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REST OF TODAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH.
.TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
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.FRIDAY…SUNNY…BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. NORTHWEST WINDS
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.SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
Jamestown (CSi) The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, two men escaped injury, Tuesday morning about 7:10-a.m., when a pickup rear-ended a car on Highway 52, about one mile South of Pingree.
The report says 32 year-old Jason Humber of Gary, Texas was traveling Northbound on Highway 52 at a high rate of speed. A witnessing motorists watched as Humber approached the car and pulled off onto the shoulder to allow the pickup pass. A short time after, Humber came upon and rear ended the car driven by 59 year-old Francesco Acquaviva of Altamura, Italy.
Both vehicles came to rest in the East ditch. Both drivers were wearing their seat belts and the crash remains under investigation.
Jamestown (CSi) Local massage therapists and reflexologists will offer 10 minute stress reducing massages as part of National Massage Therapy Awareness Week. (For a minimum of $10).
On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, massage therapist, Michelle Kinzler said, the date for the local event is today from 10-a.m., to 5-p.m., at the Jamestown Business Center. (use the west door.)
Donations raised that day will go to the Jamestown Community Action Region 6, Weekend Backpack program.
The ten minute stress-educing massages will help individuals deal with their stress, increase productivity and improve their health.
In addition to Ms. Kinzler, other therapists participating include… massage therapists Kate Tally, Morgan Adams, Terri Rosemore, Shaila Tahran, Amie Schlutz and Cathy Anderson. Anderson will also provide reflexology treatments.
The day is in its fifth year in Jamestown. The team brought in $2,719 last year, up from $725 in its first year.
For more information contact Terri at 252-4698, or Michelle at 952-2629.
Also the Noridian Bake Sale will be from 10-a.m. to 5-p.m., along with baked items provided by the massage therapists.
Also on our show, Community Action’s Sarah Oberlander said, the Weekend Backpack Program provides the necessary nutrition a growing child needs through its nutritious well balanced snacks and meals.
Otherwise, to become a “backpack buddy,” a donation will help fill one child’s backpack for the weekend. The cost of the program is $10-$15 for each backpack per week. This week another 105 backpacks are being sent home, with children in grades K-5.
Also an individual may become a program volunteer, or donate specific food items, or donate a backpack.
She added that Gussner Elementary School has been added to the program this school year, as all five Jamestown elementary schools are in the program.
Dakota Brands is supplying bagels on a regular basis along with donations from Jamestown grocery stores, and the Great Plains Food Bank in Fargo.
More information on the Weekend Backpack Program by calling Community Action Region Six in Jamestown at 252-1821.
Valley City (CSi) An explanation of two measures on the November 4, 2014 election ballot will be held on Monday, October 27 at 7pm at Valley City State University in the Student Center, Skoal Room. The meeting is free and open to the public.
Sponsored by the Young Professionals Network the evening’s presentation and discussion will focus on:
Measure # 4, relating to the fiscal impact of measures to initiate constitutional amendments and to the placing of initiated measures on the ballot.
Measure #8, which would require school classes to begin after Labor Day.
Valley City State Senator Larry Robinson, will address the implications of Measure #4, while Valley City Public Schools Superintendent, Dean Koppelman will discuss the ramifications of Measure #8,
Sam Stover will moderate the program.
The Young Professionals Network in Valley City is active in a wide range of issues.
Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Area Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a Barnes County Commission Candidates Meet and Greet and informational session, on Thursday October 30, 2014, at 6-p.m. at the Valley City Eagles Club.
Executive Kay Vinje says candidates invited include
Bill Carblom and Ryan Mathias and Mike Metcalf and Phil Leitner.
TOWNER, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a Towner man died Wednesday after he was struck and killed by a BNSF train in his pickup truck.
Authorities have yet to identify the 32-year-old man that died around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.
The Highway Patrol says the man attempted to cross the tracks when he was struck. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The railroad crew was not injured. The crash remains under investigation.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – An Idaho truck driver convicted in a fatal crash in North Dakota has been sentenced to serve three years in prison.
A jury in August convicted 58-year-old Clark Christensen, of Shelley, Idaho, of negligent homicide. He initially had faced a more serious charge of manslaughter.
Authorities say Christensen was driving a semitrailer that plowed into several vehicles stopped at a red light just west of Minot in May 2013 because his brakes were not properly maintained. Christensen said a sneezing fit and not bad brakes led to the crash.
Eight vehicles were damaged or destroyed, and 21-year-old Megan Shoal was killed. She was a Minot State University student from Plentywood, Montana.
Christensen was given credit for more than a year’s time he’s already spent in prison.
SIDNEY, Mont. (AP) – A Colorado man has pleaded guilty to the 2012 murder of a Montana teacher in the oil boom town of Sidney. Montana District Judge Richard Simonton yesterday accepted the guilty plea from 25-year-old Michael Keith Spell on a count of deliberate homicide. A charge of attempted kidnapping was dropped under a plea agreement.
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) – A former manager of a McDonald’s restaurant in Devils Lake is accused of stealing more than $20,000 from the business.
Amber Aldinger-Cross is due in court on Dec. 4, and could enter pleas at that time to a felony theft charge as well as drug counts.
Aldinger-Cross is accused of taking the money from the restaurant’s cash deposits over several months earlier this year. Authorities say they found marijuana and drug paraphernalia when they executed a search warrant for her home and vehicle.
Aldinger-Cross could face 16 years in prison if convicted on all of the charges. Her attorney did not immediately respond to an Associated Press request for comment.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Law enforcement officials in Moorhead, Minnesota, have returned a Corvette and nearly $10,000 in alleged drug proceeds to a Fargo man after a judge threw out the case.
Thomas Schultz was pulled over by Moorhead police in June for reckless driving. The car was impounded because Schultz didn’t have a valid license or proper insurance. Police later found more than 4 pounds of marijuana in the car.
Clay County prosecutor Brian Melton says a judge dismissed the case because of a state Supreme Court ruling and a new law that bans forfeitures before a conviction.
Schultz’s attorney, Mark Beauchene (boh-SHAYN’), says the search of his client’s vehicle was unconstitutional.
Schultz is facing three more drug charges, including selling marijuana in a school zone.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A Fargo man who pleaded guilty to stealing cash and jewelry from the home of a neighbor and family friend is losing his real estate license for three years.
The North Dakota Real Estate Commission says Charles Carney agreed to a three-year suspension of his license.
Carney was sentenced in September to three months in a halfway house and one year of probation after pleading guilty to felony theft. He also was ordered to pay back the victim, who estimated her losses over several years to be at least $100,000.
Carney said he developed two personalities after he began to drink and gamble following medical issues and a cancer diagnoses.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Republican House majority leader is proposing to spend $275 million on flood protection and water projects in his home city of Fargo.
Al Carlson made the announcement Wednesday on what he calls historic legislation. The bill would include $125 million for neighborhoods impacted by chronic flooding and $150 million for a project to transport water from the Missouri River to the Red River Valley.
Carlson says Fargo has always had a water problem, either “too much or too little.”
Carlson and Republican Bette Grande are up for re-election in a south Fargo district. One Democratic opponent, Pamela Anderson, says she thinks it’s “interesting” that Carlson decided to unveil the plan two weeks before the election and says he won’t be able to fulfill his promise if he loses.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – An analysis shows that backers and foes of a state conservation fund have spent $618,500 on television advertisements to date.
The numbers released Thursday by the nonpartisan Center for Public Integrity show that supporters of spending a bigger portion of North Dakota’s oil tax revenues on conservation projects have spent $484,900 on TV ads. A group that opposes the measure has spent $133,600.
The Center for Public Integrity says $1.4 million has been spent on television advertising in North Dakota on five of the eight measures to be decided by voters on Nov. 4.
The numbers detail spending for ads on national cable and broadcast television in each of the country’s 210 media markets through Oct. 20.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota oil patch officials and leaders are asking the head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development for help dealing with high housing costs.
HUD chief Julian Castro toured western North Dakota communities Wednesday with U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp. He later heard about housing concerns in a roundtable discussion.
The oil boom has driven housing costs up in the area. Newer one-bedroom apartments in Williston often rent for $2000 a month or more.
Castro also announced the HUD approval of emergency waivers for fair market rents in nine western North Dakota counties.
Fair market rents determine government rent subsidies to qualifying low-income renters. But Heitkamp has said that fair market rents determined by HUD for North Dakota counties previously did not reflect the rising cost of housing.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Public Service Commission has approved a permit for a new coal mine in the west-central part of the state. Regulators on Wednesday approved the permit for Coyote Creek Mining Company a subsidiary of Dallas, Texas-based North American Coal Corporation. Regulators say the company’s proposed Coyote Creek Mine near Beulah is the first major mine to be permitted in North Dakota since the late 1970s.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Ward County plans to seek state help for the chronically flooded Rice Lake.
The lake near Minot in north central North Dakota has risen four straight years, damaging or destroying dozens of homes. The Ward County Water Board has hired a contractor to develop a long-range plan, but County Building Inspector Mike Larson says there are immediate concerns that can’t wait.
Among them is removing debris washed up by floodwaters. Larson says officials don’t have the necessary equipment to remove it, and the National Guard might be the best solution.
There also are worries about hazards in the water, including chemicals. The County Commission is sending a letter to the governor and State Water Commission asking for help.
In sports…
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Blue Jay Varsity volleyball team will be hosting “Dig Pink Night.” Thursday night in its match against Dickinson at 7-p.m..
To raise money for breast cancer awareness, Blue Jay players and coaches sold over 500 T-shirts that were donated at cost by Wildside Creations and Megan Fossum, amounting to a donation over $4,000.
Also planned is a serving contest for interested fans in attendance, root beer floats will be served and a contest for the person best dressed in pink.
The Blue Jay players will be wearing pink socks.
The Blue Jays (22-8) are coming off a 3-2 win over Bismarck Century on Tuesday night in the Capital City.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Game and Fish Department says fall turkey licenses remain in Unit 25.
The unit covers McHenry County and portions of Pierce and Ward counties, in the north central part of the state.
The remaining licenses are for hunters who do not have a license, or for those who want additional licenses. Hunters are allowed a maximum of 15 licenses for the fall season, which is open through Jan. 4.
Resident and nonresident hunters can apply online or print out a mail application at the Game and Fish website: www.gf.nd.gov .
WORLD SERIES
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The World Series is tied at a game apiece after the Kansas City Royals erupted for five runs in the sixth inning of a 7-2 win over the San Francisco Giants. Billy Butler had a pair of RBI singles, including a hit that broke a 2-2 tie in the sixth. Salvador Perez lined a two-run double that inning and scored on Omar Infante’s (ihn-FAHN’-tayz) two-run homer two pitches later.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON
MILWAUKEE (AP) – Shabazz Muhammad had 19 points as the Minnesota Timberwolves cruised past the Milwaukee Bucks 110-91 yesterday. Chase Budinger also scored 15 for the Timberwolves. The Timberwolves opened the third quarter on a 10-0 run to build a 16-point lead. Rookie Jabari Parker had 18 points for Milwaukee.
Final Houston 90 Orlando 89
Final Boston 100 Brooklyn 86
Final New York 103 Washington 100
Final Memphis 96 Cleveland 92
Final Atlanta 117 San Antonio 107
Final L-A Lakers 94 Portland 86
Final L-A Clippers 108 Phoenix 105
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
UNDATED (AP) – Yesterday’s shootings in Ottawa led the National Hockey League to postpone last night’s scheduled game between the Senators and the visiting Maple Leafs. The NHL said the date and time of the rescheduled game will be announced at a later date.
Final Philadelphia 5 Pittsburgh 3
Final Edmonton 3 Washington 2
Final Anaheim 4 Buffalo 1
NFL-PETERSON…
CONROE, Texas (AP) – A prosecution request to remove the judge handling the felony child abuse case against Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson has been denied.
Montgomery County state District Judge Kelly Case will remain on the case following a recusal hearing on Wednesday in suburban Houston. Retired Tarrant County District Judge Jeff Walker denied a request by prosecutors, who had accused Case of being biased against them.
Peterson is charged with injury to a child for using a wooden switch to discipline his 4-year-old son. He is on paid leave and Case has set a tentative trial date of Dec. 1.
NBA-DRAFT LOTTERY…
NEW YORK (AP) – NBA owners have voted down proposed changes to the league’s draft lottery system, thus keeping the existing system in place for now.
The team with the worst record will still have a 25 percent chance at getting the top pick and cannot drop lower than fourth. Earlier in the week there appeared to be enough support for reforms that would make it more difficult for teams with the worst records to secure the top pick in the draft.
TENNIS…
SINGAPORE (AP) – Serena Williams has suffered one of the most lopsided losses in her career as she was routed 6-0, 6-2 by Simona Halep (HAL’-ehp) at the WTA Finals in Singapore. The last time Williams, who has won 18 Grand Slam tournaments, managed to win just two games in a WTA Tour or Grand Slam match was in 1998 when she was 16.
The loss in the round-robin match snapped Williams’ 16-match winning streak at the year-end championships, where she is the two-time defending champion.
Williams calls the one-sided loss to Halep “very embarrassing.”
In world and national news….
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) – Canadians are coming to terms with two deadly attacks in three days against members of the military which have raised fears their country is being targeted for joining the U.S.-led air campaign against the Islamic State group. A gunman was shot dead inside the Parliament building in Ottawa yesterday after he shot and killed a soldier guarding a war memorial.
WASHINGTON (AP) – A new poll finds that more than 8 in 10 Americans favor sending aid to regions hard-hit by Ebola, as well as spending to develop vaccines and treatments. Nine out of 10 in an Associated Press-GfK poll also favor tighter screening of people entering the U.S. from the outbreak zone. Most Americans have some confidence that Ebola can be prevented from spreading in the U.S., but they’re more skeptical of their local hospitals.
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) – Liberia state radio is reporting a claim by dozens of people quarantined for Ebola monitoring that they are locked up with no food. The report says the people are threatening to break out of isolation. Forty-three people were put in quarantine after four people died of Ebola in a town in an impoverished area near the Sierra Leone border.
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) – Sunday is shaping up to be a big day for Europe’s largest banks. The European Central Bank is preparing to pass judgment after a yearlong search through the dark corners of their finances. The review seeks to identify banks that are too weak to lend to businesses or make it through another recession. It includes a detailed look at loans, holdings and investments.
BERLIN (AP) – An anti-corruption watchdog says less than a handful of the Group of 20 global economic powers, the United States included, are actively enforcing rules barring multinational companies from paying bribes to win contracts, or dodge taxes and local laws. Transparency International annually assesses compliance with a 41-nation anti-bribery convention. The group says only Canada has improved significantly in the past year.
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