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…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY…
.REST OF TODAY…SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR ZERO. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
LOWEST WIND CHILLS AROUND 30 BELOW IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15 BELOW. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH. WIND CHILLS AROUND 35 BELOW.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR ZERO. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. WIND CHILLS AROUND 35 BELOW.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COLD. LOWS
AROUND 10 BELOW. HIGHS 15 TO 20. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. HIGHS AROUND 20.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS
AROUND 10.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 10 BELOW.
HIGHS NEAR ZERO.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TUESDAY…
.A FRIGID AIRMASS HASSETTLED OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA SUNDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY.
WIND CHILLS AS COLD AS 35 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED.
BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON THE WIND CHILLS WILL RISE ABOVE THE ADVISORY
CATEGORY ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. HOWEVER ADVISORY CRITERIA CHILLS
MAY RETURN AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. AN
ADDITIONAL ADVISORY OR AN EXTENSION OF THE CURRENT ADVISORY MAY BE
NEEDED.
INCLUDES…
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-
BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-
MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…WATFORD CITY…KILLDEER…BEULAH…
HAZEN…CENTER…BEACH…MEDORA…DICKINSON…MANDAN…BISMARCK…
STEELE…JAMESTOWN…ELGIN…FORT YATES…LINTON…NAPOLEON…
EDGELEY…ASHLEY…OAKES
CLAY-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…MOORHEAD…VALLEY CITY…FARGO…
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…CROOKSTON…EAST GRAND FORKS…
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND VERY COLD
AIR WILL CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE
AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU WILL
BE OUTSIDE…DRESS IN LAYERS OF LOOSE FITTING CLOTHES AND MAKE
SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. HYPOTHERMIA POSSIBLE.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Bone-chilling cold is blanketing the Dakotas as the workweek begins.
Temperatures early this Monday dropped well below zero in North Dakota, with wind chills as cold as minus 31 degrees in Minot. The National Weather Service says frostbite to exposed skin can happen within half an hour under those conditions.
Wind chills weren’t quite as bad in South Dakota, but up to 4 inches of snow was expected in the southern part of the state. The weather service says the 1.8 inches of snow that fell in Rapid City on Sunday broke the city’s record for the date of 1.6 inches, set in 1976.
The cold weather was forecast to continue into Tuesday. The weather service posted wind chill advisories for most areas of the two states into Tuesday morning.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Transportation officials in North Dakota are encouraging residents to keep up to date on road conditions this winter.
The state’s Department of Transportation is urging residents to use one of the many tools available to track travel conditions including the Travel Information Map, the 511 phone line and the NDRoads app for smartphones.
Mark Nelson is deputy director of the state Transportation Department. Nelson says motorists should do their part to reach their destination by buckling seat belts and driving sober.
Officials say that should motorists get stranded, they should stay in their vehicle and run the engine and heater about 10 minutes every hour. They say motorists should turn on their vehicles’ interior light when it’s dark outside and put up a distress flag.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce in 2015, takes on a key project.
On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Chamber Executive Director, Becky Thatcher-Keller said, in March of 2015, the Chamber will complete the updated Strategic Plan.
She noted the completed plan will set the stage for the Chamber over the next few years.
She pointed out that the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to becoming an even better organization that seeks ways to assist members, and continue to be a key voice and take a lead role in the community for positive change.
NEW TOWN, N.D. (AP) – The Highway Patrol has identified a New Town man who died in a weekend crash north of the city.
Authorities say 34-year-old Jeffrey Ogden died shortly after 4 a.m. Saturday when the sport utility vehicle he was driving failed to negotiate a curve on a Mountrail County gravel road. Ogden was thrown from the vehicle when it rolled in a pasture.
Ogden was alone in the SUV.
MANNING, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified two men who were killed in a pickup truck rollover in the western North Dakota oil patch on Christmas.
The Patrol says the crash happened 4 miles southwest of Manning about 10 p.m. Thursday, when the pickup truck failed to negotiate a turn on a gravel road and rolled down a ravine, landing on its top.
The 23-year-old driver, Carl Jeffrey Faber, of Bozeman, Montana, was killed, along with a 36-year-old passenger, Van Dale Johnson, of Arvin, California. They died at the scene.
Two other passengers in the pickup, from California and Kansas, were taken to a Dickinson hospital with what the patrol says were minor injuries.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Police in Fargo say a man wanted in a sexual assault case involving three North Dakota State University students has turned himself in.
Police say the 39-year-old man from rural Cass County was being held Sunday on suspicion of one count of gross sexual imposition, two counts of attempted sexual imposition, and one count of terrorizing.
Police say the three students were attacked Dec. 20 when a man entered an unlocked door of their ground-floor apartment near campus and ordered them to strip at knifepoint. Police say the man sexually assaulted at least one of the women, and one was injured during a struggle.
Interim Police Chief David Todd says officers interviewed the man Friday, but didn’t have enough evidence to detain him at the time.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The head of the Legislature’s research arm says the number of bills filed before the start of the session is below average.
Legislative Council Director Jim Smith says there are 279 bills and 13 resolutions filed ahead of the Legislature’s Jan. 6 start.
Smith says the number of pre-filed legislative measures has averaged about 395 since 1981. A total of 254 legislative measures were filed before the start of the 2013 Legislature.
Smith says 842 bills and 76 resolutions were ultimately introduced during the 2013 session. Smith says he expects the number of bills in the upcoming session to be similar to the last.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp is encouraging North Dakota businesses and organizations in growing and high-tech industries to apply for federal apprenticeship grants.
The grants are available for apprenticeship programs in industries that the federal government has projected will grow or expand the workforce and are being transformed by technology and innovations.
The apprenticeship programs must be registered with the U.S. Department of Labor before applying for the grants. Eligible applicants include employers, business associations, labor organizations, community colleges, local and state governments and nonprofit organizations.
Heitkamp says apprenticeships are great opportunities for individuals to get hands on experience in high-skilled and high-demand jobs. She says more than 350 apprenticeships are already registered in the state.
The deadline to apply for the grants is April 30.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A Minot church that was heavily damaged by a 2011 flood is nearing completion of a multimillion renovation and building project.
Allan Pearson of Christ Lutheran Church tells the Minot Daily News that subcontractors are expected to finish wiring and plumbing in the building by the end of the year.
A new, larger elevator is being installed in the church. A 6,000-square-foot fellowship hall is under construction that will have a commercial kitchen with ample storage, ovens, a large pantry and increased refrigerator and freezer space.
The church was covered in 3 feet of water after the flood three years ago. More than 4,000 homes and other structures were also damaged or destroyed by the flood.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s hog and pig inventory stood at 139,000 head on Dec. 1, up 3 percent over the year.
The Agriculture Department says the breeding hog inventory was unchanged from Dec. 1, 2013, at 35,000 head. The market hog inventory was up 4 percent, to 104,000 head.
The 2014 North Dakota pig crop of 770,000 head was up just slightly from 2013.
In sports…
WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) – Funeral services are scheduled Wednesday in Watford City for hall of fame rodeo cowboy Alvin Nelson.
Fulkerson Funeral Home says Nelson died Dec. 23 at a hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, at the age of 80.
The resident of Grassy Butte was a native of Mobridge, South Dakota. He won the saddle bronc world championship in 1957. He qualified for five Wrangler National Finals Rodeos. He won the saddle bronc riding average at the finals in 1961 and 1962 and also won the all-around title in 1961.
Nelson is a member of two national rodeo halls of fame, as well halls of fame in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Montana.
High school basketball
Sat
Boys…
Jamestown 55 Valley City 51
Girl’s
Valley City 54 Jamestown 45
Boys Hockey…
Mandan 6 Jamestown 4
Men’s college basketball…
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Lawrence Alexander scored 20 points and North Dakota State beat Division Three Northland 83-59 on Sunday.
A.J. Jacobson added 17 points, Dexter Werner 15 points and seven rebounds, Evan Wesenberg 12 points and Paul Miller 10 points and seven rebounds for North Dakota State (8-5). The Bison ran their home record to 6-0 in completing their nonconference schedule.
North Dakota State led 46-31 at halftime after shooting 16 of 24 for 67 percent. Northland made 14 of 27 shots for 51.5 percent in the half but the Bison were 8 of 9 from the free-throw line while Northland missed its one attempt. The Bison continued to build on their lead in the second half and finished at 60.4 percent, including 8 of 18 from beyond the arc.
The Lumberjacks (2-7) were led by Gerald Bates with 16 points and Tyrin Vann with 12.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Vikings beat Chicago 13-9 yesterday to put one more blemish on a forgettable year for the Bears. Jay Cutler returned from a one-game benching with 172 yards on 23-for-36 passing without a fumble or an interception. The Bears finished with their worst record in 10 years.
UNDATED (AP) – The Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers and Carolina Panthers won NFC division titles yesterday. Marshawn Lynch scored the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter of the Seahawks’ 20-6 win over St. Louis, Aaron Rodgers threw for two TDs and ran for another in the Packers’ 30-20 win over Detroit, and Roman Harper and Tre Boston returned interceptions for touchdowns as the Panthers whipped Atlanta 34-3. Seattle and Green Bay will have first-round byes in the NFC playoffs, while the Lions visit Dallas and the Panthers host Arizona.
UNDATED (AP) – The AFC North is sending three teams to the playoffs, with Pittsburgh going in as division champs following a 27-17 victory against Cincinnati. The Ravens extended their season by scoring the last 17 points in a 20-10 triumph over Cleveland, while San Diego was losing 19-7 at Kansas City. The Bengals and Ravens are on the road for the AFC wild-card round, beginning with Baltimore’s game at Pittsburgh on Saturday and Indianapolis hosting Cincinnati on Sunday.
Final San Francisco 20 Arizona 17
The Cardinals finish 11-5 and will visit the Panthers in the NFC wild-card round next weekend.
Final Buffalo 17 New England 9
Final Dallas 44 Washington 17
Final Indianapolis 27 Tennessee 10
Final Houston 23 Jacksonville 17
Final New Orleans 23 Tampa Bay 20
Final N-Y Jets 37 Miami 24
Final Philadelphia 34 N-Y Giants 26
Final Denver 47 Oakland 14
Playoff matchups set
UNDATED (AP) – The NFL playoffs will begin on Saturday, with Arizona visiting Carolina before Pittsburgh takes on Baltimore. Sunday’s games will have Cincinnati at Indianapolis followed by Detroit at Dallas.
Seattle, Green Bay, New England and Denver will begin their playoff schedules at home the following weekend.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) – The New York Jets have fired coach Rex Ryan and general manager John Idzik after one of the most disappointing seasons in franchise history.
With the Jets (4-12) failing to make the postseason for the fourth straight season, owner Woody Johnson opted to clean house Monday and start fresh with a new coach and GM.
Ryan was 50-52, including 4-2 in the postseason in his six seasons with the Jets. His first few years were filled with guarantees, bold statements and two consecutive trips to the AFC title game. But in the end, there were not enough wins to back up all the big talk.
Idzik lasted just two seasons after replacing the fired Mike Tannenbaum in 2013. He was heavily criticized this year for questionable personnel decisions in the NFL draft and free agency.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Detroit 103 Cleveland 80
Final San Antonio 110 Houston 106
Final Dallas 112 Oklahoma City 107
Final Portland 101 New York 79
Final Toronto 116 Denver 102
Final Phoenix 116 L-A Lakers 107
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Florida 6 Toronto 4
Final OT Anaheim 2 Vancouver 1
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
UNDATED (AP) – The six-ranked Wisconsin Badgers will carry a 12-1 record into their Big Ten opener against Penn State on Wednesday.
Frank Kaminsky scored 25 points and had 11 rebounds as Wisconsin downed Buffalo 68-56. Sam Dekker added 13 points and helped the Badgers shoot 55 percent in the second half after the Bulls carried a one-point lead into intermission.
SEATTLE (AP) – Stony Brook pulled off the biggest upset during Sunday’s top-25 men’s basketball schedule. Stony Brook overcame a late 11-point deficit to stun No. 13 Washington 61-57. Jameel Warney led the Seawolves with 15 points, including a go-ahead runner with 30 seconds left.
Final (17) St. John’s 82 Tulane 57
Final (23) N. Iowa 74 S. Dakota St. 63
TOP-25 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final ( 4) Notre Dame 82 UCLA 67
Final ( 8) Tennessee 74 (10) Oregon St. 63
Final (12) Kentucky 87 Tennessee St. 75
Final Seton Hall 70 (14) Georgia 51
Final (16) Stanford 90 UC Santa Barbara 34
Final (17) Rutgers 66 Indiana 51
Final Northwestern 61 (20) Michigan St. 57
Final (22) Syracuse 76 Cornell 59
Final (23) Iowa 77 Penn St. 52
Final Dayton 72 (24) Green Bay 66
Final (25) Arizona St. 69 Yale 51
NFL…
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) – Jim Harbaugh announced yesterday that he’s coached his final game with the San Francisco 49ers, although he wouldn’t say whether he is indeed about to accept the job at alma mater, Michigan. Harbaugh wouldn’t say if he resigned or was fired, but Niners CEO Jed York called it a mutual parting of the ways. Harbaugh guided the 49ers to three straight NFC championship games before missing the playoffs this season at 8-8.
In world and national news…
BARI, Italy (AP) – The Greek coast guard says five people have now been confirmed dead in a fire on board a Greek ferry in the Adriatic, between Albania and Italy. Officials say one man died after becoming trapped on a lifeboat chute and now four more people have been found dead. Of the 478 passengers and crew, 391 people have been rescued so far.
SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) – Two oil spots and objects floating in the sea. Officials say they’re not sure what’s been spotted by an Indonesian helicopter and an Australian search plane are related to the missing AirAsia plane because it’s just too early to know. But officials say there’s little reason to believe that the plane with 162 people on board met anything but a grim fate after it disappeared from radar Sunday morning over the Java Sea. The pilot was trying to escape rough weather.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) – A strong earthquake has shaken parts of the southern and central Philippines, frightening people but causing no serious damage or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-6.1 earthquake struck at a depth of 23 miles. A Philippine government seismologist says the quake was too deep and far from urban areas to cause any damage or injuries. She says aftershocks are expected.
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) – Authorities in Liberia say there have been dozens of new Ebola cases along the border with Sierra Leone. Today’s announcement by health officials marks a setback for Liberia, which has seen the number of cases stabilize somewhat after having been the hardest hit country in West Africa. Officials blame the flare-up on a number of factors including people going in and out of the country and traditional practices such as the washing of bodies. Nearly 3,400 people have died from Ebola in Liberia over the past year with nearly 8,000 cases.
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama says the U.S. is less racially divided than it was when he took office, despite recent protests over police treatment of black people. In an NPR interview, Obama says mistrust between police and minorities isn’t new. He says it’s being talked about more because people are capturing more incidents with their smartphones. Obama says he thinks the issue of race has surfaced in a healthy way.
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