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REST OF TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. NOT AS COLD. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
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AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
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.MONDAY…DECREASING CLOUDS. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. AREAS
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Valley City (CSi) Valley City and Barnes County law enforcement were called to a domestic dispute about midnight Friday, at 714 Viking Drive.
Valley City Police Chief Fred Thompson says 28 year-old Joe Allen Uffelman had allegedly thrown a woman to the ground, as she told police that the man had a loaded shotgun and was threatening to shoot anyone who came in the door.
Valley City officers and Barnes County deputies surrounded the residence, then knocked on the door and entered the residence, and found Uffelman unconscious with a shotgun, nearby.
Uffelman was arrested and was charged with domestic battery, felon in possession of a firearm and possession of drug paraphernalia. He has a previously conviction for felony burglary.
Valley City Police ask that anyone with additional information call the Valley City police at 845-3110.
Jamestown (CSi) The house fire scene at 523 2nd Avenue Northwest in Jamestown is under investigation into the cause of the Wednesday evening blaze that caused extensive damage to the structure.
Jamestown City Fire Chief Jim Reuther says the investigation includes a rerpresentative from the federal Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF)
Chief Reuther says the ATF is an option local officials have with calling in an outside investigation agency, in lieu of the State Fire Marshall’s Office.
He says it’s not known how long the investigation will take.
City fire fighters were called to the scene at 5:24-p.m. Wednesday, notified by a neighbor.
The house was unoccupied at the time of the fire.
The home’s resident is received assistance from the Buffalo Valley Red Cross chapter, and is staying with family and friends.
Chief Reuther says 34 fire fighters and six fire units were on the scene three hours.
The cause of the fire was not determined and remains under investigation.
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Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council’s Police Committee & Public Works Committee met Thursday evening at City Hall. All members were present.
Under Police Committee business the panel considered elimination of Police recruit pay.
Jamestown Police Chief Scott Edinger said currently a recruit receives $1,022 in pay every two weeks.
He says the wage is too low, given other cost of living expenses including housing rents.
Chief Edinger presented a wage study comparing Jamestown to other North Dakota cities in police department wages.
He said Valley City Police salaries are moving ahead of Jamestown salaries.
He said eliminating recruit pay is a way to attract officers and start officers at a more competitive wage.
Two position are to be filled, soon with one starting after the first of the year.
He added that the situation with officers leaving, including through retirement, the police officer staff on patrol will have a more inexperienced staff, on patrol, and in supervisory roles, which the chief said puts the department in “crisis.”
The committee recommends eliminating the recruit pay, and move to the starting salary.
With Public Works Committee business
The committee recommends approving an agreement from CPS relating to the 2014 Annual MSWLF Groundwater Monitoring Report and ongoing work with the ND Department of Health regarding VOC issues.
Approved was recommending a request to the US Army Corps of Engineers to provide at no cost to the City of Jamestown, a proposed Scope and Estimated Costs for performing Phase II of the River Study in Jamestown.
The committee recommends accepting the proposal and purchase from Central Business Systems of Jamestown for the replacement of a ten year old color laser printer in the Public Works Department.
The committee reviewed an architectural and engineering proposal from Joseph P Larrivee Architects, PC regarding modifications to heat one bay of the existing cold storage building at the main Fire hall. (for the Police Department)
The committee recommends approving the contract.
The committee recommends approving advertising for Requests For Proposals to perform a solid waste study for the City of Jamestown. The study would look at curbside recycling for Jamestown as a feasibility.
The committee recommends updating the 2007 Equipment Rental Rates.
The committee recommends approving Change order No. 2 relating to the New Water Mains project, in the amount of $55,301.08 in conjunction with the southwest water storage tank . A balancing change order to close out the project.
The committee then recommended approving Change order No. 2 relating to the New Elevated Water Storage Tank.
It is a decrease of $28,000 based on the exterior paint scheme, that was chosen.
The committee recommends accepting a proposals to clean “Burdick” Storm Sewer lines in the area from the viaduct, south to the oxbow.
The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67, followed by replays.
Valley City (CSi) The movie, “Night at the Museum, features a 65 million year old Triceratops.
Wes Anderson says the real 65 million year old fossil, “Bob” remains on display at the Barnes County Historical Society’s Museum, in Valley City.
Anderson invites movie-goers to see the film and then come “meet Bob,” in person at the museum.
It’s open with free admission Mon-Sat 10-4PM and other times by arrangement. Group tours are welcome!
For more information, contact Wes Anderson, 701-845-0966
Anderson explains more about Bob the Triceratops:
“This specimen was excavated in 2003 on the Craig and Bobbi Egeland Elk Ranch in Bowman County, North Dakota by Alan Komrosky and Hell Creek Relics.
Bob is from the Cretaceous Period in the Hell Creek formation dated to sixty-five million years old. Bob’s skull measures seven feet, two inches from the back of the frill to the tip of the rostrum. It is by far the largest skull we have ever seen.
We believe this would be the largest triceratops skeleton out there at twenty-six feet. We have twenty-one out of twenty-four of the largest bones of its body so by bone mass we are well over ninety percent complete.
Because it is typical to be missing some of the smaller bones the bone count is still extraordinary at seventy percent. His left femur is four inches longer than the right which is unusual and gives him some definite character.
The name ‘Triceratops’ comes from the Greek language, with ‘tri’ meaning three and ‘keratops’ meaning horned face.
Triceratops lived in the late Cretaceous Period (around 65 million years ago).
The Triceratops is one of the most easily recognizable dinosaurs due to its large body, unique frill and three horns.
It needed its three horns to try and protect itself from the Tyrannosaurus Rex which lived during the same time period.
It is believed that fully grown Triceratops were about 26ft long, 10ft high and weighed anywhere from 6 to 12 tons.
The skull of a Triceratops alone could grow over 7ft in length.
The Triceratops was a plant eating (herbivore) dinosaur.”
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Authorities are investigating possible charges in a five-vehicle crash on Interstate 29 in eastern North Dakota that injured five people.
The Highway Patrol says the injuries appeared to be minor.
Authorities say the crash happened in the Fargo area Thursday evening when a vehicle driven by a woman using a cellphone was rear-ended. That caused a chain-reaction crash involving the other three vehicles.
People involved in the crash were from the Fargo metro area and from Langdon. Those injured were in the first two vehicles. They ranged in age from 8 to 42.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Bismarck police are investigating a string of bus stop vandalisms in the city.
Capital Area Transit Executive Director Robin Werresays at least a dozen glass panels have been broken at three bus stops in Bismarck since late last month.
Werre says each panel costs up to $500 to replace.
Bismarck Police Sgt. Mark Buschena says police are investigating. He says there are no suspects.
NAPOLEON, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota cattlemen are offering a $24,000 reward to whoever helps locate their 20 missing calves.
Chad Weigel believes his calves were stolen from the family ranch pasture near Napoleon. The calves are worth roughly $1,500 each. They aren’t branded, which makes them easier to sell and harder to identify.
The Logan County Sheriff’s Department is investigating.
Weigel says he is puzzled by the apparent theft because someone would have needed to use a horse trailer-sized load without anyone noticing. He and his sons noticed the missing cows about five weeks ago while sorting their herd.
The Weigels are providing $10,000 and the North Dakota Stockmen’s Association is providing $14,000 for the reward package.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Farmers Union is holding its 88th annual convention.
The two-day event runs through Saturday at the Fargo Holiday Inn. Members will debate issues and determine policy for the organization. There also are educational seminars and entertainment.
Speakers over the two days include state Farmers Union President Mark Watne and CHS Inc. Senior Vice President of Ag Business Brian Schouvieller.
MAPLETON, N.D. (AP) – The mayor of Mapleton has survived a recall vote in the southeastern North Dakota community.
Eric Hillman beat Carlita Dietz with almost two-thirds of the votes in Thursday night’s special election.
Opponents of Hillman said he is unprofessional and belligerent, and has handled city issues unfairly. Hillman said there was no basis for those accusations.
About 600 people live in Mapleton, a growing community near Fargo.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Board of Higher Education is raising admission standards at the state’s two research institutions, in an attempt to raise graduation and retention rates without taking a large bite out of enrollment.
The board on Thursday approved a plan that would raise the minimum ACT score from 21 to 22 to get into North Dakota State University and the University of North Dakota. It would also raise the minimum cumulative high school grade point average from 2.5 to 2.75 for potential NDSU and UND students.
The proposal was born out of criticism from lawmakers who primarily wanted NDSU and UND rated higher in national publications. The original plan was scaled back out of fears it would keep some students out of North Dakota colleges who could earn degrees.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The new leader of the Three Affiliated Tribes is pledging to speed negotiations on a proposed natural gas pipeline on tribal land in western North Dakota. Oneok (wuhn-OH’-kay) wants to build a 20-mile-long pipeline to capture natural gas from oil wells in Dunn County and move the gas to an existing pipeline network in neighboring McKenzie County. The company needs permission to run a 1.8-mile stretch through land owned by the Three Affiliated Tribes.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Petroleum Council has launched an effort to help smooth relations between energy pipeline companies and property owners.
The online Easement Information Center includes resources for landowners and land agents involved in securing pipeline easements. It’s the product of a task force that included industry representatives, regulators and landowners.
Petroleum Council President Ron Ness says more pipelines are needed as the energy industry booms in western North Dakota. He says issues surrounding easements can be difficult to understand, and the center is an effort to smooth the process.
More pipelines will help cut down on road traffic and the wasteful flaring of natural gas. But the Petroleum Council spokeswoman Tessa Sandstrom says it’s taking up to six months to get easements signed.
In sports…
Valley City State University’s football team is ranked #14 in the country and recently qualified for the NAIA playoffs. VCSU will be playing Saturday, Nov. 22 at Carroll College in Helena, Mont.
Kick off is at 1 p.m. The game is being aired by WDAY TV on 6.3, which can be seen Saturday on CSi Cable TV 10.
FARGO About 400 tickets for Saturday’s NDSU Bison football game vs. Youngstown State at the Fargo Dome, will be released to the general public at 8 a.m. today. NDSU athletic director Matt Larsen says students not picking up all the indoor tickets at the Fargodome is an opportunity for the Bison fan base in general.
The season was essentially sold out in the beginning of August, and there was a waiting list for season tickets of approximately 1,000 people requesting 3,200 seats.
The season ticket base is capped at about 12,100.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota State University’s 2015 season-opening football game at Montana will be televised as ESPN’s FCS Kickoff matchup.
The featured Football Championship Subdivision matchup is televised one week prior to the first games in the upper-tier Football Bowl Subdivision. Next year’s FCS Kickoff will be Saturday, Aug. 29, at 2:30 p.m. CT, in Missoula.
NDSU is the three-time defending FCS champion and aiming for a fourth straight title. The Bison are ranked among the top five teams this year, with only one loss. Montana is ranked among the top 15 this season.
Valley City (CSi) Valley City State University head baseball coach Casey Olney has announced that Oakes native Jon Tyre has signed a letter of intent to play baseball with the Vikings in 2015-16.
A 6-foot tall pitcher and infielder from Oakes, N.D., Tyre pitched 68 innings during the high school and summer baseball seasons. He finished with a 2.15 ERA, 73 strikeouts and an 8-3 record on the mound.
Olney says, “We are excited to welcome Jon to the Viking family. We have been following him for awhile now and think that he will be a great addition to the program. Pitching is most likely the future for Jon, and he will have the chance to compete for innings early on in his career. We are looking forward to seeing him continue to develop and fill out during his senior year. Jon is a great student and bright young man that we think brings a lot to the program on and off the field. ”
He plans to major in athletic training while at VCSU.
The Viking baseball team finished last season third in the North Star Athletic Association and posted an 8-3 record this fall under head coach Casey Olney.
PREP VOLLEYBALL
Class A State Tournament
State Quarterfinal
Fargo Davies def. Jamestown, 25-21, 25-22, 25-17
The Jays will play Mandan at noon today
Bismarck Century def. Fargo South, 25-18, 25-15, 25-14
Fargo Shanley def. Mandan, 25-11, 25-10, 25-11
Grand Forks Red River def. Bismarck High, 25-21, 25-20, 24-26, 26-24
Class B State Tournament
State Quarterfinal
Hankinson def. Napoleon, 25-12, 25-20, 25-20
Hazen def. Grant County, 17-25, 25-19, 25-20, 15-25, 17-15
Minot Our Redeemer’s def. Ray, 25-11, 25-12, 25-13
North Star def. Thompson, 25-22, 25-19, 25-14
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – The Oakland Raiders have their first victory in more than a year after Derek Carr’s nine-yard touchdown pass with 1:42 remaining gave them a 24-20 triumph over Kansas City. Latavius Murray ran for 112 yards and two touchdowns on just four carries to help the Raiders earn their first win since last Nov. 17 against Houston. Alex Smith threw for 234 yards and a pair of second-half touchdowns for the 7-4 Chiefs
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION.
Final L-A Clippers 110 Miami 93
Final Sacramento 103 Chicago 88
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Philadelphia has a four-game losing streak after Jason Zucker scored with just 46 seconds left to give Minnesota a 3-2 win over the Flyers. Nino Niederreiter (NEE’-dur-eye-tur) and Marco Scandello each had a goal and an assist to support Darcy Kuemper’s (KEM’-purz) 37-save effort.
Final Ottawa 3 Nashville 2
Final Montreal 4 St. Louis 1
Final Toronto 5 Tampa Bay 2
Final Detroit 4 Winnipeg 3
Final Dallas 3 Arizona 1
Final Chicago 4 Calgary 3
Final Washington 3 Colorado 2
Final 2OT Anaheim 4 Vancouver 3 (SO Anaheim 2-0)
Final Los Angeles 3 Carolina 2
Final 2OT Florida 3 San Jose 2 (SO Florida 2-1)
TOP-25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Final (12) Kansas State 26 West Virginia 20
Final North Carolina 45 (25) Duke 20
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (10) Texas 71 Iowa 57
Final (12) Villanova 72 Bucknell 65
Final (15) VCU 106 Md.-Eastern Shore 66
Final (16) San Diego St. 51 CS Bakersfield 27
Final (17) UConn 65 Coll. of Charleston 57
Final Indiana 74 (22) SMU 68
Final California 73 (23) Syracuse 59
Final (24) Michigan 71 Detroit 62
TOP-25 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final ( 2) South Carolina 99 Clemson 41
Final OT (10) Texas 87 ( 6) Stanford 81
Final ( 7) Duke 82 Old Dominion 66
Final (12) Louisville 95 Belmont 35
Final Mississippi St. 74 (17) West Virginia 61
NFL…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Adrian Peterson says he realizes moving on from the Minnesota Vikings might be best for both sides. Peterson says he has strong support from coaches and players on the team. He told USA Today it might be best “to get a fresh start somewhere else.”
NEW YORK (AP) – The severe snowstorms in the Buffalo area have prompted the NFL to move the Bills’ game against the visiting New York Jets to Monday night in Detroit. More than 5 feet of snow have fallen in the Buffalo area since Monday, and another 1 to 3 feet were projected to fall by today. The Bills have been unable to practice the last two days.
Meanwhile, the Mid-American Conference has announced the cancellation of Friday’s game between Buffalo and visiting Kent State.
And… the NHL has postponed the Sabres’ home game against the New York Rangers on Friday night. No makeup date has been announced.
NBA…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio says he remains uncertain when he will return to the court. The Timberwolves are waiting for the swelling in his ankle to fully subside before they can do further tests to try and establish a timeline for Rubio’s recovery. Rubio says he hopes he will be back on the court by Christmas but has no idea if that’s realistic.
NEW YORK (AP) – The head of the NBA Players Association says the suspension given to Charlotte’s Jeffery Taylor by Commissioner Adam Silver is “excessive, without precedent and a violation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.” Executive director Michele Roberts adds that the union is ready to file an immediate appeal, but that the choice is Taylor’s. Silver suspended Taylor for 24 games without pay on Wednesday after the forward pleaded guilty last month to misdemeanor domestic violence assault and malicious destruction of hotel property.
LPGA-CME…
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) – The opening round of the season-ending CME Globe Tour Championship for the LPGA is in the books in Naples, Florida. The leader is Julieta Granada who shot a first round 6-under-66. She leads Sandra Gal by two strokes and three players, Stacy Lewis, Belen Mozo and Caroline Hedwall, by three.
Points leader Lewis, second-place Inbee Park and third-place Lydia Ko are in position to win the $1 million bonus with a tournament victory no matter where the other players finish. Number-four Michelle Wie (wee), No. 5 So Yeon Ryu (soh yahn yoo), No. 6 Shanshan Feng, No. 7 Anna Nordqvist (NORD’-kwist), No. 8 Chella Choi and No. 9 Karrie (KAHR’-ee) Webb also have a chance to take the season title with a victory.
NASCAR…
UNDATED (AP) – Hendrick Motorsports and Kasey Kahne (kayn) have agreed to a three-year contract extension that will keep the driver with the No. 5 Chevrolet SS team through the 2018 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. The 34-year-old signed with Hendrick in 2010 and joined the team two years later. His contract was set to expire following the 2015 season.
In world and national news…
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – Officials in Erie County, New York, say some 30 building collapses have been reported in the Buffalo area from the weight of more than 7 feet of snow, and officials expect to find more examples now that dawn has broken. Officials also say the death toll is up to 12 with the deaths of two elderly residents of a nursing home that was evacuated amid concerns of a roof collapse.
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama takes the immigration bandwagon on the road today. He’ll speak at a rally in Las Vegas designed to drum up support for his executive action to make nearly 5 million immigrants illegally in the United States eligible for work permits and protection from deportation. The effort is seen as crucial to dampen Republican cries to undo the administrative measures.
TOKYO (AP) – Japan’s transport ministry has taken the rare action of directing air bag maker Takata to do its own investigation of exploding bags. Japan’s transport minister says the ministry also ordered Takata and Japanese automakers to study whether additional recalls are needed at home following a U.S. decision to expand recalls nationwide from an earlier measure limited to high-humidity zones.
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) – Police in Louisiana say a man being escorted off the campus of Centenary College in Shreveport struggled with officers and was shot to death when he pulled a gun on them. Police say the unidentified man was exhibiting “peculiar behavior.” They say there’s no indication the man is a student or connected to the college.
NEW DELHI (AP) – The sprawling monastery of a detained holy man in northern India is being picked today over by police who arrested the guru on suspicion of murder and criminal conspiracy. Sant Rampal had ignored orders to appear in court for questioning in a 2006 murder case. But when police moved in to the fortress-like compound Tuesday, they clashed with thousands of devotees. About 15,000 of Rampal’s supporters were evacuated.
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