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CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 10 to

15 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast

winds 5 to 15 mph.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms in the afternoon in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast

winds 10 to 15 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers and

slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy

with slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows in the

upper 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation

50 percent.

.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper

70s. Lows in the upper 50s.

.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY…Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.

Lows in the mid 50s.

.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower

50s. Highs in the mid 70s.

 

There is a chance for thunderstorms Friday through Friday night.

Hail and strong gusty winds are the main threats.

 

 

Valley City  (CSi)  The Barnes County Sheriff’s office responded to a cabin along Lake Ashtabula near Meyers Landing on May 30, 2017 for a call for service.

Chief Deputy Don Fiebiger says a rural Oriska man had shot himself in the chest with a .22 caliber rifle, who was Life-Flighted to a Fargo hospital for  treatment.

More details coming as the investigation continues.

 

Valley City  (CSi)  North Dakota National Guard, The Valley City-based 231st Brigade Maintenance Support Battalion, along with Guard and state and local officials will celebrate the ribbon cutting officially opening for operations the new facility, on Thursday June 1, 2017, at 1-p.m.

Scheduled to speak are: U.S Senator John Hoeven, North Dakota Lt. Governor, Brent Sanford, and North Dakota Adjutant General, Major General Alan Dohrmann.

The public is encouraged to attend.

The $13 million project was completed this spring after construction began in June 2015. The building provides the National Guard with a new vehicle maintenance shop and unheated enclosed vehicle storage facility to support unit maintenance operations and training.

The previous maintenance shop, which was located near the Valley City Airport, was not suitable for expansion to house the new equipment. Built in 1960, the building had only 3,230 square feet of floor space. The new building has more than 45,000 square feet.

The location is 2135 7th Street SE, Valley City.

 

Jamestown  (CSi) Jamestown city crews will begin flushing fire hydrants in the SE & SW areas beginning today (Wednesday)  and will continue the work throughout the City during normal working hours until completed.

Please be aware of the possibility of lowered water pressure when flushing of hydrants occurs in the various areas.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  R.M. Stoudt in Jamestown is hosting the 10th Annual Running of the Pink,  5-K Run/Walk, 10-K Run, Saturday, June 3, 2017, starting at 9-a.m.

The event will be held rain or shine.

Over $80,000 has been raised from the events, and last year  topped over 600 registrants.  400 were walkers participating in the 5-K  event.

On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Tara Kapp from R.M. Stoudt said, the latest registration count showed over 400 participants have pre-registered, so it’s anticipated that at least 600 will participate.

Photos by Matt Sheppard for CSi TV.   280 photos from last year at Facebook.  Like, Tag, & Share your favorites.

She added that last year a total of $30,000 was raised, including an R.M. Stoudt match of $15,000 in honor of Stoudt’s 75th Anniversary in 2016.

ALL PROCEEDS are donated locally to the JRMC Foundation & Women’s Way Chapter to be used for Breast & Cervical Cancer screenings, education & needs.

The funding also supports the “No Excuses” program through the Jamestown Regional Medical Center, Foundation,  that allows screenings for those with no insurance, or limited insurance, to have the 3-D mammograms at JRMC at no cost.   The program also covers gasoline costs for those traveling to Jamestown for the screening from out of the area.  More information by calling JRMC, or R.M. Stoudt in Jamestown.

Register online and print forms on line at www.stoudtcars.com .

The Running of the Pink offers prizes for Largest Family and Largest Business Team.  Prizes will also be awarded for the most unique costume.

Prizes also to be given for those competing in the 5-K and 10K run.

Along the course there will be watering stops, including for dogs who come along on the walk, as families are encouraged to join businesses on the run/walk.

She said that new this year is a raffle to win a pink tandem bike, with raffle tickets benefiting the run, at $10 each, with the drawing after the run. (need not be present to win).

“Vivian,”  The Pink Fire Truck,” returns to Jamestown in conjunction with the run.

The founder of the international Pink Heals movement, Dave Graybill started  “The Pink Heals Tour,” and brings fire trucks and police cars to locations across America to spread awareness of breast cancer screenings and education.

Register and print forms on line at www.stoudtcars.com (fees apply on line)

E-mail rmstoudt@csicable.net

Or call 701-252-2270, or 1-800-279-2886.

Registration fee is now

Adults $25

Youth 12 & under $20

Seniors 60 and over $20

Tara added the Running Of The Pink is a cooperative effort of R.M. Stoudt, Central Valley Health District, and the JRMC Foundation.

Major sponsors include:  The Jamestown Rural Fire Department, IDK, AmeriPride, and the Jamestown Sun.

Stay up to date on this year’s Running of the Pink at the new Facebook page: www.facebook/runningof the pink

Photos of last year’s event in this story at CSiNewsNow.com and at the CSi Facebook page from over the years.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota sheriff who abruptly resigned last month has been arrested on five charges, including felony counts of conspiracy to deliver methamphetamine and bribery.

Forty-one-year-old Johnny Zip Lawson quit as Wells County sheriff on April 25, citing personal reasons. Court documents show that a warrant for his arrest was issued Tuesday.

Lawson is also charged with misdemeanor counts of false information to a law enforcement officer, neglect of duty by a public official, and ingesting meth.

Wells County officials scheduled a Wednesday afternoon news conference to talk about the case. Court documents do not list an attorney for Lawson.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, which is expected to begin shipping oil to contractors on Thursday, will face scrutiny later this summer over whether it violated North Dakota rules during construction.

North Dakota’s Public Service Commission is looking into whether Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners removed too many trees and shrubs, and whether it improperly reported the discovery of Native American artifacts. No artifacts were disturbed.

ETP says it didn’t intentionally do anything wrong. If the three-member commission decides differently, the company could face tens of thousands of dollars in fines.

Regulators decided during a Wednesday meeting to hold hearings in either July or August.

ETP said earlier this month that the $3.8 billion pipeline would begin transporting crude on June 1 to fulfill contracts with shippers.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Gov. Doug Burgum says a newly created task force will support development of drone technology in North Dakota.

Burgum announced the task force Wednesday at the Drone Focus Conference in Fargo. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao also attended the conference.

The governor says the UAS Detection and Counter-UAS Task Force will study government, business and research opportunities for drone technology and work with operators who want to test drone detection and countermeasures in North Dakota.

Burgum says North Dakota has already staked a position in drone applications and testing by investing $43 million to advance research and development.

An Army report last fall cited more than 600 types of unmanned aerial systems being used in more than 80 countries.

 

In sports…

The Class A State  Baseball Tournament against Grand Forks Red River.

Thursday schedule:

11:30am – Davies vs. Minot

2pm – Jamestown vs. Sheyenne

4:30pm – Dickinson vs. Red River

7pm – Mandan vs. West Fargo

 

The Jamestown High girls soccer team the West Region champs are the number one seed in the state tournament beginning Thursday.

Thursday schedule:

12pm – St. Mary’s vs. Sheyenne

2:15pm – Minot vs. Shanley

4:30pm – Jamestown vs. Davies

6:45pm – North vs. Century

 

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’ll announce his decision on the Paris climate accord “over the next few days.” That’s what Trump says in a tweet, and he adds: “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” A White House official says Trump’s expected to withdraw the United States from the landmark agreement. But the official says there may be “caveats in the language” that Trump uses to announce the withdrawal — and that could leave open the possibility that the decision isn’t final.

NEW YORK (AP) — Kathy Griffin has lost a decade-long gig ringing in the new year for CNN as a backlash builds over her video displaying a likeness of President Donald Trump’s severed head. CNN, which had called the images “disgusting and offensive” after Griffin posted the video on Tuesday, announced Wednesday it would not invite her back for the special she had co-hosted annually. Griffin has apologized for the video.

SHANGHAI (AP) — Activists are concerned that the Trump family’s commercial interests will interfere with U.S. leadership on human rights after the arrest and disappearance in China of three labor activists. They were investigating a Chinese company that produces shoes with Ivanka Trump’s brand. An official with Amnesty International says it’s “troubling” that the family will do business in China despite the country’s record on labor and human rights.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan government’s media center has raised the death toll from the massive suicide truck bombing in Kabul to 90 killed. The center also says that 400 people are now reported to have been wounded in the Wednesday morning attack. No group has claimed responsibility. The media center quoted a statement from the Afghan Ulema Council, the country’s top religious body that includes Muslim clerics, scholars and men of authority in religion and law, as giving the new casualty tolls.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s offer to world leaders to call him directly on his cellphone could open him up to charges of hypocrisy. During last year’s presidential campaign, Trump criticized Democratic rival Hillary Clinton for using a private email server while she was secretary of state. He insisted Clinton shouldn’t be given access to classified information because she’d leave it vulnerable to foreign foes.