CSi Weather…
TODAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING…THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
.SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
.MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 70S.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE FROM WEST TO EAST LATE FRIDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AS ANOTHER STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IMPACTS THE NORTHERN PLAINS.
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
THE UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE WITH BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND CONTINUING THUNDERSTORM CHANCES EACH DAY THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK.
Jamestown, (CSi) Jamestown Police, the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office, the Kidder County Sheriff’s Office and the North Dakota Highway Patrol were involved in a high speed pursuit of a motorcycle, on I-94 westbound.
The chase followed police attempting to pull over a Jamestown man riding a motorcycle through town at about 9:30 Wednesday morning.
An officer with the Stutsman County Regional Task Force saw a 27-year-old Jamestown man riding the motorcycle on Business Loop East near 13th Avenue, Southeast.
Police Chief Scott Edinger says the officer knew the man had a suspended Texas driver’s license and attempted to pull him over in an unmarked police car, with flashing lights . The man did not pull over.
The man continued to operate on Business Loop East through Jamestown to 17th Street Southwest, entering I-94 at Exit 257, with two marked Jamestown police cars and NDHP vehicles in pursuit with speeds reaching over 120 mph..
Edinger says as the pursuit continued, the man threw objects out of his pockets.
The pursuit ended near the I-94 Crystal Springs exit, 36 miles west of Jamestown, as the man attempted to negotiate the motorcycle at a curve at high speed, crossed the median and lost control of the motorcycle as it hit the rumble strip on the eastbound lanes of I-94.
The man was transported by air ambulance to Sanford Medical Center in Bismarck, with injuries to his arm, back, and leg..
The man was not wearing a helmet.
Authorities officials will speak to the man about the items he tossed during the pursuit, found in the median and ditches near Exit 257 and mile markers 232 and 228.
Charges have not yet been filed, as the investigation continues.
Jamestown, ND (June 11, 2014) Beginning today (Thursday, June 12, 2014) 12th Ave will be closed from 3rd Street SE to 5th Street SE for pavement patching. The closure will run through Friday, June 13th.
Traffic wishing to travel on 12th Avenue will be detoured to 9th Avenue from 3rd Street SE to 6th Street SE.
For more information, contact Jim Hubbard with Interstate Engineering at (701) 252-0234
Jamestown (CSi) Legal action may be taken, as two individuals on election day afternoon, were asking people to sign a petition, to put a statewide measure on the ballot in the November general election, for the proposed Clean Water, Wildlife and Parks Amendment.
The two were in violation of the North Dakota Century Code, seeking petition signatures from voters, in the entryway of the lower north entrance to the Civic Center where the polls were located.
Their location was closer to the polling place than permitted by state law.
Officials asked them to move from the entryway, they moved, but not further than the required 100 feet from the entrance to the polling location.
They purportedly became hostile, saying their constitutional rights were being infringed upon.
Law enforcement was called, with Sheriff Chad Kaiser arriving on scene, followed Jamestown Police.
Asking for signatures for a petition within 100 feet of the entryway to a polling place is a class A misdemeanor in North Dakota, punishable by up to a year in jail and a $3,000 fine.
Stutsman County COO Casey Bradley says, the State’s Attorney will be asked to pursue charges against them.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Opponents and supporters of a proposed North Dakota ballot measure dealing with conservation funding are at odds over the actions of people collecting petition signatures during Tuesday’s primary election.
The dispute is over whether the signature collectors were too close to polling sites. State law prohibits people from soliciting voters within 100 feet of the entrance to a polling site.
The group North Dakotans for Clean Water, Wildlife and Parks says it did nothing wrong while gathering signatures to try to get the proposed measure on November’s general election ballot.
The opposition group North Dakotans for Common Sense Conservation says it plans to file complaints with the secretary of state’s office.
The proposal seeks to set aside more of the state’s oil extraction taxes for conservation, education and recreation.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Public School District’s bullying committee has reviewed district’s bullying policy, with the consensus that the policy and protocol are effective as is for now.
Superintendent Rob Lech says there were no identifiable trends in data that was reported for 2014 when compared to the data from the same survey that was compiled in 2012.
Data will be passed on to district staff.
In a survey compiled in February 2014,at Jamestown High School, 74.6 percent of students reported they had not been bullied in the past couple of months, and improvement from the 73.2 percent who said they had not been bullied in 2012.
Jamestown Middle School also had a slightly better rate of students who said they had not been bullied with 62.3 percent in 2014 compared to 61.6 percent in 2012.
The surveys showed rates of bullying varied among grade levels and at certain schools.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Parks and Recreation reports there will be a boat safety class at the Lakeside Marina at 10-a.m. and 1-p.m. today, (June 12, 2014.)
This class is free and open to the public. Parents are responsible for transportation to and from the Reservoir.
The Jamestown Parks Program will be attending the 10- a.m. session.There will be no supervised Parks Program activities at Meidinger Park, Nickeus Park, McElroy Park, or Leapaldt that morning. The parks will re-open at 1:00.
For more information, contact the Jamestown Parks and Recreation office at 252-3982.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Regional Medical Center (JRMC) has announced that it has made care safer for its patients as part of its work with VHA Inc.’s Hospital Engagement Network (HEN). VHA is a national network of not-for-profit health care organizations that work together to improve performance and efficiency in clinical, financial and operational management. VHA’s HEN helps hospitals improve in ten areas of focus ranging from falls and surgical site infections to readmissions as part of the federal Partnership for Patients initiative whose goal is to reduce preventable harm by 40 percent and readmissions by 20 percent by the end of 2014.
VHA’s HEN hospitals have, in aggregate, met or exceeded the Partnership’s 40 percent improvement goal in two areas of focus and are making strong progress in four other areas of focus:
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections: 31% decrease for an aggregate measure of two indicators
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI): 40% decrease for an aggregate measure of four indicators
Early Elective Delivery (EED): 78% decrease for an aggregate measure of two indicators
Falls: 30% decrease for an aggregate measure of six indicators
Pressure Related Ulcers (PrU): 39% decrease for an aggregate measure of six indicators
Surgical Site Infections (SSI): 39% decrease in abdominal hysterectomy SIR
JRMC Chief Nursing Officer Trisha Jungels says, “Patient safety and ensuring we are providing the best care for our community has always been our highest priority. In the last year, we have reduced adverse patient events through the hard work of staff and our continued focus on applying best practices.”
VHA’s HEN results are based on April 2014 data and confirmed by the Partnership for Patients Evaluation Contractor. It’s important to note that the Evaluation Contractor used measures with at least 60 percent of VHA’s HEN hospitals reporting data, and no more than 15 percent variation in hospital counts between the baseline and the current period, showing the largest percentage improvement from baseline in the topic area.
Dr. Keith Kosel, vice president and program director for VHA’s HEN, says “VHA is extremely proud to have been selected as a Hospital Engagement Network by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Partnership for Patients. It is gratifying to see the results our HEN hospitals are achieving and it builds on our long-standing commitment to help hospitals improve their performance. We hope that our overall network’s results inspire hospitals that are not currently in a Hospital Engagement Network to join.”
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced a new report that shows an overall nine percent decrease in hospital acquired conditions nationally in 2011 and 2012 including reductions in adverse drug events, falls, infections, and other forms of hospital-induced harm. HHS estimates that its public-private partnerships including efforts from the federal Partnership for Patients initiative, Hospital Engagement Networks and others, have prevented nearly 15,000 deaths in hospitals, and avoided 560,000 patient injuries and saved approximately $4 billion in health spending over the same period.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Regional Medical Center Foundation is planning two summer events to celebrate the anniversary of JRMC and to support patient-centered care. Concert for Care will be held Thursday, July 17, 2014 followed by the 4th Annual GOLF “fore” GOOD Tournament on Friday, July 18.
Spokesperson, Lisa Jackson, says, “We are excited for this summer’s events. Our goals include bringing the community together and funding a number of crucial projects designed to improve the patient experience and enhance healthcare delivery at JRMC.”
The Concert for Care, which is new this year, will be an all-ages barbeque and street dance featuring 32 Below held on 2nd Ave SW, in front of the Elks and Bank Forward. A pork-loin BBQ will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and the street dance will be held from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. The funds raised from the event will support patient care at both JRMC and the Anne Carlsen Center. Tickets are $10 with food and drinks available for purchase at the event. Sponsorship opportunities are still available.
The 4th Annual GOLF “fore” GOOD Tournament will be held at the Jamestown Country Club. This event is co-sponsored by Timco, IRET Properties and The Davis Group with the proceeds benefiting patient-centered care at JRMC. Registration per player is $100 and includes 18-hole golf scramble, brunch, a bucket of balls, beverage tickets, chances to win prizes, swag bag valued at $100, green fee and cart rental. The Hole-in-One is presented by Don Wilhelm. Deadline for registration is July 14. Sponsorship opportunities are still available.
For more information on either event contact Lisa Jackson at 701-952-4880 or ljackson@jrmcnd.com. To register your team, be a sponsor or purchase tickets visit www.jrmcnd.com
Jamestown (CSi) Saturday, June 14th is Flag Day in the U.S. and is marked by ceremonies around the country. In Jamestown, Flag Day will be observed with a ceremony at Fort Seward at 11 a.m.
In conjunction with the weekend, the Boy and Girl Scouts will be having activities at the Fort before the ceremony. After the ceremony, lunch will be served to those in attendance.
The Main Street Downtown Association with partners, American Legion Post 14 and Boy and Girl Scouts of America, invite you to bring your worn, torn and soiled flags there for proper retirement. They can also be dropped off at the All Vets Club prior to that day.
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (AP) - Valley City’s mayor who survived a recall election two years ago has held off another challenge.
Voters in Valley City on Tuesday gave Bob Werkhoven another four years in the race against Jeff Edwards. Werkhoven received 721 votes, to 581 for Edwards.
Werkhoven won the 2012 recall election with 57 percent of the vote.
The special election then stemmed from political turmoil that included the departure of police chief Dean Ross amid allegations he mishandled public money. The city dropped those allegations, and Ross ran for Werkhoven’s seat.
The mayor had his detractors this time, as well. Werkhoven says he will maintain his professionalism despite opposition from three city commissioners during the campaign.
DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) – Some Dickinson-based North Dakota National Guard soldiers have been notified that they might be called to serve in Afghanistan.
The Guard says more than 150 members of the 816th Engineer Company have been put on alert for a possible mobilization early next year. The unit has a detachment in Mott.
Members of the unit deployed to Iraq from late 2003 to early 2005.
Some Army and Air Guard soldiers with other North Dakota units currently are serving in Afghanistan, Kosovo, Kuwait and Southwest Asia.
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – Police in Mandan say a 22-year-old man accused of driving under the influence has been arrested after he drove his truck into the Missouri River.
Police responded to the scene after receiving a report of a loud crash near a Mandan bar that overlooks the river. The caller reported seeing people swimming in the bay and a possible boating accident. Officers found three men walking away from the scene.
Police say the driver missed a turn and drove the truck airborne into Borden Harbor. Two passengers were in the Ford F-350.
The three men suffered minor injuries.
The truck is still submerged and a Morton County dive team will attempt to pull it out Wednesday night.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A second lawsuit has been filed in federal court challenging North Dakota’s ban on gay marriage.
The 33-page complaint filed by Jan Jorgensen and Cindy Phillips, who live in Fargo and were legally married in Minnesota, says the couple is treated as “legal strangers” in their home state.
Cases are currently pending in all 31 states with gay marriage bans. Last week, seven couples filed a complaint to make North Dakota the last state to challenge the same-sex marriage ban.
Jorgensen and Phillips are represented by the national gay rights group Lambda Legal. Attorney Kyle Palazzolo says the couple approached Lambda about legal action because of the marriage momentum around the country.
A spokeswoman with the North Dakota attorney general’s office did not respond to a request for comment.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Authorities in Fargo are removing dozens of cats from a home after discovering what they say is an extreme case of animal hoarding.
68 cats have been taken from the home, and police say the total might eventually reach 100. They say some of the cats are feral and have to be trapped. Lt. Joel Vettel says it’s the worst case of animal hoarding he can recall.
Some of the cats are being taken to shelters. Those that are sick or too wild to be adopted are being euthanized.
Police say it’s unlikely the homeowner will be cited because of health issues.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota National Guard is slated to host lawmakers at the Camp Grafton Training Center near Devils Lake.
The military says the Legislative Day scheduled Thursday is a chance for lawmakers to tour the facility and get a firsthand look at combat equipment.
The military says lawmakers also will be among Guard soldiers who are undergoing annual training.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Winter wheat production in North Dakota this year is expected to be up dramatically from 2013.
The Agriculture Department’s latest estimate is 33.1 million bushels, nearly triple the size of last year’s crop.
The main reason is that farmers planted more of the crop last fall, due to a large number of prevented planting acres in spring 2013 and favorable fall planting conditions.
Acres for harvest are pegged at 720,000, up 251 percent over the year. The average yield is forecast at 46 bushels per acre, up 3 bushels from last year.
Winter wheat production nationwide is pegged at 1.38 billion bushels, down 10 percent from a year ago.
TIOGA, N.D. (AP) – The oil fields of North Dakota are producing a rare jobs bonanza in American archaeology, a field in which many highly educated professionals hop from project to project around the world and struggle to make a living.
Before it can be developed, land often has to undergo an archaeological survey to determine if it contains any buried historical treasures. The work involves looking for artifacts or other evidence of human habitation.
If significant discoveries emerge, most oil companies will change their plans to avoid the hassle of drilling in a sensitive area.
The jobs also come with a constant tension: Archaeologists are trained to find evidence of the past, but the companies that pay them would prefer not to turn up anything that gets in the way of profits.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The University of North Dakota is starting work on a new medical school.
A groundbreaking ceremony was scheduled Thursday afternoon at the site of the future School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
The $122 million school will be northwest of Ralph Engelstad Arena. The 325,000-square-foot facility will put all of the medical school’s departments under one roof.
The state Legislature last year approved money for the project. Construction is expected to wrap up by July 2016.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – A University of North Dakota junior is the recipient of the 2014 Dru Sjodin (shuh-DEEN’) Memorial Scholarship.
Maggie O’Leary is a Billings, Montana, native who is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in English. She helped establish a new student organization called the Third Wave, which recognizes social inequities based on gender, sexual identity, social and economic background, and physical ability.
The scholarship is named in memory of a former UND student who was kidnapped and killed more than 10 years ago.
The award, which was established by the UND Alumni Association Foundation, provides funding for tuition and fees for a full academic year.
In sports…
AA..
Lincoln at Fargo-Moorhead, ppd., rain
MLB…
INTERLEAGUE
Final Tampa Bay 6 St. Louis 3
Final Texas 6 Miami 0
Final Houston 5 Arizona 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TORONTO (AP) – Phil Hughes struck out a season-high nine to win in Toronto for the first time in almost three years as the Minnesota Twins beat the Blue Jays 7-2 yesterday. Kendrys Morales had three of Minnesota’s season-high 16 hits as the Twins improved to 5-2 against Toronto. Morales is 6 for 13 with three RBIs since making his Twins debut on Monday.
Final Kansas City 4 Cleveland 1
Final Baltimore 6 Boston 0
Final Chi White Sox 8 Detroit 2
Final Oakland 7 L.A. Angels 1
Final N-Y Yankees 4 Seattle 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Pittsburgh 4 Chi Cubs 2
Final Philadelphia 3 San Diego 0
Final Cincinnati 5 L.A. Dodgers 0
Final Milwaukee 3 N-Y Mets 1
Final Colorado 8 Atlanta 2
Final Washington 6 San Francisco 2
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
NEW YORK (AP) – Henrik Lundqvist made 40 saves and the New York Rangers avoided a four-game sweep in the Stanley Cup finals by downing the Los Angeles Kings 2-1. Lundqvist was perfect while the Rangers were outshot 15-1 in the third period, and he didn’t allow a goal after Dustin Brown tallied midway through the game. Martin St. Louis (mahr-TAN’ san loo-EE’) scored the eventual game-winner 6 1/2 minutes into the second period after Benout Pouliot (BEHN’-wah POO’-lee-aht) opened the scoring 7:25 after the opening faceoff.
WNBA BASKETBALL
Final Indiana 76 Seattle 68
MLB…
TORONTO (AP) – Minnesota Twins second baseman Brian Dozier left yesterday’s game against the Blue Jays in the fourth inning with a sore lower back. He was replaced by Eduardo Escobar. Dozier came in batting .245 with a team-high 14 home runs and 33 RBIs.
NEW YORK (AP) – Ron Gardenhire will be in the dugout with the AL All-Stars at his home stadium. The Minnesota manager was chosen along with Cleveland’s Terry Francona as coaches to join AL manager John Farrell of Boston in the July 15th All-Star game at Target Field. Manager Mike Matheny of St. Louis chose Clint Hurdle of Pittsburgh and Fredi Gonzalez of Atlanta as his coaching staff for the NL.
GOLF…
PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) – The U.S. Open begins today at Pinehurst. The par-70 course covers more than 7,500 yards and has been renovated since the U.S. Open was last played there in 2005. Justin Rose won his first major championship in last year’s U.S. Open, finishing two strokes ahead of Phil Mickelson and Jason Day.
Coverage today on CSi 14 ESPN.
NBA…
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A trial has been scheduled July 15 in Los Angeles probate court to determine whether Donald Sterling was properly removed as an administrator for the family trust that owns the Clippers. Sterling’s estranged wife, Sherry, sought the trial to confirm that as sole trustee she can proceed with a $2 billion sale of the team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.
TENNIS…
HALLE, Germany (AP) – Roger Federer began his grass-court preparations for Wimbledon by coming from behind to beat Joao Sousa of Portugal 6-7 (8), 6-4, 6-2 at the Gerry Weber Open.
It was Federer’s first match since losing in the fourth round at the French Open to Ernests Gulbis. He had a first-round bye where he is a six-time champion.
The seven-time Wimbledon winner will next play Croatia’s Ivo Karlovic or Taiwan’s Lu Yen-hsun.
Top-seeded Rafael Nadal was scheduled to play Dustin Brown later today, in his first match since winning his ninth French Open title.
In world and national news…
BAGHDAD (AP) – An al-Qaida-inspired group is vowing it will keep gobbling up chunks of Iraq, including Baghdad. Fighters from the militant group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant took Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit yesterday as soldiers and security forces abandoned their posts. They captured Mosul on Tuesday.
ISLAMABAD (AP) – The resumption of U.S. drone strikes on militant positions in Pakistan has drawn renewed condemnation from the Pakistani government. Strikes yesterday and today killed 13 militants. The drones had been silent for nearly six months.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iran’s nuclear chief says plutonium production plans are being scaled down so the amount of waste plutonium generated is less than what is required for the core of a nuclear weapon. The official tells the official news agency that the plan will involve redesigning the reactor at Iran’s partially built heavy-water reactor.
NEW YORK (AP) – Rising levels of violence in New York City jails and treatment of a growing mentally ill inmate population are the main agenda at a special City Council oversight hearing today. New York City lawmakers will press correction officials on how they plan to deal with both issues. The hearing comes following reports by The Associated Press detailing two grisly deaths.
PHOENIX (AP) – Police in Phoenix say a Catholic priest has been shot and killed and another is hospitalized with unspecified injuries in an attack at a downtown church. Sgt. Steve Martos says police received a call about a burglary at the Mother of Mercy Mission last night. Martos says police found a car they were seeking about four blocks north of the church, but it was empty.