CSi Weather…

.REST OF TODAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds 5 to 15 mph.

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds

5 to 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Cloudy.  70 percent chance of rain showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then rain showers and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Cooler. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds 5 to 15 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and

thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of rain showers after

midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance

of precipitation 50 percent in the Jamestown area, 60 percent in the Valley City area.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. North winds 10 to

15 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain

showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s.

.SATURDAY…Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of rain showers

and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows in the mid 50s.

.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY…Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.

Lows in the mid 50s.

 

Numerous showers and thunderstorms across all of western and central North Dakota late tonight.

Numerous showers and thunderstorms are forecast Wednesday across

all of western and central North Dakota.

Scattered thunderstorms are forecast for Friday night and

Saturday.   At this time this system does not look to

bring widespread chances of precipitation.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Spiritwood Energy Park Association (SEPA) is looking to meeting with local boards, and Great River Energy over a dispute it has concerning costs for moving an AT&T cable, of about $210,000.

SEPA  wants to discuss the issue with the Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation (JSDC), along with Great River Energy, the Jamestown City Council, and the Stutsman County Commission.

Two years ago, AT&T was required to move a cable to accommodate the rail loop construction at the SEPA industrial park that was under construction at that time  Since that time, AT&T and the SEPA Board of Directors have disagreed on who should cover the approximately cost of the cable move.

At Monday’s  meeting the SEPA board discussed the   North Dakota Soy Letter of Intent, signed last week that initiates plant construction at the Spiritwood Ag Energy Park.

Dakota Spirit Ag and Midwest AgEnergy Group CEO Jeff Zueger discussed plant operations at the park, saying  a decision has been made to not shutdown this fall, and wait until next Spring.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The Buffalo Mall hosts the Stuff the Bus with school supplies now through August 17, 2017.

Donate school supplies to children in need.

The school bus is parked at the Buffalo Mall main entrance.

Help Community Action Region VI support local students for Back-to-School supplies and necessities.   donations will be provided to students in need within our community. Drop your donations in the bins located at the main entrance of the Buffalo Mall beginning July 31st through August 17th.
Some items may include, but not limited to: backpacks (larger size), calculators (all kinds), folders, ink pens (blue & red), Kleenex boxes, notebooks, scissors (for older students), three ring binders & water paints. These items are for supplies with the greatest need, but all school supplies are needed and all donations are appreciated!

 

Stirum ND (CSi) The North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified the West Fargo man killed Saturday in a Sargent County accident.

19 year old Zane Buchholz of  West Fargo, was killed in the head-on collision between a dirt bike and a utility-task vehicle about a mile and a half  southwest of Stirum.

The Patrol says  alcohol was a factor in the crash.

Buchholz was riding a Honda dirt bike that was not equipped with a headlight at an unknown speed north on 123rd Avenue Southeast at about 11:26 p.m., while 56 year old Clayton Hoffman, of Oakes, was driving a UTV at about 40 mph south on the same road.

Hoffman did not see the Honda in time to avoid a crash and the UTV struck the dirt bike. Buchholz and the dirt bike were thrown into the east ditch, and the UTV rolled onto its passenger side, the patrol said.

Buchholz was transported by Oakes Ambulance Services to CHI Oakes Hospital where he died from his injuries.

Hoffman and his passenger, 55 year old Julie Serfoss, of Oakes, were not injured in the crash.

The Ransom County Sheriff’s Office, Sargent County Sheriff’s Office and Oakes Ambulance assisted on scene.

 

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A contract worker painting stripes on a runway at Fargo’s Hector International Airport was struck and killed by an airport vehicle.

Airport Authority Executive Director Shawn Dobberstein says the man who died was in a small, specialty vehicle, doing routine runway maintenance about 12:30 a.m. Monday.

Fargo police identify the victim as 48-year-old Darry Arveson Jr. of Glen Ullin. He died at the scene.

The incident did not affect any air traffic.

 

 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — A federal appeals court has rejected the complaint of a Grand Forks man sentenced to life in prison for drug trafficking.

A federal jury last year found 38-year-old Jose Delacruz guilty on two counts, including conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Authorities say Delacruz distributed large amounts of meth in the Grand Forks area.

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Delacruz’s arguments that there were multiple conspiracies rather than the single conspiracy charged in the indictment, and that a judge was wrong to deny a motion for a new trial and a motion for a new lawyer.

The charge carried a mandatory life sentence because Delacruz had two prior drug convictions.

Delacruz also was convicted for pistol-whipping a fellow drug dealer in Grand Forks.

 

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Drought continues to put stress on crops and livestock in North Dakota.

The weekly crop report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture says some parts of western North Dakota received over an inch of rain late last week. But drought conditions persisted. Temperatures across the state averaged 2 to 6 degrees above normal.

More than 70 percent of North Dakota’s topsoil moisture supplies are rated short or very short.

Corn condition was rated 25 percent poor or very poor. Soybean conditions also were nearly 25 percent poor or very poor.

Much of pasture and range conditions also are rated poor or very poor. Stock water supplies are rated 27 percent very short, 39 percent short and 34 percent adequate.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota is studying its initiated and referred measure process.

A 19-member commission made up of lawmakers and citizen representatives began its work on Monday.

The panel was approved by the Legislature earlier this year to look into the process and cost of placing initiated and referred measures on the ballot. It also will look at putting potential limits on measures that are funded by out-of-state interests.

The panel was spurred largely by voters’ surprise approval of allowing the use of marijuana for medicine and another successful ballot measure funded almost solely by a California billionaire that amended the state’s constitution.

Former Supreme Court Justice William Neumann heads the panel and says the objective is in no way an effort to “squelch” public participation in the legislative process.

 

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has announced that full-time monitoring of the Ward County Jail is ending.

The decision announced Friday followed a day-long inspection of the jail by the department last week.

The Minot Daily News reports that the monitoring began more than two years ago, following an investigation into the October 2014 death of inmate Dustin Irwin. The investigation revealed various jail compliance violations.

The DOCR says the jail “has made significant progress since the Non-Compliance Order issued on December 18, 2014.”

The Ward County Jail has made improvements such as revising its policies and bettering medical services to address violations found in its care delivery.

To ensure continued compliance, the DOCR will complete on-site monitoring of the jail twice per month.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Several American Indian tribes in the Dakotas are eligible for a federal program to return land on reservations to tribal control.

The buyback program was initiated by the Obama administration and has already spent $1.2 billion to purchase parcels of land with multiple owners and transfer them to tribal governments.

The Interior Department has announced a plan for doling out the remaining $540 million.

Tribes eligible in the Dakotas are the Three Affiliated Tribes and four Sioux tribes — Standing Rock, Spirit Lake, Cheyenne River and Rosebud.

The buyback program resulted from a lawsuit that alleged U.S. officials for decades mismanaged trust money held on behalf of hundreds of thousands of Indians.

 

 

In sports…

Jamestown  (CSi)  A player/parent meeting for Jamestown High School volleyball will be held tonight after the fall sports meeting.

The fall sports meeting begins at 6 p.m. The Blue Jay volleyball meeting will follow in the media center at 7 p.m.

 

AA…

Fargo-Moorhead 8, Sioux Falls 7

 

MLB…

INTERLEAGUE

Final Oakland 8 San Francisco 5

 

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Final Baltimore 2 Kansas City 1

Final N-Y Yankees 7 Detroit 3

Final Boston 6 Cleveland 2

Final Seattle 6 Texas 4

Final Houston 14 Tampa Bay 7

Final Chi White Sox 7 Toronto 6

 

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Final Philadelphia 7 Atlanta 6

Final Washington 1 Miami 0

 

 

MLB-TRADE DEADLINE

MIAMI (AP) — The first-place Washington Nationals have added another late-inning reliever by acquiring right-hander Brandon Kintzler from the Minnesota Twins. Minnesota gets 24-year-old left-handed pitching prospect Tyler Watson and $500,000 in international bonus pool allocation in the deal.

The Yankees and Dodgers have bolstered their starting rotations as they attempt to secure division titles. Sonny Gray went from Oakland to the Yankees before the non-waiver trade deadline, while Yu Darvish was shipped to the Dodgers by Texas.

Gray’s departure was expected after he was held out of Sunday’s scheduled start. He is 6-5 with a 3.43 ERA this season and has been outstanding in his last six starts, going 4-2 with a 1.37 earned run average.

The Athletics received shortstop-outfielder Jorge Mateo, pitcher James Kaprielian and outfielder Dustin Fowler from the Yanks. Mateo was one of New York’s top prospects, and Fowler is out for the season after rupturing his patellar tendon in his right knee during the first inning of his major league debut on June 29.

In addition, the Yankees also receive $1.5 million in international signing bonus allocation from the A’s.

The Rangers received three minor leaguers for Darvish, who is 6-9 with a 4.01 ERA in 22 starts this season. The four-time All-Star has struggled in his last eight starts, going 0-5 with a 5.81 ERA.

The Dodgers sent second baseman/outfielder Willie Calhoun, right-hander A.J. Alexy and infielder Brendon Davis to Texas.

In other trade-deadline deals:

— The Dodgers took care of a bullpen need by picking up former All-Star Tony Watson from the Pirates for minor league infielder Oneil Cruz and pitching prospect Angel German. Watson is 5-3 with a 3.66 ERA in 47 games this year, recording 10 saves before losing the closer’s job in June.

— The Red Sox have worked out a deal that brings reliever Addison Reed to Boston and sends three pitching prospects to the Mets. Reed had been the Mets’ closer most of the season, going 1-2 with 19 saves and a 2.57 ERA.

— The Cubs have added Detroit’s Justin Wilson to their bullpen in a trade that also brings catcher Alex Avila to the defending champs. The Tigers got minor league infielders Jeimer Candelario and Isaac Paredes, along with a player to be named or cash consideration.

— James Jeffress is back with the Brewers after being acquired from the Rangers for minor league pitcher Tayler Scott. Jeffress had 27 saves for the Brewers last year before being dealt.

— The Indians have traded for reliever Joe Smith, who compiled a 3.28 ERA in 38 appearances for Toronto. The Blue Jays received a pair of minor leaguers.

— The Diamondbacks have reacquired reliever David Hernandez from the Angels for minor league hurler Luis Madero. Hernandez pitched for Arizona from 2011 through 2015 and was 1-0 with a 2.23 ERA with 37 strikeouts in 36 1/3 innings over 38 appearances for the Angels this year.

— Arizona also grabbed infielder Adam Rosales from Oakland for minor league pitcher Jeferson Mejia. Rosales was batting .234 with four homers and 27 RBIs in 71 games for the A’s this year. The move came after shortstop Ketel Marte was placed on the bereavement list following the death of his mother in a car accident.

— The Astros added another starting pitcher by getting lefty Francisco Liriano from the Blue Jays for outfielder Nori Aoki and minor leaguer Teoscar Hernandez. The 33-year-old Liriano, is 6-5 with a 5.88 ERA in 18 starts for Toronto this season.

— The Orioles held onto reliever Zach Britton and bolstered their injury-depleted infield by acquiring Tim Beckham from the Tampa Bay Rays for minor league pitcher Tobias Myers.

— The Phillies have traded right-hander Joaquin Benoit and cash to the Pittsburgh Pirates for minor league right-hander Seth McGarry.

 

NHL…

 

UNDATED (AP) — Minnesota Wild forward Nino Neiderreiter (NEE’-dur-eye-tur) has signed his five-year, $26.25 MILLION contract, one day after the team announced the contract agreement.

Niederreiter was a restricted free agent who filed for salary arbitration after establishing career highs last season with 25 goals, 32 assists and a plus-17 rating. The deal keeps him under contract through the 2021-22 season.

 

 

COLLEGE FOOTBALL…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota’s first season under coach P.J. Fleck will begin with a wide-open competition at quarterback between Conor Rhoda and Demry Croft. Fleck said Monday that Rhoda and Croft will take equal turns with the first team offense until a starter is selected. Fall camp opens Tuesday, and the Gophers host Buffalo Aug. 31.

 

NBA…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Bucks have re-signed restricted free agent guard Tony Snell, bringing back a backcourt starter and one of the team’s best defenders. Snell set career highs in 2016-17 in points and 3-point shooting in 80 games, all starts. His 6-foot-7 frame fits in nicely with the Bucks’ length on defense.

 

OLYMPICS-LOS ANGELES…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles has reached an agreement with international Olympic leaders that will open the way for the city to host the 2028 Summer Games.

The agreement to be formally announced later Monday follows a vote earlier this month by the International Olympic Committee to seek a deal to award the 2024 and 2028 Games.

Paris is widely seen as the favorite for 2024.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — All indications are that the new chief of staff at the Trump White House, John Kelly, isn’t afraid to challenge his commander-in-chief. The decorated retired Marine general who served three tours in Iraq has been tapped to bring order to a chaotic West Wing. Kelly began to make his mark Monday, dumping the newly appointed communications director just days after his hiring, and restructuring a dysfunctional command structure that bred warring factions.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Legal experts say President Donald Trump’s threat to stop billions of dollars in government payments to insurers and force the collapse of “Obamacare” might just backfire. Legal experts say the president would be handing the health insurance industry a solid court case against the government, undermining his own leverage to compel Democrats to negotiate. And Trump could get the blame if premiums jump by 20 percent, as expected after such a decision.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Allies of two Venezuelan opposition leaders say Leopoldo Lopez and Antonio Ledezma have been taken by authorities from the homes where they were under house arrest. Video posted on the Twitter account of Lopez’s wife early Tuesday shows a man being taken away from a Caracas home by state security agents.

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Two men sentenced to life without parole for crimes committed as teens are savoring their freedom. They are among dozens across the U.S. who have been resentenced and released after the Supreme Court banned mandatory no-parole sentences for juvenile offenders. As one of them said: I don’t think you can find anyone who really can describe how it feels to be free.

PHOENIX (AP) — Longtime critics of former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio say his conviction of a criminal charge for disobeying a court order to stop traffic patrols that targeted immigrants is a long-awaited comeuppance. Latino civil rights advocate Lydia Guzman says the lawman who spent 24 years as the sheriff of metro Phoenix was partly responsible for Arizona’s reputation as a place that’s intolerant of immigrants.