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CSi Weather…
.REST OF TODAY…Cloudy. Highs 15 to 20. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows near zero. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow
after midnight. Lows around 15. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of snow in the morning in the Jamestown area, 40 percent in the Valley City area. Patchy blowing and drifting snow through the day. Highs in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Patchy blowing and drifting
snow through the night. Lows zero to 5 above.
.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing and drifting snow. Windy.
Highs in the lower 20s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing and drifting snow
in the evening. Lows 5 to 10 above.
.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow
after midnight. Lows 15 to 20.
.SUNDAY…Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Snow may be
heavy at times in the morning. Highs in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Lows in
the lower 20s.
.MONDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.
A Pacific weather system will be progressing over the northern Rockies
Saturday night and through the northern Plains Sunday, with
accumulating snow possible across western and central ND.
Road conditions are still icy Tuesday morning after the slushy snow
from Monday quickly froze Monday evening along and south of the
I-94 and Highway 10 corridors. Some roadways may remain very slick
through the morning commute, even if they do not receive
additional snowfall. Use extra caution if traveling this morning.
Fargo (CSi) The North Dakota Highway Patrol has released the report with details on the I-94 crash in the westbound lane, about 2:30p.m., Monday in the area of the 45th Street bridge in Fargo.
Sgt. Hendrickson reports, the crash involved a 2008 Dodge Caravan, and a Jeep Liberty.
The report says, the Jeep Liberty was entering I-94 eastbound from 45th St South, when the driver lost control, went through the median and entered the westbound lanes of I-94 facing north and was struck by a westbound Dodge Caravan. The female driver of the Jeep was ejected from her vehicle and came to rest on I-94. She was transported to Essentia Health with life threatening injuries.
The Dodge Caravan, driven by 41 year old Liqaa Marrooki, of Moorhead, Minnesota, was traveling west on I-94 in the left lane at approximately 55 mph. Marrooki stated he saw the jeep loose control and attempted to slow his vehicle to avoid a crash but was unsuccessful. The front of the Caravan struck the passenger side of the Jeep.
Marrooki was transported to the Sanford Medical Center with serious but non-life threatening injuries. The name of the female driver is being withheld until her immediate family has been notified. Speed and icy road conditions are a factor in this crash.
The crash remains under investigation by the NDHP.
The Highway Patrol was assisted at the scene by Fargo Police, Cass County Sheriff’s Office, the Fargo Fire Department and theNDDOT.
A section of I-94 was that was closed following the crash reopened to traffic about 4-p.m.
Traffic was at a standstill for two miles from University Drive South to Exit 349B, where traffic was being rerouted while crews worked on the scene.
Snowplows helped block lanes along with squad cars, and traffic in the eastbound lanes were met with reduced speeds near the scene of the crash.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council met in Regular Session Monday evening at City Hall. All Members were present.
First on the Agenda, was…
HEARING FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Individuals may address the City Council about any item not contained on the agenda. A maximum of 15 minutes is allotted for the hearing. If the full 15 minutes are not needed, the City Council will continue with the agenda. The City Council will take no official action on items discussed at the hearing, with the exception of referral to staff or Committee.)
No one spoke.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS DISCUSSED SEPARATELY:
Council Member Brubakken requested Item D be discussed, requesting clarification, a Resolution to approve the three Opportunity Zone applications to the State of ND and a letter of recommendation.
Following discussion the item was approved.
RESOLUTIONS:
Approved a bid received for the 2018 Jamestown Civic Center Telescoping Stand Replacement to School Products Equipment Company in the amount of $108,450.
The irregularity in the bid was approved to be waived.
Approved awarding the bid for the 2018 Seal Coat, Patching, Construction & Reconstruction District #18-41 to Border States Paving in the amount of $2.6 million.
Approved awarding the bid for the 2018 Sidewalk, Curb & Gutter District #18-11 to
L.D. Concrete in the amount of $$43,912.50.
ORDINANCES:
FIRST READING: Concerning an ordinance to amend and re-enact Chapter 2, Article IX, of the City Code pertaining to the Forestry Department.
A FIRST READING: Concerning an ordinance to amend and re-enact Section 3 and Section 7, Appendix B, and to enact Section 6.1, Appendix B, of the City Code pertaining to minor subdivisions.
A FIRST READING: Concerning an ordinance to amend and re-enact Sections 5-6, 5-9, and 5-9.2 of Appendix C of the City Code of the City of Jamestown concerning special use permits for C-2, M-2 and A-1 Districts to allow special use zoning for compassionate care centers (Medical Marijuana dispensary, manufacturing) pursuant to State Law N.D.C.C. § 19-24.1.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER’S REPORT:
Council Member Phillips attended the recent Stutsman County trafficking committee, regarding the prevention of human trafficking
OTHER BUSINESS:
Approved the request from Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Minndak Inc., for a site authorization to conduct gaming at the Gladstone Inn & Suites (Ballroom) on April 14, 2018
The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67, followed by replays.
Jamestown (CSi) The School Board adjourned into executive session, Monday to discuss negotiation strategies with six administrator contracts, that have not been acted upon by school board negotiators.
The requests include a three percent salary increase and the school district matching the 403b retirement plans up to $2,000.
In other business, the school board voted to appeal the The North Dakota High School Activities Association decision to move the Blue Jays football team back to the AAA ranks, starting in the 2019-2020 school year.
This past season Jamestown High School football competed as a AA team, the first year of the two year designation.
The 16-team AAA division includes Jamestown with Fargo Shanley replacing Devils Lake High School.
Jamestown (CSi) Recycling Center of North Dakota in Jamestown reports an overall good first day in residential recycling collections in Jamestown on Monday.
Director Ralph Fribel reminds residents to have place the recycling carts with the front arrows facing the collection truck for the automated pick up.
Recycling pick ups are every other week the same day as garbage pickup.
The packet included with the recycling cart indicates all the information residents need to be sure to comply with the recycling collection rules.
Anyone with question may contact Recycle North Dakota at 701-320-9218.
Questions on garbage pickup are to be directed to the City of Jamestown at 701-252-5900.
Valley City (CSi) The Al Larvick National Grant is open to both individuals and organizations with American analog home movie or amateur cinema collections in need of conservation and digital capture.
This grant is graciously sponsored by our friends at Pro8mm. The deadline for grant submission is April 5th, 2018.
For further information, visit https://www.allarvickfund.org/grants/
It is recommended to review our application and guidelines in advance of beginning the online application process.
Please email or call ALCF with any questions. We are happy to assist.
To date the fund has conserved and digitally captured over 30,000 feet of analog media over 9 collections
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Spring calving in North Dakota is slightly ahead of the long-term average, at 39 percent complete.
The federal Agriculture Department says in its weekly crop report that cattle and calf conditions are rated 76 percent good to excellent. Cattle and calf death loss is mostly average to light, despite recent heavy, wet snows.
Eighty-six percent of the state’s winter wheat crop is rated fair, good or excellent.
About half of the subsoil and topsoil moisture supplies statewide are rated adequate to surplus.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Minot will spend an estimated $600,000 to move a 119-year-old house across a street, but some City Council members lament that there are better ways to use the city’s funds.
The Minot Daily News reports that the state historic preservation officer has ordered the city to move the building rather than tear it down to make way for a flood protection project. Funding will come from the city’s National Disaster Resilience grant.
But some council members disapprove of the cost to move the building. Council member Shannon Straight called the project “an incredible absurdity and waste of dollars.”
City Manager Tom Barry says Minot intends to sell the house once it’s been moved.
The building has been used as a gift shop since it was purchased by the city.
In sports…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — As the calendar turns to April, North Dakota’s Game and Fish Department is reminding anglers that they need a new license. April 1 is the renewal date for annual fishing licenses in the state. It’s also the date that new regulations become effective. There are several changes this year, including that the bow season for nongame fish is now open year-round.
NHL…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Zach Parise scored twice and Devan Dubnyk made 22 saves to blank his original team, helping the Minnesota Wild clinch a spot in the playoffs after a 3-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. Playing for the first time in nearly three years without stalwart defenseman Ryan Suter, the Wild wrapped up their home schedule with a staggering 21-3 shots advantage in the third period. Their place in the postseason was secured about 2½ hours later when Los Angeles beat Colorado.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter has a broken right ankle that will require surgery and end his season, right before the start of the playoffs. The Wild announced the diagnosis before they beat Edmonton 3-0, when Suter’s streak of 242 consecutive regular-season games ended.
UNDATED (AP) — The Florida Panthers have been able to prop up their fading chances to reach the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Alexander Petrovic scored an unassisted, tiebreaking goal with 7:58 remaining to give the Panthers their first win in four games, 3-2 over Carolina. Petrovic had scored just once in 63 games this season before pushing the Panthers within five points of the Devils for the final Eastern Conference wild-card berth.
MacKenzie Weeger and Evgeni Dadonov scored for Florida in the first period, but the Hurricanes tied the game on Ryan’s goal in the second period.
The Panthers have four games remaining to catch New Jersey.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— The Blues damaged their playoff chances as Alex Ovechkin (oh-VEHCH’-kihn) netted his league-high 46th goal and Braden Holtby stopped 34 shots in the Capitals’ 4-2 victory at St. Louis. Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Chiasson (CHAY’-sahn) and Andre Burakovsky scored in the first 7:54 of the second period to give the Capitals a 3-1 lead. The Capitals won for the 11th time in 13 games and left the Blues ninth in the West with 92 points.
— The Kings moved one point ahead of the Ducks for third place in the Pacific Division as Dustin Brown’s short-handed goal helped Los Angeles top the Avalanche, 3-1. Torrey Mitchell and Kyle Clifford also scored and Jonathan Quick stopped 27 shots as the Kings kept the Avalanche one point ahead of the Blues for the final Western Conference wild-card berth.
— Blake Wheeler scored twice and the Jets prevented the Predators from clinching the Central Division title by downing the Senators, 6-5. Andrew Copp had a goal and an assist for Winnipeg, who are five points behind Nashville with three games remaining for each team. Matthieu Perreault’s goal with 5:22 left put the Jets ahead 6-4.
— Auston Matthews and William Nylander (NEE’-lan-dur) each had two goals and an assist as the Maple Leafs dumped the Sabres, 5-2. Andreas Johnsson also scored and Curtiss McElhinney stopped 32 shots to help Toronto tie a franchise record with 103 points.
MLB…
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Colin Moran hit a first-inning grand slam in his debut at PNC Park, Jameson Taillon tied a career high with nine strikeouts and the Pittsburgh Pirates held on for a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins in their home opener. Moran sent a full-count fastball from Lance Lynn into the seats above the Clemente Wall in right field to stake the Pirates to an early lead they nursed to just their third 4-0 start in 35 years. Gregory Polanco added an RBI double and reached base five times for Pittsburgh.
UNDATED (AP) — The Houston Astros unveiled their World Series banner before winning their home opener.
Charlie Morton worked six shutout innings and Marwin Gonzalez slammed a solo homer to lead the Astros to a 6-1 whipping of the Orioles. Morton tossed three-hit ball while striking out six to pitch Houston to its third straight win.
Derek Fisher had two RBIs, including an RBI triple that sailed just out of reach of center fielder Adam Jones.
Chris Tillman was tagged for four runs and seven hits in four-plus innings as Baltimore dropped its third in a row since a season-opening victory.
Elsewhere in the majors:
— The Diamondbacks took a wild one from the Dodgers as Arizona scored twice in the bottom of the 15th to pull out an 8-7 win. Nick Ahmed doubled home the tying run and scored on a walk-off single by pinch-hitter Jeff Mathis, a half-inning after Chase Utley’s RBI single put Los Angeles in front . The Dodgers were one out from a 6-3, nine-inning win until Chris Owings launched a three-run homer off All-Star closer Kenley Jansen.
— Edwin Encarnacion (ehn-kahr-nah-see-OHN’) hit the second inside-the-park home run of his career and Mike Clevenger worked into the sixth inning of the Indians’ 6-0 shutout of the Angels. Clevenger scattered four hits and struck out five over 5 1/3 innings as Cleveland spoiled the Angels’ home opener. Tyler Naquin (NAY’-kwihn) and Yonder Alonso hit fourth-inning homers off losing pitcher JC Ramirez, who was reached for four earned runs in five innings.
— Hanley Ramirez belted a two-run homer and Mookie Betts added a solo shot as the Red Sox downed the Marlins, 7-3 in Miami. Brian Johnson allowed one run over six innings, marking the first time all five Boston starters have allowed less than two runs to begin a season. Christian Vazquez hit a two-run double for the Bosox.
— Bryce Harper crushed a three-run homer, walked four times and scored three runs in the Nationals’ 8-1 pounding of the Braves. Harper already has three home runs and seven RBIs in four games this season. Tanner Roark (ROH’-ahrk) allowed one run in seven innings to help Washington improve to 4-0 for the first time since the franchise moved from Montreal.
— Pitcher Mike Mikolas (MY’-koh-lahs) belted a tiebreaking, two-run homer and Paul DeJong added a three-run blast to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat Milwaukee, 8-4 and ruin the Brewers’ home opener. Mikolas got the victory after pitching 5 2/3 innings, allowing homers by Eric Thames, Lorenzo Cain and Manny Pina but leaving with an 8-4 lead. The Florida native spent the previous three seasons with the Yomiuri Giants of Japan’s Pacific League.
— Rookie Tyler Mahle (MAL’-ee) pitched one-hit ball while striking out seven over six innings to pitch the Reds to their first win in four games this season, 1-0 over the Cubs. Raisel Iglesias (RY’-sehl ih-GLAY’-see-uhs) struck out Anthony Rizzo with the bases loaded to end the eighth before picking up the save, closing out Chicago’s second consecutive shutout loss. Eugenio (ay-oo-HAY’-nee-oh) Suarez led the lone scoring rally with a fourth-inning triple before coming home on Adam Duvall’s groundout.
— Homers by Ian Desmond, Charlie Blackmon and DJ LeMahieu powered the Rockies past the winless Padres, 7-4. Desmond hit a two-run homer in the fifth and an RBI double in the third to help the Rockies win for the 10th time in their last 16 games at Petco Park. Chad Bettis pitched five effective innings as Colorado dropped San Diego to 0-4.
— The Tigers picked up their first victory under new manager Ron Gardenhire as Victor Martinez drove in three runs and Francisco Liriano pitched into the seventh inning of a 6-1 win over the Royals. Liriano gave up a run and four hits in 6 2/3 innings to win his Tigers debut. Martinez delivered a two-run single in a four-run fifth that put Detroit ahead, 5-1.
— Russell Martin hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning to send the Blue Jays to their third straight win, 4-2 over the White Sox. Josh Donaldson and Aledmys Diaz each smacked a solo shot and Jaime Garcia held Chicago to a run over six innings in his first start for Toronto.
— Jed Lowrie’s two-out, two-run double in the seventh pushed the Athletics past the Rangers, 3-1. Matt Chapman homered for the second consecutive game to help Oakland stop a three-game skid. Texas received a good outing from 44-year-old starter Bartolo Colon, who allowed one run and seven hits in six innings.
— Snow caused the postponement of the Yankees’ home opener against the Rays and the Mets’ series opener versus the Phillies.
NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP…
SAN ANTONIO — The Alamodome became Donte’s Inferno as Villanova captured the NCAA men’s basketball championship for the second time in three seasons.
Donte DiVincenzo torched Michigan for 31 points as the Wildcats thumped the Wolverines, 79-62 at San Antonio. The red-headed sophomore scored 18 points in the first half to help Villanova turn an early seven-point deficit into a 37-29 lead at intermission.
DiVincenzo scored nine straight points for the Wildcats, including consecutive 3-pointers. He finished 10 of 15 from the field, including a 5-for-7 mark from 3-point range as the Wildcats went 10-for-27 from beyond the arc.
DiVincenzo was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four.
UNDATED (AP) — Michigan State freshman Jaren Jackson has announced on Twitter that he is entering the NBA draft.
Jackson just became the second player in Big Ten history to be named the conference defensive player of the year and freshman of the year. He set a single-season team record with 106 blocks and averaged 10.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, making almost 40 percent of the 96 3-pointers he attempted.
In world and national news…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration officials say they’re crafting a new legislative package aimed at closing immigration “loopholes” following the president’s calls for Republican lawmakers to immediately pass a border bill.
In one of his many tweets Monday, Trump wrote, “Honduras, Mexico and many other countries that the U.S. is very generous to, sends many of their people to our country through our WEAK IMMIGRATION POLICIES.” In another, he wrote in all caps, “ACT CONGRESS!”
Trump has been seething over immigration since realizing the major spending bill he signed last month barely funds the “big, beautiful” border wall he has promised his supporters.
Among the measures the administration is pursuing is ending special safeguards that prevent the immediate deportation of children arrested at the border and traveling alone.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says it is amenable to a White House meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, raising the prospect of the Russian president’s first Washington visit in more than a decade even as relations between the two powers have eroded.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the White House was among “a number of potential venues” discussed in Trump’s telephone call last month with Putin. The Kremlin said earlier Monday that Trump invited Putin during the call.
Both sides said they hadn’t started preparations for such a visit.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sacramento’s first black police chief is struggling to find the right balance of reforms after his officers fatally shot an unarmed African-American man.
Chief Daniel Hahn is an unlikely officer, growing up in a tough neighborhood of California’s capital city and having his own early run-ins with police.
He told The Associated Press in an interview last week that the city could rethink its policy on pursuing suspects after the death of 22-year-old Stephon Clark last month. But he warns every change brings consequences.
The department says two officers responding to reports of a man breaking windows shot Clark because they thought he was moving toward them with a gun. They found only a cellphone.
A prominent pathologist hired by Clark’s family says the autopsy shows the officers shot Clark from behind.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A big caravan of Central American migrants that has stirred up concerns in the U.S., including drawing tweets from President Donald Trump, has halted its march for a rest at a sports field in southern Mexico.
The U.S. leader warned about “caravans” of migrants heading to the U.S., and others questioned whether the caravan of approximately 1,100 people was moving across Mexico toward its northern border with the intent of crossing into the United States.
A group of a few hundred men did break off from the march Sunday, hopping a freight train north probably with hopes of trying to enter the U.S. But the rest seemed unlikely to move again until Wednesday or Thursday, and they probably would take buses to the last scheduled stop in central Puebla state.
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