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Valley City, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — A Valley City home was extensively damaged Tuesday morning. (July 16, 2013.)

Valley City Fire Chief Gary Retterath says the home at 626 4th Street Southwest was involved in flames when the units arrived on the scene just before 5-a.m.

The woman’s her hair was singed by the flames.

The fire started in the bedroom of the home, with the possible cause of the fire a defective power strip near the bed.

The Salvation Army and the American Red Cross is helping the woman who lived in the home, which is a total loss.

Also in Barnes County, fire destroyed a pole barn at a farm northwest of Rogers around 8:20am Tuesday, at the Lloyd Triebold farm northwest of Rogers.

Fire departments from the Dazey & Sanborn Fire departments responded as the pole barn was engulfed in flames, when the units arrived.

Killed were six cows and a horse.

No other injuries were reported.

The contents in a shed, were lost.

The house’s garage was burned from the embers, but not significant damage was reported.

The cause is under investigation.

　

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) – The Jamestown Rural Fire Department was called out early Tuesday afternoon (Jul 16, 2013) to a grass fire west of Jamestown, near the I- 94 and U.S. Highway 281 bypass, interchange.

The grass fire was reported west of Buffalo City Wood Products.

The units were on the scene about 40 minutes.

No damage report was immediately available.

　

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KCSi-T.V. News   Jul 16, 2013) – A driver whose bus left the road and crashed in Valley City early Monday will be cited for the accident.

 North Dakota Highway Patrol Captain Brian Niewind said a thorough investigation of the Jefferson Lines bus, including a look at all of the mechanical components, found no defects.

 Five people suffered minor injuries when a passenger bus went off the road in southeastern North Dakota, at about 5-a.m., Monday.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol report said the driver of the Jefferson Lines bus, 46 year old Stephen Arthur of Duluth, Minnesota was operating a motor coach bus as a commercial motor vehicle hauling 14 passengers that were en route to Minneapolis.

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Jul 16, 2013) — Stutsman County now has in place an Ordinance that prepares the county for any possible “crew camps,” that may spring up in the future.

The Stutsman County Commissioners approved the Ordinance that will protect the county from any misuse that may be created by occupants of the camps.

County Commissioner Dale Marks was not aware at this time of any plans for a crew camp to be established in the county.

 A home owner near the Jamestown Walmart location has the home listed for sale stemming from transients occupying their property.

City officials and Jamestown Walmart management have been made aware of the situation.

City Council member Dan Buchanan says he hopes to see the issue on the agenda for next week’s Jamestown City Council committee meetings.

A Jamestown Walmart employee says the store will ban camping and overnight parking starting August 4th.

 

Valley City, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — At Monday’s (Jul 15, 2013) Valley City Commission meeting, Commissioner Madeline Luke went on record as saying she is not a reference to any contractor who may be performing flood damage repairs.

She said a contractor was apparently using her name as a reference.

Anyone with questions about a contractor’s viability should contact the Valley City Building Inspecotor Dave Anderson at City Hall.

The flash flood in Valley City the evening of June 20, 2013 caused significant damages to residential and commercial property.

At the meeting, Barnes County Emergency Manager Kim Franklin told Commissioners that while the city and Barnes County declared an emergency, there were not enough damage reports officially received to be eligible for FEMA funding.

She said at least 100 homes would have had to suffered major damage, or be destroyed.

206 varying damage reports were received, including five businesses. She added this may be a good time to review and update flood mitigation plans for Valley City.

　

Valley City, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Jul 16, 2013) — Elderly Barnes County residents now have the Are You OK program which checks on the health and safety of loved ones.

The automated system calls subscribers each week, to make sure homebound residents are okay.

If a subscriber fails to answer, the program gets in touch with their designated emergency contact.

There is no fee for the program, however donations can be made to support the cost of long distance calls.

 

Bismarck, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Jul 16, 2013) — The National Register of Historic Places is adding Historic Alderman School District, located about 10 miles north of Valley City.

The school was built in the early 1900′s.

Alderman school closed its doors in 1959 and the district was annexed into Valley City.

Outside of minor repairs, the building remains in nearly original condition.

Entry into the National Register of Historic Places includes benefits including property prestige and federal funding.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V.Jul 16, 2013) — The Jamestown Branch of the American Association of University Women will host its 24th Jamestown Garden Tour from 5 to 8 p.m. today.

On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, spokesperson Kelly Krein said featured gardens this year include those of Robert and Sue Carlson, 705 17th St. SE; Caryn Claflin, 404 4th Ave SE; Sandy Eckelberg, 229 18th Ave. NE; and Harley and Jaci Trefz, 709 17th St. SE.

After 4 p.m. on tour day, Wednesday, tickets will only be available at The Arts Center and at each tour site during tour hours at a cost of $10.

Refreshments will be served at The Arts Center, 115 Second St. SW, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. All who turn in their tour tickets there or at their last tour site, will be eligible for door prizes.

Proceeds from the garden tour support the AAUW Educational Foundation, The AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund and the AAUW Endowment Fund at Jamestown College, which has two scholarships available for “older than average,” students.

For more information, call Kelly Krein at 252-4690 or 4107 or visit the Jamestown AAUW website at http://jamestown nd.aauw.net

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Senator John Hoeven says the U.S. State Department has approved construction of the North Dakota portion of a natural gas pipeline from Tioga into Canada. Nova Chemicals wants to build the 430-mile line from Hess Corporation’s natural gas processing plant in western North Dakota to the town of Empress, Alberta.  North Dakota’s portion of the pipeline is about 80 miles long. 
 
  
 
     DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) – The federal government has cited Halliburton for safety violations in the death of a worker in the western North Dakota oil fields. Forty-nine-year-old Mike Krajewski died in January when a pipe struck him in the head at an oil rig site near Watford City. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration concluded that Halliburton failed to maintain a safe worksite.

 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The city of Grand Forks and the University of North Dakota are partnering to address problems associated with alcohol use in Grand Forks.
 
     The two entities are launching a campaign that promotes responsible, low-risk drinking in the community and on campus. The committee includes representatives from UND, the Grand Forks City Council, Public Health and the Public Schools. Also, representatives from the Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition, Grand Forks police and Grand Forks Air Base will be on the committee.
 
     UND President Robert Kelly and Grand Forks Mayor Michael Brown will speak at a news conference about the committee and campaign on Wednesday.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Burleigh County is seeking an architect to design a new two-county jail in Bismarck, months before voters in Burleigh and Morton counties decide whether to approve the project.
 
     Sheriff Pat Heinert (HY’-nurt) says bids will be opened in early September, and a committee will recommend a company to the County Commission later that month. He says officials want to have preliminary drawings and a solid cost estimate by early next year.

 

UNDERWOOD, N.D. (AP) – The McLean County Commission has rejected a proposed oil field waste landfill northwest of Underwood.
 
     Great River Energy wanted 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 idea was criticized by some area residents who worried about radioactive contamination and increased highway traffic.
 

In sports…

AA…

Fargo-Moorhead 4, Sioux Falls 2

 

MLB ALL STAR GAME…

 NEW YORK (AP) – The American League will have home field advantage in the World Series following the AL’s 3-0 shutout that ends the National League’s three-game winning streak in the All-Star Game. In his final All-Star appearance, retiring 43-year-old New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera was named All-Star MVP after pitching a 1-2-3 eighth inning, one of 10 AL pitchers who combined on the three-hit shutout. Toronto’s Jose Bautista, Baltimore’s J.J. Hardy and Cleveland’s Jason Kipnis all drove in runs for the AL squad. Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer went 1-for-2.

One early casualty of the All-Star game was New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano (kuh-NOH’), who was hit with a Matt Harvey pitch and left in the first inning. Cano said after the game he didn’t think it was a serious injury and he thought he would be able to play when the baseball season resumes Friday.

 

NEW YORK (AP) — Regis Philbin’s new colleagues were tapping away on their smartphones Monday, tweeting about his new sports talk show, and he blurted out: “All I’ve got is a bottle of water.”

“Crowd Goes Wild” premieres next month with the launch of cable channel Fox Sports 1, (Coming to CSi Cable, August 17, 2013);

It will weave back-and-forths with viewers into the broadcast. Producers even hired a social media correspondent.

And hosting all this is Philbin, who turns 82 six days after the premiere.

Sports may be the theme, but in some ways “Crowd Goes Wild” won’t feel much different from Philbin’s old morning talk shows.

He’ll open up each edition of the Monday-through-Friday program with a commentary, and then later interview a guest — who could be an athlete or an actor.

There will be debates on the hot sports topic of the moment, but Davies vows the conversations will be more nuanced than one person arguing the pro and another the con of the issue.

　

NBA…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Timberwolves have turned over their roster many times since Corey Brewer was selected in the first round in 2007. Now the swingman is back with the Wolves after signing a three-year, $15 million contract. Brewer returned to the team after seeing potential in the group being assembled by new boss Flip Saunders.

 MIAMI (AP) – Two NBA teams are helping their salary cap situation by cutting a highly paid veteran, who still gets paid under the NBA’s new “amnesty” clause. The NBA champion Miami Heat are designating Mike Miller as their amnesty player, a move that may save more than $30 million in luxury tax payments over the next two years, and Milwaukee is doing the same with forward Drew Gooden.

 

NFL…

 GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) – The Green Bay Packers will definitely retire Brett Favre’s No. 4, but it won’t happen during the upcoming season. Packers president and CEO Mark Murphy made it clear yesterday that reconciling with the quarterback is important to the franchise. Favre had a falling out with the team in 2008 and played for the New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings.

 

TOUR DE FRANCE…
 
 
     GAP, France (AP) – Chris Froome of Britain has over a four-minute lead in the Tour de France after 16 stages. The winner of the 16th stage was Portugal’s Rui Costa, while Froome was well behind.
 
     In the all-important overall standings however, Froome leads Dutch rider Bauke Mollema by 4:14.

 

In world and national news…

SANAA, Yemen (AP) – A former Guantanamo Bay prisoner and the No. 2 figure in the Yemen-based branch of al-Qaida is dead. An announcement posted on militant websites confirms that Saeed al-Shihri was killed in a U.S. drone strike. Al-Shihri had been reported dead before, but the terror group later denied those reports. His killing is considered a major blow to the Yemen-based al-Qaida branch.
 
     AMMAN, Jordan (AP) – Secretary of State John Kerry is on his sixth Mideast trip in as many months as he tries to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. He briefed senior Arab officials today on peace efforts to and on American views of the crises and Syria and Egypt.
 
     ROME (AP) – The captain of the cruise liner Costa Concordia is trying to make a deal with prosecutors to avoid a possible long prison sentence if he’s convicted in the 2012 shipwreck off the Italian coast. The trial resumed today in Grosseto, Italy, after a week’s suspension due to a lawyers’ strike. Defense lawyers aren’t optimistic. The captain faces 20 years if convicted.
 
     SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – A San Francisco TV station is now off the hook for an erroneous report about the Asiana Airlines crash landing in San Francisco. The airline says it has abandoned its plans to sue KTVU-TV for reading on the air fake and racially offensive names. The South Korean air carrier says KTVU-TV has already apologized for using bogus names for the four pilots.
 
     CLEVELAND (AP) – A man charged with kidnapping and raping three women over a decade in his Cleveland home faces nearly a thousand charges when he’s arraigned today. Ariel Castro faces an expanded indictment that adds to the original 329 counts. The new indictment adds kidnapping, rape and other counts. He already faces two counts of aggravated murder for allegedly causing one of the women to miscarry.