{"id":12043,"date":"2013-02-04T14:32:50","date_gmt":"2013-02-04T20:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=12043"},"modified":"2013-02-05T07:15:15","modified_gmt":"2013-02-05T13:15:15","slug":"wayne-byers-show-evening-feb-4-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=12043","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Feb 4, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"
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csi photo matt sheppard<\/p><\/div>\n

CSi Weather…<\/p>\n

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW AND SLEET LIKELY IN THE EVENING…
\nTHEN CHANCE OF SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
\nPATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. NOT AS COLD…SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION AROUND 1 INCH. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
\nWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA…90 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.<\/p>\n

.TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF FLURRIES THROUGH THE DAY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
\n.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE UPPER TEENS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
\n10 MPH.
\n.WEDNESDAY…DECREASING CLOUDS. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW AND
\nSLEET. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING
\nTO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
\n.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS 10 TO 15. NORTHWEST
\nWINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
\n.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.
\n.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.
\nHIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
\n.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 15. HIGHS
\nIN THE LOWER 20S.
\n.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO
\n10 ABOVE. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.
\n.MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.<\/p>\n

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LIGHT SNOW…OCCASIONALLY MIXED WITH SLEET IS EXPECTED ACROSSNORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND THROUGH THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO POSSIBLY TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.<\/p>\n

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Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Feb 4, 2013) — Jamestown city crews will begin snow removal in the DOWNTOWN area beginning approximately at 11:00 p.m. Tuesday night, February 5th<\/sup>, 2013 and continue during the night.<\/p>\n

Downtown merchants and all public\/private schools are asked to have their sidewalks shoveled by 9 p.m. on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Snow plowing in the residential areas is scheduled for Thursday February 7th<\/sup>,\u00a02013 during normal daytime hours.<\/p>\n

PLEASE NOTE:<\/p>\n

The above schedule is contingent upon changing weather conditions and snow accumulation totals.<\/p>\n

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Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Jamestown City Council met in Regular Session Monday evening (Feb 4, 2013) at City Hall. All members were present<\/p>\n

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Consent Agenda Items considered separately: None<\/p>\n

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REGULAR AGENDA:<\/p>\n

RESOLUTIONS:<\/p>\n

A Public Hearing was held, <\/strong>concerning the request for vacation of the portion of alley adjacent to Lots 1 & 2, Block 1, Riffe 1st <\/span><\/span>Addition, and Lots 1, 2 and W.58\u2019 of Lot 3, Block 4, Hi-Acres Hillcrest Addition, all to the City of Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota.<\/p>\n

No one appeared for the public hearing.<\/p>\n

Following the Public Hearing Council Members voted to approve the request for vacation of the portion of the alley.<\/p>\n

Mayor Andersen said the vacation is appropriate since the area is being repurposed.<\/p>\n

The Jamestown City Planning Commission is reviewing a zone change request.<\/p>\n

Appointments:<\/p>\n

Mayor Andersen\u2019s appointment was approved of Amie Romsdal to the Civil Service Commission, with the term to expire in January of 2015.<\/p>\n

Mayor and Council Member Reports:<\/p>\n

Mayor Andersen said a Cub Scout Troop will tour City Hall.<\/p>\n

Council Member Buchanan noted that Eventide was holding a public meeting to discuss future plans for the facility and again on Friday this week.<\/p>\n

Council Member Kourjian noted a large turnout at the Jumpin Jack Frost event last weekend at the Jamestown Civic Center.<\/p>\n

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Other Business:<\/p>\n

The City Council recognized the Spring Baseball Program as an other public spirited organization and authorized the issuance of a calendar raffle permit with the drawings to be held April & May 2013.<\/p>\n

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The City Council recognized the James Valley Street Machines, Inc., as an other public spirited organization and authorized the issuance of a Charity Local Permit for the drawing held October 28, 2012. The event was already held, and the State Attorney General notified the city that all other paperwork was in order, and that the City Council could authorize the permit retroactively.<\/p>\n

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Council Members approved the request from the Jamestown Chapter of the RMEF MinnDak Inc., for a gaming site authorization at the Gladstone Inn (Banquet Rooms) on March 23, 2013.<\/p>\n

The City Council approved the request from the North Dakota Buffalo Foundation, Inc., for a gaming site authorization at the Quality Inn (Banquet Rooms) on March 1, 2 & 3, 2013.<\/p>\n

The City Council then voted to reject the bids received for construction of Water & Sewer District (#12-61 & 12-31.)<\/p>\n

The Council then authorized re-advertising for bids for the staged construction of the Water & Sewer District, at the site of the Titan Machinery building under construction west of Jamestown.<\/p>\n

The sewer project will be re-bid, and two bids, will be for work on two halves of the water lines, north and south loop system, pending a settlement of watering serving issues, between the City of Jamestown and Stutsman Rural Water District.<\/p>\n

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The City Council then approved Resolutions pertaining to 2012 750,000 gallon Water Tower and Water Distribution System Improvements Project<\/p>\n

Travis Dillman of Interstate Engineering said the tower designed is planned as a single spheroid, looking like a golf ball on a tee. The paint designed is now planned as white with black lettering.<\/p>\n

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The City Council accepted and approved the plans and specifications, as prepared by the Interstate Engineering, Inc., for construction of the Water Tower, and directed the City Administrator to advertise for bids for construction of the Water Tower.<\/p>\n

Hearing From the audience:<\/p>\n

Robert Thompson the contractor for the Titan Machinery project asked for an update on negotiation with Stutsman Rural Water District concerning how the talks were going. Mayor Andersen update the meeting schedule this week, between the City and SRWD.<\/p>\n

Thompson said the work on the building under construction west of Jamestown is at a standstill under water service, and water pressure information becomes available.<\/p>\n

The meeting was shown live on CSi 67 followed by replays.<\/p>\n

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Valley City, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session Monday evening (Feb 4, 2013) at City Hall.<\/p>\n

All members were present.<\/p>\n

Approval of Consent Agenda items included:<\/p>\n

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Approval of Consent Agenda items included:<\/p>\n

Monthly Reports from the Fire Chief, Building Inspector, Auditor, Municipal Judge and Public Works Accountant.<\/p>\n

Monthly Bills for the City and Public Works in the Amount of $ 1,523,569.29<\/p>\n

A Game of Chance Raffle Permit for Barnes County Ducks Unlimited, and the Valley City Lions.<\/p>\n

Scouts were introduced that were earning their merit badges by attending and reporting on the City Commission meetings.<\/p>\n

Public Forum: No one spoke<\/p>\n

Scouts were introduced that were earning their merit badges by attending and reporting on the City Commission meetings.<\/p>\n

Resolutions<\/p>\n

An Open Public Hearing was held to Consider the Amended I-94 Regional Development Corridor Plan submitted by Valley City Barnes County Development Corporation and the Developer\u2019s Agreement submitted by Valley City Barnes County Development Corporation.Economic Development Jennifer Feist explained the amendment.<\/p>\n

She said the Plan and the amendments are available at City Hall.<\/p>\n

Public Hearings.<\/p>\n

An Open Public Hearing was held to Consider the Amended I-94 Regional Development Corridor Plan submitted by Valley City Barnes County Development Corporation and the Developer\u2019s Agreement submitted by Valley City Barnes County Development Corporation.Economic Development Jennifer Feist explained the amendment.<\/p>\n

She said the Plan and the amendments are available at City Hall.<\/p>\n

Following the Public Hearing a Resolution was passed, approving the I-94 Regional Development Corridor Development Plan.<\/p>\n

Another Resolution was approved concerning the Developer\u2019s Agreement between the City of Valley City and Development Corporation.<\/p>\n

A Resolution was approved Declaring the Necessity for Paving Improvement District No. 102.<\/p>\n

Another Resolution was approved Declaring the Necessity for Paving Improvement District No. 103.<\/p>\n

The City Commissioners then approved a Resolution Supporting North Dakota House Bill 1440.<\/p>\n

The bill gives latitude to cities, water boards, and rural water districts to meet and discuss water issues with rural water boards, including the State Water Commission.<\/p>\n

If the bill passes the State Public Service Commission would be involved with decisions.<\/p>\n

Mayor Werkhoven feels the state legislature needs to consider laws in that regard.<\/p>\n

City Attorney Russell Myhre said city support is of the concept of the bill.<\/p>\n

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Ordinances:<\/p>\n

Approved second and final reading of an Ordinance annexing a tract of land located at I- 94 and Exit 294,<\/p>\n

( legal description of: Auditor\u2019s Lot Number 1 of the N1\/2 of the NW \u00bc of Section 26, township 140 North, Range 58 West, Barnes County, North Dakota and<\/p>\n

Auditor\u2019s Lot Number 1 of the NE \u00bc of the NE \u00bc of Section 27, Township 140 North, Range 58 West, Barnes County, North Dakota and 2 )<\/p>\n

Auditor\u2019s Lot Number 5 of the SE \u00bc of the SW \u00bc of section 23, Township 140 North, Range 58 West, Barnes County, North Dakota.<\/p>\n

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Approved the second and final reading of an Ordinance rezoning a tract of land located at 8th Avenue SE and Winter Show Road, legal description of Auditor\u2019s Lot 1 of NW \u00bc Section 28 township 140 N, range 58 W, from O-Other to B-2 Highway Business Zoning Use.<\/p>\n

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Approved second and final reading of an Ordinance rezoning a tract of land located at I-94 and Exit 294.<\/p>\n

Legal description of:<\/p>\n

Auditor\u2019s Lot Number 1 of the N1\/2 of the NW \u00bc of Section 26, township 140 North, Range 58 West, Barnes County, North Dakota and<\/p>\n

Auditor\u2019s Lot Number 1 of the NE \u00bc of the NE \u00bc of Section 27, Township 140 North, Range 58 West, Barnes County, North Dakota and<\/p>\n

Auditor\u2019s Lot Number 5 of the SE \u00bc of the SW \u00bc of section 23, Township 140 North, Range 58 West, Barnes County, North Dakota,<\/p>\n

from A-Agriculture to I-1 Light Industrial.<\/p>\n

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Approved the second and final reading of an Ordinance rezoning a tract of land located within the one mile extraterritorial jurisdiction, legal description of Auditor\u2019s Lot 3 of SE \u00bc Section 18, township 140 N, Range 58 W, from A-Agricultural to R-2 Residential.<\/p>\n

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New Business:<\/p>\n

A Retail Image Enhancement Flex PACE Loan in the amount of $6,000 for DeepRiver Properties, was approved.<\/p>\n

The ZenoTrac and 24\/7 technical support renewal was approved. The contract is with General Electric concerning information and advice on the Water Treatment Plant Project, with the G.E. Filtration Process.<\/p>\n

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Approved, Blocking off the 100 block of Main Street East for the 5th Annual, Debbie Gabel Memorial Cancer Ride.<\/p>\n

The City Commission approved a Special Alcohol Beverage Event permit for Nubar, Captain\u2019s Pub and VFW to serve alcohol in the blocked off street for the Debbie Gabel Memorial Cancer Ride.<\/p>\n

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The City Commission approved a cost and participation agreement for three ER sites \u2013 HBP Pavement Repair (Patching) & Incidentals, SRU-2-990(042)046 \u2013 Sidewalk, Pavement Marking & Signing Improvements.<\/p>\n

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Approved terminating Tax Increment Financing for North Industrial Park district created December 17, 2011.<\/p>\n

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The City Commission approved the Valley City Barnes County Development Corporation\u2019s Expansion and Financing Agreement including the value of the five year property exemption for John Deere.<\/p>\n

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The City Commission then reviewed the Police Department 2012 Annual Report.<\/p>\n

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Police Chief Fred Thompson highlighted the report.<\/p>\n

He said the use of force by police officers is not of concern, and the actions of police are based on criminal activity.<\/p>\n

He said there was a significant jump in arrests in 2012, which he said was inexplicable.<\/p>\n

He pointed out that the report is available on the City\u2019s web site.<\/p>\n

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City Administrator Report<\/p>\n

David Schelkopf said with the first inspection there has been a lessening of abandonded cars in the city.<\/p>\n

He said the Valley City Flood Emergency Plan is finished and available to the public.<\/p>\n

He asked that if anyone has any ideas about a use for the City Auditorium which is available for sale to contact City Hall.<\/p>\n

He noted a controlled electric load enabled the city to save dollars on electric costs to the city during the recent cold snap.<\/p>\n

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City Updates & Commission Comments<\/p>\n

Commissioner Luke reported on recent water meetings that she has attended.<\/p>\n

She said communities around various parts of the state are preparing for either a flood or drought conditions.<\/p>\n

Water quality issues are also a concern.<\/p>\n

City Assessor Sandy Hansen reported on items that she has been addressing on assessments.<\/p>\n

She noted bills in the State Legislature, concerning the Homestead Credits. And asked for support of Senate Bill 2371.<\/p>\n

Dave Andersen asked that residents comply with the City Ordinance of clearing sidewalks after a snowfall.<\/p>\n

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Police Chief Thompson said three new officers have completed training and are on the force.<\/p>\n

One addition officer will be added following training.<\/p>\n

KLJ reported that street traffic should be back to normal about February 15, 2013 with the bank stablization project.<\/p>\n

Fire Chief Retterath said the outdoor sirens should be back to operational next week.<\/p>\n

Mayor Werkhoven said precipitation forecasts by the National Weather Service are that spring precipitation should be normal to below normal.<\/p>\n

The meeting was shown live on CSi 68, followed by replays.<\/p>\n

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Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — Water and sewer projects slated for this summer are progressing in the planning stages.<\/p>\n

On Monday\u2019s (Feb 4, 2013) Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Jamestown Mayor Katie Andersen said, the 750,000 gallon water tower to be constructed on State Hospital land will soon have the specs reviewed to be approved, followed by bid advertising.<\/p>\n

The city has signed a five year lease with the State Hospital, and is discussing a 99-year easement with the state.<\/p>\n

The tower\u2019s constructed is slated to start this spring, and completed by the end of 2013. Painting of the tower will take place in the spring of 2014.<\/p>\n

With the upcoming sewer lift station replacements, and force main project, Mayor Andersen said that project will also start this spring.<\/p>\n

She said land needed is being purchased, with the lift station near the CSi Technology Center at Historic Franklin School, to be moved a newly constructed across the river.<\/p>\n

The lift station near Bollinger Tennis Courts will also be replaced.<\/p>\n

She pointed out that construction of the associated new sewer lines will cause traffic detours, which will be outlined by the city through CsiNewsNow.com and The Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, through the project.<\/p>\n

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MINOT, N.D. (AP) \u2013 A North Dakota man accused of killing the mother of his child and three other people in Minot two years ago has been convicted on four counts of murder.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0 jury found 28-year-old Omar Mohamed Kalmio guilty on the four counts of murder in the Jan. 2011, shooting deaths of 19-year-old Sabrina Zephier, her mother, brother and mother\u2019s boyfriend.<\/p>\n

Kalmio is a Somali national who says he is in the U.S. under political asylum. He was working in the western North Dakota oil patch at the time of the killings. His sentence is pending. Kalmio\u2019s trial began Jan. 23.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – A 2-year-old boy died over the weekend after being found outside north of Williston.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Williams County Sheriff’s Detective Caleb Fry said the boy was flown to Fargo for medical care after being found Saturday morning. Fry did not immediate identify the boy or provide details about the incident, saying he was waiting for autopsy results.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fry said authorities are not treating the case as an intentional death. He said the weather Saturday morning was cold, snowy and windy.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Two people died in a fiery head-on collision of a pickup truck and a semitrailer in the western North Dakota oil patch.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Highway Patrol says 34-year-old pickup driver Jessie Jimison of Sidney, Mont., and 31-year-old passenger Obed Gonzales-Najar, of Espanola, New Mexico, died Sunday night when their vehicle crossed the center line on N.D. Highway 200 in McKenzie County near the Montana border and collided with the oncoming semi.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The semi driver, 49-year-old Keith Seibert of Leola, S.D., was taken to a Sidney hospital with undisclosed injuries.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The patrol says both vehicles caught on fire after the crash. Authorities shut down the highway for several hours late Sunday and early Monday.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) – A pileup involving two semitrailers and two pickup trucks led to a two-hour shutdown of a major highway in the western North Dakota oil patch.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Highway Patrol says the four vehicles all were traveling westbound on U.S. Highway 85 west of Watford City about mid-day Sunday. The chain-reaction crash began when the driver of one of the pickups stopped in the roadway because of icy conditions.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The driver of the pickup that stopped was taken to a Watford City hospital with undisclosed injuries. None of the other drivers was injured.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Testimony has wrapped up in the trial of a man accused of killing the mother of his child and three other people in Minot two years ago.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Attorneys on both sides were making closing arguments to the jury on Monday in the murder trial of Omar Mohamed Kalmio. He is accused in the Jan. 28, 2011, shooting deaths of 19-year-old Sabrina Zephier, her mother, brother and mother’s boyfriend.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kalmio is a Somali national who says he is in the U.S. under political asylum. He was working in the western North Dakota oil patch at the time of the killings.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kalmio’s trial began Jan. 23.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Gov. Jack Dalrymple has signed into law a bill that immediately provides $720 million for highway and road improvement projects in the state.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dalrymple recommended and the Legislature agreed to fast track Senate Bill 2176 so that construction projects could start at the start of the 2013 construction season.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The appropriation is part of a larger $2.7 billion transportation funding package.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A bill in the North Dakota Senate would clamp down on who can access information from a crash report.\u00a0
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\n\u00a0\u00a0Under Senate Bill 2310, personal identifying information like driver identification numbers, names, addresses or telephone numbers would be confidential to anyone but the people involved in a crash or their legal representatives or insurers.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bill sponsor Sen. Dave Oehlke says it would protect the wrong people from getting information.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 But a lobbyist for the North Dakota Newspaper Association and the North Dakota Broadcasters Association submitted written testimony in opposition of the bill.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jack McDonald says closing off access to the details would force media to rely on second-hand information. He added that the public would not be well-served.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A bill in the North Dakota House would make it harder for citizens to initiate grand juries by increasing the number of petition signatures required.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The issue came to light last year when a group of Dunn County residents unsuccessfully sought a grand jury probe of Gov. Jack Dalrymple related to campaign contributions from oil companies. A judge dismissed the case and the state Supreme Court upheld the ruling.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bill sponsor Rep. Jim Kasper tells The Forum newspaper that the legislation is not in response to the Dunn County petition, and he doesn’t want to eliminate the ability of citizens to convene a grand jury. But he thinks the current law is open to abuse.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dunn County petition drafter David Thompson says bill sponsors should be ashamed of themselves.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) – United Airlines plans to begin serving Dickinson.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 United will begin twice-daily nonstop flights between Dickinson and Denver starting June 6. The United Express flights will be operated by ExpressJet using 50-seat regional airplanes. Tickets will be available starting Saturday.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 United regional sales director Michael Stacy says the Dickinson flights will complement the airline’s existing service to five other North Dakota cities. U.S. Sen. John Hoeven says the flights are great news in the growing western oil patch.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Great Lakes Airlines also flies between Dickinson and Denver.<\/p>\n

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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Lignite Energy Council President and Chief Executive Officer John Dwyer has announced plans to retire in 2013.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dwyer has led the Bismarck-base lignite energy group for more than 30 years and has been its longest-serving president.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The group says its board of directors is searching for a replacement to be named sometime in this spring.<\/p>\n

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In sports…<\/p>\n

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The University of North Dakota hockey team is gearing up for its outdoor game against Nebraska-Omaha.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 UND scheduled an outdoor practice on Monday at University Park, in temperatures forecast to be in the teens. Coach Dave Hakstol told the Grand Forks Herald that the practice would be especially important for goaltenders, who will be dealing with different sight lines outside.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 UND takes on Nebraska-Omaha indoors on Friday night in Omaha and then outdoors on Saturday afternoon at TD Ameritrade Park, the home of the College World Series.<\/p>\n

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In world and national news…<\/p>\n

YUCAIPA, Calif. (AP) – A passenger who survived a deadly bus crash on a California mountain road says the vehicle careened downhill for five terrifying minutes before smashing into other vehicles. He says the brakes failed and the driver called out for someone to call 911 but there was no cell reception. Authorities say at least eight people were killed and many others injured in the violent crash\u00a0Sunday \u00a0night as the tour group from Tijuana, Mexico, was heading home from a snow trip.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MIDLAND CITY, Ala. (AP) – Authorities in Alabama say they continue to send food, medication and other items into a bunker where a man is holed up with a 5-year-old hostage. A sheriff says officers have been speaking with Jim Dykes around the clock. The sheriff isn’t saying whether authorities have spoken with the child or if they can hear the boy, but he says it is believed the boy is doing OK. Dykes is accused of killing a school bus driver before escaping with the kindergartener.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – President Barack Obama has been urging support Monday for his proposals to reduce gun violence — including a ban on assault weapons and universal background checks for gun buyers. He flew to Minneapolis to visit the police department’s Special Operations Center — his first trip outside Washington to campaign for his controversial gun measures. The White House says Obama remains committed to the assault weapons ban, despite opposition in Congress.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. is expressing doubt about Iran’s claim that it safely returned a monkey from space. A State Department spokeswoman says it’s questionable whether the monkey survived — or if the flight happened at all. Monday, Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (ah-muh-DEE’-neh-zhahd) said he’d consider being Iran’s first astronaut in space.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 IRVING, Texas (AP) – Scouts and their families have delivered a petition to the Boy Scouts of America headquarters urging an end to a policy banning gay scouts and leaders from the organization. They say the petition delivered in Irving, Texas, includes 1.4 million signatures. Scouting leaders are expected to consider ending the ban during a three-day meeting this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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