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CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. North winds around

15 mph.

.TUESDAY…Cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain in the afternoon.

Highs in the upper 30s. North winds 15 to 25 mph.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow possibly

mixed with rain in the evening.  Light snow after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s. North

winds 15 to 20 mph.

.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy.  Chance of predipitation 20 percent in the Valley City area, on Wednesday. Highs in the

lower 40s. Lows in the upper 20s. North winds 10 to 20 mph.

.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid

40s. Lows in the upper 20s.

.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Highs around 50. Lows

in the upper 20s.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower

30s. Highs in the mid 50s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain in the

evening, then slight chance of rain and snow after midnight. Lows

in the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.

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

afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s.

 

Generally dry and cool weather is expected Tuesday through

Thursday with highs rising from the 30s and lower 40s Tuesday,

through the 40s to around 50 by Thursday. Expect partly cloudy

conditions through this time period. A strong storm will impact

portions of the plains next weekend, but latest trends have the

storm south of North Dakota.

 

Valley City  (CSi)    Valley City Public Works informs residents that it plans to shut down the Master Lift for maintenance work on April 25, between 8-a.m. and 3-p.m..

City Administrator David Schelkoph and Public Works Director Jeff Differding asks that  city residents  reduce water usage and to postpone washing clothes, dishes, bathing or showering until after 3-p.m. on April 25th.

Motorists in Valley City are asked to avoid driving on or parking on 6th Avenue Southwest, from 5th Street Southwest to Viking Drive Southwest and Viking Drive Southwest  from 6th Avenue to 8th Avenue Southwest due to several trucks on the route.

Officials say, The maintenance is to assure the continued operation of this lift station and the sanitary sewer system for the city of Valley City.

Valley City Public Works office thanks the public for their cooperation during the Master Lift maintenance shut-down on April 25th.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — One person is dead and two others have been injured in a fiery car crash in Adams County.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the  32-year-old driver, of the Isuzu Rodeo, Brad Delzer was apparently distracted and hit a ditch near Highway 8 Sunday about 4 p.m. He was thrown from the vehicle and killed as it rolled over and caught fire.

The  passenger who was in the front seat, was also ejected, 29 year old Felicia Black of Bismarck and another, 30 year old Heid Blum of Mandan, who occupied the back seat, were rescued from the burning car were taken to Bismarck, West River Regional Medical Center.   There’s no immediate word on their condition.

None of the occupants were wearing seat belts.

The Highway Patrol continues its investigation.

Ambulances: Regent, Hettinger, and Valley Med Flight.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum has signed a measure that establishes protections for confidential drug informants.

The action Monday comes more than three years after 20-year-old college student Andrew Sadek was found dead in a river with a bullet in his head and a backpack of rocks tied to his body.

His parents, Tammy and John Sadek, have lobbied lawmakers to pass legislation so that informants can be better informed of their legal options to understand the risks they may be taking.

The bill clarifies the rights of people offered the role as a confidential drug informant, including their right to an attorney.

It also requires a written agreement with an informant. Law enforcement agencies also must undergo training before using them.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Legislature has passed a measure for the state to take over social services costs for the 53 counties under a two-year program that would eliminate counties’ ability to tax for those services.

In exchange, the Legislature is ending a so-called tax relief fund that was used to give homeowners a 12 percent buydown of property tax rates. Lawmakers say the state can no longer afford to do that.

The fund is expected to have $300 million when the current two-year budget period ends on June 30. The bill would use about $140 million from the fund to help balance the state budget, while the remainder would be applied to social services program costs.

The state would pay counties based on a formula that factors expenses and caseload.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Legislature has recently increased funding to repair and research saltwater pits in Bottineau and Renville that were condemned and covered in the 1980s.

Department of Mineral Resources spokeswoman Alison Ritter says the Legislature’s project could cost $200 million over three decades.

The research will be two-pronged. Researchers will first look for the best solution with underlying drain tiles and water to strain the salts and properly dispose of the fluid.

The second part of the project will study the use of salt-tolerant grasses and soil amendments to grow plants that potentially draw some salt from the soil and help prevent erosion.

About a million barrels of brine are pumped to the surface daily. Current protocol requires that it be trucked or piped to deep injection wells.

 

In sports…

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson has won consecutive races for the 11th time in his career with a rare victory at Bristol Motor Speedway.

The seven-time NASCAR champion doesn’t consider Bristol to be his best track, and Monday’s victory was only the second at Thunder Valley in his career. But Johnson’s Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports was strong enough to contend with Kyle Larson, the points leader and most dominant driver of the day. A speeding penalty on Larson late in the race allowed Johnson to make it look easy in the end.

Clint Bowyer finished second and Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Kevin Harvick was third in the race postponed a day by rain.

Matt Kenseth was the highest finishing Toyota driver with a very quiet fourth. Joey Logano in a Ford was fifth for Team Penske and Larson rallied to sixth.

 

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP)  Donald Trump is approaching the 100-day mark in what he calls “a different kind of presidency.” He describes the milestone as an “artificial barrier,” though he himself offered a 100-day plan with great fanfare in the campaign’s closing days. He now suggests that the “Contract with the American Voter” wasn’t really his idea to begin with. Trump campaigned on a promise of instant disruption. But in an AP interview, he indirectly acknowledged that change doesn’t come quickly to Washington.

WASHINGTON (AP)   There was a bit of awkwardness at President Donald Trump’s lunch with U.N. diplomats when he made an undiplomatic comment about Nikki Haley, his ambassador to the U.N. Trump was kicking off Monday’s lunch with ambassadors of countries on the U.N. Security Council when he asked the room if they liked Haley. Trump said that if they didn’t, “she could easily be replaced.” Later, he said that wouldn’t happen and that she was doing a “fantastic job.”

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP)  The Arkansas Supreme Court has rejected requests for stays of execution from two inmates set to die in the nation’s first double execution since 2000. Jack Jones Jr. and Marcel Williams had asked the state’s highest court to stop their executions, which are set for Monday night. In separate one-paragraph orders, justices said they would not reopen the men’s cases and refused to issue stays.

NEW ORLEANS (AP)  A group opposing the removal of Confederate monuments in New Orleans says the process has been flawed from the start and that it lacks transparency. The Monumental Task Committee called the removal of a statue in the pre-dawn darkness Monday by workers wearing scarves to cover their faces “atrocious government.”

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP)  NASA’s new record-holder for most time in space has received a congratulatory call from President Donald Trump. The International Space Station’s commander Peggy Whitson took the call Monday morning after surpassing the record of 534 days, two hours and 48 minutes for most accumulated time in space by an American. Trump said it’s “a very special day in the glorious history of American spaceflight.” His daughter Ivanka also offered congratulations from the Oval Office.