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HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING…
* WHAT…Heat index values between 100 and 104 expected.
* WHERE…Much of central and southeastern North Dakota.
* WHEN…From 1 PM CDT to 8 PM CDT this evening.
* IMPACTS…Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses to occur.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. Drink
plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, limit your time
outdoors, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young children
and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any
circumstances.
Forecast….
REST OF TODAY…. Clearing. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Heat index 100 to 105.
.TONIGHT…Increasing clouds. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Heat index 100 to 105.
.TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index 90 to 95.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Showers and chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the evening. Chance of rain 70 percent in the Jamestown area, 60 percent in the Valley City area. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the Jamestown area, 60 percent in the Valley City area. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90.
Weekend followup
COVID-19 Statistics. NDDoH
The NDDoH & private labs report 4,163 completed tests Saturday for COVID-19 with 38 new positive cases, bringing the statewide total to 3,458. NDDoH reports no new deaths.
State & private labs have reported 173,999 total completed tests.
3,119 ND patients are recovered.
The NDDoH & private labs report 3,227 completed tests Sunday for COVID-19 with 37 new positive cases, bringing the statewide total to 3,495. NDDoH reports one new death, bringing their total to 79.
New Positives…
Cass + 15
Burleigh +7
Grand Forks +5
Grant +1
Walsh +1
Williams +3
Stark +2
McIntosh + 1
Mountrail +2
Currently Hospitalized 24
Deaths 79
Jamestown (CSi) The Stutsman County Memorial Museum will reopen on Wednesday, July 1, the board of directors announced. Hours will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 1 to 5 p.m. weekends.
The Board of Directors announced that guests will be requested to touch as few surfaces as necessary, the library room will be isolated and normal touchable surfaces such as stair railings, bathroom fixtures and doorknobs will be sanitized several times per day depending on the number of visitors. The greeters will wear masks when dealing with the public and will encourage social distancing as much as possible.
The Front Porch Chats remain canceled this season.
The inventory of the museum’s collection will proceed as much as possible. The staff person who is entering the information will continue on a full-time basis, assisted by the greeter whenever there are not guests in the museum.
In the near future, the museum’s annual membership drive will begin with a mailing to loyal patrons detailing the accomplishments of the inventory process and the other repairs and improvements that have been done during this past month while the museum has been closed to the public. The board of directors hopes the patrons will continue to support the museum until normal operations fully resume.
Buffalo (NDHP) The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, an 11 year-old boy was killed after an OHV rollover near Buffalo Sunday afternoon.
A Polaris Ranger driven by the 11 year-old male was eastbound on Front Street. He turned southbound on 140th Avenue SE and lost control entering the east ditch.
The Ranger rolled over and the driver was ejected. He died on the scene. He was not wearing a helmet or his seatbelt. The 14 year-old female passenger was transported to Sanford Hospital in Fargo for her injuries.
Assisting at the scene were: Cass County SO, Buffalo Fire & Rescue, Casselton Fire and Rescue.
Bismarck (CSi) The North Dakota Department of Commerce announced that the agency has developed the Economic Resiliency Grant (ERG) Program which was approved at Thursday’s Budget Section hearing to assist businesses with COVID-19 response and recovery efforts.
The Budget Section approved $69 million to administer the ERG Program which is geared to enhance revenue in both the immediate and long-term future by growing consumer confidence. To achieve this, applicants may qualify to receive grant funding of up $50,000 for investments that will encourage customers to get back into the marketplace by ensuring businesses are equipped to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
In addition to assisting businesses be successful, the grant is also designed to reduce the burden on the unemployment insurance system by getting people back to work in a safe environment.
Importantly, the ERG is a grant – not a loan. The expenses allowed for through the ERG did not previously qualify under both the Economic Injury Disaster Loan and the Paycheck Protection Program.
“The Commerce Department is committed to assisting businesses with mitigating the economic impact of COVID-19,” Commerce Commissioner Michelle Kommer said. “The purpose of the grant is to provide businesses one-time funding to increase customer and employee safety through improved infection control, with the ultimate purpose of inspiring consumers to return to the marketplace. A safe return of customers to marketplace is the best and most sustainable way to stimulate the economy.”
The Economic Resiliency Grant application process is anticipated to open July 24. Applications will be considered on a first-come, first serve basis. Funding will be approved if the application meets all criteria and funding is available. Additional information, including educational sessions will be available shortly, and updates about the program will be posted to the Commerce’s website.
Bismarck (NDANG) A North Dakota Army National Guard unit has received an alert for possible mobilization. If ordered to mobilize, the Bismarck-based Company C, 2nd Battalion, 285th Aviation Regiment, would deploy to the National Capital Region (NCR) area late in 2020.
The unit consists of about 70 Soldiers and operates the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. If mobilized, their anticipated mission would be transport of personnel and light cargo within the NCR area.
“We are extremely proud of the professionalism of our Army aviators,” said Maj. Gen. Al Dohrmann, North Dakota adjutant general. “They have a safe operating record of nearly 150,000 flight hours dating back to 1958 and have been instrumental in support of state and federal missions to include flood response, wildfire fighting, search and rescue missions and have successfully served overseas.”
The unit is led by Capt. Robert Sorenson and 1st Sgt. Mitch McCoy.
Company C, 2nd Battalion, 285th Aviation Regiment was previously deployed to Kosovo in support of peace keeping operations from Nov. 2013 to Dec. 2014 and to Iraq Oct. 2009 to Sept. 2010. Other support provided by the North Dakota Army National Guard to the NCR were two mobilizations that assisted in the protection of airspace by the Grand Forks-based 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment from May 2017 to April 2018 and May 2013 to April 2014.
The North Dakota National Guard is a trained and highly motivated force of about 4,000 Citizen-Soldiers and Citizen-Airmen. We are always prepared to provide ready units, individuals and equipment in support of our communities, state and nation. Always ready, always there.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Outdoor visitation and limited indoor communal activities for residents in long-term care facilities are rapidly being allowed at most North Dakota facilities. Of the state’s 212 of the 218 long-term care facilities in the state have been approved to move into Phase 1, and 35 facilities have entered Phase 2. According to the Bismarck Tribune, advocates are still pushing for some changes regarding the state’s reopening plan to allow for more indoor family visitation, including indoor visits with nursing home residents who are not in end-of-life situations but whose conditions are clinically deteriorating due to coronavirus-related isolation or depression.
Bismarck (CSi) – In an effort to safely reunite individuals living at the Life Skills and Transition Center (LSTC) in Grafton with loved ones, the center recently modified its on-site visitation guidelines and launched a pilot project that allows for in-home visits under certain circumstances. The center is part of the North Dakota Department of Human Services and provides residential and support services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
The modified visitation guidelines allow family members and friends to visit an individual during regular business hours, by appointment only, in designated areas on campus. All visitors will be required to complete a temperature check and health screening upon arrival, wear masks at all times while visiting, and maintain social distancing.
The Life Skills and Transition Center also launched a pilot project that allows families to take their loved ones home for either a day or overnight visit. All family members living in the home must complete a COVID-19 test, and if they test negative, are eligible for the home visit for up to one week from the testing date. LSTC team members will help families coordinate testing opportunities with community partners.
STANTON, N.D. (AP) — An 80-year-old man accused of threatening to kill people at a home in Mercer County, leading police on a chase and ramming three patrol cars has pleaded not guilty to 19 charges. A court affidavit says James Higginbotham went to his stepdaughter’s home in Hazen April 4, pointed a gun at adults and children in the house, threatened to kill them and himself and wouldn’t allow anyone to leave. The Bismarck Tribune reports a man in the home was able to get the gun from Higginbotham, who left and then led police on a chase. Authorities say he rammed two patrol cars when he left the house and another when police boxed him in to end the chase.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Two days of public memorial services began Sunday for Sister Thomas Welder, the longtime former president of the University of Mary and winner of North Dakota’s most prestigious award. A vigil and evening prayer will be held Sunday night for Welder at Our Lady of the Annunciation Chapel at the University of Mary. Visitation will be held from 9-10 a.m. Monday in the chapel foyer, followed by a funeral Mass open to Welder’s family and close friends. The 80-year-old Welder died Monday after being recently diagnosed with kidney cancer. She became the school’s fifth president in 1978 and held that position for 31 years. In 2004, North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven presented her with the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award, North Dakota’s highest honor.
In sports…
Valley City Sr. Babe Ruth Baseball Tournament Sunday at Charlie Brown Field….
Championship Game
Valley City Royals 2 West Fargo 1
West Fargo reached the title game beating Grafton 8-0.
Also on Sunday…
Minot 8-7 over Breckenridge.
NFL-PATRIOTS-NEWTON
Source: Patriots sign QB Cam Newton to replace Brady
BOSTON (AP) — The New England Patriots have reached an agreement with free-agent quarterback Cam Newton, bringing in the 2015 NFL Most Valuable Player to help the team move on from three-time MVP Tom Brady. A source tells the AP that the one-year deal is worth up to $7.5 million with incentives. The signing was first reported by ESPN.
The Patriots had been heading to training camp with 2019 fourth-round draft choice Jarrett Stidham as the heir apparent to Brady, who led the team to six Super Bowl championships since 2001 but signed with Tampa Bay this offseason. Stidham appeared in three games last season, completing two passes for 14 yards with one interception.
The Panthers released Newton on March 24 following nine seasons, a move that saved the team $19.1 million under the NFL salary cap. The 31-year-old Newton was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2011 draft after leading Auburn to a national championship and winning the Heisman Trophy.
NFL-PATRIOTS-SPYING
Pats fined $1.1M, lose pick for filming game last season
NEW YORK (AP) — The New England Patriots have been fined $1.1 million by the NFL for inappropriately filming the Cincinnati Bengals’ sideline during a game last season.
On Sunday, the league also took away a third-round pick in the 2021 draft. Also, the team’s production crew will not be allowed to shoot any games in the 2020 season. ESPN first reported the penalties. NFL spokesman Michael Signora confirmed the discipline to The Associated Press.
The filming occurred at the Bengals game at Cleveland on Dec. 8 of last season. The Bengals hosted the Patriots the following week and lost 34-13.
When the taping became known last season, the team said at the time a three-person crew producing a web series titled “Do Your Job” “inappropriately filmed the field from the press box” as part of a feature on the scouting department. At the time, Patriots coach Bill Belichick says neither he nor his coaching staff had watched any of the video footage.
NBA-CLIPPERS-NOAH
Clippers sign Joakim Noah to deal for rest of the season
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers have signed free agent Joakim Noah to a new contract for the rest of the season, three months after he first signed a 10-day deal with the team.
The two-time All-Star averaged 7.1 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 42 games for Memphis last season. Noah originally signed with the Clippers on March 9, two days before the NBA put its season on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The 35-year-old center was the 2014 defensive player of the year. Noah provides the Clippers with playoff experience and additional depth at the position.
Noah’s 12 years in the NBA also includes stints with Chicago and the New York Knicks.
TRAVELERS-CHAMPIONSHIP
Johnson wins Travelers to extend career-long season streak
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Dustin Johnson won the Travelers Championship on Sunday to end a long drought and extend his career-long season victory streak to 13.
Johnson closed with a 3-under 67 for a one-stroke victory over Kevin Streelman at fan-free TPC River Highlands. Johnson last won in Mexico City in March 2019. Johnson said it was along time between wins and he wants to keep his streak going. Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus each won in 17 consecutive years.
Mackenzie Hughes, who shot a first-round 60, had a 67 to tie for third with 23-year-old Will Gordon at 17 under. Gordon, who has no status on either the PGA Tour finished just enough to earn him a special temporary card and unlimited exemptions for the rest of the season.
There were seven COVID-19-related withdrawals from the Connecticut event, with two positive tests among players. Cameron champ withdrew Tuesday and Denny McCarthy had a positive test on Friday.
TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP-VIRUS
Frittelli 4th tour player to test positive for coronavirus
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Dylan Frittelli became the fourth PGA Tour player to test positive for the coronavirus and had to withdraw from Rocket Mortgage Classic next week in Detroit.
Frittelli missed the cut at the Travelers Championship, playing the opening two rounds with Ian Poulter and J.T. Poston. The South African player took a saliva test so he could take the tour’s charter to Detroit, and the result came back positive Sunday. Frittelli said he’s experiencing no issues and feels great physically.
After conducting contact tracing, the tour said its medical advisors are not recommending additional testing at this time. Four players and two caddies have tested positive for the coronavirus since the tour returned to competition three weeks ago with tournaments in Fort Worth, Texas; Hilton Head Island, South Carolina; and Connecticut.
Nick Watney received a positive test before his second round at Hilton Head, while Cameron Champ tested positive before the Travelers Championship and Denny McCarthy after his first round at the TPC River Highlands.
NASCAR-POCONO
Hamlin caps marathon day of racing at Pocono with 4th win
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Round 2 at Pocono went to Denny Hamlin. Hamlin seized the spotlight, specifically in victory lane when Pocono had to set up lights after the race ended in the dark.
Hamlin topped Kevin Harvick on Sunday night to win the second Cup race of the weekend at Pocono Raceway and flip the result of the opener. The 1-2 finish out of each driver is a clear sign two of the best drivers in the game are poised again to make a championship push.
Brandon Jones took home a trophy and sent a car to the scrap heap in about an hour at Pocono. Jones won Sunday’s Truck Series before wrecking on the first lap of the Xfinity Series race. Pocono became the first track to hold a Truck, Xfinity and Cup race on the same day.
SPEEDWAY OWNER-ROPE AD
Speedway owner loses staff, ‘all but 2’ sponsors after post
PINE HALL, N.C. (AP) — The owner of a North Carolina racetrack said he has faced death threats, lost employees and seen “all but two” of his sponsors evaporate amid the backlash over his social media post invoking the noose found in the garage stall of Black NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace
Mike Fulp, who owns the half-mile, dirt track 311 Speedway in Stokes County, told the News & Record he knew his troubles from what he described as a joke were self-inflicted. Fulp’s post advertised “Bubba Rope” for sale on Facebook Marketplace the day after an FBI investigation determined the noose found at the Talladega Superspeedway garage had been there since at least October and was a coincidence, not a hate crime.
Fulps told the newspaper he’s responsible “for trying to make some jokes and said he is not a racist. Fulp said he’s been getting death threats and received messages threatening his family. He said seven workers quit.
RACIAL INJUSTICE-KANSAS STATE TWEET
K-State players announce boycott after student’s Floyd tweet
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State football players say they will boycott all team activities until administrators create a policy that would allow a student to be expelled for “openly racist, threatening or disrespectful actions.”
The move that most players announced Saturday on social media follows a tweet by a student about the death of George Floyd that prompted outrage on campus.
Jaden McNeil mocked Floyd’s death in a tweet Thursday, one month after the Black man died after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee on his neck for nearly eight minutes. McNeil is the founder of a conservative group called America First Students and has been criticized for his past comments on the Black Lives Matter movement. University officials have said they are exploring their options for action.
USGA-TV DEAL
AP sources: NBC gets US Open as Fox gets out of contract
The U.S. Open is returning to NBC starting this year at Winged Foot after Fox Sports has asked to end its 12-year contract with the USGA. That’s according to multiple people who spoke with The Associated Press.
Three people with direct knowledge of the change say it came together in the last two weeks. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been announced. An announcement was expected Monday. The U.S. Open, originally scheduled to be played last week, was postponed to Sept. 17-20 at Winged Foot in New York when the COVID-19 pandemic let no golf tournaments for three months.
NBC televised the U.S. Open from 1995 until the USGA signed a 12-year deal with Fox Sports that began in 2015. One person said Comcast-owned NBC would pick up the final seven years of the contract through 2026. The change means NBC will have the U.S. Open and the British Open, along with three World Golf Championships, the Ryder Cup, the Presidents Cup and the FedEx Cup playoffs every other year.
NFL-OBIT-BUGEL
Former Redskins assistant, “Hogs” creator Joe Bugel dies at 80
UNDATED (AP) — Former Washington Redskins assistant coach Joe Bugel (BYOO’-gul) has died.
Bugel was the architect of “The Hogs,” the dominant offensive lines that helped lead the team to three Super Bowls under Hall of Fame head coach Joe Gibbs. He was regarded as one of the best offensive line coaches in NFL history.
In addition to his two stints as an assistant with Washington, he was also a head coach of the Phoenix Cardinals and Oakland Raiders and an assistant with the Chargers.
The Redskins announced that Bugel died Sunday at age 80. No cause of death was given.
YOUTH FOOTBALL’S RETURN
USA Football plans return to play for youths in 2020
UNDATED (AP) — USA Football has developed a phased approach for the return of youth football this year.
The plan is based on phased reopening guidelines from the CDC.
The governing body for the sport in this country advises youth leagues to consult their city or county health departments to determine which CDC phase their community is in. That step begins a youth program’s local reopening procedure during the coronavirus pandemic.
From there, those youth leagues are advised to consult with local school systems to share information and resources.
In world and national news…
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Millions of people have been pushed into hunger by the new coronavirus, said the United Nations World Food Program. The agency has appealed for nearly $5 billion to help feed the growing numbers in poor and middle-income countries. To tackle the rising tide of hunger, WFP is undertaking the biggest humanitarian response in its history, aiming to assist 138 million people, up from from a previous record of 97 million in 2019. It says sustained funding is needed to support its work in 83 countries, to provide food to the most vulnerable and to support governments working to curb the spread of COVID-19.
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Militants have attacked the stock exchange in the Pakistani city of Karachi, killing at least two security guards and a policeman. Special police forces deployed to the scene of the attack and in a swift operation secured the building, killing all four gunmen. The attackers were armed with grenades and automatic rifles, police said. They launched the attack by opening fire at the entrance of the Pakistan Stock Exchange in the southern port city, the country’s financial center. A police official at the scene, said that after opening fire, the gunmen entered the high-walled stock exchange grounds. A separatist militant group later claimed responsibility for the attack.
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she is asking for a report to Congress after news reports cited U.S. intelligence from months ago that a Russian military intelligence unit secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing American troops in Afghanistan. President Donald Trump denies being briefed and says he’s now told the intelligence wasn’t credible. Pelosi tells ABC’s “This Week” that she hasn’t been informed about the reported bounties. She says “this is as bad as it gets” and yet Trump won’t confront Russia. A senior administration official says the White House plans to brief select members of Congress on Monday.
A state-orchestrated campaign is slashing births among the minority Uighurs of China’s far west Xinjiang region with brutal efficiency. The government is forcing IUDs, abortions and sterilizations on largely Muslim minorities, and punishing parents who violate family planning measures by detaining them in camps and prisons. As a result, birth rates in heavily Uighur regions have plunged over 60% in just three years. Authorities say they’re trying to cut down on poverty and extremism, but outside experts call it an extraordinary experiment in state-led eugenics aimed at forcibly assimilating Muslim minorities.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine coast guard says it found no signs Monday of 14 people missing since a fishing boat and cargo vessel collided in choppy waters a day earlier. The fishing boat was damaged and overturned, and the search for its occupants is being hampered by strong waves. The coast guard says the vessels collided for unclear reasons south of Manila. A coast guard light plane and a helicopter joined the search Monday. The cargo vessel is being escorted to a nearby province for an investigation.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A 74-year-old former police officer is tentatively set to plead guilty Monday to being the elusive Golden State Killer. The hearing comes 40 years after a sadistic suburban rapist terrorized California in what investigators only later realized were a series of linked assaults and slayings. The plea deal will spare Joseph DeAngelo any chance of the death penalty, but in partial return survivors of the assaults that spanned the 1970s and 1980s expect him to admit to dozens of rapes that could not be criminally charged because too much time has elapsed. That’s on top of 13 murders and 13 kidnapping-related charges spanning six counties.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi will retire the last state flag in the U.S. that includes the Confederate battle emblem. Spectators cheered in the state Capitol on Sunday after legislators passed a bill. It requires that a new flag be designed without the emblem that many condemn as racist. The change comes amid widespread protests over racial injustice. Mississippi has a 38% Black population. Republican Gov. Tate Reeves is expected to sign the bill soon. It says the new flag must have the words, “In God We Trust.” Voters will be asked to approve the new flag in the Nov. 3 election.
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