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Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 Central Valley Health Briefing was shown\u00a0 live on CSi 10 & 67, Tuesday Dec 15 at 2pm. \u00a0 It will also stream to Facebook.com\/TheReplayChannel.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/VCSU-WE-OSMON-300x165.jpg\")
Valley City (CCHD)\u00a0 The COVID-19 testing site in Valley City is now every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 1pm to 2pm \u00a0at the VCSU Fieldhouse, \u201cBubble.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/VCcommZOOM-liveReplay-300x202.jpg\")
Valley City\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session on Tuesday evening virtually.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Stutsheriff-300x202.jpg\")
Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The Stutsman County Sheriff Office reports, the Stutsman Alert for a missing man, issued Tuesday morning has been cancelled. Arvid Ellingson has been located safely at a farmstead in Stutsman County. Sheriff Kaiser thanks everyone for their assistance.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cruz-Timothy-Muscha.jpg\")
Jamestown\u00a0 (JPD)\u00a0 The Jamestown Police Department is warning Jamestown Residents of\u00a0 a new convicted sex offender, living in Jamestown.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BurgumCoronaVirus-300x202.jpg\")
Bismarck\u00a0 (CSi) \u2013 Gov. Doug Burgum Tuesday announced he has reappointed all 16 Cabinet members as the administration enters its second term.<\/p>\n
Burgum says, \u201cLt. Gov. Brent Sanford and I are excited to begin our second term with these outstanding Cabinet members and deeply grateful for their exceptional leadership.\u00a0 Together with our small but dedicated Governor\u2019s Office staff and all of the hardworking members of Team ND, we look forward to building upon the progress of the last four years and serving North Dakota citizens as efficiently and effectively as possible to empower people, improve lives and inspire success.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Reappointed to the Cabinet are:<\/p>\n
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- Maj. Gen. Al Dohrmann, Adjutant General of the North Dakota National Guard<\/li>\n
- Andrea Travnicek, Director of the Parks and Recreation Department<\/li>\n
- Bill Panos, Director of the Department of Transportation<\/li>\n
- Col. Brandon Solberg, Superintendent of the Highway Patrol<\/li>\n
- Bryan Klipfel, Director of Workforce Safety and Insurance; Interim Executive Director of Job Service North Dakota<\/li>\n
- Chris Jones, Executive Director of the Department of Human Services<\/li>\n
- Dave Glatt, Director of the Department of Environmental Quality<\/li>\n
- Dave Krabbenhoft, Interim Director of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation<\/li>\n
- Dirk Wilke, Interim State Health Officer<\/li>\n
- Erica Thunder, Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Human Rights<\/li>\n
- Joe Morrissette, Director of the Office of Management and Budget<\/li>\n
- Karen Tyler, Commissioner of the Securities Department<\/li>\n
- Lise Kruse, Commissioner of the Department of Financial Institutions<\/li>\n
- Scott Davis, Executive Director of the Indian Affairs Commission<\/li>\n
- Shawn Kessel, Interim Commissioner of the Department of Commerce<\/li>\n
- Shawn Riley, Chief Information Officer for Information Technology<\/li>\n
- Terry Steinwand, Director of the Game and Fish Department<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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The governor also has named the executive team in the Governor\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n
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- Tammy Miller, Chief Operating Officer, is responsible for providing strategic direction, prioritization, guidance and setting operational expectations with cabinet agencies. In addition, she is currently co-lead of Unified Command for the COVID-19 response.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- JoDee Hanson, Chief Administrative Officer, is responsible for overall Governor\u2019s Office agency operations and leadership of the team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Policy Director Jace Beehler has been promoted to Chief of Staff and is responsible for the administration\u2019s policy and legislative agenda. He is the primary liaison to the state Legislature and the White House. Beehler\u2019s leadership has been instrumental over this past year and the Chief of Staff title more accurately reflects current responsibilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Mike Nowatzki, Communications Director, is responsible for the communications strategy and providing timely and relevant information about the governor\u2019s priorities and actions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Leslie Bakken Oliver, General Counsel, is responsible for interpreting state and federal laws, rules and regulations and representing the legal interests of the governor and the administration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
PALISADE, Minn. (AP) \u2014 More than 4,000 workers are expected in northern Minnesota over the next couple weeks to build the contentious Line 3 oil pipeline replacement. Opponents of the pipeline have escalated their efforts to block construction, while local law enforcement is focused on keeping the peace. Construction has ramped up quickly on Line 3 since Enbridge Energy received its final state and federal permits late last month. So too have the protests of activists determined to stop work on the pipeline, at least until legal challenges can be heard in court.<\/p>\n
In world and national news..<\/p>\n
WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany is describing Monday\u2019s Electoral College vote confirming Joe Biden as the nation\u2019s next president as just \u201cone step in the constitutional process.\u201d Her assessment is the latest example of White House officials declining to accept Biden\u2019s victory. McEnany was asked Tuesday by reporters whether President Donald Trump now considers Biden to be the president-elect and whether he plans to invite him to the White House. She declined to provide such an acknowledgement. Instead she said, \u201cthe president is still involved in ongoing litigation related to the election. Yesterday\u2019s vote was one step in the constitutional process, so I will leave that to him and refer you to the campaign for more on that litigation.\u201d<\/p>\n
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WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 President-elect Joe Biden is expected to pick former South Bend, Indiana, mayor Pete Buttigieg to head the Transportation Department. That’s according to three people familiar with the plans who spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday to avoid preempting the president-elect’s announcement. The 38-year-old Buttigieg was one of Biden\u2019s rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination. He was a breakout star of the primaries, sharing victory in the nation\u2019s first caucus with Bernie Sanders. He suspended his campaign before Super Tuesday and endorsed Biden. The Transportation Department helps oversee the nation\u2019s highway system, planes, trains and mass transit and is poised to play a key role early in the incoming administration.<\/p>\n
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WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 The pace is intensifying as Washington negotiators try to reach agreement on COVID-19 relief. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has summoned other top congressional leaders for a potentially critical meeting on Tuesday. Pelosi spoke with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin for more than an hour on Tuesday, her office tweeted, and Mnuchin will join the meeting by phone. The uptick in activity could be a sign that an agreement is near, though COVID-19 relief talks have been notoriously difficult. Pelosi hasn\u2019t met with Sen. Mitch McConnell in months. The Kentucky Republican is pressuring Democrats to drop a $160 billion aid package for states and local governments struggling to balance budgets because of the pandemic.<\/p>\n
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TORONTO (AP) \u2014 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is contracted to receive up to 168,000 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine before the end of December, pending approval by Canada\u2019s health regulator. Trudeau says deliveries could begin within 48 hours of regulatory approval and officials said they expect to approve use of the second vaccine soon. Canadians began receiving vaccine shots developed by Pfizer and BioNTech on Monday. Trudeau says Canada expects to receive about 200,000 doses from Pfizer next week. Canada received an initial batch of 30,000 this week.<\/p>\n
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WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will take their oaths of office outside the U.S. Capital building, but it probably won’t look like other inaugurations. That’s because inauguration planners want to craft an event that captures the traditional grandeur of the historic ceremony but also complies with COVID-19 protocols. Biden\u2019s team is urging supporters not to come to Washington, D.C., to celebrate the inauguration. His team released some broad details of the Jan. 20 event on Tuesday. They’re proceeding with their plans without any assurances that outgoing President Donald Trump will participate.<\/p>\n
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WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 A home test for COVID-19 will soon be on U.S. store shelves. The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday cleared the first kit that consumers can buy without a prescription to test themselves entirely at home. Regulators granted use for a similar home test last month, but it requires a doctor\u2019s prescription. The test kit from an Australian company allows users to swab themselves and get the results at home in about 20 minutes. The test connects to a digital app to help users interpret the results. The company says it will have 3 million tests available next month.<\/p>\n
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- Leslie Bakken Oliver, General Counsel, is responsible for interpreting state and federal laws, rules and regulations and representing the legal interests of the governor and the administration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
- Mike Nowatzki, Communications Director, is responsible for the communications strategy and providing timely and relevant information about the governor\u2019s priorities and actions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Policy Director Jace Beehler has been promoted to Chief of Staff and is responsible for the administration\u2019s policy and legislative agenda. He is the primary liaison to the state Legislature and the White House. Beehler\u2019s leadership has been instrumental over this past year and the Chief of Staff title more accurately reflects current responsibilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- JoDee Hanson, Chief Administrative Officer, is responsible for overall Governor\u2019s Office agency operations and leadership of the team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Tammy Miller, Chief Operating Officer, is responsible for providing strategic direction, prioritization, guidance and setting operational expectations with cabinet agencies. In addition, she is currently co-lead of Unified Command for the COVID-19 response.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n