Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Feb 11

CSi Weather…UPDATE…

Forecast…Update…

MONDAY NIGHT…Snow. Not as cold. Snow accumulation around 1 inch in the Jamestown area, 2 inches  Valley City area.  . Storm total 1 to 3 inches in the Jamestown area 2 to 4inches in the Valley City area. Chance of snow 100.  Lows zero to 5 above. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest with gusts to around 20 mph after midnight.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs 5 to 10 above. Northwest winds

15 to 20 mph. Wind chills around 20 below.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows around 10 below.

Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs 5 to 10 above. Southwest winds

5 to 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow. Lows

around 5 below.

.THURSDAY…Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Highs 5 to

10 above.

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

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs zero to 5 above.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 10 below.

.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of snow in the

afternoon. Highs 5 to 10 above.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 5 below.

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. Highs zero to 5 above.

 

Accumulating snowfall is expected through Tuesday
morning. General snowfall amounts of two to four inches are
possible and may cause impacts to travel. Patchy blowing snow in
open country can`t be ruled out tonight through Tuesday morning.

Accumulating snow may continue through Tuesday afternoon.Wind chills as low as 40 below are possible Thursday night andFriday morning.

Wednesday night through Thursday night,a chance of light snow  At this time it appears that light snow amounts (a few tenths of an inch up to 2inches) are possible mainly along and south of I-94.

 

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown City crews will begin the full snow plowing program starting with the Emergency routes beginning approximately at 5:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 12, 2019.
City crews will begin plowing residential areas at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 12, 2019.
Crews will continue work during the night with the Downtown district beginning at 11:00 pm.
City Ordinance Section 25-10 requires that a property owner keep the sidewalk adjoining the property clear of snow and ice. Do not deposit snow or ice on the city street after the city plow has cleared the street. These violations are class B misdemeanors under the general penalty and will result in a fine.
PLEASE NOTE:
The above schedule is contingent upon changing weather conditions and snow accumulation totals.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Rural Fire Department, and Knights of Columbus 11^th Annual Ice Fishing Tournament is set for Saturday February 16, at Pelican Point.

Registration starts at 9-a.m. at Pelican Point, Smokey’s Landing. No vehicles will be allowed on the ice as the tournament officially gets underway at 1-p.m..

Proceeds will go toward the Rural Fire Department’s equipment purchases.  In addition to the fishing, there will be a raffle and an evening burger basket feed at the Jamestown Civic Center.

Raffle prizes will include a GMC Truck, Electric Ion 8 inch auger in addition to other prizes donated by sponsors.

After the fishing  the Rural Fire Department hosts a burger basket feed at the Jamestown Civic Center, with the raffle drawing.

The Tripwire band performs at 8-p.m.

The event is funded in part by Jamestown Tourism.

 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Police have identified the person who died in a snow-removal accident in Grand Forks over the weekend.Authorities say 61-year-old Robert Coons slipped off the front of a skid steer loader and fell under the wheels of the vehicle Saturday.First responders attempted to revive Coons, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say he was part of a snow removal crew. Foul play is not suspected. 

Washington (Sen Hoeven’s Office) – North Dakota Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer introduced legislation to transfer the title for the Oakes Test Area, an irrigation research site, from the Bureau of Reclamation to the Dickey-Sargent Irrigation District. The local irrigation district continues to make use of the facility, but is unable to make modifications due to the required federal approval process.

Hoeven’s legislation would remove this hurdle by allowing the Dickey-Sargent Irrigation District to purchase the facility and its infrastructure, bringing the project to its full potential and adapt it for local needs. Hoeven said, ultimately this will reduce costs to taxpayers and prevent the facility from being abandoned.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Senate has passed legislation that would waive burial fees for a veteran’s spouse and dependents at the state Veterans Cemetery south of Mandan.Belcourt Democratic Sen. Richard Marcellais is the lead sponsor of the bill that would waive the $550 fee for spouses and dependents. Veterans already may be buried there at no cost.The Senate gave unanimous support to the bill on Monday.The legislation would set aside $250,000 in the next two-year budget cycle to fund the burials.The measure now moves to the House for consideration.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Phoenix woman who has publicly admitted to vandalism along the route of the Dakota Access oil pipeline in two states is asking a judge to dismiss her as a defendant in a $1 billion federal racketeering lawsuit filed by the pipeline developer.

Ruby Montoya was one of millions of people around the world who shared a “common purpose” of stopping the $3.8 billion pipeline built to move North Dakota oil to Illinois, and Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners has failed to show any link between her and a criminal enterprise, said defense attorney Lauren Regan with the Civil Liberties Defense Center.

“Advocating for the protection of the climate through a reduction in fossil fuel infrastructure is on its face constitutionally protected, and not a basis for a RICO claim,” Regan wrote in a recent court filing.

ETP sued Earth First, BankTrack and Greenpeace in August 2017, alleging they worked to undermine the pipeline project and the company. A judge later dismissed both Earth First and BankTrack as defendants and criticized the lawsuit for being vague. The company added five individuals as defendants in August 2018 , including Montoya and Jessica Reznicek.

The two women in July 2017 released a public statement admitted to damaging valves and setting fire to construction equipment along the pipeline route in Iowa and South Dakota.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Several mothers with babes in arms joined women’s groups in lobbying North Dakota lawmakers to pass a measure removing what they describe as subjective language in the state’s breastfeeding law.Women may breastfeed in public if they do it “in a discreet and modest manner.” A bipartisan bill removes that language, and also makes it illegal to prohibit a mother from breastfeeding.A House committee gave the measure a “do not pass” recommendation. The full House could vote on the bill Monday.Fargo Democratic Rep. Gretchen Dobervich says the current law is “outdated.”The legislation comes after an incident at a Fargo restaurant last year when a woman was told to leave because she was breastfeeding her baby without a cover.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Republican-led Senate has killed a Democrat measure for an appointed non-partisan commission to draw a new map for North Dakota’s legislative districts.The Senate defeated the bill 36-10, along party lines on Monday.The measure was sponsored by Democratic legislative leaders.North Dakota now has 47 legislative districts, each of which is represented by a senator and two House members.Legislative redistricting is normally done after each federal census, which happens every 10 years. The last one was done in 2011 by a Republican-controlled committee of lawmakers over five months.

Redistricting plans are intended to ensure that each member of the Legislature represents about the same number of people.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Cold temperatures contributed to three recent saltwater spills at oil and gas wells in the North Dakota oil patch.The state Oil and Gas Division says the spills happened Friday near New Town and Williston and Saturday near Manning. They totaled 940 barrels, or nearly 39,500 gallons.All three leaks were contained on-site, and most of the spilled saltwater has already been recovered. Saltwater, or brine, is a byproduct of energy production.The spills were reported by Marathon Oil, Oasis Petroleum and Lime Rock Resources, who cited equipment malfunctions. Oil and Gas Division spokeswoman Katie Haarsager tells The Bismarck Tribune that initial reports indicate freezing temperatures were a factor in all three incidents.The National Weather Service says Williston hit a record 43 degrees below zero on Friday.

 

In sports…

AP Top 25 Mens, Womens Basketball polls…

 

WOMEN

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 10, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Record	Pts	Prv
1. Baylor (22)	21-1	694	1
2. Louisville (3)	23-1	664	2
3. Oregon (3)	23-1	653	3
4. UConn	21-2	607	5
5. Mississippi St.	22-1	596	6
6. Notre Dame	22-3	553	4
7. Maryland	22-2	522	10
8. Marquette	21-3	513	8
9. Oregon St.	20-4	436	7
10. Stanford	19-4	423	11
11. South Carolina	17-5	403	12
12. NC State	21-2	400	9
13. Gonzaga	22-2	363	13
14. Iowa	19-5	329	16
15. Texas	19-5	294	14
16. Syracuse	18-5	277	15
17. Kentucky	19-5	206	19
18. Iowa St.	18-5	205	22
19. Arizona St.	16-6	202	20
20. Miami	21-5	186	25
21. Florida St.	20-4	146	24
22. Texas A&M	18-5	126	18
23. Rutgers	17-6	105	20
24. Michigan St.	16-6	65	23
25. South Dakota	22-3	42	–

Others receiving votes: Utah 32, UCF 26, Drake 8, UCLA 8, Rice 6, Missouri 3, Boise St. 2, Minnesota 2, West Virginia 1, Ohio 1, South Dakota St. 1.

 

MEN…

(AP)  The NCAA Division I Basketball Committee slated Duke as the No. 1 overall seed in its initial tournament rankings over the weekend. Voters in the AP Top 25 stuck with Tennessee as their top team.The Vols received 40 of 64 first-place votes from a media panel in the poll released Monday, remaining ahead of Duke for fourth straight week. The No. 2 Blue Devils had 24 first-place votes.No. 3 Gonzaga and No. 4 Virginia, the other top seeds in the NCAA’s initial rankings on Saturday, rounded out the top five with Kentucky.Tennessee (22-1, 10-0 SEC) moved to the No. 1 spot in the AP poll after Duke (21-2, 9-1 ACC) lost to Syracuse on Jan. 14.The Vols continued winning, stretching their school-record streak to 18 games with wins over Missouri and Florida last week.Committee chair Bernard Muir said the decision for the top overall seed was close, but Blue Devils edged the Vols based on strength of schedule.Tennessee was No. 1 in the South Region.”I want these guys to enjoy what they’re doing and I’m probably not the easiest guy to let that happen because I’m always thinking of ways we can get better, and I want to do it right now,” Vols coach Rick Barnes said. “I appreciate how hard they’re competed and the fact that they want to get better.”Duke won both of its games last week, rolling over Boston College by 25 before winning a rematch with Virginia 81-71 on Saturday. The Blue Devils needed overtime to beat the Cavaliers the first meeting and shot them out of the gym in the second, making 13 of 21 from the 3-point arc.”We were just in our zone and it’s great to see when our team is like that,” said Duke’s R.J. Barrett, who had 26 points and was 6 for 10 on 3s.Virginia dropped one spot from No. 3 after losing to the Blue Devils.

BIG 12 RACE

Kansas State moved back into the poll this week at No. 18.

Perhaps more importantly, the Wildcats are in control of the Big 12 race after knocking off rival Kansas and Baylor last week.

The Wildcats (18-5) are 8-2 in the Big 12, putting them 1 1/2 games ahead of the 14th-ranked Jayhawks, No. 15 Texas Tech and No. 23 Iowa State. Kansas State plays Texas and Iowa State this week.

Kansas will need to make a late-season run for the second straight year if it is going to stretch its record run of conference titles to 15. The Jayhawks play TCU and West Virginia.

ZIGGING ZAGS

Gonzaga moved up a spot in the AP poll this week, was selected as the top overall seed in the West by the NCAA’s selection committee and crushed WCC rival Saint Mary’s 94-46 on Saturday.

It wasn’t all good news for the Zags last week.

Gonzaga forward Killian Tillie did not play against the Gaels and is out indefinitely after suffering a torn ligament in his right foot against San Francisco on Thursday. He missed the first two months of the season due to a foot injury and has played just nine games.

MOVING UP

No. 17 Florida State had the biggest jump in this week’s poll, climbing five spots after beating Syracuse and Louisville, which remained at No. 16 despite the loss.

No. 9 Houston and No. 12 Purdue each moved up three spots.

MOVING DOWN

No. 22 Virginia Tech had a precipitous drop this week, falling 11 spots after losses to Louisville and Clemson.

DROPPING OUT

A week after moving into the poll at No. 25, Cincinnati dropped out beating Memphis and losing to Houston last week.

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More AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and http://twitter.com/AP_Top25

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is refusing to rule out the possibility that the federal government may shut down again.

Negotiators are clashing over whether to limit the number of migrants authorities can detain, creating a new hurdle for a border security compromise that Congress can accept.

With a Friday deadline approaching, the two sides remain separated over how much to spend on President Donald Trump’s promised border wall.

Rising to the fore is a related dispute over curbing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, the federal agency that Republicans see as an emblem of tough immigration policies.

People involved in the talks say Democrats have proposed limiting the number of immigrants in the country illegally and caught inside the U.S. — not at the border — that the agency can detain.

 

 

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Black leaders from around Virginia are spelling out how they want the state’s embattled governor and attorney general to fight systemic racism. Their recommendations include bringing down Confederate statues and increasing funding for historically black colleges.

The African-American leaders challenged Gov. Ralph Northam and Attorney General Mark Herring in a letter obtained by The Associated Press on Monday.

They are calling on Northam to lead a campaign to raise $5 million for each of five historically black colleges and universities.

The letter came on the same day that a separate group of black community leaders said it had forgiven Northam and was willing to give him a second chance after he admitted to wearing blackface in 1984. Herring acknowledged wearing blackface at a college party in 1980.

 

 

TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) — An aunt of the teen who killed himself after his girlfriend encouraged him to says his family believes justice has been served.

Conrad Roy III’s aunt spoke to reporters Monday after 22-year-old Michelle Carter was taken into custody to begin serving her 15-month jail sentence for an involuntary manslaughter conviction.

Becky Maki said Carter’s case has been a long and difficult ordeal for Roy’s family. Carter was convicted in 2017 but was allowed to remain free while she appealed in state court.

Maki said it was painful to hear the details of Roy’s death over again in the media and that his family is grateful this is the end.

But Joe Cataldo, an attorney for Carter, said after that the “legal fight is not over.” Carter’s lawyers plan to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

 

 

BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian war monitoring group and a Kurdish news agency say fierce fighting is underway between U.S.-backed Syrian forces and Islamic State militants around the extremists’ last foothold in eastern Syria.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the push by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces has been slow due to land mines, sniper fire and suicide car bombs used by the Islamic State group, which is also using civilians as human shields.

The Kurdish Hawar news agency reported heavy fighting on Monday in the village of Baghouz.

The U.S.-backed fighters on Saturday launched a final push to clear the area from IS.

The capture of Baghouz would mark the end of a four-year global war to end the extremist group’s territorial hold over large parts of Syria and Iraq.

 

 

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois’ attorney general says he’s asking the state Supreme Court to order a new sentence for the white Chicago police officer who fatally shot black teenager Laquan McDonald.

Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Monday that he’s asked for a court order that would send Jason Van Dyke’s case back to the trial judge for a new sentence. It’s a rare move for prosecutors.

Judge Vincent Gaughan sentenced Van Dyke in January to six years and nine months in prison.

The special prosecutor, Kane County State’s Attorney Joseph McMahon, had asked for a sentence of between 18 and 20 years. The defense sought probation.

Both Raoul and McMahon steered clear Monday of saying whether they believed the sentence handed down by Gaughan was too short, but their filing sets in motion a legal battle that could ultimately result in the court force the judge to impose a longer sentence.

This item has been corrected to reflect that Raoul and McMahon did not directly address whether they think the sentence was too short.