CSi Weather…
JAMESTOWN AREA….
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST THURSDAY…
Forecast….
.REST OF TODAY… LITTLE OR NO NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION. HIGHS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT. WIND CHILLS AROUND 20 BELOW.
..TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 15 BELOW. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. WIND CHILLS AROUND 30 BELOW.
.THURSDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. LOWEST WIND CHILLS AROUND 35 BELOW IN THE MORNING.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 15 BELOW. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS 10 TO 15. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS NEAR ZERO.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 20.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR ZERO. HIGHS
AROUND 20.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.
HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 10. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 20S.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WED MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY AFTERNOON. PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE
ALONG AND TO THE WEST AND SOUTH OF THE MISSOURI RIVER. THE SNOW
AND PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE AREA ROADS TO BE SLIPPERY.
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP WED NIGHT AND A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. SEE ABOVE.
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY MORNING.
Jamestown (CSi ) Jamestown city crews will begin snow removal in the DOWNTOWN area beginning approximately at 11:00 p.m. tonight, February 25, 2015 and continue during the night.
Downtown merchants and all public/private schools are asked to have their sidewalks shoveled by 9 p.m. tonight, February 25, 2015.
Please push snow directly into the street — DONOT create piles of snow.
The above schedule is contingent upon changing weather conditions and snow accumulation totals.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The National Weather Service is cautioning residents of the Dakotas about heavy snow, wind and bitter cold as an arctic front moves through the region.
The agency has issued winter weather advisories for snow in the northern Black Hills of South Dakota and much of the eastern part of that state. Forecasters say about half a foot of snow could fall in some areas by the end of Wednesday, and gusty winds will blow it around.
North Dakota is getting lesser amounts of snow, but bitter cold is following on the heels of the precipitation. The weather service says wind chills overnight into Thursday morning will plunge into the minus 30s in all of western and central North Dakota. Forecasters say frostbite and hypothermia can occur within minutes under such conditions.
Jamestown (CSi) The Mrs. North Dakota ~ America Pageant Weekend is planned for May 1st – 2nd, 2015.
Mary Schwartzkopf, Mrs. North Dakota-America 2011 who is the state pageant director will be leading the festivities with her staff as well as a few Sister Queens (former Mrs. NDAs’) during the pageant weekend. The final pageant show is scheduled for Saturday at 7:00 pm, May 2nd at the Quality Inn & Suites in Jamestown, ND. This year’s venue is a Patriotic theme featuring Mrs. ND-America 2015, Eliza Potratz of Jamestown, with her year’s theme…’Walk to Remember’.
Applications are still being accepted for local Titleholders to compete in the upcoming 2015 Mrs. ND-America Pageant. Deadline to compete is April 1st, with the final payment by April 11th, 2015. Mrs. ND- America state pageant is for married women that are at least 18 years of age – no age limit! She must be legally married at the time of competition, a North Dakota resident and a U.S. citizen. For more contact information, go to the website www.mrsnd.com going to the “Contact” page to inquire.
The 2015 Mrs. America Pageant is currently undergoing plans to be held in Russia. There are also plans for a First Runner-up National Pageant to possibly happen this summer 2015.
The “First Runner-up Delegates” from every state will compete for the title, Mrs. National First-Runner-Up 2015. The winner of that pageant could possibly join the State Delegates when they compete for the Mrs. America 2015 title in Moscow and Sevastopol this September.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Choralaires 60th Anniversary Concert is set for two evenings, March 6 7, 2015 at the Jamestown High School auditorium
Both performances will be at 7:30-p.m.
On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, member, Roger Caine said,
joining the Choralaires will be the Jamestown Boys’ Choir, and the Jamestown High School Men’s Ensemble.
He added that traditional songs, and some new tunes will be performed.
Tickets are adults $10 and students $4, and are available from any Choralaires member, a Boys Choir member, or at Looysen I Care on 1st Avenue, South, and at the door.
The Choralaires will perform at the annual Big Sing in Rochester, Minnesota next month.
Jamestown will host the Big Sing in 2016, with regional singers coming to town.
Carrington (CSi) safewise.com reports that Carrington is the safest city in North Dakota. Only cities with population over 2,000 residents were considered.
Carrington reported nearly no violent crimes in the city over the past year,
The report says people who are moving to North Dakota are not doing so because of employment opportunities, but because the state is one of the safest in the nation.
Other communities in order were Lincoln, Minot, West Fargo and Wahpeton.
TIOGA, N.D. (AP) – Three teenagers are dead after a crash on U.S. Highway 2 in Williams County. The Highway Patrol says the teens were in a westbound pickup truck that left the icy highway, crossed the median and entered the eastbound lanes, where it collided with a semitrailer around 8:30 p.m. Monday.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s congressional delegation is criticizing President Barack Obama’s veto of a bill to approve construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline.
Chief sponsor Republican Senator John Hoeven (HOH’-ven) says the veto is not surprising but is unfortunate because it contradicts the “will of the American people.”
The pipeline proposed by TransCanada Corporation would transport Canadian oil through Montana and South Dakota to Nebraska, where it would connect with existing pipelines to carry the oil to refineries along the Gulf Coast. TransCanada had also proposed to include Bakken crude from North Dakota in the pipeline.
Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp says seeing a bill fail that has been in the works for six years is “downright disappointing.”
Hoeven says Republicans looking to override the veto are about four votes short in the Senate and 11 votes short in the House.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Canadian Pacific Railway says it has reduced a backlog of grain car orders, but BNSF Railway says it still has some late deliveries.
Grain elevators in North Dakota for months have struggled to get the rail cars they need to move harvested crops to market, due to delays caused by increased shipments of oil and other products. The U.S. Surface Transportation Board last October ordered railroads to give more details on shipping.
CP Rail says it finished last week with no grain shipments waiting in the U.S. Ten weeks earlier it had a backlog of 1,886 deliveries.
BNSF says it made further cuts to late deliveries, but as of Feb. 15 still had 1,482 late deliveries with an average wait of nearly 17 days. BNSF had a high of 4,469 late deliveries on Jan. 3.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Ward County residents have overwhelmingly approved expanding a jail expansion project.
Nearly 82 percent of the 3,808 voters in Tuesday’s election favored borrowing an additional $37 million to further expand the jail and renovate the courthouse. The money to pay off the bonds will come from an extension of an existing sales tax.
County voters in 2012 approved about $40 million in bonding for a 50-cell jail expansion. But the number of inmates has grown along with the population in the region on the edge of the booming western oil patch, and state Corrections officials late last year ordered the county to address the jail’s crowding problems.
The jail expansion will now be 100 new cells, doubling its size. Construction is expected to begin in July and take two years.
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – A Mandan man accused of helping to hold a woman against her will last year has pleaded guilty.
Thirty-six-year-old Donny Wagner entered guilty pleas to felonious restraint, aggravated assault and terrorizing on Tuesday.
Wagner is one of three people accused of holding the woman at a Mandan home for more than a day in February of 2014 and threatening to kill her and her children if she wouldn’t take the blame for drug charges against 43-year-old Timothy Beiers.
The Bismarck Tribune reports that Beiers and Shanna Stenehjem have also pleaded guilty to their involvement.
Morton County Assistant State’s Attorney Gabrielle Goter said there was a plea agreement in place for Wagner.
A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A man with a history of domestic abuse on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation has pleaded guilty to assault.
Samuel Silk Jr. faces five years in prison on a federal charge of domestic assault by a habitual offender. Authorities say Silk has two prior convictions in tribal court.
Silk’s lawyers argued earlier that the habitual offender law should not apply because one conviction occurred after the date of the charge referenced in the federal complaint. That motion was withdrawn so the two sides could continue with plea negotiations.
A federal public defender could not be reached for comment.
A sentencing hearing has not been set.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Bismarck man accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl has been charged with gross sexual imposition.
Thirty-two-year-old Gerad Andre PayPay appeared in South Central District Court on Tuesday. He faces up to life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted.
Sgt. Mark Buschena of the Bismarck Police Department says the girl’s mother reported the alleged assault Monday night.
PayPay is being held at Burleigh County Detention Center on a $15,000 cash-only bond.
It wasn’t immediately known if he has an attorney yet.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Seventeen men have been charged with soliciting prostitution after responding to a sex ad posted by officers from the Bismarck Police Department.
According to Sgt. Mark Buschena, each of the men responded to an online ad for an escort service and then showed up at a meeting spot with money to pay for sexual services. He says 65 people responded to the ad, but police were only able to arrest 17 of the interested individuals.
14 of the men are from North Dakota, while two are from Minnesota and one is from Rhode Island. Only a couple of the men have previous convictions related to soliciting prostitution.
All 17 men are scheduled to return to Bismarck Municipal Court on March 12.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Insurance Commissioner says more than 27,000 North Dakotans were directly impacted by the recent data security breach of health insurer Anthem Incorporated.
Commissioner Adam Hamm says he remains “extremely concerned” about the security breach of the nation’s second-largest health insurer. Anthem services the Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance networks nationwide.
Hamm says information containing individual and dependent names, addresses, social security numbers and birth dates was compromised.
Anthem has said that for two years it will provide credit monitoring, identity theft repair assistance if someone experiences fraud and identity protection designed specifically for children.
Officials say hackers broke into a database storing information for about 80 million people sometime between December 10th and January 27th.
Hamm says Anthem is sending a letter to anyone affected.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Governor Jack Dalrymple (DAHL’-rimp-ul) has signed a bill that will fast-track $1.1 billion for highways and communities affected by North Dakota’s exploding growth.
The governor signed the bill Tuesday morning at the state Capitol.
Darlrymple called the bill “a great legislative accomplishment” that had strong bipartisan support.
The Senate voted 46-0 on Monday to approve the “surge funding” bill that is being rushed through the legislative process so projects can begin by summer. Most of the money is slated for the booming oil-producing region in the western part of the state.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Senate has rejected a bill that would require further study on a planned Red River diversion channel around Fargo. But project opponents have gained a temporary victory with a proposal meant to protect cemeteries. The Senate voted 24-21 Tuesday in favor of a bill to safeguard rural cemeteries south of Fargo that would be flooded by the diversion in times of high water. Fairmount Senator Larry Luick, who sponsored the bill, told senators he was worried that the flooding could cause caskets to float to the surface.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s House narrowly shot down legislation to allow elected and appointed public officials to carry firearms at the state Capitol and other government buildings. The House defeated the bill 47-45 on Tuesday. Current North Dakota law forbids carrying concealed weapons in public places. There are exemptions for law enforcement officers.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s House has endorsed a bill that would prohibit the governor from appointing a successor to a vacant U.S. Senate seat. House voted 67-25 on Tuesday to send the legislation to the Senate.
In sports…
University of Jamestown head volleyball coach Jon Hegerle has announced the signing of Ali Hasche of Bismarck, ND who will join the Jimmies in the 2015-2016 season.
Ali played volleyball at Century High School where she was awarded Team MVP, Team Captain, WDA Senior Athlete of the Year, WDA All-Conference, State All-Tournament Team, and All-State 1st Team Selection. Her senior year she had 287 kills, 86 blocks, and 18 aces. Ali stands 6’0″ and also participated in Track & Field. Academically, she is a member of the National Honor Society, was senior class president, and was also a presidential academic scholar.
Coach Hegerle says of Hasche, “We are really excited that Ali has decided to become a Jimmie! Ali is team-centered and versatile having played in 3 state championship matches in HS in 3 different positions. She certainly enjoys competing, but more importantly, she understands what it means to have a team-first perspective. Ali is a tremendous student and teammate and we feel fortunate to be able to be part of her future.”
Ali plans to major in Communications and will be a welcome addition to the University of Jamestown family. She said of her decision, “I chose the University of Jamestown because of the number of Jamestown alumni I know who are highly successful in their careers, which showed me what a wonderful education the university offers. Also, after getting to know the coaches and playing with the university’s team, I feel honored to play for a team that demonstrates such excellence and integrity in the game of volleyball.
University of Jamestown head men’s soccer coach Tommy Nienhaus has announced the signing of Nick Nguyen of Moorhead High School who will join the Jimmies in the 2015-2016 season.
Nguyen (Moorhead, MN) played varsity soccer for three years in high school and junior varsity during his freshman year. During that time, he was awarded the title of Best Offensive Player and the Class Act Award. His team were the Section 8AA Champions during the 2012 – 2013 season. Nguyen was also part of the Moorhead Soccer Club and the Tri-City Storm Soccer Club.
Coach Nienhaus says of Nguyen, “Nick is a solid all-around person. He plays with current signee’s Austin Peterson and Justin Froslie and will come here prepared to play at a high level. Nick is yet another versatile player who can play anywhere in the midfield and is suited for the college game. It will challenging and fun to help Nick develop as he settles into our program.”
Nguyen plans to major in exercise science and business while at the University of Jamestown. He said of his decision, “I really enjoyed everything when I was on my campus visit. The staff, soccer team, facilities, and everything else were all great so it just felt like a good fit for me.”
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Fargo 90, Valley City 56
Jamestown 66, Bismarck St. Mary’s 59
Dickinson 66, Mandan 61
Fargo Davies 69, Grand Forks Central 29
Fargo North 76, Fargo South 58
Grand Forks Red River 82, Devils Lake 57
Sheyenne 63, Fargo Shanley 52
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Jamestown 52, Bismarck St. Mary’s 47
West Fargo 71, Valley City 58
Fargo Davies 74, Grand Forks Central 55
Fargo Shanley 74, Sheyenne 46
Fargo South 69, Fargo North 52
Grand Forks Red River 67, Devils Lake 55
Mandan 57, Dickinson 49
Class B Region 3 Tournament at the Jamestown Civic Center…
Semifinal
Carrington 44, Napoleon 35
LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 37, Kidder County 34
Class B Region 1 Tournament
Semifinal
Fairmount-Campbell-Tintah 52, Maple Valley 45
Kindred 60, Central Cass 51
Class B Region 2 Tournament
Semifinal
Fordville Lankin-Park River 52, Hillsboro/Central Valley 41
Thompson 40, Grafton/St. Thomas 39
Class B Region 4 Tournament
Semifinal
Lakota/Edmore 53, Langdon-Munich 36
North Star 70, Benson County 51
Class B Region 5 Tournament
Semifinal
Garrison 56, Wilton-Wing 36
Shiloh Christian 51, Grant County 40
Class B Region 6 Tournament
Semifinal
Minot Bishop Ryan 67, Velva 24
Rugby 56, Lewis and Clark-Berthold 39
Class B Region 7 Tournament
Semifinal
Dickinson Trinity 59, Beach 34
Hazen 43, Glen Ullin-Hebron 38
Class B Region 8 Tournament
Semifinal
Parshall 57, New Town 50
Watford City 69, Trenton 16
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Golden State 114 Washington 107
Final Cleveland 102 Detroit 93
Final Oklahoma City 105 Indiana 92
Final Dallas 99 Toronto 92
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Benoit Pouliot (BEHN’-wah POO’-lee-aht) scored twice, Ben Scrivens made 33 saves and the Edmonton Oilers beat Minnesota 2-1 last night to snap the Wild’s three-game winning streak. Edmonton handed the Wild their second loss in regulation since the All-Star break. Pouliot beat goalie Devan Dubnyk twice in the first period and has scored in five straight games.
Final N-Y Islanders 5 Arizona 1
Final Buffalo 4 Columbus 2
Final N-Y Rangers 1 Calgary 0
Final Carolina 4 Philadelphia 1
Final Vancouver 2 Boston 1
Final Nashville 5 Colorado 2
Final Winnipeg 4 Dallas 2
Final Montreal 5 St. Louis 2
Final 2OT Chicago 3 Florida 2 (SO Chicago 2-0)
Final Los Angeles 1 Detroit 0
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
UNDATED (AP) – Fifth-ranked Wisconsin was unable to clinch at least a share of the Big Ten regular-season title.
The Badgers fell to a conference newcomer as Dez Wells scored 26 points to lead 14th-ranked Maryland past number five Wisconsin 58-53 in College Park. Melo Trimble added 16 points for the second-place Terrapins, who blew an 11-point halftime lead before closing on a 12-6 run.
The Badgers ended a 10-game winning streak and dropped to 25-3 overall, 13-2 in the conference.
Final ( 6) Villanova 89 (25) Providence 61
Final Syracuse 65 ( 9) Notre Dame 60
Final NC State 58 (15) North Carolina 46
Final (18) Arkansas 81 Texas A&M 75
Final (20) West Virginia 71 Texas 64
NBA…
CHICAGO (AP) – The Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose will have surgery on his right knee for the second straight season. The 2011 NBA MVP played just 10 games last year before he had surgery for the same injury in November 2013, shelving him for the year. The Bulls said a timetable for his return will be determined after the operation.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Kevin Garnett still wants to bring a championship to the Timberwolves. Garnett was re-introduced yesterday. That’s four days after the Timberwolves acquired him in a trade with the Brooklyn Nets. Garnett says he’s in this for the long haul and hopes to one day own the team that he put on the map.
NASCAR…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – International Speedway is developing a plan for the installation of additional SAFER barriers at Daytona and Talladega, and will review the safety standards at its other racetracks. The renewed focus comes three days after NASCAR star Kyle Busch broke his right leg and left foot in a crash into a concrete wall at Daytona that was not fitted with the barriers.
GOLF…
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) – Davis Love III has been named the U.S. Ryder Cup captain again. Love was captain in a losing effort at Medinah in 2012. He becomes the first repeat U.S. captain since Jack Nicklaus in 1987.
MLB…
Joba (JAH’-buh) Chamberlain has agreed to a one-year, $1 million contract to return to the Detroit Tigers. The right-hander was a free agent this offseason. Chamberlain went 2-5 with a 3.57 ERA last year, but he struggled down the stretch, posting a 4.97 ERA after the All-Star break and allowing four earned runs over two postseason appearances.
In world and national news…
BERLIN (AP) – The World Health Organization is putting Europe on notice, saying it needs to close the immunization gaps or face a rise in measles cases after significant progress. WHO’s regional office says cases in Europe and Central Asia actually fell by half from 2013 to 2014, but the goal of eliminating measles there this year is threatened. Seven countries have reported more than 22,000 cases since the beginning of last year.
STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) – Prosecutors didn’t seek the death penalty, so a judge imposed an automatic sentence of life without parole for the man convicted in the deaths of famed “American Sniper” author Chris Kyle and another man. After a two-week trial, Texas jurors yesterday convicted Eddie Ray Routh (rowth) of murder in the deaths of Kyle and Chad Littlefield at a Texas shooting range two years ago. Routh showed no reaction to the sentence.
BEIRUT (AP) – There’s fierce fighting today in an area of northeastern Syria where the Islamic State extremist group recently abducted at least 70 Christians. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and a Christian group say Kurdish and Christian militiamen are battling the militants who overran a cluster of villages on Monday. The fate of those kidnapped is still unclear.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says its large-scale naval and air defense drills today should send a “message of (Iran’s) might” to “extraterritorial powers,” a reference to the United States. The drills near a strategic Gulf waterway involved dozens of speedboats swarming a replica of a U.S. aircraft carrier. The drills were the first to involve a replica of a U.S. carrier.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – European police cybercrime experts say they’ve taken down what Symantec security experts call a “major criminal enterprise.” Officials say the computer network known as the Ramnit botnet used malicious software to infect more than 3 million computers worldwide and steal personal data, banking details and passwords. The operation involved investigators from several countries as well as representatives from companies such as Microsoft and Symantec.