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WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST TUESDAY…FOR THE JAMESTOWN AREA….NOON IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.TODAY…SUNNY. MUCH COLDER. HIGHS AROUND 10 BELOW. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. WIND CHILLS AROUND 40 BELOW.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20 BELOW. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH. WIND CHILLS AROUND 45 BELOW.
TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20 BELOW. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH. WIND CHILLS AROUND 45 BELOW.
.TUESDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. WEST WINDS AROUND
15 MPH. LOWEST WIND CHILLS AROUND 45 BELOW IN THE MORNING.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COLD. LOWS NEAR ZERO.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. NOT AS COLD. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 5 BELOW.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS ZERO TO
5 ABOVE. LOWS AROUND 10 BELOW.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 10 TO 15.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR ZERO.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 10.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 5 BELOW.
HIGHS AROUND 10.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Wind gusts of up to 60 mph were hammering much of North Dakota on Sunday, creating whiteout conditions. The wind chill was expected to drop as low as 60 degrees below zero overnight across much of the Dakotas, creating life-threatening conditions.
NDDOT ROAD REPORT..
Current as of: 7:00 am Jan 27, 2014
The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) and the North Dakota Highway Patrol have OPENED US-83 from Bismarck to Minot.
The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) and the North Dakota Highway Patrol have LIFTED the No Travel Advisory for north central North Dakota including the cities of Minot and the surrounding areas.
I-29 has REOPENED from the Canadian border to the South Dakota Border
I-94 HAS REOPENED from Bismarck to Fargo
The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) and the North Dakota Highway Patrol have LIFTED the No Travel Advisories for North Dakota including the cities of Devils Lake, Grand Forks, Bismarck, Jamestown, Valley City, Fargo, Wahpeton, and the surrounding areas.
All travelers are encouraged to monitor road conditions as weather conditions occur and use caution while traveling. For road information, call 511 from any type of phone or go to the website: www.dot.nd.gov. NDDOT releases information to inform the public about travel conditions throughout the state. The three categories are as follows:
1. TRAVEL ALERT – Motorists can still travel but may encounter areas of challenging winter weather driving conditions on roadways. Motorists should allow extra time to reach their destination and be
alert to conditions that may make travel difficult, change rapidly, or cause travel delays. A TRAVEL ALERT has the potential to change to a NO TRAVEL ADVISED if conditions deteriorate.
2. NO TRAVEL ADVISED – Motorists should not travel due to hazardous conditions which may make it unsafe to travel. Snowplows may be pulled from the roads during severe conditions. Motorists should take NO TRAVEL ADVISED seriously as those motorists who choose to travel at their own risk may become stranded and emergency responders may not be able to reach them safely. A NO TRAVEL ADVISED has the potential to change to a ROAD CLOSED OR BLOCKED if conditions deteriorate.
3. ROAD CLOSED OR BLOCKED – Motorists are not allowed to travel on a closed road due to life threatening conditions. The road may be impassible or blocked. Motorists who drive past a road closure device may be fined up to $250.
Please be advised that road condition information on 511 and the travel map is updated daily from 5 a.m. until 9 p.m. CDT. The road report is based upon the information available to the NDDOT at the time of preparation and is provided solely as a public service. Conditions may vary from those reported.
If you become stranded, motorists should stay with their vehicle and call 911 for emergency assistance.
Jamestown, (CSi) Jamestown Regional Airport Manager, Matt Leitner says Jamestown and Devils Lake were informed, on Monday (Jan 27, 2014) that Great Lakes intends to discontinue commercial air service effective February 1, 2014.
Leitner adds, due to a lack of qualified pilots Great Lakes is drastically scaling back Minneapolis St. Paul operations and exiting many markets. For affected markets, fares will be refunded and tickets will no longer be sold.
Letiner points that the North Dakota congressional delegation and North Dakota Aeronautics Commission have been apprised of the situation.
On Monday, Jamestown Regional Airport Authority Chairman Jim Boyd, Jamestown Mayor Katie Andersen and Leitner will be participating in a conference call with Devils Lake, North Dakota Aeronautics, the federal congressional delegation and the U.S. Department of Transportation at 3PM on Monday January 27, 2014.
Officials in both Devils Lake and Jamestown earlier endorsed a switch from Great Lakes to SkyWest Airlines to provide service under the federal Essential Air Service program. Great Lakes provides service on turboprop planes, while SkyWest flies jets. The federal Department of Transportation has the final say,and has until February 6, 2014, to make a decision on either of the two airlines making bids on the Jamestown EAS package, the present carrier, Great Lakes Airlines, or SkyWest.
The federal Department of Transportation has the final say.
Starting Monday, Jan 20, Great Lakes Airline reduced service to only 1 flight a day from and to Minneapolis, Sunday through Friday. There are no flights on Saturday. This brings the total weekly flights to 6, on the 19 passenger Beech 1900 turbo-prop.
Valley City (CSi) Valley City Public Works crews began snow removal from emergency routes Sunday and then planned to move to the downtown business section at midnight Sunday night or early Monday, January 27, 2014.
Public Works Director Jeff Differding asks Valley City residents to remove their vehicle from city streets so crews could clear snow.
Differding says after snow is cleared downtown crews will begin removing snow in the southwest section of Valley city and work clockwise for snow removal.
Jamestown (CSi) the Jamestown City Engineer’s Office is informing residents, that City crews began snow removal in the DOWNTOWN area beginning approximately at 11:00 p.m. – Sunday, and continued during the night.
Residential area snow removal will begin at approximately 9:00 am Tuesday morning, January 28, 2014, and continue during normal working hours.
PLEASE NOTE:
The above schedule is contingent upon changing weather conditions and snow accumulation totals.
NDHP, CSi On Sunday January 26, 2014 at approximately 1110 A.M. troopers responded to multiple crashes involving 8 vehicles on I-94 MP 244 in the east bound lane approximately 15 miles west of Jamestown.
High winds caused blowing snow and near zero visibility conditions. A pickup pulling a flatbed trailer was rear ended by a semi. The semi then crashed into the back of another semi, blocking I-94. Several other crashes occurred at the same location, involving 3 additional semi’s and 3 vehicles.
One subject was transported by the Jamestown Ambulance service to the Jamestown Regional Medical Center with injuries.
Approximately 30 vehicles were blocked by the crashes and later detoured around the crash.
The crashes remain under investigation.
The blizzard caused the closure of Interstate 94 from Bismarck to Fargo and the closure of Interstate 29 from Canada to South Dakota. Also closed Sunday was Highway 83 from Minot to Bismarck.
Before I-94 closed, a series of multiple crashes ended up blocking its entire eastbound lane, and 30 vehicles had to be detoured around the crash scene. High winds caused blowing snow and near-zero visibility driving conditions at the time of the crashes.
There also were several crashes on I-29 just south of the Canadian border. A 53-year-old man from Winnipeg, Manitoba, died when he left his vehicle and was struck by a semitrailer.
In Jamestown police report “fender bender,” type accidents, and some motorist vehicle had gotten stuck in the snow, and on disabled vehicle reported.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CSi) U.S. Senators Heidi Heitkamp and John Hoeven, as well as Congressman Kevin Cramer, made a strong case to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for regular and dependable air service to Devils Lake and Jamestown Regional Airports.
The delegation also addressed potential concerns that have been raised regarding the approval of Essential Air Service (EAS) contracts that provide reliable service for Jamestown and Devils Lake. EAS often supports economic development and job creation by enabling businesses to more easily access rural communities.
Additionally, on Monday, January 27, 2014, Heitkamp and Hoeven will host Susan Kurland, DOT Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs, in Heitkamp’s office to discuss recent challenges regarding the current air service to the communities and express their interest in a reliable service being approved for the communities. A representative from Congressman Kevin Cramer’s office will also attend the meeting. Devils Lake Mayor Richard Johnson and Jamestown Mayor Katie Andersen, along with the communities’ airport authority leadership, will participate in the meeting as well.
“Both Devils Lake and Jamestown have experienced numerous problems with their current EAS contract, and have communicated an interest in pursuing a new route option to Denver, which will provide a competitive option for customers. Because there are fewer regular routes to Denver from North Dakota, the airports would be well positioned to attract ridership to the nearest major western hub and subsequent connecting cities,” the Delegation wrote to Secretary Foxx.
Bismarck (CSi) The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued the Flood Outlook for the spring of 2014, which says the flood risk for the James River basin is normal to slightly elevated.
Greatest contributor to the existing risk is this past wet fall, and a series of warm spells during an otherwise colder than normal winter, which has led to a frozen soil surface. That, greatly lowers the ability of the soil to retain much of the runoff from snowmelt and early spring rains.
The Weather Service adds, the outlook does not include the risk factor of ice jams or other ice affected high water.
It says there is reason to believe that the colder than normal winter, thus far, has produced a thicker sheet of ice on backwater areas, of all streams which could be problematic if the region experiences and early runoff, combined with rain.
The snow received thus far has generally been lower in water equivalent due to the colder temperatures.
Greg Gust and Mike Lukes with the National Weather Service say most Minnesota and North Dakota tributaries will likely have minor to moderate flooding.
Lukes says its early in the game but as of today the chances for moderate and major flooding in Valley City and Lisbon is less than 5 percent.
A moderate flood potential is possible for most of the Red River main stem. And a rise of 1 to 1 1/2 feet is expected on Devils Lake.
They say soils and streams are a bit “wet” in the far southern basin but otherwise near normal. The water content is generally running a bit low. And the rest of winter is likely to be colder than normal.
Xcel Energy is asking customers in North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin to conserve natural gas after a Saturday pipeline explosion in Manitoba.
Dalrymple says state officials are working with local officials, health care providers and utilities in eastern North Dakota on contingency plans should there be heat shortages. He says the National Guard and Highway Patrol are ready to respond if needed.
Xcel says one of three pipelines that have been out of service is being returned to service and should reach full capacity by Monday afternoon. But spokesman Kent Larson says things won’t be back to normal until the gas is delivered to the region, and demand remains high due to subzero temperatures.
57-year-old Duane Otto was plucked from atop the partially submerged pickup on Friday night.
Otto says warm temperatures on Friday may have caused the ice conditions to weaken.
Mercer County Sheriff Dean Danzeisen says county rescue personnel are evaluating whether it’s possible to retrieve Otto’s pickup from the big lake.
WASHINGTON (AP) – With a deadline for comments approaching, North Dakota’s congressional delegation is pressing the Obama administration to reverse proposed changes that would significantly reduce the amount of ethanol in the country’s fuel supply.
The Environmental Protection Agency announced in November it was proposing reductions by nearly 3 billion gallons in the amount of biofuels required to be blended into gasoline in 2014.
A deadline for comments on the proposed change is Tuesday. North Dakota’s delegation has pressed federal officials to reverse their proposed changes.
The latest push came last week. Sens. John Hoeven, a Republican, and Heidi Heitkamp, a Democrat, signed onto a letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy saying changes would make the U.S. more reliant on foreign oil and would hurt farmers and small-town economies.
The North Dakota Educational Technology Council says French is a former elementary school teacher who taught in Wyndmere and Grafton. For the past 16 years, she was director of the state’s EduTech program.
French is a native of Milton, N.D.
French says she is “excited about improving teaching and learning with the use of technology”.
The Williams County Planning and Zoning Commission denied the request last week after heated debate.
Backers of the proposal say the project would attract families and investment in Ray. The city is part of the state’s booming oil patch.
Emergency and fire officials in Ray had expressed worries about serving the area 1 1/2 miles from town.
The Bison have won the last three Football Championship Subdivision titles. NDSU is only the second team in FCS history to win three straight. Appalachian State did it in 2005-07.
The tour will take NDSU’s trophies to Scheels stores in Bismarck on Feb. 7, in Minot and Grand Forks on Feb. 8 and in Fargo on Feb. 9.
New head coach Chris Klieman is scheduled to attend the Bismarck and Fargo events.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Miami 113 San Antonio 101
Final New York 110 L-A Lakers 103
Final New Orleans 100 Orlando 92
Final Phoenix 99 Cleveland 90
Final Brooklyn 85 Boston 79
Final Dallas 116 Detroit 106
Final Denver 125 Sacramento 117
Final Golden State 103 Portland 88
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final N-Y Rangers 7 New Jersey 3
Final 2OT Florida 5 Detroit 4 (SO Florida 1-0)
Final Winnipeg 3 Chicago 1
Final Edmonton 5 Nashville 1
Final OT Vancouver 5 Phoenix 4
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final ( 1) Arizona 65 Utah 56
Final (13) UMass 90 Fordham 52
Final (15) Cincinnati 80 Temple 76
Final (23) Memphis 80 South Florida 58
TOP-25 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final ( 1) UConn 81 South Florida 53
Final ( 3) Duke 111 Pittsburgh 67
Final ( 5) Louisville 88 Memphis 61
Final OT (12) Baylor 69 ( 8) Oklahoma St. 66
Final ( 9) Kentucky 68 Arkansas 58
Final (10) South Carolina 61 (16) Vanderbilt 57
Final (11) Tennessee 76 (17) Texas A&M 55
Final (13) Penn St. 83 Minnesota 53
Final (14) Arizona St. 68 Colorado 66
Final (15) LSU 66 Mississippi 56
Final (19) California 69 UCLA 53
Final Northwestern 63 (21) Nebraska 59
Final (23) NC State 80 Georgia Tech 73
Final (24) Florida St. 70 Virginia Tech 54
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Stan Wawrinka (vah-VRIN’-kuh) earned his first Grand Slam title and prevented the world’s top-ranked player from earning his 14th major.
Wawrinka had never beaten Rafael Nadal in 12 previous meetings before taking a 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 win over the Spaniard to win the Australian Open. Wawrinka is the first man in 21 years to beat the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked players en route to a Grand Slam title.
Nadal appeared to be on the verge of retiring in the second set, when he hurt his back and needed a medical time out. He was trying to become the first man to win each of the four Grand Slam tournaments twice in the Open era.
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Scott Stallings earned his third PGA victory by rallying to capture the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, finishing one stroke ahead of five others. Stallings capped a 4-under-par 68 with a birdie on the par-5 18th hole for a 9-under total. K.J. Choi, Jason Day, Graham DeLaet, Pat Perez and Marc Leishman share second.
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) – Jessica Korda won the season-opening Bahamas LPGA Classic for her second tour title. She edged fellow American Stacy Lewis with a 6-foot birdie putt on the final hole. The 20-year-old Korda closed with a 7-under 66 for a 19-under total.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Basketball Hall of Famer Tom Gola has died at age 81.
Gola led La Salle to the 1954 NCAA title and helped the Philadelphia Warriors win the 1956 NBA championship. He also led La Salle to the 1952 NIT title and a runner-up finish in the 1955 NCAA tournament.
Gola remains one of just two players in NCAA history to top 2,000 points and rebounds.
CHICAGO (AP) – The Upper Midwest is bracing itself for a big fall today. Arctic air is expected to bring in another deep freeze, sending wind chills plummeting to minus 40 degrees in some places. School is canceled today in Chicago and other areas. Forecasters say it’s a persistent cold pattern and not a polar vortex, a system of winds that circulate around the North Pole.
COLUMBIA, Md. (AP) – The operators of a Maryland mall are inviting shoppers to float flowers in the mall’s fountain when it reopens today. It’s a way to remember two skate shop employees shot to death Saturday by a gunman who then killed himself. Police in Columbia say they have a journal kept by the gunman in which he expressed “general unhappiness.”
GENEVA (AP) – An opposition spokesman says he expects the conversation at the Syria talks to turn to the crucial point of a transitional government today. Meanwhile, the opposition delegation accused the government of preventing aid convoys from reaching a besieged city in central Syria. The talks involving a U.N. mediator are aimed at ending a bloody civil war.
MADRID (AP) – A man accused of founding a currency fund transfer business that allegedly helped criminals move tens of millions of dollars around the world has decided to fight U.S. extradition efforts. Arthur Budovsky is due in a Spanish court today after being detained last year at a Madrid airport while trying to return to Costa Rica. His Liberty Reserve currency transfer firm is there. Costa Rica does not regulate online business.
BEIJING (AP) – China says its first lunar rover has developed a glitch apparently related to the solar-powered probe’s process for shutting down for the two-week lunar night. The mission has been a popular success for China’s space program, and the rover has attracted more than 150,000 followers on its microblog.
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