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CSi Weather…
……RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ MONDAY TO
8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS…LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY…AND DRY FUELS FOR ALL OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA…
…FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS…LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY…AND DRY
FUELS FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
Forecast…
REST OF TODAY…SUNNY…WINDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST
WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUESDAY…SUNNY…BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH
20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. BREEZY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH
WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH
WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. LOWS AROUND 40.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
Jamestown (CSi) – Friday afternoon, April 10, a rural fire was reported east of the airport, north of 34th St SE (old number 10) and east of 87 Ave SE. Stutsman County is currently under a burn ban.
Units from the Jamestown Rural Fire Department responded. More details after report filed.
Valley City (CSi) The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, a semitrailer fire Saturday before 5-a.m., on I- 94, 13 miles west of Valley City damaged some of the truck’s cargo, and burn some land.
The report says 42 year old David Manwiller, of Bismarck, was driving the Magnum LTD truck from Fargo to Bismarck while pulling two enclosed cargo trailers. He sensed the truck was not operating properly, then slowed and drove onto the shoulder of the road. Smoke was observed at the rear axle area of the second trailer. Manwiller attempted to extinguish the fire but was unable to contain it as it quickly consumed the trailer and freight.
Manwiller was able to disconnect the truck and lead trailer containing general freight and 4,500 pounds of batteries , saving them from damage. The second trailer, all general freight cargo and approximately one acre of ditch and pasture along the north side of the interstate was consumed by fire.
Manwiller was not injured. Westbound traffic on I-94 was diverted around the scene for 1 1/2 hours.
The Barnes County Sheriff’s Department and Sanborn Fire Department also responded to the scene.
Crystal Springs (CSi) The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports a single vehicle accident Friday morning about 11:20 a.m., injured a Dickinson man.
The Neon driven by 18 year old David Myran was eastbound on the left lane of I-94 near Crystal Springs at 75 miles per hour with cruise control in use. Myran directed his attention away from the roadway to an energy drink in the vehicle.
The Neon drifted into the median. Myran attempted to correct the vehicle by steering to the right. The vehicle returned to the eastbound lanes but continued to slide out of control. It re-entered the median, rolled and came to rest across both westbound lanes.
Traffic was directed around the vehicle until it was removed.
The crash remains under investigation.
The Highway Patrol was assisted by Tappen Fire & Rescue, Steele Fire & Rescue, and Medina Ambulance which transported Myran to a Bismarck hospital.
Jamestown (CSi) The Frontier Village Association Board of Directors has approved booking in the summer of 2016, the comedy team of Williams and Ree for two fundraising performances at Frontier Village.
The comics are scheduled to perform August 13, 2016 at the amphitheater. Video clip from WilliamsAndRee.com
The board authorized Frontier Village Manager Nichole Mosolf to pay a $1,000 date reservation plus $10,000 to the duo in addition to accommodations and local transportation.
FVB President, Charlie Tanata says parking is an issue in holding the performances at the amphitheater, noting that there is a parking area next to the amphitheater and the parking lot of the National Buffalo Museum could also be used.
Board member Tina Busche noted parking at Frontier Village, and the possibility of shuttle parking.
Board Vice President, Jay Diemert, board says securing an alternate performance site in case of bad weather was a bigger problem, and that the Civic Center is an alternate location
Tanata also suggested talking to Jamestown Public Schools and the University of Jamestown to determine if either the Jamestown High School auditorium or DeNault Auditorium might be used as a backup.
Mosolf pointed out that to break even on the event, the Association needs to sell 500 tickets at $20 a ticket. The amphitheater has benches that can accommodate 250, plus the hillside for another 200 or so people.
In other business, the board voted to approve changing its meeting time starting in June to 4 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month.
It was announced that the board will meet at 5:30 p.m. for the May 14th meeting as requested by farrier Kevin Fettig of Fargo, to discuss the cost of making the blacksmith shop in the village a working blacksmith shop.
The Board approved the Wild West Players holding a raffle during a street dance at the Frontier Village on August 14th, with the proceeds benefiting the horse shelter in the village. Tickets at $5 with a first place prize of $250, second place is $150 and third place is $100.
Mosolf and Busche will be going through a doll collection donated to the Frontier Village by the James River Eagles Club and sell the dolls they think are sellable.
Bismarck (CSi) the National Weather Service has scheduled a SKYWARN Weather Spotter Training Class at 7 p.m. Monday April 13, 2015, at the Medina Fire Hall, 107 College St. SE in Medina.
The class will be conducted by John Paul Martin, warning coordination meteorologist from the National Weather Service in Bismarck. The class, which lasts about two hours, will focus on recognizing and understanding the different types of severe summer weather such as thunderstorms, downburst winds, flash floods, hail, and tornadoes. The class is free and open to all organizations and individuals who want to become more familiar with how to identify severe summer weather.
Attending this class does not require an individual to become an official National Weather Service weather spotter. People who have previously attended this class are encouraged to attend again.
For more information. contact the Stutsman County Emergency Manager’s Office at 252-9093.
Jamestown (CSi) The James River Humane Society reports that about $400 was raised in the annual Poker Tournament in March.
On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 Humane Society President, Matt Opsahl said another fund raiser is set for June 6, 2015 at Applebee’s in Jamestown, from 8-a.m., to 10-a.m. Tickets are $6 and available at the James River Humane Society, or at the door.
At the shelter there are a total of 19 cats, and 13 dogs available for adoption.
As of Friday, Opsahl said three dogs were at large in Jamestown, stressing that the dogs should NOT be approached, as they are scared.
They are: a German Sheppard/Basset Hound mix, and two Shar Pai’s
Anyone seeing the dogs may either call the shelter at 252-0747, or the LEC dispatch at 252-1000.
Opsahl added that volunteers are always welcome, and to call the James River Humane Society at 701-252-0747.
The shelter is located off the I-94 Bloom Exit, with the hours 9-a.m., to noon, and 5:30-6:30-p.m., seven days a week.
Drop boxes for the animals is available at Hugo’s, with the need also including cleaning supplies.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown, this summer will host the the 131st Annual North Dakota Firefighters Convention, June 4-6.
Firefighters from rural areas across the state will be in Jamestown for the activities, which will include, a golf tournament, bike run, and a memorial service feature the Aberdeen Pipes and Drum Corps.
Executive Director Renee Loh, says the event allows firefighters an opportunity to work as a group.
MAPLE VALLEY, N.D. (AP) – Residents of the Maple Valley School District in southeastern North Dakota are deciding for the second time in four months whether to build a new high school.
An election is scheduled Tuesday on a $10.3 million bond measure. If it’s approved, the school district will build a new high school in Tower City and turn the existing one into an elementary school.
The measure was narrowly defeated in a January election. Fifty-eight percent of voters supported it, but 60 percent approval is required.
BISMARK, N.D. (AP) – Three North Dakota organizations will split nearly $15,000 to help people with autism spectrum disorders and their families.
The state Department of Human Services’ Autism Services Division awarded $14,860 in small community education and training grants to Development Homes Inc. in Grand Forks, the North Dakota Autism Center in West Fargo and Family Voices of North Dakota in Edgeley.
Applications will be taken until June 1 for autism-specific education and training for service providers, parents, and first responders, peer-to-peer education and related activities.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – No people were hurt but a pet died in a weekend apartment fire in Grand Forks.
Authorities say the Saturday afternoon blaze was contained to one apartment. Everyone in the building made it out safety, but a dog in the apartment where the fire started died.
The cause of the fire was not immediately determined.
LINCOLN, N.D. (AP) – Authorities have released the name of a 37-year-old Lincoln man killed in a rollover crash while riding an all-terrain vehicle in Billings County.
The North Dakota State Highway Patrol says Seth Elkins was traveling southeast on a road near Medora just before midnight Friday. It says Elkins lost control of the ATV after attempting to negotiate a turn through a nearby gate and into a pasture.
The Highway Patrol says the ATV overturned and came to rest on top of Elkins.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
An investigation is ongoing.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Legislature is headed down the session’s home stretch.
But lawmakers first must find consensus on a host of spending plans and other last-minute measures before the state constitution’s 80-day limit is imposed.
Monday is Day 66.
North Dakota’s House and Senate have worked through several contentious measures this session, including expanding places where concealed-carry permit holders can pack heat. Lawmakers also have shot down a bill that would have prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation.
The Legislature also has hammered through some seemingly lesser legislation like rejecting a measure that would have given North Dakotans a nine-day head start over nonresidents to trap muskrats.
Both chambers still have dozen measures to work through, including all remaining two-year budget bills for state agencies, programs and the Legislature itself.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A judge says a 69-year-old man convicted of running an illegal bookmaking operation in North Dakota must serve an additional four months in prison on top of a current sentence he is serving in Minnesota.
Gerald Greenfield, of Bloomington, Minnesota, pleaded guilty in January to interstate transmittal of wagering information and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Greenfield is serving a 68-month prison term in Minnesota, including 50 months on money laundering conviction and 18 months because he walked away from a federal prison camp in Duluth.
Prosecutors asked that Greenfield receive an additional 27 months on the North Dakota charges. Greenfield’s lawyer said the Minnesota sentence should be sufficient.
U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson tacked on an additional four months and ordered Greenfield to pay back $250,000.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring is encouraging farmers and fertilizer dealers to get their anhydrous ammonia nurse tanks ready for planting season.
Goehring says state Agriculture Department staff will visit businesses and farms on request to help get tanks into compliance, and guard against accidental releases of anhydrous.
Goehring says the goal is to help tank owners – not to issue citations for noncompliance.
Agriculture Department staff also are available for anhydrous safety training upon request.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Office of State Tax Commissioner will be extending its office hours on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger says the office will be open until 9 p.m. those days to help taxpayers with any questions.
Rauschenberger says that taxpayers who want an extension must file their request before the Wednesday deadline.
The tax commissioner’s office is located on the 16th floor of the state Capitol.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – A Swiss-based company planning a $500 million development on Williston’s outskirts likely will need to get a building permit from the city rather than the county.
The city has notified Williams County that it plans to exercise its 1-mile extraterritorial jurisdiction. That means the Williston Crossing project proposed by the international real estate company Stropiq will fall under city jurisdiction.
Williston Mayor Howard Klug earlier said he wished Stropiq would have chosen a site within city limits for its project. But he says the move to exercise extraterritorial jurisdiction isn’t aimed at just that project. He says it’s about the long-term future of the city.
Williams County Chairman David Montgomery and Stropiq co-founder Terry Olin say they hope the Williston Crossing project is treated fairly.
In sports….
INTERLEAGUE
Final Tampa Bay 8 Miami 5
AMERICAN LEAGUE
CHICAGO (AP) – Chris Sale pitched six solid innings in his return from a foot injury as the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2 yesterday. Adam LaRoche homered for the second straight day and had a run-scoring single as the White Sox earned their second straight win after dropping their first four games. Alexei Ramirez also drove in two runs.
Final Detroit 8 Cleveland 5
Final Toronto 10 Baltimore 7
Final Houston 6 Texas 4, 14 Innings
Final Kansas City 9 L.A. Angels 2
Final Seattle 8 Oakland 7, 10 Innings
Final N-Y Yankees 14 Boston 4
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final St. Louis 7 Cincinnati 5, 11 Innings
Final N-Y Mets 4 Atlanta 3
Final Washington 4 Philadelphia 3, 10 Innings
Final Pittsburgh 10 Milwaukee 2
Final Chi Cubs 6 Colorado 5
Final L.A. Dodgers 7 Arizona 4
Final San Diego 6 San Francisco 4
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
MILWAUKEE (AP) – Ersan Ilyasova scored 21 points as the Milwaukee Bucks clinched a playoff spot with a 96-73 victory over the Brooklyn Nets yesterday. O.J. Mayo added 17 points for the Bucks. Brook Lopez had his 17th double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Nets.
The Nets and Indiana are tied for eighth in the East, one game behind Boston.
Final Indiana 116 Oklahoma City 104
The Thunder lost despite Russell Westbrook’s 54 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. Oklahoma City and New Orleans are tied for the final Western Conference playoff berth with two games remaining.
Final Houston 121 New Orleans 114
The Rockets, who ended a two-game skid and pulled into a virtual tie with Memphis for the third seed in the West.
San Antonio leads the Southwest Division by a half-game over Memphis and Houston following the Spurs’ 11th consecutive win, 107-91 over Phoenix.
Final Boston 117 Cleveland 78
Final Detroit 116 Charlotte 77
Final Denver 122 Sacramento 111
Final Washington 108 Atlanta 99
Final Dallas 120 L-A Lakers 106
MASTERS GOLF…
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) – Jordan Spieth (speeth) became the Masters champion by closing with a 2-under 70 for a four-stroke win over Phil Mickelson and Justin Rose. His lead never shrank below three shots in a final round that allowed him to finish 18-under, tying the Masters record score set by Tiger Woods in 1997. The 21-year-old Spieth is the first wire-to-wire winner since Raymond Floyd in 1976, one year after he lost a share of the lead in the final round.
INDY CAR…
AVONDALE, La. (AP) – On a wet track James Hinchcliffe cruised to victory in the IndyCar race in Avondale, Louisiana. The victory in the inaugural Grand Prix of Louisiana is the fourth of his career. Hinchcliffe pitted only once on Lap 13, and then spent much of his day leading the field around the NOLA Motorsports Park.
FORMULA ONE-CHINESE GRAND PRIX..
SHANGHAI (AP) – Lewis Hamilton put Mercedes back on top in Formula One, leading nearly the entire race to capture his fourth Chinese Grand Prix.
Hamilton’s teammate, Nico Rosberg, finished second and Ferrari’s Sebastien Vettel (VEHT’-ehl) was third.
It was the 35th win of Hamilton’s career, and his 13th in the past 21 races dating back to last season.
In world and national news….
WASHINGTON (AP) – Marco Rubio is about to step onto a Republican presidential battlefield that’s expected to be crowded and competitive. He’s launching his campaign today in Miami. Rubio will headline fundraisers in New York and Boston later in the week and he’s set to make his first campaign stop as a presidential candidate Friday in New Hampshire. He’s also expected to visit Iowa, South Carolina and possibly Nevada.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Hillary Rodham Clinton is already on her first road trip as an official presidential hopeful. She set out for Iowa yesterday, even as her official announcement was being made online. Clinton is expected to arrive today and make a campaign appearance tomorrow.
CLEVELAND (AP) – Police in Cleveland say investigators are trying to determine how a gun made its way into a house where a 3-year-old boy got hold of it, shooting and killing his 1-year-old brother. Chief Calvin Williams says charges likely will be brought against the person who took a gun to the house and left it within reach of a child.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – Afghanistan’s summer fighting season is off to a deadly start. Officials say at least 18 soldiers died and some were beheaded as Taliban fighters swarmed over Afghan army posts in the country’s northeast. The assault happened Friday but officials are just now offering up details as they pledge to investigate the apparent assault. Afghan forces are now fighting largely alone after the U.S. and NATO ended their combat mission.
LONDON (AP) – A global survey finds an apparent surge in corporate deal making is in the works. Consulting firm EY says in its half-yearly report that a striking 56 percent of companies assessed say they intend to make acquisitions in the coming year, up from 40 percent in October. That’s the first time since 2010 that more than half of executives surveyed say they plan to make an acquisition in the next 12 months.
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