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CSi weather….
REST OF TODAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…SUNNY. PATCHY FROST IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS AROUND 70.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 50.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING…
THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
40 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
.MEMORIAL DAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
PATCHY TO WIDESPREAD FROST AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER
TO MIDDLE 30S ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM LOOKS TO ENTER THE PLAINS LATE THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. AT THIS TIME THE MODELS KEEP THE MAJORITY OF PRECIPITATION SOUTH…WITH JUST FAR SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA GETTING A GLANCING BLOW.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown officials received calls stemming from the weekend storm that dropped more than 5 inches of rain and snow on Jamestown.
The large amount of rain inundated the recently cleaned storm sewer system and caused sewage backups into a number of homes in southeast Jamestown.
Utilities Operations Manager, Steve Suko, says reports included, a water and sewage mix up to nearly 16 inches deep.
One report was from a home the corner of 3rd Avenue and 8th Street Southeast, the second event for the home in the past seven years.
Suko estimated he had received about 20 calls by Monday afternoon.
He added that the problem related to the recent storm drain cleanout in that the sanitary sewer is below the storm sewer. When the storm sewer was cleaned, it allowed water into the sanitary system.
The city of Jamestown awarded a $191,000 contract to Scherbenske Inc. in January to clean about 6,000 feet of storm sewer.
The volume of water damaged the temporary fixes.
The city plans for repairs in those areas and advertise for bids to repair the problem, relating to the age and design of the storm and sanitary sewer.
City crews should be able to go into the storm sewer and make repairs on Tuesday.
The Jamestown City Council’s Public Works Commiitte on Thursday this week will be given updates on storm sewer cleaning and possible repairs.
Damage also occurred to 4th Street Northeast near the University of Jamestown football stadium. Water there washed out part of the street on Sunday.
Roads south of Spiritwood Lake and south of Spiritwood were reported flooded, although damage to the roads was not anticipated.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Public School Board Monday decided to look at sharing the cost for paving 19th Avenue Northeast next month in conjunction with a developer planning to build a 456-unit apartment complex east of Jamestown High School.
The board heard a report from Superintendent Robert Lech about a phone conference he held with a developer and Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation (JSDC), CEO Connie Ova and JSDC Board member Robert Toso about the developer’s plan to build a 456-unit apartment complex on property east of Jamestown High School.
Lech says the developer, plans to work with the city of Jamestown to pave 19th Avenue Northeast, currently undeveloped and runs along the section line between the JHS property and property where the developer plans to build.
The developer will do a cost analysis on the paving and sharing that information with him in the beginning of June.
Lech said if the numbers work, the board should consider working with the developer as the high school needs a second outlet road to ease traffic congestion during peak-use periods.
In other business, the board approved a 11 percent increase in the annual fee for the Artist in Residence program agreement with the Arts Center.
JPS will pay the Arts Center $22,500 for the 2015-16 school year, up from $20,000 the district paid for the current school year. Lech said part of the increase is for providing services to the middle and high schools.
The meeting was recorded by CSi with replays starting Tuesday on CSi Cable 10.
Jamestown (CSi) A man faces a number of charges after he tried to elude a Foster County Sheriff’s Deputy north of Carrington.
The incident occurred about11:25pm on Friday.
In a news release, Foster County States Attorney Paul Murphy says the pursuit ended in Eddy County after the suspects vehicle went off the road and got stuck. He was arrested with the assistance of an Eddy County Sheriff’s Deputy and an officer with the North Dakota Game and Fish Department.
Murphy says a Sheriff’s deputy was attacked by a dog that was inside the suspects vehicle during the arrest. No other injuries were reported. The suspects vehicle speed reached nearly 100 mph during the pursuit on Friday night.
Foster County County Sheriff Ian Mattice says his deputies acted professionally under extreme hazardous and dangerous condition during the pursuit of the suspect
The man remains jailed in Jamestown.
Jamestown (CSi) On virtually every street sign and billboard in the Jamestown community is the Newman stamp. Newman signs was founded in 1956. Shortly thereafter Harold Newman was instrumental in the building of The World’s Largest Buffalo at the Frontier Fort giving the city the title “The Buffalo City”. Today Newman Signs, Inc. is one of the 10 largest sign manufacturers in the nation and one of the largest employers in the city of Jamestown. Harold Newman has left his mark on the Jamestown community in an unrivaled way. The next Newman stamp is the largest one-time donation ever to have been gifted to the University of Jamestown.
The gift has been given in honor of the late Harold Newman and his wife, Mary, to further the mission of the University of Jamestown. A portion of the gift will be used to fund nursing scholarships and the rest will be used to fund the building of the new athletic arena.
Harold and the Newman family have been supporters of the University of Jamestown for the last 4 decades. From the 1970’s up to his passing in February, 2014, Harold was a Jimmie booster club supporter and could often be found at basketball games.
Lawrie Paulson, Athletic Director at the University of Jamestown, expresses much pleasure at this gift. “The projects to upgrade and add to the existing athletic and recreation facilities will have an immediate, positive impact on hundreds of current students, and thousands of future students, by providing modern space for practices, competitions, and recreational activities. A very large percentage of our students participate in athletic and intramural activities, and providing them with outstanding facilities is a major factor in enhancing the student experience. This generous gift from the Newman family is a critical step in creating the impetus to make this happen.”
In a letter dated December 4th, 2009, Harold wrote to University of Jamestown President Robert Badal, “Jamestown College is a shining example of Jamestown’s best. Your campus is beautiful, your staff dedicated, and your students fine examples of what today’s youth have to offer. As a resident of Jamestown I am proud of the work you do educating young people in preparation for lives spent in service to family and community.”
University of Jamestown and the Newman family are icons in the Jamestown community with a shared goal of creating a brighter future. University of Jamestown President Robert Badal expresses gratitude on behalf of himself and the University, “We are grateful to Harold, Mary and the Newman family for their enduring support over many years. It means a great deal to the University of Jamestown to have the Newman name on an important new arena that will benefit our students and programs while enhancing community involvement on our campus.”
The exact amount of the donation from the Newman family was not disclosed. UJ President Robert Badal, said the donation is the “largest one-time gift in UJ history.”
The proposed $16 million building, to include the Newman name in its title, will hold an arena that can seat 2,200 people, have training facilities for the university’s student-athletes and students and meeting space that will be open for community use. The new building will be located east of the Larson Center.
The University of Jamestown was established in 1883 and is ranked as a top tier regional school in US News and World Report and a top Midwestern school in The Princeton Review. The school features development of the whole person through its distinctive Journey to Success experience.
Jamestown (CSi)The Mrs. North Dakota ~ America Pageant presents “Princess in the Mirror”- A Princess Pageant on June 13th, 2015, at 2:00 pm in the Buffalo Mall in Jamestown, ND. Mary Schwartzkopf, Mrs. ND~America state pageant director will be leading the Pageant festivities with the current Mrs. ND~America 2015, Hope Adam as well as the current local titleholders, former Mrs. NDAs’ and the Mrs. NDA pageant staff to help with the Princess event.
A “Tea Party” will take place after the Pageant and Princess Parade. Family members are invited to attend the party after the pageant. The Buffalo Mall is in the planning stages of working with the Bison Cinema 6 Movie Theaters to show a family movie that morning. Watch for future updates coming soon.
The pageant will include Girls ages 3-11yrs. Check-in is at 12 noon, with practice (on your own w/ a staff member and parent) from 12:30-1:30pm. Pageant begins at 2pm.
This is a Special Princess Event and the young ladies can wear their favorite Sunday Dress, Party Dress, Pageant Gown or Fun Costume Dress. Registration is currently underway. Those who are the first 25 registered for this event by May 30th will receive a crown on stage from Mrs. ND~America 2015, Hope Adam. For more information or to download the application for the “The Princess in the Mirror” – A Princess Pageant, go to: www.mrsnd.com Applications are also available at the Buffalo Mall Office during business hours.
The Mrs. North Dakota America Pageant is the official state preliminary to the national event, the Mrs. America Pageant that is planned for Sevastopol, Russia this September 2015. A portion of the proceeds from the Princess Pageant will apply to Mrs. ND~America’s travel accommodations to Mrs. America.
For contact information, Go to www.mrsnd.com or email at: mrsndamerica2011@hotmail.com
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP) – The founder and president of the Farm Rescue organization in the Northern Plains has received an honorary doctoral degree from the University of North Dakota.
Bill Gross received the honor during his alma mater’s spring commencement ceremony on Saturday. Gross had earned a bachelor’s degree in aviation from UND in 1988.
North Dakota-based Farm Rescue helps farmers in the Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa and Montana struck by illness, injury or disaster. The nonprofit that plants and harvests crops with the help of volunteers, donations and business sponsors helped its 300th farm family last fall.
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – Authorities took custody of two children in Mandan after their parents were arrested for the second time in two months for allegedly keeping their children in filthy and dangerous conditions.
Justin and Amanda Thomas were charged in Morton County with felony child neglect. Amanda Thomas also was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.
Both suspects previously were charged with child neglect in April, but were out of custody on bond while they await trial in that case.
Mandan Police Lt. Lori Flaten wrote in a statement that the condition of the residence was “extremely bad,” with piles of trash and old food, as well as knives and broken glass throughout the home.
Court documents do not list attorneys for the couple.
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) – Authorities are investigating the death of a 42-year-old inmate at the regional jail in Devils Lake. Lake Region Law Enforcement Center Director Tom Rime says John Wilke Jr., of Devils Lake, was found dead in his cell about 6:30 a.m. Saturday. Wilke had been brought to the jail about six hours earlier for detoxification.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Gov. Jack Dalrymple has vetoed a handful of bills, two weeks after the North Dakota Legislature adjourned. One of the vetoed bills prohibits consideration of multiyear contracts and severance packages for the chancellor and other top North Dakota University System employees. Dalrymple says in his veto message that the “new restrictions would likely discourage well-qualified applicants from applying for key positions.”
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The president of the North Dakota Stockmen’s Association says a World Trade Organization ruling on meat labeling could lead to “crippling tariffs” that will hurt ranchers.
The WTO ruled against U.S. labels on packaged steaks and other cuts of meat that say where the animals were born, raised and slaughtered. The WTO said the “country of origin” labels put Canadian and Mexican livestock at a disadvantage.
The ruling is considered a victory for the U.S. meat industry, which says the labels are burdensome.
North Dakota Stockmen’s President Steve Brooks says the ruling “opens the door for retaliation” that will hurt cattle producers and the broader U.S. economy.
Brooks says the Stockmen’s supports labeling, but not through a “faulty, government-mandated approach.” He says Congress must act quickly to repeal the law.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Mandan man set to be a witness for the prosecution in a human trafficking case has been charged for operating as a pimp in the Bismarck-Mandan area.
Abdul Fazl Vann is charged in Burleigh County with human trafficking, a felony offense that carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
A Bismarck police affidavit states that Vann provided the sexual services of an 18-year-old woman to an unnamed client. The client allegedly paid Vann $400 for the services and none of the money was paid to the woman.
Vann is listed as one of the state’s witnesses intended to be called in another human trafficking case involving Las Vegas man. That trial is scheduled to start on Sept. 1.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Fieldwork was limited because of wet weather in North Dakota in the last week and significant snowfall caused some deaths to newborn calves and lambs.
The Agriculture Department says in its weekly crop progress report that temperatures got below freezing Sunday night, but it was too early to tell the impact on crops.
The precipitation continued to improve topsoil moisture supplies, which were rated 96 percent adequate or surplus. Stock water supplies were also at 96 percent adequate or surplus.
Even with a week that had 2 1/2 days of suitable fieldwork, corn, soybeans, canola and durum planted were all well above last year’s totals at this time.
Pasture and range conditions were rated 64 percent good or excellent and 26 percent fair.
In sports…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers made a surprise pick for their head coach, hiring University of North Dakota’s Dave Hakstol on Monday.
Hakstol, announced his resignation Monday and was named head coach of the Flyers.
The 46-year-old Hakstol spent the last 11 seasons at North Dakota. He went 289-143-43 with a .654 winning percentage in 475 games. In 2014-15, he led North Dakota to a 29-10-3 record with a .726 winning percentage and a berth in the NCAA Frozen Four.
Brad Berry was introduced as the next head coach on Monday.
Hakstol, appointed head coach at UND on July 9, 2004, after four seasons as an assistant coach to Dean Blais, amassed a 289-143-43 (.654) overall record in his 11 seasons behind the bench of his alma mater and leaves as the second-winningest coach in program history. The Warburg, Alberta, native led UND to the NCAA postseason in each of his 11 seasons, including seven appearances in the NCAA Frozen Four, most of any program in the country during that span.
Hakstol was named NCHC Herb Brooks Coach of the Year in 2014-15 and WCHA Coach of the Year in 2008-09 and was an eight-time finalist for the Spencer Penrose Award as national coach of the year.
Flyers general manager Rox Hextall fired coach Craig Berbue at the end of the season after he failed to lead them to the playoffs. The Flyers have not won a Stanley Cup since 1975.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Golf courses in the Minot area are continuing to recover after being inundated during the 2011 Souris River flood.
The Park Board is considering buying 240 acres of land for $3 million for a new public course.
Parks Director Ron Merritt says the existing Souris Valley Golf Course is in a low area along the river that’s at high risk of flooding. It also would not be protected by a city flood protection project being developed in response to the 2011 flood.
The Minot Country Club is prepping to open a new course after more than two years of work, but it is not a public course. And Merritt says population growth in the city has increased the demand for tee times.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The St. Paul Saints have opened their new $67 million ballpark with an exhibition game.
The new and improved CHS Field has a massive video scoreboard in left field, plush locker rooms and indoor batting cages. But, the Saints brought some of the old touches along from Midway Stadium, the club’s home for 22 years, including the between-inning mascot races and the kiddie car Grand Prix.
Longtime fan Tom Flynn had stopped going to Midway because of the long lines to concessions and rest rooms. There were no long lines Monday night for the exhibition opener. The Saints jumped out to a 2-0 lead before beating the Sioux City Explorers 5-3 in 10 innings.
INTERLEAGUE
Final Milwaukee 3 Detroit 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Toronto 10 L.A. Angels 6
Final Chi White Sox 2 Cleveland 1, 10 Innings
Final Oakland 2 Houston 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Arizona 3 Miami 2, 13 Innings
Final N-Y Mets 2 St. Louis 1, 14 Innings
Final Philadelphia 4 Colorado 3
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
NEW YORK (AP) – Tyler Johnson recorded a hat trick and the Tampa Bay Lightning evened the NHL’s Eastern Conference finals at a game apiece by drubbing the Rangers 6-2 in New York. Alex Killorn chipped in a pair of third-period goals and had an assist, while Nikita Kucherov (KOO’-cheh-rahv) registered three assists. Game 3 is tomorrow night in Tampa.
MLB…
MIAMI (AP) – Dan Jennings lost his first game as the Miami Marlins’ manager, a 3-2, 12-inning setback against Arizona. Jennings was named skipper yesterday following the dismissal of Mike Redmond. Jennings had been serving as the Marlins’ GM since 2013, a job that will now be handled by the team’s front office.
NBA…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota’s Andrew Wiggins has pulled down another honor with a spot on the NBA’s All-Rookie first team. The selection isn’t a surprise for Wiggins. He was the only unanimous pick on the first team after averaging almost 17 points per game.
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) – Cavaliers All-Star guard Kyrie Irving returned to practice on Monday and says he’ll play in Wednesday’s Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals against Atlanta.
Irving sat out Cleveland’s practice Saturday and spent the weekend receiving treatment for tendinitis in his left knee and a sprained right foot. He injured the foot in Game 2 of the conference quarterfinals against Boston.
Irving took part in Cleveland’s entire practice on Monday after playing just 12 minutes in the Cavs’ Game 6 win over Chicago.
NFL-DOLPHINS
QB Tannehill gets $77.7 million extension
MIAMI (AP) – Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill has signed a four-year, $77.7 million extension that runs through 2020.
Tannehill set career highs last season with 4,045 passing yards, 27 touchdowns and a 92.8 passer rating. He’s the first quarterback from the 2012 draft class to receive an extension, ahead of the Colts’ Andrew Luck, Washington’s Robert Griffin III and Russell Wilson of Seattle.
LPGA-KINGSMILL
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) – Minjee Lee finished up the final three holes of a 6-under 65 to earn her first LPGA victory, the rain-delayed Kingsmill Championship in Williamsburg, Va. The 18-year-old Australian finished at 15-under, two shots in front of So Yeon Ryu (soh yahn yoo).
UCLA star Alison Lee wound up another shot back.
INDYCAR-INDIANAPOLIS 500
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -The wrecks just keep coming at practice for the Indianapolis 500.
Driver James Hinchcliffe was taken to a hospital after crashing his car into the wall when his right front suspension failed, according to Honda spokesman Dan Layton. It’s the fourth frightening wreck at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the May 24th race.
The Canadian driver slammed into the wall going into turn three. His car briefly slid on its right side before coming to rest upright.
In world and national news…
WACO, Texas (AP) – Police in Waco, Texas say the threat remains high following Sunday’s violent clash between rival motorcycle gangs that ended in the deaths of nine bikers. It’s not clear if police shot and killed some of them. The biker gangs gathered at a popular restaurant to talk about turf and recruitment. The fight began with punches and grew to include chains, knives and guns. The nine dead were members of the Bandidos and Cossacks motorcycle groups.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Federal investigators say they’ve heard no communications from the dispatch tape to indicate that something struck the Amtrak train before it derailed last week in Philadelphia. The Amtrak assistant conductor said she heard the engineer of a regional train say he had been hit by a rock or shot at, and she thought the Amtrak engineer had also told the dispatch center that his train had been hit as well. The regional train engineer says he doesn’t recall such conversation. Authorities say a windshield crack on the Amtrak train was not from a gunshot.
JOHANNESBURG (AP) – The family of an American pilot who died in a plane crash in Cameroon more than a month ago says it’s frustrated at the delay in recovering their loved one’s remains and returning them to the United States. Bill Fitzpatrick was flying his anti-poaching aircraft for a Johannesburg-based group African Parks when the plane went down. Officials say Fitzpatrick’s remains are still in the cockpit of his Cessna 172, even though villagers discovered the wreckage.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Federal authorities say three baggage handlers at Oakland International Airport used their security badges to help them smuggle suitcases filled with marijuana past screening areas. U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag says the baggage handlers would hand off the luggage to passengers waiting to board planes, who would then transport the drugs as carry-on items throughout the country. A criminal complaint says the group had been operating since July 2012.
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) – Time to wake up. You’re under arrest. Police in Sarasota, Florida, say they’ve arrested a man who broke into a home, and then fell asleep on the couch. Police tell the Bradenton Herald the resident woke up Saturday morning and found 29-year-old Timothy Bontrager sleeping on her living room couch. When she asked the man what he was doing in her house, he apologized and left after she told him she was calling police.
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