CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

.FRIDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast

winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the south after midnight.

.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Northwest winds 5 to

10 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy

with a 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the

lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast

after midnight.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the

morning in the Jamestown area. Highs in the lower 90s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows around 60.

.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers

and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the

afternoon. Highs around 90.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.

 

Sunday  highs likely near 100 over southwestern and south central North Dakota.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible late on

Saturday and into early Sunday morning, mainly over the northwest

and central parts of the state.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The historic 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse will hold an official  renovation Grand Opening on Saturday, July 8, 2017.  The grand opening will take place from 10 AM to 5 PM and will feature The Old Friends band performing their unique style of music.

Also on Saturday, children’s activities including coloring and sidewalk chalk art.

There will be refreshments available, and the public is invited to tour the building.

This Grand Opening will be celebrated along with White Cloud Days in Jamestown.

The courthouse was the location for North Dakota’s movement towards statehood in the 1880s.

Efforts to save the courthouse began in 1982 spearheaded by the late Mary Young of Jamestown, joined by others, concerned when the Stutsman County Commission wanted to tear down the building, when the new adjacent courthouse was built.

Work on the 1883 restoration began in the 1990’s.  The building houses the most complete collection of pressed tin in the state, and has recently undergone a massive restoration.  Updates include an electrical overhaul, new restrooms, boiler installation, and the complete restoration of the historic Auditor’s Office, Sheriff’s Office, Office of the Clerk of Court, hallway, jury room, and staircase.  The completion of the stairway restoration was funded by the 1883 Courthouse Committee, of Jamestown.

The Historic 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse is open this summer, 10 am to 5 pm Weds through Sun, closed Mon & Tues.   The 1883 Courthouse is located at 504 3rd Ave SE in Jamestown, ND.

The recently installed landline is 701-252-1170.

The courthouse will be available for tours during the winter months, by calling that number for an appointment.

Video from 2016 posted on line at CSiNewsNow.com along with photos by CSi TV 10 The Replay Channel.  More photos online at Facebook.  Like, Tag, & Share.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse Committee member Barb Lang pointed out that future projects include:  Installing an elevator, restoring the courtroom, the Treasurer’s Office, and the Judges Chamber which will be converted into a Community Room, for public usage.

Donations for funding projects may be sent to

The Stutsman County 1883 Courthouse Committee

723 First Avenue, South

Suite 216

Jamestown, ND  58401

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Area veterans are invited to participate in outdoor adventures, along with and Entrepreneur Bootcamp, and the 8th Annual “Joes for GI’s event in Fargo.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 Stutsman County Veterans Service Officer David Bratton said,  the Brady Oberg Legacy Foundation  weekend adventure will be at Holbrook Farms in  Detroit Lakes, Minnesota at a lake home, on September 1-4, 2017.  It includes a guided pheasant hunt, other shooting sports, time on the lake, bonfires, kayaking, water sports, great food and more.

More information online at: www.bradyoberglegacyfoundation.org or call 701-371-0164.

The Entrepreneur Bootcamp, is October 21-28, 2017 at the UND Center for Innovation, aimed at disabled vets with a passion to launch their own venture.

Applications are being accepted with no change for veterans, with the deadline July 29, 2017.  Online instruction begins August 21, 2017.  On line go to www.ndvep.com

The Barnes County Veterans Service Office in cooperation with the North Dakota Game and Fish Department is offering the Camp Grafton  Disabled Veterans Hunt is November 13-14, 2017.  This is a shotgun with slug only hunt, no rifles will be allowed this year.

The hunt is for veterans who are at 50 percent disabled or greater.  Applications are due by August 31, 2017 and are available at veterans services offices.

Veterans are invited to the “Joes for GI’s,” event hosted by U.S. Bank, on Thursday August 10, 2017 at the Fargo Air Museum from 11-a.m. to 1-p.m. It’s the signature event for Operation Salute Our Service Members.

A minimal charge of $5 to attend will go to local military groups.

The event includes a lunch.

On our show, David added that the North Dakota Center for Heritage Renewal at NDSU, is looking to expand its database of North Dakota combat veterans serving from 1975 to the present.  Call 701-799- 4081 with veteran discharge information.  The program in conjunction with North Dakota’s Office of the Adjutant General,  is sensitive to requirements and concerns as to personal privacy.

He added that the new North Dakota Patriotic themed license plates are now available, through local DMV offices, for an initial and annual fee of $25 in addition to the regular annual fee, with a portion of the $25 to support the Veterans Postwar Trust Fund, used to benefit and service veterans or their dependents.

For more information contact the Stutsman County Veterans Service Office, at 701-252-9043, located in the lower level of the Law Enforcement Center in Jamestown. open Monday through Friday 8-a.m., to noon and 1-p.m., to 5-p.m.

 

 

Bismarck   (CSi)  The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, on July 4, 2017 a 5-vehicle chain reaction collision occurred on Interstate 94 in Morton County. At 5:30 p.m., the Lexus, Ford, Nissan Altima, and Nissan Murano were stopped on the Grant Marsh Bridge eastbound lane. The Peterbilt was also traveling east behind the vehicles. When the Peterbilt driver saw traffic was stopped, he attempted to stop but was unable. The Peterbilt struck the rear of the Lexus, causing a chain reaction rear-end collision involving the other vehicles.
I-94 eastbound lanes were closed for an hour. Responding agencies included Morton County Sheriff’s Department, Mandan PD, Bismarck Fire and Metro Ambulance, and the NDHP.
Road conditions: Wet concrete in construction zone.

More information in this story on line at CSiNewsNow.com

 

Jamestown  (CSi)   – Highway Patrol Troopers conducted a sobriety checkpoint on Friday, June 30, 2017, in Jamestown. A total of 127 vehicles passed through the checkpoint and one driver was evaluated for impairment.

Following the checkpoint, troopers saturated the area to remove impaired drivers from the roadways. Law enforcement issued the following:

  • 35 citations
  • 31 warnings
  • one minor in possession arrest

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Parks Program will be hosting a Pool Carnival at the Jamestown Municipal pool on Friday, July 7, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.  The cost to get in the pool is $3.00 per person, unless you have a season pass.  Games and prizes will be offered for everyone!  There will be no supervised Parks Program activities at McElroy, Meidinger, Nickeus, or Leapaldt Park on Thursday afternoon.  For more information please call the Jamestown Parks & Recreation office, 252-3982.

 

Bismarck  (CSi)  Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem joined Attorneys General from across the country in submitting comments to the Federal Communications Commission, to urge enactment of new rules to block robocalls and caller ID spoofing.

“Illegal robocalls are more than just an annoying interruption. They are easy money makers for scam artists, who use computer software not only to generate millions of calls every day but also to display a false number on the caller ID to hide their location,” said Stenehjem.

In the letter, the Attorneys General urge the FCC to allow telephone service providers to block calls from unassigned and invalid numbers, and to provide assistance to people whose actual telephone number has been hijacked by scam artists spoofing the caller ID.

“Legitimate businesses do not need to use any of these [spoofing] methods to contact consumers. Allowing providers to block these calls would stymie scammers without burdening businesses,” the Attorneys General wrote in their comments.

A report issued in October 2016 by the FCC’s Robocall Strike Force said telemarketing calls were the number one consumer complaint.

Stenehjem said the Consumer Protection Division receives dozens of complaints every week about robocalls. The majority of complaints involve the fake IRS call, the “lower interest rate” scam and the “auto warranty offer” scam, but increasingly the complaints are from consumers whose own numbers have been hijacked by the scam artists.

•          Stenehjem reminded North Dakota consumers never to answer a call from an unfamiliar number, even if it appears to be from the North Dakota 701-area code.

•          If you do answer a call, do not respond to the option to press a number to be taken off the call list; doing so merely confirms that your phone number is valid and will result in even more calls.

The FCC is taking comments on the proposed new rules through July 31, 2017, and is expected to issue its rule later this year.

 

 

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota prosecutor has concluded that an officer-involved shooting in Mandan was justified.

Morton County Assistant State’s Attorney Gabrielle Goter made her decision after reviewing the shooting.

Mandan Police spokesman Lt. Pat Haug says the shooting death of ex-Marine Ivan Wilson was a tragic example of an officer trying to avoid pulling his gun. He says Sgt. Nickolas Pynnonen “tried everything in his power to stop” the shooting from occurring.

Pynnonen says tried using a Taser first. But a high school classmate of Wilson says friends and family are questioning whether police could’ve tried harder to talk to him because he might have posed a greater danger to himself than police.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A lawyer for a California man accused of sexual assault in North Dakota wants the case thrown out because the state waited so long to file a charge against him.

24-year-old Alexander Fernandes, of Turlock, Calif., is charged with Class A felony gross sexual imposition for the August 2015 incident.

Fernandes allegedly had sex with a former girlfriend without her consent when she was sleeping. He faces up to 20 years in prison.

Defense attorney Gretchen Handy says the fact the case was not charged for 18 months will make it difficult for her client to recall events. Prosecutors say the delay was due to the police investigation and not intentional.

A hearing on the motion to dismiss is scheduled Friday in Minot.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has tabbed a personal friend and professional fundraiser from Chicago to help get donations for the state’s new governor’s mansion.

But the volunteer committee raising funds says it needs no help.

Burgum spokesman Mike Nowatzki says the governor asked Pam Kinsey to volunteer to help raise the money, fearing private donations necessary to finish the project may not be met.

Kinsey says she wants to work with the committee, not apart from it.

The Legislature two years ago approved construction of a new $5 million governor’s home, stipulating that $1 million must come from private donations.

The committee says about $650,000 has been raised, and the balance should come by the time the new mansion is completed later this year.

 

In sports…

NEW YORK (AP) — Defending champion Giancarlo Stanton will be the top seed in the Home Run Derby on Monday night at his home ballpark in Miami.

Stanton received the No. 1 seed after winning the event during All-Star week last year in San Diego. He will face New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez, the No. 8 seed, in the opening round at Marlins Park.

Yankees rookie Aaron Judge, who leads the majors with 29 home runs, is the No. 2 seed and will square off against seventh-seeded Justin Bour of the hometown Marlins. Another rookie, No. 3 seed Cody Bellinger of the Los Angeles Dodgers, is paired with sixth-seeded Charlie Blackmon of Colorado. No. 4 seed Mike Moustakas from the Kansas City Royals is matched against Minnesota slugger Miguel Sano, the fifth seed.

Major League Baseball announced the bracket Wednesday night. After Stanton, players were seeded based on their home run totals through Tuesday’s games. In the case of a tie, the higher seed went to the player who reached his current total first.

 

In world and national news…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The German government says Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Donald Trump have discussed issues including North Korea, the situation in the Middle East and the conflict in eastern Ukraine. A brief government statement gave no further details of Thursday’s discussion, which lasted a little over an hour, other than to say they discussed “some issues on the G-20 agenda.” It said that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel also participated.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’s considering “pretty severe things” in response to North Korea’s test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. A pre-emptive U.S. military blow can’t be ruled out, but such a strike carries great risk and is among his least likely options. Even a precise strike aimed at destroying the North’s partially hidden nuclear and missile force is unlikely to stop the North from retaliating with long-range artillery that could kill stunning numbers in South Korea.

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — German police have used water cannons and pepper spray to disperse protesters in Hamburg after being attacked with bottles and stones by some of those marching to protest the Group of 20 summit. Police say they repeatedly asked a group of hardcore anti-capitalist demonstrators to remove their masks, to no avail. Black-hooded protesters attacked a police vehicle with bottles and bricks, breaking its window. The summit of world leaders is taking place Friday and Saturday.

LOGANVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Police say a mother suspected of fatally stabbing four of her children and the children’s father was the one who called 911, speaking in Spanish, to report the crimes. Gwinnett police Cpl. Michele Pihera tells The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the language barrier initially made it difficult to communicate. Police say all four of the children found dead early Thursday were under the age of 10. A girl, survived the attack but was seriously injured. The children’s father was also found dead.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Federal prosecutors say Hobby Lobby Stores has agreed to pay a $3 million federal fine and forfeit thousands of ancient Iraqi religious artifacts smuggled from the Middle East. Hobby Lobby President Steve Green says the craft store chain should have “questioned how the acquisitions were handled.” Green plans to open the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., in the fall.