CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

.TONIGHT…Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 5 to

10 mph shifting to the southwest 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 and thunderstorms after

midnight in the Jamestown are, 30 percent chance in the Valley City area. 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 and thunderstorms in the  Valley City area.  Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the east around 15 mph in the afternoon.

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

.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s.

Lows in the lower 60s.

.TUESDAY…Partly sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms in the afternoon. 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. Slight chance of showers in the

evening. Lows in the mid 60s.

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

 

A chance of thunderstorms will exist Saturday night, mainly in central North Dakota.

The possibility of critical fire conditions on Sunday, with breezy conditions developing in southwest North Dakota for at least a few hours Sunday afternoon.

Another somewhat greater chance of storms may occur on Tuesday

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)   In a letter to the Stutsman County Commission, the county’s Auditor & Chief Operating Officer, Casey Bradley tendered his resignation.   His last day will be August 4, 2017.

Bradley stated in his letter that he is “extremely proud” of everything the county and its staff have accomplished in his time in the position.

The letter stated that he is resigning his position because he and his family have been “subject to countless malicious attacks personally and professionally…and…that attacks he endured in person and via social media have impacted their quality of life in Jamestown.”

In December of 2016 Bradley had allegations lodged against him, saying he created a hostile work environnment in conjunction with a county employee’s resignation.

Following an investigation by Mercer County Sheriff Dean Danzeisen the matter was dropped in April this year, as there were no facts to support the claim by the former county employee, and no complaint had been filed.

Bradley was hired as the county’s auditor/chief operating officer in August 2011.

 

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.

 

 

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.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The 4th Annual, Ride to Silence the Sigma will be on Sunday July 16, 2017 starting at Stutsman Harley-Davidson.

Registration is at 11-a.m, to 12:30-p.m., kickstands up at 12:30.

$20 per rider/$20 per additional rider.

Cars are welcome.

Unite To Silence The Stigma President, Margo Haut in Jamestown says the bike run helps to raise awareness and eliminate the stigma associated with mental health issue to prevent loss to suicide.

Money raised stays local and goes toward education, awareness and future events in Jamestown that will bring mental health issues out of the darkness and into the light.

Those wishing to make a donation outside of the bike run, may send a check payable to:

UTSS

P.O. Box 623

Jamestown, ND 58402.

 

 

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

 

 

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.

Stenehjem says, “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.”.

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.

The Attorneys General wrote in their comments, “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.”

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.

 

 

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.

The Minot Daily News reports that 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.

 

 

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

The Bismarck Tribune reports that 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.

 

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.

 

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A former executive board member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribe has been sentenced to nearly two years in jail for embezzlement.

Federal authorities say 46-year-old Thomas Adams formed an agreement with others to steal money from the Old Agency District, a subdivision of the tribe. Adams and others allegedly wrote checks to themselves for payroll, stipends, assistance, travel and other miscellaneous reasons.

Adams said in his plea agreement that he and co-defendants stole more than $415,000 from the district between January 2011 and March 2013.

Adams was sentenced to 20 months in prison and ordered to pay back nearly $152,000. He must also serve three years of supervised release.

The tribe resides on the Lake Traverse Reservation in northeastern South Dakota and southeastern North Dakota.

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Authorities say construction of a new jail in Minot is ahead of schedule.

Work on the Ward County Jail expansion is 80 percent finished and is expected to be completed in early November. The project was originally slated to be completed next year.

The latest cost estimate for the facility is about $38.2 million.

Ward County Sheriff Bob Barnard says one change he would recommend is increasing the inmate intake area and laundry facilities. He says that added space is needed to serve the larger jail population.

The new building will increase jail capacity from 104 beds to 300 beds.

 

 

In sports…

Jamestown  (CSi)  The University of Jamestown men’s basketball team is hosting offensive skills camps.

Camp for boys and girls entering grades 6-12 will be held at the Larson Center on July 10-12. Camp for boys and girls entering grades 1-5 will run July 17-19.

Shooting form, ball handling and motion offense concepts will be some of the areas of emphasis. Cost to attend is $75 per camper, or $70 per camper for two or more members of the same family.

All campers will receive a T-shirt, ball and individual instruction. For more information contact Jimmie men’s basketball coach Danny Neville at 701-252-3467 (ext. 5443), or dneville@uj.edu.

 

AA…

Fargo-Moorhead 6, St. Paul 1

 

MLB…

INTERLEAGUE

Final Detroit 6 San Francisco 2

Final Cleveland 11 San Diego 2

 

AMERICAN LEAGUE

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eduardo Escobar’s two-run triple highlighted a six-run third inning as the Minnesota Twins rallied for 6-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles Thursday night. Jose Berrios gave up four runs and seven hits in six innings at Target Field. Tyler Duffey, Taylor Rogers and Brandon Kintzler each pitched a scoreless inning with Kintzler getting his 23rd save.

 

Final Toronto 7 Houston 4

Final Tampa Bay 4 Boston 1

Final Oakland 7 Seattle 4

 

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Final St. Louis 4 Miami 3

Final Milwaukee 11 Chi Cubs 2

Final Cincinnati 6 Colorado 3

Final Pittsburgh 6 Philadelphia 3

Final Atlanta 5 Washington 2

Final L.A. Dodgers 5 Arizona 4

 

WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Sylvia Fowles had 20 points and 13 rebounds, Renee Montgomery scored a season-high 20 points, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Los Angeles Sparks 88-77 Thursday night in a rematch of the WNBA Finals. Seimone Augustus added 16 points for Minnesota (13-1), and Maya Moore had 10 to move past Asjha Jones for 30th in WNBA history with 4,007.

Final N-Y Liberty 79 Seattle 70

 

TWINS….

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins aren’t letting the 30th anniversary of a World Series championship pass unnoticed. The Twins have invited a long list of stars and bit players from the 1987 team to special events during a three-game series against Detroit at Target Field. It’s set for July 20th through 22nd.

 

 

MLB-ALL-STARS

NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner and Kansas City third baseman Mike Moustakas have received the final initial roster spots for Tuesday’s All-Star game in Miami.

Turner received a record 20.8 million votes in online balloting, topping Freddie Freeman’s 19.7 million in 2013.

Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant was second in the NL vote, leaving Cubs reliever Wade Davis as the sole representative of the World Series champions.

 

HOME RUN DERBY…

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.

 

NBA..

UNDATED (AP) — Dallas Mavericks fans will get another year of watching the greatest player in team history.

A person with knowledge of the deal says the Mavs and Dirk Nowitzki have agreed on a two-year, $10 million contract that carries a team option in the second season. Nowitzki is now set to join former Lakers great Kobe Bryant as the only players to spend 20 seasons with one NBA franchise.

The 7-foot German is also the only foreign-born player with 30,000 career points, a milestone he reached last season.

Checking out other NBA news:

— The Spurs have signed veteran forward Rudy Gay, who averaged 18.7 points last season in Sacramento but played just 30 games before rupturing his left Achilles tendon. The 6-foot-8 Gay has averaged 18.4 points in 753 career games.

— Kelly Olynyk has joined the Miami Heat by accepting a deal that ESPN says is worth over $50 million over four years. Olynyk spent his first four NBA seasons with the Celtics and played mostly as a reserve, averaging 9.5 points in 278 regular-season games. He shot a career-best 51 percent last season.

 

WIMBLEDON…

LONDON (AP) — Second seed Novak Djokovic (JOH’-koh-vihch) and No. 3 Roger Federer have advanced to the third round of Wimbledon by winning in straight sets.

Djokovic dropped just five games as he seeks his fourth Wimbledon singles title. Federer lost his first service game, but the seven-time Wimbledon champ was otherwise stellar in a 7-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory.

Other winners on the men’s side include sixth seed Milos Raonic (ROW’-nihch) and No. 8 Dominic Thiem (teem), but Americans Jack Sock and John Isner went down to defeat.

Women’s top seed Angelique Kerber won her second-round match in straight sets, as did fifth seed Caroline Wozniacki (wohz-nee-A’-kee), Svetlana Kuznetsova (kooz-NET’-soh-vah) and No. 9 Agnieszka Radwanska (ag-nee-EHSH’-kuh rad-VAHN’-skah).

No. 3 Karolina Pliskova (PLIHSH’-koh-vah) has become the highest-seeded player to fall at Wimbledon, losing to Magdalena Rybarikova in the second round.

Bethanie Mattek-Sands had to be removed from Court 17 on a stretcher after suffering a knee injury during her singles match. The 32-year-old American fell to the grass when her right knee buckled as she moved toward the net. She immediately clutched her knee and, down on the turf, wailed loudly, imploring for someone to “Help me! Help me!”

There was no immediate word on the extent of her injury.

 

PGA-GREENBRIER CLASSIC…

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va. (AP) — Sebastian Munoz is the early pace-setter at the PGA’s Greenbrier Classic in West Virginia.

Munoz opened with a 9-under 61 that puts him two strokes ahead of Davis Love III. Munoz has never finished higher than 27th in a PGA event.

Love is looking for his first win since the 2015 Wyndham Championship, which made him the third-oldest winner in PGA Tour history. He would be the oldest if he wins this event.

Defending champion Danny Lee was at 64 along with David Lingmerth, Ben Martin, rookie Xander Schauffele (ZAN’-dur SHOW’-flee) , and Canadians Graham DeLaet (deh-LAY’) and Nick Taylor.

 

 

LPGA-Thornberry Creek Classic…

 

ONEIDA, Wis. (AP) — Belgian rookie Laura Gonzalez Escallon birdied three of the final four holes for a 7-under 65 and a share of the first-round lead in the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic.

Gonzalez Escallon also made birdies on three of the first four holes to put herself in a tie with Sei Young Kim in the first-year event.

Kim had eight birdies and a bogey to move one shot ahead of Tour rookies Madeleine Sheils and Min-G Kim.

TOUR DE FRANCE

Without Sagan and Cavendish, Kittel eases to Tour stage win

TROYES, France (AP) — Marcel Kittel had little trouble winning the sixth stage of the Tour de France in a mass sprint finish Thursday with Peter Sagan and Mark Cavendish both no longer in the race.

Chris Froome held on to the leader’s yellow jersey.

It was Kittel’s second victory in this year’s race and 11th overall in his Tour career.

 

In world and national news…

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shared a brief encounter Friday ahead of their highly anticipated meeting on the sidelines of an international summit in Germany. The two leaders had a brief encounter upon arrival at the G-20 summit of industrialized and developing nations, shaking hands and exchanging a few words.

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s first encounter at a leaders’ retreat in Hamburg, Germany was caught on tape. The two leaders were seen shaking hands and exchanging pleasantries ahead of their planned formal, sit-down meeting in video posted to Facebook by the German Cabinet. One clip shows Trump casually patting Putin on the back as they stand side by side.

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has told Group of 20 leaders that millions of people are hoping that they can help solve the world’s problems. Merkel says that she’s sure that every leader will make an effort to achieve “good results.” But she has added that “solutions can only be found if we are ready to compromise.”

MOSUL (AP) — An Iraqi officer says a “major” Islamic State group counterattack is taking place along the northern edge of Mosul’s Old City. The attack has pushed Iraqi Army forces back some 75 meters (82 yards) and is threatening recent gains in other Old City fronts, he says.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The risk of an all-out war with North Korea is one reason a military strike isn’t likely at the top of the possible responses to the North’s latest missile test. U.S. officials worry that retaliation by the North could lead to untold numbers of deaths in South Korea. Still, President Donald Trump isn’t taking the threat of a missile strike off the table. He said Thursday that he is weighing “pretty severe things” as North Korea continues its missile tests and nuclear program.