CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain or  sleet after midnight. Lows in the mid 20s. Southeast winds around 20 mph becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.

.FRIDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20. Northwest winds

5 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY…Partly sunny in the morning then clearing. Highs in

the mid 20s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows 10 to 15.

.SUNDAY…Sunny. Highs 40 to 45.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.

.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows 10 to 15.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs 20 to 25.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows 5 to 10.

.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.

.THANKSGIVING DAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.

 

 

There’s a chance for rain/snow south of Interstate 94 Friday.

Much colder again behind the clipper Saturday with highs in the 20s, to upper 30s southwest.

Sunday will be a dry day and highs rebounding back into the 30s and 40s.

Another clipper type cold front will sweep through, with the GFS signaling it during the day Monday.

Limited  precipitation, but strong winds

A dry day Tuesday behind the clipper.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Police Department warns the public regarding a convicted sex offender who has changed  his  Jamestown address.

31 year old Marcus Trevor Bartole, now resides at 924 6th Avenue, SE, Jamestown, ND

Bartole has been assigned a high-risk assessment by the North Dakota risk level committee, Office of the Attorney General.

He presently has no vehicle.

Bartole is a white male, 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighing 150 pounds, with blue eyes and brown hair.

Conviction: Bartole was convicted of gross sexual imposition in 2008 in Burleigh County District Court concerning a 19-year-old woman.

Disposition  Five years with five years suspended, 126 days credit for time served and was placed on five years supervised probation.

Conviction:  Gross sexual imposition in 2001 in Burleigh County Juvenile Court.

At age 14, he had sexual contact with a 7-year-old girl.

Disposition:  18 months.

Bartole is currently on probation with North Dakota Probation and Parole and is on GPS monitoring.

He is not wanted by police and has served his sentence.

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 Marcus Trevor Bartole 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)  The Jamestown Tourism Grant/Executive Advisory Board met Thursday at the CSi Technology Center, at Historic Franklin School.

Board Members present:

President, Matt Woods, Taylor Barnes, Janna Bergstedt, and Mitzi Hager.

Ex-Officio Members present:  Pam Phillips, Jamestown City Council, Pam Fosse, Jamestown Civic Center Manager.

Grant requests heard came from representatives from:

The Duel in the Dirt Bull Riding event.

The Jamestown Classic Car Club’s  Winter Wheels Show

The 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse, concerning museum interpretation.

 

The board heard a grant request in the amount of $5,000 from Justin Stringer for Five Star Bucking Bulls/Jamestown Civic Center toward advertising expenses, for the Duel in The Dirt Bull Riding, Series Final November 17, 18, 2017 at the Civic Center.

Specifically promoting the new mini-bull riding event for youth 9-14 years old.

Other funding sources include:  $3,000 from sponsors, along with $13,000 from rider entries.

The economic impact for the community for the event is estimated at $200,000, with 2,000 visitors, plus participants.

The Grant/Executive Board approved the $5,000 request, as in 2016 the event drew 1,500 rodeo fans, with 75 percent, plus, coming from outside the community.

In 2016 the board granted the request of $8,500 and this year’s $5,000 grant request approved represents supporting the event on a sliding scale that recognizes its potential impact on Jamestown businesses.

 

The Jamestown Classic Car Club requested $1,500 to $2,000  in a grant, toward advertising and promotion of the  Winter Wheels Car Show, on January 27. 2018, at the Jamestown Civic Center.

Representative Jack Meikle said the economic impact on the community is around $50,000.

The board approved $1,500 in grant funding, as an example of a community event that draws regional visitors.

 

The 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse Historic Site,  requested $1,200 for interpretive signs/panels, planned to be installed in early 2018, he said would improve the visitors experience.

Speaking on behalf of Steve Reidburn, Tourism Director, Searle Swedlund said, the panels will be installed at the courtroom door, jury booth, judges chamber, witness booth, at the 1861 piano, the attorney conference room and at the site of the future elevator.

The 1883 Courthouse Committee has allocated $200 toward the project.

Design costs provided by Newman Signs.

The Grant Executive Advisory Board recommends granting $900, pending approval of printed materials, stating that finding ways to better tell the story of Jamestown is at the core, of how this project will help interpret and engage the visitor.

 

In other business the board reviewed Event Grants, and approved any changes, with recommendations going to the full Tourism Board.

The board also heard a brief presentation by Matt Woods, on the  Executive Director Searle Swedlund’s Annual Review.

He said the review was generally positive.

The board approved Year End Bonuses for Tourism Director, and Secretary Emily Bivens, with Swedlund receiving a 3-percent increase over the 2016 bonus.

Nomination Committee business:  The  Grant/Executive Advisory Board recommends nominating UJ Athletic Director Sean Johnson, and Wells Fargo Jamestown Branch Manager, Amanda Thrift.  The nominations will go to the full board at the Annual Meeting.

Developing staffing grant expectations was discussed at length, including greeter responsibilities with emphasis on interpretive issues at each location to enhance the visitors experience.

It was also noted that those entities funded by Tourism have their logo included in printed materials, indicating Jamestown Tourism funding.

With the Ex-Officio Report:

Pam Phillip gave an update on Jamestown Residential Recycling saying the recycler has a deadline of November 21, 2017 to present an update on his financing for the project to the city.  She pointed out proposed changes in the sorting procedures, noting that Recycling  Center of ND., LLC recycling subsidy of $6,000 per month from the city will end on December 31, 2017.

She added that three individuals will be interviewing for the position of City Administrator next week, to succeed Jeff Fuchs who retires at the end of 2017.

She pointed out that the NDDOT is providing some funding toward repairing the city owned road to Frontier Village and the hole that exists behind the amphitheater.

 

Pam Fosse said tickets are selling well, for the upcoming Duel in the Dirt event at the Civic Center.

She added that the state dance line competition will not return to Jamestown next year, as those officials pointed out issues with motel room rentals, of a two day stay requirement.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown Arts Center is bringing more local talent to perform in concert.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Arts Center, Director, Larry Kopp said, on Sunday November 26, 2017 Jon Wayne, from Minneapolis will be performing a solo acoustic guitar solo at 7-p.m.

He will be joined by the author of Wayne’s autobiography, with a presentation.

Then on  Thursday December 7, 2017 local entertainers, Bolder Shade of Blue will be in concert at the Arts Center, at 7-p.m.

He added that the current exhibit at the Arts Center is by David Driesbach running through December 9th.

It features, Driesbach’s sophisticated intaglio prints borrow common symbols from Medieval and Renaissance art that he has developed into a personal iconography. His prints are filled with chandeliers, candles, and moons; columns, arches, open windows, and other architectural spaces; as well as motifs of ties, money, eating and drinking, and bouquets of flowers. His work is also narrative and includes a set of repeated characters including policemen, couples in intimate setting, and more

Larry added that there will be a calligraphy class on Saturday December 9th from 9-a.m., to 3:30-p.m.

More information at their web site: jamestownarts.com, or call 251-2496.

 

AMHERST, S.D. (AP) — TransCanada Corp. says its Keystone pipeline has leaked an estimated 210,000 gallons of oil in South Dakota.

The company said that crews shut down the pipeline Thursday morning after a drop in pressure was detected resulting from an oil leak that’s under investigation.

The section of pipe near the Ludden pump station in Marshall County, South Dakota, has been isolated and the company says emergency response procedures were activated.

Brian Walsh, an environmental scientist manager at the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources, says officials don’t believe the leak has affected any surface water bodies or threatened any drinking water systems.

TransCanada says it expects the pipeline from Hardisty, Alberta to Cushing, Oklahoma, and to Wood River/Patoka, Illinois, to stay shut down as the company responds to the leak

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Two American Indian tribes in the Dakotas that are fighting the Dakota Access pipeline in court are making a renewed push to bolster protections for their water supply.

The Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux have filed court documents urging a federal judge to reject the recent arguments of federal officials and the pipeline developer that the tribes’ proposals aren’t needed.

The Army Corps of Engineers is conducting an additional court-ordered review of the pipeline’s impact on tribal interests. While that’s done, the tribes want additional protections such as emergency equipment staging at the pipeline’s Lake Oahe crossing on the Missouri River, which is their water source.

The Corps and pipeline developer argue that additional protections would be unwarranted and burdensome.

It’s not known when the judge might rule.

 

BOWBELLS, N.D. (AP) — Grammy-winning rock singer Melissa Etheridge has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of possessing marijuana in North Dakota.

KMOT-TV reports an attorney for the California musician entered the plea on her behalf Tuesday. Under a proposed order, Etheridge would pay a fine of $750 and serve unsupervised probation.

Etheridge was arrested in August when investigators found marijuana on her tour bus as it crossed from Canada into the U.S. Etheridge, who is a cancer survivor, has said she believes in the medicinal applications of cannabis.

Etheridge’s attorney, Thomas Dickson, says the musician has a legal permit allowing her to use medical marijuana in California. If Etheridge meets conditions of the proposed order over the next six months, the charge will be dismissed.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp says allegations of sexual harassment against Sen. Al Franken are concerning and that his apology “does not excuse the behavior.”

The North Dakota Democrat says she supports an ethics investigation into her Minnesota colleague.

Leeann Tweeden, a Los Angeles radio news anchor, said Thursday that Franken forcibly kissed her during a skit rehearsal while both were on a 2006 USO tour. Tweeden also posted a picture in which Franken is shown grinning into a camera with his hands on a sleeping Tweeden’s breasts.

Franken has apologized and says he’ll cooperate with an ethics investigation.

Heitkamp says society has been “far too tolerant and dismissive” of sexual harassment allegations, and that cases that are now coming to light are “a sea change that is very important.”

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A former Standing Rock Sioux official sentenced to 30 years in prison on child sexual abuse charges is appealing his conviction.

The Bismarck Tribune reports that the attorney for 55-year-old Robert Fool Bear Sr. says there was insufficient evidence and an error in jury instructions, among other complaints filed with the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Authorities say the former Cannon Ball district chairman repeatedly raped a girl over a four-year span. He was convicted in April on four charges.

Fool Bear is housed at a medium-security federal correction institution in Pekin, Illinois. He is eligible for supervised release after 25 years.

 

 

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Minot police are treating a shooting death as a homicide, and searching for a suspect.

Authorities say officers who responded to the scene shortly before 8 a.m. Thursday found a 58-year-old man who had been shot and killed at a residence. His name wasn’t immediately released.

Police have identified the suspect in the shooting as 38-year-old Kommika Gregory. They’re searching for a blue 2011 Mazda CX9 that she was last seen driving. It has the license plate 060CAV.

Police say the woman and man were acquaintances. Authorities say the shooting was an isolated incident and they do not believe there is any danger to the public.

 

 

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The economy will likely remain slow in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states in the months ahead.

The overall Rural Mainstreet Index for the region remained in negative territory below 50 and declined to 44.7 in November from October’s 45.3. The index is based on Creighton University’s monthly survey of bankers.

Creighton University economist Ernie Goss the current low commodity prices and declining farm income continue to weigh on the rural economy.

The index ranges between 0 and 100, with any number under 50 indicating a shrinking economy.

The index tracking the price of farmland and ranchland declined to 36.5 in November from October’s already-weak 39.2.

Bankers from Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming were surveyed.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump calls the House passage of the $1.5 trillion tax package “a big step” toward delivering on the Republican Party’s promise of tax cuts by year’s end. The House passed the bill Thursday by a 227 to 205 margin, with only Republican votes in favor. Senate Republicans are debating their own version of the tax legislation in the more sharply divided chamber. Trump has said he wants to deliver a “Christmas present” in the form of tax cuts.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The USO says a claim that Democratic Sen. Al Franken sexually harassed a fellow performer during a 2006 tour hadn’t been reported to the organization. The USO, or United Service Organization, has long organized entertainment tours to serve military members overseas. Los Angeles radio anchor Leeann Tweeden accused the Minnesota senator on Thursday of forcibly kissing her during a skit rehearsal in 2006, and Franken apologized.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The top Republican in the Senate is calling for the ethics committee to investigate Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez after federal bribery trial ended in a mistrial. Sen. Mitch McConnell said Thursday that Menendez had been indicted on numerous federal felonies and his trial shed light on serious accusations of “violating the public’s trust as trust as an elected official, as well as potential violations of the Senate’s Code of Conduct.” Menendez says he’s looking forward to getting back to work.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — President Donald Trump is remaining silent about Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore, with adviser Kellyanne Conway telling Fox News that Trump “will make a statement when he wants to make a statement.” But other leading Republicans, including the Senate GOP campaign committee, have called on Moore to quit the race amid allegations of sexual misconduct. He’s refusing to do so, challenging Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell in a tweet to “Bring. It. On.”

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The gunman who killed his wife and four others in a rampage in Northern California this week found an easy way around a court order prohibiting him from having guns: He built his own at home. Kevin Neal, 44, was armed with what authorities believe were two high-powered rifles that he made himself. They’re known as “ghost guns” because, unlike commercially manufactured weapons, they’re untraceable.