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.REST OF TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. COLDER. HIGHS NEAR ZERO. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WIND CHILLS AROUND 25 BELOW.
.TONIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS AROUND 10 BELOW. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. WIND CHILLS AROUND 30 BELOW.
.FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. WINDY. HIGHS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. WEST WINDS
15 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND CHILLS AROUND 30 BELOW.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. LOWS AROUND 15 BELOW. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 5 BELOW. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20 BELOW.
.SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 5 BELOW.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15 BELOW.
.MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS AROUND 10 BELOW. HIGHS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS AROUND 5 BELOW.
.WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 15 TO 20.
UNSEASONABLY COLD WEATHER
FRIDAY INTO SUNDAY WILL BRING PERIODS OF HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS IN
THE 25 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO RANGE DURING THE NIGHT AND EARLY
MORNINGS.
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.
The report further states that Van Zinderen allegedly bruised his wife’s thigh with a suitcase while picking up children at her home on Friday.
Van Zinderen is free on bond and no new court date has been set for his case
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.
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 Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation (JSDC) Executive Committee has approved a JSDC jobs incentive grant of $682,000 to Dakota Spirit AgEnergy.
The recommendation will go to the JSDC Board of Directors on March 10th and requires approval by the Jamestown City Council and the Stutsman County Commission.
CHS expects about 150 jobs with an average wage of about $85,000 per year. Providing the jobs incentive grant for all those jobs could cost the JSDC about $3.5 million.
The executive committee approved purchasing 320 acres of land in Spiritwood Township next to the Spiritwood Energy Park Association property.
The land costs $6,000 per acre about $2 million for the parcel. The JSDC Board of Directors approved the purchase on February 3rd , but it was voted down by the Stutsman County Commission.
A special meeting of the JSDC Board of Directors was convened also approving the purchase.
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 and runs to 3-a.m., on Sunday.
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.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Board of Higher Education is set to name a new president at Minot State University.
The board on Thursday morning is scheduled to interview three finalists for the job, including Valley City State University president Steven Shirley.
The other candidates are University of Texas at Tyler arts and sciences dean Martin Slann and State University of New York at Oswego provost and vice president for academic affairs Lorrie Clemo.
The board plans to make the announcement following the interviews.
David Fuller is retiring in June from Minot State, which has about 3,500 students. He was named the school’s eighth president in 2004.
The Minot State president also heads Dakota College at Bottineau.
(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.”
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Bond has been set at $750,000 cash for a Minot man accused of killing his girlfriend.
Forty-seven-year-old Darin Parker is charged with murder in the death of 44-year-old Karrie Williams. She was found injured at an apartment early Sunday and died hours later at a hospital.
Parker says he will ask for a public defender. He’s due back in court on April 4, and could enter a plea at that time. The murder charge he faces carries a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole.
Authorities allege that Parker punched Williams in the face and head and kicked her in the body, including while she was on the floor.
Court documents show Parker pleaded guilty to simple assault-domestic violence charges twice last year. Both cases involved Williams.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Authorities say the two North Dakota residents accused of shooting a Minnesota sheriff’s deputy died in a murder-suicide.
Investigators believe 24-year-old Devin Blowers shot and killed 29-year-old Katie Christopherson, then killed himself.
The bodies of the two Fargo residents were found after Blowers shot Douglas County Deputy Dustin Alexander in the chest Monday night while the deputy was checking a suspicious vehicle near Alexandria, Minnesota.
Alexander was wearing a bullet-resistant vest. He returned fire, and the suspects fled in their car but became stuck in the snow and ran away.
About four hours later, law officers found Blowers and Christopherson dead near an outbuilding. A handgun and a shotgun were found near their bodies.
Alexander is on standard administrative leave. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – A Michigan man accused of fatally stabbing his friend at an oil field crew camp in North Dakota will stand trial in Grand Forks rather than in Williston.
The trial for Ryan Anderson, of Iron River, Mich., also has been rescheduled for late July and early August.
Anderson is charged with murder for the March 2013 stabbing death of Christopher King during an alcohol-fueled dispute at a crew camp between Ray and Tioga, northeast of Williston. He’s pleaded not guilty.
Defense attorney Nicole Foster successfully lobbied for a change of venue, arguing that Anderson can’t get a fair trial in Williams County because of the extensive news coverage of the case.
Assistant State Attorney Generals Paul Emerson and Jonathan Byers will prosecute the case.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A white supremacist who has pleaded not guilty to terrorizing residents of a small North Dakota town is scheduled to change his plea.
Court documents indicate 62-year-old Craig Cobb is scheduled for a change-of-plea hearing Thursday afternoon.
A judge on Feb. 10 gave attorneys in the case three weeks to try to work out a plea agreement. Details of that agreement aren’t immediately available.
Cobb is accused of using guns in mid-November to terrorize residents of Leith, the small community he unsuccessfully tried to turn into an all-white enclave. He was scheduled for a mid-July trial on six counts that carry a maximum total punishment of 30 years in prison.
Leith residents have said they want Cobb to see prison time, and not be released on probation.
WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal safety official says the rail tank cars being used to ship crude oil from North Dakota’s Bakken region are an “unacceptable public risk,” and even cars voluntarily upgraded by the industry “may not be sufficient.”
National Transportation Safety Board member Robert Sumwalt told a House subcommittee Wednesday that the cars, known as DOT-111s, were involved in derailments of oil trains in Casselton, North Dakota and Lac-Megantic, Quebec, just across the U.S. border.
The NTSB has long urged replacement of the tank cars, but federal efforts to write tougher regulations for new tank cars have dragged on for two years.
Cynthia Quarterman, head of the federal hazards materials safety administration, said she expects to propose new rules this year. She had no estimate for when the rule would be final.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Climate change activists rallied in the Twin Cities Wednesday to urge President Barack Obama to reject the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline. The group 350 MN organized the protest Wednesday before Obama’s visit to Union Depot in St. Paul, Minnesota. Activists are protesting how the upsurge in trains transporting crude oil, primarily from North Dakota, is snarling passenger train service. About two dozen people took part in the rally.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Some B-52 bombers at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota will be temporarily housed at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota while runway upgrades are completed at the Minot base.
The center section of the base runway is being upgraded this year, at a cost of nearly $33 million. It’s the final part of a three-year runway project that carries a $67 million price tag and should wrap up in early October.
Ellsworth Air Force Base near Rapid City is home to B-1 bombers.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Senator 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.
In sports..
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Civic Center this evening hosts the Boys Basketball Region 3 Third place and Championship games.
The third place game between South Border and Ellendale starts at 6-p.m. followed by the championship contest between the Linton-Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock Lions and Strasburg-Zeeland.
The championship game winner advances to the Class Bstate tournament March 6-8, 2014 in Grand Forks.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Orlando 101 Philadelphia 90
Final Boston 115 Atlanta 104
Final Cleveland 114 Oklahoma City 104
Final Chicago 103 Golden State 83
Final Memphis 108 L-A Lakers 103
Final Dallas 108 New Orleans 89
Final San Antonio 120 Detroit 110
Final Utah 109 Phoenix 86
Final Portland 124 Brooklyn 80
Final L-A Clippers 101 Houston 93
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final OT Buffalo 5 Boston 4
Final OT Detroit 2 Montreal 1
Final Los Angeles 6 Colorado 4
Final Vancouver 1 St. Louis 0
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final ( 3) Arizona 87 California 59
Final ( 8) Villanova 67 Butler 48
Final (12) Virginia 65 Miami 40
Final (15) Iowa St. 83 West Virginia 66
Final OT (16) Michigan 77 Purdue 76
Final OT (19) North Carolina 85 NC State 84
Final (24) Texas 74 Baylor 69
TOP-25 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (11) West Virginia 69 Texas Tech 37
Final Iowa St. 86 (15) Oklahoma St. 69
Final (23) Middle Tennessee 70 East Carolina 59
Final (24) Rutgers 67 Temple 58
NHL…
CHICAGO (AP) – The Minnesota Wild on Wednesday acquired forward Brad Winchester from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for defenseman Brian Connelly. The 32-year-old Winchester has 16 goals and 14 assists in 55 games this season with the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs. He has played in 390 NHL games over seven seasons with Edmonton, Dallas, St. Louis, Anaheim and San Jose, recording 68 points and 552 penalty minutes.
MLB…
UNDATED (AP) – Angels star Mike Trout has agreed to a one-year, $1 million dollar contract with the team. The two-sides are thought to be working on a long-term agreement worth around $150 million. Trout was second again to Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera in MVP voting last year, when he batted .323 with a .432 on-base percentage, 27 homers, 97 RBIs and 33 steals.
Pitcher Carl Pavano is retiring after 14 major league seasons. The one-time All-Star was 108-107 with a 4.39 ERA for Montreal, Florida, the New York Yankees, Cleveland and Minnesota. The 38-year-old right-hander didn’t pitch after June 2012 because of a strained right shoulder, and his spleen was removed in January 2013 after he was injured when he fell in the snow at his home in Vermont.
In world and national news…
MOSCOW (AP) – Russia says it’s granted protection to fugitive Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych (yah-noo-KOH’-vich), who Russian news agencies report is in a sanitorium near Moscow. Yanukovych fled from Ukraine’s capital Kiev last week, and he says in a statement that he still considers himself to be the legitimate leader. Ukraine has a warrant out for his arrest.
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama is unveiling an initiative today aimed at breaking down obstacles that disproportionately keep African-American men impoverished and behind bars. Obama will call on businesses, philanthropists and government leaders to join forces to put more boys on a path toward successful lives. Foundations have pledged at least $200 million over five years to promote Obama’s “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative, which also will focus on keeping young people in school.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Obama administration wants to make a change to “Nutrition Facts” labels on food. The Food and Drug Administration is proposing today that serving sizes be more realistic. And it wants calories in larger, bolder type. Consumers also would for the first time be told whether foods have added sugars.
LONDON (AP) – Britain is starting a public consultation on rules that would allow scientists to create embryos using DNA from three people – one man and two women – to prevent mothers from passing on potentially fatal genetic diseases. British law currently forbids altering a human egg or embryo before transferring it into a woman, and such treatments are only allowed for research. Last year, the country’s fertility regulator said it found broad public support for the new techniques.
Los Angeles (AP) – Two rare early editions of “Mein Kampf” signed by Adolf Hitler could go for more than $20,000 in an online auction today. The owner of an auction house in Los Angeles says he knows he’ll probably catch flack for putting the rare 1925 and 1926 anti-Semitic manifesto up for bid, but Nate Sanders, owner of Nate D. Sanders Auctions says the books are “a piece of history.”
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