CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…Clear. Lows zero to 5 above. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

.SATURDAY…Partly sunny in the morning, then cloudy with snow in the afternoon. Snow accumulation around 1 inch in the Jamestown area, 1-2 inches in the Valley City area. Highs in the mid 20s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow in the evening, in the Jamestown area, 90 percent in the Valley City area, with new snow accumulation of one inch, total accumulation 1-3 inches. Partly cloudy after midnight. Lows around 10. South winds around 5 mph shifting to the west 5 to 15 mph after midnight.

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny in the morning then clearing. Highs around

30. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows 15 to 20. Southwest winds

around 10 mph.

.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows 10 to 15.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 30.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows 10 to 15.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 30.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows 10 to 15.

.THURSDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows 10 to 15.

.FRIDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s.

 

Light snow will overspread portions of south central North Dakota

and the James River Valley by mid morning Saturday, continue

through the afternoon and evening, then taper off and end Saturday

night. Total snowfall accumulations of between 1 and 2 inches can

be expected from Bismarck to Jamestown, and from Selfridge to

Ashley. Higher amounts of around 3 inches are expected over the

far southern James River Valley, including Verona, Ellendale,

Oakes and Ludden.

For those traveling, be prepared for slick roads and reduced

visibilities. Allow for extra time in reaching your destination.

 

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Water service was restored to a portion of Southwest Jamestown about 1-p.m., Friday after city crews repaired a water mail break.

Water Department Superintendent Steve Suko says, a repair sleeve was installed,  the water service restored, and the excavation filled around 1-p.m.

Water service was temporarily shut off to the affected area starting about 8:30- a.m., Friday.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Police Chief Scott Edinger says the shooting incident on Wednesday February 21st continues under investigation.

He says the Jamestown Police Department and the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office conducts its own internal investigation into the incident.

The items covered include: if policies and procedures were followed, and if appropriated use of force was applied.

He adds that the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation is handling the criminal investigation.

Chief Edinger pointed out that each of the officers and deputies involved in such a shooting are typically placed on paid administrative leave while the investigation is on-going and pending the results.

He adds that it’s likely to take some time until the investigations are fully completed, and if any prosecution of those involved is required.

Stutsman County Sheriff Chad Kaiser released the name of a Jamestown man, who died following a high speed pursuit on Wednesday this week, in a gun confrontation with law enforcement north of Medina.

He reports that 27 year old Michael Andrew Schieffer,  last known to be from Jamestown, died following the incident.

Kaiser says the City of Bismarck issued a warrant for Schieffer  for driving under suspension.  A Jamestown police officer attempted to pull him over while driving his vehicle, around 11:38 a.m. in the 1900 block of 12th Avenue Northeast, and the pursuit followed.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  A former Jamestown City Council member is starting to circulate petitions for his name to be placed on the June 12 city election ballot for the office of mayor.

In a news release, Dwaine Heinrich said that “After considerable consideration and encouragement from a number of Jamestown residents, I have requested and will begin circulating petitions to obtain signatures to have may name placed on the June 2018 ballot for mayor of Jamestown.”

He says that he has turned over ownership and management of his business, that he started in 1980 to one of his valued employees.

He says that will allow Heinrich more time to commit to this endeavor and to the business of Jamestown, beginning in July of 2018.

He goes on to say, “I look forward to putting my over 40 years of business experience, and over 35 years of successfully operating my own business to work for Jamestown as we together face the difficult challenges before us.  I encourage all who wish to help with this effort or otherwise discuss this matter of your concerns to contact me at: Dwaine.heinrich@daktel.com or at 701-269-1128.”

Jamestown Mayor Katie Andersen previously announced that she is running for a third term as Jamestown Mayor.

Also on this year’s city election ballot is one City Council seat, currently held by Ramone Gumke who has said he is not running for re-election this year.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — United Way plans to lease part of an apartment building in downtown Bismarck for an emergency homeless shelter.

Missouri Slope Areawide United Way has been housing individuals since Ruth Meier’s Hospitality House closed its emergency men’s shelter in October.

Executive Director Jena Gullo tells the Bismarck Tribune that part of Sunrise Apartments will be used as Bismarck’s new emergency shelter. The owners are giving the agency a rent discount for about 14 rooms.

Gullo says the rooms will be furnished with donated beds. She says they’ll have a case manager on hand and will serve meals three nights a week.

United Way hasn’t settled dates to transition to the apartment building. The agency plans to operate the shelter until at least July, and then transfer responsibility to a permanent operator.

 

In sports…

Grand Forks (CSi) The Jamestown Blue Jays boy’s hockey team will continue play on Saturday as they defeated Grafton/Park River 4-2 in the Consulation Semi round, Friday.

The win was the first since 1995 for the Jays in the State Hockey Tournament.

They play either Bismarck or Dickinson Saturday at 11-am for the Consolation Championship.

 

In world and national news..

BANGKOK (AP) — New satellite imagery of Myanmar’s Rakhine state shows the country’s government is using bulldozers to completely flatten dozens of Rohingya Muslim villages that were burned during violence last year.

Human rights groups say authorities are destroying “crime scenes” that contain evidence of atrocities committed by the nation’s security forces, who are accused of carrying out massacres and widespread rape.

The operation has horrified the Rohingya, who believe the government is intentionally eviscerating their culture to stop their return.

Satellite imagery from DigitalGlobe indicates at least 28 villages or hamlets were leveled by bulldozers and other machinery in a 30-mile (50-kilometer) radius around Maungdaw between December and February.

A similar analysis by Human Rights Watch on Friday said at least 55 villages have been affected so far.

 

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump says only a fraction of teachers and administrators should have guns to protect students from attackers.

Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference Friday, the president said, “maybe 10 percent or 20 percent of the population of teachers, etc” should have concealed weapons. He added that “nobody would ever see it unless they needed it.”

Had this fraction of school personnel been armed last week when a shooter killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, a “teacher would have shot the hell out of him before he knew what happened.”

He called reports that he wants all teachers armed, “fake news.” He said he only wants school personnel already trained with firearms to have guns, because they “love their students” and want to protect them.

 

 

NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers at self-checkout lanes scanning all their groceries after they’re done shopping? Old school. More stores are letting customer tally their choices with a phone app or store device as they roam the aisles.

For customers, scanning as they go can be faster and make it simpler to keep track of spending. For stores, the big expansion coming this year costs less than installing more self-checkouts.

The expansion of scan-and-go comes from retailers trying to make store shopping more convenient and hang on to customers used to Amazon, which just opened a cashier-less store in Seattle. And like other automation technologies, it shifts more of the work to shoppers while freeing up employees for higher-value tasks. It’s happening when retailers are trying to make workers more efficient amid rising wages.