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…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM WED CST EVENING…
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM WED. EVENING TO 10 AM THURSDAY…
Valley City…
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST WED
EVENING…
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM WED. EVENING TO 10 AM
CST THURSDAY…
Forecast…
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN
THE EVENING. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 20 BELOW. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO
10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND CHILLS AROUND 35 BELOW.
.THURSDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LOWEST WIND CHILLS AROUND 35 BELOW IN THE MORNING.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS AROUND 10 BELOW.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. WIND CHILLS AROUND 30 BELOW.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. NORTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. LOWS AROUND 20 BELOW. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 10 BELOW.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20 BELOW.
.SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS
AROUND 5 BELOW.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. LOWS AROUND 15 BELOW.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.
LOWS AROUND 10 BELOW.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.
LOWS AROUND 10 BELOW.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 10 TO 15.
WINDS THIS STRONG WEDNESDAY CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
EXTENDED…
PRELIMINARY SNOW TOTAL ESTIMATES
FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WOULD BRING A TOTAL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW
ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-94 DURING THIS 3-DAY PERIOD…WITH 2 TO 4
INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE FAR SOUTHWEST.
Wimbledon (CSi) According to the Barnes County Sheriff’s Office indviduals have been charged with felonies, after a search warrant was served at a home in Wimbledon on Tuesday February 25, 2014.
Barnes County Sheriff Randy McClaflin says five people were arrested, adding that stolen items were recovered that were taken from a Jamestown business, stemming from the search.
The news release, states, Cody Deese and Sharita Koening face felony drug and possession of stolen property charges. Barbara Case and Keith Case face felony drug charges and misdemeanor charges of possession of stolen property. Kyle Bock is facing a misdemeanor assault charge.
Members of the Drug Task Force, Jamestown Police Department and North Dakota Parole and Probation assisted the Barnes County Sheriff’s Office with these arrests.
Jamestown (CSi, University of Jamestown) The University of Jamestown Wednesday issued a statement concerning the arrest of Dean of Students, Gary Van Zinderen.
“The University of Jamestown is aware of allegations filed against Dean of Students, Gary Van Zinderen.
Dean, Van Zinderen, has requested and been granted leave to allow him adequate personal time to resolve this personal matter. The University does not comment on matters of a personal nature. The University will review the status of the allegations at the end of the leave period, being mindful of Dean Van Zinderen’s campus responsibilities.”
Reported previously…
Jamestown (CSi) – University of Jamestown, Dean of Students, Gary Van Zinderen was arrested in Jamestown on February 21st.
Police Chief Scott Edinger, says police were called to the scene at a Northeast Jamestown location about 5:28 PM.
Van Zinderen was charged with Simple Assault and released on February 24th.
The report says the 43 year-old woman, whose name was not released, received injuries to one of her legs.
Van Zinderen is free on bond and no new court date has been set for his case.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Two brothers who operated a North Dakota farm have pleaded not guilty to charges they intentionally spoiled potatoes after the 2006 harvest in order to collect disaster payments.
Fifty-year-old Aaron Johnson and 47-year-old Derek Johnson, along with their company, Johnson Potato, are charged in federal court with conspiracy and making false statements. They were arraigned in Fargo on Wednesday.
Authorities say the defendants applied chemicals and added spoiled and frozen potatoes to their harvested potatoes, and also turned up the heat in their warehouse near Cooperstown.
The brothers allegedly received more than $800,000 in disaster payments.
Both men were released on a promise to appear. Prosecutors argued that Derek Johnson, who lives in British Columbia, should have been forced to stay in the U.S. until the matter is resolved
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A judge has ordered a mental evaluation for a North Dakota woman accused of killing her husband by means of drugs and asphyxiation.
Sixty-one-year-old Sherry Midstokke, of Finley, is charged with Class AA felony murder in the death of 66-year-old Lyle Midstokke. She remains jailed on $500,000 bond.
The judge’s order came out of a status hearing held Wednesday in Fargo.
Midstokke told a judge on Feb. 5 that she believed bail was too steep. She argued that she is not a flight risk or danger to the community.
Prosecutor Charlie Stock said earlier that a mental evaluation is meant to protect Midstokke as well as the general public.
Midstokke’s lawyer, Blake Haney, was out of the office and not available for comment.
Jamestown (CSi) The University of Jamestown’s Relay for Life fundraiser is set for Saturday and Sunday March 1,2, 2014, to be held at the James River Family Y’s, Larson Lifetime Sports Center’s track.
On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, the Y’s Exeutive Director, Frank Conlin said the event starts at 3-p.m., Saturday.
Other events and activities coming up in March at the Y includes High School and Club soccer teams utilizing the Y’s Larson Center, also a dual track meeting is scheduled for March 11, 2014 with Jamestown High School, and Valley City High School.
On March 14, 2014 the Y will house 40-45 University of Minnesota students as the participate in a Jamestown Salvation Army community project.
On March 22, 2014 the Y will host the basketball boosters Spring Basketball Shootout, with youth in grades 5-8.
Conlin pointed out that the Spring Session is starting, with brochures available at the Y’s front desk.
Looking back through the month of February, Conlin said 21 teams from around the region participated in the Boys portion of the Cabin Fever Days Basketball Tournament.
The Y also hosted the University of Jamestown Baseball Camp for players in grades 1-12.
More information by calling the James River Family Y at 701-253-4101.
(CSi) Gate City Bank is urging the public to be on guard against phone scams.
The phishing scams target local phone numbers, and Gate City Bank has received reports of fraudulent phone calls being made in an attempt to obtain consumers’ credit or debit card information.
The calls can sound convincing as the caller falsely claims to be from a legitimate business, and he or she typically states that sensitive information is needed to unfreeze or unlock a credit or debit card.
It has been reported to the North Dakota Attorney General’s office, and Gate City Bank is one of multiple bank names being used in this scam.
Gate City Bank, Executive Vice President and Director of Operations, Maureen Jelinek said this is not how any legitimate bank or business functions.
She says, “Gate City Bank will never call a customer asking for confidential information. If you receive an unsolicited call telling you to provide sensitive information, that should be a red flag.”
Gate City Bank offers tips on how people can avoid falling victim to a scam:
* Do not respond to phone calls, emails, faxes or text messages warning you of dire consequences if you don’t provide sensitive information immediately.
* Do not provide personal information such as account numbers, debit or credit card numbers or passwords in response to an unsolicited phone call, email, fax or text message no matter how legitimate it seems.
* Do contact your bank immediately if you have responded to what you believe may have been a scam.
* Do contact Gate City Bank at your local phone banking number if you are unsure about the legitimacy of any phone calls.
* Do review your account transactions regularly and contact your bank if you find any unauthorized transactions.
Jelinek added,”We hope these tips will help protect our customers and the public from becoming the victims of phishing scams.”
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Gov. Jack Dalrymple has appointed longtime Fargo attorney Thomas Olson to a judgeship in the East Central Judicial District.
Olson will replace Lisa Fair McEvers, whom Dalrymple appointed to the North Dakota Supreme Court last November.
Olson has spent his entire 32-year legal career in the Fargo area. He currently is with the Johnson, Ramstad & Mottinger law firm.
Olson will transition to the bench within the next month. He’ll face election in 2016 to serve the remainder of McEvers’ term, which ends in 2018.
The East Central Judicial District serves Cass, Steele and Traill counties.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Sen. John Hoeven says the U.S. Postal Service will grant pay increases and bonuses to recruit and retain mail carriers in western North Dakota’s oil patch.
Officials in North Dakota have been pushing the Postal Service to improve service in the western part of the state, which is bustling with oil activity
Hoeven says the Postal Service and its union agreed on pay increases of up to 20 percent for rural carriers.
Newly hired carriers also will receive hiring bonuses that total $1,000 after one year. Current carriers also get the same sum within a year.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Building continues to boom in the western North Dakota oil patch hub of Williston.
The city Building Department reports that permit values in January increased 85 percent over the year. Office manager Kelly Aberle says the department issued 43 permits with a total value of $27.6 million.
Aberle says permit numbers and values have been rising since 2007. That year there were 339 permits with a value of $42 million. Last year there were 696 permits with a value of $353 million.
Aberle says there was a big push for apartment buildings last year.
A national study from an apartment renting guide recently found that Williston had the highest average rent in the country, at nearly $2,400 a month for a one-bedroom apartment.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A white supremacist who tried to turn a small North Dakota town into an all-white enclave says he would like to leave the state if he can avoid prison time.
Sixty-two-year-old Craig Cobb says he fears violent repercussions.
Cobb is jailed for allegedly terrorizing residents of Leith with guns in mid-November. He’s pleaded not guilty. A judge’s three-week window for attorneys to work out a plea deal runs out Monday. Cobb won’t comment on whether he’ll accept a plea agreement with prison time – which is what Mayor Ryan Schock says Leith residents want.
Cobb says he fears violence from Greg Bruce, who operates an anti-hate Leith website. Bruce says he just wants Cobb out of North Dakota. But he says Cobb has made a lot of other people angry.
In world and national news…
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) – A leading figure in the protests against Ukraine’s president last week is being proposed as the country’s new prime minister. Arseniy Yatsenyuk (ar-SEHN’-ee yaht-sehn-YOOK’) is a prominent lawmaker. Leaders of the protest movement today suggested that he become prime minister. They also proposed other candidates for the new government to thousands of protesters who have set up camp in downtown Kiev. They are expected to be formally approved by parliament Thursday.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A federal judge has struck down Texas’ ban on gay marriage, but is leaving it in place pending a ruling by an appeals court later this year. Two gay couples had challenged the state’s constitutional amendment and a longstanding law banning gay marriage. The ruling is the latest in a recent series of victories for gay rights activists.
WASHINGTON (AP) – A group of Hispanic lawyers is among the first to cancel a planned convention in Arizona because of legislation that would allow businesses to cite religious beliefs in refusing service to gays. The Hispanic National Bar Association says it will cancel its 2015 convention in Phoenix. The head of the group says it wanted to “take immediate action in the presence of injustice.” Last year, the convention drew about 2,000 people to Denver. Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is considering whether to sign or veto the bill, amid warnings that it could hurt Arizona’s tourism industry.
NEW YORK (AP) – Target may be feeling the financial pain for a while, from the theft of credit card numbers and other information from millions of its customers. The nation’s second-largest discounter said Wednesday that its profit in the fourth quarter fell by 46 percent, as the breach scared off customers who were worried about the security of their private data. Target says sales have been recovering since the breach was discovered, but it expects its business to be muted for some time.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Our galaxy is looking far more crowded. NASA has confirmed a bonanza of 715 newly discovered planets outside our solar system. Scientists using the planet-hunting Kepler telescope have nearly doubled the number of planets discovered in the galaxy. The figure is now about 1,700. Twenty years ago, astronomers had not found any planets circling stars other than our sun.
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