CSi Weather….

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows around 60. West winds around 5 mph.

.SATURDAY…A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds

5 to 10 mph.

SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers and

thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds

5 to 10 mph.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.

.MONDAY…Sunny. Highs around 80.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows around 60.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.

.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.

 

 

Scattered thunderstorms are likely Friday night. While severe storms
are not expected, a few storms may produce small hail and gusty
winds.

There is a slight chance of thunderstorms Saturday night through
Sunday afternoon.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Public Works informs motorists that the 2019 Watermain Improvements will result in  Lane Restriction & Partial Street Closures.

Beginning Tuesday, July 23, 2019, the north bound lane of 8th Ave NW between 4th St & 5th St NW will be closed.

There will be partial street closures on 4th Street NW from 5th Ave NW to 7th Ave NW.

Construction activity located at the intersection of 4th Ave NW & 3rd St NW will proceed 1 block to the west. Bridge width will be reduced to 26 feet.

This construction work will continue for the next month.

Motorist’s should use extreme caution in this area.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Arts Center, is offering another Summer Arts Camp, July 29.

On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Arts Center, Director, Mindi Schmitz said the topic is all about horses, with “Horsing Around.” Registrations are being taken at the Arts Center.

She added that Kevin Locke will hold a flute making class, on August 1, with anyone successfully making a flute invited to play at the Arts Market at Hansen Art Park, that evening, when Kevin will perform.

Also on our show, Mindi said, in conjunction with Buffalo Days, on July 27 the annual Mini Art Hunt Takes place.  Find clues for the hiding places, at the  Art Center’s table at McElroy park, at 10-a.m., noon, and  2-p.m., and at the Arts Center’s Facebook page, facebook.com/TheArtsCenterJamestown.  Each artwork, by Linda Roesch  will be hidden in plain sight.

Post your find with a photo of yourself and your found treasure to their facebook or Instagram pages., or call the Arts Center at 701-251-2496.  Limit one, artwork per family.

Contact the Jamestown Arts Center for more information.

 

Jamestown  (Chamber)  The Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Beautification Committee is pleased to announce the 8th winner of the Yard of the Week Program for 2019.  Tim and Kathy Nill of 118 18th Ave NE in Jamestown have received this award for week eight.  Join us in congratulating them on their beautiful yard and thank them for their efforts to help beautify Jamestown.  Congratulations, Tim and Kathy for a job well done!

The Yard of the Week program has been established to recognize those within the community that take pride in the appearance of their yard and do their part to beautify the community. The program began June 1st and ends August 31st. Yards will be selected each week from nominations received. Nominated yards must be visible from the street.

 

To nominate a yard for the Yard of the Week program, please contact the Chamber at 701-252-4830 or stop by our office at 120 2nd Street SE, Jamestown for a nomination form.  The completed forms require a valid phone number so we can contact the perspective winner. Forms are also available on our Facebook page or on our website at www.jamestownchamber.com.  Forms can be emailed to director@jamestownchamber.com.

All single family residences within Jamestown are eligible for the program.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Health Department says more than 12,000 gallons of oilfield wastewater has spilled from a pipeline in Williams County, impacting an unknown amount of pastureland.

State environmental scientist Bill Suess (sees) says the pipeline operator, Polar Midstream LLC, reported the produced water spill Thursday.

Produced water is a mixture of saltwater and oil that can contain drilling chemicals. It’s a byproduct of oil and gas development.

Suess says state regulators are investing the spill about 3 miles southwest of Epping. He says some of the spill was contained to a well pad.

Polar Midstream also reported a 21,000-gallon produced water spill on Sunday near Williston. Regulators say some of that spill entered an unnamed tributary to the Missouri River.

 

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — Investigators believe an apartment building fire that displaced dozens of families in Mandan was accidental, but still haven’t pinpointed a cause of the blaze.

The fire last Sunday destroyed the roof of the 42-unit building. Mandan building official Shawn Ouradnik says that other than the roof, the structure appears to be sound. The property management company, Eagle Eye Management, will to determine if rebuilding is an option.

All tenants made it out of the building safely. Seven firefighters were treated for heat exhaustion while battling the blaze. Ouradnik tells the Bismarck Tribune tenants have since been allowed to retrieve belongings from the building.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A man who was injured during protests against the Dakota Access pipeline in January 2017 has filed a lawsuit accusing North Dakota law enforcement of using “excessive violence.”

Marcus Mitchell, 24, filed the lawsuit Thursday against Morton County, the city of Bismarck and state Highway Patrol officers. The lawsuit says officers fired shotgun beanbag rounds at peaceful, unarmed protesters, including Mitchell.

One of the beanbag shots shattered the orbital wall of Mitchell’s left eye, wounding his cheekbone and the skin near his eye, according to the lawsuit.

“The bean bag round became lodged into his eye, with strands of the round protruding out of his left eye socket,” the lawsuit says.

Bismarck spokeswoman Gloria David said the city had not yet been served with the lawsuit. Highway Patrol spokesman Wade Kadrmas declined comment, citing pending litigation. A Morton County official didn’t immediately respond to the Bismarck Tribune’s request for comment Thursday.

Mitchell, a Navajo tribal member who lives in New Mexico, said he underwent treatment but still suffers problems with vision, hearing and smell.

His lawsuit seeks unspecified damages and law enforcement accountability.

Mitchell was arrested and charged with criminal trespass and obstruction of a government function. The charges were later dropped, according to the MacArthur Justice Center, which represents Mitchell.

Law enforcement has denied using excessive force against the thousands of pipeline opponents who camped near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in southern North Dakota in 2016 and 2017 to protest construction of the $3.8 billion project. The protests resulted in 761 arrests over a six-month span.

Mitchell said in a statement that his case is not just about him but all indigenous people.

“This case means holding those accountable for the genocidal acts done upon indigenous people and their lands,” Mitchell said.

Two other excessive force lawsuits have been filed against law enforcement related to the protests.

Both stem from a violent November 2016 clash in which protesters tried to push past a blocked highway bridge near their main encampment. Authorities used tear gas, rubber bullets and water sprays.

Police said protesters were throwing objects including rocks, asphalt and water bottles at officers.

North Dakota has meanwhile launched its own legal action related to the law enforcement at the protests. The state sued the federal government on Thursday to recover $38 million in policing costs.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is marking the 50th anniversary of the first human steps on the moon at an Oval Office meeting Friday with former Apollo 11 astronauts.

The group includes Buzz Aldrin, Mike Collins and the family of mission commander Neil Armstrong. They are being briefed on the Trump administration’s plans to send astronauts back to the moon and onto Mars.

Trump told them Friday, “we are bringing the glamour back” to the space program.

Armstrong, who died in 2012, and Aldrin made history when they landed on the moon 50 years ago Saturday, as Collins orbited overhead in their command module.

Vice President Mike Pence is set to mark the anniversary Saturday with a visit and speech at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

 

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — President Donald Trump says there is “no doubt about it” that a U.S. warship destroyed an Iranian drone, despite Iranian denials that it lost an unmanned aircraft.

Trump is speaking from the Oval Office Friday about the incident Thursday in the Strait of Hormuz. His comments come a day after announcing that the USS Boxer took defensive action after an Iranian drone came within 1,000 yards (915 meters) of the warship and ignored multiple calls to stand down.

He says: “No doubt about it. We shot it down.”

Neither Trump nor the Pentagon spelled out how the Boxer destroyed the drone or provided any video or other evidence from the incident. Several U.S. officials said the ship used electronic jamming to bring it down rather than hitting it with a missile. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak on the record about the event.

Electronic jamming breaks the data links between a drone and its controller on the ground, causing it to crash. Such a move requires a vehicle-mounted, counter-drone device on the flight deck of the ship — a device that’s visible in official photographs of the Boxer released by the Pentagon after the incident.

National security adviser John Bolton said “there is no question this was an Iranian drone and USS Boxer took it out.”

An Iranian news agency reported Friday that the country’s armed forces say all Iranian drones in the Persian Gulf returned safely to their bases.

 

 

MIAMI (AP) — A Florida sheriff has launched an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s time spent out of jail after the financier’s conviction on prostitution-related charges.

Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said in a statement Friday that the investigation will focus on whether deputies monitoring Epstein violated any rules while he was out on work release. Under a 2008 plea deal, Epstein was allowed to spend most days at his office rather than in the county jail.

Epstein served a 13-month sentence, registered as a sex offender and paid restitution to dozens of victims who were teenagers at the time of his encounters with them.

The 66-year-old Epstein is also on trial in New York on federal sex trafficking charges that could result in a 45-year prison sentence. He had previously escaped federal charges.

 

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has told federally funded family planning clinics it’s considering a delay in enforcing a controversial rule barring them from referring women for abortions.

Two people who attended meetings this week between the Department of Health and Human Services and clinic representatives told The Associated Press that officials said they might be willing to allow more time to comply. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly before any decision has been announced.

HHS said Monday it would immediately begin enforcing the rule, catching the clinics off guard. Planned Parenthood said its 400 clinics would defy the requirement.

HHS said Friday that its official position has not changed.

The administration’s restrictions are being challenged in court by the clinics and several states.

 

 

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security officials say an unmanned drone has dropped explosives on a base belonging to Iran-backed paramilitary forces in northern Iraq, wounding two people.

Two officials said the incident occurred overnight on the base in Amerli, in Iraq’s northern Salaheddin province. Speaking on condition of anonymity in line with regulations, they said the drone dropped a grenade on the base. No further details were provided.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, which comes amid regional tensions between the United States and Iran. The tensions have left Iraq’s government, which is allied with both sides, in a delicate position.

Iraq is home to U.S. bases and troops as well as dozens of Iran-backed militias.