CSi Weather…

…WINTRY WEATHER ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA

FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING…

 

Snow will increase in intensity  Friday afternoon as it becomes more focused

across south central North Dakota. As snowfall decreases tonight

and Saturday, a changeover to freezing drizzle may be possible.

Total snowfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are expected south

central. For the southwest, snowfall of around an inch or less is

forecast.

 

Forecast…

.REST OF TODAY…Snow. New snow accumulation around 1 inch. Highs

in the upper 20s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

.TONIGHT…Cloudy. Snow in the evening, then chance of snow after

midnight.  In the Jamestown area,  snow accumulation around 1 inch. Storm total around 2 inches.  In the Valley City area  snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches. Total snow accumulation 2 to 4 inches

Lows in the mid 20s. Southeast winds around 15 mph.

.SATURDAY…Cloudy. Chance of snow and light freezing drizzle in

the morning, then chance of drizzle and light freezing drizzle in

the afternoon. Highs in the mid 30s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Chance of precipitation 40 percent in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of snow,

drizzle and light freezing drizzle in the evening in the Jamestown area, 40 percent in the Valley City area. Lows in the

lower 20s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s. Northwest winds

10 to 15 mph.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 10.

.MONDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of snow in the

afternoon. Highs in the mid 20s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow in the

evening. Lows around 10.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows around 15.

.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY…Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid

30s. Lows 15 to 20.

 

This Day In History, Nov 3 1883 – Police raid 3 ranches in Jamestown. *** from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History ***

 

Police raid 3 ranches of  scarlet women in Jamestown. Proprietresses find $25 and cost in police court. (1883)

 

Dickinson  (Csi)  On Thursday morning,  NDHP officers responded to several vehicle crashes which occurred on Interstate #94 between the Dickinson and Hebron area.  These crashes were a result of changing weather conditions (sleet/rain/snow) in the area which led to icy road conditions.  In total, 6 vehicle crashes were investigated (5 Property and 1 Injury).  In addition, multiple vehicles, which did not sustain damage or injury to the occupants, slid into the median/ditch in this area.  In addition to these crashes, a two vehicle head on fatality crash occurred on Highway #22 about 12 miles north of Dickinson this morning.  This crash was also due to icy road conditions from changing weather conditions (sleet/rain/snow).

Due to changing winter weather which can directly affect road conditions, all motorists are asked to be aware of inclement winter weather, drive cautiously and slow down where necessary, and plan their trip in advance to arrive safely due to inclement weather and road conditions. While traveling, utilize vehicle seat belts and limit distractions to be aware of the possible changing conditions.  Winter weather kits containing extra blankets and clothing, food items, water, and a source of heat need to be stored in the vehicle.  Road condition information can be obtained by calling 511 or visiting the NDDOT travel information map at www.dot.nd.gov.

 

DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) — A Georgia man is dead after a crash on an icy highway in western North Dakota.

The Highway Patrol says the 81-year-old man from East Point, Georgia, was a passenger in a pickup truck that spun out of control on state Highway 22 north of Dickinson and collided with another pickup.

The crash happened about 9:30 a.m. Thursday. The Georgia man was pronounced dead at a Dickinson hospital.

The drivers of both vehicles were taken to hospitals with unspecified injuries.

None of the people involved were immediately identified.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, no injuries when a Jamestown man  rolled his truck pulling a belly dump trailer  load of sand, Thursday morning about 10:40-a.m.,  along the Highway 52 bypass and Stutsman County Road No. 40.

Highway Patrol Sgt. Tom Herzig reports 27 year old Tyler Goodroad, of Jamestown was traveling southbound at around 10:40-am when he failed to slow to a reasonable speed prior to turning east onto a county road and rolled, spilling the sand.

County road traffic was diverted for approximately one hour.

The report says Goodroad was charged with Care Required.

The Highway Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  This year’s Jamestown Salvation Army Kettle Campaign starts Friday November 17, 2017, and continues through December 24, 2017.

Major Tim Nauta may be contacted to schedule bell ringing volunteer times.

Major Nauta says the  goal this year is  $140,000.

The Salvation Army in Jamestown kicked off the Christmas fundraising effort at Newman Arena on November 1, 2017.

Speakers included Jamestown Mayor Katie Anderson and Jamestown Salvation Army Major Tim Nauta.

Nauta explained the  Pathway of Hope Program that helps people set and achieve goals to become more self-sustained.

 

 

Valley City (CSi)   Keeping all the Pieces, a short film on the impacts of oil and gas exploration in public lands in western North Dakota, will be shown at the Valley City Public Library on Thursday, November 9, 2017 at noon.  The event is free and open to the public.

Representatives from the North Dakota Wildlife Federation and the Badlands Conservation Alliance will lead a discussion following the 15-minute video. The public lands included in the film include the Theodore Roosevelt National Park and the 1-million-acre Little Missouri National Grassland.  The goal of the film is to increase public awareness, counter misinformation and facilitate first hand experience with this iconic landscape that belongs to all North Dakotans, and, indeed, the Nation. The questions raised include: Can we keep our wildlife heritage?   Can we keep all the essential pieces intact for decades down the road?

This event is sponsored by “What In the World Is Going On?”-  a campus-community group jointly sponsored by VCSU Departments of Science and Social Science. For more information call, 701-845-7321.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi) – The 27th Annual, Community Thanksgiving Dinner will be at Concordia Lutheran Church at 502 First Avenue North in Jamestown, on Thursday November 23, 2017.

Dinner will be served from 11-a.m., to 1-p.m., Thanksgiving Day, in the church basement, handicapped accessible.

Drivers will deliver meals, or give a ride to the church, for services and the meal.

Those wishing to have a ride or meals delivered may call the church at 252-2819.

The meal is free to anyone, and consists of turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, and dessert.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  On Friday, December 1, 2017, the Jamestown Regional Entrepreneur Center in collaboration with the University of Jamestown will be hosting the first Jamestown Techstars Startup Weekend Dec. 1 – 3.  Startup Weekend is a global event that started in the U.S.  Individuals pitch an e-commerce business idea on Friday evening, teams are formed, and the first iteration of a business plan models are made throughout the weekend.  Free e-commerce coaching is provided throughout the process.

Individuals can learn more about Startup Weekend’s business plan competition agenda and register at

http://communities.techstars.com/usa/jamestown-nd-usa/startup-weekend/11858

They  currently welcoming the first class of Jamestown Startup Weekenders!  Questions, may be directed to Katherine Roth, Jamestown Regional Entrepreneur Center, at Katherine.Roth@uj.edu and 253-4112.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Farm Rescue’s annual banquet will be December 2, 2017 in Fargo.

More information on purchasing  tickets and prices for the Banquet and both raffles are available on line at www.farmrescue.org or call 701-252-2017.

Tickets are limited so call or go on line, soon.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A Minot woman has been sentenced to serve 1 1/2 years in prison for embezzling from her father’s business.

25-year-old Doddi Erickson pleaded guilty to stealing from John’s Auto Body between 2014 and 2015 and was recently sentenced.

In addition to the prison time, Erickson was ordered to pay nearly $20,000 in restitution.

Erickson has a criminal history that involves convictions for drug use, drug possession in jail, bail jumping and child neglect.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Police won’t release the name of a North Dakota officer involved in a shooting in part because he is invoking a new law that expands the rights of crime victims.

The officer was attacked after responding to a call Oct. 15 at a Bismarck motel. Police say he was punched in the head and had his eyes gouged before he shot and wounded his attacker.

Bismarck Police Chief Dan Donlin tells The Associated Press that the officer invoked Marsy’s Law, which voters approved last year. Donlin says names are typically released after shootings are reviewed by the state, but he’s not sure that will happen now.

Jack McDonald, an attorney who frequently represents North Dakota media outlets, says withholding the officer’s name is a “perversion” of the law.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The builder of the Dakota Access oil pipeline and the federal agency that permitted the project are objecting to an effort by American Indian tribes to bolster protections for their water supply.

Lawyers for Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners and the Army Corps of Engineers argue separately in court documents that the proposals by the Standing Rock Sioux and Cheyenne River Sioux are unnecessary or unwarranted.

The dispute centers around the $3.8 billion pipeline’s crossing of the Missouri River’s Lake Oahe (uh-WAH’-hee) reservoir in southern North Dakota. Both tribes get water from the lake and fear contamination should the pipeline leak. They want more protections while the Corps completes further review that the court ordered on the pipeline’s impact on tribal interests.

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg will decide later whether to grant the tribes’ request.

 

 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Grand Forks is hosting a Pride of Dakota Holiday Showcase this weekend.

State Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says more than 100 vendors are expected to have booths at the Alerus Center on Saturday and Sunday. North Dakota-made merchandise will include everything from food to jewelry.

Admission is $2, which includes a reusable shopping bag. Shoppers who bring their own bag receive $1 off admission.

More than 500 companies are members of the Agriculture Department’s Pride of Dakota branding program. Holiday showcases also are planned in Minot, Fargo and Bismarck in the next month.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Projects in North Dakota that promote specialty crops are getting $2.2 million in grant money.

State Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring recently announced the grant awards to 29 projects that promote the development, cultivation, production or sale of specialty crops.

The federal government defines specialty crops as fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, and horticulture and nursery crops. North Dakota is a leading producer of several of them, including dry beans, dry peas, potatoes and lentils.

The grant money comes from the federal government. It’s distributed through a formula that takes into account crop acreage and production value. Projects at North Dakota State University are getting most of the money.

 

 

WHITE RIVER, S.D. (AP) — The remains of a South Dakota veteran, who was killed during the Korean War, have been returned home and laid to rest.

The Rapid City Journal reports that observances were held on Oct. 24 and Oct. 25 for Sgt. Philip James Iyotte.

Hundreds of Native Americans, veterans and local residents paid tribute to the fallen Lakota warrior as a procession that carried his remains took him home from a funeral home in Rapid City.

Iyotte was buried at a family plot in a Two Kettle cemetery.

He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1950 at 20 years old. Iyotte disappeared after being captured as a prisoner of war in 1951.

Iyotte’s remains were identified earlier this year by U.S. and Chinese officials.

 

 

 

In sports…

Jamestown  (CSi)  Project Ignite Light is a North Dakota organization that provides children from ages infant to 18 important items needed when they are relocated from their home due to physical and/or sexual abuse or neglect. Each child receives a tote bag with a fleece blanket, pajamas, socks, underwear, toiletries, food, water, a flashlight and the book “You Are Special” by Max Lucado.

The University of Jamestown’s Volleyball and Basketball Teams on Friday November 3, 2017 are having a fundraiser for the program,  at Newman Arena, by collecting pajamas.

Those attending may wear their PJs, and bring a pair of new children size PJs to donate to Project Ignite the Light.

Assistant UJ Volleyball Coach, Kelsey Titus said the pajamas should be two pieces, not a one-piece, and all sizes for girls and boys. She adds that those bringing the pajamas  will be entered into a prize drawing.

The UJ Volleyball match is at 4-p.m., vs. VCSU.

The women’s basketball game starts at 6-p.m., and the men’s game tips off at 8-p.m., at Harold Newman Arena on the UJ campus, taking on Northwestern College of Iowa.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Blue Jays volleyball team is the No. 1 seed in the WDA volleyball quarterfinals.

Jamestown plays on Thursday November 9, 2017 at 1-p.m., at Mandan.

The Jays opponent will be Dickinson.

 

 

High School Volleyball…

Grand Forks Red River def. Grand Forks Central, 25-18, 25-17, 25-18

Class A West Region
Play In

Bismarck St. Mary’s def. Turtle Mountain, 25-8, 25-10, 25-10

Dickinson def. Williston, 25-19, 25-12, 25-15

 

Class B District 6
Region Qualifier

Linton-HMB def. Kidder County, 11-25, 25-19, 25-18, 25-13

South Border def. Strasburg-Zeeland, 25-17, 21-25, 25-17, 25-13

 

Championship

Medina-Pingree-Buchanan def. Napoleon, 25-15, 25-18, 25-16

 

Class B District 15
Region Qualifier

New Town def. Trenton, 3-0

Parshall def. Alexander, 3-2

 

Championship

Watford City def. Trinity Christian, 3-0

 

Class B District 16
Region Qualifier

Kenmare def. Tioga, 25-8, 25-6, 25-7

Ray def. Divide County, 26-24, 23-25, 25-20, 25-18

Championship

Stanley def. Powers Lake, 25-18, 25-22, 25-19

 

Class B Region 4
First Round

Benson County def. Four Winds/Minnewauken, 25-12, 25-16, 25-9

Lakota def. Dakota Prairie, 3-1

Rolette-Wolford def. Dunseith, 25-18, 25-19, 25-13

St. John def. Rolla, 21-25, 15-25, 25-15, 25-21, 15-11

 

Class B Region 5
First Round

Garrison-Max def. Washburn, 25-13, 25-16, 25-19

New Salem-Almont def. Standing Rock, 25-14, 26-24, 25-20

Wilton-Wing def. Turtle Lake-Mercer-McClusky, 3-1

 

 

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Final Golden State 112 San Antonio 92

Final Portland 113 L.A. Lakers 110

 

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Matt Cullen scored his first goal of the season on his 41st birthday, giving the sputtering Minnesota Wild a welcome spark on the way to a 6-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens. Cullen added an assist during Minnesota’s three-goal first period. Nino Niederreiter and Tyler Ennis also scored early to send struggling Montreal goalie Carey Price into the first intermission with a 3-0 deficit. The Wild have won six straight games against the Canadiens, outscoring them 25-9.

 

Final Boston 2 Vegas 1

Final Washington 4 N-Y Islanders 3

Final OT N-Y Rangers 2 Tampa Bay 1

Final Columbus 7 Florida 3

Final Ottawa 3 Detroit 1

Final Winnipeg 5 Dallas 2

Final Philadelphia 2 St. Louis 0

Final Colorado 5 Carolina 3

Final OT Calgary 2 Pittsburgh 1

Final Buffalo 5 Arizona 4

Final L.A. Kings 5 Toronto 3

 

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Matt Forte ran for two touchdowns four days after complaining the Jets didn’t run the ball enough, and an overwhelming defense sacked Tyrod Taylor seven times Thursday night in New York’s 34-21 defeat of the Buffalo Bills.

 

TWINS…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Twins slugger Miguel Sano will have surgery for a persistent leg injury that knocked him out for six weeks during the season. Sano’s injury was initially diagnosed as a stress reaction, and he was sidelined during the team’s surprise late-season drive to a wild-card playoff spot. Sano finally came back for the last regular-season series but wasn’t put on the postseason roster.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins on Thursday announced the home schedule for their 2018 spring training. Twins pitchers and catchers are scheduled to begin their workouts on Feb. 14. The team’s first full-squad workout is set for Feb. 19. The Twins’ spring schedule features 33 games _ 17 home games and 16 on the road _ starting with a home opener exhibition against the University of Minnesota at CenturyLink Sports Complex in Fort Myers, Florida, on Feb. 22.

 

NBA…

The NBA says it will hold its draft lottery in Chicago next spring. The league announced Thursday the event will be held outside of New York or New Jersey for the first time on May 15. It will be followed by the draft combine May 16-20 in Chicago, where it has been conducted for years.

 

MLB…

WORLD SERIES-ASTROS BACK HOME

 

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston began welcoming the World Series champion Astros as heroes immediately after their charter flight landed at Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport.

Water cannons on airport firetrucks sprayed a victory arch of water over the team plane after it landed about 6:15 p.m. Thursday. Fans and media were kept at a distance from the jet as it taxied to a cargo tarmac, where the Astros boarded buses headed to Minute Maid Park.

The celebration continues Friday with a 2 p.m. victory parade through downtown Houston that will end with a rally on the City Hall steps, where Mayor Sylvester Turner will pay tribute to the team.

All classes in the Houston school district school have been canceled for the day.

 

 

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police say the home of Los Angeles Dodgers star Yasiel Puig was burglarized while his team was losing the World Series.

Police say officers answered a burglary alarm at the Encino, California, home Wednesday evening and found a smashed window with several items taken. There’s no word on the value of the items.

Puig was at Dodger Stadium, where the team lost Game 7 to Houston 5-1.

Puig bought the home about a month ago.

Earlier this year, burglars hit Puig’s Sherman Oaks, California, home and stole about $170,000 in jewelry and other items while he was at spring training in Arizona.

 

Minnesota Twins slugger Miguel Sano will undergo surgery for a persistent leg injury that knocked him out for six weeks during the season. He is scheduled for surgery Nov. 13 in New York.

 

PGA-SHRINERS HOSPITALS

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kim Meen-Whee birdied two of his final three holes for a 6-under 65 and a one-stroke lead Friday in the PGA Tour’s Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.

The 25-year-old South Korean player birdied all three par-5 holes at TPC Summerlin, Nos. 13 and 16 on his first nine and No. 9 on his second nine. Kim was fourth two weeks ago in South Korea in the PGA Tour’s CJ Cup.

John Huh was at 66 with J.J. Spaun, Ryan Blaum and Alex Cejka. Jimmy Stanger also was 5 under with three holes left when play was suspended because of darkness.

 

In world and national news….

WASHINGTON (AP) — One current and three former female members of Congress tell The Associated Press they have been sexually harassed or subjected to hostile sexual comments by their male colleagues while serving in the House. The revelations come amid an intensifying national focus on sexual harassment and gender hostility in the workplace, and underscore that no woman is immune, even at the highest reaches of government.

NEW YORK (AP) — One of the two high school students injured in the deadly terror attack on a New York City bike path returned to classes the day after to keep his perfect attendance record. City Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña says 17-year-old Noah Salz, of Brooklyn, was back at Stuyvesant High School on Wednesday, a day after being hurt when an Uzbek immigrant drove a rented truck down the West Side path, killing eight people and injuring 12.

BEIRUT (AP) — Israel’s military says a civilian was shot and wounded by stray fire from across the border amid “intense fighting” in neighboring Syria. It says the Israeli civilian was lightly hurt on Friday from the Syrian side of the Golan Heights. Israel has mostly stayed out of Syria’s civil war that’s raging near its northern frontier but it has carried out a number of strikes in response to spillover fire.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is denouncing a U.S.-South Korea bombing exercise as a “surprise nuclear strike drill” and says “gangster-like U.S. imperialists” are trying to ignite a nuclear war. Two U.S. supersonic bombers flew over the Korean Peninsula Thursday, in a show of force against the North. An official says the drills simulated attacks on land targets, but didn’t involve live weapons. President Donald Trump gets ready to leave Friday on his first official visit to Asia.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Republican tax bill is meant to send trillions in corporate profits overseas pouring back home and, in the process, giving the U.S. economy a healthy boost. It may be more likely to land with an economic thud and provide a windfall to tax attorneys scouring the Byzantine bill for tax breaks on behalf of corporate clients.