Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Oct 5

CSi Weather…

.WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING…

Forecast….

.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN

THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH, GUSTY TO 40 MPH IN THE EVENING.

.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FROST IN THE MORNING. HIGHS

50 TO 55. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

LOWS 30 TO 35.

.FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN

THE MID 40S.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. WIDESPREAD FROST. LOWS 25 TO 30.

.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. WIDESPREAD FROST. HIGHS 45 TO 50.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FROST. LOWS IN THE MID

30S.

.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 60 TO 65.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 35 TO 40.

.COLUMBUS DAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 60 TO 65.

.MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 40 TO 45.

.TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 60 TO 65.

 

A WIDESPREAD FREEZE IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT,

THURSDAY…FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MORNINGS.

 

Update…

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown City Fire Department was called to a basement fire about 3:30-p.m., Wednesday at 611 4th Street, Northwest.

First reports said there was an “active fire,” in the basement.

Lt. Sheldon more says a smoke detector woke up the sleeping occupant of the home, who got out safely with no injuries reported.

He said the home was extensively damaged, with fire damage in the basement and smoke damage throughout the home.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Five city fire units and 32 firefighters were on the scene about an hour and half.

The Red Cross was on the scene to offer assistance, and will provide shelter for the two residents of the home.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  Authorities are investigating why an individual was on the roof of the former Elks building, on First Avenue North in Jamestown late Wednesday afternoon.

Police were alerted that someone had scaled the side of the building and was on the roof.  The Jamestown City Fire Department was called to the location, with the ladder truck and the person was led off the roof by a Jamestown Police officer, into the bucket and was returned safely to the ground.

The CSi Roof CAM could see the indivdual walk back and forth on the roof,  waiting to be rescued.

The unidentified individual was taken into custody by Jamestown Police, arrested for disorderly conduct.

Major, John Johnson said the man did not require medical attention, and no concern about his state of mind.

 

Valley City  (CSi)  At a Wednesday afternoon news conference at City Hall in Valley City, The Valley City Police Department announced the results of an Internal Investigation.

The investigation followed accusations leveled against former Police Lt. David Swenson, who retired on July 7, 2016.

Police Chief Fred Thompson had said that there had been no criminal allegations against Swenson, and that the investigation was not, criminal in nature.

At Wednesday’s News Conference, Chief Thompson read a statement, saying that the internal investigation stemmed from a complaint against Swenson by Anne Thieu Krapu, then of Valley City, who alleged that Swenson engaged in multiple consensual sexual relations with her at the Valley City Police Department’s evidence room that allegedly occurred between the spring of 2014 and the fall of 2015.  The alleged activity also purportedly occurred in a police patrol car.

Swenson, who was under a second internal investigation, resigned a day after a woman made a formal written complaint describing her relationship with Swenson, in July of 2016

Thompson said over a period of time, neither Krapu or Swenson who had subsequently retired from the police department, cooperated in the investigation, adding that Krapu had left the country.

Thompson said without witnesses and cooperation by Swenson or Krapu, the allegations could not be proven, and that a search indicated nothing in the evidence room had been disturbed, which he said was his main concern.

He said if additional information comes to light the investigation would be reopened.

Asks that anyone with information is asked to call Valley City Police at 701-845-3110.

Also at Wednesday’a News Conference were Valley City, City Attorney Russell Myhre, City Administrator David Schelkoph, and City Commissioner, Mike Bishop, who holds the city commssion’s Police Porfolio.

 

Update…

Jamestown  (CSi)  A two vehicle crash just before noon Tuesday led to an injury at the intersection of Highway 281 South and 25th Street Southwest.

The Jamestown Rescue squad and Jamestown Police responded to the scene, along with Jamestown Area Ambulance Service.

Jamestown Police report that 66 year-old Donald Williams of Jamestown was traveling southbound on U.S. Highway  281  South, when a car traveling northbound turned onto 25th Street Southwest. Williams’ pickup struck a car driven by 75 year-old Fredrick Wagner of Ellendale.

After being struck, the car spun into the eastbound lane of 25th Street Southwest.   Witnesses say that Wagner turned left when the light was green, but was required to yield to southbound traffic.  A semi needed to  brake to avoid hitting the car.

Wagner,  was extricated by the  Jamestown  Fire Department, and was transported to the Jamestown Regional Medical Center for minor injuries

Fredrick Wagner was cited for an unsafe left turn.

The pickup had  front end damage and a car received damage to its passenger side.

Traffic was directed by police around the accident scene, until the vehicles were removed.

 

Bismarck  (CSi)  The North Dakota State Hospital in Jamestown, which is part of the North Dakota Department of Human Services, received a three-year accreditation from The Joint Commission for its hospital and behavioral health care programs. The Joint Commission also accredited the hospital’s laboratory services area for two years.

A team of Joint Commission experts conducted thorough on-site surveys in April and August and evaluated the hospital for compliance with standards of care, such as infection prevention and control, leadership, and medication management.

State Hospital Superintendent Rosalie Etherington, Ph.D., thanked staff for providing quality care and said “Accreditation helps assure the public and our partners that the State Hospital meets required standards for quality, patient safety, and the care environment.”

The North Dakota State Hospital has 300 total treatment beds and provides specialized mental health and substance abuse treatment services to many uninsured and under-insured individuals with severe and chronic behavioral health needs who are unable to access other inpatient behavioral health treatment.

The hospital also provides substance use disorder treatment services through its Tompkins program for adults referred from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and locked residential evaluation and treatment services for sexually dangerous individuals.

Currently no private community inpatient mental health and addiction treatment services are available in the 27 counties that comprise the Devils Lake, Dickinson, Jamestown, and Williston regions of the state. The hospital works with the department’s eight regional human service centers and other providers to help patients transition to community-based outpatient treatment and recovery support services.

Joint Commission accreditation is a voluntary process. The Joint Commission’s behavioral health care standards address important functions relating to the care of individuals served and the management of behavioral health care organizations. Standards are developed in consultation with health experts, providers, measurement experts, and individuals served and their families.

An independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits more than 18,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. Founded in 1951, it is the nation’s oldest and largest standards-setting, accrediting body in health care.

For information about the North Dakota State Hospital call 701-253-3964 or visit www.nd.gov/dhs/locations/statehospital/index.html.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Stutsman County 4-H Council invites the public to the Carnival and Silent Auction Fundraiser, October 15, 2016 from 2:30-p.m. to 4:30-p.m., at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Jamestown.

On Wednesday’  Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Stutsman County 4-H, Program Assistant, Robin Barnes said here will be games, prizes food, and fun, with  the proceeds supporting 4-H in Stutsman County.

There will also be a Silent Auction, all followed by the Recognition Dinner.

There is a wristband pre-sale,  the Extension Service Office, 502 10^th Avenue Southeast in Jamestown,  at $10, $15 at the door.

Call 252-9030, for more information.

She pointed out that this is National 4-H Week, as the organization serves six million young people nationwide, with 500,000 volunteers, with11 4-H Clubs in Stutsman County.

Also on our show were,  4-Hers Victoria Christensen on Courtenay, and Noah Weber of Jamestown.

Victoria has been in 4-H for  11 years, and this is Noah’s third year.

They explained their projects and activities and future plans as Noah is looking to become a 4-H Ambassador in North Dakota.

 

Valley City  (CSi)  Faced with cuts in state and federal spending the Barnes County Commission has unanimously approved a Mill Levy increase of 7.62 Mills in the 2017 budget.

The current Mill levy of 96.43 increases to 104.05 mills.

The increase will allow the county to continue with services.

The hike means that agricultural  or commercial property valued at $100,000 will get a tax increase of $38.10.

Residential property valued at $100,000 will receive a tax increase of $34.29.

The adopted Barnes County 2017 budget is $7,983,400, compared to the 2016 budget of $7,083,557.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP)  An 18-year-old Bismarck man has died in a hunting accident. The Burleigh County Sheriff’s Office says Benjamin Berg drowned in Arena Lake while hunting for ducks Tuesday afternoon. A water rescue team responded to the scene about 4 p.m. and recovered Berg’s body several hours later.

 

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal judge in Nevada says she intends to decide Friday whether to grant an emergency order sought by two Paiute (PEYE’-yewt) tribes who say the state and two counties are discriminating against them ahead of the November election in violation of the U.S Voting Rights Act.

A lawyer for the Pyramid Lake and Walker River tribes said Tuesday during a daylong hearing in Reno that a temporary injunction mandating satellite polling places on the two reservations is critical to ensuring their members’ equal access to the ballot box.

U.S. District Judge Miranda Du said the emergency order they’re seeking is a “pretty drastic” remedy. She peppered both sides with a series of questions about their take on the legal standards that are evolving in similar cases in a number of Western states.

Washoe County Deputy District Attorney Michael Large said even that if the voter registrar in Reno is ordered to set up a satellite site at Pyramid Lake, the registrar doesn’t have the functional capability to pull it off before the election. He said it’s a “practical impossibility.”

 

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