CSi Weather…

STUTSMAN/JAMESTOWN….WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING…

.TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLEET
IN THE EVENING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW AND
SLEET. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW
AND SLEET. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.SATURDAY…LIGHT SLEET LIKELY POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE
MORNING…THEN SNOW AND SLEET LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW
POSSIBLY MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN. LOWS 15 TO 20.
.VETERANS DAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 20S. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.
LOWS AROUND 15.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.

 

KCSi-T.V. News — Election day has come and gone, and Stutsman and Barnes County voters have made their voices known on local elections.

Unofficial results from the Tuesday November 6, 2012 elections show.

In Stutsman County….

Voters Elected David Schwartz and Re-elected Mark Klose to the Stutsman County Commission.

Unofficial vote totals were:

Mark Klose 4604 votes

David Schwartz 3734 votes

David Orr 3584 votes

Nellie Degan 2603votes

　

In the District 12 State House and Senate race…

Voters elected Democratic Candidate John Grabinger to the North Dakota Senate.

Voters elected Democrat Jessica Haak & Republican Alex Looysen to the State House of Representative….

　

Senate unofficial totals….

John Grabinger 2918 votes

Bernie Satrom 2809 votes

　

State House of Representatives unofficial totals….

Jessica Haak 2965 votes

Alex Looysen 2881 votes

Lyle Hanson 2548 votes

Ken Hall 2220 votes

　

SE District Judgeship #8

Final total vote

Brad Cruff 4769 Total 21,097

Richard Grosz 2800 Total 12,409

　

State Measures, Stutsman County Votes:

Measure #1

Yes 5458

No 2129

Measure #2

Yes 7014

No 808

Measure#3

Yes 5505

No 27 43

Measure #4

Yes 6045

No2736

Measure#5

Yes 2706

No 6155

　1,800 absentee ballots were counted at the Stutsman County Courthouse, and more may come in and be counted if they are mailed with a postmark no later than Monday November 5, 2012.

About 2,600 voters in Stutsman County took advantage of Early Voting.

 

In Valley City

Unofficial totals showed voters approved the City Sales Tax extension to the year 2029.

(This is an advisory vote to the Valley City Commission.)

Yes 1537

No 824

　

With the Barnes County Measure Bond Issue voters approved providing funds for bridges

Yes 3844

No 1183

　

In the District 24

Unofficial totals in the State Senate Race….

Including all of Barnes, Ransom, and Cass Counties

 

Larry Robinson(D) 3824 votes

Keith Hovland(R) 3015 votes

　

Unofficial Results, State House of Representatives vote

Including Barnes, Ransom and Cass Counties

Naomi Muscha(D) 3254 votes

Dwight Kiefert(R) 3252 votes

Sharon Buhr(D) 3197 votes

Myrene Peterson(R) 2726 votes

　

In the unopposed race for Barnes County Commission

District 1

Cindy Schwehr 1069 votes

District 5

John Froelich 914 votes.

　

Southeast District #8 Judgeship

Totals Barnes

Brad Cruff 4056 votes Total 21,097

Richard Grosz 1222 votes Total 12,409

　

State Measures Vote Barnes County

Measure 1

Yes 3443

No 1546

Measure 2

Yes 4411

No 644

Measure 3

Yes 3356

No 1841

Measure 4

Yes 3457

No 1889

Measure 5

Yes 1542

No 3874

　

All election results are unofficial until canvassed by each canvassing board.

　

STATEWIDE TOP RACES…

President
    
     426 of 426 precincts – 100 percent
    
     x-Mitt Romney, GOP 187,586 – 59 percent
     Barack Obama, Dem (i) 124,490 – 39 percent
     Gary Johnson, Lib 5,213 – 2 percent
     Jill Stein, Grn 1,357 – 0 percent
     Virgil Goode, CST 1,179 – 0 percent
    
 U.S. Senate
     
     426 of 426 precincts – 100 percent
     
     Heidi Heitkamp, Dem 160,752 – 50 percent
     Rick Berg, GOP 157,758 – 50 percent
    

Wednesday morning, Berg refused to concede the race pending the outcome of the official vote canvassing and left the door open to a possible recount.
 U.S. House District 1
    
     426 of 426 precincts – 100 percent
    
     x-Kevin Cramer, GOP 172,905 – 55 percent
     Pam Gulleson, Dem 131,396 – 42 percent
     Eric Olson, Lib 10,215 – 3 percent
    
 Governor
    
     426 of 426 precincts – 100 percent
    
     x-Jack Dalrymple, GOP (i) 199,769 – 63 percent
     Ryan Taylor, Dem 108,622 – 34 percent
     Paul Sorum, Ind 5,335 – 2 percent
     Roland Riemers, Ind 2,607 – 1 percent

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple
(DAHL’-rimp-ul) has been elected to a full term in office.
Dalrymple defeated Democratic state Senator Ryan Taylor yesterday
to win a four-year term. Dalrymple, who says he’s done a good job
of balancing tax cuts with spending on public works, took over from
former Governor John Hoeven two years ago.

North Dakota Democratic governor candidate
Ryan Taylor says he believes his ideas hit home with people, but
not enough to put him over the top in a state with a booming
economy.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Republican Kevin Cramer has won North
Dakota’s lone U.S. House seat on his third try.
     Cramer defeated Democrat Pam Gulleson on Tuesday to keep the
seat in GOP hands. He’ll replace Republican Rick Berg, who decided
to run for the U.S. Senate after one term in the House.
     Cramer lost two U.S. House races to former Democratic Rep. Earl
Pomeroy in the 1990s.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota state treasurer’s office
will stay in Republican hands.
     Incumbent Kelly Schmidt defeated Democratic challenger Ross
Mushik (MYOO’-shik) on Tuesday to win a third term.
     The 50-year-old Schmidt is a Mandan resident. She was first
elected treasurer in 2004.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s state auditor won
re-election Tuesday, continuing one of the state’s longest
political dynasties.
     Republican Robert R. Peterson beat Democratic challenger Scot
Kelsh.

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Republican Adam Hamm has been elected to a
second term as North Dakota’s top insurance regulator.
     The 41-year-old defeated Democrat Tom Potter on Tuesday. Potter
is a retired University of North Dakota finance professor from
Grand Forks.

Other Winners.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The president of the Mandan school board has been elected as North Dakota’s school superintendent.

 Kirsten Baesler (KEER’-stun BAYZ’-lur) defeated Tracy Potter on Tuesday in the race for superintendent of public instruction. Baesler will replace Wayne Sanstead, who is retiring after 28 years in the job.

 The 43-year-old Baesler is assistant director of the state School Boards Association and a former assistant principal in Bismarck’s public schools. She also is president of Mandan’s school board.

 

Randy Christman PSC Commissioner.
     
     BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Republicans are maintaining their grip on
the North Dakota Legislature. Democrats picked up two seats in the
Senate but Republicans defeated two Democratic House incumbents.
The GOP keeps two-thirds majorities in both the House and Senate.

 

COOPERSTOWN, N.D. (AP) – Voters in eastern North Dakota’s Griggs
County have defeated a $2 million bond issue to build a new
courthouse.
     The measure on Tuesday’s ballot got support from only 49 percent of
voters when 60 percent approval was required.
     It was the third such vote in the past 14 months. Two previous
proposals that were more expensive also were defeated.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Voters in North Dakota’s capital city have
rejected a proposed expansion of the Bismarck Civic Center.
 57 percent of voters on Tuesday rejected the measure that would have
provided nearly $70 million in new hospitality taxes over 20 years
to help pay for the $90 million project.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s newest congressman is
mulling over whether he’ll leave his job on the state Public
Service Commission. Kevin Cramer says he doesn’t want to leave the
commission unless his successor is ready to go. Cramer says he
wants to speak with Governor Jack Dalrymple about the opening.
     
     BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Legislature’s new crop of
lawmakers includes the son of a former governor. Fargo Democrat
George B. Sinner defeated incumbent Republican Jim Roers in
yesterday’s election. Sinner is the son of former Governor George
A. Sinner.

 

GRAFTON, N.D. (AP) – Voters in northeastern North Dakota’s Walsh
County have overwhelming approved a shared-parenting initiative.
     The county measure passed Tuesday with 66 percent approval.
     The measure establishes equal parental rights for divorced or
separated parents, as long as neither parent is legally determined
to be an unfit parent.

 

 NORTH DAKOTA WORKPLACE SMOKING
     ND voters ban smoking in bars, indoor workplaces
    
     BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota voters have agreed to expand
the state’s smoking ban to cover bars and other public places.
     The state has had a limited smoking ban for seven years. The law
approved Tuesday expands the ban to bars, motels, private nursing
homes, cabs and public transportation. It also prohibits smoking
within 20 feet of an entrance to a public building.
     Violations can carry a $50 fine. Bars that allow smoking in
spite of the ban could be stripped of their licenses to sell
tobacco and liquor.

 

 NORTH DAKOTA FARMING
     N. Dakota voters approve farming rights amendment
    
     BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota voters have approved a state
constitutional amendment protecting farmers’ rights.
     The amendment endorsed Tuesday says the Legislature can’t
prevent farmers from using agricultural technology and “modern
livestock production and ranching practices.”

 

 NORTH DAKOTA ANIMAL CRUELTY
     N. Dakota voters reject tougher animal cruelty law
    
     BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota voters have rejected a
proposal to toughen the state’s animal cruelty law.
     They defeated a citizen initiative on Tuesday that would have
made animal cruelty a felony punishable by up to five years in
prison and a $5,000 fine.
     The most severe punishment for animal cruelty now is a year in
jail and a $2,000 fine.

 

 NORTH DAKOTA POLL TAX
     North Dakota voters abolish never-used voting tax
    
     BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota voters have repealed a voting
tax that was in the state constitution but never collected.
     The North Dakota Constitution permitted a so-called poll tax of
up to $1.50 per year on men aged 21 to 50. The provision dates back
to statehood in 1889, and the amount is about $35 in today’s
dollars.

 

NORTH DAKOTA OATHS OF OFFICE
     ND voters require governor to take oath of office
     BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota voters have changed the state
constitution to require the governor and other elected officials to
take an oath of office.
     The change is part of Measure 2, which North Dakota voters
approved on Tuesday.
     The measure was put on the ballot by the North Dakota
Legislature.

 

In other news…

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Nov 6, 2012) — Jamestown Police is warning Jamestown Residents of a convicted sex offender, who has changed address in Jamestown.

The report says, 42 year old Gero Mahto now resides at 331 4th Avenue, Southwest in Jamestown.

His vehicle is a Blue and White 1990 Ford F250 Pickup with North Dakota License

JSZ 185. Also a Green 1998 Ford Expedition (ND) Notary Sticker.

Mahto has been assigned a High Risk Assessment by the North Dakota Risk Level Committee of the North Dakota Attorney General’s Office.

He was convicted of Gross Sexual Imposition. During a period of three months in 1992, Mahto forcibly raped four women. He has been incarcerated since his convictions.

He will be on probation with the North Dakota Parole and Probation Department.

Mahto is not wanted by police at this time, and has served the sentence imposed by the court.

This notice is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault, or intimidate the offender.

Attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders, families, landlords, or employers will be turned over for prosecution.

Printed handouts of Mahto’s photo and demographics are available at the Jamestown Police Department.

Mahto will be place on GPS Monitoring.

More information on registered offenders is available at the North Dakota Attorney General’s web site: www.sexoffender.nd.gov

　

Jamestown, ND, (KCSi-T.V. News) – Jamestown Regional Medical Center (JRMC) Foundation will host their 14th annual Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, November 17, 2012, to raise money for children’s services at JRMC.

On Tuesday’s (Nov 6, 2012) Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Jamestown Regional Medical Center, guests from Jamestown Regional Medical Center, Penny Holland, and Cindy Schmidt said families are invited to enjoy a fun filled morning with breakfast served by Santa’s elves at the Gladstone Inn & Suites.

The doors open at 8:30 am and breakfast will be served at 9 am. Santa and Mrs. Claus will make their appearance with gifts for the children.

This year the breakfast raises money for a pediatric immobilizer in the Radiology department, an infant scale for the Specialty Clinic and sleep sacks for the Family BirthPlace to help eliminate SIDS.”

Entertainment for this year’s event will be children games.

As always there will be a silent auction, with donated items including, binoculars from Gun ‘N Reel, plus a Christmas globe from Thrifty White Drug, along with packages at Medora, the Mall of America, the Chanhassen Dinner Theater, along with home made quilts.

This year’s Breakfast with Santa Sponsors are: Farmers Union Services Association, the Jamestown Masonic Lodge, and UTC Aerospace.

Donors include: Interstate Engineering, the Jamestown Kiwanis Club, Newman Signs, and Top Designers

Tickets are available for $8.00 and can be purchased at the JRMC Foundation or by calling Penny Holland at (701) 952- 4880. She says credit card payment can be arranged.

Or send the payment to Jamestown Regional Medical Center, 2422 20th Avenue Southwest, Jamestown, ND 58401

About Jamestown Regional Medical Center

Jamestown Regional Medical Center is a 25-bed, critical access hospital located at 2422 20th St. SW, Jamestown, ND. For more information on services at JRMC, visit www.jrmcnd.com or call 701-952-1050.

　

STEELE, N.D. (AP Nov 6, 2012) – A Texas man has pleaded not guilty to

burning down a motel in North Dakota and putting people’s lives in

danger.

Fifty-one-year-old Allen Thomas is charged with one count of

arson and 18 counts of endangering by fire. All of the felony

charges carry a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison upon

conviction.

The Houston man was staying at the Lone Steer Motel in Steele at

the time of the Aug. 12 fire, which didn’t hurt anyone but

displaced about two dozen people.

Authorities allege that Thomas used a cigarette lighter to ignite a mattress because he was upset that the hotel owners had helped his girlfriend after the two had argued.

 MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – Jurors will soon be deciding the fate of a
man accused of driving drunk in Mandan and causing the deaths of
three of his friends in a crash a year ago.
Prosecutors and the defense have rested their cases in the manslaughter trial.
Attorneys on both sides are to give closing arguments to the jury
on Wednesday morning.
     Authorities allege that 24-year-old Taylor Berhow had a
blood-alcohol level more than three times the legal limit for
driving when he crashed into a tree on Oct. 29, 2011, killing
21-year-olds Charles Boehm and Trevor Erie and 22-year-old Eastmen
Nadeau.
     Berhow pleaded guilty in January but withdrew the plea when a
judge rejected a plea deal that called for a five-year prison term.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug
Goehring has scheduled a public hearing on proposed rule changes
for dairy inspections, meat and poultry inspections and anhydrous
ammonia programs.
     The hearing to gather comments from the public is at 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 4, in the Agriculture Department’s conference room in
the state Capitol in Bismarck.

 

In sports…

PREP VOLLEYBALL
 Class A East Region
 Quarterfinal
     Fargo North def. Wahpeton, 25-11, 25-16, 25-15
     Fargo Shanley def. Grand Forks Central, 25-18, 25-20, 24-26,
25-18
     Grand Forks Red River def. Valley City, 25-19, 25-16, 25-7
     West Fargo def. Fargo Davies, 25-11, 22-25, 26-24, 18-25, 16-14
 Class B Region 1
 Semifinal
     Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran def. Central Cass, 21-25, 14-25, 25-16,
25-21, 17-15
     Kindred def. Northern Cass, 25-19, 25-15, 25-12
 Class B Region 2
 Semifinal
     Hatton-Northwood def. Cavalier, 25-11, 25-10, 25-8
     Park River/Fordville Lankin def. Thompson, 25-20, 19-25, 25-16,
25-19
 Class B Region 3
 Semifinal
     Linton def. Napoleon, 25-21, 25-18, 22-25, 25-22
     South Border def. Ellendale, 25-19, 23-25, 26-24, 23-25, 16-14
 Class B Region 4
 Semifinal
     Carrington def. Benson County, 25-16, 27-25, 23-25, 25-23
     Langdon def. Rolla, 25-20, 25-23, 26-24
 Class B Region 5
 Semifinal
     Flasher def. New Salem, 25-19, 25-19, 25-18
     Grant County def. Shiloh Christian, 19-25, 25-15, 25-22, 19-25,
15-5
 Class B Region 6
 Semifinal
     Bottineau def. Kenmare, 25-18, 22-25, 25-21, 28-26
     Minot Our Redeemer’s def. Velva, 25-13, 25-23, 25-16
 Class B Region 7
 Semifinal
     Beulah def. Richardton-Taylor, 25-14, 25-21, 25-27, 22-25, 15-11
     Dickinson Trinity def. Beach, 17-25, 26-24, 25-19, 20-25, 17-15
 Class B Region 8
 Semifinal
     Ray def. Trinity Christian, 25-13, 25-22, 25-18
     Watford City def. Stanley, 17-25, 25-23, 25-18, 25-20

 

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
 
  Final  Chicago         99  Orlando   93
  Final  Oklahoma City  108  Toronto   88
  Final  Denver         109  Detroit   97

 

 T25-FINAL SCORE
 

     TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – There was a college football game involving
a team ranked in the AP Top-25 last night. Jahwan Edwards scored
untouched on a 15-yard run around left end with 1:43 left to give
Ball State to a 34-27 victory over No. 23 Toledo. That ends the
Rockets’ eight-game winning streak. Toledo is 8-2.
     Keith Wenning completed 29 of 42 passes for 280 yards and three
touchdowns, but was intercepted three times for Ball State, which
improved to 7-3.

NHL LABOR…

NEW YORK (AP) – The NHL and the locked-out players’ association
have agreed to return to the bargaining table for more talks today.
Negotiations between the two sides lasted deep into the night
yesterday. The lockout has already forced the cancellation of 327
regular-season games, including the outdoor Winter Classic in
Michigan.

 

College Basketball…

SAN DIEGO (AP) – The season-opening basketball game between No.
9 Syracuse and No. 20 San Diego State on the flight deck of the
decommissioned aircraft carrier USS Midway has been moved from
Friday night to Sunday afternoon due to a strong chance of rain and
wind in the San Diego area. San Diego State was scheduled to play
San Diego Christian on Sunday night, but that game has been moved
to Tuesday night.

 

TENNIS-ATP FINAL
     LONDON (AP) – Roger Federer opened his quest for a seventh
season-ending tour title, looking like the man to beat again. The
17-time Grand Slam champion won his record 40th match at the
tournament, defeating Janko Tipsarevic (YAHN’-koh
tihp-SAYR’-oh-vihch) 6-3, 6-1 in his opening Group B match.
    

In world and national news…

 CHICAGO (AP) – A triumphant President Barack Obama looked ahead
to another divided Congress and told supporters that problems stir
controversy but the arguments “are a mark of our liberty.” Obama
accepted victory this morning in Chicago, telling supporters the
“best is yet to come.” Republican Mitt Romney conceded he had
lost, declaring that “this election is over, but our principles
endure.”
    
     WASHINGTON (AP) – The next four years could be a tall order for
President Barack Obama. Among his challenges: slowing global
growth, U.S. companies still too anxious to expand much and
improving an economy burdened by high unemployment. On the plus
side, signs suggest that the next four years will coincide with a
vastly healthier economy than the previous four, which overlapped
the Great Recession.
    
     ST. LOUIS (AP) – Republicans saw only limited results despite a
big-spending campaign to gain control of more governors’ offices
across the country. They managed only to grab North Carolina for
the first time in two decades. Democrats fended off GOP challengers
in governorship races in Missouri, New Hampshire, West Virginia,
Delaware and Vermont.
    
     NEW YORK (AP) – Dread is growing again for residents of New York
and New Jersey who were flooded out by Superstorm Sandy. They’re
waiting as a weaker storm spins toward them and threatens to
inundate their homes again or simply leave them shivering in the
dark for even longer. In the wake of Sandy, the Federal Emergency
Management Agency says 95,000 people are eligible for emergency
housing assistance in New York and New Jersey.
    
     BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union is downgrading its
predictions for the 27-country bloc’s economy, warning it will
decline further and recover more slowly than previously forecast as
it struggles to resolve the debt crisis. The European Commission,
the executive arm of the EU, confirmed its prediction that the 17
countries that use the euro will slide into recession this year.