CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 5 below. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind chills around 20 below.

.SATURDAY…Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing and drifting snow.

Highs 15 to 20. South winds 15 to 20 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Not as cold. Lows 15 to 20.

Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the west after midnight.

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds

15 to 20 mph.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows 15 to 20. West winds

around 10 mph.

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

.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy. Lows 10 to 15. Highs

in the lower 30s.

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

Highs in the 20s to lower 30s.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing and drifting

snow after midnight. Lows around 5 below.

.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Highs zero to

5 above. Lows around 5 below.

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

afternoon. Highs 15 to 20.

 

Above normal temperatures on Monday and Tuesday.

A more significant cold front will move through Wednesday bringing a 15 to 20 degree drop in temperatures Wednesday, and much colder highs Thursday in the single digits above zero.

The Best chance for snow will be Wednesday and Wednesday night with the arctic  frontal passage.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The James River Humane Society has a wide variety of dog breeds available for adoption.  On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 Board Member, Jay Nitchke said dog breeds include, a border collie, a collie mix, healer mixes, a Sheppard mix, along with a white Sheppard, a Jack Russell Terrier, a retriever, a pit bull mix, and more.

She pointed out a number of cats are available for adoption as well.

Jay thanked those who donated to the James River Humane Society through the Christmas tree that was located at the Buffalo Mall.

She added more volunteers are welcome to help out at the shelter.  Call 701-252-0747 for more information.

The website www.jamesriverhumanesociety.org has more information including photos and links to petfinder.com

The Jamestown River Humane Society is located off the I-94 Bloom Exit, open daily.

 

BEULAH, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s first urea plant is on schedule to start producing the solid-form fertilizer this month.

The $740 million plant near Beulah is acting as a boon to regional farmers and transforming operations at the Great Plains Synfuels Plant.

Plant Manager Dale Johnson tells the Bismarck Tribune the facility will be ramped up to full production soon and process 1,100 tons of urea pellets daily.

Urea brings fertilizer to more than 50 percent of the facility’s gross revenue producer. It’ll be the 13th product made at the synfuels plant.

Johnson says the new product is a good fit.

The cooperative is awaiting final plans. But the product will likely be used on farms within roughly 300 miles (483 kilometers), including Minnesota, South Dakota and Montana, where urea use is common.

 

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Dakota Access pipeline protester has been convicted of a felony in Morton County, but has a chance to expunge his record if he stays out of trouble.

The Bismarck Tribune says Judge Daniel El-Dweek convicted 21-year-old Rodrick Joe of felony tampering with a public service Thursday. Joe was arrested in November 2016 while protesting at a railroad tracks crossing near Mandan. El-Dweek deferred a nearly yearlong sentence, giving Joe a chance to keep his record clean.

Joe was among 25 people arrested at the railroad crossing after two Burlington Northern Santa Fe coal trains were delayed. At least two other defendants are set for another felony court trial before El-Dweek on similar charges.

 

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s taxable sales and purchases for the third quarter of 2017 increased slightly over the same time period the previous year.

The state Tax Department says it was the second consecutive quarter of growth. Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger (RAW’-shun-bur-gur) says that’s significant given that the state was in the midst of severe drought.

Taxable sales and purchases for July, August and September totaled $4.7 billion, a 2.3 percent increase over the three-month span in 2016.

Five of the 15 major industry sectors reported gains over the year. The mining and oil extraction sector increased by nearly $248 million, or about 81 percent.

Rauschenberger says if energy prices continue to rise, the impact could be felt in other areas, as well.

 

 

 

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Los Angeles man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine in North Dakota.

Forty-one-year-old Antonio Medrano was arrested in May 2015 after a traffic stop in Bismarck and a subsequent search of his hotel room. U.S. Attorney Chris Myers says authorities seized drugs, a gun and nearly $5,000 in cash.

A jury last July convicted Medrano of drug and weapon offenses. He was sentenced Tuesday. He’ll be on supervised release for 10 years following his prison term.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Six people who worked on construction of a North Dakota gas plant have filed a federal lawsuit alleging racial discrimination.

The Bismarck Tribune reports that the six workers, all of whom are black, are suing a California-based construction company for incidents that allegedly happened between 2012 and 2014. They say they were victims of racially offensive graffiti and harassment and unfair employment practices and work assignments.

The suit says the workers were denied raises and promotions, were forced to perform dangerous work in freezing temperatures and were not permitted to take mandatory breaks in “warming trucks.”

The complaints were originally filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, but lawyers for the workers say negotiations broke down.

A lawyer for the construction company, KS Industries, did not return repeated phone messages.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Republican senators have made the first known criminal referral in congressional investigations of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. They’re targeting the author of a dossier of allegations about President Donald Trump’s ties to Russia.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Author Michael Wolff’s sensational book on President Donald Trump’s administration is the top seller online. That’s according to information released by Amazon and Barnes & Noble, which each reported that hardcovers of “Fire and Fury” stood at No. 1 as of midday Friday. But they were also out of stock, with Amazon advising that shipment might take two to four weeks. Demand for the book has been insatiable since reports of its contents emerged Wednesday.

UNDATED (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is getting a first-hand look at storm damage on the coast. Baker visited Scituate on Friday, one of dozens of coastal communities that reported flooding at the height of Thursday’s fierce winter storm. He also personally thanked local restaurant owner who rushed out on to a pier during the storm to rescue Scituate’s harbormaster, who had fallen into the icy water.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A civil lawsuit charging Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis with raping a publicist has prompted three additional women to come forward with their own sexual misconduct accusations. One of the new accusers says Haggis forced her to perform oral sex, then raped her. A lawyer for Haggis, who won Academy Awards for the films “Million Dollar Baby” and “Crash,” said, “He didn’t rape anybody.” He had previously denied the lawsuit allegations in a countersuit, which is pending.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Britain’s media regulator says it is considering an official letter received from Iran’s embassy in London complaining about media coverage of the protests. The regulator, known as Ofcom, said Friday the letter is being carefully evaluated. Iranian state media say the government is complaining about what it calls a propaganda campaign orchestrated by U.K.-based Persian-language broadcasters.