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.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED FLURRIES AND PATCHY LIGHT
FREEZING DRIZZLE. AREAS OF FOG. LOWS AROUND 15. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY…AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH
ISOLATED FLURRIES AND PATCHY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IN THE
MORNING…THEN MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…DECREASING CLOUDS. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 20 TO 25 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 30S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20. HIGHS
NEAR 30.
PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
ROADS AND SIDEWALKS MAY BECOME SLICK.
TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING.
WESTERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH DEVELOPING ON WEDNESDAY
CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.
UPDATE…
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (AP) – Art Kirschenmann has died from injuries suffered in a house fire in Valley City.
Fire Chief Gary Retterath says it appears the blaze broke out shortly before 3 a.m. Sunday in the home’s basement.
Retterath says the body of Kirschenmann has been sent to the State Forensic Examiner’s Office for an autopsy to determine his cause of death.
Kirschenmann’s wife Arlene, was injured in the fire, and was reported in fair condition in a Fargo hospital, Monday.
The North Dakota State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the fire.
Previously….
Valley City (CSi) – The Barnes County Sheriff’s Office reports, a man was killed and a woman was injured in a 3-a.m. Sunday fire in a two story single family home in the 200 block of Sixth Street Northwest in Valley City.
Fire Chief Gary Retterath says a male occupant was found dead in the basement. A woman who lived in the house was able to get out and knock on neighbors’ doors until someone answered and called to report the fire.
Retterath says, a retired couple was in the home. The husband died, and his the wife was taken to Mercy Hospital and reportedly is listed in fair condition, on Sunday afternoon.
Authorities haven’t yet identified the victims.
Retterath says the man’s body has been sent to the North Dakota State Forensic Examiner’s Office for an autopsy to determine his cause of death.
The preliminary investigation, indicates that it appears the fire started in the basement and the man most likely went downstairs to check on it but didn’t make it out. The fire spread quickly throughout the home, spreading to the attic.
Retterath and a deputy state fire marshal will continue the investigation in the home on Monday to look into possible causes.
No pets occupied the home, and the house was heavily damaged beyond repair.
No other buildings were damaged.
Retterath says about 20 firefighters and five units responded to the call. He says the firefighters had the fire under control within about 45 minutes of arriving on scene.
Fire crews cleared the scene by the early Sunday afternoon.
Retterath says this was the first time he had a fatality at a house fire. He says after all the firefighters returned to the station from the scene, they had a debriefing with the Valley City Fire Department’s chaplain.
The Valley City Police Department was at the scene to help handle traffic near the home. The Red Cross provided additional aid.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court will not allow North Dakota to enforce a law banning abortions when a fetal heartbeat is detected as early as six weeks into a pregnancy.
The justices on Monday turned away the state’s appeal of lower court rulings that struck down the 2013 fetal heartbeat law as unconstitutional. The law never took effect, and abortion rights supporters said it was the strictest anti-abortion measure in the country.
The high court last week rejected Arkansas’ bid to enforce its own fetal heartbeat law, banning some abortions at 12 weeks. Both measures were struck down by a unanimous panel of three judges appointed by President George W. Bush to the St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem (STEHN’-juhm) says it’s “no surprise” the Supreme Court will not allow the state to enforce a law banning abortions when a fetal heartbeat is detected as early as six weeks into a pregnancy.
The justices on Monday turned away the state’s appeal of lower court rulings that struck down the 2013 fetal heartbeat law as unconstitutional. The law never took effect, and abortion rights supporters said it was the strictest anti-abortion measure in the country.
Stenehjem called review of the law a “longshot,” especially after the high court last week rejected Arkansas’ bid to enforce its own fetal heartbeat law, banning some abortions at 12 weeks.
Opponents say the North Dakota law was an attempt to shutter the state’s only abortion clinic in Fargo.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem (STEHN’-juhm) says the fundraising arm of North Dakota State University violated the state’s open records law.
Stenehjem said in a written opinion issued Monday that the North Dakota State University Development Foundation and Alumni Association violated state law when it refused to release the applications for people seeking to become its next president and CEO.
Stenehjem said The Forum newspaper in Fargo requested an opinion from the state after the foundation refused to release the original applications for the positions. A search firm hired by the foundation had removed any identifying information and was in possession of the original applications.
Stenehjem said the search firm was acting as an agent of a public entity and was therefore subject to the open records law.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A federal judge has sentenced two men to more than three years in prison for distributing a powerful synthetic drug that led to numerous overdoses in the Grand Forks area.
Kain Schwandt and David Noye Jr. pleaded guilty earlier to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. Authorities say the two men continued to deal powdered fentanyl after they knew that one of their customers died from an overdose.
U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson on Monday sentenced Schwandt to 32 months in prison and Noye to 29 months behind bars. The judge said the case is “as bad as it gets” for a drug conspiracy.
Attorneys for the two defendants say their clients have taken responsibility for their actions and both have been model citizens since their arrests.
BUFFALO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Health Department has extended a public comment period and scheduled a public hearing on a proposed 9,000-hog operation near Buffalo.
The comment period will run to March 19, and an informational meeting and public hearing will be held March 17 at the Buffalo Senior Citizens building.
Minnesota-based Pipestone Holdings LLC is planning the $15 million Rolling Green Family Farms hog facility. It needs a permit from the Health Department.
Rolling Greens Family Farms spokesman Barry Kerkaert says the hog farm would create jobs, boost the local economy and not pose risks to the environment.
But some of the town’s 200 residents worry about problems such as odor. They held a petition-signing event over the weekend to show opposition and demand more information on potential impacts.
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) – Jury selection is set to begin in the murder for hire trial of James Henrikson.
Henrikson is accused of hiring a hit man to kill Spokane businessman Doug Carlile in a dispute involving business dealings in the North Dakota oil patch.
The federal trial begins Monday in Richland, after being moved from Spokane because of extensive publicity.
Henrikson faces charges including murder for hire, conspiracy to commit murder for hire, solicitation to commit murder for hire and conspiracy to distribute heroin.
Carlile was shot in December 2013 at his South Hill home.
The trial is expected to be lengthy, with prosecutors planning to call 58 witnesses.
In sports…
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Junior guard Carlin Dupree has rejoined the North Dakota State basketball team, two weeks after leaving because he was unhappy with his role.
Dupree said in a statement issued by the school Monday that he made “a selfish decision” and hopes he’ll be forgiven.
Coach David Richman says Dupree is a member of the Bison family and will be supported. But he also says Dupree is returning with “some adjusted expectations,” and it hasn’t been decided whether he’ll play again this season.
Before leaving, Dupree had played in 17 games and was averaging seven points, three rebounds and two assists. The Milwaukee native is best known for coming off the bench and scoring four straight points in overtime to spark an 80-75 win over Oklahoma in the 2014 NCAA Tournament.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Third baseman Trevor Plouffe and the Minnesota Twins have agreed to a $7.25 million, one-year contract to avoid arbitration.
Plouffe gets a raise of $2.45 million under Monday’s agreement. He hit .244 last season with 22 homers and a career-high 86 RBIs. He also set career bests in hits (140), runs (74) and games (152), solidifying himself in the middle of the Twins order.
The settlement was $225,000 below the midpoint between the $7.9 million Plouffe had asked for in arbitration and the $7 million Minnesota had offered.
Plouffe’s development as a solid power hitter and capable defensive third baseman led the Twins to move prized prospect Miguel Sano to the outfield. Sano came up through the minors as a third baseman and mostly served as a DH in his 80 games with the Twins last year.
In world and national news…
DETROIT (AP) – A Detroit judge is again denying a temporary restraining order requested by the city’s school district that would force teachers to stop skipping school. The judge said Monday there’s no proof the union or individual activists are behind the teacher absences, called sick-outs. Teachers are upset over pay, class sizes, building conditions and Gov. Rick Snyder’s plan to overhaul the district. The district says two schools are closed Monday due to a high volume of teacher absences.
NEW YORK (AP) – Fliers are continuing to face delays and cancellations in the aftermath of a massive weekend blizzard that slammed into the eastern U.S. More than 2,500 flights were delayed or canceled Monday. At least 37 people were killed in the storm. It dumped more than 20 inches on the East Coast – and 42 inches in one West Virginia town.
PARIS (AP) – Europe’s top police agency is issuing a stark warning about the Islamic State group. The Europol agency says extremists will keep attempting lethal attacks on soft targets in Europe as the group increasingly goes global. Hours before the report was issued, a new video was released by the militants, celebrating the killers who carried out the November attacks in Paris. It shows the extent of the planning that went into the attacks. All nine men seen in the video died in the attacks or their aftermath.
WASHINGTON (AP) – More American children are being victimized by abuse and neglect. That’s the indication from a report released today by the Department of Health and Human Services. It finds that the number of child victims increased by nearly three percent in the latest annual reporting period. The number of fatalities from child abuse and neglect in 2014 was estimated at 1,580 — up from 1,530 the year before.
MEXICO CITY (AP) – The World Health Organization is warning that the Zika virus is likely to spread. It says the virus, which is suspected of causing birth defects, is likely to spread to every country in the Americas where the mosquito that carries it can be found. That would include everywhere except for Canada and continental Chile. The statement says the virus is new to the region, so few people have immunity to it. Some U.S. travelers have been infected abroad with Zika, but there have been no cases of local infection with it in the United States so far.
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