CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

.SATURDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of  rain in the Jamestown area, 60 percent in the Valley City area.  Highs in the upper 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain in the evening, in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.

.SUNDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny. A 40 percent chance of rain in the

morning. Highs in the lower 50s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain in the

evening. Lows in the mid 30s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.

.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows in the upper 20s.

.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s.

 

A clipper will move southeast across the forecast area Saturday

afternoon/evening, bringing a period of strong westerly winds and

scattered showers to the forecast area.

 

The best chances for showers appear to be over north

central into eastern ND, rain into the northern James River Valley.

 

An inch or less of rain over the north central into eastern ND.

Another clipper system moves through Sunday night into Monday with

another shot of light precipitation and winds on Monday into

Tuesday.

This clipper brings in some colder to the area mid to late week.

 

Jamestown  (CSi) Early Voting at the Stutsman County Courthouse continues, to be brisk.

As of mid afternoon Friday, there had been 1,180 Early Voting ballots cast.

In the 2014, midterm election, there were 82,033 early voting ballots tabulated in North Dakota.   In the 2016 presidential and North Dakota governor election year 134,805 North Dakota residents voted early.

In Stutsman County in 2016  there were a total of 2,395 early votes cast.

Early voting is available through November 2 at the Stutsman County Courthouse.

Monday through Friday 8-a.m., to 5-p.m.

Absentee ballots are accepted though Monday November 5, with a postmark of November 5 or earlier.

Absentee ballots received after November 5th will be counted, with the proper postmark.

On election day, November 6th vote in person at the Jamestown Civic Center, from 7-a.m. to 7-p.m.

 

Washington  (Rep. Cramer’s Office)  –  In a news release, Congressman Kevin Cramer announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has loaned the Jamestown College Foundation, Inc., a total of $2,000,000, which will be used to purchase four buildings.

The loan was approved by the USDA Community Facilities Direct Loans and Guaranteed Loans program in order to expand the Jamestown College Foundation, Inc., by purchasing buildings currently owned by Jamestown College. The four buildings which will be bought are the Harold Newman Multi-Use Facility, Foss Wellness Center, Larson Sports and Academic Complex and the Reiland Fine Arts Center. Other Federal financial assistance of $18,000,000 has been provided to complete the purchase of the four buildings.

Read more about Friday’s announcement here.

 

Bismarck  (CSi) North Dakota Governor, Doug Burgum has proclaimed October 29- November 2 as Severe Winter Weather Awareness  Week in North Dakota

Winter in North Dakota can be very unpredictable and the severity can change quickly.

On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Stutsman County Emergency Manager, and 9-1-1 Coordinator, Jerry Bergquist pointed out the terminology used by meteorologists and weather, forecasters, and preparing for winter storms.

  • An ADVISORY – is issued when winter weather is possible, but not hazardous enough to meet WARNING criteria.
    • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY – is issued for accumulations of snow, freezing rain, freezing drizzle and sleet which will cause significant inconveniences and could lead to life-threatening situations. The criteria is  three to five inches of new snow in a 12 hour period of time
    • A WIND CHILL ADVISORY – is issued for wind chills of 25-39 degrees below zero, Fahrenheit.
  • A WATCH – is issued when bad weather is possible in the area.
    • A BLIZZARD WATCH – is when the conditions are favorable for a blizzard in the next 24 to 72 hours.
  • A WARNING – indicates imminent danger to life and property. The snow fall criteria is six to eight inches of new snow within a 24 hour period of time.
    • An ICE STORM WARNING – is when the ice from freezing rain is ¼ inch thick or greater and may cause danger to life and property.
    • A WIND CHILL WARNING – is issued for wind chills of 40 degrees below zero, Fahrenheit or colder.
    • A BLIZZARD WARNING – is issued for sustained or gusty winds of 35 mph or more, and falling or blowing snow creating visibilities at or below ¼ mile; these conditions could persist for at least 3 hours.

 

BE PREPARED

The best way to protect you, your family, and your property is to be prepared.

 

  • Make a plan – this includes escape routes, meeting places, how you will communicate if not together, special needs that may take extra planning, pets, and any vital records you may need with you such as insurance. *
  • Build an emergency supply kit – this should include enough supplies to sustain you and your family for at least 3 days. *
  • Keep an emergency supply kit in your vehicle – make sure to include extra cloths and blankets in your vehicle. *
  • Winterize your home – this may include insulating water pipes, installing batter operated carbon monoxide detectors, maintain heating units, and keeping fire extinguishers on hand.
  • Be aware of travel alerts and advisories – make sure that rad conditions are safe for traveling before you venture out on the roads. (www.dot.nd.gov/travel)
    • A Travel Alert – is issued when areas of challenging winter driving conditions may be encountered on roadways. Motorists can still travel, BUT, they should be aware that rapidly changing conditions may result in travel delays due to reduced speeds and visibility.
    • No Travel Advisories – are issued when conditions warrant no travel but not a road closure. These have the potential to change to a Road Closure if conditions deteriorate.
    • Roads Closed or Blocked – are issued when roadways pose life threatening conditions. The road(s) may be impassible or blocked.  Motorists who drive past road closure devices may be fined up to a $250 fine

* For more information go to:  www.co.stutsman.nd.us/files/emergency-guide.pdf or www.fema.gov/prepare

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Police have identified the officer who shot at a suspect this week in Fargo.Authorities say Officer Cory Luckow was investigating a possible bike theft Wednesday when he made contact with 32-year-old Richard Torres, of Moorhead. Torres fled on foot and Luckow pursued him.Police say Torres pointed a handgun at Luckow during the pursuit, causing the officer to fire his gun toward the suspect. Luckow has been a Fargo officer for two years and is on standard administrative leave.Torres was taken to the Cass County Jail. It’s not clear if he has an attorney.

 

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — A Williston man is jailed and accused of threatening to kill a co-worker and his family.

A judge has ordered 50-year-old Charles Cage held on $50,000 on three felony terrorizing charges. Authorities say Cage argued with a colleague at work Wednesday, went out to his vehicle, returned and acted as if he had a weapon tucked in his waistband. KEYZ reports officials say he grabbed the co-worker by the neck and threatened to kill him, his wife and 7-year-old daughter.

Cage was arrested at his home later Wednesday. It was not immediately clear if Cage has hired an attorney.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden will campaign for Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp next week as she kicks off a five-day statewide tour.

Biden will help launch the tour in Fargo on Thursday. Heitkamp’s campaign says the tour will hit more than 20 communities and cover more than 2,000 miles.

Heitkamp is facing Republican Rep. Kevin Cramer in a race seen as critical for control of the closely divided Senate.

Biden also helped Heitkamp in March when he headlined the North Dakota Democratic convention in Grand Forks.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Sen. Heidi Heitkamp’s fundraising jumped dramatically in the period after she voted against Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court.Federal data show the North Dakota Democrat raised more than $12.4 million in the first 17 days of October. That was more than three times what she took in for the entire quarter before.Her Republican challenger, Kevin Cramer, raised far less during the 17 days — only about $603,000.Heitkamp has a huge cash advantage with about $11 million in the bank. Cramer has almost $1 million.Despite Heitkamp’s money advantage, she is seen as among Democrats’ most imperiled incumbents as they fight an uphill battle to take control of the Senate. 

In sports…

Jamestown (CSi) The Roughrider Rodeo Association of North Dakota State Rodeo Finals is coming to the Jamestown Civic Center.

Performances ares….Friday and Saturday October 26, 27, 6-10-p.m., and 1-p.m., on Sunday the 28.

Tickets will be available at the door and are: $12 for adults, $8 for children 12 and younger, and $30 for an adult three-day pass, $20 for a children three-day pass.

$2 advanced ticket discount at Southwood Veterinary Clinic in Jamestown and Carrington.

 

In World and National News…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the FBI says the suspect arrested in the mail bombs sent to prominent Democrats was found in part using fingerprint evidence and possible DNA.

FBI Director Christopher Wray said Friday investigators had fingerprints of Florida resident Cesar Sayoc and had possible DNA collected from two explosive devices. Wray says they matched a fingerprint found on one of the packages that had been sent to U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters of California.

Sayoc was arrested Friday at an auto shop in Plantation, Florida. He has been charged with five crimes and faces 58 years in prison. He will be prosecuted in New York, where five of the 12 devices were found.

The mail bombs have been sent in recent days to political opponents of President Donald Trump.

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Bomb scare rattles those touched by past political violence

NEW YORK (AP) — The wave of mail-bombs targeting prominent Democrats — though yet to claim any victims — has angered and dismayed some of the people personally affected by past acts of political violence in the United States.

Looking only at the past 60 years, there have been scores of deadly incidents motivated by some sort of ideology.

Perpetrators have ranged from Ku Klux Klan racists to members of the far-left Weather Underground to anti-abortion extremists who killed abortion-providing doctors.

The mail-bomb scare has reopened old wounds for Lisa McNair, whose life was shaped by a deadly blast a year before she was born: the Klan bombing that killed four black girls at 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, on Sept. 15, 1963. Her 11-year-old sister, Denise, was the youngest victim.

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The Latest: NBC cancels Megyn Kelly’s morning show

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC News says the “Megyn Kelly Today” show is being canceled.

In a statement, the network news division said the show won’t return, a decision that follows fallout from Kelly’s on-air comments about blackface.

NBC News says the hour that had belonged to Kelly will be hosted next week by other “Today” show co-anchors.

The network on Friday again aired a repeat of “Megyn Kelly Today” just as it did Thursday following this week’s controversy.

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The Latest: Migrant caravan has 60-mile goal for Friday

PIJIJIAPAN, Mexico (AP) — Increasingly sick and facing a punishing 60-mile (100-kilometer) trek, members of the migrant caravan have left the southern Mexican city of Pijijiapan and are moving toward their next stop, Arriaga.

Yamileth Caldames is one of those making the arduous journey. She’s traveling with her 3- and 5-year-old daughters and her children’s father.

With what little money they still have, they plan to buy bus tickets most of the way to try to regain their strength.

Caldames says: “My blood pressure is bad.”

But if Mexican police catch them riding a bus, they could tell the driver to drop them off on the road.

Authorities are enforcing an obscure highway insurance rule in an apparent bid to make families like the Caldemeses walk as much of the way as possible.

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The Latest: Turkey seeking return of Saudi slaying suspects

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s state-run news agency says Turkish prosecutors plan to seek the extradition of 18 suspects in the slaying of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi so they can be prosecuted.

Anadolu Agency said Friday the Istanbul chief prosecutor’s office submitted its request to Turkey’s Justice Ministry. The news agency says Turkey’s Foreign Ministry would formally request the extraditions.

Saudi Arabia has said it arrested 18 people in connection with Khashoggi’s killing at the Saudi Consulate on Oct.2. Turkey alleges a 15-member “hit squad” was sent to Istanbul to kill the journalist, a critic of the Saudi royal family who lived in exile in the United States.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said the three others detained were consulate employees.