CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the north after midnight.

.FRIDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around 5 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds

around 5 mph.

.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 5 to

15 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with chance of showers and

thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with showers

likely and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in

the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area.

.SUNDAY…Mostly cloudy. Showers likely in the morning, then

chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s.

Chance of showers 60 percent.

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

.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.

.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

 

On Saturday an isolated severe thunderstorm could occur, however the majority of thunderstorms that develop Saturday will be remain below severe limits.

After highs in the upper 80s and lower 90s Friday and Saturday, expect widespread highs in the 70s Sunday through Tuesday.

Highs will rebound back into the lower 80s Wednesday.

Dry through midweek.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)   Come to the Jamestown Arts Market,  5 to 9 pm each Thursday’s at Hansen Arts Park downtown Jamestown.

Aug 16: America’s Homegrown Arts  F-M KICKS BIG BAND with the KICKS DIXIELAND BAND
Join in the celebration of America’s homegrown arts and culture!  Jazz is truly an original American art form, and the Fargo-Moorhead Kicks Big Band, 17-members strong, plays all of your favorites from Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington and many more!  And we open the evening with a trip down south to the Crescent City—New Orleans—and the music that was born in the sultry French Quarter, Dixieland Jazz.  Thursday evening’s Arts Market sponsored by Don Wilhelm Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, in Jamestown.

Also on The Wayne Byers Show, on CSi Cable 2, Larry pointed out that the Arts After School program returns, and the Arts Center will host the 2nd Community Theater productions of “Conflict,” and “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” will be September 20, 21, and 23 at the Jamestown Arts Center, which has tickets available.

 

 

Valley City  (CSi)  The Valley City Out of the Darkness Community Walk is  on Sunday, September 30, 2018 at Lokken Stadium.

Registration begins at 2:30pm with the walk itself running 3pm-4:30pm.

Proceeds benefit local and national suicide prevention and awareness programs of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.  Learn more at outofthedarkness.org or call 888-333-2377.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A man accused in a fatal brawl outside a downtown Fargo bar has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.Darren Patterson, formerly of Fargo and now of Las Vegas, pleaded guilty in June to negligent homicide in the May 2017 death of James “Jamie” Grant, after an altercation that began inside the Hodo Lounge. Authorities say Grant fell after he was punched by Patterson and hit his head on the sidewalk. He never regained consciousness and died the following month.Police say Patterson punched two other men who were with Grant at the bar, leading to a second charge of aggravated assault. Patterson entered an Alford plea to that charge.Attorneys on both sides said during the plea hearing that it was a fair deal.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Health Department hopes to have medical marijuana available by the end of the year in at least the state’s two largest cities, though there remain unknowns including how long it will take manufacturing facilities to get up and running.

State voters approved the drug in November 2016. The Health Department has endured some criticism of the amount of time it is taking to make the drug available, though the timeline isn’t unusual when compared to other states with the drug, according to the advocacy group Americans for Safe Access.

The department this week made available a draft application for medical marijuana dispensaries in Grand Forks and Williston, to give potential applicants a head start. Actual applications for those two cities are likely to be accepted next month, when the agency also expects to select operators for dispensaries in Fargo and Bismarck.

The Fargo and Bismarck sites potentially could be operating by the end of the year, as dispensaries typically take about three months to become operational, according to state Medical Marijuana Division Director Jason Wahl. The state also expects to begin accepting applications from patients and doctors in late October.

“I would anticipate qualifying patients could have cards by the end of this year, and designated caregivers as well,” Wahl said.

However, it isn’t known yet whether manufacturing facilities in Bismarck and Fargo will have product available by then. The state in May gave the initial OK for two state-approved facilities, but Pure Dakota in Bismarck and Grassroots Cannabis in Fargo need to get their facilities ready and get all of the necessary local approvals before they can obtain final state registration.

 

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven Thursday released the following statement after the president nominated former Lt. Governor Drew Wrigley to again serve as the U.S. Attorney for North Dakota.

“Drew is well-qualified to serve as U.S. Attorney for North Dakota, having already served in this position for nearly a decade,” said Hoeven. “He has a strong record of investigating and prosecuting federal crimes in North Dakota and has helped provide justice for victims and their families during his prior service as U.S. Attorney. We look forward to moving his nomination through the Senate as quickly as possible.”

 

Wrigley served as Lt. Governor of North Dakota from 2010 to 2016. Prior to that, he served as U.S. Attorney for North Dakota from 2001 to 2009. He received his bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of North Dakota and is a graduate of the American University Washington College of Law. Following law school, Wrigley served as a prosecuting attorney in the Office of the Fargo City Attorney and as an assistant district attorney in Philadelphia from 1993 to 1998.

 

 

Update…

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota legislator wants to change how the state distributes wind energy tax revenue.

Republican Rep. Mike Brandenburg told the Legislature’s Energy Development and Transmission Committee this week that a portion of the money should be directed to the state rather than sending it all to local counties, The Bismarck Tribune reported.

Brandenburg said he wants to address criticism that the wind industry doesn’t contribute to the state budget as coal and oil do. He plans to introduce a bill in January that would send one-third of wind energy tax revenue to the state’s general fund, while counties that produce the energy keep two-thirds.

“It’s going to take the fight away that we’re not putting any money into the state,” Brandenburg said.

The measure wouldn’t change the amount of taxes the wind industry pays, just how it is distributed. It would apply to future wind farms and not change how tax revenue is distributed from existing wind farms.

The wind industry paid $8.7 million in taxes in the state in 2017, according to the state Tax Department. The figure represents taxes that were charged in lieu of property tax and doesn’t include sales tax for the construction of wind towers.

Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger said he thinks the bill would be a good next step after legislators dealt with how much wind should be taxed during the 2015 session.

“I think it’s a good discussion to have now, who are the beneficiaries of the tax dollars,” Rauschenberger said.

 

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The small grains harvest in North Dakota remains ahead of the average pace.The federal Agriculture Department in its weekly crop report says farmers have harvested 9 percent of durum wheat, 29 percent of spring wheat, 41 percent of oats, 52 percent of barley and 73 percent of winter wheat.Soil moisture supplies continue on a downward trend. Topsoil moisture is rated only 45 percent adequate to surplus, with 50 percent of subsoil moisture in those categories.Stockwater supplies are rated 72 percent adequate to surplus, and pastures are rated 44 percent in good to excellent condition. Both percentages are down over the week.The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map shows more than half of the state in extremely dry or drought condition, up from one-fifth last week.

 

In world and national news…

NEW YORK (AP) — Legendary Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin has died at age 76, according to her publicist. Franklin was the iconic voice of classic hits like “Respect,” “Think” and “Chain of Fools.” Beyond her dozens of hits, Franklin also performed at the inauguration of President Barack Obama and at the funeral for civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks. Funeral announcements will be announced in the coming days.

 

NEW YORK (AP) — The clarity and the command. The daring and the discipline. The thrill of her voice and the truth of her emotions. Like the best actors and poets, nothing came between how Aretha Franklin felt and what she could express, between what she expressed and how we responded. Franklin, the glorious “Queen of Soul” and genius of American song died Thursday at her home in Detroit at 76. Few performers were so universally idolized by peers and critics and so exalted and yet so familiar to her fans.

 

 

UNDATED (AP) — Aretha Franklin’s music was the soundtrack for the fight for equal rights in America. The Queen of Soul was a close friend of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and she never hesitated to support the civil rights movement financially or with a stirring performance. Her song “Respect” became a battle cry for black America.

 

 

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The jury has begun deliberations in the fraud trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort. Judge T.S. Ellis III sent the jury back Thursday shortly before 10 a.m. to consider the 18 counts of tax and bank fraud levied against Manafort. Prosecutors say he hid millions of dollars in foreign income from the IRS and lied on loan applications to maintain his cash flow. Defense lawyers say the government failed to prove its case.

 

UNDATED (AP) — Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the Roman Catholic archbishop of Washington, is facing a storm of criticism and calls for his resignation after becoming entangled in two major sexual abuse scandals roiling the church. Wuerl, 77, has said he has no plans to step down, and he has defended his actions. A scathing grand jury report this week accused Wuerl of helping to protect some child-molesting priests while he was bishop of Pittsburgh from 1988 to 2006.