CSi Weather…

..WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY …INCLUDES THE JAMESTOWN AND VALLEY CITY AREAS..

.TONIGHT…Clear. Lows around 15 below. West winds around 5 mph. Wind chills around 30 below.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs zero to 5 above. Southeast winds

5 to 10 mph. Lowest wind chills around 30 below in the morning.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Cloudy. Chance of snow in the evening, then

snow likely after midnight.  Snow accumulation around 2 inches. Lows around 5 below. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 60 percent.

.THURSDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of snow in the

morning. Highs 5 to 10 above. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 10 below.

Highs zero to 5 above.

.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 20 below.

Highs around 5 below.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow

after midnight. Lows around 15 below.

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. Highs around 5 below.

.SUNDAY NIGHT AND New Years Day…Partly cloudy. Lows around

15 below. Highs 5 below to 5 above zero.

Wednesday night and Thursday, the warmest temperatures and
best chances for snow will be south of Highway 2. Total snow amounts
should remain light in the 1 to 3 inch range.

Wind chill advisories may be needed for Wed night, Thursday night

through next Monday morning.

Possible wind chill warnings for Friday night and Saturday night.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Public Works says as of Tuesday mid afternoon crews were still working on the water main break, reported Tuesday morning.

4th Ave NW between 8th & 9th Streets was temporarily closed; and, WATER SERVICE MAY BE TEMPORARILY SHUT OFF for Utility repairs in the following area:

4TH Ave NW between 8TH & 9TH St NW

Water outages will be temporary – water service will be resumed as soon as is possible.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  Jamestown Police warns the public about  a  High Risk sex offender who has changed his Jamestown address.

22 year old Taylor Nare Tabcum,now resides  at 1610 Business Loop East No.8, Starlight Motel Jamestown, ND.

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

He presently does not have a vehicle.

Tabcum is a white male, 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing 260 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

Tabcum was convicted of sexual contact – no consent in 2013 in Douglas County District Court in Colorado and in 2009 for sexual assault on a child/indecent exposure in Adams County District Court in Colorado.

Tabcum is on probation with North Dakota Probation and Parole.

Tabcum is not wanted by law enforcement and has served the sentences imposed by the courts.

Printed handouts with his demographics are available at the Jamestown Police Department.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Choralaires Winter Concert is at the University of Jamestown Reiland Fine Arts Center Friday January  12  and  Saturday January 13, 2017 at  7:30p.m.

Tickets are $12.00 for adults and $5.00 for students.

Purchase tickets from Intelligent Design, Looysen I-care and or any Choralaires member.

 

Bismarck  (CSi) – Gov. Doug Burgum Tuesday appointed Labor Commissioner Michelle Kommer as Job Service North Dakota Executive Director. Kommer had been serving as interim executive director since August 22, 2017, following the resignation of Cheri Giesen.

Kommer will retain her duties as Labor Commissioner, serving the state in both roles. “Consolidating the leadership of these agencies under one capable, proven leader like Michelle will benefit the state and the agencies,” Burgum said. “Strong leadership, cost savings to the state, and logical cross-agency collaboration mark tangible progress toward our efforts to reinvent government.”

The Governor appointed Kommer as State Labor Commissioner in November 2016. Kommer brings more than 20 years of experience to her role, having led human resources, operations and legal functions in the financial services, health insurance and energy/manufacturing industries. Kommer is licensed to practice law in both North Dakota and Minnesota.

Kommer has served on numerous nonprofit boards. She was named YWCA’s Woman of the Year for Child Advocacy in 2016, and was named one of the “Top 25 Women in Business” by Prairie Business Magazine in both 2014 and 2015.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s labor commissioner will now have the additional duty of overseeing the agency that administers the state’s unemployment insurance program.

Gov. Doug Burgum made the announcement Tuesday, saying Michelle Kommer will be executive director of Job Service North Dakota.

Burgum appointed Kommer as labor commissioner in November 2016. The governor called Burgum a proven leader who is capable of consolidating both state agencies.

Kommer’s appointment comes after the August resignation of Cheri Giesen.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The new year will bring North Dakota a new law blocking politicans from personal use of campaign contributions.

The legislation closes a loophole that could have allowed politicians to pocket campaign cash, a prospect that worried many newly elected lawmakers.

Republicans and Democrats both say that they don’t know of anyone using campaign funds for personal use.

Under the new law, candidates will be required to report all expenditures and maintain dedicated campaign accounts.

A violation of the law would be a misdemeanor, punishable by up to a year in prison and a $3,000 fine.

 

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — California billionaire Henry Nicholas became a fierce advocate for the rights of crime victims after his sister was slain and his mother ran into the accused killer in a grocery store.

He donated millions from his fortune as co-founder of tech giant Broadcom to create a so-called “crime victims’ bill of rights,” dubbed Marsy’s Law. It was added to California’s constitution in 2008.

Now Nicholas is taking his crusade nationwide, with lobbyists, public relations firms and high-powered political strategists converging on state capitols for a similar push.

Montana approved it in 2016, but the state’s Supreme Court recently tossed it out. It will appear on Oklahoma’s ballot in 2018.

Standing up for crime victims is an easy sell politically, but complaints are mounting that the initiative is a testament to the danger of unintended consequences.

 

In world and national news…

NEW YORK (AP) — Three large U.S. cities have filed a federal lawsuit against the Defense Department, saying many service members who are disqualified from gun ownership weren’t reported to the national background check system. New York City, San Francisco and Philadelphia filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Virginia. A Defense Department failure allowed a disgraced former Air Force member to buy a high-powered rifle and shoot 26 people to death Nov. 5 in a Texas church.

NEW YORK (AP) — An attorney says he knew the former South American soccer official he represents is innocent, but he expected a jury to convict him anyway. Bruce Udolf says the Brooklyn federal court jury asked a question about wire fraud Friday, convincing him it would convict Manuel Burga. Instead, the jury Tuesday exonerated the 60-year-old former president of Peru’s soccer federation in a case connected to the FIFA bribery scandal.

NEW YORK (AP) — Media face a complex and crucial job during the rush to reckoning in sexual misconduct cases. One worry is whether news organizations bear any responsibility in people not being able to draw distinctions between different types of behavior.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — California billionaire Henry Nicholas became a fierce advocate for the rights of crime victims after his sister was murdered and his mother ran into the accused killer in a grocery store. He donated millions from his fortune as co-founder of Broadcom to create a so-called “crime victims’ bill of rights,” dubbed Marsy’s Law. Nicholas is taking his crusade nationwide. Montana approved it in 2016, but the state’s Supreme Court recently tossed it out. It will appear on Oklahoma’s ballot in 2018.

WASHINGTON (AP) — As 2018 draws to a close, much of the promise and peril of President Donald Trump’s first year in office can be encapsulated by a 13-day stretch of summer that transformed the White House. Events in the second half of July unfolded at a breakneck pace, with a senior staff shakeup, the last-minute defeat of one of the president’s signature campaign promises and major leap forward in the Russia probe.