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CSi Weather…
…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING…
Including the cities of Jamestown, Napoleon, Gackle, Lamoure, Edgeley, Kulm, Wishek, Ashley, Oakes, and Ellendale, Moorhead, Valley City, and Fargo.
* WHAT…Blizzard conditions possible. Possible snow accumulations
ranging from 2 to 4 inches along Interstate 94, in the Jamestown area, 6-9 inches in the Valley City area, 6 to 10 inches in the Ellendale and Oakes areas. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
* WHEN…From Wednesday evening through Friday morning.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Travel could be very difficult. Widespread
blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The
hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening
commute. Gusty winds could cause power outages.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Winter Storm Watch means there is potential for blizzard
conditions that may impact travel. Continue to monitor the latest
forecasts.
Forecast…
.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s. Northeast winds around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Northeast
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow in the morning, then
snow likely in the afternoon. Patchy blowing and drifting snow in
the afternoon. Windy. Light snow accumulations. Highs in the mid
30s. Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area.
New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…Patchy blowing and drifting snow in the
evening. Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Lows in the mid
20s. North winds 15 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY…Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing and drifting snow in the
morning. Slight chance of snow in the morning, then slight chance
of rain and snow in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 30s. Chance
of precipitation 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.
.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s.
.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow after
midnight. Lows around 30.
.MONDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain and snow in
the morning. Highs in the lower 50s.
The National Weather Service reports, Wednesday night, a potent mid level jet will intensify and eject over the southern high plains, spreads over the James River valley counties into south-central North Dakota overnight Wednesday and through Thursday evening. Over
southeast North Dakota a substantial period of heavy
snow. A potential of 6-10″ in LaMoure and Dickey counties with 3-6″
elsewhere in the northern James River valley.
Blowing snow is also a concern as winds early Thursday morning,
becoming 30 to 40 mph in the James River valley through Thursday
evening.
Even with relatively warmer surface temperatures, visibility with blizzard conditions will still be a concern where heavy snowfall rates and strong winds coincide.
A Winter Storm Watchwas issued to address both heavy snow and blowing snow possibilities.
Bismarck (National Weather Service) The National Weather Service (Monday, April 8, 2019,) issued the Weekly Chance of Exceeding the River Stage on the Sheyenne River at Valley City.
https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/probability_information.php?wfo=fgf&gage=vcrn8
At this time, NO major flooding is forecast for the city in the spring of 2019.
Sheyenne River Level Though Valley City
James River level through Jamestown.
Water amounts in the snow pack
The Latest Flood Warnings from The National Weather Service
UPDATE….
Flood Warning for…
Snowmelt in…
Dickey County in southeastern North Dakota…
* Until 1115 AM CDT Friday.
* As of Tuesday morning, runoff from snowmelt continues. Overland
flooding and high water along small streams will continue across
Dickey County in North Dakota. This includes the tributaries of
the James and Maple Rivers in Dickey County. The region is nearly
out of snow, but it will still take a couple of days for most of
this runoff to reach the major river systems. At this time it
appears that the additional forecast precipitation Wednesday and
Thursday will not cause any new high water issues.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.
Video of LaMoure Area Flooding
Cover Photo by Jordan Matzke
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Police is warning residents of a convicted sex offender residing in Jamestown. William Joseph Carter resides at 1530 6th Avenue Southwest, Buffalo Motel, No. 14, Jamestown, ND.
He presently has no vehicle.
Carter is a 33 year old white male, five feet six inches tall, weighing 241 pounds, with hazel eyes, and brown hair.
Carter has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota Risk Level Committee, of the Office of the North Dakota Attorney General.
Offense: Gross Sexual Imposition, involving a nine year old girls.
Conviction Date: October 2004, in Stutsman County District Court.
Disposition: Two years, five years supervised probation.
Carter is currently on probation with North Dakota Parole and Probation.
Carter is not wanted by police at this time and has served the sentence 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 William Joseph Carter 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/Stutsman Development Corporation (JSDC) has authorized a $75,000 interest free loan that will be repaid by the state of North Dakota from state income tax withholding for new employees of MainSaver, a trenchless system to line aging potable water lines, to operate as, MainSaver-North Central, Inc. The JSDC authorized the loan for a 10-year period.
JSDC incentives will help the company, that will manufacture and install a trenchless system for repairing and rejuvenating water lines.
Jerry Szarkowski told the JSDC Board of Directors Monday that he had acquired the North American rights for the manufacture and installation. The business will operate as a new company called MainSaver – North Central, Inc.
Jerry Szarkowski told the JSDC board, that the company anticipates hiring 20 employees starting this month and over the next 24 months.
Szarkowski said the company plans to base crews in the Jamestown area, after manufacturing the material used to reline water lines.
In other action, the JSDC Board approved a Flex PACE business loan for Central Business Systems, which is planning operation expansion to commercial document shredding.
The JSDC Board of Directors approved the audit report, and turned down a proposal to expand the JSDC funeral leave policy to include time off for funerals employees, for aunts and uncles.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Park Board this month, unanimously approved incremental ice rink fees, increase over a four year period.
Eagles and Wilson ice arenas, Manager, Junior Kautz told the board that the plan keeps the present $73 per hour rate for the upcoming 2019-20 season. After, rates will go up $14 over three years, to $76.75 in 2020-21, then to $82,80 in 2021-22 and then $87 per hour in 2022-23.
Meanwhile starting next year, public ice skating rates will increase going from from $5 to $10 per family, $3 to $5 per adult.
Also skate rentals will increase by $2 to $3. Skate sharpening charges will stay at $5.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Planning Commission has recommended the City Council approve amendments concerning four ordinances that would waive the requirement for businesses to have off-street parking in the downtown area.
Planning Commission, Chairman, Dave Hillerud said that the current ordinances are not always enforced and are a detriment to development in the area.
The four ordinance changes would exempt businesses, from requiring furnishing off-street parking in a five-by-five-block area north of 4th Street South. The changes will be sent to the Jamestown City Council for review.
In other business, the Planning Commission gave preliminary and final approvals to:
The Hope Apostolic Addition at 424 4th Avenue, Northeast to combine five lots for the construction of a church on the property.
Noah’s Park View Addition at 1912 10th Street Southwest, to combine two lots allowing the construction of a single family home.
The Planning Commission gave preliminary approval to the UPS Jamestown that combines two lots at 2610 3rd Avenue Southwest, for a commercial development.
A Final Approval will come before the May 13 Planning Commission meeting.
Jamestown (IE) Interstate Engineering is pleased to announce the expansion of the professional team with four new staff members.
Isaac Rost has joined the Jamestown, North Dakota, office as a Staff Engineer. Rost is a recent graduate from North Dakota State University. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. With interest in transportation and municipal engineering, Rost will bring energy to the role. Rost spent four years interning for consulting firms and municipalities. This included a summer with Interstate Engineering in Jamestown.
Zach Grapentine, EI, as joined the Spearfish, South Dakota, office a Project Engineer with a traffic engineering focus. Holding a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from the South Dakota State School of Mines and Technology, he worked in Colorado for five years focusing on traffic engineering and municipal infrastructure. Grapentine grew up in Belle Fourche, South Dakota.
Tyler Thievin, EI, has joined the team at Interstate Engineering as a Staff Engineer. Based in Fort Peck, Montana, Thievin holds a Bachelor of Science degree in General Engineering from Montana Tech. He has a background in oil, ag, and civil construction as well as business management and ownership.
Nick Nelson, CPA, has joined the corporate office of Interstate Engineering as the Accounting Manager. A graduate of the University of Jamestown, Nick holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Mathematics. He is a licensed CPA and specializes in auditing and financial reporting. Nick will oversee the accounting department for the company.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Republican-led House wants to spend $5 million on a greenhouse for a cactus collection at a tourist attraction that straddles the U.S.-Canadian border.
The House approved the appropriation 61-29 on Monday for the International Peace Garden, but not before some prickly debate.
GOP Rep. Daniel Johnston of Kathryn told fellow lawmakers the state has far more needs and “we’re ripping the North Dakota taxpayer off.” He says he’d rather go to Arizona to see cacti.
Republican Rep. Jon Nelson of Rugby defended the expenditure, saying the cactus collection is “world class.”
The Parks and Recreation budget now goes to the Senate for more review.
The garden north of Dunseith was dedicated in 1932 and is a tribute to the peace between the U.S. and Canada.
HARWOOD, N.D. (AP) — Cass County sheriff’s deputies used all-terrain vehicles to arrest two people on active warrants who they say attempted to conceal themselves in the water of a washed out roadway.
Authorities say deputies were patrolling an area near Harwood Monday when the spotted two vehicles stuck on a road surrounded by water. Two of four people approached deputies and said the other two possibly had active warrants. Deputies used the ATVs to drive into the water where they found the two remaining people trying to hide submerged in water.
Officials say the two had signs of hypothermia and were taken to a hospital then transferred to the Cass County Jail. A 39-year-old woman is being held on a probation violation and drug possession warrant. A 38-year-old Fargo man is being held on warrants from three counties.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, one of the poorest areas in the nation, is bracing for another major winter storm and the prospect of renewed flooding that is also forecast to hit a wide swath of the Plains and Midwest just a month after the last weather blast.
March’s “bomb cyclone” — an unusual weather phenomenon in which air pressure drops rapidly and a storm strengthens explosively — dumped heavy snow on Pine Ridge that led to severe flooding . The high waters trapped hundreds of people in their homes, damaged or destroyed hundreds of miles of roads and dozens of buildings, disrupted water supplies to thousands and prompted the governor to send in the National Guard .
The prairie reservation is roughly the size of Delaware and Rhode Island combined and is home to nearly 20,000 people, many of whom live in deteriorating houses or cramped mobile homes. About half live in poverty, and the unemployment rate hovers around 75 percent. The tribe will be seeking help for flooding-related infrastructure repairs from the federal government as well as charities and nonprofits, but many private property owners are looking at the prospect of funding extensive repairs on their own.
“Damage is going to be in the hundreds of millions,” tribal spokesman Chase Iron Eyes said. “Things are beginning to dry out, but now there’s a huge blizzard predicted. On this reservation, it’s kind of a constant crisis the way we live here, and these disasters just put us in a perilous position.”
In world and national news…
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli exit polls indicate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud and the rival Blue and White party are locked in a race that is too close to call.
Channels 12 and Kan TV gave the Blue and White party, headed by former military chief Benny Gantz, a narrow lead over the Likud, while Channel 10 TV showed them in a tie in Tuesday’s vote.
The channels also gave different breakdowns for possible coalitions, with two stations giving Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc a slight parliamentary majority while Channel 12 had them tied at 60 seats apiece.
With neither side having a clear advantage, they will have to wait for official results to come in overnight.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr is defending his decision to send a letter to Congress detailing special counsel Robert Mueller’s principal conclusions because the public would not have tolerated waiting weeks for information.
Barr is testifying before a House appropriations subcommittee.
Mueller concluded his nearly two-year Russia investigation in late March. The special counsel submitted a nearly 400-page confidential report to Barr. The attorney general sent his four-page letter to Congress two days later.
Democrats have raised questions about how Barr was so quickly able to boil down Mueller’s report into four pages.
Barr says a redacted version of Mueller’s report will be made public within a week.
He says Mueller wasn’t involved in preparing the letter to Congress because it was “my letter.”
BOSTON (AP) — Attorneys for a group of parents charged in the college admissions bribery scandal are accusing prosecutors of manipulating the legal process to get the case in front of the judge of their choice.
The defense lawyers criticized prosecutors Tuesday for adding their clients to an indictment that has already been assigned to Judge Nathaniel Gorton.
The lawyers say the move is a “clear form of judge shopping” in a letter to Chief Judge Patti Saris.
They want their clients’ case randomly assigned to a judge to “stamp out any perception” that prosecutors evaded the standard judge-picking process.
Saris has asked the U.S. attorney’s office to respond to the lawyer’s letter.
The parents were indicted Tuesday on money laundering and mail fraud conspiracy charges.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities say they’ve broken up a $1.2 billion Medicare scam that peddled unneeded orthopedic braces to hundreds of thousands of seniors via foreign call centers.
The Justice Department announced charges Tuesday against 24 people in the U.S., including doctors accused of writing bogus prescriptions for unneeded back, shoulder, wrist and knee braces. Others charged include owners of telemedicine firms and medical equipment companies.
The Health and Human Services inspector general’s office says the fast-moving scam morphed into multiple related schemes. Officials say it’s one of the biggest frauds the office has investigated.
Charges were being brought against defendants in California, Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas.
The fraudulent call centers were based in the Philippines and throughout Latin America.
BERLIN (AP) — European Council President Donald Tusk is urging European Union leaders to grant the United Kingdom a flexible extension to its departure date from the bloc.
In his invitation to Wednesday’s Brussels summit to discuss Prime Minister Theresa May’s request for a delay to the U.K.’s scheduled Friday departure from the EU, Tusk says “I believe we should also discuss an alternative, longer extension. One possibility would be a flexible extension, which would last only as long as necessary and no longer than one year.”
Tusk says such an extension would have to be conditional to allay fears Britain could stymie EU decision making if it remains a member. He says conditions would include not reopening the withdrawal agreement and the U.K. continuing to sincerely cooperate with the bloc.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S. forces in Afghanistan have revised their death toll from a Taliban attack the day before near the main American base in the country and now say that two U.S. soldiers and a Marine were killed but not a contractor who was initially reported among the fatalities.
The U.S. and NATO Resolute Support mission issued a statement on Tuesday “to clarify initial reporting.”
It says a roadside bomb attack during a convoy near the Bagram Airfield killed three American service members and that “the contractor who was reported as killed, is alive.”
The statement says “the contractor, an Afghan citizen, was initially treated along with other injured civilians, later identified as a contractor and treated at Bagram Airfield.”
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Mexican national accused of killing four people in Kansas and one in Missouri in 2016 is dead after being found hanging from a light fixture in his St. Louis jail cell.
Pablo Serrano-Vitorino was alone in his cell when he was found at 2:02 a.m. Tuesday. St. Louis Public Safety Director Jimmie Edwards told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that Serrano-Vitorino had hanged himself and left a note written in Spanish. A spokesman for the city confirmed the death but declined further comment.
Serrano-Vitorino used a safety razor to try and kill himself in his Montgomery County, Missouri, jail cell soon after his arrest in March 2016.
Serrano-Vitorino was accused of fatally shooting four men at a home in Kansas City, Kansas, on the night of March 7, 2016. He was arrested a day later in Montgomery County, Missouri, where he was accused of killing Randy Nordman of New Florence.
Serrano-Vitorino was in the U.S. illegally.
He was being held in St. Louis awaiting trial in the Missouri case on a change of venue.
CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal magistrate has ordered that a 23-year-old man charged with lying to federal agents about being a missing child from Illinois continue to be held without bond.
U.S. Magistrate Karen Litkovitz said Tuesday she considers Brian Michael Rini (REE’-nee), of Medina (meh-DY’-nuh), Ohio, a flight risk because of a long criminal history, mental health issues and lack of a permanent address. She scheduled a preliminary hearing for April 19.
Rini was charged last week after DNA tests ruled him out from being Timmothy Pitzen. The Aurora, Illinois, child disappeared in 2011 at age 6.
Police picked up Rini on Wednesday morning after a report of someone wandering the streets of Newport, Kentucky. They said he told them that he was Timmothy and that he had escaped two kidnappers after years of sexual abuse.
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