CSi Weather…

 REST OF TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. OCCASIONAL FLURRIES LATE IN THE
MORNING. HIGHS 15 TO 20. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TONIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IN THE MORNING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN…FREEZING
RAIN…SNOW AND SLEET IN THE AFTERNOON IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA..LIGHT SNOW IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET IN THE EVENING…THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS
15 TO 20. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
.WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
BREEZY. HIGHS 15 TO 20.
.MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 10 BELOW.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS NEAR ZERO. LOWS AROUND 10 BELOW.
.WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS NEAR ZERO.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.

FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY….

FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SNOW ACROSS

WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE.

 

SUNDAY INTO MONDAY…A POTENT ALBERTA CLIPPER SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO SWEEP ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW/SLEET/FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW NORTH.

ANY WINTRY MIX WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SUNDAY EVENING AS MUCH COLDER AIR AND BRISK WINDS ARRIVE. EXPECT PATCHY AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY COULD RANGE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES.

 

WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY…THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SNOW…MAINLY ACROSS WESTERN AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA. A POSSIBLE WINTER STORM COULD DEVELOP JUST TO THE SOUTH OF NORTH DAKOTA MID TO LATE WEEK. THE TRACK OF THIS LOW WILL BE CAREFULLY MONITORED IN THE COMING DAYS.

 

Bismarck, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Feb 14, 2013) — The North Dakota State Senate Thursday approved House Bill 1269, allowing Woodworth, and Streeter to obtain Stutsman Rural Water District water.

Aroung 750 households in that area are affected.

SRWD expects to advertise for construction bids within 30 days.

Construction is likely to start this spring.

The project’s total estimated cost is about $14 million.

The balance will be borrowed from U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development.

The bill, previously approved by the house contains $9.97 million in grants for SRWD.

The house passed the bill 85-3, and the Senate passed the bill 43-4.

Senators voting against the bill were Democrats John Grabinger, Jamestown, Philip Murphy, Portland, Carolyn Nelson, Fargo, and Connie Triplett, Grand Forks.

Governor Dalrymple is expected to sign the bill today (Friday).

The State House Energy and Natural Resources Committee is considering House Bill 1440, which that would also establish criteria for considering future state grants to water districts, which could affect the dispute between the city of Jamestown and Stutsman Rural Water District, conerning territory around Jamestown including the Titan Machinery building currently under construction.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Jamestown Arts Center hosts the Annual Gala on Saturday February 23, 2013.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Director, Taylor Barnes asks those planning to attend to please call the Arts Center at 251-2496 to make reservations, with the gala to be held at the Quality Inn and Suites, in Jamestown.

She pointed out that the proceeds go to support the general operations of the Arts Center.

The cost is $75 per ticket.

Ms. Barnes also said the Arts Center will host the Jamestown High School production of “The 25th Annual Putman County Spelling Bee,” on February 28, and March 1, 2013, at 7:30 each evening.

She added that the Arts Center is resuming Saturday hours, beginning March 2, 2013 from 10-a.m., to 2-p.m.

On March 7, 2013 the Arts Center will host auditions for the next production of the 2nd Act Community Theater, “Almost Maine,” from 7-10-p.m.

Plans are being made for some redesigning of t he Arts Park on First Avenue South in Jamestown.

The process includes spring planting designs, space for performances, along with pathways, and a seating area.

Anyone wishing to volunteer this spring may contact the Jamestown Arts Center, at 251-2496.

 

 BINFORD, N.D. (AP) – A 90-year-old red-brick schoolhouse that closed down a decade ago is getting new life in a small North Dakota town. Officials in the Midkota School District say the old school in Binford is needed to handle an increase in enrollment. The district includes five communities in east-central North Dakota.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota Senate committee has given a “do not pass” recommendation to a measure aimed at exempting clothing and shoes from sales tax.
 
     The full Senate is slated to vote on the measure Friday.
 
     The measure would exempt clothing and shoes from the state’s 5 percent sales tax. Local sales taxes also would be exempted.
 
     Tax analysts say the measure would reduce state and local tax revenue by about $49 million over the next two years.
 
     A similar measure failed in the Senate two years ago.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem (STEHN’-juhm) has ruled that North Dakota State University can legally accept a three-year federal grant to conduct comprehensive sex education.
 
     Two NDSU faculty members had been awarded a $1.2 million grant to offer voluntary comprehensive sex education to Fargo-area teens ages 15 to 19 with parental consent.
 
     The sex education program is a partnership with Planned Parenthood. The grant was frozen after attorneys questioned whether it would violate a state law that forbids government funding to people or groups that encourage abortion. But the attorney general says 30-year-old court rulings invalidated that law.
 
     NDUS Chancellor Hamid A. Shirvani says the ruling is good news for the school.

 

  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Two Democratic lawmakers are pushing a measure aimed at creating a panel to investigate alleged acts of wrongdoing by politicians.
 
     House assistant Democratic leader Corey Mock of Grand Forks and Representative Ed Gruchalla of Fargo want the state to form a nine-member ethics commission.
 
     Mock says North Dakota is one of three states without an ethics commission.
 
     The Legislature has defeated past attempts to create an ethics commission.
 
     Lobbyist Bill Shalhoob says an ethics commission is a “solution to a problem that doesn’t exist.” He says voters will decide if politicians are ethical or not.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven says the state is “well-positioned” to be one of six test sites for unmanned aircraft in the United States.
 
     The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday announced the formal selection process for the research facilities. Applicants have 80 days to submit proposals.
 
     The North Dakota site would be located in the Grand Forks area, which is home to military and border patrol drones, as well as unmanned aircraft programs at the University of North Dakota and nearby Northland Community and Technical College in Minnesota.
 
     Hoeven says North Dakota is a “premier northern hub” for unmanned aircraft.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Supporters of a $1.8 billion flood control channel around Fargo and Moorhead, Minnesota say they need to do a better job at public relations. A subcommittee of the Red River Diversion Authority will ask the group’s board for money to promote the channel and its controversial staging area that would flood an area south of the city during times of serious flooding.
 

 MINOT, N.D. (AP) – The regional administrator for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration kicked off a safety campaign in the North Dakota oil patch by urging operators to end fatalities.
 
 OSHA leader Gregory Baxter led the discussion Thursday in Minot to highlight what the industry calls a safety stand down. Companies are being asked to shut down for a period of time to conduct inspections or provide safety training.
 
     Baxter told the group that “the nation’s eyes are on you” and said companies need to stop the “injuries, illnesses and deaths.”

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Attempts by officials in Fargo and West Fargo to enact local ordinances to license strippers have been derailed by state law.
 
     The two cities along with neighboring Moorhead, Minn., have been working on proposals to require strippers, escorts and exotic dancers to register with authorities. Police believe it would help curb illegal activity such as prostitution.
 
     The North Dakota statute prohibits cities from regulating performances and obscene materials.

 

In sports…

 GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Supporters of the University of North Dakota’s retired nickname have made one last push to restore the Fighting Sioux moniker. Lawyers for the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe’s pro nickname Committee for Understanding and Respect asked a federal appeals court yesterday to reverse a lower court order dismissing their lawsuit against the NCAA. Supporters claim they weren’t included in discussions when the NCAA and the state negotiated to retire the nickname.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota boxer Virgil Hill says he wants one more fight in the state to thank the fans.
 
     Hill made the announcement on Thursday at the state Capitol in Bismarck. Hill says he doesn’t have an opponent yet but he wants the fight to take place in North Dakota where he grew up.
 
     The five-time world champion is to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame this summer. The 49-year-old Hill says he’s been training in Los Angeles, California for the past year and feels fit.
 
     Hill won an Olympic silver medal as a middleweight, and won 50 fights as a pro. His last victory came over Valery Brudov in 2006.
 

 The Jamestown Parks and Recreation Department announces ski trails are groomed and available for use. Walkers and snowboarders are requested to stay away from the groomed trail. There are 6 miles of groomed trails around Hillcrest Proshop area.

Snow mobiles are NOT ALLOWED on the Golf course.

The Hillcrest Pro-shop will be open for ski rentals, as a warming house. Ski Rentals – $5.00. The hours of operation: Saturday & Sunday Noon-5:30pm

For more information contact the Parks and Recreation office, 252-3982.

 

FOX Sports North and the Minnesota Twins  have announced a 150-game telecast schedule for the 2013 season.

FOX Sports North will serve as the exclusive television home for the Minnesota Twins, televising nearly every game not scheduled for national network TV.

This season commemorates a 25 year partnership between the Minnesota Twins and the regional sports network.

FOX Sports North’s regular season coverage begins Monday, April 1 with the Twins home opener versus Detroit, the first of eighteen televised games against the Tigers.

Other highlights of the 2013 season schedule include sixteen games versus the Chicago White Sox, seven match-ups against the Yankees and a pair of home-and-home series with the Milwaukee Brewers scheduled for May 27-30.

In addition to the match-ups with the Brewers, the Twins will take on a number of other National League East teams, including the Braves, Marlins, Mets, Nationals and Phillies.

Veteran announcer Dick Bremer will continue to call the play-by-play from the broadcast booth, and will be joined by primary analyst, Baseball Hall of Famer Bert Blyleven.

Twins Live presented by CenturyLink will continue to air before and after Twins telecasts with Anthony LaPanta, Tom Hanneman, Kevin Gorg, Marney Gellner and new contributor Jamie Hersch.

FOX Sports North broadcasts will also feature analysis

from former Twins players Ron Coomer, Roy Smalley, Tim Laudner and former Manager Tom Kelly.

On line, go to CsiNewsNow.com under “sports” to find and print the CSi Schedule.

For more information on the Emmy Award-winning regional sports network, visit www.foxsportsnorth.com

 

Scoreboard…

   FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Terell Parks scored 13 points and pulled down 15 rebounds last night, helping Western Illinois dominate the second half of a 49-36 victory over North Dakota State and hold onto first place in the Summit League. Lawrence Alexander and TrayVonn Wright scored 10 apiece for the Bison, whose point total was their lowest ever at Bison Sports Arena, which opened in 1970.

 

 GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Troy Huff had 13 points and 10 rebounds as North Dakota held off Sacramento State 49-48 Thursday night.
 
     North Dakota (10-13, 8-7 Big Sky) scored eight straight points to take a 43-35 lead with 8:04 remaining and pushed the lead to 48-38 with about 5 minutes left. The Green and White scored only one point the rest of the way but hung on after Lance Dickson missed a desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer for Sacramento State (12-11, 7-8).

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Andre Hollins scored 21 points last night to lead Minnesota past No. 20 Wisconsin 58-53 in overtime. Austin Hollins added 11 points for the Gophers, who held the Badgers without a basket for about 11 minutes until Jared Berggren’s putback with 10 seconds left in the extra period. Sam Dekker had 14 points to lead the Badgers.

 

BOYS BASKETBALL
     Bismarck High 79, Dickinson 74
     Bismarck St. Mary’s 74, Minot 69
     Fargo Davies 66, Fargo South 62
     Grand Forks Red River 71, Fargo North 43
 Class B District 1 Tournament
 First Round
     Lidgerwood-Wyndmere 55, North Sargent 37
     Milnor 76, Fairmount-Campbell-Tintah 47
 Class B District 7 Tournament
 First Round
     Carrington 61, Midkota 52
     Harvey-Wells County 77, Warwick 45
     New Rockford-Sheyenne 49, Lakota/Adams-Edmore 43
 Class B District 10 Tournament
 First Round
     Max 59, Garrison 53
     Washburn 47, Underwood 37
     Wilton-Wing 52, Center-Stanton 46
 Class B District 11 Tournament
 First Round
     Drake/Anamoose 62, Sawyer 44
     Dunseith 48, Velva 47
     Rugby 75, Bottineau 30
     Westhope-Newburg 61, Towner-Granville-Upham 39
 Class B District 12 Tournament
 First Round
     Des Lacs-Burlington 68, Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 35
     Lewis and Clark-Berthold 57, Glenburn 40
     Minot Bishop Ryan 55, Surrey 36
     Minot Our Redeemer’s 78, Kenmare 73
 Class B District 15 Tournament
 First Round
     Parshall 61, Mandaree 39
     White Shield 54, North Shore 41
 Class B District 16 Tournament
 First Round
     Powers Lake 71, Trinity Christian 42
     Ray 39, Stanley 36
     Tioga 48, Divide County 44
     Trenton 78, Burke County 34
 GIRLS BASKETBALL
     Beach 54, New England 41
     Benson County 59, Harvey-Wells County 51
     Bismarck High 79, Dickinson 44
     Bismarck St. Mary’s 59, Minot 41
     Central Cass 79, Richland 24
     Dickinson Trinity 44, Killdeer 38
     Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 54, Central Prairie 41
     Fargo Davies 68, Fargo South 66
     Grafton 62, Fordville Lankin-Park River 30
     Grand Forks Red River 87, Fargo North 42
     Hazen 43, Glen Ullin-Hebron 33
     Hillsboro/Central Valley 57, Midway-Minto 33
     Langdon 70, North Border 49
     Linton-HMB 42, Ellendale 39, OT
     Maple Valley 54, Northern Cass 43
     May Port CG 55, Dakota Prairie 41
     New Salem-Almont 68, Center-Stanton 25
     Richardton-Taylor 53, Beulah 34
     Rolette-Wolford 64, Starkweather-Munich 59
     Rolla 71, St. John 37
     Wakpala, S.D. 73, Solen 35
 POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
     Napoleon vs. Kindred, ccd.

 

 NATIONAL  BASKETBALL  ASSOCIATION

LOS ANGELES (AP) – In the final game before the NBA All-Star break, the L.A. Clippers mauled the Lakers 125-101 behind Chris Paul’s 24 points and 13 assists in advance of Sunday’s All-Star game in Houston. The loss drops the Lakers three and a-half games out of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
 
     OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – LeBron James had 39 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists, and the Miami Heat beat the Oklahoma City Thunder for the sixth straight time, 110-100. James had his streak of scoring at least 30 points while shooting at least 60 percent end as he missed a couple shots near the end to wind of 14 of 24 for the game, or 58 percent.
 
  
 
       NATIONAL  HOCKEY  LEAGUE

 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Milan Hejduk and Matt Duchene scored in the shootout last night to give the Colorado Avalanche a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild. It was the first shootout of the season for the Avalanche. Zach Parise, Mikko Koivu and Mike Rupp netted goals for the Wild.
 
   Final  2OT    N-Y  Islanders      4    N-Y  Rangers      3  (SO  N.Y.  Islanders  2-0)
   Final            Carolina                3    Toronto              1
   Final  OT      Montreal                1    Florida              0
   Final            Washington            4    Tampa  Bay          3
   Final            Nashville              3    Phoenix              0
 
 
       TOP-25  COLLEGE  BASKETBALL
 
   Final          (  5)  Gonzaga            77              Saint  Mary’s  (Cal)      60
   Final                    Colorado          71    (  9)  Arizona                            58
   Final          (12)  Louisville      72              St.  John’s                      58
   Final          (13)  Ohio  St.          69              Northwestern                  59
   Final  OT              Minnesota        58    (20)  Wisconsin                        53
 
 
       TOP-25  WOMEN’S  COLLEGE  BASKETBALL
 
   Final    (  5)  Duke                          77              Virginia  Tech        33
   Final    (  7)  Maryland                  75              Clemson                    45
   Final    (  8)  Penn  St.                  81              Iowa                          69
   Final    (  9)  Kentucky                  78    (16)  South  Carolina      74
   Final    (11)  Texas  A&M                78              Florida                    71
   Final    (14)  North  Carolina      76              Wake  Forest            56
   Final    (18)  Purdue                      58              Wisconsin                48
   Final              NC  State                  76    (19)  Florida  St.            69
   Final    (20)  Delaware                  86              Old  Dominion          62
   Final    (24)  Iowa  St.                  72    (22)  Oklahoma                  68

 

MLB…

 FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) – The Minnesota Twins have signed pitcher Rafael Perez to a minor league contract with an invite to major league camp. The left-hander pitched just seven and two-thirds innings for Cleveland last season because of shoulder problems. The Twins have left open the possibility of Perez getting a chance at the starting rotation.

 

Golf…

 LOS ANGELES (AP) -Matt Kuchar (KOO’-char) takes a one-shot lead over Sergio Garcia into today’s second round of the Northern Trust Open at storied Riviera Country Club. Kuchar shot a 7-under 64 yesterday.
 

Pistorius Update…

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) – A South African runner has gone from history-making Olympian to accused murderer. Oscar Pistorius appeared in a courtroom in Pretoria, South Africa, today to answer to charges that he shot his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in his home on Valentine’s Day. The double-amputee athlete nicknamed “Blade Runner” wept openly in court as prosecutors said they’d pursue charges of premeditate murder against him.   
 

NFL…

Washington Redskins general manager Bruce Allen says the team isn’t considering a new nickname, adding that it’s “ludicrous” to suggest the franchise is trying to upset Native Americans. Allen says there’s “nothing that we feel is offensive, and we’re proud of our history.” Opposition to “Redskins” has gained momentum following last week’s symposium at the Smithsonian that was heavily critical of the use of the word.

 

In world and national news…

 MOSCOW (AP) – Russian officials say more than 500 people have gotten medical treatment following this morning’s meteor that caused shock waves in Russia’s Ural Mountains. Thirty-four people were hospitalized. Scientists say the 10-ton meteor sped into the Earth’s atmosphere at at least 33,000 mph, shattering and causing explosions that broke glass over a wide area.
 
     MOBILE, Ala. (AP) – They’re glad this vacation is over. The passengers who were on the Carnival cruise ship Triumph get to wake up in hotels with hot showers and working toilets this morning. Their cruise ship pulled into port in Mobile, Ala., last night following what they describe as an unpleasant several days of no electricity, overflowing toilets, food shortages and foul odors. A fire broke out last weekend in the ship’s engine room.      
 
      
     VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Benedict has signed off on a German lawyer to head the Vatican’s embattled bank. The selection of Ernst Von Freyberg by the Council of Europe Committee ends a nine-month search after the previous bank president was ousted for incompetence. Benedict’s approval is one of the last major appointments before he resigns at the end of this month.
 
     CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – NASA says folks on Earth should not worry about a 150-foot asteroid that’s expected to fly by our planet later today. Scientists say the closest the asteroid will get is 17,150 miles away, at 2:25 p.m. Eastern time over the Indian Ocean near Sumatra. Experts say sky watchers at that location will be lucky if they see a pinpoint of light as the asteroid zooms by at 17,400 mph.