KCSi-T.V. Weather from Staff Meteorologist Steve Root

　

REST OF TODAY…SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
.MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A
20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS
AROUND 90.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.

　

Undated (KCSi-T.V. News Jul 26,201) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol has issued the final report on the July 6, 2012 fatal two vehicle accident on I-94 near Jamestown.

The report says just before the deadly head on collision, both drivers attempted to avoid the collision.

A Jamestown, man 28 year old Wyatt Klein man was intoxicated when his pickup truck ran into the car of a West Fargo family, occupants of a Subaru car.

Aaron and Allison Deutscher, their year-and-a-half old daughter, and Klein were all killed.

A witnesses, told authoriities, Klein drove east out of the Crystal Springs rest area using the westbound entrance ramp and was going 75 to 80 mph in the wrong direction on I-94.

The Deutscher vehicle, had just finished passing a semi and moved back into the driving lane of westbound I-94. The report doesn’t indicate how fast the Deutscher was traveling before the crash.

Before the collision, which occurred about half a mile east of a hill crest, Klein moved from the passing lane into the driving lane that the Deutscher vehicle was traveling in.

Just prior to the crash, Aaron Deutscher steered left and Klein steered right, resulting in a head-on crash with an overlap of 80 to 90 percent.

A blood sample showed Klein had a blood-alcohol level of 0.25, more than three times the legal limit of 0.08 percent for driving.

　

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Jul 26, 2012) — The City of Jamestown, Special Assessment Commission met Thursday morning (Jul 26, 2012) at City Hall.

The commission heard any objections regarding assessments, regarding the railroad Quiet Zone, and downtown railroad parking lots, and street Improvement District #07-43.

The Special Assessment Commission is comprised of members John Grabinger, Ross Stark, and Michael Smyth. Commissioner Stark was not present.

At Thursday’s meeting, Chairman John Grabinger opened the meeting, by asking City Administrator Jeff Fuchs to explain the projects costs and breakdowns.

Fuch said, with the railroad parking lots, the project totaled $1,114,116. An NDDOT grant covered $295,000. $150,000 of the costs was covered by the JSDC, economic development funds, leaving a balance of $569,116 dollars.

25% is covred by the city, with the city wide, special assessments, in the amount of $427,049. Grabinger said properties in Jamestown that are special assessed will average $2.56 a year, over ten years.

With the Quiet Zone project, the total project cost was $700,840, with the NDDOT picking up $225,000, leaving a balance of $475,840. The city’s share is $118,000 and leaving a city wide special assessment balance of $357,179.

Grabinger said the average property owner paying specials will pay $2.37 a year, over ten years.

With no objections at the meeting, the Special Assessment Commission members, Grabinger, and Smyth voted unanimously to approve the special assessments as written.

The City of Jamestown has published the Notice of Assessments for the Quiet Zone & Downtown Railroad Parking Lots & Streets Improvement District #07-43 .

The PDF document is 202 pages long.

To find your property, either enter the parcel number in the search function of your PDF viewer, or start with your house number and street address.

It is also available for inspection at City Hall during normal hours.

　

Thursday’s meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67.

　

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Jamestown City Council’s Police Committee, Fire Committee, and Public Works Committee met Thursday evening (Jul 26, 2012) at City Hall. All Council Member Buchanan was not present.

 

With Police Committee Business:

No items for discussion at this time.

　

The Fire Committee recommended the selection of Joseph P Larrivee Architects of Bismarck to perform work necessary for re-roofing the City Fire Hall. Changing the structural elements of the roof with also take place, for water drainage.

City Engineer Reed Schwartzkopf said he was comfortable with the selection.

　

The committee then recommends adjusting the Airport Rescue Fire Fighting hourly wage for volunteers.

Mayor Andersen said the present wage is $17.50 per hour.

She said the proposed increase is at $35.50 per hour.

The additional dollars include paying full time city fire fighters, at the airport, and covering administrative costs.

The city bills the airport, which bills Great Lakes Airlines, which pays the city.

The committee discussed out of County Request Response Fees for Services.

Chief Reuther said the city has not previously charged, for out of county services.

The committee recommends setting a rate of $500 per day, per unit, plus mileage.

　

With the Public Works Committee:

The committee considered a bid award recommendation for the Waste Water Treatment Facility, Piping Replacement Project.

The committee recommends awarding the bid of $729,000.

　

The committee discussed Truck Route designations related to signage erected for 3rd St SE at 12th  Ave SE intersection and a future letter to BNSF Railway.

City Engineer Reed Schwartzkopf said a “no trucks allowed,” sign was errected. Multiple truck collisions with the cross bucks at the railroad crossing have occurred.

He said trucks are still going through the area, despite the signage.

He said if issues at the corridor, continue, the city may revisit a Truck Rout designation from 3rd Street to the west.

No formal action was taken by the committee.

 

The committee discussed at modifications to the Snow Emergency Routes.

Schwartzkopf said the plan continues to be worked into final changes, to be discussed at the August committee meeting.

 Discussion then related to downtown refuse containers and cleanup.

 Mayor Andersen said there are no refuse containers in the parking lots, which are needed.

 Council Member Gumke suggested no loitering signs be erected, at the lots, based on complaints of noise by occupants of the nearby buildings.

 The Mayor suggested a more friendly signage approach to prevent loitering in the lots.

 Schwartzkopf will follow up on the discussions.

 A Sidewalk Petition was recommended for approval from Rebecca Partlow of 619 2nd  Ave NE to include sidewalk and incidental work to the City Sidewalk, Curb & Gutter District # 12-11.

　

Discussion related to a ‘Dead Animals Handling Policy’ and suggested ordinance change.

 Schwartzkopf said the Ordinance would address occasional accidents between a vehicle and an animal that caused the animals death, and animals caught in traps, over the weekend.

 The committee’s consensus is to have Schwartzkopf work with the City Animal Warden to make changes, and bring changes back to the committee.

 

The committee discussed approving the selection of Baker Engineering, LLC of Mandaree, North Dakota, for Phase I of Traffic Engineering Services., concerning improvements to traffic light control systems.

Schwartzkopf said Phase One needs to be completed within the next year and a half.

City Administrator Jeff Fuchs says the costs could be considered at budget time.

Mayor Andersen moved to take action on Phase One as soon as possible. The committee recommends approval.

　

Discussion was held relating to Curb Cuts/Excavation Permit issues, and suggested Policy/Ordinance changes .

Schwartzkopf said a different type of permit would allow for curb cuts by someone other than a licensed excavator, in some instances.

　City Administrator Fuchs added a petition request has been received for the city to vacate the right of way at 7th Street and 3rd Avenue Northeast, to erect a fence. A Public Hearing will be set on the request.

　The meeting was shown live on CSi 67, followed by replays.

　

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — Stutsman Harley-Davidson, along with the Stutsman Harley Owners Group (HOGS) presents the 7th Annual, “Hogs For Dogs,” on Saturday July 28, 2012.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Don Wegner, said The event is the annual fundraiser to support the James River Humane Society.

Breakfast and registration is at Stutsman Harley Davidson at 9:30-a.m., with the ride leaving at 11-a.m., sharp.

The registration fee is $15 per bike. He said motorcycles will be available to rent.

Wegner said there will be four stops on the ride, including a windmill farm in Kulm and lunch in Gackle, with a free will offering.

There will be a hotdog eating contest with participants timed in eating five hotdogs. There will also be a hog calling contest.

Donate any pet food and receive 15% off any one single item at Stutsman Harley

Davidson…EXCLUDING MOTORCYCLES.

Wegner added in the past about $500 to $600 in pet food has been donated, and about $1,000 was rasied to support the operations of the James River Humane Society.

　

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — Jamestown Arts Center Director, Taylor Barnes is correcting the date and time of the Missoula Children’s Theatre’s adaptation of “Rumpelstiltskin.”

She says the play will be performed on Saturday, July 28, 2012, with the times at  3 pm & 7 pm at the Jamestown High School Theater.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Three drunken driving offenders were given a choice – spend time in the Cass County jail, or attend the funeral of a West Fargo family that was killed by a drunken driver.

All three went to the funeral, and one offender wrote a letter to the Fargo municipal judge about it.

 Allan Bakkerud says the funeral made him realize how a drunken driver could “change so many lives in a split second.”

 Bakkerud and the two other offenders went to the July 12 funeral for Aaron and Allison Deutscher and their 18-month-old daughter Brielle.

 The Deutschers were killed when their vehicle was hit head-on by another vehicle that was driving the wrong way on Interstate 94. The drunken driver, Wyatt Klein of Jamestown, was also killed.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The chancellor of North Dakota’s University System says a recent audit that questioned how officials at North Dakota State University and the University of North Dakota used money from student fees is not a sign of mismanagement.

 Chancellor Hamid Shirvani told a group of legislators Thursday that the spending outlined in an 82-page report are simply “common practice” in higher education.

 The audit found some fee money is being spent for first-class plane tickets, furniture and other items that aren’t related to the purpose of the fees.

 Other fees are being used to build up large contingency funds.

 Shirvani pledged to propose to the Board of Higher Education within three months a plan that would streamline the fee system.

 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – A federal judge has allowed an

adult-themed store to stay open in East Grand Forks, Minn., while a

court decides a lawsuit. Fantasy’s will remain open while a court

determines whether it will be allowed to set up permanently in a

commercial zone. Fantasy’s opened in the Minnesota community after

the Grand Forks City Council restricted where it could operate.

　

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota farmers and ranchers soon will

be able to cut hay and graze cattle on land that’s been set aside

for conservation.

North Dakota federal farm Service Agency director Aaron Krauter

says emergency haying and grazing has been approved on all

Conservation Reserve Program land.

Hay cutting can’t start until after Aug. 31. Grazing won’t be

allowed until after Sept. 30. Krauter says both haying and grazing

won’t be allowed on the same land.

The Conservation Reserve Program pays farmers to set aside

environmentally sensitive land and plant grass on it as a way to

cut down soil erosion.

Krauter says there are about 1.6 million acres of CRP land

available in North Dakota for haying or grazing.

　

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Milk production in North Dakota during April,

May and June totaled 86 million pounds, down 2 percent from the

second quarter of 2011.

The Agriculture Department says the average number of milk cows

during the three months was 18,000. That was unchanged from the

first quarter of this year but down 1,000 head over the year.

　

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Minot’s school board is considering whether

to ask voters to approve a bond issue for school construction and

expansion.

The city’s population and its number of students is expected to

grow in coming years. A consultant is telling board members they

should consider buying a tract of land to possibly build a second

public high school.

The consultant has also offered proposals to expand Edison

Elementary School and to build a new elementary school in southeast

Minot.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s State Fair is still on track

to set an attendance record, a year after it was cancelled because

of Souris River flooding.

More than 214,000 people have come through the gates so far.

Fair marketing director Jennifer Ashley says the daily gate has

been larger than the fair’s attendance two years ago. In 2010, a

record number of 308,641 people came to the fair.

Ashley says there’s more people in the Minot area because of oil

exploration and construction activity.

　

In sports…

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota wildlife officials are hoping

low water levels on the James River will help kill an Asian carp

species famous for leaping out of the water.

Silver carp are a highly invasive species that can outcompete

native fish species for food. Officials say the fish was first

discovered in the James in North Dakota last year. Officials say

the carp have migrated upstream through South Dakota in recent

years.

Low water levels in the James River this year was blamed for

hundreds of dead fish in the James River this year, many of them

large northern pike. But officials say no dead silver carp have

been discovered.

　

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION…

Thursday’s Games

Fargo-Moorhead 8, Sioux Falls 4

　

MLB…

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Final Baltimore 6 Tampa Bay 2

Final Toronto 10 Oakland 4

Final Cleveland 5 Detroit 3

Final Seattle 4 Kansas City 1

 

NATIONAL LEAGUE

 Final St. Louis 7 L.A. Dodgers 4

Final Pittsburgh 5 Houston 3

Final Washington 8 Milwaukee 2

Final N-Y Mets 3 Arizona 1

　

NBA…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Timberwolves will open the

regular season at home against the Sacramento Kings on November

2nd. The Wolves will open at Target Center for the 12th straight

season. The defending champion Miami Heat are scheduled to come to

town on March 4th.

 Also from the NBA comes word that the Mavericks have re-signed guard

Delonte (deh-LAHN’-tay) West, who averaged 9.6 points and 3.2 assists in 44

 games last season.

PGA…

 ANCASTER, Ontario (AP) – Scott Piercy fired an 8-under-par 62 to grab the first-round lead at the PGA’s Canadian Open.

 Greg Owen and William McGirt are one shot back and one ahead of Robert Garrigus (GAR’-ih-guhs).

 

LPGA-MASTERS

EVIAN-LES-BAINES, France (AP) – American Stacy Lewis had the lead going into Round 2 of the LPGA’s Evian Masters in France.

She toured the course with a 9-under-63, good for a two shot lead over Hee Young Park of South Korea.

 

CHAMPIONS TOUR-SENIOR BRITISH OPEN

 TURNBERRY, Scotland (AP) – Bernhard Langer (LAHN’-gur) has a one-shot lead over Mark McNulty heading into the second round of the Senior British Open.

Langer’s 6-under-par 64 included six birdies on Turnberry’s Alisa Course. Tom Lehman, Michael Allen, David Frost, Jay Don Blake, Dick Mast and Chien Soon Lu shot 66.

 

Olympic opening ceremony draws near

 LONDON (AP) – The majesty of the Olympics opening ceremony is here, and the official kickoff for the London Games is just a few hours away.

 Details of the flashy curtain-raiser have been slipping out, even though officials wanted the world to be surprised when the 3-hour show commences at 4 p.m. EDT.

 Show director Danny Boyle has already disclosed some details, including real farm animals on meadows; an idyllic picture of England as the “green and pleasant land;” a dance number featuring nurses and a closing song by McCartney.

 Thursday’s games included a surprising loss by the reigning World Cup champs and a disappointing tie for the host country.

 Japan scored in the first half and beat short-handed Spain 1-0. The Spaniards played much of the game a man down after their center back received a red card.

 Senegal’s men’s squad scored late in the second half to tie host Britain, 1-1. The match was Britain’s first in an Olympic competition since 1960.

 Elsewhere, Uruguay beat the United Arab Emirates 2-1, South Korea and Mexico played to a scoreless tie and Gabon rallied for a 1-1 draw against Switzerland. Brazil scored three times in the first half before holding off Egypt 3-2, Belarus was a 1-0 winner against New Zealand and Morocco played to a 2-2 draw against Honduras.

 In other Olympic news, the draw has taken place for the tennis competition at Wimbledon. Roger Federer, who is back at Wimbledon a few weeks after winning his seventh title there, will face Colombian Alejandro Falla. Women’s Wimbledon champ Serena Williams will meet former No. 1 Jelena Jankovic (yeh-LAY’-nuh YANK’-oh-vihch) .

 

NASCAR…

 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – NASCAR officials are mulling the elimination of the top-35 rule to put the focus back on speed in qualifying.

 Since 2005, the top 35 in points have been guaranteed provisional starting spots at the next race, which has sometimes eliminated faster cars from starting the race.

 The rule was designed to make sure full-time teams with big-name drivers and big sponsors did not miss the race, but that could change next season.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) – A new report says people are dying by the

hundreds to help rebuild Iraq.

A federal investigative agency says at least 719 people, many of them

Americans, have been killed while working on rebuilding projects following the U.S. invasion in 2003.

 

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – The U.S.-led coalition says insurgent

attacks in Afghanistan during the past three months went up 11

percent, compared to the same period last year.

And it says the number of attacks in June was the highest for any month since fighting surged in the summer of 2010.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) – Economists anticipate that numbers The

Commerce Department will release Friday morning will show that the

economy between April and June grew even less than it did during

the first three months of the year.

And the experts tell the firm Fact Set that weaker hiring, nervous consumers,

 sluggish manufacturing and Europe’s debt crisis may be pointing to another

recession in the U.S.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) – Lawyers say the young boy Jerry Sandusky

sexually allegedly assaulted in Penn State’s locker room shower has

come forward and is threatening to sue the university.

The man’s lawyers say the man has given them “overwhelming evidence” and

details of the assault. Sandusky, a former assistant football

coach, was convicted in June of molesting 10 boys.

 

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Katherine Jackson’s attorney says he has met

with his client face-to-face and she’s doing well despite a family

squabble.

The 82-year-old matriarch temporarily lost guardianship

of Michael Jackson’s three children after a relative reported her

missing. She left Los Angeles for Arizona to visit her daughter

Rebbie (REE’-bee).