CSi Weather..

.TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA. LOWS 15 TO 20. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO
30 MPH IN THE EVENING.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40.
.MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.

 

WEDNESDAY NIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL DROP AS SKIES CLEAR…APPROACHING THE RECORD LOW OF 17 (SET WAY BACK IN 1907) FOR JAMESTOWN.

THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A WARMING TREND WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE JAMES RIVER BASIN BY THE END OF THIS WEEK AND THROUGH THIS COMING WEEKEND. HIGHS IN THE 50S BY FRIDAY AND INTO THE 60S OVER THE WEEKEND ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST.

IN ADDITION…OVERNIGHT LOWS ABOVE FREEZING ARE EXPECTED. THIS WARMING TREND WILL RESULT IN A FAST MELT OF MUCH OF
THE REMAINING SNOW PACK. STREAM AND RIVER RISES ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK…ALONG WITH AN INCREASED RISK OF OVERLAND FLOODING. STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST WEATHER AND WATER FORECASTS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BISMARCK.

 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE WEEKEND…Apr 25, 28 2013.

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…CROSBY…BOWBELLS…MOHALL…
BOTTINEAU…ROLLA…MINOT…TOWNER…RUGBY…HARVEY…CARRINGTON
WARMING TEMPERATURES…INTO THE 50S AND 60S…WILL RESULT IN A
RAPID AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW MELT THAT COULD RESULT IN OVERLAND FLOODING. AT RISK WOULD BE NOT ONLY AREAS CLOSE TO CREEKS AND RIVERS…BUT AREAS AWAY FROM WATERWAYS WHERE SNOW MELTS AND POOLS IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING. MONITOR FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

IF YOU COME TO A FLOODED ROAD…DO NOT DRIVE INTO THE WATER…TURN AROUND…AND FIND ANOTHER ROUTE TO TAKE.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News — The Jamestown Rural Fire Department was called out just before 1-p.m. Wednesday (Apr 24, 2013) to a grass and structure fire, three miles south and three miles east of Jamestown.

Two quonset huts were involved in the blaze.

　

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — White Cloud the Albino buffalo, pastured near the National Buffalo Museum, in Jamestown gave birth this week to her 10th calf — a brown heifer, the first calf born this year to the Museum’s herd.

The heifer may be kept as part of the breeding program.

White Cloud is a genetically-certified albino bison.

Her only white calf, Dakota Miracle, was born in 2007, and Princess Winona, not an albino was born in 2000.

White Cloud is owned by the Shirek Buffalo Farm, with the calves she’s produced owned jointly by the National Buffalo Museum and the Shirek farm.

 

 VALLEY CITY, N.D. (AP) – Federal investigators say pilot error was the probable cause of an airplane crash last fall that killed a veteran North Dakota pilot.
 
     Bob Odegaard died Sept. 7 when he crashed his vintage Super Corsair plane while practicing for a Valley City air show.
 
     The National Transportation Safety Board says Odegaard made an acrobatic maneuver at an altitude that didn’t allow him to fully recover the plane before it hit the ground.
 
     The NTSB found no signs of a mechanical problem, though investigators said the extent of the damage didn’t allow for a complete exam of the flight control system.
 
     The 66-year-old was a longtime pilot and airplane rebuilder who owned an aerial spraying business.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. – The Autism Spectrum Disorder Task Force will meet Tuesday, April 30, 2013, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Central Daylight Time) by the use of various video conference sites located in North Dakota.

The public is invited to participate in the meeting from any of these locations:

· Bismarck – N.D. Department of Human Services’ Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Division, Prairie Hills Plaza, 1237 W. Divide Ave., Suite 1C, Prairie Room

· Devils Lake – Lake Region Human Service Center, 200 Highway 2 S.W., East Conference Room

· Dickinson – Badlands Human Service Center, 300 13th Ave. W., Suite 1, Basement General Staff Conference Room

· Fargo – Southeast Human Service Center, 2624 Ninth Ave. S., Red River Room

· Grand Forks – Northeast Human Service Center, 151 S. Fourth St., Suite 401, Meeting Room 5E

· Jamestown – South Central Human Service Center, 520 Third St. N.W., Conference Room 124-126

· Minot – North Central Human Service Center, 1015 S. Broadway, Suite 18, Conference Room 411 and Minot State University, 500 University Ave. W., Memorial Hall, Room 207

· Williston – Northwest Human Service Center, 316 Second Ave. W., Conference Room B200

Agenda items include updates on autism-related research and statistical information, autism spectrum disorder waiver, and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) changes as it relates to autism. There will also be updates from the N.D. Department of Public Instruction, North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities at Minot State University on the Support Autism in North Dakota grant, and N.D.

Department of Health’s autism clinics. A complete agenda is online at www.nd.gov/dhs/info/publicnotice/index.html.

Individuals with disabilities who need accommodations can contact Gail Allensworth at 701-328-8920, toll free 800-755-2719, ND Relay TTY 800-366-6888 or gallensworth@nd.gov.

The task force was created by the legislature in 2009 to examine early intervention and family support services for individuals with autism spectrum disorders to help them remain in their homes and communities. The task force consists of 16 members appointed by the governor and includes representatives from the mental health profession, developmental disabilities system, and state agencies; legislators, educators, and family members of persons with autism spectrum disorders. JoAnne Hoesel, director of the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Division of the N.D. Department of Human Services, chairs the task force.

More information on the task force is online at www.governor.nd.gov/boards/boards-query.asp?Board_ID=159.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Legislature has made cruelty to animals a felony.
 
     North Dakota’s House endorsed the measure 80-12 on Wednesday. The Senate passed the bill earlier. It now heads to Gov. Jack Dalrymple for his signature.
 
     In cases of abuse, neglect and abandonment, a first offense would be a misdemeanor and a third within 10 years a felony.
 
     So-called usual and customary practices used in livestock production, animal racing, rodeos, hunting and fishing are exempt from North Dakota’s animal mistreatment laws.
 
     Animal rights groups have said South Dakota and North Dakota were the only states without felony penalties for animal mistreatment.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Fargo officials plan to scale back flood protection efforts after a lower Red River crest prediction by the National Weather Service.
 
     The weather service on Wednesday updated its forecast to show the range of the river peak to be between 38 and 40 feet, down a couple of feet from earlier predictions. Forecasters say the revision is due mostly to an ideal melt cycle and expectations for below-normal precipitation.
 
     Fargo officials say there’s still work to be done to protect properties, but the lower crest prediction should lower the number of sandbags needed from 1.8 million to about 400,000.
 
     It’s the fourth major flood in five years for the Fargo and Moorhead, Minn., area. 
 
 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The district commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is heading to Fargo to help with flooding.
 
     Col. Michael Price will be reviewing projects and meeting with local officials about efforts to protect residents from what’s expected to be the fourth major Red River flood in five years.
 
     The corps awarded two contracts to a pair of Moorhead, Minn., companies to build emergency levees for the Fargo area. Depending on actual river crests, the corps could build anywhere from 4 to 7 miles of levees.
 
     The state of North Dakota requested help from the corps, which is authorized to provide assistance to communities to save lives and prevent public property damage.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota National Guard officials say about 80 soldiers are in Fargo helping with flood fighting efforts.
 
     Officials in the metropolitan community and outlying areas are preparing for what’s expected to be the fourth major Red River flood in five years. Workers are building emergency levees and delivering sandbags to neighborhoods.
 
     The soldiers are primarily managing traffic flow for the trucks hauling clay and sandbags. They are working around the clock in 12-hour shifts.
 
     Guard commander Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk (sprihn-suh-NAT’-ihk) says the North Dakota troops are experienced at flood duty and are equipped to respond quickly if needed.

 

STANLEY, N.D. (AP) – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Minot company with safety violations following the death of an oil field worker.
 
     OSHA says it has cited First Choice Energy of Minot with nine serious safety violations for exposing workers to unsafe conditions at an oil field drilling and fluid disposal operation in Stanley. The inspection was promoted by the death of a worker in March.
 
     The violations include lack of atmospheric testing, permitting, signs and emergency response procedures.
 
     OSHA has proposed fining the company $33,000.
 
     First Choice Energy has 15 business days to comply, request a meeting with OSHA or contest the findings.
 
     A call the First Choice Energy was not immediately returned.

 
 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota voters will decide next year whether a three-member, full-time commission should replace the current eight-member, part-time state Board of Higher Education.
 
     The House on Tuesday approved sending the measure to the November 2014 statewide ballot. The Senate approved it Monday. It requires a vote because it seeks to change the state constitution.
 
     The Higher Education board oversees the state’s 11 public colleges and universities.
 
     Sponsors of the measure want a different system that provides a clear chain of command between the higher education system’s governing board and the 11 university presidents. Those opposed to the proposal say a permanent commission would be closely tied to state government, and would not have autonomy from the Legislature.
 
     If approved, the new commission would take effect July 1, 2015.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Funeral services have been scheduled for a TV anchorman whose broadcast career in the Red River Valley of eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota spanned more than four decades.
 
     Marv Bossart died Tuesday. He was 79 and had battled Parkinson’s disease for several years. Boulger Funeral Home says his funeral is 11 a.m. Saturday at Nativity Catholic Church in Fargo.
 
     Bossart retired 13 years ago after a 42-year career with WDAY-TV in Fargo. He also taught for many years at what is now Minnesota State University Moorhead.

 

  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The Bismarck news anchor whose profanity-laced television debut got him fired after one broadcast is already getting job offers.
 
     A.J. Clemente’s first stint as an anchor at KFYR-TV on Sunday night was also his last after he uttered two obscenities just as cameras began to roll. Clemente was fired for the tongue-slip Monday. By Wednesday, he was making appearances on national talk shows as a bit of a celebrity. On “Live with Kelly and Michael,” hosts Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan offered Clemente a job interviewing celebrities on the red carpet at the premiere of Pierce Brosnan’s “Love Is All You Need.”
 
     A wide-eyed Clemente agreed to the challenge. Later, he tweeted photos from the set of “The Late Show” with David Letterman, where he was to appear Wednesday night.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Minot’s Amtrak depot is back to the condition it was in prior to historic Souris River flooding in 2011.
 
     The depot and boarding platform were damaged by the high water, and passenger service was interrupted for five months in 2011. Since November of that year, a temporary waiting room and ticket office have been used.
 
     The train pulled into the depot on Tuesday night, it was the first time the main waiting room and ticket office were used since the flood.
 
     The depot is on the Empire Builder route, which runs between Chicago and Seattle. Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari says repairs to the building cost half a million dollars.
 
     A celebration is planned at the depot on May 22, National Train Day.

 

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – An annual report card from the American Lung Association shows some improvements in air quality in Minnesota’s urban areas. But it also gives Ramsey County poor grades for fine particle pollution for the third year in a row.
 
     The “State of the Air” report focuses on ozone and fine particles. Ozone is a leading component of smog and comes from vehicle exhaust and solvents. Fine particle pollution comes from burning things like coal and wood and can cause haze.
 
  The  Twin Cities were ranked the 42nd most polluted out of 235 metro areas nationwide, an improvement of six places from last year.  Ramsey County improved from an F last year to a D for fine particles.
 
     The report also ranks Duluth among the country’s cleanest cities.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House now says it’s willing to consider legislation that would give the administration the budget-cutting flexibility to avoid furloughs of air traffic controllers. Those furloughs have already resulted in air traffic delays. Back in February, when the automatic spending cuts were approaching, the White House threatened to veto legislation that would give Obama greater budget-cutting flexibility. At the time, the White House said it couldn’t make dramatic cuts without affecting national security or hurting the economy.
 
     MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) – The parents of the two Boston bombing suspects plan to fly from southern Russia to the United States Thursday as they talk with U.S. investigators. The father revealed the travel plans to the Russian state news agency. He had previously said he planned to talk with U.S. police and seek “justice and the truth.” A U.S. team investigating last week’s bombings is in the predominantly Muslim province of Dagestan (dah-guhs-TAHN’), with an official saying the Americans are working with Russian security services.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. officials say the Boston Marathon explosions that killed three people and wounded more than 260 were triggered by a remote-controlled detonator. Two officials say the bombs were not very sophisticated. One of the officials described the detonator as “close-controlled” – meaning it had to be triggered within several blocks of the bombs. A criminal complaint outlining federal charges against the surviving bombing suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-KHAHR’ tsahr-NEYE’-ehv), described him as holding a cellphone in his hand minutes before the first explosion.
 
     NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) – Residents in Newtown, Connecticut, have rejected a budget that included money for extra school security. Voters in the town where 20 schoolchildren and six staff members were shot to death in December yesterday rejected the $72 million school budget and the $39 million town government budget. Part of that spending would bring extra police officers to Newtown, and unarmed security guards in each of Newtown’s schools. Town officials say a budget increase of 5.25 percent was hard to sell to voters.
 
     TUPELO, Miss. (AP) – A Mississippi man says investigators “ripped” through his house in a search for evidence Tuesday, in connection with the sending of letters laced with the poison ricin to President Barack Obama and a U.S. senator. The search came after charges were dropped against another man in the case. No investigators appeared to be at the home today.