CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.

.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. North winds 5 to 15 mph.

.FRIDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s. North winds 10 to

20 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.

.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs around 50.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain in the

afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain and snow in

the evening, then slight chance of snow after midnight. Lows in

the mid 20s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny. Highs around 40.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows around 20.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.

 

NDDoH

COVID-19 Stats

11am

Wed. Apr. 14, 2021

Barnes

New Positives 0

Total Positives: 1358

Active: 11

Recovered 1315

Stutsman:

New Positives: 6

Total Positives: 3401

Active:  47

Recovered: 3270

COVID-19 Test Results
The results listed are from the previous day. Additional data can be found on the NDDoH website.

Please note that from now on the daily news release will be sent Monday – Friday. The NDDoH dashboard will continue to be updated daily.

 

BY THE NUMBERS
263,317 Residents who received at least one dose of vaccine
484,203 Total COVID-19 vaccine doses administered
7,041 Total Tests from yesterday*
1,857,018 Total tests completed since the pandemic began
177 Positive Individuals from yesterday*****
90 PCR Tests
87 Antigen Tests
105,215 Total positive individuals since the pandemic began
3.54% Daily Positivity Rate**
1,155 Total Active Cases
+36 Change in active cases from yesterday
130 Individuals with a recovery date of yesterday****
102,586 Total recovered since the pandemic began
28 Currently hospitalized
+1 Change in hospitalizations from yesterday
1 New death(s)
1,474 Total deaths since the pandemic began

 
INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19
Man in his 70s from Golden Valley County
 

NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED WEDNESDAY BY COUNTY
Adams 0 Grant 0 Ransom 2
Barnes 0 Griggs 0 Renville 0
Benson 1 Hettinger 0 Richland 3
Billings 0 Kidder 0 Rolette 1
Bottineau 0 LaMoure 0 Sargent 1
Bowman 0 Logan 6 Sheridan 0
Burke 0 McHenry 3 Sioux 1
Burleigh 30 McIntosh 1 Slope 0
Cass 62 McKenzie 4 Stark 5
Cavalier 0 McLean 0 Steele 0
Dickey 2 Mercer 2 Stutsman 6
Divide 0 Morton 12 Towner 1
Dunn 0 Mountrail 1 Traill 1
Eddy 0 Nelson 0 Walsh 4
Emmons 0 Oliver 0 Ward 3
Foster 1 Pembina 1 Wells 0
Golden Valley 0 Pierce 1 Williams 6
Grand Forks 14 Ramsey 2

 

* Note that this includes PCR and antigen; it does not include individuals from out of state. 

**Individuals (PCR or antigen) who tested positive divided by the total number of people tested who have not previously tested positive (susceptible encounters). 

*** Number of individuals who tested positive with a PCR or antigen test and died from any cause while infected with COVID-19. Please remember that deaths are reported as they’re reported to us by the facility or through the official death record (up to 10-day delay). 

**** The actual date individuals are officially out of isolation and no longer contagious.

*****Daily positive numbers include people who tested with a PCR or antigen test. 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.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota health officials say the number of confirmed variant cases of the coronavirus has doubled this month and are warning about the possibility of another wave of infections. The state lab has identified 79 total cases of four variants, said Kirby Kruger, director of the Health Department’s Disease Control Division. The includes 50 of the one first identified in the United Kingdom, 28 of the two California variants and one of the South African variant. Total active cases of COVID-19 have nearly doubled in North Dakota and Kruger cites variants as a key factor

 

Valley City  (CSi)  A free COVID-19 testing event for the VCSU and Valley City communities will be held this week from 1-2 p.m. at the W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse, “The Bubble”. Rapid and conventional testing will be offered at again on April 16.

These are WALK-IN testing events. If you wish to be tested, please park your vehicle and enter through the west entrance. Handicap parking spaces and access are available at the east entrance. Preregistration at testreg.nd.gov is encouraged; one only needs to register once.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public of a high risk sex offender changing address within Stutsman County.

41 year-old Jeremiah Jack Mihulka is a white male,5’10” with blue eyes and brown/shaved hair. He now resides at 3450 83nd Avenue SE. He has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota risk level committee.

Mihulka was charged with Corrupt/Solicitation of a Minor when he admitted to at least one incident in the Bowman area to having intercourse with a 15 year old in a Dickinson motel in 1998.

He was later charged with Gross Sexual Imposition in 2001 when at a party in Bismarck, a mother went to the bedroom to check on her twin girls and found Mihulka in bed with her 9 year old daughter. After Mihulka was asked to leave, the girl revealed that Mihulka had put his hand down her pants.

This listing refers to sexual offenses and may not reflect the entire public record. For information on how to request a ND Criminal History record, visit Criminal History Records.

Mihulka is not wanted by police at this time. This notification is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault or intimidate the offender. Attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders or their families, landlords or employers will be turned over for prosecution.

More information registered offenders is available on the Attorney General’s website at www.sexoffender.nd.gov.

 

Update…

Jamestown  (CSi)  After a year’s absence in 2020 due to safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 Runnin O’ The Green through Jamestown is set for Saturday April 17, 2021.

On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Larry Knoblich said the health and safety of all participants is the paramount concern of the organizers.  The run helps raise funds for the  ND Elks Camp Grassick and local cancer patients.  The event brings back the largest charity event to our great community

Register  now at Cork & Barrel Liquors, and all week up until the green flag drops.

Friday April 16th, 2021 – is Registration Night at the Elks beginning at 4:30pm.

At registration make your donation of $10, and then you will receive a participation tag, to indicate your donation has been made, to participate.

Saturday morning the day of, the run registration event at the Frontier Fort, the starting line, begins at 10-a.m. The first flight will take off at 2:00 PM sharp, and Larry adds the “flights” are expected to be around 75 runners, down from the 100 or so, to help maintain social distancing.

Larry points out that law enforcement officers will be patrolling the route, with some on foot patrol.  He reminds runners that there is to be no open containers of alcoholic beverage, on the street, which must be consumed in the bar.

He said those bars with outside seating will  try have that available in a closed in area, if possible, and to keep alcoholic beverages and consumption within that area.

Larry adds, that with the COVID-19 pandemic each individual needs to take personal responsibility to stay safe to help mitigate the spread of the virus.

He urges runners and motorists to be watchful for each other, and runners need to take care of each other for safety.

Larry thanks the Jamestown Elks Lodge for taking the lead in organizing this year’s Runnin O’ the Green.

 

Jamestown  (CSi) The Jamestown High School drama department won the ND state class A one-act play competition in Devils Lake on Monday.  First time Jamestown has ever won and it is a state high school sanctioned activity.  They also had two of their company voted best actor and actress.

The Jamestown High School team performed Alan Haehnel’s comedy “A Simple Task.” The cast and crew include Ian Weis, Rebecca Krieger, Zoe Bennett, Olivia Schriock, Emma Wiley, Anja McDermid, Logan-Ross Motter, Dominique Scobee, Daniel Nyland, Ray Jasmann, Haylee Spurgeon and Isaac Hasbargen.

Zoe Bennett was named outstanding actor for her performance as Empie, and Ian Weis was also awarded for his portrayals of Ralph, Guard #1, and Lover.

In 2013, the NDHSAA Class A One-Act Play Festival shifted to a Contest format. This is the first time since that change that JHS has been crowned the champion

Valley City  (CSi) The Sheyenne Valley Community Foundation invites Valley City residents to join in a Pilot Project conversation, a precursor to an upcoming community event this summer, The Longest Table.

The Pilot Project will be held at Alley Beans on Thursday, April 15. Each conversation is limited to 18 people and registration is required.

The Longest Table is a community event featuring a continuous table on Central Avenue welcoming residents to enjoy a free dinner and facilitated conversation. Residents will be seated among new people to foster stronger connections, exchange stories, and share ideas about community innovation. Conversations will cover various community aspects such as: overall image, attractions, engagement, quality of life, and amenities.

CLICK HERE to register for the 8:15-9:30 a.m. conversation. Coffee and treats will be provided.

CLICK HERE to register for the 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. conversation. Lunch will be provided.

The goal of the Pilot Project is to hone in on key issues facing the community. The conversation will then carry over to this summer’s The Longest Table, where residents will be encouraged to have open conversations about those issues and share ideas about community innovation. Contact Andrea Nelson for more information or questions: vdgoffice@hellovalley.com

Valley City  (CSi)  The public is invited to a meeting of the Barnes County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan Update Steering Committee, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 15 at the VCSU  Rhoades Science Center,  in Room 102.

Agenda items include an update on the survey for the plan, a presentation from the Barnes County Highway Department on progress of highway mitigation projects, and a risk assessment workshop analyzing the impact, frequency, likelihood, and vulnerability of natural hazards and man-made threats in Barnes County and incorporated cities. The meeting is open to the public. Masks are required and social distancing will be observed.

For more information, call the  Barnes County Emergency Manager Sue Lloyd at 701-845-8510 or Daniel Schwartz at Nexus Planning & Consulting, LLC at 701-989-7970.

Bismarck  (NDHP)  Friday, April 16th, 2021 a sobriety checkpoint will be held in Stutsman
County near Jamestown.

The checkpoint will be held between 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. After the conclusion of the checkpoint troopers will focus enforcement patrols within Stutsman County, in an effort to remove impaired motorists from the roadway.

So far in 2021 nine of the twenty-two traffic fatalities occurred during alcohol related crashes.

Alcohol and drug-related crashes are preventable; every driver needs to consistently make the choice to always drive sober or to designate a sober driver.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Owners of the Dakota Access pipeline have asked the full Washington D.C. circuit court to review a panel’s decision that essentially said the North Dakota project is operating without a key permit. The appeal filed Monday calls for a rehearing on a ruling by the three-judge panel affirming U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s opinion that the pipeline is operating without a federal permit granting easement to cross beneath a reservoir along the Missouri River. Opponents want the pipeline shut down while the U.S. Corps of Engineers conducts an extensive environmental review, a decision that will likely fall to Boasberg.The chances of a full review by the D.C. Court are unlikely and lawyers for the pipeline opponents aren’t required to file a response unless requested by the court.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Fairmount Republican Larry Luick has been chosen as the North Dakota Senate’s new president pro tempore (pro TEM’-por-ay). The job involves presiding over Senate sessions when the lieutenant governor is absent. Luick replaces Minot Sen. Randy Burckhard. Luick will have the job until the next regular session of the Legislature begins in January 2023. The GOP has the majority in the North Dakota Senate, and Luick defeated Fargo Democrat Tim Mathern Wednesday to win the job. The 62-year-old farmer and excavation contractor was first elected to the Senate in 2010 and represents District 25, in the state’s southeastern corner.

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota prosecutor says he will charge a white former suburban Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright with second-degree manslaughter. Washington County Attorney Pete Orput said Wednesday that Kim Potter will be charged Wednesday. The announcement comes a day after Potter resigned from the Brooklyn Center Police Department, where she had served for 26 years. It carries a penalty of up to 10 years in prison. The shooting ignited days of unrest. The former Brooklyn Center police chief has said that Potter had intended to use her Taser on Wright but fired her handgun instead.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A retired forensic pathologist says George Floyd died from a sudden heart rhythm problem due to his heart disease while being restrained by police officers, not because former Officer Derek Chauvin kept his knee on Floyd’s neck. Dr. David Fowler is former chief medical examiner for the state of Maryland. He testified Wednesday that the fentanyl and methamphetamine in Floyd’s system, and potential carbon monoxide poisoning from exposure to vehicle exhaust, also were contributing factors. Earlier, the judge in Chauvin’s murder trial denied a defense motion to acquit the former police officer.

In sports…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nathan Eovaldi (ee-VAHL’-dee) pitched five effective innings and the Boston Red Sox extended their winning streak to eight games, beating the Minnesota Twins 3-2 to open a doubleheader. Christian Arroyo, Alex Verdugo and Xander Bogaerts (ZAN’-dur BOH’-gahrtz) each had two hits for Boston, which is on its longest winning streak since 2018. Eovaldi gave up two runs on five hits. He has allowed four runs over 17 1/3 innings in three starts this season. Matt Barnes finished with his second save after allowing a leadoff walk. Twins starter Kenta Maeda was undone by Minnesota’s defense in the second inning, including his own throwing error.

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he will withdraw the remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan and end America’s longest war. He declared on Wednesday that the Sept. 11 attacks, which were coordinated from Afghanistan, cannot justify American forces still being there 20 years after the deadliest terror assault on the United States. Biden called the U.S. military presence the nation’s “forever war.” He said at the White House that he is the fourth American president to preside over an American troop presence in Afghanistan and he “will not pass this responsibility to a fifth.”

 

(AP) A Federal Reserve survey has found that the economy was rebounding in late February through early April, helped by billions of dollars in a new round of stimulus payments and the stepped-up rollout of coronavirus vaccines. The new survey released Wednesday showed that the Fed’s business contacts around the country were expressing more optimism about the economy’s outlook as activity accelerated. The survey credited a range of factors, from vaccinations to the payments of up to $1,400 for individuals from the $1.9 trillion relief package that President Joe Biden pushed through Congress last month.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors won’t charge a police officer who shot and killed a woman as she climbed through the broken part of a door during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Authorities had considered for months whether criminal charges were appropriate for the Capitol Police officer who fatally shot Ashli Babbitt, a 35-year-old Air Force veteran from San Diego. The Justice Department’s decision officially closes out the investigation. Prosecutors said they had reviewed video of the incident, along with statements from the officer involved and other officers and witnesses, examined physical evidence from the scene and reviewed the autopsy results

 

 

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Columbus police used pepper spray on protesters who briefly breached outer doors at the agency’s downtown headquarters in Ohio’s capital city. More than 100 people had gathered Tuesday night to protest the fatal police shooting of a Black man in a hospital emergency room on Monday. Columbus police have identified the man as 27-year-old Miles Jackson. Police have said they were taking Jackson into custody on outstanding warrants when officers opened fired at the emergency room at Mount Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital in suburban Columbus. They did not release additional information about what led to the shooting. Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther says officials share protesters’ frustrations but will not tolerate violence and destruction.

 

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — The mother of a 16-year-old boy who was shot and killed by a Maryland State Police trooper says her son was “an awesome young man.” Kristee Boyle on Wednesday provided The Associated Press with a family statement that says her son, Peyton Ham, was an honor student who loved spirited political debates at the family dinner table. The State Police superintendent said a trooper responding to a pair of 911 calls fatally shot Ham outside a home in Leonardtown. Investigators determined that Ham had an airsoft gun and a knife in his possession and pointed the replica toy gun at the trooper before he was shot.