CSi Weather….

.TONIGHT…Clear. Lows around 30.  Areas of frost after midnight. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west after midnight.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds

5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers after midnight in the Jamestown area, 30 percent in the Valley City area.  Lows in the lower 40s. South winds 10 to 20 mph.

.SATURDAY…Cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of

thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of rain showers in the

afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.

Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain

showers in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows

around 40.

.SUNDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.

.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. A 30 percent chance of rain showers in

the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain

showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy

after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.

 

A potent Albert Clipper will push into northwestern North Dakota Friday evening, then sweep through the rest of western/central ND Friday night.

Showers and isolated thunderstorms will move through western and central ND overnight Friday as a cold front pushes through.

Gusty cold northwest winds  Saturday, with northwest winds of 20 to 35 mph. Scattered showers will be ongoing into Saturday morning, focused more into the James River Valley in the afternoon.

Highs will be in the mid to upper 50s.

 

Jamestown  (CSi) –  Jamestown Regional Medical Center is offering three days of free hearing, memory and speech screenings.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, JRMC Marketing Generalist, Ally Knutson said, Screenings include one or more of the following:

pediatric and adult hearing screenings

adult memory screenings

pediatric language screenings

JRMC Audiologist Marissa Leese, said communication is the key to a high-quality life.  She joined JRMC in 2018.

She added that the screenings are open to the public, especially to those who:

turn the TV too loud

miss parts of conversations

have difficulty hearing in background noise

are difficult to understand

are often forgetful

works around loud machinery or equipment

Also on our show JRMC speech-language pathologist,  Lauren Burningham, said,

“If you have concerns about hearing, memory or your child’s speech/language, we encourage you to take advantage of these free screenings. Every adult should have a baseline hearing and memory screening.”  She also joined JRMC in 2018.

Spring Clean, Free Screen is set for:

* Tuesday, May 14th, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

* Wednesday, May 15th, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

* Thursday, May 16th, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Screenings are scheduled for 30 minutes. If further diagnositics and a full evaluation is needed, it can be completed at JRMC Rehab.

To schedule your Spring Clean, Free Screen, call JRMC Rehab at (701) 952-4800. Learn more at www.jrmcnd.com.

About Jamestown Regional Medical Center

Jamestown Regional Medical Center is located at 2422 20th St. SW, Jamestown, N.D. and serves approximately 55,000 people in nine counties. In 2019, it was named a “Top 100 Critical Access Hospital” for the sixth consecutive year. Modern Healthcare named JRMC a “Best Places to Work in Healthcare” each year since 2017.  For more information, visit www.jrmcnd.com or call (701) 952-1050.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi) Jamestown postal customers are reminded that The National Association of Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is this Saturday.

Residents can set out donations of non-perishable food by their mailboxes before letter carriers arrive.

 

GLYNDON, Minn. (AP) —  Vice President Mike Pence says the Trump administration is working “hour by hour” to reach a trade agreement with China, as the U.S. is poised to raise tariffs on Chinese imports.

But Pence says negotiators have to “stand firm.”

(AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

U.S. and Chinese negotiators are set to resume trade talks later Thursday in Washington. The United States plans to raise tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports from 10% to 25% on Friday.

Pence says if a deal is not reached, the administration will look for ways to provide additional support to farmers. But he was not specific.

The vice president was at a farm in western Minnesota on Thursday to promote the administration’s new North American trade agreement.

Pence called on Minnesota Rep. Collin Peterson, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, to help persuade Speaker Nancy Pelosi to put the U.S.-Canada-Mexico trade agreement to a vote.

Pence  then traveled to St. Paul and  gave a speech at Gerdau Ameristeel, one of the mills that the administration’s tariffs are meant to help.

U.S. Republican Rep. Pete Stauber, whose district includes the Minnesota Iron Range, says the USMCA does not pit farmers against steel workers.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Rich Wardner says lawmakers may be called back into session over legislation that limits the powers of the state auditor.

The Legislature passed a measure late in the session that requires the auditor’s office to get lawmakers’ permission to conduct “performance audits.”

The amendment was put in the auditor’s budget that passed unanimously in the Senate and by a large margin in the House. Wardner says he didn’t know the amendment had been put in the budget bill and thinks other senators didn’t, either.

Wardner tells The Associated Press that he and House Minority Leader Chet Pollert will meet with Auditor Josh Gallion next week to discuss the issue and how it will affect the agency.

Leaders can recall the Legislature if they haven’t used all their allotted days.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Peace Officer Standards and Training Board has suspended the license of a Burleigh County officer who allegedly showed up to work just a few hours after drinking heavily.

The Bismarck Tribune reports that an internal department investigation concluded then-Lt. Casey Kapp in February violated the eight-hour policy for returning to duty after alcohol consumption. He was demoted to a detention officer, suspended for five days and ordered to seek an alcohol and mental health evaluation and treatment.

The board on Wednesday suspended Kapp’s peace officer license for six months. Kapp did not appear before the board.

Sheriff Kelly Leben said Kapp made a mistake but has been a good employee and might be considered for future promotion after a year of good behavior.

 

 

DES LACS, N.D. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the death of a moose in northern North Dakota and seeking the public’s help.

The Berthold Police Department says the incident occurred near Des Lacs around Easter. Evidence at the scene indicates someone in an off-road utility vehicle chased the animal until it died from exhaustion.

Local police and the state Game and Fish Department are investigating. A $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to conviction of a suspect.

 

In sports…

Jamestown (uj.edu) The University of Jamestown baseball team will be heading to Santa Barbara, Calif., for the 2019 NAIA Baseball Opening Round. 

The Jimmies are the fifth seed in the bracket and will face No. 4 seed Arizona Christian in game one on Monday, May 13, at 9:00 a.m. PDT. The second game of the day has No. 2 Westmont (Calif.) against No. 3 Antelope Valley (Calif.) at 12:30 p.m., with top seed Science & Arts (Okla.) taking on the game one winner at 4:00 p.m.

The nine opening round champions join Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) at the 63rd annual Avista-NAIA Baseball World Series in Lewiston, Idaho, May 24 – 31. For more information on the World Series, click here.

The field consists of 32 automatic qualifiers – given to conference regular-season champions, tournament champions or tournament runners-up – and 13 at-large teams. Conferences with 10-or-more members receive two automatic qualifiers, while leagues with less than 10 get one.

At-large teams were determined by the NAIA Baseball National Selection Committee (NSC). The NSC consists of one representative from each geographic area, a representative from the National Administrative Council, the president of the NAIA-Baseball Coaches Association and three at-large members. The committee evaluated teams throughout the year on various criteria.

For more information on NAIA Baseball, click here.

 

In world and national news..

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Chinese negotiators are set to resume trade talks just hours before the United States plans to raise tariffs on Chinese imports in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the world’s two biggest economies.

China says it will retaliate if President Donald Trump follows through, though the Commerce Ministry in Beijing offered no specifics.

The negotiations starting up again Thursday were thrown into disarray after U.S. officials accused the Chinese of reneging on commitments they’d made in earlier rounds of talks. In response to the backsliding, the United States is raising tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports from 10% to 25% at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time Friday.

The two countries are sparring over U.S. allegations that China steals technology and pressures American companies into handing over trade secrets.

 

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says it has seized a North Korean cargo ship that U.S. officials say was used to transport coal in violation of international sanctions.

The Justice Department announced the seizure Thursday of the Wise Honest. The ship was detained by Indonesia last month with two dozen crew members on board.

U.S. officials say payments for maintenance and equipment for the ship were made unwittingly in American dollars through U.S. banks.

The announcement was made at a time of tension between the two countries.

It came hours after North Korea fired two suspected short-range missiles, its second weapons launch in five days.

The launch is a possible sign that nuclear disarmament talks with the U.S. could be in danger.

 

 

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A former member of Pope Francis’ commission for the protection of minors says a new Vatican law on clergy sex abuse is positive because it codifies a requirement to care and support victims in church law.

But Marie Collins, a survivor of abuse and victims’ advocate, criticized the law unveiled Thursday for not requiring Catholic officials to report sex abuse cases to police. Collins also is dissatisfied there are no sanctions for violating the reporting and investigative procedures contained in the law.

In a phone interview, she said: “That hasn’t advanced in any way.”

Collins also noted that the procedures allow for an investigating bishop to inform a superior when he has been accused of child sex abuse or covering it up.

She says there should be an exception for when a separate criminal investigation is underway by law enforcement, since notifying a suspect could interfere with the probe.

 

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says the United States needs to find ways to address a decades-long slowdown in income growth and upward economic mobility.

In a speech at a Fed research conference, Powell says that incomes have grown more slowly for middle-class families since the 1970s than for higher-income households. In the 1950s, more than 80 percent of children born into middle-class households grew up to out-earn their parents. But more recently, only about half do.

In addition, Powell says economic resources differ markedly by race, education, occupation and geography.

Powell says it is “crucial” to address these concerns.

“Sound public policies can support families and businesses and help more Americans reach and remain in the middle class,” he says.

 

 

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Federal officials have announced 109 hate crime charges against the 19-year-old man accused of opening fire on a Southern California synagogue during Passover service.

Federal and local law enforcement officials announced the news conference in San Diego on Thursday.

Prosecutors say the gunman, identified as John T. Earnest, killed a woman and wounded an 8-year-old girl, her uncle and Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, who was leading the service at the Chabad of Poway synagogue on the last day of Passover, a major Jewish holiday.

In a court appearance last month, Earnest pleaded not guilty to state charges of murder and attempted murder. In a separate case, he has pleaded not guilty to burning a mosque in nearby Escondido.

Authorities say he fired at least eight shots in the synagogue before fleeing.