Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Aug 31

CSi Weather…

..RED FLAG WARNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA…

.Critical fire weather conditions are possible Tuesday afternoon

and evening across most of western and central North Dakota.

Relative humidity values as low as 20 percent, sustained

northwest winds of 25 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph, and dry

vegetation will create critical fire weather conditions. Any

fires that ignite could spread rapidly and become difficult to

control. Near critical fire danger may then return for Wednesday,

especially across western North Dakota.

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

.TUESDAY…Sunny, windy. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to west 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds

5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.

.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to

15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers

and thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of rain

showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of

precipitation 20 percent.

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.

.FRIDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.

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

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 80.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.

 

Westerly winds at 15-20 mph Monday afternoon, strongest across the north and into the James River Valley. Relative humidity is forecast to fall around 20 percent across western and parts of central North Dakota Monday afternoon, which may result in near critical fire weather conditions.

Fire weather conditions will be possible across much of western and

central North Dakota Tuesday afternoon and early evening.

It will remain breezy on Thursday.

It will also be quite a bit cooler on Thursday, with highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s.

A quick warming trend Friday and Saturday followed by much cooler

temperatures Sunday, and windy conditions through the weekend with a

slight chance of rain.

 

..FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA…

.Critical fire weather conditions are possible Tuesday afternoon

and evening across most of western and central North Dakota.

Relative humidity values as low as 20 percent, sustained

northwest winds of 25 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph, and dry

vegetation may create critical fire weather conditions. Any fires

that ignite could spread rapidly and become difficult to control.

 

(CSi) Jamestown City Engineering informs motorists that beginning Tues Sept 1 at 7 AM, the 900 Block of 12th Ave SE will be closed, for sewer line repairs. Construction signing will be put into place by the contractor. This construction will continue through the day and will be finished at 6:00 PM. Motorists should use extreme caution in this area.

 

NDDoH

COIVD 19 Stats…

Mon Aug 31, 2020

Posted 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

1,920 – Total Tests from Yesterday*

471,211 – Total tests completed since pandemic began

114 – Positive Individuals from Yesterday*****

11,816 – Total positive individuals since pandemic began

5.94% – Daily Positivity Rate**

 

2,378 – Total Active Cases

-103 Individuals from yesterday

114 – Individuals Recovered from Yesterday****

Please note: due to a 24 hour reporting delay, the actual number of recoveries increased by 216; 114 of the 216 had a recovery date of yesterday.

9,295 – Total recovered since pandemic began

70 – Currently Hospitalized

+2 individuals from yesterday

1 – New Deaths*** (143 total deaths since the pandemic began)

INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19

• Man in his 50s from Grand Forks County with underlying health conditions.

COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED MONDAY

• Barnes County
• 5 New Positives
• 112 Total Postives
• 41 Active
• 63 Recovered
• Benson County – 1
• Billings County – 1
• Burleigh County – 29
• Cass County – 16
• Emmons County – 1
• Grand Forks County – 14
• Hettinger County – 1
• McKenzie County – 4
• McLean County – 1
• Morton County – 9
• Nelson County – 1
• Pembina County – 1
• Ramsey County – 1
• Richland County – 1
• Rolette County – 1
• Sargent County – 2
• Sioux County – 2
• Stark County – 10
• Stutsman County
• 8 New Positives
• 79 Active
• 133 Recovered
• Towner County – 1
• Traill County – 2
• Williams County – 2

 

* 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.

******Totals may be adjusted as individuals are found to live out of state, in another county, or as other information is found during investigation.

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.

Bismarck  (NDDOT)  The North Dakota Department of Transportation announces that it has temporarily closed the Motor Vehicle office in Valley City until Monday, September 14.

Driver License services in Valley City are provided at a different location and are not affected.

A list of other motor vehicle branch office locations can be found on the North Dakota Department of Transportation’s website at www.dot.nd.gov.

The NDDOT would like to remind motorists there are many motor vehicle items that can be done online.

Motor Vehicle Online services:

• Renew Motor Vehicle Registration
• Non-Resident Temporary Registration
• Address Change System
• Email Maintenance System
• Mobility-Impaired Placard Online Renewal
• Personalized/Special Request Plate Search
• Fee and Credit Calculator
• Title Status Check
• North Dakota Resident 30 Temporary Registration
• IRP: fleet and vehicle renewal, added vehicle, weight increase, duplicate plate, duplicate cab card, duplicate decal
• IFTA: quarterly tax return, account renewal, duplicate decals, duplicate license

For more information about motor vehicle services, please visit our website at www.dot.nd.gov or call our toll-free number 1-855-NDROADS (637-6237).

Washington  U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will extend several free meals for kids, flexibilities through as late as December 31, 2020.

The flexibilities allow summer meal program operators to continue serving free meals to all children into the fall months. This unprecedented move will help ensure – no matter what the situation is on-the-ground – children have access to nutritious food as the country recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. USDA has been and continues to be committed to using the Congressionally appropriated funding that has been made available.

Secretary Perdue says, “As our nation reopens and people return to work, it remains critical our children continue to receive safe, healthy, and nutritious food. During the COVID-19 pandemic, USDA has provided an unprecedented amount of flexibilities to help schools feed kids through the school meal programs, and today, we are also extending summer meal program flexibilities for as long as we can, legally and financially.  We appreciate the incredible efforts by our school foodservice professionals year in and year out, but this year we have an unprecedented situation. This extension of summer program authority will employ summer program sponsors to ensure meals are reaching all children – whether they are learning in the classroom or virtually – so they are fed and ready to learn, even in new and ever-changing learning environments.”

School Nutrition Association (SNA) President Reggie Ross, SNS “School Nutrition Association greatly appreciates USDA addressing the critical challenges shared by our members serving students on the frontlines these first weeks of school. These waivers will allow school nutrition professionals to focus on nourishing hungry children for success, rather than scrambling to process paperwork and verify eligibility in the midst of a pandemic.  We look forward to continuing our dialogue with USDA to ensure school meal programs are equipped to meet the future needs of America’s students.”

Fargo(Aug. 31, 2020) — While gas prices across North Dakota rose 1.5 cents in August, it’s been 16 years since motorists paid a lower average price for the month.

Monday’s statewide average stands at $2.11 while the national average is $2.23. On this day one year ago, North Dakota motorists where paying $2.57, while nationally the average stood at $2.58.

The average price paid for a gallon of regular gas in North Dakota during August was $2.10. Last year the monthly average was $2.63. The last time the August average was below $2.10 was in 2004 when the average was $1.93.

Gasoline demand continues to increase but still remains below last year’s level. At the same time, gasoline supplies remain well above average for this time of year. As the summer travel season comes to a close, the trend for prices is lower.

For more information on gas prices, visit AAA.com/gas.

North Dakota
August Gas Average
Year	Average
2004	$1.93
2005	$2.49
2006	$3.03
2007	$3.01
2008	$3.77
2009	$2.66
2010	$2.81
2011	$3.73
2012	$3.76
2013	$3.65
2014	$3.47
2015	$2.67
2016	$2.22
2017	$2.33
2018	$2.84
2019	$2.63
2020	$2.10

 

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature took no action in a special session called by the state’s Democratic governor to pass a package of bills on policing policies. The brief session came just over a week after a Kenosha police officer shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back. Republicans started the session and recessed in both the Senate and Assembly in less than 30 seconds. That satisfied requirements of the law that they meet, even though almost no lawmakers were present. It’s a tactic Republicans used in November when Gov. Tony Evers tried to force them to take action on gun control bills.

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Some residents in Kenosha fear a planned visit by President Donald Trump days after unrest over a police shooting may stir more emotions. Trump is scheduled to tour the damage Tuesday and meet with law enforcement as demonstrators call for an officer to face attempted murder charges in the shooting of Jacob Blake. His visit comes a week after authorities say a 17-year-old from northern Illinois shot and killed two protesters. The tension began Aug. 23 after a video showed a Kenosha police officer shooting Blake in the back. Blake is a 29-year-old Black man. His family says he’s paralyzed

In world and national news….

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joe Biden is forcefully condemning the violence at recent protests while also blaming President Donald Trump for fomenting the divide that’s sparking it. He’s dismissing his presidential opponent as incapable of tackling the violence himself. Biden said Monday in Pittsburgh that Trump can’t stop the violence “because for years he’s fomented it.” Trump says Biden won’t condemn the violence, but Biden said Monday, “It’s lawlessness, plain and simple. And those who do it should be prosecuted,.”

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court won’t order the dismissal of the Michael Flynn prosecution. The court ruled Monday that a judge is entitled to scrutinize the Justice Department’s request to dismiss its case against the former Trump administration national security adviser. The decision keeps the case at least temporarily alive. In May, the Justice Department moved to dismiss the prosecution even though Flynn himself had pleaded guilty and admitted lying to the FBI during the Russia investigation. Flynn was the only person charged in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation who had been a White House official. Mueller’s probe investigated ties between the 2016 Trump campaign and Russia.

 

BRUSSELS (AP) — In a world turned upside down by the coronavirus pandemic, rarely have so many kids relished the end of their summer vacations and rarely have so many teachers faced such anxiety. School bells will ring in a new year across much of Europe starting Tuesday but there are fears that many school are not ready to handle in-class operations safely enough. After months of lockdowns and uneven online instruction since COVID-19 hit Europe, tens of millions of kids will be unleashed upon one another in classrooms, gyms and playgrounds again. While it’s a joyous time for youngsters, parents and teachers are uneasy about how that will fuel the continent’s infection rates, which are already much higher now than in May.

 

NEW YORK (AP) — A May 2021 trial date has been set for President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist on charges that he cheated donors to a group seeking to fund a southern border wall. Steve Bannon appeared by audio but could not be seen Monday on a video screen before U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres. She set a May 24 trial date. He was charged two weeks ago along with three others with unlawfully raising over $25 million. Prosecutors say thousands of investors were duped into thinking all of their donations would go toward the project. But the government alleges that Bannon diverted over a million dollars. He has pleaded not guilty.

Bismarck  (CSi)   – Gov. Doug Burgum will help welcome U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette to North Dakota on Tuesday, Sept. 1, for a review of U.S. nuclear forces at Minot Air Force Base and roundtable discussions with coal producers and the oil and gas industry.

Burgum will join U.S. Sens. John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer as they host Brouillette at the Minot Air Force Base at 11 a.m. CT, and during the roundtable discussions on coal at 1:30 p.m. and oil and natural gas at 3 p.m. CT, both at the Grand Hotel, 1505 N. Broadway, Minot.

Brouillette was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as energy secretary in November 2019 and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate last December. He previously served as deputy energy secretary, a position he held when he was a guest speaker at the Great Plains and EmPower ND Energy Conference in Bismarck in October 2018.

DETROIT (AP) — The city of Detroit has turned an island park into an extraordinary memorial garden for victims of COVID-19. Cars packed with families Monday passed hundreds of photos of Detroit residents who died from the virus. Hearses are leading solemn all-day processions around Belle Isle Park in the Detroit River after bells rang across the region at 8:45 a.m. More than 900 photos submitted by families are displayed on large posters around Belle Isle, revealing the crushing breadth of the virus. In Detroit, more than 1,500 people have died. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says the victims had “dreams and plans and a story.”