– Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Jan 24

CSi Weather…

…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY…

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Including the cities of Bottineau, Rolla, Dunseith, Rolette,
Shell Valley, St. John, Velva, Towner, Drake, Rugby, Mcclusky,
Goodrich, Harvey, Fessenden, Carrington, Steele, Tappen,
Jamestown, Napoleon, Gackle, Lamoure, Edgeley, Kulm, Wishek,
Ashley, Oakes, and Ellendale

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Including the cities of Lakota, Mcville, Aneta, Tolna,
Cooperstown, Finley, Hope, Valley City, Lisbon, Enderlin,
Gwinner, Milnor, Forman, and Rutland

* WHAT…Wind chills as low as 40 below zero ongoing.

* WHERE…Portions central North Dakota.

* WHEN…Until noon CST Friday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…The dangerously cold wind chills could
cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and the wind will
combine to create low wind chills. Frostbite and hypothermia can
occur if precautions are not taken. Make sure you wear a hat and
gloves.

Forecast…

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows around 15 below. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. Wind chills around 30 below.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs near zero. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Lowest wind chills around 30 below in the morning.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow after
midnight in the Jamestown area. Lows around 10 below. Temperatures rising into the lower single digits after midnight. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Wind chills around 20 below.

.SATURDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of snow in the
afternoon in the Jamestown area, 20 percent in the Valley City area. Not as cold. Highs around 15. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow in the Jamestown area, 30 percent in the Valley City area. Lows around 12 below. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

.SUNDAY…Cloudy. Chance of snow in the morning, then snow in the
afternoon. Patchy blowing and drifting snow in the afternoon.
Highs 5 to 10 above.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Snow. Patchy blowing and drifting snow. Lows
around 5 below.

.MONDAY…Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing and drifting snow in the
morning. Highs 5 to 10 above.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 15 below.

.TUESDAY…Partly sunny. Patchy blowing and drifting snow in the
morning. Highs around 5 below.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing and drifting snow
in the evening. Lows around 20 below.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 10 below.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 25 below.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of snow in the
afternoon. Highs around 5 below.

Hazardous wind chills in the 25 below to 45 below zero range will
be possible each night into next week. Accumulating snow, strong
winds, and blowing snow are possible Sunday into Monday. Some of
the coldest, if not the coldest, temperatures so far this season
are expected mid to late next week.

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Police Thursday afternoon about 1:43 investigated a two vehicle crash near the 4^th Avenue viaduct at 2^nd Street Northeast.

The crash involved a late model pickup and a city dump truck carrying sand.

Jamestown Area Ambulance Service was called to the scene to assist the injured person.

More information when the report is filed.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Classic Car Club Winter Wheels Show is Saturday January 26, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Jamestown Civic Center.

Admission for adults is $8, $2 for children ages 6-12, $6 for veterans. Free Hot Wheels will be given to children under 6, while supplies last.

Awards will be given at 6 p.m.

Planned is a virtual race car and various EGG experiences.

The North Dakota Street Rod Association will have a booth set up for anyone wishing to sign up for that organization.

Vendors will participate with vehicle related items, plus items for the ladies in attendance.

Anticipated to be at this year’s show, are:

An American LaFrance fire truck and a Mack semi tractor.

Coming from THE SHED in Warroad, Minnesota, are a pink 1967 Playmate Mustang, a 1953 Buick Skylark convertible, a custom-built motorcycle and guitars signed by Alice Cooper that were sold at a benefit auction.

Legend Race vehicles will be viewed in the entry from the Jamestown Speedway , plus displays of go karts by Buffalo City Karting, and displays from Jamestown Drag Racing Association.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Optimist Club’s Annual Spaghetti feed fundraiser, is on February 1st from 5 PM to 7 PM, at the Jamestown Civic Center.

Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for students and free for kids five years and younger.

They can be purchased from any Optimist Club member or at the door.

Jamestown (Cassie DuBray) Jamestown United Way is still accepting donations for the 2018-2019 campaign to continue to support area organizations.

The goal of $200,000 has been set for a February 28^th deadline. According to Jamestown United Way Executive Director, Karla Bachmeier, thanks to community participation in the pledge campaign as well as attendance at this year’s events “POUND in the Park” and “Bingo”, the organization is nearing it’s goal. The campaign to date has raised just over $191,000 and is above the amount of donations the organization received at this point in time last year.

The $200,000 goal is set by funding requests made to the Jamestown United Way by the area organizations which are supported by the campaign as well as any Venture Grant applicants.

Jamestown United Way plans to recognize area businesses for their contributions to the campaign at the annual meeting set for March 21^st.

Additional thanks are sent from the Board of Directors to the following businesses/organizations for supporting the recent Bingo fundraiser with donations for door prizes and the silent auction: Alano Society, Boy Scouts – Northern Lights, Camp Rokiwan, Child Care Aware, Girl Scouts – Dakota Horizons, Imagination Library, James River Transit, MOST/21st Cen. After School, PATH, Safe Shelter, SANE/SART, Senior Companion Program, The Arts Center, and Gate City Bank.

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.

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

ASHLEY, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakotan who was a 17-year veteran of the U.S. Marshals Service will be laid to rest in his hometown.Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Norman Merkel died in the line of duty due to a medical condition in the fitness room of the federal courthouse in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Jan. 16, 2019. He was 45.

Merkel was assigned to the Marshals Service’s Southern District of Texas his entire career. He was a supervisor in Corpus Christi and task force commander of the Gulf Coast Violent Offenders and Fugitive Task Force.

An Army veteran, Merkel was a deputy sheriff in McIntosh County, North Dakota, before joining the Marshals Service in 2001.

His funeral will be held Saturday in Ashley. A memorial service will be held Feb. 16 in Victoria, Texas.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Industrial Commission is shifting how it monitors oil conditioning regulations that are aimed at making Bakken crude oil safer for transportation.

The Bismarck Tribune reports that the commission will mandate that companies submit vapor-pressure tests twice a year instead of quarterly, prioritizing winter months when issues are more likely to occur.

The state requires companies to remove the most volatile gases from crude oil and test the vapor pressure to ensure it doesn’t exceed 13.7 pounds per square inch.

The new regulations will require one vapor test between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31 and a second between Jan. 1 and March 31.

Critics of the changes include the Dakota Resource Council. The group argues that if North Dakota’s oil conditioning guidelines easily meet the standard, that’s an indication the requirements don’t go far enough.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota judge has upheld a state permit allowing for construction to begin on an oil refinery just 3 miles (5 kilometers) from Theodore Roosevelt National Park.Judge Dann Greenwood ruled the Health Department effectively supported its position that the $800 million Davis Refinery being developed by Meridian Energy Group won’t be a major pollution source.The National Parks Conservation Association, Environmental Law and Policy Center and Dakota Resource Council had challenged the state air quality permit. They issued a statement saying the judge’s ruling “gives a green light” for pollution at the park, and that they’ll explore all their options. That could include an appeal.Two of the groups also are challenging a separate decision by other state regulators not to review whether the refinery site is appropriate.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s House has agreed that the aesthetics of a sports car should not be ruined by a front license plate.The House voted 67-25 on Thursday to exempt such vehicles from displaying a front license plate.The bill defines a “sports car” as an “aerodynamically designed motor vehicle built to seat no more than two individuals.”Proponents say that some sports cars aren’t designed for a front license plate. They argue North Dakota should join the approximately 20 other states don’t require them.Opponents argue that front license plates help identify someone who drives off at a gas station, or a hit-and-run driver.The measure now goes the Senate for consideration.

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans controlling the Senate have scuttled a Democratic attempt to temporarily re-open the shuttered portions of the federal government. The measure would have reopened agency doors through Feb. 8 to give bargainers time to seek a budget accord. President Donald Trump. Trump is refusing to reopen the government until he gets a deal on funding for his long-sought border wall.CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicolas Maduro has ordered all Venezuelan diplomats home from the United States and is closing its embassy _ despite U.S. refusal to do the same in his country. Maduro said Thursday that if U.S. officials had any sense they would pull out their own diplomats from Caracas rather than defying his order to leave.MOSCOW (AP) — The crisis in Venezuela may have reached a new boiling point, but the geopolitical fault lines look familiar. Russia, China and Iran have thrown their support behind embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, while the U.S., Canada and their allies in Western Europe are backing opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president.WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate committee has subpoenaed President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen, according to his attorney, and Cohen intends to comply with the interview demand. The Russia investigation development that comes one day after Cohen postponed his public testimony to a House committee. Cohen lawyer Lanny Davis says the hope is to “agree upon reasonable terms, ground rules and a date.” Cohen is set to begin a three-year prison sentence in March.NEW YORK (AP) — Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, one of the richest people in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, is questioning why furloughed federal workers are reluctant to take out loans to get through the government shutdown. Ross was asked on CNBC on Thursday about reports that some of the 800,000 workers currently not receiving paychecks are going to homeless shelters to get food. Democrats say Trump and his team are out of touch about the impact on American workers.