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REST OF TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.
.TONIGHT…CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE
OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
EXTENDED FORECAST….
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
PRECIPITATION EXPECTED MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY 200 CORRIDOR SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WITH PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS RANGING FROM A QUARTER TO A THIRD OF AN INCH ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER TO AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH ALONG THE I-94 CORRIDOR…AND TAPERING TO TRACE AMOUNTS NORTH TO THE HIGHWAY 200 CORRIDOR.
Jamestown (CSi) A three member panel, was sworn in Wednesday morning, at the lower level meeting room at City Hall, as the Jamestown Civil Service Commission followed by an appeals hearing.
They include:
- Amie Aesoph
- Kevin Gebhardt
- Jon Lillejord (Chairman)
The hearing stems from the termination of Jamestown Police officer Thomas Nagel.
He was represented at the public meeting by attorney Joe Larson, who gave opening statements.
Larson, said the case was about Facebook and how easily it could be hacked or manipulated.
Scott Forsberg, the attorney Representing the city of Jamestown, attorney said the issue was not the Facebook page but about the deceptive way Nagel responded to questions about the incident.
A computer forensic examiner, Don Meinke testified that the information he had seen could not be verified as coming from a specific Facebook account.
Larson called five witnesses through the morning, including two polygraph experts testified that Nagel truthfully answered no to questions about being the source of the information to KVLY or that the information was discussed with another officer or discussed by the Fraternal Order of Police.
The hearing was to continue through Wednesday afternoon.
It was stated that the Civil Service Commission may render a decision yet Wednsday, or possibly at a later date, with the options of affirming the termination as proper, reversing the termination and reinstating Nagel on the JPD or any other decision the committee would deem justified.
Nagel was terminated on March 9, 2016, with letter of termination signed by Jamestown City Administrator Jeff Fuchs and Jamestown Mayor Katie Andersen. Andersen and Fuchs hold the “appointing authority” under the Jamestown Civil Service ordinance and was based their letter of termination and on Police Chief Scott Edinger’s and the review board’s recommendations.
The review board, consisting of four police officers and one private citizen, recommended terminating Nagel for violating 19 policies.
The termination resulted from internal investigations conducted by the Jamestown Police Department and the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office after an anonymous tip was made to the KVLY Valley News Live Whistleblower Hotline alleging a sheriff’s deputy and the son of the sheriff were improperly using a Jet Ski owned by Stutsman County. Stutsman County does not own a Jet Ski, and the allegations were proven to be false. The investigations attempted to ascertain who made the allegations and if any violations of department policy or of the North Dakota Peace Officer’s Code of Conduct occurred.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown City Fire Chief, Jim Reuther, says, with the information collected from firefighters, photographing and the processing of the fire scene, the cause of the Tuesday morning fire at 643 First Street West in Jamestown, will be considered as undetermined .
This concludes the fire investigation and it would be considered closed unless further information is received
Jamestown (CSi) Stutsman County Emergency Manager Jerry Bergquist reports that Stutsman County participated in the simulated state-wide tornado exercise Wednesday morning, April 27, 2016 as part of Severe Summer Weather Awareness Week.
The exercise began at 11:15 a.m. with a test tornado warning initiated by the National Weather Service. As part of the exercise, the county’s emergency operations plan was tested, which includes activating siren systems for several communities in the County. The sirens in Medina, Buchanan, Cleveland and Streeter proved to be operational and ready for the summer weather season. Jamestown sirens were also tested; however, the siren located at Lakeside Marina malfunctioned. An effort is underway to get the marina siren repaired and ready for use.
In addition, the National Weather Service activated its All Hazards Radio System, which allowed local radio stations and cable TV providers to test their Emergency Alert Systems.
The CodeRED Weather Warning system that Stutsman County subscribes to was NOT part of the exercise. CodeRED is designed to warn individuals that have addresses located within a warned area. Since the simulated tornado warning did not identify specific warned boundaries, the system did not activate. CodeRED Weather Warning activates for real weather warnings where the warning boundaries are identified. To sign up for CodeRED Weather Warning, go to the Stutsman County webpage at http://www.co.stutsman.nd.us www.co.stutsman.nd.us and click on the CodeRED icon at the bottom of the page. Choose to receive tornado, thunderstorm and/or flash flood warnings via land-line telephones, cell-phones (optional text messaging), VOIP phones and email. CodeRED Weather Warning is a no-cost way to receive immediate weather warnings, but you must register for the service. For those needing assistance to register, contact Stutsman County Emergency Management at 701-252-9093.
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (AP) – Valley City police say a bone found by a crew of workers that was originally thought to be human was actually from a raccoon.
Police Chief Fred Thompson said Wednesday that officers photographed the bone and sent the pictures to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Grand Forks, which initially determined it was a radius bone. But an in-person examination by a physician has determined that the bone is from a raccoon.
The state’s Historical Society and the Tribal Historic Preservation Office had been involved in the investigation because the bone was found near Native American burial grounds.
Thompson said the appropriate agencies have been notified and the case is now closed.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Development Fund board this month awarded a total of $1.5 million in financial aid to four projects.
The loan program within the state Commerce Department was created in 1991 to help new or expanding primary sector businesses – those such as manufacturers and food processors that create new wealth.
This month, Gates Manufacturing of Lansford received a renewal of its $500,000 line of credit, Buzz360 of Fargo was awarded a $160,000 loan, Earth-Kind of Bismarck received a renewal of its $600,000 line of credit and Buffalo City Wood Products of Jamestown was given a renewal of its $250,000 line of credit.
All of the aid is for working capital.
Bismarck (CSi) Job Service North Dakota’s regional offices will continue to provide outreach services at current and new locations for towns that were affected by the budget shortfall. Services will be provided two days a month from May through June at the following locations and times.
Valley City
Location: City County Health District, 415 2nd Ave NE #1, Valley City, N.D. 58072
Dates: First and third Tuesday of each month
Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Other locations dates and times listed on line at CSiNewsNow.com
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota judicial ethics advisory committee says it’s OK for judge candidates to use Facebook and other social media in their campaigns, as long as they don’t ask for money.
The chairman of the advisory committee, retired Southeast District Judge Ronald Goodman, would not say what led the group to investigate the use of social media in campaigns. He said it’s the first time the committee has issued an opinion on the matter.
The North Dakota endorsement goes against an American Bar Association recommendation that campaign websites not be personally started or maintained by the judge candidates.
In a separate opinion, the judicial ethics committee said it doesn’t find anything wrong with a siting judge wearing his or her robe in campaign photos or videos.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A longtime South Dakota environmental engineer has been hired as North Dakota’s state engineer.
North Dakota’s Water Commission on Wednesday hired Garland Erbele as its top administrator.
Eberle will succeed state engineer Todd Sando, who announced last month that he will retire by the end of June.
Eberle will be North Dakota’s 18th state engineer.
As the state engineer, Eberle will serve as secretary to the State Water Commission, which is overseen by a nine-member board, including the governor, who serves as its chairman.
Erbele worked for 35 years at the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources. He also was the agency’s lead technical negotiator on water rights issues.
Erbele is from Lehr, North Dakota. He has a master’s degree in environmental engineering from North Dakota State University.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Houston research firm says significant barriers exist in using carbon dioxide to enhance oil recovery in North Dakota.
But IHS Inc. geologist Curtis Smith told the North Dakota Legislature’s interim Taxation Committee on Wednesday that the “long-term prize” for the state could be billions of extra barrels of oil.
The interim legislative committee is considering tax breaks for companies that develop technology to enhance oil recovery from existing wells.
Smith says pumping CO2 underground to bring more oil to the surface in North Dakota is unproven at present. Smith says such technology also is expensive. And he says there may not be enough CO2 available in the state to be used for all oil wells.
The Legislature paid $395,000 for the study. A full report is due in July.
Update…
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – A high school basketball coach and teacher in Williston is accused of having sexual contact with a girl last December.
Thirty-three-year-old Walter Eldridge was arrested Tuesday and formally charged Wednesday with misdemeanor sexual assault. The count carries a maximum sentence of 30 days in jail.
Eldridge is Williston’s head girls basketball coach and an English teacher. Court documents don’t list an attorney for him, and a home telephone listing for him in Williston wasn’t working on Wednesday. He’s scheduled to make his initial court appearance on Friday.
Police did not immediately release further details, including whether the girl is a student at the school, saying the investigation is ongoing.
The school district declined comment.
In sports…
Valley City (CSi SOND) Special Olympics North Dakota announces that
the community of Valley City and surrounding area will serve as host of the Special Olympics, Sunday May 1, 2016, at Valley City State University Student Union, Valley City State University Field House and Stadium
The North Dakota (SOND) District III Spring Games will have more than 300 Special Olympics athletes, children and adults with intellectual disabilities, and Unified Partners from Bottineau, Jamestown, Fargo, Wahpeton, and Valley City will compete
in the one day event for the chance to be a District champion.
Competition held in these Spring Games:
Unified Volleyball
Bocce
Powerlifting
Swimming
Track and Field
Unified Volleyball is one of four SOND Unified Team Sports. Unified Sports is a program that combines Special
Olympics athletes and athletes without intellectual disability (Partners) on a sports team to train and compete together.
Schedule of Events:
Sunday, May 1
st – 8:00 a.m. – Bocce and Unified Volleyball competition begins at VCSU Fieldhouse
– 9:00 a.m. – Swimming competition begins at VCSU Student Center
– 12:30 p.m. – Opening Ceremonies at VCSU Stadium
– 1:00 p.m. – Track and Field Competition begins
All Events are free, and the public is encouraged to attend!
Individual and Group Volunteer Areas and Opportunities include:
Facilities set up and support
Unified Volleyball timers and scorekeepers
Bocce timers and scorekeepers
Track and Field support volunteers
Athlete meal preparation and distribution
Awards
To learn more about the District Spring Games or to sign up as a volunteer contact SOND,
AMT Member Chris Mogensen:
chris.mogensen@odcvc.com
For more information on Special Olympics Valley City:
Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Special-Olympics-Valley-City-ND
In world and national news…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – The Associated Press has learned that Republican presidential contender Ted Cruz has tapped former technology executive Carly Fiorina to run as his vice presidential nominee. The Texas senator plans to formally unveil his running mate this afternoon in Indianapolis. That’s according to a Republican with direct knowledge of the plan. Cruz is trying to generate momentum for his struggling campaign. GOP front-runner Donald Trump swept primaries in five Northeastern states yesterday.
WASHINGTON (AP) – As he moves closer to the Republican nomination, Donald Trump is looking to convince voters that he can master the role of commander-in-chief. He delivered his first formal foreign policy speech Wednesday to a group of conservative experts and writers — telling them that his goal is “peace and prosperity, not war and destruction.” He said his goals can be achieved through a “disciplined, deliberate and consistent foreign policy” — but that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton has delivered one that is “reckless, rudderless and aimless.”
CHICAGO (AP) – A lawyer for former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert says his client accepts his 15-month sentence, and that he will focus on addressing his health issues and “healing the emotional damage” inflicted on his family and friends. A judge in Chicago Wednesday imposed the sentence on Hastert, who had pleaded guilty to violating a banking law as he sought to pay someone millions to keep sex abuse secret. A victim and the sister of another victim testified today, and Hastert apologized in court.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve is keeping a key interest rate unchanged against the backdrop of a global economic slump. And it’s providing no hint of when its next rate hike may occur. A statement the Fed issued after its latest policy meeting notes that the United States is enjoying solid job gains despite a slowdown in growth. The Fed says it also expects inflation to move toward its 2 percent target from persistently low levels.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Prosecutors in Florida say they’re sending to a grand jury the case of a former police officer who fatally shot a legally armed man who was awaiting a tow truck. Former Palm Beach Gardens officer Nouman Raja shot and killed musician Corey Jones, who had left a gig before dawn last October when his SUV broke down. He was standing nearby when Raja stopped in an unmarked car. Raja was on duty but not in uniform. Jones had a concealed weapons permit. He and Raja pulled their guns, and Raja shot Jones. Jones was black while Raja is of South Asian ancestry.
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