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CSi Weather…
REST OF TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 40. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN
THE EVENING…WINDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S.
.MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
EVENING…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
20 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED
WITH SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING…THEN CHANCE OF RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED
WITH SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED
WITH SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGHS AROUND 50. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
20 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA INCLUDING THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Regional Airport Authority Chairman, Jim Boyd is asking supporters of Jamestown airline service, specifically, UnitedExpress/Sky West to send letters to the Department of Transportation.
DOT is requesting feedback from the Jamestown community, by Wednesday April 6, 2016, as the Essential Air Service two year contract with the airline expires on June 30, 2016.
In his letter requesting support, Boyd pointed out that since the EAS contract is for only 2 years, commercial air service ends June 30, 2016 so the new contract will begin July 1, 2016.
The DOT is running the contract competition and two bidders (SkyWest and Great Lakes) have submitted bids. The bids are similar in cost but their past performance is drastically different!
Boyd’s letter stated, “Two years ago, thanks to this community and our political supporters in ND and Washington DC, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) selected SkyWest Airlines, operating as United Express, to provide jet service to/from Denver which began in June 2014. SkyWest’s performance has been fantastic and we have increased our market share by 223% since Great Lakes Aviation served our community in 2013.”
The Jamestown Regional Airport is strongly recommending the selection of SkyWest because of their excellent past performance.
Feedback and letter of support may be addressed to and E-mailed to: scott.faulk@dot.gov
Scott Faulk
U.S. Department of Transportation
EAS & Domestic Analysis Division
1200 New Jersey Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20590
Boyd requests that Airport Manager, Sam Seafeldt, and he be sent copies of letters to the DOT.
Those representing a company or organization, should mention that in the response to the DOT.
Those having or will respond to the DOT include Jamestown Travel, Jamestown Stutsman Development Corporation, Jamestown Tourism, Jamestown Regional Airport Authority, ND Aeronautics Commission.
The Stutsman County Commissioners and the Jamestown City Council plans to authorize and send their letters of support early next week.
The Airport Authority also requested the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce weigh in on this important issue.
Boyd pointed out that if SkyWest, continues as the Jamestown EAS air carrier, that there is a good chance an interim target of 10,000 passengers can be reached this year, toward the ultimate goal of 15,000 passengers per year in the near future.
He added that achievement of the ultimate goal will likely get Jamestown off of the EAS program dependency.
Jamestown, (CSi-JRMC) Jamestown Regional Medical Center (JRMC) was recognized as “Infant Friendly,” according to Mikaela Schlosser, Maternal and Child Health Nutritionist for the North Dakota Department of Health.
JRMC was designated as infant friendly after adopting a worksite policy that now includes:
- Flexible work scheduling, including scheduling breaks and permitting work patterns that provide time for expression of breast milk.
- A convenient, sanitary, safe and private location (other than a restroom), allowing privacy for breastfeeding or expressing breast milk.
- A convenient, clean and safe water source with facilities for washing hands and rinsing breast pumping equipment located near the private location.
- A convenient place for temporarily storing breast milk, such as a refrigerator or cooler.
According to research, breastfeeding also benefits the employer. Such benefits include lower health-care costs because breastfed babies are healthier, lower absenteeism, and lower turnover rates since women are more likely to return to their previous jobs if the company provides support for breastfeeding mothers. These benefits can provide considerable cost savings to employers.
JRMC CEO, K.C. DeBoer says, “Suggestions for improving our facilities for lactation came to us through an employee. We then started looking for new, more easily accessible space that we could make available for staff. I am very pleased we have been able to make enhancements to the spaces we have available.”
For more information about the infant friendly designation, contact Mikaela Schlosser, North Dakota Department of Health, at 701-328-4529.
Valley City (CSi) – Law enforcement agencies in North Dakota will use traditional and innovative methods to detect and cite texting drivers during April. Enforcement teams will participate in the national high visibility enforcement campaign, U Drive. U Text. U Pay. The national enforcement effort is scheduled during the observance of Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April.
Multiple vehicles and trained observers who may or may not be uniformed officers will coordinate with their agency officers to observe texting while driving violations.
Composing, reading or sending any electronic message or using a communications device to access the Internet while driving is illegal in North Dakota for drivers of all ages. Violating the state’s texting law, which became effective on August 1, 2011, can be costly. The fine is $100. The law applies to any driver of a vehicle in a traffic lane, even while stopped at a red light or in a construction zone.
“Our enforcement teams will protect travelers in our area by deploying in various parts of the community to identify and cite drivers who appear to be texting while driving,” stated Sgt. Dana Rustebakke of the Valley City Police Department.
Nationally, distracted driving statistics portray a grim picture: In 2014, an estimated 3,179 people were killed (10 percent of all crash fatalities) and an additional 431,000 were injured (18 percent of all crash injuries) in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers.
“Distracted driving crashes can be prevented, and that’s why the texting while driving law is enforced,” said Sgt. Rustebakke. “The public can help by putting their phones away while driving and asking their family, friends and coworkers to do the same.”
Participating law enforcement agencies include police departments in Bismarck, Devils Lake, Dickinson, Fargo, Grand Forks, Jamestown, Minot, Valley City and Watford City. The Burleigh County Sheriff’s Department and the University of North Dakota have also scheduled extra enforcement for texting while driving.
The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) administers federal grant funding for texting while driving enforcement as part of an overall effort to prevent deaths and injuries on North Dakota roads.
Learn more about traffic safety initiatives at dot.nd.gov, ndcodefortheroad.org or join the conversation on the Code for the Road Facebook or Twitter page. Families are invited to create memorials for those who have died in crashes in North Dakota at ndcodefortheroad.org/memorial.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A woman who bolted from the Ward County Courthouse a month ago after being sentenced to a month in jail is back in custody and facing the prospect of being sentenced to several years behind bars.
Thirty-three-year-old Amanda Backman was sentenced on February 29th to 30 days for driving under suspension. She was to begin serving her time immediately but fled through the front door of the courthouse while being escorted to jail by her attorney.
Backman was apprehended during a search of a Minot home on Wednesday. She faces an escape charge that carries a maximum punishment of five years in prison.
Her attorney did not immediately respond to an Associated Press request for comment.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Grand Forks police are investigating the theft of thousands of dollars’ worth of tools from a Habitat for Humanity work site.
Power tools, table saws and air compressors were stolen from a shed.
It’s the second such theft since Christmas. Police aren’t sure if two incidents are related.
The home is being built for an immigrant single mother of two and her mother.
The family should still be able to move into the home on time early this summer. However, Habitat for Humanity says it will take several years to replace the stolen tools.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A federal judge has thrown out a complaint filed by opponents of a planned Red River diversion around Fargo and Moorhead, Minnesota.
The $2.1 billion channel is designed to move water around the flood-prone Fargo metropolitan area, but would need a staging area south of the cities to store water in times of serious flooding. A group representing about 20 upstream cities and townships in North Dakota and Minnesota filed a lawsuit in August 2013 asking for a cheaper project that doesn’t flood farmland.
The main issue in the complaint was whether the Corps of Engineers followed proper protocol when it chose the 36-mile channel route.
Judge John Tunheim says the corps’ decision-making process was proper. He issued no opinion on whether the selected route is the best one.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Republican activists expect their state convention to be one of the GOP’s best-attended gatherings.
The three-day convention starts today at the Scheels Arena in Fargo and more than 1,800 delegates are expected to attend. Delegates will be picking their preferred candidates for nine offices.
The most competitive race will be settled Saturday, when GOP delegates choose from three candidates for governor: Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, Bismarck state Rep. Rick Becker and Fargo businessman Doug Burgum.
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz will deliver the keynote address Saturday.
Former presidential hopeful Ben Carson is speaking on Sunday, on Donald Trump’s behalf.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Stocks of all small grains in North Dakota are up from the previous year.
The U.S. Agriculture Department’s latest report shows corn stocks up 12 percent on March 1, all wheat stocks up 23 percent, durum stocks up 18 percent, oat stocks up 16 percent and barley stocks up 51 percent.
All sunflower stored in all positions are up 57 percent, and soybean stocks also are up, at 11 percent higher.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The head of the nation’s first unmanned aircraft business park says he expects interest from possible tenants to ramp up after a formal agreement was signed for use of the Grand Forks Air Force Base runway.
Grand Sky Development Co. President Thomas Swoyer Jr. says he recently returned from a West Coast sales trip to meet with a variety of “relatively well-known, household name kind of companies” interested in moving into the Grand Sky complex.
The U.S. Air Force earlier this week signed a joint-use agreement to give Grand Sky tenants use of the base runway from manned and unmanned flights. Swoyer says that while that pact has always been in the works, the formal contract will act as a trigger for companies to get involved in the park.
In sports…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Friday kicks off the new fishing season in North Dakota.
New annual fishing licenses are required every April 1. They’re good until the following March 31.
As this year’s season gets underway, the Game and Fish Department is reminding anglers that live white suckers aren’t legal baitfish anywhere in North Dakota except the Bois de Sioux and Red rivers.
Fisheries Chief Greg Power says the regulation has been in place for most water bodies in the state for more than 20 years. But every spring Game and Fish gets questions from anglers wondering if they can use live white suckers for early ice-out northern pike fishing.
Anglers also are reminded that live baitfish or other live aquatic bait such as leeches can’t be brought from another state into North Dakota.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jimmies baseball team moves into number 8 in the lateste NAIA Top 25 Poll.
The Jimmies are currently 30-2 on the year. Conference newcomer, Bellevue is the No. 5 team in the poll.
Jamestown dropped an 11-8 decision to Concordia Minnesota on Monday, there second loss of the season.
Jamestown swept all four NSAA games against U of Winnipeg on Saturday and Sunday giving up no runs over the course of 30 innings. They return to North Star play this weekend in Aberdeen against Presentation College.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Cleveland 107 Brooklyn 87
Final Chicago 103 Houston 100
Final Orlando 114 Indiana 94
Final New Orleans 101 Denver 95
Final Oklahoma City 119 L-A Clippers 117
Final Portland 116 Boston 109
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Cody Ceci got a goal with 3:57 left to help the Ottawa Senators beat the Wild 3-2 on Thursday night. Ceci’s ninth goal of the season bounced off Erik Haula and goaltender Devan Dubnyk’s skate. Erik Karlsson and Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored. Zach Parise scored his team-high 25th goal for Minnesota.
Final N-Y Islanders 4 Columbus 3
Final Pittsburgh 5 Nashville 2
Final Carolina 4 N-Y Rangers 3
Final Buffalo 4 Toronto 1
Final Montreal 3 Tampa Bay 0
Final Florida 3 New Jersey 2
Final Dallas 4 Arizona 1
Final Los Angeles 3 Calgary 0
Final Vancouver 4 San Jose 2
MEN’S NIT CHAMPIONSHIP…
NEW YORK (AP) – George Washington out of the Atlantic-10 softened some of the sting out of being passed over for the NCAA tournament by winning its first NIT, the nation’s oldest postseason tournament. Kevin Larsen scored 18 as GW pulled away in the second half to beat Valparaiso (val-pur-AY’-zoh) 76-60 at Madison Square Garden. GW set a school record with 28 victories this season.
WNIT…
VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) – The University of South Dakota women’s basketball team will play Florida Gulf Coast University for the championship of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament.
FGCU beat Michigan 71-62 in a semifinal matchup on Thursday night. USD on Wednesday night had downed Oregon 88-54 to advance to the finals.
USD will host the championship game. It’s scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at the DakotaDome in Vermillion.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-AP AWARDS…
HOUSTON (AP) – Michigan State’s Denzel Valentine has been name The Associated Press College Player of the Year in close voting. He out-polled Oklahoma’s Buddy Hield (HEELD) by three votes to become the first Spartan player to win the honor.
Valentine led Michigan State to a second-place finish in the Big Ten regular season and was the conference player of the year. He averaged 19.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 7.6 assists.
For the second time, Bill Self of Kansas is AP Coach of the Year Award. He led the Jayhawks to the No. 1 ranking in the final weekly poll and their 12th straight Big 12 title. Self also won the award in 2009. The 33-5 Jayhawks were the overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and lost to Villanova in the regional final.
Chris Mack of Xavier finished second, six votes behind Self.
NFL…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota Vikings linebacker Chad Greenway says he’s coming back for one more season in purple. Greenway tweeted Thursday that he will be back next year and plans to end his career as a Viking. Greenway has played all 10 of his NFL seasons with the Vikings since he was a first-round draft pick in 2006.
UNDATED (AP) – Colin Kaepernick (KAP’-ur-nihk) had his $11.9 million contract with the 49ers for the coming season guaranteed today when he remained on the San Francisco roster.
Kaepernick lost his starting job to Blaine Gabbert last season then underwent shoulder and thumb surgeries. Kaepernick is expected to get a shot at retaking the starting job under new coach Chip Kelly.
Even if Kaepernick winds up with another team that might ask him to restructure his contract, he doesn’t have to accept less than the $11.9 million.
GOLF…
LPGA…
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) – Azahara Munoz (MYOON’-yohz) and Ai Miyazato (EYE mee-yah-ZAH’-toh) are the co-leaders after the ANA Inspiration’s opening round. Both shot 5-under 67. That puts them a shot in front of fellow Japanese player Shiho Oyama, Scotland’s Catriona Matthew and South Africa’s Lee-Anne Pace.
This is the first major of the LPGA Tour season.
PGA TOUR-HOUSTON OPEN…
HUMBLE, Texas (AP) -Charley Hoffman fired an 8-under 64 to grab the lead after the first round of Houston Open.
Dustin Johnson, Scott Brown, Morgan Hoffmann and Roberto Castro shot 7-under 65s to tie for second.
Chez Reavie (chehz REE’-vee), Johnson Wagner, Scott Pinckney and Justin Hicks are two shots off the pace.
In world and national news…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Hillary Clinton is doing a little work in New York ahead of that state’s key primary on April 19. She’s reminding voters of her time as the Senator from New York as she promotes a $10 billion plan aimed at revitalizing manufacturing. Her rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders has his own strong New York roots, having grown up in Brooklyn. He’s targeting younger liberals.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin’s upcoming primary on Tuesday could be the turning point in the Republican presidential campaign. In a state where residents are already skeptical of Donald Trump’s brash brand of politics, his rivals see hope to greatly reduce his chances of securing the delegates he needs to clinch the GOP nomination before next July’s national convention. Trump has also had some stumbles this week.
ATLANTA (AP) – Part of Georgia and the Carolinas are battening down ahead of possible severe weather today, with some tornado watches in effect. Tornadoes swirled through Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama yesterday, causing some power outages and property damage. No injuries have been reported.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Investigators are puzzling over a motive for the shooting death of a Virginia state trooper on a training mission at the Richmond bus station. The shooting began after a brief encounter between the trooper and the gunman, who was shot dead by other officers. Two women civilians were wounded.
NEW YORK (AP) – The New York Transit Museum’s latest exhibition traces people’s behavior and the history of etiquette campaigns. Commuters inflict and endure all sorts of bad behavior on crowded trains and platforms, from spitting, littering and eating to blocking the door and talking on a cellphone. “Transit Etiquette or: How I Learned to Stop Spitting and Step Aside in 25 Languages” features recent and vintage campaign courtesy posters from New York to Tokyo.
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