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CSi Weather…
Jamestown & Valley City Area…
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
CST THURSDAY…
..TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 10 BELOW. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. WIND CHILLS AROUND 30 BELOW.
.THURSDAY…SUNNY. NOT AS COLD. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. LOWEST WIND CHILLS AROUND 25 BELOW IN THE
MORNING.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. LOWS AROUND 15.
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.MONDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL INTO THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY.
MILD AND MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK.
LIGHT PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND
Update…
Valley City (CSi) Valley City Police report two arrests were made in connection with a Sunday afternoon incident in town.
Andrew Adams and Jennifer Schultz of Valley City face felony robbery charges.
Police Sergeant David Swenson says Adams was arrested Tuesday without incident and Schultz turned herself in to the Barnes County Correctional Center on Wednesday.
Jeffery Hoganson of Valley City faces misdemeanor charges of reckless endangerment and criminal mischief.
On Monday police reported that two people robbed a man in the Elks parking lot early Sunday morning and fled the scene in their car while another man chased after them with his vehicle and rear ended the robbery suspect’s vehicle multiple times in the incident.
Anyone with additional information is asked to call the Valley City police department at 845-3110 during regular business hours.
Jamestown (CSi) The University of Jamestown announced Wedneday that Athletic Director Lawrie Paulson has resigned effective at the end of the current academic year. Paulson has been employed with the University (formerly Jamestown College) since September of 1985 when he was hired as the women’s basketball coach. In September of 2004, Paulson was named Athletic Director.
Paulson says, “While excited to move into the next phase of my life, it will be difficult to leave the University, my home for the past 30 years.” Paulson was instrumental in UJ being established as a Champions of Character Center. In recent years, he took a leadership role in the formation of a new athletic conference in the NAIA. The University competed for two seasons as an independent prior to the North Star Athletic Association being formed in 2013.
Student-focused, Paulson’s primary concern was always on the student experience. Under his leadership, the number of athletic teams on campus has risen from 14 to 16 with the addition of men’s soccer and women’s wrestling.
President Robert Badal, says “There are those with Jimmie spirit and those who are Jimmies to the core—such a one is Lawrie Paulson. “He has been a leader as a UJ athlete, coach, faculty member and Athletic Director for decades. His compassion and values have helped build one of the strongest and most comprehensive athletic programs in the Upper Midwest. His contributions are of immense proportion.”
Paulson graduated from the University of Jamestown in 1977, receiving degrees in Physical Education and Political Science. As a student, he participated on the football and baseball teams. Paulson later completed a Master of Education degree at Northern State University.
Paulson adds, “I wish the University of Jamestown, and all who care about her, nothing but continued success in the coming years. “I extend thanks to Dr. Badal for allowing me the unique opportunity to serve my alma mater and to all the coaches and students who allowed me to work with them.”
The University is currently reassessing the Athletic Director position to include greater emphasis on fundraising in connection with future plans for athletic programs and facilities.
Jamestown (CSi) A courthouse facility grant from the North Dakota Supreme Court will help to share the costs of remodeling the lower level of the Stutsman County Courthouse.
The state will only cover part of the expense to remodel the lower level of the courthouse.
Stutsman County will receive $126,727 for work to improve security for court personnel.
The plan includes creating office space for two new Southeast District Court personnel. The remodeling includes creating a meeting room space.
The county and state will share the costs of installing a keyless entry system for the second floor, lighting upgrades throughout the courthouse and caulking the windows and walls.
The county commissioners unanimously accepted courthouse facility grants.
Steele (CSi) The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, a traffic stop Sunday afternoon led to the arrest of two individuals and the seizure of more than 130 pounds of illegal drugs.
A Highway Patrol trooper became suspicious after stopping a Hyandi Elantra with an Idaho plate for a traffic violation east of Steele on Interstate 94.
A search of the vehicle resulted in 136 pounds of marijuana being seized.
The driver, 22 year old Andrew Xiang, 22, and the passenger, 33 year olf Jerry Yang,both of Sacremento, California, were taken into custody and transported to the Burleigh County Detention Center.
The Highway Patrol was assisted by the Kidder County Sheriff’s Office and a local drug task force in the investigation.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The University of North Dakota Police Department has released the name of the officer who shot a man in the parking lot of Altru Hospital following a lengthy police chase.
The department says Jared Braaten shot 41-year-old David Elliott early Saturday morning. He has been with the department since October 2013.
Police say Elliott fled officers Friday night and early Saturday morning and eventually drove his pickup truck to the parking lot of the hospital. It’s still unclear what led to the shooting.
Elliott is being treated at Altru and has not yet been charged with a crime. The Grand Forks Police Department says any criminal charges will be pursued by the county state’s attorney’s office.
Braaten is still on administrative leave as per department policy.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The Fargo Police Department is investigating a complaint about a comment an officer allegedly posted on Facebook.
Police Chief Dave Todd says the complaint alleges Officer Zach Messmer told a man to “do us all a favor and hang urself.” The comment allegedly was made during online discussion about a shooting in Grand Forks that involved a University of North Dakota police officer.
Todd says the internal investigation will determine whether the complaint can be sustained and if so, what kind of discipline is appropriate.
Messmer did not immediately respond to an Associated Press request for comment.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Formal charges are pending against a man accused of assaulting a federal Bureau of Indian Affairs officer and then leading law officers from six agencies on a chase from the Fort Yates area into Bismarck.
The Highway Patrol says the chase began when the BIA officer was struck by a truck he had stopped when the truck’s driver fled. The agent got back into his vehicle and began a pursuit that eventually also involved the state patrol, Bismarck and Mandan police, and Burleigh County and Morton County sheriff’s officials.
Officers used spike strips to disable the truck, and the driver eventually surrendered in Bismarck. The BIA officer was taken to a Bismarck hospital for treatment of unspecified injuries.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A judge has removed another public defender from the case of a Burleigh County murder suspect.
Christopher Vick has pleaded not guilty in the May 2013 death of his 62-year-old mother, Alice Vick. He asked Judge Bruce Romanick for a new attorney, and defense attorney Kerry Rosenquist also asked to be taken off the case.
Romanick expressed hesitation during a Feb. 24 hearing, saying he’d made a mistake in letting Vick’s first attorney go. But Romanick has agreed to take Rosenquist off the case, citing Vick’s “obvious inability” to work with the attorney.
Romanick also ordered Vick undergo a mental evaluation.
Vick is serving a 20-year sentence after pleading guilty in a related case to the attempted murder and felonious restraint of his brother’s fiancée.
In sports…
Jamestown (CSi) Despite a 20-9 record, which included a road win over number 7 Davenport, Michigan, the University of Jamestown men’s basketball team was left out of the NAIA national tournament.
Grace, Ind. (21-10) and Briar Cliff, Iowa (22-10) received the final two at-large spots in the tournament, which begins next week in Point Lookout, Missouri.
The Jimmies lost to Dakota State 66-65 in the championship game of the North Star Athletic Association tournament on Tuesday night. Dakota State got the NSAA’s automatic birth to nationals due to the win.
The Jimmies women’s team (24-6) defeated Valley City State in the NSAA championship game Tuesday night 65-48.
They will learn their first-round opponent at nationals in Sioux City, Iowa, when brackets are released Wednesday night at 7.
The Jimmie women moved up into a tie for 10th in the final NAIA top 25.
In world and national news…
NEW YORK (AP) – A jury in New York has found a Pakistani man guilty in a failed al-Qaida conspiracy to attack the New York City subway and targets in Europe. The verdict was reached in a trial where Abid Naseer acted as his own lawyer. Prosecutors say Naseer plotted in 2009 to bomb a shopping mall in Manchester, England. Those charges were dropped after a British court found there wasn’t enough evidence, but U.S. prosecutors later charged him in a broader conspiracy that included a failed plot to bomb the New York subway.
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama has signed a law funding the Homeland Security Department through the end of the budget year. The House voted Tuesday to approve the bill after a messy fight in Congress. Republicans wanted to use the legislation to repeal Obama’s executive actions on immigration. Congress extended funding for one week just ahead of last Friday’s deadline, then Republicans relented and approved full-year funding without the immigration conditions.
MILLERSVILLE, Md. (AP) – Police in Maryland say a man who’s accused of firing at five public places, including a building at the headquarters of the National Security Agency, chose his targets at random. They’ve charged the suspect, Hong Young, with attempted murder in the first of the shootings — and they say the others are linked by ballistic evidence or surveillance video. Young is a former state prison guard who resigned last year.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Some judges in Alabama don’t know quite what to do. The state’s highest court has told them to uphold the state ban on gay marriage, pending a final ruling by the Supreme Court. But a series of federal court rulings say otherwise. Officials in Mobile County today said they wouldn’t issue marriage licenses to anyone, for now. But a judge in Montgomery says he has to follow the order from the state’s highest court — whether or not he agrees with it.
WILSON, N.C. (AP) – Was it an inside job? That’s among the questions authorities have been asking about the theft of millions of dollars’ worth of gold from an armored truck in North Carolina. A sheriff says the suspicions were noted in a search warrant — but he says the two guards who were robbed are not currently considered suspects.
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