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TONIGHT…NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING…THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. BREEZY.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA…50 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS….IN THE  JAMSTOWN AREA,  CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING… IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. BREEZY. HIGHS AROUND 60. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING.
.SUNDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  .SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 50.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1050 AM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR PIPESTEM CREEK NEAR PINGREE AFFECTING STUTSMAN COUNTY FOR THE JAMES RIVER BASIN INCLUDING PINGREE…UNTIL
 FURTHER NOTICE….MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
             FLD  OBSERVED       FORECASTS (7AM)
 LOCATION     STG  STG DAY/TIME   SAT    SUN    MON    TUE    WED
 
 JAMES RIVER BASIN
  PINGREE       9  7.9 FRI 10 AM   7.9    8.5    9.2    9.6    9.4

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. Sports May 31, 2013) — Friday the Davies High School Eagles defeated the Jamestown Blue Jays 3-1 in the State Class A Baseball Tournament action at Jack Brown Stadium.

Davies’ Casey Quinlan one-hit the Jays over six innings.

Jamestown will play the loser of the Minot Bismarck game for 7th place in the tournament, Saturday at 11:30am at Jack Brown Stadium.

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News May 31, 2013) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reported Friday that releases from Jamestown and Pipestem Reservoirs will remain at 1200 cubic feet per second longer than expected due to continued high runoff into the reservoirs.

Earlier this year, releases from the reservoirs were expected to fall below 1200 cfs in early June. However, during the last 30 days above normal rainfall has occurred in much of the James River and Pipestem Creek basins upstream of the reservoirs.

Releases will not have to be increased as a result of the increased runoff, but it is expected that the 1200 cfs release will be continued until at least late June. As a result of increased rainfall and runoff, reservoir pool levels at both Jamestown and Pipestem Reservoirs have continued to increase.

On Friday, Jamestown Reservoir was at a level of 1439.9 feet with 2000 cfs inflow and 1000 cfs release. The reservoir is forecast to peak on June 6, 2013, at a level of approximately 1440.5 feet. Pipestem Reservoir is currently at a level of 1471.8 feet with inflows at 500 cfs and a release of 200 cfs. The reservoir is forecast to peak on June 5 at a level of approximately 1472.5 feet.

Combined releases will be maintained at the 1200 cfs level until at least late June, then gradually reduced as the remainder of the flood control storage is evacuated. With average precipitation, all the flood control storage in the reservoirs will be evacuated by early September. Evacuation of flood control storage could take longer if abnormally high rainfall continues.

Reservoir flood control releases from Jamestown and Pipestem Reservoirs began April 27, 2013, and have been at the 1200 cfs level since May 23, 2013. The flood control releases initiated in late April have already reached as far downstream as Columbia, S.D. James River levels at Columbia and areas downstream will continue to gradually increase as the 1200 cfs release water migrates downstream.

With the continued high releases from the reservoirs, residents along the James River downstream from Jamestown should continue to monitor flood forecasts by the National Weather Service.

The peak daily inflow into Jamestown Reservoir was 2,700 cfs on May 19, 2013 and the peak daily inflow into Pipestem Reservoir was 2,500 cfs on April 29, 2013. Without the dams in place, the peak discharge at Jamestown would have been about 3,900 cfs on May 19, 2013.

　

Jamestown and Pipestem Reservoirs are located along the James River and Pipestem Creek immediately north of Jamestown, N.D. Pipestem is a Corps project and Jamestown is a Bureau of Reclamation project that is regulated by the Corps when the reservoir is in the flood control zone.

The Corps, Bureau of Reclamation and National Weather Service will continue to monitor rainfall and runoff conditions, and will provide updated forecasts and release plans as conditions change.

Flood forecasts on the James River in North Dakota and South Dakota are available on the Missouri Basin River Forecasting Center website at

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mbrfc/.
River stages on the James River in North Dakota and South Dakota are available on the U.S. Geological Survey Web site at http://nd.water.usgs.gov/floodinfo/james.html.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi – T.V. News May 30, 2013) The Jamestown Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a 17-year-old girl who hasn’t been seen by family or friends since May 20.

Kristina Rose Ranisate a junior at Jamestown High School has been living with foster parents Tena Stickel and Susie Stoppleworth for the past nine months.

Police Capt. Gary Peterson said Ranisate’s disappearance is being treated as a runaway.

Peterson said Ranisate was last seen by her foster parents when they dropped her off for work at Ave Maria Village at 4:30 p.m. May 20, but she did not  report for work that day.

Ranisate was reported missing by Stickel at 10 p.m. May 20 after she went to pick the girl up from work.

Ranisate’s is 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs 190 pounds, has brown eyes and shoulder-length brown hair with blonde highlights.

She was last seen wearing a tan sweatshirt with a black dress shirt underneath, tan and gray dress pants and black and lime-green tennis shoes.

Anyone with information on Ranisate’s location or where she might have gone may call the Jamestown Police Department at 252-1000 and ask for Captain Gary Peterson.

 

 PARK RIVER, N.D. (AP) – Officials say flood problems are mounting in northeastern North Dakota after nearly 5 inches of rain fell near Park River in the past 24 hours.
 
     The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for Walsh County until 1 p.m. Saturday.
 
 Briggs Avenue, which is Park River’s main street, was flooding early Friday.
 
     Officials say runoff is likely to cause flooding in the communities of Grafton, Minto, Adams, Conway, Edinburg and Fairdale.
 
     Resident in Minto and Adams are being asked to limit their water use because lift stations in the two towns cannot keep up with the volume.

 Jamestown, ND  (KCSi-T.V. News)  —  This Saturday, June 1, 2013  beginning at 10:00 am the public is invited to help with the  planting of new plants and flowers at The Arts Park, in downtown Jamestown.

Volunteers should bring their garden gloves and favorite spade.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A 36-year-old Bismarck man involved in a domestic dispute that left his mother dead and his brother and another woman injured told a judge Friday that he did not want to be released from jail.
 
     Christopher Vick was charged Friday with attempted murder and felonious restraint. Vick requested a court-appointed attorney and is being held without bail.
 
     Prosecutor Richard Riha says charges are pending in the death of 62-year-old Alice Vick who was killed Thursday at her home southeast of Bismarck. Riha says Alice Vick appears to have died from blunt force trauma to the head.
 
     Prosecutors have released few details about the case.
 
     Burleigh County Sheriff Pat Heinert says Vick’s brother and a woman also suffered injuries in the attack. The sheriff says the woman’s injuries are serious.

 

 WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A worker at a West Fargo equipment maker found a surprise when he began to photograph pictures of the temporary lake next to the business that was created by heavy rains.
 
     There were fish in the water.
 
     Crary Industries is not close to either the Sheyenne River or Red River, but employee Leon Johnson figures the fish might have come from the Sheyenne through a drainage ditch.
 
     Johnson says  the floodwaters receded within a few hours and it appears that the fish – which he thought were suckers or carp – followed into the storm sewer system.

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Bismarck

man is accused of trying to strangle his teenage stepson during an argument.
 
46-year-old Paul Shumpert was charged Thursday with aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, child abuse and child neglect. All are Class C felonies.
 
     Authorities say the mother of the 13-year-old boy reported Wednesday evening that her son had been choked and was not breathing. Officers say the boy was unresponsive when officers arrived and had bruises on his neck, arms, legs and face.
 
     Shumpert allegedly told police he struck the boy with a belt five times and fought with him for about 15 minutes, and at one point put his hand over the boy’s mouth and nose for approximately a minute.
 
     Court officials did not know if Shumpert has an attorney.

 

MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) – Insurance providers and home repair companies have been inundated after heavy rain flooded streets and basements in Moorhead and Fargo, N.D.
 
     The National Weather Service says more than 5 inches of rain fell north of Moorhead through Thursday, with as much as 6 to 8 inches near Averill.
 
     Jim Laven at Innovative Basement Systems says the phones hardly stopped ringing Thursday. Laven says  more than 60 people had called to make appointments by noon.
 
     Fargo city officials say street flooding in the area prevented some employees from getting to work Thursday. Public works supervisor Lee Anderson says the rain was simply too much for the drainage system to handle.
 
     Clay County emergency management director Bryan Green says a number of town roads and entire sections of farmland were underwater

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The Small Business Administration says low-interest federal disaster loans are available to certain private, nonprofit organizations in North Dakota because of April and May flooding.
 
     SBA Administrator Karen Mills says organizations that provide essential governmental services in Benson, Bottineau, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Foster, McHenry, Pembina, Ramsey, Renville, Richland, Rolette, Towner, Traill, Walsh and Wells counties and the Spirit Lake Reservation are eligible for assistance.
 
     The loans of up to $2 million can be used to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate, machinery, inventory and other business assets. The 2.875-percent-interest-rate loans can be financed with terms up to 30 years.
 
     Interested organizations should register with FEMA.
 
     The filing deadline is July 29 for property damage and March 3 for economic injury applications.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – An industry group that promotes burning brown coal to make energy poached U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador’s top staffer, marking the latest employee to exit the second-term lawmaker’s office.
 
     The Lignite Energy Council named Jason Bohrer, Labrador’s chief of staff, as president and chief executive officer.
 
     The Bismarck, N.D.-based group says Bohrer replaces John Dwyer, who is retiring after 30-plus years.
 
     In addition to his role in Labrador’s office, Bohrer also worked for Idaho Sen. James Risch.
 
     Bohrer is slated to start in July.
 
     He’s a North Dakota State University graduate.
 
     Other recent, high-profile departures from Labrador’s office include spokesman Phil Hardy, fired in February after sending an errant Twitter message in the congressman’s name.
 
     District director Jake Ball quit this month, while campaign manager China Gum left in January.

 

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Tesoro Corp. has agreed to pay $1.1 million to settle claims it failed to test or monitor the production of gasoline for harmful pollutants.
 
     The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says Tesoro violated requirements of the Clean Air Act at oil refineries in Utah, Alaska, North Dakota and Washington state.
 
     Tesoro says it’s resolving the problem and takes its environmental obligations seriously. The EPA requires refineries to ensure that gasoline complies with fuel quality and performance standards.
 
     The San Antonio, Texas-based company is being required to submit a plan to ensure it properly tests batches of gasoline at all seven of its western U.S. refineries.

 

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – The Williston city commission has given the OK to a Chicago developer who wants to build a $16 million retail, residential and office complex in the North Dakota oil patch city.
 
     The city will sell the lot to Renaissance Companies for $300,000. The agreement prevents the new owners from flipping the property.
 
     Supporters of the project say the private investment will help revitalize downtown Williston. Opponents say the loss of parking could hurt existing businesses.
 
      Tate Cymbaluk was the only one of five commissioners to vote against the idea.
 
     FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Local officials say they are disappointed that a TV version of the movie “Fargo” is not going to be made in Fargo.
 
     The FX Network says the primary production of the 10-episode miniseries will be shot in Canada, most likely Alberta and Manitoba.
 
     Fargo-Moorhead Convention and Visitors Bureau president Charley Johnson says he’s not surprised by the move because of Canada’s tax incentives to attract foreign film and television productions.
 
     FX spokesman John Solberg tells The Forum newspaper that although most of the series will be shot in Canada, specific filming locations have not been determined.
 
     The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards.

 

In world and national news…

BEIRUT (AP) – Syria’s state-run TV reports government troops are making gains around the besieged town of Qusair, sealing off all routes into the town. Earlier in the day, activists said reinforcements from northern Syria had made it into Qusair to bolster rebel forces. The regime and the opposition both value Qusair, which lies along a land corridor linking two of Assad’s strongholds and just six miles from Lebanon.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – Secretary of State John Kerry says Russia’s planned shipment of air defense missiles to Syria is “not helpful” while Moscow and Washington are trying to organize a peace conference aimed at ending the country’s civil war. After a meeting in Washington Friday  morning, Kerry and his German counterpart said the missiles would also alter the balance of power in the Middle East and “put Israel at risk.”
 
     UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The U.N. human rights chief is expressing dismay that Laos and China have returned nine young defectors to North Korea. The nine are all reportedly orphans and as many as five of them a believed to be minors. The U.N. is demanding North Korea provide independent and immediate access to the group. The rights office says the nine “are at risk of severe punishment and ill-treatment.”
 
     NOGALES, Mexico (AP) – An Arizona woman held in a Mexico jail for a week on a drug-smuggling charge is finally heading home.  A judge cleared Yanira (yah-NEER’-ah) Maldonado and she was released from prison Thursday night. After crossing the border and spending the night in a Nogales, Ariz., hotel, she left for her Phoenix home where she will be reunited with her children.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House says an asteroid more than 1 1/2 miles long poses no threat to planet Earth. Asteroid 1998 QE2 is making its closest approach to Earth today, but will be a safe 3.6 million miles away. That’s 15 times the distance between Earth and the moon.