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CSi Weather…
REST OF TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 20 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN
THE MID 50S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID
50S.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE WEST…AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL SUNDAY.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE STRONG TO SEVERE
SUNDAY EVENING, ESPECIALLY FROM NEW ROCKFORD DOWN THROUGH VALLEY
CITY. THUNDERSTORMS ALSO REMAIN POSSIBLE AT TIMES MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Rural Fire Department responded to reports of burning railroad ties near Eldridge at 7:36 p.m. Thursday.
JRFD Chief Ben Maulding says two ties were smouldering at separate locations at 74th Avenue, one was about a half mile and the other was one mile west of Eldridge. Ten firefighters in three pickups and a water rig were sent, but the water rig and two personnel returned to base early in the call
There was no damage to the tracks and rail traffic remained open.
The units on the scene about an hour.
Jamestown (CSi) Two water main breaks in Jamestown Thursday led to water outages.
Jamestown Utilities Operations Director Steve Suko says,
the two water main breaks occurred in northeast Jamestown.
The first occurred Thursday morning at the work site for the Harold Newman Arena under construction on the campus of the University of Jamestown. Suko says workers there accidentally broke a water main at the site. He said the city was able to get water service restored in the 12th Avenue and 7th Street Northeast area by midmorning.
Suko said residents and businesses within the 17th Avenue and 5th Street Northeast area experienced water outages due to another water main break at the site of the Two Rivers Activity Center off of 5th Street Northeast. He said Thursday afternoon he was unsure when that water main break would be repaired.
Jamestown (CSi) The Hansen Arts Park in downtown Jamestown is getting flowers for the season with plantings.
On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Jamestown Arts Center, Director Cyndi Wish said the community is invited to help out.
The first set of plantings occurred on Wednesday, and Thursday this week, and will continue after Memorial Day, with dates and times to be announced, with volunteer work consisting of planting the hedges.
This summer the sculpture will be installed at the Arts Park with the artist working for several days, and living in Jamestown during that time.
Anyone interested in volunteering at the Arts Park this summer may contact the Jamestown Arts Center at 701-251-2496.
The current exhibit at the Arts Center gallery is “Inspired by Shadow by Donna Watts, now through June 11, 2016.
Coming up at the Arts Center will be summer camps beginning June 6, 2016 including theater, sculpture, and mask making, and more.
In conjunction with the Two Rivers Performing Arts School, youth from 2nd through 8th grade are invited to participate in the Drama Camp.
July 11-29, 2016, Monday through Friday from 9-a.m., to 12 noon.
The performance will be Friday July 29, 2016 at 7-p.m., at the Arts Center.
Also coming to the Arts Center will be the Missoula Children’s Theater, with children learning, and then putting on a production later in the summer.
The Arts Center has more information.
The next Open Mic Night is set for Saturday May 21, 2016, starting at 6-p.m., at the Arts Center. Participants should sign up at the door that evening.
A variety of acts ranging from family friendly comedy, to singing will be presented.
Call the Jamestown Arts Center for more information at 701-251-2496, open Monday-Friday 9-a.m. to 5-p.m, and Saturdays 10-a.m. to 2-p.m., in downtown Jamestown.
Jamestown (CSi) The University of Jamestown Doctor of Physical Therapy program has earned accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE). CAPTE is the only Physical Therapy accreditation organization in the United States, and the University of Jamestown Doctor of Physical Therapy program is one of only three accredited programs in North Dakota.
The Program Director, Nancy Nuzzo says, “The success of the University of Jamestown Physical Therapy Program is a team effort by faculty, staff, administration, and students. We thank the professional community for their tremendous support, and we look forward to our graduates serving their patients/clients, the community, and the profession.”
Accreditation has been a four-year process for the University. Candidacy for accreditation began in 2012 with the construction of the Fargo campus and finished this spring with graduation of the inaugural class of 35 students. The program is taught from the Fargo location with hands-on learning classrooms equipped with practice tables and other training equipment.
Vice President for Academic Affairs, Paul Olson says, “Being granted full accreditation, without any stipulations, speaks to the quality of work that Dr. Nuzzo, the faculty, and the staff have been doing for the past several years. The Doctor of Physical Therapy program is an outstanding addition to the University, the Fargo community, and our entire region.”
LaMoure (CSi) LaMoure County Courthouse employees and local emergency services will be training for emergency preparedness on Friday, May 20, 2016.
A simulated incident involving an emergency event at the LaMoure County Courthouse will take place from Noon to 4:30 PM. City and County emergency services along with government officials will be participating and the courthouse will be closed to the public during that time.
LaMoure County Emergency Manager Kimberly Robbins states that these simulated plans will help the emergency preparedness in the community.
“The simulated emergency event will serve to assess the county emergency preparedness plan, which includes Lock-down during the exercise,” Robbins stated. “A second objective includes assessing the response of law enforcement and other emergency services including ambulance and fire response.”
Funding for the simulation is being provided partly by the State Homeland Security Grant Program. This funding allows other scenarios and training to happen in LaMoure, Ransom, Dickey and Sargent County schools in 2014.
For any questions, contact Kimberly Robbins at 701-883-6096.
Valley City (CSi) Valley City and area residents are invited to join the original CROP Walk for Hunger event in Valley City on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 7 pm. The walk starts at Faith Lutheran Church.
Pastor Emmy Swedlund, at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Valley City. says “Everyone is welcome to walk or donate,” states And the walk this year has been shortened to 5 kilometers (about 3 miles).
Pastor Jolene Knudson-Hanse, adds, “This is an opportunity to fight hunger globally and in our local community.”
Twenty percent of the funds raised with go the Barnes County Food Pantry.
The funds going overseas will go through Church World Service, an ecumenical development and relief organization that works across the world. They also work in the USA and provided relief services as they did in 1997 for the people in Grand Forks during and after the flood.
Presently Church World Service is working with the 200,000 evacuees as a result of the earthquake that hit Kumamoto, Japan in mid April. In Pakistan they are providing education about heat stroke and to provide treatment of heat stroke, in expectation of a record high temperature coming this summer.
Last summer temperatures reached 120 degrees F, with reported 2000 deaths. The people in this area are vulnerable because of the extreme poverty, with few having electricity.
Tanzania has a refugee camp which is home to 85,000 Burundi refugees and 62,000 Congo refugees despite its intended capacity of 50,000. Church World Service is helping provide water and sanitation facilities (e.g. water storage tanks that supply 10,000 gallons of water daily).
More than 689,000 Syrians have sought asylum in Europe since the beginning of the conflict in 2011. Church World Service is helping countries provide food, shelter, blankets and baby care kits for these people.
Walk Chairperson, Sharon Buhr, encourages interested walkers to pick up a pledge/donation sheet from area churches or to contact her at 845-5197.
MEDORA, N.D. (AP) – Theodore Roosevelt National Park says a body has been found by hikers in the park in western North Dakota.
A news release from the park says two hikers found the body late Wednesday afternoon. The release says multiple law enforcement agencies responded, and that the body was removed and taken to Bismarck for autopsy.
According to the release, there wasn’t any danger to the public.
The release says the incident is under investigation by the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Burleigh County sheriff’s deputy was injured in a freak accident involving a flying mattress.
Authorities say Deputy Justin Hoag was driving on Bismarck’s Main Avenue Wednesday evening when a mattress on a trailer being towed by a passing pickup truck came loose and flew into the air.
The mattress shattered the windshield of Hoag’s sport utility vehicle and he was showered with broken glass.
Sheriff’s Maj. Kelly Leben says Hoag was treated at a hospital and is doing well.
The pickup driver was cited for carrying an unsecured load.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Two men killed in a shooting in Williston came to the western North Dakota oil patch hub from Ohio.
24-year-old Diandre Lott and 23-year-old Donzell Washington are from Cleveland, though they were residents of Williston when they died.
Lott and Washington were found dead of multiple gunshot wounds in an apartment complex on Tuesday. Police detained a man and a woman who lived in the apartment for questioning but then released them.
No charges have been filed or suspects named, and details remain scarce.
Police say they found three guns at the scene and believe as many as 16 shots were fired. They tell the Williston Herald that self-defense has not been ruled out in the shooting.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – A Williston man is accused of stealing about 230 explosives used in the oil fields and stashing them in his home.
Thirty-five-year-old Tyler Porter was arrested after federal agents seized the explosives last week.
He faces felony theft and drug charges in state court that together carry a potential punishment of 10 years in prison. Court documents don’t list an attorney for him, and a home telephone listing couldn’t be found. He could enter pleas at a July 7 hearing.
The FBI declined to comment on whether federal charges are forthcoming.
Williams County Sgt. Detective Caleb Fry says authorities don’t know what Porter allegedly planned to do with the explosives.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A judge has set bond at $200,000 cash for a suspect in an armed confrontation in Bismarck.
Thirty-one-year-old James Vann faces four counts of felony terrorizing that together carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. Court documents indicate he has applied for a public defender.
Vann is accused of threatening a woman with a gun outside of a food service business. The Tuesday incident shut down several city blocks and affected three schools.
The woman wasn’t injured. Police say Vann fled the scene and was arrested later in the day in Wahpeton.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A Minot man has been found guilty of having sexual contact with a minor.
38-year-old James Burch Jr. was found guilty of gross sexual imposition and corruption of a minor.
Prosecutors accused Burch of having sex with a 15-year-old girl who was under the influence of drugs in 2012.
A sentencing date has not been set. He faces up to 25 years in prison.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Three people arrested in the North Dakota oil patch over the winter are accused in federal court of being part of a multi-state drug ring.
Thirty-one-year-old Augustine Jackson, 30-year-old William Barker and 25-year-old Geena Milho are charged in Idaho with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. Six other people are charged in the case.
Jackson, Barker and Milho were nabbed in Williston in February after investigators found drugs and cash.
Court documents accuse the defendants of selling heroin, methamphetamine and oxycodone, beginning in at least 2009.
Trial is scheduled Sept. 6 in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho.
MARMARTH, N.D. (AP) – A tank overflow has caused a spill of about 16,800 gallons of oil and more than 100,000 gallons of a mixture of saltwater and oil in Bowman County.
The North Dakota Department of Health says the spill happened Wednesday at a site operated by Texas-based Denbury Onshore LLC, about 8 miles south of Marmarth.
The company didn’t immediately respond to a telephone message requesting comment.
Initial estimates show that about 105,000 gallons of what’s known as produced water were released. Produced water is a mixture of saltwater and oil and can contain drilling chemicals.
An undetermined amount of the release left the well pad and has affected pastureland.
Personnel with the Health Department and the state’s Oil and Gas Division are at the site and monitoring the investigation.
In sports…
NAIA National Tournament Opening Round at Jack Brown Stadium, Thursday afternoon.
Missouri Baptist 15 Jamestown 8
UJ eliminated from tourney.
Jimmies finish the season with a school record 52 wins, 11 losses.
NAIA Baseball Jack Brown Stadium Thurs night
Missouri Baptist 7 Sterling 2
The two teams square off Friday at 1-p.m., for the NAIA Championship in the Jamestown Bracket and head to the World Series, next week, as Sterling needs to lose twice to be eliminated.
Softball…
Bismarck Century 5 Jamestown 2
Bismarck Century 12 Jamestown 2
The Patriots sew up the number two seen in the upcoming West Region Softball Tournament.
Jamestown (CSi) An evening of tennis for the entire family will be held Thursday, May 26, at Bolinger Courts in Jamestown from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Players of all ages and levels are welcome to the “Rally the Family” event.
Fun games and activities will be played. Everyone will have an opportunity to win a prize. Current and former high school players and coaches will be on hand to assist participants of all ability levels.
Kids as young as 5 years old can sign up for Jamestown Parks & Rec summer lessons at the event, as well.
“Rally the Family” is a United States Tennis Association (USTA) sponsored event, hosted by the Jamestown Tennis Association. USTA regional representative Carolyn Kramer will be sharing information about tennis opportunities in our region at the rally.
For more information, contact Jenna Reed at 320-6479.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (CSi) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is partnering with local organizations to host the 26th Annual Take-A-Kid-Fishing-Day at Lake Ashtabula, near Valley City, North Dakota June 4.
The event will be held at the Mel Rieman Recreation Area. Participants, ages six – 10, must pre-register by having a parent or legal guardian call 701-845-2087 or 701-845-2378. The event is limited to the first 40 kids to register. The registration deadline is May 27.
Registration includes transportation, equipment, lunch and entertainment. Prizes will be given to each participant.
The Corps is working with the Barnes County Wildlife Federation, Inc.; North Dakota Game & Fish; and Valley City Women of Today to host the event.
The nearly 600 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, employees working at more than 40 sites in five upper-Midwest states serve the American public in the areas of environmental enhancement, navigation, flood damage reduction, water and wetlands regulation, recreation sites and disaster response. Through the Corps’ Fiscal Year 2015 $100 million budget, nearly 1,600 non-Corps jobs were added to the regional economy as well as $155 million to the national economy. For more information, see www.mvp.usace.army.mil.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota State University softball team is making its seventh appearance in the NCAA Tournament in eight years.
The Bison open against Big Ten champion Minnesota on Friday in the Seattle Regional hosted by the University of Washington. The fourth team in the regional is Weber State.
NDSU gained an automatic bid to the tournament by winning its third straight Summit League Championship.
The winner of the Seattle regional moves on to a super regional against the winner of the regional being hosted by the University of Alabama. The super regional is a best two of three format with the winner advancing to the eight-team Women’s College World Series, scheduled June 2-8 in Oklahoma City.
MLB…
INTERLEAGUE
Final Cleveland 7 Cincinnati 2
Final L.A. Angels 7 L.A. Dodgers 4
AMERICAN LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Troy Tulowitzki drove in the go-ahead run with a two-out, two-strike single in the 11th inning Thursday night, and the Toronto Blue Jays stopped a five-game losing streak with a 3-2 comeback victory over the Minnesota Twins.
Final Seattle 7 Baltimore 2
Final Chi White Sox 2 Houston 1
Final N-Y Yankees 4 Oakland 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Milwaukee 5 Chi Cubs 3
Final Pittsburgh 8 Atlanta 2
Final Washington 9 N-Y Mets 1
Final St. Louis 13 Colorado 7
Final San Francisco 3 San Diego 1
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
CLEVELAND (AP) – LeBron James had a triple-double and the Cleveland Cavaliers took a 2-0 lead in the NBA’s Eastern Conference finals by beating Toronto 108-89. James finished with 23 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds to help the Cavaliers become the third franchise in league history to open a postseason 10-0. Kyrie (KY’-ree) Irving poured in a game-high 26 points for the Cavs, who head to Toronto for Game 3 on Saturday.
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – Tomas Hertl scored twice and Martin Jones stopped 20 shots as the San Jose Sharks blanked St. Louis 3-0 to take a 2-1lead in the NHL’s Western Conference finals. Jones has posted back-to-back shutouts and hasn’t allowed a goal in almost 151 minutes since Jori Lehtera’s second-period goal in Game 1 led to a 2-1 victory. Joonas Donskoi (YOO’-nuhs DAHN’-skoy) also scored and Joe Pavelski and Joe Thornton each had two assists as the Sharks took a series lead in a conference final for the first time.
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Connecticut 72 San Antonio 68
MLB…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota has optioned outfielder Eddie Rosario to Triple-A Rochester, the latest struggling young player sent down by the sputtering Twins.
Outfielder Robbie Grossman had his contract selected from Rochester to replace Rosario on the roster Thursday before the game against Toronto. The 26-year-old Grossman signed with Minnesota this week after opting out of his minor-league deal with Cleveland. He played one game for Rochester after spending the first two months of the International League season with Columbus.
NBA…
NEW YORK (AP) – Minnesota forward Karl-Anthony Towns and New York forward Kristaps Porzingis (KRIHS’-tahps pohr-ZIHN’-gihs) have been unanimously selected to the NBA All-Rookie first team. Each player received all 130 first-team votes from a panel of sports reporters.
Towns was Rookie of the Year and led all rookies in scoring and rebounding. Porzingis was third among rookies in scoring, second in rebounding and first in blocks. Joining Towns and Porzingis on the first team are Devin Booker of the Suns, Denver’s’ Nikola Jokic (NEE’-koh-lah YOH’-kitch) and Philadelphia’s Jahlil Okafor.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – The Orlando Magic have quickly filled their head coaching vacancy by hiring Frank Vogel. A person with knowledge of the negotiations tells The Associated Press that Vogel and Magic officials met during the day Thursday and reached a deal, which will not be final until Friday afternoon.
Vogel was just let go after five seasons as head coach of the Indiana Pacers, where he posted a 250-181 record.
Vogel replaces Scott Skiles, who surprised the organization when he resigned last Thursday. Skiles led the Magic to a 37-45 mark in his lone season at the helm.
GOLF…
IRVING, Texas (AP) – Sergio Garcia, Johnson Wagner and Danny Lee were clubhouse co-leaders at 7-under 63 when the first round of the Byron Nelson Classic was suspended by darkness. Jordan Spieth (speeth) and Dustin Johnson completed 6-under 66s, as did Freddie Jacobson. Tom Hoge was 6-under through 14 before he was one of 30 players still on the course when play was stopped.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Kenny Perry fired an 8-under 64 for a two-stroke lead over Bernhard Langer and Gene Sauers through one round of the Regions Tradition, one of five Champions Tour majors. Perry birdied five of the first eight holes in a bogey-free round, but he was tied for the lead until he birdied the final hole while Langer bogeyed it. Sauers birdied four of the final six holes, including 18.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Five-time major champion Phil Mickelson has agreed to forfeit nearly $1 million dollars that the Securities And Exchange Commission says he earned in an illegal insider trading scheme.
Mickelson’s management group issued a statement saying he “has no desire to benefit from any transaction that the SEC sees as questionable.”
The SEC says a gambler received tips and business information about Dean Foods Co. from a former Dean Foods director. Authorities say one of those tips was passed along to Mickelson, who made a big, successful stock trade with the information.
TENNIS…
PARIS (AP) – Roger Federer has pulled out of the French Open, ending his record of 65 consecutive Grand Slam tournament appearances since 2000.
The 17-time Grand Slam champion had knee surgery this year and returned to play at the Monte Carlo Masters in early April. Federer has also been dealing with a back problem that has limited his schedule in recent weeks.
The last major Federer missed was the 1999 U.S. Open.
In world and national news…
CAIRO (AP) – The search for missing EgyptAir Flight 804 is concentrated around 180 miles north of the port city of Alexandria, an area where debris and personal belongings were spotted today. A Greek official says a body part was also spotted. Authorities say a team of Egyptian investigators, along with French and British investigators and an expert from Airbus, will inspect what the army has found.
PARIS (AP) – Questioning by anti-terror judges was met with silence today from the last known survivor of the team that carried out last November’s Paris attacks. He was brought to Paris from prison and officials had hoped Salah Abdeslam (AHB’-dehs-lahm) might shed light on terror operations in Europe. Instead, he refused to talk and the session ended abruptly. He had said at one time that he wanted to talk to investigators.
BAGHDAD (AP) – Iraqi ground forces made use of help from U.S. airstrikes today as they drove Islamic State group fighters out of the southwestern town of Rutba. U.S. military officers say fighters who had occupied the town for nearly two years fled or put up only light resistance. Rutba is a small town, but officials call it an important victory because it allows the use of the main road from Amman to Baghdad, an important lifeline.
CHICAGO (AP) – Paid family leave isn’t a widespread thing yet but a new poll says an overwhelming majority of Americans 40 and older want it to be. An Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll says 72 percent support paid family leave. Democrats are more likely to back it, but Republicans also expressed strong support. Overall, support was stronger among people age 40-64 and among women.
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) – A 42-year-old convenience store worker from Connecticut has set a Mount Everest climbing record after previously holding it. The seventh summit breaks her own record as the most successful female climber of the world’s highest peak. Nepal-born Lhakpa Sherpa climbed Everest six times before moving to the United States where she is a permanent resident. Officials say she was among 18 climbers who reached the peak today.
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