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REST OF TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
.TONIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, A 40 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA…THEN SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON.
BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH
INCREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WEST
WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
SATURDAY. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO
SEVERE…ESPECIALLY NORTH OF I-94.
SATURDAY WILL BE VERY WINDY WITH WESTERLY GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Police Department on Thursday evening about 10:50 p.m. was called to 113 Second Avenue Southwest
The Shift Commander, Lt. Justin Blinsky says police two Jamestown men age 18- and 20 accessed the rooftop of the building by a back staircase, later telling police they were going to take photographs.
A 56 year old male occupant of the second floor apartment confronted the two men threatening them with harm, brandishing a weapon.
The suspect allowed them to leave and they called police.
Police then executed a search warrant for the apartment and found weapons, one of which was the weapon the man brandished, along with a quantity of drugs. Lt. Blinsky says the suspect offered no resistance when taken into custody.
The suspected was arrested on charges of terrorism, felonious restraint, and he faces a drug charge.
Police cleared the scene about 9:30 a.m. Friday.
Lt. Blinsky says the incident in no way involved the business on the street level of the building.
He said the Stutsman County State’s Attorney is putting together the police information, to draw up formal charges.
He adds that the police investigation is continuing.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council’s
Fire & Police Committee
and Public Works Committees met Thursday evening at City Hall.
POLICE AND FIRE COMMITTEE BUSINESS:
No business came before the committee.
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE BUSINESS:
Shawn Gaddie, with AE2S, gave an update on the Stormwater Utility Feasibility Study followed by a committee recommendation on whether to continue with the establishment of a Storm Water Utility for the City of Jamestown, and if so, to establish a timeline and procedure for enactment.
On Thursday, Gaddie gathered input from the committee on his past presentations, including the feasibility study.
Council Member Buchanan said the feedback he’s been getting from citizens is the cost of the project.
Mayor Andersen said she’s in favor of the option, that establishes a more equitable distribution of fees, through either annual property taxes or monthly fees on utility bills, and is in line with what other communities are doing.
She added a decision needs to be made soon, as 2017 city budgeting is coming soon, and to be able to negotiate contracts.
The committee recommends the city work with AE2S in developing a contract to engage the firm.
The committee recommends authorizing the City Administrator to submit an application to the ND State Dept of Health for a Drinking Water SRF Loan for the Cavendish Tower Interior Recoating Project.
Considered entering into engineering agreement with Interstate Engineering, Inc., to provide engineering services for the construction of 20th Street SW – From the JRMC to Menards.
Steve Aldinger with Interstate Engineering said two landowners have been contacted concerning easements and are working with their attorneys on an agreement. JRMC is annexed into the city, with the two private properties, the ACC and the roadway to be annexed into the city.
The Anne Carlsen Center, and Jamestown Regional Medical Center are also along the route.
The committee recommends Interstate Engineering proceed with the design phase.
Initial financing options to be considered before a Special Assessment District is established, other funding means.
The committee recommends to place on the City Council agenda without recommendation the report on the cost of infrastructure for the public improvements on Tax Increment Financing District No. 2014-1 related to Menards, and to direct the City Administrator to certify the amounts.
Discussion then concerned filling the City Engineer’s position. Deputy Auditor Jay Svenum said three individuals applied, two were accepted for interviews and one accepted another position, one did not meet the city needs.
The committee recommends expanding the search.
He said the city has been working well with Interstate Engineering with their services.
The committee will instruct engineering and the street department to make a recommendation on parking along 10th Street Southeast in the area of Budget Auto sales, possibly reducing the time allowed for parking to one hour.
The committee considered the report from Interstate Engineering, Inc., regarding the drainage in the alley adjacent to the Jamestown Youth For Christ building located at 2nd St. and 4th Ave. SE
The Committee discussed engineering milling the alley out, and crown with an overlay, to allow drainage down the center.
Cost estimates will be considered and presented.
Troy Gunderson asked that the property not be assessed for the costs.
The committee recommends obtaining a cost estimate for the next City Council meeting on June 28th.
The meeting was shown live on CSi 67 followed by replays.
Jamestown (CSi) A motorcycle ride to benefit the Community Action, Region Six, Weekend Backpack for Kids, will be on July 24, 2016.
The event at Stutsman Harley Davidson in Jamestown has registration at 10-a.m., kickstands up at 12:30-p.m.
The cost is $15 per driver, and $10 for a passenger.
Burgers and Brats will be served following the ride.
Sponsored by Jamestown HOG Chapter 1955.
Fort Ransom (CSi) Fort Ransom State Park’s Sodbuster Days will be held July 9-10, 2016.
The two-day event starts each day at 10 a.m. and runs until 5 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday.
There are dozens of “Turn of the Century” demonstrations both days along with live music. Scheduled events feature a Wheelwright demonstration at noon, horse-powered threshing at 1 p.m. and haying at 2 p.m.
On Sunday a pancake breakfast kicks off the day at 7 a.m. and a parade will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Admission is $7 per person and kids ages 12 and under get in for free. The Fort Ransom State Park daily vehicle entrance fee is waived during Sodbuster Days.
The event is sponsored by the Fort Ransom Sodbuster Association and the North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department. Shuttle rides are available from the parking area to the Sunne Farm and there will be food and beverages available at the event.
Information on Fort Ransom Sodbuster Days can be found at http://www.ransomcountynd.com, on Facebook on the Fort Ransom Sodbusters Association page or by calling (701) 973-4331. For more information on Fort Ransom State Park, visit http://www.parkrec.nd.gov.
GLEN ULLIN, N.D. (AP) – A rollover crash on Interstate 94 in western North Dakota has killed one person.
The Highway Patrol says the crash happened about 4:15 p.m. Thursday, about 6 miles west of Glen Ullin. The driver lost control of the sport utility vehicle and it went in the ditch and rolled.
The male driver was alone in the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities did not immediately release his name or age.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Montana man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison on child sex charges in North Dakota.
Michael Simmons Sr., of Butte, Montana, pleaded guilty in federal court earlier this year to sexual exploitation of minors.
Authorities say the 55-year-old Simons took sexually explicit photographs and videos of minors under the age of 10. The camera he used was discovered by a relative who was visiting him in Butte.
U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland also ordered Simmons to serve a lifetime of supervised release when he finishes his prison sentence.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Bismarck police say gun crime is growing in the city, but they’re not exactly sure what’s causing it.
Since the beginning of the year, Bismarck police have taken 48 gun-related reports. That’s compared to 28 during the same time last year.
Deputy Chief Randy Ziegler says he suspects the increase stems from growing drug use in the community.
In one case, someone fired a gun into the air behind a supermarket. In a different situation, a man allegedly shot at strangers after they declined an offer for drugs.
Ziegler says criminality and drug abuse are “definitely linked.”
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Some groups representing women and crime victims have joined North Dakota prosecutors to oppose a campaign aimed at incorporating victims’ rights in the state constitution.
North Dakotans will vote in November on a constitutional amendment that supporters believe will bolster the rights of crime victims in the state.
But opponents say changing the constitution to include the proposal will have unintended consequences. They say North Dakota already has laws that protect victims of violent crimes.
The law is named after Marsalee “Marsy” Nicholas, who was killed by her ex-boyfriend in 1983. Her brother, Henry Nicholas, is bankrolling a national effort to expand the law into more states, including both Dakotas.
Records show the California businessman has given more than $1 million toward the effort in North Dakota.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Results of the June primary election will soon be official.
Secretary of State Al Jaeger says the State Canvassing Board is meeting Friday to certify the results of the June 14 election.
Jaeger says there were no races that triggered a recount, either automatically or by demand under state law.
ROSS, N.D. (AP) – Authorities have identified a worker who died after being struck by a crane boom at an oil well site in western North Dakota.
Mountrail County Sheriff Ken Halvorson says 36-year-old Paul Green II, of Alger, Michigan, died at the scene near Ross on Monday.
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration says Green worked for Advance Energy, a Michigan-based drilling contractor. The company has declined comment to The Associated Press.
OSHA is investigating.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – U.S. Sen. John Hoeven says Grand Forks Air Force Base is one of five bases being considered for the new KC-46 air refueling tanker.
Hoeven says Grand Forks is on the short list along with Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington, Travis Air Force Base in California and Joint Base McGuire-Dix in New Jersey.
He says the Air Force expects to announce its preferred base next winter.
The Grand Forks base was home to KC-135 tankers for 50 years before losing the mission during a round of military base closings and realignments. The last of those tankers left the base in 2010. The base is now home to a drone mission.
FORT YATES, N.D. (AP) – The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is expanding sales tax collections on the reservation that straddles the North Dakota-South Dakota border.
The tribe has tax commissions in both states. The commission on the South Dakota side has long collected a sales tax.
The Tribal Council voted unanimously in May to also enter into a tax-collection agreement with the state of North Dakota. The tribe will receive 80 percent of the revenue from the tax on the North Dakota portion of the reservation, and the state will receive 20 percent.
Tribal Chairman Dave Archambault II acknowledged some tribal members aren’t happy. But he says the revenue could help with infrastructure needs and lead to economic development.
The 5 percent tax goes into effect July 1.
In sports…
Valley City (CSi-VCSU) The Assistant professor in the VCSU School of Education and Graduate Studies, Dave Bass was named the North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) Faculty Athletic Representative of the Year during the NSAA Summit meetings held May 24 in Brookings, S.D.
The award was voted on by all faculty athletic representatives (FAR) in the conference. It is the second straight year that Bass has won the award. He has served as VCSU’s FAR for 20 years, acting as a liaison between the athletic department and the institution as well as handling eligibility and academic questions.
Bass is also the NSAA eligibility chair and the FAR liaison to the NSAA Board of Directors. He has served nine years as the eligibility chair for three difference conferences. At the national level, Dave has served three years on the NAIA Council of FARs, and four years on the Learning Disability Advisory Committee. Bass will now be nominated for the Wally Schwartz Award, which recognizes the NAIA’s national Faculty Athletic Representative of the Year
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Law enforcement personnel with the North Dakota Game and Fish Department are taking part in a national campaign this weekend aimed at reducing the number of people boating under the influence.
Operation Dry Water runs Friday through Sunday. Enforcement Division Operations Supervisor Jackie Lundstrom says more Game and Fish officers will be taking to state waters, especially in high-traffic areas. They’ll be getting help from some county and federal agencies.
Lundstrom says the goal is to raise awareness about the dangers of boating under the influence.
Operation Dry Water is coordinated by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators, in partnership with the U.S. Coast Guard and local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The number of breeding ducks in North Dakota this year is in the top 20 all time.
The annual spring breeding duck survey conducted by the state Game and Fish Department shows about 3.4 million birds. That’s down 5 percent from a year ago, but well above the all-time low of 590,000 birds in 1959.
That means another good fall for duck hunting is likely in store. A July brood survey by Game and Fish will estimate duck production and provide an even better idea of what hunters can expect.
Data from the state Tourism Division indicates resident duck hunters spend about $20 million annually in North Dakota.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota State University and the University of Colorado have agreed to play a football game in 2024. Colorado competes in the NCAA’s upper-tier Football Bowl Subdivision, while NDSU is the five-time defending national champion in the Football Championship Subdivision. The season-opening game is scheduled Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in Boulder, Colorado.
AA…
Fargo-Moorhead 10, Sioux Falls 1
MLB…
INTERLEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Struggling Freddy Galvis homered and drove in a career-high five runs to help the Philadelphia Phillies end a nine-game losing streak, beating the Minnesota Twins 7-3 Thursday.
Cesar Hernandez tied a career-high with four hits and slumping Ryan Howard homered as part of his first multiple-hit game since April 29.
The Phillies won for just the second time in 15 games. The Twins had won three in a row.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Detroit 5 Seattle 4, 10 Innings
Final Boston 8 Chi White Sox 7, 10 Innings
Final Oakland 5 L.A. Angels 4
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final San Francisco 5 Pittsburgh 3
Final Miami 4 Chi Cubs 2
Final San Diego 7 Cincinnati 4
Final Atlanta 4 N-Y Mets 3
Final Arizona 7 Colorado 6
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final OT Dallas 97 San Antonio 90
NBA DRAFT-TIMBERWOLVES
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Timberwolves have selected Providence point guard Kris Dunn with the fifth overall draft pick.
The selection pairs the best defensive guard in the draft with defensive mastermind Tom Thibodeau in Minnesota. Dunn said before the draft he wanted to play for Thibodeau and now it looks like he will get his wish.
The selection calls into question the future of Ricky Rubio with Minnesota. Both players are point guards and the Wolves may decide to trade the veteran Rubio to make room for Dunn.
The Wolves didn’t think Dunn would be available at Number 5, but Boston’s surprising selection of Jaylen Brown at number 3 opened the door.
NEW YORK (AP) – The Philadelphia 76ers’ current rebuilding project now includes Ben Simmons.
The Sixers have used the first pick in the NBA draft to select the LSU forward, who averaged 19.2 points, 11.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists for the Tigers as a freshman last season.
The 6-foot-10, 240-pound Simmons led the SEC in rebounding and was third in points before being named a consensus All-American. He joins a team that went a league-worst 10-72 last season, one off the NBA record for losses.
Duke freshman forward Brandon Ingram was the second player selected, grabbed by the Los Angeles Lakers. Ingram averaged 17 points a game and hit 41 percent of his 3-point attempts for the Blue Devils.
Boston used the first of their eight draft picks to take California small forward Jaylen Brown, making it 3-for-3 on freshmen selections in the draft. Brown scored 14.6 points a game for the Bears.
Phoenix went the international route with the fourth choice, getting seven-foot power forward Dragan Bender. The Croatian-born Bender spent last season playing in the Israeli Winner League, the Euroleague and Eurocup for Maccabi Tel Aviv.
UNDATED (AP) – A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press that the Indiana Pacers have acquired veteran forward Thaddeus Young from the Brooklyn Nets for the 20th overall pick.
The Pacers took Michigan forward Caris LeVert with the No. 20 pick and will send him to Brooklyn once the new salary cap takes effect.
In other NBA draft day transactions:
– Orlando and Oklahoma City pulled off a deal that sends forward Serge Ibaka (ih-BAH’-kah) to the Magic. The Thunder received guard Victor Oladipo (oh-lah-DEE’-poh), forward Ersan Ilyasova (eel-yah-SOH’-vah) and the rights to Gonzaga forward Domantas Sabonis (sah-BOH’-nihs).
– A person familiar with the situation says the Hornets have acquired shooting guard Marco Belinelli from the Kings for the 22nd pick in the NBA draft. Belinelli has averaged 9.5 points and 1.6 assists per game over nine NBA seasons. Syracuse forward Malachi Richardson was selected by Charlotte for Sacramento.
AKRON, Ohio (AP) – The U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team will not include LeBron James.
His agent tells The Associated Press that the Cleveland Cavaliers forward will not play in the Rio Games. The 31-year-old James was named MVP of the Finals after leading the Cavs past Golden State, ending Cleveland’s 52-year championship drought.
James has played in three Olympics and ranks as the team’s career leader in points and assists, while ranking second in rebounds.
The four-time league MVP is the latest big-name to withdraw from the American team, joining Stephen (STEH’-fehn) Curry, Russell Westbrook, Chris Paul, James Harden and Kawhi (kah-WY’) Leonard.
On the flipside, a person with knowledge of the details tells the AP that Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony will head to Brazil for the Olympics, as will Toronto teammates Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan.
GOLF-QUICKENS LOAN INVITATIONAL…
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) – Jon Rahm owns a one-stroke lead over Jhonattan Vegas after one round of the PGA’s Quicken Loans Invitational near Washington, D.C. Rahm had a bogey-free round in firing a 7-under 64 at Congressional Country Club.
Ernie Els is among seven players at minus-5.
OLYMPICS-GOLF-MCDOWELL OUT…
DUBLIN (AP) – Graeme McDowell has ruled himself out as a replacement for Rory McIlroy at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in August.
The former U.S. Open champ announced on Twitter that he is not available to the Ireland team. McIlroy opted out of the Olympics because of concerns about the Zika (ZEE’-kuh) virus.
But McDowell says he decided months ago that he would not play or travel outside of the United States while his wife was expecting their second child.
TENNIS-WIMBLEDON-AZARENKA WITHDRAWS…
LONDON (AP) – Two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka (ah-zah-REN’-kuh) has withdrawn from Wimbledon because of a right knee injury.
It was the same knee she hurt at the French Open, forcing her to retire during her first-round match. She hasn’t played since.
Azarenka was seeded sixth for the grass-court Grand Slam that starts Monday.
In world and national news….
LONDON (AP) – Britons may have voted to check out, but they can’t leave the European Union just yet. EU leaders say that Britain will remain a member until its exit negotiations are concluded, which could take two years or more. French President Francois Hollande (frahn-SWAH’ oh-LAWND’) says he profoundly regrets the British vote. British Prime Minister David Cameron has resigned.
AYRSHIRE, Scotland (AP) – Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump predicts Britain won’t be the last country to exit the European Union. Visiting Scotland the day after the British vote, Trump hailed the result, saying voters “took back their country.” Trump’s reason for his trip to Europe wasn’t politics, but rather to check on a pair of championship-level golf resorts he owns in Scotland.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Many of the nation’s for profit colleges could face difficulty operating and financial aid to their students could be threatened after an advisory panel to the Education Department voted to recommend the government sever ties with a group that accredits many of the schools. The final decision will be made by a senior official at the department in the next few months. The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools had been accused of lax oversight.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – President Barack Obama heads to California today to promote entrepreneurship at an international conference. Aspiring entrepreneurs from more than 140 countries are trying to connect their ideas with U.S. businesses, and they’re gathering at Stanford University. Obama notes that while “good ideas come from everywhere,” “access to capital and opportunity is not the same.”
PHOENIX (AP) – A historic downtown Phoenix building that had a quick cameo in the opening scene of Alfred Hitchcock’s iconic suspense flick, “Psycho,” will give way to a cluster of condos. The Arizona Republic reports that the City Council this week approved the $2.3 million sale of the Barrister Building. Crescent Bay Development Services LLC says it plans to maintain the brick facade of the 1915 building.
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