Wayne Byers Show – Morning – May 16

CSi Weather…

.REST OF TODAY.. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Highs in the mid 60s.

Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. North winds

10 to 15 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain showers in the Jamestown area, 40 percent in the Valley City area.

Highs in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain

showers in the evening in the Jamestown area, a 30 percent chance in the Valley City area. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds 15 to

25 mph.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds 15 to

20 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Patchy frost after midnight.

Lows in the mid 30s.

.FRIDAY…Partly sunny. Patchy frost in the morning. Highs in the

upper 50s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain

showers. Lows in the upper 30s.

.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper

50s. Lows around 40.

.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.

Lows in the lower to mid 40s.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny. A 30 percent chance of rain showers in

the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s.

Thunderstorms are again possible across the far southeast Wednesday.

 

 

Eckleson  (CSi)  The Barnes County Sheriff’s Office and North Dakota Highway Patrol investigated a semi striking and killing at 27 year old Valley City man, about 5-a.m., Saturday, May 13, 2017 near the I-94 Eckleson Exit.

Barnes County Sheriff Randy McClaflin said Sanborn firefighters responded to a vehicle fire, during that time.  The vehicle’s driver, Justin Tangen escaped the burning vehicle and was later struck by a semi and died at the scene.

The investigation is continuing.

 

Valley City  (CSi)  The Barnes County Sheriff’s Office is informing the public of a High Risk Sex Offender living in Valley City.

Johnathan “John” Fleener has been assigned a High Risk Sex Offender by the North Dakota Risk Level Committee of the North Dakota Attorney General’s Office.

He is presently living at 10917 37^th Street Southeast, Valley City, ND

Fleener is 28 year old white male, five feet eleven inches tall,  weighing 260 pounds..

Conviction: January of 2010 in Barnes County District Court for sexually assaulted a 16-year-old coworker.

Fleener is not wanted by law enforcement at this time and has served the sentence imposed by the court.

Any use of this information to threaten, assault or intimidate the offender their families, landlords of employers will be turned over for  prosecution.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Public works reminds motorists that the City of Jamestown has started the annual street and avenue traffic marking/striping maintenance program.   The work is expected to continue until completion, work is contingent upon changing weather conditions.

Motorists and other traffic should use extreme caution in these areas due to fresh paint and limited lane use. Please be aware of directional cones and the traffic maintenance crew.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Public School Board Monday approved the resignation letter of Gussner Elementary School Principal David Saxberg, at the end of this school year.

Saxberg has accepted a principal position at a Grand Forks elementary school.

Jamestown Public School Superintendent Rob Lech said the  interview team to find a successor, includes himself, two School Board members, two Gussner Elementary School teachers and one administrator.

The finalists will be interviewed from June 4-6, 2017.  A recommendation to hire a principal will be given to the School Board on June 19th.

Lech said he has reached out to parent teacher organizations to assist with surveys to help provide insight for the search committee.

Lech also reported that  Gackle-Streeter Public School is considering an agreement to join the James Valley Career & Technology Center consortium.

The consortium currently has  school districts in Jamestown, Pingree-Buchanan and Montpellier.

The meeting was recorded by CSi 10 The Replay Channel with showings starting on Tuesday.

 

Valley City (CSi)  The Valley City Area Chamber of Commerce will host a Meet and Greet for Valley City Commission candidate Ross Powell on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 6:30p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Hi-Liner Activity Center.

Powell is the only candidate on the May 23, 2017 special election ballot.

He plans to present a personal statement, address questions from the Chamber, and answer questions from the audience.

The public is encouraged to attend.

Valley City Auditor Avis Richter reminds voters that absentee ballots are available at City Hall, until election day.

 

 

Jamestown  (JRMC)  — There’s dozes of reasons to choose Jamestown Regional Medical Center. One of them is because it serves rural communities. Beginning in June, specialists from JRMC will accept appointments at their Carrington office.

Chief Nursing Officer at JRMC, Trisha Jungles says, “No matter where you live, you should have access to high-quality healthcare. JRMC always strives to be THE difference in healthcare. This is one way we can do that.”

Each specialist will spend one business day per month at JRMC’s Carrington Clinic, which is adjacent to Dr. Jay Bauer’s Dental Clinic, 918 First Street South.

Jungels adds,“Without access to these specialists, residents of the Carrington-New Rockford communities would have to travel at least 40 miles for care.  That distance can be tough for families and seniors.”

The clinic will not offer primary care, such as routine check-ups, but rather specialty services not already available in Carrington and New Rockford.

Visiting specialists include Sue Matthiesen, audiology; Drs. Michael Dean and Tim Volk, orthopedics; Dr. Rachael Renschler, podiatry; Dr. Robert Bates, urology.

Call (701) 952-4878 to schedule direct with:
Audiology: Sue Matthiesen
Orthopedics: Dr. Michael Dean, Dr. Timothy Volk, Pat Walter, PA-C
Podiatry: Dr. Rachael Renschler
Urology: Dr. Robert Bates

Learn more at www.jrmcnd.com/CarringtonClinic.

Jamestown  (JRVLS)  The James River Valley Library System announces that Barb Caine will be retiring at the end of May 2017.

Barb joined the library staff in 1996, and her specialties include genealogy and reference. She has helped many people, both locally and from around the country, to find their roots in Stutsman County through her work at the library.

Over the years, Barb has served many people in the  community in one way or another, and has always done so in a patient and kind way. From her ability to find the answers to almost any question asked, to helping patrons find the books they need, Barb has always been very valuable to the library and she will be greatly missed.

 

The library will honor Barb for her contributions in a farewell open house, which will be held on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 from 2:00 pm-4:00 pm at the Alfred Dickey Library.

 

The community is invited for cake and coffee and extend best wishes to Barb on her next chapter in life.

For more information, call the Alfred Dickey Library at (701)-252-2990.

 

Valley City  (CSi )  The first Valley City Cruise Block Party of the season will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 8, 2017.  Businesses in Valley City are open extended hours on the block party dates. The block party will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on July 13, August 10 and September 14, all Thursdays.

The Valley City Cruise Block Party is organized by Big City Cruisers, a club of car owners from around the state. NuCara Pharmacy, Wade’s Service Center, Borg’s Bootery, Dutton’s Parlour and Veterans of Foreign War Post 2764 Valley City are sponsors of the block party.

 

 

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) – Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says the Devils Lake City Commission violated the state’s open meeting laws when it met secretly to discuss a report on the city’s police chief and his top captain.

The Commission last month placed Chief Keith Schroeder and Capt. Jon Barnett on paid administrative leave until officials can decide their future. They were suspended after a city assessment found low morale and reports of a hostile work environment at the police department.

Stenehjem says the report discussed during the April 3 closed meeting is public under the state’s open meeting laws.

Stenehjem’s order says the commission must release the audio or a transcript of the executive session.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A Minnesota man accused in the sexual assault and killing of a woman in her Fargo townhouse last year has been sentenced to more than 22 years in prison.

t 23-year-old Landon Lauwagie (loo-WAG’-ee), of Ponsford, Minnesota, pleaded guilty earlier in the asphyxiation death of 40-year-old Cory Terlecky in May 2016.

He had been facing a potential sentence of life in prison, but a gross sexual imposition charge was dropped.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A man who admitted killing his brother in a Minot apartment last year says he was pressured into entering the guilty plea that landed him in prison.

Northwest District Judge Todd Cresap has given the attorney for Aldolfo Contreras-Castillo until the end of June to submit a formal request to withdraw his plea.

Contreras-Castillo pleaded guilty last August to killing 28-year-old Ignacio Contreras-Castillo in March 2016. He maintains that his attorney made it seem like he had no choice but to plead guilty.

He was sentenced to 35 years in prison and must 85 percent of his sentence before being eligible for parole.

 

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Fargo’s police chief was among several Red River Valley officers who traveled to Washington D.C. over the weekend to honor an officer who was killed in the line of duty.

The name of Fargo officer Jason Moszer was among those added to the National Law Enforcement Memorial as part of National Police Week. A candlelight vigil honoring fallen officers was held over the weekend.

Fargp Police Chief Dave Todd says  it was an emotional moment that should help officers move through their grief and remember that Moszer was a “special guy.”

Moszer was shot and killed last year after responding to a domestic disturbance. The gunman was wounded by a police sniper then fatally shot himself during a standoff.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — TransCanada Corp. is reassessing whether oil producers in North Dakota and Montana are still interested in shipping crude through its long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline now that they have other new options to ship their product, including the Dakota Access pipeline.

The Calgary-based company’s announcement this month comes with the Keystone XL still needing approval of its proposed route through Nebraska. The Dakota Access, which was designed to transport about half of North Dakota’s oil production to a shipping point in Illinois, is expected to be fully operational by June.

TransCanada spokesman Matthew John says the company plans to re-engage with prospective shippers “because of a lot of changes in the oil market.”

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has appointed North Dakota State University student Jacob Dailey to the state Board of Higher Education.

Dailey is a senior from Canton, Kansas who is majoring in agricultural education. He served as president of the North Dakota Student Association this past school year. He currently works as operation assistant at the NDSU Research and Technology Park.

Dailey will replace current student member Nick Evans, whose term expires June 30.

The higher education board consists of seven citizen members appointed by the governor to four-year terms and one student member named to a one-year term, along with two non-voting members representing faculty and staff.

The board sets policy for the state’s 11 public colleges and universities.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The head of North Dakota’s Center for Tobacco Prevention and Control Policy says eliminating the agency could undo several years of work that marked a rapid decrease in youth and adult smoking rates in the state.

The agency, also known as BreatheND, is funded by a percentage of the state’s tobacco settlement fund, which is from a 1998 agreement between states and major tobacco companies.

The  Legislature recently withdrew BreatheND’s funding and will move the settlement money to the North Dakota Department of Health budget in July.

Lawmakers say tobacco prevention programs are better situated in the state Health Department.

Republican Rep. Al Carlson says the funds “should flow to one place.”

 

Glen Ullin  (CSi) — One little mouse caused an uproar in the town of Glen Ullin Monday after it was found dead and floating in one of the town’s main water supply tanks.

The Bismarck Tribune reports the mouse’s appearance has led to a boil order for the community of 870 that’s likely to be in effect until at least Wednesday. Meanwhile, people can use water to flush toilets and shower. Tap water for consumption, even teeth brushing, should be heated to a rolling boil for at least one minute. Bottled water is a safe alternative.

The boil order was put into effect at 1 p.m. by the State Health Department after the dead mouse was reported to the department’s drinking water program manager Greg Wavra.

City workers have since discovered how the mouse gained egress and fixed the jilted door under which it had crept.

 

 

In sports….

 

 

 

High School Softball, Monday in Belcourt…

Jamestown 16 Turtle Mountain 0

Jamestown 26 Turtle Mountain 6

 

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota State University softball team will face defending national champion Oklahoma in the NCAA tournament.

The Summit League champion Bison are making their fourth straight appearance and eighth overall in the Division I tournament.

They’ll face the Big 12 champion Sooners on Friday afternoon in the regional in Norman, Oklahoma.

The other two teams in the regional are Tulsa and Arkansas. The regional winner moves on to a super regional, and the winner of that moves on to the eight-team Women’s College World Series in early June in Oklahoma City.

 

MINNESOTA-SOFTBALL

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Gophers’ powerhouse softball team isn’t hiding their shock and anger over being unseeded going into the NCAA tournament.

The Gophers are 54-3, but didn’t land one of the top 16 seeds when the 64-team field was unveiled Sunday. Coach Jessica Allister says it was disappointing, but the team has to get past it with a game against Louisiana Tech on Friday.

The Gophers are playing at the Tuscaloosa Regional, where host Alabama is the No. 16 seed.

Sophomore Maddie Houlihan says the cool thing now is “a lot of people are rooting for us.”

Athletic director Mark Coyle says he’s asked the NCAA and Big Ten for an explanation why the Gophers weren’t seeded after they had the best record in Division I.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Another North Dakota fish record has fallen.

The state Game and Fish Department says Derek Larson, of Mandan, used a bow and arrow to land a state record buffalo fish on May 5 in the Heart Butte Reservoir.

The 57-pound, 8-ounce whopper beat the previous record of 54 pounds, a fish taken in the Heart River in 2011 by Dickinson resident Keith Huschka.

Larson’s fish is the largest ever weighed in the state outside of paddlefish and pallid sturgeon.

His record came just two weeks after Derek Barnick, of Tappen, took a 31 pound, 9 ounce common carp from Lake Etta-Alkaline with a bow and arrow. That broke the record of 31 pounds set by Thompson resident Austin Loberg, who caught his whopper in the Sheyenne River in 2003.

 

 

MLB…

 

INTERLEAGUE

Final Atlanta 10 Toronto 6

Final Houston 7 Miami 2

 

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Final Cleveland 8 Tampa Bay 7

Final L.A. Angels 5 Chi White Sox 3

Final Seattle 6 Oakland 5

 

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Final Arizona 7 N-Y Mets 3

Final San Diego 6 Milwaukee 5, 10 Innings

Final San Francisco 8 L.A. Dodgers 4

 

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics have advanced to the NBA’s Eastern Conference finals by taking Game 7 of their series with Washington, 115-105. Isaiah Thomas delivered 29 points and 12 assists, while Kelly Olynyk (oh-LIH’-nihk) added a career playoff-high 26 points off the bench. The Celtics trailed 76-72 before reeling off a 22-5 spurt that put them ahead 94-81 in the fourth quarter.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi (kah-WY’) Leonard will sit out Game 2 of the NBA’s Western Conference finals tonight against the Golden State Warriors. Spurs coach Gregg Popovich says his top scorer aggravated his sprained left ankle during the second half of Sunday’s 113-111 loss to the Warriors. Leonard initially hurt the ankle during the conference semifinals against Houston.

 

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS

 

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Phil Kessel (KES’-ul) scored late in the third period and Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 23 shots as the Pittsburgh Penguins blanked Ottawa, 1-0 to even the NHL’s Eastern Conference finals at a game apiece. The Pens dominated over long stretches but couldn’t score until Kessel followed up his own rebound and beat Craig Anderson with 6:55 remaining. The Senators went nearly 19 minutes without a shot on Fleury, who earned his second shutout of the postseason.

 

TENNIS…

UNDATED (AP) — Roger Federer says he is skipping the upcoming French Open to concentrate on Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. The 18-time major champion announced on Twitter that bypassing the clay-court season will help him compete on the tour for many years to come. The 35-year-old Federer hasn’t played in an ATP event since April 2, when he won the Miami Open.

 

 

 

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