Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Sept 13

CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS

5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT…CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND

5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO

15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING…THEN MOSTLY

CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND

10 MPH.

.THURSDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 50 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND

10 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS

AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.

.FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT

CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. CHANCE OF

PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN

SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.

.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS AROUND 70.

LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.

.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LOWS

IN THE LOWER 50S.

 

PATCHY FROST WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY

MORNING…ESPECIALLY OVER LOW LYING AREAS.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH  FRIDAY.

 

 

Jamestown   (CSi – UJ)  Enrollment at University of Jamestown has been finalized for the 2016-17 school year. A total of 1,134 students will be taking classes at UJ this year, making this the largest number of students enrolled at the university in over a decade. The fall enrollment represents an increase of over 10% from the 2015-16 enrollment.

University of Jamestown president Dr. Robert Badal says, “The increase in our enrollment represents growth in both our undergraduate and graduate programs. We have a wonderfully diverse student body representing 36 states and 22 countries.”

University of Jamestown kicks off the school year with not only the largest fall-time enrollment in recent years, but also with a growing number of graduate students. This year, more than 150 graduate students are enrolled in UJ’s four post-graduate programs, including eight new students in the inaugural class of the Masters of Science in Clinical Counseling program on the Jamestown campus.

Returning students will notice that construction on the Harold Newman Athletic Arena is in full swing and continued progress has been made during the summer months, a new hockey locker room was added to the Wilson Arena in anticipation of the first season of Jimmie men’s hockey, and labs in the Sorkness Center have been updated with state of the art technology.

University of Jamestown was established in 1883 and is ranked as a top tier regional school in US News and World Report and a top Midwestern school in The Princeton Review. The school features development of the whole person through its distinctive Journey to Success experience.  Please visit uj.edu for more information.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  JRMC and the JRMC Foundation are pleased to bring nationally recognized nurse, author and motivational speaker Rich Bluni to Jamestown on Sept. 13 and 14 for multiple speaking engagements. JRMC employees will have an opportunity to hear Bluni’s presentation, INSPIRED CARE over the course of two days.  Bluni will present to the Jamestown community on Sept. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the University of Jamestown Reiland Fine Arts Center. Prior to the community event, JRMC Foundation will host its annual Pillars of Giving social recognizing benchmark levels of giving.

Bluni is a national speaker for the Studer Group, and the best-selling author of the award-winning books: Inspired Nurse and Inspired Journal. Bluni has presented to tens of thousands of people all across the United States and Canada and has keynoted major conferences as well as speaking for hospital organizations, medical practices, and Universities. With clinical experience in a broad range of areas such as pediatric intensive care, trauma intensive care, flight nursing, behavioral health and emergency medicine, Bluni understands the challenges, joys and value of purpose and worthwhile work while making a difference in healthcare.

Specific topics will include but not limited to: gratitude, humor, using different words and thoughts, mental preparation for “the day,” honoring mentors and encouraging new peers.

The cost for the general public is $10 for the keynote speaker. Tickets are not required in advance.

The JRMC Foundation Pillars of Giving social on Sept. 13 at 6 p.m. is $10 per ticket. Please call JRMC Foundation at 701-952-4880 for more information.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The JSDC’s New Business and Attraction Committee looked at lots to lease and expanded at Jamestown Regional Airport concerning drones that could be located there.

17 lots were under discussion in five development phases, as JSDC Business Development Manager Cory Shevlin said at a drone conference in Las Vegas,  he had  discussions with Grandsky, a business working with drones in Grand Forks.

The total amount for the five  phases would be about $3.7 million

The lots would be available to Industrial and Commercial businesses only. She also pointed out that there would be some restrictions to businesses interested in locating onto the lots.

The preliminary plans will be discussed by the Jamestown Stutsman Development Corporation Board.

 

Jamestown  (CSi-NDFU)   Forty-four North Dakotans are participating in the National Farmers Union’s legislative fly-in this week to raise awareness of the worsening farm economy, which has been on a downward spiral since 2014. Average net farm income in North Dakota has dropped from $76,404 in 2014 to $28,600 in 2015, a 63 percent decline alone.

NDFU President Mark Watne says, “The safety net in the 2014 Farm Bill hasnt done its job. We need an effective safety net that ensures food security for our nation. Were calling for corrective action and evaluation of price support levels, so that farm programs serve their purpose of stabilizing farm income during low commodity cycles.”

Watne says low farm prices are predicted to continue for the next several years, which will present challenges to the survival of family farms and rural communities.

Punishing low commodity prices and rising input costs have added to farm debt, he noted, which has deteriorated credit conditions for many producers who are unable to make loan repayments. Currency fluctuations, trade deals, and corporate consolidation are other variables impacting farm income.

Watne says, six companies now control a majority of the global seed and chemical markets. He adds, as  producers, we bear the economic brunt of these consolidations that bring about less competition in the marketplace, less innovation, and increased costs for farmers and ultimately, consumers.

Farmers Union members are also urging members of Congress to oppose any legislative changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard, which requires renewable fuel to be blended into the nation’s fuel supply, and to oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Watne says multilateral trade agreements have generally failed to increase export opportunities. The U.S. trade deficit last year alone was $531 billion.

 

Washington   (CSi)  U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp, Ranking Member on the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry’s Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, today announced over $6.4 million in federal grant and loan funding for water and waste disposal projects for the Southeast Water Users District, Barnes Rural Water District, and the city of Oakes.

Heitcamp says, “North Dakotans understand the importance of safe and reliable water systems.  The small towns throughout our state offer a high quality of life to residents, and secure water infrastructure is just one of the basic needs that must be met. The federal funds made available today will help rural communities in North Dakota improve their water system that keep the community safe, clean, and thriving.”

The funds will be distributed as follows:

• Southeast Water Users District: $4,709,000 in federal loans for the expansion of the region’s water and waste water system.

• Oakes: $607,500 in federal grant funding and a $480,000 federal loan for lagoon improvements.

• Barnes Rural Water District: $625,000 in federal loans for a rural water supply project, to 214 users in the City of Kathryn and surrounding area.

These funds are authorized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Programs and are authorized under the Farm Bill that Heitkamp fought to pass to give our state rural and agricultural communities the security they need.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe was unsuccessful Monday in asking a federal judge to recognize three federal agencies’ request for a developer to “voluntarily pause” work on a segment of the Dakota Access pipeline that the tribe says holds sacred sites and artifacts.

The tribe said in court documents filed Monday that it wants U.S. District Judge James Boasberg to “formalize” the agencies’ requested stoppage for 20 miles (32 km) on both sides of the Missouri River at Lake Oahe in southern North Dakota.

The judge disagreed but did keep in place a previous order to halt construction on a small portion of the pipeline near the protest site near the Missouri River until a scheduled hearing Friday.

 

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A concert promoter in Fargo is facing misdemeanor counts of sexual assault and disorderly conduct.

Charges against Christopher Hennen, of Fargo, were filed Friday.

Court records show a woman told police that after going out with a group of friends and Hennen, she woke up with her pajamas and underwear pulled down and Hennen “half on top” of her. She said she was shocked by Hennen’s actions and “couldn’t move.”

Another woman contacted police in July and made similar accusations against Hennen.

The criminal complaint against Hennen states that the assaults happened in March and April.

An arraignment hearing is scheduled for Sept. 23. Court records do not list an attorney who could comment on Hennen’s behalf.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — The school board in Minot is considering giving its members a pay increase of $400 to $600 a month in an effort to bring their compensation in line with other large districts in the state.

Minot currently pays each of its five board members $4,800 per year. The board wants to increase that to $7,200.

The five members of the Bismarck board are each paid $9,000 a year. Meanwhile, Fargo pays each of its nine board members $12,000 per year.

Minot board member Mark Lyman says the school district has not increased the board’s compensation in about 14 years.

Lyman says the possible pay increase would not affect the district’s budget. The money would come from a miscellaneous fund.

 

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — An airport in Williston has put its organization and communication to the test with a simulated plane crash.

Sloulin Field International Airport held the exercise, required by the Federal Aviation Administration every three years, on Saturday. It measures how well firefighters, police and other agencies are able to respond to an emergency that’s likely to cause serious injuries and death.

Williams County emergency manager Mike Smith wrote and organized the exercise over a two-month period. The fire department, law enforcement, a local hospital and other county agencies worked together to move injured passengers to a triage area and to medical facilities.

Airport director Steven Kjergaard says training is an important part of the airport’s function although it hasn’t experienced an emergency on that scale.

 

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz says the “war on coal” political messaging is untrue, adding that the Obama administration is working to keep coal an important part of a low-carbon energy future.

Moniz spoke Monday at West Virginia University during the Mid-Atlantic Region Energy Innovation Forum. He also toured Longview Power’s coal-fired plant with Sen. Joe Manchin and Congressman David McKinley.

Moniz beckoned Congress to pass billions of dollars in tax credits to help burn coal more cleanly and meet the administration’s carbon emissions limits to combat global warming. He said credits would help provide long-term certainty for utilities planning investments.

Republicans and some coal-state Democrats decry the carbon limits as a “war on coal.” Moniz points at cheap natural gas prices as the principal driver in coal’s downturn.

 

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A government-commissioned study says there’s “substantial risk” that a $57 million dam and fish bypass proposed on the Yellowstone River won’t meet its goal of helping an ancient, endangered fish species.

An independent panel of scientists and engineers conducted the study for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

They say the agency provided no evidence the proposed bypass near the Montana-North Dakota border would help pallid sturgeon reach upstream spawning grounds.

The dinosaur-like fish for decades have been prevented from moving upstream by a rock weir that diverts river water for irrigation.

A judge blocked construction of the dam and bypass last year following concerns raised by wildlife advocates.

A group of government biologists has said removing the weir is the best way to help pallid sturgeon avoid extinction.

 

 

In sports..

Bismarck  (CSi)  A total of 50 antlerless whitetail deer gun licenses are still available in two units after the North Dakota Game and Fish Department recently completed its second lottery drawing. Individual results are available online at the Game and Fish website, gf.nd.gov.

Whitetail doe licenses remaining in units 3F1 (36 licenses) and 3F2 (14 licenses) will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 8 a.m. Central Time on Sept. 28. These licenses are only available online, and to individuals who have not already received a lottery or landowner license

These licenses are valid only during the regular deer gun season, Nov. 4-20. Residents and nonresidents are eligible to apply.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  Dakota Anglers will hold a special meeting. Wednesday at 7-p.m., at the All Vets Club in Jamestown. The  meeting will be held to address a conservation request to repair low level release structures on three lakes in LaMoure County.

 

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — A former Williston teacher and coach accused of inappropriately touching an 18-year-old woman has entered a plea agreement that calls for a 30-day suspended jail sentence. The Williston Herald reports that 33-year-old Williston resident Walter Eldridge has entered an Alford plea to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct, which was amended from an original misdemeanor charge of sexual assault. Eldridge is accusedof fondling the clothed woman last December.

 

High School Volleyball…

 

MLB…

INTERLEAGUE

Final L.A. Dodgers 8 N-Y Yankees 2

 

AMERICAN LEAGUE

DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera and Ian Kinsler homered, and the Detroit Tigers scored two runs in the seventh inning on close plays at the plate, rallying for a 4-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night.

Andrew Romine slid in safely with the tying run on a double by Jose Iglesias, and Iglesias scored on Kinsler’s sacrifice fly to put the Tigers ahead 3-2. Cabrera’s homer in the eighth gave Detroit an insurance run, and the Tigers pulled within a game of Baltimore for the American League’s second wild card.

Shane Greene (4-4) got the win in relief, and Bruce Rondon worked out of a two-on, one-out jam in the eighth. Francisco Rodriguez walked two in the ninth but held on for his 41st save in 45 chances.

Brian Dozier hit his 40th homer, and Kurt Suzuki also went deep for the Twins.

Alex Wimmers (1-2) took the loss.

 

Final Toronto 3 Tampa Bay 2

Final Boston 12 Baltimore 2

Final Oakland 16 Kansas City 3

Final Texas 4 Houston 3, 12 Innings

Final Chi White Sox 11 Cleveland 4

Final Seattle 8 L.A. Angels 1

 

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Final Philadelphia 6 Pittsburgh 2

Final Washington 8 N-Y Mets 1

Final Cincinnati 3 Milwaukee 0

Final Atlanta 12 Miami 7

Final Chi Cubs 4 St. Louis 1

Final Arizona 12 Colorado 9

Final San Diego 4 San Francisco 0

 

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

 

UNDATED (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers and San Francisco 49ers were winners last night as Week One of the NFL season drew to a close. Ben Roethlisberger (RAWTH’-lihs-bur-gur) threw for three touchdowns and DeAngelo Williams ran for 143 yards and two scores as the Steelers hammered Washington 38-16. Carlos Hyde ran for 88 yards and a pair of TDs in the 49ers’ 28-0 shutout of the Rams.

 

MINNESOTA-SUSPENDED PLAYERS

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis police are trying to determine whether four Minnesota football players who were suspended from last weekend’s game against Indiana State were involved in an alleged sexual assault.

The assault allegedly occurred early on Sept. 3, hours after the Golden Gophers opened the season with a victory over Oregon State. Coach Tracy Claeys suspended cornerbacks KiAnte Hardin and Ray Buford, safety Dior Johnson and defensive end Tamarion Johnson for the Indiana State game on Saturday for violating unspecified team rules.

Police on Monday confirmed that the names of those four players have come up in their investigation, but they provided no further details. It was unclear if the players are considered potential witnesses or suspected of being involved. They have not been charged.

The Gophers are off this week. They next play at home against Colorado State on Sept. 24.

 

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings will try to keep the Green Bay Packers guessing about their starting quarterback this week.

Coach Mike Zimmer said Monday he has not yet decided whether Shaun Hill will stay in the lineup or be replaced by Sam Bradford.

Zimmer said he’d prefer to hold his “cards close to the vest” against a difficult opponent and joked that he “just figured it would be good sports talk radio.”

Bradford had only seven days to prepare for the opener at Tennessee, after arriving in a trade with Philadelphia that was prompted by the season-ending knee injury to Teddy Bridgewater.

The defending NFC North champion Vikings will break in their new stadium on Sunday night against the Packers.

 

WNBA-LYNX-PLAYOFFS…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Lynx will play their first two home games of the WNBA playoffs at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

The Lynx said Monday the games will be moved from their usual home court because of scheduling conflicts at Target Center in Minneapolis. The games will take place in late September.

The Lynx have clinched home court advantage throughout the playoffs. As a result, the team will receive a bye through the first two single-elimination rounds.

Minnesota will begin with home court advantage in the WNBA semifinals. The semifinal round is a best-of-five format, guaranteeing at least two home games for the Lynx.

Two-game playoff packs go on sale Thursday at 10 a.m. and include tickets to each of the first two home games.

 

NFL…

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns quarterback Robert Griffin III broke a bone in his left shoulder during the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 29-10 loss at Philadelphia, which means Josh McCown will start this Sunday. Griffin was nearing the sideline when he was struck by Eagles rookie defensive back Jalen Mills, who delivered a blow to the QB’s chest area. Griffin will miss at least eight games and could sit out the rest of the season.

 

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