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REST OF TODAY…CLOUDY…THEN PARTLY SUNNY IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA, LATER, COLDER. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.
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NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
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.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
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.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
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.SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 30.
Valley City (CSi) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol rports, two separate serious crashes happened Sunday morning eight miles west of Valley City.
At 7:46 a.m., 32 year-old Philip Maxwell of Minot, lost control of his vehicle because icy conditions.
His vehicle rotated, slid into the median and rolled. He continued sliding across both eastbound lanes and into the south ditch. Maxwell was airlifted to Fargo and remains in serious condition. Two dogs were also in the vehicle at the time. One is being cared for and the other remains missing.
The second accident occured happened in the same area around 9:14 a.m., when 31 year-old Christoper Miller of Twin City, Georgia lost control of his pickup. Miller slid into the eastbound lane and into the path of a semi driven by 57 year-old Jack Nielsen. Miller was not wearing his seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle. He suffered serious injuries and was transported to a Fargo hospital.
Both accidents remain under investigation by the North Dakota Highway Patrol.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Authorities say a 13-year-old North Dakota boy driving a motorcycle died after colliding with a car in Nelson County.
The state Highway Patrol says Dustin Jorde of Lakota died in the crash near Lakota. Authorities say Jorde ran a stop sign near dusk Friday and was struck by a car.
The patrol says the minimum age for operating a motorcycle in North Dakota is 14. The agency says Jorde was wearing a helmet at the time.
The car’s driver wasn’t injured.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker, who led the city’s fight against several floods, was remembered as a North Dakota legend at his funeral.
Hundreds turned out Sunday to say goodbye to Walaker. The three-term mayor died Tuesday at age 73, several months after he was diagnosed with kidney cancer.
Gov. Jack Dalrymple and U.S. Sens. John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp were among those eulogizing Walaker at Reineke Fine Arts Center on the campus of North Dakota State University. A police and fire department honor guard escorted his flower-draped casket onto the stage.
Dalrymple said Walaker will be remembered as a true North Dakota legend. Hoeven said Walaker had a gruff demeanor, but was a “teddy bear” underneath.
Walaker spent most of his career as Fargo’s public works director.
ALEXANDER, N.D. (AP) – A weekend crash in the western North Dakota oil patch has killed a Williston man.
The Highway Patrol says 20-year-old Mason Mulkey was driving a pickup truck and failed to yield to a semitrailer at the intersection of U.S. Highway 85 and state Highway 68 south of Alexander. The crash happened about 6:40 p.m. Saturday.
Mulkey was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger in his vehicle, 20-year-old John Walz of Bogalusa, Louisiana, was taken to a Minot hospital with unspecified injuries. The semi driver was not hurt.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A Minot man accused of raping a teenage girl he befriended on Facebook is scheduled for trial next spring.
24-year-old Corey Costa is accused of befriending the 14-year-old girl in 2012 when she lived in Canada. When she and her mother moved to Minot, Costa allegedly drugged and raped the girl at his apartment.
He has pleaded not guilty to a Class AA felony gross sexual imposition charge that carries a maximum punishment of life in prison without parole.
Judge Gary Lee has scheduled a five-day trial beginning April 6.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A woman has pleaded guilty for her role in a drive-by shooting on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation.
Morgan Williams is accused of driving the vehicle during an August 12th shooting at a residence in Mandaree. Police say there were people in the residence at the time of the shooting. There were no injuries.
Authorities say Williams helped plan the crime and cover it up. She faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison on federal charges of terrorizing and reckless endangerment.
The alleged shooter, Michael Mitzel, is charged with four counts, including reckless endangerment, terrorizing and discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence. He is scheduled for arraignment Friday.
Sentencing has not been set for Williams.
A public defender could not be reached for comment.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Police have arrested a man who they say stole a car and drove it into a trailer home in south Bismarck. Police say the man fled the scene of the crash but was later located and arrested. Police say the man faces charges including theft of a motor vehicle, driving under the influence, reckless endangerment and leaving the scene of a crime.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Income reported by North Dakotan has more than doubled to a record $30.4 billion since the infancy of the state’s oil boom in 2006.
State Tax Department figures released to The Associated Press show the number of taxpayers has jumped 37 percent since then, to 466,000 in 2013.
The records show 1,041 North Dakotans reported 2013 income of at least $1 million. Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger says that’s down slightly because wealthier residents took advantage of tax cuts that expired the year before.
The average adjusted gross income for individuals in 2013 fell $2,700 to $71,538 last year, still well ahead of the $43,000 average in 2006. Rauschenberger says that was partly due to more new filings over the previous year that brought down the average.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota employers will see a reduction in their unemployment insurance tax rates starting in January.
Officials with Job Services North Dakota say the 2015 tax rate schedule will range from 0.10 percent to 9.70 percent. The 2014 schedule that ranged from 0.16 percent to 9.76 percent.
Job Service North Dakota Executive Director Cheri Giesen says more than 66 percent of the state’s employers will receive the lowest rate of 0.10 percent under the new tax rate schedule.
At the same time, officials have announced that the taxable wage base on which employers pay taxes will increase from the current rate of $33,600 to $35,600. North Dakota law sets the unemployment insurance taxable wage base at 70 percent of the statewide average wage.
Giesen says the new 2015 rates will help the state “maintain a stable tax environment for employers while providing a level of tax rate reduction.”
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Eleven people have submitted applications for the two openings on the North Dakota Board of Higher Education.
A committee will forward three nominations for each vacant position to Gov. Jack Dalrymple, who appoints the board’s members. The two appointees must be confirmed by the state Senate during the 2015 legislative session.
The terms of two members, Terry Hjelmstad and Grant Shaft, end on June 30. Hjelmstad, of Minot, has served one four-year term and is eligible to be appointed for a second term, but says he will step down. Shaft, of Grand Forks, has served the maximum two four-year terms.
Business owners, a farmer, an athletics director and a banker are among the applicants.
The board is the governing body for the North Dakota University System, which includes the state’s 11 public colleges and universities.
DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) – A new oil refinery near Dickinson is ramping up to begin producing diesel fuel.
The $350 million Dakota Prairie Refinery received its first shipment of 27,000 barrels of crude last week. Once the plant is fully operational, it will process 20,000 barrels of crude each day into diesel and other products.
Plant Manager Dave Podratz says the plant will refine crude produced within 50 miles. And a lot of the finished product will be sold locally. Podratz says local demand for diesel is strong.
Bismarck-based MDU Resources Group Inc. and Indianapolis-based Calumet Specialty Products Partners broke ground on the plant in March 2013. MDU is now exploring building a similar refinery at Minot.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – One of the newest soldiers in the North Dakota Army National Guard has enlisted following his father’s active-duty death in Afghanistan.
The National Guard says Eric Linde took the oath of enlistment in Fargo last month, nearly two years after his father, Sgt. 1st Class Darren Linde, was killed while on patrol to neutralize improvised explosive devices.
Eric Linde is a junior at Century High School in Bismarck. He will attend basic combat training at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri in June and will pursue advanced training in summer 2016.
Linde’s mother says he has been ready to enlist since he was 5 years old. She says it didn’t surprise her that he wants to honor his dad’s career.
Darren Linde served in the Army National Guard in North Dakota and Montana for 22 years.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota State University researchers and the state’s two U.S. senators are holding a conference in Fargo to discuss transportation for agricultural products.
Panelists for the event include federal, state and local leaders, as well as representatives from BNSF and Canadian Pacific railways.
Several ag groups have complained about transportation problems in the last year that prevented producers from getting many of their crops to market in a timely manner.
North Dakota Sens. John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp are scheduled to give opening remarks at the conference, which is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. Monday at the Ramada Plaza Suites in Fargo.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – State officials have slated a mock “active shooter” drill at the state Capitol Complex in Bismarck.
Officials say the drill will be held on Tuesday after 5 p.m.
Officials say several different scenarios are planned that will involve weapons. Volunteers are being uses to serve as role players.
Officials say the intent of the drill is to make it seem “as real as possible.”
DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) – Three colleges in North Dakota and a state agency have partnered to offer professional development and workforce training classes in Dickinson.
Bismarck State College, Dickinson State University, Williston State College and TrainND – a state agency that provides worker training – are part of the effort. The class offerings include computer skills, leadership and OSHA training.
Bismarck State interim president Dave Clark says the demand for training in the Dickinson business community is strong. He says the partnership is giving the Dickinson community “a rich resource” to train workers in the area.
Students can take classes online and in person at Dickinson State.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Canadian Pacific Railway’s Holiday Train is rolling through North Dakota again.
The program featuring trains with Christmas lights and live entertainment is in its 16th year. It raises money, food and awareness for food banks and hunger issues across Canada and the U.S. Since 1999 it has raised about $9.5 million and gathered 3.3 million pounds of food.
Scheduled stops in North Dakota this year are Dec. 15 in Hankinson and Enderlin, and Dec. 16 in Carrington, Harvey, Minot and Kenmare.
In sports…
Jimmie Basketball Sunday at the Civic Center…
Men’s
UJ 126 Oglala 60
Women’s
UJ 109 Oglala 31
VCSU Basketball….Friday W.E Osmon Fieldhouse…
Men
VCSU 73 Johnson & Wales 45
Women…
VCSU 88 Johnson & Wales 64
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Jarius Wright’s 87-yard touchdown reception from Teddy Bridgewater in overtime gave the Minnesota Vikings a 30-24 victory over former teammate Percy Harvin and the New York Jets yesterday. Harvin had a 35-yard touchdown reception and a 47-yard kickoff return while finishing with 124 yards on six catches. This was his first game in Minnesota in more than two years.
Buffalo ended Peyton Manning’s streak of 51 games with at least one touchdown pass, but the Bills allowed C.J. Anderson to reach the end zone three times in Denver’s 24-17 victory.
Arizona kept its one-game lead over Seattle in the NFC West by rallying for a 17-14 win over Kansas City.
Final Baltimore 28 Miami 13
Final Carolina 41 New Orleans 10
Final Houston 27 Jacksonville 13
Final Indianapolis 25 Cleveland 24
Final N-Y Giants 36 Tennessee 7
Final Pittsburgh 42 Cincinnati 21
Final St. Louis 24 Washington 0
Final Detroit 34 Tampa Bay 17
Final Oakland 24 San Francisco 13
Final Seattle 24 Philadelphia 14
Final New England 23 San Diego 14
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Boston 101 Washington 93
Final Atlanta 96 Denver 84
Final Memphis 103 Miami 87
Final Oklahoma City 96 Detroit 94
Final Dallas 125 Milwaukee 102
Final Portland 103 New York 99
Final New Orleans 104 L-A Lakers 87
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final OT Anaheim 4 Winnipeg 3
Final Detroit 3 Carolina 1
Final OT Ottawa 4 Vancouver 3
Final Edmonton 2 San Jose 1
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final ( 1) Kentucky 82 E. Kentucky 49
Final (12) North Carolina 108 East Carolina 64
Final Washington 49 (13) San Diego St. 36
Final (16) West Virginia 67 N. Kentucky 42
Final OT Clemson 68 (18) Arkansas 65
TOP-25 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final ( 1) South Carolina 51 ( 9) Duke 50
Final ( 5) Texas A&M 82 TCU 71
Final (13) Kentucky 77 ( 7) Louisville 68
Final Kansas 62 (10) California 39
Final (11) Baylor 96 Mississippi 54
Final Alabama 53 (12) Nebraska 51
Final (14) Tennessee 85 Lipscomb 51
Final (15) Maryland 81 Towson 52
Final (19) Georgia 69 (16) Michigan St. 60
Final (18) Rutgers 64 (25) Arkansas 52
Final (22) Iowa 78 Colorado 63
Final (23) Mississippi St. 97 SE Louisiana 36
Final (25) DePaul 87 Chicago St. 34
College Football…
UNDATED (AP) – Ohio State’s 59-0 rout of Wisconsin on Saturday allowed the Buckeyes to grab the final CFP semifinal berth, joining Alabama, Oregon and unbeaten Florida State. TCU fell from third to sixth in the final CFP ranking despite the Horned Frogs’ 55-3 pounding of Iowa State on Saturday. The Seminoles managed to stay among the semifinalists after pulling out a 37-35 triumph over Georgia Tech.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Every bowl-eligible team in the Big Ten will go to the postseason. The league had 10 eligible teams but was at risk of filling just nine spots if Michigan State had been picked for the Orange Bowl. Mississippi State earned the nod over the Spartans by finishing a spot ahead of them in the final playoff rankings. Michigan State will now face Baylor in the Cotton Bowl.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – No. 16 Missouri and Minnesota will meet in the Citrus Bowl on January 1st in a matchup of Southeastern Conference and Big Ten foes. The game will be played for the first time since the renovation of the Orlando Citrus Bowl. Missouri is coming off a SEC championship game loss to Alabama.
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota State has reached the NCAA Division II football semifinals for the second time in three years. The Mavericks beat Northern Sun conference rival Minnesota Duluth 44-17 on Saturday to improve to 13-0 this season. They will stay at home next week at Blakeslee Stadium and host Concord University of West Virginia in the fourth round.
T25 FINAL FOOTBALL-POLL…
UNDATED (AP) – The top three teams in last week’s Associated Press football poll remain 1-2-3 in the final media poll of the regular season. Alabama is No. 1 followed by Florida State and then Oregon. TCU dropped out of the top five to sixth place with Baylor and Ohio State moving into the fourth and fifth spots.
TCU fell after defeating lowly Iowa State while Baylor and Ohio State moved up with wins over ranked schools.
The rest of the top 10 features Michigan State at seven, followed by Mississippi State, Mississippi and Georgia Tech.
Olympics…
MONACO (AP) – The IOC has approved plans for a more flexible sports program, a move that could lead to the inclusion of baseball and softball at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The International Olympic Committee voted in favor of the revised system on the opening morning of a special two-day session to adopt President Thomas Bach’s 40-point “Olympic Agenda 2020” reform package.
The IOC will abolish the cap of 28 sports for the Summer Games and move to an “events-based” system that would allow new events to come in, while keeping to a limit of about 10,500 athletes.
Host cities will be allowed to propose the inclusion of one or more additional events for their games.
That clears the way for Tokyo organizers to request baseball and softball. Both sports, dropped after the 2008 Beijing Games, are highly popular in Japan.
Golf…
WINDERMERE, Fla. (AP) – Justin Spieth (speeth) dominated the Hero World Challenge by finishing 26 shots under par, 10 in front of Henrik Stenson. Spieth closed out the tournament with a final round 6-under-66.
Tiger Woods wound up tied for last place at even par after a final round even-par 72. He shared the bottom spot with Hunter Mahan (MAY’-han) who finished with a last round 3-over-75.
In world and national news…
DENVER (AP) – The birth control compromise under the federal health care overhaul is being challenged in court today. Faith-based nonprofit organizations that object to covering birth control in their employee health plans say the law still compels them to violate their religious beliefs. The groups are appealing to the 10th Circuit in Denver, the court that ruled last year that for-profit companies like Hobby Lobby can join the exempted religious organizations and not provide the contraceptives.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A building planned to be a tall residential structure in Los Angeles has erupted in flames that could reportedly be seen for miles at times. Officials say the fire closed down portions of two major freeways. Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman David Ortiz says more than 250 firefighters are battling the early-morning blaze.
AMSTERDAM (AP) – The taxi-booking service Uber faces growing troubles today. A Dutch court has ruled in a preliminary judgment that Uber must stop working with drivers who charge fares but do not possess a taxi license. In New Delhi, officials have banned Uber after a woman was allegedly raped by one of its drivers.
MONACO (AP) – The International Olympic Committee may be smoothing the way for the inclusion of baseball and softball at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The IOC has approved plans for a more flexible sports program that would abolish the cap of 28 sports for the Summer Games and move to an “events-based” system that would allow new events to come in. Host cities will be allowed to propose the inclusion of one or more additional events for their games.
NEW YORK (AP) – The British Royal visit comes to Washington today with Prince William meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House and discussing illegal wildlife trafficking at the World Bank. Meanwhile, his wife, Kate, will tour a child development center with New York City’s first lady, Chirlane McCray. The couple also plans to visit the National Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum and take in a basketball game.
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