CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

.TONIGHT…Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 10 to

15 mph.

.FRIDAY…Sunny. Slight chance of rain showers and thunderstorms

in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 10 to

15 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain

showers and thunderstorms in the evening, in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area, then partly cloudy

after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 10 to

15 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.

Highs in the lower 80s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.

Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s.

.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the

lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.

.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Slight chance of rain showers in the morning,

then chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in

the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of precipitation

20 percent.

 

On Friday…the eastern two-thirds of the state is in a marginal risk for severe weather.

Any storms should exit to the east of the area Friday night, with

quiet weather returning for Saturday into Sunday.

High temps still look to remain mostly in the 80s. N to NW

winds may be a little breezy in the afternoons, especially on

Saturday.

 

Jamestown  (CSi) At approximately 3:30 pm on Thursday, June 1st, 2017, one individual escaped from a ND Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation funded addiction treatment unit at the North Dakota State Hospital in Jamestown.  The individual escaped from a fenced outdoor enclosure at the treatment facility.

 

The escapee is:  Desiree Marie McKay, 33, 130 lbs, short brown hair and brown eyes (See attached picture below). Desiree was last seen wearing a medium blue t-shirt, khaki shorts and red frame glasses. She has a tattoo of a rose on her right and left hands and her left bicep area

McKay has ties to the Jamestown, Bismarck, New England and Ft. Totten, ND areas.

 

A vehicle was stolen from the Jamestown area at the approximate time of her escape.  It is a white, 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe with chrome rims, ND license 917BCE.

 

The Highway Patrol is asking for the public’s assistance in locating McKay.  If you spot McKay or the stolen Chevrolet Tahoe, do not approach her or the vehicle.  Contact law enforcement immediately by dialing 911 or call North Dakota State Radio Communications Center at 1-800-472-2121.

 

 

Valley City  (CSi)  – Senator John Hoeven Thursday joined North Dakota National Guard (NDNG) officials in dedicating their new $13 million vehicle maintenance facility in Valley City. As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Hoeven helped secure $10.8 million of the facility’s $13 million cost, with the balance of funding coming from the National Guard Bureau. Hoeven joined Guard leaders at the groundbreaking in 2015.

Also on hand were, North Dakota Lt. Governor, Brent Sanford, and North Dakota Adjutant General, Major General Alan Dohrmann.

Hoeven says, “This vehicle maintenance facility is a significant upgrade for the Guard and provides more space and new capabilities to keep the Guard’s vehicles up and running.  The old shop was more than 50 years old and could not accommodate the Guard’s vehicles. This new maintenance facility was completed ahead of schedule and will help support our Guard members in their important missions to serve our state and nation.”

The new facility is 45,000 square feet, with 30,000 square feet in the maintenance shop and 15,000 square feet of vehicle storage space. It will support maintenance for up to 175 pieces of equipment. The new facility will allow Guard units to meet operational readiness and training objectives and it provides space for office supplies and parking, training and physical fitness areas and administrative offices. It meets guidelines for anti-terrorism Force Protection as well as requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The old vehicle maintenance facility was built in 1960 and was a little over 3,200 square feet. Among other limitations, it could not accommodate the 231st Brigade Support Battalion’s Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks. Senator Hoeven toured the constrained maintenance center in Valley City in 2014 and was able to secure funding for the new facility in the fiscal year 2015 government funding legislation.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Police Chief Scott Edinger says during a “Warrant Roundup,”  agencies, Wednesday made a total of 14 arrests, and five committals to the State Hospital.

He says the Warrant Roundup is conducted about once a month in conjunction with the Jamestown Police Department, the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office, The Stutsman County Narcotics Task Force, North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation and North Dakota Parole and probation.

Chief Edinger also reported that about 5:15 -p.m. Wednesday at 4th Avenue Northwest, a vehicle failed to stop for authorities and an arrest was made following a high-risk traffic stop.

He say occupants of the vehicle were taken into  custody, stemming from Task Force initiated incident.

Edinger says one individual was apprehended at the bottom of the hill near Sunnyside Trailer Court stemming from the same incident.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced water release changes Thursday (Jun 1, 2017) at Jamestown Dam and Pipestem Dam.

Bob Martin at Pipestem says the release from Pipestem Dam is increased from zero to 200 cfs.

At Jamestown Dam the release is decreased from 650 cfs to 450 cfs.

There is no change in the combined release, still at 650 cfs in the James River in Jamestown.

Martin says Pipestem Reservoir is  21 feet into the flood storage area, with the goal to have it evacuated to the fall freeze up level by September 1, 2017.

Jamestown Reservoir is one foot into the flood storage area.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  Jamestown City Administrator Jeff Fuchs has announced that NDDOT Director Grant Levi has notified the City of a  2018 grant award of $276,953 in the NDDOT Transportation Alternatives Program.

 

Fuchs says The grant will allow construction of additional sidewalks on 12th Ave NE,  from 5th St NE to 13th St NE, then east on the Airport Road to the JHS entrance and south to the High School. It also includes sidewalk between the High School and TRAC as well as funding from TRAC east to Eastwood Drive.

 

Fuchs adds, it’s  great news for the residents of Jamestown as it will assist in providing a much safer pedestrian and bike route between JHS, TRAC and Gussner School areas.

Fuchs added special thanks to Robin Iszler for putting the grant application together and all the others on her committee who assisted with this project.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The 2nd  annual James River Figuring Skating Club’s  car raffle will kick off at the Kite Festival June 9th, 10th and 11, 2017

This year the grand prize is a 2017 AWD Buick Encore (color black cherry) or 15,000.00 in cash

Along with 8 – 500.00 cash prizes

The figure skating club will be serving concessions at the kite fest along with providing information on fall registration, scholarships, and selling tickets for the raffle

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, JRFSC’s Judy Jorgenson said, the raffle was well received last year and has along with a contribution from the Optimist club has enabled the club to set up a great scholarship program.  It is very important to them that every child has the opportunity to participate in skating classes and we know for many in our community it is a struggle financially.

With rising costs of ice time this raffle helps keep costs down

Sponsors of the car raffle include:

ADM

Gifts From The Heart

Corner Bar

LD Concrete

Border States Paving

Special thanks to Knights of Columbus, Wilhelm’s and Newman Signs

 

Kite fest is a great family event with no admission cost

Friday the 9th  10am – 5pm  Learn kiting from the pros

Saturday the 10th  10:30am – 4pm  Kids kite building, concessions, music, door prizes, inflatable air games by Victory Lutheran Church

Sunday the 11th  10:30am – 4pm  concessions, music door prizes.

 

The special treat for everyone attending will be the kite performance team 180 Go!  They are a dedicated team of quad-line stunt kite fliers.  They fly their kites in dynamic formations and perform aerial maneuvers all choreographed to music.  It is spectacular to see!  In addition to their incredible skills as fliers they really are the nicest people.

Also on our show were sisters Addison and Avery Graves.

Addison is now helping with behind the scenes efforts of the club.

Avery started skating seven years ago, and is now a competitive skater.

 

Also, the James River Figure Skating Club will host the Fall Open House, Thursday August 31, 2017 6-p.m., to 8-p.m., at John L. Wilson Arena.

On Line Registration starts August 31, 2017, classes swill start September 5, 2017.

For more information on line go to www.jamesriverfsc.org

On Facebook: James River Figure Skating Club, or JRFSC Alumni Skaters & Parents.

 

 

Bismarck  (CSi)  As part of the Drivers License Services Optimization program, the North Dakota Department of Transportation will be reducing where drivers license services will be provided. Some part-time drivers license sites will discontinue operation, and services will be available at other drivers license locations.

The other part-time sites that will no longer be providing drivers license services beginning September 1, 2017 include: Carrington, Lisbon and Wishek will not provide drivers license services. This does not affect motor vehicle registration and title services provided at the Motor Vehicle branch offices in Lisbon.

Drivers License services are available in person or online, and locations in the area include Jamestown, Oakes and Valley City.

An online renewal process will be introduced this year so individuals who choose this option will not need to visit an office every other renewal cycle. More information on this online renewal process will be announced later this summer.

 

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — Two officials with the Standing Rock Sioux have been acquitted of disorderly conduct charges that were filed during early protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline.

Tribal Chairman Dave Archambault and Tribal Councilman Dana Yellow Fat were arrested on Aug. 12 for allegedly pushing back against a line of law enforcement officers in North Dakota.

During their trial Wednesday, both men said they were only trying to protect older tribal members. Jurors quickly returned not-guilty verdicts.

The Standing Rock tribe led the opposition against the $3.8 billion pipeline, alleging it threatened drinking water and tribal sites. Hundreds of people were arrested during protests last year.

The pipeline developer denied the claims. The company was allowed this year to build the final leg of the pipeline to move North Dakota oil across South Dakota and Iowa to a plant in Illinois.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Legislature’s 141 members have been assigned to committees to study topics that could inspire bills for the next legislative session.

The  Legislative Management committee on Wednesday assigned the lawmakers to conduct 50 studies on topics such as state retirement funding, health care and the financial condition of the state’s 11 public colleges and universities.

Each committee will compile a report and any suggested legislation for the 2019 session.

The Legislative Management committee is a 17-member panel that oversees the Legislature’s business between sessions.

Republicans hold more than two-thirds majorities in both the North Dakota House and Senate, and they control the study and committee selection process.

 

In sports…

High School Baseball… Thursday…

The Class A State Baseball Tournament in Mandan

West Fargo – Sheynne 15    Jamestown 4

West Fargo – Sheyenne scores 13  runs on 8 hits in the 5th inning

Jamestown picks up 3 runs in the bottom of the 5th…game called due to the 10 run rule

Jamestown next plays Friday at 2:30-p.m. taking on Thursday’s loser between West Fargo and Mandan.

 

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota State University has won this year’s Summit League Commissioner’s Cup.

The award goes to the school with the best overall performance in men’s and women’s athletics. South Dakota State University had won it the past four years.

This year, the University of South Dakota took second, followed by SDSU, IUPUI and Denver.

SDSU won the men’s award, and USD the women’s award. NDSU was second in both categories.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mayors from major cities around the world say they remain committed to the Paris climate accord despite President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the deal. In a statement Thursday, mayors of the world’s megacities committed to addressing climate change said that despite the U.S. move, American cities can continue to play a role in trying to prevent catastrophic global warming. The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, says climate change “poses a unique threat to the future of our planet.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kremlin says Russia is committed to the Paris climate change accords. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, a spokesman for President Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Peskov, said that Russia “thinks highly” of the accords and there is no alternative to it.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FBI director James Comey is set to testify June 8 before the Senate intelligence committee investigating Russian activities during last year’s election. The committee says Comey will testify in an open session, which will be followed by a closed session.

PARIS (AP) — AP Interview: The head of the French government’s cyber security agency is warning of the approaching risk of “permanent war” in cyberspace because of hacking attacks for espionage and fraud by states and criminals. Guillaume Poupard said Thursday that “in terms of effects and impact, we are clearly getting closer to a state of war.” He lamented a lack of commonly agreed rules to govern cyberspace and said nations “must work collectively.”

ST.PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — The head of the French government’s cyber security agency, which investigated leaks from President Emmanuel Macron’s election campaign, says they found no trace of a notorious Russian hacking group behind the attack. In an interview in his office Thursday with The Associated Press, Guillaume Poupard said the Macron campaign hack “was so generic and simple that it could have been practically anyone.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Palestinians are praising President Donald Trump’s decision not to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, saying it strengthens the chances of peace. President Mahmoud Abbas’ spokesman, Nabil Abu Rdeneh (nah-BEEL’ ah-boo reh-DAY’-nuh), says the decision is an “important positive step” that illustrates the U.S. seriousness about promoting peace. The Palestinian ambassador to Washington, Hussam Zomlot, says the move “gives peace a chance.”