wbPM4CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.THURSDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
IN THE EVENING…THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE IN THE EVENING. LOWS
IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA 50 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S.
.MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.

 

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE JAMES

RIVER VALLEY.

　

THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE

DAY ON THURSDAY…CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. SOME OF

THESE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE.

　

LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT.

　

Jamestown (CSi) Stutsman County/Jamestown committee has approved searching for a consultant to look at whether an addition to the county jail is feasible, and budgeting $60,000 along with and agreeing to divide the costs between the city and county.

The consultant will determine the probable costs of an addition to the existing Stutsman County Correctional Center.

The cost to build a new facility would also be included in case the existing jail’s structure could not support an addition with the necessary design requirements.

The current building was designed to allow for an additional floor, Bradley said, and the consultant would determine if it could support an addition that meets the project goals of doubling the inmate population to 96.

When a construction project is proposed the committee could look at what the splitting factors are at that point.

The Request For Proposals requires that an architect have experience with designing similar jail facilities and experience working with the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

The RFP also requires a comparison study with a new separate facility.

 

Valley City (CSi) The Barnes County Commission, on a 4-1 vote has approved a funding request, from Valley City/Barnes County Development, for the National Guard facility.

Barnes County Commissioner Rodger Berntson told Valley City Barnes County Director of Development Jennifer Feist he would not support a Development Corporation funding request concerning the corridor development and voted against the motion to approve.

Financing for the project is in place, as construction has started.

Feist said the funding is being used to finance infrastructure work like water, sanitary, and storm sewers and a lift station for the corridor development project.

Under the agreement the Development Corporation makes annual requests of $70,000 in funding dedicated for economic development for the project over a 15 year period.

The financing is in place and construction is underway for the new National Guard Facility on the eastern edge of Valley City.

But Barnes County Commissioner Rodger Berntson told Valley City Barnes County Director of Development Jennifer Feist he would not support a Development Corporation funding request concerning the corridor development.

Under the agreement the Development Corporation has to make annual requests of $70,000 in funding dedicated for economic development for this project over a 15 year period.

Feist said the funding is being used to finance infrastructure work like water, sanitary, and storm sewers and a lift station for the corridor development project.

In the end the commission voted for 4 to one in favor of the funding request. Commissioner Rodger Berntson voting against the motion.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A federal appeals court has affirmed a ruling that struck down a North Dakota law banning abortions when a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which can be as early as six weeks into a pregnancy.
 
     The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld the decision last year of a federal judge who ruled the law was unconstitutional. Abortion rights supporters have called it the most restrictive abortion law in the country.
 
     The law was approved by the Republican-dominated Legislature in 2013, though it was quickly put on hold after North Dakota’s lone abortion clinic filed a lawsuit that July.
 
     The measure was among four anti-abortion bills that Republican Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed into law that year with overwhelming support from lawmakers.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Authorities say an intoxicated man suffered a severed foot and “significant” internal injuries after he was hit by a train at a crossing in downtown Fargo.
 
   The incident happened at about 2 a.m. Wednesday.
 
     Police identified the man as 49-year-old Derrick Jongward, who has no permanent address.
 
     Sgt. Shane Aberle says the train’s conductor spotted Jongward sitting on the tracks. Aberle says the train horn was sounded but the man didn’t move. The engine’s guard pushed the man off the tracks but his left foot was run over by the train.
 
     He was taken to a Fargo hospital.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Authorities say a Minot woman was arrested and charged with driving under the influence after the vehicle she was driving rear-ended two police bike patrol units, injuring one officer.
 
33-year-old Nicole Bennett-Spitzer was taken to the Ward County Jail following the crash early Monday morning.
 
     Police say the bike patrol units had their emergency lights activated during the traffic stop when the vehicle crashed into them.
 
     Police say an officer sustained minor injuries in the accident and later returned to work.

 

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – Four lawyers have been named finalists for a newly created judgeship that will be chambered in Mandan.
 
     The North Dakota Supreme Court created the judgeship in the South Central District after the Legislature earlier this year approved four new judgeships around the state.
 
     The finalists are John Grinsteiner, Wade Mann, Mandy Maxon and Matthew Sagsveen. They are all based in Bismarck and are graduates from the University of North Dakota School of Law.
 
     North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple now has thirty days to select one of the finalists or to ask the a committee for another list of applicants. He also can call an election.
 
     Whoever is selected will be required to run for election two years after taking the bench.

 

  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The missing link on North Dakota’s longest recreational trail is in place.
 
     The  north and south segments of the Maah Daah Hey Trail are joined together with a 2.5-mile segment south of Medora in western North Dakota’s badlands.
 
     The original Maah Daah Hey trail was completed in 1999 and stretches nearly 100 miles from Medora north to the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
 
     A 48-mile extension known as the Maah Daah Hey II trail formally opened last year.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – An advisory committee in North Dakota is seeking proposals for research to benefit the state’s grape and wine industry.
 
     The North Dakota Grape and Wine Advisory Committee advises the state Agriculture Department on the distribution of $80,000 in funding every two years. Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says the group is now seeking applicants for 2015.
 
     The deadline for proposals is 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 15.
 
     Applications and instructions can be found at http://www.nd.gov/ndda/program/grape-wine-and-fruit-promotion .

 

In world and national news…

HEMPSTEAD, Texas (AP) – The attorney for the family of Sandra Bland says her body has been flown back to Chicago in preparation for her funeral. Bland was found dead July 13 in a southeast Texas jail cell, three days after she was arrested during a traffic stop. A medical examiner called the death suicide by hanging. But family and friends have disputed that finding. Her funeral will take place Saturday morning near Chicago.
 
     BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Another court is ruling against a North Dakota law that banned abortions when a fetal heartbeat can be detected — which can be as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. The federal appeals court today affirmed a lower court ruling that struck down that law as unconstitutional. Abortion rights supporters have called it the most restrictive abortion law in the country.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – Israel’s ambassador has told a group of congressional Republicans that Congress needs to stop the nuclear deal with Iran from taking effect. Ron Dermer met with about 30 to 40 Republicans — and told them that no deal is better than a bad deal. Congressman Trent Franks of Arizona says the main message was that Iran can’t be trusted.
 
     JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) – Saudi Arabia is welcoming the Iran nuclear deal, while at the same time expressing reservations about how effectively it will be enforced. That’s according to U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, who met Wdnesday with the Saudi king and the country’s defense minister in the Red Sea city of Jedda. Carter says the king was concerned about how well Iran’s compliance with the nuclear deal can be verified.
 
     HELENA, Mont. (AP) – Authorities in Montana’s Glacier National Park are evacuating another campground because of a wildfire that has also forced the closure of a popular roadway into the park. Officials say they do not yet have new estimates on how many acres have burned in the fire that started yesterday. It had burned up to 1,000 acres as of  Tuesday  night, forcing the evacuation of a motel and campground.