CSi Weather:

.TONIGHT…Clear. Lows around 60. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds

around 5 mph shifting to the south after midnight.

.FRIDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds around

5 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Clear. Lows in the lower 60s.

.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Clear. Lows in the mid 60s.

.SUNDAY…Sunny. Highs around 90.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.

.MONDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 80.

 

A cold front is forecast to move through Sunday. At this time most models show very little if any precipitation associated with this front.

Fire weather concerns may develop by the end of the week with very warm and dry conditions. Minimum humidity around 15 percent and winds around 20 mph could lead to critical fire conditions Saturday.

A cool down is expected Monday with temperatures falling back to

near normal (mid 80s).

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  – A Stutsman County Deputy who made arrests in two large drug busts that were dismissed has resigned.

KFGO’s website reports, Sheriff Chad Kaiser says Matt Thom’s resignation letter indicated he was quitting for personal reasons and that he was looking for employment outside of law enforcement. Thom had been with the sheriff’s department for nearly six years and was a sergeant.

Thom came to the department after a stint with the Marine Corps. Kaiser says he doesn’t know whether recent decisions to drop charges in the drug cases contributed to Thom’s decision to resign.

The drug busts in December and January on I-94 resulted in four arrests and the seizure nearly 700 lbs. of marijuana.

Last week, the state’s attorney decided to drop charges at the request of the sheriff’s office after determining that there were issues with one of the cases. Last month, a judge dropped charges in the other case ruling evidence in the bust was inadmissible.

The sheriff says he’s “disheartened” by the dismissals.”  “We’ll learn from out mistakes,” said Kaiser.

Thom asked to keep his K-9 partner. The county board approved the transfer at Tuesday’s meeting.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The North Dakota Patriot Guard, Annual Ride in remembrance and celebration of fallen American Heroes will be held August 17 & 18, 2018  at the Jamestown Civic Center.

For more information contact George Quigley

701-320-5355

Friday the 17th, there will be a social hour and steak fry, with live music by Joe Schmidt.

Saturday the 18th Activities Schedule:

Jamestown Civic Center

7am-10am Pancake Breakfast

10am-12pm Registration for the Honor Ride

12pm Memorial celebration of our heroes and families

1:15pm Honor ride leaves Civic Center

5:30pm Free meal for Honor Ride Participants and families of fallen
7pm Music

Cash Bar all evening. Must be 21 or older to enter designated alcohol sales premises
Silent Auction and Raffle

The Patriot Guard attends funeral services of fallen American heroes as invited guests of the family.

They show support for the heroes, families, and their communities.  When necessary they also act as a barrier or shield for the mourning families and friends, from protestors.  They do so through legal and non-violent means.

For more on the North Dakota Patriot guard on line go to ndpg.org

 

 

Valley City  “The Sisters” will be at Music in the Park on Wednesday, Aug. 8th starting at 7:15 pm.    Popcorn will be provided by First Community Credit Union.  .  A freewill offering is taken each night.  Bring your lawn chair or blanket.

“The Sisters” includes three sisters. The group includes Claudette Carlson (the oldest) from Minnewaukan, ND, Rhonda Knodle (the middle child) from Valley City,  and Jan Bakke (the youngest) from Carrington, ND.

Wednesday, August 15:  Final night of Music in the Park for the season!  Greg Hager will conclude Music in the Park on Wednesday, Aug. 15th  starting at 7:15 pm.  Come early and enjoy a picnic supper provided by Leevers for the 1st 200 people.   Also, Midwest Dairy will be providing free ice cream!  A freewill offering is taken each night.  Bring your lawn chair or blanket.

Music at the City Park Bandshell is sponsored by the Valley City Parks & Recreation, KOVC, the Bridges Arts Council, BEK, Myron Sommerfeld family, Pizza Corner & CVB Valley City.   A free will offering is taken to assist in continued work on the bandshell. Bring your lawn chair or blanket. In case of inclement weather, the program will be relocated.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Federal officials say it will take about three more weeks to wrap up an environmental study of the $3.8 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline.The Army Corps of Engineers had expected to finish by the end of this week. Justice Department attorneys have informed the court the work is now expected to take until the end of the month.The Corps needs more time to review information it recently received from Texas-based pipeline developer Energy Transfer Partners and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, which is leading a lawsuit seeking to shut down the pipeline that’s moving North Dakota oil to Illinois.Federal Judge James Boasberg allowed oil to begin flowing in June 2017 but also ordered additional study due to lingering concerns about the pipeline’s potential impact on tribal water rights. 

Update…

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Four people were arrested after a vehicle chase in Grand Forks in which a police squad car was struck.Authorities say officers tried to stop a sport utility vehicle that was driving with no headlights about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, and the SUV sped away. It eventually went over a curb, tried to back up and struck an officer’s car.The four people inside fled on foot. Two were quickly apprehended, and the other two were tracked down later.The 19-year-old Arvilla man driving the SUV was arrested on several charges including reckless driving and refusing to stop. The passengers were arrested for refusing to stop. One was a 20-year-old Devils Lake man. The other two were juveniles. Formal charges were pending.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Democrats want the state to withdraw from a lawsuit that seeks to invalidate former President Barack Obama’s health care law.North Dakota in June joined a coalition of 20 GOP-led states that argue that the Affordable Care Act is no longer constitutional after the Republican-backed tax overhaul eliminated fines for not having health coverage.Democrats say if the lawsuit is successful, it would strip protections for thousands of North Dakotans with pre-existing conditions. They say it also would end the ability to allow children to stay on their parents’ health plan until the age of 26.Republican Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says the federal health care law has caused premiums to double for many North Dakotans. He says the lawsuit will move forward even if the state withdraws. 

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — Officials in Mandan will continue to study dog laws after an attack by two pit bulls that left a 7-year-old girl with a broken leg and hundreds of stitches.The Bismarck Tribune reports the Mandan City Commission made no changes to the vicious dog ordinance Tuesday, after about 15 residents offered various opinions on the existing laws.Mandan’s ordinance bans vicious dogs, which are defined as an animal that attacks without provocation. The ordinance doesn’t currently ban specific breeds of dogs.The city of Minot also is dealing with rules for dangerous animals. The Minot Daily News reports the City Council has given initial approval to an ordinance defining what constitutes a dangerous or annoying animal and giving judges various options for handling cases. Final approval could come Oct. 1.

 

In world and national news…

UNDATED (AP) — Pressure to take down America’s monuments honoring slain Confederate soldiers and the generals who led them didn’t start with Charlottesville. But the deadly violence that rocked the Virginia college town a year ago gave the issue an explosive momentum. Confederate monuments at public parks, county courthouses and college campuses fell almost daily for weeks after a speeding car killed a woman and injured dozens Aug. 12, 2017. At least 30 Confederate monuments were uprooted in the past year.

 

 

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal prosecutor says Republican U.S. Rep. Chris Collins gave an illegal tip that allowed his son and others to avoid hundreds of thousands of dollars in bio-tech stock losses. U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman told a news conference on Wednesday that Collins was supposed to keep secret “devastating news” he received in an email about a failed drug trail in 2017.

 

 

WESTERVILLE, Ohio (AP) — President Donald Trump is celebrating Tuesday night’s election results by proclaiming himself “5 for 5!” on Twitter, even though two of the races remain too close to call. Tuesday’s primaries in five states were seen as a test of Trump’s clout as well as the persistence of his hard-core supporters as they face energized, anti-Trump Democrats. But races in Ohio and Kansas remain too close to call. That didn’t stop Trump from claiming victory in tweets Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.

 

 

LAKEPORT, Calif. (AP) — A smoky Southern California forest fire is raging in mostly unoccupied land but crews are concerned the flames could race down hillsides toward foothill communities. The blaze churning through the Cleveland National Forest south of Los Angeles is just 5 percent contained Wednesday morning. Flames that erupted Monday have blackened nearly 6-and-a-half square miles (17 square kilometers) of dry brush and timber. Several cabins have burned and two rural canyons and some campgrounds are evacuated.

 

 

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Sharice Davids has shattered the mold for a congressional primary winner from Kansas as the state’s first Native American and gay nominee for Congress. The 38-year-old attorney and activist prevailed in a close six-candidate Democratic primary and will face four-term Republican Rep. Kevin Yoder. Davids also is a former mixed martial arts fighter who introduced herself to fellow Democrats with a video showing her in the ring.