CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.TONIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND
20. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…SNOW LIKELY. PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. BREEZY…COLDER. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY…AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE MORNING.
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. BREEZY…COLDER.
HIGHS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 5 BELOW.
HIGHS AROUND 20.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 15. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 10 TO 15.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN…SNOW AND SLEET. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS ZERO TO
5 ABOVE. HIGHS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.

 SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – Parts of the Dakotas are in for a snowy weekend.
     The weather service says accumulating snow and blowing snow is possible in western and central North Dakota this weekend, and wind chills in the region could plummet to as low as 30 degrees below zero.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Dec 6, 2012) — The Jamestown City Council met in Special Session Thursday afternoon at City Hall.

The Council entered into closed Executive Session, to consult with the City Attorney concerning the territorial service claims by the Stutsman Rural Water District.

Those attending the closed Executive Session were Mayor Andersen and all City Council Members, in addition to, City Administrator Jeff Fuchs, City Attorney Ken Dalsted, City Fire Chief Jim Reuther, and Jamestown City Engineer Reed Schwartzkopf.

Following Thursday’s Executive Session, the City Council reconvened into open session.

At that time, Mayor Andersen noted those in attendance,  at the meeting  and a motion to adjourn the meeting was approved.

The open portion of the meeting was shown live on CSi 67.

At issue is a claim by Stutsman Rural Water that Jamestown was expanding its water service into territory Stutsman Rural Water has rights to serve, in the area of the Titan Machinery facility under construction near Jamestown Regional Medical Center,  which utility has the right to serve the area, which is in the one mile extraterritorial limits of the City of Jamestown.

Presently JRMC does not have a backup supply of water and the Titan Machinery building now under construction west of the JRMC and  has no water service installed at this time

The city has awarded bids on the project, and a $1 million construction contract to bring city water and sewer lines to the Titan Machinery location is on hold pending the resolution of the conflict.

On the December 3, 2012 Wayne Byers Show, on CSi Cable 2, Mayor Andersen said December 14, 2012 is the deadline to start plans for installing water and sewer lines at the Titan site.

She said the city must take action in the issue by that time in order for the installation to proceed in a timely fashion.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Dec 6, 2012) – Officials report an  adult female orange and white tabby cat, in Jamestown has tested positive at the State Lab in Bismarck, for rabies.

The long-haired breed was found near a Jamestown gas station.

The State Board of Animal Health is requesting public for assistance to identify individuals in Jamestown who may have been exposed to the saliva, or bitten by the cat.

Those individuals should contact a clinic, or their physician, immediately, and the State Health Department, in Bismarck, at 1-800-472-2180.

Contact a veterinarian or the North Dakota State Veterinarian’s Office, in Bismarck, at 701-328-2655, with any information about the rabid cat.

Also, the office should by contacted by pet owners who believe one of their pets may have been exposed to the rabid cat.

Again, contact the North Dakota of Health at 1-800-472-2180 or the State Veterinarian’s Office at 701-328-2655.

　

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Dec 6, 2012) – Southeast District Court Judge, John T. Paulson, has awarded a judgment of $528.68 to Aron Williams, the defendant in a small claims court lawsuit brought against the James River Humane Society.

Damages amount to $200 per kitten and the costs of the proceeding.

Judge Paulson also wrote that an additional $100 was awarded because the defendant, James River Humane Society, failed to appear at the initial hearing.

The remaining $28.68 was awarded to cover the costs of the filing documents and mailing fees.

Williams sued the James River Humane Society for $10,000 after two of his kittens were taken there in September.

One was adopted, after he was told the shelter did not have the cats.

The entire judgment amount was donated by a Humane Society supporter, who wishes to remain anonymous.

Williams will donate the money to a veterinary clinic.

　

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — Jamestown Regional Airport Manager, Mathew Leitner says, Great Lakes Airlines has modified the Jamestown-Minneapolis schedule.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Leitner said the afternoon departure and arrival, Monday through Friday was changed, effective December 1, 2012.

He pointed out that the flight leaves Minneapolis at 2:55 p.m., and arrives in Jamestown at 4:20-p.m.

The return flight to Minneapolis leaves Jamestown at 4:36 p.m., and arrives in Minneapolis at 5:55-p.m.

He added anyone that made flight arrangements for the afternoon flight prior to December 1, 2012 should double check with the airline to make sure proper arrangements have been made.

Leitner added that reservations with Great Lakes and to check for flight schedules can go on line to flyjamestown.net.

Also flyers may call Great Lakes Airlines, Delta, or their travel agent with that information also listed on the web site.

He said the November Jamestown boardings were 251, and on Wednesday Jamestown Regional Airport boarded 20 passengers.

He said the boarding numbers are improving over the past few months, after Great Lakes began serving Jamestown.

On another topic, Leitner said that he and the city and the State DOT are working to install signage, giving directions to the airport, in town and along the major highways leading to Jamestown, along with Highway 20.

　

BISMARCK, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) – Gov. Jack Dalrymple Thursday directedall state government agencies and encouraged all North Dakotans to fly the United States and North Dakota flags at half-staff on Friday, December 7 in honor of those who lost their lives serving this nation at Pearl Harbor.

The Governor’s directive is in accordance with the U.S. flag code and a proclamation issued by the President designating December 7 as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.

“As we mark the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, we honor the more than 3,500 Americans who were killed or wounded on that solemn day, and recognize the veterans who, with courage and perseverance, changed the course of history during World War II,” Dalrymple said. “When it mattered most, an entire generation of patriots stepped forward to defend our homeland and our way of life, driven by the heroism and resolve that defined that fateful day at Pearl Harbor.”

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – An Idaho kidnapping suspect who was
arrested in Bismarck now faces four charges in North Dakota.
     Fifty-seven-year-old Mitchell Walck appeared in court Thursday
on felony charges of terrorizing, unlawful entry to a motor
vehicle, possession of stolen property and being a felon in
possession of a firearm. Judge Sonna Anderson ordered him held
without bond. He requested a public defender.
     Walck was arrested on Wednesday after authorities say he pulled
a gun on a truck driver whose sleeper cab he had entered and then
fled. Officer who chased him found him hiding under a tree.
     Walck is a suspect in a case in which a Rathdrum, Idaho, woman
was kidnapped from her home at gunpoint on Saturday and released
unharmed a day later in Glendive, Mont.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The presidents of North Dakota’s two
largest universities say they’re backing a new way to distribute
state aid to public colleges. The formula is part of Governor Jack
Dalrymple (DAHL’-rimp-ul)’s budget recommendations to the
Legislature. It includes information on the number of classes that
students finish, the types of courses they take and the building
space on each campus.

 

 MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s newly elected superintendent of public instruction says she will finish serving her term on the Mandan School Board but will resign as its president.
 
     Kirsten Baesler (KEER’-stun BAYZ’-lur)says she will step down as school board president in early January. Baesler says she will continue as a board member for the next six months.
 
     Baesler also is assistant director of the state School Boards Association. She says she will resign that position on Dec. 28.
 
     Baesler defeated Tracy Potter last month in the race for superintendent of public instruction. Baesler will replace Wayne Sanstead, who is retiring after 28 years in the job.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The CEO of American Crystal Sugar Co. says
the company is still willing to negotiate with workers who have
been locked out of their jobs for more than 16 months.
     David Berg made those comments Thursday after a delegation of
workers and community members showed up at the cooperative’s annual
meeting of shareholders and pleaded with the company to end the
lockout.
     Berg says the company will “talk earnestly” about the contract
if a federal mediator calls for more negotiations.

     Union representatives on Thursday tried to deliver boxes of what
they said were petitions calling for the end of the lockout but
were not allowed into the shareholders’ meeting.
     Berg says he didn’t think it would have been a good idea to
interrupt the session.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Enbridge Corp. says it will proceed with a
$6.2 billion program to increase pipeline capacity to open North
Dakota and western Canada light oil production to expanded markets.
     The company says its Light Oil Market Access Program will
provide access from the Enbridge system to refinery markets in
Ontario, Quebec, and the U.S. Midwest for an additional 400,000
barrels per day.
     The project involves increasing pipeline capacity on Enbridge’s
North Dakota regional system, expanding capacity on the U.S.
mainline system and enhancing Canadian mainline terminal
capability.
     Enbridge says production from the Bakken formation centered in
North Dakota has grown from 200,000 barrels per day to 700,000
barrels per day in the last five years, with potential to expand to
1.2 million barrels per day in the next five years.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The U.S. attorney for North Dakota says his participation in a recent White House conference shows the progress his office has made in trying to lower crime on the state’s reservations. Timothy Purdon served as a moderator for a panel discussion at the White House Tribal Nations’ Conference this week in Washington. Purdon says he was selected because of the work of his assistants in trying to increase safety.

 

 WASHINGTON (AP) – Native American military veterans will be able
to access health care closer to home thanks to an agreement between
the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs and the Indian Health
Service.
     The agreement allows for Veterans Affairs to reimburse IHS for
direct health care services provided to eligible American Indian
and Alaska Native veterans.
     Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius first
announced plans for the new partnership during Wednesday’s tribal
summit.

 

In sports…

BOYS BASKETBALL
     Divide County 47, Burke County 34
     Griggs County Central 54, May Port CG 41
     Hawley, Minn. 80, Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran 71
     Heart River 65, Watford City 48
     Killdeer 52, Bowman County 51
     LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 65, Lisbon 46
     Midway-Minto 52, Larimore 49
     Minot Bishop Ryan 54, Sawyer 35
 CNDC Tournament
 First Round
     New Rockford-Sheyenne 39, Drake/Anamoose 34
     Rugby 81, Rolla 27
     St. John 69, Harvey-Wells County 52
     Towner-Granville-Upham 49, Benson County 45
 McLean County Tournament
     Beulah 70, Underwood 27
     Garrison 61, Beulah JV 46
 First Round
     Center-Stanton 52, Washburn 51
     New England 65, Max 38
 Ramsey County Tournament
     Four Winds/Minnewaukan 104, Devils Lake JV 47
     North Star 89, Four Winds – Minnewaukan JV 35
 First Round
     Dakota Prairie 43, Lakota/Adams-Edmore 35
     Rolette-Wolford 49, Starkweather-Munich 47
 GIRLS BASKETBALL
 Gillette Tournament
     Bismarck Century 70, Rock Springs, Wyo. 39

 

 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – The AFC West-champion Denver Broncos made their eighth straight victory look easy last night. Manning threw for 310 yards and had his 30th touchdown pass of the season on the game’s opening drive to help the Broncos hand Oakland its sixth straight loss, 26-13.
 
 
 
    NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

 MIAMI (AP) – The New York Knicks crushed Miami 112-82 for their fifth straight victory to move a game and a-half ahead of the Heat in the race for best record in the NBA Eastern Conference. Raymond Felton scored a season-high 27 points, and the Knicks connected on 18 3-pointers to win with star Carmelo Anthony sidelined with a hand injury.
 
  Dallas recovered from a lopsided loss to the L.A. Clippers Wednesday night by holding off Phoenix 97-94. O.J. Mayo led the Mavs with 23. The Suns have lost five in a row.
 
     
 
    TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

UNDATED (AP) – C.J. Fair had 16 points and a career-high 13 rebounds, Michael Carter-Williams added 15 points and 10 assists and fourth-ranked Syracuse routed Long Beach State 84-53 to stay unbeaten.
 
     Syracuse is 7-0. The ‘ Cuse ran its home winning streak to 27 games, tops in the nation. Syracuse has won 49 consecutive regular-season nonconference games. Long Beach State is 3-5 after its two-game winning streak ended.
 
    Final  (11) Cincinnati      87  UALR               53
  Final  (16) Creighton       64  Nebraska           42
  Final  (17) San Diego St.   84  UC Santa Barbara   70

 

MLB…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The Minnesota Twins have traded outfielder Ben Revere to the Philadelphia Phillies for pitchers Vance Worley and Trevor May. Revere batted .294 with 40 stolen bases last season with the Twins. Worley was 6-9 with a 4.20 ERA last year after going 11-3 with a 3.01 ERA as a rookie in 2011.
 
     MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Twins have agreed to terms with reliever Jared Burton on a two-year, $5.5 million contract. The deal worked out yesterday includes a club option for the 2015 season.  Burton had five saves and a 2.18 ERA last season with the Twins.

 

Third baseman Ian Stewart says he is re-signing with the Chicago Cubs. He batted .201 with five homers in 55 games before having season-ending wrist surgery. A person familiar with the deal says it’s one year at $2 million.
 
     -Free agent first baseman James Loney and the Tampa Bay Rays have completed their $2 million, one year contract. Loney hit a combined .249 with six homers and 41 RBIs for the Dodgers and Red Sox. He had 90 RBIs in 2008 and 2009 and 88 RBIs in 2010 for Los Angeles, but his production has dropped since then.
 
     – Reed Johnson, the top pinch hitter in the National League last season, rejoined the Atlanta Braves with a one-year contract that includes a club option for 2014. Atlanta acquired Johnson and pitcher Paul Maholm (mah-HAH’-luhm) from the Chicago Cubs on July 30. Johnson hit a combined .290 with three home runs and 20 RBIs last season. He batted .419 as a pinch hitter.
 
     — Catcher Wil Nieves (nee-EH’-vehs) and the Arizona Diamondbacks have completed their $800,000, one-year contract. The 35-year-old Nieves batted .306 in 12 games with the D-Backs this year, but was non-tendered. He came back at a new salary level. The D-Backs also signed 35-year-old infielder-outfielder Eric Hinske.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL…

 SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) – Linebacker Manti Te’O (MAN’-ty TAY’-ow) of Notre Dame won the Walter Camp national player of the year award and the Maxwell Award given the nation’s most outstanding player. On Saturday night, Te’O will try to become the first defense-only player to win the Heisman Trophy, going up against a couple of quarterbacks in Texas A&M’s Johnny Manziel and Kansas State’s Collin Klein.
 

Barry Alvarez is headed back to the Wisconsin sidelines. For one game, at least. He says he’ll coach the Badgers in next month’s Rose Bowl, where they’ll play No. 8 Stanford.  Alvarez coached Wisconsin for 16 seasons. The move comes a day after former coach Bret Bielema (BEE’-leh-mah) took the job at Arkansas.

 

NHL LABOR…
     NEW YORK (AP) – Today is the 73rd day of the NHL lockout and hockey fans are facing another grim prospect of more weeks without hockey. After two days of optimism, talks broke off suddenly last night with acrimonious statements by both sides as to who’s at fault.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) – A new poll finds President Barack Obama with his highest approval ratings since the killing of Osama bin Laden. The Associated Press-GfK poll also suggest more Americans see the nation heading in the right direction than at any time since the start of Obama’s first term. Still, those surveyed were about evenly split over whether Obama has been an above average or below average president.
 
     TOKYO (AP) – Japan’s Meteorological Agency has lifted a tsunami warning after a powerful earthquake struck off the country’s northeastern coast. There have been no reports of serious damage from the magnitude 7.3 quake, but several people are reported to have been hurt. The earthquake was centered in the same area as last year’s magnitude-9.0 quake.
 
     BEIRUT (AP) – Syrian rebels say the Damascus International Airport is a “legitimate target.” The announcement is being seen as a stern warning both to President Bashar Assad’s regime and other travelers. It comes amid intense fighting between Assad’s troops and rebels is suburbs near the airport. Two fighters say the rebels are trying to lay siege to the airport and cut military supplies to the regime.
 
     GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) – Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal (HAH’-led MAH’-shahl) has arrived in the Gaza Strip for his first-ever visit. Gaza officials are portraying the landmark visit as a celebration of what they call Hamas’ victory in last month’s eight-day conflict between Israel and Gaza. Mashaal led the Hamas delegation that accepted a truce to end the fighting.
 
     BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) – Police in Northern Ireland are interrogating four suspected Irish Republican Army members after finding a bomb inside their car. Police intercepted the vehicle in Londonderry. The arrests came just hours ahead of a visit by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to Belfast, 80 miles away.