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CSi Weather…
REST OF TODAY…Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow. Highs zero to 5 above. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind chills around 25 below.
.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 15 below. East winds around 10 mph. Wind chills around 25 below.
.SATURDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs zero to 5 above. Southeast winds
around 5 mph. Lowest wind chills around 25 below in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Cloudy. Chance of snow in the evening, then
snow likely after midnight. Light snow accumulations. Lows around
5 below. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent.
.SUNDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of snow in the
morning. Highs around 10. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of snow after
midnight. Lows zero to 5 above.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY…Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
snow. Highs 15 to 20.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of snow in the
evening. Lows zero to 5 above.
.TUESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs around 10.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows near zero.
.WEDNESDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs 15 to 20.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows zero to 5 above.
.THURSDAY…Partly sunny. Highs 15 to 20.
Between one and three inches of snow are expected through
today across western and south central North Dakota. Up to four
inches of snow is expected over far south central North Dakota.
Dangerous wind chills to 30 below zero are expected east of the
Missouri River each night and through the morning hours, today
through Sunday.
Snow accumulations up to 3 inches will be possible across
northwest and central North Dakota Saturday night through Sunday
morning.
Another round of accumulating snow is possible across western and
central North Dakota Sunday night through the day Monday.
Valley City (KFGO) – Police in Valley City are investigating the death of a high school student who’s body was found on Canadian Pacific railroad tracks.
The discovery was made by a railroad crew on tracks along the Hi-Line bridge in northeast Valley City around 2 p.m. Thurs.
Police have identified the body as that of Valley City high school student Chase Jenison. They’re asking that anyone with information on the death call the department at 701-845-3110.
Superintendent Josh Johnson says students and staff will need to pull together in the coming days to cope with his death.
If anyone has information about this case, they’re asked to call Valley City Police at 701-845-3110.
More information as this story develops at CSiNewsNow.com
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Police is warning residents regarding a convicted sex offending living in the city.
Michael Allan Nelson has been assigned a High Risk Assessment by the North Dakota Risk Level Committee, of the North Dakota Attorney General’s Office.
Nelson resides at 1018 4th Avenue Southwest, Room 20, Jamestown Motel, Jamestown, ND
Nelson is a 29 year old white male, five feet nine inches tall, weighing 185 pounds with blue eyes and blond hair.
He presently has no vehicle.
Offense:
Corruption/Solicitation of a Minor, involving drinking alcohol with a 14 year old girl and then having intercourse with her. The two had not been dating before the incident.
Conviction Date: December 2009 in Barnes County District Court.
Disposition: 365 days, 121 days credit.
Nelson is currently on probation with North Dakota Probation and Parole.
Nelson is not wanted by police at this time, and has served the sentences imposed by the Court.
This notification is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault, or intimidate the offender.
Any attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders, their families, landlords, or employers will be turned over for prosecution.
Printed handouts of the demographics of Nelson are available at the Jamestown Police Department.
More information on registered sex offenders is available at the North Dakota Attorney General’s web site: www.sexoffender.nd.gov
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Grant/Executive advisory Board met Thursday at the CSi Technology Center at Historic Franklin School.
Members present included: Tourism Director Searle Swedlund, Board President, Matt Woods, and board members Paulette Ritter, and Frank Balak.
At the Grant Board Meeting funding requests were heard from:
The National Buffalo Museum, for staffing.
Fort Seward for staffing.
Stutsman County Museum for summer staffing
Frontier Village for staffing.
Frontier Village for horses and stagecoach funding.
The National Buffalo Museum, represented by Director, Illana Xinos, requested funding for summer staffing from Memorial Day Through Labor Day.
The board granted the request of $10 per hour based on the number of hours provided, equaling $6,562.
Fort Seward represented by Dale Marks, requested funding for summer staffing for two part time employees at the Interpretive Center, Monday Through Sunday.
Th board granted $9,219 in funding based on the number of hours provided at $10 per hour.
The Stutsman County Museum represented by Don Nelson and Alden Kollman requested funding for summer staffing, from May 25 – September 30.
The board granted $8,419 based the number of hours provided, at $10 per hour.
Frontier Village was represented by President Jay Meikelson, and Secretary/Treasurer Tina Busche, requested dollars for summer staffing from April 19 to October 19.
The board granted $14,780 at $10 per hour based on the number of hours provided.
For the horses and stagecoach, the board granted $10,000 the same funding as in 2018 for the boarding of two horses and five ponies for 12 months. The dollars to be used for feeding needs, grooming, vet bills, farrier fees, and transportation, for the period of May 24 through Labor Day.
The board approved the grant, on the recommendation of a declining subsidy scale, over the next three years. Tina Busche added that the two stage coach horse were old due to age issues, and were replaced by different horses that were purchased.
The requests for budgeting for the Executive Director position was deferred to the February meeting for clarification from the Frontier Village. The maintenance budgeting request was also tabled.
The Financial Report was given by Swedlund, and approved by the board.
The Tourism Report was given by Searle Swedlund. He updated the board on the Louis L’Amour Exhibit, and Hockey Day in North Dakota, scheduled this weekend, weather permitting, outdoors at the University of Jamestown Campus.
He introduced Rachael Johnson who is being considered for the Collections Manager at the National Buffalo Museum.
Ex-Officio Report: Pam Phillips, representing the Jamestown City Council, gave an update on the soon to be implemented four day per week residential garbage and recycling collections, and some collections to be moved from alleys to curb side.
She pointed out that the City of Jamestown is mailing letters to residents outlining the changes, which take affect on February 4, 2019.
New Business:
A report was given on credit card cash back, which amounted to $160.
A report was given on the Mill Levy Expenditure for tourism entities.
Swedlund explained Tourism has sent to the county, verification of the dollars requested, in order for the 2018 Mill Levy dollars to be released upon approval by the county.
Jamestown (JRMC) – Congratulations to The Slimsons, the top point earner for New Year, New You challenge week one. The Slimsons includes two participants in the Friends & Family category.
NYNY is an eight-week wellness challenge that encourages participants to develop positive lifestyle changes.
NYNY is about exercising and eating right. It’s also about staying healthy. One way to improve or maintain health is through proper wound care.
JRMC is the first hospital in North Dakota to offer hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). HBOT therapy helps fight infections, heal wounds and treat conditions including diabetic ulcers, bone infections and radiation injuries.
Amanda Lausch, FNP at the JRMC Wound Clinic says, “It is important to take care of a wound right away. Wounds that won’t heal are prone to infection. If not resolved, it can result in amputation or even death.”
Seek medical attention when noticing chronic wound symptoms, like limb swelling, limb weeping, tissue decay and neuropathy. Many times an underlying cause, like constant pressure from being in a wheelchair or poor blood flow is to blame.
Keep moving this week and walk to your next community event. Attending a community activity outside of normal activities will yield each participant five bonus points this week. In addition, attendees can earn extra points for the work-friendly Lose Your Lap exercises and the more intense High-Intensity Interval Training.
Teams points are due by 8 a.m. on Tuesday. To learn more about NYNY or two submit points, visit www.jrmcnd.com/nyny. View the full list of teams at www.jrmcnd.com/nyny/teams-standings/.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A new study indicates it might be economically feasible for North Dakota oil companies to provisionally store natural gas underground instead of burning it off at well sites.
The University of North Dakota’s Energy and Environmental Research Center study found that inserting natural gas into an underground rock formation and extracting it later could allow companies to produce more oil and meet the state’s gas capture goals, the Bismarck Tribune reported .
The North Dakota Industrial Commission approved $140,000 for the study as it searches for solutions to reduce natural gas flaring while companies catch up on building natural gas processing plants, pipelines and other infrastructure.
John Harju, vice president for strategic partnerships at the EERC, said the best option will always be to capture the natural gas and transport it by pipeline to a processing plant.
But when that’s not an option due to inadequate infrastructure, research showed temporarily storing the gas is one way companies could continue increasing oil production without increasing flaring.
“It’s another tool for the toolbox,” Harju said.
In sports…
Jamestown (UJ) A three-day, statewide event celebrating hockey at the University of Jamestown January 18, 19, 20. “Hockey Day North Dakota” brings the sport back to its roots with an outdoor rink, and events on the rink and surrounding it. Teams of all ages, from all over the state, come together to compete and celebrate hockey.
UJ Head Hockey Coach, Cole Bell says, “Our main goal of this community event is to bring people and the state together in celebration of our great sport.”
The event is hosted by Pure Hockey Skills and the University of Jamestown. The outdoor rink is built on the University of Jamestown’s Allen Field. Teams of all ages from youth and high school teams to the college level – including the University of Jamestown and the University of Mary – will have the opportunity to play on this outdoor rink during Hockey Day.
President of Pure Hockey Skills, Jeff Romddahl says, “I grew up playing on the outdoor rink in McElroy Park in Jamestown and currently have our own backyard pond hockey rink built annually which our youth and adults spend time on having fun, building skills, and creating memories. We wanted to build an official outdoor rink, right here on the UJ campus to bring our hockey passion back to those roots; it’s going to be a lot of fun for the players and fans of the game.”
The event will also feature VIP seating and other hockey events and activities.
Hockey Day North Dakota fire pits are being distributed around the spectating area for warmth. A VIP tent in the Southwest corner of the ice will have diesel heaters and a fire pit.
The tents were donated by R.M. Stoudt and Wilhelm’s.
RH Rebel Storagehas provided four storage containers as a “locker room” for players containing benches, lights and heat, as Hand and foot warmers will be given out to each player and coachh
University of Jamestown will also open the cafeteria located at theBadal Nafus Student and Alumni Center/Westminster Hall serving hot food.
The campus will open other buildings if needed.
WDAY reports that at intermission Saturday night, Hockey Day will retire the jersey of Aaron Nordstrom, a 10-year-old boy who beat cancer, then died in a plane crash in 2016. He would have played pee wee hockey this year.
His father, Eric Nordstrom, said he has contributed hundreds of hours of volunteer time to Hockey Day so other kids can have a special day.
BOYS PREP BASKETBALL=
Bishop Ryan 82, Glenburn 47
Bottineau 50, Westhope-Newburg 42
Dakota Prairie 74, Harvey-Wells County 31
Des Lacs-Burlington 70, South Prairie 42
Dickinson 63, Watford City 56
Flasher JV 70, Center-Stanton 34
Four Winds/Minnewaukan 70, Benson County 47
Garrison 56, Max 42
Grafton/St. Thomas 80, Larimore 53
Griggs County Central 59, Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 43
Hatton 71, Park River 34
Hatton-Northwood 71, Park River/Fordville Lankin 34
Hillsboro/Central Valley 62, Cavalier 58
Langdon-Edmore-Munich 71, Rolla 54
Lewis and Clark-Berthold 54, Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 50
New Rockford-Sheyenne 63, North Star 46
North Sargent 56, Oak Grove Lutheran 49
Our Redeemer’s 64, Surrey 36
Powers Lake 56, Kenmare 50
Rugby 64, Nedrose 30
Shiloh Christian 64, New Salem-Almont 46
St. John 99, Rolette-Wolford 37
Stanley 57, New Town 49
Strasburg 74, Gackle-Streeter 51
Strasburg-Zeeland 74, Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter 51
Thompson 77, North Border 49
Washburn 58, Wilton-Wing 51
GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=
Beach 52, Killdeer 35
Beulah 53, Richardton-Taylor 34
Bottineau 63, Rolla 55
Bowman County 48, Mott-Regent 27
Carrington 60, Oakes 50
Center-Stanton 47, Flasher 33
Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, S.D. 76, Standing Rock 29
Dickinson Trinity 53, Heart River 32
Enderlin 45, Central Cass 42
Fargo Davies 70, Fargo South 50
Grant County 80, Solen 65
Hettinger/Scranton 62, Hazen 36
Kenmare 43, Powers Lake 14
LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 59, Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 27
Linton-HMB 49, Ellendale 41
Lisbon 54, Sargent Central 28
Medina-Pingree-Buchanan 60, Barnes County North 38
Milnor-North Sargent 56, Oak Grove Lutheran 49
Northern Cass 56, Tri-State 37
Parshall 57, Mandaree 47
Ray 58, Burke County, Ga. 32
Richland 43, Hankinson 21
South Border 52, Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter 31
Watford City 77, Dickinson 71
Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 48, Maple Valley 43
BOYS HOCKEY
Bismarck Century 12, Mandan 0
Bismarck High 7, Minot 5
Detroit Lakes/Perham, Minn. 6, West Fargo 3
Fargo North 4, Grafton-Park River 3, SO
Fargo South/Shanley 4, Grand Forks Red River 3, OT
Grand Forks Central 7, Fargo Davies 1
Valley City (VCSU Vikings.com)- Valley City State University sophomore high jumper Alex Otto has been named a North Star Athletic Association Track & Field Athlete of the week.
Otto earned the Field Athlete of the Week honor after clearing a season-best 1.94 meters (6 feet, 4.25 inches) at the NDSU Thundering Herd Classic. It is the top performance in the NSAA so far this season by 7 inches.
— Kyle Kuzma (KOOZ’-mah) provided 32 points and the Lakers outscored the Thunder 16-6 in overtime to earn a 138-128 victory at Oklahoma City. Ivica Zubac scored a career-high 26 points and Lonzo Ball added 18 as Los Angeles improved to 5-7 since LeBron James strained his left groin.
— Commissioner Adam Silver says the safety and security of players will always be paramount for the league after Knicks center Enes Kanter did not travel to London for his team’s game against the Wizards. Kanter said he feared he could be attacked or killed over his opposition to Turkey’s president if he were to travel to London. Istanbul-based newspaper Daily Sabah reported that an arrest warrant was issued for Kanter.
T25 BASKETBALL-
Zags, Spartans win
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Fifth-ranked Gonzaga and No. 6 Michigan State won Thursday’s only top-25 men’s basketball games. The Bulldogs earned their eighth straight win since falling from the top of the poll, and the Spartans ran their school-record Big Ten winning streak to 19 games.
Zach Norvell Jr. scored 17 points and the Zags put together a 33-8 run bridging the two halves of a 73-55 thumping of Loyola Marymount. Brandon Clarke added 13 points and Corey Kispert 12 to help Gonzaga improve to 17-2 overall and 4-0 in the West Coast Conference.
Loyola Marymount made just five of its first 20 shots in the second half and fell behind 61-35 with less than eight minutes left.
Cassius Winston scored a career-high 29 points and Nick Ward added 15 in the Spartans’ 70-64 victory at Nebraska. The Spartans led by 12 in the final two minutes, but Nebraska cut the lead to four twice before Matt McQuaid made a pair of free throws for his first points with 14.2 seconds to put the game away.
Michigan State improved to 16-2 overall and 7-0 in the conference while halting Nebraska’s team-record 20-game home winning streak.
NHL
UNDATED (AP) — The Ducks’ team-record 12-game losing streak is over after John Gibson made 37 saves in a 3-0 win at Minnesota. Adam Henrique (hehn-REEK’) and Rickard Rakell (rah-KEHL’) scored 11 seconds apart in the first period to back Gibson’s second shutout of the season.
— The Rangers won for the third time in four games as Chris Kreider had a goal and an assist in a 4-3 decision over the Blackhawks. Henrik Lundqvist stopped 24 shots in his 445th career victory, tying Terry Sawchuk for sixth on the league’s all-time list.
The NHL’s league-leading offense has five goals in its last three games following a 4-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Patrick Marleau and Nazem Kadri (NA’-zehm KA’-dree) each had a goal and an assist to back Frederick Andersen’s 36-save performance.
Mitch Marner and Zach Hyman also tallied as Toronto surged ahead following Brayden Point’s 30th goal of the season.
Despite the loss, the Lightning owns a sizeable 14-point lead over the second-place Maple Leafs in the Atlantic Division.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— Connor Hellebuyck (HEH’-leh-buhk) made 37 saves and the Jets took a four-point lead over the Predators in the Central Division with a 5-1 romp at Nashville. Brendan Lemieux scored twice in the Jets’ fourth consecutive win.
— Boston’s Chris Wagner scored the go-ahead goal 5:27 into the third period of a 5-2 win over the Blues. Tuukka (TOO’-kah) Rask stopped 28 saves in his 252nd victory with the Bruins, tying Tiny Thompson’s team record.
— Anders Lee scored the first and last goals in the Islanders’ 10th victory in 12 games, 4-1 against the Devils. Michael Dal Colle (kohl) scored his first NHL goal and Robin Lehner (LEH’-nur) needed to make just 16 saves as New York climbed within one point of the Metropolitan Division lead.
— The Kings moved out of the NHL basement as Dustin Brown scored a rare Los Angeles power-play goal and goalie Jack Campbell made 17 of his 29 saves in the third period of a 2-1 win at Dallas. Carl Hagelin also scored and Campbell blanked the Stars until Esa Lindell scored on a tip-in with 64 seconds remaining.
NHL-WILD-HURRICANES TRADE
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Wild have acquired center Victor Rask from the Carolina Hurricanes for left wing Nino Niederreiter (NEE’-dur-eye-tur) in a swap of underperforming but still-young players on long-term contracts.
The 25-year-old Rask has one goal and six points in 26 games this season, while the 26-year-old Niederreiter has nine goals and 23 points in 46 games this season.
MLB NEWS
AP source: Ottavino, Yankees agree
NEW YORK (AP) — A person familiar with the negotiations says reliever Adam Ottavino and the New York Yankees have agreed to a $27 million, three-year contract.
The 33-year-old right-hander had a career-high 112 strikeouts in 77 2/3 innings last year for Colorado, going 6-4 with a 2.43 ERA in 75 relief appearances.
He will join Dellin Betances (beh-TAN’-sehs) and Zach Britton as setup men in the Yankees’ bullpen for closer Aroldis Chapman.
NFL NEWS
Lynch lands in Seattle
UNDATED (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks are giving quarterback Paxton Lynch another chance in the NFL. Lynch’s signing throws the former first-round pick directly into the mix as a potential backup for Russell Wilson.
Lynch was cut by the Denver Broncos before the start of the 2018 season.
In other NFL news:
— Gladys Knight will sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the Super Bowl Feb. 3 in Atlanta. The seven-time Grammy Award-winner says she’s proud to use her voice to “unite and represent our country” in her hometown of Atlanta.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS
Buechele ready to leave Texas
UNDATED (AP) — A Texas school spokesman says backup quarterback Shane Buechele (boo-SHEHL’) has put his name in the NCAA transfer database and freshman Cameron Rising has informed the team he will transfer.
Buechele was the full-time starter in 2016 when he set freshman school passing records, but was splitting time with Sam Ehlinger by 2017. Ehlinger took over the starter’s role in 2018.
Also In college football:
— Georgia Southern head coach Chad Lunsford has reached an agreement on a contract extension through 2023. Lunsford led Georgia Southern to the biggest turnaround in FBS, from two wins in 2017 to a 10-3 finish in 2018, including a Camellia Bowl win over Eastern Michigan.
PGA-DESERT CLASSIC
Mickelson’s 60 sets pace
LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — Phil Mickelson began his 27th full season as a pro by firing his 12-under 60 on the LaQuinta Course in first-round play of the PGA’s Desert Classic.
The 48-year-old Mickelson matched the career-low score he last shot in the Phoenix Open six years ago. It was his first tour round since early October and the first in competition since beating Tiger Woods in Las Vegas in November in a made-for-TV event.
Adam Long was second following a 63 on the Nicklaus Course.
LPGA TOUR
Henderson tied for lead in LPGA Tour opener
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Canadian Brooke Henderson birdied five of her last eight holes for a 6-under 65 that gives her a share of the lead with Eun-Hee Ji in the season-opening Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions on the LPGA Tour.
The 26-player field is for LPGA winners from each of the last two seasons.
Ariya Jutanugarn, the world’s No. 1 player who captured every major award last year, opened with a 67.
TENNIS-AUSTRALIAN OPEN
Day 5 at Melbourne
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The United States could have a rising star at the Australian Open, while a former star is making noise at Melbourne.
American teenager Amanda Anisimova knocked off 11th-seeded Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 6-2 to reach the fourth round. The 17-year-old is the youngest player still in contention in the women’s draw after dropping just seven games against seeded players in the last two rounds.
Meanwhile, Maria Sharapova showed that she’s ready to be a Grand Slam factor once again by eliminating defending champion Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. The 30th-seeded Sharapova’s victory was built on aggressive groundstrokes that gave her a 37-10 edge in total winners, putting her in the fourth round against local favorite Ashleigh Barty. The 15th-seeded Barty advanced with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Maria Sakkari at Rod Laver Arena.
Fifth seed Sloane Stephens survived two tough tiebreak seats to beat Petra Martic and advance to the fourth round at Melbourne Park.
Danielle Collins has beaten No. 19-seeded Caroline Garcia 6-3, 6-2 at the Australian Open to reach the fourth round of a major for the first time.
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitovav beat Belinda Bencic 6-1, 6-4 and will next play Anisimova.
On the men’s side, six-time champion Roger Federer conceded only three points on his first serve in a 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 win over 21-year-old American Taylor Fritz. The defending champ was playing his 100th match on Rod Laver and advanced to the Round of 16 at a Grand Slam event for the 63rd time.
Former champion Rafael Nadal has given local hope Alex de Minaur another tennis lesson with a 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 win in the third round of the Australian Open. The last time the pair met at a Grand Slam, at Wimbledon last year, Nadal won by the same score.
Stefanos Tsitsipas won his third-round match by knocking off Nikoloz Basilashvili, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6, 6-4.
Frances Tiafoe has advanced to the fourth round at Melbourne Park, his first appearance in the Round of 16 at any Grand Slam. The 20-year-old American beat 34-year-old Andreas Seppi 6-7 (3), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
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