CSi Weather…

 

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers and

thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds

10 to 15 mph.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain

showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy

after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s.

.MONDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.

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

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain

showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s.

.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of rain

showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of rain

showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.

 

Thunderstorms are expected west and north Saturday, moving to the

central Saturday night. Thunderstorms are also forecast Sunday

afternoon and evening across the James River Valley.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Police Chief Scott Edinger says, the suspect in the SuperPumper armed robbery, Travis James Allcock is in custody.

He was taken into custody in Clay County Minnesota Friday  morning.

In the news release, the Chief thanks  everyone who contacted law enforcement with information over the last few days, and to all of the area law enforcement agencies that assisted with the investigation.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The Annual James River Humane Society’s Grill Out and Rummage Sale is set for Saturday September 8th  from 11-a.m., to 2-p.m., at the shelter, located off the I-94 Bloom Exit.

The Rummage Sale features furniture, and lots of miscellaneous items.

On Saturday there will be an adoption fee special, of $100 for applications completed on September 8.

While there, visit with the cats and dogs available for adoptions.

 

Jamestown (From Deb Lee)  Tuesday 9-11-2018 the Jamestown Freedom Walk starts at 6-p.m., from Zonta Park,  ending  at the All Vet’s Club.

This is a day to honor first responders and fellow Americans who lost their lives on 9-11-2001 and to remember those who have since perished in the global war on terrorism.

Lynn Tally of Mary’s Place will have a program following the walk. BBQs, chips and bars will be available with a free will donation for Mary’s Place.

RSVP volunteers will be helping pour coffee and water and whatever needs to be done.

September is also Hunger Action Month and Freedom walkers are encouraged to bring a canned food item to Zonta Park. Donation will be given to local food pantries.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Two men were taken to a hospital with burn injuries after an early morning fire in a Bismarck mobile home.Firefighters responded to the home about 2:30 a.m. Friday. Everyone inside had gotten out, but authorities say ambulances took the two men to the hospital. Their conditions weren’t known.Fire Battalion Chief Kurt Leben tells The Bismarck Tribune that a woman and three children who also were in the home were not hurt.A pet cat died in the fire.Authorities say a burning container of grease started the blaze, and it’s been ruled accidental.

 

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — A Mandan man is charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault after allegedly attacking three people with a knife.The Bismarck Tribune reports Cortez Ramon Lyons on Tuesday allegedly attacked a 48-year-old woman and her 20-year-old son and stabbed a 16-year-old female as she protected an 8-year-old with her body.Authorities say the woman suffered 16 puncture wounds and a nearly severed finger.Bismarck police arrested Lyons during a traffic stop late Tuesday afternoon. Police say Lyons swung at officers and resisted arrest.Police also found a baggie of meth that officers say belonged to Lyons.A judge set bail on Thursday for the Morton County charges at $250,000 cash.

Lyons did not have an attorney listed in court records for either case.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A woman accused of stealing from a Bismarck company has been sentenced to serve two months in jail and ordered to repay more than $23,000 in restitution.

KFYR-TV reports that 38-year-old Sonya Grinnell wrote checks to herself by forging signatures while working as an office assistant at Petroleum and Tank LLC between April 2016 and March 2017. She told police she used the money to pay for rent and other living expenses.

She recently pleaded guilty to a felony charge and was sentenced to eight years in prison with all but 60 days suspended. She’ll be on probation for three years.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators are enlisting an administrative law judge to help untangle some of the legal questions surrounding whether an oil refinery can be built near Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

The Public Service Commission on Wednesday voted 2-1 to have the state Office of Administrative Hearings designate a judge to make a non-binding recommendation on whether a complaint over the $800 million Davis Refinery should be dismissed.

The judge won’t weigh in on whether Meridian Energy Group can build at the site 3 miles (5 kilometers) from the park, but his recommendation could make it more difficult for the company to do so.

Meridian in July began site work for the refinery it hopes to begin operating in 2020, after obtaining permission from the state Health Department to begin building. Meridian maintains the plant will have modern technology and will be “the cleanest refinery on the planet,” and supporters say it will boost the area’s economy.

Opponents fear pollution from the refinery will mar the park’s scenery and erode the air quality at the state’s top tourist attraction. The refinery faces several hurdles, including legal challenges of a state air quality permit and a local zoning permit.

The Environmental Law and Policy Center and the Dakota Resource Council in late June also filed a complaint with the PSC, maintaining Meridian needs a site permit because the refinery’s capacity will be 55,000 barrels per day — above the threshold of 50,000 barrels in state law that triggers a PSC review. The groups cited a number Meridian has previously given to the media, investors and government officials.

Meridian maintains the figure is outdated and that the company’s current plan is to build a facility capable of processing only up to 49,500 barrels per day — just below the threshold. Meridian has asked the PSC to dismiss the complaint, arguing that the commission has no authority under state law to wade into the dispute.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says Attorney General Jeff Sessions should investigate the identity of the author of an anonymous New York Times opinion piece. Trump says in an interview Friday with reporters aboard Air Force One that he believes the opinion piece critical of his leadership is a “national security” issue.

 

URBANA, Ill. (AP) — Former President Barack Obama has urged an audience of college students to not just vote in the midterm elections, but to lead the fight against President Donald Trump and his allies. Obama said during a speech Friday at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign that “you cannot sit back and wait for a savior.” He said the biggest threat to democracy isn’t Trump but “indifference.” 

 

DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas police chief says it remains unclear whether there were any words exchanged or any other interaction between a police officer and her neighbor before she fatally shot him in his home. Chief U. Renee Hall said during a news conference Friday that the off-duty officer explained after shooting 26-year-old Botham Jean on Thursday night that she had mistakenly entered his home, thinking it was hers. Hall says the officer’s blood was drawn to be tested for drugs and alcohol. 

 

UNDATED (AP) — Shares of electric car maker Tesla Inc. tumbled about 7 percent as the markets opened Friday after the CEO appeared to smoke marijuana during an interview and the company’s accounting chief left after a month on the job. During a podcast that was shown on YouTube, CEO Elon Musk inhales from what the host says is a combined marijuana-tobacco joint. Musk appeared on “The Joe Rogan Experience.”

 

 

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Syrian pro-government media report that nine civilians were killed by shells fired from rebel areas south of the province of Idlib on a government-held town. The state news agency SANA said the missiles struck a residential area in the northern countryside of Hama. Hama lies to the south of Idlib, and several communities there remain under rebel control. The presidents of Iran, Turkey and Russia met today to discuss the fate of the last rebel stronghold in Idlib and surrounding areas in Hama.