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CSi Weather…
.TONIGHT…Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with
chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance
of precipitation 30 percent in the Jamestown are, 40 percent in the Valley City area.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent in the Jamestown area, 60 percent in the Valley City area.
.SATURDAY…Sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in the
morning, then clearing. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 80.
The potential for showers increase starting late Thursday night with at least slight chances through Saturday morning.
Greatest probabilities for precipitation will be in the southeast Friday and Friday evening.
NDDoH
COVID-19 Stats
Wed. Sept. 9, 2020
Posted 11-a.m.
Barnes
New Positives 0
Total Positive Cases 157
Active 47
Recovered 110
Stutsman
New Positive Cases 1
Total Positive Cases 356
Active Cases 142
Recovered 211
COVID-19 Test Results
The results listed are from the previous day. Additional data can be found on the NDDoH website.
BY THE NUMBERS
3,167 – Total Tests from Yesterday*
511,730 – Total tests completed since pandemic began
239 – Positive Individuals from Yesterday*****
14,110 – Total positive individuals since pandemic began
7.89% – Daily Positivity Rate**
2,220 – Total Active Cases
-44 Individuals from yesterday
164 – Individuals Recovered from Yesterday****
11,733 – Total recovered since pandemic began
53 – Currently Hospitalized
-10 individuals from yesterday
1 – New Deaths*** (157 total deaths since the pandemic began)
INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19
- Man in his 60s from Ward County with underlying health conditions.
COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED WEDNESDAY
- Benson County – 1
- Bowman County – 1
- Burke County – 1
- Burleigh County – 49
- Cass County – 46
- Eddy County – 3
- Emmons County – 1
- Foster County – 2
- Grand Forks County – 4
- Griggs County – 1
- Hettinger County – 1
- Logan County – 1
- McKenzie County – 4
- McLean County – 1
- Morton County – 11
- Renville County – 1
- Richland County – 5
- Rolette County – 3
- Sargent County – 4
- Sioux County – 1
- Stark County – 21
- Stutsman County – 1
- Walsh County – 1
- Ward County – 8
- Williams County – 67
* Note that this does not include individuals from out of state and has been updated to reflect the most recent information discovered after cases were investigated.
**Individuals who tested positive by the total number of people tested who hadn’t previously tested positive (susceptible encounters).
*** Number of individuals who tested positive and died from any cause while infected with COVID-19.
**** The daily numbers are the actual date individuals are officially out of isolation and no longer contagious.
******Totals may be adjusted as individuals are found to live out of state, in another county, or as other information is found during investigation.
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.
Valley City (VCPD) Valley City Police Chief Phil Hatcher reports, as the investigation into an incident on Sunday September 6, that a Moorhead, Minnesota man who was alleged to have been stabbed in Valley City, may not have been stabbed. The incident occurred in the area of the 600 to 800 blocks of West Main Street.
Based on information from people on the scene, police determined the stabbing happened earlier in Valley City by finding a blood trail.
He was taken to Moorhead by a friend, then to Sanford Medical Center, for treatment of his injuries. His condition has not been released.
He was semi-conscious at Moorhead Estates, a mobile home park at 1224 15th Avenue North shortly before 5 a.m. Sunday.
Police Chief Hatcher says 24 year-old Rene Vazquez of Moorhead is not cooperating with police investigators. No other person was in a video in the area during the incident.
Moorhead Police Sgt. Rob Matheson says the incident had not been reported to Valley City police until contacted by Moorhead police.
Valley City Chief Hatcher says, the incident remains under investigation.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Public School Board was updated by Superintendent, Dr. Robert Lech on continuing information on the school district’s plans on dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.
He says a document is available for the school district’s staff that provides situational definitions related to COVID -19 positive tests and close contacts. Lech has also put together a zoom presentation for families to help answer questions surrounding COVID-19.
An item added is assisting with contact tracing, now a requirement by the North Dakota State Health Department.
Dr. Lech says the majority of COVID-19 cases have been self-reported to the district.
Update
Bismarck (Extension Service) Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) has been confirmed in Stutsman County, along with Barnes and Cass Counties.
Palmer amaranth was also found in Benson County earlier this year, and originally in 2018. Palmer amaranth has now been found in 12 North Dakota counties.
A county weed officer noticed some suspect plants in a field and notified the landowner. The weed officer then worked with North Dakota State University Extension to submit samples for DNA analysis to the National Agricultural Genotyping Center, where it was confirmed as Palmer amaranth.
Palmer amaranth is native to the southwestern U.S. but was accidentally introduced to other areas and has devastated crops in the South and Midwest. It is a prolific seed producer that can emerge throughout the growing season. It grows rapidly at 2-3 inches per day in optimum conditions and is prone to herbicide resistance and multiple modes of action. It is a highly invasive weed that can dramatically cut crop yields.
Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring, says, “I strongly encourage agricultural producers to monitor fields for weed infestations, especially where manure was spread or where cattle that were fed grain screenings may have foraged. With harvest season in full swing, farmers are also encouraged to scout fields and clean excess dirt and plant debris off equipment between fields to prevent unintentional spread.”
The public is urged to work with local weed officers, Extension agents and other experts to identify and report suspect plants. Palmer amaranth may spread through multiple channels, including contaminated seed mixes, equipment and machinery movement, animal feed and bedding and wild birds.
Palmer amaranth has now been found in 10 North Dakota counties. Those sites continue to be monitored for Palmer amaranth. More information on Palmer amaranth and other noxious and invasive weeds is available at https://www.nd.gov/ndda/plant-industries/noxious-weeds.
To report a suspect plant, go to https://www.nd.gov/ndda/pa or contact your local county weed officer or North Dakota State University Extension agent.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s voters in November will be asked whether the Legislature should have the power to review and approve citizen-initiated constitutional amendments. An opposition group says it will effectively give lawmakers veto power over what citizens want. The Republican-led Legislature last year referred the constitutional amendment to the ballot. Supporters say the move was inspired by successful ballot measures funded by out-of-state interests. The group ProtectND gathered at the state Capitol on Wednesday as part of a campaign to defeat the measure. They say it usurps the will of the people and undermines the idea of direct democracy.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Bismarck man facing more than two dozen felony charges, including sexually exploiting children, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on an additional 13 counts. U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley says the new charges accuse 21-year-old Dawson Rouse of luring minor girls on social media and convincing them to send inappropriate photos and meet him. Wrigley says six of his victims had sexual contact with Rouse. The defendant was indicted in July on 27 felony charges, including sexual exploitation of a child, enticing a child to engage in sexual activity and transferring obscene material to a minor.
Bismarck (CSi) The North Dakota Department of Commerce has announced ND Smart Restart Technical Skills Training Grant award recipients.
“We are happy to support these training providers as they create opportunities to help North Dakotans develop the skills they need in order to get back to work,” Commerce Workforce Division Director Katie Ralston said. “Expediting workers’ return to employment is a top priority identified by the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board and this grant will help North Dakota achieve that goal.”
Commerce was approved $1 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to administer the ND Smart Restart Technical Skills Training Grant, which is designed to support accelerated skills-based and hands-on workforce training programs that prepare displaced workers for full-time employment in North Dakota.
Grant recipients in the first round of funding:
- Emerging Digital Academy software development training, $100,000
- North Dakota State College of Science – TrainND CDL training, $30,000
- NESET Consulting Services Tioga Wind Turbine Technician Training, $48,265
- Sanford Health nursing assistant training, $100,000
Funding is still available and a second application window is open now through Sept. 23, 2020. New programs and existing programs that began after March 1, 2020, may qualify for this grant to support operating expenses and scholarships for participants.
More information and the application for the ND Smart Restart Technical Skills Training Grant can be found at https://belegendary.link/Technical-Skills-Training-Grant.
In world and national news…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new book reveals that President Donald Trump seemed to understand the severity of the coronavirus threat even as he was telling the nation that it was no worse than the seasonal flu and insisting that the U.S. government had it totally under control, According to Bob Woodward’s book, Trump told the journalist on Feb. 7: “You just breathe the air and that’s how it’s passed.” Trump is also quoted as saying, “It’s also more deadly than even your strenuous flu.” Trump told Woodward on March 19 that he deliberately minimized the danger, saying: “I wanted to always play it down.” Excerpts from the book were reported Wednesday by The Washington Post and CNN.
WARREN, Mich. (AP) — Joe Biden is hoping to win back Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin this fall. The three states traditionally make up what Democrats considered a “blue wall” protecting their electoral hopes. But Donald Trump’s surprise wins in all three in 2016 helped him win the White House. Now, Democrats hope Biden’s appeal to white working-class voters and an earlier start to campaigning in each state will help them avoid the mistakes Hillary Clinton made in 2016. Biden visited Michigan on Wednesday and spoke with autoworkers about his new plan focused on boosting American manufacturing.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence and other top officials from President Donald Trump’s campaign are slated to attend a Montana fundraiser this month hosted by a couple who are adherents of the QAnon conspiracy theory. That’s according to an event invitation obtained by The Associated Press and a review of social media postings. The QAnon conspiracy theory centers on the baseless belief that Trump is waging a secret campaign against enemies in the “deep state” and a child sex trafficking ring run by satanic pedophiles and cannibals. The social media accounts of event hosts Caryn and Michael Borland show they have repeatedly shared QAnon memes, or retweeted posts from QAnon accounts.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is defending his response to protests in Portland, Oregon, amid criticism that the agency overstepped its authority with a heavy-handed deployment that reflected the law-and-order election campaign of President Donald Trump. Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf says in a speech in Washington on Wednesday that the civil unrest in downtown Portland ranks among the top threats facing the United States, along with the COVID-19 pandemic, election interference and drug trafficking along the southern border.
DALTON, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say a Texas fugitive wanted in the shooting of a Georgia sheriff’s deputy was hauling explosives in a stolen trailer at the time of the shooting. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday that its bomb disposal unit will get rid of the explosives. Dalton Potter is still wanted in the shooting of Whitfield County Sheriff’s Deputy Darrell Hackney. A second Texas man, 47-year-old Jonathan Hosmer, was arrested Tuesday. Officers say 29-year-old Potter fired multiple times at Hackney on Monday in Dalton, Georgia. Hackney was struck, but his ballistic vest saved him.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette says Hurricane Laura did significant damage at a site holding about 30% of the nation’s store of emergency crude oil. But Brouillette said Wednesday that the three other sites were not damaged and have plenty of oil in case of an emergency. The damaged site is in West Hackberry, Louisiana, where Strategic Petroleum Reserve caverns hold nearly 8.2 billion gallons of crude oil in 21 huge caverns deep underground. Brouillette also says that although refineries in Lake Charles are still shut down, there’s no shortage of gasoline, jet fuel and other products. He spoke at a livestreamed news conference with Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the Senate will vote on a trimmed-down Republican coronavirus relief package, though it only has a slim chance of passage in the face of Democrats’ insistence for more sweeping aid. The Republican leader introduced a targeted proposal focused on health care, education and economic issues. McConnell is under pressure from GOP senators in tough reelection races. His move would clear the way for a Thursday test vote in which Democrats are sure to block the legislation. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer say the bill “doesn’t come close to addressing the problems and is headed nowhere.”
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