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.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND
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.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
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.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND LABOR DAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Jamestown City Fire Department was called out about 8:15 p.m. Monday (Aug 27, 2012) to a report of a natural gas leak at 1510 Western Park Village.

Using testing equipment no leak was found.

Deputy Chief Jerry Kainz says, no odor was detected, and it’s believed the odor was coming from service work at the waste water treatment plant.

Nine fire fighters responded to the call.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Jamestown City Council met in Special Session Monday afternoon (Aug 27, 2012) at City Hall. All members were present.

The City Council met relative to improvements to the new Titan Addition.

The Council was presented a map indicating the area that could potentially be served by the district.

The Council members approved a Resolution to proceed with the design and create Water and Sewer District #12-31 and #12-61.

The City Council also approved a Resolution to authorize the submission to the NDDOT for a Utility Occupancy Application… and Permit for those water and Sewer Districts.

The Council voted unanimously to approve all Resolutions.

At the September 4, 2012 Jamestown City Council meeting there will be a Public Hearing and Second Reading of an ordinance to annex all of Titan Addition excepting therefrom all that portion previously annexed as described in the City Resolution.

The meeting was presented live on CSi Cable 67, followed by replays.

　

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The 2nd Act Community Theater in Jamestown is in rehearsals for the upcoming production of Neil Simons’ “The Odd Couple.”

The production consists of dinner theater, and a matinee.

On Monday’s (Aug 27, 2012) Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, theater group member Chris Sheppard said the production dates, at the newly remodeled Arts Center in Jamestown will be September 20, 21, and 22, 2012.

The dinner theater will be each evening starting with dinner at 6-p.m., and the play at 7-p.m.

That Saturday the 22nd there will be a matinee performance at 2-p.m.

Tickets for the dinner theater are $20 for Arts Center members and $25 for non-members.

The tickets for the Saturday matinee play-only performance are $7 for Arts Center members and $10 for non-members.

It’s suggested that tickets be ordered early, as past plays have been quickly sold out.

Also on our show Director Lori Dorr said, the leads in The Odd Couple are, Ben Rogers who plays Oscar Madison, and Reggie Von Beekum who plays Felix Unger.

On our show, Monday Bill Nybo, who plays Vinnie, a poker player said the cast of six men and two women are studying the roles which are similar to the charcters in the Neil Simon play, and television series of the same name.

　

 MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A Minot construction worker accused of
killing his three daughters is expected to enter a plea in a
Wisconsin court.

Aaron Schaffhausen is due in court today for an arraignment hearing.

Authorities believe Schaffhausen killed the girls last month and then called the mother to come home because her children were dead.

 

 GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The ex-roommate of a North Dakota man
accused of making synthetic drugs that killed two people has
pleaded guilty to conspiracy.

24-year-old William Fox, of Grand Forks, admitted Monday to
distributing the synthetic hallucinogens allegedly made by his
roommate, Andrew Spofford.

Fox faces up to 30 years in prison when he is sentenced Nov. 20.

 The 22-year-old Spofford faces a similar drug conspiracy charge
and remains in federal custody.

He has not yet entered a plea.
Three others also face state or federal charges in the case.
     Police say 18-year-old Christian Bjerk, of Grand Forks, and
17-year-old Elijah Stai, of Park Rapids, Minn., died of apparent
drug overdoses from the hallucinogens.

Authorities say at least five others were hospitalized with overdoses.

 

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – A man accused of offering a North Dakota
Highway Patrol trooper up to $3,000 to get out of a drunken driving
arrest has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.
     Matthew Hystad, of Mandan, had been charged with felony bribery.

 He pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor charge, was given a suspended jail sentence and ordered to pay $325 in court fees.
     Authorities say the trooper pulled over Hystad on July 6 for
speeding, and that Hystad offered the officer money after being
arrested on suspicion of driving drunk.

Hystad later pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and was ordered to serve five days in jail and pay $750 in court fees.

 

 DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) – A Dickinson man who allegedly choked his girlfriend until she passed out has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and other charges.
 
     Matthew Foxworthy also is accused of knocking out some of the woman’s teeth and breaking some of her facial bones in the mid-June incident, as well as chipping the tooth of a man who tried to help her.
 
Foxworthy is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and fleeing police. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of the attempted murder charge.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Many small grains in North Dakota were nearing harvest completion after a week where hot and dry conditions sped up row crop maturity.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says in its weekly crop report that harvest of barley, spring wheat and oats was approaching 100 percent. Durum wheat was 81 percent harvested.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Republican U.S. Senate
candidate Rick Berg is scheduled to get a few minutes in the
spotlight at the Republican National Convention.
     Berg is supposed to deliver a two- to-three minute speech from
the convention stage Tuesday afternoon. He’s one of a number of
scheduled speakers.
     Berg says his talk will contrast North Dakota’s prosperity with
what he calls the failed economic record of Democratic President
Barack Obama.
     Berg says he rehearsed his speech Monday, and he’s excited by
the chance to “brag North Dakota up a little bit.”
     The start of the convention in Tampa, Florida, was delayed by
Tropical Storm Isaac. Berg says the storm has caused some heavy
rain and wind, but it hasn’t been as disruptive as some people
feared.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The number of rigs drilling for oil in
North Dakota is at the lowest level in a year.
     The State Department of Mineral Resources reports that 188 rigs
were drilling last week.

That’s the lowest level since August 2011, when 187 rigs were active.
     A record 218 rigs were drilling in western North Dakota’s oil
patch in late May.
     Agency spokeswoman Alison Ritter says the dip in drilling is due
partly to more efficient rigs and the increased costs to operate
them.

 MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – A $4.7 million runway renovation project for
the airport in Mandan is starting earlier than expected.
     Mandan Airport Manager Jim Lawler says the project will now start in 2013, not 2016.
     The newspaper reports that the Federal Aviation Administration
approved the earlier start.

Federal funding will pay for 90 percent of the project, while state and local funding will each cover 5 percent of the costs.
     Lawler says the project will replace the 35-year-old asphalt
surface with concrete and add new lighting.
     The 4,400-foot main runway serves 15,000 single-engine and light
twin-engine plane takeoffs and landings per year.

 

 FORT TOTTEN, N.D. (AP) – The head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs says there are issues on the Spirit Lake reservation that need to be “resolved and corrected.”
 
     BIA director Mike Black’s comments came midway through a Monday meeting between tribal officials and officials from the Department of Interior.
 
     Federal officials are visiting with tribal leaders about improvements to the tribe’s social services department.
 
     The  meeting came at the urging of Sen. Kent Conrad.
 
     Last week Conrad called Spirit Lake a “rudderless ship” where children suffer because of a lack of leadership.
 
     Tribal officials have said most problems developed before the current tribal administration took office.

In sports…

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A study conducted by the North Dakota High
School Activities Association found that there were at least 580
sports-related concussions during the 2011-12 academic year.
     State lawmakers recommended the study. The activities association surveyed 169 member schools and got 117 responses.
     Association Executive Secretary Sherm Sylling says the 580
concussions related to 24 sports and activities is significant,
though he has nothing to compare it to.
     The sport with the most concussions in the survey was football,
with 232; that means one out of every 18 football players suffered
a concussion last fall.
     Overall, about one in every 45 North Dakota High School athletes
suffered a concussion.
     Fargo activities director Todd Olson says there is more
awareness of concussions, which has been good for athletes.

 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – University of North Dakota football players are pleased with the new artificial turf in the Alerus Center.

The team practiced on the new field for the first time Sunday.

Defensive lineman Ross Brenneman says the turf is easier on the knees, and nicer to run on. He says it will speed up the tempo of practices.

UND earlier this year agreed to put $2 million toward the $3.8 million project at the city-owned arena where the football team plays its home games.

UND opens the season against South Dakota Mines on Thursday night.

MLB…

AMERICAN LEAGUE

  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Eric Thames’ solo home run in the eighth inning last night lifted the Seattle Mariners to a 1-0 win over the Minnesota Twins.

Mariners starter Felix Hernandez picked up his 23rd career complete game and ninth shutout.

Right-hander Liam Hendriks fell to 0-7 for the Twins, who have lost 14 of their last 17.
 
  Final      Boston       5  Kansas City     1
  Final      Baltimore    4  Chi White Sox   3
  Final      Oakland      3  Cleveland       0
  Final      Toronto      8  N-Y Yankees     7, 11 Innings
  Final      Texas        6  Tampa Bay       5
   
 
    NATIONAL LEAGUE
 
  Final      St. Louis    4  Pittsburgh      3
  Final      Milwaukee   15  Chi Cubs        4
  Final      Colorado    10  L.A. Dodgers    0
  Final      Cincinnati   3  Arizona         2
  Final      San Diego    3  Atlanta         0

 

BOSTON (AP) – The Boston Red Sox have placed designated hitter David Ortiz back on the 15-day disabled due to lingering problems with a strained right Achilles.

Ortiz, who suffered the injury in mid-July, returned to action in Friday’s win over Kansas City, getting two hits and two RBIs, but has not played since due to discomfort.
 
     Ortiz, who will be a free agent at the end of the season, says he’ll have an injection in the next day or so and hopes to return this season.

 

Coach accused

 MANKATO, Minn. (AP) – The wife of the Minnesota State-Mankato football coach accused of child pornography says her husband is innocent.

Todd Hoffner of Eagle Lake faces charges after authorities say they found nude images of Hoffner’s children on his cellphone.

His wife, Melodee, says the images are innocent and that she and her husband were “in shock” when he was arrested.

 

TENNIS…

 NEW YORK (AP) – Day 2 of the U.S. Open gets under way in a few hours following wins by 17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer and defending women’s champ Sam Stosur (STOH’-sur).

Joining Federer in the second round on the men’s side are third seed Andy Murray and No. 23 Mardy Fish.

Winners on the women’s bracket include top seed Victoria Azarenka (as-ah-REHN’-kuh) , No. 3 Maria Sharapova and three-time champion Kim Clijsters (KLY’-sturz)

 

NFL…

METAIRIE, La. (AP) – The New Orleans Saints have changed their practice and travel plans, heading for Cincinnati as Tropical Storm Isaac headed for the Gulf Coast.
 
     Interim coach Joe Vitt called off practice and meetings so players could evacuate their families.

The Saints also contacted the Cincinnati Bengals and got approval to practice at Paul Brown Stadium on Tuesday afternoon.
 
     The Saints are scheduled to play their final preseason game Thursday in Tennessee.

 

UNDATED (AP) – Several prominent NFL players were either released or placed on the physically unable to perform list as teams tried to get to the 75-man roster limit by Monday’s deadline.
 
     Among those cut were Buffalo quarterback Vince Young, Carolina kicker Olindo Mare (oh-LIHN’-doh MAHR’-ay), Washington kicker Neil Rackers, San Diego receiver and kick returner Roscoe Parrish and Denver long snapper Lonie Paxton.

The Patriots released a pair of veteran wide receivers: Jabar Gaffney and Donte Stallworth.
 
     Baltimore linebacker and reigning Defensive Player of the Year Terrell Suggs has landed on the PUP list, as have Detroit running back Jahvid (JAH’-vihd) Best, Giants defensive tackle Chris Canty and Washington right tackle Jammal Brown, which means they will miss at least the first six weeks of the season.

 

 NEW YORK (AP) – The Jets and Rams have swapped disappointing right tackles, with St. Louis receiving Wayne Hunter for Jason Smith.

Hunter’s agent says the trade is pending physicals.
 
     Both players had lost their starting spots in preseason.

 

In world and national news…

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Mitt Romney expects to get to the Republican
National Convention in Tampa, Fla., today in time to hear his wife
speak, but there’s no word on whether he’ll make an appearance on
the floor.

 One thing he can count on is the delegates voting to
officially nominate him.
     
     WASHINGTON (AP) – A Democratic super PAC supporting President
Barack Obama is out with a new ad to try to counter any middle
Class appeal Republican candidate Mitt Romney is building. A new TV
ad running in Florida criticizes job growth in Massachusetts when
Romney was governor.

The ad by Priorities USA Action is part of a new $30 million project focusing on key states.
     
     MIAMI (AP) – Forecasters say Isaac is expected to make landfall
over southeastern Louisiana, possibly the New Orleans area, either
late today or early tomorrow and should be a hurricane by then.

The silver lining in Isaac’s cloud could be rain for drought-stricken
states in the Midwest this week, including the Mississippi River
Valley.
     
     CLEVELAND (AP) – Officials say an Ohio man will wear an
electronic ankle bracelet while he awaits a Sept. 24 court date
following his arrest with a loaded gun, ammunition and knives at a
showing of the latest Batman movie.

A prosecutor says Scott Smith faces two concealed weapon counts and one count of having a weapon under disability, which police say is drug dependency.

 
     LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) – Lexmark is cutting 1,700 jobs and says it
will stop making inkjet printers as part of a drive to cut costs.
The printer and software company says it will close its inkjet
supply plant in the Philippines by the end of 2015.

It is also putting its inkjet technology up for sale. Lexmark had about 13,300
employees as of Dec. 31.