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CSi Weather…
TODAY…SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 50. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING…THEN CLOUDY WITH A
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN OR LIGHT NIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA 20 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY…CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING…THEN RAIN
POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
60 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
EVENING IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA 50 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. COLDER. LOWS 15 TO 20. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND
30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
.TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING…
THEN CHANCE OF RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY…CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW IN
THE MORNING…THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
A RAIN/SNOW MIX WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY
INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. SOME AREAS MAY PICK UP AN INCH OR SO OF SNOW
Valley City (CSi) Authorities have arrested a Valley City State University faculty member in Valley City, which occurred on March 22, 2016.
33 year old Long Ram Lau faces a charge of unauthorized use of personal identity and possession of stolen property.
Lau is employed as an Assistant Professor in the VCSU Social Science Department.
The Valley City Police report from Chief Fred Thompson says in part, that a search warrent was obtained for Lau’s apartment and that in excess of two hundred credit cards and gift cards in various names were located and seized, along with multiple computers, electronic storage devices, suspected counterfeit merchandise and medicines. Also seized was a large amount of financial paperwork.
An amended search warrent was later served for Lau’s office at VCSU where additional credit and gift cards, computers, and electronic storage devices were seized.
Lau was placed under arrest for Unauthorized Use of Personal Information and Possession of Stolen Property.
He was taken to the Barnes County Correction Center where he was booked.
The investigation continues and is expected to be lengthy and include forensic examinations of the computers and electronic storage devices.
The Valley City Police Department will work with the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation, and ICE in the investigation.
Valley City Police is asking the public for any information in the case by calling VCPD at 701-845-3110, as additional individuals involved in the case are being sought.
The investigation began in mid March when a victim checked her credit score and discovered irregularities and contacted Fargo Police, filing a crime report.
A tipster, who worked for a Valley City employer contacted, and supplied police with photos of many credit cards with various names and believed to be illegal, alleged to have been taken at 324 6th Avenue Southwest, Apt #4 in Valley City. The resident of the apartment was identified as Long Ram Lau.
The photos and information supplied by the informant were not solicited by Valley City Police.
Based on the subsequent investigation of information obtained from the photos, Valley City Police Lt. Sweson was able to identify and locate one victim, and when contacted determined that the individual had recently been contacted by a credit card company referencing a newly issued credit card in their name.
Jamestown (CSi) The Stutsman County Commission has unanimously approved replacing County Auditor/COO Casey Bradley, on the Stutsman County Grievance Committee, due to a conflict of interest Bradley has with a grievance filed with the county last month.
The commission appointed Stutsman County Social Services Director, Sandy Bendewald, to Bradley’s non-voting position on the Grievance Committee.
Bradley stated that he has a conflict of interest in a grievance filed by former Stutsman County Sheriff’s Sgt., Elizabeth Kapp, who was was terminated on February 27, 2016, by Sheriff Chad Kaiser.
Bradley said a date has not yet been set for hearing on her grievance before the Grievance Committee. The Grievance Committee is made up of : Gwen DuBord, account benefits coordinator; Elise Miller, Social Service human service program administrator 4; David Bratton, veterans service officer; Mickey Nenow, road superintendent; Mark Klose, County Commission chairman; and David Schwartz, County Commission member.
Bradley said the findings of the Grievance Committee can be appealed to the County Commission.
Valley City (CSi) Those interested in running for two seats on the Valley City Commission during the June 14, 2016 elections, have until Monday April 11, 2016 to return a petition with the required number of signatures.
The deadline is 4-p.m.
More information at City Hall in Valley City.
Two City Commission seats are up for election, now held by Mary Lee Nielson, and Madeline Luke.
In Jamestown, three city council seats are up for election, those presently held by Steve Brubakken, Dan Buchanan, and Charlie Kourjian. (Kourajian has previously announced that he will not seek re-election.)
Those filling petitions for the city council seats include:
Daniel Buchanan
Steven Brubakken
Jeff Schwind
Those with petitions circulating include:
Pamela Phillips
Joshua Meade
Phillip Wallace
Those with petitions circulating for City Park Board: (Two Positions)
Ron Olson…Incumbant
Mark Ukestad…Incumbant
Those interested in running for the open positions have until 4-p.m., to return petitions to run with the required number of signatures by Monday April 11, 2016 at 4-p.m., to City Hall.
WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A West Fargo police officer was treated for undisclosed injuries and released from a hospital after authorities say the officer was assaulted by a drug suspect.
Officers responded to a report of a person wearing a ski mask sitting in a vehicle outside of a hotel on Wednesday afternoon.
Authorities say officers made contact with two men, one of whom fled on foot but was caught a short time later. The second suspect allegedly assaulted an officer during a struggle.
The two men were arrested on drug charges. The injured officer wasn’t named.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A Minot woman is accused of leaving her three small children home alone while she went to her job.
Authorities allege that 27-year-old Shaunna Rider left her 5-, 3- and 1-year-old sons unattended for more than three hours on Tuesday.
Authorities say living conditions in the apartment including a lack of food also were unfit for children. The boys were turned over to Child Protective Services.
Rider faces a felony child neglect charge that carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. Court documents do not list an attorney for her, and a home telephone listing couldn’t be found. She could enter a plea at an April 28 court hearing.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Police say a fourth person in the Fargo-Moorhead area has died from an apparent heroin overdose. The 20-year-old man died Tuesday night on the Minnesota side of the Red River in Moorhead. Police Lt. Tory Jacobson says first responders tried to revive the man with an opiate antidote but didn’t succeed. There have been three similar deaths in the last month.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A Ward County prosecutor is accused of drunken driving.
Deputy State’s Attorney Kelly Dillon was arrested Saturday night after police say she crashed her car into a parked vehicle and her blood-alcohol level tested more than double the legal limit for driving.
No one was hurt in the crash.
Dillon did not immediately respond to an Associated Press request for comment on Thursday.
State’s Attorney Roza Larson told the Minot Daily News that Dillon remains on the job while the matter is reviewed. Dillon is due in municipal court on April 1.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A woman accused of visiting hundreds of medical facilities around the country to obtain unnecessary prescription drugs with her Medicare benefits has been sentenced to 15 months in custody and ordered to pay back more than $107,000. Authorities say 52-year-old Lowie Christie caused about 1,830 claims to be submitted to Medicare for prescription drugs between 2007 and 2013. One prosecutor called it an egregious case of doctor-shopping.
WILLISTON, N.D. CSi Troopers responded to numerous property and injury crashes Wednesday in Mountrail, Ward, McKenzie and Williams counties today. Local police departments and sheriff’s offices also responded to crashes. Roadways were icy and a travel alert was in effect earlier in the day.
Three separate incidents caused roadways to be blocked. Westbound Highway 2, west of Ray, was closed for 1.5 hours by a serious injury crash. Eastbound Highway 2 by Berthold was closed by a jackknifed semi for five hours; traffic was diverted onto county roads. Highway 22 by Mandaree was blocked by several semis unable to drive up icy hills. Traffic was backed up for several miles and the traffic jam took a few hours to return to normal.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Stockmen’s Association is giving a $3,000 reward to an unnamed informant who helped crack a cattle-killing case in Oliver County. The group also is giving $1,500 each to the two ranch families affected by what Brand Board Chairman Jeff Schafer calls “a senseless shooting.” That money comes from a donation by Dakota Community Bank and Trust. Nine cattle belonging to John Dixon and Miles Tomac were gunned down in a pasture on the Fourth of July in 2012. After a three-year investigation, a Hensler man was charged with felony criminal mischief. Dillon Gappert eventually resolved the case by agreeing to pay $5,000 in restitution – about 40 percent of the cattle’s value.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says the city of Washburn violated the state’s open meetings laws by holding committee meetings without providing notice.
The opinion stems from meetings that were held after the Washburn City Commission directed two commissioners to serve on a committee to discuss garbage collection contracts and make recommendations to the commission.
The committee met three times before it made its recommendations at a commission meeting. Stenehjem says the group failed to provide or post any notice of its first meeting and did not fully comply with the requirements for providing notice of a special meeting for its remaining two meetings.
The attorney general ordered the city to create detailed minutes of the committee meetings.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Democratic governor candidate Marvin Nelson has chosen New Rockford Sen. Joan Heckaman as his running mate. Nelson introduced Heckaman as his choice for lieutenant governor on Wednesday in Grand Forks. Nelson is a state representative from Rolla. He announced last week he’s seeking the Democratic nomination for governor. The 69-year-old Heckaman is a retired teacher and has served in the North Dakota Senate since 2007. Three Republicans are running for the governor’s seat: Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, Bismarck state Rep. Rick Becker and Fargo businessman Doug Burgum. None of the men have chosen a running mate.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota continues to have some of the fastest-growing areas in the nation, despite the downturn in the oil industry.
New U.S. Census Bureau estimates show that Williston in 2015 continued to be the fastest-growing micropolitan area in the country, with a nearly 9.9 percent growth rate. A micropolitan area has a population of 10,000 to 50,000 people.
Minot and Dickinson were fifth and sixth in the nation respectively in numerical population growth.
North Dakota swept the top four spots for fastest-growing counties, led by 16.65 percent growth in McKenzie County. Williams was second with 9.85 percent, Mountrail third at 5.97 percent and Stark fourth at 5.46 percent.
Cass County in the east – North Dakota’s largest – saw growth of 2.5 percent.
In sports…
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 113-104 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night. Zach LaVine scored all 23 of his points in the second half. Rajon Rondo had 25 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds.
Final Atlanta 122 Washington 101
Final Cleveland 113 Milwaukee 104
Final Detroit 118 Orlando 102
Final Boston 91 Toronto 79
Final New York 115 Chicago 107
Final Utah 89 Houston 87
Final San Antonio 112 Miami 88
Final Denver 104 Philadelphia 103
Final Portland 109 Dallas 103
Final Phoenix 119 L-A Lakers 107
Final Golden State 114 L-A Clippers 98
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final N-Y Islanders 3 Ottawa 1
Final N-Y Rangers 5 Boston 2
NIT-QUARTERFINALS
GW makes history with win over Florida…Will meet San Diego State in semifinals
UNDATED (AP) – For the first time in George Washington basketball history, the Colonials are going to New York for the NIT semifinals. GW held off Florida 82-77 behind Tyler Cavanaugh’s 23 points. Cavanaugh was 4 for 5 from 3-point land. Next up for GW is a semifinal date with San Diego State.
San Diego State beat Georgia Tech 72-56 in the second game. Trey Kell made a career-high tying four 3-poiners and finished with 18.
They join Valparaiso (val-pur-AY’-zoh) and BYU for the semifinals in New York Tuesday in Madison Square Garden.
NBA…
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)- L.A. Clippers coach Doc Rivers expects Blake Griffin to return before the regular season ends from a broken hand the star forward suffered by punching an assistant equipment manager.
Griffin isn’t practicing yet with Los Angeles. But he is running and shooting again. Rivers says Griffin is “doing great. He looks pretty good, so that’s why I feel confident.”
MLB….
UNDATED (AP) – Alex Rodriguez has told ESPN that he plans to retire from baseball after the 2017 season. His plans were confirmed by spokesman Ron Berkowitz. Rodriguez has 687 home runs, 75 shy of Barry Bonds’ career record. He returned last season from a one-year drug suspension. Later Wednesday, two New York-area newspapers reported that Rodriguez told them – one in an email and the other in a text – that he was “thinking in terms of my contract which ends in 2017.” He told the New York Post and New York Daily News, “After that, we’ll see what happens. I’ve got two years and more than 300 games to play.”
NEW YORK (AP) – Forbes has released its annual estimates for the teams in major league baseball and once again the Yankees are worth more than any other team. Forbes estimates the team is worth $3.4 billion, up 6 percent from last year. The second most valuable team is Los Angeles with the Dodgers valued at $2.5 billion, followed by the Red Sox at $2.3 billion, the Giants at $2.25 billion and the Cubs at $2.2 billion.
Miami is last at $675 million and Oakland 29th at $725 million.
NFL…
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) – The New Orleans Saints have agreed to a new five-year contract with coach Sean Payton. The deal will run through the 2020 season. Payton had two years remaining on his current deal at about $8 million per season.
Payton is 87-57 in nine seasons in New Orleans. He has led the Saints to five playoff appearances and one Super Bowl title.
GOLF…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Jason Day overcame an early deficit to win his opening match in the Dell Match Play. Now he has to overcome a bad back.
Day dropped to his knee after his a tee shot on the 16th hole as he closed out Graeme McDowell, 3-and-2.
Day headed straight for the trailer to get it worked on.
Rickie Fowler rallied from 3 down on the back nine to square his match, only for Jason Dufner to pull out a 2-and-1 victory.
The round-robin format means Fowler can still win his group, though he will need help.
And world No. 1 Jordan Spieth (SPEETH) posted a 3-and-2 victory over Jamie Donaldson in their round-robin opener.
OBIT-GARAGIOLA…
UNDATED (AP) – Former major league catcher and longtime broadcaster Joe Garagiola (gehr-uh-JEE’-oh-luh) has passed away at 90. His nine-year playing career included helping his hometown St. Louis Cardinals win the 1946 World Series as a 20-year old rookie.
Following his playing career he had tremendous success in the broadcasting booth, doing games for NBC television and eventually the Arizona Diamondbacks. He also appeared on NBC’s Today Show and was a frequent guest on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.
Growing up in the Hill neighborhood of St. Louis not far from future Hall of Famer Yogi Berra, Garagiola went on to hit .257 during nine years in the majors.
Which caused Garagiola to once remark, “Not only was I not the best catcher in the major leagues, I wasn’t even the best catcher on my street.”
In world and national news…
BRUSSELS (AP) – A fifth Brussels attacker may have been spotted on surveillance video. Belgian media are reporting that two men are seen in surveillance images from Tuesday at the Brussels subway. One of them already has been identified as suicide bomber Khalid El Bakraoui. The other one reportedly is at large. Three suspects are seen on surveillance cameras at Belgium’s airport. Two of those suspects are dead, and authorities believe the third is still alive and on the run.
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) – Syrian state TV is reporting that government forces have entered the historic town of Palmyra (pahl-MEER’-uh), which has been held by the Islamic State group since last May. A reporter embedded with the troops says that at midday today the fighting was concentrated near the archaeological site on the southwestern edge of the town. A Syrian soldier tells militants, “You will be crushed under the feet of the Syrian Arab Army.”
DENVER (AP) – A powerful spring snowstorm that’s already pounded the Denver area is barreling east today. Yesterday, the Denver International Airport was closed and more than 1,300 flights were canceled. Blizzard conditions are now hitting parts of Minnesota, especially in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.
LONDON (AP) – Rescue teams have found the bodies of two climbers who had been missing for more than a month on Britain’s highest peak. Police Scotland say the bodies of a man and woman had been recovered in the Scottish Highlands. The bodies of 24-year-old Rachel Slater and 27-year-old Tim Newton were discovered last night. Police say formal identification is underway. The Ben Nevis peak is more than 4,400 feet high.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – A former truck driver from New York state will be spending the rest of his life behind bars for molesting children. David Allen Vickers was sentenced yesterday to more than 100 years behind bars for repeatedly abusing two children as he made deliveries in Canada, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Vickers is also accused of abusing other children. Two years ago, Vickers’ brother was sentenced to 107 years in prison for sexually abusing five children.
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