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CSi Weather…
REST OF TODAY…PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS, 40 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING… INTO WEDNESDAY THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME TO BE SEVERE.
A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Engineer’s office informs motrorists atha beginning today – 6th Ave NE will be closed between 2nd St & 3rd St NE for utility work. It is anticipated the work will be completed within 2 – 3 business days. The utility work and anticipated street closure schedule are contingent upon weather conditions.
Motorists and other traffic should use extreme caution when entering road construction areas. The public should consider alternate routes if possible.
Jamestown (CSi) A line of thunderstorms Saturday evening, stemming from a cold front, missed Jamestown but cause damages in the Spiritwood Lake area, including damage to a cabin, from high wind.
The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning around 8:05 p.m. Saturday for northeastern Stutsman County.
Reports say uprooted trees resulted from the 70 MPH wind.
Stutsman County Emergency Manager Jerry Bergquist said that Stutsman County Communications received two storm related calls Satuday evening, including one from the Sandy Beach area on the south side of Spiritwood Lake, where a resident reported a tree down across his driveway and he couldn’t get out.
Stutsman County Sheriff’s deputies pulled the tree off of the driveway with the patrol trucks, so the resident could get out.
Another deputy who stopped by a farm about a mile east of Spiritwood Lake and took a report of downed trees and 70 mph winds.
Overall, no injuries were reported and no significant damage to buildings.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Police is warning residents concerning a convicted sex offender residing in Jamestown.
20 year old Jeremy Cassidy Cohen is a white male, five feet four inches tall, weighing 157 pounds with hazel eyes and brown hair.
He now resides at 1214 6th Avenue, NE Apt #101, Jamestown, ND
He presently has no vehicle.
Cohen has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota Risk Level Committee of the Attorney General’s Office.
Cohen’s offense was gross sexual imposition, two counts, engaging in sexual contact with girls under the age of 15.
Disposition: 8 years; 6 years 9 months suspended; 240 days credit for the time served; supervised probation.
He is currently on probation with ND Parole and Probation, and is on GPS monitoring.
Cohen is not wanted by police at this time and has served the sentence imposed by the court.
This notification is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault, or intimidate the offender.
Any attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders, their families, landlords, or employers will be turned over for prosecution.
Printed handouts of the demographics of Cohen are available at the Jamestown Police Department.
More information on registered sex offenders is available at the North Dakota Attorney General’s web site: www.sexoffender.nd.gov
Jamestown (CSi) A Jamestown family reported to authorities that their family dogs were apparently shot.
After an emergency trip to a vet, the dogs are recovering at home, needing extensive veterinary care in the next few months.
A GoFundMe page is set up to help the family offset expenses.
The family returned home last Sunday evening to find its two Great Pyrenees, Gracie and Georgia, severely injured.
Authorities say the bullets appear to have been from two different guns.
The Stutsman County Sheriff’s office is still investigating the incident and asking for any information related to the case.
Jamestown (CSi) The James River Humane Society, has an unusually large number of dogs available for adoption.
On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, President, Matt Opsahl said 18 dogs were available, including four puppies. Four of the dogs were “rescues.”
He also indicated the shelter has 21 cats, eight of which are kittens.
Also on our show Opsahl said fundraising cookbooks, calendars and t-shirts are available for purchase at the shelter, two miles east of Jamestown, just off the I-94 Bloom Exit 262.
He indicated a good turnout for the July 18th Open House fundraiser.
Donations of cleaning supplies, treats, food, etc are welcome.
Donations of those items can be put in the drop box at Hugo’s, or brought to the shelter.
Monetary donations can be dropped off at the James River Humane Society, or placed in drop boxes located at participating businesses in Jamestown. Or send monetary donations to p.o. box 636 in Jamestown.
The shelter is open every day from 9-a.m. to noon, and 5:30-p.m., to 6:30-p.m.
For more information call 701-252-0747.
Jamestown (CSi) University of Jamestown President Robert Badal has announced that Dr. Bruce Chehroudi will join the University of Jamestown faculty as Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Chair of the Department of Engineering and Mathematics.
Earlier this spring, the University of Jamestown announced an expansion to offer a mechanical engineering program in the fall of 2016. From a state and national perspective the timing is right to pursue development of the program due to high demand and interest from students.
Dr. Chehroudi has extensive experience in higher education, most recently serving as the Director of Research, Development, & Education for Advanced Technology Consultants.
His previous positions include Associate Professor and Director of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Kettering University, and Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Illinois.
Dr. Chehroudi completed his Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Southern Methodist University, where he earned an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering as well. He also holds an M.S. in Economics from the Swiss Finance Institute and an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Sharif University of Science and Technology.
Badal says, “Dr. Cheroudi is a distinguished academic leader who will build an outstanding program that integrates engineering studies with our Liberal Arts tradition.”
In accepting this position, Dr. Chehroudi says, “I knew that this was the place in which all my experiences, expertise, and creativity would resonate with others to build the next generation of engineering education that addresses the current and future needs at the regional, national, and international levels. There are so many tangible evidences reflecting the strategic direction of the top visionary leaders at the University of Jamestown. I am very excited and honored to join the University and be part of the team materializing the engineering vision and building upon a solid foundation.”
The University will be offering a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and a supporting program, such as Design Engineering Technology. The university plans to seek specialized programmatic accreditation. Currently, there is space in the university’s Sorkness Center for offices, labs, and classrooms with plans for renovation and new construction being considered.
Chehroudi will begin employment at University of Jamestown on September 14, 2015.
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) Mrs. ND America 2015 State Pageant Director, Mary Schwartzkopf, has announced that Christine Jorissen, Jamestown, has become Mrs. North Dakota America for 2015 to replace Hope Adam who has stepped down. Jorissen, the first runner-up at the May 2015 pageant, will assume the title and represent the State of North Dakota in 2015.
The new Mrs. North Dakota America, Christine Jorissen, will now begin her journey to represent North Dakota as the State Delegate at the 2015 Mrs. America Pageant, scheduled to be held in Las Vegas, NV, on September 20 -24, 2015. As the new State Delegate, Christine is eligible for the Fabulous Face Contest being conducted on the Mrs. America website. The winner of the contest will secure a place in the Top 10 during the Finals at the National Pageant.
The previous second runner-up, Shannon Smith-Eidson, Fargo, has also agreed to assume the role and responsibilities of the first runner-up. As the first runner-up, Shannon may now compete in a contest for the First-Runner-ups from every state to compete for the title of Mrs. National First Runner Up. The winner of that contest will secure a spot at the Mrs. America Pageant to compete along with the State Delegates for the title of Mrs. America 2016 in Las Vegas next month. You can vote by going to: www.mrsamerica.com .
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Hope Adam
These changes were necessitated when Hope Adam, originally crowned Mrs. North Dakota America 2015 in May, informed Schwartzkopf that she would not be able to fulfill her obligations to the State title.
The Mrs. North Dakota/America Pageant is the official state preliminary to the national event. It is also a stage from which women in North Dakota can promote family values, women causes and local charities. Mrs. ND- America state pageant is for married women that are at least 18 years of age – 60 + . She must be legally married at the time of competition, a North Dakota resident and a U.S. citizen. Applications for the 2016 pageant are available now.
For more information on the 2016 Mrs. North Dakota/America state pageant, you can go to the state website at: www.mrsnd.com or send an email to: mrsndamerica2011@hotmail.com
KILLDEER, N.D. (AP) – Authorities have identified a South Heart man who died in a one-vehicle crash near Killdeer.
The Highway Patrol says 35-year-old Darryl Murray died Saturday afternoon when he lost control of his pickup truck while trying to pass a vehicle on a curve on state Highway 22.
The pickup rolled in the ditch, and Murray was thrown from the vehicle and killed. He was alone in the truck.
NEW ROCKFORD, N.D. (AP) – Two firefighters have been hospitalized after battling a fire at a newspaper office in central North Dakota.
Crews responded to the offices of the New Rockford Transcript after a call came in shortly before 1 p.m. on Saturday.
Crews battled the fire for about four hours. Nearby businesses were threatened but weren’t affected.
One firefighter on the scene suffered from heat exhaustion and another from dehydration.
The building is a total loss.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
SAWYER, N.D. (AP) – A privately owned grain elevator in Ward County has burned down.
The former Sawyer Farmers Coop Elevator was destroyed by a fire that began shortly before 6 a.m. on Sunday.
Firefighters from Sawyer, Velva and the Minot Rural Fire Department were on the scene for hours, trying to keep the fire from spreading from the main elevator structure to nearby bins and auger equipment.
Owner Nathan Smith says he had tens of thousands of bushels of peas, barley and wheat in the elevator but he was unsure how much the loss would cost him.
Smith says it was sad to see it burn, especially since it was one of the first storage facilities he purchased for his farming operation about 15 years ago.
NEW SALEM, N.D. (AP) – Authorities say a fire has burned hundreds of acres of land in central North Dakota.
The Mandan rural fire department says a fire consumed well over 600 acres of land north of Interstate 94 near exit 134. A combine may have been responsible for igniting the blaze.
A power transmission line was damaged by the blaze, causing power outages in New Salem, Almont and Judson.
The North Dakota Highway Patrol closed the westbound lane of the interstate for about an hour as the fire grew closer to the highway.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A man accused of stealing from the Dunseith Community Center has pleaded guilty in federal court.
Twenty-four-year-old Louis Cottonwood is charged with burglary. He faces up to five years in prison.
Authorities say the theft happened in June 2013 and involved about $2,500 in property.
Sentencing is scheduled for November 9th.
A public federal defender could not be reached for comment.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Williston State College students are seeing an increase in mandatory fees and the cost of room and board. The Williston Herald reports the overall cost of tuition, room, board and mandatory fees is going up 23 percent to $14,805 per year at the two-year college. College President Raymond Nadolny says the increase is due to base funding shortfalls, an increase in staff salaries and higher costs of construction and maintenance.
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – The Mandan Park Board is considering a ban on private fireworks at city parks following complaints about spooked horses from the Mandan Rodeo Committee.
A motion was passed by the board at an Aug. 10 meeting on the proposal, though it takes two readings to be enacted. The proposal has an exemption for professional displays at the Mandan Rodeo, as well as other public events that would need permits for fireworks.
The Mandan Rodeo Committee asked the park board to consider the ban, particularly at Dacotah Centennial Park. Committee president Bruce Schirado says horses have been traumatized by people using fireworks.
Past rodeo chairman Bruce Strinden says he’s concerned about the rodeo’s future because of the fireworks, and that top contestants now won’t go to Mandan.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A groundbreaking ceremony is slated for a new highway bypass around the North Dakota oil patch town of Killdeer.
Governor Jack Dalrymple (DAHL’-rimp-ul) and other officials are planning the ceremony Tuesday for the bypass that will route truck traffic around the Dunn County town, connecting state Highway 200 with state Highway 22.
Bypasses are becoming a common solution for oil patch communities to divert all but local traffic. Other cities with bypasses or planned projects include Williston, Watford City, Alexander and New Town.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The federal Agriculture Department is accepting an additional 25,000 acres of North Dakota land into programs under the Conservation Reserve Program umbrella targeted at wetlands and other wildlife habitat.
Ten-thousand acres is devoted to State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement, which pays landowners to idle land to create wildlife habitat. Another 10,000 acres is for a program targeted at duck nesting habitat, with the remaining 5,000 acres for a wetland restoration program.
The programs are popular in North Dakota. Officials are seeking another 95,000 acres for the wetland and wildlife initiatives for fiscal 2016, which begins in October.
The Farm Service Agency in partnership with the North Dakota Beekeepers Association and Pheasants Forever also is proposing an allocation of 20,000 acres for a new initiative aimed at creating honeybee habitat.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Agriculture Department is seeking grant proposals for honeybee research.
Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says up to $75,000 is available this year to fund research into practical solutions to honeybee health issues such as colony collapse disorder.
He says state lawmakers made the money available to address the increasing seriousness of bee diseases and parasites.
The deadline to apply is Sept. 15. Funded research projects must be completed by the end of June 2017.
NEW TOWN, N.D. (AP) – Officials at the Four Bears Casino and Lodge near New Town say a $47 million event center addition is on schedule and under budget.
General Manager Patrick Packineau unveiled phase one of the addition to the casino recently.
Phase one involves the renovation of the old event center into a grand ballroom, three meeting rooms and a slot machine room that will allow smoking.
The grand ballroom was designed to be converted into a wedding setting, a night club or sports bar, depending on the needs of the clients.
Packineau says when the new event center is complete next July, there are plans to host more concerts, powwows, sporting events and rodeos.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Construction on a new $5.4 million fire substation in Williston is slated to begin this month.
The city awarded Minnesota-based Shingobee Builders to build the substation on 58th Street.
Officials say the goal is to improve response times in the busy northern section of the city.
Williston Fire Chief Jason Catrambone says the station should be completed in July 2016.
FORT YATES, N.D. (AP) – The tribal college on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation is getting a federal grant to continue an academic support program that serves a large percentage of its students.
Sitting Bull College in Fort Yates is receiving $220,000 from the U.S. Department of Education for its TRIO Student Support Services program.
The program serves students who are the first in their family to attend college, as well as students with disabilities or low incomes. Funding goes toward academic coaches who help tutor students and to faculty who teach remedial classes.
The college says 95 percent of the school’s 300 students require remedial coursework to prepare them for college-level classes.
The 3,600-square-mile reservation straddles the North Dakota-South Dakota border.
In sports…
AA…
Winnipeg 8, Fargo-Moorhead 1
MLB…
INTERLEAGUE
Final Chi White Sox 3 Chi Cubs 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Tommy Milone returned from the disabled list and pitched five innings, Kurt Suzuki had two key RBIs and the Minnesota Twins beat Carlos Carrasco and the Cleveland Indians 4-1 Sunday afternoon. Trevor Plouffe hit his 17th home run and four Twins relievers held Cleveland scoreless over the final four innings at Target Field, capped by Glen Perkins working the ninth for his 31st save.
Final Toronto 3 N-Y Yankees 1
Final Baltimore 18 Oakland 2
Final Seattle 10 Boston 8, 12 Innings
Final Houston 6 Detroit 5
Final Texas 5 Tampa Bay 3
Final Kansas City 4 L.A. Angels 3, 10 Innings
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Pittsburgh 8 N-Y Mets 1
Final Atlanta 2 Arizona 1, 10 Innings
Final Milwaukee 6 Philadelphia 1
Final Miami 6 St. Louis 4
Final San Francisco 5 Washington 0
Final L.A. Dodgers 2 Cincinnati 1
Final Colorado 5 San Diego 0
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PRESEASON
Final Philadelphia 36 Indianapolis 10
WNBA BASKETBALL
WASHINGTON (AP) – Ivory Latta scored 20 points and the home team Washington Mystics beat the Western Conference-leading Minnesota Lynx 77-69 Sunday. The Lynx swept the Mystics in two games last season. The teams meet again at Minnesota on Wednesday night.
Final Atlanta 90 Connecticut 77
Final Los Angeles 76 Chicago 64
Final Indiana 75 Phoenix 63
Final Seattle 72 San Antonio 63
GOLF…
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) – Jason Day led wire-to-wire yesterday at Whistling Straits to close out a record-setting PGA Championship and capture his first major title. The 27-year-old Australian finished at 20-under 268 to beat Jordan Spieth by three shots at the Wisconsin course. Day is the first player to finish at 20 under in a major.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Brooke Henderson has become the third-youngest champion in LPGA Tour history at 17 years, 11 months, 6 days. The Canadian captured the Cambia Portland Classic by eight strokes over Pornanong Phatlum, Ha Na Jang and Candie Kung, closing with a 3-under 69 to finish at 21-under 267. The margin of victory is the largest in the history of the event and the biggest on the LPGA Tour since 2012.
NASCAR…
BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) – Pole sitter Matt Kenseth completed a dominating day of racing by taking the checkered flag in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup race at Michigan. Kenseth led for 146 of the 200 laps on the two-mile oval to earn his third win of the season and third career win at the track. Runner-up Kevin Harvick finished 1.7 seconds off the pace and just ahead of Martin Truex Jr., Austin Dillon and Denny Hamlin.
TENNIS…
MONTREAL (AP) – Andy Murray beat top-ranked Novak Djokovic (JOH’-koh-vihch) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 in the Rogers Cup for his fourth tournament victory of the year and third title in the Canadian event. Murray also ended an eight-match losing streak against Djokovic since the 2013 Wimbledon final. Djokovic lost for only the fourth time in 56 matches this year.
TORONTO (AP) – Swiss teen Belinda Bencic has won the Rogers Cup in Toronto by following her upset of Serena Williams with a 7-6, 6-7, 3-0 victory over an ailing Simona Halep (HAH’-lehp). The 18-year-old Bencic earned her second WTA title, with both coming this summer. Halep stopped in the third set after being hampered by a left leg injury and heat exhaustion.
In world an national news…
TIANJIN, China (AP) – The massive explosions and fire in a Chinese port city that killed at least 114 people have triggered action from the government. Beijing today ordered a nationwide check on workplace safety and to correct all irregularities. Meanwhile, prosecutors are investigating possible dereliction of duties and abuse of power that may have contributed to Wednesday night’s blasts. It’s been reported that the quantity of sodium cyanide stored at the warehouse far exceeded safety limits.
JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) – Search and rescue operations have been halted for the night in eastern Indonesia where the wreckage of a missing airliner was spotted today on a rugged mountainside. The plane with 54 people on board was also carrying nearly half a million dollars in government cash for poor families to help offset a spike in fuel prices. Searchers spotted still-smoldering wreckage but there was no word about signs of survivors.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The National Safety Council says a growing economy and falling gas prices are contributing to a record number miles driven by Americans and more traffic deaths as a consequence. The council says the first six months of the year saw a 14 percent increase in traffic deaths, to nearly 19,000 people. If the trend continues, traffic deaths could exceed 40,000 for the first time since 2007.
AUBURN, Mass. (AP) – Authorities in Massachusetts say there were no obvious signs of abuse at a home where a 2-year-old girl died and a second young girl was left in critical condition after they were found unresponsive. They’re both foster children. Another foster child and the foster mother’s three biological children are in state custody and officials say the woman is cooperating with the investigation.
CHICAGO (AP) – Members of a U.S. Army skydiving team will return to their North Carolina base where counseling is available as they absorb the tragedy of a team member’s death. The Golden Knights demonstration team has been put on a “safety stand down” after the death of Sgt. 1st Class Corey Hood. Officials say Hood collided with another skydiver in mid-air and was knocked out, resulting in an uncontrolled fall.
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