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Jamestown (CSi) Meeting in Special Session Tuesday the Jamestown City Council, with all members present, voted 3-2 in favor of the city entering into a purchase and Sale agreement with Menard’s, home improvement store, with Council Members Buchanan and Kourajian voting in opposition.
Prior to the motion of entering into the agreement, a motion by Council Member Buchanan to table the agreement for three months, failed on a 3-2 vote.
A proposed contract between Menard’s and the city of Jamestown had been given to members of the City Council for review.
The contract outlines the responsibility of the City of Jamestown and Menards in the project, to bring the home improvement store to a development, which is west of R.M. Stoudt and fronting Interstate 94 the Prairie Haven Commerce Park, the land purchased from Liechty and Associates.
Developers Drew Snyder of Woodsonia and Matt Dennis of R.H. Johnson Company originally developed the plan and have facilitated negotiations between the city and Menards. He said home improvement giants, Lowes, and Home Depot also showed interest in locating to Jamestown. He said without incentives from the City of Jamestown, the Menard’s project for Jamestown is not do-able.
Snyder of Woodsonia told the gathering of the site plan which shrinks the size of the development to 33 acres and moves it closer to R.M. Stoudt. It also cuts the cost of the project from about $8 million to about $5.7 million.
The plan calls for the city deeding a 20 acre parcel to Menard’s. Menard’s will construct a 10th Street Southwest that will connect with 23rd near Stoudt’s.
Three additional lots or 8-acres will be retained by the developer, to be developed into possible retail and restaurant businesses.
About 5 acres will be used for roads.
The preliminary plan calls for the project to be completed by July of 2016.
From the date the agreement is signed, there will be a 180 day period, in which additional paperwork will be handled, including a request for Tax Increment Financing, and a half percent of one percent of the sales tax generated by Menard’s will go toward their project infrastructure improvement costs, $2.4 million dollars estimated to be paid in 25 years.
City Attorney Ken Dalsted said language to the agreement was amended, for the protection of the city, and included commitments of both the city and Menard’s.
Bond Counsel, John Shockley of Onstad Twitchel outlined the firms assistance, include Tax Increment financing procedures, the sales tax rebate issue.
He said the TIF Bonds would be sold prior to the closing so funds would be available to the city, up front.
Before the vote, public comments were taken, with the council room and lobby filled with concerned citizens.
Attorney Dick Anderson represented concerned citizens opposed to the project, specifically the city’s subsidy.
A number of speakers that are in opposition represent businesses that sell many of the products and materials sold by Menard’s.
The first speaker was Collin Wegenast of Life Style Appliance of Jamestown saying that a competitor of a local business subsized by the city “is a bad thing.”
Jerry Carlson of Jerry’s Furniture was also opposed, and noted that Menard’s is paying $10 for the purchase, and $5,000 earnest money.
Mayor Andersen pointed out the R.H Johnson fee agreement will by changed and acted on by the City Council, based on reduced acreage in the project.
Businessman, and former Council Member Dwaine Heinrich said he is opposed to the city giving incentives to this or other projects. He said the contract should allow competing businesses to locate on property next to Menard’s. Heirich pointed out that in Yankton, SD lots adjacent to Menard’s remain unsold, with the city losing a lumber yard, and is about to loose an appliance store.
Snyder pointed out that there is no Buyer’s remorse in Yankton, and the lumber yard was about to go out of business.
Jim Vandrovec said Menard’s should come in with the project with their own money, and no city incentives, specifically concerning retail, versus manufacturing.
Former City Council Member, Jim Matthiesen and the Jamestown Sears store owner said the city is “basically financing Menard’s locating in Jamestown.”
Dean Hafner, owner of Infinity Building Services spoke opposed, and noted that Menard’s hires a number of part time employees with and pays low wages.
He added the public has not been fully informed of the plans and agreement between the city and Menard’s. The business’ accountant, Brittany Heimalso spoke against the city offering incentives, and gives Menard’s an unfair competitive advantage.
Tom Tracey of Jamestown added, local competitors of Menard’s will not make as much money, so the city should offer an incentive to locally owned stores that compete with Menard’s.
Former Mayor Clarice Liechty, addressed what she called the “secrecy of this deal.,” and questioned other deals the city may have made with this purchase and sale agreement.
Mayor Andersen said the proper confidential protocol of the city business was proper under the North Dakota Century Code concerning meeting in close Executive Session. Ms. Liechty asked that the city delay voting on the agreement until more details information is forthcoming from the city. She asks the City Council vote “no,” or table the agreement, also saying the city should not give Menard’s incentives.
David Kline spoke in favor of Menard’s coming to Jamestown concerning products and services, and it’s economic impact.
Mayor Andersen read an anonymous letter from a Jamestown contractor supporting Menard’s in Jamestown.
LeRoy Wegenast asked if Menard’s is necessary for Jamestown, as most of the products sold there is already sold in Jamestown, just not under one roof.
Doug Babb said in over 30 years living in Jamestown, he and others he knows shops outside of Jamestown, and in order to attract a large business in Jamestown, an incentive is needed. He will still rely on a local business to supply and install appliances.
Others during the meeting spoke in favor of Menard’s.
The meeting and the details was shown live on CSi 67 followed by replays.
Jamestown (CSi) RDG Planning and Design, is preparing the Land Use and Transportation Plan for Jamestown, with public meetings set for today and Thursday, to receive public input as he prepares the Plan.
The workshops run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. today at Jamestown City Hall, for the public to talk with the planners.
A presentation of the findings of the meeting at 4 p.m. Thursday in Jamestown Civic Center, Exchequer Room.
For those who cannot comment in person, a survey is available at www.rdgusa.com/jamestown
At Tuesday’s Steering Committee meeting RDG Planning and Design, Principal Planner, Marty Shukert said his data projected three levels of possible growth for consideration:
*A 1 percent population growth for the next 10 years followed by a 0.5 percent population growth per year for the following 15 years would give Jamestown a population of about 17,300 by 2025 and nearly 19,000 by 2040. This is considered a slow rate of growth.
*A moderate growth rate of 1.5 percent for the first 10 years and 0.75 percent for the next 15 years would result in a population of more than 18,500 by 2025 and nearly 21,000 by 2040.
*An aggressive growth rate of 2 percent for 10 years and 1 percent for the next 15 years would result in a population of about 19,000 by 2025 and nearly 23,000 by 2040.
Shukert said Jamestown would have to average about 50 new housing units per year for the next 25 years. Jamestown saw a net increase of 13 housing units or 1.3 per year on average between the years 2000 and 2010.
Shukert added future planning studios will look at planning in more detail, and if a more interest is shown in a single topic, separate meetings will be held.
Valley City (CSi) The Faith Lutheran Church Council in Valley City has voted to build a new church on the ground where the church burned in downtown Valley City, on October 21, 2013.
The building received $2.5 million in damage from the fire, that investigators later ruled was arson set to cover evidence in a burglary. Three other church burglaries in Valley City prior to the fire are still being investigated.
Faith Lutheran Church Council President Tory Hart says the new church is expected to be open in about a year or longer.
After the fire the congregation began holding services at an empty space in a Valley City office building owned by congregation member Greg Burchill, who offered a reduced rent that will be paid for a year by the church’s insurance company.
Jamestown (CSi) The public is invited to learn more about training for “Hands Only CPR,” in conjunction with Jamestown High School, and the February 1, 2014 Blue Jay boys and girls basketball games.
The free training will be available during the games in the high school’s commons area, that day from 2:30-p.m. to 8:30-p.m.
On Tuesday’s January 28, 2014 Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 Jamestown Area Ambulance Service, Operations Manager, Paramedic, P. J Hardy said, EMS nationwide each year treats almost 383,000 out of hospital sudden cardiac arrests, more than 1,000 per day.
She added that 80 percent of sudden cardiac arrests happen at home, and that learning CPR can save the life of a loved on, by performing CPR until first responders arrive.
University of Jamestown Nursing student, Katie Stumpf added that the most effective rate for chest compressions is greater than 100 compressions per minute, the same rhythm as the Bee Gee song, “Stayin Alive.” Before administering Hands Only CPR, call 9-1-1, at the first sign of heart attack.
The University’s Student Nursing Organization’s community project, is to increase the number of community members that know CPR. Since the inception three years ago of Hands Only CPR, the survival rate has increased by 17-percent.
The University of Jamestown Student Nurses will be in the high school commons area from 2:30-p.m., to 8:30-p.m., to teach “Hands Only CPR,” to everybody that drops by.
At half time of the girl’s game, there will be a presentation of Heart Hero awards to two local individuals who performed CPR to save a life of a family member.
There will also be an educational display and the opportunity to sign up for door prizes, including a Friends and Family CPR kit courtesy of the American Heart Association.
To lean more on line visit
Anyone having a group that is interested in learning Hands Only CPR may contact:
Teree Rittenbach, Faculty in the Nursing Department, and NSA Advisor at
Cell number 320-3854
UJ 252-3467 Ext. 5493
Or contact P.J. Hardy Operations Manager, Paramedic, at Jamestown Area Ambulance Service for a schedule of CPR Classes that teach full CPR
She added that Jamestown Area Ambulance Service is the American Heart Association CPR Training Center for the area, and has joined in the effort to expand training, from the traditional Certified CPR Training Program, offered.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corportation (JSDC) Executive Committee has passed on a 3-2- vote a plan to provide $1 million in incentives to Dakota Spirit AgEnergy.
The application included $342,000 in job training incentive funds and $682,000 in job incentive grants from the JSDC.
Those voting in favor were Mark Klose Chris Rathjen, and Robert Toso.
Mayor Katie Andersen and JSDC President, Gary Riffe, voted in opposition.
Andersen said she is hoping to eliminate jobs incentive grants from the programs the JSDC offers, saying it’s not necessary to recruit businesses, adding, with other projects on the table, it would completely deplete available funds giving $1 million to a project that is already funded.
Andersen said she had fewer problems with the jobs training incentive program which provides money immediately to the company.
Andersen said Dakota Spirit AgEnergy has received a tax exemption and was benefiting from a $7.5 million rail loop at the Spiritwood Energy Park Association.
AgEnergy has listed 39 jobs meeting that criteria in its application for $682,000 in job incentive grants. The money would be paid to the business as the people are hired.
The JSDC job incentive grant program provides $17,500 for each job a new business creates that pays at least $15 hour and offers benefits.
The funds are repaid to the JSDC from the state income tax withholdings of the workers the company hires. If the state income tax withholding is not enough to cover the loan repayment, the company is required to repay the funds.
The plan now goes to the JSDC’s Board of Directors for consideration at the February 3, 2014 meeting.
From there the plan will go to the Jamestown City Council, and the Stutsman County Commission.
Valley City (CSi) Farmers in the Valley City area expressed interest in getting more more information concerning the cost of planting and the production of industrial sugar beets, bred for the bio-fuels market.
At a meeting Tuesday, a presentation was made on receiving input from Green Vision Group of Fargo, and Iowa based Heartland Renewable Energy, with NDSU leading the project’s research.
NDSU researcher David Ripplinger said farmer involvement is critical as the selection of a site for a processing plant depends on local availability and interest from area growers.
Ripplinger added, if a plant is built grower would have to plant annually about 30,000 acres of beets then, processed into a bio-fuel and other by-products.
He said each plant would produce 20 million gallons of the bio-fuel per year. Each facility would employ about 23 full-time jobs.
He said the first crop would be planted in the spring of 2016 or 2017, with the proposed commercial processing in North Dakota possibley ready in 2017.
Jamestown (CSi) A Jamestown woman has been charged with simple assault after allegedly scratching a Jamestown Police Department officer on his face as he attempted to transport her to the North Dakota State Hospital early Saturday morning.
28 year old Breona Oretta, appeared in Southeast District Court in Jamestown Monday. Judge Thomas Merrick freed her on a personal recognizance bond.
No date has been set for her preliminary hearing/arraignment.
Simple assault is a Class C felony with a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
Oretta brought to Jamestown Regional Medical Center around 2:30 a.m. Saturday after she was detained by police for allegedly being intoxicated and part of a disturbance at her Sunnyside Trailer Court address.
Assistant Police Chief John Johnson, said Oretta allegedly became combative while being transported to the Stutsman County Law Enforcement Center and had allegedly been combative at the scene of the disturbance.
While attempting to place Oretta in handcuffs, by Officer Dana Gerlach, Oretta allegedly resisted and struck Gerlach in the face, causing scratches.
Oretta was subdued by two other officers and then transported to the Stutsman County Correctional Center.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Members of North Dakota’s congressional delegation say President Barack Obama needs to work with Congress to move the country forward.
Obama said in his State of the Union speech that he will act on his own if lawmakers won’t cooperate on such things as creating new jobs.
Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp says the nation is stronger when the president and Congress collaborate. And Republican Sen. John Hoeven and Rep. Kevin Cramer also say Obama needs to work with Congress.
Hoeven says the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline is an example of Obama “holding up our economy.” And Cramer says Obama “continues to get in the way of energy security bills.”
But Heitkamp says Obama also had some good proposals, such as reducing the deficit and doing more for veterans.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The president of the North Dakota Farmers Union says a sweeping farm bill set for a vote later today on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives would give producers the certainty they need to make long-term planning decisions. Mark Watne (WAHT’-nee) says the legislation contains several provisions that will help North Dakota farmers and ranchers, including crop insurance and the reauthorization of livestock disaster programs.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota man accused of attacking his girlfriend with a hammer has signed a plea agreement.
Lawrence Azure, of Belcourt, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
The incident happened on Feb. 7, 2013. Authorities say Azure repeatedly struck and kicked his girlfriend and then hit her in the head with a hammer.
The government is asking Azure to pay back the victim for her losses.
A sentencing date has not been set.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Williston police say they have located a mattress they call a “vital piece of evidence” in a homicide investigation.
Authorities on Monday asked for the public’s help in finding the mattress, which they believed had been discarded in a ditch between Williston and Minot. The mattress was found a day later.
Police have released few details about the investigation, including whether a body has been found or if they have a suspect.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Nevada man convicted of voluntary manslaughter in a killing on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison.
Twenty-two-year-old Waylon Hicks of Schurz, Nev., was accused of stabbing 30-year-old Jeremiah Sage, of Halliday, in the chest and slashing his throat at the New Town Marina in July 2012. Authorities found Sage’s vehicle engulfed in flames, with his body inside.
Authorities said Hicks killed Sage after Sage tried to sexually assault him. A jury convicted Hicks last November of voluntary manslaughter but acquitted him of a more serious murder charge.
U.S. Attorney Timothy Purdon says Hicks also was ordered to pay more than $7,000 in restitution. Hicks will be on supervised release for three years following his prison term.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota man and former business associate of a Washington state man killed in an alleged murder-for-hire scheme has been ordered to remain in prison on an illegal weapons charge.
Thirty-four-year-old James Henrikson, of Watford City, is charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. Court documents indicate he’s also under investigation for allegedly defrauding a company owned by Three Affiliated Tribes Chairman Tex Hall.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Charles Miller on Tuesday ordered Henrikson detained for further proceedings.
Court documents show Henrikson had business dealings in the North Dakota oil patch with Doug Carlile, who was shot and killed by an intruder Dec. 15 at his Spokane, Wash., home. Fifty-year-old Timothy Suckow, of Spokane, is charged with murder.
Henrikson has not been charged in Carlile’s slaying.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A Texas man accused of leading a conspiracy to import and sell chemicals used to make synthetic hallucinogenic drugs that led to the overdose deaths of two teenagers in the Grand Forks area says he will plead guilty. Charles Carlton is charged in federal court with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances resulting in death. He pleaded not guilty in January 2013.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Marathon Oil Corp. President and CEO Lee Tillman is slated to deliver the keynote address at the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference that will be held later this year in Bismarck.
The Williston Basin Petroleum Conference is scheduled for May 20-22at the Bismarck Civic Center. Registration begins Wednesday.
Officials are expecting more than 3,500 people at this year’s conference.
The event has alternated in recent years at locations in North Dakota and Canada. Last year, it was held in Saskatchewan.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Attorney General Eric Holder has appointed U.S. Attorney from North Dakota Tim Purdon to a two-year term on his advisory committee.
The Attorney General’s Advisory Committee represents the voice of the U.S. attorneys and provides advice and counsel to the attorney general on policy, management and operational issues impacting the offices of the U.S. attorneys.
Holder made the announcement on Tuesday.
The committee is chaired by U.S Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Loretta Lynch.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – The mail processing center in Minot won’t be closing after all – at least not now.
Sen. John Hoeven says the U.S. Postal Service has postponed a scheduled second round of mail processing center closures and consolidations. He says that gives officials more time to make their case for keeping the Minot center open.
The center’s duties were to shift to a center in Bismarck on Feb. 1, as the Postal Service works to cut spending across the nation.
Officials in North Dakota have been lobbying the Postal Service to improve service in the western part of the state, which is bustling with oil activity.
In sports…
BOYS BASKETBALL
Benson County 48, Starkweather-Munich 34
Beulah 55, Dickinson Trinity 50
Bismarck High 74, Williston 56
Cavalier 72, Drayton/Valley-Edinburg 42
Central Cass 67, Hankinson 40
Des Lacs-Burlington 82, Minot Our Redeemer’s 63
Drake/Anamoose 55, Velva 53
Fairmount-Campbell-Tintah 71, Richland 66
Fargo North 63, Fargo South 56
Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran 73, Milnor 72
Flasher 61, New Salem-Almont 46
Four Winds/Minnewaukan 84, Warwick 47
Garrison 53, Washburn 45
Grafton/St. Thomas 78, Midway-Minto 35
Grand Forks Red River 68, Fargo Shanley 54
Griggs County Central 55, Northern Cass 48
Harvey-Wells County 43, Carrington 41
Hatton-Northwood 58, Thompson 45
Hazen 75, Hettinger/Scranton 67
Heart River 56, Glen Ullin-Hebron 47
Hillsboro/Central Valley 40, Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 35
Jamestown 89, Mandan 72
Killdeer 57, Beach 40
Kindred 70, Lisbon 57
LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 51, Maple Valley 49
Larimore 63, New Rockford-Sheyenne 56
Lewis and Clark-Berthold 76, Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 31
Linton-HMB 51, South Border 49
May Port CG 46, Dakota Prairie 32
Medina-Pingree-Buchanan 52, Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 42
Midkota 55, Barnes County North 45
Minot 85, Bismarck St. Mary’s 62
Minot Bishop Ryan 79, Glenburn 40
New England 64, Bowman County 50
New Town 74, Divide County 31
North Border 64, Rolla 61
North Shore – Plaza 64, Max 55
Park River/Fordville Lankin 83, Lakota/Adams-Edmore 65
Powers Lake 73, Burke County 54
Richardton-Taylor 65, Mott-Regent 61
Rolette-Wolford 78, Langdon 44
Rugby 89, Bottineau 25
Sargent Central 63, Enderlin 62
St. John 84, North Star 70
Strasburg-Zeeland 58, Kidder County 52
Surrey 57, Kenmare 47
Tioga 63, Trinity Christian 42
Towner-Granville-Upham 59, Dunseith 53
Wahpeton 95, Valley City 46
Watford City 68, Stanley 43
West Fargo 71, Grand Forks Central 67, OT
Westhope-Newburg 60, Sawyer 40
Wilton-Wing 64, Standing Rock 43
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Bottineau 46, Rugby 45
Burke County 48, Powers Lake 31
Ellendale 55, Napoleon 54, OT
Fargo North 77, Fargo South 65
Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran 78, North Sargent 46
Fargo Shanley 59, Grand Forks Red River 48
Garrison 45, Washburn 37
Grant County 69, Underwood 57
Hillsboro/Central Valley 59, Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 47
Kidder County 57, Strasburg-Zeeland 28
Killdeer 40, Glen Ullin-Hebron 33
Linton-HMB 51, South Border 42
Max 66, North Shore – Plaza 46
Medina-Pingree-Buchanan 63, Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 41
Midway-Minto 64, Grafton/St. Thomas 56
New Town 70, Divide County 53
Parshall 70, Ray 55
Rolla 71, North Border 44
Thompson 60, Hatton-Northwood 20
Trenton 64, Bainville, Mont. 34
Trinity Christian 53, Tioga 35
Turtle Lake-Mercer 65, Center-Stanton 44
Valley City 54, Wahpeton 38
Velva 60, Drake/Anamoose 30
West Fargo 83, Grand Forks Central 51
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final New Orleans 100 Cleveland 89
Final New York 114 Boston 88
Final Detroit 103 Orlando 87
Final Houston 97 San Antonio 90
Final Memphis 98 Portland 81
Final Indiana 104 L-A Lakers 92
Final Washington 88 Golden State 85
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Zach Parise had a goal and two assists, Mikael Granlund scored the go-ahead goal on a power play early in the second period and Darcy Kuemper made 31 saves for the Minnesota Wild in a 4-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night. Jason Pominville and Erik Haula also scored for the Wild, who are 9-3-1 in their last 13 games after ending December with six straight losses.
Final Philadelphia 5 Detroit 0
Final Boston 6 Florida 2
Final Ottawa 3 Columbus 2
Final Toronto 3 Tampa Bay 2
Final Montreal 3 Carolina 0
Final OT Washington 5 Buffalo 4
Final Nashville 4 Winnipeg 3
Final St. Louis 3 New Jersey 0
Final Phoenix 3 Los Angeles 0
Final OT Calgary 5 Chicago 4
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) – Cleanthony Early scored 23 points, including 12 of the 21 Wichita State scored in the second half, to help the fourth-ranked Shockers stay unbeaten with a 57-45 victory over Loyola of Chicago on Tuesday night. Freshman Milton Doyle scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half for Loyola (8-13, 3-6).
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP)- It took overtime but seventh-ranked Michigan State handed 15th-ranked Iowa its first home loss of the season, 71-69. Keith Appling led the Spartans with 16 points while Matt Costello added 11 points and 12 rebounds.
Final LSU 87 (11) Kentucky 82
Final (20) Creighton 63 St. John’s 60
TOP-25 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final ( 1) UConn 93 Temple 56
Final ( 5) Louisville 80 Rutgers 71
Super Bowl…
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – A bit of actual news leaked out during Super Bowl media day yesterday. Seattle wide receiver Percy Harvin says he’s “absolutely playing” after suffering a concussion three and a-half weeks ago and Denver kicker Matt Prater says he’s feeling better after missing three practices last week because of an illness.
NBA…
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Kobe Bryant’s recovery from a knee injury is taking longer than expected, and he’s likely to miss the NBA All-Star game in New Orleans on Feb. 16 — less than three weeks away. Bryant was voted a starter in the All-Star game by fans.
NEW YORK (AP) – Two men made high-quality counterfeit tickets for the Super Bowl and other postseason NFL games and sold them online, authorities in New York said on Tuesday, five days before tens of thousands of fans are expected to pack into a stadium across the river in New Jersey for the game.
MLB…
Major League Baseball has approved a protective cap for pitchers that is designed to make them feel safer on the mound. The new hat will be available for testing during spring training on a voluntary basis. Major leaguers and minor leaguers won’t be required to wear it.
In world and national news…
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama is asking members of Congress to create jobs, overhaul immigration laws, combat climate change and more, and he’s promising to act unilaterally where possible if they won’t compromise. In last night’s State of the Union speech, Obama told Congress, “America does not stand still, and neither will I.” House Speaker John Boehner is reminding Obama that his power is limited under the Constitution.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is holding a meeting with top nuclear officials today after dozens more officers were implicated in an investigation of cheating on missile-launch proficiency tests. Hagel says he wants to find quick solutions. The number implicated in the probe has roughly doubled from the original 34 officers, meaning that about 14 percent of all launch officers are now sidelined.
BAYONNE, N.J. (AP) – A cruise ship that cut short its voyage because hundreds of passengers and crew members became ill is due back this afternoon at the New Jersey port where it began its planned 10-day excursion last week. More than 600 passengers and crew on Royal Caribbean’s Line’s Explorer of the Seas fell ill with vomiting and diarrhea. The ship’s medical team says the problem appears to be norovirus.
ATLANTA (AP) – Forecasters say popular, warm-weather tourist destinations in the South can expect a wintry mix through today. Visitors to places like Charleston, S.C., and Savannah, Ga., normally play golf and tennis in light jackets this time of year. But an unusual mixture of snow and ice is covering much of the Deep South. Meanwhile, dangerous cold continues to grip the nation’s midsection.
WASHINGTON (AP) – New York Congressman Michael Grimm says he was “extremely annoyed” with a reporter at last night’s State of the Union speech, and that he doubts he’s the “first member of Congress to tell off a reporter.” Grimm was asked by reporter Michael Scotto of New York cable news station NY1 about a Justice Department investigation into Grimm’s campaign finances. Grimm cut the interview short and told Scotto, “You ever do that to me again I’ll throw you off this (BLANK) balcony.” Grimm also threatened to break Scotto in half.
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