CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. West winds 15 to 25 mph.

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 5 to

10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening.

.FRIDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the

afternoon in the Valley City area. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 5 to

15 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain

showers in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds 5 to

10 mph.

.SATURDAY…Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the morning,

then rain showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in

the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

Chance of precipitation 70 percent.

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

showers. Lows in the lower 50s.

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of rain showers.

Highs around 70.

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

.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in

the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s.

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

Highs in the mid 70s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain

showers in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.

 

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected across the area

this afternoon and this evening. However, these storms are not

expected to be severe.

There will be periods of showers and thunderstorms across the

region from Friday through Wednesday and may produce a strong storm or two.

Severe weather is not expected at this time.

 

 

Update…

Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown City Fire Department was called out about 7:20 Wednesday morning to John L. Wilson Arena in Jamestown, to a report of smoke from a locker room.

City Fire Department Lt. Sheldon Mohr says the fire started in the Blue Jays locker room, causing minimal fire damage, however there was considerable smoke damage.

Damages are expected to run well over $100,000.

The building was unoccupied at the time of the fire, which was smoldering material on the floor.

No injuries reported, with the cause undetermined.

Five City Fire Units and 25 firefighters were on the scene about an hour.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown City Fire Department responded to a car fire at 3:09 p.m. Wednesday in a residential driveway in  the 200 block of 4th Street Northwest.

Lt. Sheldon Mohr says the vehicle was totaled.

No injuries reported, and the cause was undetermined. No injuries reported, and the cause was undetermined. A minor explosion during the blaze was likely a gas cylinder for the hatchback system or a shock absorber.

Three city fire units and 25 firefighters were on the scene 26 minutes.

 

 

Jametown (CSi) Jamestown Regional Airport boardings in May this year were 1,176, up 24 percent from the 945 boardings in May of 2016.

Year to date Jamestown boardings are 5,372, compared to 4,323 boardings through May of 2016, up 25 percent.

 

Tower City  (CSi)  A woman was killed in a one vehicle rollover Wednesday morning about 11:30, eastbound on I-94 four miles east of Tower City.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports the 1999 Toyota Land Cruiser crossed the median, entered the westbound lanes, overturned, continuing into the north ditch.

The unidentified woman was extricated from the vehicle  and airlifted to a Fargo hospital.

The interstate was closed for 30 minutes for helicopter access.

The victims name will be released pending notification of relatives.

The crash remains under investigation.

Assisting at the scene were:  The Cass County Sheriff’s Office, Casselton Fire Department, and the Buffalo Fire Department.

 

 

Update…

Valley City  (CSi)  The Barnes County Relay for life is noon to midnight, Friday June 16, 2017 at the Barnes County Courthouse.

On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, spokesperson Lisa McCulloch said, this year’s goal is to raise $35,000.  At last report $3,644 has been raised.

17 teams have signed up to participate.

She pointed out that Luminaria may still be purchased for a donation of $5 each, in advance at the Open Door Center, and from Barnes County Relay for Life, committee members.

The theme this year is “The Colors of a Cure.”

 

The Schedule is as follows:

A noon lunch, on the Barnes County Courthouse lawn.

4:30-p.m.  Survivor Reception

5:00-p.m. Silent Auction

Open

6:00-p.m. Opening Ceremony, Please Gather at the Courthouse Steps

Welcome

National Anthem  Eric Hanson

Honorary Survivor Cindy Schwehr

Introduction of Teams

Honoring Survivors and First Lap

7:00-p.m. – 9:30-p.m  Games and activities

8:30-p.m. Silent Auction Closes

9:30-p.m. Luminaria Ceremony  Walkers pause and gather at the steps to reflect and remember, and view the Wall of Remembrance.

10:00-p.m. – 10:30-p.m. Karaoke

10:30-p.m. – 11:30-p.m.  Games

11:30-p.m. – Heart of Relay Fight Back Ceremony

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  Interstate Engineering along with Border States Paving, and Jamestown City officials Wednesday gave an update on the 5th Street Northeast street construction project, between 12th Avenue and 27th Avenue, Northeast.

Luke Wiese with Border States Paving, said the recent rain on Wednesday has slightly slowed progress on Phase One of the project that goes to 17th Avenue. On Wednesday crews were pumping water.  He said it may be another day or two before the mud dries to allow progress to continue.

Earlier this week, on Monday the fabric and gravel were installed on this phase.

Concrete has been ordered for curbs with installation to possibly start on Monday next week, and take about 2-3 days to complete.

The valley gutters will then be installed, along with inlet and manhole work, followed by paving lifts.

He said Phase One also includes the installation of sidewalks and striping.

The street leads to the new Two Rivers Activity Center (TRAC) set to open in mid August this year.

He added that after the 4th of July Phase Two will start, in the area past Eastwood Drive, anticipated around July 8th.

The Phase Two completion date of the project is September  15, 2017, and Phase III & IV of the project October 15, 2017.

He said that access to properties along the construction route will be maintained, with traffic rerouted as the concrete paving is installed and cured.

Affected residents will be notified of the work schedule.

Also on hand at the meeting were Travis Dillman, Steve Thompson and Ben Aaseth from Interstate Engineering, and Street Foreman Harold Sad along with Justin Liebig from the City Street Department.

The City of Jamestown received a 2018 grant award of $276,953 from the NDDOT Transportation Alternatives Program.

City Administrator Jeff 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.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The recycling center in Jamestown is no longer taking glass items.

Recycling Center of North Dakota, formerly Renaissance Recycling, owner Ralph Friebel explains that the company that has purchased the sorted glass from the recycling center will no longer accept any glass, due to a lack of demand.

Friebel will be seeking buyers of recycled glass, and would start accepting glass if one is found.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  North Dakota Farmers Union is encouraging farmers to attend upcoming investor meetings for a soybean crushing facility and refinery that will be located near Spiritwood. The North Dakota Soybean Processors’ (NDSP) project will utilize 125,000 bushels of soybeans per day once completed.

NDFU President, Mark Watne says, “Adding value to commodities through in-state processing facilities, especially farmer-owned facilities, is something we strongly support. I would encourage farmers to attend upcoming investment offering meetings. This could be a good avenue to improve farm income.”

NDSP is offering 9,000 to 12,000 total units for sale at $10,000 each. Minnesota Soybean Processors is making a $60 million investment to purchase 6,000 units and will serve as the company’s managing member. A minimum investment of four units or $40,000 is required to invest in the project.

Meetings will be held at the following locations:

 

June 21             7-9 p.m.         North Dakota Farmers Union, Jamestown

June 21             7-9 p.m.         Delta Hotels by Marriott, Fargo

June 22             7-9 p.m.         Hilton Garden Inn, Grand Forks

June 22             7-9 p.m.         Hankinson Community Center, Hankinson

June 26             7-9 p.m.         Great River Energy, Bismarck

 

 

Valley City  (CSi)  The Valley City High School Reunion marching band and Flag Corps will honor their former band leader Robert Bowen at the annual Rally in the Valley parade on Saturday, June 17, 2017 in Valley City.

Hi Liners who graduated in the 1970′s 80′s and 90′s and were students under the director of Robert Bowen are welcome to participate in the march.

The practice schedule for Reunion band members:

Thursday, June 15th 7pm at the Valley City High School band room.

Friday, June 16 practice at the Hanna Field Parking lot on Central Avenue North at 5pm and on Saturday, June 17 at 9am on the north side of Jefferson elementary school prior to the parade starting at 10-a.m.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota attorney general says an alarming number of mostly elderly residents are falling victim to sweepstakes scams.

Wayne Stenehjem says those victims have suffered losses of $366,000 in the last 12 months. He says older people who live alone are favorite targets of scam artists.

Most of the victims believed they had won valuable prizes but had to pay assorted fees and taxes before their winnings could be released. Stenehjem says one 80-year-old woman was told she won $2.5 million and wound up paying more than $50,000 in fees. She never received the prize money.

The attorney general says family members should talk to parents and relatives about the scams.

 

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge has handed a lifeline to efforts to block the Dakota Access pipeline.

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled Wednesday that the Army Corps of Engineers didn’t adequately consider the possible impacts of an oil spill where the pipeline passes under Lake Oahe (oh-AH’-hey), a wide area of the Missouri River, in North Dakota.

Boasberg says the Army must redo its environmental analysis in certain sections and he’ll consider later whether the pipeline must halt operations in the meantime.

The Standing Rock Sioux tribe, which has led opposition to the pipeline, called it a “significant victory.”

A spokeswoman for Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners, the pipeline’s developer, didn’t immediately respond to messages.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Drone technology is helping some farmers in North Dakota keep tabs on their livelihood like never before.

Jeremy Wilson has been planting corn, soybeans and wheat in the Fargo area for nearly two decades and has seen his share of advancements in technology. Wilson says the relatively inexpensive drone technology is giving him a new aerial look at his fields and fertility issues. He says it helps him spend less time and money and be more productive.

Agricultural companies, including Peterson Farms Seed, are also exploring the ways drones can be used in crop development. Peterson spokesman Nolan Berg says that rather than walking into a field or taking a look from a pickup truck, drones provide a whole new perspective on field conditions.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A county job development authority in the North Dakota oil patch has launched a unique initiative aimed at building a regional workforce less susceptible to the boom-and-bust cycle of the oil industry.

The McKenzie County Skills Initiative brings together job training programs, classes and services offered by the University of Mary, Williston State College, and the state-sponsored TrainND program and North Dakota Small Business Development Center. They’re centralized at the new $57 million community center in Watford City.

Organizers say the initiative could help job-seekers with everything from computer skills to truck driving skills.

The initiative comes at a time when energy production is increasing after a recent slowdown. But Job Service says more than one-third of the 3,000 job openings in northwestern North Dakota aren’t in the oil fields.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Members of North Dakota’s congressional delegation have issued statements saying their thoughts and prayers are with a colleague who was shot and wounded during practice for a charity baseball game in a Washington suburb.

Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana was hospitalized after being shot in the hip. Several other people were injured.

North Dakota U.S. Sens. John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp and U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer all condemned the attack and lauded Capitol police for their actions in stopping the gunman.

Hoeven, Heitkamp and Cramer are not on the congressional baseball teams.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A former deputy U.S. marshal in North Dakota has been sentenced to three years in prison for spying on young women in Bismarck dressing rooms.

Thirty-year-old Michael Rivera was convicted in February of misdemeanors including surreptitious intrusion and creating and attempting to create sexually expressive images. He was found not guilty of more serious felony charges.

Rivera was sentenced in state court Tuesday, and ordered to get sex offender treatment while in prison.

Rivera was sentenced in May in federal court to seven years in prison on child pornography charges. Authorities say the images were found on Rivera’s computer as police were investigating the dressing room allegations.

Rivera will serve the federal sentence first.

 

In sports…

AA..
Lincoln 7, Fargo-Moorhead 4

 

MLB…

INTERLEAGUE

Final Miami 11 Oakland 6

Final Kansas City 7 San Francisco 2

Final Boston 7 Philadelphia 3

Final L.A. Dodgers 6 Cleveland 4

Final Arizona 2 Detroit 1

 

AMERICAN LEAGUE

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mitch Haniger and Mike Zunino homered against Ervin Santana early, and the Seattle Mariners bullpen held off the Minnesota Twins late in a 6-4 victory last night. Ben Gamel added three hits and two runs for the Mariners, who have won 12 of 17 games.

Final Toronto 7 Tampa Bay 6

Final Houston 13 Texas 2

Final Baltimore 10 Chi White Sox 6

Final L.A. Angels 7 N-Y Yankees 5

 

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Final San Diego 4 Cincinnati 2

Final Atlanta 13 Washington 2

Final Colorado 5 Pittsburgh 1

Final N-Y Mets 9 Chi Cubs 4

Final Milwaukee 7 St. Louis 6

 

WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Final Connecticut 96 N-Y Liberty 76

 

TWINS DRAFT DAY 3…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins went pitching-heavy on Day 3 of the draft, including grabbing a local prep standout. The Twins made 30 selections on the final day of the draft and 15 of them were pitchers. All of those pitchers were right-handed, including Woodbury’s Max Meyer.

 

VIKINGS…

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Get your 84 jerseys out. The Minnesota Vikings will induct Randy Moss into the team’s Ring of Honor during the upcoming season. The team also announced yesterday that former receiver Ahmad Rashad will be inducted with Moss in the team’s first ceremony since 2013.

 

WILD TRADE…

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — The Washington Capitals have acquired forward Tyler Graovac from the Minnesota Wild for a 2018 fifth-round pick. Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan announced the trade Wednesday night. The deal gives Washington a second forward under contract for next season to satisfy the minimum exposure requirements for the upcoming Vegas Golden Knights expansion draft.

 

CONGRESSMAN SHOT-THE GAME…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The annual Congressional Baseball Game will be played on Thursday at Nationals Park as scheduled despite Wednesday’s shooting at the Republican squad’s practice in Alexandria, Virginia.

House Speaker Paul Ryan assured lawmakers assembled at a members’ briefing that the game will go on.

The game dates to 1909 and is a summertime tradition on Capitol Hill, benefiting several charities.

 

MAYWEATHER-MCGREGOR

 

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Floyd Mayweather Jr. says on his Instagram account that he will come out of retirement to face UFC star Conor McGregor in a boxing match on Aug. 26.

The fight that will take place in a boxing ring and be governed by boxing rules.

Mayweather retired in September 2015 after winning all 49 of his pro fights.

 

 

TENNIS-WIMBLEDON-GOFFIN

UNDATED (AP) — David Goffin says he won’t play at Wimbledon as he continues to recover from an ankle injury that knocked him out of the French Open.

The world’s 13th-ranked player tripped on a tarp while chasing a ball behind the baseline during his third-round match with Horacio Zeballos at Roland Garros. His right foot got stuck under the tarp and prevented him from finishing the match.

 

In world and national  news…

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Lawmakers are returning to the Capitol and, they hope, to some semblance of normalcy a day after a rifle-wielding attacker opened fire on Republican lawmakers as they practiced for a charity baseball game. House GOP Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana was critically wounded in the attack that also injured aides and Capitol police. The assailant, who had nursed grievances against President Donald Trump and the GOP, fought a running gun battle with police before he, too, was shot and later died.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The tragic shooting rampage directed at members of Congress practicing for a charity baseball game may revive by-now familiar arguments about restrictions on the sale of arms. But advocates of tougher gun control aren’t taking for granted that the incident will advance their position. The tough political rally is that changing gun laws to further restrict access to these weapons has been, and remains, a steep climb in Washington.

PHOENIX (AP) — Survivors of the 2011 mass shooting in Arizona at an event hosted by former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords say the recent attack on lawmakers at a congressional baseball practice in Virginia shows how vitriolic political discourse has become. Ron Barber, who took over Giffords’ seat in Congress, called for an end to the harsh rhetoric and personal attacks in politics. Other victims said the recent shooting reignited strong feelings about the need for gun control.

LONDON (AP) — Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has toured the area near the west London tower block devastated by a fire, meeting with volunteers helping victims and promising to get to the bottom of what happened. Corbyn said Thursday that “the truth has got to come out and will come out” as he visited volunteers helping after the Grenfell Tower fire in which at least 17 people died and hundreds were left homeless.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is taking to Twitter denounce reports that the Russia investigation is widening to examine whether he tried to obstruct justice. In a tweet early Thursday, Trump said: “They made up a phony collusion with the Russians story, found zero proof, so now they go for obstruction of justice on the phony story. Nice.”