Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Nov 14

CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Cloudy. Slight chance of drizzle and light freezing drizzle in the evening, then slight chance of light freezing drizzle after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Not as cold.

Lows in the lower 20s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the east after midnight. Chance of precipitation 20 percent, in the Jamestown area.

.FRIDAY…Cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Slight chance of

light freezing drizzle in the morning, then slight chance of

drizzle and light freezing drizzle in the afternoon. Highs in the

lower 30s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation

20 percent, the Jamestown area.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light

freezing drizzle. Lows in the mid 20s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY…Cloudy. A 20 percent chance of drizzle in the

afternoon. Highs in the lower 40s. South winds around 10 mph

shifting to the west in the afternoon.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Cloudy. A 20 percent chance of drizzle, light

freezing drizzle and snow in the evening in the Jamestown area, 30 percent in the Valley City area. Lows in the mid 20s.

.SUNDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow.

Lows in the upper 20s.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny. Chance of snow possibly mixed with rain

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

the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain and

snow in the evening. Lows in the upper 20s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain and snow in

the afternoon. Highs in the mid 30s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow.

Lows in the mid 20s.

.WEDNESDAY…Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow. Highs in

the lower 30s.

Thursday night chances of light drizzle and/or light freezing drizzle remaining in the forecast through most of the day on Friday.

Warm temperatures for Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, with highs in the low to mid 50s on Monday

Slight chances for light rain or snow will be possible on Saturday

 

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)  The Valley City Police Department responded on Tuesday November 12 to a report of a possible domestic assault, involving a male and female in Northeast Valley City.

The news release from Police Chief, Phil Hatcher states, that as officers were responding they also received a call of a male subject who was possibly struck by a vehicle at the intersection of 5^th Avenue and 2^nd Street Northeast.

Officers quickly learned that the two incidents were related.

As officers were tending to the male, the female reported to the Valley City Police Department with apparent injuries.  An Ambulance was dispatched for both the male and female.  Barnes County Ambulance Service, transported both individuals to CHI Mercy Hospital, with non-life threatening  injuries.

Based on the investigation, the male, Taylor Rohrich was arrested for domestic violence/aggravated assault.  He was taken into custody at Cass County Corrections.

The case remains under investigation.  Anyone with information is asked to call Valley City Police at 701-845-3110.

(CSi) The Pride of Dakota Harvest Showcase scheduled October 11 & 12 the Civic Center,  has been postponed until November 15 & 16, due to the major winter storm, affecting a significant portion of the state.

The Showcase is now scheduled from 4-p.m. to 9 -p.m., Friday, November 15th and 9-a.m., to 5-p.m. Saturday, November 16th.

Admission and reusable shopping bags are free and sponsored by the Bank of North Dakota College SAVE Plan. Parking is also free for Pride of Dakota shoppers.

North Dakota Ag-Commissioner Doug Goehring More than  100 vendors will be showing their products, goods, and services.

Pride of Dakota has grown to more than 500 North Dakota companies today.

Pride of Dakota, provides businesses resources and marketing opportunities that help them expand, with multiple products offered by North Dakota manufacturers and businesses.

Those bringing a non-perishable or fresh produce food donation, will be admitted for $1. can.  Bring a reusable cloth shopping bag and admission is free.

For more on the pride of Dakota Showcase in Jamestown, visit prideofdakota.com.

 

Update…

HARVEY, N.D. (AP) — A 90-year-old North Dakota woman who was robbed of her life savings by a Jamaican lottery scam says she has been paid back only $287 of the $400,000 she’s owed.

Edna Schmeets of Harvey, a small central North Dakota town about 77 miles (124 kilometers) northeast of Bismarck, was the victim whose case launched what became the first large-scale Jamaican lottery scam case prosecuted in the U.S. All 31 defendants have been prosecuted, including 14 Jamaican nationals who were extradited from that country. Authorities identified victims of the scam in 31 states, with more than 100 mostly elderly American bilked out of more than $6 million.

“I’m so disappointed,” Scmeets told the Bismarck Tribune of the small amount she’s gotten back. She said she was told another check for $138 is pending.

Federal prosecutors pledged to get at least some of the victims’ money back. But offenders’ inability to pay often limits the collection of restitution. According to the National Center for Victims of Crime, many victims wait years before receiving any money, and many never received the full amount they were owed.

Most restitution ordered in federal court cases is never collected, according to a federal government report last year. The U.S. Government Accountability Office studied Justice Department data and found that at the end of fiscal 2016, $110 billion in previously ordered restitution was outstanding, and federal prosecutors had identified $100 billion of that — or 91% — as being uncollectable due to the offenders’ inability to pay.

“Sadly, what you’re seeing here (in the scam case) is all too typical, where victims are promised substantial restitution but the reality is much less,” said Paul Cassell, a University of Utah law professor.

Drew Wrigley, the U.S. attorney for North Dakota, said he empathizes with Schmeets.

“If we could monetize our gratitude, she’d be paid back in full immediately,” said Wrigley, whose office recently was awarded a U.S. Department of Justice award for cracking the case.

Scammers would call victims and tell them they had won money in a lottery but that they needed to pay advance fees to collect it. The scammers would then keep the victims’ money without paying out anything. The case was prosecuted in North Dakota because that is where the investigation began into Schmeets being scammed.

Update…

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Police have arrested a suspect in the killing of a Fargo man in a downtown apartment building.

KFGO radio reports that 43-year old Darrell Clinton Peterson is being held in the Cass County Jail on a felony murder charge in the death of 64-year-old Duane Darling, of Fargo.

Police say officers were called to the Pioneer Manor apartments shortly before 7 a.m. Wednesday and discovered Darling bleeding from the head. He died later at a local hospital.

Authorities say a tip led officers to another apartment where Peterson was eventually taken into custody. Police say he was arrested after they reviewed evidence and Peterson’s statements during questioning.

Bismarck  (DSU) – During a special State Board of Higher Education meeting held via teleconference Thursday, Stephen D. Easton, J.D., was named interim president of Dickinson State University.

Easton has a strong personal connection to Dickinson State University. Easton, who graduated summa cum laude from DSU in 1980 with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Accounting, and a minor in political science, was the third generation of his family to choose Dickinson State. After earning his undergraduate degree at DSU, Easton enrolled in Stanford Law School where he earned his Juris Doctorate in 1983.

Easton practiced law for more than 20 years before returning to higher education as a professor and administrator.

Washington (Sen. Cramer’s Office)   – The U.S. Senate through a Unanimous Consent (UC) request by U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) Thursday passed S.2099, the “White Horse Hill National Game Preserve Designation Act,” a bill Senator Cramer introduced to rename the National Game Preserve within the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation known as “Sullys Hill” to “White Horse Hill,” its traditional Dakota name. This is the first piece of legislation written by Senator Cramer to pass the Senate.

“With all the issues the federal government faces, this may seem small, but it is no small issue to the people of Spirit Lake,”  Senator Cramer said in remarks on the Senate Floor. “This mistake has taken over 100 years to correct. I am sorry for that, but I am grateful my colleagues are joining us now to correct it.”

Senator John Hoeven, the bill’s original cosponsor and chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, also offered his support:

“Now that the Senate has approved this legislation, we are one step closer to reinstating the traditional Dakota name of White Horse Hill, which honors the heritage of the Spirit Lake Tribe and this area.” 

Sullys Hill was named in 1904 after General Sully, a Civil War and the Indian Wars military officer who gained notoriety for committing several massacres against Native Americans, including one of the greatest massacres in North Dakota’s history. Many descendants of his victims live on the land surrounding the hill.

The North Dakota congressional delegation – with the support of  Governor Doug Burgum  and Tourism Director Sara Otte Coleman – introduced this legislation in July after the tribe requested the hill return to its historic Dakota name. The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, which Senator Cramer sits on, advanced this legislation at the end of September. There, Senator Cramer delivered remarks on the importance of this legislation, as did EPW Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-DE).

“This action by our committee will help to ensure that the Spirit Lake Tribe’s story of the white stallion will be ingrained in our Nation’s history for years to come,” said Ranking Member Carper. “Quite simply, this is the right thing to do, and I want to thank Senator Cramer for his work.”

Click Here to Watch Senator Cramer’s Remarks

In world and national news…

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — A student gunman opened fire Thursday at a Southern California high school, killing two students and wounding three others before he was captured in grave condition after shooting himself in the head, authorities said.

The shooting occurred around 7:30 a.m. at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) northwest of downtown Los Angeles.

Shauna Orandi, 16, said she was in her Spanish class doing homework when she heard four gunshots that she initially mistook as instruments from a band class. She said a student burst into the room saying he’d seen the gunman, and her classmates were stunned into silence.

“My worst nightmare actually came true,” she said later as she left a nearby park with her father. “This is it. I’m gonna die.”

Freshman Rosie Rodriguez said she was walking up the library stairs when she heard noises that “sounded like balloons” popping. She realized they were gunshots when she saw other students running.

Still carrying a backpack laden with books, she ran across the street to a home, where a person she didn’t know gave shelter to her and about 10 other students.

“I just heard a lot of kids crying. We were scared,” Rodriguez said.

On a normal day, she said, Saugus High School felt very safe.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A second U.S. embassy staffer in Kyiv overheard a key cellphone call between President Donald Trump and his ambassador to the European Union discussing the need for Ukrainian officials to pursue “investigations,” The Associated Press has learned.

The July 26 call between Trump and Gordon Sondland was first described during testimony Wednesday by William Taylor, the acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. Taylor said one of his staffers overhead the call while Sondland was in a restaurant the day after Trump’s July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that triggered the House impeachment inquiry.

The second diplomatic staffer also at the table was Suriya Jayanti, a foreign service officer based in Kyiv. A person briefed on what Jayanti overheard spoke to AP on condition of anonymity to discuss a matter under investigation.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security investigators who uncover child exploitation initiated more than 4,000 cases around the world in the 2019 budget year.

Data obtained by The Associated Press shows the investigations resulted in thousands of arrests and the identification of more than 1,000 victims. The previous two years saw about 4,000 investigations each but lower arrests and fewer victims identified.

Officials with Homeland Security Investigations say caseloads are growing because of the ease with which offenders can post graphic images of children.

HSI is a division of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement tasked with investigations, not immigration enforcement. Agents work on probes involving money, drug smuggling or child sex trafficking.

On Thursday, officials plan to unveil a new center based at Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Washington headquarters tasked with alerting other countries when U.S. sex offenders are traveling there.