Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Apr 5

CSI Weather…

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows in the upper 20s. North winds around 10 mph.

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. North winds around

5 mph shifting to the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. South

winds 5 to 10 mph.

.FRIDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 15 to 20 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. South winds

5 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 70.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.

.SUNDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs

in the upper 50s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance

of rain possibly mixed with snow. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in

the mid 40s to upper 50s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain and

snow in the evening. Lows in the upper 20s.

.TUESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.

.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny. A 40 percent chance of rain in the

afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s.

 

 

Valley City  (CSi)  Valley City Fire Chief Gary Reterath says three dead calves were found in the Sheyenne River in Valley City over the past ten days.

At the Valley City Commission meeting, Tuesday, City Administrator David Schelkoph said fire and rescue crews extracted the carcasses from the river.  The first dead calf was taken out ten days ago, another one last week and the third one was taken from the Sheyenne River Tuesday.

Valley City Fire Chief Gary Retterath said the dead calves did not have tags, but one cattle producer northwest of Valley City told Retterath that they could have been his calves.

Retterath said he’s isn’t sure how the calves died or how they ended up in the Sheyenne River.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Department of Veterans Affairs reports that it is well on its way to fixing problems with its suicide hotline.

On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Stutsman County Veterans Service Officer, David Bratton said the challenges facing the organization have been resolved.

Prior to opening the new Atlanta call center, the call rollover rate often exceeded 30 percent.

The current call roll over rate is less than one percent, with over 99 percent of all calls being answered by the Veterans Crisis Line.

That number is 1-800-273-TALK (8255), then choose Option 1.

A trained VA profession, specially trained to attend to emotional crises for veterans crises for Veterans Service members.

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Great Plains Food Bank is coming to the Jamestown Civic Center, on Friday April 28, 2017 to distribute fresh fruit, vegetables, shelf stable items and more.

The time is set  between 11-a.m., and 1-p.m.

There is no need for a referral, and all in need of food assistance are welcome.

Those attending are asked to bring plastic bags or boxes.

For more information contact Andrea Block, at 701-476-9128.

On line www.greatplainsfoodbank.org

 

Jamestown (CSi)  Freedom Resource Center for Independent Living in Jamestown announces that the Get Smart on SCAMS  presentation will be on Thursday April 27, 2017 from 1:30-p.m.,  to 3:30-p.m., at the James River Senior and Community Center, in Downtown Jamestown.

The presenters will be  North Dakota Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division, Investigator, Tonya Hetzler, and Jamestown Police Department, Detective, Dale Ackland.

The program will include details of current scams via telephone, mail, internet, and will include information of the Do Not Call policy, along with identify theft, and an explanation of the laws the Consumer Protection Division enforces.

The class is free.   Registration is encouraged by calling Freedom Resource Center, for Independent Living in Jamestown at 701-252-4693, or E-Mail:  bethd@freedomrc.org

 

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota man has been jailed on $1 million cash bond after prosecutors charged him in the death of his wife.

Forty-three-year-old Irving Jumping Eagle appeared in court Wednesday following his arrest in the death of 33-year-old Alicia Jumping Eagle. She was found dead in the couple’s Sioux Falls apartment Monday.

Irving Jumping Eagle is charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder and four counts of manslaughter. His public defender did not return a phone call for comment.

Police allege Irving Jumping Eagle had blood on himself Monday afternoon while at a gas station about 300 miles away near Streeter, North Dakota.  The car he was driving hit a bridge pillar Tuesday morning in Deuel County, in eastern South Dakota. He was taken to a hospital and then jailed in Sioux Falls.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Two Democratic U.S. senators want the chief of the Army Corps of Engineers to explain the agency’s decision-making that ultimately paved the way for completion of the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline.

Delaware Sen. Tom Carper and Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell are ranking Democratic members on Senate environment and energy committees. They sent a letter to Corps Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite Monday asking for a host of information including communications between the agency and Trump administration officials.

President Donald Trump pushed for the pipeline’s completion shortly after taking office in January, despite the desire of American Indian tribes that wanted more environmental study.

Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners last month finished building the $3.8 billion pipeline, which should be fully operational later this month and moving North Dakota oil to Illinois.

 

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana lawmakers are taking action on multiple measures meant to keep patients from receiving whopping air ambulance bills.

Four measures are on the House floor Wednesday and one is being heard later in the day in the House Human Services Committee.

All are in response to complaints by Montana residents who were charged tens of thousands of dollars for emergency flights because their insurance didn’t cover the out-of-network costs.

Justin Dillingham is the chief customer officer for Life Flight Network, an Oregon-based air ambulance provider. He says the bills that Montana lawmakers are considering are pre-empted by federal law and would be struck down in court.

Republican Sen. Gordon Vance of Belgrade told a legislative panel Tuesday that air ambulance companies and insurers are already making agreements for in-network coverage as a result of the legislation.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Standing Rock Sioux tribal leader is on trial on child sex abuse charges.

Fifty-four-year-old Cannon Ball District Chairman Robert Fool Bear has pleaded not guilty in federal court in Bismarck. He’s accused of repeatedly raping and physically assaulting a girl over the course of five years. He says the girl made up the story.

Fool Bear faces a minimum of 30 years in prison if convicted on the five felony counts against him.

 

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