csi photo matt sheppard

csi photo matt sheppard

CSi Weather…

  .TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY…SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
60 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING…THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 80.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
.MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.

WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
 
 THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EVERY DAY.

FAVORED TIMES FOR STRONG  TO SEVERE STORMS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL…AND AREA WIDE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.

FRIDAY…SATURDAY…AND MONDAY ARE ALSO FAVORED FOR MORE WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Jun 18, 2013) — At the June 17, 2013 board meeting, the Jamestown Public School Board voted to spend $110,000 on a higher-quality security system for the schools, utilizing a state grant to cover the balance of the costs.

This state funding will cover the balance of the cost of a $142,750 plan, including new cameras and an automated emergency alert system.

District Technology Director Mike Armitage said Stanley Security Solutions was chosen to implement the security, noting the business was chosen stemming from their quality of work.

Armitage said the improvements will be on-going process, and would not be completed in a year.

The board voted unanimously to spend the $110,000 and apply the grant.

Other items approved by the school board included:

A review of the preliminary 2013-2014 schoo year budget..

The school board approved hiring Brian Edens as a Gifted and Talented Program teacher and Elise Naber as a part-time elementary music teacher.

Also approved was accepting the resignation of Arnie Falk as Jamestown High School, head girls varsity track coach, at the conclusion of the 2012-2013 school year.

The meeting was recorded by CSi 10 THE REPLAY CHANNEL, with showing starting on Tuesday.

　

From Wes Anderson

Valley City, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — Observe the Summer Solstice Sunset at Valley City’s Medicine Wheel Park: (205 Winter Show Road SE) on Friday, June 21, 2013, at 9:30 p.m.

Plan to come early to visit with friends, meet new people, see the beautiful 4000 square foot garden, appreciate the new developments in the Park since your last visit, and enjoy a beautiful sunset together. You are welcome to provide additional entertainment such as music, dancing, speeches, etc. Please come prepared to improvise and surprise.

The Summer Solstice is the first day of summer and it officially begins at the moment the Sun reaches its most northern position (23.5 degrees north of the equator). The Medicine Wheel marks where the sun sets on the horizon on the summer solstice.

See for yourself how the rock alignments unite the landscape to the sky to create a natural calendar. It is dramatic!

For more information contact Joe Stickler 701-845-1848 or Wes Anderson 701-845-0966

　

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — Construction continues at the Stutsman County Memorial Museum grounds, on a replica a landmark from Jamestown’s past.

A gazebo, 20 feet tall, by 18 and a half feet wide, is a replica of the gazebo that once stood by the downtown railroad tracks and depot, being built according to photos.

The original gazebo built in 1893, was located in a park currently parking lots immediately across First Street, East from the All Vets Club, and was sold for scrap in 1914.

Museum Curator, Alden Kollman says funds for financing for the project have been raised…..$18,400 which includes $5,000 from the Jamestown Community Fund, $5,000 from the local Rotary clubs, $5,000 from the district Rotary clubs and about $3,400 collected at the Millennium All School Reunion.

　

FORT TOTTEN, N.D. (AP) – Federal authorities are investigating the death of a 3-year-old girl on the Spirit Lake Reservation in North Dakota.
 
     FBI spokesman Kyle Loven says that agency and the Bureau of Indian Affairs are looking into the “mysterious” death last Thursday. Authorities aren’t releasing details, citing the ongoing investigation.
 
     The effectiveness of child protection services on the reservation has been the subject of debate for more than a year. The BIA took over child protection services last fall following criticism that the tribe had failed to protect vulnerable children.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Bismarck woman accused of leaving four children home alone in an apartment where a fire started in an oven has pleaded not guilty to abuse or neglect of a child.

 30-year-old Viola Grinnell could face up to five years in prison if convicted on the felony charge.
 
     Emergency officials who responded to Grinnell’s apartment the night of May 11 say they found the children and a large amount of smoke. They determined the smoke was coming from burned pot holders in the oven and a stove burner that had been left on.
 
     The children range in age from 2 to 10.

 

 GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – A state district judge has rejected a plea agreement reached between prosecutors and members of a rural Lakota family involved in a summer-long standoff with law enforcement in 2011.
 
Rodney Brossart and four of his children are now scheduled for trial in November. They face felony charges stemming from the standoff that began as an investigation into missing cattle and intensified when family members ignored repeated orders to appear in court.
 
     The plea deal called for the family members to plead guilty to misdemeanor charges in exchange for felony charges being dropped. The agreement called for no jail time. Judge Joel Medd rejected it.
 
     Nelson County Sheriff Kelly Janke (JANG’-kee) and other law officers have pressed for the case to go to trial.

 

   WASHBURN, N.D. (AP) – A proposed oil field waste landfill northwest of Underwood is being criticized by some area residents who fear radioactive contamination and increased highway traffic.
 
     Great River Energy wants permission from McLean County and the state of North Dakota to convert an existing coal waste landfill into one that can handle oil field waste. The landfill is almost empty after two decades of existence because the company sells most of its waste from a coal-powered electric plant as a concrete additive.
 
     Great River spokeswoman Diane Stockdill says the landfill would not accept any waste with potentially harmful levels of radiation.
 
     County zoning officials held a public hearing on the proposal Monday. The County Commission and state Health Department will need to approve the plan. The county’s decision could come July 16.

 

 GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Grand Forks has become the first city in North Dakota to protect city employees and applicants from discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
 
     The City Council voted Monday night to add the protection to local law. Some residents now want it extended to all workers in the city and to those seeking housing within city limits.
 
     City Attorney Howard Swanson says he is drafting an ordinance dealing with housing but that a law dealing with private employment is beyond the authority of the city.
 
     Rural Grand Forks resident Ray Dohman criticized the change to city law, calling the amendment “evil.”
 
     City Councilman Bret Weber says Fargo, Grafton and Mandan have been following the process in Grand Forks and might consider similar proposals.

 

In sports…

Valley City, ND (KCSi-T.V. Sports Jun 17, 2013) – Jill DeVries has resigned as head women’s basketball coach at Valley City State after 14 seasons. university announced on Monday.

DeVries led the Vikings to the NAIA Division II national tournament the past three seasons, including a school-record 24 wins last season.

VCSU athletic director Jack Denholm, says, “She has definitely raised the expectations of the program to new levels.”

DeVries says it wasn’t an easy decision to leave coaching.

Denholm adds, the search for finding a replacement will begin immediately, and he would like to hire a new head coach as quickly as possible.

　

 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – A bus carrying a minor league team affiliated with the Minnesota Twins was involved in a wrong-way interstate crash in Florida that killed the driver of the other car.
 
     Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. Dylan Bryan says no one on the Elizabethton Twins bus was injured in the crash that occurred about 4:25 a.m. Tuesday near Jacksonville. A second bus picked up the team and went on to Elizabethton, Tenn. The Twins are a member of the Appalachian League and open their season Thursday.
 
     Bryan says the driver of a black Honda died. The car was traveling south in the northbound lanes on Interstate 295 when it collided head-on with the bus.
 
     The driver was described as a man in his mid-20s. His identity was being withheld until family is notified.

 

In world and national news…

 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – They’ve been engaged in the war in Afghanistan for nearly 12 years, but now the United States and the Taliban have agreed to hold formal talks aimed at finding a political solution that would end the war. The announcement comes as the Taliban opens a political office in the capital of Qatar. And it comes on a day when Afghan forces took the lead from the U.S.-led NATO coalition in providing for Afghanistan’s security nationwide. The talks are expected to begin in a few days.
 
     FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) – A military judge has refused a three-month trial delay for the Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage in Texas. Maj. Nidal Hasan had made the request after the judge allowed him to represent himself at the court-martial. Last week the judge barred Hasan from telling jurors that he shot U.S. troops because they posed an immediate threat to Taliban leaders in Afghanistan. And today, Hasan told the judge that he no longer needed more time to prepare.
 
     DETROIT (AP) – Chrysler says it has resolved its differences with the government and will recall older Jeep Grand Cherokee and Liberty SUVs that could be at risk of a fuel tank fire. Earlier this month the company refused the government’s request to recall the Jeeps. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration contended that the gas tanks could rupture if hit from the rear, causing fires. Chrysler now says in a statement that dealers will inspect the vehicles and upgrade the rear structure if needed to better handle low-speed crashes. The company maintains that the vehicles aren’t defective.
 
     ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) – Leaders from the United States and the other G-8 nations have agreed to try to fight tax avoidance by multinational companies. One key principle in the plan would require those companies to declare how much tax they pay in each country. Many of the world’s leading companies use complex corporate structures — and subsidiaries in several counties — to minimize their tax bills back home.
 
     BERLIN (AP) – President Barack Obama is opening a 24-hour visit to Germany, the culmination of which will be a speech Wednesday  at Berlin’s iconic Brandenburg Gate. Obama will also hold meetings with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other government officials. He arrived in Berlin following a two-day summit of the Group of Eight industrial nations in Northern Ireland. The president’s visit comes nearly 50 years to the day after John F. Kennedy’s famous Cold War address in Berlin.