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REST OF TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.TONIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING…
THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. BREEZY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING. BREEZY…
COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.
Jamestown (CSi) Construction of the new T-hangar at Jamestown Regional Airport is on hold.
The contractor says the firm is being delayed on a previous project.
Construction is slated to begin by the middle of this month.
Meanwhile new wetlands have been created on land northeast of the airport.
The curretn wetlands are being eliminated because it attracts waterfowl and other birds, which interfere with takeoff and landings at the airport.
The project to eliminate the wetlands will start this fall and be completed next spring.
Local officials met with North Dakota Aeronautics Commission Director, and representatives of the Federal Aviation Administration, talking about the airport’s Capital Improvement Plan.
The Jamestown Regional Airport Authority officials are looking to a hotel/conference center, new industrial and commercial business and a possible convenience store as businesses that l Airport Authority members would like to see locate on Jamestown Regional Airport property in the future.
Bismarck (CSi) On Wednesday at the State Capitol, Governor Jack Dalrymple signed the proclamation for October 3, 2014, Manufacturing Day.
Holly Miller attended the signing on behalf of Stutsman County. UTC Aerospace Systems will hold public tours in Jamestown on Oct. 3rd.
Jamestown (CSi) Prairie Paws Rescue Paw-sta Paw-Looza will be held on Saturday November 1, 2014, from 5-p.m., to 8-p.m., at the Knight’s of Columbus Hall in Jamestown.
Kaye John says, in addition to the spaghetti dinner, the fundraiser will include raffles and a live auction.
In addition it’s the debut of the Second Addition of the Private Label Prairie Paws Wine.
Kaye adds that Prairie Paws has worked with the Maple River Winery in Casselton making the “Private Label” Prairie Paws wine.
Again this year the Live Auction includes autographed bottles of Prairie Paws wine from country music stars, Miranda Lambert, Wynonna, Jason Aldean, Jake Owen and many more, including American Idol winner Kellie Pickler and North Dakota native and The Voice finalist, Kat Perkins,
Raffle tickets will be sold for various themed items, such as baskets.
She says there will also a good selection of boys and girls toys in the raffle, including some very unique raffle items,
Advance tickets available at Dr. Dawn’s Pet Stop, Country Acres, and Southwood veterinary clinics, along with Cork and Barrel, and any Prairie Paws volunteer.
Advanced tickets only are guaranteed a bottle of wine. A bottle is valued at $14.00. Each ticket receives a complimentary bottle of wine.
Advanced tickets are..a single, $15, a couple $25, family $40, with tickets at the door slightly more.
Those individuals must be 21 or older. Under 21 will receive another complimentary gift.
Proceeds to benefit the rescue pets at Prairie Paws.
More information on line at www.prairepawsrescue.com
Jamestown (CSi) The University of Jamestown is once again hosting its annual fall leadership conference on Thursday, October 9, 2014 as part of the University’s Character in Leadership program. The conference this year will consist of a keynote speaker and breakout sessions.
The Keynote address will feature Rod Olson, “The Coach’s Coach”, delivering a message of “Next Level Coaching Tools for the 21st Century Leader”. The breakout sessions will consist of Searle Swedlund speaking about “Finding Your Mr. Miyagi: Why Young Professionals Need Mentors for Success”, Lawrie Paulson discussing “The Power of Leadership”, and Suzi Orlopp showing us the way to “Leadership Through Faith”.
Rod Olson has taught at USA Olympic coaching schools, works with the US Navy SEAL instructors, and currently directs the coach’s development for the entire Pittsburgh Pirate organization. Also known as Coach O, he has written a critically acclaimed book on leadership and coaching titled The Legacy Builder: 5 Timeless Principles for 21st Century Leaders.
The Annual Fall Leadership Conference is free and open to the public, but seating should be reserved by contacting the Reiland Box Office at 701-252-3467 ext. 5435 or emailing
tickets@uj.edu. The breakout sessions begin at 6:30PM and Rod Olson will speak at 7:30PM. For more information about the Character in Leadership program, contact Liz Hunt at lhunt@uj.edu or 701-252-3467 ext. 5598.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota man says he will plead guilty to robbing a Carrington bank in October 2013.
Authorities say Antoine Williams, of Willow City, came away with more than $6,200 after handing a threatening note to a teller at Gate City Bank. He was arrested later the same day after a Carrington citizen phoned police with a description of his vehicle.
The 28-year-old Williams pleaded not guilty in November. A judge ruled him competent to stand trial after a hearing in July.
A change of plea hearing is scheduled Wednesday in Fargo.
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (AP) – The Valley City fire department is actively seeking recruits, for volunteers.
Fire Chief Gary Retterath says people sometimes don’t want to commit because of their families, children and jobs. He says volunteers have to work harder when there is less personnel. He adds that it also takes more time to get the job done.
The fire department averages two calls per week and among the incidents they respond to are structural and grass fires, river rescues and severe floods.
Retterath says he hopes to bring the number of volunteers to at least 40.
Valley City (CSi) The Valley City State University presidential search committee met in Valley City Tuesday. The committee interviewed nine candidates via distance-learning technology. Each interview lasted approximately 45 minutes with a 10-minute break in between.
Board Chair Kirsten Diederich who also chairs the presidential search committee, says, “Today’s interviews were impressive, and we’re confident we will find the right candidate for the position. Thank you to Interim President Margaret Dahlberg for stepping up to lead VCSU during the search process.”
The committee narrowed the pool to five semi-finalists who will be invited to the VCSU campus for interviews Oct. 13-15.
The semi-finalists are:
· Tisa A. Mason Ed.D., vice president for student affairs, Fort Hays State University;
· Greg Summers Ph.D., provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point;
· Daniel Shipp Ed.D., chief student affairs officer/dean of students and associate vice chancellor, University of Nebraska at Omaha;
· Richard G. Shrubb Ph.D., former president, Minnesota West Community and Technical College; and
· Debra Thatcher Ph.D., acting president, State University of New York College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill.
Following the on-campus interviews, the search committee will recommend a slate of finalist candidates to the State Board of Higher Education which will conduct final interviews on the VCSU campus on Thursday, Oct. 30 with the selection of the next VCSU president announced thereafter.
WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota man with nine previous DUI convictions has been arrested while driving a lawn mower and charged with felony DUI. Authorities say Earl Lee Jahner, of West Fargo, had a blood alcohol level of more than .27. The legal limit is .08. Jahner’s is accused of having a six-pack of beer on the lawn mower while he was operating it and of damaging a building.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s unprecedented oil bonanza has boosted the state’s median household income to record levels.
But state demographer Kevin Iverson says the male-dominated energy industry also is widening the wage gap between men and women.
U.S. Census data show the median earnings of North Dakota men who worked full-time, year-round climbed to $49,231 in 2013. That’s about $3,000 more than in 2012.
The median earnings for North Dakota women increased only about $100 during that time to $34,549.
Data show North Dakota’s median household income rose to $55,759 last year, up from $54,647 in 2012.
Iverson says workers in North Dakota’s oil and natural gas industry earned an average salary of more than $111,000 last year.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp says more federal money is available to train firefighters and others who must respond to hazardous material emergencies, including oil train derailments.
The North Dakota Democrat says the Federal Emergency Management Agency has allocated $5 million to support a training center in Pueblo, Colorado. She says the training is aimed at helping emergency workers deal with incidents like the fiery oil train crash outside Casselton in December that left an ominous cloud over the town and led some residents to evacuate.
Heitkamp says some emergency workers from North Dakota already have taken part in training at the facility. She says others may apply to FEMA to receive the training.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Fargo’s City Commission has voted to form an independent panel to review disciplinary policies in the city’s police department
Some former officers have raised concerns about morale and administrative oversight. Police Chief Keith Ternes suggested having an independent board look at the department and its practices.
The five-member panel approved by the City Commission includes retired Highway Patrol Superintendent Jim Prochniak, retired Cass County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Jim Thoreson and Clay County, Minnesota, Administrator Brian Berg.
The panel will have up to $100,000 available to hire consultants to conduct confidential interviews with police officers.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Wheat production in North Dakota this year is up 29 percent from 2013, to 352 million bushels.
The Agriculture Department’s small grain production report estimates spring wheat production in the state up 25 percent, durum wheat up 4 percent and winter wheat up 216 percent.
Winter wheat is not a major crop in North Dakota, and subject to wide swings in production. Spring wheat is the state’s staple crop. Production this year is estimated at 294 million bushels.
North Dakota barley production this year is pegged at 37 million bushels, down 19 percent. Oat production is at 8.4 million bushels, up just slightly over the year.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A two-day health conference in Bismarck is focusing on the prevention of injuries.
The state Health Department’s Division of Injury Prevention and Control is sponsoring the conference Wednesday and Thursday at the Radisson. The department says injuries are on the increase, due in part to oil activity in western North Dakota.
The conference is open to anyone but designed for people who work in law enforcement, mental health, youth services, emergency medical services, traffic safety and public health, and for advocates of victims of domestic violence and sexual violence.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Shopping has gotten a bit more expensive in Burleigh and Morton counties.
With October starting, a half-cent sales tax goes into effect to pay for a $70 million combined county jail. The additional tax will be applied to items that currently are taxed in the two counties.
Voters in both counties approved the additional sales tax in June. It will pay for a 476-inmate jail in southeast Bismarck. The facility is expected to start holding prisoners in early 2017.
Sports…
BOTTINEAU, N.D. (AP) – Sports programs for disabled veterans in North Dakota are getting $70,000 in federal funds.
U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp says the funds authorized by the Department of Veteran Affairs will go toward developing and managing skiing, snowshoeing, tubing, hiking and fishing programs for disabled veterans at Bottineau Winter Park.
Heitkamp says that beyond providing veterans with education and care, it is important to give them the opportunity to enjoy life to the fullest.
Bottineau Winter Park is a ski resort in North Dakota’s Turtle Mountains near the Canadian border
PREP VOLLEYBALL
Beach def. Killdeer, 25-17, 25-17, 25-13
Benson County def. New Rockford-Sheyenne, 25-11, 22-25, 26-24, 25-16
Beulah def. Dickinson Trinity, 25-23, 13-25, 25-20, 21-25, 15-11
Bismarck Century def. Mandan, 25-13, 25-12, 25-18
Carrington def. Ellendale, 25-19, 25-21, 25-7
Cavalier def. Grafton/St. Thomas, 25-12, 28-26, 15-25, 24-26, 15-9
Des Lacs-Burlington def. Kenmare, 21-25, 25-23, 19-25, 25-23, 15-13
Fairmount-Campbell-Tintah def. Richland, 3-0
Fargo Davies def. Grand Forks Central, 25-14, 25-8, 25-13
Fargo North def. Wahpeton, 25-20, 25-18, 25-17
Fargo Shanley def. Devils Lake, 25-22, 25-10, 25-12
Fargo South def. West Fargo, 25-13, 20-25, 21-25, 25-19, 16-14
Grand Forks Red River def. Sheyenne, 25-21, 25-19, 25-19
Grant County def. Center-Stanton, 25-18, 20-25, 25-19, 25-17
Griggs County Central def. Midway, 25-14, 25-18, 25-15
Hankinson def. Sisseton, S.D., 25-20, 25-14, 25-18
Hatton-Northwood def. Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page, 25-18, 25-20, 25-15
Hazen def. Hettinger/Scranton, 25-19, 25-17, 25-22
Heart River def. Glen Ullin-Hebron, 17-25, 25-14, 25-22, 25-12
Jamestown def. Bismarck High, 25-22, 20-25, 20-25, 25-19, 15-10
Kidder County def. Strasburg-Zeeland, 26-28, 25-22, 18-25, 25-20, 15-4
Lakota/Adams-Edmore def. Dunseith, 25-9, 25-8, 25-13
LaMoure def. Midkota-Kensal, 25-12, 25-10, 25-9
Langdon def. Bottineau, 25-18, 25-17, 25-19
Lewis and Clark def. Glenburn, 25-14, 25-13, 25-18
Linton-HMB def. Napoleon, 25-22, 25-22, 17-25, 19-25, 15-11
Lisbon def. Britton-Hecla, S.D., 25-12, 25-12, 25-20
Maple Valley def. Barnes County North, 25-13, 25-17, 25-18
May Port CG def. Larimore, 25-17, 23-25, 25-14, 25-14
Minot Our Redeemer’s def. Minot Bishop Ryan, 23-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-19
Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood def. Surrey, 25-13, 25-11, 25-13
New England def. Bowman County, 3-0
New Salem-Almont def. Turtle Lake-Mercer, 25-22, 25-16, 25-21
North Border def. Minto, 25-13, 25-13, 25-16
North Sargent def. Enderlin, 3-1
North Star def. Dakota Prairie, 25-9, 25-14, 25-17
Oakes def. Kindred, 19-25, 25-14, 13-25, 25-23, 15-8
Park River/Fordville Lankin def. Drayton/Valley-Edinburg, 25-16, 25-13, 25-19
Powers Lake def. Tioga, 25-8, 25-12, 25-14
Ray def. Trenton, 18-25, 25-17, 25-20, 25-14
Richardton-Taylor def. Mott-Regent, 25-22, 19-25, 22-25, 25-18, 15-12
Rolette-Wolford def. Harvey-Wells County, 25-21, 25-21, 25-19
Rolla def. St. John, 25-14, 25-17, 25-20
Rugby def. Drake/Anamoose, 25-20, 25-23, 25-16
Sawyer def. Parshall, 25-22, 29-27, 25-23
Shiloh Christian def. Standing Rock, 25-6, 25-9, 25-14
Stanley def. Watford City, 25-17, 25-18, 25-23
Thompson def. Hillsboro/Central Valley, 25-23, 25-22, 16-25, 25-16
Towner-Granville-Upham def. Newburg-Westhope, 25-19, 14-25, 25-20, 23-25, 15-12
Williston def. Sidney, Mont., 25-21, 26-28, 25-22, 25-13
Wyndmere-Lidgerwood def. Northern Cass, 3-2
MLB…
AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD GAME…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Salvador Perez hit a walkoff single and the Royals scored twice in the bottom of the 12th to pull out a 9-8 win over the Oakland Athletics in the American League Wild Card game at Kansas City. The Royals rallied from deficits of 7-3 and 8-7 before earning the right to face the Los Angeles Angels in the ALDS. The A’s were two outs away from victory until Eric Hosmer tripled and scored on an infield single by Christian Colon.
PITTSBURGH (AP) – The National League Wild Card game tonight has the Pittsburgh Pirates hosting the San Francisco Giants tonight. Edinson Volquez will start for the Bucs after going 13-7 with a 3.04 ERA this season. The Giants will counter with 18-game winner Madison Bumgarner, who has made six previous postseason starts while Volquez has appeared in just one playoff game.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton says he’s feeling better and is ready for the playoffs this week. The former AL MVP missed 21 of the Angels’ final 22 regular-season games because of shoulder and other upper-body injuries. Angels pitcher Matt Shoemaker also said he’s feeling fine after being sidelined the last two weeks because of an oblique strain on his left side.
UNDATED (AP) – Max Scherzer (SHUR’-zur) will be on the mound when Detroit opens its AL Division Series against the Orioles in Baltimore. Scherzer went 18-5 this season with a 3.15 ERA.
Manager Brad Ausmus will go with Justin Verlander in the second game and David Price in Game 3 when the series shifts to Detroit.
Orioles manager Buck Showalter will start Chris Tillman in Thursday’s opener. Wei-Yin Chen (way yihn-chehn) starts Game 2 for the Birds, followed by Miguel Gonzalez at Comerica Park.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL…
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) – Hundreds of University of Michigan students have marched to the home of school President Mark Schlissel to protest against the performance of athletic director Dave Brandon and football coach Brady Hoke.
Tuesday evening’s rally came shortly after Schlissel apologized for the way the team handled a head injury to quarterback Shane Morris during Saturday’s 30-14 loss to visiting Minnesota.
The protest came as the disappointments mount for the 2-3 Wolverine and focused on coaches’ failure to keep Morris out of the game after his head injury. Brady says he was unaware that Morris hurt his head in a helmet collision.
The Michigan Daily reports that students called for the athletic director’s removal with chants of “fire Brandon” and “down with Dave.”
NFL…
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – The Oakland Raiders have selected offensive line coach Tony Sparano to replace head coach Dennis Allen, who was fired on Monday with the team 0-4 and riding a 10-game losing streak dating to last season. Sparano previously was head coach of the Miami Dolphins, taking them to an 11-5 record and an AFC East title in his first season before compiling an 18-27 mark the next three seasons. He was let go by the Dolphins following a 4-9 start in 2011.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The NFL says Kansas City Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah (ab-DOO’-luh) should not have been penalized for dropping to his knees in prayer in the end zone after an interception in Monday night’s game. NFL spokesman Michael Signora writes in an email to The Associated Press that “the officiating mechanic in this situation is not to flag a player who goes to the ground as part of religious expression.
The flag thrown in the fourth quarter of Kansas City’s 41-14 victory over New England last night touched off a firestorm on social media, with many wondering how it was different from players dropping to one knee in Christian prayer.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Communications Commission has voted to end the decades-old rule preventing cable and satellite operators from airing sports events that were blacked out on local TV. The rule was originally adopted to help boost ticket sales in the 1970s, but the commission says the rule is now outdated and unnecessary. The NFL would still be able to privately negotiate its own rules with cable and satellite companies that would not have the backing of the federal government.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal Communications Commission chairman Tom Wheelers says the agency will consider a petition to ban the Washington Redskins nickname from the public airwaves.
A law professor has challenged the use of the name on broadcast television, saying it violates FCC rules against indecent content. Native American and other groups have demanded the name be changed, calling it a racial slur.
Wheeler did not offer a timetable for a ruling on the matter.
In world and national news…
DAMASCUS (AP) – A Syrian official says 17 people have been killed in twin explosions near a school in Homs (hohms). The blasts happened as children were leaving school at the end of the day. At least 10 of the dead are children. The neighborhood is dominated by a Shiite offshoot sect that Syrian President Bashar Assad belongs to.
BEIRUT (AP) – Activists say nine Kurdish fighters captured by Islamic State militants in clashes near the Syria-Turkey border have been beheaded. Images posted on social media networks show women’s heads placed on a cement block. The Kurds, including three women, were captured during fighting in the northern town of Kobani. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also says dozens of militants and Kurdish fighters were killed in clashes overnight.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The former soldier accused of jumping the White House fence and entering the executive mansion with a knife has his first court appearance today since he was indicted yesterday. The Sept. 19 breach of security led to yesterday’s House committee hearing during which lawmakers had tough questions for Secret Service head Julia Pierson. Now, two Washington newspapers are reporting that three days before the breach, an armed security guard who’s also an ex-convict, shared an elevator with President Barack Obama at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
DALLAS (AP) – Authorities are tracking down family, friends and anyone else who may have come in close contact with a man in a Texas hospital with the Ebola virus. Federal health officials say the man arrived in Dallas from Liberia on Sept. 20. But they say no one on the plane was at risk because he hadn’t shown symptoms at that point. Members of the Liberian community in the Dallas-Fort Worth area say they’re not so sure. Health officials say the man had gone to the hospital twice before health workers learned he had been in Africa.
BELL GARDENS, Calif. (AP) – Prosecutors in Los Angeles County will decide whether to file charges against the wife of Bell Gardens Mayor Daniel Crespo, who was shot to death yesterday during a domestic dispute. Levette Crespo was released last night after being questioned for several hours. Sheriff’s officials say she got into an argument with her husband and their 19-year-old son tried to intervene. Levette Crespo allegedly got a gun and shot her husband several times when he got into a struggle with his son.
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