CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…Cloudy. Snow likely after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s. Southeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of snow 60 percent in the Jamestown area, 70 percent in the Valley City area.

.WEDNESDAY…Cloudy. Snow likely in the morning, then slight

chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Up to one inch of new snow possible. Highs in the upper 30s.

South winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon.

Chance of precipitation 60 percent in the Jamestown area, 90 percent in the Valley City area.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest

winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

around 10 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20. Northeast winds

5 to 10 mph.

.FRIDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow. Highs

in the lower 30s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Snow likely. Lows in the mid 20s. Chance of snow

70 percent.

.SATURDAY…Cloudy. Snow likely in the morning, then chance of

snow possibly mixed with rain in the afternoon. Highs in the mid

30s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow. Lows

in the upper 20s.

.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s.

Lows in the 20s.

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

.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow.

Lows 15 to 20.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.

 

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

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 All Vets Club in Jamestown will host Veterans Day Activities on Saturday November 11, 2017.

The day starts with a Pancake and Sausage Breakfast from 7:30-a.m., to 10-a.m., served by the Jamestown Sertoma Club and volunteers.

Following the breakfast is a free Soup Buffet at 11-a.m., and Family Bingo starts about 11:30-a.m.

Evening activities begin with music by the Jamestown Drum and Bugle Corps at 5:30-p.m., followed by the POW/MIA Remembrance Ceremony and Celebration Banquet at 6-p.m.

Following the banquet, there will be musical entertainment by Steve Kuykendall, and drawings for door prizes, plus the American Legion Raffle Drawing.

The VFW Auxiliary will again be holding a Bake Sale, during the day and all organizations will have membership tables.

A Special Welcome this year to all veterans of the “Forgotten War,” the Korean conflict 1950-1953, and their families.

Everyone in the community is welcome to share the day of celebration , recognition, and expression of gratitude.

They thank all in the community who helped sponsor Veteran’s Day 2017.

For more information call the All Vets Club in Jamestown at 701-252-8994.

 

 

Bismarck (JSDC) In a news release, the Jamestown Stutsman Development Corporation (JSDC) reports, that the Economic Development Association of North Dakota (EDND) recently elected its 2017-2019 Board of Directors and officer team during its Oct. 19 Annual Membership Meeting in Williston, N.D.

Officers elected are President Ellen Huber, City of Mandan Business Development; Vice President Shawn Wenko, Williston Economic Development Corporation; Secretary/Treasurer Mark Vaux, Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Corporation; and Past President Connie Ova, Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation.

Elected to the board of directors are Melissa Beach, Traill County Economic Development Commission; Teran Doerr, Bowman County Development Corporation; and Matt Marshall, City of West Fargo. Also recognized for his dedication to EDND was outgoing board member Keith Lund, Grand Forks Region Economic Development Corporation.

EDND represents more than 80 state economic development organizations on the front line of economic development efforts throughout North Dakota. The primary purpose of the organization is to promote the creation of new wealth throughout North Dakota to develop more vibrant communities and improve quality of life. Additional information is available at www.ednd.org.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A 23-year-old man has been sentenced to 7½ years in prison for assaulting a baby.

Kenneth Hall, of New Town, entered a guilty plea to assault resulting in serious bodily injury and was sentenced in federal court Monday. Hall was also given three years of supervised release.

Prosecutors say Hall was under the influence of drugs last December when he picked up and shook an 11-month-old child. The baby suffered head trauma. Hall initially lied to law enforcement about the child’s injuries, but later admitted shaking the baby.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger says he regrets lying to a Highway Patrol trooper about the amount of alcohol he had consumed prior to being arrested for drunken driving.

In a video released Tuesday by the patrol, Rauschenberger told Trooper Tarek Chase that he had “like one drink …. like three hours ago.”

The 34-year-old Republican was arrested in Mandan on Sept. 30. An arrest report showed he had blood alcohol content of 0.206 percent, which is more than twice the state’s 0.08 legal limit.

Rauschenberger says he should have been “more upfront with the trooper.”

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.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Four more suspects this month either pleaded guilty or agreed to do so in a large-scale Jamaican lottery scam in the U.S. That leaves just five of the 15 defendants still scheduled for trial in January. Prosecutors believe it’s the first large-scale Jamaican lottery scam prosecuted in the U.S. Authorities allege it bilked at least 90 Americans out of more than $5.7 million. It’s being prosecuted in North Dakota, where the case began six years ago.

 

 

ARTHUR, N.D. (AP) — Authorities say an electrical malfunction probably caused the fire that destroyed a popular dance barn in eastern North Dakota last week. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says the fire started on the ground level of Arthur’s Barn near the electrical junction box. The sheriff’s office and the state fire marshal’s office on Tuesday identified the probable cause of the fire that destroyed the venue formerly known as Johnson’s Barn. The barn hosted hundreds of events through the years.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s longtime state budget director is calling it a career.

Gov. Doug Burgum says Office of Management and Budget Director Pam Sharp will retire at the end of November, though she will help out on a temporary basis through the transition to a new leader. A national search is underway.

Sharp was appointed OMB director by then-Gov. John Hoeven in 2003, and later reappointed by Govs. Jack Dalrymple and Burgum. Before that she spent five years as deputy director and about six years as a budget analyst. She’s been in state government for 31 years.

Burgum says Sharp has done an exceptional job managing the state’s budget during both prosperous and lean times.

 

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Winter wheat planting and soybean harvesting are wrapping up in North Dakota after a week of dry weather.

The federal Agriculture Department says in its weekly crop report that the soybean harvest is 96 percent done. About one-third of the corn crop and half of the sunflowers are in the bin.

The winter wheat crop is 94 percent planted and 87 percent emerged, with two-thirds of the crop rated fair to good.

In the ranching community, pasture and range conditions are rated 58 percent poor or very poor. Stock water supplies are 56 percent short or very short.

 

In sports…

JAMESTOWN (Jimmie Sports) The Jimmie women’s soccer team earned the second seed in the 2017 Association of Independent Institutions (A.I.I) tournament, which will be held November 10-11 at Grizzly Soccer Complex in Lawrenceville, Ga.

Jamestown will face No. 3 seed Bellevue (Neb.) at 8 p.m. on Friday, November 10 in the second of two semifinal matches. No. 1 seed and host team Georgia Gwinnett plays fourth seed Viterbo (Wis.) at 5 p.m. Friday.

The two semifinal winners move on to the A.I.I. championship on Saturday, November 11 at 7 p.m. The winner of that match qualifies as the A.I.I. representative in the NAIA National Tournament, scheduled later in November.

 

In world and national news…

NEW YORK (AP) — A law enforcement official says at least six people were killed and nine injured, Tuesday when a rented van drove on a bike path near the World Trade Center in New York City.

The official was familiar with the investigation but wasn’t authorized to speak publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

The driver of the rented Home Depot van emerged from the vehicle screaming. The official says the man had two imitation firearms.

Police say the man was shot by officers and is in custody.

The official says it is being investigated as a possible case of terrorism.

The White House says President Donald Trump has been briefed on the vehicle that drove onto a bike path near the World Trade Center and struck several people.

White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders says the president and New York native has been briefed by White House chief of staff John Kelly and “will be continually updated as more details are known.”

Sanders says, “Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected.”

A law enforcement official says at least six people were killed and at least nine people were injured when a rented van struck them on Tuesday.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is describing George Papadopoulos as a “low level volunteer” who has “already proven to be a liar.” On Twitter, Trump sought to diminish the credibility and the role of a former campaign aide who has provided key evidence in the first criminal case linking Trump’s team to alleged intermediaries for Russia’s government. Court documents say Papadopoulos has pleaded guilty to lying to FBI agents about those contacts, and has been cooperating with investigators.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tech giants Facebook, Twitter and Google are set to go before senators to defend their security measures as new revelations have emerged that Russian-linked accounts reached many more American voters than previously thought. Testimony from Facebook obtained by The Associated Press revealed that posts generated by a Russian internet agency potentially reached as many as 126 million users. The tech giants are expected to testify later Tuesday to a Senate panel.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Netflix and the maker of ‘House of Cards’ say production on the show starting Kevin Spacey is suspended. The political satire is filming its sixth and final season amid fallout from a 1980s sexual abuse allegation leveled at Spacey by a former child star. Spacey has apologized for the incident which he attributed to ‘drunken behavior.’ Netflix said Monday that the next season would be the final season of the political thriller.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says the United States will vote this week against an annual United Nations resolution condemning the U.S. embargo on Cuba, reversing the Obama administration abstention last year. The vote is the first on the embargo since President Donald Trump came into office and reflects his administration’s new policy toward Cuba, which seeks to roll back the rapprochement that former President Barack Obama initiated.

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Two military agents are testifying that Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl helped them understand insurgents better and provided a “gold mine” of information after he was returned in a prisoner swap. The agents were called by the defense to testify Tuesday at Bergdahl’s sentencing hearing. He has pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy for walking off his post in Afghanistan in 2009. He faces life in prison.