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CSi Weather…<\/p>\nEdgeley\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, a two vehicle crash at 3:37-p.m., Friday on Highway 281, 13 miles north of Edgeley injured a LaMoure women.<\/p>\n
The report says a Kia SUV operated by 44 year old Michele Eckman of LaMoure was northbound when she sneezed, causing her SUV to drift onto the southbound lane and into the path of\u00a0a Mack truck pulling a tanker trailer\u00a0driven by 47 year old Timothy Salberg of Aberdeen.<\/p>\n
Salberg attempted to avoid the collision by steering the truck and trailer away from the SUV.\u00a0 Eckman\u2019s SUV struck the tanker trailer loaded with gasoline before coming to rest in the center of the roadway.\u00a0 Salberg maintained control of the truck and trailer as it entered the ditch.<\/p>\n
Eckman was transported by Edgeley\u00a0Ambulance to JRMC.\u00a0 No gasoline spilled from the trailer. The crash remains under investigation by the\u00a0Highway Patrol.<\/p>\n
Assisting at the scene were:\u00a0 The LaMoure County Sheriff\u2019s\u00a0Office, and\u00a0Edgeley Fire and Rescue.<\/p>\n
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Valley City\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 Valley City announces that permanent flood protection project work resumes on Monday February 12th<\/sup><\/p>\n Beginning then, Main Street will be closed between Central Avenue and 5th Avenue Northwest.<\/p>\n Local traffic will be allowed to businesses inside the road closure and business signage will be provided.<\/p>\n The contractor will resume pile driving and \u00a0will need again to have their crane and staging and other materials on Main Street.<\/p>\n Motorists will be detoured onto 2nd Street Northwest during the closure. Those with truck deliveries are encouraged to seek alternative routes.<\/p>\n KLJ reports the road closure will last until February 16th.<\/p>\n Later, that portion of Main Street will again close in March to continue work on Phase Two, of the permanent flood protection project.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n JAMESTOWN, ND\u00a0 (UJ) \u00a0Over the weekend of January 28, the Nursing Student Associations (NSA) of North Dakota met for their annual convention in Dickinson, ND. Each of the schools of nursing in North Dakota is represented at this event.<\/p>\n The University of Jamestown\u2019s NSA received the Most Active District award based on an assembled scrapbook depicting events held throughout the past year.<\/p>\n Teree Rittenbach, Professor of Nursing at UJ, says, \u201cThe Most Active District award is a coveted award because it reflects the involvement and work of several students. It represents a balance of education, community service, social opportunities among nursing students and fundraising activities.\u201d<\/p>\n In addition to the group award, two UJ students received honors. Senior nursing student, Logan Wang, received the State Leadership Award, and Megan Bidwell, a sophomore nursing student, gained a position on the State Board as Community Health Director.<\/p>\n The primary purpose of NSA is to promote socialization into the nursing profession through education, leadership and service. The organization provides the opportunity for development of collegial and mentoring relationships among nursing students of all levels. Baily Lublin, a junior nursing student, is President of the UJ Nursing Student Association and Teree Rittenbach is the faculty advisor.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n FARGO, N.D. (AP) \u2014 Police say a customer in a Fargo convenience store foiled an armed robbery.<\/p>\n Authorities say the customer confronted a rifle-toting masked man who entered a Tesoro store about 8:30 a.m. Sunday and was able to grab the gun.<\/p>\n The 18-year-old suspect fled the store on foot but was arrested a few hours later.<\/p>\n The customer suffered a few minor scrapes in the scuffle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n LISBON\u00a0 (KFGO) \u2013 Court documents say a Lisbon, North Dakota man charged with setting fire to an apartment building Monday afternoon admitted to several people that he was responsible for the blaze.<\/p>\n KFGO reports, 20 year-old Quentin Leonard faces charges of felony arson, reckless endangerment and endangering by fire. Leonard is also charged with criminal mischief for hitting and breaking a window with his head at a home in Sheldon. A report from the Ransom County Sheriff\u2019s department says Leonard was upset because he thought another man had been sleeping with his girlfriend.<\/p>\n Five people who were living the four-plex in Lisbon that was destroyed by fire, they lost everything. Leonard is in the Barnes County jail with bail set at $200-thousand dollars.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n FARGO, N.D. (AP) \u2014 A man accused in a fatal brawl outside a downtown Fargo bar last year has been scheduled for trial.<\/p>\n Darren Patterson faces manslaughter and assault charges that together carry a maximum punishment of 20 years in prison. Court documents say Patterson is from Las Vegas.<\/p>\n Authorities allege he beat up three men including James Grant outside the HoDo bar on May 27, 2017. Grant died the following month.<\/p>\n A nine-day trial has been scheduled beginning June 19.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 A two-day event that features local and national community development experts is coming to North Dakota’s capital city.<\/p>\n The Main Street ND Summit begins Monday at the Bismarck Event Center.<\/p>\n It’s part of Gov. Doug Burgum’s so-called Main Street Initiative that aims to turn downtown areas into vibrant social and economic hubs that are attractive to live in.<\/p>\n The Republican governor is scheduled to give the keynote address. Burgum touted the initiative during his campaign alongside promises to cut spending and halt property tax increases.<\/p>\n The state Commerce Department is one of the event’s sponsors. Sandy McMerty, the agency’s deputy commissioner, says Burgum and other state officials have visited 14 communities in the past six months to help local leaders with planning goals.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n MINOT, N.D. (AP) \u2014 Minot Air Force Base contributed more than half a billion dollars to the local economy last year, but the base’s economic impact dropped slightly from 2016.<\/p>\n The Minot Daily News reports that Maj. Douglas Bauer presented the annual economic impact analysis report to the Minot Area Chamber of Commerce’s Military Affairs Committee this month. The base’s economic impact for fiscal year 2017 totaled $580.4 million, which is slightly under the $591.5 million in 2016.<\/p>\n Bauer says the decrease in construction projects is a key factor to the drop, which was offset by an increase in procurements, including health care and educational services. Construction expenditures amounted to $46.4 million in fiscal year 2017, compared to $64.4 million the previous year.<\/p>\n Bauer says the base will continue to have a positive impact on the city.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n SABIN, Minn. (AP) \u2014 Authorities say a Clay County deputy shot at a man who was armed with a knife at a home in the northwestern Minnesota town of Sabin.<\/p>\n The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says in a statement that deputies were dispatched just before 8:45 p.m. Saturday on a report of a suicidal male. It says deputies encountered him on arrival, and one deputy fired at him.<\/p>\n The statement does not say whether the man was hit by the gunshot. It says he was taken to a Fargo, North Dakota, hospital and is now in the Clay County Jail in Moorhead, pending charges.<\/p>\n The deputies’ names have not been released.<\/p>\n The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and Moorhead Police Department are investigating.<\/p>\n The statement says more information will be released at a later date.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n OMAHA, Neb. (AP) \u2014 The officials who manage the reservoirs along the Missouri River say the system is in good shape to handle this spring’s runoff.<\/p>\n John Remus with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the reservoirs are ready to reduce flood risk in the region even though runoff is expected to be slightly above average at 104 percent of normal.<\/p>\n Some of the Plains snowpack has already melted and entered the reservoir system because of recent warmer periods.<\/p>\n The releases from Gavins Point dam near the South Dakota-Nebraska border are expected to remain at winter levels of 18,000 cubic feet per second during February.<\/p>\n The Missouri River should have enough water for full service navigation through at least the first half of the 2018 season.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n MANDAN, N.D. (AP) \u2014 A North Dakota group of Marines has nearly completed a clubhouse after two years of renovations and 5,000 volunteer hours.<\/p>\n The Dakota Leathernecks plan to host meetings and gatherings with families and the community at the new Marine House in Mandan.<\/p>\n The Bismarck Tribune reports that the Dakota Leathernecks Detachment No. 1419, a local Marine Corps League organization, has refurbished the former VFW building, built in 1915. They lifted the floor, replaced windows and painted the walls in colors representing Marine uniforms.<\/p>\n Commandant Ray Morrell says they’ll need another $20,000 to complete the space, including repairing the basement’s concrete floors, adding a handrail to the entry ramp and replacing appliances.<\/p>\n The clubhouse will be available for rent, and the downstairs will be used as the group’s personal recreation space.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In sports….<\/p>\n Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi) The Jamestown Civic Center hosts the 2018 North Dakota Class B District 5 Girls<\/p>\n Opening round Friday, February 9<\/strong>:<\/sup><\/p>\n No. 4 Oakes (3-3)\u00a0 42\u00a0 No.5 Ellendale (2-4)\u00a0 34.<\/p>\n No.2 Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier (5-1)\u00a0\u00a0 66\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No.7 Midkota (0-6) 22.<\/p>\n No.3 Carrington (4-2) 70 \u00a0vs. No.6 Barnes County North (1-5) 40<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Saturday<\/strong><\/p>\n Loser-Out: Barnes County North 65 Midkota 58<\/p>\n Semifinal #1: #3 LaMoure-Litchville\/Marion 55 Oakes 46<\/p>\n Semifinal #2: #7 Carrington 61 #4 Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 44<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Monday<\/strong><\/p>\n Games one and two is\u00a0Region III qualfying contests<\/p>\n 4:30-p.m., \u00a0EKM\u00a0vs. Ellendale at 4:30,<\/p>\n 6:00-p.m., Oakes\u00a0vs. BCN.<\/p>\n 7:30-p.m., District 5 Championship\u00a0 LLM\u00a0vs. Carrington.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n JAMESTOWN, N.D. (VCSU) \u2013 A sluggish first half put the Valley City State women\u2019s basketball team in a hole they couldn\u2019t climb out of Saturday in Jamestown.<\/p>\n The Vikings shot just 28 percent in the first half as they fell behind 35-23 to rival University of Jamestown and were never able to recover, dropping a 70-62 contest to the Jimmies.<\/p>\n Valley City State drops to 21-4 overall and 12-3 in the North Star Athletic Association. University of Jamestown improves to 26-3 overall and 15-0 in the NSAA.<\/p>\n The Viking have one regular season game remaining, closing with a conference game Friday, Feb. 16, at Waldorf University. VCSU will host a first-round playoff game on Wednesday, Feb. 21.<\/p>\n University of Jamestown held a 16-13 lead after the first quarter and then expanded that lead in the second quarter. The Jimmies outscored VCSU 19-10 in the second period to open up a 35-23 halftime advantage. The Vikings shot just 28 percent in the first half (9-32), including a 1-for-5 performance from 3-point range.<\/p>\n Jamestown extended it\u2019s lead to 60-38 after the third quarter, outscoring the Vikings 25-15 in the third. The Vikings were able to make a fourth-quarter run to tighten up the score but ran out of time.<\/p>\n Valley City State finished the game shooting 39 percent overall (24-61) and 72 percent at the line (13-18). The Vikings went just 1-for-8 from 3-point range. University of Jamestown shot 37 percent in the victory (23-62) and went 8-for-27 from 3-point range.<\/p>\n Mackenzie Huber<\/a> led the Viking offense with a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds. Lexi Lennon<\/a> scored 15 points for VCSU, and Kaitlin Connor<\/a> had 11 points off the bench.<\/p>\n McKayla Orr led Jamestown with 21 points and four assists. She went 10-for-13 on free throws and finished with four steals.<\/p>\n GAME NOTES: <\/strong>With the win, Jamestown clinched the outright NSAA regular season conference championship\u2026 It was the first meeting of the rivalry inside Jamestown\u2019s new Harold Newman Arena\u2026The Jimmies played the game without leading scorer Bryn Woodside, their senior point guard who is currently out with an injury\u2026Despite the loss, Valley City State is slotted into the No. 2 seed for the conference tournament\u2026 If the Jimmies and Vikings meet in the postseason, it would be in Jamestown for the NSAA Tournament Championship<\/p>\n Up next: <\/strong>Valley City State wraps the regular season Feb. 16 with a road game at Waldorf University. The Viking women have wrapped up the No. 2 seed for the conference tournament and will host a first-round game Wednesday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n More weekend sports scores on line at CSiNewsNow.com under Sports…<\/p>\n <\/p>\n JAMESTOWN\u00a0 (uj.edu)\u00a0 \u2014 After the 2017 North Star Athletic Association Postseason Conference Tournament championship and an NAIA National Tournament Opening Round berth, the Jimmie softball team opens this season as the preseason favorites to win the NSAA softball title.<\/p>\n Jamestown received eight of nine first place votes for a total of 80 points\u00a0in the NSAA Preseason Coaches\u2019 Poll. Bellevue (Neb.) received the other first-place vote and was second with 73 points. Valley City State (N.D.) was third with 61 points, followed by Dickinson State (N.D.) in fourth with 52 points.<\/p>\n Mayville State (N.D.), with 43 points, came in fifth. Viterbo (Wis.) was sixth with 37 points, and Waldorf (Iowa) finished with 25 points in the seventh spot. The final teams in the poll were Dakota State (S.D.), eighth with 17 points; and Presentation (S.D.), ninth with 15 points. Each of the conference\u2019s coaches ranked the teams from 1-8 and were not allowed to vote for their own team.<\/p>\n The Jimmies finished 41-21 in 2017, posting Jamestown\u2019s first 40+ win season since 2003. The 2017 trip to the opening round of the national tournament was UJ\u2019s second, with the first coming in\u00a01992. Head coach Kevin Gall<\/a> returns for his 18th season and has a career record of 481-312 (.607). His 481 wins are 22nd among active NAIA coaches.<\/p>\n Numbers-wise, Jamestown did not suffer\u00a0from a large graduating class, as just two players finished their eligibility. Impact-wise, however, is another story.\u00a0 Linda Ontiveros, who played the\u00a0final two years of her career at Jamestown after transferring from College of the Desert (Calif.); provided a solid defensive presence at third base;\u00a0and Hanna Dunnigan, who finished her career as\u00a0the Jimmies\u2019 all-time leader in wins, strikeouts, innings pitched, and appearances, and is the only UJ hurler to toss two no-hitters, set positive examples on and off the field for seasons to come.<\/p>\n Luckily for the Jimmies, many key contributors from a year ago are back,\u00a0and when paired with one of the more talented recruiting\u00a0classes in recent years, a return trip to nationals is not out of the question.<\/p>\n Gall and his squad will lean heavily on seniors\u00a0Tifani Schorzman<\/a> (SR\/Coeur d\u2019Alene, ID), who\u00a0transferred from Big Bend CC following the 2016 season and hit .326 with\u00a0a team-leading 52 RBI,\u00a0will be behind the plate; RHP Brittany Rheault<\/a> (SR\/West Fargo, ND) (14-5, 2.45 ERA, 19 GS, 3 SHO, 2 SV, 124 SO) has 47 career wins, which ties her\u00a0for third-most in Jimmie history, and 419 strikeouts which are second, as are her 96 appearances. Rheault is third on the all-time career innings pitched with 423 1\/3, and is only 64 1\/3 innings away from taking possession of second place.\u00a0OF\/P Emma Keller<\/a> (SR\/Poulsbo, WA) saw her average increase for the third straight season, finishing at .374 with a team-best seven home runs.\u00a0She posted a\u00a06-5 won-loss record in 26 appearances, pitching to a 4.33 earned run average.<\/p>\n OF Kylie Macaig<\/a> (JR\/Airdrie, AB), who swiped a team-high 18 bases while posting a\u00a0.348 average, leads the returning juniors. IF Miriah Yoder<\/a> (JR\/Devils Lake, ND) (.273, 22 R, 6 SB), IF Kelly Halverson<\/a> (JR\/Surrey, BC) (.267, 52 H, 31 RBI), and OF Meghan Ramage<\/a> (JR\/Grand Forks, ND) (.211, 5 RBI) all played significant roles in 2017 and figure to be in the mix in 2018. OF Katlyn Buethner<\/a> (JR\/Hillsboro, ND) (9 G, 3 R) made her varsity debut in 2017 and will vie for a corner outfield spot.<\/p>\n The Jimmies\u2019 returning sophomores include IF Mikayla Frost<\/a> (SO\/Melba, ID), who batted .416 in her first season\u00a0and set a new Jimmie single-season record with 89 hits;\u00a0OF Emma Gilbert<\/a> (SO\/Kelowna, BC), who hit.308 and stole six bases;\u00a0IF Samm Hamilton<\/a> (SO\/Boise, ID) (.176, 2 SB);\u00a0IF Shayla Tyerman<\/a> (SO\/Kelowna, BC) (9 AB, 2 SB), C\/IF Tiffany Buis<\/a> (SO\/New Lenox, IL), IF Caitlyn Courtney<\/a> (SO\/Caldwell, TX);\u00a0LHP\/OF Toree Rensmon<\/a> (SO\/Helena, MT);\u00a0and RHP Callie Wemple<\/a> (SO\/Milford, CA).\u00a0Both Rensmon and Wemple saw action in the circle as freshmen.<\/p>\n New to the team in 2018 are freshmen Ann-Marie Crandlemire<\/a> (FR\/Sicamous, BC), Eleanor Demchenko<\/a> (FR\/Saskatoon, SK), Morgan Flann<\/a> (FR\/Lake Lillian, MN), Morgan Geiszler<\/a> (FR\/Horace, ND), Jayllan Krause<\/a> (FR\/Woodland Park, CO), Kelsey Marschke<\/a> (FR\/Alice, ND), Jasmine Pipella<\/a> (FR\/Boissevain, MB), Sydney Prussia<\/a> (FR\/Detroit Lakes, MN), Katie Reisdorfer<\/a> (FR\/Fresno, CA), and Kassi Ward<\/a> (FR\/Olympia, WA). Transferring in are P Kat Miska<\/a> (SO\/Pequot Lakes, MN) (St. Cloud State University), and OF Allie McCain<\/a> (JR\/Duvall, WA) (Clark College).<\/p>\n The 2018 season begins this weekend as Jamestown will play five games over two days at the Presentation (S.D.) College Dome Tournament in Aberdeen, S.D. The Jimmies face the host Saints Saturday in a doubleheader beginning at 10:00 a.m., then play three games Sunday\u2013Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) at 10:00 a.m., Valley City State (N.D.) at 4:00 p.m., and Dakota State (S.D.) at 6:00 p.m<\/p>\n <\/p>\n DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) \u2014 Lake Region State College says the starting guard on its men’s basketball team has suffered significant injuries in what it says was an accident.<\/p>\n Jordan Bolton is hospitalized in the Twin Cities following the incident on campus early Saturday. No further information has been released on the extent of Bolton’s injuries or the circumstances that led to his injuries.?<\/p>\n