– Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Dec 15

Wayne Byers Show Weekdays on CSi 2

CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING…THEN SNOW

LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS NEAR ZERO. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO

10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW

60 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 30 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.

.FRIDAY…CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN SNOW IN

THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 1 INCH. HIGHS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILLS AROUND 25 BELOW. CHANCE OF SNOW, 100 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.

IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO ONE INCH STORM TOTAL UP TO 3 INCHES.

PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. LOWS AROUND 15 BELOW. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. WIND CHILLS AROUND 30 BELOW.

.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 10 BELOW. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 25 BELOW. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR ZERO.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR ZERO.

.MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.

.MONDAY NIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS AROUND 15.

.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 30. LOWS 15 TO 20.

.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. LOWS 15 TO 20.

.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.

ACCUMULATING SNOW FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT FOLLOWED BY LIFE

THREATENING WIND CHILLS THROUGH THE WEEKEND…

LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY

AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT…EXPANDING ACROSS ALL BUT THE FAR

NORTH THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH

FRIDAY NIGHT OF UP TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN HIGHWAY 2 AND

THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR. SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94 TO THE SOUTHERN

BORDER…SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE POSSIBLE IN PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING

SNOW SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94.

FOLLOWING THE SNOW….LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS NEAR 50 BELOW

ZERO WILL OVERSPREAD WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY

NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED FRIDAY

THROUGH SUNDAY…PREPARE NOW FOR SNOW FOLLOWED BY BITTERLY COLD

AIR AND WIND CHILLS.

KEEP UP TO DATE ON ANY WATCHES OR ADVISORIES

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Police Department warns Jamestown Residents regarding a High Risk convicted sex offender who has changed his address in the City of Jamestown.

Matthew Jacob Lee Graham, is a 28 year old white male, now residing at 1610 Business Loop East No. 14, Jamestown, ND.

He presently has no vehicle.

Graham has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota risk level committee, of the North Dakota Attorney General’s Office.

Offense: Indecent Exposure involving a five year old male family friend.

Conviction Date: April 2004, Kidder County, ND

Disposition: Mesabi Academy treatment facility.

Graham is not wanted by police at this time and has served the sentence imposed by the court.

This notification is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault, or intimidate the offender.

Any attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders, their families, landlords, or employers will be turned over for prosecution.

Printed handouts of the demographics of Graham are available at the Jamestown Police Department.

More information on registered sex offenders is available at the North Dakota Attorney General’s web site: www.sexoffender.nd.gov

Valley City (CSi) The annual Valley City Community Christmas Eve Dinner is on Saturday, December 24, 2016 in the St. Catherine’s Church Dining Hall from 5:30pm to 7pm.

Event chairperson Colleen Musgrave said the Christmas gathering is for those who will be alone at Christmas. She said a good will offering or baked goods, salads and homemade candies are also appreciated.

Direct questions or to become a volunteer, call Colleen Musgrave at 840-9362. For those needing a ride to the dinner call 845-0556 from 1pm to 4pm Monday thru Friday.

Mail financial donations to:

St. Catherine’s Church

ATTN: Christmas Eve Dinner

540 3rd Avenue Northeast

Valley City, N.D. 58072

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Public Works informs residents, that due to the Christmas and New Year’s Holiday, there will be NO garbage pick-up on MONDAY, December 26, 2016, OR MONDAY, January 2, 2017.

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY:

Monday’s routes will be picked up on Tuesday, Tuesday routes will be picked up on Wednesday. Wednesday & Thursday’s routes will be picked up on Thursday, December 29, 2016 with normal routes on Friday, December 30, 2016.

The City Baling Facility will be CLOSED on Saturday, December 24th and Monday, December 26^th, 2016.

NEW YEAR’S DAY HOLIDAY:

Monday’s routes will be picked up on Tuesday, Tuesday routes will be picked up on Wednesday. Wednesday & Thursday’s routes will be picked up on Thursday, January 5, 2017 with normal routes on Friday, January 6, 2017.

The City Baling Facility will be CLOSED on Monday, January 2, 2017.

PLEASE PLACE GARBAGE OUT BY 6:30 A.M. DURING THE HOLIDAY WEEKS!

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Parks and Recreation announces the Bunker will be open for sledding starting Monday, December 19^th from 3:30pm to 5:30p

Sledding Hours

Saturdays and Sundays 11:00am-5:30pm.

Monday through Friday 3:30-5:30pm

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s new governor told state agency leaders that the goal during his administration will be to make state government more efficient and responsive. Republican Doug Burgum took office Thursday. He outlined his goals to state agency directors Thursday at the state Capitol in Bismarck. Burgum touted familiar campaign themes such as promises to cut spending. He also said North Dakota must find ways to complement the oil and agriculture economy.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) New North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum says he supports completion of the Dakota Access oil pipeline.

The Republican took office Thursday. He said in a Facebook video that the four-state, $3.8 billion pipeline is a “legally permitted project” that has been stalled by the Obama administration.

The pipeline is on hold while developer Energy Transfer Partners and the Army battle in court over permission to cross under the Missouri River. Opponents who’ve protested for months have been leaving their main camp in southern North Dakota.

Burgum said the pipeline is good for the North Dakota economy and is the safest method to move oil.

He also said he will seek reimbursement from the federal government to cover the $17 million it has cost the state to date in protest-related law enforcement costs.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A monthly survey of bankers suggests the economy has improved in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states, but it’s still weak because crop prices remain low.

The overall economic index for the region remained in negative territory 42.9 in December even after improving significantly from November’s 36.6.

Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says weaker crop and meat prices continue to slow business in rural areas.

Survey officials say any score below 50 on any of the survey’s indexes suggests a decline in that area.

Bankers from Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming were surveyed.

Goss says the economy is improving in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota while all the other states are trending lower.

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — Authorities investigating a house explosion north of Mandan that killed two people say a propane gas tank might have been the cause. The Morton County Sheriff’s Office and the state fire marshal are still looking into what happened when the blast destroyed the house early Wednesday. A husband and wife died, and a teenage girl was injured.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says Fargo’s City Commission violated the state’s open meeting laws when it secretly voted to approve a controversial deal to buy and relocate an historic home for a flood protection project. Stenehjem says commissioners should have voted on the $840,000 deal during an open, public session. Fargo City Attorney Erik Johnson issued a statement saying he thinks the city followed the law, and he intends to ask Stenehjem for clarification.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Board of Higher Education leader says despite current budget cuts, she believes there are brighter days ahead for funding the state’s 11 colleges and universities. The board was briefed Wednesday on the proposal by outgoing Gov. Jack Dalrymple that cuts about $32 million out of the original $682 million higher education budget. Board chair Kathleen Neset, of Tioga, says this will likely be the “roughest time” during the recent round of cuts, and better days are ahead.

In sports…

BISMARCK (AP) The Bismarck Century High School girls and the Minot High boys are in the top spots in this week’s Class A Basketball polls as voted on by members of the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriter’s Association.

First place votes are in parenthesis, followed by the team’s record and the number of total points received.

Girls

Bismarck Century (10) 2-1 64
Fargo Davies (3) 2-0 57
Fargo Shanley (1) 2-0 34
Mandan 1-0 31
Grand Forks Red River 3-0 18

Others receiving votes: West Fargo 4 (2-1), Bismarck High 2 (1-0)

Boys

Minot High (13) 3-0 67
Fargo Davies (1) 3-0 51
Bismarck Century 3-0 46
Dickinson 1-1 27
West Fargo 3-0 18

Others receiving votes: Grand Forks Red River 1 (3-1)

(AP) Longtime NBA sideline reporter Craig Sager has died at the age of 65 after a battle with cancer.

Turner President David Levy says in a statement Thursday that Sager had died, without saying when or where.

Famous for his flashy suits and probing questions, Sager worked basketball games for TNT for nearly a quarter-century.

Sager first announced in April 2014 that he had been diagnosed with leukemia, and he missed the playoffs and much of the following season as he underwent two bone marrow transplants.

Sager revealed in March that his leukemia was no longer in remission. He said doctors told him the typical prognosis was three to six months to live, but “I am receiving the best treatment in the world and I remain fully confident I will win this battle.”

In world and national news…

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A federal jury has convicted Dylann Roof of all 33 counts in the racially motivated slaughter of nine black church members last year in South Carolina.

The jury took less than two hours to reach its verdict Thursday. Family members of victims held hands and squeezed one another’s arms as the verdicts were read. One woman nodded her head every time the clerk said “guilty.”

Roof just stared ahead as the verdict was read, much as he has throughout the trial.

Jurors convicted Roof of hate crimes, obstruction of religion and weapons charges.

The panel of nine white people and three black people will reconvene next month to decide whether Roof faces life in prison or the death penalty.

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The International Committee for the Red Cross says the evacuation of rebels and civilians from the Syrian city of Aleppo is likely to take several days. The aid group’s Damascus-based spokeswoman said 13 ambulances carrying wounded people left the tiny rebel enclave Thursday night and that civilians were still boarding buses. An earlier convoy of buses and ambulances carried around 1,000, including 300 children and 28 wounded people. The evacuation was arranged under a cease-fire deal brokered by Turkey and Russia this week to allow rebels to withdraw from the last remaining sliver of Aleppo under their control.

NEW YORK (AP) — Most Americans are confused by fake news. That’s the indication from a new survey from the Pew Research Center. Two-thirds of the U.S. adults who were surveyed say fake news stories are causing confusion about the basic facts of current events. Fake political stories have drawn outsized attention recently because of the possibility that they influenced public perceptions and could have swayed the U.S. presidential election. Today, Facebook announced that it’s taking new measures to curb the spread of fake news on its social network.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Only 55 California residents will directly cast votes for president. And many of them don’t think they or anyone else should have that exclusive right. As the electoral college prepares to meet in state capitols around the country on Monday, many of California’s electors say they’d prefer to reform or eliminate the body that formally elects U.S. presidents. That’s perhaps not surprising in a state that voted overwhelmingly for Hillary Clinton. She won 2.8 million more votes nationally than Donald Trump did, but fell short in the electoral college.

BOSTON (AP) — Legal marijuana activists are celebrating a new law that allows people 21 and over in Massachusetts to possess, grow and use limited amounts of recreational pot. The law approved by voters took effect Thursday — though it will be at least another year before licensed retailers can legally sell the drug in the state. Some supporters of the law are concerned that lawmakers might seek changes to it in the coming months.