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.TONIGHT…RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE
OF RAIN 60 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 50 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 40 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 40 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO
AROUND 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
MORNING IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA A 30 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA…THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDY. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND
30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 60.
WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOP TUESDAY NIGHT
AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY
SOME SNOW MIXING IN WITH RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS
COLDER AIR COMES DOWN BEHIND THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. THERE
IS STILL A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY AS MUCH DEPENDS ON GROUND
TEMPERATURES AND WHEN EXACTLY THE CHANGE OVER OCCURS…BUT A FEW
INCHES OF SLUSHY ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE MAINLY OVER PORTIONS OF
NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES
HIGH TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY SHOULD ONLY REACH THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. A SLOW WARMING TREND BEGINS FRIDAY…WITH
AFTER THIS SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION WEDNESDAY…HIGH PRESSURE WILL
MOVE IN AND KEEP THINGS QUIET AND COOL THROUGH THE REST OF THE
WORK WEEK.
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO REACH THE UPPER 50S AND LOWER 60S BY
SUNDAY.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Police investigated an accident in which an SUV lost control on 2nd Avenue Southeast heading northbound, near the Hardee’s Restaurant parking lot access at about 1:15 p.m., Monday.
The male driver lost control of his SUV which then hit and became high-center on an electrical transformer on the ground.
At the scene, a wrecker hoisted the vehicle off the panel, allowing the SUV to be pulled by rope away from the panel. The Jamestown City Fire Department applied “floor dry,” and then foam, and the city crew applied sand to the ground to absorb the fuel from the vehicle’s leaking fuel tank and oil that leaked from the electrical transformer.
Jamestown City Fire Chief, Jim Reuther said the liquid was dammed and diked to prevent the spread of the liquid, a possible source of ignition.
The vehicle was taken away by a wrecker.
The driver was taken to Jamestown Regional Medical Center by ambulance.
His condition was not immediately known.
The accident caused a power outage in the area, that disabled the traffic signals at the intersection of First Avenue South, and 10th Street.
Jamestown Police directed traffic.
Otter Tail Power Company crews were called to the scene to make repairs and restore power.
Chief Reuther says the amount of fuel and foam was not enough to create a bio-hazard, and was able to be removed from the scene by the city crew.
Responding to the scene for about an hour were five units of the Jamestown City Fire Department, and 26 fire fighters.
Otter Tail Power Company Customer Service representative in Jamestown, Jeff Hoff says the power that affected that block including the traffic signals at the intersection was expected to be restored by late Monday afternoon, early evening.
He adds, the transformer will either be repaired or replaced, depending on the damage.
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Cops & Kid’s Fundraiser, Bean Bag Toss Tournament, is Monday (Oct 26, 2015) evening at 6-p.m., at the Gladstone Inn & Suites, with the proceeds to help less fortunate kids, shop for Christmas.
On Monday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, the local Fraternal Order of Police, Liason, Nellie Degen said the cost to play the Bean Bag toss tournament is $10 per person, $20 per team, with two person teams.
Coming up in December a list of elementary school age children will be given to law enforcement to participate in the program at Walmart in Jamestown.
Volunteers are also need for the December event for gift wrapping and other support.
Jamestown (CSi) The push continues for the City of Jamestown and Stutsman County to implement the State Public Employees Retirement System, (PERS) program for local enforcement.
On Monday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, the James Valley Fraternal Order of Police, Liason, Nellie Degen said, she will appear at the November 2, 2015 Jamestown City Council meeting, and the November 3rd Stutsman County Commission meeting repeating requests to have both political sub-divisions implement the program.
She pointed out that PERS allows officers to make their own contributions so they may retire at an earlier date, as early as age 55, and has been available in North Dakota since 2003.
She added that political subdivisions that have PERS available for local law enforcement is a good recruitment tool, noting that with officers under emotional and physical stress and limitation as they get older officers will benefit from being able to retire at age 55.
She added that PERS for law enforcement, is separate from the PERS mainstream program of public employees.
She said Stutsman County officials recently held a workshop on how the program works, but as of yet has taken no formal action.
At the October 5, 2015 Jamestown City Council meeting, she presented the council with 437 signatures gathered within 24 hours from citizens supporting the PERS program for local law enforcement. At that meeting she asked the city council to amend the 2016 city budget to including funding for law enforcement PERS. She pointed out that the city had not scheduled a public meeting on the issue, pointing out that the city was given information prior to the council meeting.
At the City Council meeting, Mayor Andersen said the city needs to learn more on the issue, and will learn more during a planned webinar.
Ms, Degen said the City Council may amend the already passed 2016 city budget if it so chooses.
Ms. Degen urges community members in favor of implementing the program in Jamestown and Stutsman County to contact Jamestown City Council, and Stutsman County Commission members and, or appear at the upcoming meetings.
Jamestown (CSi) As refurbishing of the Historic 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse moves forward, Monday the hands of the clock were removed with the assistance of the State of North Dakota’s ladder truck, operated by the Jamestown City Fire Department, so that the clock mechanism can be repaired.
Plans are to have the clock mechanism repaired and the hands re-installed next spring.
The structure has been re-wired for electricity, and new restrooms are in place, along with recent work on rehabing the interior woodwork.
More interrior photos to be posted on line at CSiNewsNow.com
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A man accused of sex trafficking in the Williston area is presenting his defense in federal court in Bismarck this week.
Keith Graves is defending himself against 11 charges related to sex trafficking and drugs. Women who testified for the prosecution last week alleged that Graves used a handgun, bat and fists to keep them in line.
The government rested its case on Friday, and U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland rejected a request from Graves to dismiss the case. Graves cited insufficient evidence but Hovland disagreed.
Graves was one of the main subjects in “The Overnighters,” which won an award at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. It followed a pastor who opened his church to homeless oil workers.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Supporters of legalizing medical marijuana in North Dakota are slated to turn in a proposed initiative Tuesday to put the issue on the November 2016 ballot.
With voters’ approval, the initiative would make it legal for North Dakota residents to possess up to 3 ounces of marijuana for medical purposes. It says those who qualify could obtain the drug from a state-licensed dispensary or grow a limited supply for personal use.
Fargo financial planner Rilie Ray Morgan is heading the campaign and says he suffers from chronic pain himself. He says he has never used marijuana as a pain reliever and would like the option of doing so.
The medical marijuana initiative will need petition signatures from at least 13,452 eligible North Dakota voters to qualify for the ballot.
In sports…
Bismarck (CSi) North Dakota Game and Fish reminds deer hunters about the Sportsmen Against Hunger program.
As only one deer gun license is issued per hunter, families with more than one license might may want to donate a deer.
Sportsmen Against Hunger raises money to process donated goose and deer meat, and coordinates distribution of donated meat to food pantries in the state.
Contact area processors for more information:
Reister Meats, Streeter
Miller’s Fresh Foods, Cooperstown
Valley Meats, Valley City
The Butcher Block, Oakes
LaMoure Lockers, LaMoure
Warehouse Grocery, Harvey
In world and national news…
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – Pakistani authorities have increased the death toll from Monday’s earthquake to 189, bringing the total regional death toll to 224. The earthquake was centered in eastern Afghanistan, where at least 33 were killed. It shook buildings from Kabul, the Afghan capital, to Delhi, India.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Associated Press has learned that Army Green Berets who requested the Oct. 3 airstrike on the Doctors without Borders trauma center in Afghanistan were aware it was a functioning hospital but believed it was under Taliban control. The death toll from the attack is at 30. A Pentagon spokesman says in a statement that it would be “premature to draw any conclusions” before the three investigations into the attack are complete.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Congressional officials say House Speaker John Boehner will try to push through a two-year budget agreement before he steps down and is replaced by Paul Ryan this week. Congress must raise the federal borrowing limit by Nov. 3 or risk a first-ever default, while money to pay for government operations runs out Dec. 11 unless Congress acts. Ryan is set to be elected speaker on Thursday.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – A new poll challenges Republican front-runner Donald Trump’s frequent assertion that he will win the Hispanic vote if he becomes his party’s nominee. A new AP-GfK poll finds Trump is viewed unfavorably by 72 percent of Hispanics, with 6 in 10 having a very unfavorable opinion of him. Trump began his campaign by calling some immigrants from Mexico rapists. He vows to deport all of the estimated 11 million people living in the country illegally if he is elected president.
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (AP) – A customer who shot at suspected shoplifters fleeing a Detroit-area Home Depot parking lot has pleaded no contest to reckless discharge of a firearm. Her lawyer says Tatiana Duva-Rodriguez made the plea today in Rochester Hills. Police say the shots flattened a tire on the suspected shoplifters’ SUV. They were arrested a few days later. Duva-Rodriguez faces up to 90 days in jail, but could just have to pay fines and court costs.
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