CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then clear after midnight.

Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west after midnight.

.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds 5 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds 5 to

10 mph.

.SUNDAY…Sunny. Highs around 90. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy.  A 20 percent chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight in the Valley City area.

Lows in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

.MONDAY…Mostly sunny with chance of showers and slight chance

of thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of precipitation

30 percent.

.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the

lower 60s. Highs in the 80s to lower 90s.

.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers.

Highs in the upper 70s.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain

showers. Lows in the upper 50s.

.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY…Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s.

Lows in the lower 60s.

 

Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Friday

throughout the evening hours. The main threats will

be hail up to ping pong ball size, wind gusts of 60 mph, and

deadly lightning.

 

Dry and quiet weather will return for the weekend.

 

The new work week will bring several chances for thunderstorms with the

first chances Monday and Monday night.

 

 

Valley City  (CSi)  The Barnes County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information from the public on the whereabouts of 26 year old Leandrew  Aaron “L.A.” Laroque, who is wanted by authorities.

He is wanted for Forgery, a Class B Felony.

Laroque is a Native American male, five feet nine inches tall,  weighing  150 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.

Residents are cautioned not to approach Laroque.

If you see him or know of his whereabouts,  you may anonymously  contact the Barnes County Sheriff’s Office immediately at 701-845-8350.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi 7-14-17)  Jamestown Police is warning residents of a convicted sex offender who has again  changed his  Jamestown address.

Jordan Aaron Smith now resides at 1705 4th Avenue, NE, 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

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown  AAUW announces the date of the 28th Annual Garden Tour 4-8 pm on Weds July 19, 2017.

On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Kelly Krein listed locations of this year’s Garden Tour.

Locations on this year’s tour include:

  • Kim Avans, 418 4th Ave SE
  • Frank and Stephanie Jensen, 1605 3rd Ave NE
  • Alan and Mary Sargeant, 3161 Highway 281 N
  • John Zvirovski, 1601 7th Ave SE.

She pointed out that each garden is unique in size and layout, and the types of flowers and trees.

An added feature of the tour this year, is the 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse, Corner of  3rd Ave and 5th St SE, where refreshments will be served and guests can see the recently completed restoration work.  Completed tickets can also be dropped off there to qualify for door prizes.

Advance tickets are $8.00 and will be available to purchase after July 5th at The AAUW Used Bookstore, 601 1st Ave. S.; The Arts Center, 115 2nd  St. SW; Country Gardens Floral, 106 Business Loop West;  Don’s House of Flowers,1107  7th Ave SE ;  1602 Business Loop E; Lloyds Toyota, 500 17th St SW; the Garden Gate, 208 1st St W,  and all AAUW members.

Tickets are $10 the day of the tour and after 3 PM on tour day, they will only be available at the AAUW Used Book Store at 601 First Avenue, South in Downtown Jamestown, or at each tour site during tour hours.

Proceeds from the garden tour support the AAUW Endowment Fund at the University of

Jamestown and the AAUW Foundation which provides grants and funding for projects that promote equity for women and girls.

For more information and maps showing the host sites, visit the Jamestown AAUW website at http://jamestown-nd.aauw.net or call Kelly Krein, 252-4690 or 4107.

 

 

St. Paul, Mn  (CSi) . – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is reducing outflows into the Sheyenne River at Baldhill Dam, located northwest of Valley City, North Dakota, to approximately 100 cubic feet per second, or cfs, beginning Monday, July 17, 2017.

Outflows are being reduced in order to perform a survey at a downstream dam. A mussel and fish survey will be conducted at various locations during this period as well. Corps staff will lower Lake Ashtabula water levels to elevation 1,265.8 feet in order to store the water. The pool is expected to climb to an elevation near 1,266.2 feet during this time.

Corps staff plan to resume a normal outflow of 800 cfs July 20.

 

 

Valley City  (CSi)  The Valley City Area Chamber of Commerce reports the recent groundbreaking for a 43 unit apartment building on East Main Street in Valley City, owned by Paul and Tanya Diegel of Valley City.

The Chamber’s Newsletter said Six-D Construction and Valley City investors have partnered to create apartments on the upper scale, and are, not, age-restricted.  They will also have some assistance available for low and moderate income families.

The majority of units will be two bedroom/two bath….four one bedroom apartments, and five, three bedroom/two bath units.

Each unit will be about 1,200 square feet, and self-contained.

Other perks include and elevator and extra insulation for sound reduction.

The will also be developing 20 units to Essential Service Workers, such as teachers, city and county employees, and emergency personnel.

Six-D Construction can be reached by calling 701-890-7188.

 

Jamestown  9CSi)  Two Rivers Activity Center (TRAC) hosted their first 5K Walk/Run in conjunction with the Annual White Cloud Days on Saturday, July 8, 2017.

More than 80 runners, walkers, and families came together to support the TRAC Scholarship Program, which provides memberships to TRAC For low-income and special needs persons and families.

The program allows individuals who would otherwise not be able to utilize the TRAC facility on their own to have access to the building and their services.

The fastest male runner, Justin Waraniak, crossed the finish line first with the fastest female, Sarah Donek, following shortly after.  The fastest family was Tyler and Laurie Traut, along with their two sons, Chase and Connor.

The  Spirit Award that was presented to the Wednesday Walking Women for the positive energy and support of fellow participants they exuded during the event.  The morning concluded with a Finishers Float through the White Cloud Parade of the participants and the TRAC employees.

 

Bismarck  (CSi)   The North Dakota Department of Human Services’ regional human service centers in Minot and Jamestown are hosting advisory group meetings the week of July 17 to review developments at each center and to discuss services and needs.

North Central Human Service Center’s advisory group will meet Monday, July 17, at 10 a.m., at the center located at 1015 S. Broadway, Suite 18, in Minot. Center staff will provide updates on operations, the budget, and staffing. Members will have an opportunity to share updates about human services-related developments and needs in the areas they represent.

Members of South Central Human Service Center’s (SCHSC) advisory group will meet Wednesday, July 19, at 10 a.m., in Room 126 at the center at 520 Third St. N.W., Jamestown, N.D.

Members will have an opportunity to provide updates from their regions and will discuss North Dakota Senate Bill 2039, which lawmakers passed in the 2017 legislative session that changes advisory group membership.

SCHSC staff will report on the center’s staffing, operations, budget and clinical developments, including the treatment mall.

The meetings are open to the public. The agendas for these and other department public meetings are on the department’s website at www.nd.gov/dhs/info/publicnotice/index.html.

Individuals with disabilities who need accommodations to participate in the North Central Human Service Center advisory group meeting can contact Ronasa Kabanuck at 701-857-8641, toll-free 888-470-6968, ND Relay TTY 800-366-6888 or rkabanuck@nd.gov .

Attendees at the South Central Human Service Center meeting can contact the center at 701-253-6300, toll-free 800-260-1310, Relay ND TTY 800-366-6888, or at dhsschsc@nd.gov.

 

HYSHAM, Mont. (AP) — Three North Dakota residents were killed in a rollover crash on Interstate 94 near Hysham in eastern Montana.

The Montana Highway Patrol reports a sport utility vehicle was westbound in the passing lane at about 12:20 p.m. on Thursday when it clipped the rear of a westbound vehicle in the driving lane.

Trooper Scott McDermott says the contact caused the driver lost control of the SUV and it ended up overturning through the median and coming to rest on its wheels in the eastbound lane.

The patrol says a 52-year-old woman and a 60-year-old man, both from Strasburg, North Dakota, and a 55-year-old woman from Bismarck, North Dakota died at the scene. Their names have not been released.

The other vehicle was able to pull over to the side of the road. Its two occupants were unhurt.

 

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — Williston police are searching for a suspect in an early morning homicide.

Officers responded to a report of a man being shot shortly before 3 a.m. Friday. The man was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead.

The victim and suspect were not immediately identified. The suspect is considered armed and dangerous.

Local, regional and state law officers are investigating.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s oil production dropped slightly in May but remained above 1 million barrels per day for the fourth consecutive month.

The Department of Mineral Resources says the state produced an average of 1.04 million barrels of oil daily in May, down from 1.05 million barrels in April.

North Dakota also produced 1.85 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day in May, up from 1.83 billion cubic feet daily in April.

The May tallies are the latest figures available.

There were 58 drill rigs operating in North Dakota on Friday, up eight from the May average.

 

Update…

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Containment of a large wildfire burning in the Little Missouri National Grassland of western North Dakota has reached 70 percent.

The U.S. Forest Service says firefighters were aided by cooler temperatures and advanced containment by 10 percent from Thursday to early Friday.

The fire started Saturday in a remote area and isn’t threatening any structures, people or livestock. The cause isn’t known. Officials say the fire in some areas could continue to smolder for weeks.

About one-third of the Maah Daah Hey hiking, biking and horseback riding trail remains closed, along with two campgrounds.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A trade group representing pharmacy benefit managers has filed a federal lawsuit challenging two new North Dakota laws that broaden oversight on the managers and require disclosure of some financial information.

The Washington, D.C.-based Pharmaceutical Care Management Association says the laws, which take effect on Aug.1, would increase drug costs and could “threaten patient safety.”

The suit wants a judge to halt the laws’ enforcement.

Pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, negotiate with drug makers on behalf of health insurers, employers and unions that cover medications.

Backers of the legislation testified that PBMs lack oversight in North Dakota. The two bills sailed through the Legislature, and Gov. Doug Burgum signed them in April.

A spokeswoman for the North Dakota attorney general’s office decline comment on the lawsuit.

 

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public comment on its final Environmental Impact Statement for the Souris River flood protection program in North Dakota.

The Minot Daily News reports that the EIS posted Thursday includes the project’s overview and focuses on the phases through Minot ready to begin construction. The Souris River Joint Water Resources Board is proposing to alter Minot’s current flood reduction project by constructing new levees and flood walls.

The EIS is one part of the information needed for the Corps’ consideration of a Section 408 permit for the flood protection construction. The permit is one of the major components for the project to continue.

The statement is online and at Minot’s libraries. Public review and comment for the statement will end in August.

 

 

In sports…

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) — Lake Region State College in Devils Lake has dismissed head softball coach Ben Morris for allegedly having inappropriate relationships.

The Devils Lake Journal reports the college hasn’t released further details of its investigation. A home telephone listing for the 28-year-old Morris couldn’t be found.

The college also is considering disciplinary action against three faculty members for allegedly failing to report information they knew.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Bad weather last winter and drought this summer might combine to put a damper on the fall pheasant hunt in North Dakota.

A spring crowing count survey conducted by the state Game and Fish Department indicated the population might be down about 14 percent from a year ago.

Upland game management biologist R.J. Gross says last year’s pheasant production was below average, and a rough December and January was hard on birds.

The spring data isn’t always a good indicator of what the pheasant population will be in the fall when hunters take to the field. Brood surveys that will begin in a couple of weeks will provide a better indication.

But state Wildlife Chief Jeb Williams says extreme drought this summer could have an impact on the pheasant population.

 

In world  and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Democrat on the House Intelligence committee says new details on Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting last summer with a Russian lawyer “adds another deeply disturbing fact about this secret meeting.” A Russian-American lobbyist now says he also was in attendance. Trump Jr. has discounted the meeting, saying he did not receive the information he was promised. Rep. Adam Schiff of California says Trump Jr.’s shifting explanations “paint a portrait of consistent dissembling and deceit.”

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian real estate tycoon, his pop star son and a music promoter. They’re among the personalities mentioned in emails released by Donald Trump Jr. The emails deal with efforts by his father’s presidential campaign to get potentially damaging information from Russia about Hillary Clinton. In the emails, the music promoter tells Trump Jr. that the singer and his father had “helped along” the Russian government’s support for the Trump candidacy.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s government says a Jerusalem shrine that was the site of a deadly attack earlier in the day won’t reopen before Sunday, after additional security assessments. The shrine was closed after three Palestinian assailants opened fire from there on Friday, killing two Israeli police officers before being shot dead. The Muslim-administered site is revered by both Muslims and Jews.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest Republican health care bill would create winners and losers up and down the income ladder, and across age groups. It would give individuals more responsibility for their insurance choices, a goal long held by conservatives. But low-income people may not be able to afford coverage, along with older and sicker adults. Some analysts say one late change has potential unintended consequences for employees with workplace coverage, creating incentives for companies to drop health benefits.

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say they have now identified the remains of four young men who were killed on a Pennsylvania farm and found buried there in two separate pits. A county prosecutor said Friday that the bodies of Tom Meo, Dean Finocchiaro and Mark Sturgis were found buried in one common grave in Solebury, Pennsylvania. The remains of Jimi Taro Patrick were recovered from a separate location. Two cousins are charged in the case.