Wayne Byers Show – Morning – May 23

CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…Cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of showers 30 percent.

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. North winds around

5 mph with gusts to around 20 mph shifting to the northwest up to

5 mph after midnight.

.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to

10 mph increasing to around 15 mph in the afternoon.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly

cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers after midnight in the Jamestown area.

Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast winds around 15 mph.

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

the morning. Highs around 70. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the

upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.

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

the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s.

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

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

thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain

showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy

after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s.

.MEMORIAL DAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers

in the afternoon. Highs around 70.

 

There will be lingering showers across the north and east Thursday.

Friday through Memorial Day  spotty showers.

High through the weekend into Memorial  Day period mostly in the 60s to lower 70s.

 

 

 

Valley City  (CSi) The Special Election for a seat on the Valley City Commission  is today (Tuesday May 23, 2017) at City Hall in Valley City.

The polling place will be open from 7-a.m. to 7-p.m.

One individual has filed to run for the unexpired term of City Commissioner, Richard Ross, who resigned the position earlier this year.  Ross was elected to the City Commission in June of 2016 for a four year term.

Filing a petition to run for the seat is Ross Powell.

Powell is a personal banker at  Wells Fargo’s Valley City branch.  He presently serves as a member of the Valley City Park Board.

City Auditor Avis Richter says, his name will appear on the election ballot.

Write in votes are likely to be cast.

Election results will be posted Tuesday evening at CSiNewsNow.com

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  JRMC President, and CEO K.C. DeBoer is informing residents that calls from a number claiming to be “Jamestown Hospital” are not associated with Jamestown Regional Medical Center and should be considered a scam.

The calls come from “JMTN HOSP” and a local 952-number. The call includes a pre-recorded message about booking an Orlando vacation.

DeBorer says, “We learned today (Monday)  that scammers are using our name and a local number to scam area residents.  If you receive a call of this nature, please hang up.”

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  A $250 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the individual who  recently shot a dog in its yard in Streeter.

The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office is investigating.

Jasmine a one year old Lab/Pitbull mix was shot with a shotgun in  the front yard, of  her owner, Pamela Syverson.

While rushing to the veterinarian, the Highway Patrol pulled them over. When an emergency, was realized, he led them to Steele.

Only after getting to the vet, did she learn that her dog had been shot.

Syverson says surgery resulted in some of the metal shots being removed, but some will remain lodged within Jasmine.

Syverson says Jasmine is recovering.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  Seven motorcycle clubs are coming together June 3rd to raise money for North Dakota non-profits.

The CMA Dakota Sonshine Riders of Jamestown, Crusaders of Jamestown, Dakota Riders of Valley City, Jamestown HOG Chapter, Individuals of Jamestown, Lunacy of Devils Lake, and the Spirit Lake Riders of Devils Lake are partnering on June 3, 2017 to raise funds for North Dakota Non-Profit organzations.

Stutsman Harley-Davidson General Manager John Seifert says, “I think it’s a no-brainer to get as many clubs together to ride for something that is larger than just ourselves.”

Stutsman Harley Davidson, Marketing Manager, Ashley Domino adds, “One hundred percent of the profits made from the “Bikers for a Cause Benefit Run” will go to non-profit organizations chosen by the clubs involved.”

Two routes of around 260 miles have been planned by the Jamestown HOG Chapter to alleviate expected motorcycle traffic.

Both routes consist of six stops before returning to the Stutsman Harley Davidson, in Jamestown.  Registration will be at 10-a.m. and kickstands go up at noon.

Clubs are hoping this becomes a yearly event.

For more information on the run, on line go to:  www.stutsmanharley-davidson.com.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown’s Atonement Lutheran Church recently donated a contribution of $2,667.50 to the South Central Homeless Coalition (ND Region VI) for assistance in purchasing diapers and wipes for regional food pantries. The Coalition is thankful to Atonement Lutheran for the generous contribution to helping WIPE OUT the diaper need in our region. Diapers and Wipes were special ordered and purchased from Hugo’s Family Marketplace. The donation precedes the 2nd annual diaper drive which will be this summer which is scheduled to begin July 1, 2017.

 

The South Central Homeless Coalition’s purpose shall be to advocate, coordinate, and optimize services for homeless men, women and children within Region 6 of the South Central Human Service Center. Those counties are: Barnes, Dickey, Foster, Griggs, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh, Stutsman, and Wells.

Any person, business, organization or institution within the Coalition’s service area interested in the issues of homelessness and/or the less fortunate shall be eligible for membership in the Coalition. The coalition meets at least every other month, on the second Tuesday of the month. Contact Coalition President Pastor Susan Haukaas at Trinity Lutheran Church for more information at 701-252-2841.

 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Authorities are no longer investigating a reported incident in which a man dressed in a bunny suit tried to lure children into a van in Grand Forks.

Police say that after tracking down countless vans and interviewing their owners, there’s no proof of any wrongdoing. The  case is now deemed inactive.

The report earlier this month was of a man wearing a bunny costume, approaching children and asking them if they wanted to pet the bunny he had in his van. Police say there have been no further reports of such activity.

 

Bismarck  (CSi)  The North Dakota Highway Patrol and the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services will conduct an annual test of the AMBER (America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response) Alert system from 2-3 p.m. on Thursday, May 25, 2017. All AMBER Alert components will be tested. Advance notification is provided to avoid misinterpretation of this test as an actual AMBER Alert.

 

AMBER Alerts are recorded on the North Dakota Department of Transportation’s 511 Road and Weather Information System and displayed on the NDDOT roadside message signs, the nd.gov and AMBER Alert websites, and at North Dakota Lottery terminal sites. Eight AMBER Alerts involving nine children have been issued in North Dakota. Eight children were successfully recovered. Nationwide, the AMBER Alert system has successfully recovered 868 children.

 

An AMBER Alert instantly galvanizes the community to assist in the search for and safe return of an abducted child. The program is a voluntary partnership between law enforcement, state agencies, the National Weather Service (NWS), and the North Dakota Broadcasters Association to activate an urgent bulletin in child abduction cases meeting AMBER Alert criteria. NDDES, in collaboration with the NWS, uses the Emergency Alert System to provide a description of the abducted child and suspected abductor to statewide radio and television stations. Please register at www.wirelessamberalerts.org to receive text notifications of AMBER Alerts in your area.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline and a feeder line leaked more than 100 gallons (380 liters) of oil in North Dakota in March.

A state Health Department database shows 84 gallons (320 liters) spilled at a pipeline terminal in Watford City March 3. Dakota Access developer Energy Transfer Partners says the line is operated by a connecting shipper.

An agency of the federal Department of Transportation reports that 20 gallons (75 liters) leaked March 5 at an above-ground Dakota Access station in rural Mercer County. Both spills have been cleaned up.

The pipeline also leaked 84 gallons of oil at a rural pump station in South Dakota on April 4.

Pipeline opponents say leaks bolster their demands for further environmental review. ETP says the North Dakota-to-Illinois pipeline is safe.

 

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — The head of North Dakota’s prison system isn’t pleased that criminal charges have been dropped against former Ward County Sheriff Steve Kukowski.

Corrections chief Leann Bertsch tells the Minot Daily News she wanted the case to go trial, “so the public would know all the details.”

Kukowski was charged with misdemeanors connected to the 2014 death of jail inmate Dustin Irwin. Prosecutors alleged Kukowski didn’t attempt to get medical care for Irwin despite being aware of a medical condition.

A special prosecutor asked last month that the charges be dropped, at the request of the Ward County Commission. Commissioners said it was the best move financially.

Kukowski was suspended in 2016, and he resigned in April. The county agreed to pay him a $75,000 settlement and voted to keep private an audio recording from an executive session where the resignation was discussed.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Gov. Doug Burgum says he’ll donate his salary since taking office in December to addiction recovery and treatment initiatives.

Burgum says in a statement that his wife, Kathryn Helgaas Burgum, will announce the initiatives later. Burgum says his donation will be “seed money” in improving addiction treatment statewide.

Helgaas Burgum has said in the past she is a recovering alcoholic and wanted to use her experience to help others.

Burgum’s gross salary for the half-year amounts to about $72,000, and a net of about $51,500 will be donated.

He said he plans to decline a salary starting July 1.

 

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Cooler temperatures and rainfall slowed planting for North Dakota farmers in the eastern third of the state.

The weekly crop report from the federal Agriculture Department says rain didn’t have has much of an effect on fieldwork in the western two-thirds of the state.

Corn was 82 percent planted and 38 percent emerged. Soybeans are 57 percent planted, behind last year’s 77 percent.

North Dakota’s spring wheat crop is 88 percent planted. The state’s winter wheat crop has just started to head and was rated 74 percent in good to excellent condition.

In the ranching community, pasture and range conditions were rated 54 percent in good to excellent condition and stock water supplies were rated 91 percent adequate to surplus.

 

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Funeral services are scheduled Wednesday for former state lawmaker and North Dakota Supreme Court Justice Herbert Meschke.

Meschke died Friday at his home near Minot, at age 89. His funeral is at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Vincent United Methodist Church in Minot.

Meschke served in the state House and Senate in the 1960s. He was appointed to the state Supreme Court in 1985 by Gov. George Sinner and served until retiring in 1999.

Meschke graduated from Belfield High School, and earned a degree in economics from Jamestown College in 1950. He went on to study law at the University of Michigan, graduating with distinction in 1953.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A water balloon fight has landed three Minot high school students in hot water.

An 18-year-old boy and two 17-year-old boys were charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct after the water balloon fight last week in the lunch room at Magic City Campus.

Police say the teens “caused disruption in the school environment” because of the “yelling and screaming connected to the water balloons being thrown.”

Assistant Superintendent Kim Slotsve says the water on the floor also caused a hazard.

The charge carries a maximum sentence of 30 days in jail.

Supporters of the boys have set up an online petition asking for the charges to be dropped.

 

In sports…

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Blue Jays softball was a winner Monday in the West Region tournament play-in game, defeating Turtle Mountain, 13-1.

The Jays take on  Bismarck Century in the opening round of the regional at Trapper Field on Thursday at 3 p.m.

West Fargo and Kindred-Richland top the final North Dakota girls softball polls of the season. The Class A West Region tournament begins Thursday in Jamestown.

North Dakota All Stars Coaches’ Poll

(Last week in parentheses)

Class A

1. West Fargo (1); 2. West Fargo Sheyenne (2); 3. Bishop Ryan (4); 4. Dickinson (3); 5. Bismarck Century (5); 6. Minot (6); 7. Fargo North (10); 8. Bismarck (7); 9. Fargo Davies (9); 10. Bismarck Legacy (8).

Class B

1. Kindred-Richland (1); 2. Central Cass (2); 3. Des Lacs-Burlington/Lewis & Clark (4); 4. Hillsboro-Central Valley (7); 5. Wilton-Wing (5); 8. Grafton (NR); 9. Heart River (8); 10. Ray (NR).

AA..

Fargo-Moorhead 2, Cleburne 1

 

MLB…

INTERLEAGUE

Final Cincinnati 5 Cleveland 1

Final Arizona 5 Chi White Sox 1

 

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Max Kepler homered and drove in four runs, Miguel Sano and Jorge Polanco each had a career-high four hits and the Minnesota Twins roared back to beat the Baltimore Orioles 14-7. Minnesota trailed 5-0 in the second inning and 6-2 entering the fifth before cranking up the offense against Ubaldo Jimenez and an ineffective Baltimore bullpen.

 

Final N-Y Yankees 4 Kansas City 2

Final L.A. Angels 3 Tampa Bay 2

Final Houston 1 Detroit 0

 

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Final Colorado 8 Philadelphia 1

Final Atlanta 5 Pittsburgh 2

Final San Francisco 6 Chi Cubs 4

 

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 36 points and the Golden State Warriors closed out the Western Conference Final against the injury-ravaged San Antonio Spurs with a 129-115 victory Monday night, becoming the first team in league history to start the playoffs 12-0. Golden State led by as many as 22 points in cruising to its third straight NBA Finals. The Warriors await a possible third straight championship matchup with Cleveland.

 

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Colton Sissons scored his third goal with 6:00 left, ensuring the Nashville Predators’ magical postseason now includes the franchise’s first trip to the Stanley Cup Final after eliminating the Anaheim Ducks with a 6-3 win in Game 6 on Monday night. The Predators, who’ve never won even a division title swept the West’s No. 1 seed in Chicago, downed St. Louis in six in the second round and then the Pacific Division champ in six games. The Predators will play either defending champion Pittsburgh or Ottawa for the Stanley Cup. Game 1 is Monday.

 

NDY 500-TOP SPEEDS

 

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Max Chilton and rookie Ed Jones have turned the fastest laps in the second-to-last practice for this year’s Indianapolis 500.

Chilton had a top speed of 228.592 mph Monday. Jones was second at 228.118. Pole-winner Scott Dixon was third at 227.165.

Points leader Simon Pagenaud had the fastest Chevrolet on the 2.5-mile oval at 226.998 as drivers worked on race-day setups.

Australia’s James Davison also made his May debut. He turned 88 laps as the replacement driver for the injured Sebastien Bourdais in the No. 18 car. Davison’s fastest lap was 223.670.

Drivers will return to the track for the final practice Friday. The race is scheduled for Sunday.

The practice was stopped briefly after Oriol Servia pulled over with his car smoking.

 

 

INDY 500-DRIVERS ROBBED

 

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis police are saying Scott Dixon’s wife was not in the car when the Indianapolis 500 pole winner and three-time race winner Dario Franchitti were robbed at gunpoint Sunday night.

The police report lists three victims: Dixon, his wife, Emma, and Franchitti. Police spokesman Aaron Hamer clarified that Dixon’s wife was not in the vehicle.

The robbery happened shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday at a Taco Bell less than a mile from Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where Dixon had hours earlier won the top starting position for next Sunday’s Indy 500.

Officers later arrested two boys, ages 15 and 14.

Dixon, who is from New Zealand, is the 2008 Indy 500 winner and a longtime Chip Ganassi Racing teammate of Franchitti, a Scot who retired in 2013.

 

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