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CSi Weather…
.REST OF TODAY…Cloudy. 60 percent chance of rain and snow in the afternoon in the Jamestown area, 100 percent chance in the Valley City area. New snow accumulation 1 inch. Highs in the mid 30s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.TONIGHT…Cloudy. Rain likely possibly mixed with freezing rain and snow in the evening. New snow accumulation 1 inch. Total accumulation up to 2 inches. Lows in the upper 20s. East winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west after midnight. Chance of precipitation 60 percent in the Jamestown area 70 percent in the Valley City area.
.THURSDAY…Cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s. Northeast winds 5 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow. Lows
in the mid 20s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of snow in the
morning. Highs in the lower 30s. Northeast winds 20 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.
.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 15.
.SUNDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows 15 to 20.
.MONDAY…Sunny. Highs around 40.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows in the mid 20s.
.TUESDAY…Partly sunny. A 30 percent chance of rain in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 40s.
Light snow accumulations of around one inch are likely across far
north central North Dakota, and the James River Valley.
A period of light freezing rain is possible this evening from the
Turtle Mountains south into Jamestown.
A larger storm system to take shape to our south Friday and Saturday
with the northern edge of the snow shield reaching far southern
North Dakota and parts of west central Minnesota. Main snow risk
is south of a Valley City to Fargo to Park Rapids line.
Jamestown (CSi) The City of Jamestown has announced those running for office in the June 12 City Elections. All four year terms.
Filing petitions to run for Mayor are:
Katie Andersen
Joshua Meade
Dwaine Heinrich
Filing petitions to run for City Council are:
David Steele
Kevin Walker
City Council Member Ramone Gumke previously announced that he will not seek re-election to the Council, and is seeking the nomination to the Stutsman County Commission in the June 12 Primary Election.
Filing petitions to run for Jamestown City Park Board are:
Chris Aarhus
Mindi Schmidtz
Mike Soulis
Mike Landscoot
Ryan Schlafman
Mitchell Ostlie
Three seats up for election
Larry Knoblich said he is not seeking re-election
Richard Ryan resigned his seat last summer.
Municpial Judtge
Lawrence Kropp
Tim Ottmar did not file a petition seeking re-election.
Also on the June 12th Primary Election ballot will be nominations will be for County Commission Candidates, with those individuals running for seats in the November General Elections, for four year terms.
Those filing petitions for county commission are:
Nellie Degen
Dennis Ova
Mark McPherson
Ramone Gumke
Steven Cichos
Craig Neys
Three seats to be decided in November.
Dale Marks has indicated he will not run for re-election to the Stutsman County Commission.
State’s Attorney: Four year term
Fritz Fremgen
Sheriff: Four year term
Chad Kaiser
Director, Garrison Diversion Conservancy District: Four year term
Geneva Kaiser
Official County Newspaper:
The Jamestown Sun
Voters on June 12 will cast ballots for five member for the Jamestown Public School Board.
There are three City/Urban Seats and two rural positions open for four year terms.
Filing for the City/Urban seats are:
Heidi Larson
Brenda Roemmich
Robert Toso
Jason Rohr
Filing for the Rural Positions:
Cedric Trevithick
Business Manager, Sally Ost says, no one filed to fill the second Rural Seat
(Incumbent Greg Allen has indicted he will not run for re-election.)
Valley City (CSi) One seat is up for election in the Valley City Public School Board Election for a four year term, on June 12th.
The At-Large Seat currently held by Rich Schueneman is up for election.
Business Manager Linda Heit says, filing for the seat is Natalie Wintch.
Schueneman is not running for re-election to the position.
Valley City (CSi) Valley City voters on June 12th will cast ballots for Mayor, two City Commission seats, and three City Park Board seats, all for four year terms.
City Auditor Avis Richter reports…
Filing for Mayor is:
David Carlsrud
For City Commission:
Duane “Dewey” Magnuson
Jeffery Erickson
Corey Neseth
(Matt Pederson is not seeking re-election)
City Parkboard:
Michael Lentz
William “Buff” Murray
Jenni Lou Russi
Susan Kringlie
Valley City (CSi) Barnes County candidates have file petitions to run for election in 2018.
On June 12th the primary election will be held to nominate candidates in the November General Election. All positions are four year terms.
According to Barnes County Auditor, Beth Didier, those filing are:
The following have successfully filed petitions to appear on the 2018 Primary Election on June 12th:
District #2 Commissioner: Shawn Olauson
District #3 Commissioner: Bill Carlblom and Eldred Knutson
District #4 Commissioner: Terence R Brock, Vicky Lovell, Erik Sand, Marcy Svenningsen.
The two candidates receiving the most votes will be on the November ballot.
Commissioner Rodger Berntson will not seek another term after serving 20 years.
County Auditor: Beth M Didier
County Recorder: Jody Pfaff
County Sheriff: Sue Maresh Lloyd and Randy McClaflin
County State’s Attorney: Carl L Martineck
County Treasurer: Vicki Zinck Metcalf
County Newspaper: Litchville Bulletin and Valley City Times-Record
Jamestown (CSi) – The Dist. 29 Dem-NPL Tuesday announced its slate of endorsed candidates for state Senate and House legislative seats, for four year terms.
Candidates will be on the June 12rth Primary Election Ballot.
Katherine Roth of Jamestown, executive director of the Jamestown Regional Entrepreneur Center, is the district’s Senate candidate. Roth is a graduate of the University of Jamestown and holds degrees in business, German, Spanish and communications. She has worked for the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Export-Import Bank of the U.S. Roth is an advocate for small business, rural revitalization, workforce development, and transportation.
Lori Carlson of rural Jamestown is seeking one of two House seats up for election. Carlson has served on the Spiritwood/Barnes County North School Board since 1990. She has been the Winfield Township clerk for 22 years and is the current president of the Stutsman County Township Officers Association. She also is on the governing board of the South East Education Cooperative and serves on the North Dakota Small Organized Schools’ board of directors. Carlson is an advocate for education and for rural infrastructure development.
Mary Schlosser of rural Edgeley, former Regional Intervention Services coordinator for the South Central Human Service Center’s nine-county region, is also seeking a House seat. She is a registered nurse and holds a master’s degree in Rural Health Nursing. As a mother of six children with 18 grandchildren, she is focused on family support systems, such as affordable childcare, school safety, suicide prevention, elder care and senior services, and adequate mental health and addiction services. Schlosser is currently retired and farms full-time with her husband on a small grains farm.
District 29 encompasses Foster County, rural Stutsman County, a portion of LaMoure County and a section of southwest Jamestown.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Democrats lack candidates for 10 state House seats and three seats in the state Senate, and Republicans aren’t fielding anyone for either chamber in a district that includes an American Indian reservation in the north-central part of the state.
Monday was the deadline for candidates to file for the June primary election.
Republicans already hold an 81-13 advantage in the House and a 38-9 edge in the Senate.
In the statewide races, filings show state three candidates who did not get the GOP endorsement for North Dakota’s lone congressional seat are moving on to the primary.
Candidates who are endorsed at North Dakota’s Democratic and Republican conventions are guaranteed a place on the primary ballot. But any candidate may run by collecting signatures from at least 300 voters.
Wahpeton (WDAY) The trail date for Andrew Sadek has been pushed back
At a court hearing Monday morning, a judge ruled the attorneys should have access to documents.
Andrew Sadek, the 20 year old North Dakota State College Of Science student who worked as a confidential drug informant, was found dead in the red river in Wahpeton with a gunshot wound in the summer of 2014.
Two years ago his parents, brought a civil lawsuit for their son’s death to court, against Richland County claiming wrongful death, fraud, and deceit.
WDAY reports that the trial date was set for this month, but a Fargo attorney working for the Sadek family, Tatum O’Brien, says the state college of science, along with law enforcement and several other agencies are refusing to give them documents.
She wouldn’t tell WDAY exactly what those documents included other than saying they’re somehow related to Andrew Sadek’s death.
At a court hearing Monday morning, a judge ruled the attorneys should have access to those documents.
Because of this, attorneys do not feel like they have enough information to start the trial.
The Sadek’s family attorney, Tatum O’Brien stated, “We’re asking for things that we haven’t seen. So, we don’t really have any idea as to what we’re going to get. if we’re going to get thousands of pieces of paper or hours of recordings, we don’t know exactly the volume
O’Brien says this is a very challenging case thanks to these roadblocks.
She adds the Sadek family is doing okay right now, especially after ‘Andrew’s Law’ passed last year, the law in Andrew’s name giving confidential drug informants added protection in North Dakota.
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — Authorities are searching the Heart River west of Mandan for a 75-year-old Bismarck man whose boat was found capsized.
The man’s wife alerted authorities Monday evening after being unable to contact him. His boat was later found capsized and caught in an ice jam. His name wasn’t immediately released.
Searches have been conducted on the ground, from the air and with an underwater remote-operated vehicle. Dive teams have been standing by.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Rep. Kevin Cramer says he raised more than $1.13 million in his first quarter as a Senate candidate.
Cramer’s campaign released partial figures on Tuesday ahead of the Federal Election Commission’s April 15 deadline, highlighting a haul that came mostly after he shifted from the House race in mid-February.
Spokesman Tim Rasmussen said Cramer did transfer less than $40,000 from his House fund. The campaign reported $1.86 million cash on hand.
Cramer’s opponent, Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, last week announced she had raised $1.6 million in the first quarter. Heitkamp’s campaign Tuesday said she had $5.3 million cash on hand.
Neither campaign posted detailed reports Tuesday.
The North Dakota race is seen as critical for control of the closely divided Senate.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Trump administration has given North Dakota the power to regulate underground wells used for long-term storage of waste carbon dioxide captured from industrial sources such as coal-fired power plants.
The Environmental Protection Agency says North Dakota is the first state to be given such power. It has a large coal industry.
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt says the move will increase North Dakota’s role in environmental protection. CO2 is a greenhouse gas said to contribute to global warming.
Sierra Club spokesman Wayde Schafer questions whether North Dakota will have enough funds to effectively manage the regulatory program.
The state’s rules for CO2 wells need to be as stringent as federal standards, and EPA will still oversee the state program. EPA also will continue to regulate wells on American Indian land.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota U.S. Sen. John Hoeven says he has been named to the Defense Appropriations Committee.
Hoeven said Tuesday the key position is responsible for funding the Department of Defense, including North Dakota’s Air Force bases and National Guard.
Hoeven says given North Dakota’s defense installations, the position is important to the state “and will help us to better support these defense communities.”
The Republican senator will continue as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Two more entertainment acts have been lined up for the main stage at this year’s Norsk Hostfest celebration in Minot.
Rockers Huey Lewis and the News are set to perform Sept. 28, and country music icon Alabama is scheduled Sept. 30.
Previously announced acts include country singer Tanya Tucker, crooner Engelbert Humperdinck, Grammy award-winning singer Michael Bolton, and ventriloquist and “America’s Got Talent” winner Darci Lynne.
The Hostfest is billed as the largest Scandinavian heritage festival in North America. Each year it draws about 60,000 people from around the world for food, music and other entertainment.
The 41st Hostfest is Sept. 26-29 at the State Fairgrounds. Tickets go on sale May 17.
In sports…
College Basketball…
— Minnesota has hired former Milwaukee head coach Rob Jeter as an assistant. Jeter was an assistant at UNLV the last two years. He was in charge at Milwaukee for 11 seasons, taking the Panthers to the NCAA Tournament twice and winning 20-plus games five times.
— Yoenis Cespedes (yoh-EHN’-ehs SEHS’-peh-dehs) snapped a slump with a two-run double to break a tie in the ninth inning, giving the New York Mets the best 10-game start in a franchise history when they beat Miami 8-6. The Mets earned their seventh consecutive victory.
— Mookie Betts hit a grand slam on a monster night, leading Chris Sale and the Boston Red Sox over the New York 14-1 for their ninth straight victory. Betts went 4 for 4, scoring five runs and driving in four. His third career slam capped a nine-run burst in the sixth inning that turned the first matchup of the season between the AL East rivals into a rout.
—Felix Hernandez pitched into the sixth inning, Guillermo Heredia homered and the Seattle Mariners bounced back from a blowout loss to Kansas City with an 8-3 rout of the Royals. Hernandez was shelled his last time out in San Francisco, but allowed three runs, six hits and a walk in 5 2/3 innings against Kansas.
— Mike Trout and Andrelton Simmons each homered, Albert Pujols had two more hits in his push to 3,000 and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Texas Rangers 11-1. The Angels are 9-3 for the first time since 1982.
— Blake Snell pitched one-hit ball and struck out 10 through six innings and the Tampa Bay Rays kept the White Sox winless at home this season, beating Chicago 6-5. The White Sox dropped to 0-5 at Guaranteed Rate Field. That matched Chicago’s five-game home skid to start 1975 at Comiskey Park.
— Ivan Nova pitched seven solid innings, Francisco Cervelli hit a three-run homer and the Pittsburgh Pirates ruined the Chicago Cubs’ home opener with an 8-5 victory on Tuesday. The Pirates’ 8-2 record is their best 10-game start since 1992, and they are a perfect 4-0 on the road for the first time in 15 years.
— Justin Verlander struck out nine over seven dominant innings, Carlos Correa had two hits and scored twice and the Houston Astros beat the Minnesota Twins 2-0. Verlander was in control throughout on a chilly night with a first-pitch temperature of 35 degrees.
In other MLB news:
— Sister Jean did just fine on the diamond, too. The popular 98-year-old chaplain of the Loyola-Chicago basketball team that reached the Final Four switched sports Tuesday, throwing out a first ball before the Cubs’ home opener. Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt made an underhand toss from her wheelchair. She laughed as the ball bounced toward home plate.
— St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina and Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo both have been suspended one game for their dustup over the weekend. Molina, who bumped plate umpire Tim Timmons during the bench-clearing dispute, has appealed and can continue to play until the process is complete.
— A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that Dodger Stadium will host the 2020 All-Star Game. A news conference with Commissioner Rob Manfred is set for the ballpark on Wednesday. Dodger Stadium lasted held the All-Star Game in 1980.
— LJ Mazzilli is moving from the Mets to the Yankees, just like his father Lee. The 27-year-old infield and outfield prospect has been traded to the Yankees for outfielder Kendall Coleman. The Yankees already employed his twin sister, Lacey, who has been an on-air host for the team since 2014 and often is seen on the stadium video board.
— The Chicago Cubs have placed first baseman Anthony Rizzo on the 10-day disabled list with lower back tightness. The move was made retroactive to Friday. Infielder/outfielder Efren Navarro was promoted from Triple-A Iowa to take Rizzo’s spot on the roster.
— The Texas Rangers have placed second baseman Rougned Odor (ROOG’-ned oh-DOHR’) and right-hander Doug Fister on the 10-day disabled list. Both aggravated injuries in the series opener against the Los Angeles Angels.
In other NHL news:
— St. Louis Blues star forward Vladimir Tarasenko has a dislocated left shoulder and will undergo surgery on Wednesday. Tarasenko was hurt in the first period of the regular-season finale on Saturday in Colorado.
— The Detroit Red Wings are bringing coach Jeff Blashill back for a fourth season. Red Wings general manager Ken Holland announced the decision on Tuesday, saying the team played hard for Blashill until the end of the season.
NFL-BILLS-INCOGNITO
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills offensive lineman Richie Incognito texts The Associated Press he’s “done,” amid reports he is considering retirement after 11 NFL seasons.
Incognito followed up the text on Tuesday with a laughing-face emoji and did not respond to further questions seeking clarification.
The text came shortly after SportsIllustrated.com reported Incognito was “strongly considering retiring,” but would consider returning for one more season at the right price.
The Buffalo News quoted Incognito as saying, “I’m done. That’s it.” Incognito added he is experiencing liver and kidney problems and is being affected by stress.
In other NFL news:
— Authorities say former Jacksonville Jaguars safety and assistant coach Marlon McCree was arrested over the weekend following a vehicle chase with his ex-wife and crashing his truck into her SUV. A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office report says the 41-year-old McCree was arrested Saturday evening on charges of simple assault and aggravated battery.
In world and national news….
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan will not run for re-election, his office announced Wednesday, injecting another layer of uncertainty as Republicans face worries over losing their majority in the fall.
Ryan’s plans have been the source of much speculation and will set off a scramble among his lieutenants to take the helm. A self-styled budget guru, Ryan had made tax cuts a centerpiece of his legislative agenda, and a personal cause, and Congress delivered on that late last year.
Ryan, 48, announced his plans at a closed-door meeting of House Republicans Wednesday morning, according to those present. His tone was somber, and he read directly from prepared remarks.
WASHINGTON (AP) — After Russia warned the United States against military strikes in Syria, President Donald Trump says missiles “will be coming.”
Trump says on Twitter Wednesday: “Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria. Get ready Russia, because they will be coming, nice and new and ‘smart!'” He adds: “You shouldn’t be partners with a Gas Killing Animal who kills his people and enjoys it!”
Russian lawmakers have warned the United States that Moscow would view an airstrike on Syria as a war crime, saying it could trigger a direct military clash.
Trump didn’t say whether he was referring to a U.S. military strike. But he has threatened military action in response to Syria’s suspected chemical attack, which activists and rescuers say killed at least 40 people. The Syrian government and its ally Russia have denied that such an attack ever happened.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald was so incensed by the FBI’s raid of his personal attorney’s office and hotel room that he’s privately pondered firing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and publicly mused about ousting special counsel Robert Mueller.
Five people familiar with the president’s views say the raid of attorney Michael Cohen’s records left the president more angry than advisers had seen him in weeks. Trump himself tweeted that “Attorney-client privilege is dead!”
Nervous White House aides have expressed new fears about the president’s unpredictability in the face of the Cohen raid, which he viewed as an assault on a longtime defender and a sign that Mueller’s probe into potential ties between Russia and the Trump campaign was “going too far.”
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian emergency services say 181 people have been killed in a military plane crash and some survivors have been rescued.
Civil protection agency spokesman Farouk Achour told The Associated Press that the “provisional” death toll from the crash on Wednesday is 181. He said some passengers were “extracted with deep burns caused by the fuselage catching fire.”
He said more than 300 emergency workers are working at the scene.
Algerian TV network Ennahar published images of body bags lined up in a field after the crash.
The crash occurred soon after takeoff from the Boufarik air base southwest of the capital Algiers.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologized several times for Facebook failures as he underwent some five hours of questioning by the Senate.
The 33-year-old founder of the world’s best-known social media giant is set for another Capitol Hill grilling on Wednesday before members of the House.
Lawmakers were at times aggressive Tuesday as they accused Zuckerberg of failing to protect the personal information of millions of Americans from Russians intent on upsetting the U.S. election.
Zuckerberg disclosed that his company is “working with” special counsel Robert Mueller in the federal probe of Russian election interference. He says it’s working hard to change its own operations after the harvesting of users’ private data by a data-mining company affiliated with President Donald Trump’s campaign.
Facebook has been reeling from its worst-ever privacy failure.
BEIRUT (AP) — The U.N. health agency says reports from its partners indicate some 500 patients showed signs of exposure to toxic chemicals following shelling on the Syrian town of Douma over the weekend.
The World Health Organization says patients at health facilities showed “signs of severe irritation of mucous membranes, respiratory failure and disruption to central nervous systems of those exposed.”
A WHO statement Wednesday did not confirm outright that a chemical weapons attack had taken place.
WHO also cited reports about the deaths of more than 70 people who sheltered in basements, saying 43 of those people who died had shown “symptoms consistent with exposure to highly toxic chemicals.”
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said Tuesday it would send “shortly” a fact-finding mission to Douma.
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