CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds around 10 mph.

.FRIDAY…Rain showers likely in the morning, then rain showers and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.  Highs around 60.

Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Cloudy. Rain showers and slight chance of

thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of rain showers after

midnight.  Chance of rain 90 percent.   Lows in the upper 40s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY…Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain showers.

Highs in the mid 50s. North winds around 10 mph.

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

showers in the evening. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds 5 to

10 mph.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers

after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s.

.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.

Lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with chance of rain showers and

slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy

with slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows in the

mid 50s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent

chance of rain showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower

70s.

 

Scattered thunderstorms Thursday afternoon, in the southern James River Valley. A few thunderstorms may be strong with small hail and dangerous lightning.

 

 

Bismarck  (CSi)  The North Dakota Aeronautics Commission reports that Jamestown Regional Airport boardings in August this year, and year to date numbers through August are both up over a year ago.

In August this year boardings were 990, compared to 944 in August 2016, up 4.7%. In August of 2015 Jamestown boardings were 625.

Through August this year boardings numbered 8,879 compared to 7,430 through August 2016, and 5,026 through August of 2015.

 

Valley City  (CSi-VCSU)  Valley City State University has earned the number one ranking among public regional colleges in the Midwest in the 2018 U.S. News and World Report Best College rankings.

VCSU tied the University of Minnesota Crookston for the top position in the 2018 rankings. VCSU was also the No. 1 ranked public regional college in the Midwest in the 2017, 2016, 2013 and 2012 rankings. The university ranked second in 2015, 2014, 2011 and 2010. VCSU has now been ranked a U.S. News “Best College” for 20 consecutive years.

VCSU President Tisa Mason said, “We’ve been able to achieve and maintain the top spot over the last several years. Two decades as a ‘Best College’ is also important. That distinction reflects the quality and the consistent effort it takes to deliver it—that we’ve sustained over time. That doesn’t mean that we’ve rested on our laurels, however; we’ve continued to adapt, adjust and innovate to put the best practices in teaching and learning to work for our students’ success.”

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  A benefit concert for Jamestown Masonic Lodge No.6, is  Friday September 15, 2017, at 7:30-p.m., at the Jamestown Civic Center, with country singer…Aaron Tippin. Opening act is Tim & Myles Thompson, Tickets: $36, sold at the Civic Center box office.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A man serving life without parole for killing a West Fargo woman when he was 16 years old says he should be considered for a reduced sentence.

Barry Garcia is the only state inmate who was sentenced to life without parole for a crime committed as a juvenile. He was convicted of murder and aggravated assault in the shooting death of Cheryl Tendeland in 1995.

A Cass County judge in January rejected Garcia’s argument that the sentence was unconstitutional. Garcia’s lawyers are appealing to the state Supreme Court, citing a new state law that bans sentences for juveniles without the possibility of parole.

Prosecutors say the Legislature did not intend the new law to apply to Garcia.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota oil drillers and U.S. Sen. John Hoeven want federal geologists to reevaluate the amount of recoverable crude oil in the state.

Hoeven and industry officials say a new assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey likely would show stronger production potential and attract investment.

Hoeven wants the USGS to take into account other formations in western North Dakota’s oil patch that could be exploited using technology developed for the Bakken and the Three Forks directly below it.

The USGS once said two massive shale formations held the largest continuous oil accumulation it ever assessed. But the title was given to a formation in Texas’ Permian Basin last year.

A USGS spokesman says no decision has been made on whether to do a new study.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan says there is no agreement on a fix for so-called “Dreamers.” The Wisconsin Republican tells reporters that, after speaking with President Donald Trump, he’s confident the president did not strike a deal with Democratic leaders to resolve the status of immigrants brought illegally to the U.S. as kids.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Investigators still can’t find the culprit of bizarre “health attacks” on U.S. diplomats in Cuba. But new details indicate the mysterious incidents were narrowly confined within specific rooms or parts of rooms. Some victims suffered mild brain trauma and now have problems with concentration or recalling words, symptoms that cast doubt on an initial theory that it was a sonic attack. Baffled investigators say the facts and the physics are not adding up.

UNDATED (AP) — Authorities say carbon monoxide poisoning is the likely cause of death for another Florida resident using an electric generator for power after Hurricane Irma. The Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner Department reported Thursday that 26-year-old Elvin Milian was pronounced dead one day earlier at a hospital. He had been found by emergency responders at his home near Hialeah, where a generator was running.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican attacks on fired FBI Director James Comey have sharply intensified in the last two weeks, with broadsides delivered on Twitter and elsewhere. In June, Comey said President Donald Trump and the White House had lied about him. In turn, he’s repeatedly been accused of delivering false testimony, of prematurely exonerating Hillary Clinton, and of improperly leaking details about private conversations with Trump.

NEW YORK (AP) — After confronting back-to-back major hurricanes, the American Red Cross has received a huge outpouring of financial support _ and a simultaneous barrage of criticism. The criticism is based on the organization’s struggles in responding to several past disasters. Combined donations to the Red Cross for hurricanes Harvey and Irma have topped $300 million. Yet even as the money pours in, critics at major news outlets and on social media are advising donors to direct their gifts elsewhere.