Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Jan 3

CSi Weather…

…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST WEDNESDAY…

 

.REST OF TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW

THROUGH THE DAY. WINDY. HIGHS NEAR ZERO. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO

30 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILLS

AROUND 30 BELOW.

.TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15 BELOW. NORTHWEST WINDS

10 TO 15 MPH. WIND CHILLS AROUND 35 BELOW.

.WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR ZERO. WEST WINDS 10 TO

15 MPH. LOWEST WIND CHILLS AROUND 35 BELOW IN THE MORNING.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15 BELOW. NORTHWEST

WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR ZERO. WEST WINDS 10 TO

15 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 10 BELOW.

HIGHS NEAR ZERO.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 15 BELOW.

.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS ZERO TO

5 ABOVE. LOWS 10 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO.

.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 10 TO 15. LOWS

ZERO TO 10 BELOW.

.MONDAY…CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.

HIGHS 10 TO 15.

 

A STRONG PUSH OF ARCTIC AIR WILL

SINK INTO THE DEVILS LAKE REGION BY MID AFTERNOON AND SPREAD

ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL BRING WIND CHILL

VALUES DOWN TO 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF COLD, ARCTIC AIR WILL RESULT IN OVERNIGHT

LOWS IN THE TEENS BELOW ZERO WITH WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 BELOW TO

40 BELOW FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE WILL BE SOME

RECOVERY IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS, HOWEVER WIND CHILLS WILL

REMAIN 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW DURING THIS RECOVERY.

 

Weather related announcements…

 

January 3, 2017 9 a.m.  

The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) and the North Dakota Highway Patrol have LIFTED the No Travel Advisory for portions in central North Dakota including the cities of Bismarck, Jamestown, Valley City, Devils Lake and surrounding areas.

A No Travel Advisory remains in effect for northeastern North Dakota due to blowing and drifting snow creating near zero visibility and hazardous driving conditions. Cities included are Grand Forks and surrounding areas.  Motorists in these areas should not travel in this area.

Earlier Tuesday…

The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) and the North Dakota Highway Patrol have LIFTED the No Travel Advisory for southwestern North Dakota. Cities included are Dickinson, Bowman, Beach, Belfield, Killdeer, and surrounding areas. A Travel Alert is in effect for the area due to blowing and drifting snow creating reduced visibility especially when meeting and passing vehicles.

Jamestown City Street crews began clearing snow earlier this morning on the arterials and Emergency Snow Routes..

 

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Fire department was called out at 8:30pm for a house fire in the 400 block of 3rd Avenue  Northwest.  The house is located in the backyard of a street-side residence, and was reported by neighbors as on fire.

CSiNewsNOW.com photos

Jamestown City Fire Chief Jim Reuther reports fire was on the main floor reaching into the attic of the structure.

The female occupant of the house and her dog escaped to a neighbor’s house where she called 9-1-1.

Reuther says the City Fire Department  is investigating the cause of the fire, but is not considered suspicious.

Lt., Sheldon Mohr says Mohr 17 firefighters and five trucks were on the scene over  three hours.

The female resident was displaced by the fire, and the American Red Cross was assisting in finding her lodging.

The City Water Department was called out due to a broken hydrant.  Repairs to the hydrant were performed Sunday morning.

City Fire Units returned to the scene at about 7:30 a.m. Sunday when the fire flared up.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown Fire Department was called out at about 2:40 p.m. Sunday with a report of smoke and a fire on the exterior of a house at the 800 block of 2nd Avenue, Northeast.

Lt. Sheldon Mohr says the fire was under control by the time units arrived. No damage,with  the cause of the fire was under investigation.

Jamestown  (CSi)  Starting January 3, 2017, Sanford Clinic in Jamestown will no longer have a walk-in clinic.  Instead they will offer same-day appointments for anyone with an illness or injury who needs to be seen right away.  Same Day appointment must be scheduled on the day that you wish to be seen or can be schedule Monday through Thursday afternoon for the following morning.  To schedule a same-day appointment, please call 701-253-4000 or 701-251-6000.  You may be able to see your primary care provider, but if that is not possible, there will be opening with at least one of our providers each day.

The Same Day Clinic is not for routine visits such as physicals, well child visits, sports physicals, diabetic checks, medication refills and so on.  These types of appointments should be scheduled in advance in with your provider.

If you wake up in the morning and are not feeling well, call right away to schedule your same day appointment.  If illness hits later in the day, call right away, if we can’t fit you in that day, we’ll get you on the schedule for the next morning.

We are hoping that the change to same day appointments will eliminate the long wait times that were sometimes experienced at walk-in clinic.

 

Valley City  (CSi)  Plans are set for the annual Valley City Pinochle Tournament, on February 18, 19, 2017, at the Eagle Club.

On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Chamber Executive, Kay Vinje said the fee is $50 per team, with the registration deadline on February 14, 2017, at 5-p.m.

She added that 100 percent of the fee goes into the tournament prizes.

She said, players come from the region and as far away as California.

 

Valley City  (CSi)  Valley City officials  are seeking to fill two city positions.

In addition to the recently announced resignation of City Attorney Russell Myhre, the city is seeking a new city police chief.

Former Police Chief Fred Thompson announced his resignation earlier this month.

The police chief’s position is being currently filled by Police Lt. Phillip Hatcher, as Acting Chief.

City Administrator, David Schelkoph says the police chief’s position is being advertised for, with the application deadline tentatively set for January 27, 2017.

The applications will be reviewed by a committee, made up of officials from Valley City, and Barnes county along with one citizen to be named later.

The city is also seeking a new city attorney.

Russell Myhre earlier this month, indicated that he will stay on for six months, or until a new city attorney is hired and approved by the city.

He also said that he will work with the city during the transition period.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Lawmakers convene today for North Dakota’s 65th legislative session, one that will include tough spending choices amid a sharp downturn in tax revenues.

State government spending has risen more than $8 billion the past decade. The Legislature now faces a drop in tax collections due to prolonged slumps in oil and agriculture prices.

Gov. Doug Burgum is expected to discuss the state’s fiscal health in his State of the State address Tuesday, though he says he won’t give lawmakers a budgetary starting point until later in the month.

Not everything in the session is about money. One proposed bill would increase the speed limit on interstate highways from 75 mph to 80 mph. Another would allow hunters 65 and older to use a crossbow during gun and archery deer seasons.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers are returning to Bismarck and are faced with depressed crop and crude oil prices that have sent the state’s once enviable economy sliding.

The Republican-led Legislature begins its biennial session at noon Tuesday and it’s expected to last at least until late April. And the state’s budget will take center stage.

Newly elected Republican Gov. Doug Burgum has promised to forgo a salary as an example of the cuts needed to gain control of what he has called runaway state spending.

State spending rose more than $8 billion in the past decade. Though less money is expected in the state treasury for the 2017 session, lawmakers say there will be shortage of ideas on how to spend it, especially on education and human services.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Three people are out of jail after being arrested after opponents of the Dakota Access oil pipeline suspended a large banner inside U.S. Bank Stadium during a Minnesota Vikings game.

Online records for Hennepin County Jail showed the three were released from custody Monday.

A news release says the two climbers — a man and a woman — plan to make a brief statement and answer questions outside of the downtown Minneapolis stadium on Tuesday.

A second woman also was arrested, but police have not released details of her alleged role in the incident Sunday afternoon during the Vikings’ season finale against Chicago.

Formal charges are expected Tuesday.

The pipeline would carry North Dakota oil through the Dakotas and Iowa to a shipping point in Illinois.

Opponents fear it could harm the environment and American Indian artifacts. The pipeline developer disputes that.

 

DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) — A 23-year-old Dickinson man is in custody in an alleged fatal hit-and-run on New Year’s Day.

Police say the victim was struck by a pickup truck about 2:45 a.m. Sunday, and died at the scene. The suspect fled the scene but later returned and surrendered.

He was arrested for vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of an accident involving death. Formal charges were pending.

Police did not immediately release the name of the 22-year-old man who was killed.

 

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Soaring numbers in a monthly survey of business supply managers suggest regional economic conditions are improving. The Mid-America Business Conditions Index report released Tuesday says the overall economic index jumped to 53.1 in December from 46.5 in November. Survey organizers say any score above 50 suggests growth. A score below that suggests decline. The survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.

 

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Wildlife advocates plan to challenge the approval of a new Yellowstone River dam to benefit farmers that critics say could kill off a dwindling population of a fish dating to the time of dinosaurs.

A bypass channel for the irrigation dam would be built near the Montana-North Dakota border to let endangered pallid sturgeon reach upstream spawning grounds.

But scientists don’t know if the fish would use the channel.

Wildearth Guardians and the Natural Resources Defense Council said in a court filing Friday they are negotiating with officials on how to proceed following last month’s dam construction approval by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation.

The groups have a lawsuit pending over the $57 million project.

U.S. District Judge Brian Morris temporarily blocked it in 2015.

 

In sports…

The Tuesday Jamestown girl’s basketball vs. Minot has postponed, as has the

VCHS Basketball games vs Devils Lake.

 

Class B Basketball Polls

1. Four Winds-Minnewaukan (13) 4-0 13 1
2. North Star 4-0 92 7
3. Dickinson Trinity 5-1 81 2
4. Shiloh Christian 4-1 79 6
5. Thompson 4-1 56 4

6T. Hillsboro-CV 4-1 498 5

6T. Northern Cass 4-1 49 3

8. Linton-HMB 4-0 45 NR
9. St. John 4-0 39 NR
10. Carrington 5-0 33 NR

Others receiving votes: Milnor-North Sargent (4-0), Minot Ryan (2-1), Grafton (4-1), New Rockford-Sheyenne (5-2), Des Lacs-Burlington (2-2), Hankinson (6-1), Beulah (3-1).

 

Girls

Team W-L Pts LW

1. North Star (8) 9-0 120 1
2. Park River-Fordville-Lankin (2) 8-0 114 2
3. Shiloh Christian (1) 6-0 102 3
4. Kindred (2) 7-0 91 5
5. Carrington 8-0 89 4
6. Grant County 8-0 58 7
7. Langdon-Edmore-Munich 7-1 47 8
8. LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 7-1 35 9
9. Fargo Oak Grove 7-1 16 NR
10. Our Redeemer’s 5-1 14 6 5-1

Others receiving votes: New Town (8-1), Rugby (8-1), Minot Ryan (4-3), Enderlin (7-1).

 

Girl’s Basketball…

Wahpeton 67 Jamestown 66 OT

 

Boy’s Basketball…

Jamestown 54 Wahpeton 42

 

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Final Milwaukee 98 Oklahoma City 94

Final Cleveland 90 New Orleans 82

Final Orlando 115 N-Y Knicks 103

Final Utah 101 Brooklyn 89

Final Houston 101 Washington 91

Final Chicago 118 Charlotte 111

Final Golden State 127 Denver 119

Final L.A. Clippers 109 Phoenix 98

 

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Final St. Louis 4 Chicago 1

Final New Jersey 3 Boston 0

Final Vancouver 3 Colorado 2

 

BOWL GAMES…

UNDATED (AP) — Ninth-ranked Southern California and No. 5 Penn State have produced the highest-scoring game in Rose Bowl history.

The Trojans erased a 14-point, fourth-quarter deficit before Matt Boermeester kicked a 46-yard field goal as time expired to give them a 52-49 triumph over the Nittany Lions. Boermeester missed two earlier field-goal tries before capping the comeback.

Freshman Sam Darnold led USC to its ninth consecutive victory following a 1-3 start, throwing for 453 yards and five touchdowns. Darnold hit Deontay Burnett for a tying, 27-yard TD with 1:20 remaining before Leon McQuay III picked off Trace McSorley and returned it 32 yards to the Penn State 33 with 27 seconds left.

McSorley passed for 254 yards and threw two of his four touchdown passes to Chris Godwin. Saquon Barkley rushed for 194 yards and two TDs for the Nittany Lions, who ended a nine-game winning streak and ended up 12-2.

 

Oklahoma, Wisconsin and Florida have capped their college football seasons with bowl victories.

Joe Mixon rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns as the seventh-ranked Sooners knocked off No. 17 Auburn, 35-19 at the Sugar Bowl. Baker Mayfield helped Oklahoma finish the year 11-2 by completing 19 of his 28 passes for 296 yards, two TDs and no interceptions. The Sooners led just 14-13 in the third quarter until Mayfield hit Dede Westbrook for a short touchdown and Mixon ran four yards for a score later in the period. Kamryn Pettway had 101 yards rushing for the 8-5 Tigers.

Eighth-ranked Wisconsin ruined Western Michigan’s bid for a perfect season as tight end Troy Fumagalli made a leaping grab for an eight-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to help the Badgers beat the 13th-ranked Broncos, 24-16 in the Cotton Bowl. Corey Clement and Dare Ogunbowale ran for TDs on Wisconsin’s first two drives to put the Badgers ahead 14-0. Wisconsin finishes 11-3, while the Broncos wind up 13-1.

Austin Appleby threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns as No. 20 Florida whipped No. 21 Iowa, 30-3 in the Outback Bowl to finish the year 9-4. Appleby hit Mark Thompson for an 85-yard TD and found DeAndre Goolsby for a six-yard score that broke the game open late in the third quarter. Chauncey Gardner Jr., returned the first of his two fourth-quarter interceptions 58 yards for a 24-3 lead as the Gators dropped the Hawkeyes to 8-5.

 

COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP…

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama coach Nick Saban says Lane Kiffin will not serve as the team’s offensive coordinator for the national championship game with Clemson. Saban says that Kiffin will leave to focus on his new job as Florida Atlantic’s head coach, leaving the offense in the hands of incoming coordinator Steve Sarkisian (sahr-KEE’-zee-en) for the Jan. 9 game against Clemson in Tampa, Florida.

Saban says he and Kiffin spoke following the semifinal game against Washington and determined that in the best interests of everybody concerned it would be better if Kiffin moved on.

 

NFL-PETERSON…

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Adrian Peterson declared himself fit to play several more seasons in the NFL, even if it’s not with the Vikings.

Peterson is uncertain to come back at age 31 with the team’s other needs. He said he’d consider a reduced salary to return, which would probably be the only way for that to happen.

The 31-year-old Peterson finished with only 72 yards on 37 rushes over three games. He suffered a torn meniscus in his right knee during Week 2 of his 10th season with the Vikings.

 

T25 MEN’S BASKETBALL

UNDATED (AP) — Villanova is spending a fifth straight week atop The Associated Press men’s Top-25 basketball poll.

The defending champs received 59 first-place votes after improving to 14-0 and running their winning streak to 20 games by beating Creighton on Saturday. Second-ranked Baylor claimed the remaining six first-place votes.

Kansas, UCLA and Gonzaga round out the top five and are followed by Kentucky, West Virginia, Duke, Louisville and Creighton.

Villanova, Gonzaga and Baylor are the only unbeaten teams left in Division 1.

 

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