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 TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG THROUGH THE NIGHT. LOWS
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UP TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS 10 TO 15. NORTHEAST
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.THURSDAY…CLOUDY…COLDER. HIGHS 15 TO 20. EAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.

 

Valley City, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — Ground breaking was held Tuesday morning (Nov 27, 2012) at the John Deere factory in Valley City, along I-94, for its $20 million plant expansion, to meet the growing worldwide customer demand for John Deere products.

The factory makes air seeders and tillage equipment that is exported to 23 counties, and currently employees more than 350 workers, including another 65 employees added in 2012.

When the expansion is complete, an additional 50-100 employees will be added to the Valley City plant’s workforce.

Valley City plant CEO David Bradford said the expansion should be completed in 2014.

Governor Jack Dalrymple and other dignitaries attended the groundbreaking of the new 100,000-square-foot addition, which will increase the facility’s size to more than 325,000 square feet and could bring an additional 50-100 new jobs to the region.

Dalrymple says, “This expansion means more production capacity for John Deere Seeding Group and more jobs and economic opportunities for Valley City and the region. The growth of this manufacturing plant is a testament to the community, our quality workforce and North Dakota’s strong business climate.”

Dalrymple met with Deere & Company officials and encouraged them to support the company’s growing production demand by expanding in North Dakota.

In August, Dalrymple and state Commerce Commissioner Al Anderson met with the Valley City plant’s manager, David Bradford, other John Deere employees and toured the Valley City plant.

John Deere, Agriculture Solutions, President, John May said, “This expansion is another important step as we continue to respond to the growing worldwide demand for John Deere products. Our investment to support this growth is possible in part because of the region-wide cooperation we’ve received from the City of Valley City, state of North Dakota and our employees.”

Deere & Company is among several manufacturers expanding in North Dakota. Other manufacturing expansions include: Steffes Corp. in Grand Forks, ComDel Innovation in Wahpeton, Harris Machine in Oakes, Bobcat in Bismarck and Summers Manufacturing in Devils Lake.

The I-94 Regional Development Corridor, a 77-acre site, includes the new North Dakota National Guard facilities, on 20 acres east of John Deere Seeding, and the availability for private sector development.

The Corridor includes the extension of all utilities from John Deere Seeding Group to the east I-94 interchange at Exit 294.

The Barnes County Development Corporation entered into a Purchase Agreement.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (KCSi-T.V. News Nov 27, 2012)  – The N.D. Interagency Coordinating Council will meet on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, from 1 to 5 p.m. (CST) by means of video conference sites located throughout North Dakota.

The council meets quarterly to advise the N.D. Department of Human Services on statewide coordination of early intervention services and prevention awareness for children with disabilities and at-risk children from birth through five years of age. 

 

The public is invited to participate in the meeting from any one of these locations: 

  • Bismarck – N.D. Department of Human Services Developmental Disabilities Division, Prairie Hills Plaza, 1237 W. Divide Ave., Suite 1A, Prairie Rose Room
  • Devils Lake – Lake Region Human Service Center, 200 Highway 2 SW, North Conference Room
  • Dickinson – Badlands Human Service Center, 300 13th Ave., W, Suite 1, Basement General Staff Conference Room
  • Fargo – Southeast Human Service Center, 2624 Ninth Ave. S., Red River Room
  • Grand Forks – Northeast Human Service Center, 151 S. Fourth St., Suite 401, Conference Room 5E
  • Jamestown – South Central Human Service Center, 520 Third St. NW, Conference Room 124
  • Minot – North Central Human Service Center, 1015 S. Broadway, Suite 18, Conference Room 211
  • Williston – Northwest Human Service Center, 316 Second Ave. W, Conference Room A200

Meeting agenda items include updates on 2013 public comment period for Part C application package and budget, council membership, and committee reports.  Additional items include a review of the developmental disability slot report, infant development service fees, and annual performance report.  A complete agenda is online at www.nd.gov/dhs/info/publicnotice/index.html.

The N.D. Interagency Coordinating Council consists of 25 members including a legislator, representatives of various state agencies involved in the delivery of services and supports to children with disabilities, providers, and family members of children with disabilities.

For more information on the council, contact the Developmental Disabilities Division of the N.D. Department of Human Services at 701-328-8930, toll-free 1-800-755-8529 or ND Relay TTY 1-800-366-6888 or go online to www.nd.gov/dhs/services/disabilities/earlyintervention/ndicc/ndicc-index.html.    

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Authorities have arrested a fourth person
suspected of being involved in a home invasion armed robbery in the
Cass County town of Chaffee.
     The sheriff’s office says the 27-year-old man from Moorhead,
Minn., was arrested Monday afternoon. Three other suspects had been
arrested earlier that day: 18- and 21-year-old men from Fargo and a
34-year-old man from West Fargo.
     Authorities allege that the men broke into a woman’s home late
Sunday, assaulted her, and threatened her and her adult daughter
before taking cash and valuables from the home. Two children in the
home at the time were not harmed.
     BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Autopsy reports show that a New Town woman
and three of her grandchildren found slain in their home earlier
this month were gunned down with a hunting rifle.
     The state medical examiner concluded that 64-year-old Martha Johnson and 13-year-old Benjamin Schuster were shot in the head, 10-year-old
Julie Schuster was shot in the chest and 6-year-old Luke Schuster
was shot in the neck. Dr. William Massello estimated they died
within six minutes of one another on Nov. 18.
     A man who killed himself later that day in nearby Parshall is
considered a person of interest in the case. The autopsy report
says 21-year-old Kalcie Eagle of New Town died after cutting his
own neck.

 

In world and national news..

 WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate’s top Republican is denouncing the
way President Barack Obama is going about building support for his
position on avoiding the “fiscal cliff.” The White House says
Obama intends to hold a series of events aimed at building support
for his approach, which includes allowing taxes on the wealthy to
rise while extending tax cuts for families earning $250,000 or
less. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says instead of
sitting down with lawmakers and “working out an agreement,” Obama
is “back out on the campaign trail.”
    
     WASHINGTON (AP) – U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice says talking points
she relied on when publicly discussing the deadly September attack
on the U.S. diplomatic outpost in Libya simply had it wrong, and
there was “no intention to mislead the American people” Rice and
acting CIA Director Michael Morell met Tuesday with three Republican
senators who have been harshly critical of Rice’s comments five
days after attack. She said then that it had grown out of a
spontaneous protest. After the meeting, the Republicans said they
were even more troubled than they were beforehand.
    
     BEIRUT (AP) – Activists say at least 20 people are dead after
Syrian warplanes bombed an olive oil factory that was crowded with
farmers Tuesday. It’s not clear whether the olive press was the
intended target. It’s the latest attack to take a heavy civilian
toll. Human Rights Watch says it has found “compelling evidence”
that the regime used cluster bombs in an airstrike that killed at
least 11 children earlier this week.
     
     JOLIET, Ill. (AP) – The sentence is life in prison for a
suburban Chicago man who killed his wife and three young children
as they sat buckled into the family’s SUV. Prosecutors say
Christopher Vaughn wanted his family out of the way so he could
fulfill his dream of living on his own in the Canadian wilderness.
     
     COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio state lawmakers are putting aside a
bill that would have imposed the nation’s most stringent
restrictions on abortion. It proposed banning abortions after the
first fetal heartbeat is detected, as early as six weeks into
pregnancy. Some abortion foes had been concerned that it would be
found unconstitutional, and that it would jeopardize other abortion
limits in Ohio.