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REST OF TODAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. EAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA 50 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA 40 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING…THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
60 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING…THEN RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S.
.SATURDAY…RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS 60 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING…
THEN RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
60 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED
WITH SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING…THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
30 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
.TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT.
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Department was called to a fire about 5-a.m., Wednesday at 1308 4th Street Northwest.
City Fire Chief Jim Reuther says the fire was along the outside backside of a shop building.
He says minimal damage was noted to the siding of the structure.
The cause was listed as discarded hot embers placed outdoors from the fireplace.
Six city fire units and 31 fire fighter were on the scene about a half hour.
No injuries reported.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Rural Fire Department was called out about 4:30-p.m., to a brush – grass fire near the Highway 281 by-pass, west of Jamestown, near the BNSF tracks where about 50 acres were burned.
CSi Photos Thomas Ravely
As the fire spread, the Jamestown City Fire Department was called about 4:49-p.m., to give mutual aid to the rural fire fighters, with 10 city firefighters and three fire trucks responding to the scene. JRFD had 20 firefighters and all of its vehicles at the scene.
The fire started near the railroad tracks that run under the U.S. 281/52 Bypass west of Jamestown, and was rapidly moving north and northwest as fire crews were on the scene attempting to get the blaze under control.
BNSF had halted rail traffic through the area.
The fire burned roughly burned 50 acres of land.
Assistant Fie Chief Joel Guthmiller says the fire appeared to be accidentally started by a passing train.
Firefighters were on the scene about two hours.
There were no injuries reported and and no property damaged reported.
Guthmiller said deputies with the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office monitored the fire scene Tuesday night into today.
CSi photographer Thomas Ravely was on scene.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown values used to establish property taxes have been increased for residential and commercial properties.
At the Jamestown Board of Equalization meeting Tuesday afternoon at City Hall, City Assessor, Darrel Wollan, recommended values of residential properties be increased seven percent and commercial properties will be increased three percent. Wollan said the values had been rising faster over the past five years.
Members of the Jamestown City Council, serving as the city Board of Equalization, unanimously approved the valuations including the recommended increases.
The recommendations were based on a comparison of the sales price of property that was sold in Jamestown to the value set for taxation on those properties.
Assessed values of residential property in Jamestown were, on average, at 85.2 percent of the sales price. North Dakota Century Code requires the assessed value to be at least 90 percent of the actual sales price.
Assessed value of commercial property was at 92 percent of the actual sales price. The 3 percent increase would boost the sales ratio to 95 percent. This is above the 90 percent threshold to meet state law but could limit future value increases,
The increases in valuation only impacts one area of the formula used to calculate property taxes. The other portion, budgets of government agencies, won’t be finalized until October. If the budgets remain steady or decline, property taxes could also remain steady or decline.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Public School Board and school district administrators have agreed on a two-year contract.
Fourteen Jamestown Public School District administrators will see an average 4.6 percent raise in the first year of the contract for 2016-17 and an average 3.25 percent increase for 2017-18.
The proposal will be voted on during the School Board meeting on Monday.
School Superintendent Rob Lech said, the most significant change from the last contract was to cap raises for years of experience at five years, Lech said, and beyond that the base salaries will need to be negotiated again every two years and approved by the School Board.
The contract is for school principals, assistant principals, technology coordinators and other non-faculty professionals in administration roles.
Administrators will have an above-average pay scale that ranges within five comparable school districts in North Dakota.
Jamestown (CSi) With the Jamestown Choralaires hosting the regional Big Sing, this year April 22, 23, 2016 at the Jamestown Civic Center, the “Choralaires Ladies Group,” is busy making plans for local events.
On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, members Sharyln Geerdes and Alaine Toso talked about what will be happening with the Big Sing and the role of the group for the weekend.
Alaine said their group will be ushering and taking tickets at the Big Sing-Mass Sing, with tickets available from Choralaires members and the Boys Choir members.
Sharyln added that about 200 to 300 singers will be in Jamestown that weekend, from North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, members of the Associated Male Chorus of America, (AMCA) Midwest District.
She said that Friday evening is Judication of each group which is a mechanism to help the groups improve their performance.
That Saturday the Choralaires Ladies will host a luncheon at the Masonic Temple in Jamestown. the event for all ladies attending the Big Sing, discussing the schedule of the day, and talking about Gift Bags, drawings, entertainment, the menu and more. The Jamestown Girls Choir will also entertain.
The Ladies Group , Quilt Raffle will be held, made by Mary Bertch, which is on display until April 20th at Unison Bank in Jamestown.
Raffle tickets will be sold at the Buffalo Mall on April 20th the day of the Unison movie at the Buffalo Mall, at the entrance to the theaters.
Also sold at Unison Bank, at the reception desk, and from Choralaires Ladies.
Also available that day will be tickets to the Mass Choir Concert on Saturday, and two CD’s that have be recorded by the Choralaires.
The cost of the ticket is $5 each, or a book of five tickets for $20.
Tickets will also be sold that Friday and Saturday evenings.
The drawing for the Quilt Raffle will take place that evening at the Mass Chorus Concert.
Part of the proceeds from the Quilt Raffle will go to fund scholarships for music students.
Students may apply for the scholarships through the AMCA.
It was noted that on student from the University of Jamestown and one from UND, a Jamestown native, were recipients of those scholarships and performed at the Choralaires Christmas Concert last year.
Jamestown (CSi) Central Valley Health in Jamestown will be planting pinwheels in the Hansen Jamestown Arts Park as a reminder of Child Abuse Prevention.
The community partnership meeting will be Thursday April 14, 2016, at noon as members walk over to the Arts Park to plant 259 pinwheels. Community members may also participate in the plantings.
Central Valley Health District, Executive Director Robin Iszler points out that the pinwheels symbolize life births in the area in 2014.
The Central Valley Health group provides a list of activities that care givers can do with children on their website at centralvalleyhealth.org.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Two Bismarck police officers who shot and wounded a man in late January have been cleared of wrongdoing.
Burleigh County Assistant State’s Attorney Julie Lawyer says a state investigation of the incident concluded Officers Dan Salander and Michael Carlson followed proper protocol.
Police Chief Dan Donlin cleared them to return to regular duty last Friday.
The officers shot 26-year-old Travis Clark Jr. on Jan. 31 after authorities say he ignored the officers’ commands and reached for what the officers believed was a weapon.
Clark was sentenced last month to five years in prison on several charges and still faces other charges, including some connected with an alleged escape attempt from a hospital.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A Fargo police officer killed in the line of duty paid a visit to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C., in 2011.
The names of fallen officers are engraved in stone there. Officer Jason Moszer’s widow tells WDAY-TV her husband made a paper-and-pencil rubbing of the only Fargo officer at the time who had died on the job.
Moszer’s name will be added to the memorial next year. The 33-year-old, six-year-veteran officer was shot while responding to a domestic disturbance Feb. 10 and died the following day.
Widow Rachel Moszer says she and her husband had talked about that possibility. She says he would want her to move forward and be happy.
She also says many of his organs were donated, and he’s “still living on.”
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Formal charges are pending against a man accused of leading police on a wild vehicle chase through Grand Forks.
Police say the chase late Tuesday began after multiple reports of a reckless driver going the wrong way and swerving at vehicles.
The 27-year-old suspect drove down a bike path and through lawns before finally being apprehended after his vehicle went off the roadway due to tire damage and came to rest in a tree grove.
No damage was reported to any other vehicles, and no injuries were reported.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A car crashed through the window of Fargo hair salon on Tuesday but no one was hurt. The accident happened at The Salon Professional Academy over the lunch hour. Owner Jodi Ellingson says a customer was parked outside the building when her foot got stuck on the car’s accelerator pedal. Ellingson says there were few people inside the building at the time.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota has agreed to pay $245,000 to lawyers representing the state’s lone abortion clinic over an ill-fated law that attempted to ban abortions when a fetal heartbeat is detected.
The state and the New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights signed the agreement on Tuesday and the center sent a copy to The Associated Press. It must still be approved by a federal judge.
Lawyers for the Red River Women’s Clinic sought litigation costs from the state after the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal in January to review lower court rulings overturning the state’s abortion ban at six weeks of pregnancy. The law never took effect.
The Republican-dominated Legislature passed the abortion law and others in 2013 and set aside $400,000 to defend lawsuits. Lawmakers added another $400,000 last year.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Bismarck has named a new city engineer for the first time in almost a quarter century.
Valley City native Gabe Schell has spent the past decade working for the KLJ engineering firm. He begins his city duties on May 2, replacing the retiring Mel Bullinger.
Bullinger is wrapping up a 35-year career with the city, including 23 years as its engineer.
Schell will be paid $121,000 annually.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A man accused of selling large quantities of methamphetamine in North Dakota and Minnesota has pleaded guilty in federal court.
Moises Santana is charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance. He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison and a minimum sentence of 20 years.
Authorities say the operation involved at least 500 grams of meth. Santana was arrested in September at a hotel in Moorhead, Minnesota. He allegedly had $14,000 worth of drugs in his possession when he was apprehended.
Sentencing is scheduled for July 14 in Fargo.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Tax Department records show the state’s economy slowed last year due to low crop prices and a sustained oil industry slump.
North Dakota’s taxable sales and purchases are a key indicator of economic activity in the state. Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger (RAW’-shun-bur-gur) says North Dakota’s taxable sales and purchases decreased nearly 19 percent in 2015 to $22.9 billion. Taxable sales and purchase in the prior year were a record $28.2 billion.
Rauschenberger says only five of the 15 major industry sectors had growth from 2014 to 2015. Mining and oil extraction had the biggest drop, at more than 38 percent.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A Fargo city commissioner says the public group managing a Red River diversion project has waited too long to apply for a construction permit from the state.
The $2.1 billion channel is designed to move water around the flood-prone Fargo and Moorhead, Minnesota metropolitan area. Construction on the project is slated to being this year if all the regulatory reviews and permits are granted.
Fargo City Commissioner Tony Gehrig says he’s disappointed that the Fargo-Moorhead Diversion Authority has yet to apply for a permit in North Dakota. He says it’s still unclear how the diversion authority will secure land rights needed to obtain the permit.
Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney says he believes the diversion authority has the power of eminent domain to secure land rights and obtain the permit.
In sports…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The University of North Dakota says it is cutting baseball and men’s golf from its athletic offerings due to state budget cuts.
The school made the announcement during a news conference Tuesday afternoon.
UND Athletics Director Brian Faison says the two sports will be dropped at the end of the 2015-2016 seasons. He says the decision was made after looking at the state revenue shortfall forecast, conference sports sponsorship requirements and compliance with federal Title IX regulations.
Faison says he met with the student-athletes and coaches affected by the decision.
High School Baseball..
Dickinson 8 Jamestown 4
Jamestown 3 Dickinson 1
VCHS….Softball…
VC 12 GF Central 7
VC 6 GF Central 6
Valley City improves to 3-0 overall and 2-0 in the EDC, while Grand Forks Central drops 0-4 overall and 0-3 in the EDC.
The Hi-Liners host the Fargo South Bruins at 4:30 p.m. tomorrow for their next Eastern Dakota Conference contest.
MLB…
INTERLEAGUE
Final Detroit 8 Pittsburgh 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final N-Y Yankees 3 Toronto 2
Final Baltimore 9 Boston 5
Final Tampa Bay 5 Cleveland 1
Final Kansas City 3 Houston 2
Final L.A. Angels 5 Oakland 4
Final Texas 8 Seattle 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Arizona 4 L.A. Dodgers 2
Final Washington 2 Atlanta 1
Final Philadelphia 3 San Diego 0
Final Miami 2 N-Y Mets 1
Final San Francisco 7 Colorado 2
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
UNDATED (AP) – The San Antonio Spurs have tied an NBA record by earning their 40th home win of the season.
Kawhi (kah-WY’) Leonard had 26 points and Tony Parker added 20 as the Spurs won their home finale, outlasting Oklahoma City 102-98 in overtime. San Antonio trailed throughout most of regulation before tying the NBA record for home victories in a season set by the Boston Celtics in 1985-86.
The Spurs’ only home loss came last week against Golden State, which will seek its league-record 73rd win tonightagainst visiting Memphis.
Final Indiana 102 New York 90
Final Miami 99 Detroit 93
Final Toronto 122 Philadelphia 98
Final L-A Clippers 110 Memphis 84
NBA…
UNDATED (AP) – Deyonta Davis is entering the NBA draft after one season at Michigan State. The 6-foot-10, 240 pounder scored 7.5 points and grabbed 5.5 rebounds per game for the Big Ten champs last season. Notre Dame forward V.J. Beachem, Arkansas center Moses Kingsley and Indiana forward Troy Williams also plan to enter the upcoming draft, although they haven’t hired agents and could return to school next season.
NHL…
OTTAWA (AP) – The Ottawa Senators are in the market for a new head coach after firing Dave Cameron. The Senators faded in March and finished 38-35-9 to miss the Eastern Conference playoffs. Cameron was 70-50-17 after replacing Paul MacLean in December 2014.
TV Sports…
NEW YORK (AP) – The NCAA has announced an eight-year, $8.8 billion extension of its March Madness deal with CBS Sports and Turner through 2032. The new deal retains the existing format for TV, with early-round games aired across CBS and three Turner networks. The Final Four will keep alternating between CBS and Turner.
In world and national news…
NEW YORK (AP) – The nation’s largest coal miner is seeking bankruptcy protection. The filing by Peabody Energy comes less than three months after another from Arch Coal, the country’s second-largest miner. New energy technology and tightening environmental regulations have throttled the industry and led to a wave of mine closings and job cuts.
NEW YORK (AP) – About 39,000 Verizon landline and cable workers on the East Coast have gone on strike. The workers’ latest contract expired in August and so far, the unions and management say negotiations have been unsuccessful. Verizon says it’s disappointed, but says it’s trained thousands of non-union workers to fill in for the strikers.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – A South Carolina judge is being asked to delay the state death-penalty trial of Dylann Roof. He’s the young man charged with nine counts of murder in last year’s Charleston church shootings. Roof’s attorneys say starting the trial as scheduled on July 11 won’t give them enough time to mount an adequate defense.
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) – Lawyers in the case of a Georgia man accused of intentionally leaving his toddler son in a hot SUV to die are scheduled to begin questioning potential jurors today. Justin Ross Harris faces charges, including murder, and has been in jail since the day his son, Cooper, died.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) – Surgery at a South Texas hospital has separated two 10-month-old sisters born conjoined below the waist. Ximena (huh-MEE’-nuh) and Scarlett Hernandez-Torres shared a colon and bladders that will be reconstructed. Their identical triplet sister, Catalina, was born without serious health issues.
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