CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. HIGHS AROUND 20. EAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TONIGHT…CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY…DECREASING CLOUDS. NOT AS COLD. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN…
SNOW AND SLEET IN THE MORNING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
20 PERCENT.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. LOWS 15 TO 20.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 15.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Nov 28, 2012) — Remodeling to accommodate new services at the James River Family Y in Jamestown is continuing.

On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, the Y’s Executive Director, Cory Anderson said, racquetball courts three and four are being converted into the new Nautilus and Fitness Center, including “Nautilus On Demand.”

Also new will be the Golf Center, where golfers over the winter will be able to practice on a putting green, and participate in virtual golf activities, and a “swing

station.”

He added, the James River Family Y is the area location for programs listed by Blue Cross/Blue Shield of North Dakota, including the Silver Sneakers program, along with track walking, and the use of cardio equipment, and the swimming pool.

He noted that the Y is planning a soon to be announced holiday promotion.

Anderson pointed out the Y is planning a new web site JamestownY.com and JamestownY.org

The upcoming holiday hours include open Christmas Eve 5-a.m. to 4-p.m., closed Christmas Day. Open New Year’s Eve 5-a.m., to 4-p.m., closed New Year’s Day.

He added that the Y will suspend classes starting December 24, for a week and restart the regular schedule on January 2, 2013.

Stop by the Y’s front desk for more information or call 253-4101.

　

Valley City, ND (KCSi-T.V. NewsNov 29, 2012) — The North Star Classic is set to start.

North Dakota’s largest cattle show, in conjunction with the North Dakota Winter Show, in Valley City.

The events run today (Thursday) through Sunday.

On Thursday (Nov 29, 2012) the activities begin with a bbq, with the evening entertainment provided by Valley City’s Michael Whisler, at the Winter Show Event Center.

The four day event features cattle shows and sales, along with a dinner show with with comedian Gary Brightwell perforning Friday night at the Valley City Eagles Club.

Saturday morning features a consignment auction in the Winter Show, Main Arena along with commercial exhibitors.

More information at the Winter Show web site: http://www.northdakotawintershow.com/northstar.php

　

Valley City, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Nov 29, 2012) — Today or Friday, three traffic lights in Valley City will be back to working in stop and go sequence, following the installation of new traffic control units.

Until then, the lights at the intersections are flashing red.

The locations are the intersections of 2nd 3rd, and 4th Streets North at Central Avenue.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Minnesota company has been fined $2,000
for hitting an oil pipeline while workers were installing new sewer
and water lines near Dickinson.
     North Dakota’s Public Service Commission voted Wednesday to
impose the fine against Shores Cos. Inc. of Evansville.
     Commission Chairman Brian Kalk says Shores has declined to
respond to agency questions about the incident in October 2011. He
said the company didn’t show up for a hearing to explain its
version of events.
     Shores Cos. President Dennis Shores did not respond Wednesday to
telephone messages left for comment. He said in an April letter to
the commission that the pipeline’s location hadn’t been adequately
marked.
     Kalk says the accident spilled about 8,000 gallons of oil
southeast of Dickinson. He said Shores didn’t follow state digging
notification rules.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Four cities in the Dakotas are among the
10 in the nation with the lowest unemployment rates last month.
     The Labor Department says the North Dakota capital of Bismarck
had the lowest rate among the 372 largest U.S. cities, at 2.2
percent. Bismarck is followed by Fargo at 2.8 percent and Grand
Forks at 3.1 percent.
     Sioux Falls, South Dakota’s largest city, is eighth on the list,
with a rate of 3.7 percent.
     The Labor Department says unemployment rates declined last month
in more than half of the 372 largest cities – further evidence of
steady improvement in the job market.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug
Goehring (GORE’-ing) says he’ll be part of a U.S. trade delegation
to Russia next week.
     A U.S. Agriculture Department official is leading the trip, and
it’s scheduled to include top state agriculture administrators from
Idaho, Missouri and Oklahoma.
     Goehring wants to find out more about Russian consumer demand
for North Dakota oilseeds, machinery and other products. He says
the recent normalization of trade relations with Russia opens up a
potential $40 billion market.
     The group will be visiting Moscow and St. Petersburg, and going
to Russian farms, stores and food processing facilities. The trade
mission starts Monday and extends through the week.

 

 WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Plans to build a permanent truck bypass
around Williston have been complicated by what North Dakota
Transportation Director Francis Ziegler says is an
“unprecedented” discovery of American Indian artifacts.
     Ziegler says the artifacts uncovered along the preferred route
for the bypass include burial sites and stone circles. At least one
tribe has asked for the route plans to be abandoned.
     Crews earlier this year completed a temporary bypass in the area
to help route heavy oil field truck traffic around Williston and
ease congestion in city limits.

 Deputy Transportation Director Grant Levi says officials will look at options for a permanent bypass that doesn’t disturb the artifacts. But Williams County Commission Chairman Dan Kalil says a second possible route is
opposed by some private property owners.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota regulators are asking a judge
for permission to take control of the Falkirk Farmers Elevator
Company.
     Public Service Commission documents say Falkirk owes more than
$270,000 to at least seven people. Falkirk was based in Washburn
and operated grain elevators at Falkirk and Hazen.

     The commission voted Wednesday to ask a judge to rule that the
elevator can’t pay its bills. If that happens, the commission will
sell off the company’s assets so its creditors can be paid.
     The two elevators were closed in April, and they’ve already been
sold to other companies. But they still have pinto beans in
storage.
     Falkirk’s cooperative members voted last summer to liquidate the
business and sell the company’s tractors, trucks and office
equipment.

 

NORTHWOOD, N.D. (AP) – A defunct oilseed processing plant in
eastern North Dakota has been sold through an auction to an
undisclosed buyer.
     Agweek reports that the former Northwood Mills plant sold on
Tuesday for $1.1 million. Only a handful of people bid on the plant
during the auction in a plant repair shop. The buyer submitted a
bid online.
     The $10 million plant that once employed about two dozen people
opened in 2007 and closed two years later due in part to weak
demand for canola oil, and a bank foreclosed.
     American Federal Bank senior credit officer Gary Hoots said the
bank was hoping for a higher selling price. He said he couldn’t
comment on the buyer’s plans.
    

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Basin Electric Power Cooperative wants to
build a new electric power plant near Watford City in western North
Dakota.
     The project includes two turbines that would be powered by
natural gas. They would be capable of generating up to 90 megawatts
of electricity.
     North Dakota’s Public Service Commission said Wednesday it’s
received a notice from Basin that it wants to build the project.

 
The commission must approve the plans before construction starts.
     Commission Chairman Brian Kalk says power providers have been
looking for ways to meet the rising demand for electricity in
western North Dakota’s oil country.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Game and Fish Department
is investigating the illegal killing of a moose in Burleigh County.
     District Game Warden Jackie Lundstrom says a bull moose was shot
near Moffit earlier this month during the first week of the deer
gun season. A $1,000 reward is being offered through the Report All
Poachers program for information leading to a conviction.
     A similar reward is offered for information in the illegal
killing of at least two pronghorn in neighboring Morton County the
same weekend.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Republican activists have picked a coal
company worker as North Dakota’s newest state senator.
     Jessica Unruh (UHN’-roo) of Beulah will succeed Randy Christmann
in the Senate. Christmann resigned after he was elected to the
North Dakota Public Service Commission.
     Unruh is an environmental specialist who works at the Freedom
coal mine. She was one of six candidates for the appointment. She
will serve the rest of Christmann’s term, which ends in December
2014.
     North Dakota law allows party political activists to appoint a
legislator if an incumbent resigns shortly before the Legislature
meets.
     The 28-year-old Unruh will represent District 33 in North
Dakota’s coal-mining region. It includes Mercer and Oliver counties
and part of western Morton County.
     Unruh says she’s planning to run for election when her term
ends.

 

In sports…

Men’s College Basketball…

S. Dakota St. 71, North Dakota 70

 

As seen on CSi 18 ESPN 2…

Virginia 60, Wisconsin 54

 

 NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Chris Paul had 23 points and 11 assists last
night to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 101-95 win over the
Minnesota Timberwolves. Blake Griffin added 18 points for the
Clippers. Kevin Love record a 19-point, 12-rebound double-double
for the Timberwolves.
 The Washington Wizards are the last team to win an NBA game this
season.
     Emeka Okafor (eh-MEHK’-uh OH’-kah-fohr) hit the tiebreaking free
throws with 39.1 remaining as the Wizards survived a scoreless 6:47
stretch in the fourth quarter to beat Portland 84-82

 

 UNDATED (AP) – Rajon Rondo’s (RAH’-zhan RAHN’-dohz) temper cost
him a chance to continue his assist streak. The Boston Celtics
guard had 37 straight games with at least 10 assists before he was
ejected in the second quarter of a 95-83 loss to Brooklyn. Rondo
was punished for shoving Kris Humphries in the second quarter after
the Nets forward knocked Kevin Garnett to the floor with a hard
foul.
     The ejection leaves Rondo tied for the second-longest string of
10-assist games, nine off the record set by Lakers guard Magic
Johnson in 1983-84.
   Final  San Antonio    110  Orlando       89
   Final  Atlanta         94  Charlotte     91
  Final  Detroit        117  Phoenix       77
  Final  Chicago        101  Dallas        78
  Final  Oklahoma City  120  Houston       98
  Final  New York       102  Milwaukee     88
  Final  Memphis        103  Toronto       82
  Final  Utah            96  New Orleans   84
   
 
    TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
 
  Final  ( 2) Duke         73  ( 4) Ohio St.       68
  Final  ( 9) Arizona      93       N. Arizona     50
  Final       Boise St.    83  (11) Creighton      70
  Final       Miami        67  (13) Michigan St.   59
  Final  (22) Illinois     75       Georgia Tech   62
  Final  (24) UNLV         85       UC Irvine      57
  Final  (25) New Mexico   76       Mercer         58
 
 

NBA…

 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Ricky Rubio has been cleared to begin
practicing with the Minnesota Timberwolves. The team says the point
guard was given the green light yesterday. Rubio has been sidelined
since tearing the ACL in his left knee in March.
    

NFL…
     EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared
Allen has been fined $21,000 for a hit on Chicago Bears guard Lance
Louis. A person with knowledge of the situation tells The
Associated Press the penalty was levied yesterday. Allen’s hit
ended Louis’ season.
    

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) – Ndamukong Suh (ehn-DAHM’-uh-kehn soo)
dodged a suspension for what he says was an inadvertent kick to the
groin of Houston quarterback Matt Schaub during a Thanksgiving Day
loss to Texas, but the Lions defensive tackle has drawn a $30,000
fine for his action. Speaking to reporters for the first time since
the incident, Suh insisted he has no reason to apologize to Schaub.
    
     KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Former NFL coach Jon Gruden denies a
report that he has received an offer to take over the University of
Tennessee football program as part of a deal that would include
becoming part owner of the Cleveland Browns. Browns owner Jimmy
Haslam is a brother of Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam. Gruden tells
ESPN’s “Mike & Mike In The Morning” show that he’s happy working
as an NFL analyst for the network and is just trying to keep his
job.

 

MLB…

 ATLANTA (AP) – The Atlanta Braves have found a replacement for
free-agent center fielder Michael Bourn. A person familiar with the
deal tells The Associated Press that free-agent outfielder B.J.
Upton has agreed to a five-year package with the Braves after
hitting .246 with 28 homers, 78 RBIs and 31 stolen bases for Tampa
Bay this year. Several media outlets reported the deal is worth
$75.25 million, which would be the largest free-agent contract in
team history.

 Also in baseball, Andy Pettitte has signed a one-year deal with
the Yankees. The 40-year-old lefty came out of retirement on May 13
but missed nearly three months of the 2012 season with a fractured
left ankle.

 

NHL-LABOR…
      UNDATED (AP) – Negotiators from the NHL and the players’
association returned to the bargaining table Wednesday for the
first time in a week and the first time with outside voices
contributing to the talks. The sides agreed Monday to use the
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service as they try to end a
lockout that’s lasted 2  1/2 months.
     The location was secret, and so was what was discussed, but the
talks went well enough that the sides will be back at the
negotiating table Thursday.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) – Efforts continue to find common ground that
could lead to a deal avoiding a fiscal cliff and possible recession
next year. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (GYT’-nur) and senior
White House aide Rob Nabors will visit separately today with the
four leaders of the House and Senate to discuss how to avert the
series of tax increases and spending cuts.
     
     WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney meet
for lunch at the White House today under more cordial circumstances
than the recently concluded bitter election campaign. They’ll be
looking for overlapping interests rather than the sharp differences
that defined their presidential contest.
     
     NEW YORK (AP) – Actress Lindsay Lohan is having another brush
with the law after an alleged nightclub spat. She was arrested this
morning after police said she hit a woman during an argument at
club in New York City.
     
     BEIRUT (AP) – Activists say a top member of Syria’s ruling Baath
party is among the dead in a bombing by rebels. The Britain-based
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says rebels detonated a car
bomb today near the house of Hussein Rifai in Daraa, killing him
and his bodyguards. Syria state-run SANA news agency reported the
bombing and said there were casualties.
     
     BAGHDAD (AP) – A wave of bombings across Iraq has killed at
least 39 people, including at least 33 in attacks in two major
cities south of Baghdad that targeted Shiite Muslims. More than 100
people were wounded in the attacks on Hillah and Karbala
(KAHR’-bah-lah).