CSi Weather…

DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA
THROUGH 1 PM CDT FRI AFTERNOON…
MAR 29, 2013
.WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
OF A MILE WILL CONTINUE FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA
INTO EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS INCLUDES JAMESTOWN…RUGBY…

MINOT…FORT YATES…BISMARCK…HAZEN…WILLISTON…CROSBY AND
SURROUNDING AREAS.

UNTIL NOON FRI…

…MOORHEAD…BRECKENRIDGE…VALLEY CITY…

FARGO…LISBON…GWINNER…WAHPETON

USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING…ESPECIALLY AT
UNCONTROLLED INTERSECTIONS…RAILROAD CROSSINGS AND TRUCK ENTRY
POINTS…AS OTHER VEHICLES AND TRAINS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SEE.

ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS.

SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE TRAVEL
HAZARDOUS.

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.

Forecast…

DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON…JAMESTOWN AREA..NOON VALLEY CITY AREA…
.TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG THROUGH THE DAY. A
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA… HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TONIGHT…PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE EVENING. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA…A 50 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. . LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLEET
IN THE AFTERNOON IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA…. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.
HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.
HIGHS AROUND 30.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 15.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Mar 28, 2013) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports a flatbed trailer, and semi hauling an anhydrous trailer collided about 8:40-a.m., Thursday, (Mar 28, 2013) on Highway 52, about 4 miles north of Buchanan, and 14 miles north of Jamestown.

Trooper, Sgt. Thomas Herzig says the truck pulling the flatbed trailer, operated by 23 year old Jack Nold, of Oriska was traveling east on a gravel township road, and was stopped at a Highway 52 intersection, when the rig then failed to yield to a southbound Peterbilt pulling the anhydrous trailer, driven by 48 year old James Tadych of Fertile, Minnesota.

The two collided at the intersection.

No injuries were reported.

The NDHP was assisted at the scene by the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports an accident between a Caterpillar road maintainer and a pickup occurred Thursday (Mar 28, 2013) about 9:30-a.m., 11 miles northwest of Woodworth.

The pickup operated by 62 year old Dale Wagner of Pettibone was northbound.

The maintainer operated by 40 year old Jonathon Buskness of Woodworth was southbound blading snow of the roadway.

Both vehicle crested a hill and Wagner steered right to avoid the collision.

The two crashed into each other, causing the pickup to go into the ditch.

No injuries were reported, both drivers were wearing seatbelts.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol investigated a two vehicle accident on about 10:10-a.m., on Thursday (Mar 28, 2013) on Highway 52, north of Jamestown at mile marker 263.

Trooper, Sgt. Thomas Herzig says, a car driven by 86 year old Ted Weisser of rural Jamesotnw was westbound on a gravel road near the north side of Jamestown and was stopped at the Highway 52 intersection, when the vehicle failed to yield to a northbound pickup operated by 35 year old Brian McNamee of Minot, which slowed trying to avoid a crash. The right front of Weisser’s car struck the righ front of the pickup.

Weisser was not injured, neither was McNamee, of his passenger, 41 year old Todd Greenmyer of Oakes.

All involved were wearing seatbelts.

　

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, two semis collided Thursday, March 28, 2013, about 11:30-a.m., on Highway 281, about four miles north of Carrington, as twenty head of cattle were set loose.

The report says a semi hauling 42 cattle in a livestock trailer, operated by 55 year old Patrick Copenhaver, of Carrington, was westbound on a Foster County Gravel road.

The semi stopped at a Highway 281 intersection but failed to yield to a northbound semi pulling a hopper trailer, driven by 63 year old Duane Lura, of Carrington.

The two collided, with the livestock trailer coming to rest on the intersecting gravel township road.

Highway 281 was closed to traffic for two and a half hours until the vehicles were removed.

No injuries to the drivers, and no cattle were killed, as twenty of the animals got loose and were rounded up nearby.

The Highway Patrol was assisted at the scene by Carrington Fire and Rescue, and the North Dakota Stockmen’s Association.

The accident remains under investigation by the NDHP.

 

From Liz Brocker, North Dakota Attorney General’s Office

 

Bismarck, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Mar 28, 2013) — North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has issued a Cease and Desist Order against Adrian Scott Williams, doing business as Spotlight Clothing & Accessories in Jamestown and as New Millenium Productions in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, for alleged violations of North Dakota’s consumer fraud laws involving counterfeit goods, and for violating state business registration laws.

Stenehjem says, “It is illegal to sell counterfeit goods under North Dakota law and these violations may result in both criminal and civil penalties. If convicted, this individual faces imprisonment up to one year, or a fine of $2,000, or both, as well as civil penalties up to $5,000 per sale.”

After receiving information that Williams was selling counterfeit merchandise in his Jamestown retail store and distributing advertising in the area claiming that the merchandise was brand name merchandise, the Consumer Protection Division initiated an investigation of the alleged misrepresentations in the advertisements and coordinated with local law enforcement.

It is a criminal offense to sell goods containing a counterfeit trademark or to represent that those goods are genuine. The division coordinated its consumer fraud investigation with the local law enforcement investigation. When the Jamestown police department executed a search warrant, officers found numerous items that appeared to have counterfeit brand marks. The criminal case is pending with the Jamestown Police Department.

The consumer protection division also determined that Williams has been operating his business since November 2012, but had not registered the business name with the Secretary of State, as required by law.

According to Parrell Grossman, director of the Consumer Protection Division, consumers should be wary when name brand goods are being sold at prices much less than the usual retail price. “These goods are inexpensive because they are made of cheap materials, not because they are a bargain. Counterfeit goods hurt the consumer market because it makes the genuine articles more expensive,” said Grossman.

　

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Jamestown Choralaires invites the community to the annual Spring Concert on Thursday and Friday April 4th and 5th at 7:330-p.m., at the Jamestown High School Theater.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Choralaires member, Roger Caine said the Choralaires, under the direction of Pam Burkhardt will perform of variety of songs ranging from religious to lighter songs.

Accompanying the Choralaires will be Carrie Kraft.

He added the Choralaires will be joined by the Jamestown Boys Choir under the direction of Meredith Meidinger.

Tickets at $10 each for adults and $4 for students, and are available in advance from any Choralaires member, Looysen I Care on First Avenue South in Jamestown, or at the door.

He said the concert will run an hour to an hour and half.

He pointed out that the Choralaires will also perform during the Jamestown College presentation of PDQ, on April 6, 2013.

The Choralaires rehearse the every Wednesday night at 8:45-p.m., at the Jamestown Middle School, band room.

 

 GARRISON, N.D. (AP) – Students in Garrison are getting an extended Easter break after a fire at an elementary school.
 
     Superintendent Steve Brannan says no one was hurt in the Wednesday afternoon blaze at Bob Callies Elementary, but a fourth-grade classroom was rendered unusable and other areas had smoke and water damage.
 
     The cause of the fire was not immediately determined. Classes at all schools in the city were called off until Tuesday.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A self-employed scrap metal dealer in the Fargo-Moorhead area has pleaded guilty to tax evasion.
 
     Twenty-seven-year-old Hamzo Omerovic faces up to a year in prison and a $100,000 fine. A sentencing date was not immediately set.
 
     U.S. Attorney Timothy Purdon says an investigation by the Internal Revenue Service found that Omerovic made more than $152,000 in the scrap metal business in 2006 and failed to pay more than $30,000 in taxes. Exact figures will be determined later.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota woman has been charged in the stabbing death of a man on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.
 
     Morning Star Brown has pleaded not guilty in federal court to second degree murder and assault with a dangerous weapon.
 
     Authorities say Brown stabbed Jarrett Two Bear after a day of drinking at a Fort Yates residence on March 3. He died on the way to a Bismarck hospital.
 
     Brown is also accused of stabbing another man in the arm as he tried to get the knife away from her.
 
     A public defender in the case was not available for comment.
 
     Trial is set for April 20 in Bismarck.

 

 HUDSON, Wis. (AP) – A father has changed his pleas to guilty but insane in the killings of his three young daughters last summer in Wisconsin.
 
     That means the defense at Aaron Schaffhausen’s trial will have to prove he had a mental disease or defect so severe that he wasn’t responsible for his actions. Prosecutors won’t have to prove he killed his daughters at their River Falls home last July.
 
     The 35-year-old Schaffhausen had pleaded not guilty, but switched his plea Thursday. It came after more than a day of delays and legal wrangling about what kind of evidence will be allowed at his trial, which starts next week.
 
     Jury selection is to begin Monday in St. Croix County Circuit Court.

 

 ROSS, N.D. (AP) – A 19-year-old man was killed and a 20-year-old man injured in an explosion in Mountrail County. The explosion happened about 3 p.m. Wednesday near Ross. Trevor Davis of Burlington was pronounced dead at the scene. Darian Songer-Bail of West Fargo was airlifted to Trinity Hospital in Minot.
 
     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, Washington died in the blaze early Monday. Authorities are still trying to identify a female who also died.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Republican state Sen. Stanley Lyson (LEE’-son) says allowing people with concealed carry permits to have a gun inside a school or at public gatherings likely won’t do anything to improve safety for people.
 
     Lyson is a former Williams County sheriff and holds a concealed carry permit. Lyson and other senators question whether more guns would lead to accidental shootings and put weapons in the hands of people not adequately trained to react in the event of an emergency.
 
     North Dakota’s Senate shot down a measure Thursday that would allow someone with a concealed weapon permit to carry a gun inside a school.
 
     But the Republican-led chamber did endorse a bill that would permit firearms in places of worship if church officials allow it and notify law enforcement.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – About 200 airmen from the Minot Air Force Base are preparing to deploy to Guam.
 
     The airmen will deploy to Andersen Air Force Base on Friday. They will support the U.S. Pacific Command’s bomber presence in the Asia-Pacific region.
 
     Movement of U.S. Air Force bombers into the Western Pacific has been ongoing since March 2004.

 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer says remarks he made about reservation safety during a recent meeting with American Indian officials were misconstrued, though he is apologizing for his tone.

Spirit Lake Nation Victim Assistance Director Melissa Merrick claims that Cramer said tribal courts are dysfunctional and a non-native person could not get a fair trial on a reservation.

Cramer says he was trying to explain why he had sought to improve legislation aimed at extending protections to gay couples and Indian women. And the North Dakota Republican disputes that he used the word “dysfunctional.”

Cramer says he’s trying to arrange a conversation with Merrick to apologize for the misunderstanding and the tone of his remarks.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota spring wheat producers intend to plant 6.2 million acres, which is up 8 percent from last year.
 
     The U.S. Department of Agriculture released its prospective planting guidelines Thursday.
 
     Durum wheat producers are expected to plant a total of 1.1 million acres, down 18 percent from last year. Winter wheat acres seeded last fall totaled 350,000 acres. That’s down 53 percent from a year earlier.
 
     Corn growers in North Dakota intend to plant 4.1 million acres, while soybean growers plan to plant 4.9 million acres. Those are 14 and 3 percent increases, respectively, over the previous year. If growers are successful, the amounts grown will be record highs.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – An Argusville resident has claimed a $240,000 Wild Card 2 jackpot in North Dakota.
 
     State lottery officials say the jackpot was won in Saturday’s drawing. The winning ticket was sold at a travel plaza in Mapleton.
 
     The winner chose to remain anonymous.
 
     This is the 16th Wild Card 2 jackpot won in North Dakota. Wild Card 2 is played in North Dakota, South Dakota, Idaho and Montana. The jackpot for the next Wild Card 2 drawing on Saturday is $215,000.

 

In sports…

From Jim Roaldson Mar 28, 2013

Greg Dale, Ph. D. from Duke University will be presenting Coach, Parent & Student-Athlete Workshops for Jamestown High School Athletics on Friday, April 5, 2013.

JHS Student-Athlete Presentation will take place @ JHS Theater from 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

JHS & JPS Coaching Staff Presentation/Workshop will take place @ Thompson Community Room (Jamestown Middle School) from 3:45 PM -6:45 PM

All JPS Parents & Interested Community Members Presentation will take place @ Thompson Community Room (Jamestown Middle School) from 7:30 PM – 8:45 PM

　

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP Mar 28, 2013) – The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team will play 24 league games during the inaugural season of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference.

UND also will play 10 nonconference games, including some matchups with Western Collegiate Hockey Association schools.

UND is moving from the WCHA to the new NCHC next season. The team opens the season with an exhibition matchup against Manitoba on Oct. 5. UND’s first NCHC game will be Oct. 18 at Miami of Ohio. Its first home conference game is Nov. 1 against St. Cloud State.

　

 NATIONAL  BASKETBALL  ASSOCIATION
 
   Final    Milwaukee      113    L-A  Lakers    103
   Final    Indiana          103    Dallas              78
   Final    Sacramento    117    Phoenix          103
 
 
       NATIONAL  HOCKEY  LEAGUE
 
   Final            Toronto                  6    Carolina              3
   Final  2OT    N-Y  Islanders      4    Philadelphia      3  (SO  N.Y.  Islanders  2-1)
   Final            Pittsburgh            4    Winnipeg              0
   Final  2OT    Florida                  5    Buffalo                4  (SO  Florida  2-1)
   Final            Ottawa                    3    N-Y  Rangers        0
   Final            Los  Angeles          4    St.  Louis            2
   Final            Phoenix                  7    Nashville            4
   Final            Edmonton                6    Columbus              4
   Final            Vancouver              4    Colorado              1
   Final            San  Jose                2    Detroit                0
 
 

BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS…

 Michael Carter-Williams poured in 24 points and Syracuse rode a disruptive zone defense to a 61-50 win over top-seeded Indiana to reach the NCAA tournament’s East Regional final.
 
     Syracuse limited Indiana to its lowest point total of the season, forced 19 turnovers, compiled 10 blocks and held the normally efficient Hoosiers to 33 percent shooting.
 
     Syracuse (29-9) will face No. 3 seed Marquette on Saturday night in an all-Big East matchup for a berth in the Final Four. Coach Jim Boeheim and the Orange haven’t been to the national semifinals since Carmelo Anthony led them to the 2003 title.

 

 LOS ANGELES (AP) – LaQuinton Ross’ 3-pointer with 2 seconds left gave Ohio State a 73-70 win over Arizona in the NCAA West Regional semifinals.  The Buckeyes top reserve scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half. Mark Lyons tied the game with his own 3-pointer with 21.8 seconds left for the last of his game-high 23 points. 
 
       Malcolm Armstead scored 18 points and Carl Hall added 16 points as Wichita State advanced to the final eight of the NCAA tournament for the first time in 32 years with a 72-58 win over LaSalle.  That has earned the Shockers a shot at Ohio State in the West Regional final.
     WASHINGTON (AP) – Jamil Wilson scored 16 points and Vander Blue added 14 as Marquette built a double-digit lead in the first half and went on to a 71-61 win over Miami in the NCAA East Regional semifinals.  The Golden Eagles held Miami to just 35 percent shooting to earn a spot in the Elite Eight for the first time since 2003.
  VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) – The season is over for the University of South Dakota women’s basketball team after a loss in the semifinals of the Women’s Basketball Invitational.
 
     McNeese State beat the Coyotes 71-63 on Thursday night to advance to Saturday’s championship game against Detroit.
 
     USD ends the season 19-16. The Coyotes almost made it to the NCAA tournament – losing to rival South Dakota State in the championship game of the Summit League Tournament.
 

PGA…

  HUMBLE, Texas (AP) – D.A. Points birdied the first five holes on the way to an 8-under 64 and the lead after the first round of the Houston Open. Points is one shot in front of Cameron Tringale and John Rollins. Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy have some ground to make up after opening with 72 and 73 respectively.

 

NASCAR-HAMLIN REPLACEMENT…
 
     CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Mark Martin will drive for Joe Gibbs Racing while Denny Hamlin recovers from a fractured vertebra in his lower back. Martin’s first start will be next week at Martinsville Speedway, where he wasn’t scheduled to race.
 
     The 54-year-old Martin has driven one other time for JGR, in the Nationwide Series last year at Las Vegas, where he finished second.
 
     Hamlin is expected to miss at least five races while he heals. JGR didn’t specify how long Martin will be in the car, but the fifth race is at Talladega, a track Martin has opted to skip the last few years.

 

 TENNIS-KEY BISCAYNE…
 
     KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) -Five-time champ Serena Williams has advanced to the Sony Open title match with a 6-love, 6-3 drubbing of  Agnieszka Radwanska (ahg-nee-ESH’-kuh rahd-VAHN’-skuh).  It was Williams’ 60th win at Key Biscayne, breaking the tournament record.
 
     Williams will next face four-time runner-up Maria Sharapova (shah-rah-POH’-vah) who beat Jelena Jankovic (yeh-LAY’-nuh YANK’-oh-vihch) 6-2, 6-1.
 
     Andy Murray will take on Richard Gasquet (ree-SHARD’ gas-KAY’) for the men’s title. Murray beat  Marin Cilic (CHIHL’-ihch) 6-4, 6-3, while Gasquet topped Tomas Berdych (TOH’-mahs bur-DEEK’) 6-3, 6-3.
 
     COLLEGE BASKETBALL 
     Ex- Syracuse coach to sue ESPN…
 
     SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) – Fired Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine has filed the initial paperwork in a defamation lawsuit against ESPN for reporting two former ball boys’ claims that the longtime coach sexually abused them.
 
     A yearlong federal investigation that followed accusations that Fine abused team ball boys ended with no charges. Fine was Hall of Fame Coach Jim Boeheim’s assistant for 35 seasons.
 
     ESPN reported the allegations on Nov. 17, 2011. Fine was fired 10 days later when a third man made similar claims.
 
     ESPN spokesman David Scott said the network doesn’t comment on pending litigation and stands by its reporting.

 

In world and national news…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered his forces on standby to strike the U.S. mainland, South Korea, Guam and Hawaii. State media say Kim “convened an urgent operation meeting” of senior generals just after midnight and signed a rocket preparation plan. The North is fuming after just yesterday, U.S. nuclear-capable B-2 bombers dropped dummy munitions in joint military drills with South Korea.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama is making a pitch today for investments in infrastructure. Obama plans to make a quick trip to South Florida and will detail his proposals at a Miami port that’s undergoing upgrades funded by public and private money. One thing the president will push for is a higher cap on “private activity bonds” to encourage the private sector to spend more on highway projects and other infrastructure needs.

 
     BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) – Argentina has until midnight tonight to propose how it’ll satisfy a $1.4 billion U.S. judgment on sovereign debt that the country hasn’t paid since its world-record default in 2002. A U.S. federal court ordered Argentina to pay the money. But Argentina’s media have been reporting that the country plans to pay back no more than 30 percent and offer new bonds. Analysts say that would lead Argentina into another catastrophic default.
 
     LONDON (AP) – British actor Richard Griffiths has died at age 65. Griffiths played Harry Potter’s unsympathetic Uncle Vernon and appeared in dozens of other movies and TV shows. Griffiths’ agent says he died Thursday of complications following heart surgery.
 
     WAYNESVILLE, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio landlord who’s charged with allegedly whipping a man for falling behind on his rent is now accused of whacking a second man on his behind. A lawsuit filed this week in Warren County accuses 53-year-old Ronald Kronenberger of spanking a mentally disabled man with a belt and a paddle. Kronenberger already is facing an assault charge for allegedly whipping a tenant with a belt in January. A magistrate had said he would dismiss the charge in six months if Kronenberger stayed out of trouble.