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REST OF TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA,20 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 20 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. LOWS AROUND 60. NORTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY…SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
70 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA A 60 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
IN THE EVENING…THEN THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY
RAINFALL. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, AN 80 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.SUNDAY…DECREASING CLOUDS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY
RAINFALL. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE
OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, A 20 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
.MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
.MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ARE FORECAST TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.
HEAVY RAIN COULD LEAD TO OVERLAND FLOODING…AND FLOODING OF
CREEKS…STREAMS…AND RIVERS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE
AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN THIS PAST WEEK.
THESE AREAS ARE MOST FAVORED FOR OVERLAND FLOODING. SMALL STREAMS AND COULEES MAY ALSO FLOOD DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUNOFF.
DO NOT CAMP IN LOW LYING AREAS AND STAY AWAY FROM CREEKS AND
STREAMS.
Valley City (CSi) Dietrich & Sons company and Heartland Flax in Valley City were evacuated Thursday morning after an underground gas line was ruptured by a construction scraper.
Valley City Fire Chief Gary Retterath says the scraper punched a one inch hole into the 2 inch diameter MDU gas line around 11:50-a.m.
He says crews pinched the line so MDU crews could make the necessary repair about 36 feet from the back of the businesses.
Retterath says Valley City fire crews and police were at the scene for about 90 minutes before employees were let back in the building.
Jamestown (CSi) A disagreement between property owners and Stutsman Rural Water District over land easements required the intervention of a Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office deputy Thursday.
Susan Roemmich stated that property north of the U.S. Highway- 281 bypass owned by her and Thilmer Roemmich and farmed by Brandon Roemmich was dug up by crews of Stutsman Rural Water District saying they did not signed a land easement for the project that would provide water to a neighboring residence.
Stutsman Rural Water District General Manager Geneva Kaiser said the district had contracted with the engineering firm Bartlett & West to negotiate all construction easements. She added that firm had attempted to contact the Roemmich’s anumber of times by phone, mail and in person.
Susan Roemmich said no one from or representing Stutsman Rural Water District had attempted to contact them to negotiate an easement.
On Thursday,the Roemmich’s were on the land with a Stutsman County deputy while excavations continued on the edge of the field.
The deputy said it was a civil matter, and no criminal laws were broken.
Update
Jamestown (CSi) The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office reports a two vehicle head-on accident that occurred about 8:50 p.m., Wednesday on Highway 52 about a half mile south of Pingree, outside of the 281 Stop Bar and Grill, in Pingree, injured three individuals.
The report says a Volvo Semi and a Pontiac Grand Prix were involved.
Three people, including two 16 year old Jamestown males were taken to Jamestown Regional Medical Center, with one life-flighted to a Fargo Hospital.
The Pontiac was traveling south on Highway 281 in the vicinity of the restaurant.
In front of the Pontiac another tractor-trailer was stopped, waiting to turn left into the restaurant’s parking lot.
30 year old Todd Laott, 30, Moorhead, Minnesota was driving the 2013 Volvo semitrailer north on the highway, approaching the restaurant.
The driver of the Pontiac pulled into the northbound lane of the highway to pass the tractor-trailer waiting to turn left into the restaurant, and struck the Volvo head on.
The driver of the Pontiac was airlifted to Fargo.
The passenger in the Pontiac and Laott were transported by Jamestown Area Ambulance to Jamestown Regional Medical Center for treatment of their injuries.
The driver and passenger in the Pontiac and Laott wore seat belts.
Damage was estimated at $10,000 for the Pontiac and $25,000 for the Volvo.
Names of the occupants of the car will be released following the investigation by the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office.
Jamestown (CSi) Officials with Cenex Harvest States have requested Stutsman County advertise for bids for construction of a road to provide access to the propose nitrogen fertilizer plant, in Spiritwood, from I-94.
The road would provide access for equipment and supplies, improve a section of Stutsman County Road/Highway 62 and create a new road 34th Street Southeast.
CHS requested estimates of costs before making a final decision on the construction of the nitrogen plant project.
In April this year, engineering estimates were from $8 million and $16 million, with options selected by CHS.
The entire cost of the road will be paid by CHS through special assessments.
In April, CHS placed the fertilizer plant project on hold.
Stutsman County is also negotiating with CHS to concerning possible property tax incentives for the project.
Bismarck (CSi) Effective September 1, 2014, many Drivers License offices across North Dakota will have new hours and/or days of service. These changes are being made in an effort to better meet the needs of our customers at high demand times and locations.
The sites listed below will have new hours or days of service effective September 1, 2014. A complete schedule including hours of operation and locations can be found at
Updated schedule as of September 2, 2014
Jamestown: M, T, Th, F; closed Wednesdays
Valley City: 1st and 3rd Wednesday 9:00-4:00
Beulah: 2nd and 4th Wednesdays
Bottineau: 1st and 3rd Tuesdays
Bowman: 1st Wednesday
Carrington: 1st Wednesday
Carson: 1st Wednesday from 9:00 to 3:20
Crosby: 2nd Wednesday in January, March, May, July, September, and November
Devils Lake: M, T, Th, F; closed Wednesdays
Dickinson: M, T, Th, F; closed Wednesdays
Fargo: M, T, W, Th, F from 7:30 – 4:45
Grafton: 1st and 3rd Tuesday
Linton: 2nd Wednesday 9:40-3:30
Lisbon: 2nd Thursday
Rolla: 2nd and 4th Tuesday 9:40-3:20
Rugby: 2nd Wednesday 9:15-4:00
Wahpeton: 1st and 3rd Thursday
Watford City: 1st and 3rd Wednesday at old MDU building 200 2nd Ave NE
Williston: M, T, Th, F; closed Wednesdays
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The Farm Rescue nonprofit in the Upper Midwest is approaching another milestone.
The volunteer organization based in North Dakota will help its 300th farm family in the region by the end of the year.
Farm Rescue plants and harvests crops for farmers in need in the Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa and eastern Montana. It’s been operating since 2006, supported by donations, business sponsors and about 1,000 people who volunteer to help with fieldwork in the spring, summer and fall.
It helped its 100th farm family in 2009 and its 200th in 2012.
Founder Bill Gross says if Farm Rescue can increase funding, it hopes to expand assistance in a year or two. The organization currently is helping about 50 farm families each year, on an annual cash budget of about $450,000.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota University System officials say three employees working in information technology security have been placed on paid administrative leave as a result of a breach on the system’s computer server earlier this year.
University system spokeswoman Linda Donlin says the employees will remain on leave until an investigation into the security snafu is complete.
The action was announced Thursday during a meeting of the State Board of Higher Education’s audit committee.
The names and Social Security numbers of more than 290,000 current and former students and nearly 800 faculty and staff were on the server, which was hacked in early February.
An internal investigation found no evidence that any of the personal information was compromised, but system officials are investigating the policies that may have contributed to the breach.
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – Bond has been set at $3,000 cash for a man accused of violating probation in a case that involved the deaths of more than 100 horses in Burleigh and Morton counties.
Sixty-four-year-old William Kiefer also faces a new charge in McHenry County of disobeying a judicial order, for allegedly using a fake name to take part in a weekend trail ride.
Kiefer pleaded guilty last year to mistreating animals and was sentenced to six months in custody and two years of probation. He’s now accused of violating probation terms by buying a horse and having a horse and a mule in the backyard of his Fargo home.
A probation revocation hearing is set for Sept. 19. Kiefer is due in court Sept. 22 on the McHenry County misdemeanor charge.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A judge has rejected an appeal by an Oklahoma man convicted for hiring a hit man to kill his son-in-law in North Dakota.
Gene Kirkpatrick asked to have his conviction overturned because he believes his trial lawyer, Mack Martin, made a mistake by not allowing him to testify.
East Central District Judge Steven Marquart denied the claim in an order issued Thursday.
Kirkpatrick is serving life in prison without parole for allegedly paying a man $3,000 to kill Fargo dentist Philip Gattuso in October 2009 because Kirkpatrick thought Gattuso was a poor parent to his granddaughter.
Cass County prosecutor Tristan Van de Streek says he’s pleased with the ruling and says Martin did a good job representing Kirkpatrick.
Kirkpatrick’s attorney was not immediately available for comment.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – A Williston woman is jailed on at least 36 felony charges for what authorities say were two separate crime sprees through residential neighborhoods.
Police say Brittany Foote went into several homes and in some cases entered residences while the homeowners were doing yard work. The Williston Herald reports that most of the charges are for burglary and theft.
Authorities say Foote was found with cash, credit cards, gift cards, a hospital employee badge and painkillers.
Police say Foote was arrested last week when went into a house that was occupied and got into a scuffle with a resident. She was charged with terrorizing, simple assault and reckless endangerment for that incident. She also faces several drug charges.
Court documents do not list an attorney for Foote.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota regulator who has proposed a state-run rail safety program to bolster federal oversight says the effort would cost $500,000 a year.
Public Service Commissioner Julie Fedorchak’s plan calls for hiring two inspectors and a rail safety manager. She proposed it in late June and outlined details Thursday. The proposal is included in the PSC’s budget request to the governor.
The PSC says rail traffic increased by 233 percent between 2000 and 2012 due to the state’s oil boom. The commission says North Dakota has had 56 track-related accidents over the past five years.
North Dakota’s railways are monitored by the Federal Railroad Administration, but it has only two inspectors in the state. Fedorchak says the federal agency “is stretched too thin” and has responded too slowly.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Four North Dakota cities are receiving federal funds to support housing counseling services.
The $135,000 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant will go toward financial literacy training and assistance for low-income households, renters and homeless persons.
The funds include about $46,000 for Minot, $35,000 for Fargo, $24,000 for Dickinson and $23,000 for Bismarck.
North Dakota Housing Finance Agency executive director says the support helps individuals and families make “informed housing decisions.”
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The largest shopping mall in the country is targeting workers in one of the nation’s top oil-producing areas.
A YouTube advertisement for the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, depicts an oil worker from western North Dakota visiting the mall and an area hotel to meet up with his family for the weekend.
The campaign also features radio and newspaper ads.
The western North Dakota oil boom has attracted people from around the country. Spokesman Dan Jasper says the Mall of America already gets a lot of visitors from North Dakota, and it wants even more.
Jasper says it’s the first time the mall has used social media for a marketing campaign geared toward a specific audience.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The Environmental Protection Agency is establishing an environmental crimes office in North Dakota.
The EPA’s Criminal Investigation Division is opening an office in Bismarck to address issues in the state’s western oil patch.
EPA spokeswoman Lisa McClain-Vanderpool says the agency signed an agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to rent office space in Bismarck. She says four agents from Denver and Helena, Montana, will use the office for investigations.
U.S. Attorney Tim Purdon says he has been pushing to bring environmental crime investigators to North Dakota. He says he hopes the office is the first step toward getting permanent agents assigned to the state.
In sports…
VALLEY CITY (VCSU) – Three North Star Athletic Association schools have announced plans to play countable baseball games this fall.
Valley City State University, Mayville State University and Presentation College will be taking advantage of new NAIA legislation that allows baseball teams to count statistics and records from fall contests. In a groundbreaking move this summer, NAIA legislators passed the proposal set forth by the NAIA baseball coaches at the annual coaches convention. The legislation allows teams to count 12 varsity contests toward their 55 game limit
The three NSAA schools will all play games against each other and University of Winnipeg this fall that count towards their overall record and season statistics.
Last season, the same NSAA teams were allowed to play counting fall games on a trial basis with Presentation College, Mayville State University and Valley City State University each playing eight games. The fall schedule will allow northern teams to play games in better weather on and closer to their home fields than would be reasonably expected in February and March.
Below is the fall baseball schedule released by the three NSAA schools.
Sunday, Sept. 14
Mayville State at University of Winnipeg 12:00pm
Presentation College at Valley City State University 12:00pm
Sunday, Sept. 21
Valley City State University at Mayville State University 12:00pm
Sunday, Sept. 28
Valley City State University at University of Winnipeg 12:00pm
Mayville State University at Presentation College 12:00pm
Sunday, Oct. 5
University of Winnipeg at Valley City State University 12:00pm
Presentation College at Mayville State University 12:00pm
Sunday, Oct. 12
Valley City State University at Presentation College 12:00pm
University of Winnipeg at Mayville State University 12:00pm
Sunday, Oct. 19
Mayville State University at Valley City State University 12:00pm
University of Winnipeg at Presentation College 12:00pm
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) Nearly 6,000 hunters applied for one of the 250 pronghorn licenses available in North Dakota this year.
The state Game and Fish Department recently held the pronghorn license lottery. Results are available at the agency’s website.
Unsuccessful applicants who submitted their application online or through the department’s toll-free licensing number will receive a refund back to their credit card. Hunters who submitted paper applications will receive a refund check.
North Dakota is having a limited pronghorn hunting season this fall for the first time since 2009. The season is open only in unit 4-A, the far southwestern corner of the state. The season is split into an early “bow-only” portion Aug. 29-Sept. 28 and a later gun/bow season Oct. 3-19.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – University of North Dakota football coach Bubba Schweigert has named sophomore Joe Mollberg starting quarterback to begin the season. Mollberg will be behind center when UND takes on San Jose State in its season opener on August 28th.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Kennys Vargas homered and sparked rallies with two other hits to lead the Minnesota Twins past Corey Kluber and the Cleveland Indians 4-1 yesterday. Trevor Plouffe put the Twins back in front with a two-run double in the sixth. Kluber had his winning streak stopped at six despite eight strikeouts over seven innings.
Final N-Y Yankees 3 Houston 0
Final Tampa Bay 1 Detroit 0
Final L.A. Angels 2 Boston 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE
The Washington Nationals try for a team-record 11 straight wins tonight when they host San Francisco. Yesterday, the Nats blanked Arizona 1-0 as Denard (deh-NARD’) Span scored on a throwing error in the bottom of the ninth for the Nationals’ fifth walkoff victory in their last six games during the streak.
After two days and the first upheld protest in nearly 30 years in baseball, the Chicago Cubs finally completed a 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants in a suspended game at Wrigley Field. Anthony Rizzo’s two-run homer Tuesday held up as the team’s played the final 4 1/2 innings of a game the Cubs thought they had won 2-0 two nights ago. The Giants won the nightcap 5-3.
Final Atlanta 8 Cincinnati 0
Final L.A. Dodgers 2 San Diego 1
UNDATED (AP) – The Los Angeles Angels are going to be without Garrett Richards for their playoff run.
One of the AL West leader’s top starters sustained a serious knee injury, tearing his left patellar tendon Wednesday against the Boston Red Sox. He’s scheduled for surgery next week.
Richards was 13-4 with a 2.61 ERA this year.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PRESEASON
Final Philadelphia 31 Pittsburgh 21
WNBA BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Maya Moore scored 24 points to help the defending champion Minnesota Lynx beat the San Antonio Stars 88-84 last night in the opener of the Western Conference semifinals. Game 2 of the best-of-3 series is at San Antonio tomorrow night. Kayla McBride scored 21 points to lead the Stars.
Final Indiana 78 Washington 73
UNDATED (AP) – Maya (MY’-uh) Moore has been named the Most Valuable Player of the year in the WNBA. Playing for Minnesota, she led the league in scoring. This is the first MVP award for Moore in her four-year WNBA career.
She averaged a career-best 23.9 points a game and set a league record by scoring at least 30 points 12 times, including in four straight games.
In related news, the Seattle Storm have won the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft lottery. And a person close to the situation says Phoenix’s Sandy Brondello has won the WNBA coach of the year award.
NBA…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Timberwolves have secured the final piece they were looking for in a blockbuster Kevin Love trade. A person with knowledge of the situation says the Timberwolves will receive Philadelphia 76ers power forward Thaddeus Young as part of the deal that will send Love to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Wolves agreed weeks ago to send Love to team up with LeBron James in Cleveland. The Wolves will also get Andrew Wiggins and Anthony Bennett.
GOLF…
PARAMUS, N.J. (AP) – Bo Van Pelt takes a one-shot lead over Cameron Tringale into today’s second round at The Barclays, the first of four PGA Tour playoff events. World No. 1 Rory McIlroy stumbled to a 3-over 74, his worst start to a tournament in two months, and starts the day nine shots off the lead.
LONDON, Ontario (AP) – South Korea’s So Yeon Ryu shot a 7-under 63 to grab the first-round lead at the Canadian Women’s Open. She holds a one-shot edge over Na Yeon Choi. Anna Nordqvist is two off the lead. Top-ranked Stacy Lewis shot an opening round 1-under-71 along with Paula Creamer (KREE’-mur).
LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES…
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) – Joshua Houston had a clutch two-run single, reliever Cameron Bufford pitched a tense scoreless sixth inning, and Chicago held off Philadelphia 6-5 and now will play Las Vegas Saturday in the U.S. title game at the Little League World Series. The loss eliminated Philadelphia and prevented star pitcher Mo’ne (MOH’-nay) Davis from getting one last shot at fame at the Little League World Series.
TENNIS…
NEW YORK (AP) – Two-time U.S. Open champion Serena Williams will open up next week’s tournament with a match against fellow American Taylor Townsend. The 18-year old Townsend is a former top-ranked junior player who reached the third round of the French Open this year.
Play in the two-week-long U.S. Open, the final Grand Slam event of the year, starts Monday.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) – Top-seed John Isner (IHZ’-nur) has withdrawn from a quarterfinal match at the Winston-Salem Open with a sprained ankle. Organizers say he injured the ankle in his match Wednesday night.
There’s been no word as to Isner’s availability for next week’s U.S. Open.
In world and national news…
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – Hope has grown among law enforcement leaders that the worst is over in terms of protests in Ferguson, Missouri, where a white police officer fatally shot an unarmed black 18-year-old. The streets were peaceful overnight though there were protesters out. Police made seven arrests, mostly for failure to disperse. Gov. Jay Nixon has told the National Guard it can begin withdrawing.
URALO-KAVKAZ, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine’s Security Service chief is accusing Russia of a direct invasion after a massive aid convoy began crossing into the country without Kiev’s agreement. He also says Russia is using the Red Cross for cover. The official says the half-empty trucks will be used to transport weapons to the rebels.
NEW YORK (AP) – A co-defendant of a man dubbed the “cannibal cop” says he wants out of jail too. The lawyer for Michael Van Hise tells the New York Daily News that it would be inconsistent to let his client’s conviction stand after New York City police officer Gilberto Valle’s (VAL’-eez) was overturned. A Manhattan federal judge overturned Valle’s conviction in July, saying his plans to kidnap, kill and eat women were all fantasy.
BAGHDAD (AP) – Amid a growing Sunni insurgency, Iraq’s most influential Shiite cleric says the new government should be made up of people who care about the country’s future and its citizens. Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani is calling on the country’s leaders to settle their differences in a “realistic and doable” manner. The premier-designate, Haider al-Abadi, has until Sept. 10 to submit a Cabinet to parliament for approval.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) – Philippine police have arrested eight suspected members of an online syndicate accused of blackmailing more than 1,000 Hong Kong and Singapore residents. Authorities say the victims were lured into exposing themselves in front of a webcam. Victims would be lured into cybersex on Skype, recorded, and a video link sent to their Facebook accounts unless they paid at least $3,000.
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