– Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Nov 29

CSi Weather…

…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES…INCLUDING THE VALLEY CITY AREA.

WIND ADVISORY FOR THE VALLEY CITY AREA, 10 AM TO 4-PM

.TODAY…Cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s. Southwest

winds 15 to 25 mph.

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows around 30. Northwest winds 15 to

25 mph.

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Southwest

winds 5 to 10 mph.

.FRIDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Southwest winds

5 to 10 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s.

Highs in the mid 40s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows in the mid 20s.

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of snow in the

morning. Highs in the lower 40s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.

Highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows 15 to 20.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s.

South winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph are expected to
occur from late morning into the mid afternoon. Overnight rain
chances change over to snow. Trace amounts of snow, if any,
can be expected by morning.

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Police is urging residents to lock their vehicles.

Lt. Robert Opp reported that several vehicles had recently been stolen in Jamestown.

He pointed out that police recovered the vehicles in a quick fashion, adding that residents, however, should still be locking up their vehicles and contents.

Anyone spotting suspicious, activity should call police, immediately, the LEC Dispatch Center number is 701-252-1000.

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Public Works informs residents that starting Tuesday afternoon, due to Utility Service Work, WATER HYDRANTS are being FLUSHED in the area north of Nickeus Park between 1^st Ave & 4^th Ave NW.. The flushing will continue for 24 – 48 hours.

There should be no interruption of water services during this time.

This announcement is contingent upon changing weather conditions.

PLEASE CALL THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT AT 252-5131 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

Jamestown (CSi) The official ribbon cutting for the roadway between Menards and the Jamestown Regional Medical Center was held Tuesday November 28, 2017 at the west end.

Participants include the City of Jamestown, with Mayor Andersen along with Interstate Engineering, Border States Paving, and the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors providing the ribbon.

The newly installed road between Menard’s and Jamestown Regional Medical opened for traffic on Thursday morning, November 16, 2017, at 8-a.m.

The project has lighting along with the first two lifts of pavement which have been striped.

The remaining asphalt lifts will be installed next spring, and then restriped.

The project included installing infrastructure to a portion of the area, for future development in the area.

Menards officials are offering a portion of their property for sale to interested developers.

Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Area Chamber of Commerce is taking parade entries for the Friday, December 1, 2017 Annual Parade of Lights.

To sign-up, reply to the email sent to chamber members, with your Business/Organization Name & Brief description of float (car, truck, walkers, etc.) or call at 845-1891.

Please let the chamber know by Thursday, November 30, 2017, if you would like to participate so they can prepare the voting boxes accordingly.

The Chamber’s Event Coordinator, Jerilyn Beckman tells The Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 that the parade is on Friday December 1, 2017 starting at 6-p.m. on Central Avenue.

Line-up for the parade will start at 5:30 PM in the Youth Sports Complex parking lot.

After the parade, it’s the Downtown “Frostival” Event, which includes the parade-goers voting on your floats, photos with Santa, holiday treats, stores open for shopping, announcements for the winners of the Parade of Lights, Tour of Snowmen & Week 1 Button Drawings.

More information including Christmas in the Valley events and activities at their web site

Now Showing online at CSiNewsNow.com, The Valley City 2016 Parade of Lights – held through downtown from December 2016. More photos by Matt Sheppard at Facebook.

Jamestown (CSi) Ave Maria Village in Jamestown invites the community to come to the Volunteer Holiday Bazaar, on Friday December 8, 2017, to be held in the Barthel Room, from 9-a.m. to 4-p.m.

On a recent Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Development Director Jan Barnes said, there will be a Silent Auction on quilts made by Trish Greenwood, and Hilda Gumke, along with miscellaneous quilted items by Trish.

Jan said there will be lefese available, along with several individuals making carmel rolls, and a hug variety of cookies, along with puff corn in bags, and party mix.

Also available will be two five pound jars of honey provided by an individual with bee hives.

Additional items will include, Christmas and home décor items, along with baskets, adding that this year there will be toys and books new and gentle used.

The Christmas quilt is made by Trish Greenwood, with a silent auction to bid on.

Another silent auction is for a quilt made by Hilda Gumke.

There will also be a wreath made and donated by Country Gardens, with raffle tickets sold for a dollar or six for $5.

Jan thanked them and the volunteers who work hard to make the event happen.

Proceeds will benefit the new updated kitchen at Ave Maria Village, which hasn’t been remodeled over the past 55 years.

She added that the Capital Campaign for Private Rooms has raised around $300,000 so far, saying that so far the project has remodeled the two bathing suites, and has bought a new phone system, so residents now all have private numbers, at no additional cost to them.

More information by calling Jan Barnes at 701-952-5677.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Tourism Board has voted unanimously to adopt a scoring formula with grant applications to fund future staffing along with event requests.

At the meeting, members Matt Woods, president, Lisa Barnick, Jamie DeSai and Rory Hoffmann were not present.

The staffing grant guidelines that focus on how a position relates to the story and significance of exhibits to visitors.

The new event grant guidelines use a formula that calculates economic impact for Jamestown and no longer limits applicants to nonprofit organizations.

Tourism Director Searle Swedlund, says the guidelines and reporting requirements are separate in the previous process for applications.

Included is a 35-point minimum standard to qualify in a 50-point grant application criteria.

The new event grant guidelines use a formula that calculates economic impact for Jamestown and no longer limits applicants to nonprofit organizations.

Jamestown (CSi) Those wishing to volunteer to be a bell ringer, for the Jamestown Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign may call the Salvation Army at 252-0290.

Major Tim Nauta reports with fewer bell ringers, it translates to less giving.

The Red Kettle Campaign runs through Christmas Eve.

Individuals, businesses, and service clubs wishing to volunteer, may sign up for a two-hour bell ringing shift Monday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., at Cash Wise Foods in Park Plaza, the Buffalo Mall and Walmart.

The 2017 goal is raise $140,000.

The donations go toward providing Salvation Army programs and assistance in Stutsman County through 2018

On another note, he says, the application time frame for the Christmas Food Basket Angel Tree program providing holiday gifts to children either with items or cash donations runs through Thursday, November 30, 2017, with locations including Stutsman Harley-Davidson, and the Buffalo Mall.

Jamestown (CSi) James River Valley Library System presents the fourth annual Mitten Tree, 2017.The library news release says, “It’s the time of year again when the weather turns cold and we need to dig our hats, mittens, scarves and other warm clothes out of storage. To help those who may not have those necessary items during this cold weather season, the James River Valley Library System has placed a Mitten Tree in the Adult Section of the Alfred Dickey Library. We are asking the community to help us decorate our Mitten Tree by donating new or gently used hats, gloves, mittens, and scarves for all ages. All donations will be given to the Salvation Army, which will give these items to those who need them.”

Last year the tree received an outstanding amount of donations from our generous community, and the library thanks all those who helped make the Mitten Tree a huge success!

Stop by the library December 1, 2017, through January 5, 2018, and help us decorate our Mitten Tree again.

To learn more about the Mitten Tree please contact the library at 701-252-2990 or adpl@daktel.com.

The James River Valley Library System is located in Jamestown and consists of the Alfred Dickey Branch, the Stutsman County Branch, and a bookmobile.

The library system serves all of Stutsman County by providing access to free library services and materials.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A woman charged in the death of a pregnant North Dakota woman intends to change her not-guilty plea.

Thirty-eight-year-old Brooke Crews filed a change-of-plea notice Monday in Cass County court. A hearing is set for Dec. 11.

Crews and her boyfriend, 32-year-old William Hoehn (HAYN), are each charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the death of 22-year-old Savanna Greywind, of Fargo. Greywind was eight months pregnant when she disappeared Aug. 19. Prosecutors allege that Crews admitted taking advantage of Greywind in an attempt to get her baby.

Greywind’s body was found in the Red River. Her boyfriend has said DNA tests confirmed that he and Greywind are the parents of the newborn girl found in the apartment of Crews and Hoehn.

Hoehn has pleaded not guilty. Messages left for the couple’s attorneys were not immediately returned Tuesday.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Authorities say a man accused in an international fentanyl-trafficking operation that led to the overdose death of a North Dakota man has ordered other defendants to keep quiet.

Daniel Vivas Ceron, a Colombian national who allegedly ran the enterprise from a Canadian prison, pleaded not guilty in Fargo Tuesday to obstruction of justice. An indictment says he wrote letters telling co-conspirators to remain silent and alerting other suspects about the investigation.

Vivas Ceron was charged earlier with five counts, including aiding in the distribution of fentanyl that resulted in the January 2015 death of 18-year-old Bailey Henke, of Grand Forks. Authorities say much of the fentanyl was manufactured in China.

Two Chinese nationals are charged in what authorities are calling one of the world’s most prolific fentanyl-trafficking and money-laundering operations.

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A Minot woman accused of stealing more than $200,000 from her employer has been scheduled for trial Jan. 3.

Forty-four-year-old Nicole Kajune allegedly stole the money from More Properties LLC when she was employed there as property manager between September 2014 and October 2016, when she was fired.

The Minot Daily News reports that Kajune faces a felony theft charge that carries a maximum punishment of 20 years in prison.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Supporters of legalizing recreational marijuana in North Dakota are once again hoping to bring the matter to voters.

Secretary of State Al Jaeger says he received a draft petition on Tuesday and is reviewing it. If it’s approved, supporters would need to gather and submit at least 13,452 valid signatures to get a proposed measure on the ballot.

Petition sponsor Dave Owen of Grand Forks says the petition seeks to make it legal to grow, possess, use and distribute marijuana for people 21 and older. It also seeks to seal the records of anyone convicted of a marijuana-related crime that would be made legal under the measure.

Supporters of legalizing marijuana fell short on petition signatures in 2016.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — An accounting firm owner in western North Dakota will go on trial next year on federal fraud charges in connection to an oilfield venture that had dealings with a man convicted in a murder-for-hire plot.

The Bismarck Tribune reports that Rene L. Johnson was indicted in September. Her trial is scheduled to start in March in Bismarck.

Court documents allege Johnson offered doubled returns for investors on a high-risk $400,000 loan for Kingdom Dynamics Enterprise Inc. The indictment says investors declined, but they did contribute funds to Johnson’s investment business, and Johnson then funneled $400,000 from three investors to a Kingdom Dynamics bank account in 2013.

The newspaper reports Johnson didn’t return messages seeking comment Monday.

Kingdom Dynamics had dealings with James Henrikson, who was convicted in murder-for-hire plots connected to the deaths of two former oil patch associates.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Sanford Health says it will double the size of its neonatal intensive care unit in Bismarck.

The expansion, which also includes new technology, is made possible by a $1 million donation and matching endowment campaign. The new unit is expected to open in the summer of 2019, and it will include 24 beds and 18 private rooms. Sanford’s current NICU can care for 12 patients and hospital officials say it’s always at capacity.

The Bismarck Tribune says Mark and Claudia Thompson donated $500,000 for the project. Their daughter gave birth prematurely to twins. One of the twins died shortly after birth at 24 weeks. The other survived and spent 117 days at Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota. Today, that child is in 6th grade and on the honor roll at her middle school.

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) — Formal charges are pending against a man in Devils Lake who allegedly fired a shotgun at an apartment complex in an incident in which a police officer was injured.

Police Chief Joe Knowski tells the Devils Lake Journal that officers responded to an incident Monday afternoon in which a 32-year-old man approached people in parking lots seeking drugs before firing a shotgun into the air four times.

Officers restrained the man and took him into custody. During the arrest, one officer fell and hit his head on a coffee table. He was treated at a hospital and released.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Gov. Doug Burgum has appointed Grand Forks attorney Jay Knudson to a judgeship in the Northeast Central Judicial District.

Starting Dec. 18, Knudson will fill the vacancy created by Justice Jon Jensen’s appointment to the North Dakota Supreme Court earlier this year.

Knudson’s legal experience includes work in criminal, civil, domestic relations, juvenile, immigration and financial areas. He has represented clients in state courts, federal appeals courts, federal immigration court and federal bankruptcy court.

He previously has served as a magistrate judge for the Northeast Central Judicial District, and he’s worked with the North Dakota Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents. He also has served as an adjunct professor at the University of North Dakota law school, from which he graduated in 2004.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Mark Jirek has been named director of the Northern Crops Institute at North Dakota State University.

Jirik has more than 17 years of experience in commodity merchandising and commercial management at Cargill. He holds a master’s degree in agricultural economics from the University of Illinois and a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics from NDSU.

Northern Crops Institute supports regional producers by conducting educational and technical programs to promote domestic and international markets. It is funded by the states of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, as well as commodity groups in those states and Montana.

Jirik replaces Mark Weber, who is retiring next month after serving as director for six years.

AMHERST, S.D. (AP) — A federal agency says a leak in TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone oil pipeline in South Dakota likely was caused by damage during construction in 2008.

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued a corrective action report Tuesday on the estimated 210,000-gallon oil spill. The report says a weight installed on the pipeline nearly a decade ago may have damaged the pipeline and coating.

According to the report, weights are placed on the pipeline in areas “where water could potentially result in buoyancy concerns.”

TransCanada spokesman Mark Cooper said the company has been working cooperatively with the federal agency and has begun “a safe, controlled and gradual startup” of the pipeline. Cooper says that process will continue over the next couple of days.

South Dakota officials don’t believe the leak polluted any surface water bodies or drinking water systems. The company disclosed the buried pipeline leak on agricultural land in Marshall County on Nov. 16.

In sports…

JAMESTOWN (UJ)– Bryn Woodside (SR/Albert Lea, MN) and McKayla Orr (SR/Ypsilanti, ND) each scored 15 points as the eighth-ranked Jimmie women’s basketball team entered the fourth quarter with an 18-point lead and held on to defeat NCAA DIII Concordia-Moorhead College 75-64 Tuesday night at Harold Newman Arena.

Allison Jablonsky (SO/Blaine, MN) added 12 points off the bench for Jamestown (9-2), which ran its winning streak to five.

Jamestown opens North Star Athletic Association conference play this weekend at Dakota State (S.D.) Friday.

Volleyball…

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (UJ) — Morgan Hensch (SR/Fergus Falls, Minn.) had 23 kills to pace the UJ offense as the 19th-ranked Jimmie volleyball team opened pool play with a five-set victory over No. 16 Cornerstone (Mich.) at the NAIA Volleyball Championship.

Jamestown won the first two sets 25-22 and 25-11 before Cornerstone came back to win 25-22 and 26-24, forcing a fifth set, which UJ won 15-8.

It was the second time the Jimmies beat the Golden Eagles, with the previous victory coming September 8 at the V-Hawk Holiday Inn Tournament in La Crosse, Wis.

Jamestown takes on No. 1-ranked and undefeated Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) today at 10 a.m.

Boys Basketball…

Barnes County North 45, Maple Valley 43

Breckenridge, Minn. 73, Hankinson 27

Carrington 71, Velva/Sawyer 50

Cavalier 43, Griggs County Central 27

Des Lacs-Burlington 60, Harvey-Wells County 50

Divide County 42, Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 31

Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 60, South Border 25

Ellendale 38, Napoleon 32

Enderlin 56, Oakes 54

Garrison 56, Surrey 45

Grant County 41, Wilton-Wing 27

Kenmare 33, Glenburn 31

Kidder County 66, Washburn 33

Kindred 49, Hillsboro/Central Valley 34

Langdon-Edmore-Munich 61, Grafton/St. Thomas 50

Larimore 57, Hatton-Northwood 52

Medina-Pingree-Buchanan 67, Midkota 34

Midway-Minto 50, North Border 38

Minot Our Redeemer’s 69, Westhope-Newburg 42

Nedrose 44, Turtle Lake-Mercer-McClusky 36

New Rockford-Sheyenne 47, Rolette-Wolford 44

New Town 81, Ray 45

St. John 57, Warwick 39

Towner-Granville-Upham 55, Lewis and Clark-Berthold 41

Trenton 84, Trinity Christian 16

High School Hockey…

Bismarck Century JV 6, Hazen/Beulah 2

Dickinson 16, Williston 2

Fargo South 4, Sheyenne 3

Grafton-Park River 6, Detroit Lakes/Perham, Minn. 3

Minot 7, Mandan 0

GIRLS HOCKEY

Mandan 3, Dickinson 2, OT

College Basketball…

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) — Shannon Bogues scored 15 points and Stephen F. Austin held off North Dakota State for a 54-50 victory. Bogues was 5 of 14 from the field.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Otto Porter Jr. hit a 22-foot jumper with 25 seconds remaining to lift the Washington Wizards to a 92-89 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Washington trailed for nearly the entire fourth quarter. After Porter’s jumper, Minnesota had two shots at the other end but couldn’t convert.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers were able to continue their winning streak despite the first ejection of LeBron James’ NBA career.

Kevin Love poured in 32 of his 38 points in the first half as the Cavs won their ninth in a row, downing the Miami Heat 108-97. Love scored 22 in the opening period and helped Cleveland build a 27-point lead before halftime.

James delivered 21 points before he was hit with a pair of technicals and tossed from the game with 1:59 left in the third quarter. It was his first ejection in 1,082 games.

Dwyane (dwayn) Wade added 17 points against his old team as the Cavaliers stayed perfect since a 5-7 start.

Final Phoenix 104 Chicago 99

Final Utah 106 Denver 77

Final Milwaukee 112 Sacramento 87

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Final Tampa Bay 2 Buffalo 0

Final N-Y Islanders 5 Vancouver 2

Final SO Columbus 3 Carolina 2

Final Florida 5 N-Y Rangers 4

Final San Jose 3 Philadelphia 1

Final L.A. Kings 4 Detroit 1

Final Nashville 3 Chicago 2

Final OT Edmonton 3 Arizona 2

Final Toronto 4 Calgary 1

Final Dallas 3 Vegas 0

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final (2) Kansas 96 Toledo 58

Final (8) Wichita St. 112 Savannah St. 66

Final (21) Xavier 76 (16) Baylor 63

Final Purdue 66 (17) Louisville 57

NBA-GRIFFIN INJURED

UNDATED (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers could spend up to eight weeks without forward Blake Griffin because of a sprained left knee suffered late in last night’s win over the Lakers.

The team says an MRI revealed a sprained MCL, but there is no other structural damage to the knee. He was going for a loose ball in the paint with teammate Austin Rivers and Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball when it appeared Rivers fell on Griffin.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL-CFP RANKINGS

UNDATED (AP) — Clemson, Auburn, Oklahoma and Wisconsin are the top four teams in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, with Alabama falling from first to fifth and Miami dropping to seventh.

Each of the top four teams plays a conference title game this Saturday against another top-10 team, creating potential play-in playoff games.

Clemson tops the rankings for the first time this season, and Auburn climbed to second with Saturday’s 26-14 win over the Crimson Tide. Georgia is sixth and has a chance to crack the top four if the Bulldogs can beat Auburn in Saturday’s SEC championship game.

Clemson takes on Miami for the ACC crown, Wisconsin faces No. 8 Ohio State for Big-Ten bragging rights and Oklahoma battles No. 10 TCU.

The final rankings come out Sunday.

OBIT-BUD MOORE

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR Hall of Famer Bud Moore has died at age 92.

Moore won the NASCAR title in 1957 as crew chief for Buck Baker and car owner titles in 1962 and 1963 with Joe Weatherly.

The World War II veteran landed on Utah Beach on D-Day and was awarded five Purple Hearts and two Bronze Stars.

In world and national news…

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC News says longtime “Today” show host Matt Lauer has been fired for “inappropriate sexual behavior.” The announcement was made by Lauer’s co-anchor Savannah Guthrie at the top of Wednesday’s “Today” show. Guthrie read a statement from NBC News chairman Andy Lack, stating that the company has received a detailed complaint from a colleague Monday night “about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace” by Lauer.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — After 2 ½ months of relative quiet, North Korea launched its most powerful weapon yet, claiming a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile that some observers believe could reach Washington and the entire eastern U.S. seaboard. In a special state media broadcast, North Korea said it successfully fired a “significantly more” powerful, nuclear-capable ICBM. Outside governments and analysts concurred the North had made a jump in capability.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is retweeting a series of anti-Muslim videos posted by a far-right British politician. Trump sent the Twitter messages Wednesday morning. The videos were posted by Jayda Fransen, the deputy leader of the far-right group Britain First. Trump has sought to ban immigrants from certain Muslim-majority nations

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump sized up his coming week on Sunday and tweeted that it was a “big week for Tax Cuts and many other things of great importance to our Country.” But over the next 48 hours he dished out tweets and quips that instead put the spotlight on an assortment of other matters. Ahead of a big tax vote, Trump has brought attention to Pocahontas, NFL players who kneel during the national anthem, his disputes with the news media and Democrats who are “weak on crime.”

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Despite having a suspect in custody, Tampa Police Chief Brian Dugan says authorities still don’t have a motive for a string of shootings in a neighborhood that killed four people. Speaking Wednesday morning on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Dugan said police will still need help from the public as they try to learn more about 24-year-old Howell Emanuel Donaldson, who was arrested Tuesday.