CSi Weather…
Jamestown Area…
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
TUESDAY…
…WIND ADVISORY SOUTHWEST THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL INCLUDING THE
JAMES RIVER VALLEY TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING…
Valley City Area…
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
WEDNESDAY…
BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…VALLEY CITY…LISBON…GWINNER
.TODAY…CLOUDY. SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING…THEN PATCHY BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 1 INCH.
STORM TOTAL 1 TO 3 INCHES. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING.
PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. WINDY. LOWS
ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. BREEZY…COLDER. HIGHS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. WIND CHILLS AROUND 20 BELOW.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 20 BELOW.
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15 BELOW.
HIGHS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS NEAR ZERO.
.SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN
THE MID 20S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS
AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Freezing rain coated roads in some parts of the Dakotas, making for a slippery commute.
The National Weather Service early Tuesday issued freezing rain advisories for south central North Dakota and for a large portion of eastern South Dakota. Forecasters said ice accumulations up to a tenth of an inch were expected.
At least one school in northeastern South Dakota delayed the start of classes due to the conditions.
A winter weather advisory was posted for far northeastern South Dakota and for north central and eastern North Dakota into Tuesday afternoon. Forecasters said up to 5 inches of snow was expected in northern North Dakota.
Jamestown (CSi) The Buffalo Mall’s RadioShack store is on the company’s closing list.
The national electronics chain filed recently for bankruptcy protection, and 1,784 stores nationwide are slated to close by March 31, 2015.
Other North Dakota RadioSchack stores on the closing list include Dakota Square Mall in Minot, and the Kirkwood Mall in Bismarck.
Despite filing for bankruptcy, certain stores around the U.S. will continue to operate.
RadioShack was first founded in 1921 and sold electronics, games, consoles and tools.
Click here for a map of all stores closing nationwide.
Jamestown (CSi) The Anne Carlsen Center in Jamestown will be a recipient of donation as part of Giving Hearts Day on Thursday February 12, 2015.
On Monday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 ACC Associate Development and Marketing Director, Felicia Sargeant said, donations made to the Anne Carlsen Center on line www.ImpactGiveBack.org on Thursday will have a match of $4,000 by Dakota Medical Foundation, and matching dollars of $75,000 will be available in total at the ACC.
Every on line gift of $10 or more is eligible for the matching dollar amount the particular non-profit raised.
In addition Cork & Barrel in Jamestown each day this week through Thursday the 12th is donation 20-percent of wine sales to the Anne Carlsen Center, through Giving Hearts Day.
She pointed out that by going on line to www.ImpactGiveBack.org on February 12th, links are available, which includes a You Tube video made by the staff of the Anne Carlsen Center.
Felicia added that credit card contributions will have the fee waived that day.
She noted that Giving Hearts Day stared in 2008, and in 2013 the Anne Carlsen Center’s donations from the event totaled $120,000.
Giving Hearts Day activities for the community will be at the Jamestown Arts Center on February 12 from 2 pm – 6 pm.
2 pm and 5 pm Heart Healthy Cooking Demo
2:30 pm Service Dog Demo
3 pm – 4:30 pm Kids After School Arts with a Heart Theme
4:30-5 Learn Hands Only CPR
with University of Jamestown Nursing Association students
Ongoing Blood Pressure Checks
by University of Jamestown Nursing Students
5 pm – 7 pm Social
More information and links on line at www.CsiNewsNow.com
In Valley City…
CHI Mercy Health Foundation has been chosen by Dakota Medical Foundation and Impact Foundation to participate in Giving Hearts Day for a 24-hour online fundraising event that will be held on February 12, 2015.
Contributions of $10 or more will be matched by DMF or other generous donors. To support CHI Mercy Health Foundation and have your donation matched go to impactgiveback.org anytime on February 12.
For more info contact Stephanie Mayfield in the Mercy Healthcare Foundation office at 845-6557 or stephaniemayfield@catholichealth.net.
Valley City (CSi) Atti’s Eats Pet Food and Supplies Pantry is available to anyone in North Dakota having difficulties feeding there pets.
Contact them for assistance.
On line visit: www.attiseats.com
Jamestown (CSi) The Buffalo Mall is sponsoring their 10th Annual, Soup Spectacular, Cook Off Contest,” on Saturday March 7, 2015 from 11-a.m., to 1-p.m., in the mall’s commons area.
The event will raise funds for the James River Senior/Community Center, Home Delivered Meals program.
Community business leaders and service clubs will enter their favorite soup.
For a $5 fee, the public is invited to taste all the soup entries and cast their vote for the best soup in Jamestown. 100% of the proceeds will be used to benefit home delivered meals.
In conjunction with the soup cook off, RSVP+ will host a benefit bake sale for the program.
Entertainment will be provided by R&C School of Rock.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – A fire in a Grand Forks apartment injured one person and displaced more than a dozen other residents of the building.
Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze in the sixth-floor apartment Monday evening. Officials say fire damage was contained to the apartment, but there was smoke and water damage throughout the sixth floor and water damage to apartments below where the fire started.
The occupant of that apartment was taken to a hospital with unknown injuries. At least 14 other residents of the building were displaced due to the damage. The Red Cross was helping them find temporary lodging.
The cause of the fire was not immediately determined.
MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) – Moorhead police are asking for help in identifying a vehicle that was spotted on surveillance video near the area where the body of slain North Dakota State University student Thomas Bearson was found last September. Police have not been able to identify the make or model of the car, which spent a couple of minutes in a parking lot next to a recreational vehicle store in Moorhead on the evening of Sept. 20. Bearson’s body was found in the RV lot on Sept. 23.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A West Fargo woman who pleaded guilty to negligent homicide in the death of her 4-day-old son has been ordered to spend about two months in jail. Authorities say Reanne Pederson’s baby died a day after the 32-year-old woman fell asleep while breastfeeding him in June 2014. She told authorities she likely suffocated the boy. Pederson pleaded guilty last November.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – An inmate at the North Dakota State Penitentiary is accused of threatening a federal judge.
Robert Lee Johnson is charged with one count of mailing threatening communications. He’s scheduled to make his first court appearance later this month.
Authorities say Johnson sent a letter to U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson that threatened Erickson and his family. The letter was postmarked on June 16.
A federal public defender could not be reached for comment.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A 57-year-old Sioux County man accused of sexually assaulting two young girls is facing multiple charges in federal court.
Jonathan Stretches of Cannon Ball made his initial court appearance Monday. He’s charged with five counts of sexual contact and one count of aggravated sexual assault in connection with incidents involving two minors between 1994 and 2005.
According to court documents, the first three counts allege he inappropriately touched one of the girls on three separate occasions. The documents show the three other counts involve another girl, including one count alleging Stretches attempted to have sex with her and threaten death or serious injury to the girl’s mother.
Stretches is set to return to court Wednesday. It wasn’t immediately known if he has an attorney yet.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The average retail price of a gallon of gasoline in the Dakotas has crept back above the $2 mark.
GasBuddy.com reports that the average price in North Dakota has risen nearly 11 cents per gallon in the past week, to $2.08. In South Dakota, the average price has risen about the same, to $2.02.
Officials cite rising oil prices and worries about worker strikes at refineries.
The national average increased nearly 13 cents per gallon over the week, to $2.17. But that’s still more than $1.10 cheaper than last year at this time.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. is asking North Dakota regulators to approve a natural gas rate increase.
MDU is seeking a 3.4 percent overall rate increase, which would raise $4.3 million a year more than current rates. If approved by the Public Service Commission, it would increase the monthly bill of residential customers by an average of about $3.50.
The utility says it needs the rate increase to cover the cost of increased investment in natural gas facilities. MDU’s natural gas investment in the state is projected to be $212 million by the end of the year, up 15 percent from last year.
MDU serves about 105,000 natural gas customers in 74 North Dakota communities.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Utah woman who worked in the North Dakota oil fields has filed a federal lawsuit against her former employer, alleging gender discrimination and equal pay violations.
Cindy Marchello, of Ogden, Utah, filed the lawsuit Monday in federal district court in North Dakota.
Marchello started working as a pump operator for Texas-based C&J Energy Services Inc. in October of 2012. She says her manager later gave her a desk job because it was “too dangerous” and “too cold” for her in the field.
Marchello also alleges that she was paid less than her male counterparts and that her employers threatened to fire her if she spoke out.
Marchello is being represented by Minneapolis-based Halunen Law.
A representative from C&J Energy Services didn’t immediately return a request for comment.
In sports…
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Park Board has approved a lease of the John L. Wilson Arena ice rinks to Pure Hockey the local ice hockey organization, in April to extend the ice hockey season for area players.
The group will lease the ice time for about $10,000, which is the estimated cost for running the arena’s two ice rinks for a month.
Pure Hockey is a not-for-profit hockey group is in the process of raising the funds.
In other business, the park board approved the law firm Dalsted & Ryan, PC as law firm that Jamestown Parks and Recreation Department retains for any legal work.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team has retained its Top Five positions in both national polls this week, after being idle over the weekend.
UND is No. 3 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll and No. 2 in the USCHO.com poll. Minnesota State tops both polls.
UND hosts Denver this weekend. The Pioneers are No. 9 in both polls.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Dunseith 68, Bottineau 51
Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran 85, Lidgerwood-Wyndmere 66
Glenburn 78, Burke County 34
Harvey-Wells County 64, Rolette-Wolford 47
Kenmare 63, Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 53
Kidder County 66, New Salem-Almont 38
May Port CG 71, Kindred 44
Medina-Pingree-Buchanan 75, Warwick 59
Minot Bishop Ryan 70, Sawyer 58
Napoleon 57, Barnes County North 47
North Sargent 86, Fairmount-Campbell-Tintah 55
Northern Cass 66, Ada-Borup, Minn. 46
Parshall 70, Tioga 57
Trinity Christian 88, Mandaree 56
Watford City 78, Ray 55
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Barnes County North 83, Griggs County Central 32
Beach 84, Richardton-Taylor 28
Burke County 58, Glenburn 50
Carrington 48, Benson County 44
Dickinson Trinity 54, New England 39
Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 66, Napoleon 59, OT
Four Winds-Minnewauken 58, Midkota 48
Garrison 78, Powers Lake 56
Glen Ullin-Hebron 56, Heart River 33
Grant County 65, Lemmon, S.D. 48
Hillsboro/Central Valley 52, Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 46
Killdeer 54, Mott-Regent 46
Kindred 74, May Port CG 32
Lakota/Edmore 76, Larimore 41
Maple Valley 72, LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 63
Medina-Pingree-Buchanan 63, New Rockford-Sheyenne 31
North Border 54, Dakota Prairie 43
Sargent Central 62, Enderlin 39
Solen 46, Wakpala, S.D. 45
St. John 63, Cavalier 53
Standing Rock 85, Timber Lake, S.D. 71
Strasburg-Zeeland 58, Ellendale 35
Thompson 62, Central Cass 45
Underwood 57, Surrey 51, OT
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Beulah vs. Hettinger/Scranton, ppd. to Feb 14.
Class B basketball polls
Boys
Team Rcd Pts LW
1. Four Winds-Minnewaukan (11) 14-1 119 1
2. Rugby (1) 15-1 109 2
3. Berthold 15-1 94 5
4. Oak Grove 12-3 77 6
5. New England 14-2 71 7
6. Ellendale 14-1 51 3
7. North Star 11-3 46 4
8. Linton-HMB 13-2 29 10
9. Our Redeemer’s 14-2 23 8
10. Northern Cass 13-2 14 NR
Others receiving votes: Hettinger-Scranton (13-3), Solen (15-1), Dunseith (10-5), May-Port CG (10-4), Shiloh Christian (11-4).
1. Bishop Ryan (12) 18-1 120 1
2. Kindred 18-0 107 2
3. Lakota-Edmore 16-2 86 3
4. Thompson 16-2 84 4
5. Watford City 18-1 73 5
6. Fairmount-Campbell-Tintah 18-1 57 7
7. Shiloh Christian 17-2 42 8
8. Carrington 16-2 35 6
9. Garrison 17-1 16 NR
10. Dickinson Trinity 13-4 15 NR
Others receiving votes: Parshall (15-4), Maple Valley (15-3), Kidder County (16-3).
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Al Horford scored a season-high 28 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lift the Atlanta Hawks to a 117-105 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves last night. Paul Millsap had 19 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the Hawks. Kevin Martin scored 21 points for Minnesota.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP)-Gregg Popovich is the ninth NBA coach with 1,000 regular season victories after his San Antonio Spurs beat Indiana 95-93 last night. Popovich and former Utah coach Jerry Sloan are the only NBA coaches to record 1,000 victories with one team.
Final Golden State 89 Philadelphia 84
Final Washington 96 Orlando 80
Final Miami 109 New York 95
Final Milwaukee 103 Brooklyn 97
Final Utah 100 New Orleans 96
Final L-A Clippers 115 Dallas 98
Final Oklahoma City 124 Denver 114
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Jason Pominville and Ryan Suter scored power-play goals to guide the Minnesota Wild past the Vancouver Canucks 5-3 last night. The Wild raised their record to 8-1-1 in the last 10 games. They moved within three points of the cut for the second wild card spot in the Western Conference.
Final Edmonton 2 New Jersey 1
Final Los Angeles 4 Columbus 3
Final 2OT Arizona 3 Chicago 2 (SO Arizona 2-1)
Final Calgary 4 San Jose 1
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP)- Quinn Cook scored a season-high 25 points and Jahlil Okafor (OH’-kah-fohr) made all five shots from the field in the second half as the fourth-ranked Duke Blue Devils beat Florida State 73-70 for their fourth straight victory.
TaShawn Thomas had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 17 Oklahoma defeated No. 14 Iowa State 94-83 to move into sole possession of second place in the Big 12.
Final (21) Oklahoma St. 74 (16) Baylor 65
TOP-25 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final ( 2) UConn 87 ( 1) South Carolina 62
Final (21) Chattanooga 68 Wofford 41
Final Arkansas 54 (24) Georgia 48
NBA…
UNDATED (AP) – A person with knowledge of the talks says the Sacramento Kings and George Karl are discussing a deal for him to take over as coach. If hired, Karl could coach the Kings in their first game back after the All-Star break on Feb. 20 at home against Boston.
Tyrone Corbin is the Kings’ interim coach. Corbin has been told he will coach the Kings in their final two games before the All-Star break: Tuesday at Chicago and Wednesday at Milwaukee.
MLB…
UNDATED (AP) – The San Diego Padres have landed free agent pitcher James Shields. The right-hander has agreed to a four-year, $75 million contract with the Padres. Shields helped Kansas City reach the World Series last season, going 14-8. The Royals made an attempt to retain Shields but their $15.3 million qualifying offer was rejected by the former All-Star.
NFL…L.A….
LOS ANGELES (AP) – NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has established an internal committee to review stadium options in Los Angeles and coordinate any possible move to Southern California. The move was outlined in a league memo obtained Monday by The Associated Press. The memo emphasizes that the league, not a single team, controls when and where a move can take place.
It comes about a month after a development group that includes a company controlled by St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke (KRAHN’-kee) announced plans to build an 80,000-seat stadium in the Los Angeles suburbs.
The proposal that envisions a stadium rising on the site of a former horse track in Inglewood once again raises the possibility that Los Angeles could get another NFL team after a two-decade drought.
In world and national news…
WASHINGTON (AP) – A path is about to open that could lead to the first war vote in Congress in 13 years. It begins when President Barack Obama asks Congress for new war powers to counter the Islamic State group and that could happen as early as today. The debate on Capitol Hill will attempt to find a balance between lawmakers who want broad authority and others who are wary of another drawn out conflict.
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – A U.S admiral says he envisions the future of naval warfare consisting, in part, of precision lasers blasting drones out of the sky and electromagnetic cannons hitting targets from 100 miles out. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert says such weapons promise to be cheaper to use than conventional armaments.
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) – Residents in northern Cameroon say Boko Haram (BOH’-koh hah-RAHM’) extremists had an active weekend in their country. They say seven hostages were killed and eight young girls were abducted by militants from neighboring Nigeria who hijacked a bus. Boko Haram has intensified attacks against countries providing soldiers to a multinational military force.
BOSTON (AP) – Non-emergency state workers who live in the hardest hit areas of Massachusetts have another snow day and the mayor of Boston says schools remain closed today as New England waits for the latest major storm to clear out. More than two feet of snow fell in some spots and the Boston-area public transit system was crippled. Many communities don’t have any place to dump the snow.
PARIS (AP) – Two French women now 20 years old will be compensated for being switched at birth and given to the wrong parents. A court has ordered a private clinic in Cannes (kan) to pay out 400,000 euros ($450,000) – each. It’s part of a 1.88-million euro payment to members of the two families including 300,000 euros for each of three parents involved and 60,000 euros for three brothers and sisters.