CSi Weather…

.REST OF TODAY…Mostly cloudy.  Highs in the upper 30s. Southwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon.

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of snow after

midnight. Lows in the upper 20s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Cloudy. Chance of snow possibly mixed with rain

showers in the morning, then slight chance of rain showers in the

afternoon. Highs in the lower 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph

shifting to the west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation

30 percent in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area.

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

showers and snow showers in the evening. Lows in the mid 20s.

Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s. Northwest winds

10 to 15 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 20.

.FRIDAY…Cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow in the afternoon.

Highs in the lower 30s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Cloudy. Chance of snow showers in the evening,

then snow showers likely after midnight. Lows in the lower 20s.

Chance of snow 60 percent.

.SATURDAY…Cloudy. Snow showers likely in the morning, then

chance of rain showers and snow showers in the afternoon. Highs

in the upper 30s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.

.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent

chance of rain showers and snow showers. Lows in the upper 20s.

Highs around 40.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 20.

.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s.

 

Snow will begin to move into eastern North Dakota and western
Minnesota after midnight tonight.

 

Snow will continue into Wednesday across the region, with some
rain mixing in across southeastern North Dakota and west central
Minnesota by afternoon as temperatures rise. The precipitation
will change over to all snow Wednesday night and then taper off
Thursday morning. Highest snowfall accumulations by Thursday
morning will be mainly north and east of a Devils Lake to Grand
Forks to Detroit Lakes line, where 1 to 4 inches will be possible.

Another system arriving for the weekend will bring more chances
for precipitation. Snow amounts are uncertain at this point.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Police Department is warning Jamestown residents of a convicted sex offender, who has again changed  Jamestown addresses.

Richard Vondal now resides at 606  2nd Avenue SW, Jamestown, ND

His vehicle is a 2009 Ford Escape, with ND License Plate now, LV&RV.

He also has a 1991 Bronze Buick Park Ave, with ND License Plate LOB1

Vondal is a 68 year old white male, five feet, four inches tall, weighing 165 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair.

Vondal has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota Level Committee of the office of the North Dakota Attorney General.

He was convicted in September of 1999 in Morton County, ND District Court involving fondling at 15 year old girl.

Disposition: 10 years.

He was convicted of sexual assault in September of 1999 in Morton County, ND District Court.

Disposition:  five years, five years suspended.

He was convicted in July 1996 in Morton County, ND District Court of Gross Sexual Imposition.

Disposition: 30 days, two years suspended.

He was convicted in June 1987 in Grand Forks, ND County District Court of Gross Sexual Imposition involving a 12 year old girl.

Disposition: 15 years, 8 years suspended.

Vondal is currently on GPS Monitoring.

Vondal is not wanted by police at this time and has served the sentence imposed by the court.

This notification is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault, or intimidate the offender.

Any attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders, their families, landlords, or employers will be turned over for prosecution.

Printed handouts of the demographics of Richard Vondal are available at the Jamestown Police Department.

More information on registered sex offenders is available at the North Dakota Attorney General’s web site: www.sexoffender.nd.gov

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Police Chief, Scott Edinger reminds residents that all motorhomes, camper trailers, RVs, or trailers of any type, should be removed from all city streets by November 1, 2017.

After that date, vehicles found in violation will be tagged and impounded.

Police appreciate the public’s cooperation.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Halloween activities are set for October 31st.

The Buffalo Mall:

Trick or Treating 5-p.m., to 7-p.m.

Halloween Candy will be handed out at the 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse 5-p.m., to 8-p.m.

Halloween Part for ages 9-17 at the Alfred Dickey Public Library, 3:30-p.m., to 5-p.m.

Trunk or Treat at Victory Lutheran Church in Jamestown, for children 12 an under and their parents.

Included are carnival games in the Fellowship Hall from 5:30-p.m., to 6:30-p.m., followed by parking lot Trunk or Treating.

 

 

 

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (AP) — Authorities have identified the two victims of a head-on collision on Interstate 94 in southeastern North Dakota.

The Highway Patrol says 35-year-old Kerseh Grupee of Fargo was driving the wrong direction in the eastbound lanes shortly before 12:30 a.m. Wednesday. His car collided with an eastbound pickup truck driven by 31-year-old Anthony Cornelius of Crane Lake, Minnesota.

The crash happened about 12 miles west of Valley City. Both drivers were pronounced dead at a Valley City hospital. A passenger in the pickup was treated there for minor injuries and released.

 

 

Jamestown  (JSDC)   The state of North Dakota is awarded funding each year for AmeriCorps and is excited to fund new projects.

The North Dakota Department of Commerce – State Commission on National and Community Service is announcing a series of workshops for the upcoming 2018-19 AmeriCorps grant. There is no fee for this workshop but pre-registration is required by e-mailing Ryan Volk, Program Officer at rdvolk@nd.gov or calling (701) 328-6048 by 4 p.m. on Monday November 6, 2017 to inform us on the workshop you plan to attend.

Interested participants include public or private nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, government entities within states or territories, Indian Tribes, and consortia of the aforementioned.

 

The workshops will be held at the following dates, times, and locations:

Tuesday, November 7, 2017 in Fargo Job Service office building at 1350 32nd Street South from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. CST

Wednesday, November 8, 2017 in Grand Forks at Job Service office building at 1501 28th Ave South from 9:00 a.m. to noon CST

Thursday November 9, 2017 in Minot at the Job Service office building at 3416 North Broadway from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. CST

Tuesday November 14, 2017 in Williston at the Job Service office building at 422 1st Ave from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. CST

Wednesday November 15, 2017 in Dickinson at the Job Service office building at 66 Osborn Dr. from 9:30 a.m. to noon MST

Friday, November 17, 2017 in Jamestown at the Center for Economic Development, 120 2nd Street SE from 1pm to 4pm CST

Monday November 20, 2017 in Bismarck at the North Dakota Department of Commerce office building at 1600 East Century Avenue from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. CST

For more information on the National and Community Service AmeriCorps program contact Ryan Volk, Program Officer at 701-328-6048 or via e-mail at rdvolk@nd.gov

 

 

Fargo  (Great Plains Food Bank)  Trucks supplying fresh vegetables, meat, bakery items and boxed goods will be in three communities, Edgeley, Oakes and Gwinner on Thursday, November 2, 2017 with the Great Plains Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry program.

Anyone in need of food assistance in each town or neighboring communities are welcome to attend and receive food at no cost.

The Mobile Food Pantry will make stops on Thursday, November 2, at:

Edgeley:  at the Armory parking lot (508 1st Avenue) from 9:15 a.m. until 10 a.m.

Oakes:  at the lot behind the Travel Inn (401 Main Avenue) from 11:15 a.m. until 12 p.m.

Gwinner:  at Gustaf Adolf Lutheran Church (207 1st Street SE) from 1:45 p.m. until 2:15 p.m.

Great Plains Food Bank Regional Services Manager Andrea Block, says, “The Mobile Food Pantry program fills a strong need and puts food directly into the hands of those that need it most. This is all about convenience for the consumer. They know exactly when and where there will be fresh and nutritious food available. We want to make it as easy as we can for those who need help to be able to get it.”

Individuals attending any of the distributions are asked to bring with any plastic bags or boxes to take food home with them.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Fargo police have arrested two people in what they describe as a drug-related drive-by shooting.

Authorities say one of the suspects initially tried to rob the victim of drugs at gunpoint Sunday afternoon, but the victim drove away after a struggle over the gun.

Police say the suspects then chased the victim and shot at him. The victim wasn’t hit, but he was treated at a hospital and released for injuries he suffered during the scuffle over the gun.

Three people were taken into custody after a traffic stop in West Fargo, and two were later arrested.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A hearing is underway on a move by the Federal Trade Commission and the North Dakota Attorney General’s Office to block the proposed merger of Dakotas-based Sanford Health and Bismarck’s Mid Dakota Clinic.

Regulators filed a federal complaint in June, saying a merger would violate antitrust law. They want a judge to stop it until a formal FTC hearing later this month in Washington.

The health care entities dispute that a merger could lead to higher costs for consumers. They say the regulators’ arguments ignore market dynamics.

A four-day hearing began Monday in Bismarck.

Sanford Health was formed in 2009 when South Dakota-based Sanford merged with North Dakota-based MeritCare. Sanford now bills itself as one of the largest health systems in the nation.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Fargo commissioners have upheld the termination of a city employee who claimed he was fired because of his race.

Aaron Cockfield was fired last August because officials said he had assaulted one of his bosses during a confrontation in the break room of the city solid waste facility. Cockfield had worked there for nine years.

Cockfield maintains he acted in self-defense when confronted by an angry supervisor. He said he was fired because he is black.

The city however said there was clear evidence that Cockfield was the aggressor in the confrontation. City commissioners voted unanimously to uphold Cockfield’s termination during a special meeting Monday. The Civil Service Commission last month denied his appeal.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger (RAH’-shuhn-bur-gur) won’t serve any jail time for drunken driving if he stays out of trouble for a year.

Court documents show Rauschenberger pleaded guilty last week to misdemeanor driving under the influence. He was given a 10-day suspended jail sentence and put on unsupervised probation for a year.

He also must pay $1,250 in fines and fees, get an alcohol evaluation and complete any recommended treatment.

The 34-year-old Republican was arrested by the North Dakota Highway Patrol in Mandan on Sept. 30. He told The Associated Press earlier this month that he showed poor judgment and would plead guilty. He also said he was taking steps including treatment for alcoholism.

Gov. Doug Burgum has said Rauschenberger has his full support.

 

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Police in Bismarck have used the overdose antidote Narcan for the first time.

The Bismarck Tribune reports that an officer used it Friday to revive a woman who was unconscious and not breathing. She required no further medical treatment.

Narcan is the nasal form of naloxone, which reverses opioid overdoses. Bismarck police officers began carrying it earlier this month, after the department received a grant that paid for 150 boxes of the drug.

 

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — City leaders in Minot are re-examining local economic development strategies and the use of an incentive fund after recent fluctuations in the oil and agriculture industries.

City Councilman Josh Wolsky says the council will determine if there’s new methods for economic development that can be debated or if the city’s “old methods are as effective as we want them to be.”

The Minot Daily News reports the council has agreed to divert nearly $823,000 in sales tax that’s expected to be collected for the city’s MAGIC Fund to flood protection for 2018. The fund was created in 1990 and has been used to grant and loan money to businesses.

Wolsky expects the council to discuss the subject in detail in November and says it will likely appoint a review committee.

 

 

 

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The family of American Indian activist Dennis Banks says he was surrounded by family when he died at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

Banks’ family says the 80-year-old developed pneumonia after undergoing heart surgery earlier this month and didn’t want to be put on life support. He died Sunday night.

Daughter Tashina Banks Rama (RAY’-ma) says the family plans to hold wakes in Minneapolis and on the Leech Lake Reservation. She says details are still being worked out, but the wakes will be held Wednesday evening at the Minneapolis American Indian Center, and Thursday and Friday on the reservation. He’ll be buried there Saturday.

Rama says her father was in good spirits until his pneumonia took a turn for the worse on Friday. She says about 30 people were in the room when he died, including siblings, children and grandchildren.

 

In sports…

Valley City  (CSi)  The Valley City State University athletic department has dubbed the men’s basketball game on Halloween night as “Costume Night.” VCSU will be hosting “Bleacher Trick or Treat” during the game for kids in grades 6 and younger. Everyone is encouraged to come in their Halloween costumes. There will be cash prizes for the best costumes in the VCSU student section. The game starts at 7 p.m. as VCSU hosts Peru State.

 

High School Volleyball…

Jamestown def. Bismarck High, 25-16, 25-21, 25-20

The Blue Jays finish the regular season at 17-1

Jamestown wins its third West Region regular season conference championship.

The West Region volleyball tournament, runs November 9-11, 2017  in Mandan.

 

Bismarck Century def. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 25-16, 22-25, 25-12, 25-17

Center-Stanton def. Standing Rock, 25-17, 25-17, 25-16

Central Cass def. Wyndmere-Lidgerwood, 25-14, 25-19, 25-15

Enderlin def. Hankinson, 3-1

Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran def. Sargent Central, 25-14, 25-11, 25-16

Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page def. Grafton/St. Thomas, 25-12, 25-11, 25-20

Hatton-Northwood def. Griggs County Central, 3-2

Lakota def. Harvey-Wells County, 3-1

Langdon-Edmore-Munich def. North Star, 25-12, 25-13, 25-19

Lewis and Clark-Berthold def. Glenburn, 25-22, 25-11, 23-25, 25-22

Lisbon def. Richland, 25-19, 25-18, 25-16

Mandan def. Minot, 25-23, 25-21, 20-25, 25-23

Maple Valley def. Kindred, 25-17, 25-22, 17-25, 23-25, 15-13

May Port CG def. Hillsboro/Central Valley, 25-22, 25-19, 12-25, 25-15

New Rockford-Sheyenne def. Dakota Prairie, 23-25, 25-16, 25-17, 25-15

Northern Cass def. Milnor-North Sargent, 25-16, 27-25, 25-14

Rolla def. Rolette-Wolford, 25-23, 25-21, 25-11

 

Class B District 5
Region Qualifier

Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier def. Ellendale, 25-18, 25-20, 20-25, 25-18

Oakes def. Barnes County North, 25-15, 25-8, 21-25, 25-11

Championship

LaMoure-Litchville-Marion def. Carrington, 25-15, 22-25, 25-17, 25-21

 

Class B District 6
First Round

Napoleon def. Strasburg-Zeeland, 25-12, 25-18, 25-15

South Border def. Kidder County, 25-21, 25-21, 25-17

 

Class B District 11
Region Qualifier

Towner-Granville-Upham def. Drake/Anamoose, 25-22, 16-25, 8-25, 25-8, 15-0

Velva/Sawyer def. Nedrose, 25-11, 25-17, 25-17

Championship

Rugby def. Bottineau, 27-25, 25-20, 25-15

 

Class B District 12
Region Qualifier

Minot Bishop Ryan def. Surrey, 17-25, 25-20, 26-24, 22-25, 20-18

 

Championship

Minot Our Redeemer’s def. Des Lacs-Burlington, 25-12, 25-22, 25-18

 

Class B District 16
First Round

Divide County def. Burke County, 25-18, 25-13, 25-22

Powers Lake def. Tioga, 25-12, 25-22, 25-12

Stanley def. Ray, 25-14, 25-11, 26-24

 

 

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

MIAMI (AP) — Jeff Teague scored 23 points, Andrew Wiggins scored 22 and Minnesota beat Miami 125-122 in overtime. Karl-Anthony Towns scored 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who got 16 from Jimmy Butler and 13 from Jamal Crawford. Dion Waiters tied a career-high by scoring 33 for Miami.

 

Final N-Y Knicks 116 Denver 110

Final Boston 108 San Antonio 94

Final Philadelphia 115 Houston 107

Final Orlando 115 New Orleans 99

Final Charlotte 104 Memphis 99

Final Utah 104 Dallas 89

Final Toronto 99 Portland 85

Final Golden State 141 L.A. Clippers 113

 

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Final OT Arizona 4 Philadelphia 3

Final N-Y Islanders 6 Vegas 3

Final SO Columbus 4 Boston 3

Final Tampa Bay 8 Florida 5

Final Montreal 8 Ottawa 3

Final St. Louis 4 L.A. Kings 2

Final OT Dallas 2 Vancouver 1

Final San Jose 3 Toronto 2

 

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos were in a giving mood Monday night, and their generosity allowed the Kansas City Chiefs to end a two-game losing streak.

The Chiefs took advantage of Denver’s five turnovers in a 29-19 win over the Broncos at Kansas City. The Chiefs intercepted Trevor Siemian (SEH’-mee-ehn) three times and recovered a pair of fumbles to improve to 6-2.

Marcus Peters opened the scoring by returning a fumble 45 yards for a touchdown 5 ½ minutes into the game. Alex Smith doubled Kansas City’s lead by hitting Travis Kelce (KEHL’-see) for a 29-yard touchdown a little more than 3 ½ minutes later.

Smith was just 14 of 31 passing but finished with 202 yards and no interceptions. Kelce was Smith’s primary target with seven receptions for 133 yards.

Harrison Butker kicked five field goals as the Chiefs dropped the Broncos to 3-4.

 

College sports…

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Two University of South Dakota football players have been charged with second degree rape after an alleged assault earlier this month at an off-campus residence. Police in Vermillion, South Dakota, say Danny Rambo and Dale Williamson turned themselves in Monday evening. School officials say they received a complaint last week about the alleged attack on Oct. 22 and turned it over to law enforcement.

 

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh says quarterback Brandon Peters will likely make the first against Minnesota. Peters led the Wolverines to a 35-14 win over Rutgers on Saturday. Harbaugh isn’t picking his starter, but says there’s a “51 percent,” chance the redshirt freshman makes his first start against the Golden Gophers this weekend. Peters replaced fifth-year senior John O’Korn against the Scarlet Knights.

 

NFL…

The Bears say tight end Zach Miller had “urgent” surgery to repair an artery in his left leg after suffering a gruesome injury in Sunday’s loss at New Orleans. The team says the operation Sunday to repair a torn popliteal artery was successful. Miller dislocated his knee when he landed in the end zone attempting to catch a 25-yard touchdown pass from Mitchell Trubisky.

 

MLB-MANAGERS

UNDATED (AP) — The best and worst teams in the National League East have settled on new managers.

Dave Martinez has been hired by the Washington Nationals after serving as Joe Maddon’s bench coach with the Chicago Cubs and Tampa Bay Rays. Martinez replaces Dusty Baker, who averaged 96 wins and captured division titles in each of his two seasons at the helm without advancing to the NL Championship Series.

The Nationals have won four division titles over the last six years following six consecutive losing seasons. But the franchise hasn’t won a playoff series since 1981 as the Montreal Expos.

Gabe Kapler is the new manager of the Philadelphia Phillies after serving as director of player development for the Los Angeles Dodgers since 2014. Kapler’s only managerial experience came in 2007 when he put his playing career on hold to lead Boston’s Single-A affiliate. The 42-year-old Kapler replaces Pete Mackanin, who moved into a front-office position.

The Phils went 174-238 in 2 ½ seasons under Mackanin and haven’t recorded a winning record since capturing a fifth straight division crown in 2011.

 

MLB-WORLD SERIES

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The World Series participants are taking a one-day breather following Sunday’s heart-fluttering Game 5.

The Astros took a three-games-to-two lead in the Fall Classic with Sunday’s wild 13-12, 10-inning victory over the Dodgers. The two clubs combined for seven home runs Sunday and managed to blow three leads of three runs or more, the last coming in the ninth inning.

Sunday’s slugfest runs the series home run total to 22, breaking the old Fall Classic record of 21 set by the Angels and Giants in 2002.

Game 6 is Tuesday night in Los Angeles, where Rich Hill will start for the Dodgers against Justin Verlander. It’s a rematch of Game 2 starters, neither of whom received a decision as the Astros rallied to beat the Dodgers 7-6 in 11 innings

 

 

GOLF-WOODS

UNDATED (AP) — Tiger Woods will be part of the 18-man field at the Hero World Challenge next month, his holiday tournament in the Bahamas. Woods has not played since he withdrew from the Dubai Desert Classic on Feb. 3 with back spasms, two months before undergoing his fourth back surgery in just over two years. He returned to competitive golf at last year’s Hero World Challenge after 15 months recovering from two back procedures.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kremlin says Russia is not implicated by the first criminal cases against associates of President Donald Trump. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says that “so far Russia doesn’t figure in any way in these charges which have been made” and that Russia hopes that they do not feed “hysteria.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats _ and a few Republicans _ in Congress have a clear message for President Donald Trump: Don’t mess with Robert Mueller. Concerned that the president may fight back after Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling led to two indictments and a guilty plea for his former advisers Monday, top Democrats laid down a marker for the president, who earlier in the year criticized Mueller and the probe.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Donald Trump campaign aide has provided evidence in the first criminal case that connects Trump’s team and intermediaries for Russia seeking to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential race. George Papadopoulos has been thrust to the center of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. His guilty plea and apparent cooperation with Mueller’s team was an unexpected twist in the unfolding drama around the probe.

HONOLULU (AP) — A growing list of inconsistences is casting doubt on the harrowing tale of survival by two Hawaii women who say they were lost at sea for months. The U.S. Coast Guard says the women never activated their emergency beacon. The sailors tell The Associated Press that they chose not to use the beacon because they never felt they were in imminent danger. Key elements of the women’s account are contradicted by weather reports and basic geography of the Pacific Ocean.

BRUSSELS (AP) — Catalonia’s ousted president has arrived at a Brussels Press Club for a news conference amid speculation that he will claim asylum in Belgium. Carles Puigdemont walked into the building past a few protesters with Spanish national flags and one sign that said “Rule of Law.”