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.REST OF TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA NOT AS COOL. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING…THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 30 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
MORNING…THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 50 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE EVENING IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA 50 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. BREEZY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
25 MPH.
.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED WITH
SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
20 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.THE NEXT CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL ENTER FAR NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY…THEN
ADVANCE SOUTHEAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THERE WILL BE INCREASING WINDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
WITH RAIN SHOWERS BECOMING LIKELY ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI
RIVER.
AS THE RAIN SHOWERS TAPER OFF FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT…THEY WILL LIKELY MIX WITH AND END AS
SNOW SHOWERS…BUT NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council met in Regular Session Monday evening at City Hall. All members were present.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS DISCUSSED SEPARATELY:
Item “C” was removed by Mayor Andersen, A Resolution to approve the revised Job Description for the City Engineer position, as amended March 24, 2016.
Mayor Andersen said in response to Becky Thatcher-Keller, that the revised job description will be added to the city’s wed site.
Item “G” was discussed separately. The City Council addressed Attorney Joseph Larson’s complaint against Jamestown Police Chief Scott Edinger. The complaint was brought by Larson, himself. The complaint alleged that Edinger attempted to cover up an incident involving a deputy with the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Department.
The complaint was reviewed by Deputy Auditor, Jay Sveum, through Human Resources, and Council Member Brubakken who has the Legal Committee portfolio.
The Police and Fire Committee asked Sveum and Brubakken to bring back a recommendation following an investigation to the full city council or to the next committee meeting.
Under regular circumstances the police chief would be in charge of the matter.
At Monday’s City Council meeting,
the completed report was submitted to the council. Council Member Buchanan asked who was inquired. Brubakken said only Chief Edinger was questioned.
He asked Chief Edinger about the protocol of incident reports. He asked why the original report was not complete. Edinger said the report was updated, as the would-be victim did not wish to file any one of several charges.
Edinger said in this case the property owner preferred no action.
He added in this case he did an internal investigation for an update in the call for service.
He said the shifts that evening were not regular, because of that days Runnin O the Green, and so the reports were a variation of normal procedures.
Brubakken said the case was a lack of oversight….and a coverup was not intended.
Mayor Andersen moved to accept the findings of the committee and dismiss the complaint, which was passed unaimously.
REGULAR AGENDA
RESOLUTIONS:
A PUBLIC HEARING was held concerning Seal Coat, Patching, Construction and Reconstruction District #16-41 protests and the sufficiency thereof.
Following the Public Hearing it was determined that the protests have been found to be insufficient to bar proceeding.
The City Council tabled entering into the Joint Powers Agreement with the Jamestown Park District relative to the 1% City Sales Tax for the construction of the TRAC Facility. Mayor Andersen said additional information is needed before an agreement can be reached. She said the matter will be brought up at the April committee meeting.
ORDINANCES:
A FIRST READING, Concerning ordinances granting continued franchise agreements to the following utilities whose franchises have expired: Cable Services, Inc., CenturyLink; and Dakota Central Telecommunications. Following discussions with the utilities, a Second Reading will come before the city council. City Administrator Jeff Fuchs recommends a five year agreement in each case.
A SECOND READING: pertaining to traffic impact studies; and to amend a Section of the City Code, pertaining to preliminary plat items and to amend a Section pertaining to the amendment process. Mayor Andersen re-stated that she does not support the Ordinance, placing an undue burden on developers, and the city being “not friendly,” to developers regarding a traffic impact study.
Council Member Buchanan disagreed, but still, offered an amendment regarding a traffic impact study, under certain circumstances. The City Engineer would have discretion concerning approvals.
He moved to pass the Ordinance as he amended.
The motion failed for lack of a second.
A motion was made to pass the original amendment, which failed on a 4-1 vote with Council Member Buchanan voting in favor.
A SECOND READING: Ordinance to amend and re-enact a Section of the City Code pertaining to the definition of Group day care home or preschool facility.
The Second Reading passed unanimously.
HEARING FROM THE AUDIENCE:
Chamber Executive Becky Thatcher-Keller asked about if the blighted properties under question had been addressed. The city will update when the 30 days have been reached to allow property owners to make adjustments.
APPOINTMENTS:
The City council approved the appointment of Jay Marie Nitschke to serve as a member of the James River Valley Library System Board with a term to expire March 2019.
Approved the appointment of James Weight to serve as a member of the Fire Code Board of Appeals with a term to expire November 2018.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER’S REPORT:
Council Member Buchanan asked about the range of hours available for public walkers at the Civic Center. City Administrator Fuchs pointed out that when the facility is not being rented, from 8am-noon and 1-5-p.m. the public walkers are welcome.
OTHER BUSINESS:
Approved recognizing the Justin Williams Benefit as an other public spirited organization and to authorize the issuance of a Raffle Permit on April 16, 2016, at the Knights of Columbus.
Approved recognizing the Stutsman County Memorial Museum as an other public spirited organization and to authorize the issuance of a Charity Local Permit on April 16, 2016, at the Quality Inn & Suites(Banquet Rooms).
Approved recognizing the Megan Dewald Benefit as an other public spirited organization and to authorize the issuance of a Raffle Permit on April 20, 2016, at the Knights of Columbus.
Approved a Resolution to designate May 2 – 7, 2016, as City Clean-Up Week.
Mayor Andersen said the flyer is available on the dates and locations, and days and areas during the collection week, at City Hall, and the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce office.
Mayor Andersen said the City of Jamestown will send a letter of support of UnitedExpress/SkyWest as the Essential Air Service Carrier for Jamestown over the next two years, to the Department of Transportation.
The meeting was shown live on CSi 67, followed by replays.
Jamestown (CSi) The Stutsman County Grievance Committee has unanimously ruled to uphold the termination of a former Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office sergeant.
Stutsman County Sheriff Chad Kaiser terminated Elizabeth Kapp on February 27, 2016, and according to Kapp’s termination letter she was terminated for violating the Peace Officer Code of Conduct, violating the Peace Officer Oath and the Employee Code of Conduct per the Stutsman County Personnel Police. Kapp also allegedly was insubordinate and used offensive language and conduct.
Kapp said Monday afternoon in a prepared statement that she was “disappointed” by the committee’s decision.
She plans to appeal the decision to the Stutsman County Commission.
County Commissioner David Schwartz, who served as the committee’s chair, said Kapp’s termination was being reviewed only from documents that the committee members received.
The County Grievance Committee includes the following members: Gwen DuBord, account benefits coordinator for Stutsman County; Elise Miller, County social services human service program coordinator; David Bratton, Stutsman County veterans service officer; Mickey Nenow, county road superintendent; Mark Klose, County Commission chairman; and Schwartz.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Public School Board, Monday, authorized construction prior to a land swap agreement concerning site work for the Two Rivers Activity Center (TRAC.)
On a 7-0 with members Greg Allen and Brenda Roemich not present, the Board authorized Superintendent Robert Lech to coordinate with Jamestown Parks and Recreation Department to conduct site work for the TRAC facility on behalf of the school district.
Parks and Recreation Director, Doug Hogan says the Jamestown Parkboard, and Lutheran Charities Association on Friday reached an agreement over 8.61 acres of Jamestown Regional Medical Center land adjacent to the 15.3-acre donated by the school district for the TRAC project. Shifting TRAC partly onto the JRMC land will result in returning 8.61 acres of land to the school district.
Lech says he action keeps TRAC on contiguous acreage.
Hogan says that Scherbenske Inc. wants to start earthmoving and utilities work three weeks early, and the excavation will require a significant amount of dirt to be placed on the JRMC land that will become school district land after the agreement.
In other business, Lech also stated that he is recommending that Louis L’Amour and Washington elementary schools return to a single principal for each school starting next contract period. The school currently have one lead principal and one assistant principal in charge of both schools.
The transition back would cost an additional $12,000. It would be to compensate the assistant principal for the lead principal responsibilities already being performed, he said.
The School Board then went into executive session to discuss strategies for contract negotiations.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Chamber of Commerce reports a large attendance at the 2016 Home & Garden show, April 2-3 at the Jamestown Civic Center.
Executive Director Becky Thatcher-Keller says the event’s total attendance was from 3,200 to 3,500.
Next year’s Home & Garden Show is planned forApril 22nd and 23rd.
At the show, vendors were provided with an evaluation form to get feedback on how the event will be held in the future.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A man accused of writing a threatening letter to a federal judge from his jail cell in Jamestown has pleaded guilty.
Robert Lee Johnson is charged with mailing threatening communications. It carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
Authorities say Johnson threatened to kill U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson and his family upon his release from prison. The letter was delivered to the federal courthouse in Fargo on June 17, 2014.
A sentencing date has not been scheduled.
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – Authorities say a 5-year-old girl who was abducted by her mother been found safe North Dakota.
Montana authorities on Monday issued an Amber Alert for Maripoza Halbert, who was previously removed from her mother’s custody.
The mother, Velia Collins, was granted a weekend visit with the girl but did not return her to state custody.
Billings police say the girl and her mother were found in a motel in Bismarck Monday morning. The girl was taken into protective custody by North Dakota Social Services.
Collins was arrested and faces a charge of custodial interference.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Formal charges are pending against a Fargo man accused of flashing a gun at a truck stop employee and demanding food.
Police say the 38-year-old man returned to the Flying J truck stop late Monday afternoon after earlier asking for food and being refused. He allegedly told officers he went back because he felt disrespected.
The suspect was arrested at a nearby motel a short time after the alleged incident.
WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) – A woman accused of being responsible for a fire in a Wahpeton apartment complex has pleaded not guilty to 36 felony counts.
Authorities allege that Yolanda Thinn caused the March 6 blaze when she fell asleep while smoking a cigarette and set a mattress on fire.
She’s charged with one count of reckless endangerment for each of the three dozen residents in the Community Homes complex.
Police say no one was hurt in the fire but several people were trapped and had to be rescued.
Thinn is to stand trial in July.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Bismarck man has changed his plea to guilty for charges stemming from a June head-on crash that killed two people.
Jordan Morsette changed his plea Monday morning for two counts of criminal vehicular homicide and one count of criminal vehicular injury. He had originally pleaded not guilty in August.
Authorities say Morsette was intoxicated while driving a pickup truck the wrong way on the Bismarck Expressway in Mandan. The pickup collided with a car, killing 22-year-old Abby Renschler and 21-year-old Taylor Goven and injuring 21-year-old Shayna Monson.
Morsette’s attorney said Morsette reevaluated the evidence against him and decided he didn’t want to put the family through a trial.
He’ll be sentenced at a later date.
FREEMAN, S.D. (AP) – TransCanada says the Keystone oil pipeline could be shut down a few more days while the company investigates the source of a possible leak in South Dakota. Crews over the weekend found oil on the surface a few miles from a pump station in southeastern South Dakota. The company says there’s no significant environmental harm.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Four Kentucky men are accused of running a credit card skimming operation in North Dakota’s largest city.
The Louisville men in their late 20s and early 30s were arrested in Fargo late last week. They all face a felony criminal conspiracy charge that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. One also is accused of possessing cocaine.
The Associated Press left messages with their attorneys seeking comment.
Skimming devices are used to illegally obtain account information when people use credit or debit cards to make payments. Thieves often put them on gas pumps.
Police don’t know how many victims there are in the Fargo area. They say the suspects might be involved in a multi-state skimming operation under investigation by federal authorities.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – More than one-quarter of North Dakota’s 28 delegates to the Republican National Convention this summer have pledged their support to presidential hopeful Ted Cruz.
A survey by The Associated Press on Sunday and Monday shows nine delegates for Cruz and at least four more who say they are leaning toward him. The reest are either uncommitted or haven’t returned calls seeking comment.
Twenty-five of the state’s 28 national delegates were elected on Sunday at the state GOP convention. Those delegates, plus the three who are automatic, will represent a fraction of those at the national convention in Cleveland in July.
Under state party rules, North Dakota’s delegates to the national convention are not bound to any candidate, leaving them “free to vote their conscience on all balloting.”
In sports…
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – The Mandan Park Board has awarded contracts for the first phase of work on a new $22 million sports complex.
The $2.5 million package of bids was about $1 million less than projected.
Site excavation for the Starion Sports Complex could begin this month. The complex is scheduled to be ready for use by the fall of 2017. It will have a two-rink hockey area, a gymnastics facility and an outdoor track and field.
The facility is being funded through a special sales tax, $1 million from the Mandan Hockey Club and $750,000 from Starion Financial for the naming rights. The Mandan School District is leasing the facility for 10 years for $1.25 million.
INTERLEAGUE
Final Chi Cubs 9 L.A. Angels 0
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BALTIMORE (AP) – Matt Wieters singled home the winning run with two outs in the ninth inning as the Baltimore Orioles withstood two long rain delays Monday in a season-opening 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Zach Britton worked a perfect ninth. Baltimore has won 13 of its last 16 openers.
Final Texas 3 Seattle 2
Final Toronto 5 Tampa Bay 3
Final Chi White Sox 4 Oakland 3
Houston at N-Y Yankees (1:05 p.m., postponed, Rain) to be made up today weather permitting, noon CDT on CSi 14 ESPN..
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final San Francisco 12 Milwaukee 3
Final Cincinnati 6 Philadelphia 2
Final Washington 4 Atlanta 3, 10 Innings
Final L.A. Dodgers 15 San Diego 0
Final Colorado 10 Arizona 5
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
The New York Rangers are in the playoffs after doubling up Columbus 4-2. Chris Kreider (KRY’-dur) and Derek Stepan each scored their 20th goals and had an assist.
Final N-Y Islanders 5 Tampa Bay 2
Final Florida 4 Toronto 3
Final St. Louis 5 Arizona 2
Final Vancouver 3 Los Angeles 2
COLLEGE BASKETBALL…
HOUSTON (AP) – Kris Jenkins canned a 25-foot game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Villanova its second NCAA men’s basketball title with a heart-stopping 77-74 victory over top seed North Carolina. Phil Booth led Villanova with 20, Ryan Arcidiacono (ahr-chee-dee-ah-KOH’-noh) added 16 and Jenkins added 14.
VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) – Villanova University students are getting a holiday today after their team won the NCAA men’s basketball title 77-74 over North Carolina. The university has canceled classes as students celebrate. Police say six people were arrested and 25 people were injured in last night’s celebrations. One of those arrested was accused of assaulting a state police horse.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP)- Connecticut’s women’s team can make history tonight when it tries to win an unprecedented fourth straight national title. The UConn women play Syracuse for the championship as the Huskies try for their 75th straight victory, and 24th straight in the NCAA tournament.
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – Wright State has hired South Dakota State’s Scott Nagy as its basketball coach. The Ohio school says he’ll succeed Billy Donlon. Nagy has led South Dakota State to the NCAA Tournament three of the last five seasons. This season he led the Jackrabbits to a 26-8 record and a Summit League Tournament championship.
BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME
Class of 2016 announced
HOUSTON (AP) – Former NBA stars Shaquille O’Neal and Allen Iverson head the 2016 class at the Basketball Hall of Fame.
They are joined by longtime Michigan State coach Tom Izzo (IH’-zoh), Chinese NBA star Yao Ming, Sheryl Swoopes and Jerry Reinsdorf.
O’Neal was the top overall pick in the 1992 draft and was a 15-time All-Star who was the NBA MVP in 2000 and a three-time NBA Finals MVP.
Iverson was an 11-time NBA All-Star who was named rookie of the year in 1996-97.
Izzo led the Spartans to the national championship in 2000 and has taken his team to the Final Four seven times.
Swoopes helped Texas Tech to a national title was a three-time WNBA MVP and won three Olympic gold medals.
Yao was the top overall pick in 2002 and was an eight-time NBA All-Star for the Houston Rockets.
Reinsdorf has been the owner of the Chicago Bulls for more than two decades.
MASTERS…
Couples withdraws
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) – Fred Couples has pulled out of the Masters this week because of acute back pain. It will be the first Masters the 1992 winner will miss since 1994.
His career has been slowed by back problems the last two decades. The 56-year old Couples says the recent pain has been too much for him to prepare or to compete.
In world and national news…
MILWAUKEE (AP) – Getting nominated is going to be a challenge for Republican Ted Cruz and Democrat Bernie Sanders no matter what happens in their respective primaries today in Wisconsin. For Cruz, a win could help force a final fight at the convention itself in July. A Sanders win keeps him relevant, but doesn’t close the gap much on Hillary Clinton.
BEIJING (AP) – North Korea’s main ally and trading partner, China, is apparently turning up the heat on Pyongyang over its nuclear and missile tests. China today imposed restrictions on imports and exports. The latest Chinese measures ban most imports of North Korean coal, iron, iron ore, gold, titanium, vanadium and rare earths. Such products are a key source of revenue for the mineral-rich North. Sales of jet fuel to the North are also banned.
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) – “Too slow, too fragile” is how the head of the International Monetary Fund is describing the global economy today. During a speech in Germany, Christine Lagarde warns that the global economy is losing momentum and governments need to take action to preserve the recovery. The IMF and World Bank hold their annual meeting this month in Washington.
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) – Ethiopia is battling severe flooding in a pair of remote regions, and the state broadcaster says 28 people have been killed. Ethiopian meteorology officials say thick clouds around the Indian Ocean could lead to more flooding in the coming days and the government is taking precautionary measures to assist people in the two affected regions.
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