CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to the southwest around 10 mph after midnight.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing a 30 percent chance of morning and afternoon thunderstorms in the Valley City area.

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, in the Jamestown area.

Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest

winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening.

.THURSDAY…Partly sunny. A 40 percent chance of rain showers and

thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds

5 to 10 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain

showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s.

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

Highs in the lower 70s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain

showers. Lows in the lower 50s.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain

showers. Highs in the lower 70s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower

50s. Highs in the 70s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.

.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

 

Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop late Tuesday

afternoon and evening generally along and east of a line from

Dickinson to Stanley. A few of these storms may reach severe

limits producing one inch hail and wind gusts to 60 mph.

 

Scattered thunderstorms are possible Thursday afternoon and

Thursday night. However severe weather is not expected.

 

 

BOTTINUEAU, N.D. (AP-CSi) — Searchers are looking for a missing boater on Lake Metigoshe in northern North Dakota.

Bottineau County sheriff’s officials say 56-year-old Kelly Krebsbach was operating a pontoon boat Saturday night on Lake Metigoshe.  Krebsbach had dropped off some passengers at a cabin on the lake. About a-half hour later, his empty pontoon was spotted.

Searchers include Dive teams from Jamestown, and Devils Lake, along with  North Dakota Game and Fish Department, Bottineau County Fire Department, and Ward County Dive and Rescue, are all participating in the search.

Jamestown Police Chief Scott Edinger says, on site, Jamestown the local dive team used the side scan and ROV to search a large area on Monday. He says,  more data  will be reviewed Tuesday trying to see some areas to recheck.

There is  cadaver dog on site.

Jamestown officials may go back if further developments warrant.

Authorities also conducted an aerial search using an airplane and drones.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  During the 120th Stutsman County Fair,  the James River Rodeo has its two day event June 30, 2017, an Jul 1st, at 6:30 p.m., both nights.

Tickets are $10 for ages 17 and up, $5 for ages 6-16 and free for 6 and under.

Events include:  Tie Down, Barrel Racing, Team Roping the Roughstock, and more.

Committee member Richard Doerr says the Slack competitions will be held Friday afternoon and Saturday morning,  held then because of a limited time in each competition.

 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — The cities of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks are urging citizens to protect themselves against mosquito bites after a crow tested positive for the West Nile virus.

The mosquito is the most common method of transmitting the virus. When a mosquito feeds on an infected bird, it can pick up the virus and transmit it to other birds and occasionally mammals.

Health officials say most people infected with West Nile don’t develop symptoms. Those who do can experience a fever, head and body aches, skin rash and swollen lymph nodes.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A bug that’s an enemy to front yard flower beds, backyard vegetable gardens, farmers’ crops and even golf courses has been found again in North Dakota.

The Agriculture Department says the Japanese beetle larvae were found in nursery stock shipped to North Dakota. The beetles were found in several locations, including Bismarck, that received shipments from a Minneapolis-area supplier.

They’ve been found in the state before. But North Dakota State University entomologist Janet Knodel says the state likely now has an established population of the destructive beetle. It’s been moving steadily westward since being first found in the U.S. in New Jersey a century ago.

The beetle can be controlled with insecticides. But Knodel says it still causes about $450 million in damage each year in the U.S.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Bismarck lawmaker says North Dakota has too many colleges.

Republican Rep. Rick Becker told the state Board of Higher Education Tuesday that it’s time to look into “repurposing some of the campuses.”

He says the only reason the state has 11 colleges is because of “parochialist economic development.” He says the state determined the number of institutions at a time when there were “little white school houses every couple of miles.”

Becker acknowledged that the idea is a “hard pill to swallow,” but says it needs to be discussed. His remarks drew no comments from the board.

North Dakota has four-year public colleges in Fargo, Grand Forks, Mayville, Valley City, Minot and Dickinson, and two-year schools in Williston, Wahpeton, Bismarck, Devils Lake and Bottineau.

 

GLYDON, Minn. (AP) — Authorities are investigating gunfire that narrowly missed a police officer during a traffic stop in a western Minnesota community.

It happened about 11:30 p.m. Monday on Highway 10 west of Glyndon in Clay County. The Glyndon officer pulled a car over during a routine traffic stop and got out to talk to the driver.

WDAY-TV reports that’s when the officer heard the gunshot above his head. Authorities say the driver of the car that was stopped also heard the shot as well as an assisting officer at the scene.

Glyndon, Dilworth, Moorhead and Fargo, North Dakota police along with Clay County sheriff’s deputies and the Minnesota State Patrol all assisted with the investigation.

 

In world and national news..

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a bruising setback, Senate Republican leaders are delaying a vote on their prized health care bill until after the July 4 recess, forced to retreat by a GOP rebellion that left them lacking enough votes to even begin debating the legislation. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell delivered the message to GOP senators Tuesday at a private lunch also attended by Vice President Mike Pence and White House chief of staff Reince Priebus.

NEW YORK (AP) — Like last month’s WannaCry malware, security experts say the malicious software used in Tuesday’s cyberattack is spreading using digital break-in tools purportedly created by the U.S. National Security Agency and recently leaked to the web. Organizations should be protected if they installed a Microsoft-issued patch on all their Windows computers. But security experts say the new malware has a backup spreading mechanism at organizations that missed one or more computers.

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels say they do not rule out the possibility of another chemical weapons attack by President Bashar Assad’s government. Jamil Saleh, the commander of the rebel Jaysh al-Ezzah faction, called for renewed airstrikes on the Shayrat Air Base in central Syria, where the United States alleges the government is preparing for another chemical attack. The U.S. struck the base in April after a gas attack killed 89 people in the rebel-held town of Khan Sheikhoun in northwestern Syria.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister says the partial reinstatement of President Donald Trump’s travel ban is “disappointing” and says the ban is more about politics than security. Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday called the ban “misplaced and misguided.” He says it has “no basis in fact and it would not help fight terrorism, in fact it would be the greatest gift to extremist groups who would use it as a rallying cry.”

BRUSSELS (AP) — Google could be facing more penalties, on top of the record 2.4 billion euros it’s been fined Tuesday by European authorities. Regulators found that Google is taking advantage of its market dominance in online searches to direct customers to its own businesses. Google now has 90 days to stop favoring its own links to online shopping, or face additional fines. The company says it’s considering an appeal, and that it’s just trying to make it easier for consumers to find what they want.