CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows around 40. Northwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the southwest around 5 mph after midnight.

.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds

5 to 10 mph.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds

5 to 10 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast

winds around 5 mph.

.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 60s.

Lows in the 40s.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.

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

showers in the evening. Lows in the lower 50s.

.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of

rain showers. Highs in the upper 60s. Lows in the lower 50s.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in

the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s.

.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.

Highs in the mid 60s.

 

Off and on chances of showers in the area Saturday night

through early next week.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown Rescue Squad was called to Gavilon west of Jamestown about 2:48-p.m., Tuesday, to a reported industrial accident.

Jamestown City Fire Department, Lt., Sheldon Mohr says a worker was trapped in a piece of equipment outside the building and was freed by co-workers with a pry bar.

An ambulance was called to the scene.  It’s not known if the worker was seriously injured.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol investigated.  No report was immediately available.

The Jamestown Rescue squad was on the scene about 15 minutes and their services were not required.

Mohr say eight fire rescue squad personnel were on the scene and two units.

The remainder of the 26 fire fighters were on standby at the fire hall.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The 2017 Lutefisk and Meatball Supper is set for Wednesday October 4, 2017 from 4-p.m., to 7-p.m., at Trinity Lutheran Church, at 4th Avenue, and 5th Street, Southeast in Jamestown.

Tickets in advance from Men of Trinity, or at the church, are $14 for adults, $15 at the door.

Children 6-11 years old are $4, preschoolers eat free.

On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Men of Trinity spokesperson, Bob Toso said in addition to Lutefisk and Meatballs, the menu includes lefse, potatoes, coleslaw, along with  coffee, milk, and water, along with ice cream.

He said a total of 60 individuals from the church and community volunteers help out with preparations, including 20-25 people serving the meal, with about 10 in the kitchen, in addition to preparations the day before the dinner.

Bob pointed out that the proceeds from the dinner, go toward supporting Trinity’s youth sponsored programs.

Those include a Boy Scout Troop, recently supplying a new van for trips.

Also supported is trips to Red Willow Bible Camp, and taxi service to and from church services.

Be listening to The Wayne Byers Show, morning show at 8:25 a.m., through Tuesday October 4, 2017, for information and ticket giveaways on selected days.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A man accused of fatally assaulting a woman behind a Bismarck store in April 2016 is on trial.

Thirty-four-year-old Morris Brickle-Hicks earlier pleaded not guilty to murder in the death of 40-year-old Misty Coffelt. Authorities allege she was struck in the face about half a dozen times and died of head trauma.

Attorneys gave opening statements Monday and testimony began. Defense attorney James Loraas maintained that while his client did have a physical confrontation with Coffelt, he didn’t knowingly or intentionally kill her.

The trial is expected to last through Thursday. Brickle-Hicks could face life in prison if convicted.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger says any attempt to do away with the state’s citizen-initiative process would be met with strong resistance from residents.

Jaeger told a panel studying the initiated measure process Tuesday that North Dakotans have been allowed to put proposed laws and constitutional amendments directly to a vote for more than a century. He says “it’s part of our fabric.”

North Dakota began studying the citizen-initiative process this year. It was spurred largely by voters’ surprise approval of medicinal marijuana that was funded mostly by out-of-state interests and another successful ballot measure funded solely by a California billionaire that amended the state constitution.

The 19-member panel made up of lawmakers and citizen representatives will make recommendations for the Legislature to consider when it reconvenes in 2019.

 

 

Update…

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota attorney general’s office says it won’t conduct a special investigation for the chancellor of the North Dakota University System.

Chancellor Mark Hagerott asked the state on Monday to investigate what he calls attempts by people to manipulate his office into influencing the 2016 primary election for governor.

Chief Deputy Attorney General Troy Seibel wrote to Hagerott late Monday to decline the request, saying it was outside the scope of the office’s role.

Hagerott told KFGO radio earlier this week that he received multiple phone calls to disavow or fire former Gov. Ed Schafer after Schafer endorsed Doug Burgum over state Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem. Schafer was interim president of the University of North Dakota.

Burgum easily won the primary and the general election.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The leader of the Standing Rock Sioux and an attorney for private North Dakota landowners believe the builder of the Dakota Access pipeline got off too lightly when it settled allegations that it violated rules including those dealing with artifacts discoveries.

The agreement between North Dakota’s Public Service Commission and Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners doesn’t include a fine, and it doesn’t require the company to admit any liability. It came last week after weeks of private negotiations.

Tribal Chairman Dave Archambault (AHR’-sham-boh) says he finds it disturbing, and landowners’ attorney Derrick Braaten wonders what message it sends to other pipeline companies.

The commission has defended the agreement, saying it requires ETP to take steps such as planting trees. ETP says the agreement proves the company is a good corporate citizen.

 

FORT YATES, N.D. (AP) — A tribal court injunction will prevent members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe from voting on seven proposed constitutional amendments in an upcoming council election.

Tribe members will go to the polls Wednesday to weigh in on tribal council positions. But a series of proposed revisions to the constitution won’t be included on a newly printed ballot.

Judge Michael Swallow found Friday that the tribal council failed to follow a preamble to the constitution, which says the council must “recognize the traditional laws and customs of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.” Swallow says the council didn’t follow the custom of using “eyapahas,” who would go through villages and spread important news.

Tribal Chairman Dave Archambault II says the council won’t appeal the injunction.

 

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Rainfall over the past week in North Dakota delayed harvest, with amounts ranging from about an inch in the west to more than 3 inches in the east.

The weekly crop report from the federal Agriculture Department shows that the rain boosted soil moisture. However, after a summer of drought, more than a third of topsoil moisture supplies statewide and nearly half of subsoil moisture supplies are still rated short or very short.

The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map shows 87 percent of North Dakota is still in some stage of drought.

In the ranching community, pasture and range conditions are rated 57 percent poor or very poor. Stock water supplies are 52 percent in those categories.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans will not vote this week on the latest, last-ditch effort to repeal and replace Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act. That’s the word from senators as they emerged from a closed-door meeting on Tuesday. Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona shook his head and said “no” when asked about plans for a vote. The setback marks the end for the latest drive to overturn the law, a promise the GOP has made to voters for seven years.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is meeting with Republicans and Democrats from the House tax-writing committee as he plans a “big announcement” on Wednesday on his tax overhaul proposal. The president says at the White House that he and congressional leaders will be releasing a “very comprehensive, very detailed report” that will offer a framework on his tax plan. Trump says the nation’s tax system is too complicated and he plans to cut taxes “tremendously” for the middle class.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Longtime Trump associate Roger Stone has concluded an interview with the House intelligence committee after more than three hours. Stone says he told lawmakers that he’s aware of “no evidence whatsoever” that there was coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — In Puerto Rico’s capital of San Juan, people have been lining up outside those supermarkets that have reopened in the aftermath of a devastating hurricane, but they’re finding that there’s not much to choose from inside. One woman says she found “no water and practically no food,” and added, “Not even spaghetti.” The manager of two supermarkets in a coastal town has had to limit purchases of cooking gas and other products in short supply, hoping to “extend what we have left.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he was not preoccupied with his fight with the NFL over the weekend at the expense of storm-ravaged Puerto Rico. Trump was asked Tuesday about criticism that he was paying too much attention to the fight over football players kneeling during the national anthem. He says he has “plenty of time” on his hands, adding that all he does is work.