Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Dec 9

CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR ZERO. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO

10 MPH. WIND CHILLS AROUND 25 BELOW.

.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20 BELOW. NORTHWEST WINDS

5 TO 10 MPH. WIND CHILLS AROUND 40 BELOW.

.SATURDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS NEAR

ZERO. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WIND CHILLS AROUND 30 BELOW.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…SNOW LIKELY. NOT AS COLD. LIGHT SNOW

ACCUMULATIONS. LOWS AROUND 5 BELOW. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT.

.SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING. HIGHS 5 TO

10 ABOVE. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST

IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT.

.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.

HIGHS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.

.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND

5 BELOW. HIGHS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.

 

LIGHT SNOW WILL BRING 1 TO 3 INCHES TO MUCH OF THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

 

 

Valley City  (CSi)  The Valley City Commission met in Special Session Thursday morning to consider and act upon a resignation agreement with Police Chief Fred Thompson.

Commissioners unanimously  voted to accepted his resignation.

City Administrator David Schelhoph said the agreement between the city and Thompson has been negotiated over the past two weeks, and was settled on Wednesday.

The Commissioner concurred that Thompson brought a higher level of professionalism to the Valley City Police Department during his tenure as Chief.

Lt. Phillip Hatcher will be the Valley City Interim Police Chief.

The search will begin for Thompson’s permanent replacement.

During the meeting, Mayor David Carlsrud said that internal and external investigation into grievances filed against Thompson have been unfounded.

City Attorney Russ Myhre said it was “An honor to know him (Thompson).

Thompson concluded the meeting by saying that it was “An honor and privilege,” to serve as Valley City’s Police Chief, and wished the department well in the future.

He added that when the Supreme Court hands down new rulings that it changes the job.

The meeting was recorded by CSi Cable 68, with replays in addition to Wednesday night’s Regular Valley City Commission meeting.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Prairie Paws Rescue announces that the Paw-Sta Paw-Looza, and Ventriloquist Show is set for Saturday February 4, 2017, from 5-p.m., to 10-p.m., at the Knights of Columbus Hall, in Downtown Jamestown.

All proceeds will benefit animals in the care of Prairie Paws Rescue.

On a recent Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 Prairie Paws Rescue Founder and President, Kaye John said a spaghetti dinner with a choice of three varieties of sauces will be served from 5-p.m., to 6:30-p.m.

Quick Raffles from 6:30-p.m. to 7:30-p.m., including trips and more.

The Ventriloquist Show at 7:30-p.m.

Raffle Drawings and Silent Auction after the show.

Ventriloquist, James Wedgwood performs an interactive show with the audience.

Advance tickets ONLY:  Adults $25, Youth (5-16) $15, Preschool Free.

Adult tickets include 21+ includes a bottle of Third Edition Private Label Prairie Paws Wine to take home.  Adults under 21 will receive an alternate gift.

Tickets available at Big Dog Radio, Dr. Dawn’s Pet Stop, Country Acres Vets Clinic, Southwood Vet Clinic, or any Prairie Paws Volunteer.  Only 200 tickets were printed and area selling fast.

Event Sponsors:  Prairie Paws Rescue, Maple River Distillery Casselton, Big Dog, Wells Fargo Bank Jamestown, H and H Holdings, Southwood Vet Clinic, Gate City Bank Jamestown, Better Homes Property Management, Buchanan Ag, Otter Tail Power Company, Dardis Realty, Lifestyle Appliance, Jolene and Marv Schulz, Pampered Paws LLC., Doris Hill-Agent at Midstate Realty.

Kaye points out the Prairie Paws Rescue, Meet and Greet is the second Saturday of each month, at the Jamestown TSC Store.

(On Saturday December 10, 2016, there will also be a Bake Sale).

She added that Prairie Paws Rescue was founded in 2003, and  is a 501-C3 organization, for tax deductible contributions, that can be sent to post office box 1114 Jamestown ND 58402.

She said more animal foster homes are needed to care for them before adoption.

For more information on line go to http://www.prairiepawsrescue.com/ E-Mail PrairePawsRescue@hotmail.com

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Public Schools reports that due to a Storm Day on December 6, 2016, Jamestown Public Schools will make up the day on April 17, 2017.

Also due to late start on December 7, 2016, Jamestown Public Schools will now dismiss at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 for Professional Development workshops.

 

Jamestown (CSi-JRMC)   When Jamestown Regional Medical Center built it new location in northwest Jamestown, it dreamed of the day that cancer treatment would be available in Jamestown.

The campaign for cancer care is here.

Each year, the proposed JRMC Cancer Center will provide chemotherapy infusions for more than 100 Jamestown area residents. This will eliminate more than 160,000 miles of travel per year.

The hospital is asking for the community’s support as it continues to recruit an oncologist and raise the money to offer the service. JRMC Foundation has already raised $650,000 of its $1.5 million goal.

To learn more, attend the STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES. CHANGING LIVES at Knights of Columbus. A free pasta luncheon sponsored by Thrivent Financial® begins at noon, Tuesday, Dec. 13 with presentations from JRMC and Thrivent to follow.

TO RSVP OR ASK QUESTIONS: Contact JRMC Foundation (701) 952-4880.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Victory Lutheran Church invites the community of Jamestown to attend its Community Christmas Dinner, Sunday, December 18th, from 11:30am – 1:30pm.    A turkey and dressing meal complete with all the trimmings will be served.  There is no charge. Home delivery will be available for those who are unable to join us in the fellowship hall. To place your request, call the church at 701-251-1570 before 3pm, Friday, December 16th!

Victory Lutheran is located at 510 9^th Ave. SW.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board says a pilot who died in an airplane crash south of Fargo last week reported an onboard fire shortly before the plane went down.

The twin-engine Cessna 340 was owned by Weather Modification of Fargo, a cloud-seeding company. Fifty-five-year-old Hans Ahlness on Dec. 1 was returning to Fargo from Carrington, where he had taken air samples for the National Weather Service. His plane crashed in a field about 10 miles south of Fargo.

The preliminary report from the NTSB says the plane was at 1,700 feet when it lost altitude rapidly. The cause of the onboard fire is being investigated.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Attorneys for suspended Ward County Sheriff Steve Kukowski are asking a state judge to dismiss criminal charges against him.

Kukowski faces trial in early January on misdemeanor charges of refusing to perform a public duty and reckless endangerment in the October 2014 death of a jail inmate. Kukowski maintains he did nothing wrong. He faces up to three years in prison if convicted.

Kukowski’s attorneys say in their motion to dismiss that the sheriff is not solely responsible for duties he is alleged to have neglected. They also say that the same state Corrections Department officials who accuse him of wrongdoing earlier had given him advice.

A hearing is scheduled Dec. 23. Gov. Jack Dalrymple suspended Kukowski in June while the criminal case proceeds.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Protesters fighting the Dakota Access pipeline are getting conflicting messages from the Standing Rock Sioux reservation.

The tribal chairman tells demonstrators that it’s time to leave their camp and go home. Another leader implores them to stay through the bitter North Dakota winter.

The rival requests show how the camp’s purpose has widened beyond the original intent of protecting the tribe’s drinking water and cultural sites into a broader stand for Native American rights.

Jade Begay is an organizer with the Indigenous Environmental Network. He says camp occupants are working through the confusion.

The camp is on federal land near the reservation and the pipeline route. Since August, it has been home to thousands of protesters fighting the four-state $3.8 billion pipeline designed to carry oil to Illinois.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators say winter weather is affecting cleanup of a “significant” pipeline break that leaked crude oil into a tributary of the Little Missouri River.

State environmental scientist Bill Suess (sees) says a landowner discovered the spill Monday near Belfield in western North Dakota. Suess says the cause is under investigation, and the amount of the spill is unknown.

Suess says the spill migrated about 2½ miles from the spill site along Ash Coulee Creek. Suess says the spill appears to be contained and no drinking water sources were affected.

The pipeline is operated by Belle Fourche (foosh) Pipeline, which is part of Wyoming-based True Companies.

Spokeswoman Wendy Owen says the pipeline was shut down immediately after the leak was discovered and crews are cleaning it up.

 

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) — A send-off ceremony has been scheduled this weekend for a North Dakota National Guard unit based in Devils Lake that has been called to duty overseas.

About 60 members of the 136th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion will serve a year in Afghanistan. The soldiers will deploy early next year.

A public send-off ceremony is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday at the Devils Lake High School Sports Center. Gov. Jack Dalrymple and state Guard commander Maj. Gen. Alan Dohrmann are to speak.

Soldiers in the unit come from more than 25 communities across North Dakota, Minnesota and Kentucky.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A petroleum trade group is monitoring gas supplies in North Dakota in light of the blizzard conditions that have slowed deliveries.

The Cannon Ball Pit Stop ran out of gas Wednesday. Its owner, Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Dave Archambault II, says the adverse weather has so far prevented gas deliveries.

North Dakota Petroleum Marketers Association President Mike Rud says  the organization is monitoring the situation closely. Rud says truckers are behind schedule after a difficult week of weather, but he had so far not heard of any widespread problems.

A blizzard this week dumped more than a foot of snow on some parts of the state and temporarily closed hundreds of miles of interstate. The National Weather Service says another system is expected to hit the southern half of the state late Friday.

 

In sports…

Boys Hockey

Bismarck 3 Jamestown 0

 

Boys Basketball…

Mandan 86, Jamestown 57

 

Grand Forks Red River 65, Fargo South 60

Minot 91, Bismarck St. Mary’s 61Gillette Invitational

Bismarck Century 52, Campbell County, Wyo. 46

Cheyenne East, Wyo. 48, Bismarck Legacy 44

 

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Mandan 63 Jamestown 50

Dunseith 70, Lakota 25

Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran 54, Fargo Shanley 41

Glenburn 39, Towner-Granville-Upham 36

Max 51, Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 41

Parshall 48, Kenmare 33

Thompson 56, Hatton-Northwood 19

Tri-State 62, Great Plains Lutheran, S.D. 34

Wahpeton JV 46, Milnor-North Sargent 39

Westhope-Newburg 61, St. John 25

Wilton-Wing 54, Hazen 38

 

Barnes County Tournament

First Round

Barnes County North 53, Sargent Central 34

Enderlin 48, Oakes 31

Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 56, Maple Valley 8

LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 52, Griggs County Central 21

Today’s games start  at 10 a.m. with Oakes vs. Griggs County Central in the first of two consolation contests.

Maple Valley and Sargent Central play at 11:30.

In the championship round Enderlin and LaMoure-Litchville-Marion meet at 1 followed by Finley Sharon Hope Page and Barnes County North at 2:30pm.

 

Gillette Invitational

Bismarck Century 65, Campbell County, Wyo. 62

 

Gillette WY Tournament

Rapid City Central, S.D. 64, Bismarck Legacy 51

New Salem Almont Invitational Tournament

First Round

Flasher 44, Glen Ullin-Hebron 42

Grant County 55, New Salem-Almont 37

Kidder County 42, Mott-Regent 39

Underwood 31, Center-Stanton 28

 

RoughRider Tournament

First Round

Bowman County 57, Beulah 28

Heart River 45, New England 42

Killdeer 63, Richardton-Taylor 23

Watford City 59, Hettinger/Scranton 58

 

Sawyer Tournament

First Round

Des Lacs-Burlington 62, Lewis and Clark-Berthold 32Tioga Tournament

First Round

Minot JV 61, Tioga 28

Powers Lake 48, Divide County 44, OT

Ray 56, Trenton 44

Stanley 64, Burke County 17

 

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS

Stutsman County Tournament starts today….

First Round

Friday schedule:

3pm – Carrington vs. Warwick

4:30pm – South Border vs. Ellendale

6pm – Medina/PB vs. Midkota

7:30pm – EKM vs. Napoleon/GS

 

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

TORONTO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan had 27 points, Kyle Lowry added 25 and the Raptors handed the Minnesota Timberwolves their 13th straight loss in Toronto, 124-110 Thursday night.

Lowry was 5 of 7 from 3-point range and had 11 assists, and Jonas Valanciunas had 20 points and 10 rebounds for his team-leading sixth double-double of the season.

Zach Lavine scored 29 points for the Timberwolves, and Toronto-area native Andrew Wiggins had 25. Center Karl-Anthony Towns added 17 points and 11 rebounds, but was unable to halt Minnesota’s Canadian woes. The Timberwolves last won at the Air Canada Centre on January 21st, 2004.

 

Final Washington 92 Denver 85

Final Memphis 88 Portland 86

Final Philadelphia 99 New Orleans 88

Final Golden State 106 Utah 99

Final Chicago 95 San Antonio 91

 

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Final N-Y Islanders 3 St. Louis 2

Final Philadelphia 6 Edmonton 5

Final Colorado 4 Boston 2

Final Pittsburgh 5 Florida 1

Final Montreal 5 New Jersey 2

Final Vancouver 5 Tampa Bay 1

Final N-Y Rangers 2 Winnipeg 1

Final Dallas 5 Nashville 2

Final OT Calgary 2 Arizona 1

Final Carolina 3 L.A. Kings 1

 

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Oakland Raiders have lost control of first place in the AFC West by falling to their arch-rivals.

Tyreek Hill scored two touchdowns and the Kansas City Chiefs pulled into a virtual tie with the Raiders with a 21-13 triumph against Oakland. Hill torched the Raiders for a 36-yard TD reception before bringing a punt back 78 yards for another score.

Charcandrick West had a touchdown run and Alex Smith threw for 261 yards and a score in the Chiefs’ seventh victory in their last eight meetings with Oakland.

Raiders quarterback Derek Carr had several passes dropped while completing just 17 of 41 for 117 yards. Oakland’s last chance to tie ended when Carr threw an incomplete pass toward the end zone.

Both teams are 10-3, one game ahead of the Broncos. However, the Chiefs own the tiebreaker after sweeping their two games with Oakland.

 

 

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

UNDATED (AP) — Just a pair of top-25 men’s basketball teams were in action on Thursday, and both went down in defeat.

UT Arlington beat a ranked team for the first time ever as Kevin Hervey scored 15 points in a 65-51 stunner at No. 12 Saint Mary’s. Erick Neal delivered 13 points and eight assists for the Mavericks, who had lost their previous 28 games against ranked opponents dating to 1967.

Jock Landale shot just 3-for-10 and had 14 points for the Gaels, who had a season-low 11 assists.

Peter Jok scored 23 points and Iowa improved to 5-5 by downing No. 25 Iowa State, 78-64. Isaiah Moss had 14 points for the Hawkeyes, who shot 59 percent in their first win over a Power Five opponent this season.

Matt Thomas scored 14 points to lead the Cyclones, who were just 8 of 30 from 3-point range.

 

RIVALRY REMATCH…

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota State’s run of five straight Football Championship Subdivision titles has included four playoff victories over teams the Bison played in the regular season. Now the Bison have a chance to go 5-0 in second-chance meetings.

The 11-1 Bison host an FCS quarterfinal game Saturday against 8-3 South Dakota State, the only team to beat North Dakota State this season. The Jackrabbits edged the Bison 19-17 in October on a touchdown pass from Taryn Christion to Jake Weineke on the final play from scrimmage.

The Bison previously won repeat games against South Dakota State in 2012 and 2014 and Montana and Northern Iowa in 2015.

Watch the Bison pre-game show at 10-a.m. on CSi 11 KVLY, and the game at 11-a.m. on CSi 14 ESPN.

 

COLLEGE FOOTBALL-AWARDS…

ATLANTA (AP) — Several individual college football awards are being doled out tonight, two days before the Heisman Trophy winner is announced.

Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson has won the Walter Camp player of the year award after accounting for 51 touchdowns this year. He averaged 410 yards of total offense this season and is the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy on Saturday.

Jackson also came away with the Maxwell Award for the outstanding collegiate player, but Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson received the Davey O’Brien Award as the nation’s top quarterback for the second straight year.

Adoree Jackson of Southern California has won the Jim Thorpe Trophy as the top defensive back.

Alabama defensive end Jonathan Allen has claimed the Chuck Bednarik Award as the top defensive player in college football. Allen also captured the Bronko Nagurski Trophy as the nation’s best defensive player.

Crimson Tide offensive tackle Cam Robinson has won the Outland Trophy as the nation’s top interior lineman.

Arizona State’s Zane Gonzalez has been recognized as the top kicker by snaring the Lou Groza award.

And Utah sophomore Mitch Wishnowsky has captured the Ray Guy Award as the best punter.

 

MLB-CARDINALS-FOWLER..

UNDATED (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have reportedly worked out a multiyear deal with Dexter Fowler.

The outfielder just helped the Chicago Cubs win the World Series by hitting .276 with 13 home runs and a career-high .393 on-base percentage during the regular season. Fowler is a .268 career hitter over nine seasons with Colorado, Houston and the Cubs.

The Cardinals are scheduled to hold a news conference this morning.

 

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have added Mitch Moreland to their roster by giving the first baseman a one-year contract.

The 31-year-old Moreland hit .233 with 22 home runs, 21 doubles and 60 RBIs for the Rangers last season. He spent his entering seven-year major league career with Texas and is expected to share time with Hanley Ramirez at first base.

 

NASCAR-EARNHARDT…

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr has been cleared to resume racing. Hendrick Motorsports has announced that Earnhardt, who missed the final 18 races of last season because of a concussion, has been medically cleared to return next year.

The plans are that he will take part in the season-opening Daytona 500 on Feb. 26.

 

GOLF-FRANKLIN TEMPLETON…

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — The team of Steve Stricker and Jerry Kelly has the first-round lead at the Franklin Templeton Shootout in Florida.

The Madison, Wisconsin, natives fired a 16-under 56 for a one-stroke advantage over Harris English and Matt Kuchar (KOO’-chur). The 49-year-old Stricker hadn’t played since the Deutsche Bank Championship on Labor Day.

 

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