Subscribe by RSS
CSi Weather…
.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.
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP) — Residents in the Dakotas are experiencing lower air quality and seeing some hazy skies because of the ongoing wildfires in the western part of the United States and Canada.
The National Weather Service in Bismarck says those smoky skies will stick around heading into the weekend. Meteorologist Janine Vining says that could change when a weak cold front arrives Sunday or Monday.
Vining says low air quality will be coupled with some hot summer days heading into the weekend with estimates of up to 100 degrees in some parts of the state.
Vining encourages individuals who may have breathing problems to limit their time outside with the current conditions. She says the smoke may also reduce driving visibility.
Jamestown (CSi) The City of Jamestown will begin the reconstruction of 15th Street Southwest near Louis L’Amour School, on Monday August 13th.
Adam Hanson report the area includes between 11th Avenue and 13th Avenue Southwest.
The reconstruction is followed by a mill and overlay, and then chip sealed, scheduled for the last week in August, along with other Southwest paving projects.
25th Street between Highway 281 and Edgewood Senior Living has been overlayed and then to be chip sealed.
The street between R.M. Stoudt’s and Menards starting at the stop sign, will start to be overlayed on Friday August 10th.
Buchanan (CSi) The non-profit organization, A Moment of Freedom, will hold a fundraiser, Barn Dance, on August 25th at The Boondocks, south of Jamestown.
Doors open at 5-p.m., with dinner at 6-p.m. Doors open for the dance at 7:30-p.m., and starts at 8-p.m. The cost to enter the barn dance is $10.
The organization offers a therapy service with a horse riding program for individuals with special needs.
Dinner tickets and seating are limited. Purchase dinner tickets by calling 701-320-3543 or E-Mailing amomentoffreedom@outlook.com.
Tickets available at Country Acres Veteranary Clinic, Southwood Veterinary Clinic, and Dr. Dawn’s Pet Stop.
Jamestown (Sen. Heitkamp’s Offce) – U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp Thursday toured Mary’s Place, a new facility to provide emergency shelter, resources, and transitional services for victims of domestic and sexual violence in the Jamestown area. Following the tour, Heitkamp convened Mary’s Place staff, local law enforcement, health care professionals, and Jamestown leaders to discuss the needs of the community as it works to address domestic violence and provide shelter and services for survivors.
Like many other communities in North Dakota, Jamestown’s affordable housing opportunities have decreased— which exacerbates the difficulty in finding safe transitional or permanent housing for victims of domestic or sexual violence. After opening in June 2018, Mary’s Place now provides additional safe housing opportunities for victims in Stutsman, and Foster, counties.
Heitkamp talked about how critical it is to combat domestic violence at both the local and federal levels. She also discussed with the group the progress that has been made to stop domestic violence and better support survivors as a result of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) – legislation Heitkamp helped implement statewide when she served as North Dakota’s Attorney General. Reauthorizing VAWA was one of the first bills she cosponsored and helped pass as a U.S. senator in 2013. She worked to include a key provision in VAWA to strengthen existing programs and provide tribal governments the authority and tools necessary to prosecute non-Indian perpetrators who commit these crimes on tribal land. Largely due to VAWA, according to the Justice Department, the annual incidences of domestic violence have fallen more than 60 percent since 1993.
“Since my time as Attorney General and in the U.S. Senate, I’ve continued to see the urgent need to help domestic violence victims find safe and reliable housing to escape their abusers,” said Heitkamp. “In addition to providing women and children with safety and residential stability, we also must focus on giving victims and their families the counselling, legal services, and other resources they need to get back on their feet. Today, I heard from community leaders, victims’ advocates, and law enforcement about how the important services offered at Mary’s Place will give the Jamestown community additional tools to provide critical transitional housing and other services for victims of domestic violence in the area. Community efforts like this one— combined with federal efforts I’ve supported like the Violence Against Women Act— make huge differences in reducing incidents of domestic violence, keeping our communities strong and safe, and giving hope to those looking to leave dangerous and traumatic situations.”
“Too many victims of domestic violence don’t receive the comprehensive support they need to escape the violence and permanently leave an abusive relationship,” said Lynne Tally, Executive Director, Mary’s Place at Safe Shelter. “Thankfully, the Jamestown community has graciously stepped up to help address this challenge, and Mary’s Place will provide temporary housing options and wraparound services that best support survivors in our area. We greatly appreciate Senator Heitkamp visiting the new facility today and working to raise awareness about the need for emergency and transitional housing and supportive services across North Dakota. As we work together to stop the spread of family violence, she continues to stand up for domestic violence survivors and their families in our state.”
In one survey, 51.5 percent of U.S. domestic violence victims who sought housing services did not receive them, meaning they may have been forced to stay in or return to an abusive environment. And on just one day in 2016, 80 percent of unmet requests for emergency domestic violence services in North Dakota were related to housing.
Heitkamp has continued to prioritize transitional housing for domestic violence victims in North Dakota while seeking justice against their abusers. In December 2017, Heitkamp introduced her bipartisan bill—the HEALS Act— to increase transitional housing support and encourage community housing options that best support survivors. And in October 2017 as part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Heitkamp toured the Minot Domestic Violence Crisis Center and helped present additional funding for its transitional housing facilities.
Ellendale (Sen. Heitkamp’s Office) – U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp Thursday, spoke at Xcel’s Foxtail Wind Farm groundbreaking ceremony near Ellendale that will support good paying wind energy jobs and deliver affordable power to communities across the region.
Heitkamp spoke about the importance of wind energy as part of a true all-of-the-above energy strategy and congratulated Xcel on this new wind farm that shows the continued growth of wind energy development across the state. In total, Xcel Energy’s proposals will develop 1,850-megawatts of wind energy across North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Iowa with 150-megawatts coming from the Foxtail Wind Farm, and it will power about 80,000 homes.
She also visited an Otter Tail Power Company and NextEra Energy Resources wind farm near Edgeley in October 2014.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A Minot man faces misdemeanor charges for a boating incident that killed a 10-year-old girl.
The Minot Daily News reports 41-year-old Dean Bartsch was charged Wednesday with prohibited operation of personal watercraft. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 30 days in jail and a $1,500 fine.
Authorities say Bartsch operated a Jet Ski without properly securing the vehicle’s engine cutoff lanyard to himself.
Haley Sundsbak died June 10 from injuries suffered the day before in a collision on Strawberry Lake. Sundsbak and another girl were on an inner tube being pulled by a boat. Bartsch’s unmanned Jet Ski struck the inner tube shortly after he was thrown from the watercraft. The other girl suffered critical injuries, but survived.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A proposal to expand a natural gas processing plant in northwestern North Dakota aims to keep up with growing volumes of Bakken gas production and reduce wasteful flaring.
Kinder Morgan has filed an application with the state Public Service Commission to expand the Roosevelt Gas Plant in McKenzie County, The Bismarck Tribune reported . The expansion would add 150 million cubic feet per day of processing capacity at the plant.
Companies in North Dakota flared more than 400 million cubic feet per day of natural gas in May, according to the Department of Mineral Resources. The state produced 2.3 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas that month, and those volumes are projected to continue increasing to eventually exceed 4 billion cubic feet per day, according to Justin Kringstad, director of the North Dakota Pipeline Authority.
The Kinder Morgan proposal estimates the expansion will cost $150 million. Operations could begin by November 2019, pending regulatory approvals.
The Public Service Commission will need to approve the expansion. A public hearing on the proposal hasn’t been scheduled.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The company planning an oil refinery near Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota is asking state regulators to dismiss a complaint filed by environmental groups over the site.
Meridian Energy Group made its request to the Public Service Commission on Wednesday, arguing that the three-member group has no authority under state law to wade into the dispute over the Davis Refinery.
The company’s plan to build the $800 million plant 3 miles (5 kilometers) from the park has prompted opposition by environmental groups and others who fear pollution from the refinery will mar the park’s scenery and erode the air quality. The park is the state’s top tourist attraction.
Meridian maintains the plant will have modern technology and will be “the cleanest refinery on the planet.” Supporters say it will boost the area’s economy.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — At the American Veterans club in Bismarck where former military men and others are drawn by camaraderie, card games and affordable gravy-laden lunch specials, there’s no clear favorite in North Dakota’s sharply contested U.S. Senate race. But when it comes to the barrage of television ads begging for these veterans’ votes, they couldn’t agree more.
Make them stop.
“I’m glad I have a mute button on my TV,” said Les Linssen, an 82-year-old Army veteran and retired hairdresser. “They’re beating each other up and neither one of them has impressed me yet. Tell us what you’re going to do for veterans, not what the other guy isn’t.”
In a state where veterans represent almost 9 percent of the population, and more on active duty or in the Guard, Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp and Republican U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer are filling the airwaves in hopes of gaining an advantage.
In sports…
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings say left guard Nick Easton’s neck injury has landed him on the injured reserve list, likely ending his season.
Coach Mike Zimmer says Easton has a bulging disc in his neck. He hasn’t practiced since Aug. 3.
Easton started 12 games in 2017 and five games the year before, playing both center and guard. He was acquired by the Vikings in a trade with the San Francisco 49ers before the 2015 regular season. He will be a free agent next March.
CLEVELAND (AP) — Michael Brantley’s ninth-inning single has given the Cleveland Indians a 5-4 win over Minnesota, Thursday afternoon. This is Cleveland’s second straight walk-off victory against the Twins. Brantley grounded a 2-1 pitch off Addison Reed (1-6) past a diving Miguel Sano at first base to score Greg Allen. A day earlier, Francisco Lindor’s three-run homer in the ninth sent Cleveland to a 5-2 victory.
In world and national news…
NEW YORK (AP) — The grandfather of a missing Georgia boy says the remains of the child were found buried at a desert compound in New Mexico. Abdul-ghani Wahhaj (ahb-DOOL’ GAH’-nee wah-HAJ’) was found Monday _ on what would have been his fourth birthday _ after he went missing in December. The boy’s grandfather, Siraj Wahhaj, leads a New York City mosque and told reporters Thursday that he learned from other family members that the boy’s body was buried at the New Mexico compound after he died.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Prosecutors have shown jurors an email they say suggests Paul Manafort was intentionally deceiving a bank by describing a New York City property as owner-occupied instead of a rental. The email came up during the eighth day of the former Trump campaign chairman’s financial fraud trial. In the email, Manafort tells his then-son-in-law that an appraiser wants to visit the property. He says to remember the appraiser believes the couple lives there.
NEW YORK (AP) — First lady Melania Trump’s parents have been sworn in as U.S. citizens. A lawyer for Viktor and Amalija Knavs says the Slovenian couple took the citizenship oath on Thursday in New York City. They had been living in the U.S. as permanent residents.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Massive wildfires are leaving a dull haze and the smell of smoke hanging over many California cities. The smoky air has forced summer campers to stay inside, canceled park trips and soccer practices for some kids, and left ash on cars. Air quality experts in the capital of Sacramento 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) — Vice President Mike Pence says the time has come to establish a new United States Space Force to ensure America’s dominance in space amid heightened completion and threats from China and Russia. His comments mark the first steps in the administration’s plan to create a separate, sixth military service by 2020. Pence told a Pentagon audience Thursday that while space was once peaceful and uncontested, it is now crowded and adversarial.
Comments are closed
Sorry, but you cannot leave a comment for this post.