Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Jan 31

CSi Weather…

INCLUDES BARNES COUNTY…

917 AM CST TUE JAN 31 2017

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS

AFTERNOON…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER

WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST

THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING…THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…3 TO 5 INCHES.

* WINDS…NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES…LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE IN THE HEAVIER SNOW

BANDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE

TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED

VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

 

FORECAST…

TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA 50 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.

HIGHS 30 TO 35. TEMPERATURE FALLING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN

THE EVENING IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA 20 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. LOWS 5 TO 10. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 10 TO 15. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO

20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.

.THURSDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS 5 TO 10.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS ZERO TO 5 BELOW.

.FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS 10 TO 15.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.

.SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS 20 TO 25.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 10.

.SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 15 TO 20.

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

.MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 15 TO 20.

 

.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT

A NARROW BAND OF SNOW…MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY MORNING…WILL ACCUMULATE UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW FROM BOTTINEAU COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH THE NORTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON.

 

Update…

Valley City  (CSi)  Valley City Public Schools have counselors available Tuesday, and in the future, for students and staff as they and the community continue to grieve the loss of ninth grade student, David Lynch, who passed away on Monday.

Superintendent Josh Johnson issued another statement Tuesday, saying out of respect to the Lynch family, Valley City Public Schools will not make further statements, and that additional information concerning the cause of death, or other aspects of this matter, should be directed to authorized agencies.  He added, “Thank you in advance for respecting the grieving process occurring at Valley City Public Schools.”

Superintendent Johnson’s statement added that, “Our students and staff are pulling together to support one another this week. We are grateful for the flood of support we have received from West Fargo Public Schools, Valley City State University, and our community partners. Counselors will be available today and in the coming days as our students and staff mourn the loss of David Lynch and remember all of the good memories we have that include him.”

Previously…

Valley City (CSi) Valley City Public School’s Superintendent Josh Johnson has issued a statement, saying a Valley City High School Student passed away Monday January 30, 2017.

The statement says David Lynch, a ninth grade student, passed away at Mercy Hospital after taken there by Barnes County Ambulance about 12:30-p.m.

The incident leading to the cause of his death has not yet been released.

Johnson says grief counselors are availiable for students in the Valley City Public School District.

The news release from Valley City Public School Superintendent Josh Johnson:

“It is with great sadness that we have to inform you that one of our students, David Lynch, has passed away this afternoon at Mercy Hospital. Everyone at Valley City Public Schools wants you and your student to know that we are here to help you in any way we can.   Students will react to David’s death in their own way, and we need to be supportive of one another. Valley City Public School will have counselors available to help students in the buildings throughout the day to deal with this loss. If your student would like to talk to a counselor, please encourage them to let any staff member know, or call the main office at 701-845-0483.”

Together, we will get through this difficult time for the Lynch family.

With Deepest Condolences, VCPS Administrative and Counseling Teams

Josh Johnson

Superintendent

Valley City Public Schools

(701) 845-0483

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The James River Valley Library System, Director Joe Rector reports, that the new bookmobile has arrived in Jamestown.

The Stutsman County Library was closed for a day so the staff can train driving it.

Rector has gotten permission to park the present bookmobile at the Buffalo City Diesel location until it can be sold.

Rector says the total bookmobile cost is $239,501, adding that five percent of the total bookmobile cost remains. The library receives a grant for $35,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture when the bookmobile arrives in Jamestown.

Photos posted on line at CSiNewsNow.com

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown Lion’s Club’s 29^th Annual Buffalo Feed Is Wednesday, February 1, 2017 from 4:30-p.m., to 7:30-p.m., at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Downtown Jamestown.

Admission is:  $15 for adults, $5 for children 12 and younger, and free for childen in pre-school and younger.  Tickets available at the door.

Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown Optimists Club’s Spaghetti Feed is set for  Friday February 3, 2017, from 5-p.m., to 7:30-p.m.

It will be held at the Jamestown Civic Center.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Sport and Recreation Show will be held at the Jamestown Civic Center, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday February 3-5.

Hours are Friday 4-p.m., to 8-p.m., Saturday 9-a.m., to 4-p.m., Sunday noon to 4-p.m.

Admission is free.

 

Bismarck  (CSi)   Giving Hearts Day 2017 will be Thursday, February 9. It is co-hosted by Dakota Medical Foundation, Impact Foundation and Alex Stern Family Foundation.

It’s easy! And fun! Here’s how:

1. Ask a friend to match your commitment to donate to a charity on Giving Hearts Day. You can each pick your own charity and dollar amount or you can #GoMatchyMatchy all the way!
2. Post a fun matchy-matchy photo with your friend using hashtag #GoMatchyMatchy anytime from now until February 9 to show your support and help raise awareness for Giving Hearts Day.
3. Join the event on Facebook to be a part of the excitement leading up to Giving Hearts Day on February 9. Go to givingheartsday.org on February 9 to make your donations.

Giving Hearts Day is the most generous day of the year. When first launched the online drive in 2008, the region’s generous donors offered up $325,000. The day makes space for charities to share their stories, connect with new givers and become skillful in a proven ‘friend raising’ system. It has become a gateway for people to connect to causes doing good work in areas they passionately care about.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board will soon release the cause of a 2013 oil train derailment in eastern North Dakota.

The accident happened when a train carrying soybeans derailed in front of an oil tanker train near the small town of Casselton. It caused a series of explosions and the evacuation of hundreds of Casselton residents. No injuries were reported.

The incident contributed to a national discussion about the safety of moving oil by train.

NTSB investigators posted hundreds of pages of records on the derailment in 2015 and noted a broken train axle was found, but it wasn’t pinpointed as a cause.

NTSB spokesman Eric Weiss says results of the investigation should be released when the board meets next Tuesday.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s House has killed a bill that would have repealed North Dakota’s longstanding Sunday business restrictions.

The bipartisan measure aimed at lifting the state’s so-called blue laws was narrowly defeated 50-44 on Monday.

The National Conference of State Legislatures says about a dozen states have some form of Sunday sales laws, but only North Dakota prohibits shopping on Sunday morning.

North Dakota residents can order alcohol at a restaurant or bar late Sunday morning but must wait until afternoon to go shopping because of the ban that’s rooted in religious tradition.

North Dakota law once required most businesses to stay closed on Sundays. It was changed in 1985 to allow grocery stores to open.

The Legislature in 1991 allowed most businesses to open on Sundays but not before noon.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota law enforcement and state prosecutors are supporting a Republican-sponsored bill that would increase penalties for people involved in riots.

Rep. Todd Porter of Mandan told the House Judiciary Committee on Monday that the proposal is in response to the Dakota Access pipeline protests.

Among other things, the bill would increase the penalty from a misdemeanor to a felony for people charged with participating in a riot of 100 or fewer people.

Porter says the lesser charge isn’t enough.

North Dakota has been the center of protests against the $3.8 billion, four-state pipeline, in large part because of objections of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe in the southern part of the state. There have been more than 625 arrests in the region since mid-August.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s two largest universities have cautioned their international students not to travel due to President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration.

Trump’s move temporarily bars refugees and citizens of seven predominantly Muslim nations from entering the U.S. The order has sparked widespread protest.

North Dakota State University late last week emailed students from the seven countries, urging them to meet with an adviser if they have plans to travel outside the U.S. The email says, “most likely, it will be recommended you do not leave.”

The University of North Dakota in a weekend Facebook post cautioned international students not to travel, “even to Canada.”

UND International Programs Director Katie Davidson said in an interview that international staff and faculty also are being urged to stay put.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration means that more than 40 refugees scheduled to resettle in North Dakota in coming weeks won’t do so.

Trump’s order suspends refugee admissions in the U.S. for 120 days and indefinitely bars the processing of refugees from Syria.

Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota CEO Jessica Thomasson says nearly two dozen refugees were scheduled to arrive in North Dakota in the next week, and a similar number of refugees were scheduled to arrive during the rest of February. All of those trips are canceled.

Trump’s order also temporarily bars citizens of seven predominantly Muslim nations from entering the U.S. Thomasson says that means uncertainty about travel for hundreds of refugee families already settled in North Dakota.

 

 

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tribal representatives and environmentalists are promising an encampment similar to the ongoing protest against the Dakota Access pipeline in North Dakota to oppose the Diamond Pipeline planned from Oklahoma to Tennessee.

Mekasi Camp Horinek of the Ponca Nation and the Bold Oklahoma protest group said Monday there “definitely” will be an encampment in Oklahoma, but declined to say where or when.

Critics of the project say the pipeline threatens the environment, rivers and Indian burial grounds.

The 440-mile pipeline by Plains All American Pipeline and Valero Energy Corp. would extend from Cushing, Oklahoma, to Memphis, Tennessee, and cross 14 counties in Arkansas, where it has drawn opposition.

Plains spokesman Brad Leone says the company is committed to meeting or exceeding safety standards and minimizing environmental impacts.

 

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — An Ohio man who tracked down his former fiancee in North Dakota and kidnapped her at knifepoint has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Omar Toure was earlier found guilty of kidnapping, aggravated assault, terrorizing and reckless endangerment. He appeared in court Monday in Williston where Northwest District Judge David Nelson expressed concern over his apparent lack of remorse.

He drove from Columbus, Ohio to North Dakota in 2015, tracked down his fiancee, forced her into his car at knifepoint and drove her to Montana.

Defense attorney Keven McCabe says Toure plans to appeal.

 

In sports…

MADISON, S.D. (PlayNorthStar.com) – University of Jamestown senior guard Kyra Dewald has again been honored as the NSAA player of the week, for the fourth time.

The North Star Athletic Association Women’s Basketball Player-of-the-Week is
Kyra Dewald  from the University of Jamestown. She’s 5’5″ – Senior – Guard – from Jamestown.  Dewald averaged 24.0 points, 6.5 steals and 4.0 steals as No. 12-ranked Jamestown (N.D.) swept a pair of North Star Athletic Association conference foes at home, extending UJ’s winning streak to seven games.  She posted 29 points (10-of-14 field goals, 5-of-7 3-pointers and 4-of-5 free-throws), 7 steals and 4 assists in 111-48 rout over Waldorf (Iowa).  Dewald followed that up with 19 points, 6 steals, 4 assists and 4 rebounds in 89-49 victory over Viterbo (Wis.).  She was 6-of 13 from the field and 6-of-8 from the free-throw line.  For the week, Dewald shot 16-of-27 from the field (59.3 percent), 6-of-12 from the 3-point line (50 percent) and made 10 free-throws in 13 attempts (76.9 percent).

The North Star Athletic Association Men’s Basketball Player-of-the-Week is
Jake Hagler from the University of  Jamestown.  He’s 6’0″ – Senior – Guard –from Cando, N.D. – Hagler averaged 21.0 points, 7.0 assists, 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals as Jamestown (N.D.) earned a pair of home North Star conference victories.  He scored 22 points, dished out 8 assists, grabbed 6 rebounds and recorded 2 steals in 90-67 victory over Waldorf (Iowa).  He made 6 of UJ’s school-record 21 3-pointers in the game and finished 7-of-14 shooting from the field.  Hagler followed that up with 20 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 steals in 82-65 victory over Viterbo (Wis.).  He was 6-of-12 from the field, 2-of-5 3-pointers and made all 6 free-throw attempts.  For the week, Hagler was 50 percent from the field (13-of-26), 8-of-16 from the 3-point line (50 percent) and went perfect 8-of-8 from the free-throw line.

 

Class B Basketball Polls…

 

(AP)  Once again, the North Star girls and Four Winds/Minnewaukan boys basketball teams sit on top of the Class B Basketball Polls; as voted on by members of the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

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

Girls

1. North Star (11) 16-0 155
2. Park River-Fordville-Lankin (3) 16-0 143
3. Kindred (2) 15-0 133
4. Carrington 14-1 112
5. Langdon-Edmore-Munich 14-2 95
6. Velva-Sawyer 13-2 69
7. Shiloh Christian 13-3 54
8. Oak Grove 13-3 44
9. Bishop Ryan 13-4 26
10. Rugby 15-2 25
Others receiving votes: New Town (14-3), Thompson (12-5), Warwick (13-3), Our Redeemer’s (14-3), Grant County (14-3), Harvey-Wells County (11-5), Medina-Pingree-Buchanan (13-4), Napoleon-Gackle-Streeter (9-5)

Boys

1. Four Winds-Minnewaukan (16) 12-1 160
2. Northern Cass 12-1 129
3. Shiloh Christian 11-1 123
4. Thompson 12-2 105
5. Dickinson Trinity 11-2 86
6. St. John 13-0 83
7. Hillsboro-Central Valley 10-3 50
8. Linton-HMB 12-2 34
9. North Star 11-2 31
10. Carrington 12-2 28
Others receiving votes: Solen (11-1), Kenmare (13-1), Bishop Ryan (12-2), Beulah (10-3), Hankinson (11-2), May-Port CG (8-5), Wyndmere-Lidgerwood (9-4).

 

 

Midkota’s girls basketball game at New Rockford-Sheyenne on Monday night has been moved to Friday.

Sub-varsity games will begin at 4:30 p.m.

 

Boys Basketball…

 

Beulah 58, Glen Ullin-Hebron 45

Central Cass 62, Enderlin 49

Dickinson 88, Watford City 48

Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran 91, Milnor-North Sargent 80

Kindred 57, Napoleon 47

Northern Cass 73, Tri-State 61

Parshall 86, Trenton 24

Richland 68, Hankinson 51

Shiloh Christian 49, Flasher 39

Solen 81, Bismarck Legacy Soph A 21

Standing Rock 80, Grant County 55

Stanley 88, Killdeer 49

Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 51, Maple Valley 47

 

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Barnes County North 53, LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 51

Bismarck Century 50, Minot 29

Bottineau 61, Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 57

Burke County 50, Tioga 47

Carrington 44, Harvey-Wells County 30

Cavalier 42, Lakota 27

Dickinson 45, Watford City 36

Drayton/Valley-Edinburg 63, North Border 52

Dunseith 68, Drake/Anamoose 16

Garrison 66, South Prairie 28

Grafton/St. Thomas 55, Larimore 39

Heart River 40, Hettinger/Scranton 38

Kenmare 67, Surrey 24

Kindred 72, Napoleon 48

Langdon-Edmore-Munich (All sports) 78, Four Winds/Minnewauken 58

May Port CG 41, Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 39

Mott-Regent 49, Beach 33

New England 50, Richardton-Taylor 24

North Star 55, Fordville Lankin-Park River 41

Oakes 66, Midkota 27

Rolette-Wolford 54, Benson County 43

Rolla 50, St. John 46

Rugby 36, Des Lacs-Burlington 34

South Border 56, McIntosh, S.D. 41

Velva/Sawyer 68, Nedrose 24

Westhope-Newburg 59, Lewis and Clark-Berthold 47

Wilton-Wing 56, New Salem-Almont 14

 

 

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION…

Andrew Wiggins scored 27 points and Ricky Rubio made a career-high six 3-pointers to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 111-105 victory in overtime over the Orlando Magic on Monday night.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 23 points and 12 rebounds, Rubio added 22 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, and Wiggins forced overtime with a jumper with 10 seconds to play to help the Wolves win for the eighth time in 11 games.

Elfrid Payton scored 21 points and Serge Ibaka had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Magic, who came back from nine points down with five minutes to play to take the lead late in regulation. Evan Fournier scored nine points in 23 minutes in his first game since Jan. 13.

 

Final Philadelphia 122 Sacramento 119

Final Miami 104 Brooklyn 96

Final Boston 113 Detroit 109

Final Dallas 104 Cleveland 97

Final Memphis 115 Phoenix 96

 

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — The 21th-ranked Duke Blue Devils have posted back-to-back victories for the first time since early January. Duke defeated 20th-ranked Notre Dame 84-74 last night behind Grayson Allen’s 21 points. Jayson Tatum had 19 points and a career-high 14 rebounds.

 

 

NBA-CAVS

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers will be down one All-Star for the time being.

Kevin Love will sit out at least another game — and possibly more — because of recurring back spasms. The forward underwent an MRI on Monday, and although the team said the tests showed no structural damage, he will miss Wednesday night’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

 

TRAVEL BAN-SPORTS

DENVER (AP) — The government has told the U.S. Olympic Committee that the travel ban put in place over the weekend by President Donald Trump shouldn’t impact athletes traveling to the United States for international events.

USOC leaders said the government told them it would work to ensure athletes from all countries would have expedited access to the United States for international competitions.

A World Cup archery event is scheduled for Las Vegas on Feb. 10.

Iran, one of the seven countries listed on the ban, fielded an archery team at last year’s Olympics, though its status for World Cup is not known.

The U.S. wrestling team travels to Iran next month for a World Cup event and the head of the federation said plans are still in place for that trip.

 

MLB…

NEW YORK (AP) — The Cardinals have been ordered by Major League Baseball to pay Houston $2 million dollars and give the Astros two picks in this year’s draft for an employee hacking the Astros. Commissioner Rob Manfred also banned former St. Louis scouting executive Christopher Correa for life.

Correa pleaded guilty to five counts of unauthorized access of a protected computer from 2013 to at least 2014 and last July was sentenced by a federal judge to 46 months in prison and ordered to pay the Astros $279,038.65 in restitution.

 

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Free agent Brandon Moss has reportedly agreed to a two-year, $12 million contract with the Royals. A person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press about the move on condition of anonymity because Moss still must pass a physical to make the deal official.

Moss hit just .225 in 128 games with 28 home runs last season with St. Louis.

He is expected to take over for Kendrys Morales, who left the Royals as a free agent for a $33 million, three-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.

 

NFL-RAIDERS

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson has pulled out of a plan to build a $1.9 billion domed stadium for the NFL’s Oakland Raiders to move to Las Vegas.

In a terse statement, Adelson declared that he had been excluded from talks before the team sent a lease proposal last week to the public board that will own the 65,000-seat stadium.

Adelson had pledged $650 million and the Raiders $500 million, with the stadium authority putting up $750 million in Las Vegas tax revenues.

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval’s office says the proposal now is for the Raiders to invest $1.15 billion and accept operating responsibilities.

The Raiders had no immediate comment.

 

AP BASKETBALL POLLS….

 

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