Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Oct 4

CSi Weather…

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT SATURDAY…

Portions of far south central through the James River
Valley, and Griggs, Barnes, Ransom and Sargent Counties.

Including the cities of Carrington, Steele, Tappen, Jamestown, Linton, Strasburg, Napoleon, Gackle, Lamoure, Edgeley, Kulm, Wishek, Ashley, Oakes, Ellendale, Cooperstown, Valley City, Lisbon, Enderlin, Gwinner, Milnor, Forman, and Rutland

Sustained northwest winds 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected.

Sustained northwest winds 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected.

Portions of far south central through the James River
Valley, and Griggs, Barnes, Ransom and Sargent Counties.

.Gusty winds will blow unsecured objects around.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

 

Forecast….

.TONIGHT…Rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of showers 90 percent.

.SATURDAY…Rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in

the morning, then rain showers likely in the afternoon. Windy.

Highs in the lower 50s. Southwest winds around 15 mph with gusts

to around 35 mph increasing to northwest 25 to 30 mph with gusts

to around 45 mph in the afternoon. Chance of showers 90 percent.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. A 20 percent chance of rain

showers in the evening. Lows in the lower 40s. West

winds around 15 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds

15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Clear. Patchy frost after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s.

.MONDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.

.TUESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows in the mid 40s.

.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain

showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 50s.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers

and thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of rain

showers and snow showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s.

Chance of precipitation 20 percent.

.THURSDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.

 

There is a chance for thunderstorms Friday evening through Saturday

morning.

Strong northwest winds with gusts approaching 45 mph are forecast

on Saturday.

There is another chance for thunderstorms Tuesday night and

Wednesday.

A widespread hard freeze is possible Wednesday night and Thursday

night.

 

Omaha   (USACE)  — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is increasing releases from Jamestown (N.D.) Dam Friday  to 500 cubic feet per second, and will be increased to 600 cfs this weekend. Pipestem Dam will continue to release 600 cfs, for a total combined release of 1,200 cfs by Monday.

Increased river flows and the resulting higher than forecasted runoff necessitated the increases.

Pipestem Reservoir is currently at pool elevation 1459.1 feet, more than 16 feet above the base of the flood control zone, and rising. The inflow is near 800 cfs. Jamestown Reservoir is currently at pool elevation 1431.9 feet, almost one foot above the base of the flood control zone, and rising. The inflow is near 550 cfs.  Basin conditions will be continuously evaluated and adjustments to the releases will be made as needed. The target date for evacuation of flood control storage from Pipestem and Jamestown reservoirs is November 1.

The Corps of Engineers is coordinating with the Bureau of Reclamation and the City of Jamestown. Combined releases could increase if basin conditions warrant.

 

Valley City  (CSi)  On Friday,  October 4, 2019, 23 year old Kyle Ray Greenough of Jamestown was sentenced in Southeast District Court  to four years in prison, and ordered to pay $72,951. The court appearance, followed  a change of plea from not guilty to guilty.

Greenough was charged with Aggravated Assault with a dangerous weapon, in connection with the July 17, 2019  multiple stabbing of a Valley City man, in Downtown, Valley City.

The unidentified  victim was treated for multiple stab wounds and continues to recover from the injuries.

Judge Jay Schmitz ordered Greenough to have no contact with the victim.

Greenough was also ordered to be placed on supervised probation for one year after his release from prison.

Crary, ND  (NDHP)–  The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, on Thursday about 9:35-p.m., that a  school bus carrying 25 juveniles, of  Dunseith school volleyball team, and the driver, struck a moose roughly three miles east of Crary.

The 2019 International school bus was traveling west on Highway 2 when it struck the moose standing in the road.  The bus received significant front-end damage.

The driver, 78 year-old driver Curtiss Halvorson of Dunseith was able to drive it safely to a stop.  He was not injured.  The report says he was wearing a seat belt.

Of 25 passengers that were on the bus, two were checked for possible injuries. They were found to be uninjured.

Assisting at the scene were the North Dakota Highway Patrol, the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office,and  Lake Region Ambulance.

(CSi)  The United States Congress created the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation to lead a nationwide effort to remember America’s fallen firefighters. Since 1992, the tax-exempt, nonprofit Foundation has developed and expanded programs to honor our fallen fire heroes and assist their families and coworkers.

The 38th National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service will be held Sunday, October 6, 2019, to honor 92 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2018 and 27 firefighters who died in the line of duty in previous years.

In accordance to Public Law 107-51, the American flag should be lowered to half-staff on Sunday, October 6, 2019 from sunrise to sunset in observance of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service.

 

KANSAS CITY, Mo.  (uj.edu) —  The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced on Thursday that it has come to an agreement with Jamestown (N.D.) to continue as the host of the NAIA Women’s Wrestling National Invitational through the 2021 invitational.

Jamestown will host both the 2020 and 2021 invitationals after a successful inaugural invitational in 2019. The event originally was scheduled for two days, but weather shortened the schedule by a day. Even with the compressed schedule, the institution was able to put together a well-run tournament which crowned Menlo (Calif.) as the champion.

NAIA President and CEO Jim Carr, says, “Jamestown did an excellent job hosting the NAIA’s inaugural women’s wrestling national invitational and put significant effort into making the event special for our student-athletes. We look forward to returning.”

The annual event features 250 student-athletes who compete at their respective weight class in a double-elimination, wrestle-back format. Ten individual champions are crowned along with a team champion on the final day.

University of Jamestown Director of Athletics Sean Johnson, says, “On behalf of the University of Jamestown and our local organizing committee, we are thrilled to again host the NAIA Women’s Wrestling Invitational at Harold Newman Arena.  The opportunity for this tournament to serve as a U.S. Olympic Team Trial qualifier increases the prestige of the event.   Our community has embraced the opportunity to host some of the top student-athletes in the country and we are excited to play a part the continued growth of women’s wrestling.”

Women’s wrestling is the fastest growing sport in the NAIA. The sport has grown tremendously in the past four years from just a handful of institutions that sponsored it to nearly 30 today. Continued growth at this rate could signal the sport’s movement from invitational to championship status in the next few years. Invitational distinction indicates that sport has enough schools to support it, is developing administrative rules and is on the path to becoming a championship.

The 2020 Invitational will be held March 13-14. More information will be posted on jimmieathletics.com

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month at the James River Humane Society.

On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, board member, Jay Nitchke said the dog adoption fee is reduced to $125 this month, only.

Jay also said the annual spaghetti feed will be held at The All Vets Club in Jamestown on Thursday October 10, from 5-p.m., to about 7-p.m., with admission a free will offering to support the shelter’s spaying and neutering of the animals.

She pointed out that participating Jamestown auto dealers, this month have set aside a vehicle to fill with supplies the shelter needs.  The dealership collecting the most items will be the winner of the contest.

Jay said that volunteers are always welcome to help out at the shelter, from 5-p.m., to 7-p.m., seven days a week.  She added that volunteers can help out with flexible hours available.

She said that Foster Home Care is a great way to have animals socialized before being adopted.

The shelter has more information on becoming a foster home.

Jay added that “Beatrice,” the cat, who was at the shelter for the longest time, has found a new forever home, being recently adopted.

The James River Humane Society is located off the I-94 Bloom Exit, open every day from 9-a.m., to 11:30-a.m. and 5:30-p.m., to 6:30-p.m., or by appointment.

Call 701-252-0747, on line visit: jamesriverhumanesociety.com

In sports…

HOUSTON (AP) — Justin Verlander looked every bit the October ace, Jose Altuve polished his postseason resume and the Houston Astros kept rolling, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 Friday to open their AL Division Series.

The Astros, who won a franchise-record 107 games for the best record in the majors, began their quest for a second World Series title in three years against a Rays team that downed Oakland 5-1 in the wild-card game this week.

Verlander kept up his dominant run this year when he posted an MLB-most 21 wins, allowing just a soft single in seven shutout innings. He struck out eight and improved to 8-0 in 12 career ALDS appearances.

Rays starter Tyler Glasnow had given up just three singles when he walked Josh Reddick on four pitches to begin the fifth. He struck out George Springer, but Altuve then tagged him for a two-run homer, lining a fastball into the left field seats.

The sellout crowd of 43,360, which included Astros Hall of Famers Nolan Ryan and Craig Biggio, erupted into deafening cheers and fans twirled bright orange towels as Altuve trotted around the bases, a huge grin plastered on his face.

Altuve has homered in Game 1 of the ALDS for three straight years, and the small-but-powerful second baseman now has nine home runs in 33 career postseason games.

Game 2 is Saturday when Gerrit Cole, who has won 16 straight decisions and led the majors in strikeouts, starts against Tampa Bay’s Blake Snell.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday the White House is preparing a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi formally objecting to the Democrats conducting their impeachment inquiry without an official vote. The letter is expected to say the administration won’t cooperate with the probe without that vote — but Trump also said he believes it will pass. Trump acknowledged that Democrats in the House “have the votes” to begin a formal impeachment inquiry, but said he is confident they don’t have the votes to convict in the GOP-controlled Senate. And he said he believes the move will backfire on Democrats politically.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Most Republican leaders were silent or supportive of President Donald Trump’s public call for another foreign government, China, to investigate his political foe, while a few voiced concern that the president was trying to enlist a rival power in his reelection effort. Several House and Senate leaders stayed mum Friday as Trump escalated the controversy that has fueled an impeachment inquiry and plowed through another norm of American politics. Foreign interference in elections has long been viewed as a threat to U.S. sovereignty and the integrity of democracy, and soliciting foreign help in an election is illegal.

 

(AP) Nearly 1,700 priests and other clergy members that the Roman Catholic Church considers credibly accused of child sexual abuse are living under the radar with little to no oversight from religious authorities or law enforcement, decades after the first wave of the church abuse scandal roiled U.S. dioceses, an Associated Press investigation has found. These priests, deacons, monks and lay people now teach middle-school math. They counsel survivors of sexual assault. They work as nurses and volunteer at nonprofits aimed at helping at-risk kids. They live next to playgrounds and day care centers. They foster and care for children. And in their time since leaving the church, dozens have committed crimes, including sexual assault and possessing child pornography, the AP’s analysis found.

 

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to plunge into the abortion debate in the midst of the 2020 presidential campaign, taking on a Louisiana case that could reveal how willing the more conservative court is to chip away at abortion rights. The justices will examine a Louisiana law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. The law is virtually identical to one in Texas that the Supreme Court struck down in 2016, when Justice Anthony Kennedy was on the bench and before the addition of President Donald Trump’s two high court picks, Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, who have shifted the court to the right.

 

BAGHDAD (AP) — Security forces opened fire directly at hundreds of anti-government demonstrators Friday in central Baghdad, killing at least 10 protesters and injuring dozens, hours after Iraq’s top Shiite cleric warned both sides to end four days of violence “before it’s too late.” The deaths raised to 53 the number of people killed in clashes during the continuing protests and marked a sharp escalation in the use of force against unarmed protesters. The violence showed both sides to be unwilling to back down from the unrest that marks the most serious challenge for Iraq since the defeat of the Islamic State group two years ago.

 

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Microsoft said Friday that hackers linked to the Iranian government targeted an undisclosed U.S. presidential campaign, as well as government officials, media targets and prominent expatriate Iranians. Overall, the hackers attempted to penetrate 241 accounts — four successfully — though none of those penetrated was associated with presidential campaigns or current or past U.S. officials, Microsoft said. A company spokeswoman declined to identify those targeted, citing customer privacy. The announcement is the latest sign that foreign governments are looking for ways to potentially disrupt the 2020 presidential election. U.S. intelligence officials have sounded the alarm about the risks for months.

 

 

NEW YORK (AP) — Diahann Carroll, the Oscar-nominated actress and singer who won critical acclaim as the first black woman to star in a non-servant role in a TV series as “Julia,” has died. She was 84. Carroll’s daughter, Susan Kay, told The Associated Press her mother died Friday in Los Angeles of cancer. During her long career, Carroll earned a Tony Award for the musical “No Strings” and an Academy Award nomination for best actress for “Claudine.” But she was perhaps best known for her pioneering work on “Julia.” Carroll played Julia Baker, a nurse whose husband had been killed in Vietnam, in the groundbreaking situation comedy that aired from 1968 to 1971.