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CSi Weather…
.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. West winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny in the morning, then cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain possibly mixed with snow in the afternoon in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area. Highs in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy, a 20 percent chance of light snow in the evening. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening.
.FRIDAY…Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow. Highs in the
upper 20s. North winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow in the
evening. Lows 5 to 10 above.
.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs 15 to 20.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows 5 to 10 above.
.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 10 to 15.
.MONDAY…Partly sunny. A 30 percent chance of snow in the
morning. Highs in the upper 20s.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows around 20.
.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.
Late Wednesday night a rapidly moving clipper arrives from the west-
northwest. North counties could see some light mixed precipitation
Windy conditions are forecast on Thursday, especially southwest
and south central in the wake of a cold front extending from the
clipper.
A light wintry mix in north Thursday, and light accumulating snow
on Friday further south.
The clipper move through on Thursday, with chances for precipitation across northern counties early and then spreading south along and east of the Missouri River.
Precipitation in the form of light snow early in the morning across the north and then changing to a rain/snow mix through the day as the system moves south.
Jamestown (CSi) More volunteers and monetary donations and gifts of items are welcome to the Orphan Grain Train.
On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, the Jamestown Warehouse Manager, Carmen Mc Bride said the warehouse is open Mondays and Saturdays from 9-a.m., to noon, at the former C.H. Carpenter location at 103 4th Avenue, Southeast.
The organization collects items to be sent to countries overseas, and nationally to hurricane victims, including Mercy Meals, and other articles such as infant supplies, medical equipment and supplies, non-prescription drug store items, school supplies, non-breakable kitchen accessories, clean clothing, quilts, comforters, and blankets, on a year-round basis.
She said Orphan Grain Train partners with organizations to send items to Liberia and other countries in need.
She added, currently 10-15 volunteers are serving the Jamestown warehouse, and more are welcome.
Monetary donations are welcome, by sending to:
North Dakota Branch, Orphan Grain Train
PO Box 1546
Jamestown, ND 58402-1546
More information on Face Book: Orphan Grain Train, Inc.
Additional information about the North Dakota Branch by E-mailing ndogt9@gmail.com
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Park Board has approved $14,000 from the Jamestown Parks and Recreation Foundation, toward Phase II of the Two River Activity Center (TRAC) expansion.
The funds are earmarked for designing of the outdoor water park, and supporting structures proposals, by Zerrberg Architects of Fargo.
The designing is expected to be completed by the end of January, 2019, to include community focus group meetings, along with marketing materials, and program requirements and components.
TRAC Manager Amy Walters, says if plans are accepted and moves forward into construction, Zerrberg’s cost would amount to eight percent of the approximate $2 million project cost in lieu of the $14,000.
The Park Board has approved the TRAC request to start accepting for proposals to operate a healthy snack bar from the TRAC concession and kitchen area.
In other business, the Park Board approved the $14,000 purchase of a 40 foot, 2008 bucket truck, from Otter Tail Power Company which is updating its fleet, and is making unit available.
The bucket truck would be used primarily for tree trimming and exterior building maintenance of Parks and Recreation buildings, including TRAC.
Jamestown (JRMC) Selecting health insurance plans can be ‘sticky.’ That’s why Jamestown Regional Medical Center is offering caramel rolls, cinnamon rolls and other sticky treats to help educate individuals during the Open Enrollment period.
Becca Klipfel, JRMC’s patient access financial advocate, says, “After a family member gets sick, the last thing you want to hear is, ‘I’m sorry, your insurance doesn’t cover that. We’re hoping to help people understand their insurance plans now, while they still have choices and before an emergency occurs.”
Let’s Roll: Open Enrollment is set for 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, however, individuals can call with questions anytime.
Kilpfel adds, “Our goal is to offer pressure-free guidance. We don’t sell insurance or advocate for any certain brand. We simply help individuals learn the ins and outs of insurance, whether its private insurance, Medicare or Medicaid.”
More than 22,000 North Dakotans enrolled in a health insurance plan through the Affordable Health Care Act in 2018. Open Enrollment lasts through Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018.
To learn more, call (701) 952-5348.
Bismarck (NDNG)- About 15 members of the North Dakota Army National Guard’s 191st Military Police Company returning home Wednesday, after an almost yearlong mission in Afghanistan. The Soldiers comprise about half of the unit’s deployed members. The remaining Soldiers will return sometime next month.
The unit is led by 1st Lt. John Mazur, of Pingree, North Dakota, and the senior noncommissioned officer-in-charge, Sgt. 1st Class Cody Johnson, of Menoken, North Dakota. Nearly half the unit has served on previous North Dakota National Guard deployments.
Members of the 191st Military Police Company provided protective service detail and secure transportation to Resolute Support Headquarters staff while assigned to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Afghanistan. The Soldiers hail from 20 communities across North Dakota, Minnesota and South Dakota.
Stanley (NDHP) The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, a 26-year-old Parshall man was killed after the pickup he was driving crashed with a semi-trailer Tuesday about 7:40-p.m., on Highway 2 at Stanley, North Dakota.
The 2001 Silverado was westbound on when it struck the right rear of the trailer, sending the pickup into a ditch.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Republicans in the North Dakota House have elected Carrington Rep. Chet Pollert as the new majority leader. Pollert succeeds longtime Fargo Rep. Al Carlson, who lost his re-election bid last week. Pollert was elected Tuesday night over Mike Nathe of Bismarck and Dan Ruby of Minot. Republicans hold supermajorities in both chambers of the Legislature.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A company developing an oil refinery near Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota has supplied adequate information to justify drawing water from an underwater aquifer, State Water Commission officials testified Wednesday.
An attorney for area landowners challenging the recommended permit for the Davis Refinery countered that information from developer Meridian Energy Group has been vague and contradictory.
The water permit is one of several hurdles that Meridian must overcome as it seeks to build the refinery just 3 miles (5 kilometers) from the state’s top tourist attraction. Administrative Law Judge Tim Dawson later will issue a recommendation to State Engineer Garland Erbele, whose final decision could be appealed to state court.
The disagreement over the water permit centers around a related dispute over how big the refinery will actually be. Meridian in May 2016 applied for a permit to draw about 645 acre-feet of water per year from the underground Dakota Aquifer for a refinery that would process up to 55,000 barrels of oil per day Large volumes of water are commonly measured by the acre-foot in the U.S. One acre-foot is enough water to cover 1 acre (4,047 sq. meters) of land 1 foot (0.3 meter) deep and equals about 326,000 gallons (271,455 imperial gallons).
The company later reduced the planned oil capacity to 49,500 barrels, just shy of a 50,000-barrel threshold in state law that requires a site permit from the state Public Service Commission. Meridian has denied trying to skirt state law, and state regulators last month concluded that they had no jurisdiction to intervene. Environmental groups that oppose the refinery are challenging that in state court.
Given the reduction in the project capacity, the state engineer’s office has recommended that the company be issued a water permit with a corresponding reduction, to about 586 acre-feet annually. Landowner attorney JJ England has argued that the change to the company’s request is illegal and that the application should have been rejected.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Numerous police departments nationwide are not adequately identifying or reporting cases of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls as concerns mount over the level of violence they often face, according to a study released by a Native American nonprofit Wednesday.
The report from the Seattle-based Urban Indian Health Institute, the research arm of the Seattle Indian Health Board, was conducted over the past year amid worry in tribal communities and cities that Native American and Alaska Native women are vanishing in high numbers, despite a lack of available government data to identify the full scope of the problem.
Researchers said they identified some 500 missing persons and homicide cases involving Native American women in 71 cities after reviewing data obtained through media reports and public records requests sent to police departments.
They reviewed cases dating back to the 1940s, though roughly two-thirds were from the past eight years, according to Annita Lucchesi, a cartographer and descendant of the Cheyenne whose database of missing and murdered indigenous women in the U.S. and Canada was the basis for the research.
In total, she has a list of some 2,700 names. Of the cases included in the report on U.S. cities, a quarter represented missing persons cases, and just more than half were homicides.
Researchers said they expect their figures to represent an undercount, in part, because some police departments in cities with substantial Native American populations — such as Albuquerque and Billings, Montana — did not provide figures in response to records requests, or because Native American victims may have been identified as belonging to another race.
In world and national news…
LONDON (AP) — In a hard-won victory, British Prime Minister Theresa May has persuaded her Cabinet to back a draft divorce agreement with the European Union, a decision that triggers the final steps in the long and rocky road to Brexit. But she faces a backlash from her domestic opponents and a fierce battle to get the deal through Parliament as she tries to orchestrate the U.K.’s orderly exit from the EU.
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Migrants in a caravan of Central Americans are scrambling to reach the U.S. border, arriving by the hundreds in Tijuana, while U.S. authorities across the border are readying razor wire security barriers. Authorities in Tijuana have been struggling to deal with a group of 357 migrants who arrived aboard nine buses Tuesday and another group of 398 that arrived Wednesday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration contends it has “broad discretion” to regulate press access to the White House as it fends off a legal challenge from CNN and other outlets over the revocation of journalist Jim Acosta’s “hard pass.” In a legal filing ahead of a Wednesday hearing on CNN’s request for a temporary restraining order to restore Acosta’s access, the government argues it “was lawful” to punish Acosta for his behavior during a contentious Trump press conference last week.
UNDATED (AP) — An investigative hearing into a broken fan blade that led to a fatal engine failure on a Southwest flight has concluded. The majority of the National Transportation Safety Board hearing Wednesday was highly technical with testimony from representatives of the company that makes the blade and other industry officials. The NTSB is expected to determine a probable cause of the accident in the next several months.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Kevin McCarthy easily won an internal party election Wednesday to take over the shrunken House GOP caucus, a familiar role for the underestimated scrapper whose top priority will be to protect President Donald Trump’s agenda and try to build the party back to retake the majority.
The speaker’s gavel long gone, the race for minority leader was McCarthy’s to lose, but the Californian’s rise was never guaranteed. He’s close to Trump, but the president is also friendly with Rep. Jim Jordan, the conservative Freedom Caucus member, and both faced testy colleagues ready to assign blame after the midterm election losses.
In the end, McCarthy pushed past Jordan, 159-43, according to officials familiar with the closed-door voting.
On the other side of the Capitol, senators chose Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for another term leading Republicans and Chuck Schumer for Democrats in closed-door party elections that lacked the drama of the House contest.
Both McConnell and Schumer were chosen as leader by acclamation, according to those familiar with the private caucus meetings. McConnell, the Kentucky Republican who expanded GOP ranks in last week’s midterm, faced no opponent. Democrats returned Schumer’s entire leadership team, despite the failure to capture the majority in the midterms.
Senate Republicans also welcomed the first woman to their leadership team in years, Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst, as they sought to address the optics of the GOP side of the aisle being dominated by men.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has soured on his Homeland Security secretary and Kirstjen Nielsen is expected to leave her job, perhaps as soon as this week.
That’s according to two people who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss personnel matters publicly. The sources say Trump blames Nielsen for not doing more to address what he sees as a crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border.
But anyone who takes over is likely to face similar problems. The administration has already tried to clamp down at the border, but most of those efforts have been thwarted or watered down due to legal challenges.
Nielsen had hoped to complete one year in the post and leave in December, but it appears unlikely she’ll make it.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — As ballot-counting continues, Democrats gained ground in two undecided House races in the one-time Republican stronghold of Orange County, California.
Meanwhile, in the Central Valley farm belt, first-time candidate Josh Harder defeated four-term Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham following an updated vote count Tuesday, giving Democrats their fourth pickup of a GOP House seat in California.
Two other House races remain too close to call.
In the 45th District in Orange County, Democrat Katie Porter jumped into a 261-vote lead over Republican Rep. Mimi Walters, after trailing the incumbent since Election Day.
And in the 39th District, anchored in Orange County, Democrat Gil Cisneros tightened the gap with Republican Young Kim.
With Harder’s win, Democrats will hold at least a 43-10 edge in California U.S. House seats.
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