Wayne Byers Show – Morning Show – Mar 6

CSi Weather…

.DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNITL 4-PM., MONDAY.

INCLUDES JAMESTOWN  AREA….

The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a Dense

Fog may hold until the onset of precipitation with the strong storm system that will impact the area

* IMPACTS…Widespread visibility below a quarter mile.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A Dense Fog Advisory means visibilities will frequently be

reduced to less than one quarter mile. If driving, slow down, use

your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.

 

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3-PM CST  TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST  TONIGHT…
INCLUDES THE JAMESTOWN AREA

* Snow will develop by early afternoon and continue through the evening.
A brief period of a wintry mix is possible as precipitation
begins.

* Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches are expected.

* Winds gusting as high as 55 mph will occur. A period of
significantly reduced visibility is expected in falling snow and
strong winds.

* Travel will become hazardous.

Precautionary/Preparedness actions…

A winter weather advisory means that periods of snow…sleet or
freezing rain will cause travel difficulties. Be prepared for
slippery roads and limited visibilities…and use caution while
driving. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling
from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

Forecast…

 

REST OF TODAY…Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area.

Widespread dense fog. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds around

15 mph shifting to the west 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around

40 mph in the afternoon.

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow in the Jamestown area, 70 percent in the Valley City area.  Snow accumulation up to 1 inch….Patchy blowing and drifting snow through the night. Very windy. Colder.

Lows in the lower 20s. West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to

around 55 mph decreasing to 25 to 30 mph with gusts to around

45 mph after midnight.

.TUESDAY…Increasing clouds. 20 percent chance of light snow in the afternoon.   Patchy blowing and drifting snow in

the afternoon. Very windy. Colder. Highs in the upper 20s. West

winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph increasing to

35 to 40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph in the afternoon.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow in

the evening. Patchy blowing and drifting snow in the evening.

Windy. Lows around 10. Northwest winds 30 to 35 mph decreasing to

20 to 30 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 50 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s. Northwest winds

10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph in the morning.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of

snow. Lows 10 to 15.

.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of snow in the

morning. Highs 15 to 20.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow

after midnight. Lows zero to 5 above.

.FRIDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow. Highs

around 15.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow.

Lows 5 to 10 above.

.SATURDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow. Highs

in the lower 20s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows zero to 5 above.

.SUNDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of snow in the

afternoon. Highs 15 to 20.

 

Areas of dense fog with visibility below one half mile will

persist or continue to develop across most of central and parts

of western North Dakota through early afternoon. Fog may hold

until the onset of precipitation with the strong storm system that

will impact the area. Use caution if traveling especially at

uncontrolled intersections, railroad crossings and truck entry

points.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce sponsored the District 12 and 29 Legislative Forum held at City Hall on Saturday morning.

Moderated by Pam Phillips legislators in attendance were:

Distric t 12:Senator John Grabinger,Representatives, Bernie Satrom, Jim Grueneich.

District 29: Senator Terry Wanzek Representatives Chet Pollert & Craig Headland.

 

Topics addressed from  audience questions included

Long term plan for foundation Aid for Education

How much in the budget shortfall is due to past tax breaks

Concerns about DOT shop closures, funding cuts

Public Employee PERS increased premiums to those in plan.

Armed First Responders in schools

Renassaince Zone Revisions

State’s minimum wage

 

Highlights…

Long term plan for foundation Aid for Education:

Grabinger: Being funded lower than previous levels

Pollert: $16 million budgeted to shore up the shortfall

 

How much in the budget shortfall is due to past tax breaks:

Satrom: Last ten years spending was tripled

Pollert: Dollars spent from oil boom revenues

Wanzek: Since the last session, commodity prices are lower, oil exraction tax revenues are lower.   He suggested not to increase taxes during tough economic times.

 

Concerns about DOT shop closures, funding cuts:

Grabinger is against, saying the plan is flawed

Wanzek: Legislature was unaware in first half of session, and introduced amendment to delay closures, and to make a study.

Headland: Testify when it comes to senate

 

Public Employee PERS increased premiums to those in plan:

House is looking at a competitive bid process, the changes implemented by the unelected PERS board.

Grabinger: No Need to change

 

Armed First Responders in schools:

Wanzek:   A Gunman in school is a reactive situation, rural schools are isolated, concerning law enforcement response time.

Grabinger: Opposed to the bill

Headland: Voted in favor saying a gunman looks for a gun-free school

Pollert: voted in favor

Satrom: The issue is a local school district option

Grueneich:  Wants students protected

 

Renassaince Zone Revisions: (Eliminate income tax breaks)

Headland: Voted against

Grueneich:  Voted in favor, saying the state needs to taken out of that aspect, adding that it will reduce burden on tax payers

Satrom:  Voted for change, saying the program should be left to local political subdivisions to address.

Pollert: voted against changes

 

State’s minimum wage:

Grueneich:  The market determines a businesses minimum wages, adding North Dakota has one of the lowest unemployment rates, in the nation.

Satrom:  Employers create demand

Grabinger: State’s current minimum wage is too low.

The forum was shown live on CSi 67, with replays on CSi 10, The Replay Channel.

 

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP-CSi) — A fugitive from Kentucky has been arrested in North Dakota.

Authorities say 52-year-old Barry Maiden was apprehended Friday in Jamestown.  Maiden is wanted for terroristic threats toward law enforcement. He also faces a weapons and explosives charge.

Jamestown Police Lt. Justin Blinsky says officers were called to assist U.S. marshals in the arrest at a  Sourtheast Jamestown residence. Maiden was taken into custody without incident.

Blinsky  reported that “Because of the severity of the outstanding warrants for Maiden, we knew he needed to be arrested quickly.”

Police obtained a no-knock warrant and carried out the action with the assistance of the James Valley Special Operations Unit:  The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Department, The Barnes County Sheriff’s Department and the North Dakota Highway Patrol.

Roosevelt  Elementary  School released children to their parents  as a safety precaution.

Officials  verbally  commanded  Maiden to exit the home. A female, who purportedly has a relationship with Maiden, exited the home first  followed shortly after by Maiden. There was no conflict or struggle.

Maiden is currently being held in the Stutsman County Correctional Center  Jamestown until he can be extradited to Kentucky to face charges.

 

St. Paul   (CSi)  – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is currently lowering its reservoir elevations.

The Corps is currently lowering the elevation of Lake Ashtabula, north of Valley City.  The current level is 1,259.5 feet, which is 6.5 feet below the summer operating level. Based on snow measurements around the area, the Corps plans to lower the lake elevation to 1,257 feet by the end of March.

Elsewhere…

The Corps is currently lowering its reservoir elevations within the Red River of the North Basin. The drawdowns are in preparation for the spring runoff within the region.

Homme Dam, near Park River, North Dakota, is currently at elevation 1,077 feet, which is 3 feet below summer the summer operating level. The Corps will begin lowering the lake level to the maximum drawdown elevation of 1,064 feet based on current snow measurements within the basin. The drawdown is scheduled to begin within the next two weeks. The timing will be based on the weather.

The Corps does not plan to lower either Lake Traverse, west of Wheaton, Minnesota, or Orwell Reservoir, southwest of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, at this time due to a lack of moisture within these basins. If conditions change, Corps water management officials may reconsider the decision.

For more information, see www.mvp.usace.army.mil.

 

 

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) — A manager of the Devils Lake Basin Joint Water Resource Board says a wet summer and fall, along with high winter snowpack, has Devils Lake primed to gain several feet of water this spring.

Jeff Frith tells the Devils Lake Journal that conditions are ripe for significant flooding of farmland.

Data provided by Greg Gust of the National Weather Service in Grand Forks shows the possibility of Devils Lake rising by 3 to 4 feet with warmer weather and more precipitation.

The weather service report says the rest of winter looks to be both colder and wetter than average. It also states that soil moisture is higher than normal, affecting its ability to absorb the large amount of runoff that higher temperatures will bring.

 

Bismarck  (CSi)  Sixty-two cases of the flu in Stutsman County were reported to the North Dakota Department of Health for the week of February 18th, with numbers expected to rise.

JRMC, RN, Nikki Mack says, “We are seeing an increase of patients in the emergency department with flu- like symptoms.  That means the virus is active and in the community.”

Mack adds that although the flu is active in the community, there are steps you can take to prevent catching and spreading the virus.

Mack points out that “Hand washing is so important in the prevention of flu, make sure you are washing your hands frequently and properly.”

Other ways to prevent spreading the illness are: Frequent hand washing, the current flu vaccination, and avoiding contact with sick people.

The 2016-2017 flu vaccination protects against the four strands of viruses that research suggests will be most common that year.

Some of the flu symptoms can be fever, runny/stuffy nose, headaches, fever, chill, body aches, cough or fatigue. If you feel any of those symptoms, stay home and rest.

She adds, seek immediate medical attention for your child if they are showing any of the following symptoms: Trouble breathing or fast breathing, bluish skin color, fever with a rash, signs of dehydration. Some additional symptoms to watch for in adults are: Sudden dizziness, confusion, severe vomiting and difficulty breathing.

JRMC Emergency Department Manager Sheila Krapp, says, “The elderly and infants are particularly vulnerable to the flu, and this year’s strain is no different. Our ED was flooded with flu patients the last two weekends.”

Krapp encourages people who have the flu to stay home and not spread the virus.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Regional Medical Center’s Auxiliary’s recent, first ever Ladies Night raised more than $2,000, benefiting the upcoming JRMC Cancer Center.

An evening with friends made the difference in the life of a cancer patient.

Auxiliary member and former Gift Shoppe manager, Carol Lawrence says, “Battling cancer is a community effort.”  JRMC is creating a cancer center with eight infusion rooms. The center would be the only one of its kind within 90 miles. At any given time, more than 100 Stutsman County residents are traveling more than 100 miles for chemotherapy care. JRMC’s Foundation hopes to raise $1.5 million for the JRMC Cancer Center.

JRMC Auxiliary consists of more than 40 volunteers. Since fundraising for the Journey to Oncology campaign began, the Auxiliary has raised more than $40,000,  meeting the first Monday of each month.

If interested in volunteer opportunities, call (701) 952-4809. For more information about Ladies Night, e-mail tiffany.wilkerson@jrmcnd.com.

 

 

BOTTINEAU, N.D. (AP) — Authorities say a Minot man has died in a crash near Bottineau.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol says 60-year-old Timothy L. Grondahl lost control of his SUV in the slush and snow on Highway 5 around 11:30 a.m. Saturday. The car spun into the ditch and rolled onto the passenger side.

His passenger, 61-year-old Geraldine Grant, also from Minot, was taken to the Bottineau Hospital.

The crash remains under investigation.

Bottineau is about 55 miles northeast of Minot.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota woman accused of beating a man with a coffee mug has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors.

Vanessa Taylor pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon. In exchange for the plea, the government has agreed to drop of a charge of assault with intent to commit murder.

Authorities say the incident happened in March on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.

Taylor faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Sentencing is scheduled June 1 in Bismarck.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Legislature is entering its first full week after its midsession break, and senators are reviewing bills that were approved by the House as the House mulls Senate measures.

The most important day of the 2017 legislative session likely will be Thursday when lawmakers are slated to get a new revenue forecast that will be used to craft the state’s upcoming two-year budget.

The North Dakota Senate will consider a bill that narrowly passed in the House that would repeal the state’s longstanding Sunday business restrictions.

And the House will consider a Senate bill that would lift North Dakota’s nearly 70-year ban on parking meters.

 

HAZEN, N.D. (AP) — A former church in Hazen is being transformed by a utility cooperative into a daycare facility.

Basin Electric Power Cooperative has purchased the New Bethel Congregational Church, which has been empty since last fall. Basin Electric recognized a great need for child care among its employees and the community. So the cooperative board bought the church and hired a daycare program director.

The facility will have space for about 60 children, ranging in age from infant to 12. The facility is currently hiring staff and is expected to open by April.

Cooperative board director Erin Huntimer says there’s never been a licensed daycare facility of this size in Mercer County. Huntimer hopes it will be a model for other communities in North Dakota that have daycare shortages.

 

 

In Sports…

Saturday

BOYS BASKETBALL

Fargo Shanley 76, Grand Forks Red River 69

West Fargo 66, Devils Lake 60

Championship

Fargo Davies 89, Sheyenne 74

 

Class A West Regional Tournament

State Qualifier

Bismarck High 72, Bismarck St. Mary’s 46

Dickinson 68, Bismarck Legacy 54

Championship

Bismarck Century 70, Minot 64

 

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Class A East Regional Tournament

State Qualifier

Devils Lake 62, Grand Forks Central 46

Wahpeton 55, Sheyenne 41

Championship

Fargo Shanley 60, Fargo Davies 47

 

Class A West Regional Tournament

State Qualifier

Bismarck High 59, Jamestown 48

Bismarck Legacy 79, Bismarck St. Mary’s 46

Championship

Mandan 59, Bismarck Century 57, OT

 

Class B State Tournament

State Championship

Kindred 49, North Star 42

 

Seventh Place

Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 46, Glen Ullin-Hebron 35

Fifth Place

Park River/Fordville Lankin 45, Watford City 39

Third Place

Minot Our Redeemer’s 56, Grant County 46

 

Jamestown  (CSi)   The 2016-17 Region 3 Boys Basketball Tourney is March 6, 7, 9, 2017  at the Jamestown Civic Center.

The top four teams from District 5 will play the top four teams from District 6 on  Monday the 6^th, with four games.

The winners go on to the semifinal on Tuesday night.

Monday March 6

3pm – D6-1 Linton-HMB (No. 6 in state) (19-2) vs. D5-4 Midkota (3-18)

20 min. after – D5-2 Carrington (Received votes in last top 10 poll) (17-4) vs. D6-3 Strasburg/Zeeland (10-12)

20 min. after – D5-1 Ellendale (17-5) vs. D6-4 Kidder County (11-11)

20 min. after – D6-2 Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter (10-10) vs. D5-3 Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier (9-13)

 

Jamestown (UJ) The 10th-ranked Jimmie women’s basketball team face  No. 23 Oregon Tech in the first round of the NAIA DII Women’s Basketball National Championships, as announced by the NAIA office Wednesday.

Jamestown (25-5) is the #3 seed in the Liston Bracket while Oregon Tech (24-8) is the sixth seed. Game time is 1:45 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8.

The Jimmies will be looking to exact revenge against the Owls, who defeated UJ 71-64 in the opening round of last year’s national tournament.

 

The field is made up of 22 automatic berths and 10 at-large selections. Automatic qualification is given to conference regular-season champions, tournament champions or tournament runners-up depending on the conference. At-large teams were determined using the final regular-season Coaches’ Top 25 Poll released last week. For that release, click here.

 

 

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Final Indiana 97 Atlanta 96

Final Golden State 112 N-Y Knicks 105

Final Washington 115 Orlando 114

Final Phoenix 109 Boston 106

Final OT Utah 110 Sacramento 109

Final Dallas 104 Oklahoma City 89

Final New Orleans 105 L.A. Lakers 97

 

 

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Zach Parise scored in his return to Minnesota’s lineup and Devan Dubnyk made 20 saves as the Wild held on for a 3-1 win over the San Jose Sharks on Sunday.

Eric Staal had two goals for the Wild, who won for the third time in four games. Jason Pominville assisted on Parise’s 15th goal to open the scoring. Parise and Pominville each returned after missing three games with the mumps.

Minnesota (90 points) moved back ahead of idle Chicago (89 points) for first place in the Central Division and Western Conference.

Melker Karlsson scored for San Jose, which had won three in a row and had an eight-game point streak snapped. Martin Jones stopped 25 of 27 shots.

 

Final Calgary 5 N-Y Islanders 2

Final Columbus 3 New Jersey 0

Final Pittsburgh 4 Buffalo 3

Final Vancouver 2 Anaheim 1

Final St. Louis 3 Colorado 0

Final Carolina 2 Arizona 1

 

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Senior guard Bronson Koenig scored 17 points in his final home game, combining with D’Mitrik Trice to give No. 22 Wisconsin’s offense a second-half boost in a 66-49 victory over Minnesota on Sunday.

The Badgers (23-8, 12-6 Big Ten) secured the second seed in the conference tournament and got a sorely needed confidence boost to end the regular season after having lost five of their previous six games.

Nate Mason had 17 points for Minnesota (23-8, 11-7). The Golden Gophers had won eight straight.

Koenig hit five 3s in the second half, including baskets on three straight possessions with less than 3 minutes left. Trice had a four-point play after getting fouled on a 3-pointer with 12:24 left, before hitting a layup about 20 seconds later.

They helped ignite an 18-2 run over a six-minute stretch of the second half that gave Wisconsin a 13-point lead with 11:32 left

Final (16) Purdue 69 Northwestern 65

Final (18) Cincinnati 67 UConn 47

Final (20) Saint Mary’s (Cal) 81 Portland 58

Final (21) Wichita St. 71 Illinois St. 51

 

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Mike Daum scored 33 points on 9-for-18 shooting and No. 4 seed South Dakota State rolled to an 83-73 win over fifth-seeded Denver in a Summit League Tournament quarterfinal Sunday night.

The Jackrabbits will play top seeded, in-state rival South Dakota in the semifinals Monday.

Reed Tellinghuisen added 18 points for SDSU (16-16) and Chris Howell scored 10. Daum, who scored a career-high 51 points against Fort Wayne on Feb. 18, made 13 of 15 free throws.

SDSU opened the second half with an 18-5 run to go up 61-41 with 15:30 to play. Daum made two layups and four free throws during the run and the Jackrabbits led by double figures the rest of the way.

Denver (16-14) trimmed the gap with a 12-5 spurt over the final four minutes and capped the scoring when Duke Douglas slammed in a dunk with 10 seconds left.

C.J. Bobbitt led Denver with 16 points, Joe Rosga and Ade Murkey scored 10 apiece.

 

NASCAR-ATLANTA

 

HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Kevin Harvick’s penalty helped Brad Keselowski (kehs-LOWS’-kee) capture the second race of NASCAR’s Monster Energy Cup season.

Keselowski surged ahead on the backstretch with six laps to go and held on for a half-second victory over Kyle Larson. Matt Kenseth was third, followed by Kasey Kahne (kayn) and Chase Elliott.

Harvick seemed poised to win in Atlanta for the first time since his initial Cup victory in 2001. He won the first two stages under NASCAR’s new format and led 293 of the first 325 laps. But he was penalized one lap for going too fast on pit row during his final stop. The drive-thru penalty pushed Larson to the lead.

 

NBA…

 

ATLANTA (AP) — The Hawks have claimed Jose Calderon off waivers from the Warriors, giving Atlanta another point guard behind starter Dennis Schroder.

The 12-year NBA veteran averaged 3.3 points and 2.1 assists in 24 games for the Lakers this season before his contract was bought out last week. Calderon is joining his sixth team in five seasons

 

PGA…

 

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Dustin Johnson is a winner in his first tournament since being elevated to the top of the world golf ranking.

Johnson played mistake-fee over the final five holes to close out a victory at the PGA’s Mexico Championship. He saw a four-shot advantage become a one-shot deficit before he birdied 15 and closed with three solid pars for a 3-under 68.

Johnson was 14 under for the tournament, one stroke ahead of Tommy Fleetwood. The 26-year-old Fleetwood sank a 40-foot birdie putt on the final hole to secure a spot in the Masters for the first time.

Jon Rahm pushed Johnson by getting an eagle and two birdies on the back nine to take the lead. Rahm and Thomas Pieters finished two shots back at minus-12.

 

LPGA…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Lorena Ochoa (oh-CHOH’-uh) is going to make a brief return to LPGA Tour competition.

The Hall of Famer and Mexico’s greatest golfer has announced that she will compete in her tournament on May 4-7 in Mexico City. It will be her first LPGA event in five years.

Ochoa was 28 and at the top of her game when she shocked the golf world by announcing her retirement in April 2010.

 

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