– Wayne Byers Show – Evening – May 8

CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

.TUESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 10 to

15 mph.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest

winds 5 to 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest

winds 5 to 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North

winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the east after midnight.

.THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Highs in the

upper 60s. Lows in the lower 40s.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in

the morning. Highs in the mid 60s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in

the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s.

Monday night…quiet weather is expected as any remaining showers push off to the east and clouds clear up during the evening hours.

Through the remainder of the work week into the start of the weekend dry conditions and near to slightly above average temperatures.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Rural Fire Department responded to a report of a grain dryer fire at Country Grain Co-op at Eldridge at 10: 51 a.m., Monday.

Jamestown Rural Fire Chief Ben Maulding says, fire was out on arrival although there were some hot spots remaining in the dryer unit, with minimal damage reported.

Crews emptied grain.

No injuries were reported.

Valley City (CSi) A tractor fire Monday afternoon about 12:30, destroyed a tractor south of Valley City.

The tractor was located on Highway 1 near the Green Township School.

Responding to the scene were the Valley City/Barnes County Rural Fire Department and the Barnes County Sheriff’s office

No injuries reported

The cause of the fire has not been released.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Planning Commission, Monday recommended a zoning change in the Mall Woods addition.

The parcel, is approximately 5.3 acres, including Blocks 3, 4, and 5 of Mall Woods Addition, all being within the City of Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota from P-O-C (Public, Open Development and Conservation District) to C-2 (General Commercial District). The property is located at: 900 23rd St SW, 912 23^rd St SW and 1024 23^rd St SW

Scott Harmstead of SRF Consulting Group, Inc. gave the staff report. He explained the site is vacant and designated as commercial in the future land use plan. The current zoning is P-O-C and Blocks 4 & 5 were intended for residential development and Block 3 was never subdivided since it contains a wetland. The site is roughly 5.3 acres which is sufficient for C-2 use, although the applicant may need to pursue a replat since the majority of the property is currently platted for residential use. Scott noted that as the subject areas is developed, proper storm water detention facilities need to be provided to control drainage into the site’s wetland and to control drainage off the site into State right-of-way. Scott reported that the existing adjacent land use is C-2 and that no protests for the zone change have been received; the recommendation is to approve the requested zone change.

At the Public Hearing Casey Stoudt, representing the RM Stoudt dealership, spoke about their intentions to build a reconditioning center to the east side of the retention pond.

Chairman Hillerud asked if the Commission would like him to abstain his vote since he has been working on the plans for the new building. No one objected.

Commission member Trautman made a motion to accept the findings of staff and recommend approval of the zone change from P-O-C (Public, Open Development and Conservation District) to C-2 (General Commercial District) for Blocks 3, 4, and 5 of Mall Woods Addition, 5.3 acres located south and west of the interchange of I-94 and US-52, as it meets the requirements of Appendix C of the Jamestown Municipal Code.

The Motion Carried unanimously.

Motion was updated to include the legal description per Commission member Benschs’ suggestion.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce reports that the North Dakota League of Cities is hosting a legislative update at Sabir’s Buffalo Grill in Jamestown on Tuesday, May 9^th at 5:30 pm.

Executive Becky Thatcher Keller says the community is welcome and encouraged to attend. She adds, the purpose is to update the public on legislative action that will impact our local communities, businesses and the state in general.

Wimbledon (CSi) Dave Foster, Peggy Lee’s grandson, will be in Wimbledon from May 25 until May 29, 2017

He will to celebrate Peggy Lee’s birthday and the five year Anniversary of the “Midland Continental Railroad Transportation Museum featuring Peggy Lee“, located in Wimbledon, ND, May 26th from 1:00 to 4:00 PM at the depot.

The public is invited to help celebrate with cake, coffee, lemonade and conversation on that day with Dave.

Photos below by Matt Sheppard from the 2012 Grand Opening. More photos online at FACEBOOK . The 2012 Grand Opening aired only on CSi TV 10 – The Replay Channel.

More CSi PHOTOS at FACEBOOK and Midland Continental Depot Website

Valley City (VCSU – CSi) – Valley City State University will hold its 125th spring commencement exercises at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 13, 2017, in W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse on the VCSU campus.

A total of 254 students—221 undergraduates and 33 graduate students—are eligible to participate in the commencement exercises. VCSU students will be awarded the following degrees: Master of Education (M.Ed.), Bachelor of Science in Education (B.S.Ed.), Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and Bachelor of University Studies (B.U.S.).

President Tisa Mason, Ed.D., CAE, who has led VCSU since December 2014, will direct the ceremony and give remarks.

Mark Hagerott, Ph.D., chancellor of the North Dakota University System, will also speak at the event. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis and a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, Hagerott has served as NDUS chancellor since July 2015 following a distinguished naval career.

Morgan Nalley, a senior from Pocatello, Idaho, will give the student reflection. A member of the Viking softball team and Student Senate, Nalley will graduate with a major in communication and a minor in marketing.

The commencement address will be given by Jodi Shorma, assistant professor of language and literature, who has served on the VCSU faculty since 2009. Shorma was recently selected as Student Senate’s 2017 Teacher of the Year.

The public is invited to attend the commencement ceremony and a reception immediately following in the VCSU Student Center. The ceremony will also be live streamed; it can be viewed online at 10 a.m. Saturday at www.youtube.com/user/VCSUVikings/live.

Ellendale – A three year-old boy was found safe Monday morning after an all-night search in south-central North Dakota.

KFGO Radio reports, Dickey County Emergency Manager Charlie Russell says the boy was located a couple of miles from his home, which is about six miles southeast of Ellendale near the South Dakota border. Russel says the child was spotted near a bridge on the Maple River. He was tired and hungry, but otherwise okay.

The state patrol, Dickey and Brown County, South Dakota deputies and the civil air patrol took part in the search along with volunteers on ATV’s.

The boy was discovered around 9-a.m. Monday morning.

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — The drivers of two semis have died in a crash in northwestern North Dakota.

The state Highway Patrol said Monday the fully-loaded semis collided head-on in Mountrail County early Saturday and caught fire. The collision happened on the Highway 23 bypass near New Town.

Authorities say one semi was loaded with frack sand and the other with crude oil and both were completely burned. The victims have not been identified.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Legislative leaders say they could decide this week whether to return to Bismarck and attempt to override a veto by Gov. Doug Burgum that cuts funding for more than 1,600 townships across North Dakota.

Lawmakers adjourned their session last month after 77 days. After lawmakers left town, the Republican governor vetoed a $16.1 million appropriation that would have provided each non-oil producing township $10,000.

Burgum said in his veto message that the “across-the-board appropriation is both arbitrary and an inefficient use” of the state’s “scarce financial resources.”

The townships received similar appropriations in the previous two sessions.

An official representing North Dakota townships says the money helped reduce property taxes used to maintain roads.

Larry Syverson says mill levy rates in the townships likely will increase without the appropriation.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Bismarck developers have struggled to keep up with demand in the midst of the oil boom, but over the past year offerings in the community have surpassed demand.

The Bismarck Tribune reports since January more than 500,000 square feet of office space has been on the market in Bismarck-Mandan. The open inventory includes existing space that’s unleased, under construction or in the planning process available for pre-lease, giving renters more space to consider.

Commercial realtor George Yineman says some property owners are offering deals to be completive, including the cost of utilities and build out in the rent or offering the first month of rent free.

Kyle Holwagner, vice president of Daniel Companies commercial real estate company, says he’s seen owners of older buildings making investments to make their space more competitive with newer ones.

NEW TOWN, N.D. (AP) — The Three Affiliated Tribes in North Dakota are preparing for the grand opening of their $17.2 million law enforcement center and tribal court building in New Town.

Mark Fox, chairman of the Three Affiliated Tribes, says the facility will host its grand opening Tuesday and is going to make a strong impact that will be a significant step in protecting the communities and people.

The law enforcement center includes 33 offices, emergency 911 communications center with six dispatch stations, a combat training room and temporary holding cells. The courthouse includes 35 offices and three courtrooms.

The building will also feature a ceremonial rotunda and traditional artwork.

The Three Affiliated Tribes are planning to create other facilities, including an attended care facility for up to 12 children and juveniles.

In sports…

Dickinson — The University of Jamestown softball team, Monday, beat the 23rd-ranked Bellevue team, Monday 2-1 in the North Star Athletic Association championship game in Dickinson..

The win means the Jimmies advance to the NAIA national tournament.

The Jimmies record now 41-19 with the win.

Update…

Valley City (CSi) The University of Jamestown baseball team defeated number . 2 Bellevue 7-6 in 10 innings in NSAA Tournament play on Monday in Valley City.

The Jimmies need one more win to head to the NAIA national tournament, when they take on either Mayville State or Valley City State on Tuesday at noon in the North Star Athletic Association tournament championship game.

The game between Mayville State and Valley City State started at 9:10 p.m.

Monday.

Edora (CSi) The North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame has announced the inductees for 2017. Seven people and one event will be inducted this month.

The inductees were announced during the 2017 Premiere at The Center of Western Heritage and Cultures in Medora.

Categories for the inductees include Great Westerner, Long Rider and Modern-era Rodeo.

Among those to be inducted is Clarence Parker. The Minot native is a widely recognized pioneer rancher, experienced horseman, cowboy, former professional jockey and a prominent Minot businessman.

White Earth Valley Saddle Club, which has held rodeos since July 1957, will be receiving a special achievement award.

The induction ceremony will be held June 24 at Tjaden Terrace.

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says former President Barack Obama made it clear to Donald Trump that he “wasn’t exactly a fan” of Michael Flynn. White House spokesman Sean Spicer said Monday that Flynn was an outspoken critic of Obama’s “lack of strategies.” Spicer said that if Obama “was seriously concerned” about Flynn’s connections to Russia or other foreign countries, he should have withheld Flynn’s security clearance.

PARIS (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called Emmanuel Macron to congratulate him on his election win and said his victory “increased hopes concerning the future of the European Union.” Erdogan’s office said Monday that during Monday’s telephone call, the two agreed to meet face to face during an upcoming NATO summit in Brussels.

PARIS (AP) — It will be a short honeymoon for French President-elect Emmanuel Macron. France’s youngest president faces the daunting task of reuniting a troubled and divided nation riven by anxieties about terrorism and chronic unemployment and ravaged by a bitter adversarial campaign against defeated populist Marine Le Pen.

UNDATED (AP) — An Associated Press investigation finds that student-on-student sexual assault is perhaps nowhere as dismissed or as camouflaged as in boys’ sports. Experts say athletes who are sexually assaulted feel particular pressure to stay silent. That’s because speaking up could jeopardize a spot in the lineup they’ve trained years for, or risk team success by getting other players in trouble. When athletes do speak up, the acts often are mischaracterized as “hazing,” masking the severity.

ESTILL, S.C. (AP) — In an Associated Press analysis of student-on-student sex assault cases in state education records and federal crime data, a reported 2013 incident at South Carolina’s Estill Middle School stood out. The numbers add up to one of the largest single cases of sex assault reported on U.S. school grounds: At least four students, ages 11 to 14, reportedly victimized by as many as 30 kids in a bathroom. But an initial investigation went nowhere. Now the grandmother of two girls is suing the district.