Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Nov 6

CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Clear. Lows 5 to 10 above. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 20s. Southwest winds around

10 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows 15 to 20. South winds

5 to 10 mph.

.FRIDAY…Decreasing clouds. Highs in the upper 30s. West winds

10 to 15 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows in the upper 20s.

.SATURDAY…Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow in the morning, then

chance of snow possibly mixed with rain in the afternoon. Highs

in the upper 30s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Lows

15 to 20.

.SUNDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs

around 20.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 5 to 10 above.

.VETERANS DAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 10.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows zero to 5 above.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of snow in the

afternoon. Highs 15 to 20.

 

A clear sky and calm winds overnight Wednesday night, will help temperatures drop into the single digits.

Friday will be the warmest day of the foreseeable future, with highs reaching the mid 40s in the southwest. Plenty of sunshine and dry conditions prevail for the end of the work week.

The quiet weather will not continue through the weekend, with a clipper-type system moving through the region Saturday and Sunday. Accumulating snow is very possible, but still a large range of possibilities.

Very cold temperatures are forecast Sunday through Monday night, with a modest warm-up Tuesday into Wednesday.

Another clipper will bring a chance of snow Tuesday night and Wednesday.

 

 

Flood updates and water level updates  for the …

Sheyenne River Level Through Valley City

Lake Ashtabula Level

James River level through Jamestown.

Jamestown Dam

National Weather Service 

Water amounts in the snow pack

The Latest Flood Warnings from The National Weather Service

https://ndresponse.gov/flood-region

Fire Danger Map for North Dakota

Valley City  (CSi) Barnes County Road 22 (Old Highway 10) is closed at Hobart Lake because of  high water washing over the roadway.

Motorists should not remove or drive around the barricades.

Authorities have set up a barricade on both sides of the roadway near the entrances of the low grade area of the lake.

Motorists driving around the barricade will be cited, and fined $250.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The annual Jamestown Rural Fire Department Fishing Derby for  has been canceled due to anticipated unsafe ice conditions.

JRFD Assistant Chief, Rick Woehl, says, “Based on the unique circumstances this year, and with public safety in mind, we have opted out of the fishing derby this year.”

While the fishing derby has been cancelled, Woehl says all other activities associated with the event will go on.

Tickets for the raffle will go on sale the week of November 11, with the drawing held during a dance at the Jamestown Civic Center on Feb. 22.  Prizes will remain the same.

Stutsman County Sheriff Chad Kaiser has banned all on-ice activity at Jamestown and Pipestem Reservoirs because of anticipated unsafe ice conditions this winter.

Releases from Jamestown and Pipestem dams are anticipated to continue until the end of February due to heavy fall precipitation.

 

Jamestown (UJ)   The Bismarck Police Department honored University of Jamestown student Jacob (Jake) Valleroy for the exceptional service he gave to the department while serving as a 2019 summer intern.

 

Four officers from the department drove from Bismarck to University of Jamestown to present Valleroy with an honorary plaque and thank him for his service. They explained that in the past, the internship program served more as a means to show students how the department works. But, Valleroy was given a lot of responsibility.

Officer, Lt. Mike McMerty, says, “Jake, I was told, was supposed to do 300 hours of work for this program, and we were going to run it through that period.”

After interviewing Valleroy and speaking with his professor, the officers decided to create an internship program for him in the Crime Prevention Section. His main task was to set up a Neighborhood Watch Program, which involved a lot of interaction with the public and convincing city heads of how important this project could be for residents.

By the end of June, Valleroy had already clocked in his 300 hours. Lieutenant McMerty let him know he had fulfilled his commitment, but Valleroy wanted to continue working for the department and complete the Neighborhood Watch Program.

Lieutenant McMerty  adds, “He gave up his summer job. He gave up basically his life. Driving 30 miles to the station every day and back. I mean you couldn’t ask for a more dedicated person that was doing such a great job.”

Ultimately, Valleroy finished the Neighborhood Watch Program the weekend before he had to get back to class, clocking in a total of 588 hours of volunteer work. Lieutenant McMerty did the math – Valleroy saved the department about $11,000 in what they would have had to pay an officer to do the same work.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Veterans Administration is now accepting, Vietnam Blue Water Navy claims, that were previously denied.

On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Stutsman County Veterans Service Officer David Bratton said his office has more information.

He also pointed out that the VA has distributed the Fact Sheet on Urgent Care, with updates, that his office has available.

The VA has finalized the plans to resolve the legacy appeals process, set by the end of 2020.

He pointed out that the VA and Department of Defense will be funding up to $50 million in new research on traumatic brain injuries.

Veterans with any questions or needing assistance in filling out forms, may contact David Bratton at his office in the lower level of the Law Enforcement Center in Jamestown, open Monday Through Friday from 8-a.m. to noon, and 1-p.m. to 5-p.m.

Call 701-252-9043.

 

Valley City  (CSi) The public is invited to listen to a presentation by Tom Odegaard, speaking on his experiences, in Vietnam, on Thursday November 7, at 3:30-p.m., at the VCSU, Rhoades Science Building, room 102.

Sponsored by Phi Alpha Theta/History Club.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Veterans and all community members are invited to the All Vets Club in Jamestown on Monday November 11 for activities on Veterans Day.

The day begins with a free pancake, eggs, and sausage breakfast from 7:30-a.m. to  10-a.m., served by the Jamestown Sertoma Club, and volunteers.

The free Soup Buffet will be served starting at 11-am., until gone.

The Vets Club Family Bingo starts about  11:30-a.m.

Evening activities begin at 5-p.m., with a No Host Social, followed by the Jamestown Drum and Bugle Corp performing at 5:30-p.m.

At 6-p.m., The American Legion’s POW/MIA Ceremony will be held followed by the Banquet and drawing of Door Prizes.  The evening banquet meal is free to all veterans

After the Celebration Banquet, there will be vocal entertainment with Grant Envie, and more Door Prizes.

Gulf War and Afghanistan Veterans will be recognized and honored.

The Drawing for the 2019 Legion Raffle will be at the end of the evening.

 

Jamestown   (CSi)  The City of Jamestown is currently accepting applications for the following:

Two openings on the Fire Code Board of Appeals — 3-year terms to November 2022

Anyone interested in serving on the above committees/boards should complete an “Application for Appointment”. The application may be obtained in person at City Hall, 102 3rd Ave SE, Jamestown, ND, by calling 701-252-5900 or online at www.jamestownnd.gov and select government tab/city committees to download the form.

The application should be returned by November 25, 2019 to:
City of Jamestown
Attn: Appointments
102 3rd Avenue SE

 

Valley City  (CSi)  Valley City Public Works, City Hall and the Transfer Station, will be closed Veterans Day Monday, November 11.

Garbage Schedule: Week of November 11

• Monday’s route will be picked up on Tuesday, November 12.
• Tuesday and Wednesday’s route will be picked up on Wednesday, November 13.
• Regular schedule resumes on Thursday, November 14.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The head of the North Dakota agency that promotes tourism and economic development has hired an attorney after a critical audit of the agency.

Commerce Director Michelle Kommer told the Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee Wednesday that she hired the lawyer in the wake of an audit released last month.

Among the findings was that the agency violated the law on bidding uncompetitive contracts totaling more than $87,000 for the state’s new “Be Legendary” logo. Kommer says the agency did nothing wrong.

The audit also alleged the agency improperly charged more than $850,000 to a wrong two-year budget cycle. The audit says the agency incorrectly made payments totaling nearly $124,000 to unapproved subcontractors.

Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has called on South Dakota authorities to help investigate the agency.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Federal regulators have ordered the Keystone pipeline to remain shut down until its Canadian owner takes corrective action aimed at determining the cause of a breach that leaked an estimated 383,000 gallons (1.4 million liters) of oil in northeastern North Dakota.

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued the order Tuesday to Calgary, Alberta-based TC Energy. The action comes one week after the pipeline leak was discovered and affected about 22,500 square feet (2,090 square meters) of land near Edinburg, in Walsh County.

The pipeline has been shut down since Oct. 29. It is designed to carry crude oil across Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and through North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri on the way to refineries in Patoka, Illinois, and Cushing, Oklahoma.

The order requires the company to send the affected portion of the 30-inch (76-centimeter) steel pipeline to an independent laboratory for testing. The company also must develop a plan to restart the line and for remediation.

TC Energy, formerly known as TransCanada, said in a statement it expects to have the damaged portion of the pipeline excavated by the end of the week.

The company said it has about 200 people at the site working around the clock who are “focused on clean-up and remediation activities.”

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Supreme Court has heard the first of two legal challenges to an oil refinery planned near Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

Tuesday’s arguments involve a lawsuit brought by the National Parks Conservation Association. It’s concerned about how the state will regulate emissions from the Davis Refinery under a permit issued last year by health officials. The association says the permit lacks safeguards that would protect the park and its visitors from air pollution.

The Bismarck Tribune reports the state maintains that the permit it issued does adequately control emissions, in part by requiring a leak detection system.

A second legal challenge to the refinery will be heard before the Supreme Court next week. A pair of environmental groups are suing over issues surrounding the site of the refinery.

In sports…

(CSi) Brackets have been announced for the Region 3 high school volleyball tournament starting Monday, November 11th at Linton High School.

District 6 tournament  winner Linton-HMB has the No. 1 seed.

Oakes from  From District 5, Oakes is their  No. 1 seed.

 

In world and national news..

WASHINGTON (AP) — House investigators have released another transcript in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.

Democrats on Wednesday released hundreds of pages of testimony from William Taylor, a top diplomat to Ukraine who testified behind closed doors last month for more than 10 hours.

Taylor told impeachment investigators that Trump had been holding back military aid for Ukraine until the country agreed to investigate Democrats and a company linked to Joe Biden’s family.

Democrats say that’s an improper quid pro quo. Trump says he did nothing wrong.

Taylor is scheduled to testify in public next week as Democrats hold the first public hearings on impeachment. Career State department official George Kent and former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch are also scheduled to appear.

 

 

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republicans have held on to a Richmond-area Senate seat as Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant defeated Democratic challenger Del. Debra Rodman in a race dominated by attack ads over gun control and abortion.

Dunnavant, an OB-GYN, blasted Rodman for co-sponsoring a bill that would have loosened rules for a legal, third-trimester abortion by reducing the number of doctors required to find that the procedure was necessary for the life or health of the mother.

Rodman is a freshman delegate who flipped the 73rd District House seat blue amid a Democratic wave in 2017. She criticized Dunnavant for not supporting greater gun restrictions.

The 12th District covers portions of Henrico and Hanover counties.

It was one of the most expensive state Senate races in Virginia history.

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in New York has struck down a rule letting health care clinicians object to providing abortions and other services on moral or religious grounds.

Judge Paul A. Engelmayer ruled Wednesday in Manhattan.

The ruling came after health organizations and others sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Others opposing the rule include women’s groups, organizations and states.

The rule let clinicians object to providing abortions and other services that conflict with their moral and religious beliefs.

Engelmayer says his ruling came in three consolidated lawsuits. One consists of 19 states, the District of Columbia and three local governments.

Plaintiffs had argued that the rule was unconstitutional.

 

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey has captured a wife of the slain leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Erdogan made the announcement while delivering a speech in the capital of Ankara on Wednesday but gave no other details. He did not say when or how the woman was captured or identify her by name.

Al-Baghdadi was known to have four wives.

Erdogan’s announcement comes just days after Turkish forces captured al-Baghdadi’s elder sister, identified as Rasmiya Awad, in northwestern Syria. She was with her husband, daughter-in-law and five children when she was detained.

Erdogan says: “We caught his wife, but we didn’t make a fuss about it. I am announcing this today for the first time.”