CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds around 5 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…Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to

10 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.

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

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly

cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers and thunderstorms

after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s.

.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance

of rain showers. Highs in the upper 60s. Lows near 50.

.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of

rain showers. Highs in the lower 60s. Lows in the upper 40s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.

 

Off and on chances of showers Saturday night through early next week.

Thunderstorms are possible Saturday night…possibly into Sunday, with gusty southerly winds ahead of it on Saturday, and gusty west winds behind it Sunday night and Monday.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi) Jamestown Public Works informs motorists that starting Thursday, September 28, 2017, 12TH Ave SE from 3rd St SE to 5th St SE will be closed for approximately two days.        

Motorist should use extreme caution in this area and use alternate routes as necessary.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Head Start and the Jamestown Regional Medical Center BirthPlace will host a free community car seat safety check Thursday, September 28, 2017, at the Jamestown Head Start Center at 1201 6th Avenue NE in Jamestown from 11 AM to 4 PM.

Certified car seat technicians will be available to assist the public with child passenger safety needs.

Officials point out that “Most parents are trying to protect their children by using car safety seats, but 90% of car seats are used incorrectly.  Grandparents and guardians are welcome to take advantage of this opportunity as well.”

For more information, Marla Wegner at 701-320-1506 or the Head Start Center at 701-252-1821.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Service Dogs for America (SDA) invites the community to its first Annual Fall Volunteer Day that will be held at the SDA campus from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, October 7, 2017.

Those interested in volunteering their time is welcome to attend.

There are tasks and projects for all ages and abilities, from dog walking/grooming to painting, landscaping and minor construction.

Individuals with electrical and/or construction experience are asked to bring tools to use or would like to share. Also needed are new/unused dog toys for large breed dogs, such as Kong and Nylabone products.

Call or email attendance RSVPs.

Lunch and snacks will be provided. SDA’s Facebook page and Twitter account: https://www.facebook.com/servicedogsforamerica and https://twitter.com/ServiceDogs4USA

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Since its inception, the Master of Arts in Leadership program at University of Jamestown has seen constant growth in a traditional classroom setting.  The university has now added an online option to this two year graduate program.

Vice President of Enrollment Management Michael Heitkamp, says, “As technology advances, opportunities for professional growth are becoming more accessible to working professionals. Because of the success of the program and the high demand for leadership development in business today, it was a natural step for us to transition the success of this classroom environment online.”

Currently there are over 200 students in graduate programs at University of Jamestown.  The MA in Leadership enrollment is at an all time high, up 17% compared to last year.

Heitkamp adds,  “The growth in the program is driven by demand.  In the current business climate, companies want more than a business degree, they need their employees to possess leadership skills.”

The MA in Leadership online option for the 2018-2019 academic year is currently available.   Visit uj.edu for more information.

University of Jamestown was established in 1883 and is ranked as a top tier regional school in US News and World Report and a top Midwestern school in The Princeton Review. The school features development of the whole person through its distinctive Journey to Success experience.

 

BOWBELLS, N.D. (AP) — Burke County sheriff’s deputies are investigating the death of a woman whose body was discovered a recreational area near Flaxton.

Sheriff’s officials say 51-year-old Melissa Osterberg, of Tolley, was found dead in the water at the Northgate Dam Recreation Area Tuesday afternoon. The woman’s body was taken to the medical examiner’s office in Bismarck for an autopsy.

The North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation is assisting local authorities.

 

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Sheriff’s officials say the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation will look into a sexual misconduct allegation in the Cass County Jail.

An inmate reported the alleged misconduct by a correctional officer to the sheriff’s department on Sept. 9. Sheriff’s officials then requested the assistance of BCI in the investigation.

Authorities say the inmate who reported the misconduct is no longer in the jail.

 

 

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A Rapid City man has pleaded not guilty to stealing from a program that provides legal services to low-income people on American Indian reservations in the Dakotas.

Fifty-five-year-old Kevin Lewis is charged in U.S. District Court with theft from a program receiving federal funds. Authorities allege he took an unspecified amount of money while working as managing attorney for Dakota Plains Legal Services.

A trial date hasn’t been set. Lewis faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted, along with restitution.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Two property owners in Bismarck whose backyards are slipping into a creek have been given more time to accept or decline help from the park board in stabilizing the slope.

The Bismarck Park Board approved a 20-day extension last week for the homeowners whose properties are slipping into Hay Creek.

Negotiations are ongoing between the board and property owners Jim Hopfauf and David Wolf. The board is asking the homeowners to pay more than $81,000 for the stabilization project.

The residents and city officials still disagree on who or what is responsible for the problem, which is also affecting a public walking trail now deemed unsafe.

The board won’t continue planning or engineering a solution for the slope until Hopfauf and Wolf make their decisions.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — State health officials say fewer pregnant women are smoking in North Dakota.

The Department of Health’s birth certificate records show the state had a pregnancy smoking rate of 11.6 percent in 2016. That’s down from 13.8 percent in the year prior. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the national smoking rate for pregnant women is 8.4 percent.

Health officials also say more than a quarter of the North Dakota women who say they smoked in the first trimester of pregnancy quit by the third trimester.

State child health nurse consultant Amy Burke says women who smoke while pregnant can increase their risk of health complications with the pregnancy, premature birth, low-birth weight and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

 

In world and national news…

NEW YORK (AP) — Iran’s top diplomat is scolding President Donald Trump for a weekend tweet about a nonexistent Iranian missile launch. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is also essentially ruling out renegotiating or launching follow-up talks to a nuclear accord that Trump is threatening to dismantle. Zarif says in an interview with The Associated Press that “it worries me that people play with facts and produce alternative facts.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’s always wanted to reduce the corporate tax rate to 20 percent _ even though he said repeatedly he wanted to see it lowered to 15 percent. Trump says 20 percent was his goal all along. He also said the tax plan being unveiled Wednesday has “very little benefit for people of wealth.”

Tax cuts proposed.

(Courtesy Congressman Kevin Cramer’s Office.)

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee is launching a wide-ranging examination of air travel by high-ranking Trump officials following reports that Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price used pricey charters when cheaper commercial flights were available. Word of the probe came as President Donald Trump said he’s “not happy” with Price. Asked whether he’s planning to fire Price, Trump responded: “We’ll see.”

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Roy Moore might have a hard time winning a Senate runoff in other states. He has defied federal court orders, described Islam as a false religion and called homosexuality evil. But in Alabama, the twice-ousted former chief justice of the state Supreme Court was popular enough to defeat an incumbent Senate candidate in a Republican primary runoff. The state is mostly white and Christian. Its voters have repeatedly embraced outsiders who campaign on embracing God and rebuffing authority.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Auburn has hired a Birmingham law firm to conduct a review of the basketball program after the arrest of assistant coach Chuck Person on fraud charges. A university spokesman said Wednesday that Lightfoot, Franklin and White will conduct the review. The firm is already investigating the softball program following a Title IX sexual discrimination complaint from a former player.