CSi Weather…
TODAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SATURDAY…SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LOWS
AROUND 60.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.THURSDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Police is warning residents that a convicted sex offender is has changed his Jamestown residents.
The report says, 21 year old Sawyer John Suko, now resides at 408 Business Loop West, Apt #1 in Jamestown.
He is described as a white male, 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing 168 pounds with hazel eyes and brown hair.
His vehicle is a red 1993 Chevy Blazer with North Dakot alicense plate: KHK 892.
He has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota high risk level committee, of the Attorney General’s Office.
Suko has been convicted of Gross Sexual Imposition, involving a 13 year old girl, when both Suko and the female were intoxicated at a campsite, when Suko was 18 years of age. The conviction date was January 6, 2012, in Stutsman County, District Court.
Disposition: One year and one day…with 285 days suspended, and under supervised probation…currently on probation with North Dakota Parole and Probation, and is on GPS Monitoring.
Suko is not wanted by police at this time and has served the sentence imposed by the court.
This notification is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault, or intimidate the offender.
Any attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders, their families, landlords, or employers will be turned over for prosecution.
Printed handouts of the demographics of Suko are available at the Jamestown Police Department.
Suko has been placed on GPS monitoring.
More information on registered sex offenders is available at the North Dakota Attorney General’s web site: www.sexoffender.nd.gov
Jamestown (CSi) Preliminary Jamestown Regional Airport boardings in July this year (2014) have been put at 647, a 262 percent over July 2013 Jamestown enplanements, which were 247.
Airport Manager, Matthew Leitner says the July 2014 boardings were the highest since July of 1978, and second best number of boardings in the past 36 years.
United Express-SkyWest began Essential Air Service to Jamestown on June 5, 2014, with the 50 seat CRJ-200 50-passenger regional jet with service to the Denver hub, replacing the previous carrier, Great Lakes Airlines, which had smaller aircraft, and served the Twin Cities hub.
United Airlines/SkyWest features eleven round-trip flights every week to and from Denver International Airport, connecting you to anywhere in the world.
More information on line at www.flyjamestown.net
To purchase tickets over the phone, contact United Airlines reservations at 800-864-8331. For online ticketing, use the following link: United Airlines
Valley City (CSi) The Barnes County Municipal Airport Authority will be hosting the 2014 Wings and Wheels Airshow Saturday, September 6, 2014.
The main aerobatic act will be 3rd generation pilot Matt Younkin performing in his Twin Beech 18 performing maneuvers never thought possible with such a large transport plane. He will also be performing the “Magic By Moonlight” Night Show at 9:00pm that evening.
Other pilots performing are: Kent Pietsch flying in his Interstate Cadet, Warren Pietsch will be flying an A6M2 Zero, Toby McPherson in his P-51 Mustang “Boomer” and in Duggy a DC-3, Kelly Perhus in his T-6 Texan, the Fargo Sky Divers (will be attempting a State Record Sky Dive), Jarrod Lindemann in his Pitts S2C, Paul Lindemann in his Pitts S2B, and a performance of the Original Red Baron Super Stearman by the Lindemann Brothers!
The BCMAA is very excited to be able to bring world-class talent to this year’s Wings and Wheels Airshow. It will be a family friendly event for our community. We will also be featuring: the Bridge City Cruiser’s Show and Shine car show and balance beam competition, Military and Static Aircraft displays, Helicopter rides, Kid’s Inflatable Games, on site Concessions/Beer Garden, Remote Control Aircraft performances, and the Young Eagles free, local airplane rides for youth.
It will be a fun-filled day for all with the gates opening at 10:00am, the Car Show and Shine and Kid’s Inflatable Games beginning at noon, and the Airshow at 2:30pm. Advanced Tickets will go on sale at area locations August 1 for $12. All who purchase Advance Tickets will be entered into a raffle for a chance to ride in a P-51 Mustang! Tickets will be $15 at the gates the day of the show. Children 12 and under are FREE! Please join us for the 2014 Wings and Wheels Airshow, Saturday, September 6. For further information or ticket questions check out our website:
www.barnescountyairport.com or contact Jamie Bryn at 701-840-2324.
Jamestown (CSi) The JSDC reports that David Williamson will be at the JSDC lower level conference room for a presentation on Find The Good Life in North Dakota, on August 14, 2014 at 11am. to 12 noon.
Call Holly Miller at 701-252-6861 to register.
Find the Good Life is a workforce recruitment campaign started by the North Dakota Economic Development Foundation.
Foundation Link.
It is a private/public sector funded program designed to help solve the greatest challenge facing business communities, including workforce development, recruitment and retention. The goal is to raise $2.5 million which will fund a comprehensive two-year campaign which started in May 2014.
The campaign will use a variety of traditional, digital and non-traditional marketing tactics to reach each of the target audiences identified for this campaign Find the Good Life in North Dakota.
Valley City (CSi) North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp will hold a roundtable discussion with USDA Under Secretary Robert Bonnie, the top official overseeing conservation compliance.
Local farmers and conservationists are invited to discuss the challenges and opportunities for conservation in North Dakota and how the 2014 Farm Bill’s conservation compliance requirements impact farmers.
This discussion will allow top officials to hear the concerns of farmers and to make sure the new rules are implemented in the least burdensome way according to Heitkamp.
As a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Heitkamp helped write, negotiate, and pass the 2014 Farm Bill. Some North Dakota producers are facing challenges to meet conservation requirements.
The Roundtable discussion will be held
Wednesday, August 6 inside Valley City State University’s Froemke Auditorium, Foss Music Hall starting at 10:15am. The public is welcome to attend.
LISBON, N.D. (AP) – A 64-year-old Lisbon man is dead after crashing his small airplane near the southeastern North Dakota city.
The Highway Patrol says the man was the only one onboard the plane when it went down in a wheat field 4 miles northwest of Lisbon about 7:40 p.m. Thursday.
Authorities did not immediately release the pilot’s name or the type of plane he was flying.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Federal court officials in North Dakota are warning of an email scam inviting people to fill out online forms for jury duty.
The subject line is “EJuror Program” or something similar. Officials say the email contains spelling and grammatical errors and asks for sensitive, personal information.
All requests to complete a juror qualification questionnaire in federal court in North Dakota are sent through the U.S. mail. The official correspondence will have instructions for logging on to the court’s secure website.
Citizens who receive the phony emails are asked to contact the federal clerk’s office in North Dakota.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Bismarck police are marking the 20th anniversary of a woman’s disappearance with a renewed appeal to the public for information that might help solve the case.
Michele Julson has not been seen since she dropped her son off at his grandfather’s home on Aug. 2, 1994. She was planning to pick up her work paycheck but didn’t. Her car was found six days later at a hotel.
Julson was 26 when she disappeared. She is one of four open missing person cases in Bismarck.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A Minnesota man has pleaded not guilty to vehicular homicide in the traffic deaths of two sisters in eastern North Dakota.
51-year-old James Yahnke (YAWNK’-ee), of Nielsville, Minnesota, is accused of being drunk and driving 94 mph on a rough section of a Traill County road north of Hillsboro in May and losing control of the car.
Authorities say Yahnke and the two women were thrown from the vehicle. Twenty-three-year-old Mercedes Rowley of Sharon and 21-year-old Teja (TAY’-tah) Beyer, of Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, died at the scene. Yahnke was hurt and flown to a Fargo hospital for treatment.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Three pigs exhibited at the recent North Dakota State Fair in Minot have tested positive for a strain of swine flu.
The state Agriculture Department says results from the National Veterinary Services Laboratory show the pigs tested positive for the H3N2 influenza virus.
Officials say influenza can spread from pigs to people, but there is no evidence that any people have become ill due to exposure to the pigs.
State animal health officials inspect all livestock displayed at the State Fair. Officials say the pigs appeared healthy when they arrived at the fair and became sick later. Their owners removed them after they were tested, at the recommendation of veterinarians.
State officials did not disclose who owned the pigs or where they came from.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Health Department says a storage tank in Bottineau County leaked five barrels of oil and 260 barrels of saltwater into a ditch and a farm field.
Health officials said Thursday that the spill occurred about four miles southwest of Antler at a site owned by Murex Petroleum.
Officials say about 420 barrels of fluid from the site has been collected, which includes rain water from the area.
State inspectors say samples have been collected for testing. Officials say the impacted soil at the site is being hauled to a disposal facility.
A barrel holds 42 gallons. Saltwater is a byproduct of oil production.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s congressional delegation says the state is getting more than $190,000 in federal funding to help communities handle hazardous material transportation incidents.
Sens. John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp say the funds are intended to improve preparedness and support training programs to help emergency responders.
The money comes from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Ag Coalition has joined the opposition to a proposed ballot measure that would set aside more oil taxes for water, wildlife and parks projects.
The group represents more than 40 organizations with various interests in agriculture. It joins the North Dakotans for Common Sense Conservation group in opposing the proposed Clean Water, Wildlife and Parks Fund.
Conservation advocates want 5 percent of the state’s oil extraction taxes for the proposed fund. The current fund is capped at $30 million during the state’s two-year budget cycle.
Supporters say more needs to be done to protect the state’s air, water and land.
Opponents worry the proposed fund would spend too much money with too little flexibility and also say it could take land out of agricultural production.
In sports…
AA…
Sioux City 15, Fargo-Moorhead 3
MLB…
AMERICAN LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Alcides Escobar hit a two-run triple as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins 6-3 yesterday. Escobar’s triple highlighted a four-run seventh. The inning also included Jarrod Dyson’s run-scoring single. Dyson stole second and third and scored on catcher Eric Fryer’s throwing error.
Final Chi White Sox 7 Detroit 4
Final L.A. Angels 1 Baltimore 0, 13 Innings
Final Seattle 6 Cleveland 5
Final Toronto 6 Houston 5
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Chi Cubs 3 Colorado 1
Final St. Louis 6 San Diego 2
Final Philadelphia 10 Washington 4
Final Cincinnati 3 Miami 1
Final Arizona 7 Pittsburgh 4
Final L.A. Dodgers 2 Atlanta 1
WNBA BASKETBALL
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Maya Moore scored 20 points to power the Minnesota Lynx past Phoenix 75-67 last night. The Lynx victory snapped the Mercury’s franchise-record 16-game win streak. Seimone Augustus added 19 points for Minnesota.
Final Atlanta 85 Tulsa 75
Final Chicago 87 New York 74
Final Indiana 76 Seattle 67
MLB…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Minnesota Twins recalled first baseman Kennys Vargas from Double-A New Britain yesterday. Vargas hit .281 with 17 doubles, 17 home runs and 63 RBIs in 97 games with New Britain. He has a career .288 average in the minors and has never played in the majors.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Minnesota Twins have signed All-Star catcher Kurt Suzuki to a two-year, $12 million contract extension. Suzuki has been one of the few bright spots for the Twins this season. He is hitting .304 with two home runs and 41 RBIs.
UNDATED (AP) – The Detroit Tigers have amassed quite a collection of Cy Young Award winners.
The latest is David Price, who was acquired from Tampa Bay in a three-team deal with Seattle before Thursday’s trade deadline.
The Rays received left-hander Drew Smyly and minor league infielder Willy Adames from the Tigers. Tampa Bay also got infielder Nick Franklin from Seattle, with Detroit outfielder Austin Jackson going to the Mariners.
Price is 11-8 with a 3.11 ERA in 23 starts this season, two years after his first 20-win campaign.
The trade joins Price with Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander in the rotation for the AL Central-leading Tigers, giving Detroit the last three AL Cy Young winners.
Boston parted with ace Jon Lester and No. 2 John Lackey while getting a slugging outfielder who’s tailor-made for Fenway Park.
The Oakland Athletics have acquired Lester, outfielder Jonny Gomes (GOHMZ) and cash from the Red Sox for Yoenis Cespedes (yoh-EHN’-ihs SESH’-peh-dehs) and a draft pick. Lester is 10-7 with a career-best 2.52 ERA in 21 starts in his final season before becoming a free agent. He joins a rotation that already has Scott Kazmir, Sonny Gray and the recently acquired Jeff Samardzija (suh-MAR’-juh).
Cespedes was dealt to the Bosox a little more than two weeks after winning the Home Run Derby for the second straight year. He’s hitting .256 with 17 homers and 67 RBIs in 101 games this season.
The Bosox also shipped Lackey to St. Louis for fellow righty Joe Kelly and outfielder Allen Craig. Lackey is 11-7 with a 3.60 ERA in the fourth year of a five-year, $82.5 million deal. Kelly is 2-2 with a 4.37 ERA in seven starts. Craig is batting .237 with seven homers and 44 RBIs.
In other deadline deals:
– The Red Sox have obtained third baseman Kelly Johnson from the New York Yankees for shortstop Stephen Drew, who is batting just .176 with four homers and 11 RBIs in 39 games this season. Johnson was hitting .219 with six homers and 22 RBIs in 77 games before landing on the disabled list.
– Atlanta has acquired utilityman Emilio Bonifacio (boh-nih-FAH’-see-oh), left-handed reliever James Russell and cash from the Chicago Cubs for catching prospect Victor Caratini.
– The Miami Marlins obtained right-hander Jarred Cosart, utilityman Kiki Hernandez and outfielder Austin Wates from Houston for third baseman Colin Moran, outfielder Jake Marisnick, right-hander Francis Martes and a 2015 compensatory draft pick.
– Oakland sent lefty Tommy Milone to Minnesota to reacquire outfielder Sam Fuld, who’s expected to help fill the void created by the A’s dealing Cespedes. Milone was 6-0 with a 2.87 in his last 10 starts for Oakland before he was send to Triple-A, prompting him to ask for a trade.
– Baltimore has picked up left-handed reliever Andrew Miller from Boston for minor league pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez. The 29-year-old Miller has a 2.34 ERA in 50 appearances with the Red Sox this year.
– Washington has acquired two-time All-Star infielder Asdrubal (as-DROO’-buhl) Cabrera and cash from Cleveland for little-used shortstop Zach Walters.
– Seattle has acquired outfielder Chris Denorfia from the San Diego Padres for a pair of minor leaguers.
– Left-handed hitter Gerardo Parra has been picked up by Milwaukee in a traded with Arizona for a pair of minor leaguers.
– The Yankees have acquired veteran infielder Martin Prado (mahr-TEEN’ PRAH’-doh) from Arizona for minor league catcher Peter O’Brien.
NFL…
RENTON, Wash. (AP) – Marshawn Lynch has ended his holdout.
The running back arrived at the Seattle Seahawks practice facility on Thursday afternoon following the team’s morning practice. The team confirmed Lynch had reported for camp, ending a holdout that spanned a week.
Lynch is scheduled to make up to $5.5 million this season in base pay and roster bonuses.
GOLF…
AKRON, Ohio (AP) – Marc Leishman (LEESH’-muhn) fired a 6-under 64 and leads Ryan Moore, Justin Rose and former Masters champ Charl (SHAR’-ehl) Schwartzel by one shot after the first round at the Bridgestone Invitational. Patrick Reed, Graham DaLaet, Rickie Fowler and Francisco Molinari are two shots back. British Open winner Rory McIlroy posted an opening 69 while Phil Mickelson turned in a 71.
Defending champ Tiger Woods made six birdies en route to his 2-under 68 at one of this favorite courses, Firestone Country Club.
TENNIS…
NEW YORK (AP) – Two-time major champion Li Na (lee nah) is pulling out of the upcoming U.S. Open because of a knee injury.
The only tennis player from China to win a Grand Slam singles title is also withdrawing from hard-court events in Montreal and Cincinnati over the next two weeks. Li says the knee has been troubling her since March.
Li won the Australian Open in January for her second major title. She also won the 2011 French Open.
In world and national news…
JEURSALEM (AP) – The Israeli army says one of its soldiers is “feared” captured by Gaza militants. The announcement came after a cease-fire that went into effect at 8 a.m. local time fell apart after only a couple of hours. Palestinian officials say at least 35 Palestinians were killed and 200 wounded by Israeli shelling in around the town of Rafah (RAH’-fah). Hamas and Israel blame each other for the cease-fire unraveling.
HRABOVE, Ukraine (AP) – They’re back at work despite the threat of ongoing nearby warfare. International investigators in eastern Ukraine are at the crash zone of the Malaysian jetliner that was apparently downed by a missile. Their initial goal is to recover several dozen bodies still remaining.
GENEVA (AP) – World Trade Organization members will have to figure out what to do now that the deadline has passed on a major deal to boost global trade. Snagging points include agricultural subsidies and market access.
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) – A series of explosions overnight in Taiwan’s second-largest city have killed at least 25 people and injured more than 200 others. The blasts happened in a densely populated industrial district in the port of Kaohsiung (kow-SHYUNG’). The cause is under investigation.