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CSi Weather…
REST OF TODAY…Rain showers and periods of thunderstorms this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may be severe.Highs around 70. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Rain showers and numerous thunderstorms
in the evening, then slight chance of rain showers after
midnight. Some thunderstorms may be severe. Lows in the lower
50s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY…Decreasing clouds. A 20 percent chance of rain
showers and thunderstorms in the Jamestown area, 40 percent in the Valley City area. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds
5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows
in the mid 50s.
.MONDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY…Sunny. Highs around 80.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY…Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s.
Numerous rain showers and thunderstorms are forecast today.
Some of these storms could be strong to severe in the late
afternoon and early evening along and east of Highway 3. Large
hail to half dollar size, damaging winds near 60 mph, locally
heavy rain, and a tornado are possible.
There is a chance of thunderstorms across western and north
central North Dakota on Saturday, most of western and central
North Dakota on Sunday, and across the north on Monday. Severe
weather is not expected at this time.
Looking ahead, the chance of thunderstorms returns late next week.
This period will have to be monitored for severe potential with
increasing humidity levels expected across the region.
Valley City (CSi) The trial date for 21 year old Cornelious Johnson of a Mesa, Arizona, is set for September. Johnson is accused of attempted murder and felony robbery in connection with the Nov 21, 2018 shooting of a 19 year old Valley City man.
Southeast District Court Judge Jay Schmitz, says, the trial expected to take five-days, is scheduled to being September 30th this year in Barnes County.
After the alleged shooting, Johnson fled North Dakota. U.S. Marshals arrested him in Maricopa County Arizona on January 30th this year.
The 19 year-old victim, shot one time in the upper body, is still recovering from his gunshot wound.
Valley City (CSi) Another public input meeting and formal presentation for the Valley City Comprehensive and Transportation Plan, is Wednesday, June 26th from 5:30pm – 8:00pm.
The formal presentation will start at 6:30-pm, all at the the Hi-Liner Activity Center.
This is the third and final community workshop to review the Draft Comprehensive and Transportation Plan and another opportunity for public expression.
To review the project material and comment, on line visit:
www.valleycity2045.com
Jamestown (CSi) The Second Annual Cruz Schumacher Memorial, Mud Drags will be held on Sunday June 23, 2019 at 1-p.m., at the Stutsman County Fairgrounds. The registration cut off is 12:30-p.m.
Featured will be, Stock, Street Stock, Modified Stock, Modified, Open, Powder Puff 1,2 & 3.
Trophies will be awarded in all Classes. T-shirts will be available for purchase.
The event gate fee is $10, (12 and under are free.)
The racing fee is $20 per class.
Sponsored by the James Valley Off Roaders Club.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The operator of the Dakota Access pipeline is planning to nearly double its capacity.
The Bismarck Tribune reports that Energy Transfer Partners plans to expand the pipeline’s capacity from more than 500,000 barrels per day to as much as 1.1 million barrels.
ETP told North Dakota Public Service Commission in a letter Wednesday that the expansion will let the Texas-based company meet growing demand without additional pipelines or rail shipments.
The Dakota Access pipeline carries oil from North Dakota through South Dakota and Iowa to a shipping point in Illinois. The company said last year that it was planning to ship more crude to the Gulf Coast.
The pipeline sparked massive protests near the Standing Rock Indian reservation before it was completed and began moving oil in 2017.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s female prison population has reached capacity, leaving some inmates in the custody of counties.
The Bismarck Tribune reports that the state’s female prison population reached capacity for the first time in May.
Under 2017 legislation, county inmates are transferred to state prisons based on the severity of crimes, medical needs and other factors. Last week, only six of 12 inmates intended for movement from county to state were admitted.
The statewide system for women has a daily average capacity of 224 inmates.
Donnell Preskey, who represents the North Dakota Association of Counties, says a mechanism must be established to reimburse counties for the cost of holding inmates who should be in state facilities.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s tax commissioner has a reminder about an important deadline.
Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger says July 1 is the last day to apply for a refund of state taxes paid on fuel in 2018. The refund is available for fuel purchased to run farm, ranch and industrial equipment used off road.
KXMB-TV reports farmers and ranchers can receive a refund of 23 cents per gallon and industrial consumers can get 22.5 cents per gallon. Fuel purchased for use by an emergency medical services operation also qualifies for a refund of 23 cents a gallon.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Bankers surveyed in parts of 10 Plains and Western states are seeing improvement in the region’s farm economy.
The Rural Mainstreet survey released Thursday shows the survey’s overall index rising from a stunted 48.5 in May to 53.2 this month. Any score above 50 suggests a growing economy, while a score below 50 indicates a shrinking economy.
Creighton University economist Ernie Goss, who oversees the survey, says higher agriculture commodity prices and rebuilding from recent floods boosted June’s index. Goss also noted that despite negative consequences from trade tensions and tariffs, nearly 7 of 10 bank CEOS surveyed support either raising or continuing the Trump administration’s current tariffs.
Bankers from Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming were surveyed.
WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) — City regulators have decided not to renew a liquor license for a West Fargo bar and its owner says it because she and many of her customers are black.
The West Fargo Liquor Control Board this week denied the license renewal for Awake Lounge citing noise complaints. The bar’s license was suspended for two weeks in November after neighbors complained noise from the lounge kept them up at night.
Owner Ritchell Aboah says she’s done several things to reduce the noise, including removing some music speakers. Aboah tells KVLY-TV a “blind person can tell that this is a racial situation. They do not want us here.”
City officials say Aboah can appeal the liquor control board’s decision and Aboah says she plans to do just that.
In sports…
(VCSU) Valley City State University athletic director Jill DeVries announced Thursday that head softball coach Michael Mook has resigned his position at VCSU to become the head coach at West Texas A&M University, an NCAA Division II school in Canyon, Texas.
Mook led the Viking softball team for four seasons, compiling a 154-61 overall record at VCSU.
DeVries said a national search for a new head coach will start immediately.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A judge has thrown out a discrimination lawsuit by 11 former University of North Dakota women’s hockey players seeking to have the program reinstated.
The complaint filed last summer alleges the university violated Title IX laws that prohibit women from being treated differently because of gender. School administrators cited budget woes when the program was dropped in the spring of 2017.
U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland said the players did not prove a “substantial disproportionality” between men’s and women’s athletic opportunities.
Attorney Daniel Siegel, who represents the players, says he’s unhappy with the ruling and is considering whether to appeal.
The team reached the NCAA quarterfinals two straight years when twin sisters and U.S. Olympic stars Monique and Jocelyne Lamoureux were on the roster.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION…
Fargo-Moorhead 2, Gary Southshore 1
After Hayes was chosen eighth, the Wizards grabbed Gonzaga forward Rui Hachimura and the Hawks chose Duke forward Cam Reddish with the 10th pick.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves have bolstered their backcourt with Texas Tech’s Jarrett Culver and Washington’s Jaylen Nowell. They landed Culver after a proposed trade pushed them up five slots in the first round. A person with knowledge of the agreement tells The Associated Press the Wolves agreed to deal power forward Dario Saric and the No. 11 pick for the No. 6 selection from the Phoenix Suns, who officially drafted Culver. The Wolves took North Carolina small forward Cameron Johnson.
MLB..
UNDATED (AP) _ The Royals reached Twins ace Jake Odorizzi (oh-doh-REE’-zee) for four runs and eight hits in only four innings of a 4-1 victory against Minnesota. Alex Gordon had a two-run single and Lucas Duda added an RBI single in the first inning. Glenn Sparkman gave up just one run and five hits in a season high-tying seven innings as Kansas City kept the AL Central-leading Twins nine games ahead of Cleveland.
The Chicago Cubs have stretched their lead in the National League Central to 1 ½ games over Milwaukee, thanks to some help from Cincinnati.
Cubs top pitching prospect Adbert Alzolay tossed four innings of dazzling relief in his major league debut to help his team complete a 7-4 win over the New York Mets. Alzolay replaced starter Tyler Chatwood to start the fifth and didn’t allow a hit until Frazier’s lead-off homer in the ninth.
Javier Báez went 2 for 4 with a homer and a triple for the Cubs, who broke it open with a six-run third.
Mets rookie Pete Alonso hit his 25th homer to tie Cody Bellinger for most homers by a rookie before the All-Star break.
The Reds earned their fifth straight win by thumping the Brewers, 7-1. Jose Iglesias homered and drove in four runs for Cincinnati, which also got a two-run homer from Nick Senzel.
Tanner Roark (ROH’-ahrk) worked six innings and limited Milwaukee to three hits, including Christian Yelich’s (YEH’-lihch-ihz) major league-leading 28th home run.
Elsewhere on major league diamonds:
_ Kyle Garlick, Austin Barnes and Joc Pederson each hit two-run home runs while the Dodgers were building a five-run lead in a 9-8 win over the Giants. Pederson’s blast was the difference after the Giants scored four times in the ninth, including a two-run double by Brandon Crawford. Garlick caught Brandon Belt’s fly ball near the warning track in right for the final out, allowing Los Angeles to keep its 10-game lead over Colorado in the NL West.
_ The Rockies completed a three-game sweep by downing the Diamondbacks, 6-4 on Chris Iannetta’s (eye-ah-NEH’-tahz) two-run, bases-loaded single in the 10th inning. Scott Oberg worked two innings for the win and preserved the lead by getting out of a one-out, bases-loaded situation. Colorado tied it at 4 on Tony Wolters’ pinch-hit RBI single in the top of the ninth.
_ The Nationals completed a three-game sweep as Anthony Rendon (rehn-DOHN’) and Victor Robles homered in a four-run sixth that carried Washington past the Phillies, 7-4. Kurt Suzuki also went deep for the Nats, who dropped Philadelphia 4 ½ games behind the NL East-leading Braves. Jean Segura and Jay Bruce hit solo homers in the Phils’ fourth straight loss and eighth in their last 10 games.
_ JT Riddle smacked a two-run homer in the 11th inning and right-hander Zac Gallen worked five innings in his major league debut as the Marlins beat the Cardinals, 7-6. Gallen gave up one run on five hits while striking out six. Brian Anderson homered and drove in two runs to help Miami gain a split of the four-game series.
_ Gary Sánchez, Gleyber (GLAY-bur) Torres and DJ LeMahieu (leh-MAY’-hyoo) homered in a six-run fourth that powered the Yankees to their sixth consecutive win, 10-6 over the Astros. Edwin Encarnación (ehn-kahr-nah-see-OHN’) belted his AL-leading 23rd home run as New York handed Houston its season-worst fifth loss in a row. Cameron Maybin added a two-run double, scored twice and made a sliding catch in the victory.
_ The Yankees’ lead in the AL East is up to 4 ½ games over Tampa Bay after Matt Chapman hit a three-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to complete the Athletics’ 5-4 comeback win over the Rays. Tampa Bay led 4-1 in the ninth until Marcus Semien extended his hitting streak to 17 games with a run-scoring single before scoring on Chapman’s blast. The winning rally came a half-inning after the Rays scored three times.
_ Elvis Andrus (AN’-droos) delivered a solo homer and an RBI triple to back Mike Minor in the Rangers’ 4-2 win over the Indians. Andrus tripled in the first inning before he and Danny Santana hit back-to-back homers to put Texas ahead, 4-1 in the eighth. Minor allowed just one run and three hits over eight innings against a ballclub that nicked the Rangers for 10 runs the previous two nights.
_ The Blue Jays came away with a 7-5 victory against the Angels on Billy McKinney’s walk-off, two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning. Teoscar (tay-AHS’-kur) Hernandez, Eric Sogard (SOH’-gahrd) and Lourdes Gurriel (gur-ee-EHL’) Jr. also had homers for Toronto. Los Angeles failed to complete a four-game sweep despite Luis Rengifo (rehn-HEE’-foh), who hit a two-run homer and drove in three runs.
_ Domingo Santana homered for the third time in two games to spark a go-ahead, three-run sixth in the Mariners’ 5-2 verdict over the Orioles. Santana tied it with a solo blast that was followed by RBI singles from Kyle Seager and Mac Williamson. Wade LeBlanc struck out seven over 6 1/3 innings of relief after Seattle opener Tayler Scott was lifted during Baltimore’s two-run first.
MLB-NEWS
Rays gets OK from MLB to explore Montreal
UNDATED (AP) _ Major League Baseball could be returning to Montreal on a part-time basis.
Commissioner Rob Manfred says the Tampa Bay Rays have been given the go-ahead to explore the possibility of playing a split season between St. Petersburg and Montreal.
There is no timetable for the possible plan. An idea under consideration is for the Rays to play early in the season in Tampa Bay and later in Montreal.
Tampa Bay is averaging fewer than 14,600 fans per home game, ahead of only the Miami Marlins.
The Expos played in Montreal from 1969-2004 before leaving Quebec for Washington.
In other baseball news:
_ Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge is expected to be activated from the injured list Friday night to play against Houston, his first game since straining his left oblique on a swing April 20. The 27-year-old right fielder was batting .288 with five home runs and 11 RBIs when he got hurt.
_ A suspect in the shooting of former baseball star David Ortiz has been charged with drug and firearm possession in New Jersey. Rolfi Ferreira-Cruz also faces state charges in New Jersey in connection with two armed robberies in 2017. Ortiz was shot in the back at a bar in the Dominican Republic on June 9. The former Red Sox star is in Boston recovering from surgery. Authorities say the intended target was a friend accompanying Ortiz.
_ Drew Smyly has been designated for assignment by the Rangers, two days after giving up three home runs in a five-pitch span against Cleveland. The 30-year-old Smyly was 1-5 with an 8.42 ERA in 13 games with Texas this season, including nine starts. He didn’t pitch in the majors the last two seasons following Tommy John surgery.
_ The Rockies have placed shortstop Trevor Story on the 10-day injured list with a sprained right thumb and recalled infielder Brendan Rodgers from Triple-A Albuquerque. Story was injured while sliding headfirst in Colorado’s 6-4 win over the Diamondbacks.
_ The Nationals will extend their protective netting during the All-Star break after recent injuries in baseball increased the focus on fan safety. The club will replace the current protection with more transparent netting and extend it to just short of the foul poles in the left and right field corners.
_ The Mets have fired pitching coach Dave Eiland and bullpen coach Chuck Hernández. The club has named Phil Regan interim pitching coach, Ricky Bones interim bullpen coach and Jeremy Accardo pitching strategist.
BASEBAL-COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
Cardinals eliminate Bulldogs
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) _ Louisville has advanced in the College World Series while eliminating Mississippi State.
Drew Campbell singled home Danny Oriente in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Cardinals a 4-3 victory against the Bulldogs. Mississippi State led 3-2 in the ninth until Oriente singled home the tying run.
Louisville made up a three-run deficit to advance past a third game for the first time in their five CWS appearances. They’ll play No. 2 national seed Vanderbilt in the Bracket 2 final on Friday.
PGA-TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP
Very crowded atop Travelers leaderboard
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) _ Zack Sucher sank a 9-foot birdie putt on the par-4 18th for a 6-under 64 and a share of the first-round lead on a rainy Thursday at the PGA’s Travelers Championship.
Ryan Armour, Bronson Burgoon, Mackenzie Hughes, Abraham Ancer, and Kyoung-Hoon Lee matched Sucher at TPC River Highlands. Lee had his lowest round on the PGA Tour.
Paul Casey topped the group at 65, one year after giving up a four-shot lead in the final round of the tournament.
LPGA-Women’s PGA Championship
3-way tie for lead at Women’s PGA Championship
CHASKA, Minn. (AP) _ Australian Hannah Green fired a 4-under 68 for a one-shot lead over Hyo Joo Kim and Mel Reid through one round of the Women’s PGA Championship at Hazeltine in Minnesota.
Green took 23 putts, none on the par-5 seventh when she holed a bunker shot.
Only 16 players broke par and 20 players shot 80 or high.
NHL-NEWS
Edler gets extension
UNDATED (AP) _ Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alex Edler has signed a two-year extension worth about $12 million.
The 33-year-old Swede had 10 goals and 34 points in 56 games last season. Edler is the Canucks’ all-time points leader among blueliners.
Also around the NHL:
_ Lightning forward Ryan Callahan will be placed on long-term injury reserve after being diagnosed with degenerative back disease of the lumbar spine. Callahan appeared in 52 games last season, finishing with seven goals and 17 points. He has 186 goals and 386 points in 757 career games with Tampa Bay and the Rangers.
_ Veteran goalie Ryan Miller has re-signed for another season with the Ducks. Miller is the winningest U.S.-born goalie in NHL history with 378 career victories.
SOCCER-WOMEN’S WORLD CUP
Yanks win again
LE HAVRE, France (AP) _ The U.S. faced its toughest test of the Women’s World Cup and dominated in a 2-0 victory over Sweden, the rivals that stunned them in the last Olympics.
Lindsey Horan scored within the first three minutes, the fastest goal of this tournament. The United States went up 2-0 on an own goal off Jonna Andersson in the 50th minute.
The Americans went undefeated in the group stage, outscoring their opponents, 18-0.
PENSKE-MEDAL OF FREEDOM
Trump says Roger Penske to get Presidential Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’s awarding a Presidential Medal of Freedom to Roger Penske, the most powerful man in American motorsports.
Penske celebrated his record 18th victory as a car owner at the Indianapolis 500 in May with driver Simon Pagenaud (PA’-zheh-noh).
FIFA-IRAN
Infantino tells Iran to let women into World Cup qualifiers
UNDATED (AP) _ FIFA President Gianni Infantino has demanded that Iran provide assurances that women will be allowed to attend 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
Infantino faced criticism for attending a Tehran derby in March 2018 where women were shut out of the stadium. But when he returned to the Iranian capital in November for the Asian Champions League final, hundreds of Iranian women were allowed to attend.
Infantino highlighted a June 6 friendly between Iran and Syria when “the gates were closed to female spectators and when, it would appear, a number of women seeking to attend the match were detained by security forces for a number of hours.
Women have been mainly prohibited from attending men’s games and other sports events in Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution.
In world and national news…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The low-cost airline FlyDubai says it has “adjusted” some of its flight paths after the U.S. warned about the risk of commercial jetliners being attacked near the Strait of Hormuz following Iran’s shootdown of an American military surveillance drone.
FlyDubai told The Associated Press in a statement on Friday that it “adjusted some of the existing flight paths in the region as a precautionary measure.” It said it continues to monitor the situation.
The downing of the U.S. Navy RQ-4A Global Hawk has escalated already heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
Major international airlines say they have rerouted their flights to avoid the area after the Federal Aviation Administration issued a warning to pilots early Friday.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration says it has barred U.S.-registered aircraft from operating over parts of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman over heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington.
The FAA made the announcement on the Twitter account early Friday after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard shot down a U.S. Navy drone Thursday.
The FAA said this would affect the area of the Tehran Flight Information Region.
The specifics of the warning could not be immediately accessed.
The Persian Gulf region is home to some of the world’s top long-haul carriers.
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a difficult time for the Pentagon to be without a permanent U.S. defense secretary.
The Trump administration is grappling with an escalating crisis with Iran, a controversial deployment of troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, the war in Afghanistan and stalled talks with North Korea over its nuclear program.
Amid all that, acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan stepped down this week and the man tapped to replace him on an interim basis appears to face legal hurdles that could limit him to serving only about six more weeks. It’s an unusual level of uncertainty for a key job in the administration.
Shanahan and his planned replacement, Army Secretary Mark Esper, have been attending White House meetings, including sessions on how America should respond to Iran’s shoot-down of a U.S. drone.
(AP) – Joe Biden has sat atop the crowded Democratic presidential field from virtually the moment he joined the race, leading the polls, raking in money and campaigning with the air of an inevitable nominee.
But his recent fumbles on abortion and race are a reminder that early front-runners often face the most intense scrutiny.
The former vice president’s strengths and weaknesses will be on display this weekend when he joins other White House hopefuls in South Carolina.
Following controversial comments about his past work with segregationists, Biden will make appeals to African Americans, including a closed-door meeting with black leaders on Friday. And after sparking fury by saying he didn’t back federal funds for abortion, only to quickly reverse, he’ll appear before abortion rights activists Saturday at a Planned Parenthood forum.
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A legal team that recently interviewed over 60 children at a Border Patrol station in Texas is warning that a dangerous and traumatic situation is unfolding for some 250 infants, children and teens locked up for up to 27 days without adequate food, water and sanitation.
They say kids are caring for each other in the Customs and Border Protection station near El Paso: Three girls, ages 10 to 15, told attorneys they’ve taken turns keeping watch over a 2-year-old boy.
CBP did not immediately respond to the allegations about the conditions, but has said in recent weeks that it is overwhelmed and needs more money and help from the gridlocked Congress.
The lawyers visited the facility in Clint because they are involved in a legal case that governs detention conditions for migrant children and families.
BEIJING (AP) — North Korea’s state media says leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping held broad discussions over the political situation surrounding the Korean Peninsula and called for stronger bilateral ties in the face of “serious and complicated changes” in the region.
The Korean Central News Agency said Friday the leaders reached “shared understanding” on the issues they discussed during their summit in Pyongyang on Thursday. The agency did not report on any specific discussions on the stalled nuclear negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang.
The agency says the leaders also attended a dinner reception and a mass game performance at Pyongyang’s 150,000-seat May Day Stadium.
Xi is wrapping his state visit on Friday.
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