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CSi Weather…
.REST O TODAY…Mostly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers and thunderstorms in the evening in the Jamestown area. Lows around 60. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of precipitation 30 percent.
.SUNDAY…Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of
showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent.
.MONDAY…Partly sunny with chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation
30 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s.
Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.TUESDAY…Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
There is a chance of thunderstorms across western and central
North Dakota today and tonight. The threat for severe weather is
low. Some thunderstorms could produce heavy rainfall.
Thunderstorm chances and the threat for locally heavy rain
continues through Sunday.
Off and on chances for thunderstorms are then forecast through
next week.
Valley City – The City of Valley City reminds residents about the city’s fireworks Ordinance.
Buying & Using Fireworks in Valley City Valley City’s Fireworks Regulations for the July Independence Days.
The city ordinance indicates:
The sale of fireworks starts June 27th of each year and ends July 5th.
The days of detonation or using your fireworks ARE NOT the same as the sale days.
The days in which detonation are five and can only be detonated in the city starting July 1st at 8-a.m. and ending on July 5th at 1-a.m.
Fireworks may be detonated on the following days:
• July 1st from 8:00 AM to 11:00 PM
• July 2nd from 8:00 AM to 11:00 PM
• July 3rd from 8:00 AM to 11:00 PM
• July 4th from 8:00 AM to July 5th at 1:00 AM
• July 5th from 8:00 AM to 11:00 PM
You must be at least 12 years of age to buy fireworks.
The public fireworks display is set for Saturday June 30th at dusk at Ashtabula Crossing.
Jamestown (CSi) Legal sales and detonation of fireworks in the City of Jamestown is allowed the first day of July through the fifth day of July.
Hours
- July 1: noon to 11pm
- July 2: noon to 11pm
- July 3: noon to 11pm
- July 4: noon to 1am July 5
You cannot detonate fireworks from 11:00 P.M. to 12:00 P.M. (noon) within the City of Jamestown.
Translation: you can shoot off fireworks July 1-2-3 from noon to 11pm. On the 4th, noon to 1am of the 5th.
The sale of fireworks shall be allowed only in areas zoned commercial or industrial.
No person shall offer any fireworks for sale unless such person is a resident of the city or living within the one-mile area under the city zoning control.
The Jamestown City Council may, by resolution, allow the sale or use of fireworks at any other time or date during the calendar year.
The public fireworks display will be held Wednesday night July 4th at the Stutsman County Fairgrounds, slated to start at 10-p.m.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Tourism has started their “Feed the Buffalo” campaign.
Tourism Office Manager, Emily Bivens tells CSiNewsNow.com that dollars raised will go toward refurbishing World’s Large Buffalo statue, at Frontier Village in Jamestown.
She says the buffalo was repainted two to three years ago, and the new coat of paint at cost of $8,000 is expected to last five years.
She says the refurbishing work will begin when the statue is anticipated to need repainting.
The work will include stripping several layers of paint, cleaning, repairing of cracks and a seal coat at the top before repainting.
She adds, that the refurbishing costs will need to be re-estimated, and its possible additional funds may be requested from the Capital Improvement Fund, to meet the costs.
Now located at the World’s Largest Buffalo, to place donations, is a bison silhouette cutout, created by Dan Poland Machine, Inc., of Jamestown constructed of steel with an opening at the bison’s mouth where people can place money for a donation. In the future, plans are to have the bison cutout, “speak,” whenever money is put into the receptacle’s mouth.
Jamestown (CSi) The City of Jamestown reports that the regular meeting of the Planning Commission to be held July 9, 2018 at 8:00 am is canceled as there are no items of business.
The next regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting will be held August 13, 2018 at 8:00 am., at City Hall.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A U.S. Supreme Court decision that states can force online shoppers to pay sales tax is being hailed by North Dakota officials as a victory for local businesses.
The ruling in a South Dakota case overturns a 1992 decision, Quill v. North Dakota, that said companies can’t be forced to collect sales tax from customers in a state where they don’t have a physical presence.
North Dakota’s tax department estimates the state has been losing out on $50 million a year.
Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger (RAW’-shuhn-bur-gur) says his office will be working “over the next few weeks” to implement the law change.
Remote sellers will be required to collect and remit sales tax to North Dakota if they make a minimum of either 200 sales or $100,000 in sales per year in the state.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The economy should continue growing slowly in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states, but the most recent survey of bankers in the area doesn’t reflect all the recent tough trade talk.
Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says farmers are concerned that new tariffs could hurt exports at a time when their profits appeared lean, at best.
The overall index for rural parts of the region slipped to 56.1 in June from May’s 56.3, but it remained in positive territory over 50.
Any score above 50 suggests a growing economy in the months ahead, while a score below 50 indicates a shrinking economy.
Bankers from Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming were surveyed.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Authorities have identified a bicyclist who died in a collision with a sport utility vehicle on a Cass County road near Fargo.
The Highway Patrol says 56-year-old Kathleen Hettenbaugh of Fargo died at the scene Wednesday evening.
The 31-year-old Fargo man driving the SUV was not immediately charged. The incident remains under investigation.
ANTHONY, N.D. (AP) — One person is dead after a three-vehicle crash in Morton County.
The Highway Patrol says a car, sport utility vehicle and minivan crashed on state Highway 6 south of St. Anthony shortly after 9 a.m. Thursday.
The vehicles were traveling in the same direction and collided when two of the vehicles tried to make passes at the same time.
A female passenger in the minivan was killed. She wasn’t immediately identified. The two other people in the minivan suffered undisclosed injuries. No one in the other two vehicles was hurt
MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) — Law enforcement officials say they are looking into a missing person case northeast of Moorhead.
Clay County Chief Deputy Steve Landsem says several agencies are working on the investigation on a farmstead south of Hitterdal. Landsem tells KFGO radio that the missing person is believed to be connected to the Wahpeton, North Dakota area.
No other details have been released.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota man has been sentenced to more than 19 years in prison for sexual assault.
Twenty-seven-year-old Clifford See Walker, of Solen, was convicted of aggravated sexual assault by use of force for the April 2017 incident.
Authorities say the assault took place at the victim’s residence in Fort Yates. She was sleeping when See Walker entered the residence.
The crime happened nine days after See Walker was released from prison. He has a lengthy criminal record that includes burglaries and assaults.
U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland sentenced See Walker to 19 years and seven months in prison, to be followed by 15 years of supervised release.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A Minot woman serving life in prison without parole for helping with the murder of her husband’s ex-wife is appealing to the North Dakota Supreme Court.
Authorities said 27-year-old Cynthia Wilder helped clean blood evidence from a car after Richie Wilder Jr. killed his ex-wife, Angila Wilder, in November 2015. Richie Wilder was convicted of murder and sentenced last year to life in prison.
Cynthia Wilder also was accused of trying to help Richie Wilder in an aborted escape attempt from the Ward County Jail.
She entered an Alford plea last November, acknowledging there was enough evidence to convict her. The court treats it like a guilty plea. She was sentenced in May.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — New technology will soon be taking internal readings of 15 small pipelines across the western part of North Dakota.
The Piper is the size of a golf ball and filled with acoustic sensors. The small sphere will be inserted at one end of an underground pipeline and flow along with whatever liquid is being carried, checking for clogs and leaks, the Bismarck Tribune reported .
A startup called Ingu Solutions developed Pipers as part of the Intelligent Pipeline Integrity Program (iPIPE), a research and development grant matching project by the North Dakota Industrial Commission. The three-year program is focused on advancing new pipeline leak detection and prevention technologies.
The iPIPE consortium was formed in response to Gov. Doug Burgum’s challenge to have zero oil and gas industry pipeline leaks, said Brian Kalk, development director for the University of North Dakota Energy and Environmental Research Center’s energy system.
In sports…
Jamestown (uj.edu) The University of Jamestown has announced that Megan Kuehl has been named men’s and women’s track and field head coach.
Coach Kuehl served as women’s track and field coach this past seasonr, leading the Jimmies to the 2018 North Star Athletic Association indoor conference championship and a second place finish at the NSAA outdoor championships. She was named the 2018 NSAA Women’s Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year.
In addition, the Jimmies sent seven student-athletes to the NAIA indoor national championships with Kaiann Arellano earning All-America honors in the heptathlon and high jump. Eight student-athletes also qualified for the NAIA outdoor national championships with Arellano again earning All-America honors in the heptathlon, while the 4×400-meter relay team set a school record at the national meet. Paulina Haak also broke the school record in the outdoor hammer throw and in the indoor weight throw.
“Coach Kuehl is a perfect fit for the University of Jamestown,” said University of Jamestown Director of Athletics Sean Johnson. “She has demonstrated tremendous leadership in all areas and is committed to the mission of the institution.”
“I am very excited about the opportunity that the University of Jamestown is giving me,” said Kuehl. “I have truly enjoyed this past year as a member of the Jimmie family and look forward to continue building our program.”
Kuehl served as interim men’s and women’s head track coach over the final month of the season.
A fulltime assistant coach will be named, joining Jim Clark and Kathryn Lemm to round out the Jimmie track and field and cross country staff.
Kuehl joined the Jimmie staff in August of 2017 after serving as an assistant coach at St. Norbert (Wis.) for four seasons. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Montana and her master’s from Northern State (S.D.) University.
SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Thousands of recreational softball players from the U.S. and Canada are in Bismarck for this weekend’s McQuade charity tournament.
The annual event is in its 43rd year. McQuade Distributing Co. bills the event as the largest nonprofit, single-weekend slowpitch softball tournament in the country. More than 450 teams are registered again this year.
The tournament is Friday through Sunday, with games being played at six softball complexes in Bismarck and neighboring Mandan.
The Bismarck Police Department has issued a statement urging motorists to use caution because of the increased traffic.
American Association…
Sioux City 2, Fargo-Moorhead 1
Fargo-Moorhead 4, Sioux City 3
NEW YORK (AP) — Deandre Ayton is the latest key component to the Phoenix Suns’ rebuilding process.
The Suns have made the University of Arizona center the first player taken in tonight’s NBA draft. Ayton averaged 20.1 points and 11.6 rebounds in his lone season in Tucson, tying for the national lead with 24 double-doubles in 35 games.
Ayton joins Michael Thompson as the only players from the Bahamas to be the No. 1 pick in the draft.
The Kings followed by taking Duke’s Marvin Bagley III at No. 2. The 6-foot-11 forward was the AP’s Player of the Year after averaging 21 points and 11.1 rebounds while shooting better than 60 percent for the Blue Devils last season.
Luka Doncic of Slovenia went third to the Hawks and was quickly traded to the Mavericks for point guard Trae Young, the fifth pick in the draft. Doncic won Euroleague MVP and Final Four MVP honors while helping Spain’s Real Madrid win its league championship. Young led the nation with his averages of 27.4 points and 8.7 assists for the Sooners.
The Memphis Grizzlies used the No. 4 pick to select forward Jaren Jackson Jr. of Michigan State. Jackson is a one-and-done power forward who averaged 10.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 3 blocks per game.
The Magic picked up Texas center Mohammed Bamba with the No. 6 choice. Another Duke player went with the No. 7 choice as the Bulls took Wendell Carter Jr.
Alabama’s Collin Sexton went eighth to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Knicks used the ninth overall selection to get Kentucky forward Kevin Knox. Knox and Sexton shared SEC Freshman of the Year honors.
Mikal Bridges thought he was staying in Philadelphia after being selected with the 10th pick, but the 76ers sent the former Villanova standout to the Suns for Zhaire Smith and an unprotected first-round choice in 2021.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves could have used their draft picks in deals to help clear space under the salary cap for potential free agent additions next month.
They needed some high-ceiling young players just as much.
Opting against any deals, the Timberwolves selected Georgia Tech guard Josh Okogie with the 20th overall pick in the first round of the NBA Draft on Thursday night, targeting a tough-minded player with defensive versatility as a primary asset.
“Nothing presented itself that would be better than actually selecting at 20,” general manager Scott Layden said.
The same went for the 48th overall choice, when Ohio State forward Keita Bates-Diop was still available in the second round. The Big Ten Player of the Year was widely projected as a late first-round pick.
“Having a pick this year was critical for us, just to continue to grow,” coach Tom Thibodeau said. “We think we have to have a blend, of young players, players that are in the middle and obviously the older veterans. But having those young guys, it’s important for the team, for the growth of the organization.”
MLB…
The Red Sox avoided a three-game sweep as Rick Porcello tossed one-hit ball over seven innings of a 9-2 rout of the Twins in Minnesota. Porcello gave up only a first-inning single and improved to 9-3 with a 3.44 ERA.
Xander Bogaerts (BOH’-gahrts) had two RBIs for the Red Sox, who also got homers from Mookie Betts and Andrew Benintendi as part of a season-high 16-hit attack.
Boston is returning home following a 6-4 road trip.
— The New York Yankees continue to pace the American League East by two games over Boston following wins by both teams Thursday afternoon.
Aaron Judge and Miguel Andujar (an-DOO’-hahr) hit two-run homers off James Paxton in the first inning before the Yankees held on to beat the Seattle Mariners, 4-3. Luis Severino tied Cleveland’s Corey Kluber for the major league wins lead, giving up three runs and eight hits over 5 2/3 innings.
Kyle Seager hit a two-run homer off Severino, who was pulled after surrendering Ben Gamel’s RBI single.
The Yankees homered eight times in the three-game sweep and improved to a major league-best 50-22.
Checking out Thursday’s other major league action:
— The Diamondbacks hammered the Pirates, 9-3 to extend their lead in the NL West to 2 ½ games over the Dodgers. Alex Avila and Ketel (keh-TEHL’ mahr-TAY’) each hit two-run homers off Chad Kuhl while Arizona was building an 8-0 lead by the third inning. Winning pitcher Zack Godley held Pittsburgh to a pair of earned runs and four hits over six frames.
— Eric Thames laced a bases-loaded triple and Manny Pina homered as the Brewers roughed up the Cardinals, 11-3. Brent Suter was reached for two runs and just two hits over seven frames, including Matt Carpenter’s first-inning blast. St. Louis infielder Greg Garcia gave the bullpen a break by working a scoreless ninth.
— Jesse Winker launched a go-ahead grand slam while the Reds put together a six-run sixth to beat the Cubs, 6-2. Matt Harvey worked six innings and blanked Chicago after Javier Baez nicked him for a two-run double in the third. The Cubs fell one game behind Milwaukee in the NL Central race.
— The Nationals pulled out a 4-2 win over the Orioles on Juan Soto’s two-run double in the eighth inning. Anthony Rendon (rehn-DOHN’) hit a solo homer to help the Nationals win for just the fourth time in 11 games. Max Scherzer gained a no-decision after allowing two runs and five hits while striking out nine over seven innings, helping the Nats get within three games of the NL East-leading Braves.
— Madison Bumgarner picked up his first win of the year by scattering three hits over eight innings of the Giants’ 3-0 shutout of the Padres. Bumgarner struck out eight and walked two in his best start since coming off the disabled list. He also delivered a sacrifice fly in San Francisco’s fourth win in five games.
— Nolan Arenado crushed a three-run homer in the first inning and had five RBIs in the Rockies’ 6-4 downing of the Mets. The Rockies took the last three of the four-game series, with Arenado homering in each victory. New York dropped three of four in Denver despite scoring 32 runs.
— Luis Valbuena homered twice and had three RBIs in the Angels’ 8-5 verdict over the Blue Jays. Kole Calhoun also hit a two-run blast and Noe Ramirez struck out four over 2 2/3 innings of perfect relief to get the win. Los Angeles climbed back to .500 at home.
— The Athletics and White Sox were postponed in Chicago and will make up the game as part of a straight doubleheader on Friday. It’s the 40th rainout already this season, one more than last year.
MLB-NEWS
UNDATED (AP) — Major League Baseball has handed down a five-game suspension to Marlins pitcher Dan Straily for his actions during Tuesday’s loss in San Francisco.
Straily intentionally threw a pitch at Giants catcher Buster Posey while warnings were in place for both teams.
MLB also suspended Marlins manager Don Mattingly for Friday’s game and fined Straily and Mattingly undisclosed amounts.
In other major league news:
— The Cardinals have placed right-handed pitcher Michael Wacha (WAH’-kah) on the 10-day disabled list with a left oblique strain suffered during Wednesday’s loss to the Phillies. Wacha is the team’s victory leader, going 8-2 with 71 strikeouts and a 3.20 ERA in 15 starts this season. Right-hander John Gant was recalled from Triple-A Memphis to replace Wacha on the roster.
— Shelby Miller is scheduled to return to the Arizona Diamondbacks’ rotation Monday against the Marlins in Miami, 14 months after undergoing Tommy John surgery. The 27-year-old right-hander was injured in his fourth start last season. Miller has a 5-14 record and 5.78 ERA in 24 starts since the Diamondbacks acquired him from the Braves in a trade prior to the 2016 season.
— The Mariners have placed right-handers Juan Nicasio and Dan Altavilla on the 10-day disabled list while promoting infielder Daniel Vogelbach and right-hander Mike Morin from Triple-A Tacoma. Nicasio has swelling in his right knee, while Altavilla is sidelined by a right elbow UCL sprain.
— Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred has announced the Detroit Tigers will play a regular-season game against the Kansas City Royals at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska, on June 13, 2019. That’s two days before the start of the College World Series. Manfred says Major League Baseball wants to strengthen its relationship with the NCAA and college baseball and also bring the game to new markets.
NHL-ISLANDERS-TROTZ
DALLAS (AP) — The New York Islanders hadn’t had a Stanley Cup-winning coach behind their bench since Al Arbour stepped down in 1994. President of hockey operations Lou Lamoriello has ended that run by hiring Barry Trotz, two weeks after he led the Washington Capitals to the Cup.
Trotz has the fifth-most wins of any coach in NHL history and led Washington to first-place regular-season finishes in 2015-16 and 2016-17.
The Capitals accepted Trotz’s resignation three days earlier after failing to work out a contract extension. Trotz was due to make $2.1 million in Washington, but reports say he’ll receive about twice that in New York.
SOCCER-WORLD CUP
MOSCOW (AP) — Croatia has advanced to the knockout round of the World Cup while putting former champion Argentina on the brink of elimination.
The Croatians scored three times in the second half to beat Lionel Messi and Argentina, 3-0. Argentina goalkeeper Wilfredo Caballero miss-kicked a clearance and Croatia defender Ante Rebic recovered the ball and opened the scoring in the 53rd minute.
Messi failed to get even one shot off, five days after he missed a penalty in Argentina’s 1-1 draw with Iceland.
France has advanced to the round of 16 with a 1-0 victory over Peru. Australia stayed alive with a 1-1 draw against Denmark.
PGA-TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Zach Johnson and Jordan Spieth (speeth) each fired 7-under 63 to move into a first-place tie through one round of the PGA’s Travelers Championship near Hartford. Spieth had six birdies and an eagle out the bunker on par-5 sixth hole, one year after leading after every round of the tournament. Johnson’s eight birdies included six straight on the back nine, one off the course record.
Rory McIlroy missed a 13-foot for par on the final hole that would have given him a share of the lead. He’s tied for second with Brian Harmon and Peter Malnati.
NFL NEWS
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — New York Jets wide receiver Robby Anderson has received six months of probation following a January arrest in Florida where authorities initially said he tried to speed away from police.
Broward County court records show Anderson pleaded no contest Wednesday to misdemeanor reckless driving as part of a deal with prosecutors.
Anderson set career highs with 63 catches, 941 yards receiving and seven touchdowns in 2017, his second NFL season.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-CALIFORNIA-ROBERTSON
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Wide receiver Demetris Robertson is leaving California after two years, tweeting that his decision is due to personal matters.
Robertson had seven catches for 70 yards and two runs for 40 yards and a touchdown in two games last season before a surgery ended his year. Robertson had 50 catches for 767 yards and seven touchdowns as a freshman for the Golden Bears in 2016.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-UCONN-OLLIE
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — The University of Connecticut says it fired men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie after finding NCAA violations that included improper workouts and improper contact with recruits by Ollie and former UConn star Ray Allen.
The violations are laid out in more than 1,300 pages of documents released to The Associated Press and other media organizations after UConn President Susan Herbst upheld the decision to fire Ollie.
Ollie’s lawyer is calling the infractions cited by UConn in firing Ollie minimal and isolated.
FIGURE SKATING-BANNED JUDGES
MOSCOW (AP) — The International Skating Union says competitions at February’s Olympics were marred by biased judging in favor of China, the next Winter Olympic host nation.
An ISU investigation found the judges guilty of boosting Chinese skaters’ marks and says one just also dragged down scores of a gold medal-winning German pairs team. One judge received a two-year suspension, while the other was given a one-year ban.
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