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REST OF TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. EAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
.MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
.MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
THERE’S A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WESTERN THIRD OF THE STATE
SUNDAY…THE WESTERN HALF OF THE STATE SUNDAY NIGHT…AND OVER ALL
OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.
SLIGHT CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Jul 22, 2013) — Crazy Day is being held in downtown Jamestown today. Merchants from all over town are displaying their products and offer some fantastic bargains for the shoppers. Anyone who displays downtown can be on the streets as early as 7 a.m. and stay as late as 4 p.m.
Featured again this year will be some excellent entertainment starting at 10 a.m., three inflatable air games (this year there will be no charge for bouncng), the Victory Lutheran Barrel Train, lots of delicious food and the ever popular Ping Pong Ball Drop at 1 p.m. from the roof of Jerry’s Furniture, for lots of prizes.
Crazy Day continues on Saturday at the Buffalo Mall.
Motorists should be aware that some intersections that remain open downtown have temporary 4-way stops, during Crazy Day hours today.
Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Jamestown City Council’s Public Works, Police and Fire Committee met Thursday (Jul 25, 2013) at City Hall. Council Member Buchanan was not present.
With Police Committee business:
Informational:
The committee considered the Second Reading of Ordinances to amend a section of the City Code pertaining to several items, to come in line with state law. Those included:
General penalties to increase the maximum fine for a class B misdemeanor to an amount not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00).
Mandatory evacuations gives authority to the mayor to order a mandatory evacuation of the city after a proclamation of a civil emergency or local disaster is made.
The possession, use, carrying, transfer, transportation, storage, or display of firearms during declared emergencies.
The operation of authorized emergency motor vehicles to allow fire trucks and ambulances to display flashing blue lights in cases of a reported emergency involving a possible personal injury, death, or property damage in addition to red and/or white lights.
Driving while license is suspended or revoked to allow a charge under this section to be dismissed on the motion of the defendant if his license is reinstated within sixty days of the offense and he provides satisfactory evidence to the court proving the reinstatement.
Driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor, drugs or other substances to include additional restrictions on who may not drive or be in actual physical control of any vehicle and to increase the minimum mandatory sentence for a first and second offense under this section and include additional penalties.
Driving without liability insurance to allow an individual charged with the offense to provide proof of insurance through written or electronic means. Removes the twenty (20) day time limitation to provide proof of insurance to the officer and now requires that proof be made to the court. Amends the offense from a class B misdemeanor to an infraction and requires that upon a second conviction any impounded motor vehicle plates be delivered to the court, who will then deliver them to the arresting police officer.
Immediate notice of accidents to reduce the fine for a violation under this section from one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) to fifty dollars ($50.00) and exempts a driver involved in an accident with an undomesticated animal from the mandatory reporting provision when the only property damage is to the driver’s vehicle.
Permits for vehicles of excessive size and weight to allow permits issued for vehicles of excessive size and weight travelling on non-permitted city streets to display the permit in printed or electronic format.
Carrying loaded firearms in vehicle and allowing individuals with a valid concealed weapons permit to carry a loaded firearm in a vehicle.
The offense of theft to increase the threshold for class B misdemeanor thefts to five hundred dollars ($500.00).
Possession of firearms at public gatherings and now allowing individuals possessing a class 1 concealed weapons license to carry their firearm in a church or place of worship with the approval of the primary religious leader and allowing an instructor, a test administrator, an official, or a participant in educational, training, cultural or competitive events to possess a firearm at a public gathering.
Also…
A re-write is being drafted, according to Assistant City Attorney, Mary Jensen…of the Ordinance for classification and disposition of traffic offenses to increase the fine for overtaking or passing a school bus from fifty dollars ($50.00) to one hundred dollars ($100.00) and adds a one hundred dollar ($100.00) fine for permitting operation of a motor vehicle that overtakes or passes a school bus. She said there are multiple changes which need to be addressed relative to this section.
A Special City Council meeting will be held on Friday, at 9-a.m., to accelerate approval in order for the Second Readings to be published in the official newspaper in order to become active within seven days of publishing.
Mayor Katie Andersen said the Second Reading of the Ordinances was planned for the August 5th City Council meeting. However, the changes would not take effect until seven days after the ordinances were published after the meeting or about August 14th, and by holding the special meeting this morning, the Ordinances will take effect on about August 6th.
On another Ordinance for a Second Reading, is the time and place of sale of fireworks, to allow additional dates for fireworks to be sold and used on December 26th through January 1st . Police Chief Edinger said this year, during the time frame of June 27 – July 5th, complaints stemmed from the hours and dates fireworks were set off, not in compliance with the present city Ordiance . Mayor Andersen feels the people opposed to setting off fireworks in Jamestown are a minority, as opposed who want fireworks being set off in Jamestown.
Public Works Committee business:
Discussion related to an invoice from Precision Concrete Cutting and proposal to review City owned sidewalks and walkways.
The item stems from compliance issues under the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) mandate.
The committee took no formal action, but is in favor of the business making the adjustments on a case by case basis. The cost is to be determined.
The committee recommends a negotiated a settlement with Schumacher Construction, Inc. in the amount of a $5,000 deduct for the Solid Waste cold storage building.
The committee recommends purchasing new trusses rather than retrofitting the present structure.
Discussion then related to main fire station re-roofing project and upcoming change order.
Drainage issues concern the present system not functional, and dumping drainage water on outside surfaces.
The committee’s consensus is to use an in-ground drainage system, and a change order on the project.
The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67, followed by replays.
From Jamestown Main Street Downtown Association
Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Jul 24, 2013) — This Saturday, July 27, 2013 the annual Hogs for Dogs motorcycle ride will raise dollars for the James River Humane Society.
The activities start with a breakfast at Stutsman Harley Davidson with registration at 9:30 a.m., which is open to the public, along with the hamburger grill out.
The riders leave at 11-a.m. on 180-mile motorcycle trip, rain or shine.
The registration fee is $20 per motorcycle.
The public may also bring a cat or dog food donation to place in the kennel near the door at the Harley-Davidson building and will entitle them to 15 percent off any item at the store, excluding motorcycles.
Bismarck, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Jul 25, 2013) — The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued the Devils Lake Stump Lake Flood Potential for the period of July 29, 2013-October 24, 2013.
The reports says, drier than normal rainfall in the Devils Lake Basin and outlet pumping led to less than expected lake rises in June 2013.
Precipitation deficits ranged from three quarters of an inch in the north Devils Lake Basin to around three inches in the south.
The weather service says, late summer is the time of the year when the lake levels across the Devils Lake Basin typically start to drop due to the effects of seasonal evaporation off the lake surface, exceeding the effects of rainfall and runoff. Additionally, as the water levels in the Sheyenne River have dropped, the state outlets have continured their pumping operations. Both of the effects are reflected in the latest outlooks.
At the time the outlooks were prepared, Devils Lake was very near the elevation of 1453.6 feet, with a 10% expectation that the lake could rise a 10th of a foot before the end of October 2013. On the other hand, there is a 10% expectation that the lake could drop to 1451.8 feet after September 1, 2013 and before the end of November 2013. Based on the climate outlook through late summer and early fall, the most likely scenario is that Devils Lake will continue a very slow fall the next few months.
This information and its associated grapnics are available on line at: WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FGF under the rivers and lakes tab.
Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol is sponsoring a free car seat checkup on Wednesday July 31, 2013 at the Jamestown Walmart parking lot, from 3-p.m., to 6-p.m.
Certified child passenger safety technicians will be on hand to assist parents and caregivers in proper use and installation of their car safety seats.
Each car seat checkup will take 20-30 minutes. Parents should bring the car seat instructions and their vehicle owner’s manual to the checkup. If possible, the child who rides in the seat should accompany the parent.
For more information, contact Rhonda at the Jamestown Highway Patrol Office at 701-251-6229.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Nearly all of the 174 dogs seized by Cass County sheriff’s deputies from a Wheatland breeder have been released from a Casselton animal clinic and sent to foster homes.
Sgt. Tara Morris says 14 dogs still need foster homes.
The dogs were seized July 10 because authorities said they were being kept in poor conditions. Prosecutors say the dogs had no access to food or water, and no air conditioning or ventilation in hot conditions.
Dog owner Darcy Smith is fighting to get the dogs back. A hearing is set for Tuesday.
The Casselton Veterinary Clinic says the cost of caring for the dogs since their seizure has topped $100,000. About $33,000 has been raised through a public fund.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Bismarck man has been sentenced to four years in prison for allegedly causing his daughter’s skull fracture.
District Judge Bruce Romanick sentenced 39-year-old Robert Morton to 10 years in prison, with six years suspended.
Morton and 30-year-old Jessika Saegesser were arrested in November after taking their 4-month-old daughter to a hospital emergency room. They were charged with child abuse or neglect. Saegesser was sentenced earlier to five years in prison, with all the time suspended.
Morton said he dropped the infant and then took her to the hospital when her head began to swell. Authorities said doctors did not believe the injuries could have occurred in the way Morton said they did.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Bismarck man has been sentenced to serve 10 years in prison for his role in three Bismarck-Mandan business robberies, three other planned robberies and a burglary.
Shane Wentz earlier had pleaded guilty to numerous felony robbery and conspiracy counts in Burleigh and Morton counties. He blamed addiction problems for his actions.
Police say the robbery targets early this year ranged from a bar to a hotel to a convenience store, and a laundry was burglarized. A co-defendant in the Bismarck cases earlier was sentenced to serve 12 years in prison. A co-defendant in the robbery of a Mandan bar is to be sentenced Aug. 5.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota demographer Richard Rathge has seen the state’s population go from record lows to record highs.
The 62-year-old professor of sociology at North Dakota State University in Fargo is retiring next month after 32 years of tracking population and economic trends in the state.
The New Mexico native came to North Dakota in 1981 and plans to retire to the Twin Cities area of Minnesota.
Rathge says he came to North Dakota when people were leaving the state. And now he is leaving while a record number of people are coming to North Dakota.
Rathge says the number of residents in the state is at an all-time high, thanks to an oil bonanza in the western part of the state.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – A new study in Williston estimates that the population of the city in the heart of North Dakota’s booming oil patch could be as high as 33,000.
Thecity-sponsored study was done by North Dakota State University researchers Nancy Hodur and Dean Bangsund. It estimates that between 25,000 and 33,000 people live in Williston permanently or temporarily – a big jump from the 2010 U.S. Census figure of 14,700 residents.
New Census Bureau population estimates that came out earlier this year put Williston’s population at just under 26,700. The bureau said Williston is the fastest-growing micropolitan area in the country. A micropolitan area is one that has a population between 10,000 and 49,999.
Hodur and Bangsund estimate that Williston’s 2017 population could reach 44,000 people.
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – Four universities in North Dakota and South Dakota have been awarded $6 million to study the use of a plant material to replace petrochemicals. North Dakota State University, the University of North Dakota and two South Dakota schools were given the money. It’ll be used to establish the Dakota Bioprocessing Consortium.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Land Board has awarded 1.4 million in state grants to law enforcement agencies in North Dakota’s oil-production region.
Officials say the money will support sheriffs’ offices in Divide, Dunn, McKenzie, Stark and Ward counties and police departments in Arnegard, Belfield and New Town.
The law enforcement grants approved by the Land Board include funding for patrol vehicles, radios, officer safety gear and other equipment. Grants also will be used to help local law enforcement agencies cover the costs of overtime pay and housing allowances.
Over the next two years, the Land Board is slated to award about $240 million in impact grants to counties experiencing rapid growth from the state’s oil boom.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says infestations of Japanese beetles found in four North Dakota cities have been traced to a Minnesota-based nursery.
Goehring says beetles found in traps in Bismarck, Fargo, West Fargo and Grand Forks have been traced to shipments from Bailey Nurseries of St. Paul.
He says that while the Japanese beetle is mainly a pest of trees, ornamental plants and turf grass, it also is harmful to corn and soybeans.
Goehring says the North Dakota Department of Agriculture is working with other officials to prevent the establishment of the beetles in North Dakota. He says the nursery stock supplier is being required to use specific practices when fumigating shipments to prevent the importation of pests into North Dakota.
DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) – The acting chancellor of North Dakota’s university system says he believes there is no chance that Dickinson State University will lose its accreditation.
The Higher Learning Commission, an arm of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, put Dickinson State on notice last year because of the school’s problems with enrollment reporting, grade inflation and tuition discounts.
But Larry Skogen, who became acting chancellor of the state’s university system in June, says Dickinson State is a fine institution and will not lose its accreditation. He says the Higher Learning Commission will decide that the university has corrected the problems cited last year.
A Dickinson State official says a visit to the campus by the Higher Learning Commission in April seemed to be positive.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – This year’s summer commencement ceremony at the University of North Dakota will be out of this world.
Astronaut and UND alum Karen Nyberg will deliver the keynote speech from space. She is currently orbiting the Earth in the International Space Station, and NASA will deliver her recorded message.
Nyberg first traveled to the International Space Station aboard a space shuttle in 2008. She made her second journey on a Russian Soyuz capsule that blasted off from Kazakhstan in late May. She’s to remain in space until late this year.
About 520 students are eligible to graduate from UND during the Aug. 2 ceremony.
AMIDON, N.D. (AP) – The tiny southwestern North Dakota town of Amidon has lost its claim to fame.
A sign outside the Slope County town boasts that it’s the smallest county seat in the nation. But the 2010 census put the town’s population at 20 – and Gann Valley, S.D., now has the distinction of being the nation’s smallest county seat, with 14 people.
Amidon is near two tourist attractions – the Burning Coal Vein Campgrounds and White Butte, the highest point in North Dakota. Mayor Jerry Erickson says he thinks there are 33 people now living in the community.
Erickson says Amidon might set up its own City Hall, rather than borrowing space in county-owned buildings.
In sports…
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Spirit Lake Nation have formed a partnership to enhance the Sullys Hill National Game Preserve near Devils Lake.
A ceremony was held Wednesday so officials could sign documents related to the agreement.
The partnership is intended to help the federal agency and the tribe find ways to enhance interest in the preserve and increase its use.
Matt Sprenger of the Fish and Wildlife Service says he hopes the partnership will make the many sacred sites within the preserve more accessible to Native Americans.
AA..
Fargo-Moorhead 5, St. Paul 3
MLB…
AMERICAN LEAGUE
SEATTLE (AP) – The Seattle Mariners scored six runs in the second en route to an 8-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins last night. Iwakuma struck out nine and walked one. Iwakuma has gone 18-8 with a 2.78 ERA in 38 starts. He has held the Twins to a .168 batting average with eight walks and 24 strikeouts.
Final N-Y Yankees 2 Texas 0
Final Chi White Sox 7 Detroit 4
Final Toronto 4 Houston 0
Final Kansas City 7 Baltimore 1
Final L.A. Angels 8 Oakland 3
Tampa Bay at Boston (7:10 p.m., postponed, rain)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final N-Y Mets 7 Atlanta 4
Final Washington 9 Pittsburgh 7
Final San Diego 10 Milwaukee 8
Final Miami 5 Colorado 3
Final St. Louis 3 Philadelphia 1
Final Arizona 3 Chi Cubs 1
Final Cincinnati 5 L.A. Dodgers 2
UNDATED (AP) –Alex Rodriguez’s already strained relationship with the New York Yankees hit another low when he pushed to be activated from the disabled list Friday, the team refused and he had a lawyer join the discussion of his injury rehabilitation.
Already a target of Major League Baseball’s drug investigation, the third baseman angered the Yankees when he obtained a second medical opinion on his strained left quadriceps this week without informing the team in writing, a step required by the sport’s collective bargaining agreement. The Yankees intend to discipline him, most likely with a fine.
The three-time AL MVP, who turns 38 Saturday, has been sidelined since hip surgery in January.
In other baseball news:
– The Chicago Cubs have pulled Alfonso Soriano from the lineup and manager Dale Sveum (swaym) says a trade to send the outfielder to the New York Yankees is about “99 percent done.” The Yankees and Cubs would need to work out the financial aspects of Soriano’s rich contract.
Atlanta Braves pitcher Tim Hudson is out for the rest of the season with a broken right ankle. He suffered the injury in Wednesday night’s win over the Mets in New York. The team says Hudson will have season-ending surgery in Atlanta once the swelling subsides.
–Hall of Famer George Brett is stepping down from his on-field job as Kansas City’s interim hitting coach and returning to the Royals’ front office, where he’s served as vice president of baseball operations since retiring as a player following the 1993 season.
NFL…
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) – Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy isn’t too concerned with the verbal jabs Greg Jennings has been taking at Aaron Rodgers. Jennings has taken several shots at Rodgers. He implied Rodgers had become bigger than the team. He’s also refused to refer to Rodgers by name.
The Dallas Cowboys say their billion-dollar complex will be renamed AT&T Stadium as part of a multi-year deal with the telecommunications giant. In making the announcement, team owner Jerry Jones said he wants “this building to be more familiar than the White House.”
PGA…
OAKVILLE, Ontario (AP) – Brandan Steele’s 7-under 65 has him atop the leaderboard after in the first round of the Canadian Open. That gives him a one-shot lead over Matt Kuchar (KOO’-chur), Scott Brown and Scott Gardiner. Hunter Mahan (MAY’-han) is two shots back just four days after faltering in the final round of the British Open with a 75 to finished tied for ninth.
SOUTHPORT, England (AP) – Gene Sauers has the lead after the opening round of the Champions Tour Senior British Open. He shot a first-round 3-under-67, good for a one shot lead over Frankie Minoza, David Frost, Bernhard Langer (LAHN’-gur) and Peter Senior.
This is the last of the Champions Tour’s five majors this year.
In world and national news…
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (AP) – Spanish authorities have lowered the death toll but say the count could still change as they examine the remains of those killed in Spain’s worst train crash in decades. Officials now say 78 people died, not 80. Investigators, meanwhile, have taken possession of the “black boxes” of the train. And police have officially detained the train’s driver in the hospital where he is recovering from injuries he sustained in the accident.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Police say the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall will be closed for at least part of the day today until a maintenance crew from the National Park Service can finish cleaning up green paint that was splattered on the statue and the floor area. Police say no words, letters or symbols were visible in the apparent vandalism.
NEW YORK (AP) – The United Nations’ human rights office is launching an unprecedented global initiative to promote tolerance and greater equality for lesbians, gays, transgender people and bisexuals. The move comes amid a surge of anti-gay violence and repression in several countries. Such issues have bitterly divided the U.N.’s own member states.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Another juror in the George Zimmerman trial has spoken out, saying she feels the man who shot Trayvon Martin got away with murder. Juror B29 told ABC News in an interview made available yesterday that there simply wasn’t enough evidence at trial to convict him under Florida law.
WASHINGTON (AP) – A group backing President Barack Obama’s agenda will air a national television ad starting today, aimed at bolstering Obama’s economic vision. Organizing for Action, a group formed out of Obama’s re-election campaign, says the ad will air on cable TV stations for about two weeks. The ad uses clips from Obama’s economic speech Wednesday.
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