CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Isolated rain showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

Chance of precipitation 30 percent in the Jamestown area, 40 percent in the Valley City area.

.FRIDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers in the Jamestown area, 40 percent in the Valley City area.

Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds

5 to 10 mph.

.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 5 to

10 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the

mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.

.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 80s.

Lows in the upper 50s.

.INDEPENDENCE DAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers in the

afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.

 

Scattered thunderstorms are expected to continue across western

and central North Dakota Thursday afternoon through mid evening.

While severe thunderstorms are not expected, a few will have gusty

winds and small hail.

 

Very warm temperatures are expected Monday through Wednesday with

temperatures close to 100 possible with very little rain. This

will increase the Fire Danger as well as the potential for heat

related illnesses.

 

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  Jamestown  Police is warning residents of a convicted sex offender living in Jamestown.

Christopher James Midgett lives at 2605 Circle Drive, Jamestown, ND, the North Dakota State Hospital Transition Home.

He presently has no vehicle.

Midgett is a 34 year old white male, six feet two inches tall, weighing 291 pounds with hazel eyes and brown hair.

Midgett has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota risk level committee of the North Dakota Attorney General’s Office.

Offense:  Sexual assault of a child, when he was 12 or 13 years old involving  a five year old girl, and an 8 year old boy.  A recent charge involving a 10 year old boy in North Dakota was dismissed for lack of evidence.

Conviction Date:  December 1996 in Victoria Juvenile Court, in Texas.

Disposition:  7 years.

Midgett is not wanted by police at this time and has served the sentence imposed by the court.

This notification is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault, or intimidate the offender.

Any attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders, their families, landlords, or employers will be turned over for prosecution.

Printed handouts of the demographics of Christopher James Midgett are available at the Jamestown Police Department.

More information on registered sex offenders is available at the North Dakota Attorney General’s web site: www.sexoffender.nd.gov

Information and photo posted on line at CSiNewsNow.com

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will increase Pipestem Dam releases on Friday (Jun 30, 2017)

Pipestem Dam Manager Bob Martin, says, the release will go from 125 cfs to 250 cfs.

He says the increase as part of the planned drawdown of the reservoir to freeze up levels before winter, at 1,443 feet.

Pipestem Reservoir is currently at 1,463 feet above sea level.

Also releases from Jamestown Dam were decreased from 13 cfs to zero on Wednesday this week, with Jamestown Reservoir a few inches below its normal level at this time.

The current inflow to the Jamestown Reservoir is down to about 25 cfs.

Martin adds, that water is evaporating from Jamestown Resrvoir, eliminating the need for releases at the present time.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  White Cloud Days in Jamestown offers traditional and new events and activities this year, around Jamestown, July 8-9, 2017.

National Buffalo Museum has organized this year’s activities.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2,  Director Illana Xinos said, there will be vendors offering Native American items for sale in front of the National Buffalo Museum.

Also new this year is the TRAC (Two Rivers Activity Center) 5-K Run/Walk with proceeds benefiting the TRAC Scholarship Program.  More information on line at CSiNewsNow.com

She pointed out that the official Grand Opening of the 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse is on July 8th, from 10-a.m., to 4-p.m.

She added also on July 8th,  Frontier Village will host activities including Craft/Rummage Sales, Dutch Oven Demonstrations, Buffalo Cupcakes served at 11-a.m., Color Time for Kids, Grilled Buffalo Burgers and $1 ice cream cones from 11-a.m., to 2-p.m., on the 8th, and Bobbing for Apples.

The Ivan Flett Memorial Dance Performance on the 8th from 12:30-p.m., to 2:30-p.m., along with Native American Flutist, Matt Shannandore from 4-p.m., to 6-p.m., at the amphitheater.

Also part of White Cloud Days is the parade, starting at 9:30-a.m. starting from McElroy Park going north on First Avenue, and back to McElroy on Second Avenue Southeast,  (The parade will NOT across the railroad tracks).

At McElroy Park, The Jamestown Classic Car Show, along with crafts and vendors.

On July 8th at 7-p.m., Dirt Track Car Races, with the Dakota Classic Modified Tour, at 7-p.m., at Jamestown Speedway.

Highlights on Sunday July 9th include the Interdenominational Worship Service at 9:30-a.m., by Pioneer Ministry at Frontier Village, along with other activities.

For more information call the National Buffalo Museum at 701-252-8648.

Illana also invites the public and visitors to the newly renovated National Buffalo Museum, including the Bison Video.  The preserved White Cloud, is on display, in the large room.  For now White Cloud is in an area that is roped off, and she asks visitors not to touch.   She added that later, White Cloud will be in a clear four sided display that will enable visitor’s to see her 360 degrees.

Also on our show Jamestown Tourism Director, Searle Swedlund said, White Cloud Days, along with the Stutsman County Fair, 4th of July Fireworks Display at the Stutsman County Fairgrounds at 10-p.m., and July 4th car racing at Jamestown Speedway, along with reunions make Jamestown a  large tourist destination.

 

 

GWINNER, N.D. (AP) — Authorities say the pilot of crop spraying plane has been killed in a crash in Sargent County.

Sheriff Travis Paeper says crash happened shortly before 8 a.m. Thursday about 8 miles west of Gwinner. Paeper says dense fog in the area is believed to be a contributing factor in the crash.

The sheriff says a farmer who lives nearby witnessed the crash. The pilot was working for an area crop spraying company. The Federal Aviation Administration will investigate the cause.

 

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP) — A judge says a former North Dakota sheriff who is facing charges for dealing drugs and bribery should be allowed to travel out of state.

Southeast District Court Judge Daniel Narum made the ruling at a bond hearing for Johnny Zip Lawson on Wednesday.

Lawson is charged with conspiracy to deliver a controlled substance, bribery, false reports to law enforcement or other security officials, public servant refusing to perform duty and ingesting a controlled substance.

Wells County State’s Attorney Kathleen Murray opposed the motion, saying Lawson was a danger to others, namely witnesses and informants.

Narum ruled that Lawson can travel to South Dakota and Montana with the stipulation that any travel to Montana must be work-related.

 

NEW TOWN, N.D. (AP) — A McClusky resident is dead after a vehicle crash in Mountrail County.

The Highway Patrol says 57-year-old Keri Edwards was driving a pickup truck that rear-ended a semitrailer on state Highway 23 about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Edwards died at the scene 4 miles east of New Town. The semi driver wasn’t hurt.

 

 

In sports…

Jamestown (CSi)  Jamestown Blue Jays Boys Hockey Assistant Coach, Andy Fitzgerald has become the new Blue Jays Girls Hockey Team Coach.

He succeeds Shaulee Iverson, who resigned after two seasons as coach.

Fitzgerald  a 2001 Jamestown College graduate. was head coach of the Jays baseball team from 2005-08. He played high school hockey in St. Paul, Minnesota, the playing college baseball for the Jamestown Jimmies. He’s also teaches Physical Education at Jamestown High School.

Jamestown  (CSi)  The James River Rodeo will have its two day event June 30 & July 1, 2017.

Tickets are $10 for ages 17 and up, $5 for ages 6-16 and free for 6 and under.  The rodeo will be held at the Stutsman County Fairgrounds,  at 6:30pm.

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.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi) Jamestown Speedway hosts the “Fireworks Spectacular,” racing on Tuesday July 4, 2017, starting  at 7-p.m.

Fireworks start at 10-p.m.

Race and fireworks sponsors are Don Wilhelm Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Jamestown Tourism.

Remember, The Dakota Classified Modified  Tour will be at the Speedway, on Saturday July 8, 2017.

 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — The University of North Dakota and University of Montana have agreed to play a home-and-home series in football during the 2024 and 2025 seasons.

The teams will play in Grand Forks on Sept. 7, 2024, and in Missoula on Sept. 13, 2025.

The Fighting Hawks and Grizzlies have one more matchup as Big Sky foes scheduled for the upcoming season, which is UND’s final campaign as a league member. The two teams will meet in Missoula on Oct. 14.

UND will play a Big Sky schedule as an independent through the 2019 season before moving to the Missouri Valley Football Conference for the 2020 season. UND and Montana will meet in Grand Forks during that stretch, on Oct. 13, 2018.

The border rivalry started more than 100 years ago.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans trying to salvage their bill repealing much of President Barack Obama’s health care law are considering keeping the biggest tax increase he enacted to pay for his statute’s expansion. The GOP bill would repeal most of the tax boosts in Obama’s law.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans and Democrats are speaking as one in criticizing President Donald Trump’s crude tweet about a female cable TV anchor. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi told reporters Thursday that Trump’s tweet “really saddens me because it is so beneath the dignity of the president of the United States to engage in such behavior.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led House is moving forward with legislation to crack down on illegal immigration, a key priority for President Donald Trump. One of the bills, known as “Kate’s Law,” would impose harsher prison sentences on deportees who re-enter the United States. A second bill, “No Sanctuary for Criminals Act,” would strip federal funds from self-proclaimed “sanctuary” cities that shield residents from federal immigration authorities.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Donald Trump will hold a high stakes meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, when he attends the G-20 summit in Germany next week. National security adviser H.R. McMaster on Thursday confirmed that the meeting is one of several the president has scheduled when he is in Hamburg, Germany, next week.

MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — Iraq’s Prime Minister is declaring an end to the Islamic State group’s self-proclaimed caliphate after Iraqi forces captured the compound of a landmark mosque in Mosul that was blown up last week. Haider al-Abadi says “we are seeing the end of the fake Daesh state … we will not relent, our brave forces will bring victory,” according to a statement posted to Twitter Thursday where he used the Arabic acronym for IS.