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CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain showers and thunderstorms in the evening in the Jamestown area, 70 percent in the Valley City area. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

.TUESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to

10 mph.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight

chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s.

Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of rain

showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds

10 to 15 mph shifting to the west 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.  A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the Valley City area. Northwest

winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening.

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Chance of rain showers and slight chance

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

of precipitation 30 percent.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight

chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of

rain showers after midnight. Lows around 50. Chance of

precipitation 30 percent.

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

showers. Highs in the mid 60s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. A 20 percent chance of rain

showers. Lows in the upper 40s.

.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Highs around 70. Lows

around 50.

.MONDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.

 

 

Scattered thunderstorms will move quickly southeastward across

north central North Dakota and the James River Valley Monday

afternoon and early evening. A few storms could be strong to

severe with large hail to quarter size and damaging winds to 65

mph. The threat of storms will end by about 7 PM CDT.

 

There is a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night and Wednesday,

and again Friday afternoon and evening.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected Monday afternoon and evening

over eastern North Dakota and northwest and west central

Minnesota. No severe weather is expected. However some storms may

produce hail up to half an inch and wind gusts to 45 mph.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Police is warning residents of a convicted sex offender living in Jamestown.

Jordan Aaron Smith resides at 517 4th Street Northwest, Jamestown, ND

He presently has no vehicle.

He is a 21 year old, white male 6 feet 4 inches tall, weighing 210 pounds with blue eyes and brown hair.

He has been assigned a high risk assessment by the  North Dakota risk level of the North Dakota Attorney General’s Office.

Offense: Gross Sexual Imposition involving a 14 year old girl.

Conviction: July, 2014 in Stutsman County District Court, ND

Disposition: 1 year, 1 day, 239 days suspended, credit for time served 127 days, 5 years supervised probation.

Smith is currently on probation with North Dakota Parole and Probation.

He is on GPS Monitoring.

Smith is not wanted by police at this time and has served the sentence imposed by the court.

This notification is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault, or intimidate the offender.

Any attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders, their families, landlords, or employers will be turned over for prosecution.

Printed handouts of the demographics of Jordan Aaron Smith are available at the Jamestown Police Department.

More information on registered sex offenders is available at the North Dakota Attorney General’s web site: www.sexoffender.nd.gov

 

 

Carrington (CSi)  The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports a man has been charged with a DUI following a two-vehicle crash between a van and semi Sunday evening about 7:20-p.m., on Highway  52, two miles west of Carrington.

Sgt. Benjamin Kenelly reports  both vehicles were eastbound on Highway 52 when the Dodge Van’s hood unhooked and blew up against the windshield. The driver slowed quickly, causing the semi operated by 65 year old Aron Sorokin, of Saint Laurent  to brake and swerve right to avoid striking the van.

The van’s driver, 56 year-old Frances Gasper of Carrington was transported to the Carrington hospital and charged with DUI. Sorokin was not uninjured in the incident.

The crash remains under investigation by the North Dakota Highway Patrol.

Assisting at the were:  The Carrington Police Department, Foster County Sheriff’s Office and Carrington Fire Department.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says Gov. Doug Burgum overstepped his authority on some vetoes he issued after the Legislature adjourned.

The state Constitution gives the governor power to veto provisions in a spending bill without rejecting the entire measure.

Republican House Majority Leader Al Carlson of Fargo and his Senate counterpart, Rich Wardner, of Dickinson requested the attorney general’s opinion in May, questioning whether the governor could veto parts of appropriation bills in ways that change the legislative intent.

In a formal opinion Monday, Stenehjem said the vetoes of some sections of the North Dakota University System appropriation and a couple others were not authorized.

Legislative leaders say they need to study the opinion before deciding whether to challenge the vetoes in court or try to override them.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  North Dakota Farmers Union is encouraging farmers to attend upcoming investor meetings for a soybean crushing facility and refinery that will be located near Spiritwood. The North Dakota Soybean Processors’ (NDSP) project will utilize 125,000 bushels of soybeans per day once completed.

NDFU President, Mark Watne says, “Adding value to commodities through in-state processing facilities, especially farmer-owned facilities, is something we strongly support. I would encourage farmers to attend upcoming investment offering meetings. This could be a good avenue to improve farm income.”

NDSP is offering 9,000 to 12,000 total units for sale at $10,000 each. Minnesota Soybean Processors is making a $60 million investment to purchase 6,000 units and will serve as the company’s managing member. A minimum investment of four units or $40,000 is required to invest in the project.

Meetings will be held at the following locations:

 

June 21             7-9 p.m.         North Dakota Farmers Union, Jamestown

June 21             7-9 p.m.         Delta Hotels by Marriott, Fargo

June 22             7-9 p.m.         Hilton Garden Inn, Grand Forks

June 22             7-9 p.m.         Hankinson Community Center, Hankinson

June 26             7-9 p.m.         Great River Energy, Bismarck

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Parks Program will be hosting Leapaldt Park Day in Leapaldt Park on Tuesday, June 20th from 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM.  There will be plenty of games and fun for all.  The event is free and open to the public.  Parents are responsible for transportation.  There will be no supervised activities at McElroy, Meidinger, or Nickeus Parks Tuesday afternoon.    For more information please call the Jamestown Parks & Recreation office at 252-3982.

 

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota prosecutors and the defense attorneys of a Minot woman accused of helping her husband plan and cover up the killing of his ex-wife are arguing over which judge should hear the case.

A hearing on a motion to swap judges for the trial of Cynthia Wilder is scheduled for July 5. This is the second request to change the judge assigned to the case.

Wilder was arrested in May and charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the 2015 death of Angila Wilder. The 26-year-old is also charged for helping her husband, Richie Wilder, in his attempted escape from the Ward County Jail in August 2016.

Richie Wilder was sentenced in December to life in prison for the slaying of his ex-wife.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — An Arizona man convicted in one of North Dakota’s largest heroin busts has lost an appeal.

A jury in October 2015 convicted Charles Ahumada, of Tucson, Arizona, of possessing drugs and intending to distribute them. Authorities say he was in a car pulled over on Interstate 94 near Bismarck in December 2014 that had 4 ½ pounds of heroin valued at $2.5 million hidden in the trunk.

Ahumada appealed to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. He challenged a judge’s denial of his request to suppress evidence and argued there was not enough evidence to support his conviction on one of the drug counts.

A three-judge panel of the appeals court recently rejected both of those arguments.

 

 

In sports…

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) —  A man who is helping lead a social media campaign in support of restoring the University of North Dakota’s retired Fighting Sioux nickname says a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in another case offers hope.

Justices ruled the government can’t refuse to register trademarks considered offensive because it infringes on free speech rights.

David Davidson says the ruling might provide an impetus to pressure either UND or the NCAA to allow for the restoration of the nickname that the NCAA previously deemed offensive to Native Americans.

State residents in 2012 voted to dump the nickname and UND’s American Indian head logo, and they were retired that year. Davidson says he thinks many residents voted against the nickname not because they didn’t like it but because they feared UND would be sanctioned.

The University of North Dakota says the case of its defunct Fighting Sioux nickname is different from one before the U.S. Supreme Court that might give a boost to the moniker of the NFL’s Washington Redskins.

Justices ruled in the case of an Asian-American rock band called the Slants that the government can’t refuse to register trademarks considered offensive. The Redskins say it vindicates that team’s position that a trademark can’t be denied based on government opinion.

UND spokesman Peter Johnson says the NCAA’s objection was unrelated to whether UND had a valid trademark.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The number of breeding ducks in North Dakota has dropped below 3 million for the first time in nearly a quarter century.

A state Game and Fish Department survey that gives hunters their first glimpse of how duck numbers might shape up for the fall hunt indicates about 2.95 million birds.

Game and Fish migratory game bird supervisor Mike Szymanski (shuh-MAN’-skee) says there has been a loss of grassland habitat in recent years. And he says drought in the state this year won’t help matters.

A July brood survey will estimate duck production and provide a better idea of what hunters can expect in the fall. Szymanski says good reproduction in duck-breeding areas in Canada would help matters. The Canadian Drought Monitor map indicates better conditions north of the border.

 

In world and national news…

LONDON (AP) — The White House says President Donald Trump is receiving updates on the incident in north London in which a car plowed into a crowd of pedestrians near a mosque. White House press secretary Sean Spicer says the administration’s thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families.

BEIRUT (AP) — Russia has threatened aircraft from the U.S.-led coalition in Syrian-controlled airspace and suspended a hotline intended to avoid collisions in retaliation for the U.S. military shooting down a Syrian warplane. The U.S. said it had downed the Syrian jet on Monday after it dropped bombs near the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces conducting operations against the Islamic State group, saying that was something it would not tolerate.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carrie Fisher’s autopsy report shows the actress had cocaine in her system when she fell ill on a plane last year, but investigators could not determine what impact the cocaine and other drugs found in her system had on her death. The report released Monday states Fisher may have taken cocaine three days before the flight where she fell ill on Dec. 23.

PARIS (AP) — Foreign tourists were confused and rattled by a car attack on Paris’ Champs-Elysees _ but aren’t letting that deter them from enjoying the City of Light. A Brazilian couple with son in stroller and grandmother couldn’t understand why they were blocked at the Grand Palais exhibition hall and barred from accessing the Champs-Elysees, where they had walked freely earlier in the day.

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Police in Virginia say they’ve found no indication so far that anti-Muslim sentiment motivated the killing of a teenage girl after she and her friends left a mosque early Sunday. Police say the girl and her friends were walking back from a McDonald’s in the Sterling area early Sunday when they got into a dispute with a man in a car. Darwin Martinez Torres of Sterling has been charged with her killing. Fairfax Police spokesman Don Gotthardt says things could change as the investigation proceeds.