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…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY…INCLUDES THE VALLEY CITY AREA…
.TODAY…Mostly sunny. Areas of blowing and drifting snow in the morning. Highs 5 to 10 above. Temperatures falling into the mid single digits in the afternoon. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the morning. Wind chills around 25 below.
.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 15 below. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Wind chills around 30 below.
.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs 15 to 20. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Lowest wind chills around 20 below in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Not as cold. Lows 15 to 20.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain possibly
mixed with snow in the afternoon. Not as cold. Highs in the mid
30s. West winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow. Lows
zero to 5 above.
.MONDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs zero to 5 above.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows around 15 below.
.NEW YEARS DAY…Sunny. Highs near zero.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 5 below.
.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.
.THURSDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s.
Bismarck (National Weather Service)
There are 2 main weather features of interest in the extended
forecast beyond the storm system. The first is Arctic high pressure
building in behind the departing storm system for Friday into
Saturday. Expect much of the area to see single digit highs and
subzero lows during this timeframe. Wind chills may drop as low as
25 below. The second feature is a clipper type system moving through
Sunday into Monday, bringing a brief warmup and chances for rain and
snow.
Above normal temperatures back for the weekend, much above on Sunday.
Pockets of precipitation at worst with issue being the type. A mix of rain and snow looks most probably but patches of sleet or even freezing rain will be possible, Sunday time frame. Even a little freezing rain can lead to big travel hazards.
Once that low moves through Monday will be a miserable day with
high temperatures in the single digits above and below zero, and
with a stiff northwest wind, it will feel terrible, on Monday
(New Years Eve). After that, no significant storms and with a slow
warming trend through the first few days of 2019.
Motorist should monitor the forecast and adjust their travel plans as needed.
The weather service recommends that people who must travel have emergency kits in their vehicles and follow winter-driving rules.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Public Works informs residents that snow Removal-Downtown-Business Areas-Residential began with the full snow plowing program starting with the Emergency routes beginning approximately at 5:00 a.m., Friday, December 28, 2018.
City crews will begin plowing residential areas at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 28, 2018. Crews will continue work during the night with the downtown district beginning at 11:00 pm, Friday night.
Downtown merchants and all public/private schools are asked to have their sidewalks shoveled by 9 p.m. Friday, December 28, 2018.
PLEASE NOTE:
The above schedule is contingent upon changing weather conditions and snow accumulation totals.
Valley City (CSi) Valley City Public Works crews plowing emergency routes starting after midnight Thursday.
City Administrator David Schelkoph reminds residents that all vehicles must be off emergency routes in Valley City by midnight or they will be towed at the owner’s expense.
Valley City Public Works director Jeff Differding says crews start clearing streets in the southeastern on Friday, December 28, and work clockwise throughout the day Friday,to clear snow.
Update…
Motorists are encouraged to reduce speeds, drive according to the conditions and always wear your seat belt. All travelers are encouraged to monitor road conditions as weather conditions occur and use caution while traveling. For road information, call 511 from any type of phone or go to the Travel Information Map at www.dot.nd.gov.
Please be advised that road condition information on 511 and the travel map is updated daily from 5 a.m. until 10 p.m. CDT. The road report is based upon the information available to the NDDOT at the time of preparation and is provided solely as a public service. Conditions may vary from those reported.
Jamestown (JPD) On Thursday December 27, 2018, at 1:18-p.m., Stutsman County Communications received a 911 call reporting a vehicle had just been stolen from the Wells Fargo parking lot. The vehicle was a 2005 Lexus SUV. The vehicle was last seen headed southbound on 2 Ave NW. The caller was identified as the owner of the vehicle.
Jamestown Police responded to the scene and searched the area looking for the vehicle and suspect(s). The owner of the vehicle indicated the vehicle’s engine was left running and the doors were unlocked. The owner was only away from their vehicle for a few minutes, before it was stolen.
At 1:43-p.m., a Jamestown Police Officer located the vehicle in the Dairy Queen parking lot in southwest Jamestown. There was no one in or around the vehicle. The vehicle was recovered and eventually returned to the owner.
The owner has invoked their victim’s rights under Marsy’s Law.
This incident is still under investigation. If anyone has any information regarding this incident, please contact the Jamestown Police Department at 701-252-2414.
In sports…
Jamestown High basketball games against Minot, Friday, have been postponed.
Jamestown (Parks & Rec) The Bunker at t Hillcrest Golf Course will be open as a warming house for sledding.
The Bunker will be open from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, December 28, through Sunday, December 30, and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, December 31. Closed Tuesday, Jan. 1.
The Bunker will begin regular weekday hours of 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 2, and weekend hours of 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. until further notice.
The Bunker and the city ice rink warming houses will not be open when the temperature or wind chill is at minus 15 degrees or colder.
For more information, contact the Parks and Recreation Office, 252-3982.
(CBS Sports) The Minnesota Twins have been aggressive this winter in adding power to their lineup. Entering Christmas, they had already claimed first baseman C.J. Cron off waivers and signed second baseman Jonathan Schoop to a one-year deal. On Thursday, the Twins struck again: inking free-agent DH Nelson Cruz to a one-year deal that comes with a club option.
Yahoo Sports reports, there is a $12 million club option with a $300K buyout.
Cruz has been a highly productive hitter in recent seasons. Since 2016 he’s batted .278/.359/.538 (144 OPS+) with 40 home runs on average. He’s homered at least 35 times in each of the last five years, and hasn’t finished with an OPS+ below 130 since 2013.
While there’s no questioning Cruz’s track record, his age does raise some concern. Next season will mark his age-38 campaign. It’s fair to expect that, at some point, Cruz won’t possess the physical ability to maintain his high level of production. When that’ll happen is anyone’s guess.
NFL THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL…
New Orleans 31 Pittsburgh 28
— Damian Lillard capped his 21-point performance by nailing a go-ahead 3-pointer with 6.3 seconds left in overtime to push the Trail Blazers past the Warriors, 110-109. Jusuf Nurkic (YOO’-suhf NUR’-kihch) had 27 points and 12 rebounds for the Blazers, and Seth Curry scored 11 straight points down the stretch.
NBA-NEWS
Magic’s Ross fined
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Orlando’s Terrence Ross has been fined $25,000 for throwing a ball into the stands following Wednesday’s 122-120 overtime loss to the Suns.
Ross displayed frustration following the Magic’s fourth straight loss.
CFP-NEWS
NCAA confirms failed drug test by Clemson DL
UNDATED (AP) — The NCAA has confirmed that Clemson defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence has been suspended for Saturday’s CFP semifinal game against Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl following a failed test for performance-enhancing drugs.
Lawrence was one of three Clemson players who tested positive for ostarine, a substance used to treat osteoporosis and can act like an anabolic steroid.
Lawrence took part in Clemson’s media day session on Thursday and said he has no idea what may have led to the failed test.
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney announced earlier in the week the school had been notified by the NCAA about the failed tests by Lawrence, reserve offensive tackle Zach Giella and freshman tight end Braden Galloway.
In other CFP news:
— Alabama coach Nick Saban says three players suspended this week will not play the rest of this season, adding that their status beyond that is uncertain. Starting left guard Deonte Brown, tight end Kedrick James and offensive lineman Elliot Baker didn’t make the trip to Miami for Saturday’s semifinal game against Oklahoma.
— Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly says quarterback Brandon Wimbush has taken the steps necessary to transfer after this season, but no final decision has been made. Wimbush did acknowledge Thursday that he has decisions to make about his future and would make them with his family after the season.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWLS
Taylor runs through Hurricanes
UNDATED (AP) — Jonathan Taylor turned the Pinstripe Bowl into a personal highlight package while leading Wisconsin to a rout of Miami.
Taylor ran for 205 yards and a touchdown as the Badgers ripped the Hurricanes, 35-3 at Yankee Stadium. He ripped off runs of 39 and 41 yards before topping 2,000 for the season.
Miami’s Malik Rosier threw three interceptions before he was replaced late in the third quarter.
In Thursday’s other bowl finals:
— Charlie Brewer’s 52-yard touchdown pass to Marques Jones broke a tie with under two minutes to play in Baylor’s 45-38 victory over Vanderbilt in the Texas Bowl. Brewer threw for 384 yards and two TDs, and he also ran for 109 yards and a score. Ke’Shawn Vaughn, ran for a pair of Commodore touchdowns and set a Texas Bowl record with 243 yards rushing.
— Duke has won the Independence Bowl as Daniel Jones threw for 423 yards and five touchdowns in the Blue Devils’ 56-27 rout of Temple. T.J. Rahming caught 12 passes for 240 yards and two scores in helping Duke end a two-game skid and finish 8-5. The 8-5 Owls took a 13-7 lead in the first half after Delvon Randall’s 52-yard interception return for a TD, but Duke scored the final 42 points to turn it into a rout.
Hockey…
“We learned quickly that every team here plays hard,” Russian defenseman Dmitri Samorukov said. “We knew they’d come out hard after yesterday, and that was our first period, so we came out just trying to feel the ice. We took too many penalties, but we can learn from that.”
In Group B in Victoria, Sweden beat Slovakia 5-2 to improve to 2-0 and extend its record round-robin winning streak to 46. Emil Bemstrom scored twice, and Lucas Elvenes and Isac Lundestrom each had a goal and an assist. The round-robin streak dates to 2007.
“It’s only a number, but it’s fun,” captain Erik Brannstrom said. “We’re going to do everything to keep it going.”
In the late game at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Filip Lindberg made 18 saves in Finland’s 5-0 victory over Kazakhstan. Otto Latvala, Aarne Talvitie, Samuli Vainionpaa, Kaapo Kakko and Aleski Heponiemi scored to help Finland rebound for an opening loss to Sweden.
Demid Yeremeyev made 51 saves for Kazakhstan.
The United States opened Group B play Wednesday night with a 2-1 victory over Slovakia. The Americans will face Kazakhstan on Friday night, play Sweden on Saturday night and complete round-robin play against Finland on Monday night.
NFL-TITANS-MARIOTA
Mariota practices
UNDATED (AP) — Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota (mar-ee-OH’-tah) returned to practice Thursday and hopes to recover from his latest injury in time to start against the Indianapolis Colts.
Mariota suffered a stinger in his neck against the Redskins that affected his right, throwing arm. Coach Mike Vrabel (VRAY’-bul) says Mariota did some work to make sure he’s progressing along.
In other NFL news:
— Saints veteran tight end Ben Watson says he’s retiring after this season, his 14th in the league. Watson began his NFL career with New England in 2004. He has 5,856 yards and 44 TDs receiving in his career, including 33 catches for 371 yards and two scores this season.
NHL…
UNDATED (AP) — Patrick Kane completed a hat trick by scoring into an empty net with 27 seconds left in the Blackhawks’ 5-2 win against the Wild. Kane also provided the eventual game-winner and Brandon Saad (sahd) scored twice to support Collin Delia’s 46-save performance.
The Washington Capitals entered the holiday break leading the NHL’s Metropolitan Division by two points over Columbus. The Caps kept that lead with their third straight win.
Braden Holtby turned back 28 shots and T.J. Oshie (OH’-shee) scored a power-play goal in the second period to put the Capitals ahead 2-0 in a 3-1 verdict over the Hurricanes. Chandler Stephenson added his second goal in three games as Washington won for the 15th time in its last 18 games.
Sebastian Aho (AH’-hoh) scored his team-leading 15th goal in the third period for the Hurricanes, who lost their third out of four games.
The Blue Jackets kept pace as Pierre-Luc Dubois (look doo-BWAH’) scored 31 seconds into overtime to send Columbus to its fifth consecutive win, 4-3 over the Rangers in New York. The Blueshirts led 3-2 until defenseman Zach Werenski tied it with 2:20 left in regulation.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— The Lightning wasted a 5-2 lead in the third period before Alex Killorn tallied 18 seconds into overtime to give Tampa Bay a 6-5 win against the Flyers. Steven Stamkos had two goals and two assists, while Nikita Kucherov (KOO’-cheh-rahv) added a goal and three assists to help the Lightning improve to 12-0-1 in their last 13 games.
— Johnny Gaudreau’s hat trick was the difference as the Flames dumped the Jets, 4-1. Mark Jankowski had a short-handed, third-period goal and Sean Monahan contributed three assists as Calgary halted a three-game skid.
— Anton Khudobin (koo-DOH’-bihn) claimed his first shutout of the season by making a career-high 49 saves to lead the Stars past the Predators, 2-0. Tyler Pitlick and Mattias (mah-TEE’-uhs) Janmark did the scoring as Dallas handed Nashville its fifth consecutive loss.
— The Golden Knights beat the Avalanche, 2-1 on Brandon Pirri’s (PEER’-eez) goal midway through the third period, hours after he was recalled from the AHL’s Chicago Wolves. Paul Stastny (STAS’-nee) also scored and Marc-Andre Fleury made 31 saves in his 50th victory since joining Vegas.
— The Penguins won for the ninth time in 13 games this month as Phil Kessel scored two power-play goals in a 5-2 victory against the Red Wings. Derick Brassard added a pair of goals and Matt Murray stopped 27 shots for his fourth straight win since returning from a lower-body injury.
— Robert Thomas had a goal and an assist and Jake Allen made 30 saves to lead the Blues to a 4-1 victory over the Sabres. Jay Bouwmeester (BOH’-mees-tur), Pat Maroon and Ryan O’Reilly also scored against Carter Hutton, who was making his first appearance against St. Louis after a two-year run with the Blues.
— The Devils knocked off the Bruins, 5-2 as Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 40 shots for his first NHL victory. Blake Coleman scored twice, Damon Severson tallied 25 seconds into the game and Kyle Palmieri added his team-high 19th goal in New Jersey’s fourth victory in 19 road games.
— Brent Burns scored midway through the third period of his 1,000th career game to send the Sharks past the Ducks, 4-2. Marcus Sorensen, Melker Karlsson and Tomas Hertl (HUR’-tul) also scored, and Barclay Goodrow had two assists as San Jose snapped a three-game losing streak.
— The Kings have a season-high four-game winning streak after Dustin Brown scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period of a 2-1 decision over the Coyotes. Jake Muzzin (MUH’-zihn) also scored and Jonathan Quick handled 26 shots for last-place Los Angeles.
— Elias Pettersson’s 18th tally of the season capped the Canucks’ four-goal first period in a 4-2 win at Edmonton. Pettersson and Antoine Roussel (roo-SEHL’) scored 61 seconds apart over the final 1:12 of the opening period to put Vancouver up 4-1.
NHL NEWS
Matthews, McDavid, MacKinnon, Ovechkin earn ‘C’ for All-Star weekend
NEW YORK (AP) — Two of the NHL’s youngest superstars will serve as captains at the NHL All-Star weekend in San Jose next month.
Oilers center Connor McDavid will captain the Pacific Division, while Toronto center Auston Matthews will wear the “C” for the Atlantic Division. Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon and Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin will be the other captains following a fan vote for the first roster spots for the event in late January. MacKinnon will captain the Central Division and Ovechkin will head the Metropolitan Division.
The rest of the players for the Jan. 26 event will be determined by the NHL’s hockey operations department.
In other league news:
— Penguins forward Jake Guentzel (GEHNT’-sul) has received a five-year, $30 million contract extension in the midst of his finest NHL season. Guentzel has 15 goals and 33 points in 36 games this season for the Pens, who recalled him midway through the 2016-17 season. He has shined in the postseason, producing 23 goals and 42 points in 37 games.
— Netminder Carey Price will miss the Canadiens’ three-game trip because of a lower-body injury. Price is 15-10-4 with a 2.84 goals-against average in 30 games this season.
MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
LeBron is AP’s male athlete of 2018
UNDATED (AP) — LeBron James has been selected as The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year.
James went to the NBA Finals for the eighth consecutive year before leaving the Cavaliers for the Lakers in the biggest free-agent move of the summer. He received 78 points in balloting by U.S. editors and news directors, 32 more than Red Sox outfielder and runner-up Mookie Betts.
Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (oh-VEHCH’-kihn) was third, followed by Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (mah-HOHMZ’) and Triple Crown winner Justify.
MLB NEWS
Nationals get Anibal Sanchez
WASHINGTON (AP) — Anibal (AH’-nih-bahl) Sanchez has become a part of the Washington Nationals’ starting rotation after agreeing to a two-year deal with a team option for 2021.
Sanchez was perhaps the Braves’ most consistent starter as he posted a 2.83 ERA in 25 games, including 24 starts. He was 7-6 and had 135 strikeouts in 136 2/3 innings.
Sanchez joins a rotation headed by Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg and newly-acquired Patrick Corbin.
RUSSIAN DOPING
Russian anti-doping seeks Putin’s help to release lab data
MOSCOW (AP) — The head of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency has asked President Vladimir Putin for help in getting key doping data released to World Anti-Doping Agency inspectors.
WADA officials said this month they left Moscow empty-handed after Russian authorities prevented them from accessing data. Russian Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov, however, told local media the WADA team would return.
WADA reinstated the suspended RUSADA in September on the condition Russian authorities hand over lab data, which could help confirm violations uncovered during an investigation that revealed a state-sponsored doping program designed to win medals at the 2014 Olympics and other major events.
(AP) The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 23, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
†^ ‡Record•••Pts•Prv
- Duke (35) ‡ 11-1 1529 2
- Michigan (9) ‡ 12-0 1472 4
- Tennessee (12) ‡ 10-1 1471 3
- Virginia (4) ‡ 11-0 1427 5
- Kansas (4) ‡ 10-1 1386 1
- Nevada ‡ 12-0 1316 6
- Gonzaga ‡ 11-2 1199 8
- Michigan St. ‡ 10-2 1146 10
- Florida St. ‡ 11-1 1061 11
- Virginia Tech ‡ 10-1 924 13
- Texas Tech ‡ 10-1 845 12
- Auburn ‡ 10-2 770 7
- Ohio St. ‡ 11-1 737 15
- North Carolina ‡ 8-3 678 9
- Wisconsin ‡ 10-2 673 16
- Kentucky ‡ 9-2 664 19
- Arizona St. ‡ 9-2 626 18
- Marquette ‡ 10-2 538 20
- Mississippi St. ‡ 11-1 518 17
- N.C. State ‡ 11-1 292 |_
- Buffalo ‡ 11-1 279 14
- Houston ‡ 12-0 274 21
- Indiana ‡ 11-2 247 22
- Iowa ‡ 10-2 178 23
- Oklahoma ‡ 11-1 163 |_
Others receiving votes: Nebraska 160, Kansas St. 69, St. John’s 67, Villanova 44, Cincinnati 11, Iowa St. 11, TCU 6, Seton Hall 5, Louisville 4, Purdue 3, Belmont 2, Furman 2, NJIT 1, Penn 1, San Francisco 1.
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