CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Cloudy. Patchy fog through the night. Lows around 15. North winds around 10 mph.

.THURSDAY…Cloudy. Highs around 20. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Cloudy. Lows around 10. North winds around

5 mph.

.FRIDAY…Cloudy. Highs in the lower 20s. North winds around

5 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 10 to 15.

.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows in the lower 20s.

.MONDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s.

Patchy fog could lead to some slippery spots overnight Wednesday, and for the Thursday morning commute.

 

Jamestown  (NDHP) The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, on Tuesday, January 21, shortly after 7 pm, a 63-year-old male was driving a 2004 Peterbilt loaded with cattle from a Jamestown feedlot to Aberdeen. Shortly after beginning the trip, approximately 2.5 miles east of Jamestown on Old Highway 10, the driver suffered a sudden medical condition. The condition caused the driver to drift off the highway and into a field. A short time later, two motorists approached the truck, found the driver unconscious and called 911.

A Stutsman County Deputy, NDHP Troopers, and Jamestown Ambulance responders arrived minutes later. The driver was transported to the Jamestown Regional Medical Center where he was declared deceased.
There was no damage to the truck or load. The incident remains under investigation by the North Dakota Highway Patrol.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  City of Jamestown street crews will conduct snow removal operations downtown Thursday night .

The city states crews will begin downtown removal at around 11 PM. The city asks that all vehicles be removed from the downtown streets, avenues, and alleyways.

“City Ordinance Section 25-10 requires that a property owner keep the sidewalk adjoining the property clear of snow and ice. Do not deposit snow or ice on the city street after the city plow has cleared the street. These violations are class B misdemeanors under the general penalty and will result in a fine.”

The  snow removal schedule is contingent upon changing weather conditions and snow accumulation totals.

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Optimist Spaghetti Supper will be on Friday January 31, from 5-p.m., to 7-p.m., at the Jamestown Civic Center, Exchequer Room, held in conjunction with the Sport & Recreation Show.

Adult tickets at $10, Students $5, children under 5, free.

Tickets available at the door or from any Optimist Club member.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The City of Jamestown will hold a public meeting Thursday at City Hall, at 4-p.m.

Discussion will include SRF funding for the water line to the North Dakota State Hospital, and the 2020 Watermain Project.

(AP)  Police say they’ve arrested a man who violently assaulted a woman and fled from officers in Fargo. Authorities say an officer approached a vehicle he had stopped for a traffic violation when a male passenger started beating the female driver, pinned her down and got behind the wheel around midnight Tuesday. KFGO reports the man then fled at a high rate of speed. A short time later, officers found the vehicle abandoned and located the victim. The man who had fled on foot was found several blocks away and was arrested. The 32-year-old man is being held on possible charges felony reckless endangerment, fleeing, simple assault and refusing to halt.

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Trump administration is approving a right-of-way allowing the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline to be built across U.S. land. Federal officials told The Associated Press that Interior Secretary David Bernhardt would sign the approval for about 45 miles of the line’s route Wednesday. It pushes the controversial $8 billion project closer to construction, but it still faces court challenges. The 1,200-mile pipeline would transport up to 830,000 barrels of crude oil daily from western Canada to U.S. refineries. It’s become emblematic of the struggle between economic development and curbing the fossil fuel emissions that are causing climate change.

(AP)  Twenty-one South Dakota legislators have signed on in support of a bill that would prohibit local governments from banning plastic bags, straws and other products. The National Conference of State Legislatures says eight states have banned single-use plastic bags. And 15 states, including Minnesota and North Dakota, have adopted laws prohibiting government entities from banning plastic bags. Republican Sen. John Wiik tells the Argus Leader he decided to introduce the legislation after working with retailers on the issue and seeing neighboring states attempt similar legislation.

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are sharply divided along party lines about whether President Donald Trump should be removed from office and they doubt the Senate impeachment trial will do anything to change their minds,. That’s according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Overall, the public is slightly more likely to say the Senate should convict and remove Trump from office than to say it should not. But a sizable percentage says they don’t know enough to have an opinion. There’s widespread agreement in the poll that Trump should allow top aides to appear as witnesses at the trial.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate has begun hearing opening arguments in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial with proceedings now on a fast track. First up: Democratic House managers are making their case that Trump abused his presidential power and should be removed from office. Trump himself said on Wednesday he wants top aides to testify, but he qualified that by suggesting that “national security” concerns will keep that from happening. Republicans have for now blocked Democratic motions to immediately call witnesses and subpoena documents. On Tuesday, the Senate approved rules for Trump’s rapid trial on two articles of impeachment.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the U.S. will soon be adding visa restrictions for more countries _ though it’s not clear yet how many nations will be affected by his expansion of the travel ban. Seven additional nations were listed in a draft of the proposed restrictions. But the countries have been told by Homeland Security officials that they can avoid being included if they make changes before an announcement is made. That’s according to two administration officials who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss ongoing negotiations. The officials say the tentative list included Belarus, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is coming out with new visa restrictions aimed at restricting a practice known as “birth tourism.” That refers to cases when women travel to the United States to give birth so their children can have U.S. citizenship. According to two officials, the State Department rules will be publicized Thursday. The rules would make it more difficult for pregnant women to travel on a tourist visa.. They would have to clear an additional hurdle before obtaining the visa. They’d have to convince a consular officer that they have another legitimate reason to come to the U.S.

 

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say the city of Wuhan is shutting down outbound flights and trains as the country battles the spread of a new virus that has sickened hundreds and killed 17. The official Xinhua News Agency said Thursday that the city also asked people not to leave the city without specific reasons. The illness comes from a new coronavirus that experts say may be spread through the respiratory tract and may be mutating. The World Health Organization put off deciding whether to declare the outbreak a global health emergency, asking its expert committee to continue its meeting Thursday for a second day.

 

GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A federal judge in Maryland has ruled that a former Canadian Armed Forces reservist who’s linked to a violent white supremacist group will remain in custody. U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy Sullivan said Wednesday that Patrik Mathews is a “very dangerous person” who “espouses very dangerous beliefs.” Sullivan ordered Mathews detained pending a Jan. 30 preliminary hearing. Mathews and two other men were arrested last Thursday on federal felony charges in Maryland and Delaware. Authorities said they were believed to be headed to a pro-gun rally in Virginia’s capital. Monday’s event in Richmond had ended peacefully.