– Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Dec 31

CSi Weather…

.REST OF TODAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 20s. West winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.

.TONIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows around 15. Southwest winds around 10 mph.

.NEW YEARS DAY…Partly sunny. Slight chance of snow in the

morning, then slight chance of rain and snow in the afternoon.

Highs in the mid 30s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. Chance of

precipitation 20 percent.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. West winds

around 10 mph.

.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest

winds around 10 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow

possibly mixed with freezing rain after midnight. Lows 15 to 20.

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

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

.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. Slight chance of snow in the morning.

Highs in the lower 20s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 10 to 15.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 10.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 20s.

Tuesday morning, Jamestown motorists need to use extra caution, with snow windrows that still need to be cleared, and many side streets this morning are still covered with deep snow, as the street crews make their way, around the city, clearing residential areas.

Valley City motorists need to be aware of snow windrows, as street crews make their way around town on Tuesday.

I-29 and I-94 were reopened yesterday afternoon, after being closed from the storm.

Jamestown (CSi) The National Weather Service reports that the blizzard over the weekend deposited 20 inches of snow on Jamestown. Up to 22 inches were reported south and southwest of Jamestown.

Blizzard conditions in parts of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota shut down interstates, led to hundreds of vehicle crashes and brought a metropolitan area of 200,000 to a standstill.

Residents in the Fargo and Moorhead, Minnesota area who are used to snowstorms were told to stay home after a foot of heavy, wet snow made that fell on top of a sheet of ice made travel difficult and stoked early fears about spring flooding.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning in northeastern Minnesota, northern Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

Jamestown (City Hall) Jamestown City crews began snow clearing operations at 4 a.m. on Monday and work through Tuesday, depending upon weather.

At noontime Monday, crews have completed clearing emergency snow routes The crews move into transitioning to residential areas until 11-pm Monday night.

Please move parked vehicles and garbage or recycling containers from streets to allow plows to move more easily through the streets.

No garbage or recycling collection Monday. Monday and Tuesday routes will be collected on Tuesday, weather permitting.

Valley City (CSi) Valley City street clearing on Monday is on Emergency Snow Routes, only. Vehicles parked on emergency routes will be towed. Residential snow clearing will start on Tuesday.

Valley City (CSi) The Barnes County Museum, reports it will be closed again today.

Jamestown (JRMC) Jamestown Regional Medical Center has received an award for its high-quality care for stroke patients.

The American Heart Association and North Dakota Stroke Taskforce awarded JRMC the 2019 ND Acute Stroke Ready Hospital Quality Excellence Award. This award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence.

JRMC earned the award by reporting data through the Get With The Guidelines registry to the ND Stroke Program and demonstrating care excellence from January to December of 2018.

JRMC President & CEO, Mike Delfs says, “JRMC is dedicated to offering the best care available for our stroke patients. The tools and resources from the American Heart Association help us track and measure our success in meeting evidenced-based clinical guidelines developed to improve patient outcomes. Offering the best in stroke care is one more way JRMC can exceed expectations and be THE difference in the lives of those we serve.”

Christine Brondyk, BSN, RN State Stroke and Cardiac System Coordinator, says, “We are pleased to recognize JRMC for its commitment to up-to-date stroke care. JRMC’s commitment to high-quality care for stroke patients is essential to the mission of the stroke system of care in North Dakota”.

(AP) New estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau shows North Dakota’s population has reached a record level. About 762,000 people live in North Dakota, an increase of approximately 4,000 compared to 2018. Gov. Doug Burgum authorized a task force earlier this year to prioritize counting everyone in North Dakota, from the Bakken oilfield to its American Indian reservations to the state’s universities. North Dakota Census Office manager Kevin Iverson says having an accurate count is vital to calculating new statistical data which helps determine federal funding and legislative representation. North Dakota remains the fourth least populated state, ranking behind Alaska, Vermont and Wyoming.

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — A Mandan man is accused of threatening to “shoot up” a state government agency. Forty-six-year-old Christopher Chase faces a felony terrorizing charge. Chase allegedly threatened Workforce Safety and Insurance in social media posts, saying “I want them all to suffer the way I have.” Police responded to a request for a welfare check after a caller saw the posts. Chase made his initial court appearance on Thursday. His bail carries a stipulation that he not have contact with the state agency. Court documents do not list an attorney who could speak on his behalf.

In sports…

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL=

Heart River 57, Richardton-Taylor 37

Lemmon, S.D. 69, Hettinger/Scranton 62

Nedrose 54, Garrison 45

Surrey 71, Max 53

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS=

Devils Lake vs. Valley City, ppd.

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=

Bishop Ryan 63, Dunseith 61

Des Lacs-Burlington 63, Towner-Granville-Upham 36

Glen Ullin-Hebron 45, New Salem-Almont 41

Grant County 70, Killdeer 47

Heart River 68, Richardton-Taylor 23

Hettinger/Scranton 51, Lemmon, S.D. 37

Langdon 55, Kidder County 39

Rugby 50, Flasher 46, OT

Stanley 55, Our Redeemer’s 48

Surrey 44, Max 17

Velva 48, Shiloh Christian 45

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS=

Devils Lake vs. Valley City, ppd.

NBA..

UNDATED (AP) — — Shabazz Napier (NAY’-pee-ur) scored a season-high 24 points and Jarrett Culver added 21 points as the Timberwolves won for just the second time in 14 games, 122-115 over the Nets in overtime. Gorgui Dieng (GUR’-gee jehng) had 11 points and 20 rebounds in place of injured Karl-Anthony Towns to help Minnesota earn its first home win since Nov. 13.

An unlikely team has ended the Miami Heat’s five-game winning streak.

The Southeast Division leaders fell to 24-9 as the undermanned Wizards earned a 123-105 rout of the Heat. Jordan McRae scored a season-high 29 points, Garrison Mathews had a career-high 28 and Ian Mahinmi added a career-best 25 to help the Wizards improve to 10-22.

Mahinmi provided 19 points in the first half as Washington took a 71-63 lead into the break. Mathews had never scored more than six points in an NBA game before netting 20 in the second quarter.

Jimmy Butler had a team-high 27 points for the Heat, who lost for just the third time in 20 games against Eastern Conference opponents.

Checking out Monday’s other NBA action:

— Giannis Antetokounmpo (YAH’-nihs an-teh-tah-KOON’-poh) delivered 23 points and 10 rebounds as the Bucks dumped the Bulls, 123-102. The league’s No. 2 scorer played only 27 minutes and sat out the final 5 1/2 because of the lopsided score after missing Milwaukee’s previous two games due to back soreness. Khris Middleton scored 25 points as the Bucks improved to a league-best 30-5.

— The Jazz won for the eighth time in nine games as Donovan Mitchell scored 23 points and Jordan Clarkson added 20 to lead a 104-81 drubbing of the Pistons. Rudy Gobert (goh-BEHR’) chipped in 13 points and 19 rebounds for Utah, while Bojan (BOY’-ahn) Bogdanovic scored 17. The Jazz didn’t score their first basket until five minutes into the game and shot just 33% from the floor before halftime.

— The Suns stormed back from a 19-point, first-quarter deficit to down the Trail Blazers, 122-116. Devin Booker had a team-high 33 points, seven assists and six rebounds to help Phoenix win its second straight since an eight-game skid. Kelly Oubre (OO’-bray) Jr. contributed 29 points and teammate Ricky Rubio had 18 with 13 assists for the Suns.

— The Hawks’ 10-game losing streak is over after Brandon Goodwin scored 21 points and Kevin Huerter added 19 in Atlanta’s 101-93 comeback against the Magic. The Hawks trailed by 18 in the first half before winning in their second straight game without leading scorer Trae Young. Alex Len scored eight of his 18 points to fuel a 15-4 run in the third quarter.

NFL-FIRINGS

Giants, Redskins make changes

UNDATED (AP) — Two of the worst teams in the NFC have made major changes a day after completing another losing season.

Pat Shurmur has been fired after two seasons as head coach of the New York Giants. The Giants just finished a 4-12 season after going 5-11 in Shurmur’s first year at the helm.

However, the Giants elected to keep general manager Dave Gettleman despite the team’s 9-23 record over the past two years. Co-owner John Mara says the decision to keep the 68-year-old Gettleman was based on giving him the chance to finish a major overall of the roster and the scouting system.

Washington Redskins team president Bruce Allen has been fired after 10 seasons. The Redskins went 62-97-1 with Allen serving as Snyder’s right-hand man, a stretch that featured only two playoff appearances and zero postseason victories.

Washington never won more than 10 games under Allen and just concluded a 3-13 campaign.

News of Allen dismissal came as Ron Rivera visited the Redskins about their head coaching vacancy.

Also in the NFL:

— Dolphins Pro Bowl cornerback Xavier Howard has been arrested on a domestic battery charge following an argument with his fiance. Police in Davie, Florida, said in an arrest report that the woman was injured as the couple argued over the purchase of a purse. The report says Howard pushed her against a mirror in the hallway of their bedroom and let her go. She fell to the floor, landing on his crutches.

— Raiders guard Richie Incognito has signed a two-year, $14 million contract extension that includes $6.35 million in guaranteed money. The Raiders signed Incognito last offseason to a one-year prove-it deal to bring him out of retirement after a troubled past that included several suspensions, accusations of racism and bullying and run-ins with police off the field.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL-BOWL SCHEDULE

Gators take Orange Bowl

UNDATED (AP) — Florida’s passing game was overshadowed by Lamical Perine as the sixth-ranked Gators won the Orange Bowl.

Perine scored on a 61-yard run in the opening minute and carried 13 times for a career-high 138 yards as the Gators topped Virginia, 36-28. He finished with three touchdowns and 181 total yards of offense after entering the game with just 538 yards on the ground this season.

Perine also scored on a 10-yard run, caught a 16-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Trask and was chosen the game’s most valuable player.

Florida ends the year 11-2 under second-year coach Dan Mullen and likely will finish in the Top 10 in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2008-09.

In Monday’s other bowl games:

— Louisville rallied from a 14-point deficit by scoring 31 straight to beat Mississippi State, 38-28 in the Music City Bowl. Micale Cunningham threw for 279 yards and two touchdowns for the 8-5 Cardinals, who were coming off a 2-10 campaign that led to the hiring of coach Scott Satterfield. Cunningham also ran for 81 yards and Javian Hawkins led Louisville with 105 yards rushing, including a late TD.

— Chase Garbers threw four touchdown passes and ran for another score in leading California’s 35-20 win over Illinois in the Redbox Bowl. Christopher Brown Jr. ran for 120 yards on 20 carries as the 8-5 Golden Bears won its first bowl game since 2015. Makai Polk caught five passes for a season-high 105 yards in Cal’s third straight win.

— Freshman Cory Munson kicked a career-long 52-yard field goal with no time left after a rules review to give Western Kentucky a 23-20 victory over Western Michigan in the First Responder Bowl. The Hilltoppers drove 36 yards in 27 seconds before Munson kicked his third field goal in four tries. The clock had expired before the winning kick, but the Broncos were penalized for having 12 players on the field, giving Munson a chance to win it.

T25 MEN’S BASKETBALL…

(AP) — Villanova won its Big East opener as Collin Gillespie scored 16 of his game-high 24 points in the second half to lead the 10th-ranked Wildcats past Xavier, 68-62. Jermaine Samuels added 14 points to help Villanova improve to 10-2 with its sixth consecutive win.

Zags show no mercy

UNDATED (AP) — Top-ranked Gonzaga has wrapped up its non-conference schedule with an easy home win.

Filip Petrusev scored 22 points and the Bulldogs jumped out to a 27-8 lead in a 93-72 rout of Detroit Mercy. Ryan Woolridge added 21 points and eight assists in Gonzaga’s first game since Dec. 21.

Drew Timme scored 13 points and Anton Watson 11 as the Zags improved to 14-1.

Also on the top-25 schedule:

— Sixth-ranked Baylor earned its ninth straight win by hammering Jackson State, 83-57. Jared Butler scored 18 points and the Bears went on a 32-6 in the first half to take control and improve to 10-1. MaCio Teague finished with 16 points and Freddie Gillespie posted his fifth double-double this season with 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Bears.

— Lester Quinones scored 16 points and Damion Baugh finished with 15 to send No. 9 Memphis to an 84-73 win over Tulane in the American Athletic Conference opener for both squads. Precious Achiuwa finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds as the 12-1 Tigers won their 10th in a row. Former Tiger K.J. Lawson had a team-high 22 points for the Green Wave.

— Obi Toppin most of his career-high 31 points from inside as No. 20 Dayton used its front-line advantage and pulled away from North Florida, 77-59. The Flyers forced 21 turnovers and scored 52 of its points in the paint while improving to 11-2.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL-POLL

Gonzaga remains on top

UNDATED (AP) — Gonzaga remains atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll following a light holiday schedule. The Zags received 63 first-place votes from a 65-member media panel after having the week off.

Second-ranked Duke and No. 3 Kansas each had one first-place vote, with Oregon and Ohio State rounding out the top five.

The Ducks moved into the top five for the first time since 2016-17, when they went to the Final Four. The Buckeyes dropped three spots after Sunday’s 67-59 loss to West Virginia.

Sixth-ranked Baylor is followed by Louisville, Auburn, Memphis and Villanova.

NHL-PENGUINS/SENATORS

Malkin leads hot Pens

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins have completed a 10-2-0 month that has them within seven points of the Metropolitan Division-leading Washington Capitals.

Evgeni Malkin scored twice and had an assist as the Penguins downed the visiting Ottawa Senators, 5-2. Malkin put the Pens ahead to stay just 27 seconds into the game and provided the game-winner six minutes into the second period.

Jake Guentzel (GEHNT’-sul) added a goal and two assists, while Patric Hornqvist furnished a goal and an assist.

The Penguins have gone 14-5-3 since captain Sidney Crosby was sidelined by a sports hernia that required surgery.

NHL-ALL STAR ROSTERS

Blues will have three players at All Star Weekend

UNDATED (AP) — The host St. Louis Blues will have three players at NHL All-Star Weekend.

Captain Alex Pietrangelo (peh-TRAN’-jeh-loh), goaltender Jordan Binnington and playoff MVP Ryan O’Reilly will represent the defending Stanley Cup champion Blues for All-Star festivities. St. Louis native Matthew Tkachuk of the Calgary Flames was also chosen as an All-Star.

Washington’s Alex Ovechkin was voted in by fans but opted to skip All-Star to rest his body for the stretch drive and playoffs. Capitals teammates John Carlson and Braden Holtby will go instead.

Blackhawks star Patrick Kane is set to make his ninth All-Star appearance.

In other NHL news:

— An NHL official says an angry postgame rant by Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella was “unprofessional along with unacceptable.” NHL director of operations Colin Campbell was taking issue with Tortorella’s furious criticism of officiating and league operations over a clock-management issue late in Sunday’s overtime loss to the Blackhawks.

MLB-NEWS

White Sox finalize Keuchel deal

UNDATED (AP) — The Chicago White Sox and 2015 AL Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel (KY’-kul) have finalized a three-year, $55.5 million contract.

Keuchel will earn $18 million in salary each of the next three seasons. The White Sox hold a $20 million option for 2023 with a $1.5 million buyout.

The 31-year-old left-hander won the Cy Young Award with the Houston Astros in 2015. He went 8-8 with a 3.75 ERA for the Braves this year.

In other major league contract developments:

— The Blue Jays have agreed to a one-year, $4 million, one-year contract with free agent Travis Shaw. The infielder hit .157 with seven homers and 16 RBIs in 86 games for Milwaukee last season. The 29-year-old Shaw has a .243 career batting average over five big league seasons with the Brewers and Red Sox.

— The Diamondbacks have signed outfielder Kole Calhoun to a two-year contract worth $16 million that includes a club option for 2022. Calhoun has played eight major league seasons with the Los Angeles Angels. He has a career .249 batting average and 140 homers. He had a career-high 33 homers last season.

In world and national news…

(AP) Many locations around the world already have rung in the new year. In Auckland, New Zealand, half a ton of fireworks burst from the Sky Tower above the city center. The Pacific island nation of Kiribati was one of the first countries to welcome the new decade, with its 3,200 coral atolls that are strewn more than 3 million square miles, straddling the equator. Samoa’s New Year’s Eve was more somber than usual. Fireworks erupted at midnight as people remembered the 81 lives lost in 2019’s measles epidemic.

BAGHDAD (AP) — President Donald Trump is blaming Iran for a breach of the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad and is calling on Iraq to protect the embassy. Trump tweeted Tuesday that “Iran killed an American contractor, wounding many.” Trump says, “We strongly responded, and always will. Now Iran is orchestrating an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq. They will be held fully responsible. In addition, we expect Iraq to use its forces to protect the Embassy, and so notified!”

TOKYO (AP) — Nissan’s former Chairman Carlos Ghosn says from Lebanon he was not fleeing justice but instead left Japan to avoid “injustice and political persecution” over financial misconduct allegations. Ghosn had been released on bail while awaiting trial but was not allowed to travel overseas. It’s not clear how he left Japan, where he had been under surveillance. Japan does not have an extradition treaty with Lebanon. His lawyer says he was stunned and denied any involvement in or knowledge of Ghosn’s escape. Ghosn insists he is innocent and says the case was trumped up to prevent a planned fuller merger between Nissan Motor Co. and alliance partner Renault SA.

CHICAGO (AP) — A lawsuit filed Monday in state court in San Francisco alleges that a Jesuit priest with ties to Mother Teresa sexually abused an American boy “more than 1,000 times, in multiple states and countries.” In interviews with The Associated Press, Robert Goldberg describes sexual abuse he suffered from age 11 into adulthood while working as a valet for the late Donald McGuire. McGuire died in prison in 2017 while serving a 25-year sentence for molesting other victims. Monday’s lawsuit doesn’t currently name the defendants, but Goldberg’s attorneys say they will include top Jesuit leaders. Jesuit officials declined comment.

GLENWOOD, Iowa (AP) — The superintendent of an Iowa care center for people with intellectual disabilities has been fired amid a federal investigation. Jerry Rea was notified in a letter Monday that he was being dismissed from his position at the Glenwood Resource Center. The letter says the dismissal is a result of disregard for policies and procedures. Associated Press efforts to reach Rea on Tuesday were unsuccessful. Rea had been placed on paid leave earlier this month. Few details have been released about the federal investigation. It covers concerns that residents with a range of developmental and physical disabilities were the subjects of sexual arousal experiments.

PERTH, Australia (AP) — Wildfires burning across Australia’s two most-populous states have trapped residents of a seaside town in apocalyptic conditions, destroyed many properties and caused at least two fatalities. About 4,000 people fled to the waterfront of a southeastern town as winds pushed an emergency-level wildfire towards their homes. The town of Mallacoota was shrouded in darkness from the smoke before turning an unnerving shade of bright red. The state’s leader said there were plans to evacuate the trapped people by sea. Two people were dead and five missing in Victoria and New South Wales states. That comes after a volunteer firefighter died Monday.