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CSi Weather…
TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING…
THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. BREEZY. NOT AS COOL.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS 60 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 70 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.WEDNESDAY…CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING…THEN
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDY. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
60 PERCEN.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
30 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED WITH
SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
20 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. LOWS AROUND 30.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
EVENING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW
IN THE MORNING…THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 40S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
EVENING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS AROUND 30. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
20 PERCENT.
.MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
MORNING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS
AROUND 50. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MILES PER HOUR WILL DEVELOP
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
CHANCES FOR RAIN WILL INCREASE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS A SLOW MOVING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CROSSES THE AREA.
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
TUESDAY NIGHT. GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS.
STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
SOME THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON HOWEVER ANY STORMS SHOULD STAY BELOW SEVERE LIMITS.
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
A COLD FRONT WILL DROP THROUGH THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH RAIN CHANCES CONTINUING POSSIBLY MIXING WITH SNOW LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY.
AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM COULD BRING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE SOUTHWEST ON SATURDAY…AND MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
Update late Tuesday morning.
Valley City (CSi) Authorities report a man’s body was recovered Tuesday morning about 10:20 a.m. in the Sheyenne River, in Valley City, in the area of the search for a missing man, about an hour after the search resumed Tuesday morning..
Valley City Fire Chief Gary Retterath says the body was located beneath the 8th Avenue bridge in Southwest Valley City, about 200 yards from where he entered the river.
The body was identified as Dan Buehner, a senior, at VCSU, from Blaine, Minnesota.
An autopsy may be performed to determine the exact cause of death.
Earlier Tuesday, water releases were reduced to 50 cfs from Bald Hill Dam to reduce the water level in an effort to help searchers recover the body.
Buehner, along with two other men were tossed from a rubber raft into the Sheyenne River in Valley City early Monday morning.
The call coming into 9-1-1 about 1:15 a.m.
They got into the raft near the footbridge by West Main Street and floated downstream on the fast-moving river about a half mile to the Little Dam, where they ended up in tailwater that was at least 12 feet deep.
Buehner was last seen in the tailwater of the “Little Dam.”
The two surviving VCSU students are recovering from hypothermia at Mercy Hospital.
Valley City Police Chief, Fred Thompson says the three were not fishing and that no paddles or lifejackets were found after the raft capsized.
Since Monday morning searchers had been using boats and walking along river banks with search dogs, looking for the missing person.
Retterath says members of Valley Water & Rescue out of Fargo assisted Valley City crews by using a sonar device to help search for the missing man, as the water released from Bald Hill Dam was cut back about 3:30 a.m., Monday to aid in the search, as the river was high and dangerous when the incident occurred.
Tuesday morning, Valley City State University President Dr. Steven Shirley said “It is with a heavy heart and great sadness to inform you that authorities this morning discovered the body of VCSU student Dan Buehner in the Sheyenne River. Dan was a senior majoring in business administration and played catcher on the VCSU Baseball Team. He was from Blaine, Minnesota.”
VCSU Athletic Director Jack Denholm says “In light of this week’s tragic death of VCSU student-athlete Dan Buehner, the Valley City State baseball team has canceled its scheduled games this week against University of Winnipeg and against University of Jamestown.”
Earlier Tuesday….
Valley City (CSi) Search and recovery efforts continue this Tuesday morning, on the Sheyenne River in Valley City for a Valley City State University student who was one of three men that fell out of a rubber raft early Monday morning. The call coming into 9-1-1 about 1:15 a.m.
Valley City police Chief Fred Thompson says the missing man and two other men got into the raft about 1 a.m. Monday near the footbridge near Main Street.
The raft floated downstream on the fast-moving Sheyenne in Valley City about a half mile to the Little Dam, where the raft capsized.
Valley City Fire Chief Gary Retterath says the two individuals were rescued from the river by Valley City police officers and local residents this morning.
The two men rescued were taken to Mercy Hospital, in Valley City, where they are being treated for hypothermia.
Searchers have been using boats and walking along river banks looking for the missing person.
Retterath says members of Valley Water & Rescue out of Fargo are assisting Valley City crews by using a sonar device to help search for the missing man, as the water released from Bald Hill Dam was cut back about 3:30 a.m., Monday to aid in the search, as the river was high and dangerous when the incident occurred, at just over 9 feet about 8 a.m.,
With the reduction in flow, the Corps lowered the level to 4.25 feet… Flood stage is 15 feet.
Authorities are investigating if alcohol was involved, and if the men were wearing life jackets.
Update…
Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Fire Department was called to the scene of a house fire about bout 8:30 a.m. Monday to 643 Central Avenue North.
Fire Chief Gary Retterath says no one was home at the time of the fire, which extensively damaged the home.
Retterath says its believed the fire started in the middle of the house and moved to the attic area.
No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
Some of the fire fighters were called from the scene of the river search in Valley City, for a missing man.
Update…
Jamestown (CSi) The trial of a former University of Jamestown student, Robert Flores started Monday morning in Southeast District Court in Jamestown.
Jury selection started for a 12-person jury selected from a pool of 30 potential jurors.. Judge Thomas Merrick is scheduled to preside over the trial, expected to last two days.
Prior to jury selection no plea agreement was reached.
Flores is accused of terrorizing, a Class C felony, in a November 7, 2013 incident, with the charge stemming from allegations he threatened to kill and drink the blood of certain UJ students.
The incident resulted in a lockdown of the UJ campus for about one hour. No one was injured in the incident.
Flores was picked up in downtown Jamestown.
On Monday, three University of Jamestown students testified about fears that Flores may have been planning ritualistic killings, which prompted them to notify campus officials.
The students testified that they had known Flores as a friendly and easygoing student from the start of the university’s school year until early November.
Jamestown Police Lt. John Gletne identified the three girls referred to in Flores’ text message as University of Jamestown students.
The trial is scheduled to resume today at 8:30 a.m. with the prosecution continuing to call witnesses. If convicted, Flores faces up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Public School Board, Monday evening voted to approve $422,000 in summer projects throughout the district this year.
With the district facing an $800,000 deficit at the end of the fiscal year on June 30, 2014 Superintendent Rob Lech said projects were prioritized and many were delayed until next year.
The school approved DLR Group to undertake the district’s facilities assessment, addressing building needs and possible restructuring of the district’s elementary schools.
Also approved was a letter of resignation from high school English teacher Nicole Nelson effective at the conclusion of the 2013-14 school year.
The First Reading was introduced of the school district’s tobacco policy, which is being revised to include electronic cigarettes.
The meeting was recorded by CSi 10 THE REPLAY CHANNEL with showings starting Tuesday morning.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Performing Arts, fundraiser, The Last Annual Comedy Review is set for
Friday April 25, and Saturday April 26, 2014,
at the Jamestown Arts Center, at 7:30 each evening.
On Monday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, the show’s founder, Bruce Berg, said the show features new and returning acts with sketches, music, and stand-up comedy.
Berg pointed that the show features music by Steve and Nancy Kuykendall.
On the bill are: Arnie Roos, Kate Stevenson Joel Lees, along with Nick Scherbenske, Richie Wolf, and Dave McDowell.
He noted the show runs about 90-minutes.
Tickets are $8 for adults and $3 for students and are available at the door.
Berg will serve as the director and emcee and said proceeds will go to the Jamestown Arts Center, and the Jamestown High School Music Program.
He added, that this is the 30th “Last Annual, Comedy Reveue.”
Berg has emceed the show for most of those years.
Jamestown (CSi) The James River Community/Senior Center at Legacy Center in downtown Jamestown is participating in the “Daily Bread,” program.
On Monday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Rhonda Sahr said the program allows individuals that may need extra food. to obtain the items free, of charge, with no registration required, available at Legacy Center’s “Coat Closet,” freezer.
The program’s participants place food not served into freezers for consumption by those in need.
She said the program with Legacy Center, is in conjunction with Ave Maria Village, Emma Rosie’s catering, and the University of Jamestown.
Other involved with “Daily Bread,” in Head Start, Even Start, and the Jamestown Salvation Army.
DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) – A man has drowned on Lake Patterson in Dickinson.
Stark County Sheriff’s Capt. Dean Franchuk says 42-year-old Jeffrey Hieb was fishing Saturday with his 8-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son when their canoe tipped over.
Franchuk says another boater pulled the kids to safety, but Hieb died.
He says Hieb was from Lander, Wyo., but had been working for a Dickinson company.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – A man who once faced a murder conspiracy charge in a Williston-area killing now faces new charges after an incident outside the trial of another man charged in that case.
Ronald Gibbons faces six charges related to alleged weapon, drug and vehicle offenses. Two are felonies. Court documents do not list an attorney for him.
Authorities say Gibbons was stopped by an officer April 15 after attending the trial of Issac Steen, who was convicted of hindering authorities investigating the slaying of Williston-area hobby rancher Jack Sjol a year ago.
Gibbons allegedly had a loaded gun and drug paraphernalia in his vehicle and was driving with a suspended license.
Prosecutors in March dropped the murder conspiracy charge against Gibbons without saying why.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A judge has granted a new lawyer for a North Dakota man who has been questioned by police investigating a suspected murder-for-hire scheme in Washington state.
James Henrikson, of Watford City, says his court-appointed attorney told him he was guilty on federal weapons charges and advised him to waive his right to a speedy trial.
Judge Daniel Hovland approved Henrikson’s request Monday.
Authorities say Henrikson had business dealings in the North Dakota oil patch with Doug Carlile, who was shot and killed by an intruder on Dec. 15 at his Spokane, Wash., home.
Spokane police say Henrikson told them that Carlile owed him nearly $1.9 million and that he was angry with Carlile, but denied being involved in Carlile’s death.
Lawyers in the case were not immediately available for comment.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison on an illegal weapons charge.
Thirty-three-year-old Ryan Mountain, of Grand Forks, pleaded guilty in February to possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon.
Authorities say police discovered a Hi-Point 9mm pistol and ammunition during a search of a Grand Forks residence in July 2013.
Mountain had previous felony convictions for two counts of terrorizing, two counts of aggravated assault, delivery of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
U.S. Attorney Timothy Purdon says federal penalties for illegal weapons can be severe for felons who have committed crimes of violence and serious drug offenses.
A federal public defender was not immediately available for comment.
DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) – The former Dickinson principal accused of setting fire to his school has been arraigned.
Thirty-year-old Thomas Sander on Monday pleaded not guilty to charges of arson and endangerment by fire. Both are felonies that carry a maximum punishment of 10 years in prison.
Authorities say Sander is responsible for the March 3 fire at Trinity High School.
Sander is out on a $50,000 bond. The state placed him under the custody of Thomas Sander Sr. and he can only travel within Stark, Burleigh and Morton counties. He is banned from contacting school officials.
Students at the Catholic high school have been taking classes at temporary locations across Dickinson since the fire. They are expected to return to the high school for the next academic year.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – The head of Federal Aviation Administration is getting a firsthand look the airport infrastructure needs in the oil patch in western North Dakota.
Administrator Michael Huerta on Monday toured Williston’s Sloulin Field International Airport.
The facility has seen its number of departing commercial passengers go from just 8,500 in 2007 to more than 186,000 in 2013. Local and state officials hope to build a new airport in Williston in the coming years.
Huerta spoke at length about how competitive it is for individual airports to secure federal funding for expansion projects.
North Dakota officials also hope to either build new facilities or expand the existing airports in Dickinson, Minot and Bismarck.
U.S. Sens. Heidi Heitkamp and John Hoeven say they hope that the FAA can assist with the expansion plans.
North Dakota could begin flying a drone next month to test how the unmanned aircraft can check soil quality and the status of crops to help farmers manage their fields. Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Michael Huerta said during a trip to the state Monday that the agency has granted the state a two-year certificate to begin flying a small drone. The first flights will be over Carrington and Devils Lake.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Architects estimate that a two-county jail in Bismarck with room for 476 prisoners will cost $70 million – about $20 million more than the initial estimate.
Venture Architects says the increase is due to several factors including more beds and better technology.
The issue of a joint jail will come before voters in Burleigh and Morton counties in June. They’ll decide whether to approve a temporary half-cent sales tax to fund the facility.
The current jails in both counties are overcrowded. Commissioners in both counties support the proposed joint jail.
Plans call for the jail to be built in 1 1/2 years and paid off within 10 years.
In sports…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota wildlife biologists are asking anglers for help in documenting lakes that may have experienced winter fish mortality.
Game and Fish Department fisheries official Scott Gangl (GANG’-uhl) says some winterkill is expected every year, with the severity depending on winter weather conditions.
Winterkill happens when heavy snowfall blocks sunlight from going into lakes. Plants die and stop giving off oxygen, and they also consume oxygen as they decompose. That limits oxygen available for fish.
Gangl says the state had a colder than average winter, but about average snow cover. He says the lack of excessive snowfall means biologists don’t expect widespread winterkill.
Biologists will begin sampling suspected winterkill lakes later this spring to document the severity of any die-offs.
INTERLEAGUE
Final L.A. Angels 4 Washington 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Baltimore 7 Boston 6
Final Cleveland 4 Kansas City 3
Final Chi White Sox 3 Detroit 1
Final Texas 4 Oakland 3
Final Houston 7 Seattle 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Pittsburgh 6 Cincinnati 5
Final Atlanta 4 Miami 2, 10 Innings
Final N-Y Mets 2 St. Louis 0
Final Chi Cubs 5 Arizona 1
Final Milwaukee 4 San Diego 3
Final Colorado 8 San Francisco 2
Final Philadelphia 7 L.A. Dodgers 0
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
UNDATED (AP) – The Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Clippers both were able to even their NBA first-round series at a game apiece by winning last night. Zach Randolph scored 25 points and hit the tiebreaking layup and two free throws in the final 26 seconds of the Grizzlies’ 111-105 overtime win against Oklahoma City. Blake Griffin had 35 points and the Clippers posted their most lopsided playoff victory in franchise history, a 138-98 laugher against Golden State.
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
UNDATED (AP) – As seen on CSi 25 FS North… The Minnesota Wild blanked the Avs 1-0 behind Darcy Kuemper’s shutout and Mikael Granlund’s overtime goal.
The Pittsburgh Penguins, St. Louis Blues, Colorado Avalanche and Anaheim Ducks have two-games-to-one leads in their NHL first-round series following last night’s action. The Penguins scored three times in a 2:13 span of the third period to beat Columbus 4-3, and Corey Crawford turned back 34 shots in the Chicago Blackhawks’ 2-0 shutout of St. Louis. Kari Lehtonen (LEH’-toh-nehn) made 34 saves as Dallas blanked Anaheim 3-0.
Colorado Avalanche defenseman Tyson Barrie will miss the rest of the first-round playoff series against Minnesota and more. Barrie has a MCL injury in his left knee and will need four to six weeks to recover. Barrie was hurt in the second period when Wild left wing Matt Cooke delivered a knee-on-knee hit on the open ice.
NBA..
UNDATED (AP) – The New York Knicks, Utah Jazz and Minnesota Timberwolves are in the market for head coaches after failing to make the playoffs. The Knicks have dismissed Mike Woodson and his coaching staff, and the Jazz have declined to offer Tyrone Corbin a new contract. Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman has decided to retire after 23 seasons and 1,042 NBA victories.
DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Chicago center Joakim (JOH’-keem) Noah is the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year, joining Michael Jordan in 1988 as the only Bulls players to win the award.
Noah got 555 out of a possible 1,125 points, including 100 out of a possible 125 first-place votes from a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters.
Indiana’s Roy Hibbert and DeAndre Jordan of the Clippers came in second and third, respectively.
BOSTON MARATHON…
BOSTON (AP) – Meb Keflezighi (kehf-LEHZH’-gee) won the Boston Marathon yesterday in a time of 2 hours, 8 minutes, 37 seconds. The 38-year-old former New York City Marathon and Olympic medalist is the first American to post the best time since 1983, two years before Lisa Larsen-Weidenbach of the U.S. took the women’s title in 1985. More than 32,000 people ran in the in a powerful show of defiance a year after the deadly bombing that killed three people and wounded more than 260 others.
In world and national news…
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) – Vice President Joe Biden has a blunt message for Russia about its activities in Ukraine. Biden says it’s time for Russia to ‘stop talking and start acting’ to reduce tension. The vice president also announced the United States will provide an additional $50 million to help Ukraine’s beleaguered government with political and economic reforms. Biden is in Kiev meeting with Ukrainian officials and leaders.
TOKYO (AP) – Negotiators in Japan have been hoping to have a trade deal for the centerpiece of President Barack Obama’s stop in Tokyo at the beginning of an Asian fence-mending trip, but their efforts haven’t borne fruit yet. One day before Obama’s scheduled arrival, Japan’s economy minister Akira Amari tells reporters that the two sides remain “at a considerable distance” over trade in farm products and vehicles.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) – Five policemen are among eight people killed in a pair of militant attacks in northwestern Pakistan. Officials say in one of the attacks, gunmen ambushed a police patrol on the outskirts of the city of Peshawar, killing five policemen and a civilian. Some of the militants were also killed. And in a neighboring town, a bomb rigged to a motorcycle near a police van killed two bystanders.
BAGHDAD (AP) – The latest militant attack ahead of Iraq’s April 30 election has killed 10 guards at a balloting center in the remote north. Officials say the gunmen were disguised in military uniforms and told the guards they were there to do a search. The militants later killed the guards.
BEIJING (AP) – There’s no end in sight yet to a strike at a Chinese factory owned by the world’s largest maker of athletic shoes. Workers have rejected management’s latest offer and the dispute is crimping production of shoes for brands such as Nike and Adidas. The on-and-off work stoppage has stretched into its second week. The dispute erupted over underpayments for social security and housing fund insurance.
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