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CSi Weather…
.REST OF TODAY…Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. North winds around 5 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY…Decreasing clouds. A 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the Jamestown area, 70 percent in the Valley City area. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening in the Jamestown area, 30 percent in the Valley City area. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon in the Jamestown area, 30 percent in the Valley City area. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s.
Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.FRIDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows around 60.
.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
There is a chance for thunderstorms across western and central
North Dakota this afternoon through tonight. Some of these storms
may be strong to severe, with strong winds and large hail up to quarter size and damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph, the main threats.
There are chances for thunderstorms Wednesday and Thursday. A few
storms could be severe during this period. However, uncertainty
in details remains.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Public School Board Monday, elected, Jennifer Schmidt the new board president replacing Roger Haut, who still remains on the board.
Also at the meeting, the school board voted to approve paperwork for a special election this fall or during the June 2020 primary election
The proposal would double the district’s building fund from 10 mills to 20, or an additional $718,000 per year.
Superintendent Robert Lech says, the funds are earmarked for renovating current facilities and constructing new buildings. Plans include roof repairs, kitchen upgrades, boiler replacements, updates in the science classroom, and maintenance on fire safety systems.
Jamestown (CSi) Weather permitting, fogging operations for mosquitoes in Jamestown will begin Tuesday, July 16, 2019 and continue through Wednesday, July 17, 2019.
Fogging operations will take place between approximately 9:30 PM (dusk) until approximately 6:00 AM.
Parents are advised to keep children out of the streets and away from the fogging machines.
Motorists are urged to use caution when traveling in the vicinity of the fogging units.
All fogging operations are contingent upon weather conditions.
For more information visit jamestownnd.org, click on Departments/Vector Control or call 701.320-5503.
Valley City (CSi) Medicine Wheel Park in Valley City, will be the local site of the Global Rocket Launch to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the United States first manned moon landing.
The public is invited to bring their rockets to the event to be held on Tuesday, July 16 at 5-p.m.
Valley City (CSi) The “Green Dot,” violence prevention program will be initiated in Valley City with a program in Valley City on July24.
A ribbon cutting ceremony is planned at the Abused Person Outreach Center’s (APOC) s new location at 160 2nd Avenue, Northwest, in Valley City.
“Green Dot,” through the North Dakota Dept of Health and a grant from the Center for Disease seeks to engage all members of the community as bystanders who can identify behaviors that lead to harm (red dots) and respond in a way that will make it less likely the harm occurs or gets worse (green dots).
As part of the event, a scavenger hunt will be held for children to allow them to learn about Green Dot by engaging with local businesses and employees, some of whom have gone through the bystander training.
A “Green Dot,” booth will allow adults to walk through everyday scenarios where they may witness violence and briefly offer tools to address and end that violence.
Participate will be entered into a raffle drawing for an Amazon Echo Dot, gift cards from local businesses.
More information about Valley City “Green Dot,” on social media, facebook.com/vcgreendot or E-Mail VCGreenDot@gmail.com.
To learn more about APOC contact Kasey Skalicky at 701-490-2172, or E-Mail VCAPOC@gmail.com
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Fargo authorities have released the name of a man whose body was found after a fire in a rental storage unit.
The victim is identified as 58-year-old Jonathan Wayne Liles of Fargo.
Crews were called to the fire early Sunday and contained the blaze to a single rental unit. During a search firefighters found a man dead inside the storage unit.
No additional details were released Monday.
PORTLAND, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified the man who died when his tractor rolled over in Traill County.
Authorities say 77-year-old Alton Anderson was pulling a sickle mower and cutting grass in a ditch near Portland last Friday when a tractor tire dropped into a sink hole and the vehicle rolled over on him.
The patrol says Anderson died at the scene.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Health Department says an estimated 21,000 gallons of oilfield wastewater has spilled from a pipeline near Williston and some of it entered an unnamed tributary to the Missouri River.
State environmental scientist Bill Suess (sees) says the pipeline operator, Polar Midstream LLC, reported the produced water spill Sunday.
Produced water is a mixture of saltwater and oil that can contain drilling chemicals. It’s a byproduct of oil and gas development.
Suess says the spill occurred about 20 miles east of Williston and about a mile from Lake Sakakawea, the largest reservoir on the Missouri River.
Suess says it does not appear the spill reached the lake. He says the pipeline has been shut down and the spill area has been dammed.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum will survey tornado damage in Mott and visit with local leaders and residents.
Burgum and North Dakota Homeland Security Director Cody Schulz will be in the southwestern North Dakota city on Tuesday. Mott Mayor Troy Mosbrucker will lead a tour of the damaged area.
An EF-1 tornado with wind speeds of up to 105 mph hit Mott on Friday night, damaging homes, caving in garages and leveling a building at the Hettinger County Fairgrounds.
No injuries or deaths were reported. The fairgrounds, which were hosting the Hettinger County Fair, had been evacuated prior to the tornado. The remainder of the fair was canceled after the storm.
Volunteers from surrounding communities assisted with cleanup over the weekend. Recovery efforts continued Monday.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Minnesota college student says she has raised $115,000 in a decade toward ending hunger in North Dakota.
Lauryn Hinckley was 9 years old and living in Bismarck, North Dakota, when she created Stopping Hunger One Backpack at a Time. Hinckley partnered with a United Way backpack program that offers $5 food bags to students in Bismarck and Mandan during the school year.
The Bismarck Tribune reports that volunteer coordinators say 1,300 students received food bags this past year.
Hinckley says around one in five North Dakota children go hungry, despite the state having the highest number of billionaires per capita.
The Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation awarded Hinckley a $5,000 scholarship and a $5,000 grant in June for her hunger-relief efforts. She’s a sophomore at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota.
In sports….
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION…
Fargo-Moorhead 5, Gary Southshore 3
_ Travis d’Arnaud’s (dahr-NOHZ’) third homer of the night was a three-run blast that erased the Yankees’ 4-2 lead in the ninth inning of the Rays’ 5-4 triumph over New York. D’Arnaud led off the game with a blast and added a third-inning homer before going deep off closer Aroldis Chapman with two out in the ninth. Blake Snell was reached for just one run and three hits over five innings as Tampa Bay pulled within five games of the AL East-leading Yankees.
_ Crawford also furnished a solo shot in the nightcap as the Giants won for the 10th time in 12 games, 2-1 at Colorado. Dereck Rodriguez was sharp after being recalled from Triple-A Sacramento prior to the second game, pitching five innings and allowing one run on four hits while fanning six.
_ Rookie Michael Chavis hit a grand slam and Andrew Benintendi drove in three runs while the Red Sox were building a 10-4 lead in a 10-8 victory over the Blue Jays. Xander Bogaerts (BOH’-gahrts) had three hits for Boston, which scored five times in both the first and third innings. Rick Porcello gave up four runs and eight hits in six innings as the Bosox bounced back from consecutive home losses to the Dodgers.
_ The Angels are 4-0 since the All-Star break after Albert Pujols (POO’-hohlz) got three hits and drove in three runs to lead a 9-6 win over the AL West-leading Astros. Andrelton Simmons also homered while the Angels rallied from an early three-run deficit and improved to 7-3 since the death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs. George Springer hit two homers for the Astros, whose division lead is down to 5 ½ games over the Athletics.
_ Oscar Mercado was in a 1-for-25 slump before homering twice in the Indians’ 8-6 comeback win against the Tigers. Mercado’s leadoff shot in the seventh broke a 5-5 deadlock and helped Cleveland get within seven games of the AL Central-leading Twins. Mike Freeman also homered in the Indians’ eighth consecutive win over Detroit.
_ Jakob Junis (JOO’-nihs) struck out a career-high 10 while limiting the White Sox to one run over seven innings of the Royals’ 5-2 victory. Nicky Lopez drove in a pair of runs and scored twice to help Kansas City prevent Lucas Giolito from getting his 12th win. Giolito entered the game 6-0 with a 2.13 ERA in 10 previous career starts versus the Royals.
MLB-NEWS
Dodgers shelve Taylor
UNDATED (AP) _ The Dodgers have placed utilityman Chris Taylor on the 10-day injured list with a fractured left forearm and recalled first baseman/outfielder Matt Beaty from Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Taylor was hit on the forearm by a fastball by Boston’s Heath Hembree in Sunday’s 7-4, 12-inning win over the Red Sox.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he expects Taylor to return this season.
Taylor is batting .261 with eight homers and 41 RBIs this year.
Also around the majors:
_ The Cubs have acquired catcher Martin Maldonado from the Royals for left-hander Mike Montgomery. Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein announced the deal and added that All-Star catcher Willson Contreras was going on the 10-day injured list with a strain to the arch area of his right foot. Maldonado is batting .227 with six homers and 17 RBIs in 74 games for the struggling Royals this year.
_ Eduardo Núñez has been designated for assignment by the Red Sox after hitting .228 in 60 games for them this season. He batted .265 with 10 homers in 127 games last season before providing a three-run pinch-homer to help the Red Sox win Game 1 of the Series against the Dodgers.
_ Mets pitcher Zack Wheeler has been placed on the 10-day injured list retroactive to July 12 because of shoulder fatigue. Wheeler last started July 7 and the Mets said Monday the injury was discovered following the All-Star break. He is 6-6 with a 4.69 ERA in 19 starts this season, striking out 130 and walking 34 in 119 innings.
_ The Tigers have bought the contract of pitcher Trevor Rosenthal from Triple-A Toledo. The right-hander was released by the Washington Nationals last month after going 0-1 with a 22.74 ERA in 12 appearances. Rosenthal missed all of last season because of elbow surgery and signed with Washington in November.
_ The Royals plan to extend the netting at Kauffman Stadium to better protect fans. The decision comes after a fan was hit by a ball Sunday during the Royals’ game against the Tigers.
NBA-76ERS-SIMMONS
Source says Simmons, 76ers hammer out extension
UNDATED (AP) _ The Philadelphia 76ers have made a major financial commitment to their star guard.
A person familiar with the situation says the Sixers and Ben Simmons have agreed to a max deal worth $170 million over five years. Simmons is due to make $8.1 million this season, the last of his four-year rookie deal.
The first overall pick in the 2016 draft didn’t make his NBA until two years later due to injury. He was an All-Star for the first time last season and has averaged 16.4 points, 8.5 rebounds and 7.9 assists in his two NBA seasons.
Simmons is now signed through the 2024-25 season following the latest long-term package negotiated by the team. All-Star Joel Embiid (joh-EHL’ ehm-BEED’) and Al Horford are under contract through 2023, while Tobias Harris is inked through 2024.
In other NBA news:
_ The Cleveland Cavaliers have released the shooting guard J.R. Smith before his $15.6 million contract for next season became guaranteed. The Cavs had been trying to trade Smith for months, but the team was unable to find the right deal even after he agreed to extend his guarantee date from June 30 to July 15. The 33-year-old played in just 11 games last season after he stepped away from the team in hopes of being traded or released.
_ The Pelicans have waived big man Christian Wood despite his productive showing with the club late last season. Wood averaged nearly 17 points and eight rebounds in eight games after being acquired off waivers from the Bucks on March 20.
NFL-GIANTS-MOORE SUSPENDED
Giants suspend Kam Moore after domestic violence charges
UNDATED. (AP) _ The New York Giants suspended safety Kam Moore on Monday amid charges he punched a woman, stepped on her neck and rendered her unconscious last Thursday.
Moore appeared in Union County Superior Court on Monday to face charges of third-degree aggravated assault.
The 22-year-old Moore played in two games as a rookie last year for New York after being cut by the Saints.
Under the NFL’s personal conduct policy, Moore could be subject to a six-game suspension for a first-time offense.
In other NFL news:
_ The Raiders have signed free agent guard Jonathan Cooper. The team made the move to add a veteran guard after news last week that projected starter Richie Incognito will be suspended for the first two games of the season for violating the league’s personal conduct policy.
_ The 49ers have signed kicker Robbie Gould to a four-year contract. The Niners had placed the franchise tag on Gould in February for a price tag of about $5 million before signing him to a long-term deal.
_ Bengals left guard Clint Boling has retired Monday after NFL eight seasons, citing medical concerns. The club posted that he has been dealing with a blood clot. Boling was the Bengals’ most dependable offensive lineman, playing every snap last season.
_ Tennessee defensive lineman Derrick Morgan says he’s retiring after playing nine NFL seasons for five head coaches. The 16th player taken in the 2010 draft spent his entire career with the Titans.
_ The Falcons have agreed to terms with defensive tackle Grady Jarrett on a four-year extension before the NFL deadline for franchise-tagged players. Jarrett is coming off his best season yet with a career-high six sacks and tied an NFL record with three sacks in Atlanta’s loss in the 2017 Super Bowl.
BOXING-OBIT-WHITAKER
Former boxing champ Pernell Whitaker dies after being hit by car
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) _ Former boxing champion Pernell Whitaker has died at age 55 after he was hit by a car in Virginia.
Police in Virginia Beach say Whitaker was a pedestrian when struck by the car Sunday night.
Whitaker was an Olympic gold medalist and welterweight champion. He was regarded as one of the greatest defensive fighters.
He won a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles and made his pro debut on national television. He was fighting for a major title by his 17th fight, a loss to Jose Luis Ramirez that he would avenge the next year.
TENNIS-RANKINGS
Halep, Williams, Gauff all move up
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) _ Simona Halep’s (HA’-lehps) Wimbledon championship has lifted her from No. 7 to No. 4 in the WTA rankings, and runner-up Serena Williams moved up to No. 9, her best placing since returning to the tour last season after having a baby.
Coco Gauff’s magical run from a wild-card entry in qualifying all the way to the fourth round at the All England Club allowed her to move into the WTA’s top 150 on Monday.
The 15-year-old American rises to No. 141 from No. 313.
French Open champion Ash Barty remains at No. 1 in singles.
Wimbledon men’s champ Novak Djokovic (JOH’-koh-vihch) stayed atop the ATP rankings. Rafael Nadal (nah-DAHL’) is No. 2 and runner-up Roger Federer is No. 3.
In world and national news..
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are planning a vote on a resolution that condemns President Donald Trump’s racist comments about four congresswomen of color.
The proposed measure says Trump’s words “have legitimized and increased fear and hatred of new Americans and people of color.”
A defiant Trump followed his weekend tweets about the women going back to their “broken” countries with remarks Monday that they should get out of the U.S. “right now.” All are American citizens and three native-born.
Trump also shrugged off the criticism his remarks have drawn, saying that many people agree with him and “love it.”
A rumble of discontent surfaced from some Republicans — but notably not from the party’s congressional leaders.
Republican Sen. Mitt Romney called Trump’s remarks “destructive, demeaning, and disunifying.”
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Donald Trump’s tweet telling four congresswomen to “go back to where they came from” sent a painful message to many Americans that they are not welcome in their own country.
His comments echo remarks they have heard throughout their lives. But this time, they came straight from the occupant of the Oval Office.
Erika Almiron says she first heard the comment as a fourth-grader at a predominantly white school. The daughter of immigrants from Paraguay was born in Philadelphia.
The president doubled down on his remarks Monday, saying if the lawmakers “hate our country,” they can leave.
Rashad Robinson is executive director of the Color of Change civil rights group. He says Trump’s tweets hearken back to his entry into politics, when he questioned former President Barack Obama’s citizenship.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it is rethinking whether to abide by its moratorium on nuclear and missile tests and other steps aimed at improving ties with the U.S.
The Foreign Ministry’s statement Tuesday appears aimed at applying more pressure on the U.S. as the two countries attempt to resume nuclear diplomacy.
The statement says upcoming regular U.S.-South Korean military drills that it views as an invasion rehearsal are forcing it to rethink whether it should be committed to the promises it made to the U.S.
It says President Donald Trump vowed to suspend military drills with South Korea during his first and third meetings with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
It also says it is not bound by any legal documents to suspend nuclear and missile tests.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — China has called the Iran nuclear deal “irreplaceable” and the sole way to resolve the concerns over Tehran’s nuclear program.
Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said on Tuesday that “the complete and effective implementation of the agreement is the only viable and effective way to settle the Iranian nuclear issue and ease tensions.”
He said that Iran’s commitment to the agreement should be dealt with by the joint commission that oversees it.
Geng also blamed the United States for causing the current tensions — last year, the Trump administration pulled out of the deal and re-imposed economic sanctions on Tehran.
Geng said the U.S. should stop exerting pressure on Iran and create the conditions for a political and diplomatic settlement of the issue.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says its new regulation barring taxpayer-funded family planning clinics from referring women for abortions is taking effect immediately.
The Health and Human Services department said Monday it will begin enforcing the ban on abortion referrals, along with a requirement that family planning clinics maintain separate finances from facilities that provide abortions.
The rule is widely seen as a blow against Planned Parenthood, which provides taxpayer-funded family planning and basic health care to low-income women, as well as abortions paid for separately.
Planned Parenthood and other family-planning providers are suing the Trump administration to overturn the regulations, but HHS says no judicial orders currently prevent it from enforcing the rule.
Another requirement that both kinds of facilities cannot be under the same roof takes effect next year.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook’s ambitious plan to create a financial eco-system based on a digital currency faces questions from lawmakers. It’s already being shadowed by negative comments from President Donald Trump, his treasury secretary and the head of the Federal Reserve.
Congress begins two days of hearings Tuesday on the currency planned by Facebook, to be called Libra, starting with the Senate Banking Committee. Meanwhile, a House Judiciary subcommittee will be extending its bipartisan investigation of the market power of Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple.
Trump tweeted last week that Libra “will have little standing or dependability.”
The Democratic head of the House Financial Services Committee, which is holding a hearing on Wednesday, has called on Facebook to suspend the plan until Congress and regulators can review it.
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