CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Southwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the southeast around 5 mph after midnight.

.THURSDAY…Cloudy. Rain likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Cloudy. Chance of rain in the evening, then

chance of rain and snow possibly mixed with freezing rain after

midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance

of precipitation 50 percent in the Jamestown area, 70 percent in the Valley City area.

.FRIDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain, freezing

rain and snow in the morning. Highs around 40. Northeast winds

5 to 10 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 60 percent chance of snow after

midnight in the Jamestown area, 40 percent in the Valley City area. Lows in the lower 30s.

.SATURDAY…Snow possibly mixed with rain. Highs in the upper

30s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow in the evening. Lows in the upper 20s.

.SUNDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow after

midnight. Lows in the upper 20s.

.MONDAY…Cloudy. Slight chance of rain and snow in the morning,

then slight chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs around 40.

Chance of precipitation 20 percent.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain and

snow in the evening. Lows in the upper 20s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s.

 

A series of clippers will impact the region Thursday into next week,

bringing cooler temperatures and periodic chances for rain and snow.

The strongest of these will move through Friday night into Saturday,

with accumulating snow beginning to look likely for parts of western

and central North Dakota, from northwest to south central North Dakota

Friday night into Saturday.

The potential for strong northwest winds on the back side of the

low on Saturday.

 

 

Jamestown  (JRMC)  — Jamestown Regional Medical Center is pleased to welcome Kayla Emter, DPM, to the podiatry team.

Dr. Emter specializes in the conservative and surgical management of conditions of the foot and ankle. She is committed to providing the most advanced podiatric and surgical care possible.

She starts seeing patients on November 12.  Call 952-4878 for an appointment.

Learn more at www.jrmcnd.com/podiatry.

On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Dr. Emter said, “There are two tenants I feel strongly about when it comes to treating patients. I like to compare my patient care to a sit-down restaurant rather than a fast food chain. It is important to take the time to educate our patients about their conditions and treatment options, rather than rushing them through the door. Patients are more than just two feet. I believe in treating our patients as a whole and as I would like to be treated.”

Dr. Emter joins JRMC Podiatrist/Foot & Ankle Surgeon, Dr. Rachael Renschler, to exceed patient expectations and provide quality care.

Also on our show, from JRMC Marketing, Katie Ryan-Anderson said, this is the first time in JRMC history that the hospital has offered two podiatrists to care for the community.

The addition of Dr. Emter is one of many steps the hospital has taken toward growth. Most recently, Crystal Krapp, APRN, DNP-C joined the JRMC Orthopedics team which includes Drs. Michael T. Dean and Timothy Volk, as well as Pat Walter, PA-C.

Prior to that, JRMC grew in 2017 with the launch of the JRMC Carrington Clinic and the addition of JRMC ENT Dr. W. Thomas Coombe and JRMC Gynecologist & Obstetrician Dr. Bailey Runkles. The JRMC Clinic is also home to Urologist, Dr. Robert J. Bates and Wound Center Specialists, Randy Perkins and Amanda Lausch.

JRMC Chief Nursing Officer and Interim CEO, Trisha Jungles, has pointed out that “This is big news. Seeing our independent hospital grow like this is a dream come true for our boards and leadership teams. We’re proud that the community counts on JRMC for its healthcare needs. She expects more to come in 2019.

She  adds, that onboarding Dr. Emter means she and the podiatry team will be able to offer faster access to care in both Jamestown and at the JRMC Carrington Clinic.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Regional Medical Center was able to assist 31 women taking advantage of the recent No Excuses Screening sessions.

Katie Ryan-Anderson reported on The Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, that the October screenings

had Central Valley Health, North Dakota Women’s Way, Jamestown Regional Medical Center and the Jamestown Regional Medical Center Foundation partnering to eliminate barriers for women to receive care. Again this year, those agencies will host No Excuses, which encourages women to schedule preventative screenings like mammograms and pap smears. No Excuses reduces common barriers to care like transportation, childcare, appointments during after-work hours and financial responsibility.

The next No Excuses for educators and support staff is from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12 (Veterans Day).

To learn more or to request an appointment, anytime, visit www.jrmcnd.com/no-excuses or call (701) 952-5348.

On another topic Katie pointed out that the JRMC Cancer Center is progressing in construction, with an anticipated opening in the summer of 2019.

 

 

Valley City (CSi)  Valley City Public Works announces that effective Monday, November 5, 2018:

The Transfer Station (Landfill) will operate with the following regular winter hours:

  • Monday through Friday: 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
  • Saturday: 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The four large American Indian tribes in North Dakota are providing free identification to thousands of members in advance of Tuesday’s election.

The effort comes in the wake of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing the state to continue requiring street addresses on IDs, as opposed to other addresses such as post office boxes.

Streets addresses aren’t important on reservations, and some feel the rule could disenfranchise thousands of Native American voters. That sparked the free ID efforts launched with the help of the Lakota People’s Law Project and the Four Directions nonprofit.

So far, they’ve provided more than 2,000 free IDs to tribal members. That’s about half of a federal judge’s estimate of the number of Native Americans who don’t possess a qualifying voter ID under state rules.

 

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp and her Republican opponent Kevin Cramer say they oppose a ballot measure that would legalize marijuana and they both support a ban on non-citizens voting in the state.

Heitkamp spoke with reporters Wednesday after casting an early ballot in Mandan. Cramer will vote in Bismarck on Election Day.

The two candidates disagree on a ballot measure that would amend the North Dakota constitution to include a sweeping government ethics overhaul that state Democrats have fought unsuccessfully for years to do.

Heitkamp voted for the measure and Cramer says he’ll vote against it.

Heitkamp is viewed as one of the most vulnerable candidates among red-state Democrats in the Senate, and Republicans are hoping to cling to a razor-thin majority.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker will campaign for Sen. Heidi Heitkamp in North Dakota.

Heitkamp says Booker will join her on Friday. The state Democratic Party says campaign stops include Mandan and the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.

Former Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad also is scheduled to be in attendance.

Former Vice President Joe Biden also will campaign for Heitkamp on Thursday in Fargo and will help launch a statewide tour that will cover more than 2,000 miles leading up to Election Day.

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

 

FRAZEE, Minn. (AP) — A driver has been arrested after crashing his car into a parked vehicle in Frazee and killing a man inside. Police say 50-year-old Marlin Miller, of Ponsford, was in his parked vehicle in the street in front of his workplace, Anderson Bus and Coach, when a car driven by a 39-year old Perham man crashed head-on into Miller’s vehicle Monday morning.

 

In world and national news…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The suspect in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre has been indicted by a federal grand jury.

The indictment, which was expected, was announced Wednesday. It charges Robert Bowers with 44 counts, including hate crimes. Federal prosecutors have previously indicated they plan to seek the death penalty.

U.S. Attorney Scott Brady says “today begins the process of seeking justice for the victims of these hateful acts.”

Authorities say Bowers opened fire in the Tree of Life synagogue on Saturday, killing 11 and wounding six, including four police officers.

Bowers is jailed without bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Thursday.

The funerals for the victims began Tuesday and are continuing through the rest of the week.

 

 

BOSTON (AP) — A former federal investigator says a Mafia hit man is a suspect in the prison slaying of Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger.

The official told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Fotios “Freddy” Geas and at least one other inmate are believed to have been involved in 89-year-old Bulger’s killing Tuesday at a West Virginia prison.

The longtime investigator spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk about the case.

Geas was convicted in the 2003 killing of western Massachusetts mobster Adolfo Bruno.

Bulger was a longtime informant for the FBI who provided information on the Mafia. Geas was known to despise gangsters who ratted each other out.

Attorney David Hoose, who initially represented Geas in the Bruno case, says Geas “did not and would not rat on anyone.”

Federal officials say they are investigating Bulger’s death as a homicide.

 

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Perhaps nowhere are the choices facing voters next Tuesday more vividly on display than in the battle for control of the U.S. House. Democrats are fielding more women and minority candidates, while Republicans are trying to hold their majority with mostly white men.

Democrats have nominated more than 180 female candidates for the House, a new record. But while voters might send 100 or more of them to victory, Republicans could have fewer women than now in their ranks. Nearly 9 in 10 House Republicans are likely to be white men in the next Congress.

The racial divide is even starker. House Republicans now count just over a dozen minority members, a number that won’t change much. Meanwhile, African-American, Latino and Asian-American lawmakers make up almost half the Democratic caucus.

 

 

 

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish prosecutor says Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was strangled as soon as he entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul as part of a premeditated killing, and his body was dismembered and disposed of.

A statement from chief Istanbul prosecutor Irfan Fidan’s office also said Wednesday that discussions with Saudi chief prosecutor Saud al-Mojeb have yielded no “concrete results” despite “good-willed efforts” by Turkey to uncover the truth.

The statement is the first public confirmation by a Turkish official that Khashoggi was strangled and dismembered after he entered the Saudi Consulate on Oct. 2 to collect paperwork needed to marry his Turkish fiancee.

 

 

TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s legal recreational market is off to a bumpy start.

Supply shortages have been rampant in the two weeks since Canada became the largest national pot marketplace.

Quebec closed its government-run shops from Monday to Wednesday because there was no pot to sell. Ontario’s online government store can’t fill all its orders, and British Columbia still has just one legal retail outlet.

The Canadian government has added 300 people to more quickly process licenses for producers to increase supply.