CSi Weather…

TODAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH
DECREASING TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. HIGHS 15 TO 20. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 30. LOWS 15 TO 20.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 30. LOWS 15 TO 20.
.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – National Weather Service offices in more than a dozen states are surveying the public online about possible changes to how the agency delivers winter weather hazard messages.
 
     Warning coordinator John Paul Martin in North Dakota tells The Bismarck Tribune that people might not understand the distinction between terms such as “watch,” “warning,” and “advisory.” The weather service wants to know whether its headline messages could be simplified.
 
     The online survey provides side-by-side comparisons of actual weather headlines. During heavy snowfall in western South Dakota on Wednesday, the official headline on the Rapid City weather service website notified the public of a winter weather advisory while an alternative advised caution for snow and blowing snow.
 
     Twenty-six weather service offices in 15 states are taking part in the project through March.

 SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – The new year hasn’t brought any changes to drought conditions in the Dakotas. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map shows just over half of North Dakota remaining in some form of drought. Another third of North Dakota remains classified as abnormally dry.

 

Valley City, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — Valley City Police is asking for the public’s assistance, for additional information into the investigation of a stand off that occurred on New Year’s Day (2013) in Valley City.

Police were called to 636 Valley Avenue, Southeast in Valley City on January 1st about 2-a.m., responding to a call of an armed male, that was apparently suicidal, barricaded in the home.

Neighboring residents were evacuated from their homes, or to seek a safe place in their homes during the stand off as a safety precaution.

The stand off lasted about six hours when 45 year old Douglas Boppre left the home at about 7:40-a.m., without incident.

Valley City Police Chief Fred Thompson says during the stand off, authorities were unable to contact Boppre, either by phone, or response from a sound system.

Also called to the scene to assist Valley City Police were the Barnes County Sheriff’s Office, the James Valley Special Operations Swat Team, and the Valley City Fire Department. Also responding were Montana Dakota Utilities.

No injuries were reported.

After the standoff, recovered from the home were a rifle and ammunition.

Boppre is charged with terrorizing, and felon in possession of a fire arm felonies.

He’s also charge with preventing arrest or discharge of other duties, a Class A misdemeanor.

Those with additional information about the incident are asked to call Valley City Police at 701-845-3110.

　

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — Jamestown Regional Airport is seeing increases in boardings.

On Thursday’s (Jan 3, 2013) Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Jamestown Regional Airport Manger, Matthew Leitner said, in December of 2012, Jamestown boardings were 300, a 20 percent increase over boardings in November of 2012.

He said that 300 figure, is comparable to average Jamestown boardings in 2010.

Leitner says the last three months of 2012, saw the numbers increasing from earlier in the year, since Great Lake Airlines took over Jamestown air service from Delta.

He pointed out that local officials are still working with Great Lakes Airlines to restart the Sky Miles program, previously with Delta Airlines.

He added that Jamestown passengers are able to work on reservations between the two airlines from a partial co-share program.

Leitner said the airport’s web site: flyjamestown.net has more information, including the revised flight schedule that was implemented on December 1, 2012, between Jamestown and the Twin Cities, plus additional information on making reservations, and getting in touch with local travel agencies.

Leitner said the Jamestown Regional Airport Authority Strategic Planning Session will be held on Saturday January 12, 2013, at 9-a.m., at the Administration Office.

He noted some of topics are expected to include, developing land adjacent to the airport, and hangar development.

In 2013 the airport will look at securing funds for a new beacon, with 90-percent federal funding.

　

　 DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) – An out-of-state man faces an attempted murder charge after a New Year’s Eve shooting outside a bar in the western North Dakota oil patch town of Gladstone.
 
     A judge has set bond for 44-year-old Robert York at $250,000. Court documents do not list an attorney for him. Documents list his home as being in Hedrick, Iowa, but authorities say he came to North Dakota from the Phoenix area in Arizona.
 
     Stark County State’s Attorney Tom Henning says York allegedly tried to shoot Gladstone resident Justin Willis in the face with a sawed-off shotgun after an apparent bar fight. Two brothers from Iowa are charged as accomplices. Henning says the three had been doing concrete work in the area.
 
     The prosecutor says Willis suffered only minor injuries and was not hospitalized.

 

  FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Police in Fargo say a group of men forced their way into a home with guns and demanded money. Witnesses said one of the men knocked on the door Wednesday night and asked for someone who didn’t live there before pushing his way inside the house. Three more men followed. No one was seriously injured.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Authorities in Fargo say they’ve recovered materials alleged to have been used in the manufacturing of several thousand dollars in counterfeit bills.
 
     Fargo Deputy Chief Patrick Claus says the department and the U.S. Secret Service initiated an investigation into reports of counterfeit currency being distributed within the Fargo-Moorhead area beginning Dec. 31.
 
      Four incidents involving fake bills were reported Wednesday in Fargo, two in Moorhead, Minn., and one in West Fargo.
 
     The Red River Valley SWAT Team executed a search warrant Thursday morning that resulted in equipment used to manufacture the counterfeit $20, $10, $5 and $1 bills.  
 
     Claus says 32-year-old Terry Bruce Higdem and 33-year-old Nicholas Tom Seeley, both from Fargo, were each arrested on a counterfeiting charge. Attorney information was not immediately available.

 

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) – The commander of a North Dakota National Guard training center is retiring.
 
     Col. Dave Rickford has been in charge of the Camp Grafton Training Center for the last two years. He has served with the Guard for 36 years.
 
     Prior to taking over duties at the camp, Rickford served as director of operations and training, director of manpower and personnel, and mobilization readiness officer.
 
     Camp Grafton has multiple training operations, including cook school, demolition ranges and weapons qualification ranges. The facility has several devices, simulators and other systems to help prepare guard members for duty.
 
     A retirement ceremony for Rickford is planned for Friday at 3 p.m. at the camp’s Military Service Club.

 

 ALEXANDER, N.D. (AP) – A new hotel under construction in Alexander will test a lodging concept in North Dakota’s oil patch.
 
     The  70-room Shut Eye Hotel is slated to open this month. The hotel is a modular, steel structure designed to go up in 90 days.  Officials say it can be disassembled just as quickly.
 
     Company officials say the concept is popular in Europe.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Officials say contributions have been met for a fund aimed at building affordable housing in North Dakota’s booming oil patch.
 
     The North Dakota Housing Finance Agency says more than 600 private investors have successfully capitalized the agency’s $15 million housing incentive fund.
 
     The program gives individual and business donors a dollar-for-dollar tax credit, and they can designate their contributions for specific projects.
 
     The Legislature approved $15 million in state income tax credits in 2011 to subsidize construction of $104 million in low-income dwellings.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The search for diamonds in northeastern North Dakota has come up dry. But geologists remain optimistic about the potential for mining the precious stones in the state. Kennecott Exploration searched for kimberlites in Pembina County in 2010 but found none. Kimberlites are molten rock formations where diamonds occur.

 

In sports…

From Jim Roaldson…

Due to difficulty in scheduling of officials Dickinson has had to move the start time for Girls & Boys Hockey @ Dickinson on Saturday to the following:

Girls Varsity – 11:00 AM (Mountain Time)

Boys Varsity – 1:00 PM (Mountain Time)

 

Update…

Friday…

Hockey…

JV vs. West Fargo @ 5:15 PM

Varsity vs. Bottineau @ 7:30 PM

　

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota State fans are gearing up for the school’s second straight appearance in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision title game. The Bison Pep Fest and Party is tonight at Dr. Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, Texas. University President Dean Bresciani (bruh-SHAW’-nee) and Athletic Director Gene Taylor are scheduled to speak at the pep rally.

 

BOYS BASKETBALL
     Beulah 73, Des Lacs-Burlington 48
     Cavalier 45, Thompson 23
     Faith, S.D. 48, Hettinger/Scranton 42
     Fargo Davies 80, Grand Forks Central 65
     Fargo Shanley 74, Fargo South 58
     Grafton 78, Langdon 32
     Grand Forks Red River 68, West Fargo 51
     Grant County 64, Center-Stanton 44
     Harvey-Wells County 60, Rolette-Wolford 46
     Lewis and Clark-Berthold 87, Parshall 60
     Midway-Minto 69, Park River/Fordville Lankin 52
     New Salem 48, Underwood 42
     Northern Cass 65, Hillsboro/Central Valley 53
     Turtle Lake-Mercer 71, Velva 36
     Wahpeton 60, Fargo North 55
     Wilton-Wing 76, Solen 43
 GIRLS BASKETBALL
     Beach 64, Dickinson Trinity 31
     Benson County 69, Rugby 37
     Benson County 69, Rugby 37
     Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, S.D. 69, Standing Rock 32
     Divide County 59, Kenmare 54
     Ellendale 47, South Border 41
     Enderlin 53, Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran 46
     Fairmount-Campbell-Tintah 47, Lidgerwood-Wyndmere 28
     Fargo Davies 88, Grand Forks Central 78
     Fargo North 71, Wahpeton 62
     Fargo Shanley 60, Fargo South 39
     Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 51, Barnes County North 30
     Flasher 66, Mott-Regent 45
     Linton-HMB 52, Central Prairie 40
     Lisbon 40, Oakes 39
     Maple Valley 65, Griggs County Central 40
     Minot Bishop Ryan 72, Westhope-Newburg 11
     Minot Our Redeemer’s 62, Tioga 35
     Napoleon 89, Strasburg-Zeeland 31
     North Border 60, Kittson County Central, Minn. 45
     North Sargent 56, Hankinson 44
     Ray 57, Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 52
     Richardton-Taylor 46, Heart River 38
     Sargent Central 60, Milnor 52
     Thompson 79, Cavalier 40
     Trenton 63, Powers Lake 48
 Lake Region Tourney
 First Round
     Carrington 70, Starkweather-Munich 29
     Devils Lake JV 42, Drayton/Valley-Edinburg 41
     Lakota/Adams-Edmore 70, Dakota Prairie 22
     North Star 68, Four Winds-Warwick-Minnewauken 34
 McLean County Tournament
     Turtle Lake-Mercer 59, Warwick 37
 First Round
     Underwood 50, White Shield 23
     Washburn 41, Max 31
     Wilton-Wing 43, Garrison 37

 

 NATIONAL  BASKETBALL  ASSOCIATION

DENVER (AP) – J.J. Barea scored 17 points last night to lift the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 101-97 win over the Denver Nuggets. Alexey Shved also had 17 points for the Timberwolves, who played the fourth quarter without Kevin Love after he sprained a finger. Kosta Koufos and Ty Lawson led the Nuggets with 16 points apiece.
 
   Final    New  York      100    San  Antonio      83
  
 
       COLLEGE  FOOTBALL  BOWL  GAMES

Fiesta Bowl…

 GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) – Fifth-ranked Oregon showcased its high-octane offense Thursday night while silencing Heisman Trophy finalist Collin Klein.
 
     DeAnthony Thomas scored a pair of first-quarter touchdowns and the Ducks never trailed in a 35-17 win over seventh-ranked Kansas State. Thomas returned the opening kickoff 94 yards for a TD before grabbing a 23-yard scoring pass from Marcus Mariota.
 

 COLLEGE BASKETBALL…

Wisconsin 60, Penn St. 51
 
       TOP-25  COLLEGE  BASKETBALL
 
   Final          (  2)  Michigan      94    Northwestern      66
   Final  OT    (  3)  Arizona        92    Colorado              83
   Final          (10)  Gonzaga        78    Pepperdine          62

 

NFL…

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota Vikings cornerback Antoine Winfield didn’t practice yesterday because of a broken right hand. Winfield plans to wear a bigger cast on the hand in tomorrow’s playoff game against Green Bay. Coach Leslie Frazier also says Christian Ponder will be fine for the game after being limited in practice with a sore elbow.
 
     GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) – The Green Bay Packers are expected to have all four top receivers back for this weekend’s playoff game. Randall Cobb has returned from a sprained ankle and Jordy Nelson plans to play in tomorrow night’s NFC wild-card game against Minnesota. Receiver Greg Jennings says “it makes us very dangerous.” 
 
 UNDATED (AP) – Seven NFL coaches vacancies are up for grabs, with three revolving around Andy Reid.
 
     A person familiar with the situation tells the AP that the former Eagles coach is in deep negotiations with the Chiefs to replace Romeo Crennel (kreh-NEL’).
 
     The two sides are working out the details and Reid has canceled plans to interview for other openings, according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the negotiations.
 
     With Reid seemingly out of the picture, the Arizona Cardinals have received permission to interview Pittsburgh offensive coordinator Todd Haley for their head coaching job, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.
 
     Haley is a former head coach of the Chiefs and was offensive coordinator for Arizona in the Cardinals’ Super Bowl run in the 2008 season.
 
     Cardinals defensive coordinator Ray Horton and Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy are also pursuing the job.
 
     The Eagles will interview Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy on Sunday in Denver. The Eagles have already interviewed Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Mike Nolan and special teams coordinator Keith Armstrong since Reid was fired on Monday following a 4-12 season.

Colts offensive coordinator Bruce Arians has been given permission to interview with the Chicago Bears for their head coaching job.

The Browns are looking forward to meeting with Oregon’s Chip Kelly about their head coaching vacancy. So are the Eagles and Bills, who are also interested in signing the Ducks coach and offensive mastermind.
 

NHL LABOR…

 NEW YORK (AP) – The NHL lockout heads into its 111th day without a resolution.
 
     A league spokesman announced shortly before 9 p.m. that federal mediator Scot Beckenbaugh was still working with the sides, but they would not get back to the bargaining table before Friday morning.
 
     After a long night of talks Wednesday, the league and the union returned to the bargaining table Thursday afternoon in New York, talking for about an hour before going their separate ways.
 
     The sides have moved closer to one another while swapping proposals, but key issues remain, including salary cap and pensions.
 
     Commissioner Gary Bettman says he’s told the union a deal needs to be in place by next week so a 48-game season can begin Jan. 19.

 

 HOCKEY-JUNIOR WORLDS
 
     UFA, Russia (AP) – Jake McCabe and John Gaudreau (guh-DROH’) scored two goals each to lead the United States to the final of the world junior hockey championships with a 5-1 win over Canada.
 
     McCabe put his team ahead with a pair of identical goals, scoring through goalmouth scrambles in the first period.
 
     The Americans will face defending champion Sweden in the final. The Swedes beat Russia 3-2 in a shootout.

 

In world and national news…

 WASHINGTON (AP) – If economists’ predictions about December hiring are right, it would mean the job market held up during the talks between Congress and the White House over tax increases and spending cuts that were not resolved until the new year. A FactSet survey of economists predicts that employers added 155,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate remains at 7.7 percent. Official government data is being released today.
 
     BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union’s official statistics office reports no change in the inflation rate for the 17 nations using the euro. The 2.2 percent figure is above the European Central Bank’s target of keeping the annual rate of price rises “just below 2 percent.”
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – A $9.7 billion flood insurance measure that’s part of a broader Superstorm Sandy aid package is expected to win congressional approval today. The House votes first and the Senate is expected to follow suit. The other part of the total $60 billion package will be considered Jan. 15.
 
     BEIRUT (AP) – Activists say air raids, clashes and shelling are occurring across Syria. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says warplanes bombed neighborhoods around the capital, Damascus, today including the rebel stronghold of Douma.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – A survey says Americans know that too much fast food and the couch in front of the TV make for a fat nation, but they don’t want government dragging them away from the buffet table. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll also shows Americans do approve of restaurant calorie counts, more physical activity in schools and nutrition guidelines.