Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Jan 23

CSi Weather…

..BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY... .Foster, Stutsman, LaMoure and Dickey counties.

Until Noon Thursday…. West Polk-Norman-Clay-Eddy-Nelson-Grand Forks-Griggs-Steele- Traill-Barnes-Cass-

Including the cities of Crookston, East Grand Forks, Ada,
Twin Valley, Halstad, Moorhead, New Rockford, Lakota, Mcville,
Aneta, Tolna, Grand Forks, Cooperstown, Finley, Hope, Mayville,
Hillsboro, Hatton, Portland, Valley City, and Fargo

 

* WHAT…Blizzard conditions expected. Visibilities to near zero
at times with considerable drifting snow. Total snow
accumulations less than one inch expected. Winds gusting as high
as 50 mph. Dangerous wind chills late Wednesday night.

 

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Plan on slippery road conditions.
Widespread blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility.
The hazardous conditions could impact the morning commute.
Gusty winds could bring down tree branches. The dangerously
cold wind chills as low as 40 below zero could cause frostbite
on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A Blizzard Warning means severe winter weather conditions are
expected or occurring. Falling and blowing snow with strong winds
and poor visibilities are likely. This will lead to whiteout
conditions, making travel extremely dangerous. Do not travel. If
you must travel, have a winter survival kit with you. If you get
stranded, stay with your vehicle.

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

Forecast…

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow in the

evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Areas of blowing and

drifting snow in the evening, then blowing and drifting snow

after midnight. Windy. Lows around 10 below. Northwest winds

25 to 35 mph. Lowest wind chills around 30 below after midnight.

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Areas of blowing and drifting snow in the

morning. Much colder. Highs around 5 below. Northwest winds 20 to

25 mph decreasing to around 15 mph in the afternoon. Wind chills

around 35 below.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows around 18 below.

Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the south after midnight.

Wind chills around 30 below.

.FRIDAY…Partly sunny. Highs zero to 5 above. Northeast winds

around 5 mph shifting to the north in the afternoon.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 5 below. West winds

5 to 10 mph.

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

afternoon. Highs 15 to 20.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Cloudy. Snow likely in the evening, then chance

of snow after midnight. Lows around 5 below. Chance of snow

60 percent.

.SUNDAY…Snow. Patchy blowing and drifting snow. Highs zero to

5 above.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Snow. Areas of blowing and drifting snow. Lows

around 5 below.

.MONDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow in the

morning. Patchy blowing and drifting snow in the morning. Highs

zero to 5 above.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 10 below.

.TUESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs around 5 below.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 20 below.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 5 below.

 

Gusty winds will cause drifting snow that will melt and refreeze
on area roads Wednesday afternoon, leading to icy conditions. Black ice
may be difficult to see. This includes portions of Interstate 94
between Dickinson and Jamestown, and Highway 83 between Washburn and the South Dakota state line south of Linton.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol advises against using cruise
control during icy conditions.

Even stronger winds will develop by late Wednesday afternoon or early
evening, and will continue through early Thursday morning,
causing blowing and drifting snow and low wind chills.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Forecasters are warning of blizzard-like conditions that could cause travel difficulties in North Dakota.The National Weather Service says a cold blast of arctic air will generate gusty winds of up to 40 mph, creating near whiteout conditions north and east of the Missouri River Valley and Lake Sakakawea (Wednesday afternoon)  into Thursday morning.The weather service issued a winter storm watch. Meteorologist Jennifer Ritterling says there will also be dangerous wind chills ranging from 25 to 40 below zero across much of North Dakota.

Accumulating snow and strong winds are possible Saturday and
Sunday.

Dangerous wind chills to 30 below are possible Sunday night and
Monday night.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Starting February 1, 2019, Stutsman County will be changing its emergency notification service from CodeRED to a company called Everbridge.

The transition to the new notification system began in early November and has been a continuous process ever since. CodeRED will continue to be utilized until the switch is made on February 1.  In December, individuals in Stutsman County, receiving their annual property tax statements in the mail received an insert briefly explaining the change in notification services.

On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Stutsman County Emergency Manager/9-1-1 Coordinator, Jerry Bergquist explained, as with CodeRED, all land-line phone numbers are automatically included in the new “Stutsman Alerts” system powered by Everbridge for emergency notifications.  This does not include weather alerts.

Both land-lines and cell phones will continue to be able to register for as many as six types of weather alerts.

He said, if your land-line and/or cell phone was registered for weather alerts or emergency notifications through the CodeRED system, you will need to re-register to continue receiving those same notifications from the new “Stutsman Alerts” system powered by Everbridge.

The database of landlines used by the 911 system was imported into the Everbridge system.

He said, Everbridge provides users more flexibility and is costing the county less money.

He pointed out that the Everbridge system allows users to register multiple addresses to receive alerts, such as a home, work, cabin or farm address.

Everbridge also gives the user more control over what kinds of alerts they receive and even allows the user to block out times they do not want to be disturbed with a safety alert.

Register by going to the Stutsman County website (www.stutsmancounty.gov) and clicking on the “Stutsman Alerts” icons at the top or bottom of the page.  For those without computer access, register by calling Stutsman County Emergency Management at 701-252-9093.  There is no charge to register.

He adds  even after February 1 when the switch to the “Stutsman Alerts” system occurs, individuals can still register their cell phones for emergency notifications.

Anyone with questions or needing help in registering or who do not have internet access should contact Stutsman County Emergency Management at 701-252-9093, for information over the phone.

Jerry pointed out that the information is not shared even with law enforcement officers. It is not used for any other purposes than to send out alerts.

 

Jamestown  (Cassie DuBray) Jamestown United Way was recently presented with the Jamestown Regional Medical Center Foundation Community Difference award for the second year in a row.

 

Photo: JRMC Foundation Director Lisa Jackson(left) presented the certificate to Jamestown United Way board members President Katie Mittleider (middle) and Publicist/Secretary Cassie DuBray (right).

 

Foundation Director, Lisa Jackson states that the “JRMC Foundation is grateful for its Community Difference Partners that transform healthcare for our community. United Way makes our Sexual Assault Nursing Educator (SANE) program possible. Nurses are specially trained to care for survivors of sexual assault.”

Jamestown United Way is grateful to be the recipient of this certificate and to continue to be a community partner with the JRMC Foundation and other area organizations. Board President Katie Mittleider said, “It is a pleasure to be able to be a community difference to help JRMC Foundation it help give back to our community.”

Support for the Jamestown United Way goes to Stutsman County agencies and other special projects and Venture Grant recipients.

The United Way of Stutsman County is part of United Way Worldwide. Its mission is to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities around the world to advance the common good. The current impact model emphasizes that 99% of all funds raised stays within in Stutsman County. The local agencies supported are: Alano Society, Boy Scouts – Northern Lights, Camp Rokiwan, Child Care Aware, Community Corrections, Girl Scouts – Dakota Horizons, Imagination Library, James River Transit, MOST/21st Cen. After School, PATH, Safe Shelter, Salvation Army, SANE/SART, Senior Companion Program, and The Arts Center.

For additional information, please contact Executive Director Karla Bachmeier at jmstuway@gmail.com or call 701-952-UWAY.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Authorities say tenants of a six-unit apartment building in Bismarck made it out safely after a fire broke out.Firefighters arriving on scene Tuesday night found smoke and flames coming from the third floor of the building. Crews searched all the units to make sure no one remained inside.Officials say the fire appeared to have started in the kitchen stove area of one of the apartments. Fire damage was limited to the single apartment with smoke damage to other units. 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — An investigation by the Grand Forks Narcotics Task Force has resulted in the arrest of a couple suspected of distributing methamphetamine and possessing marijuana.Authorities say the 40-year-old man and 31-year-old woman were taken into custody Tuesday after a search warrant was executed at their home in Grand Forks. Officials say 3.2 pounds of methamphetamine, an unspecified amount of marijuana, drug paraphernalia, four firearms and $9,000 in cash were seized.The drug task force includes members from the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation, U.S. Border Patrol, Homeland Security and local law enforcement.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Senate has endorsed legislation that would bar felons from serving on school boards.The bill passed 32-15 on Wednesday. It now goes to the House for review.The measure is being sponsored by Republican Nichole Poolman, a school teacher from Bismarck, and Richard Marcellais, a Democrat from Belcourt and a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa.The bill came at the request of the state Indian Affairs Commission.Director Scott Davis says the bill applies to all schools but tribal leaders are increasingly concerned about school board candidates who have a criminal past.Davis points to a woman convicted of embezzling from a school district on the Fort Berthold Reservation who was elected to its school board in November.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s House has endorsed legislation that exempts riders of horses and bicycles from drunken driving laws.The House voted 91-1 Wednesday to allow intoxicated people who either pedal or saddle up to ride without fear of criminal prosecution.The legislation still allows riders on horses and bicycles to be charged with non-criminal offenses such as speeding or other traffic violations.The measure now goes to the Senate for consideration.

 

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In world and national news…

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump has been asked whether the U.S. would use military action in Venezuela to support the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro and his response was ambiguous.

“We are not considering anything, but all options are on the table,” Trump told reporters following a roundtable discussion at the White House on medical costs.

The comment came after his administration announced it would recognize opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president over Maduro.

Trump did not clarify what he meant by “all options.”

His administration has imposed several rounds of sanctions aimed at pressuring the government of the South American country.

 

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he is not surprised about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi officially postponing his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress until the government is fully reopened.

Trump says Democrats have become “radicalized” and “don’t want to see crime stopped, which we could very easily do on the southern border.”

Trump was asked about Pelosi’s action during a health care event at the White House and as the government shutdown extended into a second month.

The president said: “This will go on for a while. Ultimately the American people will have their way because they want to see no crime.”

The stalemate over funding a U.S.-Mexico border wall has produced the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history.

Trump wants to deliver the speech as planned on Tuesday.

 

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer is postponing his public testimony to Congress.

Michael Cohen won’t appear as scheduled before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Feb. 7.

Cohen’s adviser Lanny Davis says the delay is on the advice of Cohen’s lawyers because Cohen’s still cooperating in special counsel Robert Mueller’s (MUHL’-urz) Russia investigation.

Davis also says Cohen has received threats.

The Democratic-led committee is investigating hush-money payments during the 2016 campaign to silence women who claimed to have had sex with Trump. Prosecutors say Trump directed Cohen to make the payments as a way to quash potential scandals during the campaign.

Trump’s denied having an affair.

Cohen has pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about his role in a Trump business proposal in Russia considered during the campaign.

 

 

PHOENIX (AP) — A former neighbor of a nurse charged with raping an incapacitated woman who later gave birth at an Arizona care facility says he was a quiet family man.

Esella Burr said Wednesday that 36-year-old Nathan Sutherland was her neighbor for more than five years until he sold his Phoenix-area home in October.

Burr says Sutherland shared the home with his wife and four children, and she saw the couple leave for church every Sunday.

She says Sutherland would sometimes wave or start a conversation with her and once gave her a ride. He also mentioned that he liked his job as a nurse.

Sutherland faces one count each of sexual assault and vulnerable adult abuse. He has not yet entered a plea.

Phoenix police say his DNA is a match with the baby the woman delivered last month.

 

 

PARK HILLS, Ky. (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says “far-left activists” and the media are to blame for threats against students at Kentucky’s Covington High School who confronted Native American marchers and a black religious sect in Washington.

The Kentucky Republican said on Tuesday that the students from his home state had received death threats. He said, “Far-left activists and members of the national and state media isolated a very few seconds of video footage from any shred of context and many decided it was time to attack and denigrate these young people.”

Criticism has been widespread since videos showed the students, some wearing “Make America Great Again” hats, facing off against Omaha Nation elder Nathan Phillips last week. But the various sides say they’ve been misunderstood and that partial images were taken out of context.