CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of rain showers after midnight in the Jamestown area, 20 percent in the Valley City area. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast winds around

15 mph.

.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain

showers in the morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs

around 70. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. West

winds 5 to 10 mph.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 10 to

15 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in

the afternoon. Highs around 70.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain

showers. Lows in the upper 40s.

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers in the

morning, then chance of rain showers and slight chance of

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

precipitation 30 percent.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows in the upper 40s.

.MEMORIAL DAY…Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of rain

showers. Highs in the mid 60s.

.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.

Highs in the mid 60s.

 

Showers and cool temperatures through Memorial day weekend, especially Sunday.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  Authorities, Tuesday arrested a Minnesota man who was jailed in Jamestown a few days earlier, on Saturday, by the Highway Patrol,in connection with a charge of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.

28 year old Justin Hatten of Milica, Minnesota was  arrested, Saturday, after a vehicle and foot pursuit.

The pickup truck was allegedly stolen from a location in Hope, North Dakota.

He was released from jail in Jamestown Monday, after posting a $250 bond.

Then on Tuesday, Hatten was arrested following being stopped by the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office traveling eastbound on I-94 about a mile east of Jamestown,  by Stutsman County Sheriff Deputy Brian Davis.

The stop was made after it was learned that a white minivan had been stolen from a residential garage, in Jamestown.

Hatten was was taken into custody without incident.

He is currently being held in the Stutsman County Correctional Center.

He faces a charge of theft of property, a Class C felony punishable by five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse will open for the season on Saturday May 27, 2017, open from 10-a.m., to 5-p.m.

Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, the courthouse  will be open 10-a.m., to 5-p.m.,  Wednesday through Sunday, closed Mondays and Tuesdays.   The 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse is located at 504 3rd Avenue, Southeast in Jamestown.

On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse Committee member, Barb Lang said, restoration highlights include the Mary Young Room, on the first floor, along with the restored staircase to the second floor.

She added that the former jury room is restored with children’s art work relating to the old courthouse. She pointed out that Jamestown Tourism granted money from the Capital Construction Fund to help restore the jury room.

In the future the restoration process will include the judge’s chamber that will become a board room for community meetings, along with the restored courtroom, the installation of an elevator, and a restored treasurer’s office.

She said, that the 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse Committee also serves as a fundraising committee to raise dollars for future restorations, adding that state dollars will not be coming, due to state budget cutbacks.

During the hours the courthouse is open, the Site Supervisor, Steve Reidburn will be on hand along with volunteers from time to time to answer any questions and handle reservations.

Barb added that after Labor Day the 1883 Stutsman Courthouse will also be available for tours, and for community events.

Reservations can be made, for now, by calling Barb Lang at 701-320-4570, and later the courthouse will have a phone installed.

Year round events may include such activities as class reunions, weddings and musical presentations.

Showings on CSi TV 10 – The Replay Channel: May 26 – 27, 2017, of the – Sneak Peek Tour of renovations and Dedication of Mary Young Room, when a private reception was held at the Historic 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse in Jamestown, in Janurary of 2016, for the Dedication of The Mary Faith Young Room.

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The program reminds residents that when the 1883 Stutsman County Courhouse was threatened with demolition, Mary Young passionately advocated to save and restore the building. Faced with Staunch opposition, Mary established, “Project ’83,” a group of Jamestown citizens dedicated to saving the building, creating awareness and raising funds for its restoration.

Mary passed away on November 14, 2015. In January 2016, the State Historical Society Board honored her legacy by naming the historic Clerk of Court’s Office, the “Mary Faith Young Room,”  as a gesture of memorial and remembrance to her legacy and tireless efforts to save the courthouse.

The efforts are continuing.

Jamestown  (CSi)  Victory Lutheran Church in Jamestown  has partnered with Jamestown Park & Rec and the 23rd Annual Kite Festival and invites kids of all ages to its Air Games Festival, Saturday, June 10, 2017, at Meidinger Park Field, 17th Street  and 17th Avenue, Southwest in Jamestown.

The Hours will be 10:30 am – 4:00 pm.  Admission is free.

A 100 foot obstacle course will be set up as well as five other inflatable air games. Come and enjoy the “Ice Castle”, “Brave Knight”, a giant slide, sports combo and the “Joust”.

Also, Victory Lutheran’s Air Games event is the kick off to Victory’s Vacation Bible School which begins Sunday, June 11 and runs through Thursday, June 15, 6:00 – 8:15 pm. All kids who are 3 years old through those who enter the 6th grade in the fall are invited to “Mighty Fortress” where kids will learn that God is their refuge and strength. Friends may fail them. (They may not ace their test or make the team, but God promises to be their rock and their salvation—their fortress and sure defense.) Registration can be completed by going to www.findvictory.org.

Victory Lutheran Church is located at 510 9th Avenue, Southwest, in Jamestown.

For more information, contact 701-251-1570 or go to www.findvictory.org.

 

Fargo (CSi)  On Tuesday a North Dakota Highway Patrol trooper responded to a call of a reckless driver traveling west on Highway 46 south of Kathryn. The trooper clocked the Honda SUV at 103 miles per hour.

51 year old Thomas Wentz, Jr., of Grand Forks, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and driving under suspension. He was also cited for speeding and open container.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota man with a history of drunken driving has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for a crash that left two people dead and two people injured.

South Central District Judge Sonna Anderson says 29-year-old Riley Plenty Chief, of Cannon Ball, could be sent back to prison for up to 20 years if he violates probation after his release.

The Bismarck Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/2rQu9Fh) that Plenty Chief pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal vehicular homicide and two counts of criminal vehicular injury.

Authorities say Plenty Chief was drunk when he caused a head-on crash south of Mandan last year that that killed 55-year-old Glen Todd Fox and 36-year-old Nation End of Horn, both of Fort Yates.

Plenty Chief was convicted twice of drunken driving in 2011.

 

WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A special prosecutor has decided not to file charges against a long-time West Fargo police lieutenant accused of giving some confidential information to a relative.

Lt. Greg Warren was placed on administrative leave earlier this month while authorities investigated the matter.   An assistant state’s attorney in Barnes County reviewed the investigation by a state crime bureau agent and decided against any charges, clearing Warren to return to work.

The lieutenant is a 42-year veteran of the department who heads the investigations division. Warren was accused of providing some information about a vehicle to his brother, an insurance investigator.

 

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A court order issued by a North Dakota judge has saved about 70 horses from slaughter.

The Stark County Sheriff’s Office says it seized neglected and abused horses and some cattle from the ranch near Gladstone earlier this week. At least 30 of the horses are ready to give birth.

Authorities began an investigation into the case last month. Officials say the animals were to be sold to a feed lot and then sent to slaughter in Canada. However, after negotiations, a judge decided the horses would be turned over to an animal rescue group.

Alison Smith, Founder of Triple H Miniature Horse Rescue in Mandan, says the deal was finalized Tuesday night.

The case remains under investigation. No charges have been filed.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — State education officials say more high schools students in North Dakota are doing advanced coursework.

State Superintendent Kirsten Baesler says the number of students taking Advance Placement exams in a variety of subject increased 31 percent this school year compared to the previous year. Baesler says about 2,500 students took an AP exam this school year.

The superintendent credits a Department of Public Instruction initiative backed by the state Legislature in 2015. The initiative offered any North Dakota high school senior, including those in non-public schools or home school settings, to take at least one Advanced Placement exam in English, math, science or computer science at no cost.

The AP tests translate to college credit if a student decides to go that route.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A foundation has transferred a nearly $700,000 endowment trust to support maintenance at the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center in Washburn.

The state took over the center’s operations from the financially troubled foundation two years ago.

Former foundation board member and state Parks Director Mark Zimmerman called the announcement of the transfer on Wednesday “disingenuous.” He says much of the $700,000 endowment trust transferred to the state was borrowed from the foundation’s own endowment fund and had to be repaid.

And he says the foundation only was able to repay the money because of a financial gift from a benefactor’s estate.

Foundation president David Borlaug says the foundation did borrow $300,000 from the endowment fund and it was repaid from the benefactor’s gift. But he says nothing was done inappropriately.

 

In sports…

BALTIMORE (AP) — Jose Berrios took a two-hitter into the seventh inning, Kennys Vargas drove in two runs and the Minnesota Twins beat the Orioles 4-3 on Wednesday to complete their first three-game sweep in Baltimore since 1996.

Eduardo Escobar had two hits and an RBI for the first-place Twins, who have won six of seven and are a major league best 14-5 on the road.

Berrios (3-0) allowed three runs and four hits over 6 1/3 innings, striking out seven. He was pulled in the seventh after solo homers by Chris Davis and Jonathan Schoop got Baltimore to 4-3.

Taylor Rogers struck out Davis with two on and two outs in the eighth, and Brandon Kintzler got three outs his 12th save in 13 tries.

It was Minnesota’s fourth sweep of the season — matching their total of all last season.

Orioles starter Chris Tillman (1-1) gave up four runs and nine hits in five innings.

 

In world and national news…

LONDON (AP) — Ariana Grande’s management team says she has suspended her world tour through June 5 in the wake of the deadly bombing at her concert in Manchester, England. The pop star is on a European leg of her “Dangerous Woman Tour” and canceled shows scheduled for Thursday and Friday at the 02 Arena in London. The suspended tour means she also will miss a May 28 stop in Antwerp, Belgium, two concerts in Lodz, Poland, and shows in Frankfurt, Germany, and Zurich, Switzerland.

LONDON (AP) — British investigators are exploring whether the bomber that killed 22 people at a Manchester concert hall was part of a larger terror cell responsible for the deadly attacks in Brussels and Paris last year. They are also investigating whether Salman Abedi could have been inspired by his father, who was allegedly part of a Libyan militant group linked to al-Qaida.

CAIRO (AP) — The father of the British-Libyan bomber behind the Manchester bombing that killed 22 people during an Ariana Grande concert denied his son’s links to the bombing and said that he was preparing for a visit to Saudi to perform a pilgrimage. The 51-year-old Ramadan Abedi also known as Abu Ismail spoke to the Associated Press over the phone from Tripoli. He said his other son, Ismail, 22, has been arrested.

BRUSSELS (AP) — President Donald Trump has retired for the evening to the U.S. ambassador’s residence in Brussels. He’s in Belgium as part of a five-stop journey through the Middle Eastern and European countries — his first foreign trip. He is set to attend the NATO summit Thursday before continuing on to Sicily.

WASHINGTON (AP) — To cover up or not to cover up? Melania Trump wore a veil to the Vatican on Wednesday to meet the pope, but no head covering to meet the king of Saudi Arabia, a religiously conservative country where most women cover themselves up from head to toe. Vatican protocol calls for a head covering, but is not strictly enforced. The Saudi government did not request that Mrs. Trump cover her head.