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CSi Weather…
.REST OF TODAY…Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow in the Jamestown area, 40 percent in the Valley City area. Highs 5 to 10 above. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 5 below. East winds 5 to
10 mph. Wind chills around 20 below.
.FRIDAY…Partly sunny. Highs zero to 5 above. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Wind chills around 20 below.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows near zero. Southeast winds
5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow in the
afternoon in the Jamestown area, 30 percent in the Valley City area. Not as cold. Highs in the lower 20s. South winds
around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY…Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.
Highs in the mid 20s.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows 5 to 10 above.
.TUESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs 15 to 20.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of snow after
midnight. Lows near zero.
.WEDNESDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow.
Highs around 10.
Low wind chills of 25 to 35 below will be possible for tonight.
Low wind chills of 25 to 35 below will be possible for Friday
morning. Low wind chills of 25 to 30 below will be possible again
for Friday night and Saturday morning.
Update…
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Department was called about 8:05 this morning to the 1700 block of 11th Avenue, Northeast, where flames were reported coming through the roof of the building.
However, when the fire units arrived on the scene there was no fire to be found at that location.
UPDATE Postponement
Valley City (CSi) Valley City Public Schools Superintendent Josh Johnson says presentations about the plan regarding the school board’s draft proposal approving construction of a new track and field area at Hanna Field, has been postponed until later in January.
He says that’s to give the public a chance to ask questions about the proposal.
He says the public meetings have been rescheduled for Monday, January 15, 2018 at 10-am and 7-pm in the Hi-Liner Activity Center Lobby.
Contact the Valley City Public Schools District Office at 701-845-0483, with any questions.
The school board has approved of hiring Consolidated Construction Company as the Project Manager pending approval of the facility, and hired KLJ and JLG to help with the design concept .
Jamestown (CSi) The 3rd Annual Jamestown “Battle of the Badges Blood Drive” will be Thursday January 4, 2018, from 11:30-a.m., to 6-p.m., Friday January 5th, 11:30-a.m., to 5:30-p.m., and Saturday January 6th, from 7:30-a.m., to 11:30-a.m., at the Jamestown Civic Center Exchequer Room.
Team Law vs. Team Fire. The goal is to have 250 donors give blood, to United Blood Services.
The number to call for an appointment is: 1-800-917-4929.
On line go to www.bloodhero.com sponsor code jamestown.
Every person that gives blood will receive a blood drive t-shirt.
Your local firefighters and law enforcement thank you for bringing out the hero in you to donate blood.
Bismarck (CSi) A Public Input Meeting is today in Jamestown to discuss Proposed Improvements to the US 281 and I-94 north and south ramp intersections, the north frontage road between I-94 Exits 256 and Exit 257, a temporary closure of I-94 Exit 257, and US 281 and I-94 bridge repair.
A Public Input Meeting will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on January 4, 2018, at the Hampton Inn located at 2700 8th Avenue Southwest, Jamestown, ND. The meeting will utilize an open house format.
The purpose of the Public Input Meeting is to discuss proposed improvements which consist of new traffic signals at the US 281 and I-94 north and south ramp intersections, a mill and overlay of the north frontage road between I-94 Exits 256 and 257, temporary closing of I-94 Exit 257, and bridge deck repair of the US 281 and I-94 bridge in Jamestown. The meeting will provide opportunity for public input. Representatives from the North Dakota Department of Transportation will be present for the purposes of the meeting.
If unable to attend the Public Input Meeting, written statements or comments must be mailed by January 19, 2018, to James Rath, 608 East Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58505, Email: jrath@nd.gov with “Public Input Meeting” in the e-mail subject heading.
Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Public School District will hold four public input meetings regarding the school board’s draft proposal approving construction a new track and field area at Hanna Field.
The school board has approved of hiring Consolidated Construction Company as the Project Manager pending approval of the facility.
The first Public Input Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, January 4, 2018, at the Hi Liner Activity Center lobby at 10-a.m., followed later by the second meeting at 7-p.m.
Two additional meetings at the HAC are set for Tuesday January 9, 2018, at 10-a.m., and at 7-p.m.
Jamestown (CSi) Spearheaded by Jamestown Tourism, “The Louis L’Amour Project,” will ramp up in 2018.
On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Jamestown Tourism Director, Searle Swedlund said the project is geared to bring attention to the life of the novelist, while living as a youth in Jamestown, including artifacts to be placed at the James River Library System’s, Alfred Dickey Public library, downtown.
L’Amour a Jamestown native attended elementary school at Franklin, now, the CSi Technology Center.
Swedlund added that anyone with L’Amour artifacts such as photos, or other items is asked to Contact Searle at the Jamestown Tourism office, or Keith Norman, making it a community-wide project.
Swedlund pointed out that the project will feature L’Amour’s roots and his humble beginnings in Jamestown, while engaging tourists.
Swedlund added that 2017 was a good year for tourism in Jamestown saying the National Buffalo Museum set a record for attendance, doubling the previous number of tourists during a one year period.
He said 2018 will be the first full year of operation for the Newman Arena at the University of Jamestown, and the Two Rivers Activity Center (TRAC) in Jamestown.
He noted upgrades to Jamestown Parks and Recreation facilities, additional hotel space, and changes in the Tourism grant application process, now allowing non-profits to apply for grants.
He said the Talking Trail program, with various historic sites in Jamestown highlighted with signage and recorded historical information continues, and will be better explained on its usage in 2018, through the Tourism website.
Jamestown (CSi) A Search for a new Stutsman County Chief Operating Officer/ Auditor continues with the formation of a committee to review applications.
The County Commission approved committee, will assist in publicizing the job opening with the Stutsman County commission making the hiring decision.
With the Resignation of Casey Bradley last year, Nicole Meland as served in the position on an interim basis.
The county commission’s consensus is to hire externally.
Devils Lake (NDHP) On Tuesday January 2, 2018 at approximately 8:12p.m., A North Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper attempted to stop a white Chevy Cavalier passenger car for speeding.
The Cavalier was traveling westbound at 83mph in a 70-mph zone. The initial violation occurred 5 miles east of Devils Lake ND. The Cavalier fled from the trooper reaching speeds of 100+ mph. When the vehicle reached the city limits of Devils Lake the trooper discontinued the pursuit for public safety reasons.
The Chevy Cavalier was located abandoned within the city limits of Devils Lake shortly after the pursuit was terminated. The vehicle has been seized pending the investigation.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Wyoming-based company that illegally dumped oilfield waste in western North Dakota has paid the state more than $950,000 after the state Supreme Court affirmed the fine last month.
The Department of Mineral Resources tells The Bismarck Tribune that Black Hills Trucking paid $951,526 to the North Dakota Industrial Commission last week. It’s the largest fine ever collected by the regulatory group.
The company earlier unsuccessfully appealed the fine to the North Dakota Supreme Court, arguing it already paid a $200,000 fine to the state Health Department for the same incident.
The company was accused of illegally dumping saltwater near Tioga in February and March 2014.
Nearly all of the Industrial Commission fine will go into a state fund that’s used to restore sites affected by oil and gas development.
STANTON, N.D. (AP) — Trial for a former Beulah Lead police officer who prosecutors say admitted to sexual contact with a teenager has been rescheduled for March.
A trial that was to have started Thursday will now begin March 8 for 36-year-old Dustin Pekas at the Mercer County Courthouse in Stanton. The Bismarck Tribune says court records show the discovery process is not yet complete, so the trial was reset.
Pekas is charged with felony sexual assault. The former officer lost his motion last month to have statements made to state investigators in September thrown out because of lack of counsel.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says electric power generation from the Missouri River’s six upstream dams increased 23 percent in 2017.
The agency manages dams and reservoirs along the 2,341-mile river. Corps engineer Mike Swenson says energy production from the dams in the Dakotas, Montana and Nebraska totaled 9.6 billion kilowatts of electricity last year, up from 7.6 billion kilowatts.
He says a billion kilowatt-hours of power is enough to supply about 86,000 homes for a year.
The Western Area Power Administration sells the power generated from the dams to rural electric cooperatives, municipal utilities, Indian tribes and other customers.
But the power created last year wasn’t enough to satisfy customers’ contracts and WAPA had to purchase $28.3 million of electricity on the open market.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A Minot man is the winner of the North Dakota state poker championship.
The Daily News reports that Matt Lizotte took home the $30,000 first prize in the 14th annual event at Minot’s Vegas Hotel. It’s the first title for Lizotte, who has participated in every tournament.
Nearly 1,500 players from 16 states and Canada competed for a total prize payout of $112,000.
The runner-up was Jimmy Van Huss Jr., a Dallas native and Minot Air Force Base veteran currently seeking a master’s degree at Minot State University. He won $15,000.
The event is sponsored by the Minot State University Alumni Association. A portion of the proceeds is used to provide funding for scholarships for the school.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Bismarck’s homeless population is struggling after the area’s lone emergency men’s shelter closed and temperatures plummet into the negative double digits.
The Ministry on the Margins offers meals, a food pantry and other services in the area. The ministry’s Sister Kathleen Atkinson tells the Bismarck Tribune that the severe weather has been particularly difficult for homeless residents and people who can’t afford cold-weather repairs.
She says three people without access to heat visited the ministry Tuesday.
The Ruth Meiers Hospitality House closed its men’s emergency shelter in October following financial management claims and other issues.
The Missouri Slope Areawide United Way has been helping manage the city’s emergency housing needs. Executive Director Jena Gullo says the agency has seen an increase in people seeking shelter amid the recent frigid weather.
In sports…
(AP) Grand Forks’ Wayne Nelson, Pat Sweeney and Duaine Sanden are among five people who have been elected to the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame.
Joining them for induction are Mark Beighley of Devils Lake and Dave Kolpack, who wrote for newspapers in Fargo and Bismarck.
In recent voting by the NDAPSSA, each received at least 75 percent approval, the threshold for induction.
Nelson, the sports editor at the Herald, began his career at the Valley City Times-Record in 1976, then joined the Jamestown Sun (1980-95). He’s been at the Herald since 1995, covering primarily UND sports and auto racing. He’s a five-time selection as the NDAPSSA sportswriter of the year (1986, 1988, 1998, 2001, 2009), has won numerous writing awards and was part of the Herald staff that won the Pulitzer Prize for community journalism during the 1997 flood.
Fifth Class A basketball poll
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Boys
Team Rec. Pts. LW
1. Fargo Davies (12) 8-0 67 1
2. West Fargo (2) 8-0 54 2
3. Mandan 7-0 46 3
4. Minot 6-1 23 5
5. Bismarck 7-2 11 4
Others receiving votes: Bismarck Century (6-2), West Fargo Sheyenne (7-1).
Girls
Team Rec. Pts. LW
1. Bismarck Century (14) 8-0 70 1
2. Bismarck St. Mary’s 7-1 52 5
2. Fargo Shanley 6-1 37 3
4. Fargo Davies 6-2 22 2
5. Mandan 5-2 21 4
Others receiving votes: Grand Forks Red River (7-1).
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
NEW YORK (AP) — Spencer Dinwiddie made the go-ahead jumper with 9.7 seconds left and tied his career high with 26 points, leading the Brooklyn Nets to a 98-97 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Jimmy Butler missed at the buzzer as the Timberwolves lost for just the second time in nine games.
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Isaiah Thomas made his return to Boston on Wednesday, but he was held out of their game against the Celtics just a day after finally making his season debut.
The Cavs could have used Thomas as Terry Rozier scored 20 points in 20 minutes off the bench to help the Boston thump the Cavs 102-88. Rozier scored eight straight Boston points in the first quarter and did it again in the fourth to put the Celts ahead by 21.
he Thunder crushed the Lakers as Russell Westbrook’s 20 points and 12 rebounds send Oklahoma City to a 133-96 win at Los Angeles. Terrance Ferguson scored 24 in his first career start, Paul George finished with 24 and Carmelo Anthony added 21 as the Thunder send the Lakers to their eighth consecutive loss.
Final Washington 121 N-Y Knicks 103
Final Houston 116 Orlando 98
Final Philadelphia 112 San Antonio 106
Final Miami 111 Detroit 104
Final Milwaukee 122 Indiana 101
Final Toronto 124 Chicago 115
Final Golden State 125 Dallas 122
Final New Orleans 108 Utah 98
Final Denver 134 Phoenix 111
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final OT Detroit 2 Ottawa 1
Final Chicago 5 N-Y Rangers 2
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (7) Oklahoma 109 Oklahoma St. 89
Final (8) Virginia 78 Virginia Tech 52
Final (24) Florida St. 81 (12) North Carolina 80
Final (13) Purdue 82 Rutgers 51
Final Georgia Tech 64 (15) Miami 54
Final (17) Kentucky 74 LSU 71
Final (25) Clemson 74 Boston College 70
BIG TEN…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jordan Murphy had 17 points and 17 rebounds while Nate Mason added 17 points and 6 assists as Minnesota defeated Illinois 77-67. Murphy, the Big Ten’s scoring and rebounding leader, had 11 boards by halftime as he extended the nation’s longest double-double streak to 16 games. Leron Black led Illinois with 14 points. The Illini shot a season-low 35 percent from the floor, including a 1-for-19 stretch to open the game.
VIKINGS…
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — After yet another knee surgery, Sam Bradford has finally made it back to practice with the Minnesota Vikings as they begin the playoffs. The quarterback’s future remains unclear, but he at least has a chance to return to the roster. Bradford said he considered the worst-case scenario of his career being over. But as he progressed in his rehab, he put those thoughts aside.
BISON…
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — It’s a fitting finale for the Football Championship Subdivision title, with the defending champion squaring off against the team that owned Frisco, Texas for five straight years. The top-seeded and defending champion James Madison and No. 2-seeded North Dakota State square off for FCS supremacy Saturday in suburban Dallas. It’s the first time since 2011 and the first time since the FCS playoff field expanded to 24 teams that the top two seeds are in the championship.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-NEWS
UNDATED (AP) — Two of the Pac-12’s best quarterbacks are now available to NFL teams.
Southern California signal-caller Sam Darnold has announced on Instagram that he will forgo his final two seasons of eligibility to enter the upcoming draft.
Darnold became the Trojans’ starter as a redshirt and won the Rose bowl with a record 453-yard, five-touchdown performance against Penn State that season. He is projected as a high first-round selection after passing for 7,229 yards with 57 touchdown passes and 22 interceptions in 27 career games for the Trojans.
Darnold revealed his decision minutes after UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen announced on Twitter that he is skipping his senior season to enter the NFL draft.
Rosen is expected to be a high first-round pick after serving as the Bruins’ starting quarterback the past three seasons. He passed for 9,301 yards with 59 touchdown passes and 26 interceptions in 30 games.
NFL-NEWS
The Packers have announced the departure of veteran defensive coordinator Dom Capers, along with defensive line coach Mike Trgovac and inside linebacker Scott McCurley. The moves come after the Packers finished 22nd in total defensive the last two seasons despite being stocked with high draft picks.
UNDATED (AP) — The Oakland Raiders are a step closer to becoming the Las Vegas Raiders.
Commissioners in Nevada’s Clark County have approved a development agreement with the Raiders. The agreement defines public safety and infrastructure improvements in and around the stadium that the team will finance.
The document does not include a finalized plan for thousands of county-mandated parking spots needed for a stadium the Raiders plan to occupy by the start of the 2020 season.
Meanwhile, Jon Gruden says he had a good talk with Raiders owner Mark Davis about returning to the organization for a second stint as coach and believes there is a “good chance” it will happen.
Gruden gave an interview to ESPN Radio on Wednesday to discuss his pursuit of the Raiders job that opened when Jack Del Rio was fired after a disappointing six-win season. Gruden has been out of coaching the past nine years while serving as an ESPN analyst.
TENNIS-AUSTRALIAN OPEN
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Andy Murray needed only a couple of days in Australia to realize the hip problem that has kept him out of competitive tennis since Wimbledon was not going to improve in time for the season’s first major.
The five-time finalist withdrew from the Australian Open today, two days after pulling out of a tuneup event in Brisbane before his first match.
Confirmation of his absence came hours after Kei Nishikori (kay nee-shee-KOHR’-ee) announced that he, also, wouldn’t have enough time to fully recover from a torn wrist tendon before the Australian Open starts Jan. 15 in Melbourne.
Former No. 1-ranked Murray, a three-time major winner, has not played a competitive match since a quarterfinal exit at Wimbledon last July.
In world and national news…
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The numbers have been drawn for the estimated $460 million Powerball jackpot.
The winning numbers selected Wednesday night are 2, 18, 37, 39 and 42, and the Powerball number is 12.
The estimated jackpot would make it the nation’s 10th largest lottery prize ever.
Powerball is played in 44 states, as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The odds of winning are one in 292.2 million.
The $460 million prize refers to the annuity option, paid over 29 years. The cash prize would be $291 million.
Lottery players also can vie for another giant prize, as the Mega Millions game’s grand prize will be $418 million in Friday’s drawing.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Donald Trump was left feeling “furious” and “disgusted” after claims by his former top adviser Steve Bannon in a new book. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders complained Wednesday the book contained “outrageous” and “completely false claims against the president, his administration and his family.” The criticism was spurred by the unflattering book by Michael Wolff that paints Trump as a leader who doesn’t understand the weight of the presidency.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A massive winter storm packing snow, ice and high winds is moving up the Eastern Seaboard. The worst conditions are expected from the Carolinas to Maine. The National Weather Service says there could be wind gusts of up to 60 mph where there are blizzard warnings. Boston could get up to 14 inches of snow. And a wave of bracing cold is expected to follow the storm.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — There are fewer reports of demonstrations in Iran after a week of unrest that killed at least 21 people. This is making it difficult to gauge if it means that the anti-government protests are subsiding or that the Iranian government’s blocking of social media apps has managed to stop the protesters from offering new images of rallies. Meanwhile, thousands rallied on Thursday in support of the government in several towns and cities in Iran.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s rivals are eager to see changes in the country but have taken different approaches in public toward the protests that are underway in Iran. Saudi Arabia appears to be playing a wait-and-see game, careful not to issue statements of support for protesters that would give credence to claims by Iran’s supreme leader who accused Iran’s enemies of stoking the unrest. Israel’s prime minister, meanwhile, has openly praised what he called the bravery of the Iranian protesters seeking freedom.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia legislative election that could determine which party controls the House is set to be decided by chance. That’s after an election, a recount and a legal battle all failed to determine a winner. Virginia elections officials will conduct a blind drawing Thursday morning to determine the winner of the 94th House District contest. The candidates are incumbent Republican David Yancey and Democrat Shelly Simonds.
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