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REST OF TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.TONIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. PATCHY FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FROST IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
PATCHY FROST MAY BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY AND FAR
SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
PATCHY FROST IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY MORNING.
Update 11:25 a.m. Thursday….
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Public Works informs motorists: Due to necessary utility work, the intersection of 2nd Ave & 2nd St SW from 1st Ave to 3rd Ave SW and from 1st St to 3rd St SW is CLOSED to through traffic until repairs are completed (approximately one week). Traffic is being re-routed until the repair work is completed.
Local businesses in the area will be accessible.
Motorists’ should use EXTREME caution in and around this area and use alternate routes.
Jamestown (CSi) The annual Patriot Day, Freedom Walk/Parade in Jamestown is today. The Parade is through downtown Jamestown.
The local commemoration program is sponsored by the Patriotic Council of the community, and starts at 6 p.m. September 11 at the All Vets Club, at 116 1st St. East.
The walk/parade will follow a seven-block route around downtown and back to the Vets Club for a free spaghetti supper, at about 6:30 p.m.
The public is invited to all activities and the dinner.
Event organizer Charlie Kourajian says, the event is an opportunity for the community to remember the 9-11 terrorist attack on the United States and the people who perished as a result, adding that it also the opportunity to show appreciation and our continued support of our troops wherever they may be, abroad or stateside and for the first responders of our community.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s governor has ordered flags flown at half-staff today, the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States.
Gov. Jack Dalrymple also asks that North Dakota residents observe a moment of silence beginning at 8:46 a.m. CDT, the time when the first plane flew into the World Trade Center in New York. The attacks claimed nearly 3,000 lives.
Dalrymple says flags on public buildings and grounds should be at half-staff from sunrise until sunset Thursday. He is encouraging North Dakotans to also display the flags at their homes at half-staff.
Sept. 11 has been designated Patriot Day and a Day of Service and Remembrance.
Jamestown (CSi) A concrete statue of a firefighter was added this week outside in front of the Jamestown City Fire Department building on 2nd Avenue Northwest.
The statue was purchased with memorial funds given in remembrance of long-time Jamestown deputy chief Gerald Kainz who passed away in July.
Jamestown Fire Chief Jim Reuther said the memorial will be dedicated to all firefighters on October 8, 2014, during National Fire Prevention Week.
Jamestown (CSi) An Open House at the 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse is set for Saturday September 13, 2014 from 1-5-p.m.
The event is an officially sanctioned North Dakota 125th Anniversary event.
During the days of Dakota Territory, meetings were held in the courthouse in preparation for statehood.
On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, the State Historical Society’s, Historic Sites, Manager, Guinn Hinman said, this is the first opportunity the public has had in 30 years to view and tour the 1883 courthouse, and observe the restoration efforts.
During the Open House, there will be tours, including rooms open for viewing in the 1883 courthouse. There will be individuals stationed in each room, to welcome guests, as interpreters, including Mary Young, Keith Norman, Alden Kollman and University of Jamestown history professor Tim Bratton. .
The courthouse is the oldest surviving courthouse in North Dakota, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The building is considered a superb, and rare example in the upper midwest, of the Gothic-Revival style of architecture. The interior is outstanding for its stamped metal ornamentation that dates to 1905.
Restoration efforts have stabilized the exterior of the courthouse, and the State Historical Society is currently installing a new mechanical system. This is the first of many projects that will eventually lead to the courthouse becoming a state historic site open for tours.
Future plans include possibly utilizing the building for community events, and lectures from the University of Jamestown.
The state legislature and local contributions have over the past five years, total $400,000, toward the restoration efforts.
Anyone interested in making a monetary donation, may do so through the State Historical Society’s Foundation.
The State Historical Society and the 1883 Courthouse Committee encourages everyone to come and enjoy the building, speak with interpreters and learn about future rehabilitation plans for the interior.
Valley City (CSi) Valley City State University was ranked No. 2 among Top Public Regional Colleges in the Midwest in the 2015 edition of U.S. News Best Colleges. VCSU held the same position in the 2014 U.S. News rankings.
For six consecutive years, VCSU has been ranked either first or second in its category and has been North Dakota’s highest-rated Public Regional College. For 17 consecutive years VCSU has been recognized by U.S. News as a “Best College.”
Margaret Dahlberg, VCSU interim president, says “The U.S News ranking is an affirmation of the quality education experience offered at Valley City State. This recognition is a reflection of the good work that our faculty and staff—and our students—do every day in creating a successful teaching and learning environment.”
In the U.S. News rankings, accredited U.S. colleges and universities are grouped according to their mission and, for some categories, by location. Then the institutions are compared based on data related to academic excellence from up to 16 areas.
VCSU fared well on the criteria, particularly in the categories of average class size, peer assessment, student-faculty ratio, alumni giving, and graduation rate exceeding prediction.
The “Regional Colleges in the Midwest” category includes 95 colleges and universities, with 13 public institutions, across 12 states.
The rankings are available online at www.usnews.com/colleges and will be published in the 2015 edition of the U.S. News Best Colleges guidebook.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s congressional delegation says Grand Forks, Jamestown and Parshall are getting federal airport improvement grants totaling more than $4 million.
The delegation says Jamestown is getting $729,000 for wetland mitigation. Parshall is getting $489,000 to rehabilitate a runway.
Grand Forks is getting $2.8 million of the total to construct an aircraft rescue and firefighting building.
Bismarck (CSi) The North Dakota’s Autism Spectrum Disorder Task Force will meet Monday, Sept. 22, 2014, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Central Time) using nine video conference-equipped meeting sites across the state.
Advocates, parents, the public, and other interested individuals are invited to participate in the meeting from Jamestown, at the South Central Human Service Center, 520 Third St. N.W., Meeting Rooms 124-126
Agenda items include updates on the Consensus Council’s Autism Group and the autism survey status. The N.D. Department of Health will provide an update on the Autism registry, and the N.D. Department of Human Services will give an update on the Autism waiver, voucher program, autism training, and website. The N.D. Department of Public Instruction will provide an update on education related to children with autism and training for parents and educators. Task force members will review and continue to work on the Autism Plan development efforts. An agenda is online at www.nd.gov/dhs/info/publicnotice/index.html. More information on autism-related activities is on the Web at www.nd.gov/dhs/autism.
Individuals with disabilities who need accommodations can contact Julie Huwe at 701-328-8920, toll free 800-755-2719, ND Relay TTY 800-366-6888, or jhuwe@nd.gov.
FORT YATES, N.D. (AP) – A Fort Yates man has been sentenced to three years and five months in prison for abusive sexual contact with a minor.
U.S. Attorney Tim Purdon says 63-year-old George Thunderhawk was sentenced on Monday.
Thunderhawk was found guilty of sexually abusing a minor under the age of 12 in 2008.
Thunderhawk also must serve five years of supervised release after his prison term.
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – Prosecutors in eastern Montana are asking a state judge to deny a defense request to suppress the suspect’s alleged confession in a high-profile murder case.
Deputy Richland County Attorney T.R. Halvorson wrote in a Wednesday court brief that law enforcement video shows Michael Keith Spell made his statements voluntarily.
Spell, of Parachute, Colorado, is accused of killing 43-year-old Sidney High School math teacher Sherry Arnold during an attempted abduction in the Bakken oil patch.
He allegedly confessed to his involvement during an interrogation by FBI agents following his arrest six days after Arnold’s 2012 disappearance.
Because Spell is mentally disabled, his attorneys say he was not capable of voluntarily waiving his rights to remain silent and have an attorney present.
An accomplice has pleaded guilty under a deal with prosecutors.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The police chief in Fargo says he is not responsible for the March suicide of one of his officers.
Sherrie Skuza says Chief Keith Ternes’ management style and his handling of disciplinary cases were a factor in her husband’s suicide.
Ternes says claims being made by the officer’s widow are not accurate.
Lt. Jeff Skuza was on the verge of being fired when he killed himself. Records show Skuza was under investigation for failing to report the accidental discharge of his Taser. The report says Skuza attempted to cover it up by hiding the cartridge and wires. The department’s three deputy chiefs recommended that Skuza be fired.
Ternes tells the station he isn’t taking the accusations personal and understands they’re part of the family’s grieving process.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – More than 300 airmen and six B-52 bombers from the Minot Air Force Base have returned from a six-month deployment in Guam.
The airmen returned to the North Dakota base on Wednesday, after a 6,000-mile journey.
The airmen and the bombers were temporarily reassigned to the Andersen Air Force Base in Guam while runway work was being done at the Minot base.
Several B-52s from the base also were temporarily reassigned to Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota during the runway reconstruction that is slated to be completed by the end of the month.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Norwegian oil company Statoil is planning to widen a technologically advanced natural gas capture program in North Dakota’s oil fields that it says will reduce natural gas flaring.
Statoil, General Electric and Ferus Natural Gas Fuels on Wednesday announced that a natural gas capture pilot project will expand and power up to six of Statoil’s drilling rigs in the state.
The program allows Statoil to capture natural gas that would be flared and use it as a power source for oil exploration and production machinery.
Natural gas is a valuable byproduct of oil production. But without infrastructure in place to capture it, it is burned off. North Dakota currently flares around 30 percent of the natural gas it produces. The national flaring rate is around 1 percent.
WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Visitors from as far away as Denmark and Zambia are in North Dakota this week learning about the state’s agribusinesses. The North Dakota Trade Office says about 75 people from 15 countries are taking part in the Big Iron International Visitor’s Program, which is aimed at helping agribusinesses expand sales abroad.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – More than 50 North Dakota vendors are turning the Capitol into a shopping mall for a day.
The annual Pride of North Dakota showcase will feature homegrown products such as food and condiments, apparel, personal care items, paper goods and home decor creations.
Vendor booths for today’s event will be set up in the Capitol’s Memorial Hall, Legislative Hall and west end ground floor.
More than 500 companies are members of the Agriculture Department’s Pride of Dakota branding program.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Autumnfest Parade has been canceled this year because trains will no longer stop along the route.
City Administrator Bill Wockensays railroad officials asked the city to find a different route for the parade.
Wocken says railroads are under pressure to move oil and grain shipments in the state without delay.
The annual parade that begins at the state Capitol and runs through downtown Bismarck was slated for Sept. 20.
Wocken says there isn’t enough time to organize a new route before then.
In sports…
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – City officials in Fargo say free shuttles and MATBUS service will be available Saturday during the ESPN College GameDay event in an effort to avoid traffic in the downtown area.
The Saturday morning football show will be broadcast from downtown Fargo for the second straight year. The top-ranked Bison are scheduled to play their home opener Saturday afternoon at the Fargodome against Incarnate Word of San Antonio, Texas.
City officials say the free shuttle service to and from the event downtown will run continuously from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. Fargo’s MATBUS system won’t charge residents for riding any fixed route bus to and from the city’s downtown.
Free parking will be available in any city-owned lots.
MLB…
INTERLEAGUE
Final Toronto 11 Chi Cubs 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Baltimore 10 Boston 6
Final N-Y Yankees 8 Tampa Bay 5
Final Kansas City 3 Detroit 0
Final L.A. Angels 8 Texas 1
Final Chi White Sox 2 Oakland 1
Final Houston 5 Seattle 2
CLEVELAND (AP) – The game between the Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Indians scheduled for last night has been postponed because of rain. The Twins and Indians will play a doubleheader today. The game was called off about two hours before it was supposed to begin.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Atlanta 6 Washington 2
Final Pittsburgh 6 Philadelphia 3
Final N-Y Mets 2 Colorado 0
Final Cincinnati 4 St. Louis 2
Final Milwaukee 4 Miami 1
Final L.A. Dodgers 4 San Diego 0
Final San Francisco 5 Arizona 0
BASKETBALL-WORLD CUP
MADRID (AP) – France shocked previously unbeaten Spain 65-52 in the quarterfinals of basketball’s World Cup. Boris Diaw (DEE’-ow) paced France with 15 points, while Pau Gasol (POW guh’-SAWL’) led Spain with 17. Spain appeared to be a major threat to beat the United States in a possible final.
France will take on Serbia in the semifinals on Thursday.
The United States meets Lithuania in the other semifinal which can be seen on CSi 14 ESPN.
NFL…
NEW YORK (AP) – The NFL says former FBI director Robert Mueller (MUH’-lur) will conduct a probe into how the NFL handled evidence as it investigated domestic violence claims against former Ravens running back Ray Rice. The league says the investigation will be overseen by NFL owners John Mara of the New York Giants and Art Rooney of the Pittsburgh Steelers with Mueller having access to all NFL records.
The NFL’s announcement came after a law enforcement official told the AP on condition of anonymity that he sent a tape of Rice striking his then-fiancee to an NFL executive in April. Goodell has maintained that no one at the league had seen the tape prior to Monday, when it went viral online.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) – The San Francisco 49ers have suspended veteran broadcaster and former Twins announcer, Ted Robinson for two games following comments this week to a San Francisco radio station about the Ray Rice domestic violence case that were deemed insensitive.
The Pac-12 Networks also announced it had suspended Robinson for the next two weeks and that he would undergo sensitivity training.
The 57-year-old Robinson spoke to KNBR radio Monday and said Rice’s now-wife, Janay, was partly to blame for not speaking up. Robinson issued apologies through the 49ers and Pac-12 Networks.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Star forward Amanda Kessel will not play for Minnesota this season because of lingering concussion symptoms.
The university said Wednesday that Kessel has not fully recovered from a head injury she suffered playing for the U.S. women’s national team. Kessel said the concussion caused her for the first time to fully understand “the importance of being 100 percent healthy,” and that’s not the case now.
Kessel didn’t play for the Gophers last season, either, while training for and playing in the Winter Olympics for Team USA. Minnesota was the national runner-up last season after winning two straight NCAA titles.
Kessel has one year of eligibility left. The 2013 Patty Kazmaier award winner has 97 goals and 134 assists in her college career.
NBA…
ATLANTA (AP) – The Atlanta Hawks cancelled a scheduled meeting between their CEO and city civil rights leaders, prompting one of the group’s leaders to say his community was greatly offended.
The Rev. Markel Hutchins says the meeting with CEO Steve Koonin was called off “at the last minute.” He later said he received a call from Hawks spokesman Garin Narain on Tuesday night asking the appointment be postponed.
The group asked for the meeting to discuss racially charged comments by Hawks co-owner Bruce Levenson and general manager Danny Ferry.
FOOTBALL-PACKERS-STARR…
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) – Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr is recovering from a mild stroke. Starr’s family says in a statement released by the Green Bay Packers that the 80-year-old Starr had the stroke last week.
The family says Starr is functional and making progress every day.
Starr led the Packers to five NFL titles and two Super Bowl titles and was Green Bay’s head coach from 1975-83.
In world and national news…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Two Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee are questioning President Barack Obama’s promise of no combat troops in Iraq and Syria when fighting the Islamic State group. Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham say, “‘No boots on the ground’ sounds odd when 1,100 U.S. troops have been sent back to Iraq. And more will be necessary.” Obama last night outlined his plan to destroy Islamic State, authorizing U.S. airstrikes inside Syria, expanded strikes in Iraq and sending nearly 400 more non-combatant troops to Iraq to help Iraqi security forces.
BEIRUT (AP) – Syria’s main Western-backed opposition group is welcoming President Barack Obama’s authorization of U.S. airstrikes targeting the Islamic State group inside Syria. And the Syrian National Coalition is urging lawmakers on Capitol Hill to quickly approve a program to train and arm Syrian rebels who are fighting both Islamic extremists and Syrian President Bashar Assad.
BRUSSELS (AP) – Diplomats say the European Union has decided on new sanctions against Russia over its actions in Ukraine. Three diplomats in Brussels say the ambassadors of the 28-nation bloc have agreed that the sanctions will take effect tomorrow. The diplomats are not giving details of the new economic measures, but say they will include previously announced measures to further curb access to European capital markets for Russian firms.
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) – The judge in the trial of Oscar Pistorius says prosecutors have not proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the Olympic double-amputee runner is guilty of premeditated murder. The judge in South Africa has begun reading her verdict, which could take up to two days. Pistorius has admitted firing the four gunshots that killed girlfriend Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day last year. But he says he thought he was shooting at was someone who had broken into his house.
NEW YORK (AP) – NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says former FBI director Robert Mueller (MUH’-lur) will conduct a probe into how the NFL handled evidence as it investigated domestic violence claims against former Ravens running back Ray Rice. Goodell has insisted the league didn’t see until this week a video of Rice punching and knocking out his then-fiancee on an elevator. But a law enforcement official says he sent the video to an NFL executive five months ago.
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