CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

.THURSDAY…Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of rain showers and thunderstorms in the Jamestown area, 60 percent in the Valley City area. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of rain

showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s.

West winds around 5 mph.

.FRIDAY…Increasing clouds. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest

winds 5 to 10 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. A 20 percent chance of rain

showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.

.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.

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

showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s.

.SUNDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.

.MONDAY…Sunny. Highs around 80.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s.

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

 

There is a chance for thunderstorms across western and central
North Dakota Wednesday night. Severe weather is not anticipated.

A few of the storms across the south may become strong
to severe on Thursday, mainly along and south of Interstate 94.

Showers and thunderstorms push eastward Thursday night into Friday

morning.  A few stronger storms to form during this period; however,

severe storms are not anticipated.

Friday is expected to be mostly quiet through the early afternoon with increasing precipitationinto the evening, and overnight hours.

Saturday morning, more precipitation back into the forecast.

Scattered showers remain in the forecast Sunday morning with quiet

weather expected for the remainder of the day.

 

 

Bismarck  (CSi)  Jamestown High School is the site for the 2019 Governor’s Summit on Innovative Education  today and tomorrow.

The Governor’s office says, “We are excited to listen, learn and grow along with teachers, students, administrators and community leaders as we discuss the importance of innovation and the future of North Dakota’s schools.”

The event focuses primarily on innovative instruction, best practices to personalize learning, and other community-derived solutions to better prepare young people for life after high school. The next day will focus on behavioral health system and the education system.

The statement goes on to say, “We have strong schools in North Dakota, but it’s clear that we can better support our educators and adapt our educational system to meet the opportunities and demands of the 21st century.  Help us shape educational innovation in North Dakota and empower those wanting to creatively, meaningfully and effectively engage our students. Our state, economy and future depends on it.”

CSiNewsNow.Com will have photos posted.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation (JSDC) at Monday’s monthly meeting, approved the request for funding for Jamestown Tourism.

On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show, on CSi Cable 2 JSDC Business Development Director added that the board approved the Jonny B’s Brickhouse application for a Flex Pace Interest Buydown on their building loan.

 

Jamestown  (NDFU)   –   North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne, says, the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent announcement to grant ethanol production waivers to 31 oil refining companies is another nail in the coffin of family farmers.

Watne says, “This administration has said they support renewable fuel production and have shown some support by adding E15 year-round.  But the problem is the waivers they have granted take all the gain and more away from ethanol production and usage.”

When waivers are granted, oil refineries are not required to comply with required levels of production under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). That law is intended to increase ethanol and biodiesel production from year to year. Since 2016, a significant uptick in the number of waivers has cut demand for biofuels by 2.6 billion gallons, according to National Farmers Union. Some 85 small refineries have been granted exemptions in the past three years.

Watne adds, ethanol drives the demand for corn, and corn sales typically lead commodity price increases.

He says, “That’s why these waivers are especially devastating.  The companies receiving these waivers have had great earnings. Agriculture is projected to have another year of losses. The administration has it backward.”

 

Bismarck  (CSi)  – Over 260 tons of unusable pesticides – an all-time record – were collected and shipped out of state in the 2019 Project Safe Send collections.

The collections were conducted during July in 12 communities: Wyndmere, Ashley, Bismarck, Hettinger, Dickinson, Tioga, Minot, Harvey, Larimore, Langdon, Devils Lake and Valley City.

Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says, “More than 350 North Dakota farmers, ranchers, applicators, homeowners and others took part in the collections. This year’s total eclipses the previous record of 190 tons in 2015.”

Goehring said the results demonstrate a continued need for the program that enables people to safely and affordably get rid of unusable, unneeded or unwanted pesticides.

Larimore recorded the largest collection with 126,980 pounds. Valley City was second with 65,998 pounds of unusable pesticides.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Burleigh County Sheriff’s Department and the North Dakota Highway Patrol have received federal approval to operate drones over people.

The Bismarck Tribune reports the four-year authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration was granted Aug. 5. The North Dakota Highway Patrol received permission two days later.

The sheriff’s department says it can now operate unmanned aircraft systems over urban areas in which people live or gather.

Deputy Tom Schroeder says the department launched its drone program about a year ago, but they could only be used in rural areas.

The sheriff’s department also can help out fellow law enforcement agencies within the state’s borders if there is an incident in which a drone needs to be flown over populated areas.

 

Bismarck  (NDDOT)  With the sun setting earlier each day across North Dakota, AAA and the North Dakota Department of Transportation are reminding teens of the state’s night driving provision.

According to state law, teens under age 16 holding a restricted license are prohibited from driving between 9 p.m. or sunset, whichever is later, and 5 a.m.  The penalty for a violation is a $20 fee and four points against the driver’s record. There are exemptions for teens driving directly to and from work, school or religious activities.

In addition to the night driving restriction, teens are reminded of primary enforcement provisions of the state’s seat belt and telecommunications, or cell phone, laws. Accordingly, law enforcement officers can stop youth under the age of 18 for seat belt or cell phone violations without there being another violation. Penalties range from a $20 fee up to a $20 fee plus four points. As with adults, committing a traffic violation while distracted can result in a fine of $100.

According to North Dakota crash data, teens are greatly overrepresented in crashes. While they currently make up 5 percent of licensed drivers in the state, they were involved in nearly 20 percent of all crashes in 2018. And the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety states that, per mile driven, the fatal crash rate for teens is about 4 times as high at night as it is during the day.

For additional information on North Dakota’s licensing process visit VisionZero.ND.gov orTeenDriving.AAA.com.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The first medical marijuana dispensary in central North Dakota is open for business.

About 15 people visited the dispensary during the first hour it opened in Bismarck Tuesday. Ben Hecht is general manager of Harvest of Bismarck. Hecht tells the Bismarck Tribune the dispensary sells everything that’s available under state law, including oil, flowers and topical lotion.

He says the medical marijuana manufacturing facility in Bismarck is researching a transdermal patch.

The Bismarck shop is one of four operating in North Dakota since voters approved medical marijuana in November 2016. Dispensaries have opened in Fargo, Grand Forks and Williston. The state expects as many as 4,000 residents will legally be using medical marijuana by next summer.

 

 

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — Mandan police say authorities have found the man sought in last week’s stabbing at a Walmart.

Police said Tuesday the man is in custody on charges unrelated to the stabbing.

A vendor was stabbed inside the store on Friday. Police say the vendor was approached by a man he did not know. The man began yelling and swearing, and then cut the vendor near one ear.

The victim was treated at the scene. The store was evacuated.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota landowner is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up his challenge of an energy company taking some of his land for a proposed natural gas pipeline near Minot.

Montana-Dakota Utilities seeks to build a 3,000-foot-long (915 meters) pipeline to service a BNSF Railway facility. MDU needed eminent domain to cross private land, but a North Central district judge ruled in 2018 that harm to private landowner Lavern Behm outweighed any public benefits from the pipeline.

The North Dakota Supreme Court reversed that this spring, ruling that the lower court misapplied state law when it decided that a taking was not necessary for a public use.

The U.S. Supreme Court takes up only a tiny fraction of the petitions it receives each term.

 

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A U.S. judge has barred the Trump administration from acting on the recommendations of an advisory panel that was created to make it easier to extract fossil fuels from public lands and waters.

U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy said in a Tuesday ruling that the Royalty Policy Committee was established in violation of a law meant ensure such panels are publicly accountable.

The committee was created in 2017 by then-Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. It was disbanded without explanation in April when its two-year charter expired.

The committee had attracted sharp criticism from conservationists and others who alleged its membership was stacked in favor of the energy industry.

It included industry executives; officials from energy states such as Texas, Wyoming and North Dakota; academics and at least one industry consultant.

 

In sports…

2019 GPAC Preseason (Women’s) Volleyball Coaches’ Poll:

Place – Team – Pts (1st Place Votes)
1. Northwestern – 119 (10)
2. Midland  – 106
3. Dordt  – 99 (1)
4. Hastings – 87 (1)
5. Jamestown  – 84
6. Morningside – 68
7. Doane  – 60
8. Concordia – 55
9. Dakota Wesleyan – 43
10. College of Saint Mary – 36
11. Briar Cliff – 24
12. Mount Marty – 11

2019 NSAA Volleyball Preseason Coaches’ Poll below:

First place votes in parenthesis followed by total points

1 Viterbo (Wis.) (7) 63
2 Bellevue (Neb.) (1) 53
3 Dakota State (S.D.) 50
4 Valley City State (N.D.) 39
5 Mayville State (N.D.) 30
6 Presentation (S.D.) 20
7 Waldorf (Iowa) 18
8 Dickinson State (N.D.) 14

 

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION…

Fargo-Moorhead 8, Milwaukee 0

 

WNBA…

(AP)  Odyssey Sims had 17 points, Stephanie Talbot added 16 points and the Minnesota Lynx beat the New York Liberty 89-73 on Tuesday night.

Dearica Hamby had 23 points and 16 rebounds, Liz Cambage added 18 points, 10 rebounds and six assists and the Las Vegas Aces held off the Atlanta Dream 94-90.

NEW YORK (AP) — Mercury center Brittney Griner will miss the next three games after the WNBA suspended her Tuesday for her role in a fight in the Dallas-Phoenix game over the weekend that resulted in six players getting ejected.

The league punished Griner for throwing punches, escalating the incident and pushing Wings forward Kayla Thornton’s face with an open hand. Dallas forward Kristine Anigwe was suspended two games for instigating the initial altercation with Griner and taking an open-handed swing at her. Thornton also was suspended two games for her role in the scuffle.

 

MLB…

UNDATED (AP) _ The Minnesota Twins are back atop the AL Central by a half-game over Cleveland following a comeback victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.

Marwin Gonzalez smacked a three-run home run off of Josh Hader in the eighth inning to propel the Twins past the Brewers, 7-5. Gonzalez emerged as the hero after Yasmani Grandal’s (yahs-MAH’-nee grahn-DAHLZ’) three-run blast put Milwaukee up 5-4 in the seventh.

Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich (YEH’-lihch) had an RBI double in the seventh after staying out of the starting lineup for five straight games because of a back injury. But Hader recorded his fifth blown save to prevent Milwaukee from inching closer to the NL Central lead.

Jackie Bradley Jr. did the Twins a favor by belting a home run with one out in the 10th inning to send the Red Sox past the Indians, 7-6. Rafael Devers (DEH’-vurz) went 6-for-6 with four doubles and three RBIs, but he also made a costly error at third base while Boston was blowing a 6-1 lead. Red Sox lefty Chris Sale became the fastest pitcher in major league history to record 2,000 career strikeouts, passing the mark set by former Boston ace Pedro Martinez.

 

The Cardinals now find themselves within a one game of the NL Central-leading Cubs and 2 ½ games ahead of the third-place Brewers after Jack Flaherty tossed three-hit ball over seven innings to carry St. Louis past Kansas City, 2-0. Flaherty has allowed 20 hits with 50 strikeouts and 0.70 ERA since the All-Star break to help the Redbirds challenge for the division crown.

Paul Goldschmidt lifted a sacrifice fly and Tommy Edman added an RBI single for the game’s only runs.

The Cubs absorbed a 4-2 loss to the Phillies as J.T. Realmuto (ree-al-MOO’-toh) homered and doubled home the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning. Jason Vargas allowed two runs and five hits over six frames before the Philadelphia bullpen shut the door. Cubs starter Jose Quintana had a career-best 14 strikeouts while allowing one earned run and five hits over six innings.

Elsewhere on major league diamonds:

_ Ronald Acuña (ah-KOON’-yah) Jr. homered, scored his 100th run of the season and threw out a runner at the plate from left field as the Braves downed the Mets, 5-3 to maintain their six-game lead over Washington atop the NL East. Max Fried (freed) is 14-4 following his fifth consecutive win, limiting the Mets to one run and five hits over six innings. New York has dropped two straight since a 15-1 stretch.

_ Will Smith belted two of the Dodgers’ six home runs in a 15-1 mauling of the Marlins. Corey Seager and Smith crushed back-to-back blasts in the fourth, three innings before Justin Turner and Cody Bellinger hit consecutive homers. They were Bellinger’s 39th home run of the season and Turner’s 20th for the runaway leaders of the NL West.

_ Brian Dozier and Juan Soto homered in their returns to the lineup as the Nationals downed the Reds, 3-1. Joe Ross extended his scoreless streak to 17 1/3 innings before José Iglesias hit an RBI single to end Ross’ day. Ross allowed one run and five hits in his 6 2/3 innings of Washington’s third straight win.

_ Jarrod Dyson homered on the second pitch of the game to spark a five-run first in the Diamondbacks’ 9-3 pounding of the Rockies. Nick Ahmed (AH’-mehd) and David Peralta (peh-RAHL’-tah) added two-run homers off Jeff Hoffman, who was making an emergency start following Jon Gray’s late scratch due to left ankle soreness. Ahmed finished a double shy of the cycle in sending the Diamondbacks to their fifth straight win over Colorado.

_ Josh Bell slammed his 31st home run and drove in three as the Pirates topped the Angels, 10-7. Bryan Reynolds was 3-for-4 with a solo blast and three runs scored as part of Pittsburgh’s 17-hit attack. Adam Frazier and Starling Marte (mahr-TAY’) also had three hits apiece for the Bucs.

_ Domingo Germán (hehr-MAHN’) became the season’s first 16-game winner by working the first seven innings of the Yankees’ 8-3 rout of the Orioles. Germán allowed two runs and five hits with seven strikeouts in winning his seventh consecutive decision. DJ LeMahieu (leh-MAY’-hyoo) homered on the first pitch he saw and Aaron Judge added a two-run double in New York’s 16th straight win over Baltimore.

_ Ji-Man Choi’s two-run shot ignited the Rays’ three-run seventh in a 7-5 comeback win over the Padres. Austin Meadows added a solo homer and two RBIs for Tampa Bay, which trailed 4-1 after one inning. The Rays moved three games ahead of Oakland for the second AL wild card by rallying after Luis Urias (YOO’-ree-uhs) laced a three-run double.

_ George Springer and José Altuve (al-TOO’-vay) hit solo homers to support Zack Greinke (GREHN’-kee) as the Astros took the opener of their doubleheader with the White Sox, 6-2. Springer connected on the first pitch of the day and also threw out a runner at the plate from right field. Greinke allowed two runs on seven hits over six innings to win for the second time in two starts since Houston acquired him from Arizona in a deal at the trade deadline.

_ The White Sox gained a split of the twinbill as Ivan Nova tossed a four-hitter in a 4-1 victory. Nova gave up just an unearned run and improved to 4-0 with a 0.49 ERA in his last five starts. Houston hurler Gerrit Cole was slated to start the nightcap, but the right-hander was scratched because of right hamstring discomfort before Houston lost for just the second time in 11 games.

_ The Giants earned a 3-2 win over the Athletics behind Madison Bumgarner, who struck out nine and gave up only two hits over seven innings. Bumgarner retired 13 straight hitters before Steven Piscotty homered in the fifth. Evan Longoria and Kevin Pillar (pee-LAHR’) each delivered RBI hits during a string of three straight two-out doubles by the Giants in the sixth against Brian Anderson.

_ Five Blue Jays pitchers combined on a five-hitter in a 3-0 shutout of the Rangers. Teoscar (tay-AHS’-kur) Hernandez and Billy McKinney hit back-to-back home runs in Toronto’s fifth victory in seven games. Blue Jays outfielder Randal Grichuk (GRIH’-chuhk) celebrated his 28th birthday with a solo home run against Texas, which has dropped six of seven.

_ Kyle Seager homered three times and Tom Murphy added two as the Mariners outscored the Tigers, 11-6. Seager and Murphy hit back-to-back homers in the fourth and sixth innings before Seager added his third in the ninth. Seattle won for the second time in 10 games and improved to 5-0 against Detroit this season.

 

MLB-NEWS

 

UNDATED (AP) _ Braves rookie slugger Austin Riley will not need surgery on his injured right knee and expects to return to the lineup in about two weeks. Riley has been on the IL since Aug. 5 after spraining his knee during a workout. But Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson continues to rehab a bruised right foot and is unsure when he’ll be able to come off the IL.

In other baseball news:

_ Mets All-Star utilityman Jeff McNeil had to be helped off the field in the ninth inning Tuesday night after he sustained a hamstring injury while trying to beat out a grounder in Atlanta. McNeil says he felt “a little snag” in his left hamstring as he approached first base. An MRI is scheduled for Wednesday morning in Atlanta to determine the seriousness of the injury, but McNeil says he hopes it won’t be enough to send him to the injured list.

_ Cardinals catcher Yadier (YAH’-dee-her) Molina was activated for the opener of a two-game series in Kansas City. The nine-time All-Star missed 28 games after landing on the injured list July 8 with a thumb injury.

_ A person familiar with the deal says right-handed reliever Greg Holland and the Nationals have an agreement in principle on a minor league contract, pending a successful physical exam. The 33-year-old Holland was designated for assignment by the Diamondbacks last week. He appeared in 24 games for Washington last season.

_ The Rockies have designated veteran catcher Chris Iannetta (eye-ah-NEH’-tuh) for assignment and purchased the contract of backstop Dom Nuñez from Triple-A Albuquerque. Iannetta departs as the team’s all-time leader among catchers in games played, runs, hits, homers, RBIs and walks. The 36-year-old hit .222 with six homers in 52 games this season.

_ The Phillies have hired former manager Charlie Manuel to replace John Mallee as hitting coach for the remainder of the season. Manuel was working as senior adviser to the general manager. He was the bench boss when the Phils won the 2008 World Series.

 

NFL-NEWS

No Luck in preseason

UNDATED (AP) _ Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck will likely miss the rest of the preseason with an injury near the front of his left ankle.

Colts general manager Chris Ballard says he isn’t sure if the injury will keep Luck out of the Sept. 8 season opener against the Los Angeles Chargers. Indy’s starting quarterback has been dealing with lower leg pain since straining his left calf in March.

Elsewhere in the NFL:

_ Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown has returned to training camp after missing time to see a specialist for his frostbitten feet and losing a grievance with the NFL over the use of a helmet. Brown was surrounded by cameras as he walked onto the field late in practice and greeted his teammates for the first time since leaving camp about a week ago. Coach Jon Gruden says he expects him to be ready to play the season opener Sept. 9 against Denver.

_ Giants wide receiver Golden Tate has lost the appeal of his four-game suspension for a violation of the NFL’s policy on performance enhancers. Tate announced the suspension on Twitter last month and felt his appeal had merit because he was using a fertility drug prescribed by a doctor. The appeal was heard by a member of an independent appeals panel in New York last week.

_ The Jets have signed veteran cornerback Marcus Cooper for depth in their depleted secondary. Cooper has played in 74 games, including 28 starts, in stints with San Francisco, Kansas City, Arizona, Chicago and Detroit in six NFL seasons.

 

TENNIS-US OPEN

Gauff in, del Potro out of US Open draw

UNDATED (AP) _ Coco Gauff has received a wild-card entry for the U.S. Open’s main draw. It will be the second Grand Slam tournament for the 15-year-old from Florida. She made a magical run to the fourth round at Wimbledon last month after getting a wild card into the qualifying rounds there.

Gauff became the youngest player to qualify for Wimbledon and upset five-time champion Venus Williams in the first round but wound up losing to eventual title winner Simona Halep (HAL’-ehp).

The U.S. Tennis Association announced its wild cards Tuesday. The year’s last major tennis tournament begins Aug. 26.

Meanwhile, former U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro (mahr-TEEN’ dehl-POH’-troh) has withdrawn from the upcoming tournament while he continues to recover from right knee surgery. The 12th-ranked del Potro fractured his kneecap for the second time in less than a year while playing in a Wimbledon tuneup tournament. The U.S. Tennis Association says the withdrawal allows American Denis Kudla to move into the main draw.

 

In world and national news..

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the aftermath of Jeffrey Epstein’s death (all times local): 10:05 p.m. A person familiar with the probe of Jeffrey Epstein’s death at a federal jail says guards are suspected of falsifying log entries to show they were checking on inmates in his unit every half hour, when they actually weren’t. Epstein is believed to have killed himself early Saturday at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York, where he was awaiting trial in a sex trafficking case. Surveillance video reviewed after the death showed guards never made some of the checks noted in the log, according to the person familiar with the investigation.

 

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Thousands of people who say they were molested as children in New York state plan to file lawsuits this week against their alleged abusers and the institutions where they worked.

The Catholic Church, the Boy Scouts, public schools and hospitals are among the many institutions expected to be named as defendants in the suits.

The first cases will be filed Wednesday, the start of a one-year litigation window in New York allowing people to file civil lawsuits that had previously been barred by the state’s statute of limitations, which were among the nation’s tightest.

Lawmakers voted this year to extend the statute of limitations going forward and to create the one-year litigation window to give victims a new chance to file lawsuits.

 

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police say they arrested five people over violence involving pro-democracy protesters at the city’s international airport.

Spokesman Mak Chin-ho said Wednesday all of the men aged between 17 and 28 were arrested for illegal assembly. Two were also charged with assaulting a police officer and possessing offensive weapons.

He says additional suspects are expected to be arrested, including some who assaulted an officer Tuesday night as riot police sought to clear the terminal, prompting him to draw his sidearm.

Hong Kong law permits sentences of life imprisonment for those who commit violent acts or acts that might interfere with aviation safety at an airport.

Mak told reporters: “The police pledge to all citizens of Hong Kong that we will take steps to bring all culprits to justice.”

 

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The acting director of Citizenship and Immigration Services says the inscription on the Statue of Liberty welcoming immigrants into the country is about “people coming from Europe.”

Ken Cuccinelli (koo-chih-NEHL’-ee) said Tuesday on CNN that the poem referred to Europeans coming from “class-based societies where people were considered wretched if they weren’t in the right class.”

His comment came a day after the Trump administration announced it would seek to deny green cards to migrants who use public assistance.

Cuccinelli was asked earlier Tuesday on NPR whether the words “give me your tired, your poor” were part of the American ethos. Cuccinelli responded: “They certainly are. Give me your tired and your poor who can stand on their own two feet and who will not become a public charge.”

 

 

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand officials have admitted they made a big mistake by allowing the man accused of killing 51 people at two Christchurch mosques to send a hand-written letter from his prison cell.

The six-page letter from Brenton Tarrant was posted this week on the website 4chan, which has become notorious as a place for white supremacists to post their views. And it comes at a sensitive time, with other alleged killers from El Paso to Norway citing Tarrant as an inspiration.

The letter appears to be written in pencil on a small notepad and is addressed to “Alan” in Russia. Much of it appears to be relatively innocuous, discussing a one-month trip Tarrant says he took to Russia in 2015. But the letter also warns a “great conflict” is coming.