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CSi Weather…
REST OF TODAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of rain showers
after midnight in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds around 5 mph
shifting to the west after midnight.
.TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain showers
in the morning, in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City Area. then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the
upper 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. West winds around
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the upper 30s.
.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of rain showers.
Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows
around 40.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Highs in the mid
60s. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
A bit warmer, and dry, for mid week through Thursday.
For the end of the week the area comes under increasing diffluent
flow aloft in southwest flow and with a mid level low moving
through Montana. This means high chances for rain late Thursday
and for Friday.
Saturday looks like the warmest day of the next 7
Update…
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire department was called Sunday afternoon, about 4:58-p.m., to a fire behind the Garden District, in the 1600 block of Business Loop East, started in a trash pile
After extinguishing the blaze, Lt. Sheldon Mohr says the city fire department remained on scene to keep watch for any rekindle, on the scene about an hour.
Earlier in the weekend, on Saturday two units of the city fire department was called to a garbage bin fire, in the 1400 block of 5th Avenue Northwest.
The city garbage bin and its contents and a section of an adjacent fence were damage.
Jamestown (CSi) University of Jamestown Board of Trustees Chairman Jim Unruh announced Friday that Dr. Polly Peterson will succeed President Robert Badal upon his retirement in February, 2018. Unruh stated that the vetting process began in preparation for President Badal’s retirement, and included the Board of Trustees’ Personnel Committee in conversations with a consultant specializing in collegiate executive searches.
Unruh says on behalf of the Board,“We have tremendous confidence in Dr. Peterson’s abilities to lead this institution in its continued growth. She has demonstrated her commitment to the institution in her roles as controller, faculty member, and most recently as Executive Vice President.”
As Executive Vice President, Peterson oversees the University’s offices of Institutional Advancement and Business Affairs. She has led the University’s current $60 million Capital campaign which includes the recent construction of the Harold Newman Arena.
Peterson holds a Ph.D. in higher education – institutional analysis from North Dakota State University and an M.B.A. from Regis University. She is a 1989 graduate of the University of Jamestown with degrees in accounting and business administration.
Dr. Peterson says, “I am deeply honored to be chosen to serve the University of Jamestown as its fourteenth president. My husband, Darin, and I believe deeply in the University’s mission of developing wholeness in our students. The University has been blessed to have faculty, staff and administration who have dedicated their lives to supporting our students, and President Badal and the trustee leadership have guided the University to a place of tremendous strength. I look forward to the journey ahead.”
Peterson will be the first female president in the University’s 134-year history.
Dr. Badal says, “The Board has selected an individual whose skills and vision match the future needs of the University of Jamestown. Polly will be an enthusiastic and successful leader for this institution. During my tenure at UJ, Polly and I have worked together to create an institution that will serve students well into the future. I strongly support the Board’s decision in appointing Polly to the presidential role.”
Originally from Northwood, N.D., Peterson and her husband, Darin, a University of Jamestown alumnus, have three children, Andrew (Minneapolis), Paige (Sioux Falls, S.D.), and Courtney (Jamestown).
Jamestown (CSi) Dedication of the University of Jamestown’s, Newman Arena was held Friday.
Construction on the $14 million, 61,000 square-foot was finished this month.
The arena seats 2,000 featuring a large foyer that will accomodate up to 300 for community events and activities.
Harold Newman Arena, contains a full-sized basketball court, eight locker rooms, large booster room overlooking the court, training facility, two small lounges, large laundry room, two concession areas, ticket box office, and a retail store.
The Jamestown Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting following the dedication.
UJ reports, the Jimmie volleyball team hosted Bellevue (Neb.) in the first game at Harold Newman Arena Friday evening.
The 23rd-ranked Jimmie volleyball team started off the Harold Newman Arena era in style Friday evening, snapping No. 19 Bellevue (Neb.)’s 11-match winning streak with a four-set victory. Scores were 25-20, 25-12, 17-25, 25-20.
Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Police Department informs residents about a phone scam that has cost two Valley City residents, thousands of dollars.
Lt. Dana Rustebakke says in the most recent report on September 28, 2017, was from a woman who was scammed out of $7,000.
During the calls, scammers said they were police officers and had arrested a family member of the victim, and to send bond money for their release.
The call victim was then contacted asking for more money saying that a judge ordered a fine and requested more money.
The sent up a “red flag,” and she called law enforcement
Rustebakke says it’s the second report to police in the last two weeks from Valley City residents.
Valley City Police reminds residents that no law enforcement agency calls a family member requesting money to bail someone out of jail and no law enforcement agency calls asks anyone to send cash via UPS, FedEx, or through the U.S. Mail.
Anyone receiving such a call, should hang up and call Valley City Police or the Barnes County Sheriff’s Office.
Jamestown (CSi) The North Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating a two vehicle crash Friday about 11:15-a.m. on I-94 a half mile east of Tappen.
The report says a car operated by 51 year old Michelle Colly of Massilon, Ohio was westbound in the lane of a car driven by 61 year old Joseph Charles, of Hyde Park, New York, when Colly’s vehicle was driven into the back of Charles car. Her vehicle then proceeded into the north ditch and overturned. Charles car went into the median.
The report says both drivers, the only occupant in each vehicle were injured, both were wearing seat belts.
They were transported by ambulance to Sanford Hospital in Bismarck.
WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) — Trial has been moved from Wahpeton to Jamestown for a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of a State College of Science student found dead while working as an undercover drug informant.
Tammy and John Sadek last year sued the Richland County sheriff’s department, a deputy and the county over the 2014 death of their 20-year-old son Andrew.
He was found dead in a river with a bullet in his head and a backpack of rocks tied to his body. No arrests have been made. His parents are seeking unspecified money damages.
Court documents show both sides agreed to the change of venue due to concerns over seating an impartial jury in Richland County. Judge Jay Schmitz approved the move in August. The trial is scheduled next April.
Valley City (CSi) Officials with Great Plains Food Bank inform Valley City residents, that trucks supplying fresh fruit, vegetables, meats, shelf-stable will be in town, on Friday October 6, 2017.
Those needing food assistance in the community or neighboring communities are welcome to attend and receive food at no cost.
The Pop-up Perishable Food Program will be at in the north parking lot across from the Winter Show Arena (707 7th Street Southeast) in Valley City from 10 a.m. until noon.
Individuals attending the distribution are asked to bring along any plastic bags or boxes needed to take food home with them.
Valley City (CSi) International Walk to School Day is on Wednesday, October 4, 2017.
Starting around 8:30-a.m, about a thousand students in Valley City public schools and St. Catherine School in Valley City will walk with teachers, parents, school administrators and community leaders, all joining schools in the celebration.
Supporting the walk are Dietrich Bus Service, Valley City Police including School PTO’s and Barnes ON THE MOVE, walking from staging areas close to each school.
Walk to School Day raises awareness of creating safer pedestrian, and bicycling routes, while emphasizing the importance of increasing physical activity among children.
Additional information, by contacting Andrea Winter at 845-8192 or email awinter@barnescounty.us
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — No one was hurt in a fire in Fargo that prompted the evacuation of an apartment building in the middle of the night.
Investigators believe an unattended lighted candle in a bathroom started the blaze about 2:15 a.m. Monday.
Firefighters put out the flames in about 20 minutes. Damage is estimated at less than $3,000.
BOWBELLS, N.D. (AP) — Burke County sheriff’s deputies say the death of a woman whose body was discovered a recreational area near Flaxton was accidental.
The sheriff’s office said Monday 50-year-old Melissa Osterberg accidentally drove into the water near a boat ramp at the Northgate Dam Recreation Area sometime between the evening of Sept. 25 and the following morning.
Osterberg was found dead the afternoon of Sept. 26 when her pickup was recovered from the water. Sheriff’s investigators say the Tolley woman accidentally drowned due to the motor vehicle accident.
FLORENCE, Wis. (AP) — Authorities in northern Wisconsin say the woman killed in an all-terrain vehicle crash was a student at North Dakota State University.
The Florence County Sheriff’s Office says 21-year-old Ellie Helm died after crashing the ATV into a tree Friday night. Passenger Justin Krause was injured.
Officials say speed, inexperience in operating an ATV and alcohol were all contributing factors in the crash. The university says Helm was a sophomore majoring in psychology. She was a member of the Kappa Delta sorority and was a Bison cheerleader.
Both Helm and Krause are from Fish Creek.
AUDUBON, Minn. (AP) — Authorities have identified the North Dakota man who was shot by sheriff’s deputies after a chase in western Minnesota.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says 55-year-old Dean Robert Minnerath of West Fargo was being treated at a hospital in Fargo, North Dakota.
The agency says Becker County sheriff’s Sgt. Dan May and Deputy Daran Borth are on standard administrative leave.
The deputies were responding to a 911 call Thursday night about someone threatening to kill people. That led to a chase that ended when the State Patrol put down “stop sticks” that disabled the suspect’s vehicle.
The two deputies shot Minnerath when he got out of the vehicle armed with a rifle.
No officers were wearing body cameras, but squad car cameras may have captured portions of the incident.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A monthly survey of business leaders suggests economic conditions are still improving for nine Midwest and Plains states.
A report released Monday says the Mid-America Business Conditions Index rose to 58.2 in September from 57.5 in August and 56.1 in July. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss oversees the survey, and he says international sales, strong profit growth and low interest rates boosted the economic outlook among supply managers in the nine-state region.
The survey results are compiled into a collection of indexes ranging from zero to 100. Survey organizers say any score above 50 suggests growth in that factor. A score below that suggests decline.
The survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — An environmental activist is due to stand trial for targeting an oil pipeline in North Dakota as part of a broader effort to draw attention to climate change.
Michael Foster’s trial is scheduled to start Monday in Pembina County. He was among 11 activists arrested when they tried to shut down pipelines in North Dakota, Minnesota, Montana and Washington state last October.
The defendants are trying to use what’s known as the necessity defense, or justifying a crime by arguing it prevented a greater harm. The prosecutor in Foster’s case wants the judge to disallow it.
The defense was rejected in the Washington and Montana cases. A decision is pending with the Minnesota cases.
Foster says he wants to “challenge the jury to use their conscience to consider my act of conscience.”
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota American Indian tribe no longer wants fiberglass-based pipelines on its reservation after recent spills.
Last month, a pipeline spilled more than 33,000 gallons of brine in a pasture on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. The spill occurred on a segment of pipeline that was scheduled to be replaced.
The pipeline is made of a material called Fiberspar LinePipe. That’s the same fiberglass-reinforced material tied to two of the largest brine spills in North Dakota history.
Three Affiliated Tribes Pipeline Authority Travis Hallam tells The Bismarck Tribune the tribe’s business council is no longer allowing fiberglass-based materials for new pipelines that carry produced water, a waste byproduct of oil production.
A spokesman for Fiberspar LinePipe says the pipeline material is safe if installed according to the manufacturer’s guidelines.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A Norway-based manufacturer and a Scandinavian technology company have been teaming up with a North Dakota drone operation to service the region’s utility and oil and gas customers.
The Minot Daily News reports that Robot Aviation, a manufacturing company based in Poland, and eSmart, a software company founded in Norway, are partnering with SkySkopes. The drone-piloting company is based in Grand Forks but recently opened an office in Minot.
The three businesses are aiming to provide customers with the hardware, software and operators to deliver unmanned aerial technology.
ESmart joined forces with SkySkopes after Hurricane Irma in Florida to do damage assessments in the Jacksonville area for JEA, the eighth largest municipal electric company in the country.
In Sports…
JAMESTOWN UJ – The 23rd-ranked Jimmie volleyball team started off the Harold Newman Arena era in style Friday evening, snapping No. 19 Bellevue (Neb.)’s 11-match winning streak with a four-set victory. Scores were 25-20, 25-12, 17-25, 25-20.
BISMARCK (AP) High School Football Friday…
Jamestown 42, Valley City 6
Beach 30, Grant County-Flasher 14
Beulah 70, Heart River 3
Bismarck High 43, Williston 2
Bismarck Legacy 16, Mandan 10
Bottineau 20, Harvey-Wells County 16
Cavalier 38, Lakota/Adams-Edmore/Dakota Prairie 8
Central Cass 35, Grafton/St. Thomas 34
Des Lacs-Burlington 40, Stanley-Powers Lake 6
Dickinson Trinity 33, Killdeer 0
Divide County 52, Tioga 20
Ellendale/Edgeley-Kulm 42, Northern Cass 12
Fargo Davies 35, Grand Forks Red River 0
Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran 28, Lisbon 0
Fargo Shanley 17, Bismarck St. Mary’s 14
Fargo South 42, Grand Forks Central 38
Hankinson 42, Hatton-Northwood 20
Hazen 21, Bowman County 19
Herreid/Selby Area, S.D. 28, Strasburg-Zeeland 14
Hillsboro/Central Valley 32, Kindred 0
Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central 28, Lewis and Clark/Our Redeemers 21
Kidder County 50, LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 20
Langdon-Edmore-Munich 31, Carrington 0
Milnor-North Sargent 36, Maple Valley/Enderlin 34, OT
Minot Bishop Ryan 49, New Town 6
Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 44, Ray/Powers Lake Co-op 7
Mott-Regent 44, Central McLean 6
Napoleon 31, Linton-HMB 22
New Rockford-Sheyenne 32, Larimore 26
New Salem-Almont-Glen Ullin 60, Hettinger/Scranton 26
Oakes 50, South Border 26
Richland 49, Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 30
Sheyenne 28, Dickinson 0
Shiloh Christian 42, Richardton-Taylor-Hebron 20
Southern McLean 26, Garrison-Max 12
St. John 48, North Star 46
Surrey 54, Trinity Christian/Trenton 0
Todd County, S.D. 60, Standing Rock 0
Towner-Granville-Upham 42, Benson County 26
Velva/Sawyer 70, Nedrose 6
Wahpeton 48, Devils Lake 46, 6OT
Watford City 27, Turtle Mountain, Nev. 14
West Fargo 42, Fargo North 7
Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn 39, Rugby 18
Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 50, May Port CG 19
High School Volleyball
Saturday’s Scores
Jamestown def. Minot, 25-15, 25-11, 25-21
College Football Saturday…
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota State (S.D.) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| Jamestown (N.D.) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
College Volleyball
Saturday…
VCSU def. Waldorf: 25-20, 25-23, 25-19.
Match played in Valley City.
VCSU is now 8-8 overall, 2-3 in the North Star Athletic Association.
Waldorf is now 3-17 overall, 0-5 in the NSAA.
MLB…
End of the regular season…
INTERLEAGUE
Final Arizona 14 Kansas City 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bartolo Colon made a final bid to be included in Minnesota’s postseason rotation, pitching one-run ball into the seventh inning to lead the Twins to a 5-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers in the regular-season finale. Jason Castro homered and drove in three runs for the Twins, who play an AL wild-card game in New York against the Yankees on Tuesday night.
Final Toronto 2 N-Y Yankees 1
Final Oakland 5 Texas 2
Final Houston 4 Boston 3
Final L-A Angels 6 Seattle 2
Final Tampa Bay 6 Baltimore 0
Final Cleveland 3 Chi White Sox 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Giancarlo Stanton came up short in his bid to become the sixth player to hit at least 60 homers in a season, ending up with major league-highs of 59 home runs and 132 RBIs following the Marlins’ 8-5 loss to Atlanta.
Final San Francisco 5 San Diego 4
Final Philadelphia 11 N-Y Mets 0
Final Pittsburgh 11 Washington 8
Final L-A Dodgers 6 Colorado 3
Final Milwaukee 6 St. Louis 1
Final Cincinnati 3 Chi Cubs 1
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sylvia Fowles scored 22 points and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Los Angeles Sparks 80-69 to force a decisive Game 5 in the WNBA Finals. For the second consecutive year the Lynx found themselves down 2-1 to the Sparks in the best-of-five series and just like last season, Minnesota won Game 4 to set up a winner-take-all contest at home.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Zettel led a ferocious performance by Detroit’s defense with two sacks, four hurries and a fumble recovery, as the Lions forced three turnovers while holding Minnesota scoreless in the second half on the way to a 14-7 victory over the Vikings. The Lions turned two fumbles lost by the Vikings in the third quarter into 11 points, taking the lead on Ameer Abdullah’s 1-yard touchdown run five plays after rookie Dalvin Cook fumbled at the Minnesota 29.
The Broncos held Marshawn Lunch to 12 yards on nine carries and sent quarterback Derek Carr to the sideline with a back injury before completing a 16-10 win over the Raiders.
The Eagles are 3-1 after Carson Wentz passed for 242 yards and LeGarrette Blount rushed for 136 in a 26-24 triumph over the winless Chargers.
Final New Orleans 20 Miami 0
Final Cincinnati 31 Cleveland 7
Final Buffalo 23 Atlanta 17
Final Pittsburgh 26 Baltimore 9
Final OT N-Y Jets 23 Jacksonville 20
Final Houston 57 Tennessee 14
Final L.A. Rams 35 Dallas 30
Final Carolina 33 New England 30
Final Tampa Bay 25 N-Y Giants 23
Final Seattle 46 Indianapolis 18
Final OT Arizona 18 San Francisco 15
The 49ers came up with their own demonstration of unity.
Just before Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco’s players formed two lines for the national anthem. The players in the front kneeled and the players in the back remained standing, setting off a round of boos at University of Phoenix Stadium.
Many of the standing players placed one hand on their heart, the other on the shoulder of a kneeling teammate in a sign of solidarity.
Peterson’s son…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The case of a man serving life in prison for killing the 2-year-old son of NFL running back Adrian Peterson in South Dakota is going before the state Supreme Court.
Joseph Patterson was convicted in September 2015 of second-degree murder in the October 2013 death of Tyrese Ruffin, the son of Patterson’s girlfriend and Peterson.
Patterson appealed, and the Argus Leader reports the state Supreme Court will decide whether his jury trial was mishandled. Attorney arguments are scheduled Monday on several questions, including whether the trial court prejudiced the jury by allowing prosecutors to mention certain information.
Peterson was a longtime member of the Minnesota Vikings. He now plays for the New Orleans Saints.
AP TOP 25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLL
UNDATED (AP) — Alabama still owns a sizeable lead in The Associated Press college football poll following Saturday’s 66-3 rout of Mississippi.
The Crimson Tide claimed 44 of 61 first-place votes, while second-ranked Clemson picked up the remaining 17.
Third-ranked Oklahoma is followed by Penn State, with Georgia climbing two spots to fifth.
Washington, Michigan, TCU, Wisconsin and Ohio State round out the top 10.
Southern Cal slipped nine spots to 14th following its loss to Washington State, which moved up five slots to 11th.
North Carolina State and Central Florida cracked the poll, taking the last two spots.
NASCAR…
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Kyle Busch spoiled Chase Elliott’s run at his first career NASCAR Cup Series victory, taking the lead with two laps left to win Sunday at Dover International Speedway.
Elliott led 138 laps and seemed poised to break through and reach victory lane for the first time in 70 career starts. Busch seemed to have the fresher tires on the No. 18 Toyota and reeled in Elliott down the stretch. Busch gave a ho-hum race a thrilling ending and won for the second straight week.
Busch won for the fourth time and is hot at the right time as NASCAR’s playoffs head into the second round.
Ryan Newman, Austin Dillon, Kurt Busch and Kasey Kahne were eliminated as the playoff field was cut from 16 to 12.
Elliott was second, followed by 11-time Dover winner Jimmie Johnson, Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Larson.
GOLF…
Update…
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — The United States has won the Presidents Cup for the seventh straight time, thanks mainly to the Americans’ performances over the first three days.
Needing just one point on Sun day, the U.S. picked up 4 ½ and clinched the Cup when Daniel Berger went 3 up with three to play against Si Woo Kim.
The Americans have a 10-1-1 record in the Presidents Cup.
The International team took 7 ½ of 12 points in Sunday’s singles matches, but the Americans rolled out of bed with a 14 ½ to 3 ½ lead.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Brooke Henderson closed with a 3-under 69 for a five-stroke victory at the New Zealand Women’s Open.
Henderson finished at 17-under 271 in her second LPGA title of the year.
Runner-up Jing Yan was one shot better than Hee Young Park.
In world and national news…
LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Donald Trump is extending condolences to the victims of the shooting in Las Vegas and their families. In a tweet Monday, Trump offered “My warmest condolences and sympathies to the victims and families of the terrible Las Vegas shooting. A gunman’s attack on the Sunday night country music concert killed at least 50 people and wounded more than 200.
HAVANA (AP) — The Associated Press has learned that frightening attacks on U.S. personnel in Havana struck the heart of America’s spy network in Cuba, with intelligence operatives among the first and most severely affected victims. Individuals familiar with the situation say it wasn’t until U.S. spies, posted to the embassy under diplomatic cover, reported hearing bizarre sounds and even stranger physical effects that the United States realized something was wrong.
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The German government says it hopes there will be “a swift calming of the situation” in Catalonia following violence over Sunday’s independence referendum. In a statement to the AP, the government said Monday that “Germany is extremely close to the Kingdom of Spain and its people,” adding: “We are therefore closely watching the current dispute surrounding the status of Catalonia, and naturally also the developments yesterday.”
SHAH ALAM, Malaysia (AP) — The first day of hearings in the trial of two women accused of killing the half brother of North Korea’s leader has ended. Siti Aisyah of Indonesia and Doan Thi Huong of Vietnam were wearing flak jackets as they were escorted by heavily armed police out of the courthouse into separate cars on Monday afternoon. The trial is scheduled to resume Tuesday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first full Supreme Court term of the Trump presidency begins Monday with high-profile cases involving gay rights and religious freedoms on the docket. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has said this year on the court will be momentous. Conservatives are looking for a boost from the newest justice, Trump nominee Neil Gorsuch (GOR’-suhch). Looming cases involve a dispute over a wedding cake for a same-sex couple, gerrymandering and the government’s ability to track people without search warrants.
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