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REST OF TODAY…CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND
1 INCH IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA…2-3 INCHES IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE
OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 60 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
EVENING IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA A 40 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
EVENING…THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDY. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
60 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED WITH
SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 60. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
.MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.
BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER PARTS OF EASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL
WEST OF THE RED RIVER. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.
A WIND ADVISORY APPEARS POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council’s Police Committee, Fire Committee, Public Works and Forestry Committee met Thursday evening at City Hall. Council Member Gumke was not present.
Police Committee:
A Second reading of an Ordinance was discussed relating to Alcohol related traffic offenses; ignition interlock devices and the seizure, forfeiture, and sale of motor vehicles.
Assistant Police Chief John Johnson says the Ordinance is in compliance with state law.
The Ordinance will be on the April 6, 2015 City Council meeting agenda.
Fire Committee
The committee considered approval of Jamestown Fire Department Standard Operating Guidelines.
Fire Chief Jim Reuther said, the guidelines have been developed over the past year with the City Attorney.
He said the guidelines outline the 24 hour daily operations of the City Fire Department. The guidelines are given, also, to new fire fighters.
The committee recommends approval.
Public Works Committee
Considered a bid award relating to Seal Coat, Patching, Construction, and Reconstruction District #15-41.
City Adminstrator Jeff Fuchs said one bid was received from Border States Paving at $1,529,566.85 which was $250,000 below the estimate.
The committee recommends approval.
Considered an Agreement for Services from Impact Dakota, Inc. relating to employee training & development at the Water Treatment Plant. The items was tabled to next month’s meeting, as the City Engineer and Water Department Superintendent were not available.
The committee discussed a Solid Waste Study draft engineering agreement relating to Sanitation Utility Operational Analysis including Recycling Feasibility Assessment from HDR.
Mayor Andersen said six proposals were received and ranked, and HDR was selected.
HDR’s Brent Erickson from the Bismarck office said, the study to take about a year, considers current methods of collection, plus assessing the bailing facility, financial information, and the recycling feasibility, including costs concerning both drop-sights, and curbside recycling.
The committee recommends, approval to enter into the agreement.
Considered a request for $3400 to cover training three (3) new staff people relating to PubWorks software. The topic was moved to next month’s committee meeting for discussion.
Recommended approval a request from Jamestown Middle School – Omega House to implement their Storm Drain Stenciling Project on May 15, 2015, with the city paying for supplies.
It was noted that City-wide Clean-up week to be held May 4 – 9, 2015.
Forestry
Second reading of Landscape the Ordinance was discussed with changes highlighted by City Forester, Doug Wiles.
He said the Ordinance includes requirements for non-residential properties concerning planting of shrubs and trees.
The Ordinance will be on the April 6 City Council agenda, as recommended by the committee.
The meeting was shown live on CSi 67 followed by replays.
Jamestown (CSi) The University of Jamestown’s 29th annual Dine and Bid dinner and scholarship benefit auction theme for 2015 is “Raindrops and Roses,” The event will take place Saturday, April 18, in the Larson Center on the University of Jamestown campus.
The event features the opportunity to bid on an array of unique items in silent and live auctions and the chance to win exciting raffles throughout the evening.
On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, University of Jamestown, Special Events Coordinator, Morgan Bossman said, a delicious meal is catered by Aramark and overseen by Regional Executive Chef Paolo Stefani, whose numerous culinary credentials include catering in the corporate suites during the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
She added that “We are so thankful for the overwhelming support we receive from the Jamestown community. Dine and Bid would not be possible without our event sponsors, auctioneers, Master of Ceremonies, committee members and the many businesses and individuals who donate auction items. Thank you to everyone who helps make this event exceed expectations year after year.”
Items in the auction include Vintage Jamestown College signs, many overnight vacation packages including Twins game packages with tickets and hotel accommodations. Also up for bid will be a Taylor Swift concert package, movie tickets, golf kits, summer fun packages, a Michael Kors handbag and wallet, and all kinds of home décor, plus a get together with Helen Hample.
Morgan pointed out that University of Jamestown students get involved in the event by managing valet parking, greeting attendees, displaying items, serving the meal, and assisting with delivery of large auction items to buyers’ homes.
A student auction will also be held, as 200 UJ students participate in the evening.
Casey Stoudt will serve as Master of Ceremonies. Auction services will be provided by More from Orr Auctioneers.
The event is open to the community. Tickets in advance only, can be obtained by contacting Marlene Wiest at (701) 252-3467 ext. 5576 or
wiest@uj.edu. http://www.uj.edu/2015-dine-and-bid.
Jamestown (CSi) The 20th annual Jamestown Regional Medical Center Foundation Employee Giving Campaign ended on March 23, 2015. This year 118 employees made gifts and every department participated in the campaign. Over $38,000 will advance healthcare in the community by providing new funds to help launch oncology care, provide surgical tools for new providers, endowment support and more.
The employees at JRMC have big hearts that they share with the community through their healing mission. They provide compassionate, state-of-the-art care, whose gifts provide a margin of excellence in care, otherwise not possible.
The Hour Club was started in 1996 as a way for employees to donate a hour of their salary or vacation time to the JRMC Foundation through payroll deduction.
JRMC Foundation Director, Lisa jackson says,”We are very proud of the commitment Hour Club donors have made in the spirit of helping others. More than $613,000 has helped JRMC Foundation purchase the AlterG treadmill, DEXA, patient lifts, build the endowment for the future and perpetuate new service lines such as oncology. Although this campaign is coming to a close, it is the beginning of improved healthcare for years to come. Your support is very much appreciated.”
To learn more about the JRMC Foundation and how you can give back, visit
www.jrmcnd.com or call (701) 952-4880.
About Jamestown Regional Medical Center
Jamestown Regional Medical Center is located at 2422 20th St. SW, Jamestown, ND and serves approximately 55,000 people in nine counties. Between JRMC, JRMC Clinic, Sanford Health Jamestown and Essentia Health Jamestown, the community is served by 30 local medical providers and a variety of visiting specialists. For more information on services at JRMC, visit www.jrmcnd.com or call 701-952-1050.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Police are searching for two people who held up a gas station in Fargo. Authorities say two males entered the All Stop store last night and demanded money. One of the suspects displayed a handgun. The suspects fled with an undetermined amount of cash.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A Minot woman is dead after a collision at a city intersection.
Police say the 63-year-old woman failed to yield at a stop sign Thursday afternoon and was struck by a vehicle driven by a 20-year-old woman. The older woman was declared dead at a hospital.
The younger women suffered minor injuries. A 17-year-old passenger in her vehicle was not hurt.
Police did not immediately identify the people involved.
PETERSBURG, N.D. (AP) – A 28-year-old woman died in a single-vehicle crash in Nelson County in which her vehicle ended up in a slough.
The Highway Patrol says the woman was trying to pass another vehicle on U.S. Highway 2 near Petersburg Thursday afternoon when she lost control of her car.
The car went into the median, hit a sign, struck the median crossover and became airborne, eventually coasting across the far lanes of the highway and into a slough.
Authorities did not immediately identify the woman.
GLEN ULLIN, N.D. (AP) – Authorities say a 34-year-old Belfield man was killed after his vehicle rear-ended a semitrailer in southwestern North Dakota.
The accident happened late Thursday afternoon on Interstate 94 near Glen Ullin. The North Dakota State Highway Patrol says the man was traveling eastbound on the highway when his vehicle veered onto the shoulder and struck a parked semitrailer.
The vehicle came to rest halfway underneath the semitrailer. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. No other injuries were reported.
The Highway Patrol says the man was wearing his seatbelt, and road and weather conditions were good at the time of the crash.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Bond has been set at three-quarters of a million dollars for an 18-year-old man charged with fatally shooting two fellow employees at a north-central North Dakota hog farm.
Bottineau resident Jeremy Rodriguez Rios appeared for the first time in court Thursday. He is charged with two counts of felony murder in the deaths of 37-year-old Brian Story and 50-year-old Christopher Sluder.
All three worked at Turtle Mountain Pork, a commercial hog operation near Souris, in Bottineau County. Sluder managed the business.
Investigators say Rodriguez Rios admitted to shooting the two men with a handgun on Tuesday and throwing the gun in the sewage pit below the hog barns.
Rodriguez Rios is scheduled to be back in court on April 17th.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – One of four men accused of planning to commit a murder in Minot has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and been sentenced to serve three years in prison.
Charles Tomlin Jr. pleaded guilty Thursday to criminal facilitation. The felony carried a maximum punishment of five years in prison, compared with the life prison term possible under the initial charge against Tomlin.
He also must pay $1,100 in fees and serve five years on probation under his plea deal.
Tomlin and three others are accused of traveling to Minot in July 2013 seeking revenge for an acquaintance following a fight at a Minot bar. The shooting injured Christopher Docher, who was shot twice in the neck but survived.
Authorities allege the four suspects are members of a California-based street gang.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s biggest farm group is planning a rally on the steps of the state Capitol to protest the Legislature’s decision to loosen the state’s Depression-era ban against corporate farming.
North Dakota Farmers Union event is slated for this afternoon. Farmers Union officials say they are slated to decide then whether to start a petition drive to refer the legislation to voters.
Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed the legislation last week that exempts ailing pork and dairy operations from the state’s anti-corporate farming law.
Former North Dakota Agriculture commissioner Roger Johnson, who now serves as president of the National Farmers Union, is slated to speak at the event.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A Fort Yates man convicted in a sexual abuse case that dates back to 1997 says he should not have been prosecuted because of a conflict of interest in the U.S. attorney’s office.
A federal jury in November found Donald Luger guilty of aggravated sexual abuse by use of force. Authorities say the assault took place against a 12-year-old girl in 1997.
Luger says former U.S. Attorney Timothy Purdon represented him in a 2009 criminal case and that gave the government an unfair advantage in the sexual abuse proceedings.
An assistant U.S. attorney says Purdon officially withdrew from the case and did not receive any “updates, briefings or any other information” regarding the prosecution of Luger.
A hearing is scheduled this morning in Fargo. Luger has not yet been sentenced.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The Department of Public Instruction says planned student achievement testing that will gauge how well students are meeting the new Common Core educational standards has been delayed because of issues delivering the tests.
The department says contractor Measured Progress told the state this week that it needed to delay North Dakota State Assessment testing because of a “single, problematic anomaly” with the delivery system. The tests were scheduled to begin Wednesday.
Department spokesman Dale Wetzel says they believe the problem is on the verge of being solved. Wetzel says the delay “is not ideal” but that it’s more important that testing go smoothly.
Common Core outlines what skills students need to be ready for college and careers.
Nevada and Montana also have contracts with Measured Progress and are delaying exams.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Board of Higher Education is asking lawmakers to reconsider moving control of lawyers and auditors from the university system to other agencies. The motion approved yesterday came after the board heard from Deputy Attorney General Thomas Trenbeath and Auditor Robert Peterson on the legislative proposal to change the structure of audit services.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Board of Higher Education has narrowed the list of candidates for university system chancellor from 21 to eight. Former chancellor Robert Potts made the cut.
Seven men and one woman will be invited to participate in video interviews on April 14th. The board will then pick finalists for face-to-face interviews.
Potts ran the system for two years. He departed in 2006 after a dispute that started when one college president raised questions about the scope of his authority.
State Senator Tim Flakoll, who serves as provost for the Tri-College University in Fargo, is among the final eight, as is Paul Turman, vice president for academic affairs for South Dakota’s university system.
The other candidates are Sylvia Moore, Michael Thomas, Keith Miller, Mark Hagerott and Robert Donley.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota legislative leaders are pushing a measure that would name lawmakers who make written requests for public records. Currently, lawmakers can make anonymous requests for public records through the Legislative Council, which is the Legislature’s research arm.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – An international real estate company has succeeded in pressing Williams County officials to make a decision on approving a proposed $500 million development on the outskirts of the oil patch hub.
Swiss-based Stropiq earlier this month asked the Williams County Commission to force its planning and zoning committee to make a recommendation on Williston Crossing.
The project would include 1 million square feet of retail, entertainment, office and hotel space, and the committee had tabled a recommendation to allow more time to study the proposal.
The commission this week directed the committee to make a recommendation on the project before the commission’s next meeting, on April 7.
In sports…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Snow geese are making their way through North Dakota, and the state Game and Fish Department is reminding hunters that endangered whooping cranes also are in the midst of their spring migration.
Officials are advising hunters to properly identify their target before shooting because other white birds such as snow geese, pelicans, swans and egrets often are mistaken for whooping cranes.
Anyone who spots a whooper is asked to report the sighting so the birds can be tracked. Whooping cranes stand about 5 feet tall and have a wingspan of about 7 feet. They are bright white with black wing tips. In flight they extend their long necks straight forward, and their legs extend out behind them. They usually fly alone or in small groups, sometimes with sandhill cranes.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Two North Dakota State University students running as a team for student body president and vice president are basing their platform on allowing alcohol sales during Bison football games at the Fargodome.
Robert Kringler is a junior majoring in history and Aaron Weber is a sophomore majoring in agricultural communications. They believe that allowing beer sales during games will cut down on binge drinking and “encourage safer consumption habits.”
The pair says that similar changes at institutions like the University of North Dakota and University of Minnesota have shown to decrease alcohol-related incidents during sporting events
Kringler and Weber sent out a news release Wednesday outlining their “Your Campus, Your Voice” platform.
School officials could not be reached for comment.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Milwaukee 111 Indiana 107
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final OT Anaheim 3 Boston 2
Final OT Arizona 4 Buffalo 3
Final Los Angeles 3 N-Y Islanders 2
Final OT Washington 3 New Jersey 2
Final Carolina 5 Pittsburgh 2
Final Florida 4 Toronto 1
Final Nashville 3 Tampa Bay 2
Final N-Y Rangers 5 Ottawa 1
Final San Jose 6 Detroit 4
Final Winnipeg 5 Montreal 2
Final Colorado 4 Vancouver 1
NCAA…
CLEVELAND (AP) – Kentucky doubled up West Virginia 78-39 in a one-sided Midwest Regional semifinal last night that sends the 37-0 Wildcats into the Elite Eight. Trey Lyles scored 14 point and Andrew Harrison added 13 for the 37-0 Wildcats, who face Notre Dame in Saturday’s Midwest final.
CLEVELAND (AP) – Demetrius Jackson scored 20 points and third-seeded Notre Dame dominated Wichita State 81-70 in the Midwest regional semifinals to advance to the Elite Eight for the first time in 36 years. Pat Connaughton added 16 points and 10 rebounds for Notre Dame and Jerian Grant had nine points and 11 assists.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Sam Dekker scored a career-high 23 points, Frank Kaminsky added 19 and top-seeded Wisconsin rallied in the final 10 minutes to hold off North Carolina 79-72 and advance to the final eight of the NCAA Tournament. Zak Showalter came off the bench to score six points in the Badgers’ 19-7 comeback run that sent them into the West Regional final Saturday against No. 2 seed Arizona.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Second-seed Arizona earned the right to play Wisconsin for the West final by rallying past Xavier 68-60. T.J. McConnell scored 17 points for Arizona, which went on a 19-7 run in the final seven minutes to win.
NAIA…
MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) – The Dakota Wesleyan men’s basketball team is No. 2 in the final NAIA Division II poll after its runner-up finish in the national tournament. It’s the highest ranking in school history for the Tigers. Dakota Wesleyan lost to Cornerstone 66-45 last week in the championship game of the NAIA Division II National Tournament.
DEAN SMITH…
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) – Hall of Fame basketball coach Dean Smith passed away last month. On Thursday, the trustee of a trust that bears the late coach’s name confirmed that $200 checks were sent out to each of the players who lettered for Smith’s Tar Heels teams, about 180 in all.
The letter says Smith directed that following his death, each letterman was to be sent a check with the message “enjoy a dinner out compliments of Coach Dean Smith.”
The Hall of Fame coach died Feb. 7 at age 83.
VIKES STADIUM…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Wilf family is pledging another $19.5 million toward the Minnesota Vikings’ stadium project to cover more of the costs in several aspects of building and surrounding areas. The Vikings say the extra money will go to enhancements in the plaza, food service equipment, entertainment areas in the stadium, upgrades to retractable seating and a deck that will overlook downtown Minneapolis.
PGA…
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Charley Hoffman took advantage of calmer afternoon conditions to take the first-round lead in the wind-swept Texas Open, shooting a 5-under 67. Hoffman has eight top-10 finishes in nine appearances in San Antonio.
Aaron Baddeley was second after a 68. Max Homa had a 69, and Phil Mickelson and Ryan Palmer shot 70.
LPGA-KIA CLASSIC…
CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) – Mirim Lee birdied all four par-5 holes and finished with a bogey-free 7-under 65 to take the first-round lead in the Kia Classic. Yani Tseng (YAH’-nee sehng), winless in 70 starts since her victory in the 2012 event at nearby La Costa, had a 66.
Top-ranked Lydia Ko, Karrie (KAR’-ee) Webb and China’s Xiyu Lin shot 5-under 67’s. Lexi Thompson shot a 68.
In world and national news…
NEW YORK (AP) – The price of oil rose sharply on Thursday as mounting tensions in Yemen got traders worried that the flow of crude from the Persian Gulf region could be disrupted.
Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states launched strikes on key military installations in Yemen. They aim to oust Shiite rebels who forced the country’s embattled president to flee.
U.S. crude rose $2.22, or 4.5 percent, to close at $51.43 a barrel in New York. U.S. crude oil has jumped 17 percent since hitting a low of $43.96 a barrel a week ago.
It was the first time the benchmark U.S. oil contract closed at $50 or higher since March 9th. Brent crude, a benchmark for international oils used by many U.S. refineries, rose $2.71, or 4.8 percent, to close at $59.19 a barrel in London.
NEW YORK (AP) – About 200 firefighters and medical staff remain this morning at the site of a Manhattan apartment building that collapsed after an apparent gas explosion. The blast yesterday happened about an hour after utility company inspectors decided the work being done there was faulty. Nineteen people were injured, four critically. Fire officials say it takes much longer to put out all the fire in a collapsed building.
WASHINGTON (AP) – A Republican plan to cut $5 trillion in spending over 10 years has now cleared the Senate, but differences with the House GOP will have to be reconciled next month. The measure also positions Congress for months of battling President Barack Obama over the GOP’s goals of slicing spending and dismantling his health care law.
BERLIN (AP) – Authorities investigating the plane crash in the French Alps are short on explanations about why the co-pilot deliberately flew the aircraft into a mountain, killing 150 people. German police have searched the homes of co-pilot Andreas Lubitz (an-DRAY’-us LOO’-bihtz) in two cities. German tabloid Bild reports that Lubitz had a “serious depressive episode” six years ago.
AMSTERDAM (AP) – The Dutch capital and surrounding towns have temporarily ground to a halt thanks to a major power failure. Trains, trams and planes are stalled in and around Amsterdam, in a region which is home to some 2.7 million people. It all started with an outage at a high-voltage power station just outside Amsterdam. Officials say the slow process of restoration has begun.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) – Officials tell The Associated Press that hundreds of centrifuges could keep spinning in Iran as part of the trade-off in a nuclear deal. The United States is considering letting Tehran run the devices at a once-secret, fortified underground bunker in exchange for limits on such research and development at other sites. The Iranians would not be allowed to do work that could lead to an atomic bomb and the site would be subject to international inspections.
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