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REST OF TODAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY
NIGHT MAINLY OVER FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA INTO PORTIONS OF THE
JAMES RIVER VALLEY. THE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW.
CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS RETURN TO THE AREA ON SATURDAY NIGHT
INTO SUNDAY. AGAIN…THE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Department was called out Saturday evening about 8:18 to 1511 Gardenette Drive.
City Fire Chief Jim Reuther said the resident had left a toaster on the range top and accidentally turn on the wrong burner that caused the toaster to melt.
Smoke damage was reported to the unit, no injuries.
4 City Fire Department units and 21 fire fighters were on the scene about 40 minutes.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Engineer’s Office reports that fogging operations in the City of Jamestown for adult mosquitoes is scheduled to begin Monday night, September 22, 2014 and will continue throughout the week as is necessary.
All fogging operations are contingent upon weather conditions.
All fogging 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 fogging machines.
Motorists are urged to use caution when traveling in the vicinity of the fogging units.
Valley City (CSi) The Barnes County Sheriff’s office is notifying the public of a sex offender residing in the County.
40 year-old Tydise Reed Peltier is now living at 108 5th Avenue, in Fingal.
Peltier is a moderate level sex offender. He is not wanted by Law Enforcement.
If the public has any questions about this sex offender notification please contact the Barnes County Sheriff’s Office at 701-845-8530.
Valley City (CSi) Valley City Police is notiying the public of a scammer.A phone caller says they are from the Public Works Department, threatening to have electrical service shut off unless the utility bill is paid.
Valley City Police Chief Fred Thompson says do not give out any credit card or bank account information over the phone to the scam caller, hang up and notify police.
Jamestown (CSi) James River Library System, Development Director, Bill Kennedy says one of the most frequently asked questions about the new library is whether it will raise property taxes. The answer is no. The new library will be paid for through a 1/4% county wide sales tax.
Kennedy points out that Jamestown Public Schools reports, the end of the 1% school sales tax and 21 mill property tax at the end of 2014.
He says the sales tax and property tax levy, have been paid, for the $25,000,000 in debt used to construct the new high school and remodel of the middle school, as approved by voters in 2001.
The result of the school property tax being retired is a reduction of approximately $95 in property taxes for a $100,000 home in the school district.
The retirement of the sales tax will result in a saving of approximately $135 to the average family according to the state tax office.
The new library will add $33.75 a year in sales tax to the average county family. This will pay for the estimated $9,000,000 renovation of Alfred Dickey and construction of the addition.
In 2015 the average Stutsman County family will see a net tax reduction.
Bismarck (CSi) The North Dakota Department of Emergency Services has selected Geo-Comm, Inc. to create address points for the Statewide Seamless Base Map Project for 9-1-1 purposes, which is currently in development.
The project’s focus is on placing address points of residents and businesses on a statewide digital map.
From September 22, 2014 to October 8th, GeoComm fieldwork crews will be in Stutsman County visiting residences and businesses to verify addresses.
If GeoComm Technicians are unable to make contact with a resident, a paper survey with contact information will be left.
Information provided to GeoComm is confidential and its distribution will be restricted to only those that are involved in the Statewide Seamless Base Map Project.
If residents or businesses have any concerns or questions, they can contact Stutsman County 9-1-1 Coordinator Jerry Bergquist at 701-252-9093.
LISBON, N.D. (AP) – A 26-year-old man is dead after a crash on Highway 32 in southeast North Dakota.
The North Dakota Highway Patrol says Darik Anderson was heading south on a 1996 Chevrolet Suburban when he drove off the shoulder of the road, overcorrected and lost control. The vehicle rolled and came to rest on its wheels in a field a few miles north of Lisbon.
Authorities say the Lisbon man was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota State University is seeking the public’s help in finding a missing student.
The Fargo school says freshman Tom Bearson, of Sartell, Minnesota, hasn’t been seen since leaving a party about 3 a.m. Saturday. He lives in a residence hall on campus.
NDSU Vice President for Student Affairs Tim Alvarez says the school is asking people to keep an eye out for Bearson.
Anyone with information is asked to call NDSU police at 701-231-8998 or text a tip to 701-526-6006.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A Kenmare woman charged with murder in the death of her 13-year-old son will undergo a mental health evaluation before her trial date is set.
Jessica Jensen earlier pleaded not guilty to murder, child neglect and failure to report the death of a child in the January death of her son, who weighed just 21 pounds.
An autopsy concluded the boy died from chronic starvation due to untreated juvenile appetite disorder. Jensen’s attorney has said she did not deliberately starve the boy.
Jensen will be evaluated next month at the State Hospital in Jamestown. Her defense also could ask for its own psychiatric evaluation.
Judge Gary Lee has scheduled a status conference for Nov. 24.
Jensen could face life in prison if convicted on the murder charge.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A study indicates that putting more criminals behind bars has not led to a big drop in North Dakota’s crime rate.
The study by the Pew Charitable Trusts found that the state over the last 10 years has seen a 175 percent increase in the number of people being jailed, but only an 18 percent drop in the crime rate over that span.
The national study was released to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act. It aimed to reduce crime in part by stiffening sentencing requirements for several categories of crime.
Pew project manager Adam Gelb says the study shows the belief that harsher sentences deter crime is a myth.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – The Ward County Historical Society Pioneer Village Museum in Minot is thriving, three years after being swamped by Souris River floodwaters.
Damage to the museum on the North Dakota State Fairgrounds from the June 2011 flood was estimated at more than $1 million. The Minot Daily News reports that all 12 buildings on the museum grounds have been restored, with the help of Federal Emergency Management Agency money and private donations.
The museum village has a school house, log cabin, train depot, mercantile store, post office and church, among other structures. The buildings feature early 1900s decor.
The museum draws thousands of visitors each year. Site Director Sue Bergan says “people are just amazed how perfect everything is since the flood.”
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – The Williston public schools have hired 37 new teachers to help deal with increased enrollment tied to the oil boom in western North Dakota.
School officials in Williston received some out-of-state applications for open positions. The city’s schools have seen enrollment increase by about 300 students.
Darla Ratzak is the principal of Hagan Elementary School. She says that at least a week before the school year started, there were still five positions open.
Ratzak says the school has hired three teachers from Minnesota, another from Georgia and one from Missouri.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota native has been chosen to lead a national union that represents workers in the railway and other transportation industries.
John Risch will be the legislative director of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers beginning Oct. 1.
He will represent employees of Canadian Pacific Railway, BNSF Railway, Red River Valley and Western Railroad Company, Great Lakes Airlines and bus drivers in North Dakota and across the country.
Risch worked as an engineer in the railway industry for 30 years starting in 1979. From 1986 to 2009, he served as the head of North Dakota’s rail worker union and lobbied the state Legislature.
Risch is now a resident of Washington, D.C.
In Sports…
Jamestown (Csi ) The University of Jamestown first half offensive with 34 points, carried the Jimmies to a 40-20 vwin over new NSAA football member Waldorf College, at Taylor Stadium’s, Rollie Greeno Field.
The win over the Warriors Saturday, was the Jimmie football squad’s first of the season.
VALLEY CITY (VCSU) – The Valley City State University football team delivered head
football coach Dennis McCulloch his 100th career win on Saturday, going on the road
and taking down the Dickinson State Blue Hawks, 33-21.
Valley City State improves to 3-1 on the season. McCulloch, who is in his 18th
season as head coach at VCSU, sees his career record improve to 100-76. During his
tenure, the Vikings have won five conference championships and he has won five
conference coach of the year awards.
The milestone win did not come easy Saturday for the Vikings, as they fell behind
7-0 after the first quarter. Facing a stiff wind, VCSU’s passing offense was shut
down for the first 15 minutes. Going with the wind in the second quarter, the
Vikings rallied with 14 points on a touchdown run by Ian Keller and a touchdown
catch by tight end Jake Miller.
Kurtis Walls hit Antoine Griffin for a 14-yard score in the third quarter, capping a
streak of 20 straight points by the Vikings and putting them up 20-7.
Dickinson would rally and the teams traded scores before the Blue Hawks cut the
Viking lead to 26-21 with five minutes left. The Vikings faced a fourth-and-three on
the Blue Hawk 10-yard line with 1:30 remaining, and elected to go for it instead of
kicking a field goal. The gamble paid off as Walls hit Griffin for his third
touchdown of the day, which sealed the 33-21 non-conference win.
Walls completed just 13 passes for 126 yards, but he made the most of those
completions by hooking up with receivers on four touchdowns. Griffin was on the
receiving end of three touchdowns, and caught five passes for 65 yards. Zach Johnson
had four catches for 32 yards, and Jake Miller caught two passes, including a
second-quarter touchdown.
Running back Ian Keller had his heaviest workload of the season, carrying the ball a
career-high 29 times for 90 yards and a touchdown. Walls gained 59 yards on the
ground on six carries, and Trevor Goerts had six carries for 19 yards.
Linebacker Nick McBeain had his second straight huge defensive game, tallying 20
total tackles and two tackles for loss. That follows up a 19-tackle performance last
week at Dakota State.
Defensive back Andre Peppers had his best game as a Viking by making 12 tackles,
forcing and recovering a fumble, intercepting a pass and breaking up another pass.
Linebacker Ethen Preston added 14 tackles.
Up next: VCSU (3-1, 1-0 NSAA) re-enters conference play next Saturday with a road
game at University of Jamestown. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 27 in
Jamestown. The two teams will be playing for the Paint Bucket Trophy, which VCSU
currently holds after a 31-7 victory over the Jimmies on Aug. 28. Saturday is also
Jamestown’s homecoming game.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – More than 700 licenses for antlerless deer are still available in North Dakota.
The state Game and Fish Department recently completed its second license lottery drawing. Individual results are available online at the Game and Fish website.
The remaining licenses will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis beginning Oct. 1. They are available only to hunters who have not already received a lottery or landowner license, and are valid only during the regular deer gun season that runs Nov. 7-23. Residents and nonresidents are eligible to apply.
Paper applications will be available about midweek on the department’s website, and later in the week at Game and Fish offices and county auditor offices. Paper applications will not be available at retail license vendor locations.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – A man charged in the killing of the 2-year-old son of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson in South Dakota last fall has been released on a $2 million bond.
Minnehaha County Sheriff Mike Milstead says bond was posted for 28-year-old Joseph Patterson on Friday.
Patterson is scheduled for trial in October on charges of second-degree murder, manslaughter and aggravated assault in the October 2013 death of Tyrese Ruffin.
Patterson was released last year on those charges after his father posted a $750,000 bond. He was arrested again in June, and his bond was raised after prosecutors said he attacked the boy’s mother that month.
INTERLEAGUE
The Athletics stayed ahead of the Royals by beating Philadelphia 8-6
AMERICAN LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Corey Kluber struck out a career-high 14 hitters as the Cleveland Indians nabbed a 7-2 win over the Minnesota Twins yesterday. Michael Bourn and Michael Brantley each had three hits for the Indians. Chris Herrmann and Danny Santana drove in the Minnesota runs.
Nori Aoki (NOHR’-ee ah-OH’-kee) has capped one of the best weeks of his career by delivering a hit that put the Kansas City Royals within 1 1/2 games of the AL Central lead.
The Royals blew a 2-0 lead before Aoki laced a two-run triple in the fourth inning of a 5-2 triumph over the division-leading Detroit Tigers.
Kansas City leads Seattle by 1 1/2 games for the second AL wild-card berth, and are a half-game behind Oakland in the battle to host the winner-take-all wild-card playoff game .
Seattle lost ground in the wild-card chase. Jake Marisnick had a three-run homer for the second straight game and Alex Presley drove in two runs as the Astros dealt the Mariners their eighth loss in 12 games, 8-3.
Final N-Y Yankees 5 Toronto 2
Final Boston 3 Baltimore 2
Final Chi White Sox 10 Tampa Bay 5
Final Texas 2 L.A. Angels 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Meanwhile, Pittsburgh took a major step toward securing its second consecutive NL wild-card berth. Vance Worley scattered four hits in eight innings as the Pirates blanked Milwaukee 1-0, leaving the Bucs tied with San Francisco for the two wild-card berths and 4 1/2 games ahead of the Brewers heading into the final week of the season.
The Cardinals wrapped up an NL playoff berth with Milwaukee’s loss, but their lead in the NL Central dropped to 2 1/2 games over Pittsburgh with a 7-2 loss to Cincinnati in St. Louis.
Atlanta was eliminated from the NL wild-card race as NL Rookie of the Year candidate Jacob deGrom gave up two runs while striking out 10 over six innings of the New York Mets’ 10-2 pounding of the Braves.
Final Washington 2 Miami 1
Final L.A. Dodgers 8 Chi Cubs 5
Final Colorado 8 Arizona 3
Final San Diego 8 San Francisco 2
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Drew Brees passed for 293 yards and two touchdowns as the New Orleans Saints won 20-9 over the Minnesota Vikings yesterday. The Vikings loss capped a week of distractions as the club first announced that star running back Adrian Peterson would play and later changed course. Brees’ scoring passes went for 34 yards to tight end Josh Hill and 18 yards to receiver Marques Colston.
Matt Cassel broke his left foot after a 5-yard scramble to set up a field goal early in the second quarter. Coach Mike Zimmer says X-rays have revealed broken bones in the quarterback’s foot.
Final Baltimore 23 Cleveland 21
Final Dallas 34 St. Louis 31
Final Detroit 19 Green Bay 7
Final N-Y Giants 30 Houston 17
Final Indianapolis 44 Jacksonville 17
Final New Orleans 20 Minnesota 9
Final New England 16 Oakland 9
Final San Diego 22 Buffalo 10
Final Cincinnati 33 Tennessee 7
Final Philadelphia 37 Washington 34
Final Arizona 23 San Francisco 14
Final OT Seattle 26 Denver 20
Final Kansas City 34 Miami 15
Final Pittsburgh 37 Carolina 19
NASCAR…
LOUDON, N.H. (AP) – Joey Logano has advanced to the second round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship. Logano pulled away on the restart to win a green-white-checkered finish Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. He led 73 laps in his fourth victory of the season, a race that had a season-high 15 cautions that wrecked results for several Chase drivers.
AP COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLL…
UNDATED (AP) – The new Associated Press college football poll is out, and there are a couple unfamiliar names in the rankings. East Carolina is ranked in for the first time since 2008 and Mississippi State moved into the Top 25 for the first time in two seasons after breaking a long losing streak against LSU. The top seven teams are the same as last week, starting with No. 1 Florida State.
GOLF…
LPGA-YOKOHAMA…
PRATTVILLE, Ala. (AP) – Mi Jung Hur held off top-ranked Stacy Lewis to win the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic. Hur birdied four of her final eight holes for a 6-under 66 and a 21 under total, four shots ahead of top-ranked Stacy Lewis.
She broke the tournament mark of 19 under set by Katherine Hull-Kirk in 2010.
CHAMPIONS TOUR-HAWAII CHAMPIONSHIP…
KAPOLEI, Hawaii (AP) – Paul Goydos (GOY’-dohs) picked up his first Champions Tour victory at the Hawaii Championship, finishing one shot ahead of Fred Funk and Scott Dunlap.
Goydos broke out of a tight pack with four straight birdies and closed with a 4-under 68 for a tournament-record 19-under total.
In world and national news…..
UNDATED (AP) – An organization of civil engineers says it’s time for Congress and the Obama Administration to use the lessons of Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy to develop a sustainable, nationwide method to pay for infrastructure maintenance and updates needed to help manage floods. The American Society of Civil Engineers also wants more use of nature, rather than engineered solutions such as levees. The group is releasing its recommendations today in Philadelphia.
CAIRO (AP) – Security officials say Egypt is hosting talks today between Hamas and Fatah as the rival Palestinian factions explore reconciliation. Blame-trading between the rivals has become more frequent since the end of the Gaza war, a sign that an agreement may not be within reach ahead of negotiations with Israel on cementing the Aug. 26 Gaza war truce.
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) – There are signs the truce in eastern Ukraine may be firming up. Ukrainian officials say government troops have begun withdrawing heavy artillery, as have pro-Russian rebels in the region. A cease-fire imposed Sept. 5 has been riddled by violations. Last week, an agreement was signed calling for both sides to halt advances and pull back heavy artillery, creating a buffer zone.
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) – An unprecedented three-day lockdown is over in the West African nation of Sierra Leone. Officials imposed the lockdown so health workers could go house to house checking for Ebola patients. Officials say more than 1 million households were checked. It’s unknown if the action will slow the spread of a disease that is blamed for the deaths of more than 2,600 people in West Africa.
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – The deputy prime minister says Turkey is ready to react to “the worst case scenario” involving Syrian refugees. The official says that just in the past four days, Turkey has seen 130,000 Syrian refugees flee across the border to escape the advance of Islamic State militants. The minister says an even bigger refugee wave is possible.
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