Area Weather for Today, July 1: A slight chance of showers before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 73. East wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wed Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Northwest wind around 8 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.

Independence Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A Devils Lake man has been ordered to pay uncovered medical bills and reimburse a Fargo man for concert tickets for slamming the man’s head into a shelf in a bathroom at the Fargodome last year. Bradley Gardner also served a day in jail for the assault. The incident happened during a Paul McCartney concert in July 2014. The victim said he asked Gardner to be quiet during the show and Gardner later followed him into the bathroom and assaulted him.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Bismarck police have arrested a suspect in an armed robbery of a gas station. The 18-year-old was taken into custody Tuesday night on outstanding warrants. The man is accused of robbing a clerk at a Simonson Gas Station early Tuesday.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A program that aims to help North Dakota landowners and tenants resolve issues with companies over pipeline reclamation problems is handling nearly a dozen complaints. State lawmakers this year approved the program to use ombudsmen to work with landowners to resolve pipeline issues. The Bismarck Tribune reports two of the five ombudsmen contracted by the state Agriculture Department are handling 11 cases.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s taxable sales and purchases increased 2.2 percent during January, February and March when compared to the same period last year. The state Tax Department says North Dakota recorded $5.8 billion in taxable sales and purchases during the first quarter. Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger says the more than $200 million increase came despite slumping oil prices and decreased drilling activity.

4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS DISPLAY 10:30 PM
THE STUTSMAN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
SEATING AVAILABLE AT THE JAMESTOWN SPEEDWAY GRANDSTAND   Sponsored by Jamestown Tourism

Jamestown  (CSi)  The 118th Stutsman County Fair opens Wednesday July 1, 2015 and runs through the 4th in Jamestown.

The fair opens Wednesday with the project expo, clothing review, exhibits, merchant area and home and hobby. The 4-H judging begins and market beef, sheep, goat and swine reviews will run all day with exhibits up for the rest of the fair.

Fireworks can be detonated within the City of Jamestown

Noon to 11pm  Wed July 1
Noon to 11pm Thrs July 2
Noon to 11pm Fri July 3
Noon Sat July to 1AM Sun July 5

Valley City Fire Chief, Gary Retterath reminds city residents about the current Ordinance concerning the sale and use of fireworks in city limits.

Retterath say the sale of fireworks starts June 27 and ends July 5, and that in Valley City the days of detonation have been reduced to 5 days, July 1 – July 5.

The hours for detonation are 8-am to 11-pm except on July 4th when detonation is allowed from 8-am to midnight.