Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Dec 29

CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. COLDER. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. WEST

WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. LOWS AROUND 10. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH.

.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 15 TO 20. WEST WINDS 10 TO

15 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT AND NEW YEARS DAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 10. HIGHS AROUND 20.

.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. HIGHS AROUND 15.

.MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS NEAR ZERO.

.TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. HIGHS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 10 BELOW. HIGHS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.

 

LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW DRIFTING ONTO ROADS MAY CONTINUE TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

 

GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATER IN THE DAY FRIDAY AND INTO FRIDAY EVENING AS A STRONG ALBERTA CLIPPER TRACKS SOUTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA.….WITH …LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.

AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS NEXT WEEK.

HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND ZERO…SUBZERO LOW TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT…AND MINIMUM WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE 30S BELOW ARE EXPECTED.

 

 

Update…

The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) and the North Dakota Highway Patrol have LIFTED the No Travel Advisory for western North Dakota including the cities of Williston, Watford City, New Town and surrounding areas.

All travelers are encouraged to monitor road conditions as weather conditions occur and use caution while traveling. For road information, call 511 from any type of phone or go to the website www.dot.nd.gov.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Some locations in rural Stutsman County Wednesday evening were without power for about four hours.

Northern Plains Electric Cooperative, Operations Manager, Craig Rysavy  says around 270 of it’s customers were in the dark between 6-p.m., and 10-p.m.

The power was out in Lippert, Eldridge, Midway, Moon Lake, Windsor and Woodbury townships.

After accessing the area that caused the outages, repairs were made, and the power restored.

 

Edgeley  (CSi)  Ice cover highways in the area, remain from the Christmas Day ice storm.

On Wednesday morning, a modular home being hauled in the northbound lane of Highway 281, about two miles north of Edgeley, turned over on its side, ending up on the northbound shoulder of the roadway.

The unit is owned by Centennial Home..

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The City of Jamestown  City Code allows fireworks on December 31 from 12:00 P.M. (Noon) to 1:00 A.M. January 1.

Fireworks may be used or detonated  on the twenty-sixth day of December through the first day of January. The use of or detonation of any fireworks from 11:00 P.M. to 12:00 P.M. (noon) is prohibited within the City of Jamestown.

Exceptions: Fireworks may be detonated on December 31 from 12:00 P.M. (Noon) to 1:00 A.M. January 1.

Sale of fireworks shall be allowed only in areas zoned commercial or industrial.

No person shall offer any fireworks for sale unless such person is a resident of the city or living within the one-mile area under the city zoning control.

The Jamestown City Council may, by resolution, allow the sale or use of fireworks at any other time or date during the calendar year.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The James River Valley Library System will be hosting a “Food for Fines” food and toiletry drive starting January 3 – 31, 2017.

Bring in a non-perishable food or toiletry item to any branch of the James River Valley Library System during the month of January, and they will forgive  overdue fines

*Please note that charges for lost or damaged items will not be forgiven, only overdue fines for materials that have been returned late will be forgiven.

All donations will be given to the local food pantries.

For more information, call the Alfred Dickey Library at (701)-252-2990.

 

Valley City  (CSi)  During this year’s  Barnes County Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign,  $70,474.82 was raised.

That includes a Barnes County individual donating $10,000.

Grace Free Lutheran Church in Valley City donated $2,208 in proceeds from their Christmas Eve Dinner.

Last year, the Barnes County Kettle Campaign  netting over $83,000.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A University of North Dakota pathologist says human remains found during a search west of Fargo earlier this month are those of a missing Twin Cities woman.

Forty-five-year-old Michelle Newell, of Vadnais Heights, Minnesota, was last seen alive in Cass County, North Dakota, in late August. Authorities say the suspect in Newell’s death, 51-year-old Timothy Barr, of Lakeville, Minnesota, provided information that led deputies to the remains.

Prosecutors have alleged Barr indicated to informants that he argued with Newell over methamphetamine and accidentally ran her over before disposing of her body.

Barr is jailed on felony charges of manslaughter and failing to stop in an accident involving death or injury. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Jan. 17.

Barr’s public defender, Mark Beauchene, declined to comment.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A 31-year-old man has been charged with murder in the Christmas Eve stabbing death of another man in a south Fargo home.

Court documents accuse Timothy Porter of stabbing 26-year-old Derek Lynn Bjarnason (bee-YARN’-ah-son) in the chest with a samurai-style knife at Porter’s home early Saturday morning. Bjarnason died later that day at a Fargo hospital.

Porter and a woman who was at the scene told authorities that Bjarnason attacked Porter during a night of drinking. Porter said he was defending himself when he grabbed the knife from between seat cushions of a couch and stabbed Bjarnason once in the chest.

Police say Porter’s upper lip was swollen and he was bleeding from the mouth when authorities arrived at his home.

Court documents do not list an attorney for Porter.

 

SHELDON, N.D. (AP) — Authorities say a man who stole a pickup from a fire station in North Dakota led a team of deputies on a chase over icy roads and narrowly beat an oncoming train before he was arrested.

WDAY-TV reports fire officials say the Fargo man was rummaging through property in Sheldon, looking for a ride to Enderlin. Larry Wayman says his son called 911 when he found the man inside his home. Authorities say the suspect eventually made his way to the fire station where got his hands on a pickup truck and took off.

Wayman joined deputies in tailing the truck on ice-covered back roads. He says he saw the suspect break through a stop arm at a railroad crossing just before a train blew through.

Deputies caught up with the man after a nine-mile chase Monday.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Bismarck is on track to beat the seasonal snowfall record.

Rick Krolak, observing program leader at the Bismarck office of the National Weather Service, tells The Bismarck Tribune the average seasonal total is 51.2 inches. The city has already seen 43.5 inches of snow as of Tuesday.

Krolak says it’s possible the city could get a record snowfall, but that he can’t predict for certain when it could happen.

National Weather Service data show the year-to-date record was set in 2008, with 45.8 inches of snow falling between July and December. The city currently trails the year-to-date record by 2.3 inches.

Krolak says North Dakota has had some unusual systems this season called “Colorado lows,” which usually dump a lot of snow in fall or spring.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A program that helped subsidize affordable housing in western North Dakota’s oil patch will expire at the end of the year.

Lawmakers and Gov. Doug Burgum are signaling that they have no appetite to renew it amid a lackluster state economy.

The North Dakota Housing Finance Agency has issued $65 million in tax credits since it began in 2011.

The program gives individual and business donors a dollar-for-dollar tax credit to subsidize construction of affordable dwellings. Officials say it has helped build more than 2,300 rental units.

North Dakota Petroleum Council President Ron Ness says the housing program has been “extremely valuable,” but now has likely has outlived its usefulness.

Ness says the housing market in western North Dakota’s oil patch “has adjusted,” with additional units and lower rents.

 

 

In sports…

 

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (VCSU-CSi) – Valley City State University women’s basketball coach Jill DeVries has announced the signing of Zoie Breckheimer for the 2017-18 season.

Currently a senior on the Finley-Sharon/Hope Page (N.D.) basketball team, Breckheimer recently signed a letter of intent to continue her basketball career while attending Valley City State University.

DeVries says, “We are excited to have Zoie join the Viking family.  She continues to improve each time out and her work ethic and passion for competing at a high level will help her find success at VCSU.”

Breckheimer is no stranger to VCSU after playing annually in the Barnes County Girls Basketball Tournament at VCSU and earning All Tournament Team honors the last three seasons. Breckheimer is a three-year starter for the Spartans and was named to the Maple River All Conference team last season.

Through eight games this season Breckheimer is shooting 46 percent from the field while averaging 12.6 points, 5.1 assists and 4.1 steals per game. She averaged just under 11 points per game during her sophomore and junior seasons.

FSHP head coach Laura Ihry, adds, “Zoie has been a three-year starter for us and also played quite a bit during her freshman year.  She has a great work ethic and puts in the time in the offseason to be a better player.”

Zoie is the daughter of Tricia and Tom Breckheimer. Tricia also played basketball at VCSU.

Breckheimer joins Maddie Fenske (6-foot forward – Cottonwood, Minn.) as signed recruits for the 2017-18 season. The VCSU women’s basketball team is currently 13-3 during the 2016-17 season.

Valley City State University’s athletic teams compete as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and a conference member of the North Star Athletic Association.

 

This week’s  Class A basketball polls.

Class A Basketball Polls

Boys

Team W-L Pts LW

1. Minot (16) 5-0 84 1
2. Fargo Davies (1) 5-0 65 2
3. Bismarck Century 5-1 51 3
4. Dickinson 4-1 38 4
5. Grand Forks Red River 4-2 10 5

Others receiving votes: West Fargo (5-1).

 

Girls

Team W-L Pts LW

1. Bismarck Century (16) 4-1 84 1
2. Fargo Shanley (1) 4-0 65 2
3. Grand Forks Red River 6-0 50 4
4. Fargo Davies 3-2 27 3
5. Bismarck High 4-1 25 5

Others receiving votes: Bismarck Legacy (3-3), Mandan (2-3).

 

Valley City (CSi)  Pairings are set for the Barnes County Basketball Tournament, to be held, January 10, 13, 14, 2017 on the VCSU Campus.

Milnor-North Sargent  the top seed takes on Barnes County North  January. 10th at 3 p.m. LaMoure-Litchville-Marion plays Finley-Sharon-Hope-Page in the second game followed by Enderlin plays Griggs County Central and Maple Valley takes on Sargent Central.

Games start at 3 p.m. on January, 13^th  and at noon on January 14th.

 

Boy’s Hockey…

 

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

DENVER (AP) — Wilson Chandler scored 17 points and delivered a key block in the final seconds, helping the Denver Nuggets hang on to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 105-103 on Wednesday night.

The Nuggets overcame a triple-double by Karl-Anthony Towns, who had 15 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for the Timberwolves.

Danilo Gallinari scored 18 points, including the go-ahead basket with 27 seconds left, and Nikola Jokic was two rebounds shy of a triple-double for the Nuggets. He finished with 16 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds.

Andrew Wiggins had 25 points for the Timberwolves, and Gorgui Dieng added 20.

Up next, the Timberwolves opena two-game homestand Friday night against Milwaukee.

 

Final Washington 111 Indiana 105

Final Charlotte 120 Orlando 101

Final OT Atlanta 102 N-Y Knicks 98

Final Milwaukee 119 Detroit 94

Final New Orleans 102 L.A. Clippers 98

Final Chicago 101 Brooklyn 99

Final San Antonio 119 Phoenix 98

Final Portland 102 Sacramento 89

Final Golden State 121 Toronto 111

 

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Final Pittsburgh 3 Carolina 2

Final SO Toronto 3 Florida 2

Final OT Tampa Bay 4 Montreal 3

Final St. Louis 6 Philadelphia 3

Final Vancouver 2 L.A. Kings 1

 

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final (1) Villanova 68 DePaul 65

Final (21) Oregon 89 (2) UCLA 87

Final (12) Virginia 61 (6) Louisville 53

Final (9) North Carolina 102 Monmouth (NJ) 74

Final (10) Creighton 89 Seton Hall 75

Final (15) Purdue 89 Iowa 67

Final Nebraska 87 (16) Indiana 83

Final (17) Xavier 82 Providence 56

Final (20) Florida St. 88 Wake Forest 72

Final (22) Southern Cal 70 Oregon St. 63

Final (23) Cincinnati 56 Temple 50

Final (24) Notre Dame 63 St. Peter’s 55

 

N DAKOTA STATE-S DAKOTA STATE

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Paul Miller had 21 points, 10 rebounds and six assists on Wednesday night and North Dakota State erased a 16-point, second-half deficit to open the Summit League season with an 80-69 win over South Dakota State.

The Bison trailed by 15 at halftime and fell behind 53-37 with 14:51 left in the game. Dylan Miller and A.J. Jacobson then scored on back-to-back 3-pointers, opening a 21-2 run that ended with North Dakota State leading 58-55 on Miller’s 3-point play with 8:36 left.

The Jackrabbits never retook the lead but stayed close until NDSU had a 7-0 run to make it 75-64 with 1:37 left.

 

COLLEGE FOOTBALL-BOWL GAMES

Hurricanes, Wildcats earn bowl upsets

UNDATED (AP) — Wednesday wasn’t kind to ranked teams college football bowl action. No. 14 West Virginia’s offense stalled against Miami, and 22nd-ranked Pittsburgh fell to a team that had won just one bowl game since Harry Truman was re-elected.

Miami ended a 10-year bowl drought with a 31-14 romp over the Mountaineers in the Russell Athletic Bowl. Brad Kaaya tied a career high with four touchdown passes while completing 24 of 34 passes for 282 yards. West Virginia entered the game averaging more than 500 yards a game before the Hurricanes held the Mountaineers to 229.

Justin Jackson ran for 226 yards and three touchdowns to lead Northwestern’s 31-24 win over the Panthers in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium. Jaskcon had TD runs of 8 and 16 yards in the second quarter, then went deep on a 40-yard burst in the third. It’s just the third-ever bowl win for the Wildcats following the 1948 Rose Bowl and 2012 Gator Bowl.

In other bowl finals:

— Jesse Ertz ran for two touchdowns and threw for another as Kansas State held off Texas A&M, 33-28 to win the Texas Bowl. Ertz had a 79-yard touchdown pass and scoring runs of 1 and 5 yards to help give the Wildcats their first bowl victory since 2013. Trevor Knight completed 30 of 48 passes for 310 yards and three touchdowns for the Aggies.

— Joe Williams ran for 222 yards and a touchdown and Andy Phillips kicked a 27-yard field goal with 1:24 to play to lead Utah to a 26-24 win against Indiana in the Foster Farms Bowl at Santa Clara. Tyler Huntley ran for another score and the 9-4 Utes forced three turnovers in the 14th victory in their last 15 bowl games.

 

In world and national news…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actress Debbie Reynolds, the star of the 1952 classic “Singin’ in the Rain,” has died. She was 84.

Her son, Todd Fisher, said Reynolds died Wednesday, a day after her daughter, Carrie Fisher, who was 60.