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CSi Weather…
.REST OF TODAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening in the Jamestown area, 40 percent in the Valley City area. Some thunderstorms may be severe.
Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows around 60. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs around 90. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. A 30 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows around 60.
.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the upper 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MEMORIAL DAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s.
There is a chance of thunderstorms across northern and central
North Dakota and the James River Valley this afternoon and
tonight.
A few storms could be severe across the James River
Valley west to the Missouri River valley and north through the
Turtle Mountains. The main threat will be large hail to golfball
size and gusty winds to 60 mph. Timing will be mainly between 2 pm
and 10 pm CDT.
The chance of thunderstorms returns Sunday through Wednesday
across western and central North Dakota.
Jamestown (CSi) Meeting last evening, the Jamestown Public School Board and administrators came to a one-year contract agreement, including a 0.75 percent salary increase for the 2018-19 school year.
The administrators first sought a 3 percent base salary increase. The School Board turned that down and offered 0.5 percent. The administrators came back with the offer to one percent and forming a salary committee.
The agreed upon cost of the 0.75 increase will be absorbed by this budget with the retirements.
The salary committee consisting of one administrator, a School Board member and the superintendent.
Other items including separate contracts for the summer school session, as the discussion will continue before the next negotiation period as addendum items.
Jamestown (CSi) The Historic 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse opens for the summer season on Friday May 25th.
On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, the 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse Historic Site Superintendent Steve Reidburn said starting Friday the hours are 10-a.m., to 5-p.m., with the exception of Monday’s and Tuesday’s.
He pointed out that visitors highlights include the recently refurbished courtroom and the Treasurers and Register of Deeds offices.
He noted that the entire courthouse has the original pressed tin ceilings with future plans calling for the installation of an elevator, and more restoration of the courtroom.
He thanked Jamestown Tourism for extensive funding for the projects, along with state funding.
Individual and business donations are always welcome, as well.
Also this summer Concerts in the Courtroom are planned.
The schedule includes:
June 30th, Terry and Linda
July 8th, Old Friends
August 5th, DW Groethe
All concerts start at 1-p.m.
Also, with the “Young Sheriff’s,” program, youngsters visiting the 1883 Courthouse can take part in a scavenger hunt, with those finding the items to receive a “sheriff’s badge.”
He added that a wedding will be held at the courthouse this summer.
Those wishing more information can call Steve Reidburn at 701-252-1170, or E-Mail
sreidburn@nd.gov or contact members of the 1883 Courthouse Committee.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The number of reported injuries to teachers and staff inflicted by students at Fargo Public Schools is on the rise.
The district says there were 510 injury reports ranging from minor to severe through the end of April. That compares with 341 incidents during the same time frame last year. Most of the incidents were at the elementary schools.
KFGO reports one of the latest injuries happened about a week ago. Superintendent Jeff Schatz says a staff member was injured by a child in the school’s Early Children’s Special Education Program May 15. Schatz declined to comment on the details of the incident.
The district operates 14 elementary schools, three middle schools and three high schools.
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. (AP) — A security group commander at Minot Air Force Base has been removed from his post after explosives and a machine gun were lost in separate incidents.
Col. Jason Beers of the 91st Security Forces Group was removed from command on Wednesday. Col. Colin Connor, commander of the 91st Missile Wing at the nuclear missile-equipped base, cited loss of trust and confidence.
An M240 machine gun was discovered missing May 16 during a routine weapons inventory at the base earlier this month. The base also lost a container of ammunition May 1 when it fell off a vehicle in transit. Searches did not find the ammunition.
The base is inventorying all its weapons due to the loss of the gun.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke faced protests and a heckler as he delivered a message of government cooperation at a large energy industry conference in North Dakota.
Zinke told the crowd Wednesday at the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference in Bismarck that government needs to be a better partner with the energy industry. He said that would improve innovation, safety and environmental stewardship.
Nineteen-year-old Alex Hilzendeger of Bismarck says he thinks the Trump administration is too cozy with energy companies. He stood up during Zinke’s speech and shouted at him before being removed by security. He wasn’t arrested.
Members of the Sierra Club rallied outside the conference, imploring Zinke to oppose an oil refinery planned near Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota. Zinke says he’s gathering facts about the project.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Fargo police say a home search turned up 10 pounds of marijuana, weapons and $6,000 in cash.
The weapons seized early Tuesday included a rifle and two handguns.
KFGO radio reports that a SWAT team was brought in as a precaution, and authorities arrested a 19-year-old suspect. Formal charges were pending.
Two local drug task forces and federal drug officials are involved in the investigation.
In sports…
The West Region baseball and softball Tournaments start Thursday, including Jamestown Blue Jays teams.
The softball tournament in Mandan starts on Thursday, May 24th.
11am: No.1 Dickinson vs. No.8 Legacy
1pm: No.4 Bimsarck vs. No.5 Jamestown
3pm: No.2 Minot vs. No.7 Williston
5pm: No.3 Century vs. No.6 Mandan
The Baseball Tournament starts Thursday May 24th, in Williston
10am: No.8 Bismarck vs. No.9 St. Mary’s
12:15pm: No.1 Century vs. Play-in winner
2:30pm: No.4 Jamestown vs. No.5 Mandan
4:45pm: No.2 Minot vs. No.27 Dickinson
7pm: No.3 Williston vs. No.6 Legacy
Valley City (VCSUVikings.com) – Five Valley City State University student-athletes will be competing at the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships this week in Gulf Shores, Ala.
Senior Megan Johnson is competing in women’s long jump and triple jump; juniors Sayge McKrill and Mackenzie Huber have qualified to throw in the women’s discus; and freshman Kyle Odegard and sophomore Garret Roemmich are both competing in men’s javelin.
VCSU distance runners Grace Miller and Dennis Gonzalez also qualified in the marathon for the national meet, but are unable to compete.
The NAIA Championships run May 24-26 in Gulf Shores, Ala. Opening ceremonies for the national meet will be on Thursday at 2 p.m.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A dispute between the University of North Dakota and one of its most generous benefactors is underscoring the difficulty the school has had in selling its Fighting Hawks nickname.
Engelstad Family Foundation trustee Kris Engelstad McGarry and school president Mark Kennedy are at odds over the foundation’s plans to paint the words “North Dakota” at center court of the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center, a basketball and volleyball arena. Kennedy wants the Fighting Hawks logo.
McGarry says the foundation only opposes featuring the Fighting Hawks emblem at center court because it believes there are longtime fans and supporters who do not identify with it.
The school retired its Fighting Sioux nickname in 2012 after the NCAA deemed it “hostile and abusive” and the Standing Rock Sioux tribe refused to endorse it.
WNBA…
MINNEAPOLIS—Sylvia Fowles poured in 23 points and added 20 rebounds as the Minnesota Lynx took charge of the game in the second quarter and cruised to a 76-68 win over the Dallas Wings on Wednesday at Target Center in Minneapolis.
AA…
Cleburne 10, Fargo-Moorhead 8
NBA-NEWS
UNDATED (AP) — Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales has apologized to Bucks guard Sterling Brown for a January arrest that started with a parking violation and escalated to include use of a stun gun.
The apology came as police released body-camera footage that showed how a simple interaction over an illegally parked car quickly escalated. Earlier this week Mayor Tom Barrett said he found the content of the video concerning.
Brown responded with a statement that described the incident as “an attempt at police intimidation” and said it “shouldn’t happen to anybody.”
Morales says some officers have been disciplined.
In other NBA news:
— The Clippers and coach Doc Rivers have agreed to a contract extension. Terms were not disclosed. The 56-year-old Rivers is 259-151 in five years with the Clippers. They missed the playoffs with a 42-40 record this season as Rivers used a league-high 37 difference starting lineups. Rivers was set to enter the final year of his five-year contract next season.
— The Houston Rockets will wear patches on their jerseys to honor the victims of the school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas, on Thursday night in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals against the Golden State Warriors. The school’s high school choir will perform the national anthem, and there will be a moment of silence and a video tribute before tipoff.
NHL-STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS…
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Washington Capitals are going to the Stanley Cup final for just the second time in their 43-season history, and the first in 20 years.
Alex Ovechkin (oh-VECH’-kin) scored an early goal and Braden Holtby stopped 29 shots as the Caps blanked the Tampa Bay Lightning, 4-0 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final. Ovechkin put the Capitals in front just 62 seconds after the opening faceoff. The Washington captain leads all playoff scorers with 12 goals.
Holtby became just the fifth goaltender in league history to post shutouts in Games 6 and 7 in a series. The whitewashes were his first in a postseason game since April 24, 2016.
The Caps led just 1-0 until Andre Burakovsky scored twice in a 7 ½-minute span of the second period. Nicklas Backstrom capped the scoring with an empty-netter.
The Lightning’s inability to score in the last two games comes after they led the NHL with 296 goals during the regular season, 19 more than Winnipeg and Toronto.
Washington went 3-1 on the road in the series and improved to 8-2 away from home this postseason. The Capitals will travel to Vegas to take on the Golden Knights.
NHL-NEWS…
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Rangers have hired Boston University’s David Quinn as their new head coach. He replaces Alain Vigneault (VEEN’-yoh), who was fired hours after the team’s season finale.
The 51-year-old Quinn coached the Terriers to four NCAA Tournament appearances in five seasons, including a trip to the 2015 national championship game. He takes over a franchise that missed the playoffs this season for the first time since 2010.
— J.T. Realmuto (ree-al-MOO’-toh) and Starlin Castro hit RBI singles off Jeurys Familia (jeh-REES’ fah-MEEL’-yah) in the ninth inning to rally the Marlins past the Mets, 2-1. Familia ruined a nice performance by Jacob deGrom, who tossed four-hit ball over seven scoreless innings and lowered his ERA to an NL-leading 1.54.
— Christian Villanueva hit a two-run double and the Padres avoided a three-game sweep by topping the Nationals, 3-1 in Washington. Tyson Ross scattered five hits over 6 2/3 innings and blanked the Nats until Matt Adams homered in the seventh.
— The Dodgers were 3-0 winners over the Rockies behind Kenta Maeda (mah-EH’-dah), who struck out 12 and surrendered just two hits over 6 2/3s. Kenley Jansen struck out three in the ninth for his 10th save as Los Angeles won for the sixth time in seven games.
— Xander Bogaerts (ZAN’-dur BOH’-gahrtz) lined a tiebreaking, RBI double to spark the Red Sox’s three-run ninth in a 4-1 victory at Tampa. Former Ray David Price gave up a run and three hits with nine strikeouts over six innings as Boston stretched its lead in the AL East to 1 ½ games over the Yankees.
— Isaiah Kiner-Falefa, Nomar Mazara, Jurickson Profar and Ronald Guzman drove in three runs apiece and the Rangers erased deficits of 4-0 and 10-7 in a 12-10 slugfest win over the Yankees. Guzman smacked a three-run homer and Profar delivered the go-ahead, three-run double in the sixth to help Texas withstand home runs by Didi Gregorius (DEE’-dee greh-GOHR’-ee-uhs), Neil Walker, Gleyber Torres and Aaron Judge.
— Justin Verlander struck out nine while allowing a run and just three hits over six innings of the Astros’ 4-1 victory against the Giants. George Springer hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the fifth to support Verlander, who is 6-2 with a major league-best 1.08 ERA.
— Marco Gonzales tossed two-hit ball over seven innings and the Mariners stayed two games behind the AL West-leading Astros by nipping the Athletics, 1-0. Guillermo Heredia scored the lone run on a fielder’s choice and an error by shortstop Marcus Semien in the fourth inning.
— The Angels were two outs from a 3-1 loss until Shohei Ohtani (SHOH’-hay oh-TAH’-nee) and Andrelton Simmons hit two-run singles off Tyler Clippard in the ninth inning to send Los Angeles past the Blue Jays, 5-4. Kole Calhoun kept the Angels ahead by throwing out Curtis Granderson at the plate for the second out before Blake Parker struck out Justin Smoak to end the game.
— Adam Plutko carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning and Andrew Miller provided stellar relief work in the Indians’ 1-0 shutout of the Cubs. Recalled from the minors to make the start, Plutko retired 13 in a row before Anthony Rizzo led off the seventh with a double for Chicago’s first hit.
— Drew Butera lined a tiebreaking, two-run single in the 10th inning of the Royals’ 5-2 win at St. Louis. Salvador Perez homered and Abraham Almonte lifted a game-tying, sacrifice fly to help Kansas City win a series for the first time since May 6.
— Yoan Moncada belted a three-run homer before Adam Engel and Jose Rondon added two-run blasts in the White Sox’s 11-1 drubbing of the Orioles. Dylan Covey was sharp over seven innings, striking out eight and yielding a run and six hits.
MLB-NEWS…
UNDATED (AP) — The Cleveland Indians and Oakland Athletics have made roster moves because of injuries.
Indians outfielder Brandon Guyer has landed on the 10-day disabled list with a neck strain suffered during a collision with a fan while attempting to catch a foul ball in Houston last weekend. The move allowed Cleveland to recall pitcher Adam Plutko to start Wednesday’s game against the Cubs.
The Athletics have placed slugging outfielder/designated hitter Khris Davis on the 10-day disabled list with a right groin strain. The A’s also recalled right-hander Daniel Gossett and infielder Franklin Barreto from Triple-A Nashville while designating right-hander Wilmer Font for assignment.
Also in the majors:
— Police in Linden, New Jersey, arrested former Mets and Phillies outfielder Lenny Dykstra Wednesday morning. Police say an Uber driver told them that Dykstra put a gun to his head when he declined to change the trip’s destination. Police say they found cocaine, MDMA and marijuana among Dykstra’s belongings, but a weapon wasn’t found.
NFL-SPRING MEETING
ATLANTA (AP) — The NFL is taking steps to end player protests during the national anthem.
Owners have approved a new policy that permits players to stay in the locker room during the “The Star-Spangled Banner” but requires them to stand if they come to the field. The rule was passed without any discussions with the NFL Players Association, which said it will challenge any part of the new policy that violates the collective bargaining agreement.
Also at the owners meeting, the NFL awarded the 2023 Super Bowl to Glendale, Arizona, and will host the 2024 title game in New Orleans. The league also said next year’s draft will be held in Nashville.
NFL-NEWS
UNDATED (AP) — Ryan Tannehill is back on the field with the Miami Dolphins and says he’s not thinking about his surgically repaired left knee.
Tannehill is practicing this week for the first time since tearing his left ACL during training camp last summer. He hasn’t played in 18 months, missing the last four games of 2016 due to an injury to the same knee.
In other NFL news:
— Two-time All-Pro right guard Zack Martin missed the first session of the Cowboys’ voluntary offseason practices as he works on a contract extension. Martin is in the fifth year of his rookie contract at a salary of $9.4 million. He has started all 67 games in the regular season and playoffs for the Cowboys.
— A Santa Clara County judge has ruled that 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster will not have to stand trial on domestic violence charges after the accuser recanted her allegations at a preliminary hearing. Judge Nona Klippen said prosecutors didn’t meet the burden of probable cause on charges of felony domestic violence and forcefully attempting to dissuade a witness.
— Veteran NFL guard Richie Incognito has been taken into custody for a psychiatric examination following an incident at a Florida gym. Boca Raton police took Incognito into custody under Florida’s Baker Act, which allows for involuntary psychiatric commitment for people seen as a danger to themselves or others.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Clemson has announced that returning quarterback Kelly Bryant enters the fall as the starter, beating out incoming freshman Trevor Lawrence.
Bryant led Clemson to a 12-2 mark last year including an ACC championship and a spot in the College Football Playoff.
Lawrence came in this January as the country’s top quarterback prospect. He broke many of former Tiger star Deshaun Watson’s Georgia high school passing marks.
INDY 500-HINCHCLIFFE
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — James Hinchcliffe has stopped looking for a way to get back into Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 and says barring “unforeseen circumstances” he will not race this weekend.
He was one of two drivers left out of the field following qualifying last week along with Pippa Mann, who will not race.
SPORTS BETTING-INTEGRITY FEES
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A top New Jersey lawmaker is urging all 50 states to reject so-called “integrity fee” payments to professional sports leagues in any sports betting legislation they enact.
Democratic state Senate President Steve Sweeney says it is “extortion” for the leagues to demand money in return for hosting honest games.
The U.S. Supreme Court last week allowed states to legalize sports betting after a suit brought by New Jersey.
The leagues are seeking payments from states or sports betting providers to help them pay for the cost of making sure their games remain free from cheating.
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