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CSi Weather…
.REST OF TODAY…Becoming partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of snow in the afternoon. Highs in the lower
20s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Lowest wind chills around 20 below
in the morning.
.TONIGHT…Cloudy. Snow likely in the evening, then chance of
snow after midnight. Snow accumulation around 2 inches. Lows 5 to
10 above. East winds around 5 mph shifting to the north after
midnight. Chance of snow 60 percent in the Jamestown area, 90 percent in the Valley City area.
.FRIDAY…Partly sunny in the morning then clearing. Highs 15 to
20. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows zero to 5 above.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY…Cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow in the afternoon in the Jamestown area, 40 percent in the Valley City area.
Highs in the mid 20s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 10.
.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows 5 to 10 above.
.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows 10 to 15.
.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows around 10.
.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 20s.
Snow will begin late this afternoon from Strasburg east to Ashley
and Ellendale, and spread north this evening into Wishek, Edgeley,
Lamoure and Jamestown. Snow accumulations between one and three
inches are likely. Reduced visibilities and slick roads can be
expected during your evening commute. Snow will taper off after
midnight.
Also accumulations expected to range from trace amounts in the far north and Devils Lake basin to 2 to 3 inches for the central valley and into NW MN.
Winds will be light with this system so blowing and drifting snow
will be negligible.
Then another round of light snow is possible again on Saturday with another system lifting into the northern plains.
Jamestown (CSi) Law enforcement confirms that late Wednesday morning a pursuit conducted by the Jamestown Police Department and Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office led to the fatal shooting of the suspect
Police Department Assistant Police Chief Major John Johnson, tells CSiNewsNow.com that the pursuit started in Jamestown and began when a police officer identified the suspect as driving under suspension. The pursuit was called off by Jamestown police northwest of Jamestown and continued by the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office.
The suspect shot at pursuing Sheriff’s Office vehicles during the pursuit.
The report says the suspect’s vehicle became stuck in an area north of Medina, near Woodworth with the suspect then attempting to flee on foot, showing a weapon, and shots were fired, when a deputy and two police officers returned fire at the suspect, wounding the individual.
The report from Sheriff Chad Kaiser was that the suspect who is believed to be in his mid twenties, was killed. His name and home town were not immediately available.
He reports that no law enforcement officers were hurt.
An internal and external investigation will be conducted, as is the policy concerning an officer-involved shooting.
Medina Ambulance Service responded to the area where the pursuit ended.
Medina Public School went into lockdown after being notified of the incident shortly before 2:30 p.m., and remained locked down for about 15 minutes until notified by the sheriff’s office calling a short time later. saying any threat was removed.
The investigation continues as the Bureau of Criminal Investigation is assisting with the external investigation.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Police is warning residents regarding a convicted high risk sex offender who has changed addresses within the City of Jamestown.
42 year old Timothy Richard Olpin is a white male, six feet tall, weighing 225 pounds with hazel eyes and gray hair.
Olpin now resides at 414 4th Street Northeast in Jamestown, ND.
Olpin has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota Risk Level Committee of the North Dakota Attorney General’s Office.
He was convicted of gross sexual imposition involving a 14 year old girl, on six occasions. He met the girl while recruiting members for a gang. He was convicted in January 2000, in Morton County District Court.
Disposition: six years, with five years suspended for five years.
He was convicted of 3rd degree sexual assault, when at age 16, Olpin molested a five year old boy he was supervising in a church basement.
He was convicted in May of 1991 in Frederick, County, Juvenile Court, in Maryland.
Disposition: Probation.
Olpin is currently on probation with ND Parole and Probation.
Olpin is not wanted by police at this time and has served the sentence imposed by the court. 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.
Attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders, or their families, landlords or employers will be turned over for prosecution.
Printed handouts of of the demographics of Olpin are available on the North Dakota Attorney General’s web site
Jamestown (CSi) The Stutsman County Commission has voted to hire Nicole Meland as the next County Auditor and Chief Operating Officer.
She was one of six individuals applying for the position.
She has been the interim auditor since Casey Bradley resigned in August he said was because of personal reasons.
Meland will have a six-month probation period, and she will receive a salary of $97,710 as auditor.
An offer letter is being drafted in line with county policy.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A Fargo man who was arrested after struggling with a citizen who tried to take a rifle from him during an attempted armed robbery at a convenience store has been criminally charged.
Eighteen-year-old John Holeton is charged with robbery, theft and felony assault. Holeton was arrested shortly after the attempted robbery at Tesoro on Feb. 11.
KFGO reports a criminal complaint says Holeton had a rifle that had been stolen when he entered the store. He’s accusing of striking the man who stopped the hold-up in the throat with the barrel of the rifle. It was not immediately clear if Holeton has a defense attorney.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The chairwoman of North Dakota’s Democratic party is running for state tax commissioner.
Kylie Oversen of Grand Forks made the announcement Wednesday.
The 28-year-old Oversen is a lawyer and former one-term state representative, who lost her seat in 2016.
She will face North Dakota Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger who is seeking re-election for a second full term.
The 35-year-old Republican was appointed in 2013 by then-Gov. Jack Dalrymple and elected by voters in 2014.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Supporters of providing specialized vehicle license plates at no charge for volunteer firefighters and other emergency responders can begin circulating petitions to try to bring the issue to voters.
Secretary of State Al Jaeger approved the format of the petition on Wednesday. Supporters need to gather and submit at least 13,452 valid signatures by July 9 to get a proposed measure on November ballot.
Norval Semchenko of Max heads a committee that is backing the measure. Semchenko says it’s a way to “recognize and honor emergency responders for what they are doing as volunteers.”
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The U.S. Commercial Service says that excluding oil, North Dakota exported more than $2 billion worth of products last year, which is a 5.6 percent increase over 2016.
The Bismarck Tribune reports that the state’s export growth was led by soybeans and machinery, including bulldozers, tractors, combines and farm implements.
Soybean exports increased by 120 percent between 2016 and 2017. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau show that North Dakota exported almost $53 million worth of soybeans in 2017, compared to $24 million in 2016.
The value of machinery exports grew from almost $687 million to nearly $757 million. Canada, Australia and Ukraine increased their machinery imports from North Dakota last year.
Some exports of crops saw a decrease, including the state’s wheat, corn, lentils and dry beans.
In sports…
NSAA Tournament…
Wednesday
Quarter Finals
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (viterboathletics.com)– #7-seed Viterbo lost to #2-seed Valley City State, 93-69, at W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse on Wednesday. The V-Hawks ended their season with an overall record of 6-23.
The Vikings improved to an overall record of 23-4 and will advance to the North Star Athletic Association semifinal round, hosted by the #1-seed University of Jamestown on Saturday. Viterbo drops to 6-23 overall.
Game Notes:
- Alyssa Nilssen (SO/Wilson, Wis.) tied the game with a free throw at 10-10 with 4:28 in the 1st quarter. The V-Hawks trailed 24-15 at the end of the period.
- After leading 47-34 at halftime, the Vikings opened the 3rd period on a 22-9 run.
- Three V-Hawks finished in double figures, led by Alyssa Nilssen with 14 points.
- Kassi Hoschild scored double-digit points (11) for the fourth time this season.
- Viterbo shot 16-of-23 (69.6%) from free throw line, their eighth game with at 15 made free throws.
Other NSAA Tournament Scores:
#1 Jamestown 100, #8 Waldorf 39
#3 Bellevue 92, #6 Presentation 60
#4 Mayville State 83, Dakota State 68
NSAA Women’s Basketball Semifinals – Saturday, Feb. 24 (at Final Four Top Seed Remaining):
#1 Jamestown vs. #4 Mayville State – 4 p.m.
#3 Bellevue vs. #2 Valley City State – 6 p.m.
The Viterbo Men’s Basketball team travels to the #2-seed University of Jamestown for the NSAA Postseason Tournament Opening Round game on Thursday. Tip-off from Newman Arena is 7 p.m.
REGION 3 GIRL’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT.
Thursday…
6-p.m.
EKM vs LLM
Championship Game
7:30-p.m.
Carrington vs. Medina P-B
JAMESTOWN (uj.edu) — Twenty-five days after escaping Forest City, Iowa, with a 63-61 win over Waldorf, the seventh-ranked Jimmie women’s basketball team left no doubt as to how they finished the North Star Athletic Association regular season with a 16-0 record and the top seed in the conference tournament.
Jamestown parlayed a 16-0 first quarter run into a 28-4 lead after the first ten minutes, never looking back in a 100-39 win over the Warriors in NSAA quarterfinal action Wednesday night at Harold Newman Arena.
GOPHERS…
TWINS…
— Reigning world champion Anna Gasser edged two-time gold medalist Jamie Anderson to win gold in the Olympic debut of women’s Big Air snowboarding. Gasser stomped the last of her three jumps, a double cork 1080 that saw the Austrian flip twice while spinning three times. Anderson led going into the final round, but the American sat down while trying to land her last jump.
— Sweden’s Andre Myhrer captured gold in the men’s slalom after heavy favorites Marcel Hirscher and Henrik Kristoffersen failed to finish the race. The 35-year-old Myhrer finished 0.34 seconds ahead of Switzerland’s Ramon Zenhaeusern, who took an unexpected silver medal.
— Russian state TV reports that curler Alexander Krushelnitsky will give back his Olympic bronze medal after failing a drug test. Krushelnitsky tested positive for the banned substance meldonium after he and his wife won bronze in mixed doubles. The Court of Arbitration for Sport had been due to hear Krushelnitsky’s case Thursday.
TOP 25 MEN’S BASKETBALL
UNDATED (AP) — Top-ranked Virginia struggled for most of its game Wednesday night before clinching the ACC regular-season title and the top seed in the conference tournament.
The Cavaliers led just 31-30 at halftime and didn’t open a double-digit lead until the latter stages of a 65-54 win against visiting Georgia Tech. Ty Jerome scored 18 points for the Cavs, who are 25-2 overall and 14-1 in the conference. Mamadi Diakite had nine points, including a dunk that put Virginia up by 60-49 with 5:14 left.
The regular-season title is the eighth in Virginia’s history and third in five years.
Meanwhile, No. 7 Texas Tech suffered its second straight loss as Kendall Smith dropped in 21 points to lift Oklahoma State past the Red Raiders, 79-71. Lindy Waters added a career-high 18 points and Jeffrey Carroll had 14 to help the Cowboys earn their fourth win of the season against teams that were ranked among the top-20 at the time.
Zhaire Smith had a team-high 18 points for Tech, but Keenan Evans finished with just two on 1-for-7 shooting after entering the game as the No. 2 scorer in the Big 12.
Checking out Wednesday’s other top-25 finals:
— Mikal Bridges provided 27 points and third-ranked Villanova improved to 25-3 with its 16th straight win over De Paul, 93-62. Eric Paschall (PAS’-kul) had 16 points for the Wildcats, while Phil Booth added 14 in just 16 minutes after missing the previous seven games with a broken right hand.
— Naji Marshall’s career-high 21 points carried No. 4 Xavier past Georgetown, 89-77. J.P. Macura nailed four 3-pointers and finished with 20 points, while Quentin Goodin had 19 points in the Musketeers’ 25th win.
— Fifth-ranked Duke had no trouble with Louisville as Grayson Allen contributed 28 points to an 82-56 rout of the Cardinals. Wendell Carter Jr. finished with 18 points and a season-high five assists to help the Blue Devils earn their fourth straight win, all with leading scorer Marvin Bagley III out of the lineup with a sprained knee.
— Theo Pinson scored a career-high 23 points and Joel Berry II added 18, including the tiebreaking layup with 1:36 left in 10th-ranked North Carolina’s 78-74 triumph at Syracuse. The Tar Heels overcame Tyus Battle’s game-high 26 points and won their sixth in a row to move to 22-7 overall.
— Jared Harper had 21 points and No. 12 Auburn took command with a 17-2 run in the second half of a 90-71 rout of Alabama. Chuma Okeke had 16 points and 10 rebounds as the Tigers improved to 24-4 overall and 12-3 in the SEC.
— No. 13 Wichita State got past Tulane, 93-86 behind 25 points and nine rebounds from Shaquille Morris. Conner Frankamp scored six of his 18 points in the final four minutes to help the Shockers close out their 22nd win.
— Virginia Tech knocked off another ranked team as Justin Robinson and Kerry Blackshear Jr. delivered 14 points apiece in a 65-58 downing of No. 15 Clemson. The Hokies trailed by four before going on a 10-0 run that put them ahead to stay, 11 days after they stunned Virginia in overtime.
— Duncan Robinson scored 19 points and Mo Wagner (VAHG’-nur) added 18 to help No. 17 Michigan beat Penn State 72-63. The 23-7 Wolverines took control with a 25-12 run midway through the first half of their fourth straight win.
— Grant Williams bounced back from one of his worst performances of the season to score 23 points on 8-for-13 from the field in No. 19 Tennessee’s 62-57 victory against Florida. Williams had a season-low five points in Saturday’s 73-62 loss at Georgia.
— Kendall Stephens scored a career-high 30 points and 20th-rated 20 Nevada hit 14 3-pointers in knocking off San Jose State, 80-67. Jordan Caroline and Hallice Cooke had 15 points apiece as the Wolf Pack moved to 24-5 overall and 13-2 in the Mountain West Conference.
LOUISVILLE-PITINO-NCAA
UNDATED (AP) — Former Louisville coach Rick Pitino believes the school should consider taking legal action against the NCAA after the governing body ordered the Cardinals’ 2013 men’s basketball championship vacated as part of sanctions for a sex scandal.
Pitino said Wednesday from attorney’s offices in New York that the NCAA’s decision was unfair. He did take responsibility for his assistant coaching hires and said he was defenseless, but he added that Louisville’s Board of Trustees should consider legal action “because the players deserve it.”
The penalties handed down by the NCAA also include vacating 123 victories and the return of about $600,000 in conference revenue from the 2012-15 NCAA Tournaments.
In other NBA news:
— Pistons point guard Reggie Jackson has been cleared to begin light workouts, although there is still no timeframe for his return to practice. Jackson hasn’t played since spraining his right ankle Dec. 26 against the Pacers.
NHL-SCHEDULE
Knights clobber Flames
UNDATED (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights’ lead in the NHL’s Pacific Division is back up to double digits following their rout of Calgary.
The expansion team blew three one-goal leads before Alex Tuch put the Knights ahead to stay in the second period of a 7-3 win over the Flames. Tuch was one of seven goal-scorers for Vegas, which set a record for a first-year NHL club with its 23rd home win.
Tuch, Reilly Smith, Ryan Carpenter and Luca Sbisa (sah-BEE’-suh) each had a goal and an assist as the Golden Knights moved ahead of Tampa Bay for the league’s best point total.
Also in the NHL:
— The Ducks have a four-game winning streak after Ryan Miller stopped 41 shots in a 2-0 whitewash of the Stars. Ryan Getzlaf scored short-handed and Hampus Lindholm had a power-play goal to back Miller’s 42nd career shutout.
— The Blackhawks won for just the second time in 11 games as Nick Schmaltz scored the clinching goal in the seventh shootout round to complete a 3-2 victory against Ottawa. Patrick Kane scored once in regulation and once in the shootout to help Chicago win Joel Quenneville’s 1,600th game as an NHL head coach.
NHL-NEWS
Sabres’ Kane expects to be dealt
UNDATED (AP) — Buffalo Sabres forward Evander Kane says he fully expects to be dealt before Monday’s NHL’s traded deadline.
Kane is in the final year of his contract and not considered a long-term fit for the last-place Eastern Conference team. Kane’s 19 goals rank second in Buffalo. He’s scored 20 or more in each of his previous two years since being acquired by the Sabres in a multi-player trade with the Winnipeg Jets in February 2015.
In other NHL news:
— The Kings have acquired forward Tobias Rieder (REE’-dur) and goalie Scott Wedgewood from the Coyotes for netminder Darcy Kuemper (KEHM’-pur). Rieder has 19 points in 58 games this season, while Wedgewood is 5-9-4 with a 3.45 goals-against average in 20 games. Kuemper was 10-1-3 with a 2.10 goals-against average in 19 games for the Kings.
— The Canadiens traded defenseman Jakub Jerabek to the Capitals for a 2019 fifth-round pick. The 26-year-old Jerabek had a goal and three assists in 25 games this season with Montreal.
NBA…
UNDATED (AP) — The NBA has fined outspoken Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban $600,000 for comments about tanking during a podcast with Hall of Famer Julius Erving. Commissioner Adam Silver said the fine was for “public statements detrimental to the NBA.” The podcast with Erving was posted Sunday, the day the All-Star game was played in Los Angeles. Cuban said that he met recently with some of his players and told them “losing is our best option.”
Meanwhile, the Mavericks have hired outside counsel to investigate allegations of inappropriate conduct by former team president Terdema Ussery. The allegations were made public in a Sports Illustrated report that described a hostile workplace for women. Ussery was accused of making sexually suggestive remarks to several women while with the team from 1997-2015.
The report said team website reporter Earl Sneed was twice accused of domestic assault while working for the Mavericks, including a guilty plea in a case that was dismissed when he met the conditions of the agreement.
— The Giants say Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda (seh-PAY’-duh) remains hospitalized in critical condition after a cardiac incident. The seven-time All-Star played in three World Series and won both the 1958 NL Rookie of the Year and 1967 NL MVP awards.
NFL…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have re-hired Marty Hurney as their full-time general manager.
This will be Hurney’s second stint as Carolina’s general manager, having previously worked for the Panthers from 1998-2012, beginning as GM in 2002. Hurney also worked with the Panthers since last July as the interim general manager.
The Panthers reinstated Hurney as interim general manager last week after an NFL investigation found no wrongdoing into charges of harassment by his ex-wife. He had been on a paid leave of absence during the investigation.
In world and national news…
WASHINGTON (AP) In the aftermath of the latest mass school shooting, President Donald Trump has raised the idea of arming teachers.
Trump says that had one of the victims, an assistant football coach at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, been armed, “he would have shot and that would have been the end of it.”
The comments come as lawmakers in several states are wrestling with the idea of letting teachers carry guns, including in Florida, where 17 victims are being mourned.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has called arming teachers an option for states. American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten calls it a horrible idea.
The Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence says at least eight states allow, or don’t specifically prohibit, concealed weapons in K-12 schools.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Special interests are holding meetings at properties owned by President Donald Trump, putting money in his pockets as they seek to influence his administration.
An Associated Press analysis of the interest groups that visited Trump properties in the first year of his presidency finds several instances that at least create the appearance of “pay for play.” And lobbying experts say as long as the president fails to divest from his businesses, special interests will take full advantage.
It’s impossible to draw a direct link between where groups seeking to influence the Trump administration hold their events and what they received. Yet never before in American history have such groups had the opportunity to hold an event at a property owned by the president.
MONTREAT, N.C. (AP) — The Rev. Billy Graham’s son, the Rev. Franklin Graham, says his father would want to be remembered as a preacher.
Franklin Graham told NBC’s “Today Show” on Thursday that Graham’s children asked several years ago what he wanted on his tombstone and he replied “Preacher.”
The younger Graham said his father was the same at home as he was on television.
Franklin Graham said his father had been in fairly good health until his 95th birthday. After that, Franklin Graham said his father suffered health problems and was confined to his bed and a wheelchair at his western North Carolina mountain home in Montreat.
Franklin said his father could not hear or see very well but remained mentally alert.
Billy Graham’s funeral is set for March 2 in Charlotte.
HERZLIYA, Israel (AP) — Tens of thousands of African asylum seekers fear their stay in Israel is coming to an abrupt end.
The Israeli government has given them until April 1 to leave the country for an unnamed African destination — known to be Rwanda — in exchange for $3,500 and a plane ticket, or they will be incarcerated indefinitely.
The Africans, nearly all from dictatorial Eritrea and war-torn Sudan, say they feel great appreciation for Israel, coupled with dread over the looming expulsions.
As the world grapples with the worst refugee crisis since World War II, the issue has struck a raw nerve in Israel — established on the heels on the Holocaust.
Critics have called the government’s proposed response unethical and a stain on Israel’s image as a refuge for Jewish migrants.
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese man who has won legal custody of 13 surrogate children in Thailand has remained virtually anonymous in Japanese media.
Mitsutoki Shigeta is the son of the founder of Japanese telecom and insurance company Hikari Tsushin. As a major shareholder, he earns millions of dollars a year in dividends.
But in Japan, he has kept an extremely low profile. Aggressive reporting by Japanese tabloids after his surrogate babies were discovered in a Bangkok condominium in 2014 quickly faded, allegedly after defamation lawsuits and pressure were applied by his father’s company. Now he is referred to in the Japanese media only as an anonymous 28-year-old man.
Information from Tuesday’s court decision in Thailand and from doctors and a fertility clinic has done little to lift the veil of mystery.
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