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McVille, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Sept 10, 2013) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified the Cooperstown man who died in and accident Monday morning, about 8:35, about three miles northwest of McVille, along 109th Avenue, Northeast.
The Patrol says, 50 year old Ernest Brager, died when the garbage truck he was a passenger in left the road and rolled.
The truck was driven by 19 year old J.J. Zaun, 19, also of Cooperstown.
Zaun was treated and released at the McVille Hospital.
Brager was ejected from the truck and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation by the North Dakota Highway Patrol.
Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Sept 10, 2013) — The North Dakota Education Fact Finding Commission has made a recommendation concerning the negotiations between the Jamestown Public School Board and the Jamestown Education Association.
The Commission recommends a 4 percent salary increase for the 2013-2014 school year, and about a 4.3 percent increase for the 2014-2015 school year.
The Jamestown Public School Board’s final salary offer is 4 percent increase for both school years, and the Jamestown Education Association’s final offer of a 4.25 percent increase for 2013-2014 and a 4.5 percent increase for 2014-2015.
The recommended salary increases are based on the district’s projected revenue increase and the interim fund balance.
After receiving the report, the School Board and JEA have 20 days to reach an agreement.
The School Board and JEA are now required to have at least one negotiations session, which is scheduled for September 19, 2013, at 6 p.m. in the Thompson Room at Jamestown Middle School.
If no agreement is reached the Fact Finding Commission will advertise its recommendations in a full-page ad in The Jamestown Sun at the expense of the board and JEA, and then the School Board can finalize the contract.
Minot, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Sept 10, 2013) — Recoveree (Recovery) Connection is a volunteer driven, telephone support program that contacts people recovering from substance abuse to encourage them in the early days of recovery.
During a phone interview on Tuesday’s (Sept 10, 2013) Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, the program’s coordinator, Colman Quill in Minot said, volunteers contact participants by phone once a week to offer encouragement and support resources. There is a 12-16 week commitment.
He pointed out that an hour per month to help someone in recovery.
It’s as easy as calling and saying, “How are you doing today?”
The program is NOT a hotline… calls are outbound only.
Anyone over 18 is eligible to train as a volunteer.
The next training is Wednesday, September, 18 2013, in Jamestown at the Alfred Dickey Public Library 6:30 p.m., – 8:00 p.m.
A light lunch will be served.
The toll free number to reserve a spot in the training is 1-800-258-8132, or the Minot office number is 701-839-4240, or Colman Quill’s cell phone number is 701-721-6208.
He added that some of the clients are released from the North Dakota State Hospital, and the South Central Human Service Center in Jamestown.
Quill said statistic show that about one half of individuals in recovery return to substance abuse, most within the first 90-days of being released from treatment.
From VCSU
Valley City, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Sept 10, 2013) – Valley City State University earned the No. 2 spot among Top Public Regional Colleges in the Midwest in the 2014 edition of U.S. News Best Colleges.
This marks the fifth straight year that VCSU has been ranked either first or second in its category, the fifth consecutive year that VCSU has been North Dakota’s highest-rated Public Regional College, and the 16th year in a row that VCSU has been recognized by U.S. News as a “Best College.”
VCSU President Steven W. Shirley, says, “To be consistently ranked highly by U.S. News speaks to the quality education we offer, “and achieving recognition as a ‘Best College’ for 16 years is strong testimony to the effort that all members of the Valley City State community generate year in, year out. I’m proud of VCSU and the people behind this achievement; this is a very special place.”
In the U.S. News rankings, accredited U.S. colleges and universities are grouped according to their mission and, for some categories, by location. The institutions are then compared based on a set of up to 16 areas related to academic excellence.
Criteria in which VCSU fared well include average class size, peer assessment, student-faculty ratio, and alumni giving. The category “Regional Colleges in the Midwest” includes 99 colleges and universities—14 of which are public—across 12 states.
The rankings are available online at www.usnews.com/colleges and will be published in the 2014 edition of the U.S. News Best Colleges guidebook.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple joined with President Barack Obama and ordered that all U.S. and North Dakota flags be flown at half-staff to mark the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
The governor’s proclamation applies to the State Capitol and all other public buildings and grounds until sunset on Wednesday.
A presidential proclamation asks Americans to observe a moment of silence starting at 7:46 a.m. CDT to honor the people who lost their lives when aircraft commandeered by terrorists slammed into New York’s World Trade Center, the Pentagon in Washington and a Pennsylvania field.
Dalrymple says that on the 12th anniversary of the attacks, it’s important to remember the thousands who died that day, as well as those who protect the nation.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s congressional delegation is hosting a reception for some North Dakota National Guard soldiers on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
About 150 soldiers with the 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment have been serving in the Washington, D.C., area since spring, helping with homeland security.
Sens. John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp and Rep. Kevin Cramer say it’s fitting to express appreciation for the military on the anniversary of the terrorist attacks. They say North Dakota guardsmen, reservists and regular military soldiers have sacrificed much to help protect the nation.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A Wheatland dog breeder made his first court appearance on animal neglect charges in connection with the seizure of more than 170 of the animals.
Fifty-one-year-old Darcy Smith pleaded not guilty Tuesday to six counts of animal neglect in Cass County Court in Fargo.
He waived his rights to the animals, which have since been adopted.
Smith was also granted a public defender and the judge ordered a personal recognizance bond.
He was charged after deputies discovered at least 170 dogs on his property in poor conditions in an apparent puppy mill.
Smith is charged with depriving an animal of necessary food and water.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – An inmate serving life in prison for killing someone with an ax has been charged with attempted murder for an attack on a prison guard.
John Bridges is also charged with another Class A felony, possession of contraband by an inmate.
Court documents say Bridges stabbed corrections officer Daryl Lawson with a knife on Aug. 25 at the state penitentiary.
Bridges is serving a life sentence plus 20 years without parole for the kidnapping and ax murder of Lee Clay last year.
The psychologist who evaluated Bridges in that case called him the most psychotic and dangerous person he had ever evaluated.
No court date has been set for Bridges to appear on the new charges. He’s being held in segregation.
Lawson was back to work the next day.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The father of two children slain on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation told investigators that he couldn’t explain the presence of two dead children in his home because he had been drinking.
The the videotaped FBI interview of Travis DuBois Sr. was shown to jurors Tuesday in federal court in Fargo during the trial of Valentino Bagola. Bagola is charged with killing 9-year-old Destiny Shaw-DuBois and her 6-year-old brother, Travis DuBois Jr., in May 2011.
Bagola’s defense attorneys have said the elder DuBois killed the children in the middle of a multi-day drinking binge.
DuBois said during the interview with FBI agents that he was stunned when the children’s mother found their bodies and didn’t know what happened. He also said, “I’m not a monster.”
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A judge has reconsidered and rejected an appeal by a Minot commodities broker who says he was too sick to represent himself in an investment fraud case.
Federal Judge Ralph Erickson agreed to take a second look at the complaint by Frederick Keiser Jr., who was sentenced to 12 years in prison in 2007 after a jury found him guilty of bilking investors out of millions of dollars.
Erickson in 2011 ruled that Keiser could not prove that a blood infection affected his capacity to defend himself or decide whether he should use a lawyer. The judge decided to reconsider the appeal because Keiser said he had new evidence.
Erickson says Keiser did an adequate job defending himself and could not show the outcome would be different with a lawyer.
RIVER FALLS, Wis. (AP) – The western Wisconsin house where a father from North Dakota killed his three daughters is to be dismantled. Salvageable items will be donated to Habitat For Humanity. The Leader-Telegram reports the property eventually will be bulldozed and sold. Proceeds will be donated to a playground in honor of the slain girls. Prosecutors say Aaron Schaffhausen killed the girls in an act of revenge against his ex-wife. He claimed he was insane but was sentenced to life without parole.
STRASBURG, N.D. (AP) – Residents of Strasburg have narrowly rejected a proposal to renovate part of the school in the south central North Dakota town.
The $2.9 million measure failed on Tuesday by 18 votes.
The school board had wanted to renovate the 1935 portion of the K-12 school that currently houses the gym, kitchen, dining hall and stage. The project would have raised property taxes by about $21 per year on a home valued at $50,000.
The school has about 150 students.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Gov. Jack Dalrymple says Taiwan is slated to sign a letter of intent to buy a “major supply” of U.S. wheat.
Dalrymple and Taiwanese representatives are slated to disclose the terms of the deal Wednesday afternoon at the state Capitol in Bismarck.
Taiwan is an island country of about 23 million people but it has only one-fifth the land mass of North Dakota. Dalrymple says Taiwan has been one of North Dakota’s biggest and most dependable markets for hard spring wheat, which is used to make bread and noodles.
North Dakota accounts for about half of the nation’s spring wheat crop. Officials say spring wheat accounts for more than half of Taiwan’s U.S. wheat imports.
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – A fruit pest found in North Dakota earlier this summer has been found in South Dakota for the first time. South Dakota State University entomologist Buyung Hadi tells the Capital Journal that the spotted-wing drosophila was caught in a trap in southeastern South Dakota late last month. Hadi says the fly that lays its eggs in fresh fruit is a concern not only for commercial fruit growers but also for home gardeners.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s statehouse is being transformed into a showcase for products made in the state.
The Capitol building in Bismarck is hosting a Pride of Dakota Day on Thursday. Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says more than 50 companies will be sampling and selling their wares, from foods to artwork.
There also will be a special Pride of Dakota breakfast and lunch served at the Capitol Cafe.
More than 500 North Dakota companies are members of the Pride of Dakota branding program.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The USS North Dakota goes into service May 31.
The Secretary of the Navy says the commissioning ceremony will be that day for the $2.6 billion nuclear-powered submarine.
It will be the first time in almost 100 years that a military vessel has carried the name of North Dakota.
Boat sponsor Katie Fowler will officially “bring the boat to life” when she gives the command to “man the ship” toward the end of the ceremony.
She’ll christen the North Dakota on Nov. 2 in Groton, Conn., which marks the end of the shipbuilding process and officially launches the boat and formalizes its name.
The attack submarine will have 120 sailors and 15 officers. It’s designed to launch missiles, carry commando teams and perform reconnaissance missions.
In sports..
PREP VOLLEYBALL
Benson County def. Towner-Granville-Upham, 25-13, 22-25, 25-15, 25-18
Bismarck Century def. Dickinson, 25-15, 25-20, 25-7
Breckenridge, Minn. def. Hankinson, 29-27, 21-25, 25-22, 25-20
Cavalier def. Midway, 23-25, 25-19, 25-20, 25-14
Des Lacs-Burlington def. Drake/Anamoose, 25-16, 25-15, 25-18
Ellendale def. Medina, 25-21, 25-7, 25-10
Fairmount-Campbell-Tintah def. Richland, 25-16, 25-16, 25-16
Fargo Davies def. West Fargo, 18-25, 25-20, 25-17, 25-19
Fargo North def. Devils Lake, 25-18, 25-12, 25-19
Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran def. Barnesville, Minn., 25-22, 25-16, 25-18
Fargo Shanley def. Valley City, 25-18, 25-22, 25-19
Fargo South def. Grand Forks Red River, 25-18, 26-24, 25-19
Glenburn def. Parshall-White Shield, 25-13, 25-20, 25-15
Grant County def. Washburn, 25-12, 25-6, 25-13
Harding County, S.D. def. Bowman County, 25-21, 25-18, 28-20, 19-25, 15-9
Hatton-Northwood def. Minto, 25-15, 25-7, 25-6
Hillsboro/Central Valley def. Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page, 20-25, 25-12, 23-25, 25-16, 15-10
Jamestown def. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 25-18, 25-9, 25-17
Kindred def. Wyndmere-Lidgerwood, 25-18, 25-22, 25-14
Lakota/Adams-Edmore def. Park River/Fordville Lankin, 25-14, 24-26, 25-19, 17-25, 15-11
LaMoure def. Edgeley-Kulm, 25-9, 25-8, 25-14
Langdon def. Carrington, 15-25, 26-24, 25-21, 25-20
Larimore def. Dakota Prairie, 25-17, 25-21, 25-7
Lisbon def. Enderlin, 26-24, 18-25, 25-21, 25-12
Mandan def. Minot, 23-25, 25-18, 25-23, 25-23
Maple Valley def. Milnor, 25-19, 19-25, 25-18, 25-22
Minot Bishop Ryan def. Bottineau, 25-21, 25-19, 23-25, 25-23
Minot Our Redeemer’s def. Hazen, 26-28, 25-17, 21-25, 24-17, 15-12
New England def. Mott-Regent, 25-22, 25-21, 25-13
New Salem-Almont def. Kidder County, 25-21, 22-25, 25-22, 25-18
North Border def. Grafton/St. Thomas, 25-17, 25-19, 25-23
North Sargent def. Sargent Central, 25-13, 25-13, 25-18
North Star def. Drayton/Valley-Edinburg, 25-22, 25-17, 25-13
Powers Lake def. Burke County, 25-22, 25-11, 22-25, 20-25, 15-12
Richardton-Taylor def. Center-Stanton, 25-17, 26-24, 22-25
Rugby def. St. John, 25-10, 25-22, 25-18
Shiloh Christian def. Garrison-Max, 25-18, 25-18, 25-21
Stanley def. Kenmare, 25-16, 15-25, 25-13, 21-25, 15-7
Strasburg-Zeeland def. Napoleon, 26-24, 27-25, 21-25, 22-25, 15-6
Thompson def. May Port CG, 25-17, 25-16, 28-26
Turtle Lake-Mercer def. Sawyer, 25-16, 17-25, 25-17, 24-26, 15-10
Wahpeton def. Grand Forks Central, 25-22, 25-22, 25-15
Watford City def. Tioga, 25-13, 23-25, 25-15, 25-14
Wilton-Wing def. Flasher, 25-18, 25-23, 25-14
MLB…
INTERLEAGUE
Final Pittsburgh 5 Texas 4
AMERICAN LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Josh Willingham hit two home runs to lead Minnesota past the Oakland Athletics 4-3 last night. The Twins snapped Oakland’s three-game winning streak and prevented the A’s from stretching their two-game lead over Texas in the AL West. They also spoiled a solid outing by A’s starter Jarrod Parker.
Final Kansas City 6 Cleveland 3
Final N-Y Yankees 7 Baltimore 5
Final L.A. Angels 12 Toronto 6
Final Boston 2 Tampa Bay 0
Final Detroit 9 Chi White Sox 1
Final Houston 13 Seattle 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final San Diego 8 Philadelphia 2
Final Atlanta 4 Miami 3
Final Chi Cubs 9 Cincinnati 1
Final Washington 6 N-Y Mets 3
Final St. Louis 4 Milwaukee 2
Final L.A. Dodgers 5 Arizona 3, 11 Innings
Final Colorado 9 San Francisco 8
WNBA BASKETBALL
SEATTLE (AP) – The Minnesota Lynx clinched their third consecutive Western Conference title with a 73-60 victory over the Seattle Storm last night. Minnesota won its seventh straight game. The two teams will face each other again next week in the best-of-three first-round series since Seattle already had clinched the fourth and final seed.
Final Phoenix 80 New York 76
Final Washington 69 Indiana 67
SOCCER…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Second-half goals by Eddie Johnson and Landon Donovan led the U.S. to a 2-0 victory over Mexico and its seventh consecutive World Cup berth. Johnson broke a scoreless tie with a header in the 49th minute off a corner kick by Donovan. The Americans actually clinched their 10th appearance in the World Cup when Honduras tied Panama 2-2.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota starting cornerback Briean Boddy-Calhoun (BREE’-in BAH’-dee cal-HOON’) has a torn ACL in his left knee that will keep him out for the rest of the season. Boddy-Calhoun was hurt last week at New Mexico State. Backup defensive end Alex Keith has a broken hand but is expected to be able to play against Western Illinois on Saturday.
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) -Oklahoma State boosters and assistant coaches reportedly handed out tens of thousands of dollars to players for at least a decade as the program grew into a national power. That’s according to Sports Illustrated, which quotes several former players by name and says some of them received $2,000 to $10,000 annually, with a few stars receiving $25,000 or more. Eight players told SI they received cash, while 29 others were named by teammates as taking money.
NFL…
DETROIT (AP) – Detroit Lions star Ndamukong Suh (ehn-DAHM’-uh-kehn soo) has been fined $100,000 by the NFL for his illegal low block in the season-opening victory over the Minnesota. Suh hit Vikings center John Sullivan during an interception return, drawing a penalty that negated a touchdown. The NFL fined Suh $30,000 last year for unnecessary roughness when he kicked Houston quarterback Matt Schaub in the groin area.
NASCAR..
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) – NASCAR driver Clint Bowyer (BOY’-ur) has told ESPN he didn’t intentionally spin his car in an effort to keep Ryan Newman from winning at Richmond Saturday night. Bowyer was making his first comments since NASCAR fined Michael Waltrip Racing $300,000 and docked MWR drivers Bowyer, Martin Truex, Jr. and Brian Vickers 50 standings points apiece for trying to manipulate the outcome of a race. The point deductions push Truex out of the Chase for the Championship and allows Newman to compete for the Sprint Cup title
In world and national news…
NEW YORK (AP) – Tradition is expected to prevail today at a ground zero commemoration of the Sept. 11 attacks. The ceremony is to include the reading of names, moments of silence and serene music. Commemorations are also scheduled at the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania.
PARIS (AP) – Russian objections have marked the early going today in U.N. negotiations to have Syria turn over its chemical weapons to international control. A French official says Russia doesn’t want the resolution to include any military threats, or to blame the Assad government, or to call for the perpetrators of last month’s attack to be tried.
EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) – Security officials say at least nine soldiers died and 17 people were wounded today by a pair of suicide bombers who rammed their explosives-laden cars into military targets in Egypt’s volatile Sinai. The near-simultaneous attacks nudged the violence in the strategic Sinai Peninsula closer to a full-blown insurgency, compounding Egypt’s woes at a time when the country is struggling to regain political stability and economic viability.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Authorities say they haven’t found any harmful materials after a security screener at Los Angeles International Airport quit his job and allegedly made threats. Officials say they did find a note containing unspecified threats at his otherwise empty apartment in suburban Inglewood.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North and South Korea agreed today to restart operations at a jointly run factory park. It’s seen as an easing of animosity between the rivals. Pyongyang shut down the operation in April amid a torrent of threats, which included warnings of nuclear strikes against Washington and Seoul, and the North’s repeated vows to push ahead with nuclear weapons and missile work.
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