CSi Weather…

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.TONIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. NOT AS COLD. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING…THEN CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.

 

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.

　

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.

　Valley City, ND  (KCSi-T.V. News)  —  The Valley City  Commission will meet in Special Session Friday Morning (Apr 26, 2013) at 10 a.m. at City Hall.

The purpose of the meeting is to get an update on the flood forecast along the Sheyenne River.

The meeting will be shown live on CSi 68 followed by replays.

 

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, five miles south and three miles east of Jamestown, at 4110 86th Avenue, Southeast

Two quonset huts were involved in the blaze and sustained minor damage.

About 10 acres of land was burned.

Firefighters started a back burn, in a small slough to keep the fire from restarting.

The fire was caused by embers in a burn barrel on the property that floated into nearby tall grass.

The rural fire department on the scene for two hours, with 18 firefighters, and 9 units.

No injuries were reported.

　

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Apr 24, 2013) — A Rogers, North Dakota man was sentenced in Southeast District Court in Jamestown, to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to possessing 12 pounds of marijuana near a Jamestown school and tampering with witnesses.

Judge John Greenwood sentenced 51 year old Charles Rodney Kettle, to six years in the North Dakota Department of Corrections on a charge of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver within 1,000 feet of a school.

He will receive 50 days credit for time served.

Kettle was arrested on March 5th, and accused of acquiring 12 pounds of marijuana in California and transporting it to North Dakota to sell.

Greenwood also sentenced Kettle to serve two years in prison, consecutively, with a tampering with witnesses charge.

He will serve five years of supervised probation concurrently on both charges.

 

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.

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.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Judicial Conduct Commission has scheduled a public hearing for a state district judge in Fargo facing a complaint that he sexually harassed a court reporter.
 
     The  commission is set to hear the case against East Central District Judge Wickham Corwin on June 24, and June 25 if more time is needed. The hearing will be at the Fargo Holiday Inn.
 
     Corwin has said he made mistakes but is not guilty of serious misconduct.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Bismarck man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a felon. Twenty-eight-year-old Jamie Nilsen must also serve three years of supervised release once he leaves prison. Federal prosecutors say Nilsen brandished a handgun during a dispute at his girlfriend’s home in April 2012.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The National Weather Service is predicting the Red River to rise in the Fargo-Moorhead area to rise to about 37 feet by the middle of next week, with the crest to come later in the week.
 
     Fargo officials on Wednesday scaled back flood protection efforts after the weather service lowered the crest prediction, but they cautioned that residents shouldn’t breathe any sighs of relief until the crest comes and goes.
 
     NWS Meteorologist Greg Gust says the expected crest range is between 38 and 40 feet, down slightly from a maximum crest prediction made last week of 42 feet. A rapid warm-up is expected toward the end of this week and heavy rains could come early next week.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Volunteers have filled more than 1.6 million sandbags this month in hopes of protecting homes and businesses from a rising Red River in Fargo and Moorhead, Minn.
 
     City officials said Wednesday that the second round of sandbagging ended with 613,000 additional bags filled at Sandbag Central. More than a million sandbags already had been filled earlier in the month, but officials asked for help filling more after the National Weather Service predicted that the river might swell higher than originally expected.
 
The city is lobbying hard to get state and federal financing to build the nearly $2 billion diversion canal.
 
     But the plan is facing stiff resistance from upstream communities who say they’d be harmed by the project and that it’s too pricey.

 

  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s House has endorsed a bill aimed at strengthening penalties for drunken driving. 
 
     Representatives approved the bill 69-23 on Wednesday. The measure will now go to the Senate.
 
     Along with increased fines and other penalties, the measure would require jail time or community service work for first-time DUI offenders who have blood alcohol content of 0.16 percent. That’s twice the state’s legal limit of 0.08 percent.
 
     The bill also would require mandatory participation in the so-called 24/7 sobriety program for repeat offenders.
 
     A second DUI arrest also would require a minimum sentence of 10 days in jail.

 

 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.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The boom in the western North Dakota oil patch has led to a workload increase for the state’s workers’ compensation agency.
 
     The number of claims by workers from other states is expected to increase from about 2,700 in 2010 to about 6,000 this year. The number of claims by people working in oil field jobs is expected to rise from about 750 in 2010 to 3,400 this year.
 
     Workforce Safety and Insurance Director Bryan Klipfelsays it’s harder to manage claims by workers coming from other states, because they often want to get treatment back home rather than in North Dakota.
 
     WSI has added nine adjustors over the last couple of years and also is adding 32 temporary employees, bringing the agency’s workforce to about 270.

 

 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.

 

In sports…

MLB…

AMERICAN  LEAGUE
 
   Final            Toronto                  6    Baltimore              5,  11  Innings
   Final            Chi  White  Sox      3    Cleveland              2
   Final            Houston                10    Seattle                  3
   Final            Boston                    6    Oakland                  5
   Final            Detroit                  7    Kansas  City          5
   Final            Tampa  Bay              3    N-Y  Yankees          0
   Final            Texas                    11    L.A.  Angels          3
 
 
       NATIONAL  LEAGUE
 
   Final            Cincinnati            1    Chi  Cubs                0
   Final            St.  Louis              4    Washington            2
   Final            Colorado                6    Atlanta                  5,  12  Innings
   Final            Arizona                  3    San  Francisco      2,  10  Innings
   Final            Pittsburgh            5    Philadelphia        3
   Final            N-Y  Mets                7    L.A.  Dodgers        3,  10  Innings
   Final            San  Diego              2    Milwaukee              1
 
 
       NATIONAL  BASKETBALL  ASSOCIATION

 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – The Oklahoma City Thunder head to Houston with a 2-0 series lead following their 105-102 win over the Rockets last night. Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook each had 29 for the Thunder, who face the next two games in Houston starting Saturday night.
 
Paul George followed his triple-double by scoring a playoff career-high 27 points to lead Indiana past Atlanta 113-98. The Pacers lead the series 2-0 and have won four straight home games over the Hawks, who now are home for the next two games starting Saturday.
 
     — The final game of the night had San Antonio beating the L.A. Lakers 102-91. Tony Parker poured in 24 of his game-high 28 points in the second half. The Spurs take a 2-0 series lead in Game 3 at Staples Center on Friday night.
    
 
       NATIONAL  HOCKEY  LEAGUE
 
   Final    Tampa  Bay      5    Toronto              2
   Final    Detroit          3    Los  Angeles      1
   Final    Chicago          4    Edmonton            1
   Final    Phoenix          2    San  Jose            1

 

  NBA-DEFENSIVE PLAYER…
 
 
     Grizzlies center Marc Gasol (guh-SAWL) insists he isn’t being charitable when he credits his teammates for winning his first NBA Defensive Player of the Year award. He says playing great defense is just what they do in Memphis.
 
     Gasol anchored that defense, and he received 212 points and 30 first-place votes to edge Miami’s LeBron James, who had 149 points and 18 first-place votes. Gasol appeared on only 60 of the 121 ballots cast, with James on 47 ballots despite his 129 steals and 67 blocked shots.

 CLEVELAND (AP) – The Cleveland Cavaliers have officially rehired Mike Brown as their coach. Brown, who led the Cavs to five consecutive playoff appearances before he was fired in 2010, is returning to the team for a second time. He replaces Byron Scott, the man who replaced him three years ago but was fired last week following Cleveland’s third straight losing season.

 

NFL…

 EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) – The Minnesota Vikings have two picks in the first round of this year’s NFL draft. General manager Rick Spielman says the Vikings have been inundated by trade talk for the 23rd and 25th overall selections. The draft begins tonight, and can be seen live on CSi 14 ESPN.

 

 NASCAR FINES…
 
     CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Three grams underweight proves pricey for Joe Gibbs Racing.
 
     NASCAR is coming down hard on the team, stripping driver Matt Kenseth of everything but the trophy from his victory at Kansas after his engine failed a post-race inspection. NASCAR says one of eight connecting rods did not meet the minimum weight requirement. Toyota Racing Development says the rod came in three grams underweight.
 
     Kenseth has been docked 50 drivers points, lost his pole points from the race and has dropped from 8th to 14th in the standings. His crew chief, Jason Ratcliff has been fined $200,000, suspended for 6 races and put on probation for the rest of the year.   Team owner Joe Gibbs loses his licenses for the next 6 races and has also lost 50 owners points.
 
     The team says it will appeal the decision.

 

In world and national news…

MOSCOW (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow and Washington should work together more on security. He also says the Boston bombing proves that the West was wrong in supporting militants in Chechnya. Meanwhile, U.S. officials are expected to brief the Senate on the investigation today.
 
     WACO, Texas (AP) – Residents of West, Texas and nearby Waco will join in mourning today over the 14 people killed in the explosion of a fertilizer factory.  President Barack Obama, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Gov. Rick Perry are to speak at a memorial to the victims to be held at Baylor University.
 
     MANCHESTER, Ill. (AP) – Authorities are still trying to sort out the deaths of five people in an Illinois home and a man police believe to be the gunman, who was later shot by officers. Illinois State Police said they believe Rick O. Smith entered the home through the back door and shot the victims at close range with a shotgun.
 
     MOBILE, Ala. (AP) – The Coast Guard says it continues to enforce a one-nautical-mile safety zone around one of two barges rocked by explosions in Mobile, Ala. Seven explosions, including one this morning, have rocked the barges and authorities plan to let the fires burn. Three people are hospitalized with burns.
 
     BRUSSELS (AP) – Google is offering major concessions on how it displays search results in Europe – including a better labeling of its own promoted content and displaying links to its competitors. The European Union’s antitrust body says the offer is to appease concerns Google might be abusing its dominant market position.