CSi Weather…

.REST OF TODAY…Cloudy with a 70 percent chance of snow.  No new snow accumulation.  Colder. Highs 15 to 20. Temperatures falling into the upper single digits in the afternoon. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Colder.

Lows around 5 below. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Wind chills

around 25 below.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Colder. Highs zero to 5 above.

Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Lowest wind chills around 25 below

in the morning.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows around 10 below. West

winds around 5 mph shifting to the south after midnight.

.FRIDAY…Partly sunny. Slight chance of snow in the morning.

Highs 15 to 20. South winds around 5 mph shifting to the

northeast in the afternoon.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow.

Lows around 5 below.

.SATURDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of snow in the

morning. Highs zero to 5 above.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing.

Lows around 15 below.

.SUNDAY…Sunny. Highs 5 to 10 above.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows around 5 below.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny. Highs 10 to 15.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 5 below.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs 5 to 10 above.

 

Dangerous wind chills to around 35 below are forecast Wednesday night

through Saturday night, especially across northern and central

North Dakota.

 

The potential for accumulating snow Friday into Saturday. Only an inch or two of snow through Saturday.

 

This Day In History, January 31, 1924 – Russell-Miller Mill closes down.   *** from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History ***  

Russell-Miller Mills Company of Minneapolis Minnesota, announces it will shutdown operations Jamestown ending forty years of business.

 

 

(CSi)  According to a posting on Facebook, the Jamestown GCR Tire Center in Jamestown has closed.

The business at 1810 8th Avenue Southwest closed its doors on Monday this week, confirmed by a former employee, who said the closing came as a surprise to the employees, and that the business had difficulties finding enough workers, and noted multiple breakdowns of a service truck.

The Jamestown store had four employees.

The closure was mandated by corporate.

 

Jamestown   (CSi)  The Jamestown Optimist Club is having their annual fundraiser Spaghetti Feed at the Civic Center on Friday, February 2nd, in conjunction with the Sports & Rec Show.

Spaghetti feed starts at 5:00 pm in the Exchequer Room and ends at 7:00 pm.

On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Optimist Club, representative, Ken Astrup said, money raised by the club supports local youth programs.

Tickets are available at the door for $8 per adult and $5 per student. Email inquiries to JamestownOptimistClub@gmail.com

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Civic Center hosts the 2018 Sport & Recreation Show Friday February 2, 4-p.m., to 8-p.m., and Saturday the 3rd from 9-a.m., to 4-p.m.

See the free Raptor Show, Friday at 7-p.m., with Saturday show hours 11-a.m., and 3-p.m. presented by the Black Hills Raptor Center, and sponsored by Gun and Reel Sports, and Grabinger Marine in Jamestown.

Displays from Gun and Reel Sports, Countryside R.V., Grabinger Marine, OutletRecreation.com, Home of Economy, and many more local and area businesses.

See boats, campers, pontoons, golf carts and more, as the show features door prizes, samples, and demos.

The Jamestown Optimist Club is having their annual fundraiser Spaghetti Feed at the Civic Center on Friday, February 2nd, in conjunction with the Sports & Rec Show.

Spaghetti feed starts at 5:00 pm in the Exchequer Room and ends at 7:00 pm.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Annual Polar Pig, Walk The Plank fundraiser for JRMC Hospice will be on Saturday February 3rd, at Stutsman Harley- Davidson.

The Silent Auction starts at 9-a.m., with Registration and the ABATE Chili Cookoff starting at 10:30 a.m.

Walk the Plank starts at 12-noon.

For more information call Don Wegner at 701-320-7866.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi-JAGST)  The Jamestown Area Grief Support Team will present “Soup for the Soul” on Thursday, February 22, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at the James River Senior Center, located at the Legacy Center, 419 5th Street NE, Jamestown, ND (use the west door on 4th Ave NE across from Lincoln School).  The theme of this evening is “Grieving the Loss of a Pet”

The death of a companion animal unquestionably causes grief.   The family pet is not just a dog or a cat; it’s a member of the family. Our pets offer us constant companionship, acceptance and unconditional love. Studies have shown that pets can lower blood pressure, change heart rate and alleviate feelings of loneliness.  With the death of that pet, a family experiences a significant loss.

With these things in mind the Jamestown Area Grief Support Team has put together of panel of experts including veterinarian, Dr. Dawn Entzminger, Reverend Tom Eckstein, Clarice Snow and Gary Sahr of the James River Humane Society and Kaye John from Prairie Paws Rescue.  Panel members will discuss the affects of the loss of a beloved pet and share ideas on how to handle that loss.

Everyone is welcome to share in this informal evening that includes a meal of soup.  The program is free and open to all.  Please bring a picture of your pet.  For more information on this program or the Jamestown Area Grief Support Team, please call Diane at 320-4915.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Winter wheat and livestock in North Dakota appear to be weathering the winter fairly well, though dry conditions persist in the state.

The Agriculture Department says in its monthly crop report that all but 15 percent of the state’s winter wheat crop is rated fair, good or excellent.

Cattle and calf conditions are rated 78 percent good to excellent, with death losses average to light.

Hay supplies are rated 64 percent adequate to surplus, and stock water supplies are 73 percent in those categories.

However, only about half of the topsoil and subsoil moisture supplies in the state are rated adequate to surplus. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor Map shows that nearly all of central and western North Dakota remains in moderate-to-severe drought.

 

 

Update…

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — Five workers at North Dakota’s Youth Correctional Center outside of Mandan received medical attention after being assaulted by a number of juveniles over the weekend, but they weren’t seriously injured.

State Corrections Department spokeswoman Michelle Linster says “several” juveniles were involved in the assault at the facility Sunday night. She declined to comment on the nature of the incident, including whether the workers were targeted or were assaulted when intervening in some sort of situation.

Linster says the workers were all male and all worked in supervisory or security roles. She says none are missing any work time due to the incident.

The Highway Patrol is investigating because it happened on state property.

 

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A spokesman for the Catholic Diocese of Fargo says a priest in central North Dakota was attacked on church property.

Diocese spokesman Paul Braun says the Rev. Robert Wapenski was physically assaulted Tuesday at St. Francis Xavier Church in Anamoose. Braun referred further questions to law enforcement.

The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office did not return a phone message to The Associated Press.

Anamoose is about 60 miles southeast of Minot.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A second man has been charged in a case in which a Bismarck police officer shot and wounded a man who’s accused of trying to hit the officer with a vehicle.

Thirty-two-year-old Juan Nunez is accused of helping 22-year-old Ulises Villalobos-Alvarado avoid apprehension. He could enter a plea March 5 to a felony charge of hindering law enforcement.

Villalobos-Alvarado faces felony charges of attempted murder and fleeing. He’s accused of trying to run over a Bismarck officer who subsequently shot him in the arm.

Bond has been set for him at $500,000.

The incident happened Jan. 18 as authorities were conducting a probation search. He later turned himself in at a gas station in Brookings, South Dakota.

Court documents don’t say where Nunez is from, and his relationship to Villalobos-Alvarado is unclear. Both men remain jailed.

 

VELVA, N.D. (AP) — Farmers Union Oil Co. has cut some workers and services at its Velva and Drake branches.

Interim General Manager Cameron Erickson tells the Minot Daily News that shops at the two locations have been closed due to financial losses.

Thirteen full- or part-time people were laid off in Drake, though one was hired back full time and two were hired back part time to continue to operate the convenience store.

In Velva, the convenience store will remain open, but the company has closed its downtown shop with automotive repair. The hardware, auto parts and tire lines also have been discontinued. The building will continue to house the main offices of the company.

Three people were laid off in Velva.

 

In sports…

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Game and Fish Department says two deer have tested positive for chronic wasting disease in the southwestern part of the state.

The department says a whitetail buck and a mule deer doe taken during the 2017 deer gun season from Unit 3F2 were found to have the deadly deer disease.

Eleven deer have tested positive for CWD in North Dakota since 2009. All were from the same unit. The Game and Fish Department implemented special regulations in 3F2 and surrounding units in 2010 to prevent the disease from spreading.

In addition to the 350 samples tested for CWD from unit 3F2, another 1,050 were tested from deer taken last fall by hunters in the central third of the state, and from any moose or elk taken during the hunting season.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Game and Fish Department is reminding hunters that personal items need to be removed from all wildlife management areas by the end of the month.

The Wednesday deadline applies to tree stands, hunting blinds, steps and other personal items such as cameras.

Items not removed are considered abandoned property and are subject to confiscation by the state.

 

Boy’s Hockey…

Bismarck High 6, Dickinson 1

Devils Lake-Cando 2, Fargo North 1

Fargo South 5, Grafton-Park River 2

Grand Forks Red River 5, Fargo Davies 0

Sheyenne 4, West Fargo 2

 

GIRLS HOCKEY

Bismarck High 5, Minot 2

West Fargo 4, Fargo Davies 2

 

Boy’s Basketball…

Bismarck High 70, Jamestown 68

 

Bismarck Century 48, Minot 38

Bottineau 79, Kenmare 72

Bowman County 70, Dickinson Trinity 64

Drake/Anamoose 49, Rolette-Wolford 43

Dunseith 72, North Star 51

Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 72, Ellendale 50

Fargo Davies 76, Fargo North 69

Fargo Shanley 70, Wahpeton 59

Fargo South 69, Devils Lake 60

Four Winds/Minnewauken 78, Harvey-Wells County 40

Hazen 67, Glen Ullin-Hebron 58

Kidder County 59, Medina-Pingree-Buchanan 26

LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 64, Oakes 61

Langdon-Edmore-Munich 77, Midkota 44

May Port CG 59, Larimore 47

Midway-Minto 87, Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 58

Minot Bishop Ryan 62, Lewis and Clark-Berthold 47

New Rockford-Sheyenne 81, Benson County 58

New Town 70, Garrison 64

Ray 75, Trenton 74, OT

Thompson 85, Griggs County Central 34

Turtle Lake-Mercer-McClusky 70, Wilton-Wing 57

Underwood 74, Center-Stanton 45

Velva/Sawyer 52, Rugby 42

Washburn 62, Max 55

West Fargo 74, Grand Forks Red River 61

Westhope-Newburg 65, Towner-Granville-Upham 46

 

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Jamestown 63, Bismarck High 49

 

Center-Stanton 43, Underwood 42, OT

Devils Lake 70, Fargo South 22

Fargo North 80, Fargo Davies 66

Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran 73, Northern Cass 42

Fargo Shanley 71, Wahpeton 47

Grand Forks Red River 81, West Fargo 45

Grant County 77, Standing Rock 56

Hillsboro/Central Valley 55, Climax/Fisher, Minn. 25

Killdeer 58, Hazen 42

Kindred 54, Enderlin 31

Lisbon 60, Tri-State 27

Mandan 58, Bismarck St. Mary’s 56

Medina-Pingree-Buchanan 43, Kidder County 36

South Border 58, Strasburg-Zeeland 12

Stanley 47, Trenton 43

Tioga 34, Powers Lake 32

Wilton-Wing 33, Turtle Lake-Mercer-McClusky 22

 

 

Jamestown   (uj.edu) — For 23 minutes and 55 seconds, the Jimmie men’s basketball team was unable to get much separation from a scrappy Trinity Bible College squad.

However, a 27-0 second half run turned a seven-point game into a 34-point cushion, and Jamestown rolled to an 86-47 win over the Lions Tuesday night at Harold Newman Arena.

Jon Purintun (JR/Linton, N.D.) scored to put UJ up 2-0 11 seconds into the contest, but Trinity Bible used a 7-0 run to take a five-point lead. The Lions led for nearly six-and-a-half mintues until a Sam Johnson (SR/Mora, Minn.) three-pointer gave the Jimmies a 15-14 lead with 12:19 in the half.

 

 

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

DeMar DeRozan scored 23 points as the Toronto Raptors edged the Minnesota Timberwolves 109-104.

 

Final Washington 102 Oklahoma City 96

Final N-Y Knicks 111 Brooklyn 95

Final Toronto 109 Minnesota 104

Final Sacramento 114 New Orleans 103

Final Houston 114 Orlando 107

Final Detroit 125 Cleveland 114

Final San Antonio 106 Denver 104

Final Utah 129 Golden State 99

Final Portland 104 L.A. Clippers 96

 

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Zach Parise and Chris Stewart scored in the shootout, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2. Devan Dubnyk made 28 saves for Minnesota (27-18-5), which earned its 10th road win of the season. Jason Zucker scored his 20th goal, and Charlie Coyle added his fifth in the third period.

Final Pittsburgh 5 San Jose 2

Final Florida 4 N-Y Islanders 1

Final Anaheim 3 Boston 1

Final Carolina 2 Ottawa 1

Final New Jersey 3 Buffalo 1

Final Winnipeg 3 Tampa Bay 1

Final St. Louis 3 Montreal 1

Final Chicago 2 Nashville 1

Final L.A. Kings 3 Dallas 0

Final Vegas 4 Calgary 2

Final OT Vancouver 4 Colorado 3

 

Men’s Basketball…

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Jordan Bohannon led six Hawkeyes in double figures with 20 points and Iowa rolled past Minnesota 94-80 on Tuesday night, its second straight home win.

Tyler Cook scored 17 points with 10 rebounds and Isaiah Moss had 16 for the Hawkeyes (12-12, 3-8 Big Ten), who’ve split their last six league games after starting 0-5 in the conference.

Iowa opened the game on an 11-1 run before it resorted to its typical shoddy defense, allowing Minnesota (14-10, 3-8) to jump back out front late in the first half. But Iowa rallied with a 13-4 run to open up a 50-37 lead.

The Gophers tried to keep pace, but the Hawkeyes caught fire from beyond 3-point range — at one point hitting five out of six in the second half to go up 70-58.

Jordan Murphy had 21 points and 17 rebounds and Davonte Fitzgerald scored 16 for Minnesota. Gophers sophomore guard Amir Coffey (14 points per game) sat out after tweaking his injured right shoulder in a loss to Northwestern last week.

 

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final (6) Xavier 73 St. John’s 68

Final (11) Auburn 79 Mississippi 70

Final (12) Oklahoma 98 Baylor 96

Final (17) Ohio St. 71 Indiana 56

Final (20) Clemson 82 (19) North Carolina 78

Final OT (21) Kentucky 83 Vanderbilt 81

Final (22) Rhode Island 85 UMass 83

Final Georgia 72 (23) Florida 60

 

Super Bowl…

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — New England Patriots star tight end Rob Gronkowski says he expects to play in Sunday’s Super Bowl against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Gronkowski has been in the league’s concussion protocol after taking a hit from Jacksonville’s Barry Church in the AFC championship game. He made his first public appearance on Tuesday night while playing former teammate and current Eagles running back LeGarrette Blount in a game of “Madden 18” at the Mall of America.

Gronkowski said he’s still in the concussion protocol and would leave his status up to the doctors.

In other NFL news:

— Two people with direct knowledge of the trade tell The Associated Press the Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to deal quarterback Alex Smith to the Washington Redskins. The people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the move can’t be completed until the start of the new league year in March. One person says the Redskins have agreed to a four-year extension with Smith.

 

In NBA news…

— Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond has been added to the NBA All-Star Game, replacing injured Washington guard John Wall. The Pistons announced Drummond’s selection Tuesday night. Drummond is an All-Star for the second time. He also represented the Pistons in 2016. He entered Tuesday night’s game against Cleveland averaging 14.7 points and 15.1 rebounds.

— Sacramento Kings coach Dave Joerger will resume his coaching duties next week after a medical evaluation determined that he is in fine health. Joerger left two minutes into a game against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday after becoming lightheaded. Assistant Elston Turner will coach the team until Joerger returns.

 

MLB…

A runner would be put on second base at the start of the 11th inning of the All-Star Game and each additional inning, according to the latest pace-of-game proposal by Major League Baseball. The experiment also would be used in the 10th inning of spring training games, according to the Jan. 9 proposal obtained by The Associated Press. Spring training games would be capped at 10 innings.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump used his first official State of the Union address to highlight a strong economy and the tax overhaul he signed late last year. Addressing a deeply divided Congress and nation, the president also appealed for unity — challenging lawmakers to tackle immigration policies as he redoubled his recent pledge to offer a path to citizenship for 1.8 million young immigrants.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Twitter went wild with speculation when first lady Melania Trump showed up for her husband’s first State of the Union address wearing a white pantsuit. Some wondered sarcastically if the choice of attire was a tribute to Hillary Clinton, known for wearing pantsuits. Some suggested she was honoring the suffragettes, who made white their signature color. Her suit was in contrast to the black worn by Democratic congresswomen and their allies.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. military prison at Cuba’s Guantanamo Bay to remain open and ready to accept enemy combatants. His predecessor, Barack Obama, tried to close the controversial facility. Trump defended his decision during his State of the Union address, saying the U.S. must be able to detain and question terrorists when necessary. European allies, Muslim leaders and others have criticized how detainees have been held for decades without charge.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Former sports doctor Larry Nassar is returning to court to face another prison sentence for molesting gymnasts. The hearing starting Wednesday could unfold much the same as a hearing last week in another Michigan county. The judge has set aside several days for roughly 60 people who want to confront Nassar or have their statement read in court. The case in Eaton County centers on his assaults at Twistars. The Lansing-area gymnastics club was run by 2012 Olympic coach John Geddert.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Over the objections of the Justice Department, President Donald Trump says he’s “100 percent” in favor of releasing a classified memo on the Russia investigation. Trump was overheard expressing his full support to a GOP lawmaker for the release after his State of the Union speech Tuesday night. Republicans have said the memo reveals improper use of surveillance by the FBI and the Justice Department in the Russia probe. Democrats have called it a selectively edited group of GOP talking points.