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TODAY…SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO
25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING. LOWS AROUND 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 50 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
.MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
.MONDAY NIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 80S.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG AN ADVANCING COLD FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA…NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS AFTER 4 PM CDT EAST OF U.S. 83. THE MAIN THREATS ARE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.
ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AND AGAIN EARLY NEXT WEEK, THROUGH THURSDAY
Jamestown (CSi) Plans have been moving ahead on a new 108 hotel in Southwest Jamestown, and now construction may begin shortly on the new hotel.
The hotel is a joint venture of Paces Lodging Corporation of Fargo, and Clarice Liechty of Jamestown.
Paces Lodging’s Developer, Darren Trudeau says the location of the hotel is planned directly west of the Buffalo Mall, adjacent to the road leading to the planned Menard’s.
Trudeau adds the hotel will be franchised under one of the Marriott brands, saying the Marriott brand had targeted the Jamestown area for many years.
He says construction on the foundations will begin as soon as building permits are obtained in mid- to late-August, with completion estimated in May or June of 2015.
Ms. Liechty adds that the hotel is planned to include conference rooms, along with a swimming pool with water slide.
Not planned for the hotel at this time is either a restaurant or a bar.
A five-year tax exemption for the property is on the August 4, 2014, City Council meeting agenda, for the estimated $10 million, project.
Jamestown (CSi) A fundraising effort in Jamestown is progressing well, as local veterans’ groups and community members are donating dollars to send a World War II vet to a reunion with his former unit.
On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, All Vets Club Board of Directors, Chairman, LeRoy Wegenast said the dollars raised will send 98 year old
Ernest Hubacker, to the reunion of Merrill’s Marauders and the Mars Task Force in Milwaukee at the end of August.
Wegenast said so far about $1,000 has been raised toward the $1,700 needed to cover expenses for Ernie and a family member to attend the reunion, in Milwaukee.
Wegenast pointed out that airline arrangements have been made, and Ernie will also tour the Harley-Davidson Plant in Milwaukee during the trip.
Ernie will turn 99 about a month after he returns from the reunion.
Wegenast added, anyone wishing to contribute to the fund may do so by dropping off donations at the All Vets Club in Jamestown. Checks can be made payable to The All Vets Club with a notation “Ernie’s Trip.” Or drop off donations at Lifestyle Appliance in Jamestown.
He said any funds raised above the $1,700 will go to the Daily Bread program in Jamestown.
Ernie remains active in the community volunteering at the All Vets Club and the Jamestown Regional Medical Center.
Hubacker’s duty with the Mars Task Force included time in the hills above the Burma Road. He and other members of the unit would call in artillery if Japanese vehicles attempted to use the road. They were also the targets of Japanese artillery.
More information on the units by clicking on the link in the story posted on line at CsiNewsNow.com
On another topic, Wegenast added that the All Vets Club has hired a new manager, as Jon Beyer is leaving to pursue other opportunities.
Wegenast said, during Beyer’s tenure as manager, the All Vets Club has seen increased patronage, and has included new menu items and is offering entertainment. The facility also has rentals for groups and organizations.
The next public fundraising for the All Vets Club will be coming up this fall.
Jamestown (CSi) A 28 year old Jamestown was arrested in a Southeast Jamestown neighborhood, Wednesday afternoon, after a brief chase on foot.
Jamestown Police Chief Scott Edinger said about 3:53 p.m., police were informed that Kyle Presser was seen on video surveillance breaking into a vehicle at the S & R Truck Stop on Business Loop East.
He was recognized by employees, who along with police, arranged to meet Presser at his apartment residence at 501 13th Street Southeast.
When police arrived and attempted to arrest Presser, on suspension of his driver’s license, and on an outstanding warrant issued by Stutsman County, the report says Presser fled on foot, and was apprehended in the backyard of a home in the 1200 block of 6th Avenue, Southeast about 4:15-p.m.
Police charged Presser with Failure To Halt, Driving Under Suspension, and Theft From A Motor Vehicle, and was taken into custody and brought to the Law Enforcement Center jail, in Jamestown.
The Stutsman County Jail Inmate Roster said bond was set at $500.
During a search of the immediate area in the neighborhood, police were unable to find any of the alleged stolen property.
Jamestown (CSi) Spraying in the City of Jamestown for adult mosquitoes was scheduled to begin last night, and continues for the following 1-2 evenings as is necessary.
All spraying is contingent upon weather conditions.
All spraying operations will take place between approximately 8:30 PM (dusk) until approximately 6:00 AM.
Parents are advised to keep children out of the streets and away from the spray machines.
Motorists are urged to use caution when traveling in the vicinity of sprayer units.
Jamestown (CSi) Approval for financing has been given by he Jamestown Regional Airport Authority for financing for the airport’s T-hangar building project.
Construction expected to start in early August, 2014.
A construction loan will be through Bank Forward for 25 years, with nterest rate for the first five years at 4.5 percent, and then will be renegotiated.
The total financing amout is $535,000.
Schumacher Construction, Jamestown, was awarded the bid for the project in May.
Schumacher Construction was also awarded the bid for the taxilane construction connecting the airport’s runway to the new T-hangar building.
Schumacher was the only firm to bid on the project, with a bid of $444,027.24 about two percent higher than the estimate of $434,518.50.
This project will be paid for by funds from the state through the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission.
The T-hangar building will create eight new hangars, six 1,123-square-foot hangars, one with 1,266 square feet and the largest at 1,738 square-feet.
The six equal-sized hangars will rent for $240 per month, the second largest will rent for $250 per month and the largest $325 per month.
Airport Authority Chairman Jim Boyd added that those rents will produce $2,000 a month in income to pay back the construction loan.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CSi) U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp has announced a final deal on an acceptable shipping rate between Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) and Red River Valley & Western (RRV&W), enabling about 400 farmers in southeastern North Dakota to more easily transport their crops via rail at a lower cost.
During the 15 months of negotiations, Heitkamp pressed BNSF and RRV&W to come to terms on an agreement, bringing leaders from both sides to the table on multiple occasions to find a productive path forward that supports North Dakota’s farmers.
The agreement will allow James Valley Grain (JVG) to build a new grain elevator in Verona. The new shuttle-loading facility will fill the void of a facility that shut down in Verona in 2009, which created a major need for grain services in nearby communities. The new facility will offer more resources for North Dakota farmers, create good-paying jobs in the area, enable growers to effectively market their crops, and make sure high volumes of crops reach sale destinations throughout the country and the world. The facility will have a storage capacity of 3 million bushels of grain and will be able to move about 20 million bushels per year.
Heitkamp says, “This deal is a win-win for everyone involved – it helps farmers sell their crops and saves them money, puts short-line railroads in a strong financial situation moving forward, and enables BNSF to transport grain where it needs to go. And by building the new grain elevator in Verona, hundreds of area farmers will be able to affordably get their crops to market. BNSF and Red River Valley & Western both came to the table to meet the needs of farmers in the region, and I greatly appreciate their willingness to work together. Today’s announcement is a big step, and I’ll keep working closely with all parties to make sure the agreement is implemented properly. I look forward to seeing the success it will bring to hard-working North Dakotans.”
After pressing the heads of BNSF and RRV&W to come together and reach an agreement since April 2013, Heitkamp expressed the importance of such a deal to the Surface Transportation Board in February. Over the course of the past year, Heitkamp has on several occasions met with senior BNSF officials – including Executive Chairman Matt Rose and BNSF Chief Executive Officer Carl Ice – pressing them on the need to reach an agreement with RRV&W. Additionally, Heitkamp has pressed the leadership at RRV&W to find agreeable terms for the short line to carry grain to the main line operated by BNSF.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Wisconsin man accused of bringing females to North Dakota’s oil patch and forcing them into prostitution has pleaded not guilty in federal court.
31-year-old Levell Durr pleaded not guilty to coercion and enticement.
Authorities allege that he used drugs and physical violence to keep the females compliant and at one point kept a girl in a dog kennel for days for breaking one of his rules.
Federal Magistrate Judge Charles Miller set Durr’s trial for Sept. 16.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven says layoffs are not expected at the Fargo campus of Microsoft, which plans to cut 18,000 jobs elsewhere.
Hoeven met Thursday in Washington with Don Morton, site leader of the Fargo Microsoft campus. The Fargo operations have included Microsoft Business Solutions, customer support, payroll and information technology.
Hoeven says the report shows the importance of the technologies that are being developed at the Fargo facility.
Microsoft officials say the record-setting layoffs will allow the company to streamline its Nokia mobile device business to focus on using the Windows Phone operating system.
DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) – A Dakotas hospital is adding an air ambulance service based in the state’s oil patch.
Sanford AirMed is expected to be operating in Dickinson by late fall. It will feature a King Air B200 fixed wing aircraft that can travel 1,500 miles and land on a short runway. The plane can carry two patients and five critical care attendants.
Sanford AirMed will replace a void left by Texas-based Med-Trans, a national provider of air transport services that is closing its office in Dickinson.
Sanford Health is based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Fargo, North Dakota.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – State Treasurer Kelly Schmidt says a record $112 million deposit will be put in North Dakota’s oil tax savings account.
Schmidt says this month’s transfer brings the balance of the account to about $2.2 billion.
She says the monthly deposits have ranged from $32 million to $93 million until this month.
The Legacy Fund gets 30 percent of the state’s oil tax collections. The money can’t be touched before 2017 and it would still take a two-thirds vote of the Legislature for the state to dip into the fund.
North Dakota voters approved the fund in 2010. It received its first deposit of $34.3 million in September 2011.
The fund has been growing faster than anticipated because of rising North Dakota oil production and high prices.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – An independent report that includes a study of facilities on North Dakota college campuses shows that the state is $808 million behind on deferred maintenance costs, but there may be other ways the schools can utilize space.
The state Board of Higher Education is working with Paulien & Associates of Denver on a system-wide master plan that includes the building study. Company president Dan Paulien says the state needs to take “a real leap” to address the problem.
The survey shows that North Dakota State University has the most number of buildings in critical condition, including a laboratory that has no running water.
Higher education board chairwoman Kirsten Diederich calls the $808 million figure “alarming,” but says the space utilization study will help narrow down the board’s 2015 budget proposal.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota attorney general’s office has shut down two contractors after surprise inspections on the oil patch.
Wednesday’s tour found an additional seven contractors in the Williston area who could be disciplined depending upon further investigation.
The inspectors visited 33 sites and inspected 131 contractors.
Parrell Grossman, director of the attorney general’s consumer protection division, says contractor licensing and registration compliance is a “significant issue” in western North Dakota.
Grossman says the violations could result in projects being shut down for three days to a week or more.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Cleanup is expected to continue in the coming weeks at the site of a saltwater spill in North Dakota that rivals a 2006 breach believed to be the worst environmental disaster in state history.
The estimated 1 million gallon spill on the Crestwood Midstream Partners LP pipeline was discovered July 8 near Mandaree on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. It is one of the biggest oilfield spills in North Dakota history.
The 2006 incident involved a pipeline that spewed 1 million gallons of saltwater into a creek, aquifer and pond near the town of Alexander, North Dakota.
State Water Quality Director Karl Rockerman says cleanup efforts are still ongoing at the Alexander site.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota State Fair begins its nine-day run in Minot on Friday.
The annual fair includes everything from agricultural exhibits to carnival rides. North Dakota music fans will be treated to a bevy of big time music acts this year.
Fair organizers say popular modern acts including Lady Antebellum, Florida Georgia Line and Brad Paisley will be in Minot. They’ll be joined by veteran performers John Mellencamp and The Charlie Daniels Band. Rockers Three Days Grace also will be on the grandstand stage.
The fair runs through July 26. Last year’s fair drew a record 320,485 people.
In sports…
WNBA BASKETBALL
Final Tulsa 95 San Antonio 90
Final Indiana 82 Chicago 64
Final Phoenix 101 Connecticut 85
Final Washington 79 Los Angeles 75
NBA…
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Andrew Wiggins is already dealing with trade rumors. The NBA’s No. 1 overall pick has been playing at summer league this week while his name has been linked to Cleveland’s pursuit of Minnesota All-Star Kevin Love. The Cavaliers have refused to part with Wiggins to get a deal done so far.
UNDATED (AP) – A person with knowledge of the details says the Los Angeles Lakers have claimed 12-year veteran Carlos Boozer after he was waived by the Chicago Bulls via the amnesty clause. Boozer averaged 13.7 points and 8.3 rebounds for the Bulls last season, both below his career averages of 16.6 points and 9.8 rebounds. He will join a Lakers team that has already signed fellow power forwards Jordan Hill and Ed Davis.
NHL…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The Minnesota Wild have agreed to terms with goaltender John Curry on a one-year, two-way contract. Curry will be paid his NHL salary only if he is on the NHL roster. Curry was one of five goalies who played last season for the Wild. He had a 43-save win in April against St. Louis.
GOLF…
HOYLAKE, England (AP) – George Coetzee shot a 3-under 69 at the British Open to climb within one shot of leader Rory McIlroy.
On his 28th birthday, the South African was even with McIlroy at 6 under after three straight birdies on the back side Friday. He capped the run with a tap-in at the par-3 15th, his tee shot curling up about 2 feet from the hole.
Two straight bogeys knocked Coetzee back, but he finished off with a birdie at the 18th for a 5-under 139 at the midway point of the tournament.
After pristine conditions on Thursday, the wind picked up considerably at Royal Liverpool, making it tougher to go low. But the expected showers held off, as the second round was held in warm, sunny conditions.
McIlroy has an afternoon tee time.
LPGA-MARATHON CLASSIC…
SYLVANIA, Ohio (AP) – Laura Diaz shot a 9-under 62 for a four-stroke lead after the opening round of the Marathon Classic. She birdied her first five holes as she seeks her first LPGA victory since 2002. Sharing second were second-year pro Austin Ernst and Lee-Ann Pace.
Newly crowned British Open champ Mo Martin shot a 4-under-67 while Stacy Lewis shot a 1-under-70, Lexi Thompson a 71 and Michelle Wie (wee) a 74.
TOUR…
Update…
CHAMROUSSE, France (AP) – Stamping his dominance in the mountains and on the race overall, Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali has won the 13th stage of the Tour de France as the race entered the Alps and went up the hardest climb so far this year.
The Italian race leader collected his third Tour stage win this year on Friday by beating two other breakaway riders at the end of the grueling 197.5-kilometer (122-mile) trek from Saint-Etienne to Chamrousse ski station.
The first of two days in the Alps lived up to its billing as the daunting final ascent of 18 kilometers (12 miles) with a 7.3 percent gradient shook up the overall standings.
The main casualty was Australia’s Richie Porte. The Sky Team rider began second to Nibali overall, but lost time in the climb.
SAINT-ETIENNE, France (AP) – Italian Vincenzo Nabili will wear the leader’s yellow jersey into the 13th stage of the Tour de France today, a grueling, 122-mile mountain trek that will put competitors in the French Alps . He holds a 2 minute, 23 second lead over Australian Richie Porte. Norway’s Alexander Kristoff was the winner of the 12th stage, which covered 115 miles.
In world and national news…
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) – The search goes on at the eastern Ukrainian site where a Malaysian jetliner was apparently shot down, killing nearly 300 people. Emergency workers say 181 bodies had been recovered by midday, local time. The site is controlled by pro-Russia separatists. Russian President Vladimir Putin angered Australia’s prime minister by blaming Ukraine, accusing Kiev of fostering the unrest. Prime Minister Tony Abbott called Russia’s response “deeply, deeply unsatisfactory.”
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israeli troops continue pounding Hamas positions in the Gaza strip as troops push deeper into the territory in a ground offensive meant to weaken the enclave’s militant Palestinian rulers. The aim of the ground troops is to destroy Hamas tunnels.
BAGHDAD (AP) – The United Nations is reporting a massive humanitarian toll in Iraq, where violence has killed more than 5,500 civilians over the first six months of the year. The Islamic State extremist group and other Sunni insurgents have seized control of a huge swath of northern and western Iraq. The U.N. mission to Iraq says at least 5,576 civilians were killed and another 11,665 wounded in Iraq from Jan. 1 through the end of June. Another 1.2 million people have been driven from their homes.
BEIJING (AP) – At least one person is dead and several houses are damaged on the southern Chinese island of Hainan, which took a hit today from Typhoon Rammasunon. The storm has already killed 54 people in the Philippines. The official Xinhua (shin-wah) News Agency says authorities had ordered the highest level of disaster alert for the region and more than 26,000 people on Hainan were evacuated.
BERLIN (AP) – U.S. intelligence snooping on its ally, Germany, has drawn a promise today from German Chancellor Angela Merkel (AHN’-geh-lah MEHR’-kuhl) to engage Washington in “sensible talks.” But she says she doesn’t expect a quick resolution over the countries’ differences on American spying.
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