Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Dec 6

CSi Weather…

.REST OF TODAY…Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing and drifting snow. Highs 15 to 20. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph.

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows 5 to 10 above. Northwest winds

10 to 15 mph.

.THURSDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s. West winds

around 10 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20. Northwest winds

10 to 15 mph.

.FRIDAY…Partly sunny. Highs around 30. Northwest winds 15 to

20 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20. Highs

in the lower 30s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower

20s. Highs in the 30s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow after

midnight. Lows in the lower 20s.

.MONDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs around 30.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow.

Lows around 15.

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

 

More light snow will be possible Thursday night and into Friday,

but any accumulation will be minimal. Another round of light snow

is possible for early next week, with amounts uncertain at this

point.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  Jamestown Police warns the public about  two high risk sex offenders living in Jamestown.

21 year old Taylor Nare Tabcum, resides  at 606 4th St. SE.

He has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota risk level committee, Office of the Attorney General.

He presently does not have a vehicle.

Tabcum is a white male, 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing 260 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

Tabcum was convicted of sexual contact – no consent in 2013 in Douglas County District Court in Colorado and in 2009 for sexual assault on a child/indecent exposure in Adams County District Court in Colorado.

Tabcum is on probation with North Dakota Probation and Parole.

 

38 year old James Michael Brown II, resides  at 414 4th St. NE, No. 2.

Brown has been assigned a high-risk assessment by the North Dakota risk level committee, Office of the Attorney General.

His vehicle is  a silver 2005 Ford Taurus, North Dakota license 916ANV.

Brown is a white male, 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing 210 pounds with blue eyes and red hair.

Brown was convicted of sexual assault, gross sexual imposition and simple assault in 2000 in Grand Forks County. Authorities said he had sexual contact with a 16-year-old girl in 1999, and two years later with a 15-year-old and a 13-year-old.

Tabcum and Brown are not wanted by law enforcement and have served the sentences imposed by the courts.

Printed handouts with their demographics are available at the Jamestown Police Department.

This information and photos posted on line at CSiNewsNow.com

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Stutsman County Emergency Manager and 9-1-1-Coordinator, Jerry Bergquest says Stutsman, Barnes and Richland counties, will change  emergency notification providers from CodeRED to Everbridge, in 2018.

He says CodeRED is not user friendly, adding that and the company has not provided software improvements over the past five years.

He adds, that North Dakota State Radio now uses Everbridge,  and that 23 North Dakota counties now use the system.

The Stutsman County has approved expending  the county’s share, $2,600, of  the $8,000 to train  local officials in Stutsman, Barnes, and Richland Counties. Barnes County also took action to approve the local costs.

The emergency notification systems  contacts subscribers by phone or E-Mail about severe weather or other emergency events that may occur.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Public Works reports crews have begun residential clearing of snow.

Crews will continue until all the residential streets have been cleared of the five inches of snow in Monday’s storm.

On Monday crews started early in the day clearing Emergency Snow Routes, and then downtown.

 

Valley City  (CSi)  The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session Tuesday evening at City Hall.

All members were present.

 

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:

Approved Monthly Reports from the Fire Chief, Building Inspector, Auditor, Municipal Judge and Public Works Accountant.

Approved Monthly Bills for the City and Public Works in the Amount of $2,260,908.40

Approved Raffle Permit for ND Appaloosa Horse Club

Approval House moving license, Schmidt, Inc.

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS  No one spoke

 

ORDINANCES:

The City Commission approved the second and final reading of an Ordinance, repealing, amending, and re-enacting Title Four, Alcoholic Beverages.  City Attorney Mertins said the Ordinance is part of the recodification process.

 

Approved the second and final reading of an Ordinance creating a perpetual restrictive covenant for structures to be removed in accordance with the State Water Commission.

Approved the second and final reading of an Ordinance amending and reenacting Chapter 8-6, Businesses and Occupations—Tree trimming, Tree preservation, and Protection.  City Attorney Mertins  fees and administrative costs for non compliance was added.

 

RESOLUTIONS:

City Commissioners approved a Resolution accepting the bid and Awarding Contract for a  Paving Improvement District to Border States Paving.

 

Approved a Resolution Accepting Bid and Awarding Contract for Paving Improvement District No. 116 to Strata of Grand Forks.

 

The City Commission approved a Resolution creating Paving Improvement District No. 117, 2018 Mill & Overlay and Patch, Level & Seal Coat.  The area includes one block near the water shoot plant, and by Airport Road, to the city/county line.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

The City Commission approved a Preliminary and Design Engineering Agreement for 2018 Mill & Overlay and Patch, Level & Seal Coat Project (The same Paving Imp. Dist. 117) in an amount not to exceed $40,500.

 

The City Commission approved a Recommendation from Renaissance Zone Board for 754 8½ Ave NW.

The Renaissance Zone Committee recommends approval of the application for a 5 year property tax and 5 year income tax exemption up to $250,00 to purchase a new home.

The City Commission awarded a bid  for a 2018 police patrol vehicle with delivery in 2018.  Police Chief Hatcher, said the 2018 Dodge Charger’s bid was from Miller Motors of $26,482, with delivery in eight weeks.

 

CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT:

David Schelkoph said the 2018 Public Works Budget has been introduced.

He said the second Transportation Plan meeting is set for Thursday December 7, 2017, with public input encouraged.

The next Streetscape meeting is Wednesday at the HAC. A listing of the meetings posted on line a CSiNewsNow.com

He added employee evaluations for 2018 will be performed.

He said throwing snow into city streets is a violation of the City Code, and a finable offensive and subject to a clean up by the offender.

 

CITY UPDATES & COMMISSION REPORTS:

Fire Chief Retterath reminded residents to service furnaces  and smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.

New airpacks have been purchased through a grant applied for from the fire department.

KLJ gave an update on work on the Permanent Flood Protection project with Main Street expected to be open by Christmas.

Commissioner Pedersen said Valley City is on the next State Water Commission agenda.

Mayor Carlsrud repeated the upcoming meetings this week.

The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 68 followed by replays.

 

 

Valley City  (CSi)  The Valley City Area Chamber of Commerce reminds residents that on Wednesday, December 6^{, 2017}  and Monday, December 11^th public meetings will be held to discuss the proposed streetscape project.

Both meetings will run from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the HAC lobby.

The Chamber Board with the help of the City, KLJ and members of the Streetscape Committee have compiled information regarding the project in the letter attached with an E-Mail sent from the Chamber.

The goal is to help the community be as informed as possible prior to the public meetings, and the Chamber encourages the community to bring  questions and concerns to one of the public meetings offered.

 

 

Valley City  (CSi)  Santa Cops and Kids will be held all day on Thursday December 7, 2017, at the James Valley Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 4, in Valley City.

Personnel from the Valley City  Police Department along with area law enforcement agencies will pair with a child from the Valley City  community for a meal together then start  shopping for Christmas gifts for the child and their family.

The children are selected on a criteria basis, like a financial hardship, family loss, military deployment, or other circumstances that can make the holiday season a little harder to endure.

Gifts are also purchased for other children in the community, such as children who are in foster care.

Event coordinator Lt. Dana Rustebakke adds that because of generous donations from the community last year, donation request letters will NOT be sent out this year.

If an individual or business would still like to donate, they will continue to accept these donations.

Mail donations to the Valley City Police Department, or dropped off at the Police Department.

If donating with a check, make checks payable to James Valley Lodge Number four.

 

 

Valley City  (VCSU)  The VCSU 22nd Annual “We’re In The Christmas Mood” will be on Saturday Decmber 9, 2017, at 7:30-p.m, at Vangstad Auditorium on Campus.  Handicapped Accessible

A Free Will Offering will accepted for an item to be donated to the Barnes County Food Pantry.

The theme is “The Tradition Continues.” Enjoy the “Big Band” sound featuring the EBC Fraternity Orchestra, soloists and vocal ensembles performing sounds of the season.

Special Guest Performers will be “4 Ladiez Quartet” from Davies High School
Produced by the Alumni Committee of the EBC Fraternity

 

 

Bismarck  (NDHP)   The North Dakota Highway Patrol (NDHP) responded to 35 crashes along I-94 and 1-29 in Barnes, Stutsman and Cass counties on Monday, December 4, 2017. The majority of the crashes in Barnes and Stutsman counties involved commercial motor vehicles which were unable to maintain their lane of travel.

A travel alert was issued at 9:46 a.m., Monday,  which became a no travel advisory in the south central part of the state at 2:33 p.m. and extended to the northeast region at 4:18 p.m.  The travel advisory was lifted Tuesday morning at 7:00 a.m., however difficult driving conditions still exist. These conditions include ice covered roads and strong winds blowing snow over roadways.

Motorists are encouraged to check road conditions before traveling and to drive appropriate speeds for road conditions. In addition, please do not use your vehicle’s cruise control on ice and snow covered roads and always wear your seat belt.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation says blowing snow and whiteout conditions made travel treacherous. The Minnesota State Patrol says it responded to 410 crashes statewide, including one on Highway 12 near Benson that killed an 87-year-old woman and 36 others that resulted in injuries.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Top North Dakota lawmakers have hired their own economic consultancy to give the Legislature a second opinion on revenue forecasts.

The Legislative Revenue Advisory Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved the $49,200 contract for Colorado-based IHS Inc. The eight-member legislative panel includes majority and minority leaders.

Revenue estimates signal how much money legislators may have to spend in the future. Analysts compile information to estimate the state’s tax collections and to gauge the health of North Dakota’s economy.

State budget analysts and the economic consultancy Moody’s Analytics have been working together for nearly two decades on the revenue forecasts. But they’ve missed projections by hundreds of millions of dollars in recent years due to slumping energy and agriculture prices.

 

 

 

TIOGA, N.D. (AP) — A citywide outage has knocked out natural gas service to 1,100 customers of Montana-Dakota Utilities in Tioga.

MDU spokesman Mark Hanson says the utility’s supply was disrupted Tuesday afternoon. Hanson says he did not know the cause, though the supplier had been conducting maintenance.

Fifty technicians were on their way to Tioga to restore natural gas service. The Bismarck Tribune reports MDU planned to have all the gas meters shut off in Tioga by late Tuesday night before relighting anything.

Tioga Police Officer Mia Lefever says the city’s high school, which has coal heat, has been opened as a shelter for residents without heat.

Tioga is a city of about 1,600 residents in northwestern North Dakota about 40 miles (64 kilometers) east of Williston.

 

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Fargo commissioners have approved a master plan for the city’s downtown.

KFGO radio reports that the “Downtown InFocus” project was a year-long process to outline future planning and development. It includes recommendations for housing, parking, street design and financing, among other things.

City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn (PEP’-korn) says the concepts are not mandatory but give the city direction on what needs to be done. He says it will “set the course for 100 years of what our downtown will look like.”?

Consultants considered comments from hundreds of residents who attended public forums in the state’s largest city.

 

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — It’s the last week for people to apply to serve on North Dakota’s industrial hemp advisory board.

The seven-member board provides advice and expertise to the state Agriculture Department for its industrial hemp research program.

Board nominations are open to producers, processors, researchers and others in the industrial hemp industry. The deadline for applications is Monday.

The advisory board will convene in January to review proposals for 2018.

 

 

 

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Cass County Sheriff Paul Laney says he’ll retire from law enforcement rather than seek a fourth term in the position.

Laney sent an email to staff saying that after nearly three decades in law enforcement, he and his family feel it’s time to hang up his gun belt.

Laney has one year left on his term and plans to retire at the end of next year. He’s been the sheriff of North Dakota’s most populous county since 2006.

Laney also has been on the national stage a couple of times, during recent flood battles in the Red River Valley and during protests in southern North Dakota against the Dakota Access oil pipeline.

The National Sheriff’s Association named Laney its sheriff of the year in 2012.

 

In Sports…

From VCSU Sports Information.

December 5 2017

 

Results from the first round of the Girls Basketball Barnes County Tournament. Played in Valley City.

Game 1: (5) Sargent Central 55, (4) Barnes County North 48

Game 2: (1) LaMoure/Litchville-Marion 68, (8) Maple Valley 37

Game 3: (2) FSHP 57, (7) Griggs County Central 12

Game 4: (3) Enderlin 39, (6) Milnor/North Sargent 38

 

Thursday, Dec. 7

3 p.m. – BCN vs. Maple Valley

4:30 p.m. – Griggs County Central vs. MNS

6 p.m. – LLM vs. Sargent Central

7:30 p.m. – Enderlin vs. FSHP

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Pairings have been announced for the Stutsman County Invitational Girls Basketball Tournament at the Jamestown Civic Center.

Thursday December 7, 2017 quarterfinals:

3-p.m., D6, 1 Medina-Pingree-Buchanan (2-0) vs. D5, 4 Midkota (0-2)

4:30-p.m., D5, 2 Carrington (1-0) vs. D6, 3 South Border (0-2)

6-p.m., D5, 1 Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier (2-0) vs. D6, 4 Warwick (1-2)

7:20-p.m., D6, 2 Napoleon-Gackle-Streeter (0-2) vs. D5, 3 Ellendale (2-0)

 

Boys Basketball…

Fargo Davies 71, Jamestown 61

Fargo Shanley 77, Valley City 59

 

Devils Lake 64, Fargo North 60

Fargo South 73, Sheyenne 66

Grand Forks Red River 53, Wahpeton 47

Minot 88, Bismarck St. Mary’s 45

West Fargo 88, Grand Forks Central 45

 

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Cavalier 42, Rolla 35

Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley, Minn. 52, Hankinson 27

Devils Lake 71, Fargo North 69

Dickinson Trinity 53, New Town 46

Drake/Anamoose 53, Max 26

Fargo Shanley 69, Valley City 49

Four Winds/Minnewauken 75, St. John 50

Glenburn 50, Westhope-Newburg 38

Grafton/St. Thomas 70, Hatton-Northwood 42

Grand Forks Red River 70, Wahpeton 41

Hawley, Minn. 60, Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran 35

Hazen 58, Garrison 36

Hillsboro/Central Valley 56, Drayton/Valley-Edinburg 49, OT

Kittson County Central, Minn. 70, North Border 59

Linton-HMB 54, Washburn 46

May Port CG 36, Park River/Fordville Lankin 30

Midway-Minto 47, Larimore 45

Minot 71, Bismarck St. Mary’s 31

Moorhead, Minn. 75, Fargo Davies 73

New Rockford-Sheyenne 46, North Star 36

Oakes 69, Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 29

Sheyenne 63, Fargo South 37

Thompson 61, Northern Cass 31

West Fargo 76, Grand Forks Central 47

Wheaton/Herman-Norcross, Minn. 66, Richland 30

Wilton-Wing 62, Standing Rock 41

 

 

 

New Salem Almont Invitational Tournament

First Round

Grant County 66, New Salem-Almont 22

Underwood 58, Flasher 36Consolation Semifinal

Center-Stanton 41, Mott-Regent 24

 

RoughRider Tournament

First Round

Bowman County 49, New England 40

Hettinger/Scranton 49, Heart River 38

Killdeer 63, Richardton-Taylor 15

Watford City 68, Beulah 39

 

Sawyer Tournament

First Round

Des Lacs-Burlington 70, Lewis and Clark-Berthold 37

Velva/Sawyer 64, Nedrose 33

Consolation Semifinal

Surrey 62, North Shore – Plaza 28

 

Tioga Tournament

First Round

Divide County 44, Tioga 26

Stanley 63, Ray 34

 

Consolation Semifinal

Powers Lake 53, Stanley JV 37

 

 

College Men’s Basketball…

Played in Valley City.

Valley City State 74, Concordia-Moorhead 57

VCSU improves to 4-7 overall. Concordia drops to 3-4.

 

Landry Shamet had 21 points and eight assists, Shaquille Morris added 20 points and No. 6 Wichita State rallied to beat scrappy, hot-shooting South Dakota State 95-85. Conner Frankamp added 16 points, setting the school record by hitting a 3 in his 30th straight game, and the Shockers (7-1) slowly dug out of a 13-point second-half hole.

 

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Final Toronto 126 Phoenix 113

Final Oklahoma City 100 Utah 94

Final Washington 106 Portland 92

 

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marian Gaborik scored two third-period goals to lead the Los Angeles Kings past the Minnesota Wild 5-2 for their sixth straight victory. Gaborik’s second goal gave him 400 for his career.

 

Final New Jersey 4 Columbus 1

Final Tampa Bay 6 N-Y Islanders 2

Final N-Y Rangers 4 Pittsburgh 3

Final Detroit 5 Winnipeg 1

Final St. Louis 4 Montreal 3

Final Nashville 5 Dallas 2

Final Buffalo 4 Colorado 2

Final SO Vegas 4 Anaheim 3

Final Vancouver 3 Carolina 0

 

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Glynn Watson Jr. scored 20 of his 29 points in the second half and Nebraska opened up a 16-point lead early in the second half en route to a 78-68 win over No. 14 Minnesota. Watson scored seven straight points to open the second half, and Duby Okeke’s dunk put Nebraska up 48-32 with 15:35 left. Minnesota made two of its first 10 shots in the half and struggled against the Huskers’ switching man-to-man defense.

 

Jimmie V Classic…

Mikal Bridges had his coming out performance as one of top players in the nation, scoring a career-high 28 points to lead No. 4 Villanova to an 88-72 victory over No. 12 Gonzaga tonight in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden.

 

NEW YORK (AP) — Oshae Brissett had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Tyus Battle scored 22 points to lead Syracuse past UConn 72-63 on Tuesday night in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden.

The former Big East rivals failed to play a familiar classic at the Garden that had defined their series as one of the best in basketball. But fans of both teams enjoyed the give-and-take chants that filled a mostly full MSG on the night.

The Orange, coming off a 16-point loss to No. 2 Kansas, controlled from tipoff in a sloppy outing where they made only four 3-pointers and had nine assists.

Matthew Moyer scored 18 points and the Orange scored some easy buckets late in the second half to never let this win get away from them.

Jalen Adams led the Huskies (6-3) with 22 points and Christian Vital had 17.

 

Final (1) Duke 124 St. Francis (Pa.) 67

Final (3) Michigan St. 62 Rutgers 52

Final (6) Wichita St. 95 S. Dakota St. 85

Final Arizona 67 (7) Texas A&M 64

Final Ball St. 80 (9) Notre Dame 77

Final (10) Miami 69 Boston U. 54

Final (18) West Virginia 68 (15) Virginia 61

Final (20) TCU 94 SMU 83

Final OT Texas Tech 82 (22) Nevada 76

 

NFL…

GRONK SUSPENDED

BOSTON (AP) — The NFL has denied Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski’s appeal of a one-game suspension for a late, gratuitous hit to the head of Bills defensive back Tre’Davious White.

The league announced the decision of appeals officer Derrick Brooks today.

White was face down on the sideline after intercepting a pass in Buffalo on Sunday when Gronkowski body-slammed him, driving his forearm into White’s back and head. Gronkowski was called for unnecessary roughness, but not kicked out of the game. White went into the concussion protocol.

Gronkowski, who apologized for the hit, will serve his suspension against Miami next Monday night.

 

 

NFL-STEELERS-BENGALS SUSPENSIONS

NEW YORK (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers rookie wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster and Cincinnati Bengals cornerback George Iloka have been suspended one game each by the NFL for violating league safety rules.

Smith-Schuster was flagged for unnecessary roughness and taunting after a blindside hit on Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict in the fourth quarter of Pittsburgh’s 23-20 victory Monday night. Iloka was penalized for unnecessary roughness for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown.

Jon Runyan, the NFL’s vice president of football operations, ruled that Smith-Schuster “delivered a violent and unnecessary blindside shot to (Burfict’s) head and neck area.” Burfict left the game on a stretcher and did not return.

Runyan suspended Iloka for striking a defenseless receiver in the head and neck area. Brown, who caught the game-tying pass on the play, remained in the game.

 

MLB-ROYALS-PERALTA

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Right-hander Wily Peralta and the Kansas City Royals have agreed to a one-year contract worth $1,525,000, a deal that includes a club option for 2019.

The 28-year-old gets a $1.5 million salary next year and the chance to earn $1.25 million annually in performance bonuses. The option is for $3 million with a $25,000 buyout. If the Royals decline the option, he would be eligible for salary arbitration.

Peralta went 5-4 with a 7.85 ERA in 19 appearances for Milwaukee this year and was designated for assignment in July. He is 47-52 with a 4.88 ERA over his six-year big league career, all with the Brewers. His best season was 2014, when he went 17-11 with a 3.53 ERA as a starter.

 

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