CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows in the lower 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. North

winds around 5 mph shifting to the south after midnight.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds

around 5 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Southwest

winds 5 to 10 mph.

.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower

40s. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Areas of frost after midnight.

Lows in the upper 30s.

.COLUMBUS DAY…Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain.

Highs around 50.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Widespread frost after midnight.

Lows in the lower 30s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Slight

chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Areas of frost after midnight.

Lows in the mid 30s.

.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.

Some chance of rain late Thursday night into Friday

Colder air will move back into western and central North Dakota early next

week. The warmest day Saturday will be followed by

a cooling trend Sunday into Monday.

It will also be windy Saturday.

 

 

Update…

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Stutsman County Narcotic Task Force was called about 9-a.m. Wednesday to a residence in Northeast Jamestown to execute a search warrant at the residence.

Three males in the home were considered high risk to law enforcement, based on previous information.

Jamestown Police Lt. Justin Blinsky says at 11:51 a.m., The James Valley Special Operations Team, consisting of Jamestown Police, Valley City Police, the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office and Barnes County Sheriff’s Office discharged two “flash bang” devices, as a distraction to the males and entered the residence without incident.

Blinsky says no gun shots were fired, as the men surrendered without resistance.

They were detained, for questioning, and remanded to the Stutsman County Correctional Center but not immediately charged, as a search continued.

The exact location of the residence was not immediately disclosed, being part of the investigation.

Blinsky says one of the suspects complained of a leg injury, and was treatment by Jamestown Area Ambulance Service first responders and released.

The name of the males and more information will be released as the investigation continued.

 

Jamestown  (UJ) An announcement from the University of Jamestown indicates that, “On August 16th, 2016, the U.S. Department of Education issued a Program Review Report regarding the University of Jamestown’s 2013, 2014, and 2015 compliance with the requirements of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security and Campus Crime Statistics Act.”

The Department of Education addressed the compliance issues in a letter to the University of Jamestown President Dr. Robert Badal.

The UJ Statement says,  “Many of the Clery Act findings identified in this report were procedural or clerical in nature, such as missing reporting deadlines or misinterpretation of the regulation. After retaining a consultant, the University submitted what was reported as an “acceptable response” on October 14th, 2016.”

Possibly the  University of Jamestown could be required to pay $210,000 in fines for violating the Clery Act by the U.S. Department of Education.

The University will have until October 20th to decide if it will appeal the fine.

Created in 1990, the Clery Act requires colleges and universities that receive federal funding to disseminate a public annual security report (ASR) to employees and students every October 1st. The ASR must include statistics of campus crime for the preceding 3 calendar years, plus details about efforts taken to improve campus safety.

University of Jamestown VP of Marketing and Communications Tena Lawrence stated that the safety of students is of the utmost importance to the University.

She said in the statement, “The University places student safety as an important priority and takes the violations identified seriously. On October 1, 2017 the current Annual Security and Fire Safety Report has been properly published on the University’s web site as required.”

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The All Vets Club in Jamestown is hosting two events in October, The Korean/Viet Nam Era Reunion on October 13 & 14, 2017, and the Patriot’s Banquet on October, 19,  at 5:30-p.m.

The 28th Annual North Dakota Korean and Viet Nam Era  Veterans Reunion honors and commemorates the service and sacrifice  of those veterans who answered the call to duty between 1950 and 1953, and, 1963 to 1975.

Spouses and guests are welcome to attend all programs and the Saturday night banquet.

For more information contact The All Vets Club at 701-952-0893.

The All Vets Club in Jamestown will host the 2017 Patriot’s Banquet and Auction, October 19th.

Officials at the All Vets Club, says that proceeds from the annual club fundraiser are much needed, due to a slow summer season. All organizations are encouraged to buy or sell banquet tickets, and solicit or donate new auction items and perhaps volunteer to help.

Proceeds will be used to help support patriotic activities , veterans functions, and club operations.

Live and silent auction will be conducted by Orr Auctioneers.

Donated auction items can be dropped off at the Club, or can be picked up by calling 701-252-8994, prior to October  19th.

Tickets will again be $30 for a single, $50 for a couple, with the goal to sell at least 120 tickets this year.

Dinner, door prizes, live and silent auctions at the event.

Tickets are available from veterans organizations, their auxiliaries, directors, the bar or club office.

A $100 gift certificate will go to the person or organization soliciting  the most valuable auction item.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  Jamestown Police reminds residents that a city of Jamestown ordinance bans all motorhomes, camper trailers, RVs or trailers of any type from city streets that takes effect November 1st each year.

After November 1st,  any vehicles will be tagged and impounded,

The motorhomes and camper trailers may be parked on city streets for 14 days in front of an owner’s residence provided it is not violating other laws between April 1 and October 31 each year.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that it has selected Delta Dental of California and MetLife, to once again offer private dental insurance plans as part of the VA Dental Insurance Program.

On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Stutsman County Veterans Service Officer, David Bratton said, the program was extended until December 31, 2021.

He said that veterans enrolled in the VA health care system and beneficiaries of the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the VA can enroll in the program starting November 15, 2017, for coverage to start December 1, 2017.

VADIP offers eligible individuals the opportunity to purchase discounted dental insurance coverage, including diagnostic services, preventive services, endodontic  and other restorative services, surgical services and emergency services.

Individuals who enroll in one of the dental insurance plans will pay the entire premium in addition to the full cost of any co-payments.  Enrollment is voluntary and does not affect eligibility for VA outpatient dental services and treatment.

Bratton has more information at his office, located in the basement of the LEC in Jamestown, open Monday-Friday 8-a.m., to noon and 1-p.m., to 5-p.m.

Call 701-252-9043.

 

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Air National Guard has sent about 80 tons of equipment to the U.S. Virgin Islands to support hurricane relief efforts.

Twenty members of the 119th Wing loaded temporary emergency shelter equipment onto six C-130s Hercules aircraft this past weekend for transport to the Virgin Islands. The shelter unit houses 150 people and includes showers, latrines, water purification, laundry facilities, generators and power distribution.

Unit deployment manager Senior Master Sgt. Tim Laney says the water purification units can produce up to 2,200 gallons of water an hour. The temporary housing units will help people impacted by Hurricanes Maria and Irma.

The units were developed after Hurricane Katrina when need arose for rapidly-deployable housing with in areas with little or no infrastructure.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Thousands of landowners on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation have been sent purchase offers through a federal program to return land on reservations to tribal control.

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

The Interior Department says 5,041 Spirit Lake landowners have been sent offers. They have about two months to consider them.

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. To date, more than 2.1 million acres of land have been transferred through the program.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — The Minot City Council has taken its first step in banning bow hunting within city limits.

The  city approved an ordinance on first reading Monday after hearing from residents opposed to bow hunting. The ordinance would make hunting with an archery or crossbow in city limits punishable by fine.

A second reading will be required to put the ordinance into effect.

Safety concerns about bow hunting came after an animal nuisance committee considered ways to reduce the population of some animals, including deer.

Council member Josh Wolsky chairs the nuisance animal committee. He says the committee may bring back alternatives for dealing with deer.

 

In world and national news…

HUNCHUN, China (AP) — If you buy salmon from Walmart or ALDI, you may inadvertently have subsidized the North Korean government as it builds its nuclear weapons program, an AP investigation has found. That’s because North Korean workers outsourced to China prepare seafood that goes to stores in the U.S., Canada and the European Union, and the North Korean government takes up to 70 percent of their salaries. The companies said support for the North Korean government and forced labor were unacceptable.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he has “total confidence” in Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. He told reporters in Las Vegas on Wednesday that a report that Tillerson called Trump a “moron” was “made up by NBC.”   Tillerson earlier did not deny the report, but later had a spokeswoman do so.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump tells first responders they should be proud of the way they responded to the mass shooting Sunday night in Las Vegas. At Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Headquarter, Trump told them they “showed the world and the world is watching.” Trump and his wife, Melania, were meeting with victims, doctors, police, dispatchers and others who responded to the tragedy.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A law enforcement official says the Las Vegas shooter’s girlfriend is being questioned by FBI agents in Los Angeles. The official says Marilou Danley was being questioned Wednesday morning at the FBI’s field office in Los Angeles and was with her attorney. Investigators are seeking to question her for clues about what drove her boyfriend, Stephen Paddock, to slaughter 59 people at a Las Vegas musical performance from his high-rise hotel suite.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Just days after a gunman killed 59 people at an outdoor concert, the party in Las Vegas seems to be back on. Performers are back on the stage, and tourists are exploring the Strip again. North Carolina landscaper Tre Marino says his friends stayed by the pool the day after the attack but were playing table shuffleboard at a bar across from the MGM Grand hotel by Tuesday night. In the aftermath, far more police officers were on the streets than usual.