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Jamestown  (CSi) 52 year old David Troske of  New Rockford pleaded guilty in Southeast District Court Wednesday to murder and attempted murder in conjunction with the death of Donnie Perleberg of Pingree.

WDAY, Forum Communications reports, the guitly plea followed a plea deal before Judge Thomas Merrick and involved dismissing other charges of aggravated assault, a Class B felony, three counts of reckless endangerment, Class C felonies, and carrying a firearm in a bar, a Class A misdemeanor.

Troske is represented by defense attorneys Alexander Reichert, and Joseph Friedberg.

Troske admitted to firing a single shot that killed  Donnie Perleberg, Pingree, at a wedding dance September, 6, 2015, at the New Rockford Eagles Club.

He also admitted to firing  two gunshots that wounded Mary Seiler, of New Rockford at the wedding reception.  She has since recovered from the wounds.

Troske did not make an oral statement at the court proceeding.

Judge Merrick ordered the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to complete a presentence investigation by November, 9th this year.

Troske’s sentencing date is December 15, 2016, at 9:30 a.m. at the Eddy County Courthouse in New Rockford.

The murder charge is a Class AA felony punishable by life in prison without parole. The attempted murder charge is a Class A felony punishable by 20 years in prison and a $20,000 fine.

 

Update…

Jamestown (CSi)  The investigation by Jamestown Police continues following the stabbing of a man early Wednesday, about 12:30-a.m., in the 100 block of 5th Street Northeast, in the area of the Loaf N Jug Store.

Jamestown Police Chief Scott  Edinger reports, a 34 year old Jamestown man received serious injuries.

He was taken by Jamestown Area Ambulance Service to JRMC, and later flown to a Fargo hospital for treatment.  His condition was not known as of Wednesday afternoon.

Police Detective Dale Ackland says, police have conducted interviews with individuals in the area, and that police have received phone calls during the day Wednesday stemming from requests for any information.

Ackland says the investigation is still active and continues, adding that no additional information is being released as of Wednesday afternoon.

Chief Edinger  asks anyone with information regarding the incident to call Jamestown Police at 701-252-1000.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The 26th Annual HOPE Dinner and Auction is set for Saturday October 1, 2016, at Zebedee Center, at St. John’s Academy in Jamestown.

The Social is at 5:30-p.m., the dinner is at 6:30-p.m.

On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Jim and Carolyn Exner, who were the first chairs of the event, said the theme this year is “Celebrating and Envisioning,” celebrating a legacy of 125 years of faith and education, as HOPE stands for Help Offer Private Education.

100 percent of the proceeds go to benefit the students and programs at St. John’s Academy.

The event was originally hosted by the Knights of Columbus Hall, then the Jamestown Civic Center, then, after 2001, at the then, newly constructed Zebedee Center, adjacent to the school building.

They indicated that the first HOPE Dinner and Auction in January of 1992 had nine sponsors, and last year the sponsors numbered 55, raising over $100,000.

Jim pointed out the event is so successful because of the dedication and support of the community, and parents, teachers, the St. John’s Academy administration, and sponsors.

He said more sponsors are welcome.

Carolyn added that the Second Graders will perform, and each grade makes an item that will be auctioned.  Sixth Graders help out during the evening.

She said there will be two raffles, for a diamond ring and a fishing trip  for six, to Lake of the Woods, Minnesota.

An item during the live auction will be a Carson Wentz football jersey.

Other auction items include dinners and more.

As of Wednesday eight tickets remained.

For more information, ticket availability and sponsorships call St. John’s Academy at 701 252-3397.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The James River Valley Library Adult Programs Series presents  a Writers Development Workshop, on Tuesday October 11, 2016 at 6-p.m., at the Alfred Dickey Public Library, lower level conference room.

Topics will include writing for Adults, Children, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Essays, and Poetry.

The evening will be led by local writers, Bruce Berg, Keith Norman, and Bill Kennedy.

They invite you to bring your stories along and share what you have written, and Bruce, Keith, and Bill and other writers will comment, and encourage you to continue writing and sharing.

Pre-Register on line at www.friendsofjrvl.org

The evening will be catered by Johnny B’s Brickhouse.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Stutsman County is informing motorists that there will be  a change in closure of portion of County Road 40 for road improvements. The closure will now begin Monday, October 3, 2016, depending on weather. (The closure was previously schedule to begin on Wednesday, Sept. 28 or Thursday, Sept. 29.)

County Road 40 will be closed from Highway 62 east of Spiritwood to the Stutsman County line. Traffic and road closure signs will be posted as necessary. This section of County Road 40 is expected to reopen on Thursday, Oct. 13 or earlier if weather conditions allow.

Motorists and other traffic should use extreme caution when entering these areas. The public should consider alternate routes if possible.

The road closure is contingent upon changing weather conditions.

Please direct questions to Mike May (701) 252-0234.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The lead spokeswoman for North Dakota’s Health Department has resigned over comments she accidentally posted on the agency’s Twitter account during Monday night’s presidential debate.

Colleen Reinke (RYN’-kee) took jabs at Republican candidate Donald Trump and moderator Lester Holt. She told The Associated Press that she mistakenly grabbed her work phone rather than her personal phone in the dark while multi-tasking during the debate.

Reinke submitted her resignation that night, without being asked. She said her tweets were “inappropriate” and that “it wasn’t good for the department for me to stay.”

She’d been with the agency three years, the last 2 ½ as the lead public information officer.

State Health Officer Terry Dwelle’s (DWEHL’-ees) office referred calls to Human Resources Director Dirk Wilke, who confirmed the resignation.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem is asking the developer of the four-state Dakota Access oil pipeline to explain its purchase of a ranch where a protest turned violent earlier this month.

Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners recently purchased the 7,000-acre ranch last week for an undisclosed price.

Stenehjem is giving the company 30 days to say how the land, where tribal officials said construction crews destroyed burial and cultural sites, will be used.

North Dakota law generally bars corporations from owning agricultural land unless the property is controlled by a farm family. The company must prove to the state how its purchase complies with the Depression-era anti-corporate farming law.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Winter wheat planting in North Dakota has surpassed the halfway point, while the state’s sugar beet harvest has gotten off to a good start.

The Agriculture Department says in its weekly crop report that 53 percent of the winter wheat crop is seeded, behind 66 percent last year at this time.

Sugar beet harvesting is at 12 percent complete, near 16 percent last year. The corn and soybean harvests also are getting underway. The potato harvest is slightly more than one-fourth complete, well behind last year’s 51 percent.

The second cutting of alfalfa hay is wrapping up, at 95 percent done.

Pasture and range conditions in North Dakota are rated 56 percent good to excellent. Stock water supplies are 77 percent adequate to surplus.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — After more than a year of planning, design work and bids, work on the new North Dakota governor’s mansion is underway.

North Dakota Facility Management Director John Boyle says that fencing and a trailer for the site were brought in Tuesday. Equipment is scheduled to arrive Thursday for groundwork to commence on the $5 million home.

Last year, the Legislature approved $4 million from the state’s Capitol Building Fund and $1 million from private donations for construction of the new residence.

Work had originally been scheduled to start in August, but the project was recently re-bid after the estimated cost rose above the $4.1 million construction budget.

Boyle says the project is on schedule to move the governor into his new home in November 2017. The governor’s current residence was built about 55 years ago.

 

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — Two hotels in Williston are closing this week in the midst of the oil industry slowdown.

The  Missouri Flats Inn and the Marquis Plaza and Suites will shut down Friday.

More than 30 people will be out of work. Employees said they were notified through text messages from the owner of the two properties.

Hotel occupancy rates in Williston have slumped with the oil downturn and have hovered around 30 percent this year. The Missouri Flats Inn is listed for sale at $3 million and the Marquis at $3.2 million.

 

In sports…

Bismarck  (CSi)  The State Game and Fish Department reports that the 49,000 deer gun licenses that were allocated by proclamation for the 2016 hunting season have all been issued.

Randy Meissner, licensing manager for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, says, according to state law, the number of deer gun licenses issued, including those licenses issued as gratis, cannot exceed the number of licenses authorized by the governor’s proclamation.

The deer gun season opens Friday, Nov. 4, 2016 at noon central time.

Archery licenses can still be purchased through the end of the bow season on Jan. 8.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has rejected a veto by President Barack Obama for the first time since he became president. The House voted 348-77 Wedneday to override his veto of legislation and allow the families of Sept. 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia for the kingdom’s alleged backing of the attackers. The Senate had voted 97-1 to override the veto. The lawsuit legislation now becomes law even though some supporters acknowledged that it could trigger lawsuits from people in other countries opposed to U.S. policies and military actions.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a bill to keep the government running through December 9th and also to provide $1.1 billion in long-delayed funding to battle the Zika virus. The 72-26 vote came after top congressional leaders broke through a stalemate over aid to Flint, Michigan, to help the city address its water crisis. Democratic advocates for Flint are now satisfied with Republican assurances that money for Flint will be finalized after the election. The House is expected to approve the measure shortly and send it to President Barack Obama for his signature.

TOWNVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A coroner says that the injuries to two students from a shooting at a South Carolina elementary school do not appear to be life-threatening. Coroner Greg Shore gave the information to the Greenville News and Independent Mail. A law enforcement official has said the shooting happened at the Townville Elementary School Wednesday and that a teen suspect is in custody. He says all other students are safe and have been evacuated to a nearby church. A teacher was also reported wounded.

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — UNICEF says at least 96 children have been killed and more than 220 wounded in eastern Aleppo over the last five days. An official with the U.N. children’s agency says a military onslaught in rebel-held areas of the northern Syrian city has left children “trapped in a living nightmare.” UNICEF says the health system in the rebel-held section of Aleppo is “crumbling,” with only about 30 doctors left in an area with a population of about 250,000.

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is making the case for Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire, calling her plan to provide free college tuition to middle class families “revolutionary.” Sanders says the plan that he developed with Clinton after their lengthy presidential primary is a “big deal” and would help millions of young people from middle-class and low income backgrounds go to college. Sanders was introducing Clinton at a rally at the University of New Hampshire.