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DENSE FOG
ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THURS
AFTERNOON…
1154 AM CDT THU MAR 28 2013
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…CROSBY…BOWBELLS…MOHALL…
BOTTINEAU…ROLLA…WILLISTON…NEW TOWN…MINOT…TOWNER…
RUGBY…GARRISON…MCCLUSKY…HARVEY…CARRINGTON…BISMARCK…
STEELE…JAMESTOWN…NAPOLEON…EDGELEY…OAKES
VISIBILITY…ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS.
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT.
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS
THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING…SLOW DOWN…USE YOUR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS…AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL AT RAILROAD CROSSINGS AND NEAR CROSSWALKS.
DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2-PM CDT TODAY…
.TODAY…WIDESPREAD FOG INTO THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TONIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS 15 TO 20. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN…FREEZING
RAIN AND SLEET IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN
POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE EVENING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20. HIGHS
IN THE MID 20S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO
10 ABOVE. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
20S. LOWS AROUND 15.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
Valley City, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Mar 27, 2013) — The Valley City Commission met in Special Session Wednesday (Mar 27, 2013) at 8-a.m. at City Hall. All Commissioners were present, with Commissioner Luke participating via telephone.
Commissioners overviewed the spring 2013 flood forecast with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Bald Hill Dam, Manager Rich Schueneman.
He said, as of this morning the Lake Ashtabula level was at 1257. 15 feet, with the maximum draw down scheduled for 1257 feet..
The Bald Hill Dam release this morning was cut to 100-120 cfs.
He said the release will continue to be cut back to match inflows.
He pointed out that the flood buyouts in Valley City as eliminated the need for 200,000 sandbags should the need for flood protect arise.
Schueneman pointed out that the latest moisture survey indicates 2-4 inches locally and about 3-5 inches in the upper basin, which he said is good figure right now.
He added that the National Weather Service will issue an updated seven day forecast this Friday.
He said the river level, trigger that requires the installation of clay dikes on the Sheyenne in Valley City is 17 feet and at 18 feet the flow is 5500 cfs through Valley City.
A Valley City Public Works budget update was presented by City Administrator David Schelkoph, which is planned to be regularly updated.
He presented the five year overview history of each of the department’s budgets.
He projects a profit in the electrical department.
He pointed out if the AMI meter reading proposal is approved, it will mean a reduction in overall costs. A public meeting is planned for April 4, 2013.
Each department’s estimated incomes were projected, with the electrical department income projected at $7.169 million.
The Water Department budget was broken down to Treatment Plant income, and operations and maintenance.
Discussions included the AMI and Electric Fund Payback Funds
He said cash on hand is about $5.829 million.
Schelkoph pointed out improvements to the downtown electric substation, and a transformer change out.
Capital Improvement projects are earmarked at $1.4 million.
The Commissioners discussed transfers from the city’s electric fund to other utilities and for permanent flood control in Valley City, which includes $1 million.
More decisions will be made based on action by the State Water Commision.
The meeting was shown live on CSi 68, followed by replays.
Valley City, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) – Valley City State University will host a Regional Science Olympiad for teams of high school and junior high students on campus Thursday, March 28, 2013.
Twenty-three high school teams and 16 junior high teams – comprising 500 to 600 students – will compete at VCSU.The VCSU event is one of five regional competitions throughout the state.
Winning teams from each of the regionals will advance to the state competition April 20 at North Dakota State University.
VCSU science students and faculty members, assisted by Science Olympiad team coaches, will run the various events on topics including anatomy and physiology, food science, astronomy, forestry, rocks and minerals, thermodynamics, water quality, musical sounds, circuits, chemistry, and genetics, among others.
Most events will be held in the new Rhoades Science Center, with additional competition taking place in Foss Music Hall, Graichen Gym and the City Auditorium.
FARGO, N.D. (KCSi-T.V. News Mar 27, 2013) — The American Red Cross Minn-Kota Region is part of a national test of the next generation of the organization’s emergency response vehicle, with the new vehicle prototype in Jamestown on Saturday, March 30, 2013.
The vehicle will be showcased at the Jamestown Business Center West Parking lot for disaster volunteers to view, test drive and evaluate.
In the afternoon Red Cross Volunteers will be assisting the Jamestown Rural Fire Department’s ‘Auto Extrication Training Exercise’.
The vehicle will be providing drinks and snacks during the break for all those taking part in this event.
Buffalo Valley Chapter, Manager, Beth Dewald says, “This is an incredible opportunity for our community to be a part of shaping the future of our services and the iconic Red Cross response vehicle. Our community will help ensure that this redesigned vehicle will effectively provide help, hope and comfort to people in need after disasters across the country.”
The Minn-Kota Region is one of two dozen Red Cross groups across the country in the testing and assessment program for the new vehicles.
The prototypes are the result of a five-year process engaging Red Cross volunteers, staff, partners and the design community to create a vehicle that is more cost efficient and provides a better experience for both Red Crossers and the people we help.
Currently, the Red Cross has more than 320 emergency response vehicles in 49 states that are used after disasters like home fires, tornadoes and floods to serve meals, snacks and beverages to families and distribute relief supplies.
Ms Dewald adds, “Over the next decade, the Red Cross expects to replace our current fleet of response vehicles while saving millions of dollars by switching to a more effective platform with reduced maintenance costs. With the help of communities like Jamestown, we’ll be able to make sure that the new design meets the needs of the people who turn to us for help after disasters.”
The Red Cross has a long history of providing help and comfort from mobile vehicles. In 1898, Clara Barton used a wagon as an ambulance for her work on the battlefield. During World War II, the Red Cross used clubmobiles to support U.S. servicemen. In 1984, the Red Cross began to standardize the organization’s disaster response vehicles around an ambulance design. Prior to the 1984 initiative, the Red Cross used converted bread trucks, station wagons and pickup trucks to deliver meals and snacks after disasters. The prototypes that are being tested today represent the next generation of these historic response vehicles.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp has urged North Dakota’s Legislature to make affordable housing a priority. The Democrat addressed both chambers at the state Capitol yesterday. Heitkamp says the oil boom has brought workers to the state, but their families are left behind because of the lack of housing in North Dakota.
Senator Heitkamp will be in Valley City on April 4, 2013.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Authorities have identified one of two people who died in a camper fire in Williston.
The Williams County Sheriff’s Office says 47-year-old Lawrence Norman, of Kelso, Wash., died in the blaze early Monday. Authorities are still trying to identify a female who also died.
Authorities say the cause of death was smoke inhalation. The cause of the fire is still being investigated.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota woman who authorities say was upset about abortion legislation is accused of threatening to kill a state lawmaker.
Nicolette Knudson, of Lidgerwood, allegedly called Bismarck Republican Sen. Margaret Sitte (SIHT’-ee) at 3 a.m. on Feb. 27 and threatened to kill her. Knudson was arrested Wednesday after an investigation by state Capitol security and faces a felony charge of threatening a public servant, along with drug charges.
Court documents do not list an attorney for Knudson. Phone numbers listed for her are disconnected.
Sitte has supported anti-abortion measures that have been passed by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Jack Dalrymple. She declined comment on the alleged threat.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a Fargo man who allegedly posted messages on Facebook asking someone to burn down the Mesa, Arizona house of the bosses who had just fired him. Cass Mortenson, who is in his mid-30s, is wanted on a felony terrorizing charge.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Federal prosecutors in North Dakota have unsealed indictments against 15 people accused of bilking victims out of more than $1 million in a Jamaican lottery scam. Charges against 11 defendants were made public yesterday, after four people pleaded not guilty earlier to several charges. North Dakota and South Dakota are the latest states whose residents have been victimized by the scam.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Prosecutors want to seize a Hummer vehicle a West Fargo landlord used to run over a former tenant – an incident that landed 75-year-old Alois Vetter in prison. Vetter was sentenced to two years behind bars in the assault and reckless endangerment case because jurors decided the Hummer constituted a dangerous weapon. Vetter’s October 2011 conviction was upheld by the state Supreme Court in January.
HUDSON, Wis. (AP) – A potential plea change for a North Dakota man accused of killing his three daughters in Wisconsin is on hold.
Defense attorney John Kucinski had said Aaron Schaffhausen might change his plea at Wednesday’s pretrial hearing in Hudson, Wisconsin. Schaffhausen has pleaded not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.
Kucinski said Schaffhausen might admit the killings but maintain an insanity claim. But after prosecutors and defense attorneys met for several hours, St. Croix County Circuit Judge Howard Cameron said the two sides would file briefs on the matter and he set another hearing for Thursday.
The Minot construction worker faces three counts of first-degree intentional homicide in the July 10th deaths of his daughters, 11-year-old Amara, 8-year-old Sophie and 5-year-old Cecilia. His trial starts Monday.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – An attorney representing a Fargo TV station being sued by a former anchorwoman has asked a federal judge to dismiss the age discrimination suit. Attorney Gina Janeiro told U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson during a Tuesday hearing that the decision by KXJB-KVLY TV to remove then-50-year-old Robin Huebner from the station’s 10 p.m. newscast and replace her with a woman about half her age did not constitute age discrimination.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota University System employee is accusing Chancellor Hamid Shirvani of giving state lawmakers misleading information to make two college presidents look bad.
Staff member Linda Porter told lawmakers Wednesday that Shirvani purposely compared the University of North Dakota and North Dakota State to larger schools when providing data such as graduation rates. She says Shirvani wants to get rid of the schools’ presidents.
Shirvani says he didn’t manipulate any data and that he is getting tired of relentless attacks. He has been criticized for his management style and some lawmakers have sought to oust him. The state Board of Higher Education recently passed a resolution of support for Shirvani.
Porter wants the House Appropriations Committee to investigate.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The Dakotas Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church has moved its headquarters from South Dakota’s capital city to North Dakota’s capital.
The church had been based in Pierre for decades. The headquarters for the Seventh-day Adventist churches and schools in the Dakotas is now on a three-acre lot in Bismarck.
In sports..
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP Mar 27, 2013) – Guards, guards, everywhere guards. Frontcourt players took a back seat when the 2013 Class A boys all-state basketball team was selected.
As chosen by the state Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association, the first team consists of three pure guards and three rovers.
A.J. Jacobson of state champion Fargo Shanley is the focal point of the team. He won a triple crown of sorts by winning a state championship, earning the Class A senior athlete award and claiming Mr. Basketball honors.
Along the way, he broke the unofficial Class A career scoring record with 2,002 points. He averaged 26.4 points, 12.8 rebounds and 5.1 assists as a senior and scored 27 points in the Deacons’ 73-54 win over Bismarck in the state title game.
In addition, he grabbed 12 rebounds and assisted on six baskets against Bismarck. For the season he averaged 2.6 steals and 2.5 blocked shots. He’ll attend North Dakota State next fall.
Jacobson’s first-team all-state teammates are Mac Kroeplin of Grand Forks Red River, Erron Collins of Mandan, Nate Mertens of Devils Lake, Tanner Kretchman of Fargo Davies and Ben Weisbeck of St. Mary’s. Jacobson returns to the first team. Weisbeck, Kroeplin and Mertens were second-team picks last season.
Kroeplin, Collins and Mertens were Mr. Basketball finalists.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
UNDATED (AP) – Miami’s quest to break the NBA record for consecutive wins was ended by a Chicago Bulls team that was without four key players. The final of 101-97 ended the Heat’s winning streak at 27, six short of the mark set by the 1971-72 Lakers.
Luol Deng paced the undermanned Bulls with 28 points in 44 minutes and Carlos Boozer chipped in with 21 and 17 rebounds in a bruising game that had playoff intensity.
Chicago was without star guard Derrick Rose, who’s been out all season, as well as Joakim (JOH’-kihm) Noah, Marco Belinelli and Richard Hamilton.
It was Miami’s first loss since February 1.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Kobe Bryant scored 31 points last night to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 120-117 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Dwight Howard added 25 points, 16 rebounds and five blocks for the Lakers. Nikola Pekovic had 19 point and 16 boards of the Timberwolves, who haven’t beaten the Lakers since March 2007.
Final Atlanta 107 Toronto 88
Final Boston 93 Cleveland 92
Final Philadelphia 100 Milwaukee 92
Final Charlotte 114 Orlando 108
Final New York 108 Memphis 101
Final Indiana 100 Houston 91
Final L-A Clippers 105 New Orleans 91
Final Oklahoma City 103 Washington 80
Final San Antonio 100 Denver 99
Final Utah 103 Phoenix 88
Final Brooklyn 111 Portland 93
Final Sacramento 105 Golden State 98
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Mikko Koivu’s overtime goal gave the Minnesota Wild a 4-3 win over the Phoenix Coyotes last night. Ryan Suter, Torrey Mitchell and Matt Cullen also had goals for the Wild, who extended their winning streak to seven games. The Coyotes have lost seven in a row.
Final 2OT Montreal 6 Boston 5 (SO Montreal 1-0)
Final Calgary 4 Colorado 3
Final San Jose 4 Anaheim 0
NIT…
UNDATED (AP) – Iowa, BYU and Baylor earned trips to the NIT semifinals in New York where they will be joined by Maryland. The Hawkeyes ended Virginia’s 19-game home court winning streak 75-64; BYU got 25 points from Tyler Hawes in a 79-62 win over Southern Mississippi; and the Bears topped Providence 79-68 behind Pierre Jackson’s 20 points and 13 assists.
CBI
TOURNAMENT
Semifinals
at Dayton, Ohio
Final Santa Clara 81 Wright St. 69
at Fairfax, Va.
Final George Mason 62 W. Michigan 52
CIT
Quarterfinals
at Dee Events Center
Final Weber St. 83 Oral Roberts 74
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – The Augustana College women’s basketball team has come up short in its bid for a national championship.
The Vikings lost to Dowling College 76-54 in the NCAA Division II tournament semifinals Wednesday night. Dowling moves on to Friday’s title game against Ashland.
Augustana ends the season with a 28-7 record.
MLB…
UNDATED (AP) – Adam Wainwright and the Cardinals have agreed to a new contract that guarantees the Cardinals’ ace an additional $97.5 million over five years through 2018. Wainwright had been eligible to become a free agent after the World Series.
A 31-year-old right-hander was 14-13 with a 3.94 ERA last year after missing the Cardinals’ World Series championship season in 2011 because of elbow surgery.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes will join Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira (teh-SHEHR’-uh) and Curtis Granderson on New York’s disabled list for the start of the season. Hughes is expected to miss his first turn through the rotation, due to a bulging disk in his upper back.
New York general manager Brian Cashman said there is no timetable for Jeter’s return.
TENNIS-KEY BISCAYNE…
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) – Four-time runner-up Maria Sharapova (shah-rah-POH’-vah) has moved into the semifinals of the Sony Open with a grueling 7-5, 7-5 win over Sara Errani. The No. 3 seed moved on despite 57 unforced errors, including 13 double-faults. The match lasted 2 1/2 hours.
Sharapova will next meet Jelena Jankovic (yeh-LAY’-nuh YANK’-oh-vihch), who beat Roberta Vinci 6-4, 6-7, 6-3.
In men’s quarterfinal action, third-seed David Ferrer topped Jurgen (YUR’-gihn) Melzer 4-6, 6-3, 6-love. Tommy Haas scordd a 6-3, 6-1 win over Gilles Simon.
NASCAR-LOGANO…
HUMBLE, Texas (AP) – NASCAR drivers Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano have traded text messages and it didn’t go well. The exchange came after their final lap wreck Sunday in Fontana, Calif. that knocked Hamlin out of action for six weeks with a compression fracture in his back.
Hamlin told the Associated Press the conversation was “short and unproductive.”
Logano twice refused interview requests as he and team owner Roger Penske (PEHN’-skee) played in a pro-am golf tournament near Houston. Penske also says he’s texted back-and-forth with Hamlin.
Logano and Hamlin were battling for the win Sunday when they got tangled up, sending Hamlin head on into the interior wall of the track.
In world and national news…
PATERSON, N.J. (AP) – Authorities say the New Jersey man who won the $338 million Powerball jackpot has some child support to catch up on. Authorities stopped by Pedro Quezada’s Passaic apartment yesterday, but no one answered the door. In an email, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik tells The Record newspaper the state Lottery Division generally would satisfy the judgment before all the winnings are released.
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) – Customers lined up as banks in Cyprus reopened for the first time in nearly two weeks after the country reached a bailout agreement. The openings come with strict restrictions on transactions, aimed at preventing people from withdrawing all their savings during the country’s acute financial crisis.
PARIS (AP) – A leading international group is expressing optimism about the global economy. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development says that while Europe is still lagging, it expects growth to accelerate in Japan and the United States in the first half of 2013. The OECD also says Germany will bounce back strongly.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Police say they’re still looking for two men who forcibly took a 10-year-old girl from her bedroom and held her for much of the day yesterday. Officials say the kidnappers dropped her off at a hospital six miles from her home with cuts and bruises on her face. Police said one of the men was about 18 years old but released no description of the other.
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) – The nation’s most visited national park is still snowbound in places as road crews work to clear roads in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park ahead of the spring tourism season. A park spokeswoman says the higher elevations of the Smokies have received more than 18 inches of snow this week.
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