Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Mar 22

CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy. Areas fog through the night. Lows in the lower 20s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the mid 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of light

freezing rain and sleet after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s.

South winds around 5 mph shifting to the north after midnight.

.SUNDAY…Cloudy. Chance of snow and sleet in the morning, then

slight chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Highs in the mid

30s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation

30 percent.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.

.TUESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.

.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.

.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow in the

morning, then chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the mid

40s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

 

Fog development again Friday night. Appears the
southwest and James River Valley have the best potential.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Police investigated a pedestrian vehicle mishap about 12:45 -p.m., at the Buffalo Mall parking lot.

The vehicle struck the female who was crossing the parking lot in front of the T.J. Maxx store.

 

There was no cross walk or stop sign located in that part of the parking lot.

The woman was taken to Jamestown Regional Medical Center by Jamestown Area Ambulance Service with unknown injuries.

The accident remains under investigation by Jamestown Police.

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ECKELSON, N.D. (AP) — Authorities say a 4-year-old boy escaped serious injury after he was struck by a train while standing on a railroad track in eastern North Dakota.

The accident happened Thursday afternoon in Eckelson, about 20 miles west of Valley City. The Barnes County Sheriff’s office says the engineer applied the emergency brake to slow down the train before it struck the boy and threw him into the ditch. The train was carrying empty coal cars.

The child was airlifted to a Fargo hospital where he is listed in stable condition.

The incident remains under investigation.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Sat March 23 marks the 41st Runnin O’ The Green fundraiser through Jamestown.  Replay of video & pixs from last year, 2018, now airs on CSi TV 10 The Replay Channel.

On race day, Sat March 23:

• 11am: registration at Frontier Fort opens please carry an legal ID card when registering, and during run.
• 2pm: first heat leaves Frontier Fort  other heats will leave the starting area at: 2:10, 2:20, 2:30, and 2:40 p.m., all other runners will leave at 2:50-p.m.

Organizer and founder of the original event, The Not So Famous River Run, that evolved into the Runnin’ O’ The green, Larry Knoblich says no specific the goal is mind this year.

On The Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 Larry said, dollars raised go to support Camp Grassick, serving both mentally and physically challenged individuals and selected local cancer patients .

In 2018 $40,000 was raised for Camp Grassick, $10,000 for local cancer patients.

The list of cancer patients to receive the funds comes by “word of mouth,” by contacting Larry Knoblich.

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He adds, that over the years, $340,000 have been donated to Camp Grassick, and $105,000 to local cancer patients.  All proceeds go directly to those causes, with no administrative fees involved.

He says those entering may be a team or and individual.  He points out that participants must be at least 21 years old.

Those wishing to make a monetary donation can send a check, written to Camp Grassick, with Runnin O The Green in the memo area.

On Friday March 22, early registration is at the Elks Club is from 4-p.m., to 9-p.m.

All on the 23^rd register at The Buff, the Knights of Columbus Hall, and the Elks Club.

On race day, March 23 registration at Frontier Fort starts at 11-a.m, with the first flight of runners leaving at 2-p.m., please carry an legal ID card when registering, and on-demand.

The first heat leaves Frontier Fort at 2-p.m., other heats will leave the starting area at: 2:10, 2:20, 2:30, and 2:40 p.m., all other runners will leave at 2:50-p.m.

The run finishes at Shady’s at the Gladstone.

Remember, Registration/donation is $10 for the Run, or before race day, $30 including the T-shirt. (Shirt order deadline, March 20 at Wildside Creations.

The pub stops along the way include: The All Vets Club, Buffalo Lanes, Corner Bar, Cork & Barrell (At the Elks location), Fred’s Den, Frontier Fort Bar & Grill, Jonny B’s Brickhouse, Knights of Columbus Hall, Office Bar & Lounge, and Wonder Sports Bar.  Alcoholic beverages must be consumed in the establishments or with the fenced in outdoor area.  Growlers will be allowed to be taken off premises in properly sealed containers.

Larry says alcohol need…not…be consumed to participate, or drink in moderation.  To those drinking alcohol, Larry points out that “Binge Drinking Kills.”

He cautions runners to be weary of traffic and drivers to be watchful of participants, and not to litter along the way.

He asks that participants watch out for each other along the route.

Rides will be available on race day, by calling:  701-320-3751, or 701-658-0087, starting at 10:30 a.m., ending at 2-a.m.

Larry thanks, Jerry Iverson Construction, and the group of drivers for their continued financial support, and R.M. Stoudt for furnishing some vehicles.

Poster printing by The Press Room.

For more information contact Larry Knoblich at 701-269-0603, or send donations to the Jamestown Elks Club at P.O. Box 990 Jamestown, ND  58402.

The event will be recorded by CSi Cable 10 The Replay Channel.  Be watching for the 2019 replay dates.

 

 

Jamestown (Chamber)  University of Jamestown Marketing students, in cooperation with the Friends of the James River Valley Library, have established an 8 question survey.

The survey seeks information about community perceptions toward the role of the library in the future.

Click on the link below and take a few minutes to share your thoughts.

By completing this survey, you will have a random chance to win one of three $25 Amazon gift cards.

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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Republican North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has signed a bill that requires abortion providers to tell women undergoing drug-induced abortions that it’s possible they could still have a live birth if they change their mind.Opponents claim there is no medically accepted evidence that a drug-induced abortion can be interrupted.Lawmakers approved the “abortion reversal” legislation last week. Burgum signed the bill on Friday.Supporters say the hormone progesterone may stop an abortion after a woman has taken the first of two medications needed to complete the abortion.

Burgum’s approval of the bill was the first time in six years North Dakota has approved such legislation, after several anti-abortion laws were struck down in the courts and two of its most vocal anti-abortion lawmakers were ousted by voters.

Update…

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Legislation aimed at increasing the number of North Dakota residents who can legally use medical marijuana and making it easier for patients to get the necessary credentials for the drug moved closer to reality Friday with overwhelming Senate approval.Getting required authorization from doctors and advanced practice registered nurses has been difficult for many patients who want to apply for a state medical marijuana card. The medical community has cited several concerns, including that marijuana is still technically illegal under federal law and that research on its benefits is lacking.Senators voted 43-0 in favor of removing a requirement in state law that health professionals who certify a patient attest that medical marijuana will actually help that person.

“That particular language, because of the lack of medical research, has created a barrier for some providers,” said Democratic Sen. Kathy Hogan of Fargo.

The change would require providers to certify only that a patient has a qualifying medical condition under state law. The bill also would enable military veterans under the care of Veterans Affairs to use their VA medical records in place of a doctor or nurse certification, since federally employed VA providers would be breaking federal law by certifying a patient.

The House earlier approved a similar bill. The chamber also voted in favor of expanding the number of qualifying medical conditions from 17 to 30, but the Senate version passed Friday on a 42-1 vote would increase the number only to 21.

Senators felt many of the House-approved additions fell under other already-approved conditions such as “severe and persistent muscle spasms,” said GOP Sen. Kristin Roers of Fargo.

“We feel these modest changes (in the Senate bill) will help improve access without too much expansion,” Roers said.

Both versions of the bill include a study of possible future additions or deletions, and they both add autism spectrum disorders as qualifying under the law. Existing law also includes terminal illnesses.

Senators also approved adding physician assistants to the list of medical professionals who can certify patients. They did not immediately vote on a bill previously passed by the House that would add edibles as a seventh legal form of the drug.

The legislative updates to state medical marijuana law are not yet final. The House must concur with Senate changes on most bills, and Gov. Doug Burgum must also still sign them into law. Spokesman Mike Nowatzki said the governor supports legalized medical marijuana in general but has not taken a position on any of the specific bills.

North Dakota voters approved medical marijuana in November 2016. The Legislature the following year crafted regulations for the drug’s use, and the Health Department began setting up a system. Patients could begin applying for state cards last October.

North Dakota’s first medical marijuana dispensary opened March 1 in Fargo. Dispensaries should be operating in the state’s other seven major cities by fall, according to Jason Wahl, director of the state’s Medical Marijuana Division. A state-approved facility in Bismarck is manufacturing medical marijuana to supply dispensaries, and a second facility in Fargo has begun growing the drug and preparing to make it available.

The state estimates that as many as 4,000 residents will legally be using medical marijuana by summer 2021.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Legislature’s top attorney planned to meet Friday with legislative leaders to remind them of the state’s open record requirements after acknowledging a House panel improperly met in secret behind a locked door.Legislative Council Director John Bjornson refused to call the meeting illegal but said the state constitution “is clear” when it specifies that all legislative meetings must be “open and public.”Reporters from The Associated Press and Forum Communications learned Thursday of the meeting by the bipartisan House Appropriations subcommittee. It reviews human services spending, which makes up a about a third of all state spending.The meeting was held in an obscure room that could only be accessed by a key code. The meeting was advertised as being in the subcommittee’s normal meeting room at the state Capitol, which was vacant at the time.Bjornson said he planned meetings Friday with House Majority Leader Chet Pollert and House appropriators to discuss the matter.”We’ll advise them on what the law is, how they should hold their meetings and make sure they hold their meetings in compliance with the law and that they’re fully aware of the requirements,” Bjornson told reporters.Pollert asked Thursday for a legal advice on the meeting from the Legislative Council, the Legislature’s nonpartisan research arm headed by Bjornson. Pollert said Friday the committee will no longer hold meetings in the locked room.Republican Rep. Jon Nelson, chairman of a House Appropriations subcommittee, said Thursday that the panel has held meetings have been held in the room for at least a decade. He told reporters the panel met in the private room “because we didn’t want to be bothered.”

Nelson said the panel was working on amendments for the agency, the state’s biggest, both in terms of its budget and employees. The Senate already has passed a $4.1 billion budget for the agency, which has about 2,300 employees. Christopher Jones, executive director of the Department of Human Services, was in attendance.

Pollert, who led the appropriations subcommittee before taking over as House majority leader this session, said he also had used the secure room to hold some committee hearings in the past, but believed it was legal because the subcommittee didn’t make up a quorum of the full 21-member House appropriations committee.

Jack McDonald, a Bismarck attorney who represents media outlets on issues regarding the state’s open records and meetings laws, said the subcommittee, or any “committee formed by a public body is also subject to the open meeting laws.”

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Republican Gov. Doug Burgum has vetoed a bill to raise driver’s license fees for the first time in more than 30 years.

In his veto message Friday, Burgum says the increase in fees “imposes an unnecessary additional burden on our residents.”

The Republican-led House and Senate easily passed the legislation that raises commercial and non-commercial driver’s license fees from $15 to $30.

A two-thirds vote in both chambers is needed to override a governor’s veto. Legislative leaders have not signaled if they will challenge the veto.

The Legislature last raised the driver’s license fees in 1987. Several prior attempts to raise the fees have been rebuffed by lawmakers, who called it a tax increase.

The increased fees are expected to raise $5.5 million in a two-year budget cycle.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Legislature has unanimously approved a bipartisan bill that expands the locations where a parent unable to care for a baby can leave the child.Senators approved the House bill on Friday. It now goes to Gov. Doug Burgum.Under current law, it’s illegal to abandon a baby under the age of 1 unless it happens at a hospital. A parent of the infant or a person given consent by the parent may leave an unharmed infant at a hospital without fear of prosecution.The measure expands the locations, such as at a police station or a social services office. The child must be left with someone on duty.State officials have pushed changes to the current law because many rural communities don’t have hospitals and they worry about infants literally being left out in the cold.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Legislature has passed a bill that would require more law enforcement training related to missing and slain Native Americans.Senators unanimously approved the House bill on Friday. The measure now goes to Gov. Doug Burgum.The measure was sponsored by Fargo Democratic Rep. Ruth Buffalo. She is the first female Native American Democrat elected to the state Legislature.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Legislation that would allow betting on previously recorded horse races has been killed in the North Dakota Senate.Senators on Friday rejected the House bill 41-3 that would have allowed wagering on prior horse races shown on video screens.Supporters say allowing historic horse racing would help North Dakota’s struggling live horse racing industry and raise money for charitable causes and the state, including its compulsive gambling treatment program.Opponents say the machines would effectively open the door to casino gambling because they run fast like regular slots and can be just as addictive.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Senate has killed a House resolution that would remove the names of universities and colleges from the state constitution.Senators defeated the House resolution 41-3 on Friday. GOP Rep. Rick Becker of Bismarck sponsored the resolution.Opponents have long argued that removing universities and colleges from the state constitution is a thinly veiled attempt to close some of them.The Legislature passed a similar resolution in 1997, but state voters the following year resoundingly defeated it, with two-thirds of voters rejecting it.Another attempted resolution failed to make it out of the Legislature in 2013.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A farmer from eastern North Dakota has been chosen to replace a state senator who resigned due to health reasons.Sixty-two-year-old Randy Lemm was chosen Friday by District 20 Republicans to replace Arne Osland of Mayville.Osland notified legislative leaders on Monday that he was stepping down. Colleagues say the 77-year-old retired farmer and businessman recently suffered a stroke and is convalescing in Arizona.Lemm farms near Hillsboro and says he’s never held an elected office before. He says he will join the Legislature in Bismarck next week.

Lemm says he intends to run for the seat permanently in 2020.

District 20 includes all of Traill County and parts of Grand Forks and Cass Counties.

 

MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota city of Moorhead has joined neighboring Fargo, North Dakota, in declaring a flood emergency along the river that separates the cities.Moorhead Mayor Johnathan Judd says the move enables the city to seek money from state and federal governments to help with potential impacts from Red River flooding. Fargo declared a flood emergency Monday.The National Weather Service says there’s a 10 percent chance that the river will approach historic flood levels in the Fargo-Moorhead area. The record is 41 feet, set in 2009.Both cities have implemented significant flood-fighting measures in the last decade. Moorhead City Engineer Bob Zimmerman says the city built 9 miles of temporary clay levees in 2009 and would need only 1.6 miles of levees if the river reaches 2009 levels this year.

 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Hollywood actor Josh Duhamel is soon to be a doctor in his native North Dakota.

The “Transformers” star will receive an honorary doctorate degree during the University of North Dakota’s spring commencement ceremony in May.

The degree recognizes his success in the film industry and his promotional work on behalf of the state tourism division.

Duhamel is a Minot native who earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Minot State University in 2005. Minot State doesn’t grant doctoral degrees, so the university couldn’t offer a similar honor to Duhamel.

UND’s graduation ceremony is Saturday, May 11, at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks.

 

In sports…

Moorhead  (From the University of Jamestown)   Varsity and club esports teams from universities in five states will compete in the region’s first collegiate esports tournament, Rift of the North.

Varsity teams from Graceland University (IA), Midland University (NE), St. Ambrose University (IA), South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, and the tournament host, the University of Jamestown will all be competing in both League of Legends and Overwatch tournaments. Club teams from Minnesota State University Moorhead, the University of Minnesota, North Dakota State University, and Valley City State University will also compete in the tournaments.

The teams will be battling for a $5,000 Rift of the North Prize pool on April 5-6 at MSUM Nemzek Hall in Moorhead, MN. The event is free and open to the public, and concessions will be available.

 

There will also be a free, all-ages Fortnite Foray. Players should bring their own mobile device (such as tablet, phone, Nintendo Switch, etc.) to play Fortnite. The Fortnite Foray will run alongside the collegiate tournament both days, and will end when the final tournament begins on Saturday so attendees can watch the championship game. There will be many great prizes, and the first 100 registrants will receive a free Gravity Gaming esports jersey. RSVP today: www.bytespeed.com/fortnite/

Sponsors that are making the tournament possible include: Myriad Mobile, Bremer Bank, Choice Financial, Avalon Events Center, WEX Health, MSUM, Gravity Gaming by ByteSpeed, and the University of Jamestown.

 

ABOUT GRAVITY GAMING

Gravity Gaming (www.gravitygaming.com) is a brand dedicated to PC gaming and collegiate esports, created by ByteSpeed (www.bytespeed.com). We’ve combined our passion for PC gaming with more than 20 years of computer industry experience to create Gravity Gaming.

 

 

In world and national news…

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — The White House says that all Islamic State held territory in Syria has been”100 percent” eliminated.

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters aboard Air Force One Friday that President Donald Trump was briefed about the development by acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan.

Trump has been teasing the victory for days.

Sanders showed reporters a map of Iraq and Syria that showed that the terror group no longer controlled any territory in the region.

 

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he is reversing his administration’s decision to slap new sanctions on North Korea, ordering them withdrawn.

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders says Trump “likes Chairman Kim and he doesn’t think these sanctions will be necessary.”

Trump says in a tweet that, “It was announced today by the U.S. Treasury that additional large scale Sanctions would be added to those already existing Sanctions on North Korea.”

But he says, “I have today ordered the withdrawal of those additional Sanctions!”

The White House did not immediately respond to questions about which sanctions Trump was referring to. His administration on Thursday sanctioned two Chinese shipping companies suspected of helping North Korea evade sanctions — the first targeted actions taken against Pyongyang since Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (gihm jung oon) met in Hanoi last month.

 

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is intensifying his efforts to discredit a highly anticipated report on the special counsel’s Russia investigation.

In an interview with Fox Business Network to be aired Friday, Trump said: “I have a deputy, appoints a man to write a report on me, to make a determination on my presidency. People will not stand for it.”

Trump’s comments came as special counsel Robert Mueller is expected to soon deliver a report to the Justice Department on his investigation into Russian election meddling.

Trump complained about Mueller’s appointment, calling him a “best friend” to James Comey, who succeeded Mueller as FBI director. Trump fired Comey while he was leading an investigation into possible collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign. There’s no evidence the two are close friends.

 

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria has condemned President Donald Trump abrupt declaration that Washington will recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the disputed Golan Heights, calling the statement “irresponsible.”

A Foreign Ministry statement on Friday said that Trump’s comments confirm “the blind bias of the United States to the Zionist entity,” referring to Israel.

It added that Trump’s statement won’t change “the fact that the Golan was and will remain Arab and Syrian.”

Trump’s announcement the day before was a major shift in American policy and gives Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a political boost a month before elections.

The administration has been considering recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the strategic highlands, which Israel captured from Syria in 1967, for some time and Netanyahu had pressed the matter with visiting Secretary of State Mike Pompeo this week.

 

BRUSSELS (AP) — A key figure in the Democratic Unionist Party has suggested the Northern Ireland party is still opposed to Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit withdrawal deal.

Deputy leader Nigel Dodds said Friday that “nothing has changed as far as the withdrawal agreement is concerned.”

He said the party will not accept a deal that threatens the constitutional and economic integrity of the United Kingdom.

The DUP is important because its votes prop up May’s minority government. The prime minister needs to convince its 10 legislators to back the bill if she is to have any hope of winning Parliament’s approval. The bill has already been defeated twice by substantial margins.

Dodds says May “missed an opportunity” at the EU summit in Brussels on Thursday to put forward proposals that could have made the deal more attractive.

 

 

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s flag carrier is seeking the cancellation of a multibillion dollar order for 49 Boeing 737 Max 8 jets, citing a loss of confidence after two crashes in the past six months.

It is the first announcement of a cancellation since Boeing’s new model aircraft were grounded following fatal crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia.

PT Garuda Indonesia’s spokesman Ikhsan Rosan said Friday that the airline, which ordered 50 Max 8 jets in 2014 and so far has received just one, sent a letter to Boeing last week asking to cancel the order worth $4.9 billion.

He said the carrier made the decision out of fear its business would be damaged due to customer alarm over the crashes.

Rosan said Garuda plans to meet with Boeing representatives next week in Jakarta.

 

 

PITTSBURGH (AP) — An attorney for the family of Antwon Rose II says a jury should conclude that the unarmed black teenager was “murdered” by a white police officer last summer.

S. Lee Merritt spoke to The Associated Press on Friday as closing arguments were getting underway in the homicide trial of former East Pittsburgh Police Officer Michael Rosfeld.

Rosfeld shot Rose in the back, arm and side of the face as the 17-year-old ran away from a traffic stop. Rose had been riding in a car that Rosfeld pulled over because he correctly suspected it was involved in a drive-by shooting.

Rosfeld told jurors that he thought Rose or another fleeing suspect had pointed a gun at him. Neither teen had a weapon on him at the time.

Merritt says “it’s pretty obvious” Rose was not a threat to Rosfeld.