Wayne Byers Show – Evening -Sept 17

CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows around 40. North winds around 5 mph.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain

showers, in the Jamestown area, 30 percent in the Valley City area. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers

in the evening, then rain showers likely after midnight. Lows in

the upper 40s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of showers

60 percent.

.THURSDAY…Cloudy. Rain showers likely in the morning, then

chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s.

Chance of showers 70 percent.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain

showers in the evening. Lows in the lower 40s.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.

.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers in the

morning. Highs in the lower 60s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain

showers. Lows in the upper 40s.

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain showers.

Highs in the lower 60s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.

.MONDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain showers in

the morning. Highs in the lower 60s.

 

Widespread rain showers Wednesday night through Thursday remains

on track with highs mostly in the 50s. The showers will end

Thursday night followed by a cold front on  Friday.

 

It should be dry Saturday and Sunday with a more active

period developing Monday through Wednesday.

 

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The District 12 and 29 GOP will host a noon luncheon on Wednesday September 19 at  the Gladstone Inn and Suites in Jamestown.

On Monday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Delores Rath said, the Guest Speaker will be North Dakota Public Service Commissioner, Brian Kroshus.

RSVP Delores Rath at 952-7170, and pay $13.50 inclusive, at the door.

Wednesday evening there will be Wine and Cheese Tasting at 5-p.m., at Two Rivers Inn in Jamestown, sponsored by J.R. Lang, free of charge.

The public is invited regardless of party affiliation, to hear invited state and local Republican candidates discuss issues.

 

Valley City   (VCSU) On Thursday September 20, at 7-p.m., The “What in the World Is Going On?” group will sponsor a discussion on “Initiated Constitutional Measure No. 1: Pertaining to the Transparency of Funding Sources, Lobbyists, Conflicts of Interests, and the Establishment of an Ethics Commission,” which will be on the North Dakota ballot on Nov. 6.

The discussion will be held  in Rhoades Science Center 102 on the VCSU campus.

Moderated by Luis da Vinha, VCSU associate professor of social science, the event will include a presentation by Ellen Chaffee, VCSU president emerita, and Dina Butcher, chair of the committee which sponsored the petition for the measure. Commenters will include area state legislators and Autumn Johnson, VCSU Student Senate president. Opportunity for audience questions and comments will also be included in the program.

 

Valley City   (CSi)  Valley City Public Works informs residents that flushing of fire hydrants starts September 24^th, continuing for  about two weeks.

City water pressure may vary and there may be  discolored water conditions. The water will remain safe to drink.

Valley City residents should check their water before doing laundry, and store water for drinking and cooking.

Call Valley City Public Works with any questions, at 845-0380.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Friends of the James River Valley Library System’s next adult program offering is Tuesday September 25, at 6-p.m, in the Alfred Dickey Public Library’s lower level conference room.

German Paper Cutting will be taught by Sabrina, Hornung, as students will make intricate cuts and learn a history of the folk art.  The pattern is designed to students can add a personal touch to it and may add some poetry, a photo, or more intricate cutting.

Materials will be provided including scissors, silhouette paper, watercolor paper, glue, paper clips, tracing paper and toothpicks.

Please pre-register on line at www.friendsofjrvl.com or call 701-252-2217.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota has its first West Nile virus-related death of the year.The Health Department says the victim was a man older than 60 who lived in the northwestern part of the state. He wasn’t named.Symptoms of the mosquito-borne virus include fever, headache, body aches and rash. Most infected people don’t get sick, but the elderly and people with other health issues are more at risk.There have been 148 confirmed West Nile cases in the state this year. Last year, there were 62 cases and two deaths.

 

 

Mandan (NDHP)  The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, the responsible party of the leaking substance determined as molasses,  was found September 13 the day of the incident in Mandan about 11:45 in the morning..

The driver was identified as Cody Hatzenbuhler,of  Mandan. NDHP Troopers followed the trail of syrup to his residence. The tank on the vehicle broke spilling all of the approximately 200 gallons of liquid when Hatzenbuhler turned to merge eastbound onto Interstate 94 at Mandan. The molasses used for cattle feed and was not hazardous. Hatzenbuhler was issued a citation for a leaking load.

The incident occurred at I-94  Exit 153 eastbound on-ramp in Mandan.

Mandan Avenue was closed for approximately 3 hours. The North Dakota Department of Health and Bismarck HazMat team responded to the scene.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Veterans Affairs Health Care System will hold a free immunization clinic for veterans enrolled in VA Healthcare.

In Jamestown the immunization clinic will be at the Community Outpatient Clinic at 2422 20^th Street Southwest, on October 3, 10, 17, and 25, from 8-a.m., to 3:30-p.m.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Minot police say an officer suffered minor injuries when head-butted in the face by a suspect.Authorities say the officer arrested a 33-year-old New Town man on outstanding warrants Saturday afternoon. The man allegedly resisted arrest, fought with officers before being taken into custody, and then assaulted the officer while being booked into jail.The man was arrested on the warrants out of Burleigh County and Mandan and also for preventing arrest and assaulting a police officer. Formal charges were pending.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s taxable sales and purchases for the second quarter of 2018 increased nearly 10 percent over the same time period the previous year.The state Tax Department says it was the second consecutive quarter of nearly 10 percent growth. Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger (RAW’-shun-bur-gur) says it’s a good measure of economic activity in the state.Taxable sales and purchases for April, May and June totaled $5.1 billion, a 9.4 percent increase over the three-month span in 2017.Nine of the 15 major industry sectors reported gains over the year. The mining and oil extraction sector increased by $208 million, or about 43 percent. The wholesale trade sector increased by nearly $236 million, up 22 percent from the same period a year ago.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Public Service Commission on Monday discussed an administrative law judge’s recommendation that regulators dismiss a challenge to the location of an oil refinery being developed near Theodore Roosevelt National Park, with one commissioner indicating she’ll likely vote to heed the advice.

The other two members said they will hold off on indicating their position until later.

Meridian Energy Group began site work this summer for the $800 million Davis Refinery just 3 miles (5 kilometers) from the western North Dakota park. The company said the plant will be “the cleanest refinery on the planet,” and supporters believe it will boost the area’s economy.

Opponents, including the Environmental Law and Policy Center and the Dakota Resource Council, fear pollution will mar the park’s scenery and erode the air quality at the state’s top tourist attraction. The two groups in June filed a complaint with the PSC, maintaining Meridian needs a site permit because the refinery’s capacity will be 55,000 barrels per day — above the threshold of 50,000 barrels in state law that triggers a PSC review. Such reviews can take six months or longer to complete.

Meridian maintains the 55,000-barrel figure that it earlier gave to media, investors and government officials is outdated and that the company’s current plan is to build a facility capable of processing only up to 49,500 barrels per day — just below the threshold and outside of the commission’s purview.

Administrative Law Judge Patrick Ward in a Sept. 10 recommendation said the PSC’s jurisdiction under state law is “clear and unambiguous” even if Meridian is trying to circumvent the agency.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Sen. Heidi Heitkamp says the Senate Judiciary Committee should investigate a sexual assault allegation made by a woman against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.Heitkamp tweeted Monday that Christine Blasey Ford should be offered the chance to testify.Ford says Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were teenagers. Kavanaugh calls the claim “completely false.”The North Dakota Democrat is seen as a key vote on Kavanaugh. She is facing GOP U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer in a race seen as critical for Republicans’ chances to keep the Senate.Cramer says the confirmation hearings should proceed. He says the allegations are serious but “it is hard not to be skeptical considering the timing and history of the allegations.”

 

In sports…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Carson Wentz has been cleared to return and is slated to start for the Philadelphia Eagles against Indianapolis in Week 3.

Wentz tore his left ACL and LCL on Dec. 10, 2017 in a game against the Los Angeles Rams and had surgery three days later. Backup quarterback Nick Foles led the Eagles to their first NFL title since 1960 and was Super Bowl MVP in the 41-33 victory over New England.

Wentz set a single-season franchise record with 33 touchdown passes last season. The final one came a few plays after he suffered his injury.

The Eagles (1-1) lost 27-21 at Tampa Bay (2-0) on Sunday.

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have waived rookie kicker Daniel Carlson, after the fifth-round draft pick pulled all three of his field goal attempts wide right at Green Bay.

Two of Carlson’s misses came in overtime on Sunday, forcing the Vikings to settle for a 29-29 tie with the rival Packers. Carlson was cut on Monday, as the Vikings signed wide receiver Aldrick Robinson.

They didn’t immediately announce a replacement for Carlson. Dan Bailey, the second-most accurate field goal kicker in NFL history, is a free agent after being released by the Dallas Cowboys two weeks ago.

Carlson was awarded the job when the Vikings let Kai Forbath goes on Aug. 20, and Carlson pulled two field goal tries wide left in a preseason game four days later.

 

In world and national news…

From the Associated Press…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Indiana Sen. Joe Donnelly says a planned vote should be postponed on President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, until Congress has time to review recent sexual misconduct allegations made against him.

The Senate Judiciary Committee was set for a Thursday vote.

A woman has come forward to say Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her more than 30 years ago when they were in high school. Republicans and Democrats have called for more time to review the claims made by the woman, Christine Blasey Ford — allegations that Kavanaugh denies.

Donnelly said in a statement Monday that the allegations are “serious” and merit further review.

The vulnerable Democrat is up for re-election this year. The campaign for his Republican rival, Mike Braun, did not respond to a request for comment on his support for Kavanaugh.

 

 

 

Flooded rivers from Florence’s rains have begun to swamp coal ash dumps and low-lying hog farms in North Carolina, raising pollution concerns as the swollen waterways approach their crests.

Duke Energy says the weekend collapse of a coal ash landfill at the mothballed L.V. Sutton Power Station near the Cape Fear River in Wilmington is an “on-going situation.” At a different power plant near Goldsboro, three old coal ash dumps have been inundated by the Neuse River.

An Associated Press photographer who flew over North Carolina’s Trent River saw several flooded hog farms Sunday. Those typically have large pits of hog urine and feces, but regulators say they’ve no reports so far of any pollution breaches.

Many rivers are forecast to crest Monday at or near record levels.

 

 

 

A British diver who helped rescue youth soccer players trapped in a Thai cave is suing Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

Vernon Unsworth alleges that Musk falsely accused him on Twitter of being a pedophile.

The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles federal court seeks more than $75,000 in damages and a court order stopping Musk from making further allegations.

Musk called Unsworth a “pedo” after Unsworth criticized Musk in a television interview. Musk and SpaceX engineers built a small submarine and shipped it to Thailand to help with the rescue. The device wasn’t used, and Unsworth called it a “PR stunt.” Later Musk accused Unsworth of moving to Thailand to be with a bride who was about 12 years old.

Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

 

 

 

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says a demilitarized zone to separate Syrian forces and rebels in the Idlib region will be established by Oct. 15.

Putin made the announcement Monday after meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He said the zone will be patrolled both by Turkish forces and Russian military police.

Idlib is the last bastion of Syria’s rebels and concern has been high that a government assault on the city and its surroundings would be catastrophic for civilians. Turkey has opposed such an assault.

Putin said that the zone would be 15-20 kilometers (9-12 miles deep).