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CSi Weather…
.REST OF TODAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph shifting to the west after midnight. Heat index 90 to 95.
.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the lower to mid 80s.
.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
Contiued hot Wednesday afternoon, with high temperatures from around 100 west and south of the Missouri River and Lake Sakakawea, to the 90s
north and east.
Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible late Wednesday afternoon into the evening from southwest North Dakota, through the central part of the state, and into the northeast.
Jamestown (CSi) A small fire in a field about 9-p.m. Tuesday was reported about 200 yards north of the Anne Carlsen Center.
City Fire Department Lt Larry Hust reports that the fire, affecting a 50-foot area, was touched off by either fireworks or possibly a lightning strike.
Five city fire units and 20 firefighters were on the scene about 20 minutes.
No injuries reported
Washington (CSi) The Federal Aviation Administration awarded grants to Ashley Municipal Airport and Barnes County Municipal Airport Authority, the North Dakota delegation announced Monday.
Senators John Hoeven, and Heidi Heitkamp, and Rep. Kevin Cramer, say the FAA awarded a $971,100 grant to Ashley Municipal Airport to rehabilitate the airport’s runway, taxiway and apron. A $79,229 grant to Barnes County Municipal Airport Authority will be used for installing a fence around the perimeter of the airport to help protect aircraft from wildlife.
The Federal Aviation Administration awarded grants totaling over $1.5 million to six airports in North Dakota.
Washington (CSi) – Senator John Hoeven has announced that 10 students are interning in his Washington, Bismarck, Fargo and Grand Forks offices. Senator Hoeven’s internship program provides college students, recent graduates and graduate students with the opportunity to work with the senator and his staff on legislative, communications and administrative projects.
From Jamestown:
Megan Larson – Senator Hoeven’s Grand Forks Office
Megan, the daughter of Corey and Heidi Larson, is from Jamestown and will be attending UND in the fall, majoring in electrical engineering with a biomedical focus. She also plans to minor in Music and Business and will play on the UND Volleyball team.
Hoeven says, “Internships provide students a great practical study of the type of job or career they are interested in pursuing. While they gain this valuable experience, we are also grateful for the help they provide to our office.
More Information about Senator Hoeven’s Internship Program
Senator Hoeven offers internship opportunities in his Washington, D.C. and state offices. North Dakota students interested in applying for the program should submit an application online. The deadline for applications for fall internships, which run from September through December, is August 1. Questions can be directed to (202) 224-2551.
Jamestown (CSi) – North Dakota Farmers Union (NDFU) is hosting a series of farm bill listening sessions, July 17-19, to get farmer and rancher input on a new farm bill.
“Our current farm bill expires in September of next year,” said Mark Watne. “The clock is ticking. We want to make sure family farmers and ranchers have input into this critical piece of legislation that will affect their operation.”
Six listening sessions have been slated across the state. National Farmers Union staff and invited congressional staff will be present to hear producer concerns. Watne said NDFU will be forwarding producer comments to North Dakota congressional offices and National Farmers Union.
Meeting dates and locations are as follows:
July 17 10 a.m. Roughrider Center, Watford City
3 p.m. North Central Experiment Station, Minot
July 18 10 a.m. Fireside Inn, Devils Lake
3 p.m. Hillsboro Event Center, Hillsboro
July 19 10 a.m. N.D. Heritage Center, Bismarck
3 p.m. NDFU Conference Center, Jamestown
Jamestown (CSi) The benefit Barn Dance to support the construction of SAFE Shelter’s, Mary’s Place will be held on Saturday August 5, 2017 from 6-p.m., to 12-a.m.
Go to Boondocks Barn, at 7560 46th Street Southeast in Jamestown. Optional free transportation to and from Boondocks provided by the Choralaires bus leaving the Buffalo Mall parking lot.
The first bus leaves at 5:30-p.m., and returns every 90- minutes.
The live band will be Old Friends.
Tickets at $50 per person are available at: Newman Signs, Bank Forward, or from SAFE Shelter board members.
Those supporting and organizing the event include: Boondocks Venue, Old Friends Band, Cork & Barrel, Bank Forward, Donna Schmitz, Two rivers Printing, Jamestown Choralaires Bus, Newman Signs.
Another way to support Mary’s Place is to Dine and Donate at Perkins Restaurant in Jamestown on July 19, 2017.
From 3-p.m., to 6-p.m., Perkins’s Restaurant will donate 15% of their food sales, to support Mary’s Place.
Jamestown (CSi) Ave Maria Village Family and Friend Community Fun Walk will be Saturday August 5, 2017, starting at 9-a.m.
Ave Maria is dedicated to the health and wellbeing of our residents and those in our community. The THIRD ANNUAL walk is to help promote a healthy lifestyle at any age. Everyone welcome – Just for the HEALTH of it!
*Ave Maria Residents are FREE! *Children 12 and under are FREE!
*Heritage Center Residents just $10.00!
Early Bird Special: Adults 65 and older just $15.00. All others $20.00. Registration must be received by July 28th for Early Bird discount.
July 29th though the Day of Event: $25.00 registration fee.
All proceeds will go toward the Private Room Campaign Phase One
*There will be participation awards given for largest family, largest business, and largest church family.
Course: there will be a one mile loop marked out on the north side of Ave Maria Village. Walk the loop 1 – 3 times depending on your fitness level. Please check in no later than 8:45 AM so we can start the walk promptly at 9:00 A.M. Prize drawings at 10 A.M. Must be present to win. See back for registration form.
Jamestown (CSi) The South Central Homeless Coalition is hosting their 2nd annual diaper drive for Region VI through August 14th.
“The goal is to raise $5,000 worth of diapers and wipes.
The news release states, “We are accepting donations of the supplies themselves or monetary donations to purchase these item. Ideally, with regional participation, items and dollars donated at the collection sites will be able to stay within those communities within our region.”
According to the National Diaper Bank Network, government assistance programs like Food Stamps do not cover diapers. Without diapers, babies cannot participate in early childhood education programs. Without child care, parents can’t go to work.
In the U.S. alone, 1 in 3 Moms report suffering from diaper need.
Several donation sites have been established in Region VI. They include:
- Stutsman:
– Edgewood Senior Living: 1104 25th St SW, Jamestown
– Trinity Lutheran Church: 523 4th Ave SE, Jamestown
– Stutsman County Social Services: 116 1st St E, Jamestown
- McIntosh
– McIntosh County Social Services: 112 NE First St. (lower level), Ashley
- LaMoure
– LaMoure County Social Services: 202 Fourth Ave NE (second floor), LaMoure
- Logan
– Logan County Social Services: 301 Broadway, Napoleon
- Griggs
– Griggs County Social Services: 805 Odegard Ave SW, Cooperstown
- Dickey
– Dickey County Social Services: 205 15th St N, Ellendale
- Foster/Wells
– Foster County Social Services: 1000 5th St N, Carrington (lower level)
- Barnes
– Barnes County Social Services: 230 4th St NW #102, Valley City
For more information, contact Coalition President Pastor Susan Haukass at Trinity Lutheran Church at 701-252-2841.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Authorities have confirmed that a body pulled from the Red River in Fargo, North Dakota, is that of a Moorhead, Minnesota man.
A person walking along the river on Saturday night spotted the body and called authorities. Crews pulled the body from the water near the Veterans Memorial Bridge.
On Monday, police confirmed the body was that of 24-year-old Fanuel Asrat, who went missing while swimming in the river Thursday.
Fargo A man was severely injured when a firecracker went off in his hand outside a downtown Fargo bar.
Fargo police report, crews were called to the 600 block of NP Avenue, near the No Bull restaurant about 8:11 p.m. Tuesday, July 4, 2017 for the report of a fireworks incident.
Officers say a 46-year-old man found a firework in the parking lot located to the west of the restaurant, picked it up and lit it.
It exploded in his hands, causing injuries to both hands and significant injuries to his left.
A number of customers inside No Bull came to the man’s assistance after the incident.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A dispute over whether the Texas-based developer of the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline improperly reported the discovery of American Indian artifacts in North Dakota will linger into the fall.
Energy Transfer Partners has been battling since November when the state Public Service Commission filed a complaint and proposed a $15,000 fine. A public hearing on the issue was scheduled for Aug. 16, but the company requested that written arguments be made first. ETP didn’t comment on the reason for its request.
Commissioner Julie Fedorchak says the commission has agreed to a briefing schedule with a final deadline of Sept. 22. The hearing will be rescheduled after that.
It also is looking into whether the company removed too many trees while laying pipe in the state. An Aug. 17 public hearing is still scheduled.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Republican legislative leaders say a safety program aimed at lowering the risk of disastrous train derailments involving the state’s crude oil could be eliminated.
House Majority Leader Al Carlson and his Senate counterpart, Rich Wardner, say the pilot program duplicates federal and industry inspections programs.
Republican Public Service Commissioner Julie Fedorchak made the rail safety program her campaign platform when she ran for the position in 2014 following a spate of fiery train derailments. She continues to defend the program.
The program’s annual budget of about $300,000 is funded by a tax that railroads pay on diesel.
Since the program’s inception two years ago, state inspectors have found nearly 2,700 “defects,” resulting in 50 violations.
Fedorchak says any violations “if left unfixed, could lead to a derailment.”
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota tribes are asking state officials for more help to address the opioid epidemic on their reservations.Bruce Gillette is director of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nations’ Circle of Life, a treatment center in New Town. He tells the Bismarck Tribune the tribes are all doing good work, but they’re doing it in separate places and different directions. He says they could use help in coming together effectively.
Duane Silk, director of addiction services for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, says the tribes have lost touch with the state on drug issues over the years. He says tribes used to be more involved with addiction treatment.
With first lady Kathryn Helgaas Burgum making addiction treatment her platform, tribes are hoping to revive those relationships with the state.
BELFIELD, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota agency has asked the developers of a proposed refinery in the eastern part of the state to provide more data to support its claims about emissions levels.
Meridian Energy Group Inc. officials say the Davis Refinery near Belfield would be the “cleanest refinery on the planet.”
In a letter to the company, the state Department of Health says there’s no data showing the company’s emissions levels estimates for a number of pollutants have been achieved at an existing refinery. The department is reviewing the company’s air quality permit.
The company has filed for a permit that would require the proposed facility emit less than 100 tons annually of pollutants, such as sulfur and nitrous oxide, and less than 25 tons annually of hazardous air pollutants, including benzene and cyanide.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A Muslim civil rights group is asking state and federal authorities to investigate an alleged assault in Fargo as a hate crime.
The Minnesota chapter of the Council of American-Islamic Relations says two suspects were arrested after a Somali-American was beaten early Sunday.
CAIR says the victim was among three Muslim men who were approached by the suspects, who allegedly shouted racial slurs before assaulting the victim, whose injuries were not life threatening.
In sports…
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown has hired Jacoby Lloyd as the new boys head basketball coach.
Lloyd has been an assistant coach at Bismarck Century High School.
Lloyd succeeds Luke Anderson, who resigned last month.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Game and Fish Department says the spring pheasant population index is down 14 percent from last year.
Upland game management biologist R.J. Gross says record snowfall and extremely cold temperatures at the start of the winter made conditions tough on all wildlife. He also says last year’s pheasant production was below average.
Gross says the spring count doesn’t always dictate the hunting season in the fall. He says many pheasant broods are starting to show up in primary regions holding pheasants.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A minor league baseball player has been charged with assault for allegedly punching a wedding guest in the face at a hotel where his team was staying for a series against the St. Paul Saints.
24-year-old Anthony Craig Cheky, of Portage, Indiana, was charged Monday with third-degree felony assault. He was an outfielder with the Gary SouthShore RailCats, who were in St. Paul for a three-game weekend series.
The complaint says the victim was at a wedding reception when a man he didn’t know walked up and punched him in the face unprovoked. He suffered a broken nose.
The RailCats released Cheky, who was benched for Sunday’s game.
Court records don’t list an attorney for him.
Jamestown (CSi) North Dakota Amateur Baseball’s state tournaments will be held the first three weekends of August at Jack Brown Stadium in Jamestown.
Dates for the tournaments are Aug. 4-6 (Class A); Aug. 11-13 (Class AA); Aug. 18-20 (Class AAA).
To finalize pairings, teams are asked to submit $175 entry fee by July 14. Payments can be sent to R.D. Brown at 511 3rd St. SE, Jamestown, N.D., 58401. Also, each team is asked to bring three baseballs for tournament use.
Each team is guaranteed three games via pool play provided there is an adequate number of teams.
For more information, or to register, contact NDABI president Tom Gould at gouldee12@gmail.com, (701) 320-7658 or 921 2nd Place NE, Jamestown, N.D., 58401.
AA…
Fargo-Moorhead 7, Gary Southshore 0
INTERLEAGUE
Final Detroit 5 San Francisco 3
Final Tampa Bay 6 Chi Cubs 5
Final Milwaukee 6 Baltimore 2
Final San Diego 1 Cleveland 0
Final Houston 16 Atlanta 4
AMERICAN LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kyle Gibson pitched into the seventh to snap his three-game winless streak, Byron Buxton hit his fifth homer and the Minnesota Twins held off the Los Angeles Angels 5-4 yesterday. The 6 2-3 innings marked Gibson’s longest outing of the season. He allowed two runs off five hits with a pair of walks and four strikeouts.
Final Toronto 4 N-Y Yankees 1
Final Oakland 7 Chi White Sox 6
Final Kansas City 7 Seattle 3
Final Boston 11 Texas 4
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Washington 11 N-Y Mets 4
Final Miami 5 St. Louis 2
Final Pittsburgh 3 Philadelphia 0
Final Cincinnati 8 Colorado 1
Final L.A. Dodgers 4 Arizona 3
WOLVES…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves first-round draft pick Justin Patton will not play in summer league after breaking his left foot during a workout. The Timberwolves announced yesterday that Patton had surgery to repair the fifth metatarsal in his foot. He’ll be sidelined indefinitely with the injury.
NBA-FREE AGENCY
UNDATED (AP) — The Boston Celtics have won the Gordon Hayward Sweepstakes.
The small forward has announced on The Players’ Tribune site that he’s leaving the Jazz after seven seasons for a free-agent contract with the Celtics. The deal reunites him with head coach Brad Stevens, who ran the Butler Bulldogs when Hayward starred for the team.
A person with knowledge of the negotiations said Hayward agreed to a four-year contract worth about $128 million, with the fourth season being a player option.
Hayward was an All-Star for the first time last season, averaging career bests of 21.9 points and 5.4 rebounds.
In other NBA news:
— The Kings added veteran help to their young roster by agreeing to free-agent contracts with forward Zach Randolph and point guard George Hill. A person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press that Randolph left Memphis for a $24 million, two-year deal to reunite with former Grizzlies coach Dave Joerger (YAY’-gur) in Sacramento. ESPN first reported the agreement.
— The Heat have formally waived Chris Bosh after working out an agreement weeks ago. The move comes more than a year since his last NBA appearance because of blood-clot issues. It gives Miami access to $25.3 million in salary-cap space for this coming season
— A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that free-agent forward Mike Scott has agreed to a one-year, $1.7 million contract with the Wizards. Scott played only 18 games with the Hawks last season because of a knee injury before being traded to the Phoenix Suns, who waived him.
WIMBLEDON…
LONDON (AP) — The race is on to get the best spot on Mount Murray at Wimbledon.
The hill next to No. 1 Court, is a coveted spot for Day 3 at the All England Club because British players Andy Murray and Johanna Konta will be playing their second-round matches on Centre Court.
Thousands of fans on the grounds and without tickets to the main stadium often gather on the hill to watch the action on a giant TV screen.
Sixth-seeded Konta will be first on Centre Court against Donna Vekic. Murray follows against Dustin Brown.
Rafael Nadal, a two-time Wimbledon champion, will be on Centre Court after Murray against Donald Young, while five-time champion Venus Williams is scheduled to face Qiang Wang on No. 1 Court.
TOUR DE FRANCE…
VITTEL, France (AP) — Slovakian cyclist Peter Sagan has been disqualified from the Tour de France just a day after winning Stage 3.
Sagan was sent home for causing a serious crash in a chaotic sprint finish that sent Mark Cavendish to a hospital with hand and shoulder injuries.
The lead pack was about 50 yards from the end of Stage 4 when Sagan elbowed Cavendish, who was squeezed against the barriers to his right, out of the way.
The crash helped Arnaud Demare become the first Frenchman in 11 years to win a stage.
Overall leader Geraint Thomas is 12 seconds ahead of Sky teammate and three-time champion Chris Froome, with third-place Michael Matthews also 12 seconds back.
In world and national news…
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed his nation will “demonstrate its mettle to the U.S.” and never put its weapons programs up for negotiations, a day after test-launching its first intercontinental ballistic missile. The hard line suggests more tests are being prepared as the country tries to perfect nuclear-armed missiles capable of striking anywhere in the United States.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tensions with North Korea are on the rise. This, after the United States concluded that North Korea’s latest missile launch was indeed an intercontinental ballistic missile, the kind capable of reaching the U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called it a “new escalation of the threat” to the U.S. The United Nations Security Council is to hold an emergency session on Wednesday afternoon.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is likely to receive a friendly welcome in Poland. That’s despite lingering skepticism in Europe over his commitment to NATO, his past praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his recent decision to pull the U.S. out of a major climate agreement. Trump arrives in Warsaw, Poland, on Wednesday for a brief visit that will include a speech in Krasinski Square, near the center of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising against the Nazis.
MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — Some 300 Islamic State fighters remain in the small patch of territory still controlled by the group in Mosul’s Old City, a senior Iraqi commander said Wednesday. Lt. Gen. Sami al-Aridi of Iraq’s special forces told The Associated Press that the militants’ hold on Mosul has shrunk to a 500 square meter (600 sq. yard) area. A large number of civilians are believed to be trapped in the IS-run enclave
NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a 12-year veteran New York City officer was fatally shot while sitting in her patrol car with her partner in what one sergeant is calling a “clear assassination.” Police Sgt. Brendan Ryan says 48-year-old Officer Miosotis Familia died at a hospital early Wednesday. He says the attack “appears to be an isolated incident _ clear assassination.” Police say other officers shot and killed the suspect a block away after he drew a revolver on them.
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