Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Aug 24

CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…Clear. Areas of smoke. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Areas of smoke. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to around 15 mph in the afternoon.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. A 40 percent chance of

showers and thunderstorms in the Jamestown area, 30 percent in the Valley City area. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds 5 to

10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers

and thunderstorms after midnight in the Jamestown area, 30 percent in the Valley City area. Lows around 60.

.THURSDAY…Increasing clouds. A 40 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of

showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.

.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain

showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s.

 

North Dakota has reached 10,000 in the number of COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic. The update released Monday by health officials showed 127 positive tests for the coronavirus in the past day, including 26 in Grand Forks County and 21 in Stark County. The COVID Tracking Project ranks North Dakota seventh in the country in the number of new cases per capita in the last two weeks. The number of active cases dropped by 19, to 1,656, after four straight record days. One new death was reported, a woman in her 90s from McIntosh County with underlying health conditions. Hospitalizations dropped from 52 to 51.

NDDoH

COVID-19 Stats.

Mon. Aug. 24, 2020

11-a.m.

COVID-19 Test Results
The results listed are from the previous day. Additional data can be found on the NDDoH website.

BY THE NUMBERS

2,584 – Total Tests from Yesterday*

435,276 – Total tests completed since pandemic began

127 – Positive Individuals from Yesterday

Two individuals from Grand Forks County and one from Ward County were found to be inconclusive.

10,000 – Total positive individuals since pandemic began

4.91% – Daily Positivity Rate**

 

1,657 – Total Active Cases

-19 Individuals from yesterday

142 – Individuals Recovered from Yesterday****

8,206 – Total recovered since pandemic began

51 – Currently Hospitalized

-1 individuals from yesterday

1 – New Deaths*** (137 total deaths since the pandemic began)

INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19

• Woman in her 90s from McIntosh County with underlying health conditions.

COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED MONDAY

• Barnes County 
• New Positive 1
• Barnes Total  59
• Benson County – 2
• Burleigh County – 15
• Cass County – 17
• Dickey County – 3
• Dunn County – 1
• Eddy County – 1
• Grand Forks County – 26
• Kidder County – 1
• McHenry County – 1
• McLean County – 1
• Morton County – 7
• Mountrail County – 1
• Ramsey County – 8
• Ransom County – 1
• Richland County – 2
• Rolette County – 1
• Stark County – 21
• Stutsman County
• New Positives 5
• Total Positives 142
• Walsh County – 1
• Ward County – 6
• Williams County – 5

 

* Note that this does not include individuals from out of state and has been updated to reflect the most recent information discovered after cases were investigated.

**Because the serial tests completed and added to the total number of tests completed can result in new individuals who test positive, the daily positivity rate will be calculated using the total positives for the day by the daily number of tests completed instead of the daily number of unique individuals tested.

*** Number of individuals who tested positive and died from any cause while infected with COVID-19.
**** The daily numbers are the actual date individuals are officially out of isolation and no longer contagious.

 

For descriptions of these categories, visit the NDDoH dashboard.

 

For the most updated and timely information and updates related to COVID-19, visit the NDDoH website at www.health.nd.gov/coronavirus, follow on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and visit the CDC website at www.cdc.gov/coronavirus.

 

Jamestown (JPD)  Jamestown Police reports that on August 23, 2020, at approximately 2:49-a.m.,the Jamestown Police Department was dispatched to the 100 block of Business Loop West, on a report of multiple 911 calls of a motor vehicle crash with possible injuries to the driver, located on the bridge deck.

Assistant Police Chief, Major, Justin Blinsky reported that officers responded to the scene, and upon arrival, officers found a vehicle hanging over the side of the bridge deck and the driver was pinned inside. The vehicle was being supported by a chain-link fence to keep it from falling into the James River. Jamestown Area Ambulance and the Jamestown Fire Department were paged to assist in stabilizing the vehicle, remove the driver from the vehicle, and provide medical aid. The driver was the sole occupant.

Officers began conducting traffic control and the accident investigation. The driver was transported to the Jamestown Regional Medical Center by Jamestown Area Ambulance, for non-life-threatening injuries.

After speaking with multiple witnesses and reviewing physical evidence at the scene, it was determined the vehicle had been traveling south on 1st Ave, at a high rate of speed. The driver was unable to negotiate the right turn onto Business Loop West from 1st Ave S, at the 10th St S. intersection. The vehicle travelled over the median, across both westbound lanes of travel on the 100 block of Business Loop West, over the bridge median, across both eastbound lanes of travel on the 100 block of Business Loop West and crashed into the cement barricade. The vehicle pushed the cement barricade across the pedestrian sidewalk, through the chain-link fence, and off the bridge deck. The barricade had been anchored into the cement, but the impact by the vehicle broke the barricade free from its metal anchors. The cement barricade landed along the riverbank.

The driver was identified as 42-year-old Joseph Terrel Manuel Jr. of Houston, Texas. After receiving medical assistance at JRMC, Joseph was arrested and cited on suspicion of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, suspicion of Driving while Operators License was Suspended, and suspicion of Driving Without Liability Insurance.

The Jamestown Police Department was assisted by the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office, North Dakota Highway Patrol, Jamestown Area Ambulance, Jamestown Fire Department, and the Jamestown Street Department.

Valley City  (VCSU)  A free COVID-19 testing event for VCSU students and employees will be held Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. on campus at the West Fieldhouse Parking Lot. Walk-ups are welcome, but preregistration at testreg.nd.gov is strongly encouraged.

A free community-wide testing event will be held in the same location on Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 4-5 p.m.

In addition to these dates, City County Health District in Valley City offers free testing every Wednesday from 4:30-5:30 p.m. by appointment only. Call 845-8518 to schedule an appointment.

Jamestown (CSi) Beginning Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at 7:00 AM, 16th St NE will be closed West from HWY 20 to the Alley, for Storm Sewer installation.
Construction signing will be put into place by the contractor.
This construction will continue through Friday, August 28, 2020.
Motorists should use extreme caution in this area.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s longest-serving Supreme Court justice has been released from the hospital where he has been recovering from COVID-19. Chief Justice Jon Jensen said Justice Gerald VandeWalle was discharged Friday to a facility for rehabilitation to regain his strength. The Bismarck Tribune reports that VandeWalle has continued his work on the court. He has been reading briefs and emails and drafting opinions while in the hospital. VandeWalle, who has been on the court for 42 years, had been hospitalized at Sanford Health in Bismarck since Aug. 3. VandeWalle isn’t sure how he contracted COVID-19. He had been working from the state Capitol amid the pandemic and has worn a mask and gloves while shopping.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Commerce Commissioner Michelle Kommer is leaving government to operate her own business. Gov. Doug Burgum announced Monday that Kommer plans to return to the private sector on Oct. 2. She served several roles in the Burgum administration, starting as state labor commissioner in 2016. She handled dual responsibilities in 2017 when she also was named executive director of Job Service North Dakota. She took over the Department of Commerce in 2018. December Deputy Commerce Commissioner Shawn Kessel will serve as interim commissioner until a permanent replacement is named.

In sports….

Fargo  (NDSU)  – North Dakota State director of athletics Matt Larsen and head football coach Matt Entz announced Monday, Aug. 24, the Bison football team will play one non-conference game to cap the 2020 fall practice schedule.
NDSU will host Central Arkansas at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, in the first meeting between the two schools. It is the beginning of a three-game contract that includes games in Fargo on Sept. 16, 2023, and Conway, Ark., on Sept. 20, 2025.

The Bears, who play in the Southland Conference, have won 35 games and made three NCAA FCS playoff appearances in the past four seasons.

In world and national news…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump has turned a surprise opening-day appearance at his party’s scaled-down national political convention into an opportunity to cast doubt on the integrity of the fall election. That was just moments after delegates nominated him for a second term. Trump vigorously contended that he’s done such a great job as president that the only way he can lose “is if this is a rigged election.” He assailed anew the idea of mass mail-in voting by people worried about the coronavirus. Next: the convention moves to Washington for prime-time programming that will be a crucial moment for Trump, who is trailing in national and battleground state polls.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told lawmakers Monday that he has warned allies of President Donald Trump that the president’s repeated attacks on mail-in ballots are “not helpful,” but denied that recent changes at the Postal Service are linked to the November elections. DeJoy was testifying for a second day on Capitol Hill, facing tense questions from lawmakers over an uproar in mail delivery delays since he took the helm in mid-June. He said he was “not engaged in sabotaging the election,” adding that, like Trump, he personally plans to vote by mail. Democrats said changes under DeJoy are causing widespread disruptions. Republicans dismissed the worries as unfounded.

 

LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization is cautioning that using blood plasma from COVID-19 survivors to treat other patients is still considered an experimental therapy. The United Nations agency said Monday that preliminary study results are inconclusive and more rigorous research is underway. On Sunday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized what’s called “emergency use” of the treatment under its special powers to speed the availability of promising experimental drugs. The U.S. action isn’t the same as a full approval. Scientists fear that boost will make it even harder to get COVID-19 patients to enroll in the studies needed to show if it really works.

 

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Supreme Court has overturned the 2005 death sentence for Scott Peterson in the slaying of his pregnant wife but upheld his 2004 murder conviction. The court says prosecutors may try again for the same sentence if they wish in the high-profile case. Laci Peterson was eight months pregnant with their unborn son when she was killed. Investigators said that on Christmas Eve 2002 he dumped the bodies from his fishing boat into San Francisco Bay. The court on Monday said the trial judge made significant errors in jury selection that undermined Peterson’s right to an impartial jury at the penalty phase.

 

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Jerry Falwell Jr. says he is seeking help for the “emotional toll” from an affair his wife had with a man who he says later threatened his family. Falwell is currently on a leave of absence as the leader of evangelical Liberty University. He issued a lengthy statement Sunday to The Washington Examiner, publicly disclosing the affair and saying the man involved had been threatening to reveal the relationship to embarrass his wife, family and the university unless the Falwells agreed to pay him a substantial sum of money.

 

O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A white St. Louis couple criminally charged for waving guns during a Black Lives Matter protest outside their home will make the case in their opening night speech of the Republican National Convention that they had a “God-given right” to defend themselves and their property. Mark and Patricia McCloskey, lawyers in their 60s, both speak in the recorded message that will be heard Monday night. Mark McCloskey told “Fox & Friends” they’ll emphasize that safety and security are basic tenets of freedom, a theme that fits with the law-and-order focus central to Republican President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign.

 

NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s Democratic attorney general asked a court to enforce subpoenas into an investigation into whether President Donald Trump and his businesses inflated assets on financial statements. Attorney General Letitia James filed a petition Monday in state trial court in New York City naming the Trump Organization, an umbrella group for the Republican president’s holdings. The filing also named Eric Trump and Seven Springs, a New York estate owned by the Trump family. The attorney general’s office is investigating whether the Trump Organization and the president improperly inflated the value of assets to secure loans and obtain economic and tax benefits. The Trump Organization said James’ investigation was politically motivated.