Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Dec 12

…A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING…

A brief period of light freezing rain may impact the James River Valley late Wednesday evening. A quick glaze of ice may form on untreated roads and sidewalks. This includes Carrington, Jamestown, LaMoure, Ellendale, and surrounding areas. Do not use cruise control on icy roads.

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3AM CST THURSDAY…JAMESTOWN, VALLEY CITY

Including the cities of Harvey, Fessenden, Carrington, Steele,
Tappen, Jamestown, Linton, Strasburg, Napoleon, Gackle, Lamoure,
Edgeley, Kulm, Wishek, Ashley, Oakes, and Ellendale
958 PM CST Wed Dec 12 2018

 

* WHAT…Freezing rain ongoing. Additional ice accumulations of
a light glaze.

 

* WHEN…Until 3 AM CST Thursday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Travel will be hazardous. Untreated roads
and sidewalks will be icy. Do not use cruise control on icy
roads.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A Winter Weather Advisory means that periods of freezing rain
will cause travel difficulties. Expect slippery roads. Slow down
and use caution while driving.

The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can
be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

 

CSi Weather…

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Southwest
winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Clear. Lows in the mid 20s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY…Increasing clouds. Highs in the upper 30s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.SUNDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows 15 to 20.
.MONDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s.
.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.
.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of snow possibly
mixed with rain in the morning. Highs in the mid 30s.

 

Wednesday night will see the next upper level wave move through giving a

period of light snow, possibly mixed with sleet or freezing rain.

Minor accumulations.

A weak but dry clipper moves through Saturday, followed by a warmup again through the end of next week.

 

Valley City  (CSi) The Barnes County Sheriff’s office is asking the public for assistance, if they know the whereabouts of William Skywalker Weatherford I.

An arrest warrant has issued for him.

Anyone with information on where  Skywalker Weatherford I  may be is asked to call  the Barnes County Sheriff’s office at 701-845-8530.

Callers may remain anonymous.

He is 23 years old, five feet eight inches tall, weighing 160 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

The bench warrant has been issued,  for, possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of drug paraphrenalia, use marijuana, possession of a controlled substance marijuana, driving under revocation/suspension.

BISMARCK – The Bismarck Squadron Civil Air Patrol will facilitate this year’s
Wreaths Across America event at the ND Veterans Cemetery on December 15th starting at 11am, with the help of the community. The event will occur simultaneously with over 1,500 other ceremonies at locations in the United States and beyond, and will be highlighted by the placement of military service ceremonial wreaths by veterans of each respective service. The ceremonial wreath presenters were nominated by the community, and selected via a random drawing. The event will culminate with adorning
gravesites with a holiday wreath. Over 6,700 wreaths were sponsored for this year’s event.

Veterans selected to place wreaths on behalf of their service and Prisoner of War/Missing in Action servicemembers are:

*   Army – Former Specialist 4 Dick Dever of Bismarck
*   Navy – Former Petty Officer 2nd Class Russ Lindblom of Bismarck
*   Marine Corps – Former Corporal David Patch of Bismarck
*   Air Force – Former Staff Sergeant Terrance Moericke of Mandan
*   Coast Guard – Former Yeoman 2nd Class Kathleen Donahue of Mandan, a World War II veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard Women’s Reserve (SPARS)
*   POW/MIA – Current US Army Reserve Master Sergeant  Robert Holtz of Fargo

A wreath will also be placed by a CAP cadet on behalf of Merchant Marine veterans.

The event will start at 11 AM on Saturday, December 15, 2018, but everyone is encouraged to get there early if possible because parking can take some time.
Attendants will be present to guide participants to parking spaces. Bismarck CAP anticipates they will be able to fit everybody inside the cemetery, so parking on Highway 1806 should be avoided unless an attendant directs otherwise. Overflow parking will also be available at Ft. Lincoln like in previous years.

Once a ceremony is over, all participants will be given instructions on how the wreath placement part of the event will occur. The current weather forecast calls for reasonable winter weather, but attendees are encouraged to check conditions before leaving home and dress accordingly. The Chapel building at the Veterans Cemetery will be open, but is set aside for those participants who may be especially sensitive to being outside in the cold.

While 6,700 wreaths were sponsored for gravesites at the ND Vets Cemetery, due to the surging popularity of the WAA program the nationwide transportation network was overwhelmed. Delivery of around 400 wreaths will thus be delayed to the NDVC, located south of Mandan on ND 1806. Bismarck CAP expects delivery of the remaining wreaths next week, and fully anticipates all gravesites will be covered before
Christmas. Shipping is donated by truck companies across the US, with Britton Trucking of Grand Forks making final delivery to North Dakota locations.

The WAA program at the ND Vets Cemetery was one of the original 150 sites to participate in this annual event.

Those interested in finding out more on the Wreaths Across America program, Civil Air Patrol, and wreath sponsorship for future ceremonies can contact Bismarck CAP at
BismarckCAP30@gmail.com<mailto:BismarckCAP30@gmail.com>. Information can also be found at www.BismarckCAP.com<http://www.BismarckCAP.com>.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Victory Lutheran Church, located at 510 9^th Ave. SW, will host its Community Christmas Dinner, Sunday, December 16th, from 11:30 – 1:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.

A complete turkey meal with all the trimmings will be served.  Meals will also be delivered to those who are unable to attend at the church. Please call the church office at 251-1570 before 3 p.m. on Friday, December 14^th to be assured of home meal delivery Sunday.

 

Valley City  (VCSU) – The elementary education program at Valley City State University has brought its unique Substitute Teacher Program to the Valley City Public Schools this fall. Through the substitute program, VCSU junior and senior elementary education majors will spend eight Fridays each semester as substitute co-teachers at Washington and Jefferson schools.

Each Friday, 16 VCSU students, paired in groups of two, cover eight classrooms at the elementary schools, and the Valley City Public School teachers use the time away for professional development opportunities.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A popular upscale restaurant in North Dakota’s capital city is being sued for allegedly firing a server after she became pregnant.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed the federal lawsuit against East 40 Inc. on Monday. The company does business in Bismarck as 40 Steak & Seafood.

Server Erica Davidson was hired at the restaurant in February 2015 and learned she was pregnant two months later. She told her managers and co-workers that June and was fired the next month, EEOC attorneys allege in court documents. A manager allegedly told other workers that Davidson’s pregnancy was the reason.

“Pregnancy discrimination is a continuing problem in the United States,” Greg Gochanour, regional attorney for the EEOC’s district office in Chicago, said in a statement. “The rule is simple: don’t fire someone, or treat someone adversely in any way, simply because she is pregnant. It is against the law and it is just wrong.”

Restaurant owner Dale Zimmerman did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday from The Associated Press. A restaurant lawyer listed in court documents said he was not representing the business in the dispute.

 

In world and national news..

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s once-devoted lawyer and all-around fixer, was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison after telling a federal judge that his “blind loyalty” to his boss led him to cover up Trump’s “dirty deeds.”

Standing alone at the defense table, Cohen, 52, shook his head slightly and closed his eyes as the judge pronounced the sentence for crimes that included lying about his boss’ business dealings in Russia and funneling hush money to two women who said they had sex with Trump — payments that both Cohen and federal prosecutors said were made at Trump’s direction to fend off damage to his White House bid.

Cohen is the first and, so far, only member of Trump’s circle during two years of investigations to go into open court and implicate the president in a crime, though whether a president can be prosecuted under the Constitution is an open question.

Separately, prosecutors announced Wednesday that they filled in another piece of the puzzle in the hush-money case: The parent company of the National Enquirer acknowledged making one of those payments “in concert” with the Trump campaign to protect him from a story that could have hurt his candidacy.

During an appearance at the White House shortly after the sentencing, Trump ignored reporters’ questions about Cohen.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Doug Jones said Alabama’s soybean farmers and automobile manufacturers are “scared to death” over President Donald Trump’s tariff wars, but he cautioned Democrats from spending too much time attacking the president as the party tries to win back heartland voters ahead of the 2020 presidential election.

In an Associated Press interview, the Democrat who won a stunning victory from the Deep South a year ago Wednesday said he doesn’t think there’s enough evidence to impeach the president, even as prosecutors allege Trump directed his lawyer to make illegal hush money payments. Democrats’ time would be better spent conducting oversight of the administration, he said, and working with the president to improve trade policies, the Affordable Care Act and other issues.

“I don’t think you have to just jump into that right now because it can not only politically backfire,” he said about impeachment. “There would be backlash. Our country is divided enough as it is. Democrats right now have an opportunity to try to get some things done.”

Thanks to Republican victories in midterm elections last month, Jones will soon be one of the few remaining Democratic senators from a deeply conservative state. That status has made him something of a guide for his party on how to win back Democrats who voted for Trump 2016.

As longtime friend of Joe Biden, Jones said he hopes the former vice president makes a run as the party’s pick for 2020.

 

STRASBOURG, France (AP) —  French authorities have issued a wanted poster and are calling for witnesses amid a massive manhunt for the suspected shooter nearly 24 hours after a deadly attack at the Strasbourg Christmas market.

A photo of Cherif Chekatt, 29, who was born in Strasbourg, was distributed publicly Wednesday evening.

The poster warns: “Dangerous individual, above all do not intervene.” It asks anyone with information that could help locate him to contact authorities.

Chekatt has been on the run since allegedly spraying gunfire at the city’s famous Christmas market on Tuesday night, killing two and leaving one person brain-dead. A dozen others were injured.

Hundreds of police and soldiers were combing Strasbourg in a search of him, blocking bridges that cross the border into Germany. Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced a strengthening of security forces to secure Christmas markets.

 

NEW YORK (AP) — “A Star Is Born” led nominations for the 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards with four nods including best ensemble on Wednesday, firmly establishing Bradley Cooper’s romantic revival as this year’s Academy Awards front runner.

In nominations announced in West Hollywood, Calif., the actors guild — one of the most predictive bellwethers of the Oscars — threw cold water on the awards campaigns of numerous contenders while elevating others. But “A Star Is Born” fared the best of all, landing nominations for Cooper (best male actor), Lady Gaga (best female actor) and Sam Elliott (best supporting male actor).

The other nominees for the group’s top award, best ensemble, were: “Black Panther,” ”Bohemian Rhapsody,” ”BlacKkKlansman” and “Crazy Rich Asians.”

That category is the most closely watched because only once in the last two decades has the eventual Oscars best picture winner not been nominated for best ensemble at the SAG Awards. The one aberration, though, was last year, when Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water” overcame the SAG omission on its way to winning best picture.

Unless a new trend is forming, that’s worrisome news for Oscar hopefuls like “Vice,” Adam McKay’s Dick Cheney biopic (which led last week’s Golden Globe nominations); Alfonso Cuaron’s Netflix drama “Roma” (the overwhelming choice of critics groups); and the 1962 road trip “Green Book.”