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CSi Weather.<\/p>\nA wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow is possible across
\nwestern North Dakota late Thursday afternoon and night. A light glaze of ice is possible before a transition to all snow by mid evening. Snow accumulations of one to two inches are possible across western North Dakota through Friday morning. In central North Dakota, areas of fog will remain through Friday with patchy freezing drizzle and flurries Thursday night through Friday.<\/p>\n
A light glaze of ice possible. Icy roads and low visibility could lead to hazardous travel across the area through Friday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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North Dakota health officials say hospitalizations due the coronavirus dropped from 93 to 85 in the last day, with 13 patients currently requiring treatment in intensive care units. Medical facilities across the state have seen a steady drop in patients since the middle of November, a time when many of the largest facilities scrambled to provide staffed ICU beds. The state\u2019s hospital tracker shows there are currently 31 staffed ICU beds and 326 staffed inpatient beds available throughout the state. Health officials reported 341 new positive tests in the last 24 hours, for a total of 93,832 since the pandemic began.<\/p>\n
Stats<\/p>\n
Wed. Jan 6, 2021<\/p>\n
11-a.m. Nearly 7,000 tests were processed, for a daily positive rate of 5.4%.<\/p>\n
NDDoH<\/p>\n
COVID 19<\/p>\n
Barnes County<\/strong><\/p>\n New Positives:\u00a0 5<\/p>\n Total Positives: 1258<\/p>\n Active: 33<\/p>\n Recovered:\u00a0 1196<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Stutsman County<\/strong><\/p>\n Antigen tests (BinaxNOW, etc.) were added to the website beginning Dec. 9.<\/p>\n New Positives:\u00a0 6<\/p>\n Total Positives:\u00a0 3167<\/p>\n Active:\u00a0 74<\/p>\n Recovered:\u00a0 3023<\/p>\n More information pending from the NDDoH<\/p>\n COVID-19 Test Results\u00a0<\/strong> BY THE NUMBERS<\/strong><\/p>\n 6,969\u00a0\u2013 Total Tests from yesterday*<\/p>\n 1,381,931 \u2013 Total tests completed since\u00a0the\u00a0pandemic began<\/p>\n 341\u00a0\u2013 Positive Individuals from Yesterday*****<\/p>\n 247 \u2013 PCR Tests | 94 \u2013 antigen tests 5.39% \u2013\u00a0Daily Positivity Rate**<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1,987 \u2013\u00a0Total Active Cases<\/p>\n +103\u00a0Individuals from yesterday. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n 208 \u2013 with a recovery\u00a0date\u00a0of yesterday****<\/p>\n 90,511\u00a0\u2013 Total recovered since\u00a0the\u00a0pandemic began<\/p>\n 85\u00a0\u2013 Currently Hospitalized<\/p>\n -8 \u2013 Individuals from yesterday.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 5 \u2013 New Deaths*** (1,334 total deaths since the pandemic\u00a0began)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED WEDNESDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n * Note that this includes PCR and antigen; it does not include individuals from out of state. <\/em><\/p>\n **Individuals (PCR or antigen) who tested positive divided by the total number of people tested who have not previously tested positive (<\/em>susceptible encounters<\/em><\/a>). <\/em><\/p>\n *** Number of individuals who tested positive with a PCR or antigen test and died from any cause while infected with COVID-19. Please remember that deaths are reported as they\u2019re reported to us by the facility or through the official death record (up to 10-day delay). <\/em><\/p>\n For descriptions of these categories, visit the <\/em>NDDoH dashboard<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n For the most updated and timely information and updates related to COVID-19, visit the NDDoH website at\u00a0www.health.nd.gov\/coronavirus<\/a>, follow on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and visit the CDC website at\u00a0www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n These are WALK-IN testing events.<\/strong>\u00a0Colder temperatures have moved operations indoors. If you wish to be tested, please park your vehicle and enter through the west entrance. Handicap parking spaces and access are available at the east entrance. Preregistration at\u00a0testreg.nd.gov<\/a>\u00a0is encouraged; one only needs to register once.<\/p>\n Face masks are required waiting in line at the test site. Those who need assistance should use the east entrance, others can use the west door. Register online at testreg.nd.gov<\/a>. No need to registered more than one time.<\/p>\n City County Health District Administrator Theresa Will says over 100 health care workers, law enforcement and emergency personal have received the COVID-19 vaccine, with more vaccines arriving weekly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n At the start of this school year, Jamestown Public School District started the year in a hybrid mode as elementary school students attended class five days per week and middle and high school students attending in the classrooms two days per week and distance learning for three days each week.<\/p>\n On Nov. 16, the schedule changed with middle and high school students in the classroom four days each week.<\/p>\n On Wednesday\u2019s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Stutsman County Veterans Service Officer, David Bratton said the Fisher House will be a large facility to \u00a0free of charge, temporarily accommodate families of veterans requiring extended services at the Fargo VA facilities.<\/p>\n He will have more information on the construction plans when available.<\/p>\n He pointed out that over 146,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been given to veterans, noting that the prioritization list for veteran vaccinations will be forthcoming for local VA healthcare officials, who will then be contacting veterans will when they will be able to get the vaccine.<\/p>\n David informs veterans that the VA has launched a toll free telephone number, as a one-stop information center.\u00a0 The number is 1-800-MyVA411.<\/p>\n He added that the Burleigh County Van is still not available to transport veterans to the Fargo VA.<\/p>\n The van has not been available the past few months due to pandemic protocols, concerning physical distancing of riders in the van.<\/p>\n David is available at his office for phone calls at 252-9043, with the office open Monday through Friday from 8-a.m. to noon, and 1-p.m., to 5-p.m.<\/p>\n If a face to face meeting is required he will meet with clients upstairs at the Jamestown Law Enforcement Center lobby.<\/p>\n KFGO\u00a0<\/a>reports that 67-year-old Scott Faul has been in federal custody since 1983. Faul, along with Gordon Kahl and Kahl\u2019s son, Yorie, were involved in a shootout with law enforcement officers near Medina,<\/strong> about 120 miles (193.12 kilometers) west of Fargo. The shooting resulted in the deaths of U.S. Marshal Kenneth Muir and Deputy Marshal Robert Cheshire. The incident gained national attention in part because Gordon Kahl was a leader of a group of tax protesters.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Registration is encouraged, by walk-ins are welcome.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Donation dates include Thursday January 7 from 11:30 AM to 6 PM, January 8 from 10:30 AM to 5 PM, and January 9th from 7 AM to 11:30 AM at the Jamestown Civic Center in the Exchequer Room.<\/p>\n To register for the blood drive, visit bloodhero.com and search Jamestown or call Vitalant at 1-877-258-4825. Chief Edinger adds that officers and firefighters are also calling members of the public asking for their donations.<\/p>\n Vitalant will also be accepting Convalescent Plasma during the event.<\/p>\n A plasma donation takes around an hour, but with the medical screening and review of health history, those who make a Convalescent Plasma donation should plan for about 2 hours.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 North Dakota\u2019s Republican legislative leaders have unveiled a $1.1 billion bonding package aimed largely at financing infrastructure projects across the state. The proposal would use earnings from the state\u2019s oil tax savings account to pay for the borrowed money. The idea is similar to a $1.25 bonding proposal presented by Gov. Doug Burgum last month. But there’s one huge exception. The governor\u2019s proposal includes $700 million in low-interest loans for roads, bridges and other construction projects. The legislative leaders’ plan would offer those funds as grants. Burgum and legislative leaders tout bonding as a way to finance infrastructure projects without having to use other revenue sources or increase taxes.<\/p>\n FARGO, N.D. (AP) \u2014 A man accused of participating in violent demonstrations in Fargo during a protest over the death of George Floyd last summer has pleaded guilty in federal court. Thirty-one-year-old Errick Toa, of Fargo, pleaded guilty to civil disorder for his role in the May 30 protests. Authorities say he jumped on top of a police vehicle and caused extensive damage. Prosecutors say he can be seen on video stomping on the windshield and shattering it, prosecutors say. Sentencing is scheduled April 13. Protests took place around the country following Floyd\u2019s death in Minneapolis. Floyd, a Black man, died after a white officer pressed his knee into his neck for several minutes even after he pleaded for air and stopped moving.<\/p>\n WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) \u2014 A man accused in a fatal shooting outside a Williston hotel last year has changed his plea to guilty. Twenty-six-year-old Reginald Toussaint was charged with murder after killing Cedar Pineda after they argued outside the Days Inn last August. Toussaint originally pleaded not guilty to the charges in October 2019. He entered the new plea during a hearing Tuesday. A plea agreement to be considered by a sentencing judge calls for 30 years in prison with 10 years suspended. Sentencing wasn\u2019t immediately scheduled.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n FARGO, N.D. (AP) \u2014 Police say they’ve arrested a man accused of setting a fire outside a Fargo hospital. Officers and firefighters responded to Essentia Hospital about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday where smoke had filled the lobby. Authorities say the fire was burning in a garbage container near the entrance to the emergency department. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire and ventilated the lobby. Police say they arrested a 39-year-old man who witnesses saw starting the fire. He was taken into custody on possible charges of endangering by fire, carrying a concealed weapon and possession of methamphetamine.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n In sports…<\/p>\n Class B Boys Basketball<\/em><\/p>\n Stutsman County Tournament<\/p>\n Jamestown Civic Center<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday, Jan. 7<\/strong><\/p>\n Game 1: Edgeley\/Kulm\/Montpelier (4-0) vs. South Border (0-4), 2 p.m.<\/p>\n Game2 : Medina\/Pingree-Buchanan (2-0) vs. Griggs-Midkota (1-2), 4 p.m.<\/p>\n Game 3: Kidder County (2-2) vs. Carrington (1-4), 6 p.m.<\/p>\n Game 4: Ellendale (2-1) vs. Napoleon\/Gackle-Streeter (2-5), 8 p.m.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Friday, Jan. 8<\/strong><\/p>\n Game 5: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 2 p.m.<\/p>\n Game 6: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 4 p.m.<\/p>\n Game 7: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 6 p.m.<\/p>\n Game 8: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Saturday, Jan. 9<\/strong><\/p>\n Seventh place: Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, 2 p.m.<\/p>\n Fifth place: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6: 4 p.m.<\/p>\n Third place: Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 6 p.m.<\/p>\n Championship: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
\nThe results listed are from the previous day. Additional data can be found\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0<\/em>NDDoH website<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n93,832 \u2013 Total positive individuals since\u00a0the\u00a0pandemic began<\/p>\n\n
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\n****<\/em>The actual date individuals are officially out of isolation and no longer contagious.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n*****Daily positive numbers include people who tested with a PCR or antigen test. Totals may be adjusted as individuals are found to live out of state, in another county, or as other information is found during investigation.<\/em><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/VCSU-WE-OSMON-300x165.jpg\")
Valley City (CCHD) Free COVID-19 testing events for the VCSU and Valley City communities are being held this week from 1-2 p.m. at the W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse, \u201cThe Bubble.\u201d Rapid testing events will be held again on Fri., Jan. 8.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Jmst-public-schools-300x202.jpg\")
Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi) \u00a0At a Jamestown Public Schools Special School Board Meeting, Wednesday the board voted to \u00a0return classroom instruction to five days per week, and going to instruction plan \u00a0One, on January 19, the first day of the new semester. The first day of the five-day-per-week schedule will be the week of January 25.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Fisher-House-2-300x199.jpg\")
Jamestown (CSi) The Fargo VA Healthcare System\u00a0 is moving ahead with plans, as a priority for the future \u201cFisher House,\u201d construction.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FaulScott-300x213.jpg\")
FARGO, N.D. (AP) \u2014 A man serving a life sentence for the murders of two U.S. marshals who were killed in a shootout near a small North Dakota town nearly four decades ago wants to be released from prison after testing positive for COVID-19.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BattleoftheBadges-300x202.jpg\")
Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The 6th Annual Jamestown Battle of the Badges blood drive challenge begins Thursday through Saturday, with Team Law versus Team Fire.\u00a0 After a donation is made, participants\u00a0 select which team receives their vote. The winning department will then have bragging rights for the year until the next Battle of the Badges.<\/p>\n
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Valley City State University head football coach