Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Aug 28

CSi Weather…

.REST OF TODAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds

around 5 mph.

.TUESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds

around 5 mph shifting to the north after midnight.

.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds 5 to

15 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid

50s. Highs in the upper 70s.

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

cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows

in the lower 60s.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the

mid 50s. Highs around 80.

.SUNDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.

 

A chance of showers and thunderstorms beginning in the west Thursday

afternoon, with the best chances of precipitation Thursday night as

the shortwave moves east across the Dakotas.

 

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Authorities in Fargo, North Dakota, say they’ve found the body of  22 year old Savanna Greywind, who was eight months pregnant when she disappeared.

Fargo Police Chief David Todd told reporters that Kayakers  saw what appeared to be a body wrapped in what appeared to be plastic, hung up on a log in the Red River, near 90th Avenue North and 15th Street north of Moorhead.

Authorities confirmed it was Savanna’s body.

The body will be sent to Hennepin County, Minn, for an autopsy

Police also report that earlier Sunday they were investigation suspicious items at a farmstead near Harwood, that led them to believe it was a crime scene.

Greywind was last seen at her apartment August 19, 2017. The quest to find her intensified when police found a newborn baby Thursday and arrested two suspects for kidnapping. The suspects indicated to police that the infant was Greywind’s, but would not answer questions about her whereabouts.

Brooke Crews and William Hoehn were arrested on kidnapping charges.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Public Works informs motorists that beginning Tuesday, August 29, the intersection of 4^th Ave NW & 15^th St NW will be closed.

Later in the week, the 4^th Ave NW bridge will be closed.   Please follow the detour signage.      

Motorist should use extreme caution in this area and use alternate routes as necessary.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has adjusted water releases from Jamestown and Pipestem Dams.

The Jamestown Dam release on Thursday August 24, 2017 was reduced from 30-cfs, to 13 cfs.

At Pipestem dam the release was cut from 205 cfs to 20 cfs, on Friday, for a combined release now at 33 cfs,  from 235 cfs.

The releases now match the inflows, with the reservoirs close to freeze up levels, which will be maintained prior to winter, pending any significant rainfall amounts.

The reductions are reducing the James River level through Jamestown about about two feet.

 

Jamestown  (KVRR) A Jamestown man was arrested and faces several charges in the constant abuse of a woman.

KVRR reports that court documents say 32-year-old Michael Steiner is being accused for a string of crimes against a woman referred to as C.M.

Steiner is charged with aggravated assault, two counts of terrorizing, disorderly conduct,  ingesting a controlled substance, two counts of simple assault,  and gross sexual imposition.

They say Steiner threatened to “take the kids to the grocery store and set the house on fire with a person referred to “C.M.,” in it.”

He allegedly demanded her to “strip off her clothes,” because he believed she was hiding meth.

Steiner faces several charges including aggravated assault, two counts of terrorizing and gross sexual imposition.

He’s being held on $15,000 bail.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown City Fire Department responded to  a vehicle  fire Saturday evening about 6:15-p.m. on I – 94, east of the Highway 281 interchange.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)   – Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Agriculture Appropriations Committee and member of the Agriculture Committee, in Jamestown Friday, held a roundtable with producers, commodity groups and state officials to outline his work to provide resources and support to help the state’s farmers and ranchers impacted by severe drought.

 

At the North Dakota Farmers Union Headquarter in Jamestown, Hoeven said, “Our farmers and ranchers are facing real challenges due to the drought this year. We’re working to provide them with all the tools and assistance available to ensure that they can weather the drought and continue their operations.”

 

Hoeven outlined drought resources he’s worked to secure, including:

Major Disaster Declaration

Hoeven pressed for approval of North Dakota’s request for a presidential disaster declaration for severe drought conditions impacting the state. The senator led a delegation letter to the president calling for additional federal assistance to be made available.

CRP Emergency Grazing and Haying

USDA recently opened additional Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres for emergency haying and grazing, following Hoeven’s efforts to do the same through agriculture appropriations. This builds on USDA’s approval of the senator’s request to allow emergency haying of CRP acres beginning July 16, as well as the delegation letter led by Hoeven that resulted in the opening of emergency grazing.

NRCS Wetland Restoration Acres Haying and Grazing

Hoeven also helped secure Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) acres for haying and grazing. Ranchers should visit their county NRCS office to submit paperwork to access these acres, which are lands that farmers have enrolled in 30-year easements with NRCS under the Wetland Restoration Easement program.

Transportation of Hay and Livestock

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has waived regulations in North Dakota allowing agriculture producers and motor carriers to more easily transport hay, feed, supplies and livestock in response to drought. Hoeven worked with the Department of Transportation to secure the waiver. More information can be found here.

The senator has also included a provision in the Senate’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 funding legislation to make funding available for the transportation of hay and livestock during drought conditions under the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees and Farm-raised Fish program (ELAP).

Livestock Forage Disaster Program

Hoeven recently announced that ranchers in counties experiencing drought in D3 or higher categories are immediately eligible for payments under the Livestock Forage Disaster program. For counties under D2 intensity, eligibility begins after eight consecutive weeks of drought. The amount received depends on:

• The intensity and length of drought experienced in the affected county.
• The estimated monthly feed cost of covered livestock or the carrying capacity of insured grazing acres, whichever is less.

Eligible producers could expect to receive payments per head of adult beef cattle of approximately $17 at the lowest level of drought to $84 at the highest level of drought. For payments based on grazing acres, payments can range from $1.40 per acre at the lowest level of drought for native acres to $28 per acre at the highest level of drought for improved acres. The payment varies based on the number of acres required to support one animal in a given county and whether it is native or improved land.

North Dakota State University Extension Service has developed a tool to help ranchers calculate their payments, which can be found here. Ranchers should contact their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) office for complete details and calculations. Further details on the Livestock Forage Disaster Program can also be found here, and county information for North Dakota can be found here at the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Ensuring Adequate Loss Adjusters

Hoeven secured a commitment from the head of the Risk Management Agency (RMA) to ensure there are loss adjustors to assess drought damage in North Dakota. The senator urged Heather Manzano, Acting RMA Administrator, to hold insurance companies to their contracts and ensure they provide adequate personnel to address claims in a timely fashion, which she committed to do. This will help prevent delays for producers facing drought and other challenges.

FSA Emergency Assistance

The USDA has since designated counties in the state as natural disaster areas due to the drought, making additional assistance available for farm and ranch operators. This includes emergency loans through FSA. FSA has also committed additional staff and resources to prevent service delays in the areas facing severe drought, a response to similar provisions Hoeven included in the FY2018 funding legislation. Ranchers in affected counties have eight months from the date of the disaster designation to apply.

In addition, USDA has provided producers with FSA loans a 12-month exemption from a requirement that they have physical control of their livestock. This exemption will allow ranchers to weather the drought by moving their livestock to feedlots or other states where they have grass before taking back physical control at a later date.

Additionally, Hoeven recently reintroduced the Capital for Farmers and Ranchers Act, legislation to increase the FSA loan guarantee amount from $1.39 million to $2.5 million and double the amount of direct loans from $300,000 to $600,000. This covers two types of loans and loan guarantees:

 

• Farm Operating Loans – To purchase livestock, farm equipment, feed, seed, fuel, farm chemicals and insurance and to cover other operating expenses. It can also be used for minor improvements to buildings, costs associated with land and water development, family living expenses and debt refinancing in certain circumstances.
• Farm Ownership Loans – To purchase farmland, construct or repair buildings and other fixtures, develop farmland to promote soil and water conservation and to refinance debt.

 

Valley City (CSi)  Reconstruction continues at the Rosebud Visitors Center parking lot in Valley City.

On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Valley City Area Chamber of Commerce, Event Coordinator, Jerilyn Beckman said it’s business as usual at the Chamber located at the Rosebud Visitor’s Center, and other services offered, there.

She said the project to convert the surface to concrete will take about five weeks to complete.

She added during reconstruction of the lot, visitors can park on the west side of the building.

There’s a driveway between that building and Northwestern Industries, that can be utilized.

The Rosebud Visitors Center houses the Chamber and Development offices, the DMV and the North Dakota Winter Show office.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Three North Dakota farmers have partnered with a beekeeper on a pilot project to improve the health of bees and other pollinators.

The project, Bee Integrated, is an experiment aiming to better practices of both beekeeping and farming in unison.

The Bismarck Tribune reports that honey bees contribute their pollinating powers to a third of the country’s food supply but pollinator populations are declining. The decline is due to loss of habitat, pests and exposure to chemicals.

Lamoure farmer Kasey Bitz says he came across the project at a farmer convention and trade show. By signing up for the project he volunteered a portion of his land to be used for planting pollinator mix.

Bee Integrated project manager Mike Smith says farmers are paid for the use of their land.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a 67-year-old Dickinson man has died in a rollover crash in western North Dakota.

The Patrol says the crash happened around 4:45 p.m. Friday on a county road, about 11 miles west of South Heart.

Authorities say the man’s vehicle hit a ditch and rolled, ejecting him from the vehicle.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

His name has not been released pending notification of relatives.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Bismarck church is starting a ministry that aims to offer a safe place for people who are recovering from addictions and other struggles.

The  Celebrate Recovery community ministry at New Song Church is set to start Sept. 8. Jill Becker, a member of the leadership team, attended training last year in North Carolina to learn how to start a Celebrate Recovery program.

She and eight other leaders have since spent months preparing to launch the nondenominational ministry. Founded years ago at Saddleback Church in California, the ministry incorporates 12 steps similar to Alcoholics Anonymous and also features eight principles derived from the Bible.

The program is open to anyone and aims to help people affected by a range of issues from abandonment to depression.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A Minot clinic that has treated thousands of people for free is closing its doors after 18 years.

The Minot Daily News reports City & Country Health Clinic will be treating its last patients Monday.

Clinic Manager Candy Johnson says the facility isn’t closing because of lack of money. She says the clinic board “felt that we have served our mission.”

Volunteers estimate that on average eight to 10 patients visited the clinic each week. The clinic has recently been open only Monday evenings, but over the years it was sometimes open two or three times a week.

The clinic will be sending its equipment, including exam tables, blood pressure cuffs and diabetic monitors, to Global Health Ministries for distribution to developing nations.

 

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Many wheat farmers facing low prices have turned this year to other crops, including chickpeas and lentils, in hopes of turning a profit.

This year’s wheat crop of 45.7 million acres (18.49 million hectares) is the smallest since 1919 and it comes after a 2016 crop that was the least profitable in 30 years.

North Dakota, Montana and Nebraska are among the states with significantly fewer wheat acres.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says acres planted in chickpeas, also known as garbanzo beans, are up nearly 86 percent from last year. Lentils reached a U.S.-record 1.02 million acres (0.41 million hectares) planted this year.

Chickpeas are the main ingredient in hummus. Lentils are increasingly used in cereal and pasta as a way to boost protein and fiber.

 

In sports…

High School Football

Friday…

Fargo Shanley 14 Jamestown 7

Turtle Mountain 48 Valley City  12

 

Saturday College Football…

Hasting 31  Univeristy of Jamestown  3

 

AA…
Fargo-Moorhead 6, St. Paul 5

 

MLB…

INTERLEAGUE

Final Tampa Bay 3 St. Louis 2, 10 Innings

 

AMERICAN LEAGUE

TORONTO (AP) — Byron Buxton homered three times and set a career high with five RBIs, helping the Minnesota Twins beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2 Sunday. The Twins have won a major league-best 15 games since August 6th.

Final N-Y Yankees 10 Seattle 1

Final Cleveland 12 Kansas City 0

Final Baltimore 2 Boston 1

Final Chi White Sox 7 Detroit 1

Final Houston 7 L.A. Angels 5

Final Oakland 8 Texas 3

The Astros and Rangers won’t travel to Houston as planned after their games Sunday in California because of torrential floodwaters that have engulfed the city in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. The Rangers and Astros will instead go to Dallas to await news on the status of the three-game series.

 

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Final Miami 6 San Diego 2

Final Pittsburgh 5 Cincinnati 2

Final Colorado 3 Atlanta 0

Final Philadelphia 6 Chi Cubs 3

Final N-Y Mets 6 Washington 5

Final Arizona 11 San Francisco 0

Final Milwaukee 3 L.A. Dodgers 2

Final Washington 5 N-Y Mets 4

 

WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Candace Parker had 24 points and 10 rebounds and Chelsea Gray added 15 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals to help the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Minnesota Lynx 78-67 Sunday. Sylvia Fowles led the Lynx with 17 points and 14 rebounds.

Final N-Y Liberty 92 Chicago 62

Final Phoenix 75 Seattle 71

 

NFL…Preseason…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Brian Hoyer had the San Francisco offense humming after sputtering through the first two preseason games, passing for 176 yards and two touchdowns in the first half before the Minnesota Vikings rallied for a 32-31 victory over the 49ers Sunday night. Jerick McKinnon scored on a 108-yard kickoff return in the third quarter, boosting his bid to take over that role. Backup quarterbacks Case Keenum and Taylor Heinicke led a late charge, with Heinicke’s hurdle over the pylon for the 2-point conversion on the final play giving the Vikings the win after Terrell Newby’s touchdown run.

 

LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Japan has won the Little League World Series for the fifth time in eight years.

The squad from Tokyo banged out three homers in the fourth inning of a 12-2 rout of Lufkin, Texas. Lufkin appeared on its way to a rout following a pair of first-inning home runs, but Japan cruised the rest of the way for its 11th championship.

 

PGA-NORTHERN TRUST

OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. (AP) — Dustin Johnson stormed back from a five-shot deficit on the front nine and beat Jordan Spieth (speeth) in a playoff at The Northern Trust.

Johnson capped regulation with an 18-foot par putt that swirled around the cup and fell in the back to match Spieth’s two-putt par from 75 feet. Johnson won it with a birdie on the first playoff hole to claim the opening FedEx Cup playoff event.

Spieth began the round with a three-stroke lead before shooting a 1-under 69 that left him 13 under for the tournament. Johnson closed with a 66.

Jon Rahm and Jhonnattan Vegas tied for third at minus-9.

 

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS-BOEING CLASSIC

SNOQUALMIE, Wash. (AP) — Jerry Kelly fired a 6-under 66 for a one-stroke victory over Jerry Smith at the Boeing Classic in Washington.

Kelly had a tournament-record 19-under 197 total in earning his first PGA Tour Champions title. He moved ahead with a 15-foot birdie putt on the par-3 17th.

 

LPGA-CANADIAN PACIFIC WOMEN’S OPEN

OTTAWA (AP) — Sung Hyun Park earned her second career LPGA victory by taking the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open in Ottawa.

Park birdied the final hole for a 7-under 64 and a two-stroke victory over fellow South Korean player Mirim Lee. Park finished at 13-under, one month after claiming her first tour victory at the U.S. Women’s Open last month.

Michelle Wie (wee) withdrew before the final round to have her appendix removed. She was taken to Ottawa Hospital.

 

F1-BELGIAN GP…

SPA-FRANORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) — Lewis Hamilton has followed his record-tying 68th pole position with victory at the Belgian Grand Prix.

Hamilton finished two seconds ahead of championship points leader Sebastian Vettel. Hamilton is within seven points of Vettel following his fifth win of the year.

 

In world and national news…