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.MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR ZERO.
.MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
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.WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.
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.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS
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Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Department was called out Thursday just after 4-p.m., to a reported chimney fire at 312 2nd Avenue, Northwest.
Lt. Sheldon Mohr said the fire was out on arrival. No damage was reported.
Three trucks and 29 fire fighters were on the scene about 10-minutes.
Homeowners are reminded to have chimneys inspected before extensive usage this heating season, including creosote build up on the interior chimney walls.
Jamestown (CSi) With the deadline passing for proposals, two airlines have submitted bids for the Jamestown Essential Air Service route Great Lakes Aviation and Sky West from Utah.
Jamestown Airport Authority Chairman, Jim Boyd says, the Great Lakes proposal tied together Jamestown and Devils Lake, with, 3 round trips daily to the Twin Cities using a Beech 1900 (19) passenger turboprop, with a partial code share with Delta.
Sky West’s proposal is Jamestown and Devils Lake flights, independent of each other, 1 round trip daily to Denver, with a CRJ-200 (50) passenger jet, and a code share of United Express.
Boyd says Sky West does not meet the full requirements to the number of round trips per day; however, the passenger available capacity is greater than the Great Lakes offer.
Boyd says the Jamestown community will be requested to submit their recommendations/comments to the Department Of Transportation by January 6, 2014.
He says the plan is to package messages from community members and submit them all together.
More information will be forthcoming.
Jamestown (CSi) Meeting in Special Session, Thursday, the James River Valley Library System decided it will now look at alternative sites to the former Essenta Clinic building and work with a real estate agent.
The Library Board wanted to build a consolidated $8.23 million, 26,488-square-foot library on the Essentia property that would have replaced the Stutsman County and Alfred Dickey libraries.
On October 28 this year, MetroPlains development has signed a purchase agreement for the property to build 24 housing units at the location, after tearing down the existing clinic building.
MetroPlains has requested that the property be included in the Renaissance Zone so that it could receive tax breaks on it.
The Jamestown City Council at the January 6, 2013 meeting will hold a Public Hearing on the request.
The former CH Carpenter Lumber property, is being consider along with the land at proposed Two Rivers Activity Center is also a possibility.
The Library Board also discussed the possibility of leasing the extra space in the building that houses the Stutsman County Library and the bookmobile.
Valley City (CSi) – U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp Thursday visited a Head Start facility in Valley City, to see firsthand the devastating impact of across-the-board spending cuts on programs that offer affordable early education for low-income families.
Since the automatic, across-the-board spending cuts – known as sequestration – began earlier this year, the Valley City Head Start facility has been forced to cut 17 children from the program, reduce classroom sizes, and combine employees’ positions. Heitkamp is determined to reduce federal spending and address our Federal budget deficit, but she is opposed to blind cuts that disproportionately hurt the most vulnerable, like the children who participate in the proven Head Start Program.
Sen. Heitkamp says “Visiting the Valley City Head Start facility, and seeing these preschoolers engaged and learning only reinforces that early childhood education is crucial to make sure all of our children have every opportunity to succeed. And Head Start offers those opportunities to North Dakota children whose parents might not otherwise be able to afford early education. However, we are causing real damage by not investing in Head Start and instead implementing reckless across-the-board spending cuts that are taking these programs away from our kids and also seriously hurting families. We’re seeing the direct impacts here at Valley City Head Start where kids have been shut out of the program because of harsh funding cuts. I’m committed to reducing Federal spending, but not at our children’s expense. We need to support our kids, and help them learn and grow – and in the long run, it actually saves taxpayer money.”
Last month, Heitkamp called on Senators and Members who are working to negotiate a plan to move forward with a long-term budget, to spare proven programs like Head Start from additional cuts. Heitkamp and several fellow Senators pointed out that for every $1 invested in high-quality early childhood education, taxpayers save an average of $7 in future costs.
Automatic across-the-board spending cuts went into effect earlier this year and were signed into law before Heitkamp came into office. According to the National Head Start Association, these cuts slashed nearly $405 million to Head Start, resulting in 57,265 fewer children participating, including nearly 200 in North Dakota. Additionally, students who can still attend will have about 80 fewer days of participation. And the National Indian Education Association estimates that Indian Head Start will lose about $12 million from these harsh cuts.
Also Thursday, Heitkamp read to Fargo Pre-K students who are participating in North Dakota Reading Corps.
On Friday Sen. Heitkamp will be in Jamestown, at 11:45 a.m. serving lunch at the Jamestown River Community Center, at Legacy Center.
Oriska (CSi) No cause has been listed in connection with a fire that destroyed a home Northeast of Oriksa, Wednesday afternoon.
Barnes County Sheriff Randy McClaflin says the residence at 22nd Street Southeast in Rural Barnes County was unoccupied at the time of the fire.
Fire departments from Tower City, Hope, Page, and Valley City Fire responded.
The American Red Cross is assisting the family displaced by the fire.
The Becky Sundstrom family lost everything in the fire and donations for the family are being accepted by First Community Credit Union in Valley City. Becky’s daughter is 4 years old and wears a size 5t.
Send donation to First Community Credit Union, 149 4th Street Northeast or PO Box 36 Valley City, N.D. 58072.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Residents of a 32-unit apartment building in Minot are back home after being evacuated because of a blaze that destroyed a nearby apartment building under construction.
Authorities are working to determine the cause of the Thursday morning blaze that destroyed a portion of the Chateau Apartment complex. Damage is estimated in the millions of dollars.
Some major streets had to be closed, and flaming debris that flew into the air landed as far as 2 miles away. No injuries were reported.
The building was scheduled to open next summer. It was being rebuilt because it burned down in early 2012. Fire Chief C.J. Craven says he’s been with the fire department for 33 years and this is the first time he’s seen a building succumb to fire twice
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A federal judge has denied a motion for a new trial by a man convicted in the brutal killings of two children on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation.
A federal jury in September found 22-year-old Valentino “Tino” Bagola guilty for the May 2011 slayings of 9-year-old Destiny Jane Shaw-Dubois and her 6-year-old brother, Travis Lee DuBois Jr.
U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson rejected arguments by defense attorney Christopher Lancaster that the jury verdict was not supported by the evidence. Erickson also denied Lancaster’s motion for acquittal.
Authorities said the victims were stabled a total of 100 times. Lancaster argued at trial that the children’s father, not Bagola, was responsible for their deaths.
Sentencing for Bagola is scheduled for Dec. 16. Bagola faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Bismarck’s Environmental Health Division says a black widow spider has been found in grapes purchased at a store.
The spider was taken to the Burleigh County Extension office where it was identified. Venomous black widows are identified by red, hourglass-shaped markings.
Several states have had recent reports of black widows being found in grocery store grapes.
Bismarck Environmental Health Administrator Anton Sattler recommends that residents be cautious when handling grapes or any other produce. He also suggests washing produce prior to eating.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – A jury has acquitted a former Grand Forks police officer of felony terrorizing and convicted him instead of misdemeanor disorderly conduct.
Twenty-eight-year-old Jace Prelip was accused of holding an unloaded gun to another man’s head during a party in August 2012. He resigned from the police force a few days later.
The Grand Forks Herald reports that jurors deliberated about 1 1/2 hours Wednesday before delivering their decision.
Prelip could have faced up to five years in prison had he been convicted of terrorizing.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota official says state and federal veterinarians are investigating a case of tuberculosis in a young heifer from an Oliver County dairy herd. The heifer has never produced milk.
State Veterinarian Susan Keller says the case was found when the owner agreed to have the herd tested after an employee tested positive.
Keller says the U.S. Veterinary Service Laboratory in Iowa confirmed the tuberculosis diagnosis in the heifer. She says even if the heifer had produced milk, routine pasteurization would have prevented any contamination of the milk supply.
Tuberculosis can be transmitted from animals to humans and from humans to animals.
Keller says an investigation is now underway, and further testing will be done to determine the source of the disease and to prevent its spread.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Officials say low-income North Dakotans can now apply by telephone for the state’s new Medicaid expansion health care coverage.
The state Department of Human Services says it has contracted with a company to handle the calls. The toll free number is 1-855-794-7308.
Officials say North Dakotans can also apply online or by paper application.
Applicants will be notified about their eligibility after their application is processed. Those who do not qualify for traditional Medicaid coverage or Medicaid expansion coverage will need to explore private coverage options through the federal health insurance exchange.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Voters in the South Prairie School District near Minot have approved a $12 million bond issue to add a high school. The district currently has grades K-8. About 81 percent of the 349 people who voted Tuesday favored an expansion. School officials say taxes shouldn’t go up because the district will no longer have to pay tuition to send high school students to other districts.
MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) – Administrators at Minnesota State University Moorhead have outlined plans to eliminate majors, merge several departments and lay off six faculty members. The cuts are aimed at solving the school’s $4.9 million budget deficit. The Fargo Forum reports that administrators detailed the cuts in a meeting Thursday with the Faculty Association.
NORTHWOOD, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota family got an unwelcome surprise when 191 gallons of fuel oil were delivered to their house by mistake.
The oil was supposed to be delivered to a nearby house in Northwood. A bigger problem was that the family’s home had a pipe on the outside but no fuel tank on the inside. That meant the fuel oil was pumped Monday into the finished basement of the home of Chad and Ryndee Veer and their three children.
Chad Veer tells the Grand Forks Herald he never expected such an accident because fuel isn’t delivered unless it’s ordered. He says the fuel supplier has helped by setting his family up with meals at a restaurant and providing other assistance. The family is staying in an apartment.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – The county sheriff’s office in the heart of the booming western North Dakota oil patch is upgrading its fleet of vehicles.
Williams County Sheriff Scott Busching says his department is using state money to buy 15 new vehicles and county money to purchase three more.
The sheriff’s office currently has 10 patrol vehicles, and will keep six of them. The end result is the sheriff’s office fleet will more than double, from 10 vehicles to 24.
The 18 new vehicles will cost a total of about $600,000. A local dealership won the bid.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The Bismarck Civic Center is hosting the final Pride of Dakota Holiday Showcase of the year this weekend.
State Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says the Friday-through-Sunday event will be the largest showcase ever, with more than 200 booths filled with North Dakota products.
Grand Forks, Minot and Fargo hosted Holiday Showcases earlier.
More than 500 companies are members of the Agriculture Department’s Pride of Dakota branding program.
In sports…
BOYS BASKETBALL
Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran 80, Hawley, Minn. 72
Kidder County 51, Washburn 33
LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 70, Lisbon 36
Larimore 83, Midway-Minto 54
Milnor 83, North Sargent 61
Minot Bishop Ryan 85, Sawyer 34
Watford City 54, Heart River 49
Wheaton/Herman-Norcross, Minn. 72, Richland 47
CNDC Tournament
First Round
Dunseith 55, Harvey-Wells County 52
Rugby 69, Rolla 27
St. John 80, New Rockford-Sheyenne 59
Towner-Granville-Upham 66, Drake/Anamoose 35
Ramsey County Tournament
First Round
Benson County 60, Starkweather-Munich 34
Four Winds/Minnewaukan 62, Devils Lake JV 35
North Star 65, Dakota Prairie 49
Rolette-Wolford 68, Lakota/Adams-Edmore 58
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – The Houston Texans took another major step toward securing the No. 1 pick in the 2014 NFL draft.
Chad Henne (HEH’-nee) threw for two touchdowns and receiver Ace Sanders supplied the Jaguars’ third scoring strike in a 27-20 win over the Texans in Jacksonville.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
UNDATED (AP) – Carlos Boozer finished with a game-high 27 points and Luol Deng (LOO’-ul dehng) added 20 as the Chicago Bulls handed the Miami Heat their second straight loss, 107-87.
Carmelo Anthony had 19 points and the Knicks ended a nine-game losing streak by embarrassing the Nets 113-83 in Brooklyn.
Reserves Darren Collison and Jamal Crawford scored 15 points each as the Los Angeles Clippers clobbered the Grizzlies 101-81
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Marco Scandella’s slap shot with 1:48 left lifted the Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday. The Wild raised their home record to 12-3-2 and handed the Blackhawks their first loss in their past seven road games.
Final OT Toronto 3 Dallas 2
Final N-Y Rangers 3 Buffalo 1
Final Pittsburgh 5 San Jose 1
Final Montreal 2 Boston 1
Final Tampa Bay 3 Ottawa 1
Final Florida 5 Winnipeg 2
Final Carolina 5 Nashville 2
Final St. Louis 5 N-Y Islanders 1
Final Edmonton 8 Colorado 2
TOP-25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Final OT (19) Louisville 31 Cincinnati 24
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (24) San Diego St. 65 San Diego 64
MLB…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Twins have signed former Yankees right-hander Phil Hughes to a $24 million, three-year contract. The Twins reached the agreement with Hughes last week and finished it on Thursday after the 27-year-old passed his physical. Hughes went 4-14 with a 5.19 ERA for the Yankees last season.
UNDATED (AP) – A person with direct knowledge of the negotiations says free-agent reliever Brian Wilson has agreed to terms on a $10 million, one-year contract to stay with the Los Angeles Dodgers, a deal that is pending a physical.
Hall of Famer Dave Winfield has joined the Major League Baseball Players Association staff as a special assistant to new executive director Tony Clark. The 12-time All-Star was a player representative during 15 of his 22 major league seasons.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Florida State quarterback Jameis (JAYM’-ihs) Winston has been cleared of any wrong doing in the case of the woman who alleged he had raped her in Dec. 2012. State Attorney Willie Meggs said at a news conference in Tallahassee that there was not enough evidence to win a conviction. Winston leads the nation’s top-ranked team against Duke in the ACC championship game tomorrow.
GOLF…
SUN CITY, South Africa (AP) – The putt celebrations were muted and the crowd a little quiet. The skies over Sun City fittingly gray.
A somber mood hung over South Africa’s first major sporting event since Nelson Mandela’s death as Sergio Garcia, wearing a black ribbon like the rest of the 30-man field, shot a 6-under 66 to lead after the weather-delayed first round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge on Friday.
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) – Zach Johnson is the first-round leader at the PGA’s World Challenge in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Johnson opened with a 5-under-par 67 that puts him one shot ahead of Matt Kuchar (KOO’-chur). Hunter Mahan (MAY’-han) and Bubba Watson are tied for third and minus-2, one stroke better than tournament host Tiger Woods.
In world and national news…
JOHANNESBURG (AP) – Retired Bishop Desmond Tutu closed a prayer for the late Nelson Mandela, saying “God, thank you for the gift of Madiba (MEH’-dih-bah).” Madiba is a family clan name. Flags have been lowered to half-staff and people across South Africa commemorated Mandela with song, tears and prayers. Funeral arrangements are still being made for the Nobel Prize winner, former president and anti-apartheid leader. Mandela was 95.
DALLAS (AP) – Much of the day could be spent dodging snow and ice in parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Illinois and Indiana where forecasters have posted weather warnings. Temperatures are expected to plummet while some parts of the Midwest are expected to see several inches of snow.
LONDON (AP) – The worst tidal surge in 60 years is bringing many Britons a second day of flooding from a powerful storm with hurricane-force gusts that roared across northern Europe. Officials say exceptionally high tides could continue into tomorrow. Accidents linked to the storm have killed at least seven people across Europe over the past two days.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The spotlight is on the labor Department this morning as November employment statistics are due. A FactSet survey of economists predicts a positive result, with 180,000 jobs added and an unemployment rate of 7.2 percent. That would be down from 7.3 percent in October.
TOKYO (AP) – The United States’ top nuclear regulator says the biggest unsolved problem is still permanent storage of radioactive waste. Allison Macfarlane, head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, said in Tokyo that finding an underground repository remains a challenge despite a global consensus on the need for such a facility. She says atomic energy users must eventually come up with an answer.
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