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10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING…THEN CLOUDY WITH A
50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET IN THE
AFTERNOON A 30 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH
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AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
40 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA…50 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
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IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
20 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Apr 18, 2013) — Jamestown Regional Medical Center Board has voted to pursue an affiliation agreement with Sanford Health.
An affiliation agreement the lowest level of relationship Sanford offers would allow Jamestown Regional Medical Center’s board to keep all its decision-making powers, while allowing JRMC to offer patients more cancer care options.
Some of the benefits, pending affiliation, include, JRMC being able to install and use Epic, an electronic health record system already in use by the Sanford and Essentia clinics in Jamestown.
JRMC, CEO Todd Hudspeth, says, “I think Sanford wants the relationship because they have a lot of investment in the community with the two clinics. They want to deliver care as close to the patients’ home as possible.”
Through the Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center, JRMC would be able to expand its chemotherapy offerings, and eventually, radiation therapy may be offered as well.
Hudspeth points out that adding radiation cancer therapy would require the hospital to invest approximately $5 million in equipment. ”
Also, using the Epic record-keeping system would allow JRMC’s electronic records to be totally compatible with those of Sanford and Essentia clinics, both of which use the same system.
Under the Affordable Care Act, the hospital would eventually be penalized financially if Epic or a similar system were not installed and utilized.
Valley City, ND KCSi-T.V. News Apr 19, 2013) — The Valley City Commission met in Special Session Friday morning at 7:30, (Apr 19, 2013) at City Hall and approved Resolutions pertaining to declaring a Flood Emergency , and requesting Emergency Flood Assistance.
Mayor Robert Werkhoven said the declaration allows the city to be eligible for federal flood fighting reimbursements and assistance from the Corps of Engineers.
As of Friday, there is no immediate concern of flooding in Valley City.
The City Commission appointed City Commissioner, Mary Lee Nielson, The Public Sponsor Incident Commander, and gave Declaration of Authority to the Incident Commander for this emergency.
The City Commission also approved a Cooperation Agreement between “The United States of America, and the City of Valley City,” for Emergency Flood Assistance.
The City Commission will meet next week with the Corps when new information is available.
The National Weather Service says there is a 50-percent chance that the Sheyenne River in Valley City will reach about 16.9 feet. There is also a 50 percent chance of the Sheyenne rising to 18.2 feet in Lisbon this spring.
The previous flood outlook, placed the Sheyenne River level in Valley City this spring was 12.57 feet.
Army Corps of Engineers, Bald Hill Dam Manager, Rich Schueneman said Valley City is “well positioned,” to handle a Sheyenne River level of 16. 9 feet, or 19.9 feet which has a 25% chance of happening.
He pointed out the previously high river level in Valley City was 20.69 feet in 2009, and 20.66 in 2011.
He added that the snow moisture content as of Friday in the upper basin between Cooperstown and Warwick was between two and a half and three and a half inches. Between Oberon and Maddock the snow moisture content was 4-5 inches.
Schueneman added, Lake Ashtabula has been drawn down to the minimum of 1,257 feet, with flood control storage space available.
Barnes County will follow up with its own Emergency Declaration.
Mayor Werkhoven said Valley City still has HESCO flood control units and some sandbags in storage, adding that flood mitigation occurs when the Sheyenne River in Valley City reaches 17 feet. At that time bridges are protected.
On Friday morning at 6:45 the Sheyenne River level at Valley City was 4 feet with flood stage at 17 feet.
The meeting was shown live on CSi 68, followed by replays.
Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Jamestown City Council met in Special Session Thursday afternoon (Apr 18, 2013) at City Hall, for the purpose of going into Executive Session.
The City Council will again consult with the City Attorney, concerning territorial claims by Stutsman Rural Water District.
Negotiations continue between the city and SRWD, concerning which entity will serve Titan Machinery’s location under construction west of Jamestown, and other parcels in that area, within the one mile extra-territory of Jamestown.
Present at the Executive Session were: Mayor Andersen, City Administrator Jeff Fuchs, City Council Members, Kourajian, Gumke and Buchanan…along with Assistant City Attorney Mary Jensen, City Fire Chief Jim Reuther, and City Water Department Superintendent Steve Suko.
At a Special City Council meeting Wednesday, the city announced it’s proposal of a territorial exchange between the city and and SRWD.
The proposal is to allow SRWD to serve the newly constructed Titan building west of change in exchange for the city to serve any new development in the quarter section of land directly south of the entrance to Jamestown Regional Airport.
The quarter includes some areas served by Jamestown and allows the city to extend water lines into the rest of the area.
She added while no formal agreement has been reached between the city and SRWD, the plan will be sent to Stutsman Rural Water District, noting that the two entities have had good communications and correspondence.
At Thursday’s open portion of the meeting following the Executive Session, Mayor Andersen said there was no action to be taken, and the Special Session was adjourned.
The open portion of the meeting was shown live on CSi 67.
Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Apr 18, 2013) – The Jamestown City Engineer’s Office is informing residents that 11TH Ave SE between 12th & 13th St SE will be closed for water main replacement work due to a “cascade” failure in the water utility line.
Crews anticipate the repairs will take 7-10 working days, weather permitting. The Street will remain closed in order to facilitate the repairs.
Residents in the area may experience short periods of water outages during the repair period.
Motorists’ should use caution in and around this area and use alternate routes if possible.
Also effective Friday, April 19, 2013, the SOUTH bound lane of the viaduct (4th Ave NE/SE) will be closed from approximately 9:30 am until 11:30 am for road repairs.
Motorists should use alternate routes and use EXTREME caution in and around this area.
Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Jamestown Arts Center is presenting the “Orchestra of Fes,” on Saturday April 27, 2013, at 7:30-p.m., at Jamestown College’s Reiland Fine Arts Center.
The sounds of Morocco, will be performed by the world-renowned Orchestra of Fes.
Audiences will experience the melodies that inspire dancing in the streets of Fes, Rabat and Casablanca.
On Thursday’s (Apr 18, 2013) Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Arts Center Director, Taylor Barnes said, the Orchestra combines Arab and Andalusian classical music.
She noted that singer Francoise Atan, will not be able to perform due to illness.
Ms. Barnes added that the performers, a part of Caravanserai will host workshops for Jamestown students during their time in Jamestown.
She added that Sabir’s in Valley City will host a dinner for the peformers.
Locally the appearance of Caravanserai is made possible by local partners including Jamestown College, Jamestown Public Schools, Temple Baptist Church, and the Jamestown Rotary Club.
Local and state funding comes from Jamestown Tourism and the North Dakota Council on the Arts.
Tickets at the door are adults $10, $8 for Arts Center members, and kids will be admitted, free.
Click here for more about Caravanserai & the artists
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KCSi-T.V. News Apr 17, 2013) — The Buffalo Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross held its 6thAnnual ‘Heroes Night’ t Friday April 12, 2013, at the Gladstone Inn & Suites in Jamestown. The event raises funds for Red Cross disaster relief and honors ‘heroes’ in the community.
The Buffalo Valley Board of Directors along with the Heroes Committee choose the recipients based on service to the Red Cross in the community. Three ‘Heroes’ were chosen for 2013. They are David Smette, Phyllis Thompson, and Jeff Wolsky.
Smette
has been a volunteer with the Red Cross since the spring of 2009. He has been trained to assist with Disaster Assessment, Feeding, assisting in an Emergency Operation Center and as an Emergency Response Vehicle Driver. Smette has assisted with feeding sandbaggers during the flooding in 2009, 2010, 2011, feeding emergency personnel during a search and recovery operation in Foster County, and feeding emergency personnel during a search and recovery operation in Stutsman County. He also drove an Emergency Response Vehicle 1700 miles three days after Hurricane Sandy hit landfall to assist many families, first responders, and military. Upon returning from his deployment for Hurricane Sandy Dave was a guest speaker at many local civic organizations and local media sharing of his experiences during his deployment. When he returned from volunteering 12 plus hours a day for 14 days out east he stated, “I am ready for my next assignment that was fun!”
Thompson
is the General Manager for the Gladstone Inn & Suites has been instrumental is the ‘Rooms for Red Cross’ program. For the past three years, she has supported this program by donating hotel rooms to be used for families affected by a disaster. With her support , the Red Cross has been able to secure new motels with the donations of rooms. Jamestown secured over 70 rooms thanks to her help, second most of any community in state of North Dakota.
Wolsky
has been a volunteer with the Red Cross for over 12 years. He serves as a Disaster Action Team leader and is on call 24 hours a day to serve the community. He has responded to fires, assisting not only the families affected by fire, but also providing food and hydration to fire fighters. Wolsky has also assisted with feeding during flood responses and even provided assistance with shelters for stranded winter travelers. Whether it is 3 o’clock in the morning or 3 o’clock in the afternoon, 100 degrees and humid or 30 below zero, Wolsky is there to serve.
“We are so thankful for these great volunteers,” said Buffalo Valley Chapter Executive Director, Beth Dewald. “We could not serve our mission without their continued support and they truly are heroes in our community.”
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – A shootout between Williston police and a man who barricaded himself in a home ended when the man was shot and surrendered.
Officers responded to the home midafternoon Thursday after receiving a call from a woman saying a man had fired a gun inside. The man shot at officers and they returned fire, hitting him twice. No officers or bystanders were hit.
The man eventually left the home on his own, and officers escorted him to a waiting ambulance. His condition and identity were not immediately released.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Public officials in Fargo and Moorhead, Minn., are outlining their strategy to protect residents from what could be record flooding along the Red River and its tributaries.
The National Weather Service says there’s a 40 percent chance the river could top the 2009 record of nearly 41 feet, which was the first of three straight major floods.
The two cities have made improvements to protect most residents to 38 feet, but several neighborhoods will need added sandbag protection beyond that.
The weather service model calls for a range of between 38 and 42 feet when the river crests in late April or early May.
Fargo has scheduled its first flood update meeting Friday morning at City Hall.
Moorhead is holding neighborhood meetings Monday night.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A judge says he plans to rule in favor of North Dakota’s lone abortion clinic in its challenge to shoot down a 2011 state law that would limit certain abortions.
The lawsuit by the Red River Women’s Clinic says the bill that limits one of two drugs used in medication abortions takes away an important choice for women and is unconstitutional.
Judge Wickham Corwin said Thursday at the end of the civil trial that he’s likely to “ultimately rule that all of the challenge provisions are unconstitutional.”
Corwin had earlier blocked the law from taking effect.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem (STEHN’-juhm) says a North Dakota Board of Higher Education dinner social at the university system chancellor’s home violated the state’s open meetings law.
Stenehjem said in a written opinion Thursday that the higher education board failed to provide adequate notice of the January 16th meeting at Chancellor Hamid Shirvani’s home. Stenehjem says minutes of the dinner social also were “inaccurate and did not adequately list the topics discussed at the meeting.”
Separately, North Dakota’s Senate on Thursday narrowly defeated a resolution that would have replaced the higher education board with a three-member commission.
The vote was 24-23.
The eight-member higher education board is responsible for hiring the chancellor and overseeing the state’s 11 public universities.
WASHINGTON (AP) – A flood protection project designed to shield Fargo and Moorhead from Red River flooding looks like it will be getting more federal funding than originally expected.
The Fargo-Moorhead Metro Diversion Project is now expected to receive $7.4 million in federal funding during the 2013 fiscal year. The Office of Management and Budget told North Dakota’s congressional delegation it was likely to approve the new figure later this year. That’s about 60 percent more than the $4.5 million that had been allocated for the project.
The increase in funding would not affect the 2014 federal budget for the project. When President Barack Obama released his 2014 budget proposal last week it did not include any funding for the project.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Former state auditor and House member Robert W. Peterson has died.
Gov. Jack Dalrymple says Peterson died Thursday in Bismarck.
Peterson served as state auditor from 1973 to 1996 and in the North Dakota House of Representatives from 1967 to 1972.
Dalrymple says he and First Lady Betsy Dalrymple were saddened to hear the news of Peterson’s death. Dalrymple says Peterson served the state with dedication and his prayers are with Peterson’s family and friends.
UNDERWOOD, N.D. (AP) – A power plant company is considering burying oil field waste in a mostly empty coal ash pit near Underwood.
Great River Energy is holding meetings this week with area residents about a possible state permit application to handle up to 300,000 tons of oil field waste annually.
Great River Energy operates the Coal Creek Station plant near Underwood. Spokesman Al Christianson says the company’s board is only studying the project and has not formally applied to the state Health Department to change its waste disposal permit.
State Waste Management Director Scott Radig says Great River Energy has submitted a pre-application, which outlines the general concept.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Organizers have canceled this year’s Fargo AirSho in the wake of the decision by the Navy to ground the Blue Angels flying team because of federal budget cuts. Officials say the loss of the headline event was a major factor in canceling the AirSho but there were other reasons for cancelling the August 10th through 11th event.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – An attorney representing a Fargo TV station being sued by a former anchorwoman says a settlement has been reached.
Attorney Gina Janeiro said that details would be released jointly later this week.
Robin Huebner was 49 when she was removed from the 10 p.m. KXJB-KVLY newscast and replaced with a woman about half her age. In a federal lawsuit, she accused station parent Hoak Media of age discrimination, saying the demotion was an attempt to get her to quit.
Hoak maintained the station had a right to make programming changes to stay competitive.
U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson recently entered a ruling in favor of Hoak and dismissed part of the case that based on federal claims. The suit remained active on claims based on state law.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Two rural electric cooperatives in the Dakotas are getting federal financial help as part of an effort to improve electric service in 13 states.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development agency is providing nearly $280 million for various projects to increase the reliability of rural electric systems. Officials say the money will result in the construction of more than 1,900 miles of new or improved electrical lines.
The Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Cooperative Inc. is getting a $15 million loan to build more than 125 miles of line to service customers in North Dakota and South Dakota.
Clay-Union Electric Corp. in South Dakota is getting a $6.9 million loan for nearly 120 miles of line.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Bismarck police have cited five juveniles in connection with 16 business burglaries in the city.
The burglaries occurred between July and December last year. Authorities say the juveniles stole nearly $54,000 worth of items and caused about $16,600 in damages.
Businesses that were targeted included everything from pawn shops to convenience stores.
Hearings eventually will be held to determine if the juveniles will be charged as adults.
In sports…
NEW YORK (AP) – The NFL’s just-released schedule has the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens opening the 2013 season at Denver in the now-traditional Thursday night kickoff game. The defending Super Bowl champion usually opens at home but the Baltimore Orioles are home on Sept. 5 and could not move their game so the Ravens and their $121 million quarterback Joe Flacco will open at Mile High to face Peyton Manning and Co.
The Minnesota Vikings will play their final game at the Metrodome against Detroit on December 29th. The NFL schedule was unveiled yesterday. The Vikings will also play the Lions to start the season on September 8th.
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) – Former NFL kicker and Minnesota native Errol Mann has died at the age of 71. Mann died last week at his home in Missoula, Mont. Mann was born in Breckenridge, Minn., and played college football at North Dakota. He later played for the Detroit Lions and Oakland Raiders.
MLB…
INTERLEAGUE
Final Chi Cubs 6 Texas 2
Final Arizona 6 N-Y Yankees 2, 12 Innings
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Seattle 2 Detroit 0
Final Boston 6 Cleveland 3
Final Baltimore 10 Tampa Bay 6, 10 Innings
Final Toronto 3 Chi White Sox 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Milwaukee 7 San Francisco 2
Final Colorado 11 N-Y Mets 3
Final Atlanta 6 Pittsburgh 4
Final St. Louis 4 Philadelphia 3
Final Cincinnati 11 Miami 1
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – Marty Havlat scored twice last night as the San Jose Sharks defeated the Minnesota Wild 6-1. Logan Couture added two goals and two assists for the Sharks, who have won three straight games. Pierre-Marc Bouchard netted the Wild’s lone goal.
Final N-Y Rangers 6 Florida 1
Final N-Y Islanders 5 Toronto 3
Final New Jersey 3 Philadelphia 0
Final Montreal 3 Tampa Bay 2
Final Ottawa 3 Washington 1
Final OT Winnipeg 4 Carolina 3
Final 2OT St. Louis 2 Phoenix 1
Final Dallas 5 Vancouver 1
Final Los Angeles 2 Columbus 1
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) – St. Cloud State University will rename its hockey arena after renowned coach Herb Brooks. The coach made famous for guiding the U.S. Olympic hockey team to gold in 1980, also helped St. Cloud’s men’s hockey team move to the NCAA Division I level. Dan Brooks says his father would have been honored to have the building named after him.
NBA…
UNDATED (AP) – Three NBA teams which did not make the playoffs are on the hunt for new coaches. Detroit fired Lawrence Frank, Cleveland parted ways with Byron Scott and Doug Collins resigned in Philadelphia, although he will stay on with the 76ers as a special consultant.
UNDATED (AP) -It’s a rare night off in the NBA before the second season begins Saturday. There are four playoff games on Saturday, starting with the Boston Celtics visiting Madison Square Garden to play the Knicks in a renewal of that storied rivalry.
The NBA will fine players $5,000 for a first flopping offense during the playoffs.
The league says that there were 24 violations during the regular season, with five players getting a $5,000 fine for violating the anti-flopping rule twice.
A second offense in the postseason will bring a $10,000 fine, which increases to $15,000 for a third and $30,000 for a fourth. A player could be suspended if he is ruled to have flopped five or more times.
PGA-RGA HERITAGE…
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) – Jason Day and Marc Leishman (LEESH’-man) are keeping the Australian flag flying high at the RBC Heritage.
Four days after countryman Adam Scott became the first Australian to win the Masters, Day and Leishman shot 4-under 67 and trailed leader Brian Davis by two shots after the first round at Harbour Town Golf Links.
Davis lost this event three years ago to Jim Furyk (FYOOR’-ihk) when he called a penalty on himself.
MLB…
UNDATED (AP) – Yankees captain Derek Jeter will be sidelined until after the All-Star break because of a new fracture in his injured left ankle.
Yankees GM Brian Cashman says the injury to the 38-year-old shortstop “is obviously a setback.” Jeter could be out at least three months.
Jeter was hurt last October in the opener of the AL championship series. He played sparingly in spring training and started the season rehabbing at the team’s spring training complex in Tampa, Fla.
In world and national news…
WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) – Residents in the Boston suburb of Watertown are being told to stay in their homes while authorities search for one of the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing attack. The other suspect is dead. Authorities believe the men shot to death an officer on the campus of MIT Thursday night and then carjacked someone, letting the person go. The two suspects then allegedly exchanged gunfire with police in Watertown. One of the suspects was wounded and died at a hospital.
WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) – AP sources say the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing are from an area of Russia near Chechnya, and they’ve lived in the U.S. for at least a year. One suspect is dead and the other is still on the loose. Authorities have released another image of him, taken in a 7-Eleven in Cambridge, outside Boston.
WEST, Texas (AP) – The search for victims of a fertilizer plant explosion continues this morning in the small town of West, Texas. Right now, authorities say they don’t have a firm number on the people killed in the Wednesday night explosion that also leveled neighborhoods surrounding the plant. Some of the firefighters who were trying to put out a plant fire before the blast are believed to be among the dead.
BAGHDAD (AP) – The death toll in a suicide bombing inside a Baghdad cafe is up to 32, with 65 wounded. A suicide bomber set off his explosive belt Thursday night, in a cafe packed with young people enjoying water pipes and playing pool. Police say some victims were thrown out of the cafe by the powerful blast and their bodies were found on a back street.
ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Authorities in Greece have arrested three foremen of a strawberry farm who allegedly shot and wounded 28 Bangladesh laborers who were protesting that they hadn’t received their pay. The three Greek men face multiple charges of attempted murder in Wednesday’s attack in a southern town. Police say the workers were shot after some 200 workers demanded six months’ unpaid wages and got into a fight with the foreman.
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