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TODAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 60S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
EVENING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
20 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY…RAIN LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS
IN THE MID 60S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. EXPECT PERIODS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE…LOCALLY HIGHER.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A storm that shut down roads in southwestern North Dakota dumped a record amount of snow on Hettinger.
The National Weather Service says Hettinger received 18 inches of snow from the storm that moved out of the area Saturday night. That’s a record for a 24-hour period in October.
The previous daily mark for Hettinger in October was 8 inches.
Weather service officials say the snow could stick around for a couple of days.
Hundreds of people in southwestern North Dakota remain without power in the wake of a weekend snowstorm that dumped up to 1 1/2 feet of snow.
Don Franklund with Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Cooperative and Slope Electric says it could be a week before power is restored to all customers. And he says replacing 700 downed power lines could take even longer.
Franklund says crews are coming in from Wyoming and South Dakota to help out, but finding lodging for them is difficult because of the housing shortage in the western North Dakota oil patch.
Montana Dakota Utilities spokesman Tony Spilde (SPIHL’-dee) says all of the snow has created terrible conditions for workers, and Franklund says flooding will be a concern when it all melts.
Jamestown Sanitary Sewer Project, Update Oct. 7, 2013 From Interstate Engineering…
1st St SE near Jamestown Plumbing open to local traffic only.
The intersection of 17th St SE and 19th Ave SE is open.
Project updates will be posted online at
JamestownSewerProject.com and at CsiNewsNow.com and on the Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2.Questions on the Jamestown sanitary sewer project can be directed to Darrell Hournbuckle with Interstate Engineering at (701) 252-0234.
2nd Street SW – remains closed from 3rd Av SW to river. Use 1st Street bridge detour.
3rd Ave SW – remains closed from 2nd St SW to 1st St SW. Use 4th Av SW to enter & exit CSi parking lot at Historic Franklin School.
Valley City, N.D. (KCSi-T.V. News Oct 4, 2013) — Lt. Gov. Drew Wrigley Friday joined state officials, and Valley City State University President Steve Shirley, faculty, staff, and students for the Rhoades Science Center dedication. The Center, which focuses on STEM education, underwent a $10.3 million renovation, including a new addition, using an allocation from the 2011 legislative session.
Wrigley said, “The STEM education and training happening in the Rhoades Science Center will open doors for countless bright, young students. Wrigley North Dakota offers more career opportunities now than ever before. While our success is no accident, there is no guarantee it will continue forever without the right policy choices. By prioritizing the passionate and well-educated people joining our workforce, we are taking the right steps to help ensure the future.”
Originally constructed in 1973, the Rhoades Science Center renovation project included a complete interior remodel and a 27,000 square foot addition to the building’s south side. The building houses the Great Plains STEM Education Center, math, science, technology, engineering, health and physical education, as well as VCSU’s Information Technology Center. There is also general classroom space, a greenhouse, a planetarium, and laboratories.
To the extent possible, the design and construction of the building followed standards set forth by the United States Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).
Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — University of Jamestown’s eighth annual Character in Leadership Fall Conference will feature a keynote address by Dr. Temple Grandin, Professor of Animal Sciences at Colorado State University and the most accomplished and well-known adult with autism in the world.
The Conference will take place on Thursday, Oct. 10 in the Reiland Fine Arts Center on the campus of University of Jamestown.
Seating for this event is now full and requests for tickets at the Box Office will be put on a waitlist. Call 252-3467 ext. 5435 or e-mail
Guests from the University of Jamestown on Friday’s (Oct 4, 2013) Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, were Anne Schmaltz, and Tom Cooke.
Cooke pointed out that at 6:30 p.m., attendees will select from three workshop sessions. Kerry and Stacy Bender will present “Know Thyself: The Importance of Self-Awareness in Leadership.” Kerry Bender is lead pastor at Faith Baptist Church, Minneapolis, and Stacy Bender is director of student services at Minnesota Virtual High School.
Marcia Gums, Chief Operating Officer, Anne Carlsen Center, will present “The Three C’s – Caring, Compassion and Commitment… plus. A Foundation for Leadership.”
Dr. Dale Shook, retired radiologist, will present “Leading with Confidence and Compassion.”
Dr. Grandin’s keynote address will follow at 7:30 p.m. in DeNault Auditorium.
Dr. Grandin obtained her B.A. at Franklin Pierce College and earned her M.S. in Animal Science at Arizona State University and was awarded her Ph.D. in Animal Science from the University of Illinois in 1989. Her fascinating life, with all its challenges and successes was brought to the screen in the HBO biopic, “Temple Grandin,” which won numerous awards and accolades at the 62nd Emmy Awards in August 2010. University of Jamestown students for the past four years have viewed the film upon arriving to campus as part of the Journey 101 class.
Ms. Schmaltz added that The Character in Leadership Program allows University of Jamestown and the greater community to work together to shape a new generation of ethical leaders. The program is sponsored by the Edson and Margaret Larson Foundation and in part by the Tom and Frances Leach Foundation.
FARGO, N.D. (AP Oct 5,2013) – A North Dakota farmer accused of illegally draining wetlands is suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture for back benefits.
Leonard Peterson, of LaMoure, says a ruling that he violated wetland conservation regulations was not supported by the evidence. He’s seeking nearly $136,000 in USDA benefits.
Peterson says he was told by a federal conservation official he was “doing nothing wrong” by grading land between wetlands in August 2009. Peterson says he wanted to make it easier to move farm machinery in the area.
The USDA denies that Peterson was given the OK for the project and says the ruling was based on substantial evidence. The government is asking that the suit be thrown out of federal court.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP Oct 5, 2013) – The owners of the former Lone Steer hotel in Steele are suing the man convicted of starting the business on fire for $500,000.
The lawsuit also implicates the company for which Allen Thomas worked, identified in the complaint as “XYZ Corporation.”
A jury convicted Thomas in August of one count of arson and 18 counts of endangering by fire. Thomas is slated to be sentenced on Nov. 7. He faces up to 10 years in prison on each of the 19 felony charges.
The hotel was destroyed by fire in August 2012. Several people had to jump from second-story windows to escape the blaze.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s largest city is upgrading its pedestrian signals to help visually impaired and blind walkers safely cross city streets.
The new system features a voice that tells the pedestrian to either wait or cross the street. There’s also an audible countdown that warns people when the light is going to change.
Many pedestrians have complained about the current “chirpers” that are in place at many of the downtown intersections. Fargo officials plan to turn those off or remove them.
Officials say the chirping noise can bounce off walls, confusing a blind pedestrian by hindering his or her ability to listen to the traffic flow. The voice is more targeted with the new system and directed at the corner where the pedestrian is standing.
DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) – The Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation president says he is looking forward to some tweaks to the popular tourist town in western North Dakota.
Randy Hatzenbuhler tsays the plans include demolishing the Badlands Pizza Parlor building in Medora and replacing it with a new pizzeria and saloon structure, along with adjacent ticket booth.
Hatzenbuhler says the foundation will attempt to capture a Western look with the new building. He says the group strives to find a balance between progress and preservation of the town’s rich history.
Next year will mark the 50th year of the popular “Medora Musical,” which draws participants and viewers from around the country. Construction has started on rebuilding the winding road that leads to the amphitheater and parking lot for the musical.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Public libraries in Bismarck and Mandan will be waiving fines for students aged 11-17 for Teen Read Week.
The event runs from Oct. 13-19.
Students who have lost their library card also can get a free replacement during that time.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – A 30-foot neon cowboy boot is among the memorabilia being auctioned off from an iconic Grand Forks restaurant that closed its doors more than a year ago.
The Bronze Boot Steakhouse and Lounge, known to residents as “The Boot,” shut down in May 2012 after nearly 60 years in business. The popular restaurant was known for its meat-and-potatoes fare.
The auction is scheduled at the restaurant site on Tuesday.
The large sign atop the roof of the restaurant isn’t the only boot for sale. There’s also a 3-foot neon boot that hung above the main entrance and a 6-foot papier-mâché boot that adorned the hostess station.
More than 100 decanters and restaurant equipment will also be auctioned off at the event that is expected to last all day.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – A Michigan man wolfed down 27 slices of bacon in two minutes because he wanted a trophy with a pig on top of it.
Thirty-four-old Jason Day, from Ypsilanti, Mich., defeated eight other competitors Saturday in the first bacon-eating contest at Happy Harry’s Beer and Bacon Festival in Grand Forks.
The contest was a new addition to the annual beer-tasting event at the Alerus Center. Festival officials say adding bacon to the mix increased interest and attendance.
There was also a bacon dish competition among six local restaurants.
In sports…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota representative of Pheasants Forever says hunters are going to work to find birds this year.
Matt Olson says pheasant hunters who venture out for Saturday’s opener and beyond will find that numbers are down across the board.
Olson says a late and wet spring hampered production, although the cover is good so there will be opportunities to find adult pheasants. However, he says it will take some trekking through deep sloughs.
The lifelong pheasant hunter and North Dakota native says the “days of taking a nice, easy walk and getting your roosters are probably over.”
Olson was recently named regional representative of Pheasants Forever after working as one of the conservation group’s farm bill biologists.
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Game and Fish Department officials say results from the summer portion of a fishing survey on Devils Lake and nearby Stump Lake show impressive numbers.
The report estimates that anglers kept 212,000 walleyes and 14,000 perch in June, July and August. That compares with an estimate of 92,000 walleyes and 2,400 perch during the same period in 2007, the last time a survey was conducted.
Walleye and perch numbers were up despite fewer lines in the water. Anglers put in about 500,000 hours of fishing from June through August, compared with 627,000 hours in 2007.
The survey began in April and continues through next March.
NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS…
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Carl Crawford hit a three-run homer, Juan Uribe added a two-run shot and the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Atlanta Braves 13-6 on Sunday night for a 2-1 lead in their best-of-five NL division series.
Hanley Ramirez and Yasiel Puig each had three hits and scored three times on a big night at the plate for the Dodgers, who matched a franchise record for runs in a postseason game. Brooklyn beat the New York Yankees 13-8 in Game 2 of the 1956 World Series.
Los Angeles can advance to the NL championship series with a victory at home in Game 4 on Monday night. Ricky Nolasco pitches for the Dodgers against veteran Freddy Garcia.
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Pedro Alvarez hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 on Sunday to take a 2-1 lead in best-of-five NL division series. A victory in Monday’s Game 4 will send the Pirates to the NL championship series as they seek their first postseason series victory since the 1979 World Series.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
In an NFC North matchup the Packers pinned the Lions 22-9. James Jones caught a long touchdown pass from Aaron Rodgers and the Packers defense contained the Lions, who have lost 23 straight to the Packers in Wisconsin.
The New Orleans Saints remained unbeaten after five games with a 26-18 win over the Bears in Chicago. The loss dropped the Bears, who have lost two straight, to 3-2.
Denver won a 51-48 shootout against Dallas, capitalizing on a late Tony Romo interception to set up Matt Prater’s game-winning 28-yard field goal at the final gun. The teams combined for 1,039 yards of total offense in the second-highest scoring game in regulation since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970
Two teams were knocked from the ranks of the unbeaten, leaving only the Chiefs, Saints and Broncos undefeated after Week 5 of the NFL season. Cincinnati knocked off New England 13-6 in the rain in the Queen City and Seattle suffered its first defeat, 34-28 at Indianapolis.
Final Baltimore 26 Miami 23
Final St. Louis 34 Jacksonville 20
Final Kansas City 26 Tennessee 17
Final Philadelphia 36 N-Y Giants 21
Final Arizona 22 Carolina 6
Final San Francisco 34 Houston 3
Final Oakland 27 San Diego 17
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Carolina 2 Philadelphia 1
Final Anaheim 3 Winnipeg 2
Final OT Vancouver 5 Calgary 4
WNBA BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Maya Moore had 23 points, including three 3-pointers in the first quarter to propel Minnesota from the start, and the Lynx delivered a dominant 84-59 victory over the Atlanta Dream in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals. Game 2 is Tuesday night in Minnesota.
Vikings…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Josh Freeman is headed to Minnesota. Freeman was released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday. Freeman is owed the remaining $6.25 million on the contract he signed as the third quarterback selected in the 2009 draft behind Matthew Stafford and Mark Sanchez.
College Football…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota coach Jerry Kill has a well-timed bye week to recover from his latest seizure. Kill had an episode Saturday that kept him from traveling to the game at Michigan. This was his second game-day seizure this season and the fifth in three years at Minnesota.
NASCAR…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) – Kevin Harvick won a wreck-filled Sprint Cup race at Kansas Speedway. Harvick pulled away from Kurt Busch and Jeff Gordon on a restart with 19 laps to go for his third win of the year. It came after Harvick sat on the pole for the first time in 254 races.
The last time he qualified first, at New Hampshire in 2006, he also won the race.
He was chased across the line by Busch and Gordon. Joey Logano finished fourth, Carl Edwards was fifth and Jimmie Johnson finished sixth.
Matt Kenseth held onto his lead in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship with an 11th-place finish. Johnson narrowed the gap to just three points.
Unofficial Results…
1 Joe Gibbs RacingMatt Kenseth 20 2183 Leader 30 7 8 16 3 0
2 Hendrick MotorsportsJimmie Johnson 48 2180 -3 30 5 12 19 1 0
3 Richard Childress RacingKevin Harvick 29 2158 -25 30 3 8 16 2 1
4 Hendrick MotorsportsJeff Gordon 24 2151 -32 30 0 7 15 5 1
5 Joe Gibbs RacingKyle Busch 18 2148 -35 30 4 14 18 4 -2
6 Roush Fenway RacingGreg Biffle 16 2139 -44 30 1 4 12 0 0
7 Furniture Row RacingKurt Busch 78 2136 -47 30 0 10 15 2 2
8 Hendrick MotorsportsDale Earnhardt Jr 88 2129 -54 30 0 6 17 3 2
9 Michael Waltrip RacingClint Bowyer 15 2128 -55 30 0 8 15 2 -1
10 Penske RacingJoey Logano 22 2124 -59 30 1 10 16 3 2
11 Roush Fenway RacingCarl Edwards 99 2123 -60 30 2 9 15 1 0
12 Stewart-Haas RacingRyan Newman 39 2110 -73 30 1 6 14 5 -5
13 Hendrick MotorsportsKasey Kahne 5 2100 -83 30 2 8 11 3 0
14 Earnhardt Ganassi RacingJamie McMurray 1 847 -1336 30 0 3 7 0 0
15 Penske RacingBrad Keselowski 2 827 -1356 30 0 7 12 2 0
16 Michael Waltrip RacingMartin Truex Jr 56 806 -1377 30 1 6 12 3 0
17 Richard Childress RacingPaul Menard 27 805 -1378 30 0 2 8 1 0
18 Richard Petty MotorsportsAric Almirola 43 775 -1408 30 0 1 6 4 0
19 Richard Childress RacingJeff Burton 31 757 -1426 30 0 2 6 2 1
20 Richard Petty MotorsportsMarcos Ambrose 9 756 -1427 30 0 0 6 2 1
21 Roush Fenway RacingRicky Stenhouse Jr 17 741 -1442 30 0 0 2 0 -2
22 Earnhardt Ganassi RacingJuan Pablo Montoya 42 740 -1443 30 0 4 7 0 0
23 Germain RacingCasey Mears 13 621 -1562 30 0 0 1 2 0
24 Stewart-Haas RacingTony Stewart 594 -1589 21 1 5 8 0
25 Joe Gibbs RacingDenny Hamlin 11 573 -1610 26 0 3 4 7 0
INDYCAR…
HOUSTON (AP) – Will Power held off new IndyCar championship leader Scott Dixon to win the second race of the Grand Prix of Houston. The race ended when Dario Franchitti’s (DAH’-ree-oh fran-KEE’-tees) car went airborne into the fence on the final lap. Franchitti was taken to a hospital, but team owner Chip Ganassi said he was alert and complaining only of a sore ankle and back.
Dixon took over the IndyCar points lead 11 laps into the race when Helio Castroneves’s (EHL’-ee-oh cas-troh-NEHV’-us’s) car stopped on the course because of a broken gearbox.
GOLF…
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) – The Americans have won the Presidents Cup 18 1/2 to 15 1/2. The win is the fifth straight the U.S.
Once again Tiger Woods delivered the winning point. Despite playing with a bad back, he managed to beat Richard Sterne, 1 up, to give the Americans the 18 points they needed to win the Presidents Cup. It was the third straight Presidents Cup that Woods won the cup-clinching match, all three with Fred Couples as the captain.
Woods went 4-1 for the best record of any player.
TENNIS…
BEIJING (AP) – In a matchup of rivals, Novak Djokovic (NOH’-vak JOH’-kuh-vich) defeated Rafael Nadal (rah-fay-ehl nah-DAHL’) 6-3, 6-4 to win the China Open for the fourth time. The victory was something of a consolation for Djokovic after Nadal was assured of replacing him atop the rankings by reaching the final in Beijing.
Nadal, the reigning French Open and U.S. Open champion, has had a dominant year since returning from injury in February. He has won 10 titles and reached 12 finals overall.
In the women’s final, top-ranked American Serena Williams maintained her dominant form, beating Jelena Jankovic (yeh-LAY’-nuh YANK’-oh-vihch) of Serbia 6-2, 6-2.
T25-POLL…
UNDATED (AP) – The top five teams stay the same in the new Associated Press top-25 poll. Alabama remains first with 55 of the 60 first-place votes while second-ranked Oregon received the remaining five first-place nods.
Number three is still Clemson, with Ohio State fourth and Stanford fifth.
This week’s second five features Florida State, Georgia, Louisville, Texas A&M and LSU.
In world and national news…
MUMBAI, India (AP) – The uncompromising rhetoric from the U.S. over a spending bill and the upcoming debt limit deadline are apparently making international investors visibly nervous. International stock markets slumped today and, based on futures trading, today’s Wall Street opening will also be to losses.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court says it will be business as usual at least this week as it begins a new term amid an ongoing partial government shutdown. Campaign contributions, housing discrimination, government-sanctioned prayer and the president’s recess appointments will occupy the justices. Abortion, contraceptive coverage under the new health care law and cellphone privacy also may find their way onto the calendar.
STOCKHOLM (AP) – A German and two Americans share this year’s Nobel Prize for medicine. Americans James Rothman and Randy Schekman and German-born researcher Thomas Suedhof made discoveries on how hormones, enzymes and other key substances are transported within cells. Ultimately it helps researchers get a better understanding of some diseases.
LAMPEDUSA, Italy (AP) – Italian coast guard divers are back in the water off the island of Lampedusa, looking for more bodies from a shipwreck. A ship carrying migrants sank with some 500 people aboard, killing at least 194. There were 155 survivors. Divers think more bodies are in the ship’s hold.
JERUSALEM (AP) – A major Jewish religious scholar and spiritual leader has died. Rabbi Ovadia Yosef (oh-VAH’-dee-ah yoh-ZEHF’) was 93. He transformed Israel’s Sephardic Jews from a downtrodden community of immigrants from North Africa and Arab nations and their descendants into a powerful force in Israeli politics.
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