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REST OF TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON 50 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE
WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
EVENING…THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS
AND LARGE HAIL IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT 50 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING…THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY…INCREASING CLOUDS. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS AROUND 80.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 80.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
WEDNES DAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FOR MUCH OF EASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA INTO FAR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THE THREAT IS FOR LARGE HAIL…DAMAGING WINDS AND FUNNEL CLOUDS.
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY AGAIN ON THURSDAY. WHILE NOT
EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE…LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE AN
ISSUE. SOME MARGINALLY SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY
MAINLY NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER.
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OFF AND ON THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. EXACT TIMING AND SEVERITY ARE DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE AT
THIS POINT SO LOOK FOR FURTHER UPDATES.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Chapter of The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, will hold the 2nd annual Unite to Silence the Stigma Bike Run to be held July 19, 2015.
Margo Haut, is Chairperson, of the local chapter.
She was joined on Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 by three of 11 committee members, Beth Lautt, Cyndy Rodacker, and Tara McGregor, each of whom lost a family member to suicide.
The bike run will start at Stutsman Harley Davidson with registration from 11-12:30pm. Kickstands are up at 12:30pm.
Prior to the run, at about 11:45 a.m., U.S. Senator, Heidi Heitkamp will speak to those gathered before the run. Heitkamp sits the U.S. Senate’s Veterans Relations Committee.
The ride ends at IDK Bar and Grill with a hog roast, door prizes, and fellowship. The cost of the Run is $25/rider, $10/passenger.
Cars are welcome at the Run.
The cost of registration includes a bandana, meal, and door prize entries.
On our show, Margo stated that “Unite to Silence the Stigma” came from the vision of the Family of Thomas Doyle…in Fall of 2013, after attending the “Out of Darkness” Walk for Suicide Prevention, Thomas’ Father, Dave Lautt approached her inquiring about potential assistance with a Motorcycle Run.
She added that as Chairperson, of the local committee, “I so appreciate this Family’s generosity, Beth and Dave Lautt were not selfish as they welcomed individuals and/or families to join us in launching the First “Silence the Stigma” Motorcycle Run that took place in July of 2014 raising $10,000 with goal to educate and prevent suicide.”
One other individual that was instrumental in the success of the Motorcycle Run was Tavia Smith who chairs the “Silence the Stigma” Motorcycle Run in Fargo, being in their fifth year.
Statics from 2015 ~ An American dies by suicide every 12.95 minutes…this is 111 Americans lost to suicide every day ~ 22 are Veterans that we lose to to suicide per day.
Margo added that in listening to local Families and/or Individuals, statements consisted of “we never saw it coming”, “if only we had known the warning signs”, “if only he/she would have reached out for help”, we tried to get help but couldn’t get it” ~ the consistent message behind it was Stigma!”
This year, the Jamestown Committee deemed to take it one step further changing the the title to “Unite to Silence the Stigma” adding that the loss to Suicide has No Boundaries ~ it has taken individuals and/or families from all walks of life to “Unite to Silence the Stigma”.
This Year “DC Faber, of Denver will make a presenation not only the day of the Run, but also on Saturday July 18, 2015 at 10AM at the “Quality Inn & Suites in Jamestown.” The program will run to 2-PM, and includes lunch.
DC will be presenting his message of a Ground-Breaking Way of Approaching Life After Trauma.
Faber, as someone who has experienced trauma personally, has developed a treatment model.
Faber is a retired U.S. Army Major, from the Wyoming, National Guard, with active duty spent in German, and Korea, receiving the Bronze Star and Combat Action Badge, for his service in Afghanistan.
DC developed this unique model after returning from combat in Afghanistan trying to figure out, how to rejoin his family and his community.
His solution was the “Faber Post-Traumatic Model.”
He has been presenting the model nationwide, helping veterans and other trauma survivors, to “Take what changed them and, make it their strength.”
At the same time, he is helping families learn to understand and walk with them through their post-traumatic growth.
More information on line at www.dcfaber.com
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Park Board has authorized Parks and Rec Director Doug Hogan to sign a finalized contract with American City Bureau.
The firm that will conduct a fundraising campaign for the second phase of the Two Rivers Activity Center.
Hogan says the firm will be paid $6,000 a month with a total potential cost of $276,000 over a 19-month period. The contract will run from July 2015 to January 2017.
Jamestown The Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation (JSDC) Board of Directors has approved a revised 2016 budget that includes a 3.8 percent overall increase in expenditures. The budget includes a 3 percent raise for JSDC employees.
The increase increases the 2016 budget to $452,000 from the 2015 budget of $436,000.
The JSDC Board had approved a 5 percent increase in wages and an overall 5 percent increase in spending.
The original budget did not meet guidelines set by the Stutsman County Commission limiting increases to 3 percent.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota has its first confirmed West Nile virus case of the year.
The state Health Department says a McLean County woman in her 40s has been affected. She has not been hospitalized.
In 2014, the Department of Health received reports that 23 people tested positive for West Nile. Of those 23, eight were hospitalized and one died.
The common symptoms of West Nile virus include fever, headache, body aches and rash.
Health officials say it’s important for people to protect themselves from mosquitoes, which spread the virus.
People can reduce their risk by using insect repellant, limiting their time outdoors between dusk and dawn and getting rid of standing water where mosquitoes can breed.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Authorities are investigating a second incident within about a month of an airplane pilot being harassed by a laser while approaching Fargo’s airport.
Police say a pilot reported a laser being aimed at the cockpit of a plane just south of Hector International Airport about 11 p.m. Monday.
It happened about the same time and in the same area where another such incident occurred June 9. Searches of the area have not turned up any suspects.
Lasers pose a safety risk to planes because they can temporarily blind pilots. Pointing a laser into the cockpit of a plane carries a maximum punishment of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A general surgeon from South Dakota who is now working in North Dakota is accused of sexually abusing a girl under 14 in Oregon over a two-year period starting in 2009.
46-year-old Robert J. Gustafson on Monday pleaded not guilty in Oregon’s Clatsop County to 12 counts related to the alleged abuse.
Defense attorney Paul Hood said Gustafson plans to post bail and return to the West River Regional Medical Center in the North Dakota town of Hettinger. Hood said the hospital is holding Gustafson’s job for him. The Associated Press requested comment from the hospital.
Gustafson is required to have no contact with children, unless it’s necessary in his work.
Gustafson grew up in Brookings, South Dakota. He previously practiced in Spearfish.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – A Williston man is accused of shooting another man in an alley after a fight at a nearby house party.
Police allege that Nash Wollan shot Michael Raphael early Saturday, hitting him under an arm and paralyzing him.
Wollan is charged with aggravated assault, terrorizing and carrying a concealed weapon. He could face up to 16 years in prison if convicted. Court documents don’t list an attorney for him, and a home telephone listing is disconnected.
Police Lt. David Peterson says Wollan says he is a member of the Sons of Silence motorcycle gang but that authorities do not believe the shooting was gang-related, even though it happened outside of a Sons of Silence motorcycle repair shop.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A 22-year-old Minot man accused of hitting and spitting on a woman during a sexual encounter has agreed to a plea deal that calls for three years in prison.
Twenty-two-year-old Samuel Mauck-Velasquez was charged in March 2014 with Gross Sexual Imposition, a Class AA felony. Mauck-Velasquez agreed to a plea deal Tuesday that reduces his charge to a Class A felony.
Investigators say a victim told last police last year that she had consented to sexual relations but then Mauck-Velasquez became violent, hit her and spat on her.
The woman said she when she told him to stop the abuse, he refused.
Mauck-Velasquez posted bond and remains free until his October sentencing. A message left with his attorney was not immediately returned.
FAIRMOUNT, N.D. (AP) – Water restrictions are in place in Fairmount after a thunderstorm packing strong winds damaged the small town’s water tower.
Richland County Emergency Manager Brett Lambrecht says the storm hit about 10 p.m. Tuesday. He says part of the water tower collapsed into itself, and it’s not known how long repairs will take.
The tower is still being used, but only for fire protection. Residents are being told to use tap water only for bathing. The Red Cross is providing bottled water at City Hall for drinking and cooking.
The strong winds also damaged power poles and lines, knocking out service to parts of the town of 400 people south of Wahpeton. Ottertail Power had service restored in about two hours.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Officials say delays in Amtrak service and agricultural product shipping have eased across the Upper Midwest in part because weak oil prices have prompted a drilling slowdown in North Dakota. A new pipeline that moves oil out of North Dakota and a recently built refinery also have resulted in fewer oil trains leaving the state. Rail accounts for about half of North Dakota crude oil shipments at present.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The new chancellor of the North Dakota University System is touring the state to talk with lawmakers.
Mark Hagerott took over the position earlier this month from interim Chancellor Larry Skogen, who is returning to his position as president of Bismarck State College. Hagerott is a Mandan native and Rhodes scholar who was a leading cybersecurity expert and professor with the Navy.
Legislators across the state have been invited to attend listening sessions beginning Thursday in Minot and continuing with meetings in Williston, Grand Forks, Fargo, Jamestown, Dickinson and Bismarck.
Hagerott says he believes the meetings will give him an idea how people view higher education in North Dakota and the expectations they have for the future.
DUNSEITH, N.D. (AP) – The governments of Canada and the province of Manitoba are providing more than $1 million for upgrades at the International Peace Garden.
The aging Errick F. Willis Pavilion will be renovated, the garden’s North Drive will be improved and a wastewater pipeline will be replaced.
About half of the money will go toward work on the pavilion, which is named after a former lieutenant governor of Manitoba. The project is expected to begin later this year and wrap up in the fall of 2016.
The 2,300-acre garden that straddles the U.S.-Canada border north of the North Dakota city of Dunseith is a tribute to the longstanding peace between the two countries. It gets funding from both sides of the border.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A group that addresses gambling addiction is meeting in Bismarck to set goals for the next two years.
The Problem Gambling Advisory Council will meet Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the North Dakota Department of Human Services’ Prairie Hills Plaza location.
The group says its aim is to raise public awareness to gambling addiction and to promote prevention.
Most of North Dakota’s lottery profits go to the state’s general treasury, with smaller portions set aside to provide counseling for gambling addicts and for drug enforcement.
In sports…
Jamestown (CSi) The University of Jamestown is advertising for a hockey coach, as the University plans to add a club hockey team to begin play in the 2016-17 school year.
After hiring the coach, UJ hopes to begin recruiting players for the 2016-17 season. Athletic director Sean Johnson was out of the country and unavailable for comment, and other school officials declined comment.
The university plans to hold a press conference on the new hockey program.
The team will play in the American College Hockey Association (ACHA) at the Division I level.
Other ACHA Division I teams include Minot State and North Dakota State. Minot State, who could potentially serve as a travel partner for Jamestown, won the ACHA Division I national championship in 2012-13.
Central Oklahoma is the reigning ACHA D-I national champ, beating Stony Brook University (N.Y.) in the championship game in March in Michigan. Arizona State was the 2014 champion.
Other notable schools that complete at the ACHA Division I level include Iowa State, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Illinois, Colorado, Colorado State, Syracuse, Arizona, and Navy among others.
The ACHA, established in 1991, currently has three men’s and two women’s divisions and includes approximately 450 teams in the U.S. Club teams do not offer athletic scholarships.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI (AP) – The American League beat the National League 6-3 on Tuesday to secure home-field advantage in the World Series for the third year in a row. Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout earned back to back MVP honors after becoming the first player in 38 years to lead off an All-Star Game with a home run. Minnesota second baseman Brian Dozier homered in his first All-Star at-bat, and Twins closer Glen Perkins pitched one inning of relief.
Pete Rose received a long ovation as he made a rare on-field appearance before the game. Rose, Johnny Bench, Barry Larkin and Joe Morgan were introduced on the field after being voted the Cincinnati Reds’ Franchise Four players as part of a Major League Baseball promotion.
WNBA BASKETBALL
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) – Maya Moore scored 26 points to lead the Minnesota Lynx past the Connecticut Sun 85-79 on Tuesday night. Seimone Augustus added 21 points and Rebekkah Brunson had 12 for the Lynx. Alex Bentley finished with 22 points for the Sun, who lost their fourth straight.
Final Phoenix 80 Atlanta 71
NEW YORK (AP) – Minnesota Lynx players Maya Moore and Seimone Augustus have been named starters for the Western Conference in the WNBA All-Star Game. Tulsa’s Skylar Diggins and Phoenix stars Brittney Griner and Candice Dupree were also named to the starting lineup. Chicago Sky forward Elena Delle Donne was the leading vote-getter.
MEN’S SOCCER…
TORONTO (AP) – Jamaica has clinched first place in Group B in Gold Cup by beating El Salvador 1-0 in Toronto on Tuesday. Jamaica finishes group play with a 2-0-1 record, while El Salvador failed to wrap up a berth in the knockout round. Costa Rica took second by playing Canada to a scoreless draw.
TOUR…
CAUTERETS, France (AP) – After crushing his top opponents a day earlier, Chris Froome is wearing the Tour de France leader’s yellow jersey and the pack has set off for a tough 11th stage over six mountain climbs.
More Pyrenean punishment looms in Wednesday’s stage over the famed Tourmalet pass and five lesser ascents along a 188-kilometer (117-mile) loop from Pau to Cauterets in deep southern France.
Froome’s dominant performance – like when he won the Tour in 2013 – has revived suspicions about doping that has plagued cycling. The British rider says he is clean, and he has never tested positive for doping.
Froome leads Tejay van Garderen, who is second, by 2 minutes, 52 seconds.
NBA…
DALLAS (AP) – Deron Williams has joined his hometown Mavericks after clearing waivers and accepting a buyout with the Nets. Williams accepted a two-year, $10 million package that includes a player option for the second season. He averaged 13 points and 6.6 assists while starting 55 of his 68 games last season.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – The Orlando Magic have signed free-agent center Jason Smith as the team tries to bolster its front court. The 29-year-old Smith is entering his eighth NBA season and joins his fourth NBA team. He spent last season with the New York Knicks, averaging eight points and four rebounds in 82 games.
In world and national news…
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama continues his effort to convince skeptical lawmakers today that the nuclear deal with Iran is an effective agreement to head off development of nuclear weapons by Tehran. He’ll hold and afternoon news conference to promote the plan while Vice President Joe Biden meets with Democratic lawmakers.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The House gets to work today on an effort to prevent, at least temporarily, a shutdown in highway and transit aid to states. The House bill would gather some $8 billion to keep the aid flowing until mid-December. That doesn’t quite square with Senate Republican leaders, who want to shore up funding through next year’s election, though they haven’t decided how to pay for it.
ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Greece’s Parliament is debating the latest bailout deal, which has sparked outrage over more austerity but is needed to avoid the country’s financial collapse. Passage is expected, with help from opposition lawmakers. Dissent from members of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ (TSEE’-prah-sez) own Syriza (SEER’-ih-zah) party raises questions of his government’s survival in its current form.
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) – The past 24 hours in eastern Ukraine have seen an uptick in fighting. A Ukrainian military spokesman says eight troops have been killed and 16 wounded. An armistice signed in Minsk in February requires both sides to pull back heavy weapons from the front line, but international observers vetting that process regularly note violations.
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) – Nepal’s government is trying to get the word out that it’s open again for business from tourists following a devastating earthquake in April that killed thousands of people. Nepal is urging other countries to lift travel advisories that discourage their citizens from visiting the Himalayan nation, saying most parts of the country are safe.
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