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.TONIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. LOWS NEAR ZERO. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 15 TO 20. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
EVENING…THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW
ACCUMULATION AROUND 1 INCH. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP
TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN
THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 15. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE MORNING.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 5 BELOW. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 15.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 20S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS AROUND 20.
.WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY THROUGH TUESDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 30S. LOWS 15 TO 20.
TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY
SOME BLUSTERY CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOWEVER SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS NOT
ANTICIPATED.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND
NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2 FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY
MORNING. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2.
AN ACTIVE PERIOD OF WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AS A
SERIES OF CLIPPER TYPE SYSTEMS WILL PRODUCE SOME SNOW…BRISK TO
WINDY CONDITIONS…AND ALTERNATING MILD AND COLD TEMPERATURE
SWINGS.
FromGreg Vanney
Director of Marketing and Communications
Valley City (CSi) Valley City State University has released its final student enrollment figures for Spring Semester 2014, and those figures indicate that VCSU has set records for both headcount and FTE (full-time equivalent), eclipsing all previous marks since the university switched to a semester system in 1992–93.
VCSU numbers for Spring 2014 show a total headcount of 1,341 students, an increase of 54 over last year’s spring enrollment of 1,287. The 2014 figures include 1,192 undergraduate students, along with 149 graduate students in VCSU’s online Master of Education (M.Ed.) program.
The FTE figure for Spring 2014 is 956, an increase of 35 over last spring’s mark of 921.
The increase seen in VCSU’s Spring Semester 2014 enrollment is part of a strong growth trend at Valley City State. Since 2009, VCSU’s spring headcount numbers have grown from 959 to 1,341, a 40 percent increase. Similarly, FTE over the same period has increased from 767 to 956, a 25 percent increase.
“We’re excited to announce this all-time record spring enrollment as well as the continuation of our recent significant campus growth,” said VCSU President Steven W. Shirley. “The numbers reflect the quality and variety of our academic offerings, and they’re an important indicator of the overall teaching and learning environment here at Valley City State.”
The record enrollment also points to an increase in student retention and success, said Shirley. “Since our new student numbers—transfers and new freshmen—this spring are very similar to last spring’s numbers, it means VCSU is retaining more of the students already here, and that’s a positive indicator of student persistence and success across campus.”
Founded in 1890, VCSU completed construction on a $10.3 million renovation and addition to Rhoades Science Center in Summer 2013, and in Fall 2013 the university began offering a new major in software engineering, the first undergraduate major in software engineering in North Dakota.
VCSU has been ranked a U.S. News ‘Best College’ for 16 consecutive years and the No. 1 or No. 2 Public Regional College in the Midwest each of the last 5 years.
Valley City (CSi) This year’s North Dakota Winter Show in Valley City has entertainment headlined by Joe Diffie, Parmalee and 32 Below. The concert is on Friday, March 7, 2014.
Tickets are on sale for $40 at area Stop N Go stores, Hi Way One Off-sale in Carrington, Farmland Ampride in Oakes, Town & Country Coop in Finley and Cooperstown and Cork N Barrel Liquors in Jamestown.
Tickets also available at the North Dakota Winter Show office in the Rosebud Visitors Center or call 1-800-437-0218 or 845-1401.
The price goes up to $45 the day of the concert. Doors open at 6:30-p.m, opening act begins at 7-p.m.
WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Authorities have identified a West Fargo man injured while working at a construction site.
Police say 34-year-old Nicholas Prochnow was taken to a hospital Monday afternoon after his right arm became caught in a soil-boring auger. Authorities say Prochnow was doing soil testing in an area where some new apartment buildings are being built.
Prochnow’s condition was not immediately available Tuesday.
Northern Technologies Inc. declined comment.
WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) – A woman who once operated the state Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle office in Wahpeton is accused of financial misconduct.
Authorities allege that 72-year-old Catherine Muehler can’t account for $100,000 owed to the state. She’s charged with felony misapplication of entrusted property, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
Court documents don’t list an attorney for her and she did not immediately respond to an Associated Press request for comment.
The Motor Vehicle branch offices aren’t run by the state but by independent contractors. The Wahpeton office was closed last May due to what officials said was a breach of contract. A new office opened in July in the Wahpeton-Breckenridge Area Chamber of Commerce.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Parole and probation officers say growing caseloads are pushing the limits of North Dakota’s supervisory standards for ex-convicts.
Parole and Probation Division Director Leslie “Barney” Tomanek says officers are struggling to keep pace.
Tomanek says the number of people on parole or probation in North Dakota was 5,900 on Tuesday. That’s an increase of almost 1,100 since 2010.
There are 75 sworn officers who supervise offenders throughout North Dakota. That’s an average of about 78 cases per officer. Tomanek says an ideal caseload would be about 60 offenders per officer.
The state Legislature last year provided funding for six additional officers.
Chet Pollert heads the House Appropriations committee that examines such budgets. He says lawmakers are going to “have to take a long, hard look at this again.”
Update…
LEITH, N.D. (AP) – A white supremacist who tried to take over a small North Dakota town has sold his house there.
Leith Mayor Ryan Schock says 62-year-old Craig Cobb sold the home to a resident of nearby Carson, and reports that Grant County records confirm that.
The buyer declined comment to The Associated Press.
Cobb is accused of terrorizing Leith residents with guns last November. He has pleaded not guilty to seven counts of felony terrorizing and remains jailed. He could face up to 35 years in prison if convicted.
A district judge on Monday gave attorneys in the case three weeks to try to work out a plea deal.
Cobb purchased a dozen lots in Leith after moving there about two years ago, and still owns three.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A state h
ealth official told North Dakota lawmakers that cleanup of massive oil spill in northwestern North Dakota will take at least two more years.
The Tesoro Corp. pipeline rupture discovered in September sent more than 20,000 barrels of crude spewing across a North Dakota wheat field. The spill fouled an area about the size of seven football fields and is one of the largest onshore spills in U.S. history
State Environmental Health Chief Dave Glatt (glaht) told the 12-member Energy Development and Transmission Committee on Tuesday that about 6,000 barrels of oil have been recovered. He says Tesoro has excavated soil at depths of more than 30 feet.
Glatt says the remainder may have to be baked out of the soil, and the soil renewed and replaced.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – People who enjoy North Dakota’s state parks can begin making reservations.
The Parks and Recreation Department began taking reservations at 7 a.m. Tuesday. Full services at state parks begin on May 16, and officials say the 95-day reservation window enables visitors to ensure they have a campsite when they arrive.
Reservations can be made online at any time of the day or night, though the website www.parkrec.nd.gov. The department’s toll-free number, 1-800-807-4723, can be used from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Central time daily.
Reservations may be made for May 16 through Sept. 1, except at Fort Ransom State Park, which will have reserved sites available through Sept. 28. Stays are limited to 14 consecutive days unless otherwise noted.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A Swedish reality TV show that features 10 Americans competing in various cultural events is entering its fourth season and casting officials say something is missing.
They want someone from the Fargo area.
The show’s title translated to English means “Anything for Sweden.” Contestants are required to be of Swedish descent, but they cannot have visited the country.
Casting director Sofia Eng says the show is seeking applicants from the Red River Valley primarily because of its rich Swedish history. She also cites the continued popularity in Sweden of the 1996 movie “Fargo” as a factor.
One of the stars of the movie, Peter Stormare, is from Sweden. He is shown in one of the final scenes feeding the body of Steve Buscemi into a wood chipper.
In world and national news…
NEW YORK (AP) – Investors like the steady tone they are hearing from the new head of the Federal Reserve. Stocks have risen sharply Tuesday afternoon, with the Dow gaining 200 points. This, after Janet Yellen told Congress that she will continue the central bank’s low-interest-rate policy. The remarks are her first public comments since she took the job last week. Investors are also welcoming news that Congress is poised to raise the U.S. borrowing limit, with no strings attached.
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama says companies that explore business possibilities in Iran do so at their own risk. He says if they violate sanctions against Tehran, the U.S. will come down on them “like a ton of bricks.” Obama made his remarks during a joint news conference with French President Francois Hollande (frahn-SWAH’ oh-LAWND’). The Obama administration has objected to the interest French businesses have shown in Iran since the sanctions were eased. More than 100 French executives visited Tehran last week.
ATLANTA (AP) – Georgia’s governor says the state is “ahead of the game this time.” In advance of a snow and ice storm that’s moving into the state, Gov. Nathan Deal declared a state of emergency that now covers more than half of the state’s counties. Schools canceled classes, and the governor urged people who didn’t need to be anywhere to stay off the roads. The storm could be worse than the one that stranded thousands of cars on highways a couple of weeks ago. Forecasters say it could be “catastrophic,” causing power outages that could last for days.
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) – The governor of Washington state is suspending the use of the death penalty in the state. Democrat Jay Inslee says he came to the decision after months of review and hopes his action will enable the state to join what he calls “a growing national conversation about capital punishment.” According to a draft statement, Inslee says the death penalty is applied inconsistently and unequally. His decision means that if a death penalty case comes to his desk, he will issue a reprieve, which is not a pardon and does not commute the sentences of those condemned to death.
GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) – Police in Maryland now have a person of interest in the disappearance of two young sisters nearly 40 years ago. The girls never returned home from a shopping mall. And now police in suburban Washington say they’ve determined that Lloyd Welch was at the mall on the day they disappeared, and that he was seen paying attention to them. He’s a convicted sex offender who is currently behind bars in Delaware. Police aren’t ready to charge him yet, but are hoping someone comes forward with more information.
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