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CSi Weather…
REST OF TODAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. RAIN LIKELY POSSIBLY MIXED WITH FREEZING
RAIN IN THE MORNING…THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 30 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING…
THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
40 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
MORNING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 40S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING…
THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S.
.SATURDAY…CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20. HIGHS
AROUND 30.
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN ACROSS NORTHWEST THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA AND THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY IS POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY MORNING. THIS INCLUDES WILLISTON…BISMARCK…JAMESTOWN…
LINTON AND ELLENDALE. A THIN GLAZE OF ICE AND SLIPPERY CONDITIONS
ON ROADS AND SIDEWALKS ARE POSSIBLE. UNCERTAINTY REMAINS
REGARDING HOW MUCH FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR AS TEMPERATURES ARE
FORECAST TO SLOWLY RISE THROUGH THE NIGHT….BUT IT ONLY TAKES A
VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF FREEZING RAIN TO CAUSE TRAVEL PROBLEMS.
AFTER TUESDAY…A SECOND CLIPPER IS FORECAST TO IMPACT THE REGION
WITH A POSSIBLE WINTRY MIX WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY.
Valley City (CSi) Bob the Triceratops, the largest and most complete triceratops fossil found anywhere to-date, has been on exhibit at the Barnes County Museum in Valley City since June 2014. Word has been received that it will be leaving for auction sometime before December 20th.
(CSi) North Dakota Congressman Kevin Cramer will be holding Mobile Office Hours in Valley City and Jamestown on Friday, December 11, 2015.
Mobile Office Hours allow constituents to receive assistance with casework from the Congressman’s staff without having to visit his district offices.
For help regarding issues with the VA, Social Security benefits or disabilities, Medicare billing problems, immigration issues, military records or medals, or for assistance with any federal agency, constituents can stop by one of the following Mobile Office Hours:
Friday, December 11, Valley City Barnes County Public Library, from 10:00am – 11:30am, 410 Central Ave N in Valley City.
And at the Alfred Dickey Public Library in Jamestown, from 1:00pm – 2:30pm, 105 3rd St SE in Jamestow
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is accepting public comments on an environmental study for a water pipeline project in Cooperstown.
The plan calls for five miles of 9-inch PVC pipe to be placed from the Cooperstown wells to the city’s water treatment plant. The federal government is paying for $2.2 million of $2.9 million project.
The pipeline is part of the corps’ environmental infrastructure program. Similar projects have been completed in Fort Abercrombie and Minot.
The environmental study is available online at http://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/Home/PublicNotices.aspx .
Comments will be accepted until Jan. 5.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Gov. Jack Dalrymple has ordered that North Dakota and U.S. flags be flown at half-staff on public buildings to honor the victims of the Pearl Harbor attack 74 years ago.
The directive is in accordance with a proclamation by President Barack Obama. Monday is designated as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
The surprise attack by Japan on Dec. 7, 1941, on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii killed or wounded more than 3,500 Americans and pushed the U.S. into World War II.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Trial has been delayed until next year for a Mandaree man accused of killing another man with his bare hands on the Fort Berthold Reservation.
Marcel Chase is accused of killing Toby Young Bear a year ago during a fight while the two men were using methamphetamine. In October he was deemed competent to stand trial after a lengthy psychiatric evaluation.
Chase was scheduled for a three-day trial beginning Dec. 15. His attorney asked for and received a continuance, saying he needed more time to prepare and that he also wanted a longer trial.
Prosecutors did not object to the defense request, and U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland rescheduled trial to begin Feb. 8. Hovland said a five-day trial is anticipated.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison on a federal drug conspiracy charge in North Dakota.
Shawn Machipiness pleaded guilty in September to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance. Authorities say the ring involved more than 500 grams of methamphetamine that was distributed primarily in North Dakota, Minnesota and Washington state.
Machipiness was arrested in Grand Forks in August.
An attorney for Machipiness asked for a sentence of 10 years. The government argued for a term of more than 19 years.
U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson said in court that the sentence reflects the nature of the offense and the defendant’s prior history of drug-related crimes.
TIOGA, N.D. (AP) – A massive man camp in western North Dakota has closed, and its operator might look into turning part of it into single-family homes.
The Capital Lodge located outside Tioga closed just before Thanksgiving. Fewer than 50 workers were occupying the multiunit facility licensed for as many as 2,000 beds.
CEO Mike Boudreau says the company will look at options for the facility’s future in the spring. He says they might renovate 80 of its large units into single-family residences and convert the complex into a mixed-use development.
Mike Sizemore is development director for Williams County. He says the county is down to fewer than 2,000 man camp beds after once having 12,000 licensed. He says transforming a man camp into a community would be unique.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Some officials in Minot are proposing that the city rewrites its flood-related regulations in an effort to ease any future hikes in flood insurance premiums for residents. The Minot Daily News reports the city’s Planning Commission is recommending the change. City engineer Lance Meyer says the new language would comply with Federal Emergency Management Agency mandates.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The chairman of a state conservation fund has stepped down.
Wade Moser had served as the chairman of the 12-member North Dakota Outdoor Heritage Fund board since it was established in 2013.
Moser says he’s stepping down as chairman because “one person shouldn’t be in charge the whole time.”
The board elected vice-chair Jim Melchior to a one-year term as chairman and voted board member Jon Godfread to a one-year term as vice-chair.
The fund gets a percentage of oil and gas production taxes. The goal is to restore land affected by energy production and to develop such things as fish and wildlife habitat and outdoor recreation areas.
CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) – A weekend bison sale at a North Dakota ranch drew buyers from as far as Idaho, Missouri and Texas.
About 800 bison were auctioned Saturday at the Bev and Ernie Fischer ranch near Cannon Ball, as part of efforts to downsize their herd. It was one of the biggest bison sales in the country this year.
More than one-fourth of the nation’s bison are raised by ranchers in the Dakotas. Adam Hoffman of Sisseton, South Dakota, bought nearly one-fifth of the bison for sale Saturday.
The sale came during a time of extraordinary demand for bison, with the animals bringing the highest prices in a decade.
The North Dakota Buffalo Association holds its annual auction Jan. 9 in Napoleon. The association will sell up to 300 animals.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Fire departments in North Dakota trying to buy new equipment are being encouraged to apply for federal funding.
U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp says eligible fire departments should apply for grants that can help provide critically needed equipment to improve the readiness of first responders.
The Federal Management Agency is making the money available through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, which is meant to help fire departments and emergency medical service organizations purchase response equipment, personal protective equipment and vehicles.
The Mandan Rural Fire Protection District was granted $87,000 through the assistance program last year.
Heitkamp is the daughter of a volunteer firefighter. She says in North Dakota, 96 percent of first responders are volunteers and this funding supports their safety.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota health officials have awarded nearly $94,000 to a number of schools and regional education associations for new and established suicide prevention programs.
The North Dakota Department of Health says results from a 2014 state survey released last month revealed startling rates of suicidal ideation and attempts among North Dakota’s youth. The survey showed that 13.5 percent of high school students had made a plan to end their lives while 9.4 percent of high school students had attempted suicide within the last year.
The department awarded funding to Century High School and Bismarck High School for a program that teaches students and educators how to support those struggling with emotional challenges.
A tribal nonprofit organization serving schools within the Turtle Mountain Reservation is also among those receiving state funding.
In sports…
Bison vs. Northern Iowa, 11am Dec 12, airs on ESPN – CSi 14.
NDSU vs Northern Iowa at FargoDome
Saturday, December 12th – 11:00 a.m.
| Reserved Sideline | $40 |
| Reserved End Zone | $30 |
| Adult Standing Room | $20 |
| Youth Standing Room (17 & under) | $10 |
| NDSU Students with valid NDSU ID | $ 5 |
Office Hours:
| Sunday, Dec 6 | CLOSED- tickets available online starting at 2:00 p.m. |
| Monday, Dec 7 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Dec 8 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. SEASON TICKET HOLDER DEADLINE 5:00 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Dec 9 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. UNCLAIMED SEASON TICKETS ON SALE TO PUBLIC 8:00 a.m. |
| Thursday, Dec 10 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Friday, Dec 11 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Saturday, Dec 12 | Open 5 hours prior to kickoff |
2015 Season Ticket Holders
To guarantee your same seat location for the playoff game, you must purchase your playoff tickets by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 8th. Any tickets not purchased by this time will be deleted from your account and made available for the general public to purchase.
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Purchase your playoff tickets using 1 of the following methods:
1.ONLINE: Login to your account at GoBison.com.
2.PHONE: Call the Bison Ticket Office during office hours 701-231-6378 or toll free 888-231-6378.
3.BOX OFFICE: Stop by the Bison Ticket Office located in the Fargodome to purchase your tickets in person.
NDSU Student Tickets
Student tickets can be purchased at the Bison Ticket Office during regular office hours or at the Memorial Union during the following designated hours:
| Monday, Dec 7 | 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Dec 8 | 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
NDSU Student tickets will be $5 with a valid NDSU student ID. Limit of 1 student ticket per ID.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – As the weather gets colder, North Dakota’s Game and Fish Department is cautioning winter anglers to be careful as they head out onto the ice.
Enforcement Chief Robert Timian says ice conditions shouldn’t be judged by appearance alone, especially this time of year because water edges become solid before the center.
Anglers should drill test holes as they make their way onto a lake, and then use an ice chisel to check thickness while moving around.
Snow can hide cracks, weak areas and open water. Timian says anglers should avoid cracks, pressure ridges, slushy or dark areas, and areas around partially submerged trees.
Winter anglers also should wear a personal flotation device and carry ice picks or screwdrivers to pull themselves back onto the ice should they fall through.
(CSi) On Saturday afternoon, the VCSU Vikings connected on 30 free throws on 35 attempts in their 89-71 win over Johnson and Wales.
Jayden Ferguson had a game high 24 points and with 8 board for VCSU, while Nygel Drury and Justyn Galloway each chipped in 14 points.
The Vikings (10-1 overall, 2-0 NSAA) host #8 Dakota Wesleyan University on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. inside the W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota will face Central Michigan in the Quick Lane Bowl on December 28th. The game takes place at Ford Field in Detroit. The Gophers’ last bowl win was 11 years ago when they beat Alabama in the Music City Bowl.
Men’s basketball…
(CSi) On Saturday afternoon, the VCSU Vikings connected on 30 free throws on 35 attempts in their 89-71 win over Johnson and Wales.
Jayden Ferguson had a game high 24 points and with 8 board for VCSU, while Nygel Drury and Justyn Galloway each chipped in 14 points.
The Vikings (10-1 overall, 2-0 NSAA) host #8 Dakota Wesleyan University on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. inside the W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse.
University of Jamestown 102, Oak Hills Christian College 54
N DAKOTA ST-SOUTHERN MISS…
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) – Quinton Campbell had career highs with five 3-pointers and 17 points, and Southern Mississippi beat North Dakota State 74-62 Sunday night for its first win.
Campbell shot 6 of 8 from the floor. Eddie Davis III scored a career-best 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting for Southern Miss (1-6). Kourtlin Jackson chipped in 12 points with a career-high six assists.
Paul Miller made four 3-pointers and had 15 points to lead North Dakota State (5-3). A.J. Jacobson added 10 points.
Khari Price and Campbell made back-to-back 3-pointers to give the Eagles a 37-27 halftime lead. Carlin Dupree’s jumper pulled the Bison to 44-35 with 15:46 to play. Campbell answered with a 3-pointer and Southern Miss led by double digits the rest of the way.
The Bison shot 37.5 percent and scored a season-low 62 points.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Russell Wilson threw for three touchdowns and rushed for another in the Seattle Seahawks’ 38-7 rout over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. Doug Baldwin had two TDs and Thomas Rawls rushed for a score as the Seahawks won their third straight game. Vikings running back Adrian Peterson was limited to 18 yards on eight carries. Green Bay and Minnesota are now tied atop the NFC North at 8-4.
Blaine Gabbert threw a 71-yard touchdown pass to Torrey Smith in overtime after running for the tying TD late in regulation as the San Francisco 49ers beat the Chicago Bears, 26-20.
Brock Osweiler threw for one touchdown and Danny Trevathan intercepted Philip Rivers and returned it 25 yards for a score, leading the Denver Broncos to a 17-3 victory against the hapless San Diego Chargers. Osweiler is 3-0 while filling in for injured Peyton Manning.
NEW ORLEANS (AP)- The Carolina Panthers are 12-0, but it took a lot of work. Cam Newton, who was 28 of 41 for 331 yards, tossed five TD passes and twice had to lead the Panthers back from fourth-quarter deficits as the New Orleans Saints suffered their fourth straight loss 41-38 to fall to 4-8.
Final Arizona 27 St. Louis 3
Final Tampa Bay 23 Atlanta 19
Final Miami 15 Baltimore 13
Final Cincinnati 37 Cleveland 3
Final Buffalo 30 Houston 21
Final Tennessee 42 Jacksonville 39
Final OT N-Y Jets 23 N-Y Giants 20
Final OT San Francisco 26 Chicago 20
Final Denver 17 San Diego 3
Final Kansas City 34 Oakland 20
Final Philadelphia 35 New England 28
Final Pittsburgh 45 Indianapolis 10
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
NEW YORK (AP)- The NBA champion Golden State Warriors are now 22-0 with a 26-game winning streak dating back to last season. The Warriors drubbed Brooklyn 114-98, dropping the Nets to 5-15. Stephen (STEH’-fihn) Curry led the Warriors with 24.
Final Memphis 95 Phoenix 93
Final Dallas 116 Washington 104
Final Detroit 111 L-A Lakers 91
Final Oklahoma City 98 Sacramento 95
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Carolina 5 Arizona 4
Final Chicago 3 Winnipeg 1
Final New Jersey 4 Florida 2
Final N-Y Rangers 4 Ottawa 1
Final Edmonton 4 Buffalo 2
Final Anaheim 2 Pittsburgh 1
Final Los Angeles 3 Tampa Bay 1
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final ( 9) North Carolina 98 Davidson 65
Final (25) Baylor 69 (16) Vanderbilt 67
Final (17) Cincinnati 87 Morgan St. 66
TOP-25 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final ( 2) South Carolina 66 (14) Duke 55
Final ( 4) Baylor 96 Grambling St. 42
Final ( 6) Texas 66 UALR 56
Final Virginia Tech 57 ( 8) Tennessee 43
Final ( 9) Mississippi St. 82 Tennessee St. 54
Final (10) Ohio St. 105 Cincinnati 76
Final (13) Florida St. 75 Temple 47
Final (15) Northwestern 69 Milwaukee 44
Final (17) Arizona St. 68 Columbia 49
Final (18) California 117 Sacramento St. 99
Final (19) Michigan St. 76 Loyola of Chicago 47
Final (20) Syracuse 64 Stony Brook 49
Final (21) Oklahoma 71 Washington 68
Final Georgia 70 (22) Seton Hall 52
Final (24) South Florida 101 Penn St. 79
College AP Poll
UNDATED (AP) – Clemson is the top team in the last regular-season poll from The Associated Press. The 13-0 Tigers, winners of the Atlantic Coast Conference championship, received 59 first-place votes with second-ranked Alabama getting nine and third-ranked Michigan State one.
Completing the first five are Oklahoma and Stanford.
The second five consists of Iowa, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Florida State and North Carolina.
The last regular-season rankings were released before the College Football Playoff selection committee revealed the field for the national semifinals.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) – The field is set for the second College Football Playoff. As expected, Clemson, the top team in the final Associated Press regular-season poll, was given the top seed with Alabama second, Michigan State third and Oklahoma fourth.
Clemson will face Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl while in the Cotton Bowl Alabama will go against Michigan State in the national semifinals on New Year’s Eve.
The national championship game is set for Monday, Jan. 11 in Glendale, Arizona.
As promised, Clemson coach Dabo (DAB’-oh) Swinney hosted a pizza party at the football stadium for 20,000 fans. Each received a free slice of pizza to celebrate being the top-seed.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-BOWLS
UNDATED (AP) – Along with the two national semifinal bowl games, the Cotton and Orange Bowls, being set, the rest of the games are now taking shape. For example it has been announced that Iowa will face Stanford in the Rose Bowl while the Sugar Bowl will match Mississippi against Oklahoma State and the Fiesta Bowl has Notre Dame against Ohio State.
MLB…
Free-agent pitcher Mike Pelfrey who played for the Twins, has finalized a $16 million, two-year contract with the Detroit Tigers, who also added catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia (sahl-tah-lah-MAH’-kee-ah) for the major league minimum of $507,500.
GOLF-HERO WORLD CHALLENGE…
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) – Bubba Watson won the PGA’s Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas by three shots over Patrick Reed. Each man shot a 6-under-66 in the final round but Watson completed play at 25-under-par. Rickie Fowler was third at minus-21 with Jordan Spieth (speeth), the defending champ finishing play at 20-under.
MLS-CUP..
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Diego Valeri scored at the 27-second mark for the fastest goal in MLS Cup history and the Portland Timbers won the league title for the first time, beating the Columbus Crew 2-1.
Rodney Wallace made it 2-0 in the seventh minute. The Crew’s Kei Kamara scored in the 18th minute to finish the scoring.
In world and national news…
BEIRUT (AP) – A Qatar (GUH’-tur)-based American military official is questioning Syrian government allegations that three of its soldiers were killed in a U.S.-led coalition airstrike in eastern Syria. Lt. Col. Kristi Beckman, director of public affairs at the Combined Air Operations Center at al-Udeid air base in Qatar, says there was no indication that the coalition had killed Syrian troops. Syria says planes attacked an army base in an area mostly held by the Islamic State group.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Florida Sen. And Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio says he’s unimpressed with President Barack Obama’s address on terrorism. Rubio tells Fox News that “nothing” in the speech “is going to assuage people’s fears.” Obama vowed that the U.S. will overcome a new phase of the terror threat that seeks to “poison the minds” of people here and around the world.
CAIRO (AP) – The Egyptian military says its effort to stamp out cross-border smuggling through tunnels into the Gaza Strip continues. In a Facebook announcement, the military says that last month, it destroyed 20 recently discovered underground tunnels along the border with the Gaza Strip. Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers consider the tunnels a lifeline.
BEIJING (AP) – The smog is still stifling life in Beijing. China’s capital has issued its first red alert for smog, urging schools to close and invoking restrictions on factories and traffic that will keep half the city’s vehicles off the roads on alternate days. The red alert is the most serious of four warning levels. Most of the smog is blamed on vehicles and coal-fired power plants.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) – The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says Asia’s need to fuel its growing energy requirements is keeping interest in nuclear power high despite Japan’s Fukushima disaster. IAEA chief Yukiya Amano (yoo-KEE’-ah ah-MAHN’-oh) says at least 30 developing countries are seriously considering the use of nuclear power.
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