Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Mar 10

CSi Weather…

.REST OF TODAY…Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow in the afternoon.

Highs around 10. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Lowest wind chills

around 20 below in the morning.

.TONIGHT…Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow. Lows near

zero. East winds 10 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY…Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow in the Jamestown area, 40 percent in the Valley City area. Highs 10 to

15. Northeast winds around 10 mph.

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

after midnight. Lows zero to 5 above. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

.SUNDAY…Snow. Moderate snow accumulations. Highs 15 to 20. East

winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

Lows zero to 5 above.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny. Highs 15 to 20.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows zero to 5 above.

.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 20s.

Lows 5 to 10 above.

.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain and snow

in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 30s.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower

20s. Highs in the upper 30s.

 

Light snow is expected to develop today and continue tonight and

into Saturday morning. Accumulations of 1 to 3 inches are

possible.

Another round of snow is expected late Saturday night through

Sunday night, with 1 to 4 inches accumulation possible.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  Jamestown Police is warning residents of a high risk sex offender, who has changed address in Jamestown.

Kyle Greenough now resides at 517 4^th Street, Northwest, Jamestown, ND

He presently has no vehicle.

He is a 20 year old white male,  5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing 169 pounds, with blue eyes and blond hair.

Greenough has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota Attorney General’s risk level committee.

Offense: Gross Sexual Imposition, when he was 19 years old engaging in a sexual act with a 14 year old female.

Conviction: July 2015 in Dunn County, District Court.

Disposition:  7 years suspended, 42 days credit, 3 years supervised probation.

Offense: Gross Sexual Imposition.  When he was a juvenile  he had sexual intercourse with several juvenile females.

Conviction date:  November 2012 in Dunn County Juvenile Court.

Disposition: 1.5 years.

Greenough is currently on probation with North Dakots Parole and Probation.

He is currently on GPS Monitoring.

Greenough 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 Kyle Greenough, 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

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Police is warning Jamestown residents regarding a convicted sex offender, living in Jamestown.

John Michael Fleener resides at 502 24^th Street, Southwest, #216, Jamestown, ND

His vehicles are a green 1995 Pontiac Grand Prix, with ND license 285BCN, and a white 1998 Chevrolet pickup, ND license 106AZP

Fleener is a 28 year old white male five feet 10 inches tall, weighing 265 pounds, with blue eyes and brown hair.

He has been assigned a High Risk Assessment by the North Dakota risk level committee of the North Dakota Attorney General’s Office.

Offense: A pattern of engaging in fondling a 16 year old co-worker at a fast found restaurant.

Conviction Date: January 2010 in Barnes County, ND, District Court.

Disposition:  18 month, with 16 months suspended, three days credit, two years supervised probation.

Fleener is on GPS Monitoring.

Fleener is not wanted by police at this time and has served the sentence imposed by the courts.

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 John Michael Fleener 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

 

 

Jamestown (CSi))  The Stutsman County Veterans Service officer has information on new programs, and upcoming activities.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Veterans Service Officer David Bratton said, his office has more information on the new Veterans Entrepreneurship  Program  sponsored by UND Center for Innovation.   On line instruction begins August 21, 2017.

His office has application forms, that are due on July 28, 2017.

He also pointed out that the Veterans Administration has, for the first time, expanded the mental health benefits for the “Other than Honorable,” discharges.

He added that North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum has declared March as “Women’s Veterans Month,” with the state having over 6,000 women veterans,  and that March 29^th is Vietnam Veterans Day.

More than 58,000 individuals made the ultimate sacrifice, in the Vietnam conflict, and thousand more wounded in combat

He reminded veterans that his office has information and forms to apply for grant funding to obtain service dogs, under the Wounded Warriors program, from Service Dogs for America, in Jud, North Dakota. www.servicedogsforamerica.org or call 701- 685=2242.

Other reminders include:  The Jamestown PTSD support group meeting the second the fourth Thursday of each month, at the LEC lower level meeting room, hosted by a combat veteran from the Fargo VA.

Veterans driver licenses can have a “V” indicator added, to show proof of veteran status.

The Burleigh County veterans van stops in Jamestown to the Fargo VA Hospital and back, several times a week.  Contact his office to schedule a ride at 701-252-9043.

The Stutsman County Veterans Office is open Monday-Friday 8-a.m. to 12 noon, and 1-p.m. to 5-p.m.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota legislators who already are dealing with a massive budget shortfall have learned they have even less money to spend due to the slumping oil and agriculture economies.

Newly updated forecasts of the state’s tax collections show North Dakota’s treasury expects to collect $46.3 million less than previously expected before its current two-year budget period ends on June 30.

The state treasury also is expected to collect $103.2 million less than previously expected for the next two-year budget, from this July through June 2019.

Lawmakers have been holding off on major appropriations bills until they knew how much money they would have available to spend.

Gov. Doug Burgum says the Legislature’s work ahead will be one of the biggest challenges ever faced by state lawmakers.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota House has endorsed legislation that would allow communities to install parking meters on their streets if voters approve.

Representatives voted 53-38 on Thursday to lift the nearly 70-year-old ban on parking meters. The Senate approved the measure earlier, although the House amended it to specify that voters would have to agree to install parking meters if the city where they live wants to do so.

The Senate still must approve with the House amendment.

Parking meters were outlawed in 1948, after an angry farmer was ticketed for not feeding the meter. When the Legislature repealed it in 1951, Howard Henry led another successful referendum to reverse the decision.

North Dakota is the only state that bans the meters on public streets.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Bismarck teenager has pleaded guilty in a crash that killed a woman in Bismarck last fall.

Nineteen-year-old Alexus Hankinson admitted to six charges this week, including vehicular homicide and fleeing police.

The Bismarck Tribune reports Hankinson could face up to 30 years in prison when she is sentenced May 19. South Central Judge John Grinsteiner ordered a pre-sentence investigation and drug and alcohol dependency evaluations.

Prosecutors say a Bismarck police officer was at a stoplight on Oct. 10 when he saw a 2010 Dodge Challenger speed past him when the light turned green. The officer started following the car but stopped pursuit under the police department’s policy on chases.

Authorities say shortly after fleeing, Hankinson rear-ended a car, fatally injuring the passenger, 65-year-old Janet von Ruden.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — American Indians and their supporters are rallying in Washington against continued construction of the disputed Dakota Access pipeline.

A federal judge this week declined to halt construction of the final section of the $3.8 billion pipeline, meaning oil could begin flowing through it as early as next week.

Today protesters plan to march from the Army Corps of Engineers headquarters to the White House.

 

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A man convicted of murder in a North Dakota drug conspiracy case tied to a major Mexican cartel has lost his appeal after asserting that his lawyers did a poor job and one of them was too chummy with a federal judge.

U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson of North Dakota sentenced Gabriel Martinez to life in prison in 2008 for the shooting death of Lee Avila of East Grand Forks, Minnesota. The killing was tied to the violent Arellano Felix cartel based in Tijuana, Mexico.

Martinez said in his appeal that defense attorney Thomas Dickson told him Erickson “owed him favors” and Martinez should take a plea deal rather than go to trial.

U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Viken of South Dakota heard the appeal because Erickson was called to testify.

 

 

HORACE, N.D. (AP) — The Farm Rescue farm aid nonprofit in the Northern Plains is getting an annual day of recognition.

The National Day Calendar has proclaimed the third Thursday of March as “National Farm Rescuer Day,” beginning next year. It coincides with National Agriculture Week.

North Dakota-based Farm Rescue does physical labor for farmers in need in both Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa and eastern Montana. Volunteer-based services including crop planting and harvesting, haying, hay bale-hauling and grain-hauling.

Founder Bill Gross says National Farm Rescuer Day provides a specific day to honor past, present and future supporters of the nonprofit, and generate more support.

 

In sports…

SIOUX CITY, IOWA  (VCSU-CSi) – The only unbeaten team in the country was just too good for VCSU Thursday morning.

 

Valley City State’s run at the NAIA National Tournament lasted just one game as the Vikings ran into the hottest team in the country, No 5-ranked Southeastern University. The Fire broke open a tight game with a 22-5 third-quarter run, downing the Vikings 87-58 in the first round of the NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball National Tournament.

 

VCSU trailed just 36-33 at the half, but Southeastern outscored VCSU 32-13 in the third quarter to break the game open and earn the victory. Southeastern (27-0) moves on to the round of 16 on Friday. VCSU ends its season with a 24-9 overall record, making the fourth national tournament appearance in program history.

 

Georgia Williams scored VCSU’s first eight points as the Vikings and Fire played to an 8-8 tie through the first six minutes of play. The Fire followed with a 9-0 run to build their biggest lead of the first quarter at 17-8. VCSU’s Rebecca Eberle beat the first-quarter buzzer inside to pull the Vikings within 17-10 at the quarter break. VCSU shot just 24 percent in the first quarter (4-17) while the Fire went 7-for-14 from the field.

 

VCSU’s offense started to come alive in the second quarter as the Vikings went 9-for-16 from the field, including a 5-for-9 quarter from 3-point range. Kennedy Henningsgard and Lexi Lennon both knocked down a pair of 3’s in the quarter, with Lennon’s last 3 beating the halftime buzzer and pulling the Vikings to within three points at 36-33. The Fire led 36-27 with 42 seconds left in the quarter, but Williams nailed a 3 with 34 seconds left and Lennon followed with her buzzer-beater to make it tight at the half.

 

The momentum did not carry over to the second half though. The Sun Conference champions showed why they are unbeaten this season and had won their last 10 games by an average of 33.6 points. The Fire opened the third quarter with a 13-2 run, building a 49-35 lead, and then extended the run to 22-5 for a 58-38 lead with 3:09 left in the quarter. Southeastern ended the quarter with a 68-46 advantage, outscoring VCSU 32-13. The Fire shot 12-for-18 in the quarter, including 4-for-4 from 3-point range.

 

The Vikings would get no closer than 20 points in the fourth quarter. Only five teams this season have finished the game within 20 points of Southeastern, and the Fire have had only had two games within 10 points.VCSU actually beat the buzzer at the end of each of the first three quarters. Rebecca Eberle hit shots inside at the end of the first and third quarters, while Lennon nailed a 3 at the halftime buzzer.

 

Eberle was one of four Vikings to scored double-digits, giving VCSU 10 points off the bench. Senior guard Georgia Williams finished her career with a strong game, posting 18 points and knocking down four 3’s. She finishes her career as the all-time leader in 3-pointers at VCSU, making 185 throughout her career.

 

Lexi Lennon had 10 points and nine rebounds in the loss, and Kennedy Henningsgard added 10 points off the bench. The Vikings shot 37 percent overall (24-65), 30 percent on 3’s (8-27) and went 2-for-4 at the free throw line. After going 7-for-15 from 3-point range in the first half, the Vikings were just 1-for-12 in the second half.

 

Southeastern University shot 56 percent for the game (34-61), including 63 percent in the second half. The Fire went 10-for-18 on 3’s (56 percent) and were 9-for-19 at the free throw line. Sarah Green had a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead five Southeastern players in double figures. Alyssa Ramos added 14 points.

 

VCSU’s 24 wins this season tied the school record set by the 2012-13 team, which finished with a 24-8 record and also lost in the first round of the NAIA National Tournament. Valley City State graduates three seniors from this year’s squad: guards Georgia Williams, Nisja Bass and Sara Schwanke.

 

 

 

New…

Sioux City, IA  (CSi)  The 11th ranked University of Jamestown Jimmie women’s basketball team Friday morning, defeated Davenport, Michigan 80-67 to head to the tournament’s Elite 8.

On Friday, Senior Taylor Hammer score 36 points and with 11 rebounds. McKayla Orr, contributed  16 points in the tournament’s Sweet 16 action.

Jimmies (27-4)  play Saturday afternoon at 1-p.m., against either Number 2 seed Concordia, Nebraska or Cardinal Stritch in the national quarter finals.

 

 

Boys basketball…

 

Bismarck Century 80, Fargo Shanley 49

Dickinson 83, Sheyenne 68

Fargo Davies 58, Bismarck High 56

Minot 74, West Fargo 64

 

Class B Region 1 Tournament

Third Place

Milnor-North Sargent 83, Hankinson 69Championship

Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran 75, Richland 48

 

Class B Region 2 Tournament

Third Place

Grafton/St. Thomas 54, May Port CG 51Championship

Hillsboro/Central Valley 64, Thompson 57, OT

 

Class B Region 3 Tournament

Third Place

Linton-HMB 68, Napoleon 55

Championship

Ellendale 53, Carrington 40

Ellendale improves to 20-5, Carrington ends their season at 19-5.

Ellendale Cardinals are off to the State Class B Boys Basketball Tournament

 

 

Class B Region 4 Tournament

Quarterfinal

Four Winds/Minnewauken 80, Langdon-Edmore-Munich 56

Harvey-Wells County 58, Rolla 52

New Rockford-Sheyenne 44, North Star 41

St. John 69, Dakota Prairie 41

 

Class B Region 5 Tournament

Third Place

Solen 70, Shiloh Christian 59Championship

Turtle Lake-Mercer-McClusky 50, Washburn 48

 

Class B Region 6 Tournament

Quarterfinal

Des Lacs-Burlington 94, Westhope-Newburg 62

Lewis and Clark-Berthold 53, Rugby 38

Minot Bishop Ryan 59, Drake/Anamoose 37

Minot Our Redeemer’s 56, Bottineau 50

 

Class B Region 7 Tournament

Third Place

Heart River 81, Mott-Regent 73Championship

Dickinson Trinity 67, Beulah 64

 

Class B Region 8 Tournament

Quarterfinal

Kenmare 74, New Town 39

Parshall 72, Burke County 55

Powers Lake 57, Trinity Christian 33

Stanley 80, Watford City 79

 

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Class A State Tournament

Quarterfinal

Bismarck Century 81, Wahpeton 56

Bismarck Legacy 62, Fargo Davies 56, OT

Fargo Shanley 64, Bismarck High 54

Mandan 84, Devils Lake 59

 

 

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Final Detroit 106 Cleveland 101

Final L.A. Clippers 114 Memphis 98

Final Oklahoma City 102 San Antonio 92

Final OT Portland 114 Philadelphia 108

Final L.A. Lakers 122 Phoenix 110

 

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov scored two goals, the first on a power play less than seven minutes into the game, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Minnesota Wild 4-1 Thursday night.

Kucherov assisted a goal by Andrej Sustr, giving him nine goals and eight assists in his last eight games.

Andrei Vasilevskiy had 32 saves for the Lightning. He’s 4-0-1 since the trade of Ben Bishop to Los Angeles, and the Lightning are 9-2-3 in their last 14 games.

Marco Scandella scored for Minnesota with 3:58 remaining, only the Wild’s second goal in regulation in their last three games. Western Conference-leading Minnesota has lost three of four for the first time since early December. The loss also broke the Wild’s streak of 10 straight wins after a loss.

 

Final Carolina 4 N-Y Rangers 3

Final Toronto 4 Philadelphia 2

Final Anaheim 1 Chicago 0

Final OT Ottawa 3 Arizona 2

Final Colorado 3 New Jersey 2

Final Calgary 5 Montreal 0

Final OT N-Y Islanders 4 Vancouver 3

Final OT L.A. Kings 3 Nashville 2

Final San Jose 4 Washington 2

 

North Dakota cruises past Portland State in Big Sky tourney

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Corey Baldwin had his first career double-double, Quinton Hooker scored 17 points with seven assists and No. 1 seed North Dakota cruised to a 95-72 win over Portland State on Thursday in the Big Sky Conference Tournament.

Baldwin, a senior guard, finished with 18 points — including six 3-pointers — a career-high 10 rebounds and five assists. Geno Crandall scored 15 with seven assists, Cortez Seales also had 15 points, Carson Shanks added 12 — on 6-of-6 shooting — and Conner Avants scored 10 for North Dakota.

The Fighting Hawks will play Number 4 seed Idaho or fifth-seeded Montana in the semifinals Friday.

Baldwin hit a 3-pointer to make it 7-4 and North Dakota (20-9) led the rest of the way. Baldwin made back-to-back 3s to spark a 17-2 run that made it 38-15 when Hooker hit a 3-pointer with 8:12 left in the half and the Vikings (15-16) trailed by double figures the rest of the way. Crandall scored five points during an 11-0 run that gave the Fighting Hawks their biggest lead, 87-57, with 3:53 remaining.

Bryce Canda had 12 points and Deontae North scored 11 for No. 8 seed Portland State.

UND shot 56 percent from the field, including 11 of 20 from 3-point range, and hit 18 of 19 free throws.

 

 

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final TCU 85 (1) Kansas 82

Final (2) Villanova 108 St. John’s 67

Final (3) UCLA 76 Southern Cal 74

Final (5) Oregon 80 Arizona St. 57

Final (6) North Carolina 78 Miami 53

Final (7) Arizona 92 Colorado 78

Final Kansas St. 70 (9) Baylor 64

Final (14) Duke 81 (10) Louisville 77

Final (11) West Virginia 63 Texas 53

Final (16) Florida St. 74 Virginia Tech 68

Final Xavier 62 (18) Butler 57

Final (22) Notre Dame 71 (21) Virginia 58

Final (23) Iowa St. 92 Oklahoma St. 83

 

TRAIL BLAZERS-TIMBERWOLVES MAKEUP

 

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Portland Trail Blazers that was postponed because of a wet court has been rescheduled for April 3rd.

It’s the same night as the NCAA men’s national championship game, a night the NBA typically avoids scheduling games. The Blazers will play in Utah the next night, while the Wolves have to fly to the Bay Area to play the Golden State Warriors.

The two teams were supposed to play in Minnesota on Monday. But unseasonably warm temperatures caused the ice rink that had been placed under the court to melt, making the playing surface too slippery for a game. The ice is under the Target Center court so the arena could host a college hockey tournament when the Wolves are away.

 

PANTHERS-KALIL REUNION

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) —A person familiar with the situation says the Carolina Panthers have agreed to terms with unrestricted free agent left tackle Matt Kalil from the Minnesota Vikings on a five-year deal worth $55.5 million.

Of that, $25 million is guaranteed.

The person spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday on condition of anonymity because the move can’t officially be announced until later in the day.

Kalil, who spent five seasons in Minnesota after being selected fourth overall in 2012, will play with older brother Ryan Kalil, Carolina’s two-time All-Pro center.

The 27-year-old Kalil played in all 64 games his first four seasons in Minnesota, but missed 14 in 2016 due to a hip injury that required surgery.

Carolina needed a left tackle with Michael Oher’s career uncertain due to a concussion.

 

 

UNDATED (AP) — The Washington Redskins have fired general manager Scot McCloughan after two seasons at the helm.

Club president Bruce Allen announced the firing and said the team will have no further comment on McCloughan’s departure. McCloughan did not attend the NFL Combine this month, with a spokesman only saying his absence was due to family matters.

 

PGA-VALSPAR…

PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Jim Herman was the clubhouse leader when the first round of the PGA’s Valspar Championship was suspended by darkness at Palm Harbor, Fla.

Herman missed the course record by one stroke, firing an 8-under 62 that leaves him two shots ahead of British Open champion Henrik Stenson and Russell Henley. Herman has only one top 10 finish since his victory in Houston last year and has slipped to No. 89 in the world.

 

 

OLYMPICS…

NEW YORK (AP) — Two people with knowledge of the decision say Dawn Staley will be the next U.S. women’s basketball Olympic coach.

The South Carolina head coach helped the U.S. win gold medals as a player in 1996, 2000 and 2004. Staley also was an assistant coach on the 2008 and 2016 teams that won golds at the Olympics.

 

 

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