CSi Weather…

.REST OF TODAY…Sunny. Patchy smoke. Highs in the upper 80s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

.TONIGHT…Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight.

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

5 mph.

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

around 5 mph.

.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to

10 mph increasing to around 15 mph in the afternoon.

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

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

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

.MONDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain

showers. Lows in the upper 50s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.

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

 

Relative humidity is expected to drop to around 15 percent, or less,

west Saturday afternoon and maybe again Sunday. Critical fire

weather conditions may be a concern for Saturday and Sunday.

 

Wildfire smoke from Canada will continue today and will affect

air quality in eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota.

Individuals with breathing problems should limit their time outside.

Keep windows closed with air conditioners running to keep smoke out of homes.

Visibility is also reduced.  Motorists are urged to use caution.

 

 

Medina  (CSi)  The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, a 68 year old Streeter  man was injured after his motorcycle crashed westbound on I-94, Wednesday evening  a mile east of  Medina.

Stanley Spitzer exited the interstate at Medina  and lost control of his motorcycle.

He traveled from the right lane, entered the median after over correcting and rolled. He was ejected from the motorcycle.

Spitzer was transported by the Medina Ambulance to the Jamestown Regional Medical Center. he was later life-flighted to Sanford Hospital in Fargo for treatment. His condition is not known.

The crash remains under investigation.

Assisting at the scene were,  the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office, Medina Ambulance, and Tappen First Responders.

 

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

 

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 Jamestown Rural Fire Department staff invites the public to an Open House,  August 16th at 7-p.m., at the present fire hall, at 205 3rd Avenue Northwest, in Jamestown.

Residents can see views of the new fire hall project, and get questions answered about the project including economic and environmental impacts, along with the fire department’s service area, and project alternatives.

The new Rural Fire Hall will be at 1209 9th Street Southeast, with a planned addition

Following the recent special vote, where patrons approved a five mill levy to help fund the project, for the first year, the fire district is now applying for a USDA 30 year loan, and is gathering support for the application from the county and townships.

 

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) — Authorities have identified a Grand Forks man who died after a boating mishap on Devils Lake.The Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office says 64-year-old Daniel Chrisholm swam after a boat that had drifted off the trailer as he was launching it Monday afternoon, and he went underwater.A bystander got him to shore, but he died at a Devils Lake hospital.
WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A West Fargo woman accused of drowning her newborn child in a bathtub has pleaded not guilty to charges including murder.Thirty-six-year-old Ginny Lubitz is accused of placing her baby face-down in about an inch of water on May 5, killing the child.Defense attorney Kevin McCabe declined comment after Wednesday’s court hearing.Lubitz’s bail has been set at $500,000. She’s due back in court Oct. 10. 
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) — State health officials say there’s been a steep increase in the number of human cases of West Nile virus in North Dakota.

The Department of Health says there have been 14 cases from July 30 to Aug. 6. Overall, there have been 18 human cases of West Nile virus so far this year.

Symptoms of the virus include fever, headache, body aches and rash. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says most people infected with West Nile don’t experience any symptoms.

Epidemiologist Jenny Galbraith tells the Bismarck Tribune people should be aware of the increase in mosquitoes spreading West Nile and take the proper precautions to protect themselves.

That would include getting rid of stagnant water and wearing insect repellent.

 

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. 

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 sports…

North Dakota Amateur Baseball Tournament.

Wednesday at Jack Brown Stadium in Jamestown.

Enderlin 1 vs. Valley City 3

Cass County Catfish 14 vs. Steele 0

 

Thursday

Jamestown Hounds vs. Fairview at  6-p.m.

Tolna vs. Beulah-Hazen at  7:30 p.m.

Next action for Valley City, is Saturday at 10-a.m., vs. Cass County Catfish.

 

MLB…UNDATED (AP)— The Indians’ lead in the AL Central is back to 10 games over Minnesota after Francisco Lindor’s (lihn-DOHRZ’) three-run, walk-off homer in the ninth pushed Cleveland past the Twins, 5-2. Lindor’s 29th home run of the season came a half-inning after Miguel Sano (sah-NOH’) belted a game-tying blast. Mike Clevenger received a no-decision after holding the Twins to one run and five hits over seven innings.
— The Atlanta Braves have shaved another game off the Philadelphia Phillies’ lead in the NL East.Charlie Culberson belted a three-run homer and Mike Foltynewicz (fohl-tih-NAY’-vihch) worked into the sixth inning of the Braves’ eighth victory in 10 games, an 8-3 dismantling of the Nationals in Washington. Tyler Flowers and Ronald Acuna (ah-KOON’-yuh) Jr. added two-run blasts in the fourth off Tommy Milone, who was torched for seven runs over six innings.Foltynewicz allowed one earned run and six hits over 5 2/3s to move to 9-7.Flowers had three hits as the Braves climbed within a half-game of the first-place Phillies.Bryce Harper homered for the Nats, who still trail the NL East by six games.The Phillies dropped the rubber match of their three-game set in Phoenix as Patrick Corbin struck out nine while allowing four hits over 7 1/3 innings of the Diamondbacks’ 6-0 shutout. David Peralta went 4-for-5 and opened the scoring with a two-run triple in the third. Eduardo Escobar had three RBIs, including a two-run double in the seventh.The Diamondbacks took over first place in the NL West by a half-game when the Dodgers absorbed a 3-2 loss to the Athletics. Los Angeles erased a 2-0 deficit before Khris Davis hit into a run-scoring fielder’s choice in the eighth inning. Mike Fiers was sharp in his Oakland debut, allowing one run and four hits over 5 1/3 innings to help the A’s pull within five games of the AL West-leading Astros.Checking out Wednesday’s other major league action:

— Milwaukee’s 8-4 win over San Diego gets the Brewers within 1 ½ games of the NL Central-leading Cubs. Jesus Aguilar (AG’-ee-lahr), Travis Shaw and Eric Thames (thaymz) hit consecutive first-inning homers to ruin Brett Kennedy’s big league debut. Orlando Arcia and Christian Yelich (YEH’-lihch) also homered to back Jhoulys Chacin (joo-LEES’ shah-SEEN’), who gave up three runs over six innings to move to 11-4.

— The Royals crushed the Cubs, 9-0 as Heath Fillmyer allowed three singles over seven innings for his first major league win. Anthony Rizzo drilled Fillmyer with a line drive on the left foot on his third pitch, but Fillmyer stuck around and didn’t allow another hit until David Bote and Tommy La Stella singled with one out in the seventh inning. Adalberto Mondesi and Drew Butera drove in three runs apiece in the rout.

— The Red Sox earned their sixth win in a row as Xander Bogaerts (BOH’-gahrts) drove in three runs to lead a 10-5 romp over the Blue Jays. Rafael Devers (DEH’-vurz) and Mitch Moreland each had two RBIs, and J.D. Martinez went 3-for-4 with a run-scoring double. Devers smacked a two-run homer in his return from the disabled list to help Boston maintain its nine-game lead in the AL East.

— Luis Severino picked up his first win since July 7 and Giancarlo Stanton hit his first grand slam in four years as the Yankees knocked off the White Sox, 7-3 to complete a three-game sweep. Severino spotted Chicago a 2-0 lead before improving to 15-5. Aaron Hicks also homered for the Yanks, who bounced back nicely in Chicago after being swept in a four-game series at Boston.

 

— Chris Archer picked up his first victory in two starts since joining the Pirates, allowing two runs and five hits over five innings of a 4-3 victory at Colorado. Archer blanked the Rockies until David Dahl hit a two-run homer in the fourth. Corey Dickerson and Colin Moran each had two hits and an RBI as the Pirates pushed the Rockies three games off the NL West lead, pending the outcome of the Dodgers-A’s contest.

 

— Matt Carpenter slammed his NL-leading 31st home run and Yadier (YAH’-dee-ehr) Molina added a solo shot and three RBIs to send the Cardinals to a 7-1 win at Miami. Carpenter’s blast broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth inning of the Redbirds’ third straight win. John Gant gave up a run and two hits over six innings before the St. Louis bullpen finished a three-hitter.

 

— The Mariners’ free-fall has continued with their seventh loss in nine games as Marco Gonzales was torched for career highs of seven runs and 12 hits in an 11-7 setback at Texas. Joey Gallo homered twice and drove in four runs to support Yovani Gallardo (yoh-VAH’-nee gy-AHR’-doh), who allowed three hits and two runs over six innings to win his fourth straight start. Mike Zunino hit two homers for the Mariners, who scored four times in the seventh to get within 7-6.

 

— The Angels were 6-0 winners over Detroit behind Jaime Barria, who allowed five hits over 5 2/3 innings. Kole Calhoun’s solo shot in the first put Los Angeles ahead before Justin Upton and Albert Pujols (POO’-hohlz) added round-trippers. Pujols has 632 home runs, 28 behind Willie Mays for fifth on the all-time list.

 

— Jacob deGrom (deh-GRAHM’) picked up his first victory in nearly two months and received rare run support in the Mets’ 8-0 rout of the Reds. DeGrom struck out 10, and scattered four hits over six shutout innings that lowered his major league-leading ERA to 1.77. Brandon Nimmo (NIH’-moh) and Austin Jackson each had three hits and three RBIs as New York took the rubber match of the three-game set.

— The Orioles pulled out a 5-4 win over the Rays on Trey Mancini’s two-run double in the ninth inning. Tim Beckham, Adam Jones and Mark Trumbo homered for Baltimore. Carlos Gomez doubled home a tiebreaking run in the eighth before the Rays dropped back to .500.

 

MLB-NATIONALS-HERRERA DL

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals right-hander Kelvin Herrera has been placed on the 10-day disabled list with a right rotator cuff impingement.

Nationals manager Dave Martinez said the problem is inflammation, stressing that there is no structural damage. Herrera was taken out of Tuesday’s 3-1 loss to Atlanta after surrendering a tiebreaking, two-run triple in the ninth inning.

Washington already is without closer Sean Doolittle, who is on the DL with a foot injury.

 

COLLEGE CORRUPTION-NCAA

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — College basketball players who go undrafted by the NBA will be allowed to return to school and play as part of sweeping NCAA reforms in the wake of a corruption scandal.

The rule changes include allowing players to work with an agent while declaring for the NBA draft. College players would have to request an evaluation from the NBA Undergraduate Advisory Committee on their draft prospects. The rules would also allow elite high school players to work with an agent if the NBA removes its one-and-done rule. The agent would have to be certified by the NCAA no later than August 2020. Until then, agents certified by the NBA players’ union would qualify.

The changes reflect the recommendations made in April by the Rice Commission, led by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, was formed in response to an FBI investigation into payments from shoe companies to coaches for steering players to certain schools.

 

NFL-NEWS

UNDATED (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have signed offensive lineman Tyler Larsen to a two-year contract extension through the 2020 season. Financial terms of the contract were not immediately available.

Larsen has played in 23 games with 15 starts over the last two seasons with Carolina, working at center and guard. Larsen is viewed by coach Ron Rivera as the team’s long-term replacement for Ryan Kalil, who has already said 2018 will be his final NFL season.

The extension comes after the Panthers lost starting offensive linemen Daryl Williams and Amini Silatolu to injuries in training camp.

In other NFL news:

— Browns rookie receiver Antonio Callaway had bullets and gun parts in his car when he was cited for marijuana possession, according to dash-camera video obtained by TMZ. The video shows an officer asking Callaway to step out of his vehicle after the officer smells marijuana following a routine traffic stop. Callaway cooperates, and later one officer tells his partner that he became “real nervous” when he found the bullets and a strap for a Glock handgun in the vehicle. There is no mention of the ammunition or gun parts in the report filed by Strongsville, Ohio police.

— The 49ers will honor former tight end Dwight Clark with a season-long celebration of his life that will include unveiling a statue of “The Catch.” All 49ers players will wear 87 helmet decals throughout the season, and Levi’s Stadium field bunting will pay tribute to Clark during all 49ers games. Clark was suffering from ALS when he died in June at age 61.

— The wife of Los Angeles Chargers owner Alex Spanos, died Tuesday night of undisclosed causes at age 92. Faye Spanos married Alex Spanos in 1948, and they raised four children in Stockton, California. Alex Spanos built a billion-dollar fortune in real estate and construction during their marriage, and he purchased a majority share in the San Diego Chargers in 1984.

 

NBA-NEWS

 

UNDATED (AP) — Devin Harris is returning to the Dallas Mavericks for the third time after signing a $2.4 million free agent contract, six months after being sent to Denver at the trade deadline.

Harris played with the Mavs from 2004-2008 and was brought back as a free agent in the summer of 2013.

The 35-year-old Harris has averaged 11.1 points, 4.1 assists and 1.1 steals in his 917 career games, including 446 starts.

Also in the NBA:

— Two people familiar with the situation say free-agent center Jahlil Okafor (jah-LIHL’ OH’-kah-for) has agreed to a two-year contract with the New Orleans Pelicans that includes a team option in Year 2. Philadelphia made 6-foot-11 Okafor the third overall pick out of Duke in the 2015 NBA draft, but his production fell considerably last season.

 

DOCTOR-SEXUAL ASSAULT

CHARLOTTE, Mich. (AP) — Attorneys for imprisoned sports doctor Larry Nassar have appealed his other sentence for sexually assaulting women and girls who sought treatment for injuries.

The Lansing State Journal reports that the former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics doctor’s attorneys filed a motion in Eaton County Circuit Court seeking a new judge and sentencing hearing for Nassar on three sexual assault charges he pleaded guilty to in November.

They recently made a similar request in a separate case in Ingham County, where dozens of Nassar’s accusers spoke during a televised sentencing earlier this year of the harm he caused them. The judges in both cases sentenced Nassar to a minimum of 40 years behind bars.

Nassar also has a pending appeal of his 60-year federal prison sentence for possessing child pornography.

 

GOLF-LYLE OBIT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian golfer Jarrod Lyle has died at 36 following a long struggle with cancer.

He returned to the U.S. PGA Tour in 2013 after apparently having beaten cancer for a second time. But the illness returned and Lyle last week announced his decision to forego further treatment and enter palliative care.

 

In world and national news…

JERUSALEM (AP) — The United Nations’ Mideast envoy is expressing his concern about the latest escalation of hostilities in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas. Nickolay Mladenov, the U.N. special envoy who is involved in Egyptian efforts to broker a truce, said in a statement on Thursday that he’s “deeply alarmed” by “multiple rockets fired toward communities in southern Israel” the day before.

 

 

BANGSAL, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s top security minister says the death toll from last Sunday’s earthquake on the island of Lombok has climbed to 319. The announcement comes after an inter-agency meeting that was convened to resolve wildly different figures for deaths from different agencies. Lombok was hit by another earthquake on Thursday, the third in a little over a week, causing panic, injuries and damage to buildings.

 

 

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — No major wildfires are burning near Sacramento but for two weeks a dull haze and the faint smell of smoke from distant blazes has blanketed California’s capital region. It’s forced summer campers to stay inside, obscured normally bright skylines and left ash on cars. Winds often blow smoky air around California during intense fires, but Sacramento air quality experts say it’s rare for the dirty air to linger for so long, a reality of ever-larger fires that take longer to extinguish.

 

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kremlin has denounced new U.S. sanctions against Russia over the poisoning of an ex-Russian spy as a breach of international law. President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said Thursday that “the restrictions are absolutely unlawful and don’t conform to international law.” The State Department said Wednesday the U.S. had determined that Russia had used a nerve agent to poison a former Russian intelligence officer and his daughter and sanctions would follow later this month.

 

 

UNDATED (AP) — The U.S. Army has suspended discharging immigrant reservists and recruits promised a pathway to citizenship when they enlisted. A memo shared with The Associated Press on Wednesday spells out orders to high-ranking Army officials to stop processing discharges of enlistees in the special immigrant program, effective July 20. Attorneys say the Army has told dozens of men and women that their contracts were cancelled or they were being discharged in recent months.