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CSi Weather…
The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect from noon today to 7 PM CDT this
evening. Includes The Jamestown and Valley City areas.
* TIMING…This afternoon through early evening.
* WINDS…South near 30 mph, gusting to 45 mph.
* IMPACTS…Driving may be difficult, especially for high profile
vehicles. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects If working on elevated surfaces be sure to use extra caution. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 mph are expected. Winds
this strong can make driving difficult…especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
Forecast…
REST OF TODAY…Sunny, windy. Highs around 90. South winds 10 to
25 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may be severe. Lows in the mid
60s. South winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY…Increasing clouds. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Temperatures falling into
the mid 60s in the afternoon. Southwest winds around 15 mph
shifting to the northwest with gusts to around 35 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of precipitation 70 percent in the Jamestown area, 80 percent in the Valley City area.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance
of rain showers after midnight. Cooler. Lows in the upper 40s.
Northwest winds around 10 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.
Chance of precipitation 30 percent in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area.
.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 20 percent chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows
around 50.
.TUESDAY…Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of rain showers
and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 70.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain
showers in the evening. Lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
Thunderstorms are expected late Friday afternoon through Friday night.
Some storms may be severe, especially from southwest into central
North Dakota. The main threats will be large hail up to golf ball
size and damaging winds up to 70 mph.
Thunderstorms are possible across all but northwest North Dakota
Saturday morning and afternoon. Severe weather is not anticipated.
Jamestown (CSi) Southeast District Court Judge, Cherie Clark has continued Thursday’s preliminary hearing of 31 Year old Jason Benefiel, who was charged with attempted murder, and two counts of, aggravated assault, accused of choking and striking a North Dakota State Hospital employee, on March 29 this year, while he was a patient.
At his Thursday, June 6 preliminary hearing, Judge Clark’s continuance is until July 24, 2019 in Southeast District Court and she maintained the $200,000 cash bond.
The continuance is in consideration of court appointed, defense attorney, Scott Sandness, stating that results of mental health evaluations by a third-party examiner along with the North Dakota State Hospital were not yet available.
Benefiel remains in custody at the Stutsman County Correctional Center, in Jamestown.
Jamestown (CSi) The 25th Annual Jamestown Kite Fest at Meidinger Park Addition is June 7,8, 9.
June 7: 10am-5pm, learn kiting from the pros (concessions available)
June8: 10:30am-4pm, kids kite building, 180 GO kite flying team; concessions, music and door prizes happening
June 9: 10:30-4pm, 180 GO; concessions, music and door prizes happening
Location
Meidinger Park Addition
17th AVE SW and 17th ST SW
Jamestown, ND 58401
Contact
Name: Parks and Rec
Phone: 701-252-3982
Jamestown (JDA) The Jamestown Downtown Association will host its 5th annual Rods and Hogs and Things that go Vroom, Saturday June 8th in downtown Jamestown.
Last year’s event brought over 90 classic cars, trucks, rat rods, and motorcycles to 1st Avenue.
With a lower entry fee this year, the Downtown Association expects even more great looking vehicles.
Plans call for afternoon entertainment on the Arts Park Pavilion, games for the kids, street vendors, food trucks, and a street dance to 8th Hour later in the evening.
Bismarck (CSi) On June 6th, 2019, the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission finalized approximately $3.5 million in infrastructure grant allocations to multiple public airports throughout the state. The individual awards are noted on the attached listings which show 165 individual projects received grant awards at 58 different public-use airports throughout the state.
Jamestown Regional Airport received grants for terminal apron reconstruction, in the amount of $55,555, $3,000 for other repairs, and $15,950, for terminal apron lighting.
Additionally, the Aeronautics Commission also provided aviation education grants as follows:
- $7,930 to the Dakota Territory Air Museum in Minot for equipment to promote Unmanned Aerial System technology programming to K-12 students.
- $11,895 to the Missouri River Area Career and Technical Center to help purchase aviation simulator and computer equipment to enhance rural North Dakota high school aviation programs.
The revenue source for these grants is derived primarily from state tax collections on aviation fuel and aircraft sales. A majority of these grant allocations will also match federal grants that are anticipated to be received for 2019 airport projects. These state grants are critical in maintaining the needed infrastructure to support the aviation industry, which is a major contributor to the state’s economy.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Police are investigating a fatal shooting in downtown Fargo.
Police spokeswoman Jessica Schindeldecker says the shooting happened about 1 a.m. Friday. She says the male victim was taken by ambulance to a hospital, but died from his injuries.
Schindeldecker says detectives are questioning a number of people about what transpired. No one is in custody.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Police say a man who started a fire that caused heavy damage at a Bismarck apartment building left a backpack at the scene that contained lighter fluid and a lighter.
A court affidavit says police also found a lighter in the man’s pants pocket when he was arrested and two blisters on the palm of one hand. Forty-five-year-old Eduardo Rodriguez is charged with criminal mischief, criminal trespass and arson. He’s due in court Thursday. Court records do not list an attorney.
All residents of the 24-unit building made it out safely when the fire broke out about 4 a.m. Wednesday.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Oil and Gas Division says two releases of brine were reported in northern and western parts of the state this week.
One release happened Tuesday at the Fossum B 2R Water Injection Plant about four miles northwest of Maxbass, in Bottineau County. Scott Energy Partners reported that 33,600 gallons of brine were released due to a valve-piping connection leak. Cleanup is nearly complete.
On Wednesday, Missouri Basin Well Service reported that 143,094 gallons of brine were released due to a fire caused by a lightning strike at the Hydro Clear SWD 1, about 16 miles northeast of Alexander in McKenzie County. Cleanup is getting underway after all hot spots were eleminated.
Brine is a byproduct of oil production. In both cases, the spilled brine stayed on site.
WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota grade-school girl who raised $26,000 from selling cookies and handbags to help children and others in south-central Africa get clean water is turning to writing to raise even more money.
Ten-year-old Sawyer Anderson unveiled a book Thursday she wrote and illustrated to draw attention to the challenges that poverty-stricken villagers face in getting safe water. All proceeds from the $10 book will go toward building water wells in Africa.
Sawyer got the idea after her father took a mission trip to Zambia.
Sawyer has some powerful partners. Two charities, World Vision and Wellspring for the World, are matching sales of the book. Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz has recorded a video that will be played this weekend at a program describing the mission.
In sports…
Valley City – Two Valley City High School softball players, Outfielder, Senior, Grace Scherr and Sophomore Pitcher Hailey Schaefer are included in the North Dakota High School Coaches Association 2019 18 player, All- State Team.
Scherr led the team in several offensive categories including batting average (.611), hits (55), runs (41), triples (8), on-base percentage (.653), slugging percentage (.833) and on-base/slugging percentage (1.487).
This past season Schaefer hit .446 on the season including a team high five home runs and a team leading 37 RBI. She led the Hi-Liners with eight doubles. She ws second to Scherr in hits (41), on-base percentage (.510), slugging percentage (.717) and slugging/on-base percentage (1.227).
The Hi-Liners season record was 17-8 and placed third in this year’s the State Tournament.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota State University has added two years onto the contract of men’s basketball coach David Richman. School athletic director Matt Larsen says the extension runs through April 2022 for Richman, who has led the Bison to two NCAA tournament appearances in his five seasons as coach. Terms of the extension were not disclosed.
Richman has an overall record of 96-67, including a 19-16 mark last season when his team got hot at the end of the season and won the Summit League tournament. The Bison defeated North Carolina Central in a First Four game to kick off the NCAA tournament and then lost to top-seeded Duke.The 41-year-old Richman, a Wahpeton native, was an assistant with the Bison for 11 years before he was named head coach in 2014.
WENTZ CONTRACT EXTENSION…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz has accepted a four-year contract extension through the 2024 season.
ESPN says the extension is worth $128 million with more than $107 million guaranteed.
It’s the biggest contract in Eagles franchise history, surpassing Donovan McNabb’s 12-year, $115-million contract signed in 2002 and Fletcher Cox’s six-year, $103-million contract signed in 2016.
Wentz is 23-17 in three seasons as the starting quarterback but has missed 13 games, including five playoff contests, over the past two years.
He finished third in NFL MVP voting in 2017 when backup quarterback Nick Foles led the Eagles to a Super Bowl victory over the Patriots. Wentz has thrown for 10,152 yards, 70 touchdowns and 28 interceptions with a 92.5 passer rating.
MLB..
UNDATED (AP) _ Max Kepler homered three times and the Twins avoided their first three-game losing streak of the season by holding off the Indians, 5-4. Kepler went deep in the first, third and seventh innings off Indians starter Trevor Bauer before adding a ninth-inning single. Jose Berrios (beh-REE’-ohs) allowed a home run by Roberto Perez and just one other hit over six-plus innings to improve to 8-2 and help Minnesota salvage the finale of the three-game series.
_ J.A. Happ won his fifth straight decision and the Yankees avoided a three-game losing sweep by downing the Blue Jays, 6-2. Happ allowed one run and four hits over seven innings in his first start in Toronto since the Blue Jays traded him to the Yankees last July 26. Aaron Hicks and Gio Urshela (ur-SHEH’-lah) homered for the AL East leaders, while DJ LeMahieu (leh-MAY’-hyoo) contributed three hits and two RBIs.
The Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs are back in a tie atop the NL Central after a Colorado pitcher won his major league debut at Wrigley Field.
Peter Lambert struck out nine and limited the Cubs to four hits over seven innings of the Rockies’ 3-1 victory at Chicago. Lambert retired 11 straight batters before Kris Bryant doubled and scored on Javier Báez’s two-out single in the sixth.
Colorado took a 2-0 lead in the third when David Dahl hit an RBI single and scored on the first of Ian Desmond’s two doubles.
The Brewers caught the Cubs in the standings as Mike Moustakas (moos-TAH’-kahs) belted a pair of solo homers in a 5-1 win against the Marlins. Christian Yelich (YEH’-lihch) hit his major league-leading 23rd home run, a two-run blast that helped spot starter Freddy Peralta (peh-RAHL’-tah) get the victory. Peralta struck out nine and gave up one run over six innings to help Milwaukee avoid a three-game sweep.
Elsewhere on major league diamonds:
_ Paul DeJong (deh-YUHNG’) hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer off Michael Lorenzen in the seventh inning of the Cardinals’ 3-1 win against the Reds. DeJong had been is a 3-for-43 slide with no extra-base hits before slamming his ninth home run of the season. Dakota Hudson allowed one run and five hits in 6 1/3 innings for St. Louis, which stole four bases and pulled within 2 ½ games of the NL Central lead.
_ Josh Bell leads the majors with 25 doubles and 58 RBIs after hitting three two-batters and driving in a pair to lead the Pirates past the Braves, 6-1. Mike Foltynewicz (fohl-tih-NAY’-vihch) allowed consecutive home runs to Colin Moran and Gregory Polanco in the second inning. Chris Archer allowed one run and six hits through the first six innings, blanking Atlanta following Freddie Freeman’s first-inning blast.
_ Todd Frazier hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer while the Mets scored four times in the eighth to beat the Giants, 7-3 and take the rubber match of the three-game set. Amed Rosario and Dominic Smith hit back-to-back home runs to open the first inning, but the Mets fell behind 3-2 before Pinch-hitter Jeff McNeil singled home the tying run in the seventh. McNeil had two RBIs and winning pitcher Seth Lugo worked a scoreless eighth after Zack Wheeler gave up three runs and just three hits over seven frames.
_ The Padres fell behind 4-0 in the first inning before Hunter Renfroe’s two-run blast in the third sparked a rally in a 5-4 victory against the Nationals. An error by Anthony Rendon (rehn-DOHN’) helped San Diego score two unearned runs in a three-run fifth. Winning pitcher Joey Lucchesi settled down after yielding Howie Kendrick’s two-run single and Brian Dozier’s two-run homer.
_ Myles Straw led off the 14th inning with a triple and scored on Yuli Gurriel’s (YOO’-lee gur-ee-EHLZ’) sacrifice fly as the Astros outlasted the Mariners, 8-7. Alex Bregman and Robinson Chirinos (chih-REE’-nohs) each homered for Houston, which blew a 5-1 lead before improving to 9-0-1 in its last 10 series. Seattle staged tying rallies in the ninth and 10th innings and loaded the bases in the bottom of the 14th before falling to the Astros for the third time in four days.
_ Travis d’Arnaud (dahr-NOH’) drove in four runs with his first two home runs in 14 months to send the Rays past the Tigers, 6-1. Jalen Beeks pitched 4 1/3 scoreless innings to improve to 5-0 and help Tampa Bay improve to a major league-best 20-9 on the road. Willy Adames (ah-DAH’-mehs) also homered for the Rays.
_ Mookie Betts slugged a two-run homer off Danny Duffy in a four-run third that highlighted the Red Sox’s 7-5 victory at Kansas City. The Bosox outscored the Royals 23-8 in taking all three games in the series, their first sweep since May 10-12. Kansas City has lost six straight and nine of 10, dropping to a big league-worst 19-43.
_ The Athletics took the rubber match of their three-game set with the Angels as Stephen Piscotty homered and drove in two runs in a 7-4 victory at Anaheim. Ramon Laureano had two RBIs and Mark Canha reached base four times for the A’s. Oakland was helped out by Mike Fiers (FY’-urz), who allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings to get the win.
_ Hunter Pence hit a solo homer and Chris Davis made a key error in the fifth inning before the Rangers concluded a 4-2 win over the Orioles. Delino DeShields singled and continued on to third when Davis misplayed the base hit in his first game as a right fielder since 2016. DeShields scored the deciding run on Danny Santana’s sacrifice fly as Texas moved a season-high four games over .500.
MLB NEWS
Judge still progressing
UNDATED (AP) _ New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge had a bat in his hands for some on-field practice Thursday and said he is not focusing on a timeframe for returning to the lineup.
Judge strained his left oblique muscle on April 20 and says he’s now pain free. He is working out at the team’s minor league complex.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Wednesday it is possible Judge could return in time for New York’s games against Boston in London on June 29 and 30, the first major league regular-season games in Europe.
In other MLB news:
_ Cubs manager Joe Maddon is projecting how to use Craig Kimbrel, even before Chicago announces a deal with the free agent closer. Maddon thinks the 31-year-old right-hander might be ready to pitch in about three weeks. Kimbrel, who has 333 saves and a 1.91 ERA over nine major league seasons, turned down a $17.9 million qualifying offer from Boston last November and remained a free agent.
_ Fernando Tatis (tah-TEES’) Jr. has returned to the Padres and vows to play at full speed after missing 34 games with a strained left hamstring. The team was 15-19 without Tatis, who was hitting .300 with six homers and 13 RBIs when he got hurt.
_ Mariners outfielder Braden Bishop has been hospitalized in Seattle. Bishop suffered a lacerated spleen from being hit by a pitch last week while playing in Triple-A Tacoma. Bishop started in center field for the Mariners on Tuesday before realizing something was wrong and leaving the game in the fourth inning.
FRENCH OPEN
Women’s tour criticizes French Open scheduling
PARIS (AP) _ The women’s semifinals are starting at Roland Garros on an unusual day and at unusual courts — and the placement of the matches away from the main stadium has been criticized by the head of the women’s tennis tour.
WTA CEO Steve Simon says the tour is “extremely disappointed” by the scheduling and calls it “unfair and inappropriate.”
Normally, all French Open singles semifinals are held in Court Philippe Chatrier, with the women on Thursday and men on Friday. But after a full day of play was washed out by rain on Wednesday, tournament officials were forced to shuffle the schedule.
With quarterfinal action moved to Thursday, the women’s semifinals got shifted to Friday, sharing the day with the men’s semis.
NBA FINALS
Warriors’ Thompson set to return; executive punished for Lowry shove
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) _ Klay Thompson is set to return from a left hamstring injury for the Golden State Warriors in Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors on Friday night.
Two-time reigning finals MVP Kevin Durant remains out, however. Durant strained his right calf on May 8 in the Western Conference semifinals. Toronto leads the best-of-seven finals 2-1.
On the Toronto side, Kyle Lowry says the Warriors executive who shoved him in Game 3 should not be allowed to be part of the league going forward. The NBA is in partial agreement, banning Mark Stevens from NBA games for one year.
Stevens is a Warriors investor who made contact with the Raptors’ guard after Lowry dove into the seats for a loose ball. Lowry says Stevens is “not a good look for the ownership group that they have” with Golden State. He’s also thankful for the support he’s gotten from other NBA players, including LeBron James.
The NBA also fined Stevens $500,000 for the incident.
NBA-NETS/HAWKS TRADE
Nets clearing cap space for big free agent splash
UNDATED (AP) _ The Brooklyn Nets are clearing payroll for the possibility of signing a marquee free agent next month.
A person with knowledge of the details says the Nets have traded guard Allen Crabbe and two first-round picks to the Hawks for forward Taurean Prince and a 2021 second-round selection. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the trade cannot become official until July 6.
The Nets were already in position to be able to afford a max player. Moving Crabbe’s $18.5 million salary for 2019-20 will create more cap room.
PGA-CANADIAN OPEN
Bradley leads
HAMILTON, Ont. (AP) _ Keegan Bradley fired a 7-under 63 to take the first-round lead at the Canadian Open.
Shane Lowry is among five players within one stroke of the lead. Matt Kuchar is within two shots of Bradley, who shot a 31 on the back nine to take the lead.
COLLEGE CORRUPTION
Ex-Arizona assistant basketball coach gets 3-month sentence
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has sentenced a former assistant basketball coach at the University of Arizona to three months in prison for his role in a college hoops corruption scandal.
Emanuel “Book” Richardson received the sentence on Thursday in federal court in Manhattan.
Richardson had pleaded guilty earlier this year to accepting $20,000 in bribes from an aspiring business manager for pro athletes.
In world and national news…
ATLANTA (AP) — After two days of intense criticism, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has reversed course and declared that he no longer supports a long-standing congressional ban on using federal health care money to pay for abortions.
Biden’s reversal came after rivals and women’s rights groups blasted him for affirming through his campaign aides that he still supported the Hyde Amendment.
With the shift announced Thursday, Biden could limit any damage from women’s groups and progressives who already are skeptical about whether a 76-year-old white man who leans centrist can be the party standard-bearer in 2020. Yet it also marks a change from years spent trying to hold what he described as a “middle ground” on abortion.
BAGHDAD (AP) — International investigators believe last month’s attacks on oil tankers in a United Arab Emirates port were led by a foreign state using divers on speed boats who planted mines on the vessels.
They did not name Iran, which the U.S. has blamed for the attacks.
That’s what United Nations ambassadors from the Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Norway told a closed meeting with U.N. Security Council members on Thursday.
Four tankers from those countries were hit on May 12 off the Emirati coast.
U.S. national security adviser John Bolton has said Iran is responsible for the attacks. On Thursday, the Saudi ambassador to the U.N., Abdallah Al-Mouallimi (ab-DAH’-lah al-mooah-LEEH’-meeh), speaking only for his country, said Saudi Arabia also blames Iran for the sabotage.
Scientific and naval experts conducted the probe, analyzing tanker debris, radar data and the precisely placed explosive charges.
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Mexican officials claim to be making progress in their effort to avoid import tariffs. But President Donald Trump is still threatening to impose them as he tries to pressure Mexico into stemming the flow of Central American migrants across America’s southern border.
Vice President Mike Pence, monitoring the talks from his travels in Pennsylvania, said Thursday the U.S. was “encouraged” by Mexico’s latest proposals but that, so far, tariffs still were set to take effect on Monday.
He added that it would be “for the president to decide” whether Mexican was doing enough to head off the tariffs. Trump has threatened to impose a 5% tax on all Mexican goods beginning Monday as part of an escalating tariff regime opposed by many in his own Republican Party.
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — The military is investigating the president of the U.S. Naval War College amid allegations that he spent excessively, abused his hiring authority and otherwise behaved inappropriately.
Multiple current and former college employees told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity that they have raised concerns for over a year about Rear Adm. Jeffrey Harley’s conduct at the helm of the school that grooms future admirals and generals.
Harley says the complaints are confined to a few people who don’t like his leadership.
Documents obtained by the AP show the college has struggled to make payroll under Harley’s leadership and spent about $725,000 annually on raises while facing an annual shortfall of $5 million or more.
Harley has also sent a series of campuswide emails that have raised eyebrows, including offers of “free hugs” and games of Twister in his office.
WASHINGTON (AP) — With worries rising about trade wars and slower global growth, Friday’s jobs figures for May could serve as a reminder that the U.S. economy is still mostly in good shape.
Or, an unexpectedly weak employment report could intensify concerns that after a healthy first quarter, the U.S. economy is actually stumbling.
Economists have forecast that the government will report that employers added 185,000 jobs, a solid figure consistent with this year’s average monthly gain. The unemployment rate is expected to remain at a nearly 50-year low of 3.6%, according to data provider FactSet.
The economy is showing signs of sluggishness after having expanded at a healthy 3.1% annual rate in the April-June quarter. Consumers have been cautious about spending, and companies are scaling back investment in high-cost machinery and equipment.
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