CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…Cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the evening, then rain showers likely after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of showers 60 percent, in the Jamestown area, 70 percent in the Valley City area.

.WEDNESDAY…Rain showers. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds

15 to 20 mph.  Chance of rain 90 percent.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers

in the evening. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds

10 to 15 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows around 40.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a

30 percent chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the

mid 60s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain

showers. Lows in the mid 40s.

.SATURDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain

showers. Highs in the lower 60s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 70.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain

showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain showers.

Highs in the upper 70s.

A general one tenth to three tenths of rain expected between Tuesday night and Wednesday.

Expect the chance for precip to taper off generally southwest to northeast during the evening and into the overnight hours Wednesday.

A better chance for scattered thunderstorms exists on Friday.

Temperatures will gradually warm to near to above normal

through the start of next week, with widespread highs in the 60s

on Thursday, the 70s on Sunday, and some places could reach highs

in the 80s on Monday.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The Stutsman COVID-19 Response meeting was held Tuesday afternoon.

The meeting was held using a virtual platform in observance of social distancing.

The meeting airs live with replays on CSi TV 10 -The Replay Channel & CSi 67.   To view the briefing online, view it here at CSiNewsNOW.com or go to the CSi LiveStream at Facebook.

Presenters included Central Valley Health District, Jamestown Public  Schools, Business Education, and Edward Jones.

 

Central Valley Health District Administrator, Robin Iszler said, as of Tuesday afternoon there have been 16 positive COVID-19 cases in Stutsman County, with five recovered.   As of Tuesday afternoon there have been 1841 test in Stutsman County…46 in Logan County.  Testing will be held this week at the North Dakota State Hospital, and local nursing homes.  No public testing is scheduled this week.

More public testing is planned at the Gackle Care Center, and a nursing home, in Napoleon.

 

Michelle Reed who teaches personal finance at Jamestown High School, talked about student loans, which are suspended for six months for federal student loans only.  The debt will be waiting for you when the suspended period is over.  She said a forbearance is possible, and to check with loan institution.  Payments may also be made.

For mortgages forbearance is for a limited number of payments, which must be repaid at the end of the term of the forbearance, and may be a lump sum, at the end of the forbearance, or spread out with in future payments.

With emergency funds, she said to establish a budget to manage costs and to pay for essential items.  She said payday loans are for a short term to be repaid from your next paycheck, and the loans carry a high interest rate.

She said to avoid using credit cards, as a “piggy bank.”  Charge only what you can afford.  Purchase what you, need, and not want.  Pay the balance in full each month.

Pat Nygaard with Edward Jones added, he works with clients  to establish an emergency fund.  He said to diversify your portfolio, a lifestyle fund, is an example of a more hands-off investment and for more conservative rebound investment.  The Jamestown Edward Jones office is not available right now for face to face visits. The office is staffed to take phone calls.

The meeting airs live with replays on CSi TV 10 -The Replay Channel & CSi 67.   To view the briefing online, view it here at CSiNewsNOW.com or go to the CSi LiveStream at Facebook.

 

Bismarck  (NDDoH)  On Tuesday morning the North Dakota Department of Health reported the latest statistics concerning COVID-19 cases.  The information is from Monday May 11, 2020.

NDDoH

Released May 12, 2020 11-a.m.

Positive COVID-19 Test Results
Results listed are from the previous day.

INDIVIDUAL WHO DIED WITH COVID-19

  • Woman in her 100s from Cass County with underlying health conditions.
  • Woman in her 70s from Cass County with underlying health conditions.

 

COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED TODAY

  • Burleigh County – 1
  • Cass County – 44
  • Grand Forks County – 5
  • Stutsman County – 1
  • Stutsman County total thus far 16
  • Totaled recovered thus far 5
  • Ward County – 1
  • Williams County – 1


Please note that after investigation it was determined that a previously reported case from Dunn County was from Burleigh County.


BY THE NUMBERS

47,832 – Total Tested (+818 individuals from yesterday)

46,261 – Total Negative (+765 individuals from yesterday)

1,571 – Total Positive (+53 individuals from yesterday)

6.5% – Daily Positive Rate of Completed Tests

122 – Total Hospitalized (+7 individuals from yesterday)

38 – Currently Hospitalized (+4 individuals from yesterday)

877 – Total Recovered (+31 individuals from yesterday)

38 – Total Deaths (+2 individual from yesterday)

 

For descriptions of these categories, visit the NDDoH dashboard.

For the most updated and timely information and updates related to COVID-19, visit the NDDoH website at www.health.nd.gov/coronavirus, follow on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and visit the CDC website at www.cdc.gov/coronavirus.

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Public Works informs motorists that the  Watermain Improvements will require – Lane Restriction & Partial Street Closures.
Beginning Monday, May 18, 2020, there will be partial street closures in the northwest part of town between on 3rd St NW, between 2nd Ave NW and 4th Ave NW, and on 3rd Ave NW from 2nd St NW to 3rd St NW. Detours will be put into place by the contractor.

This construction work will continue for the next three weeks.
Motorist’s should use extreme caution in this area.

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Arts Center, is planning a Safe Reopening, June 1, 2020, and is  also carefully considering plans for this summer’s Downtown Arts Market, which may not open until later this summer.

The Arts Center is asking the community to share their thoughts with the staff on their plans, and requests participation in a survey.

The online survey is available here.

 

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Park Board has authorized bid advertising for the construction of the Meidinger Splash Park at the Two Rivers Activity Center. The project is estimated to be $2.3 million.

Interstate Engineering, Project Engineer, Travis Dillman says bids will be opened on June 4 with construction planned to be finished for the 2021 season.

It is named in honor of Shirley Meidinger,who is the lead donor for the project.   All donations have amounted to over $1.6 million, with project estimates at about $2.3 million. If the bid comes in under that figure, alternate items could be added to the contract.

Fargo   (CSi) 5-12-20  Domino’s franchise-owned locations are looking to hire about 150 new team members across 16 stores in the Greater Fargo-Valley City area. The positions include delivery drivers, customer service representatives, assistant managers and managers.

Local Domino’s franchise owner, Susan Graves says, “In a time of uncertainty and chaos, we feel incredibly blessed that we can continue to deliver normalcy to our local communities. We would love for you to join our family so we can continue to serve the people and families who need us most right now.”

Domino’s stores throughout the U.S. provide a contactless delivery option to customers, while also offering carryout to those who prefer it. To make sure service levels remain strong, Domino’s franchise-owned locations throughout the region need additional team members.

Those who are interested in applying for a position should visit jobs.dominos.com. To read about what Domino’s is doing regarding COVID-19, please visit biz.dominos.com/web/media/covid-19.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Investigators say a man arrested in the shooting death of a 50-year-old Casselton man was known to the victim. The 23-year-old suspect is being held in the Cass County Jail on a probable murder charge in the death of Duane Turchin. Cass County sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a shooting Friday about 9:30 p.m. in Casselton. They found Turchin had suffered a gunshot wound to the upper chest. He was rushed to a Fargo hospital where he later died.  Law enforcement officers are waiting for the results of an autopsy by the state medical examiner’s office.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — A driver has been arrested after authorities say he led law enforcement officers on a chase through North Dakota and Minnesota. Sheriff’s officials in Polk County, Minnesota say the Moorhead man was stopped by a deputy for reckless driving Monday afternoon on Highway 75 north of Climax. Authorities say the 34-year-old driver is wanted on a Minnesota felony warrant and took off when other deputies arrived. KFGO reports deputies pursued the driver into Traill and Grand Forks counties in North Dakota. Authorities later found his SUV abandoned, but he was later located and arrested by Grand Forks officers.

BISMARCK, N.D. (Bismarck Tribune) — Some North Dakota landowners will soon be able to electronically mark their properties as part of a pilot project that came together following sharp debate over private property rights and the state’s hunting heritage. The Bismarck Tribune reports that the Legislature’s interim Natural Resources Committee authorized an online app for landowners in three counties to post their land in a move to advance land access legislation for 2021. The pilot, which could start as early as this week, comes after a measure that aimed to ease hunter access on private land was defeated during last year’s legislative session.

 

In sports…

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Game and Fish Department officials are looking for help in catching a moose poacher in the northeastern part of the state. Five adult moose, including two bulls and three cows, were shot and killed sometime around April 25 through April 30 southwest of Dunseith. One of the cows was pregnant with triplets and had two calves cut out of her. The department is asking anyone with information to contact officials. The moose hunting season in North Dakota begins in October. The department is offering 474 moose licenses this year, a slight decrease from last year because of a decline in the population to the northeast.

In world and national news..

WASHINGTON (AP) — Counterfeit face masks that provide inadequate COVID-19 protection have been distributed to frontline health care workers across the country. An Associated Press investigation has tracked the masks to a U.S.-certified factory in China where legitimate medical masks are made. Adding to the confusion, millions of masks now considered inadequate for medical protection entered the U.S. and are now in use because of the federal government’s relaxed standards. Meanwhile state and local governments, hospitals, private caregivers and well wishers have spent hundreds of millions of dollars on the flawed masks. Before the pandemic, N95 masks sold for about 60 cents each. Today they’re priced as high as $6 apiece.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has unveiled a more than $3 trillion new coronavirus aid package. It would provide nearly $1 trillion for states, cities and tribal governments to avert layoffs and another $200 billion in “hazard pay” for essential workers. It would offer $1,200 in direct cash aid to individuals, up to $6,000 per household. It would also extend unemployment benefits, and there would be $75 billion more for virus testing. A House vote is expected Friday. But the Senate’s Republican leader is cautioning his colleagues not to go so fast. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says there is no “urgency” to act immediately.

NEW YORK (AP) — Mayor Bill de Blasio says a total of 52 children in New York City have been diagnosed with an inflammatory syndrome possibly linked to COVID-19 and another 10 cases are pending. The mayor said Tuesday that of those 62 confirmed or possible cases, 25 have tested positive for the coronavirus and another 22 had antibodies for the virus. One child has died. Children elsewhere in the U.S. and in Europe also have been hospitalized with the syndrome. Data released Tuesday shows that nine out of 10 people arrested for coronavirus-related offenses in New York City have been black or Hispanic.

 

NEW YORK (AP) — Even as President Donald Trump urges getting people back to work and reopening the economy, an Associated Press analysis shows thousands of people are getting sick from COVID-19 on the job. That surge of infections in food-processing plants as well as at construction sites and elsewhere underscores the high stakes for communities as they gradually loosen restrictions on business. Even the White House has proven vulnerable, with positive coronavirus tests for one of President Donald Trump’s valets and for Vice President Mike Pence’s press secretary. Of the 15 counties with the highest per-capita rates of new infections most are homes to meatpacking and poultry-processing plants.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney is taking a swipe at the Trump administration’s pandemic response. At a Senate hearing Tuesday, Romney chided administration “testing czar” Adm. Brett Giroir for taking part in a White House event celebrating nearly 9 million coronavirus tests in the U.S., more than testing leader South Korea performed. Romney said the difference is that South Korea tested early, and the U.S. is playing catch up, and adding that as a result there are many more American deaths. Many of the participants at the Senate hearing spoke via video conference.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has finished hearing arguments in two cases involving President Donald Trump’s bid to keep his tax, bank and other financial records private. Though the justices’ discussion was lengthy, it was unclear whether they would uphold lower court decisions that found subpoenas to Trump’s accountant and banks by Manhattan prosecutors and Congress should be enforced. The arguments were conducted by telephone because of the coronavirus. They lasted about three hours and 20 minutes. That’s about an hour and 20 minutes longer than questioning would have lasted in the courtroom. Chief Justice John Roberts allowed some latitude for additional rounds of questioning. The last day of scheduled phone arguments is Wednesday.

 

 

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska is holding the nation’s first in-person primary since a heavily criticized election in Wisconsin five weeks ago in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. Polling places in the Omaha area appeared largely quiet Tuesday, in part because election officials have repeatedly urged voters to cast early, mail-in ballots. Despite that, Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts and Secretary of State Bob Evnen both pledged to forge ahead with an in-person primary even though many other states have rescheduled theirs or switched to all-mail voting. Ricketts says members of the Nebraska National Guard will provide on call help at short-staffed polling sites in eight counties, including the Omaha and Lincoln areas.

 

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian health officials have announced an investigation into the safety of ventilators at two hospitals, where fires in intensive care units for coronavirus patients killed a total of six people over the past four days. The deaths occurred as Russia struggled to cope with its growing coronavirus caseload, which on Tuesday exceeded 232,000 confirmed infections and has put a strain on the country’s vastly outdated health care infrastructure. Both came one day after President Vladimir Putin boasted about Russia’s response to the outbreak, saying that a six-week lockdown helped “slow down the epidemic” and gave the government enough time to prepare the health care system for the worst-case scenario.