Subscribe by RSS
CSi Weather…
REST OF TODAY…CLOUDY. 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 20S. TEMPERATURE FALLING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
EVENING. LOWS AROUND 10. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE MORNING IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. HIGHS 15 TO 20. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.CHRISTMAS DAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS
5 TO 10 ABOVE.
.SATURDAY…DECREASING CLOUDS. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS
AROUND 10.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 5 BELOW.
HIGHS 10 TO 15.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.
.MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 15 TO 20.
.MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 15 TO 20.
FRIDAY AND ESPECIALLY SATURDAY WILL BE COLD WITH
THE CANADIAN SURFACE RIDGE BUILDING INTO THE AREA…WITH SUB-ZERO
LOWS LIKELY BY SATURDAY NIGHT IF SKIES CLEAR. THEREAFTER…THERE
COULD BE SOME MODERATION IN TEMPERATURES BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Police is reminding Christmas shoppers that they may see a Jamestown Police Department officer walking through stores to help contain a rash of shoplifting that has taken place in stores around Jamestown this week.
Lt. Justin Blinsky, says over the last two days there have been seven reports of shoplifting at five stores.
He adds, that the incidences involved different people and didn’t appear to be part of any organized effort.
Blinsky says there is usually an increase in shoplifting closer to Christmas.
He points out that the shoplifters have been caught the people in the act, or used video surveillance to catch the suspects
Blinksy adds that none of the suspects have been charged as yet. The items taken range in price from a few dollars to hundreds of dollars.
From the University of Jamestown web site:
Jamestown, ND – University of Jamestown director of athletics Sean Johnson announced that Josh Kittell is the school’s new head football coach.
A 2008 graduate of University of Jamestown (formerly Jamestown College) and a native of Garrison, Kittell is currently a member of the North Dakota State football coaching staff and will remain with the Bison through the FCS national championship game January 9, 2016.
The 29-year old Kittell currently serves as Offensive Quality Control assistant at North Dakota State.
Before joining the NDSU staff this summer, Kittell was the Jimmies’ offensive coordinator in 2014. Jamestown averaged just over 411 yards per game of total offense that season, the best mark for the program since Kittell’s senior season as a player in 2008.
During his two years as the starting quarterback the Jimmies posted a combined record of 16-5 and led Jamestown to the 2007 NAIA playoffs. As a junior in 2007, the Jimmies posted a 9-2 record and claimed the Dakota Athletic Conference championship. He completed 64 percent of his passes for 2,320 yards and 22 touchdowns.
As a senior in 2008, Kittell led the Jimmies to a 7-3 record while setting single-season school records for passing yards (2,938), passes attempted (395), passes completed (249), and total offense (3,345). He set the single-game record for touchdown passes with 6 and most consecutive passes completed with 12 against Peru State in the 2008 season opener. He finished second in the nation in total offense, sixth in passing yards per game (293.8) and 22nd in passing efficiency.
After graduating from University of Jamestown in 2008 with a degree in business administration, Kittell played professional football in Germany for the Franken Knights.
He returned to North Dakota to help start the football program at Dakota College at Bottineau, serving as offensive coordinator in 2009.
Kittell then moved to Minot State where he served as a graduate assistant from 2010 to 2011 and then as a full-time assistant for the Beavers during the 2012 and 2013 seasons. As a graduate assistant he worked with quarterbacks, outside linebackers and safeties. As a full-time assistant he served as wide receivers coach as well as kick-off return and punt return coordinator.
His older brother, Joe, is the head men’s basketball coach at the University of Mary.
Commenting on Kittell being named the Jimmies Head Football Coach, Johnson says, “We are excited to welcome Josh back to his alma mater to lead the Jimmie football program into the future. He was one of our greatest leaders on the field as a player, did an excellent job as our offensive coordinator in 2014 and we have confidence that he will be successful as our next head coach.”
Uj President, Bob Badal says, “It is such a pleasure to have followed Josh’s development from a student athlete through a solid progression of coaching positions since his playing days as a talented Jimmie quarterback. I am really glad to see his return home, and I look forward to his leadership of the program and to the excitement that he will bring to our campus community.”
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Public Schools announces that parents will need to call 252-1950, the administrative office, to set up an appointment to register your kindergarten student. The registration of ALL kindergarten students for the 2016-2017 school year will be held January 4th through 22nd from 8:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. by appointment only at the district administrative office, 207 2nd Avenue SE.
The kindergarten program is a District-Wide program. Students may be required to attend the kindergarten program in a school other than their neighborhood school. School assignments will be made in June 2016, which you will receive notification by mail.
Children who will be five years of age by August 1, 2016, are eligible to register for the 2016-2017 school term. Parents are requested to bring the child’s certified birth certificate. The child’s certified birth certificate is required before permanent registration can be completed. Parents are also requested to bring a copy of their child’s certified immunization records. State law requires that all children be properly immunized before they can attend school.
FIRST GRADE REGISTRATION
Parents/guardians of children residing in the Jamestown Public School District who will be six years of age by August 1, 2016, and who have not attended kindergarten in the Jamestown Public Schools, should contact district administrative office, 252-1950, to set up a registration appointment held January 25th through 29th, 2016.
Parents/guardians are asked to bring their child’s certified birth certificate. The child’s certified birth certificate is required before permanent registration can be completed. Parents are also requested to bring a copy of their child’s certified immunization records. State law requires that all children be properly immunized before they can attend school.
Valley City (CSi) Valley City State University celebrated its inaugural winter commencement exercises on Thursday, December 17 in Graichen Gymnasium on the VCSU campus.
VCSU Marketing Director Greg Vanney says eighty candidates for degrees, including 9 Master of Education candidates, 44 Bachelor of Science in Education candidates, 26 Bachelor of Science candidates, and 1 Bachelor of University Studies candidate—were eligible to participate in the ceremony.
WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a man who was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from his vehicle died in a rollover crash near Watford City. Authorities say the man was traveling on a county gravel road about 15 miles north of Watford City when failed to maintain control of his pickup truck after he crested a hill and traveled onto a snowy and ice-packed portion of the roadway. The man was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on 41st Street Northwest in McKenzie County.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – The office of North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem won’t press charges against a Minot police officer who shot a man in the leg during a fight in September.
Minot Police Chief Jason Olson on Tuesday said the attorney general’s office reviewed the investigation conducted by the state’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation before deciding against pressing charges.
Olson says his department also investigated the incident and concluded Officer James Jabara was justified in firing his weapon.
The shooting happened Sept. 13, when Jabara responded to a report of a suspicious person. Police at the time said Jabara asked the man to identify himself, but the man began to flee. Police said Jabara caught the man and a fight ensued, leading Jabara to discharge the weapon during the struggle.
Jabara was placed on administrative leave while the incident was investigated.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A woman has agreed to plead guilty to dealing large amounts of methamphetamine in at least three states, including North Dakota and Minnesota.
Jada Grace Bahl is charged in federal court with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance. Bahl and two other people connected to the ring were arrested in the Fargo and Moorhead, Minnesota area in June.
Authorities say Bahl distributed more than 500 grams of meth, primarily in North Dakota, Minnesota and Arizona.
The charge carries a maximum penalty of life in prison and a minimum mandatory term of 10 years. Plea and sentencing hearings have not been set.
Bahl’s attorney did not immediately respond to an email request for comment.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Corrections officials are still investigation an assault that led to a nearly weeklong lockdown at the North Dakota State Penitentiary in Bismarck.
The lockdown was implemented Dec. 9 following a fight between two inmates. Prison officials kept inmates in their cells and suspended visitation until Dec. 15.
North Dakota Highway Patrol Capt. Eric Peterson says an inmate was injured in the assault and was treated and released from the hospital. He says the nature of the inmate’s injuries is not being released pending the completion of the investigation. Neither are the names of the suspect or the victim.
Peterson says the success of such investigations depends on the cooperation of witnesses, and the investigation may not be completed quickly.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A large jury pool is being sought for the trial of a man accused in a homicide in Minot a year ago.
The judge and attorneys in the case agreed to seek a 100 person jury pool Tuesday for the Jan. 11 trial of 38-year-old Anthony Campbell.
He’s accused of killing 25-year-old Shannon Brunelle, who was found dead in a garage at an apartment building on Sept. 15, 2014. Campbell was arrested in Philadelphia on a murder warrant and an unrelated burglary warrant after a nine-week search.
Campbell has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge that carries a maximum punishment of life in prison without parole.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The latest estimate from the Census Bureau says North Dakota’s population in July was about 757,000. That’s an increase of almost 17,000 from a year earlier. Governor Jack Dalrymple says the state’s economy and thousands of unfilled jobs are driving the population gains, despite a slowdown in drilling activity.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment that they believe will bolster the rights of crime victims in North Dakota can begin collecting signatures to try to bring their proposal to a public vote next year.
Secretary of State Al Jaeger says he has approved the petitions for circulation. Supporters of the idea need to collect about 27,000 signatures to get it on the ballot in the state’s primary election in June or the general election in November.
Backers say the proposal is patterned after “Marsy’s Law,” which California voters approved in 2008 after the murder of a college student.
The measure would, among other things, ensure crime victims are protected against alleged perpetrators and that victims have information about court proceedings and parole hearings.
Lisbon (CSi)- It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and nowhere was that more true than Monday at the North Dakota Veterans Home in Lisbon.
Soldiers and Airmen with the North Dakota National Guard visited the home, delivering gifts and sharing a holiday meal with the veterans, in order to demonstrate their appreciation to those whose military service preceded theirs.
Visitors to the home for the outreach event included Maj. Gen. Al Dohrmann, North Dakota adjutant general, and nearly 30 other Guardsmen. Together, Guard members and residents shared a traditional holiday meal and plenty of conversation.
After the meal, the Guardsmen handed out 143 gifts (one for each veteran) and entertained residents with holiday carols.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney’s recommendation to give city workers a paid day off for Martin Luther King Jr. Day failed after city commissioners ended up in a tie vote.
One commissioner was absent and four commissioners voted 2-2.
Mahoney says racial tensions across the country and a number of other factors are why he suggested the paid holiday for workers. He says it is a federal and state holiday and other cities in the area observe it with a holiday.
Commissioner Tony Gehrig says employees are allowed one flex day and can take it off anytime, including to honor the civil rights leader.
The one-day, paid holiday would cost the city $75,000.
The proposal can be reintroduced when all five commissioners are present.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Nearly 19,200 people in North Dakota have signed up for 2016 coverage through health insurance markets under the federal health care law.
Health and Human Services officials say they are among 8.2 million people in the United States to do so since the start of the Nov. 1 open enrollment period.
The numbers reflect only the 38 states using the HealthCare.gov website and call center.
Officials say in a release that about 60 percent of people in enrolled in North Dakota can find health care plan premiums for $75 per month or less after tax credits.
Coverage starts Jan. 1 under plans selected by Dec. 17 or for people who were automatically reenrolled. Open enrollment ends Jan. 31, 2016.
People who remain uninsured after that risk rising fines.
In sports…
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Parks and Recreation Department announces that the warming houses at Meidinger, McElroy and Leapaldt parks will be opened for the season on Saturday, December 26.
Hours are:
McElroy, Meidinger and Leapaldt Parks
Mon-Fri. 3:30-8:00pm.
Saturday: 11:00am-7:00pm
Sunday: 12:00pm-6:00pm
(Hours are extended during Christmas vacation.)
For more information contact the Parks and Recreation Office, 252-3982.
Class B basketball polls
Dec. 21, 2015
Boys
Team (first-place votes) Rcd Pts LW
1. Four Winds-Minnewaukan (15) 2-0 166 1
2. Our Redeemer’s (2) 4-0 149 2
3. Hillsboro-Central Valley 2-0 122 3
4. Shiloh Christian 2-0 113 4
5. Enderlin 1-0 93 5
6. Strasburg-Zeeland 2-0 91 6
7. St. John 4-0 52 NR
8. Linton-HMB 3-0 31 10
9. Parshall 2-1 30 9
10. Dickinson Trinity 3-1 29 NR
Others receiving votes: Milnor-North Sargent (2-0), Carrington (3-0), Central Cass (3-0), Thompson (2-1), Northern Cass (2-0), Berthold (3-0).
Girls
Team (first-place votes) Rcd Pts LW
1. LaMoure-Litchville-Marion (15) 6-0 167 1
2. Thompson (2) 7-0 153 3
3. Rugby 6-0 134 5
4. Grafton 5-0 96 7
5. Dickinson Trinity 4-1 78 9
6. Park River-Fordville-Lankin 6-0 74 10
7. North Star 6-1 60 2
8. Our Redeemer’s 5-0 53 NR
9. Shiloh Christian 5-1 45 6
10. Watford City 3-1 41 4
Others receiving votes: Minot Ryan (3-2), Carrington (6-1), Grant County (7-1), Trenton-Trinity Christian (7-0), Garrison (6-1), Sawyer (6-1), Fairmount-Campbell-Tintah (5-1), Kindred (5-2).
BOYS HOCKEY….
Fargo Davies 6, Jamestown 0
BOYS BASKETBALL
Bowman County 50, Hazen 49
Breckenridge, Minn. 80, Enderlin 71
Dickinson 112, Watford City 60
Fargo Davies 75, Moorhead, Minn. 63
Grand Forks Red River 78, Wahpeton 67
Jamestown 85, Valley City 53
Kidder County 57, Barnes County North 49
Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 61, Divide County 28
Sheyenne 77, Fargo South 59
Surrey 63, Max 44
Washburn 70, Underwood 56
West Fargo 70, Grand Forks Central 32
Westhope-Newburg 73, South Prairie 46
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Grafton/St. Thomas vs. Midway-Minto, ppd.
Devils Lake vs. Fargo North, ppd.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Dickinson Trinity 50, Hazen 27
Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 50, Linton-HMB 26
Ellendale 52, Strasburg-Zeeland 14
Flasher 67, Center-Stanton 51
Grand Forks Red River 53, Wahpeton 50
Jamestown 57, Valley City 26
Moorhead, Minn. 78, Fargo Davies 58
Richland 53, Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran 41
Underwood 37, Washburn 25
Watford City 54, Dickinson 44
West Fargo 64, Grand Forks Central 61
Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 55, Hankinson 43
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Midway-Minto vs. Grafton/St. Thomas, ppd.
Fargo North vs. Devils Lake, ppd.
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) – Barry Brown had 15 points as Kansas State beat North Dakota 63-49 on Tuesday night. Wesley Iwundu added 11 points with five rebounds and three assists for Kansas State. Drick Bernstine had 13 points and 13 rebounds to lead North Dakota.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Memphis 104 Philadelphia 90
Final Toronto 103 Dallas 99
Final Detroit 93 Miami 92
Final L-A Lakers 111 Denver 107
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Jason Pominville and Charlie Coyle scored for Minnesota as the Wild beat teetering Montreal 2-1 Tuesday night. Daniel Carr spoiled the shutout bid by Darcy Kuemper by scoring between the pads with 7:14 remaining. Kuemper made 24 saves. Mike Condon stopped 20 shots for the Canadiens.
Final OT N-Y Rangers 3 Anaheim 2
Final St. Louis 2 Boston 0
Final New Jersey 4 Detroit 3
Final 2OT Florida 2 Ottawa 1
Final Vancouver 2 Tampa Bay 1
Final Dallas 4 Chicago 0
Final Arizona 3 Toronto 2
Final Calgary 4 Winnipeg 1
Final San Jose 5 Los Angeles 3
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final OT ( 1) Michigan St. 99 Oakland 93
Final ( 2) Kansas 70 San Diego St. 57
Final ( 3) Oklahoma 88 Washington St. 60
Final OT ( 5) Virginia 63 California 62
Final ( 6) Xavier 78 Wake Forest 70
Final ( 8) Arizona 85 Long Beach St. 70
Final ( 9) Butler 88 S. Utah 52
Final (11) Iowa St. 81 (22) Cincinnati 79
Final (13) Miami 95 La Salle 49
Final (14) Purdue 68 Vanderbilt 55
Final (16) Louisville 75 UMKC 47
Final (17) Villanova 78 Delaware 48
Final (18) SMU 90 Kent St. 74
Final DePaul 82 (20) George Washington 61
Final (24) Utah 105 Delaware St. 58
Final (25) South Carolina 75 St. John’s 61
TOP-25 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final ( 2) South Carolina 78 Elon 63
Final (12) Stanford 83 CS Bakersfield 41
Final (15) Northwestern 80 UMKC 38
Final (16) Texas A&M 69 UALR 39
Final (23) Miami 83 FIU 55
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-BOWL GAME…
BOISE, Idaho (AP) – The Akron Zips have earned their first bowl victory.
Robert Stein drilled three field goals, including a 46-yard field goal with 8:15 remaining in the fourth quarter as the Zips downed Utah State 23-21 in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise.
Jatavis Brown was a beast on defense, recording eight tackles along with 1 1/2 sacks, 2 1/2 tackles for loss and a critical forced fumble.
The Zips have their first eight-win season since moving up to FBS in 1987.
Boca Raton Bowl…
Toledo 32 Temple 17
NFL..
NEW YORK (AP) – Odell Beckham Jr. will have the appeal of his one-game suspension heard today. The NFL says that former Washington and Philadelphia wide out James Thrash will be the hearing officer for the appeal by the New York Giants receiver. The league suspended Beckham for his conduct against Carolina Sunday, when he drew three personal foul penalties.
MLB…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The St. Louis Cardinals have filled a pitching void after losing starting pitcher John Lackey, working out a five-year, $80 million contract with free agent Mike Leake. The 28-year-old right-hander is 64-52 with a 3.88 ERA in six big league seasons. He was 11-10 with a 3.70 ERA in 190 innings for Cincinnati and San Francisco this year.
NEW YORK (AP) – A person familiar with the negotiations says the New York Mets and outfielder Alejandro De Aza (day AH’-zah) have agreed to a one-year, $5.75 million contract, pending a physical. The left-handed-hitting De Aza batted .262 with seven homers, 31 extra-base hits and 35 RBIs in 325 at-bats for Baltimore, Boston and San Francisco this year. He is seen as a compliment to right-handed-hitting center fielder Juan Lagares (lah-GAH’-rehs).
NBA…
CHICAGO (AP) – Bulls center Joakim (JOH’-lihm) Noah will miss at least two weeks because of a sprained left shoulder suffered in last night’s loss to Brooklyn. He was on defense when a leaping Andrea Bargnani (bahrn-YAH’-nee) came down hard on Noah’s left arm, bending it back awkwardly. Noah is averaging 4.5 points and 8.8 rebounds this season.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL…
UNDATED (AP) – Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey is the first non-Heisman Trophy winner in six years to be named The Associated Press college football player of the year. McCaffrey is the first Stanford player to win the award since it was first handed out in 1998, beating out Heisman winner and Alabama running back Derrick Henry for the honor. McCaffrey ran for 1,847 yards and eight touchdowns, caught a team-best 41 passes for 540 yards and four scores and averaged 28.9 yards per kickoff return with another score. He also threw two touchdown passes.
In world and national news…
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – Indonesian officials say they have credible information about possible militant attacks between now and the near future so they’re doubling down on security at various public places in the predominantly Muslim nation. Officials say 150,000 security personnel have been deployed across the country to safeguard churches, airports and other public places and that there is special danger for minority Christians. A manhunt continues for Indonesia’s most wanted militant, Abu Wardah Santoso, who has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group.
ISTANBUL (AP) – An explosion near a parked aircraft at an Istanbul airport is under investigation and tight security has been imposed at entrances to the airport, including vehicle searches. A Turkish news agency says an airplane cleaner died of injuries suffered in today’s blast and another was injured. There’s no word on the cause of the blast.
VIENNA (AP) – There’s been a disqualification from World Cup ski races after an incident at a slalom in Italy. The international ski federation is now banning camera drones after one crashed and nearly hit Austrian skier Marcel Hirscher. The unmanned craft carrying a TV camera came down and shattered on the icy slope just behind Hirscher during last night’s race. He finished second.
LAS VEGAS (AP) – There’s a court appearance today in Las Vegas for 24-year-old Lakeisha Holloway, the Oregon woman accused of intentionally plowing her car through crowds of pedestrians on a Las Vegas Strip sidewalk, killing one person. She faces felony murder, hit-and-run and child abuse charges. She had her young daughter in the car.
BERLIN (AP) – German accolades for Pope Francis today. News agency dpa reports he’s been named the winner of the International Charlemagne Prize, awarded annually by the German city of Aachen (AH’-kehn) for contributions to European unity. The prize committee says that the pontiff has sent “a message of hope and encouragement” at a time in which “many citizens in Europe are seeking orientation.”
Comments are closed
Sorry, but you cannot leave a comment for this post.