CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight.

.FRIDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to 15 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. East winds

10 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs around 80. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast

winds 10 to 15 mph.

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of rain showers.

Highs in the upper 70s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers and

thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain

showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers in the

morning, then rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in

the afternoon. Highs around 70. Chance of precipitation

60 percent.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain

showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 50.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the

morning, then rain showers likely and slight chance of

thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of

precipitation 60 percent.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent

chance of rain showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid

60s.

 

Mothers day outlook… A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between 8am and 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.

 

Saturday night into Sunday  brings the first round of showers and some thunderstorms to the area.

Through the remainder of the extended period… the greatest chances for rain

appear to come in the late Monday into Wednesday, with plenty of moisture

for North Dakota,  with some locales having the potential for an inch or more of rainfall in the Monday- Tuesday timeframe.

Chances of showers/thunderstorms will be in the forecast through next week.

 

 

Sanborn  (CSi)  No injuries reported Thursday morning about 6:15 in Sanborn, when a faulty valve let an anhydrous ammonia field tank to leak, near the old elevator.

Barnes County Sheriff Randy McClaflin says two homes were evacuated as a precaution

Fire and Rescue crews contained the leak.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  A 48 year-old  California man, Samuel Henry Hanna was sentenced to four years in prison.

On Wednesday, Hanna pleaded guilty to a Class A felony, drug charge, stemming from evidence gathered during a traffic stop by the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office on March 28, 2017

Stutsman County Deputy Matt Thom had conducted the traffic stop, and a search of the vehicle by a K-9 unit turned up about  16 and a half pounds of marijuana in his possession.

Hanna said the marijuana was for medicinal purposes.

Stutsman County State’s Attorney, Fritz Fremgen dropped three charges of possession of controlled substance and two possessions of drug paraphernalia, in exchange for a guilty plea.

 

BISMACK, N.D. (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies in North Dakota have arrested a Tacoma, Washington, man with 13 pounds of marijuana in the back of his car.

The man was speeding early Wednesday morning when a deputy pulled the man over, and then smelled marijuana.

The Sheriff’s Department news release states deputies found 21 vacuum-sealed bags of marijuana valued at $33,000 in the man’s vehicle.

The man’s bond was set at $5,000 after he was charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver.

 

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — One of two drivers who died when their semitrailers crashed in northwestern North Dakota has been identified.

The state Highway Patrol identified one of the drivers as 29-year-old Anthony Gonzales of Hamilton, Montana. The driver of the other semi has not been identified.

The crash happened early Saturday on the Highway 23 bypass near New Town. Authorities say the semi Gonzales was driving was loaded with crude oil. The other semi was loaded with frack sand. Both were completely burned.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge in North Dakota has cleared the way to try the 10 defendants who have already been arraigned in a multimillion-dollar Jamaican lottery scam case instead of waiting for the other five suspects to be taken into U.S. custody.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Clare Hochhalter asked U.S. District Judge Dan Hovland to allow the government to proceed to trial without waiting for the remaining defendants to be caught or extradited from Jamaica, saying the mostly elderly victims deserve justice in a case that has already dragged on for more than five years.

Hovland approved the request Wednesday, saying it is “in the best interest of the public and all of the defendants.”

A trial date hasn’t been set.

 

 

GRAFTON, N.D. (AP) — Authorities say a 39-year-old woman from Grafton raided the business credit card account of her 82-year-old boss who has dementia.

Caroline Lorenz racked up more than $12,000 in charges on golf, hotel stays, online shopping, clothes, groceries and assorted bills. Lorenz worked at a property management business.

Lorenz is charged with exploitation of a vulnerable adult. Court documents do not list an attorney for her.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators have set two public hearings on a proposed upgrade of a segment of a gasoline and diesel pipeline that runs from eastern Montana to Fargo.

Laurel, Montana based-Cenex Pipeline says the proposed $115 million upgrade is needed to keep pace with increased demand for refined fuels in North Dakota and western Minnesota.

The company wants to expand the line from 8 inches in diameter to 10 inches.

The North Dakota section under review begins near Williston and ends at an existing terminal in Minot.

North Dakota Public Service Commission set hearing dates for the proposal on July 24 in Minot and July 25 in Tioga.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Department of Health is monitoring the cleanup of a tank leak that spilled more than 25,000 gallons of crude oil in McKenzie County.

The department said Thursday it was notified of the spill that happened at a transmission pipeline distribution point operated by Crestwood Midstream. The spill was discovered April 28 about 11 miles southeast of Keene and was reported to the National Response Center and the North Dakota Industrial Commission.

Officials say the spilled oil was released from the primary tank and contained within the secondary containment.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota Powerball player has claimed a prize worth $150,000.

The North Dakota Lottery says the winner from New Town claimed the prize Thursday. The winner wants to remain anonymous, but the lottery says she played her favorite set of numbers which she has played for years.

The ticket matched four white balls plus the Powerball in Saturday night’s drawing to win the $50,000 third prize. The ticketholder had purchased an option that tripled the amount.

The Powerball jackpot has grown to $184 million for Saturday night’s drawing.

 

 

WASHBURN, N.D. (AP) — Residents of a central North Dakota city are celebrating the expansion of a local wildlife management area and flood control measures that come with it.

A flood control project is expected to be part of the expansion of the Painted Woods Wildlife Management Area in Washburn. The flood-control element is what brought local officials, farmers and ranchers out in support a little over a year ago.

Backed-up water flowing into Painted Woods Lake has been flooding adjacent farmland for about six to eight years. The flooding is due to years of silt buildup and 10- to 12-foot-tall cattails restricting drainage into the lake.

McLean County has tried to mitigate damage to neighboring lands. The acres of land were purchased by the county, and several state and wildlife advocacy group partners to build drainage infrastructure.

 

In sports…

Jamestown  (CSi)  The University of Jamestown baseball team has received one of the 15 at-large bids into the NAIA Baseball Opening Round tournaments.

The Jimmies (40-19) are the No. 4 seed in the Tabor, Kansas bracket, and plays  Concordia (Neb.) the No. 5 seed, on Monday, May 15, 2017 at 11 a.m.

The winner having to come back and play Clarke, (IA) the No. 4 seed at 6pm.

Missouri Baptist and Tabor College (KS) are the  two and three seeds.

Meanwhile…

Mayville State gets the No. 2 seed in the Oklahoma City bracket, which is played at  Tabor College. Bellevue is the host of their own opening round tournament and the top-seed.

Forty-five teams will play for spots in the NAIA World Series at nine different sites around the country.

Teams

1. Clarke (Iowa)

2. Missouri Baptist

3. Tabor (Kan.)

4. University of Jamestown

5. Concordia (Neb.)

 

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan says an investigation into Russia’s election meddling and possible ties to the Trump campaign should remain with the FBI and not with a special prosecutor. Ryan was speaking in Wisconsin on tax reform just days after President Donald Trump fired James Comey as FBI Director. Ryan defended Trump’s decision, insisting that Comey had lost the support of senior leadership at the Justice Department.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Donald Trump has signed an executive order creating a commission to look at the public’s confidence in the integrity of the voting system. The long-awaited panel follows Trump’s unsubstantiated allegations that millions of people voted illegally in the 2016 election.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Pentagon’s intelligence agency says the work that U.S. and NATO forces have invested to stabilize Afghanistan is at risk of being squandered. Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart, the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, tells a Senate panel that the U.S. must do “something very different” or else the current stalemate in fighting will tip in the Taliban’s favor.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church is pulling older teenagers from the Boy Scouts as the religion takes a step toward developing its own global scouting-like program. The Utah-based church is the largest sponsor of Boy Scouts in the U.S. A church spokesman says 185,000 teenagers ages 14-18 will no longer participate in the Boy Scouts starting next year. The Boy Scouts put the number of departing members at 130,000. The Boy Scouts have 2.3 million participants.

UNDATED (AP) — Some First Amendment defenders are urging colleges to take a stronger stance supporting open expression. Appearances by controversial figures have been derailed at the University of California, Berkeley, and several other schools. That has led some experts to declare a free speech crisis.