He says the costs of repairs or replacement has a 75 percent cost share by the State Water Commission.

A feasibility study is expected to cost about $40,000.

 

Another funding source is the State Health Department.

FEMA funding may also be possible.

The State Game and Fish Department may also be involved.

The Stutsman County Water Board is yet to be approached for their participation.

 

With the funding timetable and project work, it could take five to ten years to accomplish the project in phases.

The project will aid in safety and liability issues.

He pointed out that a similar project on the city dam in Valley City will start in June this year, where the dam will be replaced.

 

Greg Spenningsby with the Stutsman County Water Resource Board said if the dam is removed there will be no river flow through Nickeus or Klaus Parks.

 

The committee recommends requests for proposals for a feasibility study.

 

A presentation was made from Darrell Hournbuckle, of  Interstate Engineering, Inc., relative to the Preliminary Engineering Report for the Raker Building Project, at the city’s water treatment facility.

He said the present raker was installed in 1999 and is not longer adequate to handle the large waste material.

He pointed out that the proposal is for and 8 by 8 addition to the structure for electrical controls, and keep the building, alogn with replacing moving parts, and removal of accumulated grit.

 

He suggests replacing the raker, at the current location, and leave the funding option in place, pending the proposed soybean processing facility.

The committee recommends, proceeding with replacing the raker, and associated equipment and to authorize a loan application with the State Health Department, and authorize a loan application from the North Dakota Public Finance Agency.

 

The committee recommends a Change Order to Scherbenske, Inc., on the 2016 Water Main Replacement Project.

 

The committee considered a possible Bike Path Striping on the 5th Street NE Paving Project.

Comments coming from the recent public meeting in Jamestown on the project.

City Administrator Jeff Fuchs adds, a bike  path or pedestrian walk needs to be snow free and kept open, such as a sidewalk.

The committee recommends sending the issue to the City Council without recommendation.

At the conclusion of the meeting, Ralph Friebel indicated the need for a change in the residential recycling agreement with the city and Renaissance Recycling  for a five year term, rather than a ten year term, based on financing issues..

Mayor Andersen said the city will meet with his attorney to discuss language changes, to bring before the city council for discussion.

The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67 followed by replays.

 

CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) — Dozens of people have been arrested as authorities in North Dakota cleared a protest camp where opponents of the Dakota Access oil pipeline had gathered for the better part of a year.

About 220 officers and 18 National Guardsmen methodically searched protester tents and other temporary homes for more than three hours on Thursday. Authorities say 46 people were taken into custody, including a group of military veterans who had to be carried out.

The arrests occurred a day after the Army Corps of Engineers ordered protesters to clear the camp by a 2 p.m. Wednesday deadline.

Native Americans who oppose the $3.8 billion pipeline set up camp last April near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation the shed light on their concerns about the project that would carry oil through the Dakotas and Iowa to a shipping point in Illinois.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has signed four bills spurred by confrontations between Dakota Access pipeline protesters and law enforcement.

Burgum signed the bills into law around 3 p.m. Thursday. The bills all take effect immediately.

One measure makes it a misdemeanor for someone to wear a mask or hood while committing a crime. Another bill increases the penalties for rioting while another allows officers to issue a citation with a $250 fine for trespassing, as opposed to filing criminal charges.

The fourth new law expands the attorney general’s authority to appoint outside law enforcement officers to assist North Dakota agencies.

Authorities on Thursday cleared a protest camp where opponents of the $3.8 billion pipeline had gathered since last year. Nearly 770 protesters have been arrested since last August.

 

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — U.S. Republican Rep. Kevin Cramer from red state North Dakota has held numerous town hall meetings since taking office in 2013, none of them more contentious than Thursday’s “Coffee With Cramer” event.

Many in the audience that packed a Fargo coffee shop heckled Cramer often, including immediately after he opened the one-hour question-and-answer session with a prayer. About 50 people were left standing outside.

Cramer was roundly booed over topics such as health care, abortion, his support of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, and President Donald Trump’s dealings with Russia. Cramer was an early supporter of the Trump campaign.

One of the audience members, Nichole Mattson, says she didn’t always like Cramer’s answers and understands why people are angry. But Mattson says she doesn’t believe the hollering was productive.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Police say a woman left two children behind in her car when she ran from police following a crash in Fargo.

Authorities say the 35-year-old woman collided with another vehicle overnight Thursday, fled on foot and broke into a nearby home in an attempt to hide from police.

A tip from a citizen led police to the home where she was hiding. She was taken to jail after she was medically cleared where she’s being held on possible drunken driving charges, fleeing and breaking into the home. Police say the woman has previously been charged with drunken driving. No one involved in the crash was seriously injured.

 

DRAYTON, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s two U.S. senators are trying to help communities in northeastern North Dakota and the Devils Lake Basin prepare for possible major flooding this spring.

Republican Sen. John Hoeven led a tour and meeting in Drayton on Thursday with federal, state and local officials. Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp also joined the group.

Hoeven brought together the group, which included representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. With a recent flood outlook showing the possibility of major flooding this spring, he says the tour was aimed at ensuring communities in northeastern North Dakota “are as prepared as possible.”

Both Hoeven and Heitkamp noted that the upcoming 20th anniversary of the devastating 1997 flood shows the need for comprehensive flood control in North Dakota.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A Fargo man accused of dealing large amounts of methamphetamine has been sentenced to 19 years in prison.

Charles Erdmann pleaded guilty in December to conspiracy to possess with intent to deliver a controlled substance, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

Authorities say Erdmann and another man distributed more than 500 grams of meth.

U.S District Judge Ralph Erickson sentenced Erdmann to 16 years on the drug charge and three years on the weapons charge.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A possible plea deal has been negotiated for a former Minot neurosurgeon who had been scheduled to go on trial on federal sex abuse charges later this month.

The Minot Daily News reports Dr. Marc Edward Eichler is expected to plead guilty to one count of production of child pornography. He faces two to 10 years in prison and will be required to register as a sex offender.

Eichler is accused of exchanging sexually explicit texts and photos in 2015 with two girls, ages 12 and 13.

The federal prosecutor is expected to recommend a minimal sentence, with five years of supervised release, due to Eichler accepting to take responsibility for the crime.

The prosecutor notes the sentence is subject to change if a pattern of abuse and use of a computer to commit the offense occurs.

 

 

In sports…

Jamestown (CSI-UJ) –  The Jimmie men’s basketball team  advances to the NSAA semifinals, after defeating VCSU Thursday afternoon  95-87, at the Jamestown Civic Center.

The Jimmies play in the semifinal game at the number two seed, Dickinson State on Saturday. The title game is Monday.

 

Boys Hockey…

Bismarck High 4, Devils Lake-Cando 2

Grand Forks Central 10, Dickinson 0

Grand Forks Red River 4, Bismarck Century 2

Minot 4, Fargo Davies 2

 

Girls Hockey…

State Tournament…

Bismarck High 7, Williston 0

Fargo Davies 3, Minot 0

Mandan 2, Fargo North 1, OT

 

Boys Basketball…

Grand Forks Central 71, Valley City 63

Mandan 73, Jamestown 61

 

Bismarck Century 80, Bismarck St. Mary’s 55

Bismarck High 67, Bismarck Legacy 63

Dickinson 79, Williston 58

Fargo Davies 83, Sheyenne 69

Fargo Shanley 71, Grand Forks Red River 67

Fargo South 66, Wahpeton 44

Minot 74, Turtle Mountain 69

Nedrose 58, South Prairie 54

West Fargo 71, Fargo North 59

 

Girls Basketball…

Mandan 74, Jamestown 56

Grand Forks Central 64, Valley City 51

 

Bismarck High 64, Bismarck Legacy 59

Bismarck St. Mary’s 55, Bismarck Century 42

Dickinson 59, Williston 51

Fargo Davies 65, Sheyenne 38

Fargo Shanley 70, Grand Forks Red River 47

Turtle Mountain 55, Minot 46

Wahpeton 63, Fargo South 29

West Fargo 52, Fargo North 51

 

District 3 Girls Basketball Tournament…

Championship

Edgeley Kulm Montpelier 52 Carrington 42 OT

Third Place

Medina Pingree Buchanan 55 LaMoure Litchville Marion 36

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The 2016 North Dakota Class B District 5 Boys Basketball Tournament starts today at the Jamestown Civic Center.

Opening round play starts at 4 p.m. with #4 Oakes (5-14, 2-4 District 5) meeting #5 LaMoure-Litchville/Marion (5-14, 2-4). At around 5:30, #2 Ellendale (14-5. 5-1) faces #7 Midkota (1-17, 0-6). The day concludes with #3 Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier (7-12, 4-2) going against #6 Barnes County North (5-13, 2-4) at around 7 p.m.

 

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

 

Final  Portland      112  Orlando        103

 

Final OT  Detroit       114  Charlotte      108

 

Final  Houston       129  New Orleans     99

 

Final  Cleveland     119  N-Y Knicks     104

 

Final  Sacramento    116  Denver         100

 

Final  Golden State  123  L.A. Clippers  113

 

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

UNDATED (AP) — The Minnesota Wild’s lead in the NHL’s Central Division and Western Conference races continues to shrink.

The Chicago Blackhawks are within three points of the Wild after Patrick Kane’s third career hat trick led them to their eighth win in nine games, 6-3 over Arizona. Kane scored in each period, giving him a team-high 23 goals this season.

Rookies Nick Schmaltz and Ryan Hartman each had a goal and assist for the Hawks, who blew a 3-1 lead in the first period before winning their third in a row.

Chicago captain Jonathan Toews (tayvz) has 22 points in his last 13 games after setting up a pair of goals.

 

 

Final  N-Y Islanders   3  Montreal     0

 

Final  Calgary         3  Tampa Bay    2

 

Final SO  N-Y Rangers     2  Toronto      1

 

Final  Nashville       4  Colorado     2

 

Final  Chicago         6  Arizona      3

 

Final  Boston          4  L.A. Kings   1

 

 

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

 

Final  (1) Gonzaga               96  San Diego        38

 

Final  (4) Arizona               90  Southern Cal     77

 

Final  (5) UCLA                  87  Arizona St.      75

 

Final  (15) Cincinnati           87  Memphis          74

 

Final  Ohio St.                  83  (16) Wisconsin   73

 

Final  (20) Saint Mary’s (Cal)   78  Pepperdine       49

 

VIKINGS-PETERSON

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings general manager Rick Spielman says Adrian Peterson’s status has not been decided, two weeks before the deadline for exercising an option on the running back’s contract that would cost the club $18 million in 2017.

Spielman addressed reporters Thursday for the first time since the Vikings finished 8-8 after a 5-0 start in 2016. He said he has not spoken with Peterson or his representatives since the end of the season.

Spielman declined to directly answer a question whether the almost-32-year-old would still fit in the offense, but he separately praised the depth of the running back class in the upcoming draft.

Peterson’s hefty hit to the salary cap, which includes a $6 million roster bonus, has made his return uncertain.

 

VIKINGS STADIUM-BASEBALL

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings’ new stadium is preparing for its first baseball game.

Century College of White Bear Lake plays Iowa Central at U.S. Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis Friday in a doubleheader that starts at 6 a.m. It will be the first baseball game played in the $1.1 billion stadium that opened last summer. More games follow that day — Grand View vs. Jamestown University in a doubleheader starting at 11 a.m. and Minot State vs. Minnesota-Crookston in a doubleheader starting at 10 p.m.

Crews have been converting the stadium’s football configuration to a baseball configuration. That involves removing dirt and two layers of plywood, protective barriers and turf cover, retracting 36 rows of seats that make up the outfield and installing dugouts, pitcher’s mound and home plate.

The final field painting was Thursday afternoon.

 

NBA-TRADE DEADLINE

UNDATED (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder and Chicago Bulls were able to pull off a multi-player deal before Thursday’s NBA trade deadline.

The Thunder picked up reinforcements for Russell Westbrook by getting forwards Taj Gibson and Doug McDermott from the Bulls. The Thunder also get a second-round pick in the 2018 draft for Cameron Payne, Joffrey Lauvergne (JOF’-ree LAH’-vern-yay) and Anthony Morrow.

McDermott is expected to boost an outside shooting attack that ranks 29th in 3-point shooting. Gibson fills a void left when Oklahoma City dealt Serge Ibaka (ih-BAH’-kah) in last year’s NBA draft.

Payne was expected to be Westbrook’s backup before missing much of the season with a foot injury. Morrow lost playing time to rookie Alex Abrines (ah-BREE’-nehs) this season.

Also at the trade deadline:

— A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that Deron Williams is interested in joining the Cleveland Cavaliers after being waived by the Dallas Mavericks. The 32-year-old Williams averaged 13.1 points and 6.9 assists for the Mavs this season, his 12th in the NBA. His interest in the Cavs comes after LeBron James said earlier this season that the Cavaliers were in need of another playmaker off the bench to backup starter Kyrie Irving.

— The Nuggets have added another big man for the stretch run by acquiring Roy Hibbert from the Bucks for a protected second-round pick in 2019. Hibbert is averaging 5.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 16 minutes a game.

— The Suns traded forward P.J. Tucker to Toronto for forward Jared Sullinger and a pair of second-round draft picks and acquired power forward Mike Scott from Atlanta for cash. .

— A person with knowledge of the details tells The Associated Press that the Nets have acquired swingman K.J. McDaniels from Houston for a future draft pick.

— A person familiar with the deal tells the AP that the Mavericks have acquired big man Nerlens Noel (noh-EHL’) from the 76ers for Andrew Bogut (BOH’-gut), Justin Anderson and a protected first-round draft pick.

 

NASCAR-TWIN 150s

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Daytona 500 pole-sitter Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin were the winners in the Twin 150s on Thursday.

Elliott finished ahead of Jamie McMurray in the opening race as Chevrolet drivers went 1-2 on a track expected to be dominated by Ford and Toyota. Kevin Harvick was third, just ahead of Brad Keselowski (kehs-LOW’-skee).

Hamlin prevented Dale Earnhardt Jr. to get a victory in his first competitive race since suffering a concussion last year. Earnhardt led for 53 laps before Hamlin zoomed past him on the final lap.

Hamlin is the defending Daytona 500 winner and has won a Duel qualifying race three times in his career. The twin 150-mile races are used to set the field for Sunday’s season-opener

NASCAR’s new format this year includes a provision that awards points on a 10-to-1 declining scale to the top-10 finishers in the twin 150s.

 

NASCAR-HAMLIN CONTRACT

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Denny Hamlin has signed a contract extension with both Joe Gibbs Racing and longtime sponsor FedEx.

FedEx has been the only primary sponsor Hamlin has had at NASCAR’s top level.

The reigning Daytona 500 winner has 29 career Cup victories and has been a stalwart of the Gibbs organization since cracking the circuit in 2005.

 

GOLF-HONDA CLASSIC

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Cody Gribble and Wesley Bryan share the clubhouse lead after turning in 6-under 64s in the first round of the Honda Classic. Germany’s Martin Kaymer (KY’-mur) and Anirban Lahiri of India are one shot back.

Bryan shot a 30 on the front nine and extended his good play from last week at Riviera, where he pulled within two shots of the lead late in the third round until Dustin Johnson drew away. Gribble had three birdies on par 3s.

Defending champion Adam Scott opened with a 68.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump can expect a different reaction today when he appears before the nation’s conservatives meeting near Washington than the one he got six years ago. Back then, the crowd was less than adoring, occasionally laughing at and booing the longtime former Democrat. But today he’ll give a speech designed to show appreciation for the place where his rise to the White House was born.

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi (HY’-dahr ahl ah-BAH’-dee) says the Iraqi air force has carried out its first airstrikes against the Islamic State group in Syria. A statement from al-Abadi says the attacks targeted the towns of Boukamal and Husseibah and came in response to bombings in Baghdad that have been claimed by IS and linked to the militants’ operations in Syria.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal and state workers are joining farmers in round-the-clock repairs to levees in California’s saturated Central Valley. The wet winter weather has dams and waterways near or past capacity. Authorities fear that a single levee failure could trigger a chain reaction of levee breaks.

AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — Crews are working to contain a wildfire that’s burning in a rural area of the Texas Panhandle while firefighters in Oklahoma fight back several blazes that popped up on an unseasonably warm and windy day. Forecasters had warned that the weather was ripe for “extremely critical” wildfire activity in parts of New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. Multiple fires broke out but there are no reports of substantial damage or injuries.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Police in Malaysia say the banned chemical nerve agent VX was used to kill Kim Jong Nam, the North Korean ruler’s outcast half-brother. The substance, deadly even in minute amounts, was detected on Kim’s eyes and face. The announcement raised serious questions about public safety in Kuala Lumpur’s airport, which authorities say went 11 days without decontaminating. It’s also raised questions about North Korea.