Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Dec 13

CSi Weather…

..WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT TO NOON CST SATURDAY…INCLUDES THE JAMESTOWN, AND VALLEY CITY AREAS.

 

* WHAT…Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 35

below zero.

 

* WHERE…Portions of northwest and central North Dakota.

 

* WHEN…From midnight tonight to noon CST Saturday.

 

* IMPACTS…The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite

on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

 

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing,

including a hat, and gloves.

 

Forecast…

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy with slight chance of snow in the

evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Colder. Lows around

10 below. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind chills around

25 below.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Colder. Highs near zero. North winds

5 to 10 mph. Lowest wind chills around 30 below in the morning.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows around 15 below.

Northwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the south after

midnight.

.SUNDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs around 10. Southwest winds 5 to

10 mph.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows near zero.

.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs 10 to 15.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 5 below.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 10.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows near zero.

.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows zero to 5 above.

.THURSDAY…Partly sunny. Highs 10 to 15.

 

 

National Weather Service, Bismarck

A little light snow or flurries early Saturday morning.

It will be dry but cold as the Arctic high is situated over the

state.

Saturday afternoon a warm up enough that we no longer reach

advisory criteria wind chills, but by early evening temperatures

quickly drop and we will probably need another wind chill

advisory Saturday to cover Saturday evening through Sunday

morning.

Temperatures will be even colder over the eastern portion

of the forecast area, but winds will not be as strong. We even

warm up a bit late Saturday night into Sunday morning as the

Arctic High moves off to the east.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)   The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of a Medina man, who fell through the ice and drowned   on December 2, or 3, 2019, in area that was flooded along Old Highway 10 about four miles east of Medina.

Stutsman County Sheriff, Chad Kaiser identified him as 60 year old Craig Wells of Medina.

The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office was not notified until about 3:25 p.m. Saturday, December, 7. Officers from the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office and Jamestown Fire Department searched until dark that Saturday and the continued  the search on Sunday morning, December. 8.  His body was recovered about 10:40 a.m.

The Stutsman County underwater remote operated vehicle, known as an ROV, was used in the search and recovery efforts.

 

 

 

 

 

Jamestown  (Stutsman Extension Service)  On Saturday, December 7th, the Stutsman County 4-H group invited any member/leader/parent/friend to join us in a Project Learning Day and Community Service Activity.  Material for 10 tie blankets was provided by the group for teaching how to make the tie blankets, and then to donate five blankets to the Salvation Army and five to Prairie Paws Rescue.  17 4-Hers showed up to put them together and enjoy pizza for lunch.

Pictured receiving their blankets with Robin Barnes, Stutsman County 4-H Program Coordinator, is Major Judy Lowder with the Salvation Army and Kaye John – president and co-founder of Prairie Paws Rescue, holding Aspen – a minpin girl waiting for adoption.  If you would like to help these organizations with your donations or time, please contact the Salvation Army at 252-0290 or Prairie Paws Rescue at 320-4553.  For more information on 4-H, contact the NDSU Extension Stutsman County office at 252-9030.

 

 

 

Bismarck  (ND Ag-Dept)  The North Dakota Department of Agriculture has announced that 2,450 individuals attended the recent, Pride of Dakota Harvest and Holiday Showcase, in Jamestown.

Statewide almost 53,000 attended, with the showcases held in Jamestown, Dickinson, Fargo Grand Forks and Bismarck, with Bismarck having the highest attendance, at 14,850.

Ag Commissioner, Doug Goehring says,  “North Dakotans are very supportive of products made, manufactured, processed or produced in the state.  I encourage people to continue to support our state’s local businesses, not only during showcase season, but year-round.”

The events are administered by the North Dakota Department of Agriculture.

BISMARCK, N.D. (DEC. 13, 2019) – Gov. Doug Burgum Friday requested a presidential major disaster declaration for the impacts of an October storm that dumped heavy rain and snow on a large swath of the state and caused up to $9.7 million in damage to public infrastructure, according to preliminary assessments.

In a letter directed to President Donald Trump through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Burgum requested that the President declare a major disaster for the period of Oct. 9-26 for 15 counties: Barnes, Foster, Griggs, Grand Forks, Kidder, LaMoure, Logan, Mountrail, Nelson, Sargent, Sheridan, Stutsman, Traill, Walsh and Wells. A copy of the letter and supplemental materials can be viewed here.

Bugum says,“Local governments incurred significant costs as a result of the early October rain and snowstorm, and we appreciate the Trump administration considering our request. “We’re also grateful for the emergency managers and many other officials who worked diligently with our Department of Emergency Services to compile data and make the case for federal assistance to help local jurisdictions recover from these unprecedented wet conditions.”

 

If granted, a presidential declaration would unlock FEMA public assistance to help cities, counties and townships pay for the costs of repairing roads and other infrastructure damaged by the storm and subsequent flooding. Preliminary assessments indicate that damage is expected to exceed $5.6 million. However, at the time of inspection, many damaged sites were still inundated, and the state estimates an additional $2.1 million will be eligible for assistance when floodwaters recede. There’s also potential for an additional $2 million in damage that couldn’t be verified due to snow cover.

 

North Dakota experienced a trio of weather extremes this year, from spring flooding to a severe summer drought to the wettest August-to-October period in 125 years of recordkeeping.

(AP)  A nasty, elusive odor has sickened some employees and relocated others at the Burleigh County Courthouse. The offensive odor, which is more prominent on the second floor, has caused the clerk of courts’ office to relocate to administrative space and a courtroom. County buildings and grounds manager Kevin Quinn says the smell, much like a sewer vent leak, has been hard to track down. The odor was first noticed about a month ago. Court Administrator Donna Wunderlich says this week was the worst with some employees going home sick. Wunderlich says the situation hasn’t caused any delays in the court system.

(AP)  The North Dakota Supreme Court has ruled that evidence used to prosecute a former Burleigh Country sheriff’s deputy for stealing and drug offenses was gathered legally. The Bismarck Tribune reports that Kerry Komrosky was charged with theft of drugs obtained during his time with the Metro Area Narcotics Task Force. The court ruled Thursday that Komrosky’s supervisor had “a reasonable basis to believe that there was an ongoing emergency” before entering the deputy’s Lincoln home and discovering evidence of drug use. The 32-year-old Komrosky was sentenced in January to 2 1/2 years in prison for felony theft and under a year for misdemeanor drug offenses.

(AP)   One person has been injured in an explosion that destroyed a residential garage in Fargo. Firefighters responded to the call shortly before midnight Thursday. Battalion Chief Jason Ness says an attached double garage had collapsed on two vehicles inside. The house with multiple apartments was evacuated. Ness says a propane tank inside the garage leaked and exploded, caused by some type of ignition source. A man was in or near the entrance to the garage when the explosion happened and received minor injuries.

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump reacted quickly after the House Judiciary Committee approved two articles of impeachment against him. Using the words he’s embraced nearly every day for weeks, he called the proceedings “a witch hunt, a scam, a hoax.” The charges approved Friday now go to the full House for an expected vote next week. They were approved strictly along party lines, 23 Democrats to 17 Republicans. Trump is accused of abuse of power, a charge stemming from his July phone call pressuring the Ukrainian president to announce an investigation of Democrats as Trump was withholding US aid. He’s also accused of obstructing Congress’ investigation.

 

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledges to heal Britain’s divisions over Brexit after his gamble on early election rewarded him with a commanding majority in Parliament. The results offer Johnson a new mandate to take his country out of the European Union at the end of January. His promise to “get Brexit done” and widespread unease with opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn gave the ruling Conservative Party 365 seats in the House of Commons. That’s the party’s best performance since Margaret Thatcher’s last victory in 1987. Corbyn’s Labour Party slumped to 203 seats, 59 fewer than it won two years ago.

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Officials in New Jersey say the attackers in the Jersey City shooting are believed to have acted alone. The state attorney general said the killers only expressed interest in a fringe religious group. The bloodshed took place Tuesday, when a man and woman with a cache of weapons that included an AR-15 style rifle and a shotgun shot a police officer to death at a cemetery and then killed three people at the kosher market. On Friday, an organization formed after Sept. 11 to support fallen officers said it will pay the mortgage of slain Jersey City Det. Joseph Seals, who left behind five children.

 

CONYERS, Ga. (AP) — A man has been arrested in Alabama on murder charges in a fatal Georgia workplace shooting. Georgia officials say 18-year-old Cameron Golden shot and killed Taurus Andrews during a shift change Friday morning at a container factory in the Atlanta suburb of Conyers. They say Golden then fled to Birmingham, Alabama, where he was arrested at a bus station. Officials say they’re not sure if Golden, who was a contract employee, was specifically targeting the other worker at Dart Container Corp. The shooting sparked alarm in the suburb, where schools were locked down and residents were advised to stay inside.

 

NEW YORK (AP) — A 13-year-old boy has been arrested in the fatal stabbing of a Barnard College freshman. That’s according to two law enforcement officials with knowledge of the investigation. Police say Tessa Majors was walking in Manhattan’s Morningside Park early Wednesday evening when she was accosted by an unknown number of people and stabbed. She then staggered to a nearby street, where she was spotted by a security guard who called 911. She died at a hospital. Investigators recovered a knife Thursday but were not certain whether it was connected to Majors’ death.

 

PITTSBURGH (AP) — At least eight Democratic presidential candidates plan to participate in a forum Saturday in Pittsburgh to answer questions about their plans for public schools. Organizers of the Public Education Forum 2020 say the committed candidates are Michael Bennet, Joe Biden, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, Tom Steyer and Elizabeth Warren. Organizers include labor unions and the NAACP. They say topics will include school investment, student services, special education, student debt, teaching conditions, and education equity and justice issues. The event is at the city’s convention center but isn’t open to the public.

 

NEW YORK (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg has released a plan to eliminate all coal power plants and slow the expansion of the natural gas sector. It’s part of a sweeping policy to fight climate change that he says would cut carbon emissions across the U.S. economy by 50% over the first 10 years. The New York billionaire on Friday said his new plan is the first of several that would ultimately move the nation toward phasing out fossil fuels completely “as soon as humanly possible” _ ideally before 2050. The plan is a sharp shift away from President Donald Trump’s moves to weaken environmental safeguards. But Bloomberg’s plan is not likely to win over his party’s loudest environmental activists. It stops well short of the goals of the so-called “Green New Deal.”