CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…Partly sunny.  Becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon.  Highs 15 to 20. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 5 to 10 above. Southeast winds

5 to 10 mph.

.FRIDAY…Cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow in the afternoon in the Jamestown area, 30 percent in the Valley City area.

Not as cold. Highs in the lower 30s. Southeast winds 10 to

15 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Not as cold. Lows in the lower

20s. South winds around 10 mph.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. South winds

10 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper

20s. Highs in the mid 40s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain in the

afternoon. Highs in the lower 40s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.

.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY…Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower

30s. Lows 15 to 20.

 

Valley City  (CSi) The 2017 North Dakota Winter Show,  has been extended this year.

The 80th annual show runs March 4-11, 2017 in Valley City.

The concert March 4, 2017, features the music of Eric Paslay, along with Blackhawk and 32 below.

NDWS manager Dawn Riley says  seats  may be purchased online at www.northdakotawintershow.com

The Classic Steer and Market Hog Auction will be held in the  basement of theValley City Eagles Club Sunday, March 5th at 6pm.

Tickets for the PRCA Rodeo are available on line at www.northdakotawintershow.com

The Rodeo performances scheduled for Friday March 10, 2017, at 7-p.m.,  and Saturday March 11th at 2-p.m., and 7-p.m.

Two men will be honored for their contribution in the field of agriculture after they were selected to become the newest members of the North Dakota Agriculture Hall of Fame.

The individuals selected this year are Alan Bergman of Jud and Dr. James Tilton of Fargo. The two will be recognized in a ceremony on Saturday, March 11th during the 80th annual North Dakota Winter Show in Valley City.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The 39th Annual Runnin O’ The Green in Jamestown is Saturday March 18, 2017 in Jamestown.

Founder and organizer, Larry Knoblich says in 2016 the Run raised $25,000 for Camp Grassick, and $8,500 to 17 local cancer patients.   He points out that Camp Grassick is a summer camp for individuals of all ages, who are mentally or physically challenged.

Early Registration Friday March 17th is 4-p.m., to 8-p.m., at the Elks Club, along the  Cork & Barrel and Wildside Creations in Jamestown .

All $30 entries that want a commemorative t-shirt should be received by March 15, 2017.

Shirts will be available starting March 13th.

Send the entry form to Wildside Creations at 103 4th Street Northeast, Jamestown, ND 58401.

Call 701-252-5228 for details.

Registration on race day is at 11-a.m., at Frontier Fort, with a contribution of $10, and does NOT include a t-shirt.

Also register at The Buff, The Knights of Columbus, and The Elks during the run.

For a ride to the start area, leave vehicles at the motel or finish area and call 701-658-0087, or, 701-320-3751.  They operate on tips only, and any profits will be donated to Stutsman County Relay for Life and local charities. The ride providers are listed on the back of name tags.

The run starts at 2-p.m., with the first flight leaving Frontier Fort at that time.

A total of six heats, with 400 runners per heat, leaving the Fort at 2-p.m., with 10 minute intervals, with the last heat leaving at 2:50-p.m.

Please carry a photo ID to show at registration and on demand, as participants must be 21 year of age or older.

Also have name tags checked at each stop.

Do NOT carry alcoholic beverages outside the establishments, or fenced in areas at the bar, if provided.

It’s a $50 fine for open containers on the streets.  The fine for urinating in public is $150.

The course will go from the Fort to: stops at  The Buff,  The Knight’s of Columbus, The Elks, The Wonder Bar, The Corner Bar,  Jonny B’s Brickhouse The Office Bar, The All Vets Club, Fred’s Den, and the run finishes at Shady’s at the Gladstone Inn & Suites in Jamestown.

First responders will be on stand-by in case they are needed, and all but Jamestown Police Department detectives will be on duty, at some point during the day, either uniformed or plain clothes.

The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Department, and North Dakota Highway Patrol will have extra patrol units on the highways.

Knoblich stresses that any beverage will count, and drinking alcoholic beverages is NOT a requirement, adding to drink alcohol in moderation.

Knoblich said there will be plenty of portable restrooms and garbage cans out along the route and near establishments taking part in the run.

He asks that runners ‘Keep an eye on each other,’ concerning potential vandalism or other illegal acts.

Bar workers should be prepared to handle around 2,000 participants through the event, and bars, early in the run should expect a larger crowd the first two hours, later bars in the run will be busy until closing.

Motorists, and others need to be patient, with the runners and participants need to careful where they are walking while in traffic areas.

Knoblich thanks Jerry Iverson Construction and the group of drivers for the continued financial support and to R.M. Stoudt for making the informational printings possible, and asks for support of Wildside Creations and the Press Room in Jamestown, large supporters of the Run.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Republican House majority leader has proposed allowing up to six state-owned casinos, if voters approve.

The proposal by Rep. Al Carlson of Fargo was introduced Wednesday. It will be scheduled for hearings later.

The proposed constitutional amendment would allow the Legislature to authorize funds for the casinos. They would be regulated by a state casino gaming commission.

North Dakota already has six casinos on American Indian reservations. The proposal would forbid state casinos from being built within 20 miles of a reservation.

The casinos also would not be allowed within five miles of a city of more than 5,000 people.

If approved by the Legislature, voters could decide the issue in the June 2018 primary.

 

Drake  (CSi)  The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, a head-on crash between a pickup and a semi- triple trailer about 8-a.m., Tuesday claimed the life of the 31-year old pickup driver.

The crash occurred on Highway 52, five miles north of Drake.

The reports says the Ford pickup operated by 31 year old Robert Keith of Granville was eastbound and the Freightliner operated by 32 year old Jesse Thiele of Minot,  was westbound on Highway 52. The Ford crossed the centerline and was struck head-on by the Freightliner. The Ford spun counterclockwise and came to rest on the shoulder. The Freightliner left the road and jackknifed. The cab overturned and came to rest in the ditch. The Freightliner’s triple trailer combination came to rest upright behind the semi.

Thiele was extricated and flown to Minot for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Robert Keith died on scene.

Hwy 52 was closed for three hours while the scene was cleared.

Names, and home towns  will be released Wednesday.

Assisting at the scene Velva Ambulance Service,  McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Drake Fire and Rescue, Harvey Fire and Rescue,  and Northstar Life Flight.

 

CANNON BALL, N.D.—The original pipeline protest camp on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation closed Wednesday, as the Bureau of Indian Affairs encouraged people to go home rather than be found trespassing.

The Bismarck Tribune reports, final campers left the Sacred Stone Camp after days of hurried cleanup that followed a warning from the BIA that the campers were trespassing on land majority-owned in trust for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.

The camp on the reservation is just south and near the main protest camp called Oceti Sakowin that was on Army Corps of Engineers land and cleared out last week.

The Rev. John Floberg, an Episcopal priest on Standing Rock, who was in the Sacred Stone camp over the past few days, said people left after notice from the BIA, because they wanted to go on their own terms.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — An Associated Press analysis shows North Dakota stands to gain more than $110 million annually in tax revenue after oil begins coursing through the Dakota Access pipeline. That shows the potential payoff for a state whose officials have supported the pipeline despite concerns from Native American tribes and other opponents who fear it could harm drinking water and sacred sites.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — An attorney for a flight attendant who plans to plead guilty to making bogus bomb threats on two Skywest flights in 2015 says Justin Cox-Sever is likely to serve far less than the maximum prison sentence of 50 years.

Federal Public Defender Neil Fulton says federal sentencing guidelines call for about 1 ½ years behind bars, although sentences can vary depending on the results of a presentence investigation.

Cox-Sever is from Tempe, Arizona. He’s accused of making bogus bomb threats on a flight from Charlottesville, Virginia, to Chicago, and on a flight from Minneapolis to Dickinson, North Dakota.

He recently agreed to plead guilty to charges related to interfering with an aircraft. He’s due in court June 1.

 

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Congressman Kevin Cramer of North Dakota is criticizing House Democratic women for wearing “bad-looking white pantsuits” during President Donald Trump’s speech to Congress.

Cramer made the observation while talking with callers on a call-in radio show, “What’s On Your Mind,” that airs on several AM stations in his home state.

House Democratic women wore white to Trump’s speech to show solidarity with the women’s rights’ movement.

Cramer remarked that “there is no question there is a disease associated with the notion that a bunch of women would wear bad-looking white pantsuits in solidary with Hillary Clinton to celebrate her loss. You cannot get that weird.”

Cramer is a Trump ally who is discussed as a potential candidate for Senate against Democrat Heidi Heitkamp next year.

 

 

BEULAH, N.D. (AP) — Great River Energy has closed a 50-year-old coal-fired power plant in Mercer County.

The Bismarck Tribune reports the Minnesota-based company announced their decision to shutter the plant rather than move forward with expensive upgrades in July. Last week, the plant’s control panel and power was disconnected from the power grid for the final time.

Fifty-five of 68 employees and specialty contractors remain at the plant. They’ll clean and strip the facility down to mortar and steel for its final decommissioning May 1.

Some of the remaining employees will retire, while another 28 are moving to other GRE facilities. A few remaining employees will be left to seek employment.

Wade Aanderud, leader of plant operations, says the last moment of operations was always scheduled to occur sometime before March 1.

 

In sports…

 

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns scored 21 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 107-80 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.

Andrew Wiggins scored 20 points and Shabazz Muhammad added 18 for the Timberwolves, who won for the fourth time in their last five games. Utah was the fourth opponent in the last seven games that Minnesota held under 90 points.

Dante Exum scored 15 points and Gordon Hayward added 13 to lead the Jazz, while Derrick Favors had 10 points and 12 rebounds. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak in the series for Utah, which has lost two straight overall.

 

Final N-Y Knicks 101 Orlando 90

Final Miami 125 Philadelphia 98

Final Atlanta 100 Dallas 95

Final Washington 105 Toronto 96

Final Boston 103 Cleveland 99

Final New Orleans 109 Detroit 86

Final Denver 110 Milwaukee 98

Final San Antonio 100 Indiana 99

Final Brooklyn 109 Sacramento 100

Final Houston 122 L.A. Clippers 103

 

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Final OT Tampa Bay 4 Carolina 3

Final Chicago 4 Pittsburgh 1

 

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final (3) UCLA 98 Washington 66

Final Wake Forest 88 (8) Louisville 81

Final (12) Florida 78 Arkansas 65

Final (19) Notre Dame 82 Boston College 66

 

Women’s Basketball…

 

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Avyanna Young scored 20 points and No. 11 seed Wisconsin took advantage of a 13-point first half for Rutgers, beating the 14th-seeded Scarlet Knights 61-55 in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday.

Marsha Howard added 12 points for the Badgers (9-12), who play No. 6 seed Michigan State on Thursday.

Shrita Parker scored a career-high 24 points, making three 3-pointers for Rutgers (6-24), which lost its final 11 games. Khadaizha Sanders added 11 points and Victoria Harris 10.

Rutgers made only 3 of 28 shots in the first half, missing all eight of its 3-point tries, in falling behind 27-13.

Wisconsin took its largest lead of 21 points in the third quarter and was up 12 when the period ended.

Parker scored 10 straight points for Rutgers in a run that got the Knights within six with 35 seconds remaining but no closer.

 

NBA-WARRIORS…

UNDATED (AP) — It’s going to be a while before Kevin Durant returns to the Golden State Warriors’ lineup.

The All-Star forward is out indefinitely with a sprained MCL in his left knee and a bone bruise in his leg. The injuries occurred early in the first quarter of Tuesday’s 112-108 loss at Washington.

Golden State’s medical staff hasn’t ruled him out of returning before the end of the regular season. Durant is scheduled to be re-evaluated in four weeks.

Durant leads the Warriors in scoring and rebounding with 25.3 points and 8.2 boards in his first season with the team.

 

TWINS…

FORT MYERS, Fla.—Twins outfield prospect Alex Kirilloff, the 15th overall pick in last June’s amateur draft, will have season-ending Tommy John surgery on his left (throwing) elbow next week, the team said Wednesday.

The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports, New York Mets’ team physician David Altchek will perform the surgery to repair a partial tear in the ulnar collateral ligament on March 8. Altchek did the same procedure on Twins’ third baseman Miguel Sano in 2014.

Kirilloff, a left-handed hitter who received a $2.8 million signing bonus out of a Pittsburgh-area high school, is projected to return to full health in nine months, and be cleared to resume baseball activities in five months. That should put him on track to at least participate somewhat in fall instructional league in September.

 

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House spokeswoman is assailing reports that Attorney General Jeff Sessions twice talked to Russia’s U.S. ambassador during last year’s presidential campaign. Sarah Huckabee Sanders calls the reports “the latest attack against the Trump administration by partisan Democrats.” Sanders says that Sessions met with the ambassador “in an official capacity” as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence is expected to discuss efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act when he visits Ohio today. The former governor of neighboring Indiana is scheduled to visit Frame USA, which sells American-made picture frames. Ohio is among the states under the health care overhaul that have expanded Medicaid.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Reports out of Turkey say an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 has hit a town in the southeastern part of the country, causing a number of injuries. Officials say the earthquake was centered in the town of Samat, and was followed by four more temblors, the strongest measuring 4.4.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s left-leaning government is reintroducing a military draft for both men and women because of what its defense minister calls a deteriorating security environment in Europe and around Sweden. The country did away with the draft seven years ago, and at that point only men were eligible.

LOS OLIVOS, Calif. (AP) — Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch is back on the market with an asking price of $67 million.The 2,700-acre property near Santa Barbara, California, has been renamed Sycamore Valley Ranch. Last year, the listed price was $100 million. Before he died in 2009, Jackson sold the ranch for $22.5 million.