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\"\"CSi Weather…<\/p>\n

…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY…<\/p>\n

FOR THE JAMESTOWN AND VALLEY CITY\u00a0 AREAS…<\/p>\n

* WHAT…Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 7 to
\n11 inches is expected. A light glaze of ice is possible Friday
\nnight with freezing drizzle.<\/p>\n

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* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Plan on difficult travel conditions,
\nincluding during the evening commute on Friday. Winds gusting
\nas high as 40 mph will cause near whiteout conditions. Life
\nthreatening conditions for newborn livestock are expected.<\/p>\n

PRECAUTIONARY\/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…<\/p>\n

A Winter Storm Warning means significant amounts of snow, sleet
\nand ice will make travel very hazardous or impossible. Strong
\nwinds are also expected. The latest road conditions for the state
\nyou are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.<\/p>\n

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Forecast…<\/p>\n

.REST OF TODAY…Snow. Patchy blowing and drifting snow through the day.<\/p>\n

Snow may be heavy at times in the afternoon. Snow accumulation<\/p>\n

around 4 inches in the Jamestown area, 1-3 inches in the Valley City area. Highs in the lower 30s. Southeast winds 20 to<\/p>\n

25 mph.<\/p>\n

.TONIGHT…Patchy blowing and drifting snow in the evening. Snow<\/p>\n

in the evening, then light freezing drizzle and snow likely after<\/p>\n

midnight. Snow accumulation around 3-5 inches in the Jamestown area, 4-9 inches in the Valley City area. Storm total around<\/p>\n

8 inches. Ice accumulation of less than one quarter of an inch.<\/p>\n

Lows in the upper 20s. Southeast winds 20 to 25 mph decreasing to<\/p>\n

10 to 15 mph after midnight.<\/p>\n

.SATURDAY…Cloudy. A 30 percent chance of snow possibly mixed<\/p>\n

with freezing rain in the morning in the Jamestown area, 40 percent in the Valley City area. Highs in the mid 30s.<\/p>\n

Southeast winds around 15 mph.<\/p>\n

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Cloudy. A 50 percent chance of snow after<\/p>\n

midnight. Lows in the upper 20s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with<\/p>\n

gusts to around 35 mph.<\/p>\n

.SUNDAY…Cloudy. Snow likely in the morning, then chance of rain<\/p>\n

possibly mixed with snow in the afternoon. Highs in the upper<\/p>\n

30s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation<\/p>\n

70 percent.<\/p>\n

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow possibly mixed with<\/p>\n

rain in the evening, then chance of snow after midnight. Lows in<\/p>\n

the upper 20s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.<\/p>\n

.MONDAY…Cloudy. Chance of snow in the morning, then chance of<\/p>\n

rain and snow in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 30s. Chance of<\/p>\n

precipitation 50 percent.<\/p>\n

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of snow<\/p>\n

possibly mixed with rain in the evening. Lows in the mid 20s.<\/p>\n

.TUESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.<\/p>\n

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.<\/p>\n

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.<\/p>\n

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.<\/p>\n

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.<\/p>\n

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This\u00a0 afternoon, rain may mix with snow from Williston to Bismarck,
\nwhile remaining all snow farther east from Stanley to Minot to
\nHarvey and Jamestown.<\/p>\n

Snow will end from west to east\u00a0 Friday night, with the
\npossibility of freezing drizzle lingering into early Saturday
\nmorning.<\/p>\n

The highest snowfall totals of 8 to 12 inches are expected mainly
\nalong and east of a line from Stanley to Garrison to Steele and
\nEllendale.<\/p>\n

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Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The Jamestown City Council met in Special Session Thursday afternoon at 4-p.m., at City Hall.\u00a0 Council Member Brubakken was not present.<\/p>\n

Discussed was entering into a Construction and Maintenance Agreement for a State Aid Project with the ND Department of Transportation for the Frontier Village Access Road.<\/p>\n

Rebuilding the collapsed section at the Frontier Village road, above the amphitheater, previously went out for bids, as unanimous approved by the Frontier Village Association Board.<\/p>\n

60 percent of the project costs come from a Special Road Fund of the North Dakota Department of Transportation, with the Jamestown City of Jamestown having approved the contract to start the design and soil investigation before work starts.<\/p>\n

A solid, level base will be the foundation, with a large block modular wall to be constructed on top of it.<\/p>\n

The City Council voted,\u00a0 unanimously to approve.<\/p>\n

Following that meeting\u2026.<\/p>\n

Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The Jamestown City Council\u2019s Police & Fire, and Public Works Committees met Thursday following the Special City Council meeting.\u00a0 Council Member Brubakken was not present.<\/p>\n

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PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE <\/strong><\/p>\n

Frontier Village Association President, Nellie Degen, expressed concerns about\u00a0 the public access road at the Frontier Village.<\/p>\n

Degen asked the City Council reconsider the public access \u00a0(road) to Frontier Village and keep the gates to the village closed, during the off season.<\/p>\n

She said in cooperation with the National Buffalo Museum the gates are closed overnight during the tourist season, and left open other times of the year.\u00a0 The Century Code indicates that any gates be closed overnight.<\/p>\n

She said she contacted the State Historical Society which said the property needs to be protected.<\/p>\n

She said Jamestown Police patrols the Village when the gates are open, adding the police department has key access to the gates when closed.<\/p>\n

She added recorded security camera footage is sent to authorities, when necessary.<\/p>\n

Police Chief Edinger said the Village has been vandalized and items stolen in the past and a breach had occurred in the north fence.\u00a0 He recommended the gates be closed as discussed.<\/p>\n

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She asked the city to request the Village gates be closed during the appropriate times.<\/p>\n

Frontier Village Secretary Treasurer Tina Busche said the store owners in the Village have security concerns when the gates are left open, adding vandalism and theft issues, and horses that have been injured.<\/p>\n

Village Merchant Tom Mueller said his store has been entered when it was closed and locked three times.\u00a0 He noted valuable artifacts that are stored in some\u00a0 buildings. He said an attorney suggested the plat be changed or vacated.<\/p>\n

Business owner Charlie Tanata said a \u201chandshake agreement,\u201d was initiated a few years ago between the Village and the National Buffalo Museum that the gates would be opened and closed during the tourism off-season.\u00a0 He requested the gates be closed and locked when the Museum is not open.<\/p>\n

Paul Olson said a letter was sent to the Frontier Village Board, indicating that the gates be left open on a trial basis, for visitor car counting purposes.<\/p>\n

Museum Director Ilona Xinos said the gates open and close based on the museum hours.<\/p>\n

Mayor Andersen said during the off-season tourists are interested in visiting the Buffalo Monument at all times of year.<\/p>\n

Council Member\u00a0 Buchanan questioned if the gates could be operated electrically.<\/p>\n

City Attorney Leo Ryan said the plat indicates the road is dedicated to public access.<\/p>\n

Degen and Busche said the Frontier Village insurance carrier has indicted that their policy will be cancelled if the gates can not be closed.<\/p>\n

Ryan said the insurance carrier should not be dependent on public road access for insurance purposes.<\/p>\n

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Previously Jamestown City Attorney Leo Ryan issued a memo regarding legal documents concerning the access road through Frontier Village, and it remaining un-gated at all times.<\/p>\n

According to Jamestown Mayor Katie Andersen \u00a0legal documentation \u00a0outlines the land lease agreement the city has with Frontier Village.<\/p>\n

A February 14, 2018 \u00a0letter from the city attorneys to the National Buffalo Museum stated that the 2003 plat & lease from the city to Frontier Village, designates Louis L’Amour Lane,\u00a0 and a maintenance road, as public right of way.<\/p>\n

Council Member Gumke said, vacating the road would mean the city would lose federal fund, and suggested looking at options surrounding the gate issues as the Village has unique security concerns.<\/p>\n

Ryan said the nature of it being a public access road needs to be researched and Mayor Andersen said the possibility of an automated gate should be looked at.<\/p>\n

In other business:<\/p>\n

The committee\u00a0 recommends entering into a Cost Participation, Construction and Maintenance agreement with the ND Department of Transportation for the Jamestown Safe Routes to Schools (SRTS) Sidewalk Project.<\/p>\n

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The committee moved to \u00a0approve the Final Balancing Change Order No. 3, to Swanberg Construction, Inc., on the Automatic Rake Bar Screen Improvements Project to next months Public Works meeting, pending additional information.<\/p>\n

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The committee\u00a0\u00a0 recommends to approve, the \u00a0Stutsman County request to approve Maintenance and Nonencroachment Agreement between City of Jamestown and ND DOT in order to secure federal funding for project located at Jamestown 29th Street SE (37th Street SE) & County Rd 39.<\/p>\n

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On the topic of recycling Ralph Friebel said virtually all the recycling carts have been distributed, and damaged carts are being addressed.<\/p>\n

He said some smaller recycling carts are available.<\/p>\n

He said at apartment buildings, the recycling dumpsters are in the process of being delivered, and site issues being addressed.<\/p>\n

Recycling collections will be made curb side while garbage is being collected temporarily at the curb, while the city suspends alley collections due to soft alleyways.<\/p>\n

Anyone with questions and concerns can call Recycling at 701-320-9218.<\/p>\n

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POLICE AND FIRE COMMITTEE <\/strong><\/p>\n

No agenda items at this time<\/p>\n

The meetings\u00a0 were shown live on CSi 67, followed by replays.<\/p>\n

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Washington\u00a0 <\/strong>U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp Thursday announced that she successfully included in the new congressional funding bill a provision she wrote to keep in place an existing floodwall in Valley City. Without Heitkamp\u2019s fix, the federal government would have forced the city to remove the floodwall \u2013 which would have reduced flood protection and cost the city a great deal.<\/p>\n

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The announcement follows a meeting Heitkamp held on March 10<\/a> with the Valley City mayor, commissioners, and other local officials involved in flood protection efforts during which she updated them about her efforts to try to include her provision in the funding bill.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is incredibly exciting news as Valley City will now be able to keep the floodwall the city constructed to provide permanent, comprehensive flood protection so area families and businesses are safe from potential floods,\u201d said Heitkamp<\/strong>. \u201cIn 2009 and 2011, Valley City witnessed firsthand the serious damage of intense flooding, and the city should be rewarded for its efforts to prevent such harm from future floods. Without this fix that I\u2019m proud to have successfully written and included in the congressional funding bill, FEMA would have forced Valley City to remove the floodwall. Instead, now, Valley City will be able to keep strong flood protection in place \u2013 that\u2019s encouraging for the safety of area families and businesses as they will know for certain that the floodwall the city built will remain well into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi) Safe Shelter, in Jamestown, announces the launch of the 1st Annual Rabbit Run & Bunny Hop fun run.<\/p>\n

On Thursday\u2019s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, from the Steering Committee, Chris Rathjen said, proceeds from the event, which will take place on March 31st<\/sup>, will help build and provide continued support for Mary\u2019s Place at Safe Shelter.<\/p>\n

Mary\u2019s Place will provide short term housing for victims of domestic violence and their children until they can obtain safe and affordable housing of their own. She added that Mary\u2019s Place is expected to open in June this year.\u00a0 The facility will contain three apartments, of various sizes to accommodate individuals or families.<\/p>\n

The organizer of the event, and volunteer, Alison Kennison said, this year\u2019s Rabbit Run &Bunny Hop fun run will start at 9:00 a.m. at the Harold Newman Arena on the University of Jamestown Campus, rain\/snow or shine.\u00a0 The 5K Rabbit Run will go past TRAC, over to the airport road, down to the high school, and back to Harold Newman Arena.<\/p>\n

Costumes are encouraged!<\/p>\n

It will be over in time for them to head over to the 58th<\/sup> Annual Easter Egg Hunt in McElroy Park sponsored by the Elks Club and the Parks and Recreation Department.\u00a0 That event starts at 11:00 a.m.<\/p>\n

Safe Shelter is currently accepting additional event sponsorships and race registrations.\u00a0 For more information please contact Safe Shelter at 701-251-2301.<\/p>\n

Registration cost<\/strong> – $25 for adults and includes a t-shirt<\/p>\n

$5 for kids under 12, does not include a t-shirt.<\/p>\n

To Register<\/strong> \u2013 go to www.SafeshelterJamestown.org<\/strong><\/a> and click on the Easter egg<\/strong>, or text MPRUN to 41444.\u00a0 <\/strong>You can also call our office \u2013 251-2300 \u2013 between 9 and 5 Monday through Friday and we\u2019ll get a registration form to you.<\/p>\n

Sponsors for the Rabbit Run and Bunny Hop:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bank Forward<\/p>\n

Edgewood Senior Living<\/p>\n

Jamestown Inflatables<\/p>\n

Kari and Leo Ness<\/p>\n

KQDJ Q101 FM<\/p>\n

KQDJ Big Dog 95.5<\/p>\n

KSJB Mix 93.3<\/p>\n

Lifetime Vision Source<\/p>\n

Newman Signs<\/p>\n

Sanford Health<\/p>\n

Scherbenske, Inc.<\/p>\n

The Jamestown Sun<\/p>\n

The University of Jamestown<\/p>\n

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Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 Otter Tail Power Company customers have been informed in a flyer in their recent bill that\u00a0 Jamestown is included in the North Dakota Public Service Commission holding of two public input sessions on April 3 and 5 concerning \u00a0a request from Otter Tail Power Co. to increase its rates for electric service.<\/p>\n

The public input sessions are accessed through interactive television with several locations in North Dakota starting at 5-p.m.<\/p>\n

The April 3 Jamestown location is at the James Valley Career and Technology Center in classroom \u201cA.\u201d<\/p>\n

The second session will be at noon on April 5th, utilizing a web conferencing system.<\/p>\n

At that time, those interested \u00a0can join from anywhere using a computer with a camera and internet access. A telephone option is also available.<\/p>\n

TheOtter Tail proposed increase is $13.14 million annually over the present rates, or an 8.7% overall increase.<\/p>\n

If approved, by the Public Service Commission, rates would increase for residential customers by an average of about $11.50 a month.<\/p>\n

The typical business customer\u2019s bill would increase by approximately $22 a month.<\/p>\n

For more on the web conference, visit www.psc.nd.gov.<\/p>\n

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Jamestown\u00a0 (Chamber News\u00a0 Release) The Arts Center, the Jamestown Downtown Association, Jamestown Tourism, and the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce are partnering to support a Thursday Market every Thursday throughout the summer months of June, July and August.\u00a0 These events will take place from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm primarily at the Hanson Arts Park.\u00a0 There will be entertainment, vendors and an opportunity to support the Main Street businesses.\u00a0\u00a0 Market goers will experience a variety of quality entertainment and vendors during this summer experience, and they can engage in a walking tour of the downtown historical buildings and find out more about the unique businesses in our community.\u00a0 More information about the entertainment will be shared at a later time.<\/p>\n

Chamber Executive, Becky Thatcher- Keller says, vendors interested in participating in the Thursday Markets are encouraged to contact the Arts Center for more information, or you can go to this link for the registration and information about being a vendor.\u00a0 Signup deadline for the vendor registration is May 1st<\/sup>, so please engage very soon if you are interested, and share this information with other vendors.<\/p>\n

For questions about the event or how to register as a vendor, please contact Myra at the Arts Center at 701-251-2496 or www.jamestownarts.com<\/a> or the chamber at 701-252-4830 or www.jamestownchamber.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Jamestown\u00a0 (Jamestown Chamber)\u00a0 Daryl Ritchison, Interim Director of the North Dakota Agriculture Weather Network was the speaker at the annual Chamber Ag Luncheon which was held at the North Dakota Farmers Union.\u00a0 This event is held every year on National Ag Day, March 20, \u00a0to help increase the public\u2019s awareness of agriculture\u2019s role in our society.<\/p>\n

This event featured the presentation by Mr. Ritchison about weather patterns, and how this affects the spring planting and fall harvesting.\u00a0 He provided the group with a long-range forecast for the year, and shared past weather history and how that helps with the long-range forecasting.<\/p>\n

The meal was provided by Tapps from the Quality Inn Catering, and door prizes were given away for the event.\u00a0 This annual event is organized and hosted by the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Ag & Energy Committee, whose members were present to help greet the attendees and provide support for registration.\u00a0 Terry Lund, chairperson of the Ag & Energy Committee emceed the event and Austin Lang, committee member, provided the invocation.<\/p>\n

Chamber Executive Becky Thatcher-Keller\u00a0 thanks goes to the sponsors for this event for their support.\u00a0 The sponsors included Ag Country Farm Credit Services, Central Sales, Inc., Titan Machinery, Great River Energy and MidWest AgEnergy.<\/p>\n

For more information on this event please call the chamber at 701-252-4830 or director@jamestownchamber.com.<\/p>\n

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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 North Dakota Rep. Kevin Cramer’s son has died at a Minnesota hospital after suffering from failing liver and kidneys.<\/p>\n

The congressman had said his 35-year-old son, Isaac Cramer, was being evaluated by a “transplant team.” Spokesman Tim Rasmussen says he died early Thursday at the Mayo Clinic. He wouldn’t confirm the cause of death.<\/p>\n

Cramer says in a Facebook post that he and his wife, Kris, were with their son when he died. The couple hasn’t publicly disclosed the cause of Isaac Cramer’s illness, but the congressman said his son now “feels no anxiety or urging for alcohol.”<\/p>\n

Cramer recently launched his campaign for U.S. Senate. He’s hoping to unseat Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp.<\/p>\n

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COLFAX, N.D. (AP) \u2014 Some parents and other residents of the Richland 44 School District are circulating petitions to try to recall three school board members, in the wake of a hazing investigation. Richland County authorities in February referred five boys to juvenile court for their roles in alleged hazing in the boys locker room. Counts against them include felonious restraint, terrorizing, hazing and sexual assault. The board earlier this month put the school superintendent on paid leave<\/p>\n

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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) \u2014 New population estimates show the Dakotas going in opposite directions. The estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show South Dakota grew about 1 percent between July 2016 and July 2017, to 869,666 people. North Dakota shrunk by 155 residents, to 755,393 people. It was one of only eight states to lose population. North Dakota has still grown by more than 12 percent since 2010, while South Dakota has grown about 7 percent in that time period.<\/p>\n

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FARGO, N.D. (AP) \u2014 Fargo police say burglars who tried to steal some drugs fled from a house and dropped packages of marijuana in their haste to flee. The burglary early Friday involved two men who fled in a car. Officers searched the area but didn’t find any trace of the suspects. Police were alerted by someone who ran to the nearby Loaf N’ Jug and told an employee to call 9-1-1.<\/p>\n

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FARGO, N.D. (AP) \u2014 A man armed with a knife has been shot and wounded by a Fargo police officer.<\/p>\n

Officers responded to a domestic disturbance at an apartment about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday. Police Chief David Todd says a man inside the residence came at police with the knife, and an officer shot him.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old man went back inside the apartment, but a SWAT team persuaded him to surrender.<\/p>\n

Todd says the woman who lived in the apartment had a protection order against the man. She wasn’t harmed.<\/p>\n

The man was taken into custody and taken to a hospital. His condition isn’t known.<\/p>\n

The officer is identified as Jacob Rued, who has been with the Fargo Police Department for two years. Rued is on standard paid administrative leave while the state crime bureau investigates.<\/p>\n

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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 The head of the North Dakota Highway Patrol is retiring.<\/p>\n

Col. Michael Gerhart Jr. has served with the patrol for 26 years, starting as a trooper in 1992. Then-Gov. Jack Dalrymple appointed him superintendent in July 2014, and Gov. Doug Burgum reappointed him in December 2016.<\/p>\n

Gerhardt will step down at the end of June. He’ll become executive vice president of the North Dakota Motor Carriers Association, an education and advocacy organization for the state’s transportation industry.<\/p>\n

Burgum will appoint his successor before Gerhart leaves.<\/p>\n

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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 North Dakota’s first family has moved into the new $5 million governor’s mansion.<\/p>\n

Gov. Doug Burgum said he and first lady Kathryn Helgaas Burgum spent their first night at the new residence on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Work on the home is still ongoing and the required private donations to help build it have not yet been reached.<\/p>\n

Capitol Facilities Manager John Boyle said final touches are still being done to the 13,600-square-foot home and all work should be done by early May.<\/p>\n

The Legislature in 2015 approved construction of the new mansion, stipulating that $1 million of its cost be funded by private donations.<\/p>\n

Bismarck businessman Jim Poolman is heading a group to raise private money. He says that about $870,000 has been raised to date.<\/p>\n

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MINOT, N.D. (AP) \u2014 Some of the main entertainment has been announced for this year’s Norsk Hostfest celebration in Minot.<\/p>\n

Grammy award-winning singer Michael Bolton is to perform Sept. 27. Ventriloquist Darci Lynne will take the stage Sept. 29. She’s one of the youngest contestants to win the “America’s Got Talent” show.<\/p>\n

The Hostfest is billed as the largest Scandinavian heritage festival in North America. Each year it draws about 60,000 people from around the world for food, music and other entertainment.<\/p>\n

The 41st Hostfest is Sept. 26-29 at the State Fairgrounds. Tickets go on sale May 17.<\/p>\n

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MINOT, N.D. (AP) \u2014 A February 2020 jury trial is scheduled in a defamation lawsuit brought by Minot’s Trinity Health against a communications firm in connection with a hepatitis C outbreak.<\/p>\n

The Minot Daily News reports Trinity is suing the Arkansas-based Markham Group, alleging it published false statements on the internet to lead the public to believe that Trinity caused the outbreak between 2011 and 2013.<\/p>\n

The Markham Group denies that and wants the lawsuit dismissed.<\/p>\n

Hepatitis C is a viral infection that can cause serious liver damage or death. At least 52 people were sickened in the Minot outbreak. It was the nation’s largest outbreak in 13 years.<\/p>\n

State and federal health officials investigated but didn’t determine a clear cause.<\/p>\n

Nearly two dozen victims and relatives settled claims against Trinity out of court in 2016.<\/p>\n

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In sports..<\/p>\n

COLLEGE BASKETBALL-NCAA TOURNAMENTUNDATED (AP) \u2014 Four teams have moved into the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament by winning on Thursday night.Loyola-Chicago has continued its Cinderella run through the tournament by beating 10th seed Nevada, 69-68 in Atlanta. The Ramblers were clinging to a one-point lead until Marques Townes hit a 3-pointer with 6.3 seconds to play. Townes finished with 18 points, including the huge 3 that negated Caleb Martin’s 3-pointer seconds later.Loyola closed the first half on a 20-4 run to take a 28-24 lead into the break.Martin had a game-high 21 points for the Wolf Pack, who finished 29-8.The Ramblers have a Saturday meeting with Kansas State after the ninth-seeded Wildcats pulled out a 61-58 victory against No. 5 Kentucky. Barry Brown provided a tiebreaking layup with 19 seconds left to put Kansas State one win away from reaching the Final Four for the first time since 1964.K.U. pulled out the win without Xavier Sneed, who scored 22 points before fouling out with 1:14 remaining.Kentucky had a chance to force overtime until Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed a potential tying 3-pointer at the final buzzer, leaving the Wildcats at 26-11.No. 3 Michigan moved on in Los Angeles by shooting 62 percent from the floor in a 99-72 rout of Texas A&M. Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman scored 24 points and Moe Wagner (VAHG’-nur) added 21 to send the Wolverines to the Elite Eight for the third time in six years. Abdur-Rahkman also chipped in four 3-pointers, five rebounds and seven assists.Michigan hit 10 of their 14 3-pointers by halftime and stretched its winning streak to 12 games.Next up for the Wolverines will be No. 9 Florida State.The Seminoles rode Terance Mann’s 18 points to a 75-60 stunner against No. 4 Gonzaga. C.J. Walker and Braian Angola added 9 points as Florida State advanced to the regional finals for the third time in school history.<\/p>\n

The Seminoles entered the tournament having gone just 9-9 in the ACC before dropping its opening game of the conference tourney.<\/p>\n

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NBA-SCHEDULE<\/p>\n

76ers rout Magic to move past Pacers<\/p>\n

UNDATED (AP) \u2014 The Philadelphia 76ers have taken another step toward their first playoff berth in six years.<\/p>\n

The Sixers have clinched their first non-losing campaign since 2012 and moved a season-high 11 games over .500 by whipping the Magic, 118-98. Joel Embiid (joh-EHL’ ehm-BEED’) had 17 points and nine rebounds in just 20 minutes as the 76ers moved a half-game ahead of the Pacers for fourth place in the Eastern Conference. Embiid and J.J. Redick combined for 10 points in a 12-0 run put the 76ers ahead 70-47 just before halftime.<\/p>\n

Ersan Ilyasova finished with 18 points in Philadelphia’s fifth consecutive win.<\/p>\n

Checking out Thursday’s other NBA action:<\/p>\n

\u2014 James Harden scored 10 of Houston’s 12 points in overtime and finished with 21 as the Rockets held off the Pistons, 100-96. Harden was just 2-for-16 shooting in regulation before heating up in time to lead the Rockets to their seventh straight win.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Donovan Mitchell dropped in 26 points and the Jazz bounced back from Wednesday’s loss to the Hawks by winning for the 10th time in 11 games, 119-112 at Dallas. Ricky Rubio scored 22 points and Joe Ingles added 18 with 10 assists to help Utah move into a tie with the Timberwolves for seventh in the West.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Anthony Davis capped a 33-point performance with two clutch free throws and a game-sealing steal in the final seconds to secure the Pelicans’ 128-125 win over the Lakers. Rajon Rondo had 24 points and 10 assists for New Orleans, which erased an 11-point, fourth-quarter deficit while playing for the fifth time in six nights.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Kemba Walker nailed 10 3-pointers while scoring 46 points in just three quarters of the Hornets’ most lopsided win in team history, a 140-79 thrashing of Memphis. The 61-point blowout came as Charlotte center Dwight Howard served a one-game suspension for earning his 16th technical foul the previous night.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Justin Jackson scored 11 of his season-high 20 points in the third quarter of the Kings’ 105-90 win against the Hawks. The start of the game was delayed due to protesters who were locked arm-in-arm around the arena following the shooting death of Stephon Clark by police.<\/p>\n

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NHL…UNDATED (AP) \u2014 The Tampa Bay Lightning have opened up a six-point lead over Boston in the NHL’s Atlantic Division, although the Bruins now have two games in hand.J.T. Miller scored twice and Brayden Point added a goal and two assists while the Lightning were building a 7-3 lead in a 7-6 victory over the Islanders. Anthony Cirelli, Mikhail Sergachev and Victor Hedman each added a goal and an assist to help Tampa Bay withstand New York’s three-goal third period.Andrei Vasilevskiy (va-sih-LEHF’-skee) stopped 35 shots and managed to preserve the lead after the Isles scored three times in the first 4 \u00bd minutes of the third period.Elsewhere on NHL ice:\u2014 The Predators were on a 14-0-1 run until James van Riemsdyk (REEMZ’-dyk) and Mitchell Marner each had a goal and an assist to send the Maple Leafs to a 5-2 win at Nashville. Auston Matthews also scored after missing Toronto’s previous 10 games with a shoulder injury.\u2014 Nashville’s lead in the West is down to six points after the Golden Knights went into overtime before losing to the Sharks, 2-1. Logan Couture scored 39 seconds into OT to push San Jose within seven points of the Pacific Division-leading Knights.\u2014 The Capitals were 1-0 winners at Detroit behind Philipp Grubauer’s 39-save effort. Brett Connolly scored the lone goal on a third-period breakaway to send Washington to its sixth win in seven games.\u2014 Anze Kopitar (AHN’-zhay KOH’-pih-tahr) has 33 goals this season after erupting for four more in the Kings’ 7-1 dismantling of the Avalanche. Tobias Rieder added a pair of goals as Los Angeles moved one point ahead of Anaheim for third place in the Pacific Division.\u2014 Sergei Bobrovsky (boh-BRAHF’-skee) claimed his fifth shutout of the season and the Blue Jackets picked up their 10th straight win by cooling off the Panthers, 4-0. Cam Atkinson had a goal and an assist to support Bobrovsky’s 33-save performance and help Columbus move into a second-place tie in the Metropolitan Division, four points behind the Capitals.\u2014 The Flyers are a point behind Columbus after Travis Konecny (kah-NEHK’-nee) scored twice and Claude Giroux (juh-ROO’) set up three goals in a 4-3 verdict over the Rangers. Jakub Voracek had a goal and an assist as Philadelphia won for just the fourth time in 12 games.\u2014 Jeff Skinner had two goals and an assist, including the winning tally with 1:58 left to send the Hurricanes past the Coyotes, 6-5. Valentin Zykov scored two goals, the second tying it with 10:14 remaining.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Bo Horvat scored his 20th goal and had an assist in the Canucks’ 5-2 victory at Chicago. Alex Edler scored twice and Jacob Markstrom stopped 39 shots for Vancouver.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Connor McDavid delivered two goals and two assists as the Oilers ripped the Senators, 6-2. Cam Talbot stopped 33 shots and blanked Ottawa until the third period.<\/p>\n

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UNDATED (AP) \u2014 Mets right-hander Rafael Montero probably will miss the season after tearing a ligament in his pitching elbow. New York said Thursday that the 27-year-old has a complete tear of the ulnar collateral ligament and will likely need Tommy John surgery.<\/p>\n

Montero was 5-11 with a 5.52 ERA in 18 starts and 16 relief appearances last year. He gave up 13 runs \u2014 nine earned \u2014 and 12 hits in nine innings during spring training.<\/p>\n

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\u2014 Outfielder Rajai (RAH’-zhay) Davis has earned a spot on the Indians’ opening-day roster after attending training camp on a minor league contract. The Indians enter the season needing outfield depth with Michael Brantley and Brandon Guyer not fully recovered from surgeries. The Indians intend to release first baseman Mike Napoli (NAP’-oh-lee) and re-sign the 36-year-old to a minor league contract unless he can work out a deal with another team.<\/p>\n

\u2014 The Reds have claimed slugger Kennys Vargas off waivers from the Twins. The 27-year-old Vargas batted .253 with career highs of 11 home runs and 41 RBIs in 78 games last season.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Athletics right-hander Jharel Cotton has had Tommy John surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament his pitching elbow. Cotton was 9-10 with a 5.58 ERA in 24 starts last year.<\/p>\n

\u2014 The Tigers have reassigned veteran catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia (sahl-tah-lah-MAH’-kee-ah) to their minor league camp. The Tigers brought the 32-year-old back on a minor league contract on March 9 to add depth behind James McCann and John Hicks.<\/p>\n

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\u2014 The Vikings have signed guard Tom Compton, who spent last season with the Bears.<\/p>\n

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\u2014 The Eagles have agreed on a one-year contract with wide receiver Mike Wallace. The 31-year-old Wallace spent the past two seasons in Baltimore and had 52 catches for 748 yards and four touchdowns last year.<\/p>\n

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) \u2014 Phil Mickelson stayed alive in the Match Play with the biggest comeback of the week at Austin Country Club.<\/p>\n

Mickelson was 4 down through eight holes before beating Satoshi Kodaira. Lefty won the last three holes of the match, sandwiching birdies around a par-saving shot from the bunker.<\/p>\n

Rory McIlroy bounced back from Thursday’s loss to beat Jhonattan Vegas.<\/p>\n

World No. 1 Dustin Johnson was eliminated with a 4-and-3 loss to Adam Hadwin.<\/p>\n

Jordan Spieth (speeth), Patrick Reed, Sergio Garcia and Justin Thomas improved to 2-0, as did Francesco Molinari, Xander Schuffele (SHOW’-flee), Tony Finau (FEE’-now) and Alex Noren. Charles Howell III and Ian Poulter are also unbeaten as they try to move into the world’s top 50 and earn a spot at the Masters.<\/p>\n

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RACE ACCIDENT-JOCKEY KILLED<\/p>\n

PHILADELPHIA (AP) \u2014 A renowned jockey who was among the best in Pennsylvania history has died of injuries suffered in a racing accident.<\/p>\n

Parx Racing said in a statement that Jose Flores died Thursday. He was 56.<\/p>\n

Flores was racing Monday at Parx Racing, a track in the Philadephia suburb of Bensalem, when his horse went down and Flores was thrown off.<\/p>\n

The jockey won 4,650 races in a career that spanned more than three decades.<\/p>\n

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In world and national news…<\/p>\n

WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump says he will replace national security adviser H.R. McMaster with the former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton, a foreign policy hawk entering a White House facing key decisions on Iran and North Korea.<\/p>\n

After weeks of speculation about McMaster’s future, Trump and the respected three-star general put a positive face on the departure Thursday, making no reference to the growing public friction between them.<\/p>\n

Trump tweeted that McMaster had done “an outstanding job & will always remain my friend.” He said Bolton will take over April 9 as his third national security adviser in just over a year.<\/p>\n

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WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 Congress has given final approval to a giant $1.3 trillion spending bill that ends the budget battles for now. But that came only after late obstacles skirted close to another shutdown as conservatives objected to big outlays on Democratic priorities. Republicans control the House, Senate and White House.<\/p>\n

Senate passage on Friday shortly after midnight averted a third federal shutdown this year, an outcome both parties wanted to avoid. But in crafting a sweeping deal that busts budget caps, they’ve stirred conservative opposition and set the contours for the next funding fight ahead of the midterm elections.<\/p>\n

The House easily approved the measure Thursday, 256-167.<\/p>\n

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PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (AP) \u2014 The mother of a man who lived with suspected serial bomber Mark Conditt in a home north of Austin says her son was kept in police custody until after Conditt died in a fatal confrontation with officers.<\/p>\n

Jennifer Withers told The Associated Press that her 26-year-old son, Collin Thomas, was walking from work Tuesday in Pflugerville to the house he and another man shared with Conditt when a group of officers “flew at him.”<\/p>\n

She says Thomas, who is black, was questioned about the bombings and held overnight. Conditt died early Wednesday after detonating a bomb as police were about to arrest him. Thomas was eventually released.<\/p>\n

Austin police spokeswoman Anna Sabana says Thomas and Conditt’s other roommate have not been charged.<\/p>\n

The first bombing happened March 2. Two people were killed and four others severely wounded over three weeks.<\/p>\n

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) \u2014 Protesters decrying this week’s fatal shooting of an unarmed black man formed a human chain blocking fans trying to attend a professional basketball game between the Sacramento Kings and Atlanta Hawks.<\/p>\n

The protest briefly delayed the game Thursday while dozens of police attempted to clear entrances.<\/p>\n

There was shouting but no apparent violence as frustrated fans waited outside. The basketball teams began the game nearly a half-hour late in a mostly empty Golden 1 Center.<\/p>\n

The protesters earlier marched from Sacramento City Hall and onto a nearby freeway, disrupting rush hour traffic and holding signs with messages like “Sac PD: Stop killing us!”<\/p>\n

They are angry over the fatal shooting Sunday of 22-year-old Stephon Clark. Police say they feared he had a handgun, but investigators found only a cellphone.<\/p>\n

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PARIS (AP) \u2014 French authorities say a police operation is taking place in a small town in southern France after a police officer was shot and wounded.<\/p>\n

A suspect has been surrounded at a supermarket in the town of Trebes, south of Toulouse, and might have taken hostages, national police said.<\/p>\n

The French Interior Ministry said on its Twitter account Friday that police and rescue operations are the priority.<\/p>\n

Authorities in the Aude region are warning people to avoid the area around the supermarket.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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