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REST OF TODAY…CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE
OF SNOW 40 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 50 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.TONIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS . LOWS 15 TO 20.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 50 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 40. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
EVENING…THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER
20S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE
OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. LOWS 15 TO 20.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
LOWS AROUND 15.
SCATTERED LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. THERE COULD BE A QUICK INCH OR 2 NEAR ANY SNOW SHOWER…WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR PERSISTENT SNOW BANDS. THIS MAY CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROADS FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING COMMUTE. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DISSIPATE LATER THIS EVENING BY MIDNIGHT.
BREEZY CONDITIONS TODAY WITH WINDS UP TO 30 MPH ALONG WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. VISIBILITIES MAY BE DECREASED IN FALLING SNOW.
Cooperstown (CSi) The Griggs County States Attorney and Special Assistant Barnes County State’s Attorney, Jayme Tenneson, has told the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation that he has declined prosecution of Valley City Attorney Russell Myhre concerning an allegation of serving alcohol to minors.
Tenneson said after reviewing the materials including the statements, recorded interviews and reports, that he has made the decision to decline prosecution for the reason that “I do not believe there is sufficient evidence to obtain a conviction with the standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt.”
Myhre’s attorney Joseph Larson said Myhre is gratified that he has been vindicated.
He says the allegation made against Myhre was untrue and politically motivated and that Myhre will have no further comment regarding this matter.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Moody’s Analytics says North Dakota is in recession, but Minneapolis Federal Reserve officials aren’t going that far.
Moody’s says the pace of job gains in North Dakota is the lowest in half a decade. The oil slump has hurt the state’s economy, and Moody’s points to a “lack of strong growth drivers outside energy and agriculture” as a weakness.
State government is trying to close a more than $1 billion spending gap blamed largely on slumping oil activity, through cuts mandated by Gov. Jack Dalrymple.
But Minneapolis Fed Regional Outreach Director Joe Mahon says the Fed’s forecast for North Dakota is for moderate growth over the coming year.
He says overall the state seems to be growing, driven by major metropolitan areas such as Fargo.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Mandan man shot by Bismarck police last month is now formally accused of trying to escape from his hospital room.
Twenty-six-year-old Travis Clark Jr. faces charges of escape and breaking into a vehicle. Both are felonies that carry a maximum sentence of five years in prison.
Clark was shot by two Bismarck police officers on Jan. 31 after authorities say he ignored the officers’ commands and reached for what officers believed was a weapon.
Authorities allege that while Clark was in the hospital on Feb. 7, he overpowered a private security officer, ran from the hospital and entered a vehicle. He later left the vehicle without incident and was returned to custody.
The Associated Press requested comment from Clark’s attorney.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Two Fargo police officers and the previous Fargo police chief say they are not liable in a lawsuit alleging that a woman was wrongly accused of possessing a meth pipe.
Sarah Rhodes says in a federal civil rights complaint that police blamed her for a pipe that was thrown on the floor of the squad car by another suspect two days earlier. Rhodes was placed in the squad after she was pulled over for drunken driving.
Rhodes says she suffered emotional trauma from the incident and it hurt her chances for a job promotion. She’s seeking at least $100,000.
Officers Jamey Gahner (GAY’-ner) and David Cocharan and former chief Keith Ternes say in their response that police acted “reasonably, lawfully and with probable cause.” They want the case dismissed.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The case of a flight attendant accused of using bomb threats to disrupt SkyWest flights he worked in the upper Midwest and on the East Coast last year might not make it to trial in either North Dakota or Virginia.
Court documents show the Virginia case may be transferred to North Dakota. Prosecutor Gary Delorme says that would indicate a plea agreement or a change of plea might occur. He says cases generally don’t get transferred for trials.
Justin Cox-Sever’s attorney says they’re “discussing all his options.”
Cox-Sever is accused of making bogus bomb threats on a July flight from Charlottesville, Virginia, to Chicago, and on a September flight from Minneapolis to Dickinson, North Dakota. His North Dakota trial this week has been delayed until April.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Declining oil activity is forcing North Dakota’s Transportation Department to make up for a more than $69 million projected shortfall in fuel tax collections, motor vehicle registrations and other fees.
Transportation Director Grant Levi told the Legislature’s interim Transportation Committee on Tuesday that some planned road projects “probably” won’t get completed. He says the agency is looking at several cost-saving measures, including not filling about 20 positions and closing five of the state’s 28 rest areas.
The cuts are unrelated to those the DOT and other state agencies submitted last week to help close a more than $1 billion spending gap blamed largely on slumping oil activity. DOT’s share of those cuts total more than $26 million.
The Transportation Department has about 1,100 employees.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota State University has been awarded a federal grant of more than $130,000 for agriculture research.
North Dakota’s congressional delegation says the money will be used for pest-resistant wheat research at NDSU’s School of Natural Resource Sciences.
The delegation says the goal is to help to prevent damage from pests and increase yields.
The federal funds are made available by the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative grant program through the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A lottery game played in some northern states for nearly two decades is ending, due to a drop in popularity.
Wild Card 2 currently is played in North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Idaho. The game dates to 1994, and lottery officials in the participating states say it’s run its course. The final drawing is Wednesday.
Through the years, the game that also was played for a brief time in Nebraska has had dozens of jackpot winners and paid out tens of millions of dollars in prizes.
The jackpot for the final drawing is $375,000. If there’s a winner, the person will have six months to claim the prize, as usual. If no one wins it, remaining funds will be divided among the four participating states.
In sports…
Jametown (CSi) University of Jamestown men’s hockey coach Dean Stork announces the signing of Nicholas Kovacik of Kelowna, British Columbia, who will join the Jimmies in the 2016-17 season.
Kovacik is a 5′ 10″, 185 pound forward currently playing for the Creston Valley Thunder Cats of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. In 45 games this season, Kovacik has 7 goals and 12 assists with 44 penalty minutes.
“Nicholas is one of the smartest and hardest-working centers I have seen from the KIJHL,” said Stork. “The character shines extremely bright in this individual. He is a natural born leader both on the ice and off the ice. He is an excellent penalty killer and possesses a relentless attitude towards blocking shots and paying the price for his teammates to win a hockey game. I believe Nicholas has not even tapped into his offensive abilities yet and that’s what I will do to help him in his development with UJ hockey.”
University of Jamestown was established in 1883 and is ranked as a top regional school in both US News and World Report and The Princeton Review. The school features development of the whole person through its distinctive Journey to Success experience.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Jamestown 80, Mandan 78
Jamestown, the number five seed, in the opening round of the West Region tournament, starting March 3rd at the Bismarck Event Center take on Dickinson at 4:45 p.m.
Correction
West Fargo 80 Valley City 74
Bismarck Century 78, Bismarck High 58
Bismarck Legacy 51, Bismarck St. Mary’s 48
Dickinson 77, Williston 67
Fargo Davies 77, Grand Forks Central 31
Fargo North 86, Fargo South 54
Grand Forks Red River 69, Devils Lake 61
Minot 117, Turtle Mountain 59
Sheyenne 65, Fargo Shanley 64
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Jamestown 62, Mandan 51
West Fargo 87, Valley City 52
Bismarck Century 58, Bismarck High 44
Bismarck St. Mary’s 58, Bismarck Legacy 51
Fargo Davies 74, Grand Forks Central 68
Fargo Shanley 84, Sheyenne 36
Fargo South 60, Fargo North 27
Grand Forks Red River 59, Devils Lake 42
Turtle Mountain 62, Minot 52
Williston 74, Dickinson 65
Class B Region 3 Tournament
Semifinal
Carrington 51, LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 34
Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 37, Medina-Pingree-Buchanan 32
E-K-M will be facing the Carrington Cardinals on Thursday night at 7:30 to decide the Region 3 champion.
Class B Region 1 Tournament
Semifinal
Fairmount-Campbell-Tintah 63, Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 52
Kindred 69, Maple Valley 61
Class B Region 2 Tournament
Semifinal
Park River/Fordville Lankin 44, Grafton/St. Thomas 38
Thompson 54, Drayton/Valley-Edinburg 39
Class B Region 4 Tournament
Semifinal
Langdon-Munich 58, Rolette-Wolford 23
North Star 64, Benson County 33
Class B Region 5 Tournament
Semifinal
Shiloh Christian 55, New Salem-Almont 50
Turtle Lake-Mercer-McClusky 44, Flasher 28
Class B Region 6 Tournament
Semifinal
Rugby 64, Minot Our Redeemer’s 51
Velva 36, Minot Bishop Ryan 29
Class B Region 7 Tournament
Semifinal
Dickinson Trinity 43, Killdeer 42
Glen Ullin-Hebron 52, Beach 48
Class B Region 8 Tournament
Semifinal
New Town 77, Parshall 61
Watford City 68, Trinity Christian/Trenton 35
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Washington 109 New Orleans 89
Final Orlando 124 Philadelphia 115
Final OT Utah 117 Houston 114
Final Sacramento 114 Denver 110
Final Portland 112 Brooklyn 104
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Frans Nielsen scored twice as the New York Islanders beat the Minnesota Wild 4-1 on Tuesday night in a matchup of surging teams. Matt Martin also scored for New York. Jaroslav Halak made 30 saves as the Islanders improved to 2-0 on a seven-game road trip.
Final New Jersey 5 N-Y Rangers 2
Final Carolina 3 Philadelphia 1
Final Tampa Bay 2 Arizona 1
Final 2OT Detroit 2 Columbus 1 (SO Detroit 2-0)
Final Nashville 3 Toronto 2
Final Dallas 5 Winnipeg 3
Final Ottawa 4 Edmonton 1
Final Los Angeles 2 Calgary 1
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final ( 2) Kansas 66 (19) Baylor 60
Final ( 6) Michigan St. 81 Ohio St. 62
Final (16) Kentucky 78 Alabama 53
NBA…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Timberwolves say Nikola Pekovic is out indefinitely as he recovers from right Achilles surgery he underwent last April. The Timberwolves gave an update on Pekovic’s condition after he missed his eighth straight game on Monday night. The big man from Montenegro has played in just 12 games this season after a surgery that was viewed then as a last-ditch effort to relieve chronic pain in his right foot.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – The Memphis Grizzlies say they will spend the rest of the NBA season without center Marc Gasol (gah-SAHL’) because of a broken right foot that required surgery. Gasol played the Grizzlies’ first 52 games before coming out of a Feb. 8 game against Portland because of the injury. He was averaging 16.6 points and 7.0 rebounds this season to help Memphis grab the fifth spot in the Western Conference standings.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Kyrie (KY’-ree) Irving has received an apology from Hilton Hotels after the Cleveland Cavaliers guard said he was bitten by bed bugs during his stay in Oklahoma City last weekend.
Irving played just nine minutes the next day and later said it was because he discovered the bugs and slept on the couch instead of his bed. He said he had just three hours of sleep and had tightness in his back afterward.
MLB…
PHOENIX (AP) – Brewers manager Craig Counsell is looking to set the tone by doing things a bit differently than some players are used to. Counsell is planning to have his pitchers handle the ball a lot and focus on defense before full squad workouts begin Thursday. Counsell became the 19th manager in franchise history when he took over for Ron Roenicke last May.
NFL-CHARGERS-STADIUM…
SAN DIEGO (AP) – The San Diego Chargers say they want to focus on getting a new stadium built as part of a non-contiguous expansion of the downtown convention center.
The measure could face strong opposition if any funding would require approval of two-thirds of the voters on the November ballot.
Mayor Kevin Faulconer and County Commissioner Ron Roberts had preferred a new stadium be built at the site of aging Qualcomm Stadium in Mission Valley.
DAVIS CUP..
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) – The roster for the U.S. Davis Cup team has been announced. John Isner (IHZ’-nur), Jack Sock and the Bryan twins will represent the United States against Australia in the first round of play next month.
The winner of this first-round matchup will face Belgium or Croatia in the quarterfinals in July.
In world and national news…
LAS VEGAS (AP) – With a big win in the Nevada caucuses, Donald Trump has claimed a third straight commanding victory in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz are in a tight race for second. Trump promised his supporters “an amazing two months” ahead in his White House bid.
KENNER, La. (AP) – A deadly storm system that spawned tornadoes in Gulf Coast states last night is expected to bring severe weather to the Carolinas by this afternoon. Authorities say the storms killed at least three people in Louisiana and Mississippi.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Congressional investigators say the Obama administration has taken a “passive” approach to identifying potential fraud involving the president’s health care law. The finding is in a report by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office; a copy was obtained by The Associated Press.
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) – Rescuers have found the wreckage of a twin-engine plane carrying 23 people that crashed in bad weather into a mountain in central Nepal. All those aboard, including two foreigners, are confirmed dead.
BEIJING (AP) – China’s capital now has something New York City doesn’t – the most billionaires. Beijing has overtaken the Big Apple as home to the most billionaires – 100 to 95 – according to Hurun, a Shanghai firm that releases yearly rankings and research about the 1 percent. The study comes months after reports suggested China now has more billionaires than the United States.
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