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CSi Weather…
…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING…
Forecast…
REST OF TODAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. Southwest winds around
10 mph.
.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows around 15. West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny in the morning, then cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow in the afternoon in the Jamestown area, 70 percent in the Valley City area. Patchy blowing and drifting snow in the afternoon. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch.Highs in the lower 30s. North winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Snow. Areas of blowing and drifting snow in
the evening. Blowing and drifting snow after midnight. Snow may
be heavy at times. Very windy. Heavy snow accumulations. Lows in
the mid 20s. North winds 30 to 40 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent.
.THURSDAY…Cloudy. Snow likely in the morning. Blowing and
drifting snow in the morning, then patchy blowing and drifting
snow in the afternoon. Windy. Light snow accumulations. Highs in
the lower 30s. North winds 30 to 35 mph with gusts to around
50 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent in the Jamestown area, 80 percent in the Valley City area.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing and drifting
snow. Lows 15 to 20.
.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing and drifting snow in the
morning. Highs in the upper 20s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 10.
.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of snow in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 30s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.
.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 30.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.
.MONDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s.
Wednesday evening through Thursday the worst conditions favoring the
James River Valley.
Very strong northerly winds Wednesday evening. In conjunction with
the very strong winds will be heavy snowfall, especially over the
James River Valley where 6 to 12 inches along with wind gusts to
60 mph are forecast.
The exact track of the storm is yet to be determined, which will determine how much snow will accumulate, and where, and what areas will have snow or rain.
Jamestown (CSi) It’s hoped that a planned change in the SkyWest United Express airline schedule planned in late April this year in Jamestown is temporary.
Jamestown Regional Airport Manager Katie Hemmer says, the airline told airport management last week that starting April 29 this year, its 6:30 a.m. United Airlines flight from Jamestown to Denver depart at 9:30 a.m. The airline says the regional flights use the 50-passenger Bombardier CRJ100 and CRJ200 jets . The Denver airport the airline says, for the smaller jets is becoming increasingly congested during that time of day.
She added that change could cause connection issues for passengers, as the earlier 6:30-a.m., provides more flight connections of the 9:30-a.m., departure, and may require longer layovers.
She says the North Dakota Congressional delegation, along with the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission will be contacted, along with Governor Burgum’s Office, and local business people in an effort to restore the current schedule.
She pointed out that flyers should continue to make reservations through a travel agent or on line, to see how the schedule change would work for them.
The current 12:45- p.m. flight from Denver to Jamestown along with the 1:15 p.m. flight from Jamestown to Devils Lake Regional Airport and then on to Denver are unaffected by the change, along with 10:45 p.m. flight from Denver to Jamestown.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — A man is facing criminal charges after police say he entered a home in Grand Forks, barricaded himself in the basement and started a fire.
Authorities say the man was armed with a knife when he entered the residence Saturday, threatened its residents and made his way to the basement. A short time later smoke detectors went off.
Residents left the home and police found the man barricaded in the basement where he had started a fire.
KFGO reports Grand Forks Regional SWAT officers were on scene and negotiators began talking with the 33-year-old man who was arrested several hours later.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A newly updated revenue forecast shows North Dakota’s treasury expects to collect about $1 billion more in state tax collections for the next two-year budget cycle than what lawmakers had adopted just two months ago.
The forecast presented Monday to the Legislature’s Budget Section predicted higher oil prices and production than what was set by lawmakers in January as a budgetary starting point.
Republican leaders expressed caution at the numbers that were based on input from state budget analysts and Moody’s Analytics. The Legislature’s own budget consultancy, IHS Markit, will present its prediction on Tuesday.
Lawmakers will consider both forecasts to set the final numbers Thursday when they begin finishing their work on the state’s 2019-2021 spending plan.
The Legislature has idled major spending bills until that happens.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Land Board led by Republican Gov. Doug Burgum believes $137 million has not been properly deposited in two constitutional funds that benefit schools over the past decade.
The board directed Land Commissioner Jodi Smith on Monday to testify to legislators that the money should be replenished in the common schools trust fund and the foundation aid stabilization fund.
Smith believes the state’s share of revenue from the oil-rich Fort Berthold reservation should have gone in the funds.
GOP leaders believe the money was correctly distributed by Republican state Treasurer Kelly Schmidt, based on guidance from the attorney general’s office in 2012. They have introduced legislation that would steer some oil tax money into school funds going forward, but their bill is not retroactive.
A hearing on the legislation is scheduled Wednesday.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Senate doesn’t believe that aesthetics of a sports car are ruined by a front license plate.
The Senate killed the House bill 30-15 on Monday. It would have exempted such vehicles from displaying a front license plate.
The bill defines a “sports car” as an “aerodynamically designed motor vehicle built to seat no more than two individuals.”
Proponents say that some sports cars aren’t designed for a front license plate. They argue North Dakota should join the approximately 20 other states don’t require them.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Legislature has approved a bill that would allow American Indian students to wear eagle feathers or plumes at school graduations.
The Senate passed the House bill 45-0 on Monday.
Fargo Democratic Rep. Ruth Buffalo, the bill sponsor, says American Indians view the eagle feather and plumes as a symbol of honor and pride.
The North Dakota School Boards Association supports the legislation.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service operates the National Eagle Repository to provide Native Americans with eagle carcasses, parts and feathers.
In sports…
VCSU Softball, Monday…
Tucson Invitational
TUCSON, ARIZ. (VCSU)– The Valley City State softball team outscored its opponents 26-2 on Monday as the Vikings continued rolling with three more wins in Tucson, Ariz.
VCSU picked up identical 9-1 wins over Roosevelt University and Mount Marty College in five innings, and then finished the three-win day with an 8-0 shutout of Dordt College.
The No. 25-ranked Vikings are now 20-1 overall this season and are currently 8-1 on their spring trip to Tucson. VCSU was ranked No. 25 in the NAIA Preseason Poll released in January. The first regular season poll will be released on Tuesday, and will likely see the Vikings jump much higher than No. 25.
Up next: VCSU will finish its trip to Tucson with two games on Tuesday and two more games on Wednesday.
VCSU 9, Roosevelt University 1
Renee Snyder hit a grand slam, and Jayme Menard added a three-run home run as the Vikings powered to a 9-1 win against Roosevelt University.
Marissa Hawkins‘ RBI double in the first inning gave VCSU an early 2-0 lead. Snyder followed with a grand slam in the second inning, and then Menard hit her three-run home run in the third inning to put the Vikings up 9-0. The game ended after five innings due to run-rule.
Emily Smith earned the win on the mound. The junior right-hander gave up just one hit and no runs over her four total innings of work, walking one and striking out six. Amber Stewart pitched a scoreless inning in relief, striking out two batters.
Six different Vikings each had one hit. Snyder finished with five RBIs while Menard totaled three RBIs. Tatum Lundin and Voni Culp each scored two runs.
VCSU 9, Mount Marty 1
The Vikings erupted for seven runs in the bottom of the second inning – including a Riley Perryman three-run home run – taking command early en route to a 9-1 victory over Mount Marty College.
Valley City State ended the game after five innings due to run rule. The Vikings totaled nine runs on six hits and committed just one error. Mount Marty managed just one run on three hits.
Perryman’s three-run blast highlighted VCSU’s seven-run inning. Jayme Menard added a two-run home run in the third inning. Menard finished the game batting 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBIs. Four other Vikings had one hit each, including a two-run single by Renee Snyder during the big second inning.
Emily Smith pitched three innings for the win, allowing just one hit and striking out three. Emilee Wilson went 1 1/3 innings in relief, giving up an unearned run. Nichole Reed pitched 2/3 of an inning to finish the game.
VCSU 8, Dordt College 0
Emily Smith and Emilee Wilson combined on a two-hit shutout as VCSU finished the day with an 8-0 win over Dordt College.
Smith pitched the first three innings and gave up just one hit while striking out six. Wilson finished off the shutout and picked up the win with three innings of one-hit ball.
The Vikings finished with 12 hits as five different Vikings had two hits each. Tatum Lundin had a team-high three RBIs as she went 2-for-3 and also scored two runs. Joelle Aiello was 2-for-4 with two RBIs out of the leadoff spot. Kadie Anderson and Jayme Menard each had two hits and scored two runs, and Autumn Perry was 2-for-3 with a run scored.
VCSU opened the scoring with four runs in the third inning. Anderson doubled and scored on Lundin’s RBI single for a 1-0 lead. A Voni Culp RBI single made it 2-0; Riley Perryman drove in a run with a sacrifice fly; and Culp later scored on a stolen base to cap the inning.
The Vikings put the game out of reach with three more runs in the fourth inning. Lundin picked up a two-run single to start the inning and Joelle Aiello finished it with an RBI double to score Lundin. Aiello singled home Jayme Menard in the sixth inning to finish off the scoring.
Class B Boys Basketball State Tournament
At the Minot State University Dome
Pairings…
March 14
Game 1: (2) Seed Shiloh Christian vs. Beulah, 1 p.m.
Game 2: (3) Richland vs. Powers Lake, 2:45 p.m.
Game 3: (1) Thompson vs. Ellendale, 6:30 p.m.
Game 4: (4) Bishop Ryan vs. (5) New Rockford-Sheyenne, 8:15 p.m.
Bismarck (CSi) North Dakota Game and fish reports that anglers have until midnight, March 15 to remove permanent fish houses from North Dakota waters, and from any state wildlife management area or federal refuge land.
Anglers are advised to remove their house soon because access on many lakes could be restricted due to snow. The deadline of March 15 will not be extended.
Fish houses may be used after March 15 if they are removed daily.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL…
Wofford takes Southern crown
UNDATED (AP) — No. 20 Wofford is the fifth team to earn an automatic berth in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
Fletcher Magee and Nathan Hoover each scored 20 points as the Terriers battled back to defeat UNC Greensboro, 70-58 and win the Southern Conference Tournament.
Hoover scored all of his points in the second half as Wofford completed a perfect season against conference foes, going 18-0 in the regular season and 3-for-3 in the tournament.
Cameron Jackson added 15 points and seven rebounds for the Terriers. Magee was named Tournament MVP.
Also in top-25 basketball:
— Zach Norvell Jr. scored 18 points and No. 1 Gonzaga rolled to its 21st straight win by clobbering Pepperdine, 100-74 in the West Coast Conference semifinals. Rui Hachimura scored 16 points and Brandon Clarke added 15 for the Bulldogs, who shot 60 percent and beat the Waves for the 37th straight time. The Zags are 30-2 overall and will seek their seventh consecutive WCC crown on Tuesday.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL POLL
Gonzaga, Virginia, UNC remain 1-2-3 atop new AP Top 25 poll
RALEIGH, NC (AP) — Gonzaga, Virginia and North Carolina remain 1-2-3 atop an otherwise reshuffled top 10 in the latest AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll.
The Zags sit on top for a third straight week, earning 41 of 64 first-place votes on Monday. The Cavaliers claimed the remaining 23 first-place votes.
Kentucky and Duke round out the top five and are followed by Michigan State, Texas Tech, Tennessee, LSU and Michigan.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
No Bolden for Duke this week…Buckeyes’ Wesson, Longhorns’ Roach reinstated
UNDATED (AP) — Duke men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski (shuh-SHEHF’-skee) says injured big man Marques Bolden will be unable to play in the ACC Tournament this week.
Krzyzewski told the school’s website Monday that “there’s no way Marques will be ready” after he sprained a ligament in his left knee early in Saturday’s loss at North Carolina. The 6-foot-11 Bolden averages 5.8 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.8 blocks for the fifth-ranked Blue Devils.
In other college basketball news:
— Ohio State center Kaleb Wesson will play in the Big Ten tournament after missing the last three games because of a suspension. Wesson was suspended March 1 for an unspecified violation of athletic department policy.
— Texas guard Kerwin Roach II will rejoin the basketball team for the Big 12 Tournament this week following a five-game suspension for an unspecified violation of team rules. It was his second suspension this season and the third of his career. The Longhorns dropped four of the five games without Roach, who is averaging 15 points this season.
NHL.
UNDATED (AP) — — The Sharks are back atop the Western Conference after Martin Jones turned back 24 shots in a 3-0 shutout of the Wild. Barclay Goodrow, Tomas Hertl (HUR’-tul) and Logan Couture (koo-TOOR’) scored for the Sharks, who are one point ahead of Calgary following their fifth straight victory. Couture scored on a penalty shot midway through the third as San Jose kept Minnesota one point ahead of Arizona for the second and final Western Conference wild-card slot.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are a little closer to winning the NHL’s Presidents Trophy and the No. 1 seed in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Tyler Johnson and Cedric Paquette each scored twice to highlight the Bolts’ 6-2 rout of the Maple Leafs in Toronto.
Nikita Kucherov (KOO’-cheh-rahv) assisted on the game’s first goal for his NHL-leading 111th point of the season.
Andrei Vasilevskiy (va-sih-LEHV’-skee) made 26 saves to improve to 12-1-2 over his last 15 starts.
Tampa Bay is 53-13-4 and three points away from tying the franchise record of 113.
Auston Matthews and Connor Brown scored for the Maple Leafs, who remain four points behind Boston for second place in the Atlantic Division and home ice in the first round of the playoffs.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— The Coyotes blew a chance to pass the Wild in the standings as Brendan Perlini notched his first career hat trick and Jonathan Toews (tayvz) scored on a penalty shot in the Blackhawks’ 7-1 rout of Arizona. Toews reached the 30-goal plateau and Patrick Kane scored his team-high 41st as Chicago pulled within five points of a playoff berth.
— Petr Mrazek (muh-RA’-zehk) stopped 38 shots and the Hurricanes won for the seventh time in nine games by blanking the Avalanche, 3-0. Andrei Svechnikov (SVEHCH’-nih-kahv) scored twice in the third period and had an assist to help Carolina move back into a third-place tie with Pittsburgh in the Metropolitan Division. Colorado remains two points out of a Western Conference playoff spot.
— Thomas Greiss (grys) posted his fifth shutout of the season by handling 31 shots in the Islanders’ 2-0 win over the Blue Jackets. Ryan Pulock (POO’-lahk) opened the scoring 6:11 into the first period and Anders Lee added an empty-netter as New York climbed back within two points of the Metropolitan Division-leading Capitals. Columbus and Montreal are tied for the final Eastern Conference wild-card berth.
— Second-period goals by Oskar Lindblom, Michael Raffl and Scott Laughton lifted the Flyers past the Senators, 3-2. Brian Elliott stopped 20 shots and Philadelphia moved to 18-4-2 in its last 24 games to climb within three points of the final Eastern Conference playoff slot.
— Leon Draisaitl’s (DRY’-sy-tulz) 42nd goal of the season came 35 seconds into overtime to give the Oilers a 3-2 triumph over the Rangers. Draisaitl also set up first-period goals by Connor McDavid and Matt Benning, but the Rangers erased the 2-0 deficit before losing for the seventh time in eight games.
NFL-RAIDERS-BROWN
— The Vikings have released right guard Mike Remmers and declined an option on safety Andrew Sendejo’s contract, clearing more than $10 million in space under the salary cap.
UNDATED (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens are losing one of their best pass-rushers.
People with direct knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press that seven-time Pro Bowl linebacker Terrell Suggs told the Ravens that he won’t be coming back.
The 36-year-old Suggs said at the end of the 2018 season that he wanted to spend his entire career in Baltimore. But several reports indicate Suggs will sign a one-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals.
In other NFL moves:
— Wide receiver DeSean Jackson could be returning to the Philadelphia Eagles. Two people familiar with the deal tell The Associated Press the Eagles have agreed to acquire Jackson and a seventh-round pick in the 2020 draft from Tampa Bay for a sixth-round selection this year. One of the sources says the trade is contingent upon Jackson agreeing to a new contract.
— The Lions addressed needs on both sides of the ball by getting receiver Danny Amendola and cornerback Justin Coleman. The Lions signed Amendola to a one-year, $5.75 million package, and a person familiar with Coleman’s deal says it’s worth $36 million over four years.
— A person with direct knowledge of the decision says quarterback Nick Foles has agreed to sign a four-year, $88 million contract with the Jaguars. The person says the deal includes $50.125 million guaranteed and could be worth up to $102 million with incentives.
— The Redskins have agreed to sign Landon Collins to a six-year, $84 million deal with $45 million guaranteed. Collins led the Giants with 96 tackles last season. He has 437 tackles since entering the NFL in 2015 are the most among safeties in that time.
— The Raiders have agreed to sign free agent offensive tackle Trent Brown to a four-year deal worth a record $66 million. A person familiar with the contract says Brown will receive $36.75 million guaranteed in the richest contract ever for an offensive lineman.
— A person familiar with the contract says the 49ers have agreed to sign linebacker Kwon Alexander to a four-year contract worth $54 million. Alexander entered the league as a fourth-round pick by Tampa Bay in 2015 and made the Pro Bowl his third season.
— The Saints have agreed with linebacker Craig Robinson on a two-year contract extension. The seven-year NFL veteran has played both defense and special teams since signing with the Saints as an unrestricted free agent in 2016.
— The Titans have agreed to terms with safety Kenny Vaccaro on a multi-year contract while telling safety Johnathan Cyprien he will be released. The NFL Network reports Vaccaro agreed to a four-year deal worth $26 million with $11.5 million in guarantees.
— The Giants have re-signed center Spencer Pulley to a three-year, $9.6 million contract. The 25-year-old Pulley played in 13 games last season, starting nine at center.
— A person with direct knowledge of discussions tells The Associated Press the Bills have agreed to sign free-agent cornerback Kevin Johnson. He visited with the Bills last week shortly after being cut by the Houston Texans.
— The Browns have released veteran tight end Darren Fells, increasing the likelihood they address that position in free agency or the NFL draft. Fells signed as a free agent with Cleveland last season.
MLB-DODGERS-KERSHAW
Kershaw tests shoulder
UNDATED (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw threw his first bullpen since Feb. 20, an all-fastball session of 20 pitches.
The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner has been slowed by left shoulder discomfort. He says the bullpen session was a good step forward as he builds up his throwing for the season.
Los Angeles is not sure whether Kershaw will be available for its March 28 opener against Arizona. Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said Kershaw showed command and “the feel for what he was doing with the ball was very Kershaw-esque.”
In other MLB news:
— The Padres have agreed to a minor league contract with left-handed reliever Sammy Solis, pending a physical. Solis was released Saturday by the Nationals.
— The Royals have finalized a one-year, $2.5 million deal with Martin Maldonado, giving them a veteran catcher after losing Salvador Perez to a season-ending Tommy John surgery. Maldonado spent last season with the Los Angeles Angels and Houston Astros, hitting .225 with nine homers and 44 RBIs in 119 games.
— Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager needs surgery on his left hand and will be out at least through April. Manager Scott Servais (SUR’-vihs) said Seager will have surgery Tuesday to repair the tendon of his middle finger. This will be Seager’s first time ever on the injured list.
MAN CITY-SEXUAL ABUSE
Man City sets up plan to compensate sexual abuse victims
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City has set up a plan to compensate victims of child sexual abuse experienced at the club.
City says a “redress scheme for survivors” has been launched, while reiterating its “heartfelt sympathy to all victims for the unimaginably traumatic experiences that they endured.”
The club says in a statement that it could not go into precise details about the plan because of ongoing investigations into historic instances of sexual abuse that have uncovered allegations against John Broome, who worked as a youth coach in the 1960s. Broome is now dead.
Another former youth coach at City, Barry Bennell, was last year jailed for 30 years for abusing 12 young footballers after being convicted of 50 child sexual offenses committed between 1979 and 1991.
City says “all victims were entitled to expect full protection from the kind of harm they suffered as a result of their sexual abuse as children.”
In world and national news…
HEJERE, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopian Airlines says it should take five days to identify the remains of the 157 people killed in Sunday’s crash outside Addis Ababa.
Spokesman Asrat Begashaw tells The Associated Press that “it will take five days to clear everything” and the airline would release more details later Tuesday.
A global team of investigators led by Ethiopian authorities is assembling.
The cause of the crash of the new plane on a clear day remains unknown.
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Russian state oil company Rosneft has rejected accusations by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that it is violating sanctions on Venezuela.
Pompeo said Monday that Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin — a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin — “continues to throw a lifeline” to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. He said Rosneft was buying crude oil from Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA “in defiance of U.S. sanctions.”
Rosneft disputes what it calls “groundless accusations” and says any contracts it has for oil purchasing in Venezuela pre-date the introduction of U.S. sanctions.
Rosneft is a major foreign investor in Venezuela as a partner of state-owned PDVSA, which is under U.S. sanctions. Sechin was personally sanctioned by the U.S. in 2014 shortly after Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine.
LONDON (AP) — Germany and other EU nations welcomed the overnight agreement reached between European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and British Prime Minister Theresa May as a last-ditch effort to avoid a chaotic Brexit at the end of the month.
Arriving in Bucharest, most EU European affairs ministers were upbeat about the deal which will be voted upon by the U.K. parliament Tuesday night.
Germany’s EU affairs minister, Michael Roth, called it “a far-reaching compromise. For the EU it’s of utmost importance that the integrity of the single market be preserved, and that there be no hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland.”
He called on the House of Commons to accept the deal “because I don’t see further chances for negotiations.”
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte tweeted that he was “pleased with the agreement” and implored that British legislators approve the deal. “An orderly #Brexit is crucial for both the EU and the UK,” Rutte tweeted. “There is no alternative.”
European Affairs Minister George Ciamba of Romania, which has the EU presidency, held out “hope this will be a game changer…but we shouldn’t pre-judge the outcome of the vote in the Commons…a disorderly exit would be the worst scenario.’
Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn called it “the last chance to avoid a no-deal.”
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is giving little indication in his latest budget proposal of any new policy ambitions for the coming two, or six, years.
Trump’s budget plan increases spending on his border wall and the military but is light on fresh ideas heading into his re-election campaign. His budget for the next fiscal year largely focuses on deep spending cuts and pushing more money toward established goals such as his long-promised wall, improving care of veterans and combating opioid abuse.
Trump’s latest budget offers an early window into his upcoming campaign. He may soon face questions about how he will frame his 2020 pitch to voters.
Allies argue that fulfilling many of his 2016 promises — and presenting a contrast with Democrats — will be an effective argument.
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