Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Aug 2

CSi Weather….

.REST OF TODAY…Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70’s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds around 10 mph. Heat index 90 to 95.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. A 30 percent chance of showers

and thunderstorms.   Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny with chance of showers and slight chance

of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds around 5 mph.

Chance of precipitation 40 percent in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers

and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s.

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

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.

.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 80.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows around 60.

.TUESDAY…Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.

.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.

 

 

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will continue Thursday afternoon

and evening across southwest and south central North Dakota.

Severe weather is not expected.

 

Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop Friday afternoon

and evening across central North Dakota. A few storms may become

strong to severe with large hail to quarter size, damaging winds

to 60 mph, and dangerous lightning.

 

Additional thunderstorms are possible late Friday night across western and central North Dakota. However, these storms are not expected to be severe.

 

There is a chance of thunderstorms across northern and central

North Dakota on Saturday. A few storms could be strong to severe.

 

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The popular 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse concerts continue.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Site Manager Steve Reidburn said, on Sunday August 5^th at 1-p.m., cowboy poet D.W. Grothe will entertain.

Slated for Saturday August 25^th at 1-p.m., Joel and Issac entertain, with Civil War music.

Steve added that the concerts have attracted as many as 100 individuals.

He noted that the Junior Sheriff’s program has had a number of young people getting their “sheriff’s badge,” participating in a scavenger hunt at the 1883 courthouse.

He pointed out that last Saturday a wedding was held at the courthouse with 170 people in attendance.

The 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse continues to book events, on a year ‘round basis.

During the summer through Labor Day the building is open Wednesday – through Sunday from 10-a.m., to 5-p.m., close Monday and Tuesday.

Those wishing to book events or tours can contact Steve, at 701-252-1107, of E-Mail sreidburn@nd.gov

He added that visitors to the 1883 Courthouse have come from 30 states, in addition to visitors from France and Japan.

 

 

Jamestown   (JRMC) — Jamestown Regional Medical Center (JRMC) is hosting a blood drive on Thursday, August 9, to help save lives.

The blood drive is open to the community from 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m in the United Blood Services Bloodmobile, which will be located near the main entrance of JRMC.

JRMC Clinical Service Assistant Katie Mittleider says the blood drive is a great event for the community and staff.

People can donate blood up to three times each year.

The JRMC blood drive collects whole blood. During a whole blood donation, nearly 500 ml of blood is collected from the donor and then separated later into components like red cells, plasma and platelets. These are used for patient transfusions.

Mittleider says, “This is our 12^th time holding a blood drive since 2011 at the Jamestown Regional Medical Center.  United Blood Services provides our medical center with red cells, platelets and plasma for transfusions, so we welcome the opportunity to partner with them.”

Last year’s event collected 34 units of blood. To date, the JRMC blood drive alone has collected 819 pints of blood for the United Blood Services.

While most adults can donate blood, some individuals are ineligible. Certain diseases, like AIDS and hepatitis, prevent people from donating.

Others who are ineligible include people who:

• have used needles to take nonprescription drugs
• have had syphilis or gonorrhea in the past 12 months
• have had the Ebola virus disease or infection

To donate blood and schedule an appointment or for donor eligibility, call (701) 952-4814 or go to www.bloodhero.com and use JRMC as the code.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The brother of a North Dakota woman who went missing last fall has confirmed that it was his sister’s body that was found in a pickup truck pulled from a lake on the Fort Berthold Reservation.

Matthew Lone Bear told the Bismarck Tribune that his sister, Olivia Lone Bear, was identified by her tattoos. The 32-year-old mother of five was last seen driving in a pickup in New Town on Oct. 25, 2017.

“At least she’s home now,” he said.

Volunteer searchers fanned out across the state after the woman’s disappearance, using drones and setting up mobile camps. A group began searching Lake Sakakawea with sonar last week and found submerged truck, said Lissa Yellowbird-Chase, who coordinates the volunteer Sahnish Scouts of North Dakota.

“That one was a priority for me because it’s kind of secluded,” she said. “Not too many people would have noticed.”

The truck was pulled from the lake on Tuesday. It was underwater about 30 feet (9 meters) and roughly 150 to 200 feet (46 to 61 meters) from shore, said volunteer Melaine Stoneman. The vehicle was covered in grime and silt, and had broken windows, according to Stoneman and Yellowbird-Chase.

The FBI, Bureau of Indian Affairs, North Dakota Highway Patrol and a sheriff’s office are involved in the investigation, said FBI spokesman Michael Kulstad. He declined to speculate as to whether anything criminal had occurred.

 

 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Grand Forks police say a driver fleeing from an officer was killed when he crashed into a tree shortly after the chase was terminated.Authorities say the officer tried to pull over the driver about 5 a.m. Thursday, but the man refused to stop and took off. Police say the driver rapidly accelerated near the downtown area and turned off his headlights.At that point, the officer ended the pursuit and a short time later found the vehicle had crashed into a tree. The driver was thrown from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.

 

Fargo  (NDANG)  The 119th Wing, North Dakota Air National Guard, will receive a new wing commander during a change of command ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018.

The Happy Hooligans will welcome Col. Darrin Anderson as the new wing commander and bid farewell to Col. Britt Hatley, who has held the position since February 2017. Anderson holds the distinction of being the first non-pilot to lead the 119th Wing.

The change of command ceremony is a time-honored military tradition whose main purpose is to allow subordinates to witness the formal command change from one officer to another. During the ceremony, the unit flag is passed from the current commander to the individual assuming command. The ceremony will take place in the aircraft maintenance hangar in front of the 119th Wing, family members, distinguished senior military leaders, and civilian guests.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline is battling to avoid dismissal of a second defendant in its federal racketeering lawsuit against three environmental groups.

Attorneys for Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners argue in court documents filed Wednesday that Earth First should be held accountable for “eco-terrorist activities” because it’s a legal entity that can be sued, and that the company at the very least should be able to add a publication associated with it as a defendant.

ETP sued Earth First, Greenpeace and BankTrack last August for up to $1 billion, alleging they worked to undermine the $3.8 billion pipeline that’s now moving oil from North Dakota to Illinois. The groups said the lawsuit was an attack on free speech.

The Center for Constitutional Rights also maintains Earth First is an unstructured social movement or philosophy, similar to Black Lives Matter, and can’t be sued. ETP tried to serve the lawsuit on Earth First Journal, but the Florida-based environmental publication effectively argued it was not the same as the movement.

U.S. District Judge Billy Roy Wilson late last month ordered ETP to show why he shouldn’t dismiss Earth First from the lawsuit. The order came the day before he dismissed Netherlands-based BankTrack as a defendant, ruling that group’s urging of banks not to finance the pipeline wasn’t a violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

 

In Sports…

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Game and Fish Department is making 2,700 licenses available for the upcoming tundra swan hunting season, the same as last year.North Dakota residents and out-of-state hunters are eligible to apply. The deadline is Aug. 15.

The statewide season is Sept. 29 through Dec. 30.

 

In world and national news…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple has become the world’s first publicly traded company to be valued at $1 trillion. The company reached the milestone Thursday after its shares rose to an all-time high of $207.05. They’re up 22 percent so far this year. Apple has been the leader among a handful of companies that have used new technology to disrupt established industries over the past couple of decades.

 

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Paul Manafort’s bookkeeper says the former Trump campaign chair approved “every penny” of the personal bills she paid for him, but kept her in the dark about the foreign bank accounts he used to pay for millions in luxury items and other personal expenses. The bookkeeper was testifying in Manafort’s financial fraud trial on Thursday. Manafort’s bookkeeper says had she known about the offshore accounts, she would have documented them for tax purposes.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — In negotiations over a possible interview by prosecutors, special counsel Robert Mueller’s team has offered the White House format changes, perhaps willing to limit some questions asked of President Donald Trump or accept some answers in writing. That’s according to a person briefed on the proposal.

 

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Roman Catholic nun whose ministry to a death row inmate inspired the book and film “Dead Man Walking” says she’s “overjoyed and deeply grateful” Pope Francis has declared the death penalty unjustifiable under any circumstance. In a tweet, Sister Helen Prejean said Francis’ decision to change church teaching on capital punishment “has closed the last remaining loophole in Catholic teaching on the death penalty.”

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Donald Trump has directed a “vast, government-wide effort” to protect American elections after Russian attempts to interfere in 2016. In a letter to Senate Democrats Thursday, national security adviser John Bolton says Trump “has not and will not tolerate interference in America’s system of representative government.” Top U.S. intelligence and homeland security officials are raising alarms about potential efforts by Russia to influence the 2018 and 2020 elections.