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Thursday evening and Friday morning commutes.
Snow chances return to the region for the beginning of the work week
on Monday.
From the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History.
On this date in History…March 27, 1968 the Original Gladstone Hotel in Jamestown was destroyed by an afternoon fire.
Seen film coverage and interview with fire fighters Gordy Christianson and Pat Folk from The Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 on line at CSiNewsNow.com. The film footage and interview on CSi 10 The Replay Channel.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Department was called to a pickup fire Monday evening at 7:45 p.m., at 10th Street and Second Avenue Southeast.
Lt. Sheldon Mohr says, the undetermined cause of the fire started in the engine compartment and the driver pulled the truck to the side of 10th Street in front of the Jamestown Parks & Recreation Department office.
No injuries reported.
The truck is a total loss .
Six city fire units, and 29 fire fighters were on the scene about a half hour.
Jamestown (UJ) The First Lady of North Dakota, Kathryn Helgaas Burgum, will be presenting on her platform topic, Addiction Recovery, Reinventing Recovery in North Dakota, at the University of Jamestown on Tuesday, March 27 at 7-p.m. at the University of Jamestown’s Reiland Fine Arts Center, DeNault Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.
A reception to follow.
Helgaas Burgum became First Lady on December 15, 2016. In this position, she has made it her priority to support and develop initiatives for fighting addiction in North Dakota’s communities. For more information on the First Lady’s upcoming presentation, please visit uj.edu/addiction.
Established in 1883, the University of Jamestown is a private, liberal arts university granting Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Science in Nursing degrees, as well as Master’s Degrees in Education, Leadership, Clinical Counseling, and a Fargo-based Doctor of Physical Therapy degree. With the Jamestown Journey to Success, emphasis is placed not only on preparing students academically in their chosen areas of study, but also on preparing them through a student-centered experience.
Valley City (CSi) A joint meeting of the Barnes County and Valley City Commissions and the Valley City Public School District is Tuesday, March 27th, starting at 5:30-p.m., at the Town and Country Club. The meeting is open to the public.
As reported at the March Valley City Commission meeting, it will focus on law enforcement, emergency response, mental health issues and the future direction of the Barnes County jail.
Bismarck (CSi) In an effort to make North Dakota roads safer, law enforcement across the state will be on alert for those drivers texting while driving during the nationwide U Drive. U Text. U Pay. enforcement campaign from April 1-30.
Last year nearly 400 citations were issued in North Dakota for distracted drivers during the state’s two enforcement periods (April and September).
Composing, reading or sending any electronic message or using a communications device to access the Internet while driving is illegal in North Dakota for drivers of all ages, and is punishable with a fine of $100. The law applies to any driver of a vehicle in a traffic lane, even while stopped at a red light or in a construction zone.
Additionally, drivers under the age of 18 are prohibited from using any electronic communications devices, including cell phones, unless in an emergency. For 14 and 15 year-olds, this law carries a $20 fine and 4 points on the driver’s record. For 16 and 17 year-olds, this law carries a $20 fine and no points on the driver’s record.
Jamestown Police Lt. Justin Blinsky says,“The U Drive. U Text. U Pay. enforcement campaign gives law enforcement the opportunity to educate people on the risks of distracted driving. Our enforcement teams will be actively watching for and pulling over any driver who demonstrates behaviors consistent with texting. These enforcements really make a difference on our roads to ensure everyone’s safety.”
While this enforcement period specifically targets texting while driving, it’s important to note that, in 2017, North Dakota expanded its distracted driving law to include all acts of distraction. If a driver is distracted by anything that impairs the ability to safely operate the vehicle and commits a traffic violation, that driver can be given a $100 citation for distracted driving above any other fine for the traffic violation committed.
Karin Mongeon, the NDDOT Safety Division Director, says, “With high visibility enforcement campaigns such as U Drive. U Text. U Pay., we can move toward the goal of zero fatalities and serious injuries from motor vehicle crashes in North Dakota through the Vision Zero initiative. However, this means everyone will need to take personal responsibility for their actions behind the wheel.”
Learn more about these and other traffic safety initiatives at dot.nd.gov, VisionZero.ND.gov, or join the conversation on the Vision Zero ND Facebook or Twitter page.
View memorials of families who have lost a loved one due to a distracted driver by visiting the North Dakota Crash Memorial Wall at VisionZero.ND.gov.
Update…
REYNOLDS, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified two Fargo children who died in a crash on Interstate 29 in eastern North Dakota.
One-year-old Maxwell Dean and 9-year-old Camden Dean were riding in a sport utility vehicle that slid into the path of a semitrailer near Reynolds on Sunday. They died at the scene in Grand Forks County.
Authorities say there was heavy snow at the time, and the interstate was covered with ice, slush and snow.
The 30-year-old Fargo woman driving the SUV and a 3-year-old female passenger were taken to a hospital in Grand Forks with what the patrol described as serious injuries.
The driver of the semi wasn’t hurt.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Theodore Roosevelt credited his time hunting and ranching in North Dakota with shaping him into the man who would become the nation’s 26th president.
Now, enthusiasts are working to establish a Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in the North Dakota Badlands where he spent nearly four years in the late 1800s.
They acknowledge it will be a challenge, but they’re working to raise $100 million and are digitizing Roosevelt’s papers. State and local government has contributed $15 million.
The library would be in Dickinson, with the museum about a half-hour drive away in Medora, a tourist town on the doorstep of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Great-great grandson Kermit Roosevelt III says the goal is to show the many sides of Teddy Roosevelt — politician, soldier, outdoorsman, scholar.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The state of North Dakota still plans to go after the federal government to recoup costs associated with policing the Dakota Access oil pipeline protests in the state.
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem tells The Bismarck Tribune he plans to file a claim with the Army Corps of Engineers and possibly other federal agencies. If it’s rejected, the state might sue.
Protests in 2016 and 2017 brought thousands of pipeline opponents to the state who at times clashed with police, resulting in 761 arrests over a six-month span.
The state’s protest-related costs total nearly $38 million. Texas-based pipeline developer Energy Transfer Partners has given North Dakota $15 million to help with the bills. The state also has received a $10 million grant from the U.S. Justice Department for the same purpose.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota and Canadian officials are working to settle differences over a long-delayed project that would bring Missouri River water to residents of northwestern North Dakota.
Federal Judge Rosemary Collyer last August ruled that the $244 million Northwest Area Water Supply project first authorized by Congress 31 years ago complies with federal environmental law. But the Canadian province of Manitoba and the state of Missouri appealed over concerns about water quality and water depletion.
Officials with Minot and the State Water Commission tell the Minot Daily News Manitoba might be willing to drop the appeal in exchange for being involved in the NAWS design.
State NAWS director Tim Freije (FREE’-jee) says Missouri’s appeal is tied to Manitoba’s, and he doesn’t think Missouri has a strong case on its own.
In sports…
Bismarck (CSi) North Dakotans who want to hunt elk, moose and bighorn sheep in 2018 are reminded the deadline for submitting applications is March 28.
Prospective hunters can apply online at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s website, gf.nd.gov. General lottery applications can also be submitted by calling 800-406-6409. Preferential landowner (gratis) applications must be submitted online. Paper applications are no longer available for any lottery or gratis licenses, which will also include deer gun, pronghorn, swan and fall turkey.
The status of the bighorn sheep season will be determined Sept. 1, after summer population surveys are completed. However, bighorn sheep applications must be submitted before the deadline. Once total licenses are determined for each unit in late summer, the bighorn lottery will then be held and successful applicants will be contacted to select a hunting unit.
Elk, moose and bighorn sheep lottery licenses are issued as once-in-a-lifetime licenses in North Dakota. Hunters who have received a license through the lottery in the past are not eligible to apply for that species again.
Online lottery questions/answers.
NASCAR-MARTINSVILLE
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Clint Bowyer had lost 190 consecutive starts before winning today’s weather-delayed NASCAR Cup race at Martinsville Speedway.
Bowyer had led just 145 total laps the last four years before heading the pack for 215 laps in his first career Martinsville victory.
The win was his first driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, the team he joined as Tony Stewart’s replacement last year. He hadn’t won since October 2012 at Charlotte.
Bowyer is the first driver to notch victories driving a Chevrolet, Toyota and Ford.
Kyle Busch was second, followed by Ryan Blaney, Martin Truex Jr. and Kevin Harvick. It was Busch’s third runner-up finish this season.
NBA…
UNDATED (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers welcomed back rookie Markelle Fultz while rolling to their seventh consecutive win.
Fultz had 10 points and eight rebounds as the Sixers whipped the Nuggets, 123-104. Fultz was in action 5 ½ months after being sidelined by a shoulder injury. He checked in to a standing ovation with 2:54 left in the first quarter and drove down the baseline for a quick basket.
Joel Embiid (joh-EHL’ ehm-BEED’) had 20 points and 13 boards for the 76ers, who trailed by eight before outscoring Denver 72-45 in the second half.
Philadelphia moved into sole possession of fourth place in the Eastern Conference, a half-game ahead of the Pacers and one game behind the Cavaliers.
Checking out the rest of Monday’s NBA action:
— The Celtics are within three games of the East-leading Raptors after Jayson Tatum scored 23 points and Marcus Morris added 20 in three quarters of Boston’s 102-94 win at Phoenix. Al Horford added 19 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in the Celtics’ fourth straight win.
— Memphis damaged Minnesota’s playoff hopes as Wayne Seldon scored 23 points and Marc Gasol (gah-SAHL’) added 20 with 10 rebounds in the Grizzlies’ 101-93 victory over the Timberwolves. The Grizzlies were 15 of 31 from 3-point range and kept the Wolves 1 1/2 games ahead of Denver for the final Western Conference playoff seed.
— Reggie Jackson scored 20 points and Reggie Bullock had 16 as the Pistons won for the fourth time in five games, 112-106 over the Lakers. Los Angeles rookie Lonzo Ball finished two rebounds shy of a triple-double, getting 15 points and 11 assists.
— Kemba Walker provided 11 of his 31 points in overtime and finished with a team-high seven assists to help the Hornets down the Knicks, 137-128. Dwight Howard had 23 points and 13 rebounds for Charlotte, which outscored New York 20-11 in the extra session.
NBA-WIZARDS-WALL
Wall not sure when he’ll return
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Wizards point guard John Wall says he feels good after a pair of full-contact practices. However, he isn’t sure when he will return to game action for his struggling team.
Wall underwent left knee surgery on Jan. 31 and says he has last about 10 or 15 pounds during his rehab without intending to. The Wizards have gone 14-11 during his absence, but they have dropped three straight to fall to sixth in the NBA’s Eastern Conference at 40-33.
Coach Scott Brooks says Wall won’t play Tuesday against the Spurs.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-NEWS
UNDATED (AP) — Ohio State star forward Keita Bates-Diop is giving up his final year of eligibility to enter the NBA draft.
Bates Diop was the Big Ten Player of the Year after leading the Buckeyes to the NCAA Tournament. He averaged 19.8 points and 8.7 rebounds this season after missing most of 2017 with a leg injury.
Bates-Diop is projected to be a first-round pick in the draft.
In other college basketball news:
— Washington State junior forward Robert Franks says he intends to declare for the draft and will hire an agent. Franks was seventh in the Pac-12 in scoring this season at 17.4 points a game, 11 points higher than his sophomore average.
— Daniel Gafford says he will return for his sophomore season at Arkansas after averaging 11.8 points and 6.2 rebounds for the Razorbacks this season. The SEC All-Freshman selection shot 60.5 percent from the field and had 2.2 blocks in 22.6 minutes per game.
— Missouri freshman forward Michael Porter Jr. says he is declaring for the NBA draft. Porter missed most of this season following lower back surgery in November, but he returned to score 12 points in the Tigers’ SEC Tournament loss to Georgia. He also scored 16 points in Missouri’s NCAA Tournament game.
— A person familiar with the situation says Tubby Smith has agreed to take over as head men’s basketball coach at High Point. Smith played for High Point from 1969-73 and was fired two weeks ago by Memphis.
— Tennessee State has hired Illinois State assistant Brian “Penny” Collins as its men’s basketball coach. The 34-year-old Collins replaces Dana Ford, who left for Missouri State after going 57-65 in four seasons.
— Texas-Arlington has fired coach Scott Cross after 12 seasons and a 225-161 mark. The Mavericks were 21-13 this season and missed a chance to get back to the NCAA Tournament after losing to Georgia State in the Sun Belt tournament final.
— Detroit Mercy has dismissed coach Bacari Alexander after the Titans went 8-24 this season. Alexander was 16-47 in two years at the school.
BASKETBALL PLAYER DIES
NBA G League player dies after collapsing during game
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Detroit Pistons developmental player has died after collapsing on the court during a NBA G League game on Saturday.
The Grand Rapids Drive says 26-year-old Zeke Upshaw died at a hospital Monday. No cause was disclosed.
Upshaw had scored 11 points before collapsing in the final minute of a 101-99 victory that put the Drive in the playoffs. He was in his second season with Grand Rapids after playing college ball at Illinois State and Hofstra.
NHL-SCHEDULE
Coyotes top Bolts in Tampa
UNDATED (AP) — The Boston Bruins are suddenly in the driver’s seat as they try to catch the Tampa Bay Lightning for first place in the NHL’s Eastern Conference.
The Bruins are just two points back with two games in hand following the Lightning’s stunning 4-1 loss to the Coyotes in Tampa. The game was scoreless until Trevor Murphy notched his first goal in his second NHL game.
Clayton Keller had an empty-net goal and an assist as the worst team in the Western Conference handed the Bolts their second straight loss.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— Jonathan Marchessault (MAHR’-cheh-soh) scored the game-winner and had two assists as the Golden Knights beat the Avalanche, 4-1 to clinch a playoff berth in their inaugural season. William Karlsson scored his 40th goal of the season into an empty net and set up two scores to help Vegas keep their six-point lead over San Jose atop the Pacific Division.
— Shootout goals by Logan Couture and Kevin Labanc gave the Sharks a 4-3 win at Chicago. Evander Kane scored for the eighth time in 12 games since being acquired by San Jose at the trade deadline.
— Alex Ovechkin notched his league-leading 45th goal and had an assist while the Capitals scored four times in the first period of a 4-2 victory against the Rangers. T.J. Oshie (OH’-shee), Matt Niskanen and Evgeni Kuznetsov (kooz-NEHT’-sahv) also scored as Washington increased its lead in the Metropolitan Division to five points over the Penguins.
— Toronto’s team-record 13-game home winning streak is over after Jack Eichel’s (EYE’-kulz) second goal of the night lifted the Sabres past the Maple Leafs, 3-2. Casey Nelson also scored and Chad Johnson stopped 39 shots as Buffalo ended a four-game skid.
— The Kings bolstered their playoff hopes as Dion Phaneuf (fah-NOOF’) and Anze Kopitar (AHN’-zhay KOH’-pih-tahr) each had a goal and an assist in a 3-0 win over the Flames. Jonathan Quick made 23 saves in his fifth shutout of the season, helping Los Angeles move into a third-place tie in the Pacific Division and pass the Avalanche for the first Western Conference wild-card berth.
— The Panthers are within one point of a playoff slot after James Reimer stopped 32 shots in a 3-0 whitewash of the Islanders. Keith Yandle scored the game-winner in the first period and had an assist as Florida won for the 13th time in 17 games.
— Warren Foegele had a goal and an assist in his NHL debut as the Hurricanes beat the Senators, 4-1. Brock McGinn and Valentin Zykov scored 98 seconds apart in the second period to help Carolina win its third in a row.
— Brendan Gallagher scored twice in a 5:05 span of the second period of the Canadiens’ 4-2 verdict over the Red Wings. Detroit has dropped 13 of its last 14 games.
NHL-BLUE JACKETS-ROSTER
Jackets lose Foligno
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Columbus Blue Jackets captain Nick Foligno is expected to miss two to four weeks with a lower-body injury suffered in Saturday’s loss to the Blues.
Foligno has 15 goals and 33 points for the Blue Jackets, who have won 10 of their last 11 games to move into a third-place tie with the Flyers in the NHL’s Metropolitan Division.
NFL-NEWS
Rams get Suh
UNDATED (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams hope they have created a formidable defensive front to go with coordinator Wade Phillips’ 3-4 scheme.
The Rams have agreed to a one-year contract with defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh (ehn-DAH’-mah-kahng soo), who is slated to play alongside All-Pro Aaron Donald and Michael Brockers. Suh spent the last three seasons with Miami and was released when he declined to restructure his contract.
Suh is a five-time Pro Bowl selection during his eight-year career with Detroit and the Dolphins.
In other NFL news:
— Eagles All-Pro defensive end Michael Bennett has surrendered to authorities in Houston on a charge that he injured a paraplegic woman as he tried to get onto the field after last year’s Super Bowl to celebrate with his brother. Bennett was a spectator at the game at NRG Stadium in Houston in February 2017 when he tried to get onto the field immediately afterward to see his brother, Patriots tight end Martellus Bennett.
— The Redskins have signed free-agent linebacker Pernell McPhee. Knee and shoulder injuries limited McPhee to 22 games over the past two seasons with the Bears.
— The Giants have signed safety Michael Thomas, who spent the last five seasons in Miami. Thomas is the seventh defensive player added by New York in the last two weeks.
GYMNASTICS SCANDAL-MICHIGAN STATE
Michigan State official arrested
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan State University official who oversaw Larry Nassar has been arrested amid an investigation into the handling of complaints against the now-imprisoned former sport doctor.
Ingham County Sheriff Scott Wriggelsworth says William Strampel was in jail pending an arraignment, but declined to say what charges Strampel was facing because the probe is being led by the Michigan attorney general’s office.
A spokeswoman for Attorney General Bill Schuette declined to comment. A news conference was scheduled for Tuesday.
Strampel is the first person to be charged in connection with the scandal besides Nassar, who is serving decades in prison for molesting patients under the guise of treatment and for possessing child pornography.
MLB-YANKEES-BIRD
Bird out again
UNDATED (AP) — Greg Bird continues to have trouble staying on the field.
The oft-injured Yankees first baseman will have surgery Tuesday to remove a small broken spur on the outside of his right ankle. The procedure will keep him sidelined until late May.
The 25-year-old Bird has been promising yet perplexing since his big league debut in 2015, when he came up from the minors and had 11 homers and 31 RBIs in 46 games. He missed 2016 after surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder. Bird sat out 3 ½ months last season because of an ankle injury.
In other MLB news:
— A person familiar with the deal says the Diamondbacks and infielder Ketel Marte have agreed to a $24 million, five-year contract. The 24-year-old Marte came up from Triple-A Reno last season and hit .260 in 73 games.
— Right-hander Bartolo Colon has signed another minor league contract with the Texas Rangers and is currently slated to start their fifth game of the season. The 44-year-old Colon went to spring training with a minor league contract and had a 3.00 ERA over 18 innings in his five starts before being cut on Saturday.
— The Braves have bolstered their bench by agreeing to one-year deals with outfielder Peter Bourjos and utility player Ryan Flaherty. Both were released by other teams late in spring training.
— Dusty Baker is rejoining the San Francisco Giants nearly 16 years after his departure as manager. The 68-year-old Baker will serve as a special adviser to CEO Larry Baer working in both the baseball and business operations of the club. Baker was fired as skipper of the Washington Nationals after last season.
— The Red Sox will open the season with the largest payroll in the majors at about $223 million, ending the Dodgers’ four-year run as the top spender. The Giants will be second at around $203 million, $20 million more than the Cubs. The Yankees are projected to be seventh at around $167 million, their lowest ranking since 1992.
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