– Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Jan 2

CSi Weather…

…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING…

.TODAY…Partly sunny. Chance of flurries in the morning. Patchy

blowing and drifting snow in the afternoon. Chance of snow 50 percent.

Not as cold. Highs 15 to 20. West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.

Lowest wind chills around 25 below in the morning.

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 5 below. Northwest winds

10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening. Wind chills

around 20 below.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs zero to 5 above. Northwest winds

5 to 10 mph. Wind chills around 20 below.

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

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

around 10 below. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of snow in the

morning. Highs 5 to 10 above. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 5 below.

Highs 5 to 10 above.

.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…Mostly cloudy. Lows zero to 5 above.

Highs around 15.

.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent

chance of snow. Lows 10 to 15. Highs in the lower 20s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 5 to 10 above.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs

around 15.

A weak clipper system moving through this afternoon will bring
some light snow. Amounts will range from a dusting of snow up to an
inch of accumulation near Lake of the Woods.

Hazardous wind chills remain possible at times Tuesday night
through Thursday night.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Dept was called out early Mon, at 12:19 am for a ditch fire in the 500 block of 17th Street SW in Jamestown. Jamestown Police arrived to find smoldering fireworks. One unit of the Jamestown Fire Department arrived and sprayed water on the burning fireworks until extinguished.

Jamestown (CSi) The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, a car truck crash Sunday at 10:15 a.m. on I-94 three miles west of Medina, injured an Excelsior, Minnesota woman.

A 2016 International truck, driven by 50 year old Fredrick Jones, of Monango, was westbound on I-94 in the right lane. The semi was going around 35 mph because it’s diesel fuel was beginning to gel up. A 2015 Porsche Cayenne, driven by 37 year old Lara Weisman, of Excelsior, Minnesota was westbound on I-94 in the right lane with cruise control set. She was distracted by something inside the vehicle and did not see the International truck. The Porsche rear ended the International truck’s trailer. Weisman was transported to Jamestown Regional Medical Center for minor injuries by Medina Ambulance. Her passenger, 39 year old Scott Mills, of Buffalo. Minnesota was not injured.

All were wearing seat belts.

The Patrol cited Weisman for care required.

The Highway Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office, and Medina Fire Department.

Jamestown (NDHP) The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports a car fire eastbound on I-94 Friday about 3-p.m.

The 1999 Dodge operated by a Wimbledon, man caught fire while as it was exiting at Exit 290 west of Valley City.

The driver was not injured.

Fire Chief Gary Retterath reports the cause of the fire was likely a gas leak, that totaled the car.

Jamestown (CSi) Police are warning residents regarding a convicted sex offender who has changed his Jamestown address.

John Sheku Conteh now resides at 517 4th Street, NW, Jamestown, ND

Conteh has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota Risk Level Committee, of the North Dakota Attorney General’s Office.

Conteh is a 37 year old black male, six feet two inches tall weighing 260 pounds with brown eyes, and black hair.

Offense: Sexual Imposition.

Conviction Date: February 2015, Cass County, ND District Court.

Disposition: 10 years; first serve 5 years; 127 days credit; 5 years supervised probation.

Conteh is currently on probation with ND Probation and Parole.

He is currently on GPS Monitoring.

Conteh is not wanted by police at this time, and has served the sentence imposed by the court.

This notification is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault, or intimidate the offender.

Any attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders, their families, landlords, or employers will be turned over for prosecution.

Printed handouts of the demographics of Conteh are available at the Jamestown Police Department.

More information on registered sex offenders is available at the North Dakota Attorney General’s web site: www.sexoffender.nd.gov

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce has announced a partnership with CGI Communications, Inc., to create a series of professionally produced online videos to highlight everything the community offers residents, visitors and business owners.

Chamber Executive Becky Thatcher-Keller says, in addition to creating the video, CGI is ensuring that they are seen. Mobile devices have shifted the landscape of business making it more important that ever to embrace technology as resident of Jamestown are able to stream high-quality video on every device.

She says, for many businesses, getting noticed on line can be a challenge, however, utilizing video dramatically improves visibility and drives more action to a website, than static pages, with the demand for video climbing even higher for users on mobile devices. She goes on to say that today, mobile usage has surpassed desktop usage and that number continues to climb.

With an easily viewable interface on the official Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce website, this video program will encourage viewers to learn more about area attractions, economic development opportunities, quality of life, and business supporting the program. In addition, the Chamber’s official website will backlink to CGI’s website which hosts the video tour.

Becky encourages businesses and entities to consider participating in the town-wide program as it provides an exciting opportunity to showcase businesses and utilize the power of video on their websites and social media pages.

To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, or to request and appointment, Email:

BrandonB@cgicommunications.com

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A pilot and three passengers escaped injury when their single-engine airplane made an emergency landing at the airport in Fargo.

Officials at Hector International Airport say the pilot put the plane down on its belly after its landing gear failed Monday evening. Airport Authority director Shawn Dobberstein tells KFGO the Trinidad plane left the airport in Moorhead, Minnesota about 5 p.m. A short time later the pilot determined the landing gear didn’t work, which was confirmed by the control tower at Hector in a fly-by.

The pilot landed the plane shortly before 6 p.m. Air traffic was diverted for about 90 minutes while the damaged plane was cleared from the north-south runway.

ELGIN, N.D. (AP) — A weekend fire destroyed a John Deere dealership and repair shop in Elgin. No one was hurt.

The Bismarck Tribune reports that firefighters from Elgin, Carson and New Leipzig responded to the Dakota Farm Equipment building at about 7:30 p.m. Sunday. They fought to keep the flames from spreading to a nearby lumberyard and other businesses.

The cause of the blaze wasn’t immediately determined.

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) — A 15-year-old Fort Totten boy is facing a charge of driving under the influence after crashing into two unoccupied Devils Lake police vehicles.

The Highway Patrol says no injuries were reported in the incident about 5:30 a.m. Monday.

Authorities say the boy was trying to back a pickup truck into a street when he struck the two parked police sport utility vehicles. The boy then backed into an unoccupied car that was parked in a driveway, pushing it into a fence.

Damage to all of the vehicles was described as minor.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Bismarck police say a man who died in subzero temperatures was not homeless.

The frozen body of the 52-year-old man was found near the Missouri River on Saturday, beneath an Interstate 94 bridge.

The Bismarck Tribune reports that Police Chief Dan Donlin says the man was not homeless. The man’s name or other details about his identity haven’t been released.

Police aren’t treating the death as suspicious. An autopsy is being conducted to determine the cause of death. Authorities have said the cold weather might have been a factor. The temperature in Bismarck reached 18 below zero (-28 Celsius) Saturday morning, with a wind chill factor of about 40 below zero (-40 Celsius).

NEW TOWN, N.D. (AP) — An additional reward is being offered for information about a missing woman on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota.

The family of Olivia Lone Bear says the Institute for Trafficked, Exploited and Missing Persons and its founder, Patrick Atkinson, are offering $5,000 for information if foul play is involved in Lone Bear’s disappearance.

The Minot Daily News reports that in addition to the $5,000 reward, anonymous contributors already have put up a $21,000 reward for Lone Bear’s safe return.

Lone Bear, a mother of five, disappeared more than two months ago. The 32-year-old woman was last seen the evening of Oct. 24 leaving a New Town restaurant.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An economist says a business conditions index for nine Midwest and Plains states rose over the past month, pointing to continuing improvement in regional economic conditions.

A report released Tuesday says the Mid-America Business Conditions Index climbed to 59.0 from 57.2 in November. The October figure was 58.8.

Creighton University economist Ernie Goss oversees the survey, and he says profit growth, low interest rates and the recently passed tax package pushed business confidence last month to its highest level since January 2011.

The survey results are compiled into a collection of indexes ranging from zero to 100. Survey organizers say any score above 50 suggests growth in that factor. A score below that suggests decline.

The survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.

In sports…

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The number of young walleye in the Lake Sakakawea reservoir on the Missouri River in North Dakota is among the highest in decades.

Game and Fish Department crews last year had the fourth-highest catch of young walleye in the lake in the half-century history of fall surveys.

Fisheries management official Scott Gangl (GANG’-uhl) says stocking is one reason. But he also cites natural reproduction aided by a rebounding smelt population since major flooding seven years ago flushed substantial numbers of the forage fish through Garrison Dam.

The flood also changed the river channel downstream of the dam. There were fewer young walleye produced downstream last year, but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Gangl says there are a lot of young fish downstream that need to feed and grow.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 28 points and the streaking Minnesota Timberwolves started fast and held off the struggling Los Angeles Lakers 114-96. Karl-Anthony Towns recorded his 30th double-double of the season with 16 points and 13 rebounds to help Minnesota win for the seventh time in eight games and 10th in 13

Final OT Toronto 131 Milwaukee 127

Final Brooklyn 98 Orlando 95

Final OT Portland 124 Chicago 120

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

The outdoor game at Citi Field in NYC

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Rangers remain perfect all-time in regular season outdoor hockey games after beating the Sabres at Citi Field.

J.T. Miller scored a power-play goal 2:43 into overtime to push the Blueshirts past the Sabres 3-2. Paul Carey and Michael Grabner scored in the first 8 ½ minutes, but the Rangers blew the 2-0 lead before improving to 4-0 in regular-season outdoor venues. Those victories include two at Yankee Stadium in 2014, two years after they topped the Flyers at Citizens Bank Park.

Kyle Okposo (oh-POH’-soh) assisted on goals by Sam Reinhart and Rasmus Ristolainen (rohs-toh-LY’-nehn), the last one tying the game 27 seconds into the third period.

Henrik Lundqvist stopped 31 shots and has been in goal for New York’s four outdoor victories.

Robin Lehner (LEH’-nur) made 39 saves for the Sabres.

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final (6) West Virginia 77 Kansas St. 69

COLLEGE FOOTBALL-BOWL GAMES

UNDATED (AP) — It will be an all-SEC game for the National Championship in Atlanta next Monday. Fourth-ranked Alabama advanced with a victory over No. 1 Clemson in the Sugar Bowl after third-ranked Georgia outlasted No. 2 Oklahoma to win the Rose Bowl.

In New Orleans, Jalen Hurts threw for two touchdowns and the Crimson Tide’s defense outscored Clemson’s offense in a 24-6 win over the Tigers.

McKenzie Milton was the catalyst as 10th-ranked UCF earned a 34-27 Peach Bowl win over No. 7 Auburn in Atlanta. Milton threw for two touchdowns and ran for 116 yards and another score to help the 13-0 Knights end the year as the only unbeaten team in major college football. Chequan Burkett returned an interception 45 yards for a touchdown in coach Scott Frost’s final game before heading to Nebraska.

Myles Boykin turned an acrobatic catch into a go-ahead, 55-yard touchdown with 1:28 remaining to send 14th-ranked Notre Dame past No. 16 LSU in the Citrus Bowl at Orlando.

Jake Bentley threw for 239 yards and South Carolina rallied from a 19-3, third-quarter deficit to beat Michigan 26-19 in the Outback Bowl at Tampa.

Kelly Bryant had the difficult challenge of taking over for Deshaun Watson.

He played well enough to get Clemson to a third straight College Football Playoff meeting with Alabama — and then it all went wrong.

Bryant was intercepted twice — with both turnovers leading to Alabama touchdowns — and was sacked a season-high five times in a 24-6 loss in the Sugar Bowl on Monday night.

NBA-ROCKETS-HARDEN

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Rockets will spend at least two weeks without James Harden because of a strained left hamstring suffered in Sunday’s double-overtime win over the Lakers.

The team says Harden suffered a grade 2 sprain as he missed a layup late in the fourth quarter. He said after the game that he didn’t think the injury was serious, but the guard was walking with a pronounced limp.

Harden leads the NBA with his scoring average of 32.3 points per game and is third with 9.1 assists.

T25 BASKETBALL-POLLS

NEW YORK (AP) — Michigan State is the new No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25.

The Spartans received 43 of 65 first-place votes to earn the top spot for the first time in two seasons.

Second-ranked Duke received 21 first-place votes and Villanova dropped from first to third. The Wildcats were 101-93 losers to Butler on Saturday.

Arizona State fell one spot to fourth, while Xavier moved up one place to fifth. West Virginia, Oklahoma, Virginia, Wichita State and Kansas fill out the top 10.

NEW YORK (AP) — There’s no change among the top eight in the AP women’s poll, which means unanimous No. 1 team UConn is followed by Notre Dame, Louisville, South Carolina and Mississippi State. Baylor stays at No. 6, ahead of Tennessee and Texas. Oregon moved up a spot to ninth and Ohio State is 10th.

Stanford is back in the poll following a one-week absence, landing at No. 24 after ending a 17-year run among the top-25.

In world and national news…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Turkey is voicing concern over protests in neighboring Iran that have resulted in deaths and harmed public property, saying Ankara attaches great importance to the “preservation of social peace and stability” in the country. The Turkish Foreign Ministry urged protesters to avoid violence and not to fall for “provocations.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is hoping for more legislative achievements after his pre-Christmas success on taxes. He returned from an end-of year holiday to face fresh legislative challenges, midterm elections and threats abroad. Trump began the second year of his presidency with confrontational tweets targeting Iran and Pakistan. Domestically, he plans to host Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin at Camp David next weekend to talk strategy.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A bone-chilling, record-breaking cold wave is gripping much of the U.S. and authorities have indicated the dangerously low temperatures are to blame in at least three deaths. The National Weather Service has issued wind chill advisories and freeze warnings Tuesday for states from South Texas to Canada, and Wyoming east to New England. Sub-zero temperatures Monday did not deter hundreds from jumping into Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, but canceled another Polar Plunge in Chicago.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Fire Department of New York says 12 people are hurt, one seriously, in a fire raging through a Bronx building. Fire officials say they responded to the blaze at a four-story building near the Bronx Zoo in Van Nest at about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. The blaze comes only days after the deadliest residential fire to hit New York City in at least a quarter century swept through a Bronx apartment building, killing 12 people.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A day after North Korea’s Kim Jong Un said he’s willing to send a delegation to next month’s Winter Olympics in South Korea, Seoul is now offering high-levels talks between the two rivals. South Korea’s unification minister proposed Tuesday in a nationally televised news conference that the two Koreas meet Jan. 9 at the shared border village of Panmunjom to discuss Olympic cooperation and how to improve overall ties.