CSi Weather…
TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME STORMS MAY BE STRONG WITH
SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS.
TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST
ACROSS WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY.
Valley City (CSi) Anyone with information into two Friday morning businesses in Valley City is asked to call police, at 845-3110/
Valley City Police Chief Fred Thompson, reports, that between midnight and 7 a.m. Friday individual(s) entered Dietrich and Sons Bus Barn, at 815 14th Street, Southwest and Truck and Auto, 14th Street Southwest, taking or attempting to burglarize the businesses.
Thompson says a floor safe at Truck and Auto was broken into with contents taken, that included an undisclosed amount of money.
Items were stacked near Dietrich’s exit door, including a large-screen television and hand tools, but were left behind.
Thompson says it’s possible the suspects were interrupted because of a shift change at a nearby business.
Employees arriving and leaving the nearby business may have seen the crime, but were unaware a crime was taking place.
Valley City police searched the surrounding area after being dispatched by Barnes County Communications, but were unable to locate any suspects.
Thompson said it appears both burglaries were allegedly committed by the same person or people.
The burglary and entry remain under investigation.
Washington (CSi) Senator Heidi Heitkamp’s office has announced additional visits to Jamestown and Valley City.
MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 2014
Jamestown:
Heitkamp to Tour Anne Carlsen Center
What: Heitkamp will tour the Anne Carlsen Center to see the facility and meet the staff, children and families who rely on its services to meet educational, residential and therapeutic needs. The Anne Carlsen Center provides care for children and adults with special needs throughout North Dakota.
When: Monday, August 4, 2014 8:45 a.m. CT
Where: Anne Carlsen Center 701 3rd Street NW Jamestown
Heitkamp to Meet with Jamestown Area Veterans
What: Heitkamp will have lunch with local veterans to discuss a new veterans bill she will introduce, talk about challenges they face, and answer questions about her efforts to improve benefits and services available to veterans. Heitkamp will also present a U.S. flag to WWII veteran, Ernie Hubacker, to honor him both for his military service and volunteer commitment to Jamestown.
When: Monday, August 4, 2014 12:00 p.m. CT
Where: Knights of Columbus 519 1st Avenue South Jamestown
Valley City
Heitkamp to Tour Mercy Hospital’s Avera E-Care Site
What: Heitkamp will tour the Avera E-Care site at Mercy Hospital to see firsthand how telehealth has become an important tool for health care in North Dakota. She will also discuss the challenges North Dakotans living in rural parts of the state face in getting accessible and affordable care. The site uses tele-medicine in the emergency room to communicate with doctors throughout the region so it can provide 24-hour services to its patients who don’t live near hospitals.
When: Monday, August 4, 2014 2:15 p.m. CT
Where: Mercy Hospital 570 Chautauqua Boulevard Valley City
In adddition:
Senator Heitkamp will participate in a roundtable discussion with USDA Under Secretary Robert Bonnie, the top official overseeing conservation compliance, Wednesday, August 6, 2014 inside Valley City State University’s Froemke Auditorium, Foss Music Hall starting at 10:15am. The public is welcome to attend.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Patriotic Council invites all veterans, auxiliaries and their families to a picnic Sunday, August 10, 2014, at the VFW Memorial Park. The park is located three miles north of Jamestown on Highway 20.
There will be a flag raising at 12 noon followed by a concert by the Jamestown Drum & Bugle Corp. A picnic dinner featuring fried chicken, potato salad, beans, buns and homemade bars will be served following the concert.
There will be a suggested donation of $5 per person charge to cover expenses.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Job Service North Dakota data show about one of every seven private sector jobs in the state are related to oil and gas production.
Agency data also show that 28.5 percent of North Dakota wages come from the oil industry.
Stutsman County has 136 jobs related to the oil field or about 1.5 percent of the workforce. The calculations are based on quarterly reports filed by employers in the second half of 2013.
Stutsman County has 9,107 total workers in the private sector who are covered by unemployment insurance while Jamestown has 8,572.
The report says every one of North Dakota’s 53 counties has some oil- or gas-related jobs.
That amounts to about 1.4 percent of the private workforce in Jamestown.
The Legislature gave Job Service $120,000 to do the report.
BEULAH, N.D. (AP) – State and federal authorities are investigating the cause of an airplane crash in Beach that injured a Kenmare man.
The Highway Patrol says Thomas Mau lost control of his small plane while landing at the Beach airport on Friday. The plane left the runway and went through a field before hitting a hay bale and coming to rest.
Mau was taken to a Dickinson hospital with unspecified injuries.
The Highway Patrol and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A man who escaped from a corrections facility in central North Dakota has been arrested in Minnesota.
Inmate Michael Engst has been arrested in Breckenridge, Minnesota.
Police in Bismarck say Engst on Wednesday escaped from the Missouri River Correctional Center at the State Penitentiary in Bismarck.
Engst conviction was not immediately clear.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Cannonball man has pleaded guilty to a federal assault charge.
Authorities say 40-year-old Dustin Lester caused injuries to the victim by kicking her. The incident happened on Dec. 27.
The charge of assault with a dangerous weapon carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 31 in Bismarck.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Minot police say officers responded to an attempted burglary at the Town and Country Shopping Center in Minot.
The incident happened Friday.
Officers found forced entry signs into White Drug through a wall from inside the shopping center. Police say nothing appeared to have been taken from the pharmacy.
Four suspects fled from the scene before officers arrived. Police say the incident is under investigation.
WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) – A Wahpeton man is accused of pointing a handgun at his cousin and pulling the trigger in a dispute over family matters.
Thirty-five-year-old Rogelio Martinez is charged with attempted murder and terrorizing, and could face up to 25 years in prison if convicted.
Rogelio Martinez asked Andres Martinez to come to his house on July 12. He allegedly approached his cousin’s vehicle and put a gun to his face, pulling the trigger when his cousin grabbed the gun. Police say the bullet went through the vehicle door and grazed Andres Martinez’s hand.
Rogelio Martinez’s defense attorney did not immediately respond to an Associated Press request for comment Monday. Martinez is due in court for a preliminary hearing on Tuesday.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – A 250-mile transmission line from Center to Grand Forks has been completed.
The 345-kilovolt line operated by Minnkota Power Cooperative cost about $353 million and took more than two years to be built.
Project manager Mike Hennes says the new line can be compared to an interstate highway system. Hennes says that once the transmission line is built, the bulk flow of electricity moves to the new line, effectively freeing up capacity on the underlying system.
This is the longest line in state history that begins and ends within North Dakota.
Minnkota serves 34,500 square miles in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Producers and processors of organic food in North Dakota can apply for help paying their certification costs.
Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says applications are now being accepted through the National Organic Cost Share Program for fiscal 2014. Organic farmers, ranchers, handlers and processors can receive up to $750. Applications are due Oct. 31.
Certification enables organic producers and processors to label and sell their products with a federal seal that assures consumers the products were produced using recognized organic methods.
The national program last year provided $99,000 in certification reimbursements in North Dakota.
In sports…
Jamestown (CSi) At Jack Brown Stadium in Jamestown, Sunday, in the American Legion Class AA Baseball Tournmant, the Bismarck Governors beat Fargo Post 2 7-4 and 9-5 in capturing its first championship since 1997.
Both teams will participate in the Central Plains Regional, starting Thursday at Jack Williams Stadium in Fargo. Post 2 is the tournament host and gets an automatic bid.
On Friday West Fargo ended Jamestown’s season with a 6-0 win.
Langdon (CSi) In the Class B Tournament in Langdon, Carrington finished a perfect postseason run Sunday by out-slugging Thompson 18-6 in the championship game.
The title was the first for Carrington since 2001.
Carrington was 5-0 at the state tournament after taking its section title with four straight wins.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Regional Medical Center (JRMC) Foundation held its annual GOLF “fore” GOOD tournament on Friday, July 18 at the Jamestown Country Club with title sponsors The Davis Group, IRET Properties and Timco Construction.
JRMC Foundation Director, Lisa Jackson says, “We could not have had a successful event without the support of our sponsors, community, vendors, staff and volunteers.”
The tournament raised over $25,000 dollars to help JRMC live out its mission to be the difference in the lives of those it serves. This includes funding for North Dakota’s first 3D mammography and hyperbaric chamber, launching a new electronic medical record system and recruiting new physicians to the community.
The winners of the tournament were as follows: gross division winners were Baenen Team with Gerrold Baenen, Len Orr, Brent Giesler and Michael Nogosek; net division winners were Readel Farms with Gannon Van Gilder, Ben Kirkeby, Randy Blaskowski and Wade Readel.
JRMC Foundation would like to thank the following corporate donors for their support: The Davis Group, IRET Properties, Timco Construction, R.M. Stoudt, Agri-Cover, Inc., Wilhelm Chevrolet Buick GMC, Ottmar & Ottmar PC, Farmers Union Insurance, Ingstad Family Media, Edward Jones – Patrick Nygaard, National Medical Resources, Mortenson Construction, Vaaler Insurance, Great River Energy.
A special thank you to the Jamestown Country Club, Venture Crew 154, JRMC Plant Operations and staff, volunteers, players and sponsors for making the day a success.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – State wildlife officials have scheduled North Dakota’s early Canada goose hunting season, which is aimed at reducing a population that has grown well above management goals.
The Game and Fish Department says the season will open Aug. 15 and continue through Sept. 15, except in the Missouri River Zone, where the season ends Sept. 7.
The season has a limit of 15 geese daily and 45 in possession, the same as last year.
Licenses will be more expensive this year, following increases approved by the state Legislature last year.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Game and Fish Department has finalized this year’s small game and furbearer regulations, with most season structures similar to last year.
One change is that trappers using snares must now register with the department. Another is that licenses will be more expensive, due to increases approved by the state Legislature last year.
Prairie chicken and sage grouse seasons will remain closed this fall because of low populations of those birds.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Former Williston State College hockey coach Seamus (SHAY’-muhs) Gregory says seven former Tetons are following him to Northland College.
Gregory resigned from Williston State in early June to take the head coaching position at Northland, an NCAA Division III school in Wisconsin. Williston State competes in the National Junior College Athletic Association, where it has won back-to-back national championships.
Goalie Tyler Ampe; forwards Michael Berens, Darius Cole, Logan Millican and Parker Tomzcyk; and defensemen Karson Kuntz and Kyle Kuntz all plan to continue their college careers at Northland.
Three other Tetons plan to play for Division III Southern Maine: forwards Trevor Hunt and Dario Torres and defenseman Cole Sonstebo.
AA…
Wichita 7, Fargo-Moorhead 4
MLB…
INTERLEAGUE
Final Detroit 4 Colorado 0
AMERICAN LEAGUE
CHICAGO (AP) – Rookie Danny Santana had five hits and four RBIs as the Minnesota Twins scored nine runs in the eighth inning of a rain-delayed 16-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox yesterday. Santana had two hits and two RBIs in the Twins’ big inning. The five hits set a season high for the rookie center fielder
Final Cleveland 4 Texas 3, 12 Innings
Final Baltimore 1 Seattle 0
Final L.A. Angels 7 Tampa Bay 5
Final Houston 6 Toronto 1
Final Kansas City 4 Oakland 2
Final N-Y Yankees 8 Boston 7
NATIONAL LEAGUE
John Lackey won his St. Louis debut when the Cardinals rallied for three runs in the seventh inning to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 yesterday.
Final Cincinnati 7 Miami 3
Final San Francisco 9 N-Y Mets 0
Final Washington 4 Philadelphia 0
Final San Diego 4 Atlanta 3, 10 Innings
Final Chi Cubs 7 L.A. Dodgers 3
Final Arizona 3 Pittsburgh 2, 10 Innings
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PRESEASON
Final N-Y Giants 17 Buffalo 13
WNBA BASKETBALL
Final New York 83 Atlanta 76
Final Los Angeles 70 Connecticut 69
Final Chicago 76 Washington 65
Final Seattle 71 San Antonio 65
MLB…
CHICAGO (AP) – The Minnesota Twins have claimed outfielder Jordan Schafer off waivers from the Atlanta Braves. Schafer hit .163 with two RBIs and 15 stolen bases for the Braves this season. He is a career .222 hitter with 145 runs and 88 steals.
NFL…
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) – Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre will be inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame and have his jersey retired next year.
Favre writes on his official website that it will be an honor to have his name placed among others such Bart Starr, Curly Lambeau, Ray Nitschke and Vince Lombardi, to name a few.
Favre says it wouldn’t be possible if not for the foresight of former general manager Ron Wolf, who he says is the greatest GM in the history of the NFL.
The team plans an official announcement Monday afternoon. Favre will join by teleconference.
It’s been six years since Favre ‘retired’ from the Packers, tried to return, then went on to play for the New York Jets and rival Minnesota Vikings – a move that outraged some Packers fans.
NASCAR…
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) – Dale Earnhardt won the GoBowling.com 400 yesterday to complete a sweep of the two Sprint Cup races at Pocono Raceway. Earnhardt took the lead for good on a restart with three laps remaining and held off Kevin Harvick, who earned a berth in the Chase for the Championship. Joey Logano was third, followed by Clint Bowyer (BOY’-ur), Greg Biffle and Jeff Gordon.
INDY CAR…
LEXINGTON, Ohio (AP) – Scott Dixon went from last in qualifying to capture his fifth win at Mid-Ohio in the last eight years. He coasted in on low fuel to end Target Chip Ganassi Racing’s victory drought in 2014.
Dixon led a total of 45 laps, strategically winning the pit-stop battle against the top contenders while capturing his 34th series win and first since Houston last October.
Pole-sitter Sebastien Bourdais (bohr-DAY’) was a distant second, with James Hinchcliffe third, rookie Carlos Munoz (MOON’-yohz) fourth and favorite son Graham Rahal (RAY’-hawl) fifth.
GOLF…
BLAINE, Minn. (AP) – Kenny Perry scrambled for a birdie on the 18th hole yesterday in Blaine to beat hard-charging Bernhard Langer by a stroke in the Champions Tour’s 3M Championship. Perry closed with a 7-under 65 for his second victory of the year and seventh overall on the 50-and-over tour. Jeff Maggert, Gene Sauers and Marco Dawson tied for third at 20 under.
AKRON, Ohio (AP) – Rory McIlroy has followed his British Open victory with a comeback win at the Bridgestone Invitational at Akron, Ohio. McIlroy began the final round three shots behind Sergio Garcia before carding a 4-under 66 for a 15-under total, two strokes ahead of the Spaniard. McIlroy earned over $1.5 million dollars and reclaimed the No. 1 ranking from Adam Scott.
AKRON, Ohio (AP) – Tiger Woods had to withdraw from the final round of the Bridgestone Invitational yesterday after experiencing more back pain. Woods injured himself playing a shot from edge of a bunker on the par-5 second hole and took himself out of the tournament after eight holes. It was his third tournament since undergoing back surgery in March.
RENO, Nev. (AP) – Geoff Ogilvy has won the Barracuda Championship for his eighth PGA Tour title and first since 2010. Ogilvy scored five points with an eagle on the par-5 13th and pulled away for a five-point victory in the modified Stableford event.
Justin Hicks was second at 44 points after an 18-point day. John Huh and Jonathan Byrd tied for third at 37.
NFL…
CANTON, Ohio (AP) – Jon Bon Jovi has gone directly to the media to let Bills fans know he would keep the NFL team in Buffalo should he win the bidding for the club.
His letter in The Buffalo News on Sunday marks the first time the rocker has publicly discussed his plans regarding the Bills. He says his group is committed to working with state and local officials to identify a new stadium site in the region.
Bon Jovi added that it’s his intention to carry on the legacy created by Ralph Wilson, the team’s original owner.
The Bills are for sale following Wilson’s death in March.
In world and national news…
ATLANTA (AP) – A medical evacuation team is set to fly the second of two known American Ebola victims back to the U.S. tomorrow. Nancy Writebol will receive treatment at Atlanta’s Emory University Hospital alongside Dr. Kent Brantly. They contracted Ebola while treating victims of the virus in Liberia. More than 1,300 people have been stricken in three West African countries and at least 729 have died. The Liberian government says it will cremate all corpses of Ebola victims amid fears that the disease could be spread by burials near residential areas.
MOSCOW (AP) – There’s word Ukrainian soldiers have been crossing into Russia today. Russia’s Interfax news agency quotes a Russian border security official as saying more than 400 soldiers deserted the Kiev government and the Russian side opened a safe corridor to allow them to cross. However, a Ukrainian military official says the soldiers were forced into Russian territory by rebel fire after running out of ammunition.
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli police say an attacker has rammed an excavator into an Israeli bus in Jerusalem, overturning the vehicle. Police are calling the incident a “terrorist attack,” indicating that they suspect Palestinian involvement. Israeli media reports that two people were injured, one seriously. Meanwhile, Israel is continuing airstrikes in Gaza, despite a seven-hour truce meant to allow humanitarian aid through. Israel has said the cease-fire would not apply to areas of Gaza where its troops are still operating.
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – The water ban around Toledo, Ohio, continues this morning. Mayor D. Michael Collins says the latest tests suggest the city’s tap water is probably safe, but he’s keeping in place the advisory against drinking or using it. Collins says the tests show a level of the algae-induced toxin he feels is “too close for comfort.” The advisory affects more than 400,000 residents in northwestern Ohio and southwestern Michigan. The National Guard and other agencies have been delivering bottled water.
MOUNT BALDY, Calif. (AP) – About 2,500 people are stranded after thunderstorms caused mountain mudslides in Southern California. Crews have been using bulldozers to clear the roads of mud, rock and debris that have cut off the San Bernardino County communities of Oak Glen and Forest Falls. San Bernardino County Fire says one person was found dead in a car that was swept into a flooded creek in Mount Baldy and overturned.