– Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Apr 16

CSi Weather…

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows in the lower 30s. West

winds 5 to 10 mph.

.SUNDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain. Highs

around 50. West winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the north around

20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph in the afternoon.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 20.

.TUESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.

.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s.

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs around 60.

Bismarck (CSi) – Gov. Doug Burgum has directed all government agencies to fly the United States and North Dakota flags at half-staff until sunset Tuesday, April 20, and encourages North Dakotans to do the same at their homes and businesses, in honor and remembrance of the victims of Thursday’s shooting in Indianapolis.

The governor’s directive is in accordance with a proclamation issued today by President Joe Biden.

Jamestown (JSDC) The Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation (JSDC) Board has established the “Pathway to Success,” and approved funding for the Buffalo City Park for $600,000, to be divided 80 percent City of Jamestown, and 20 percent Stutsman County funding, the next steps in funding.

The Jamestown City Council, and Stutsman County Commission will vote on their JSDC requests.

JSDC, CEO, Connie Ova has stated to the Board, “The North Dakota state legislature has moved forward with a proposed appropriation of a $5 Million state grant. This imitative CEO, championed by Senator Terry Wanzek and Representative Craig Headland, is being provided via SB 2018, ND Department of Commerce including North Dakota Tourism, budget 2021-2023.”

Scenarios have been established to summarize the potential economic impacts, including increases of the size of the state economy, payroll creation, and the creation of new jobs.

Connie also pointed out that “It also estimates tax revenues from sales and use tax and individual income tax. These are projected for the five years from 2024 to 2029 and do not account for the considerable economic impact during the construction phase.”

The proposal from Apogee Attractions, and Lunde & Associations LLC for the Concept Development package develops a preliminary estimate to build the Park, along with adjusting and updating the master plan, and provides civil engineering, along with completing the schematic design for the project.

The State REMI Study and Apogee Attractions Market Study, estimates the total return on investment may be $6.446 million in 2024, more than a 10-percent return on the $60 million investment.

Going forward with proposal is estimated to take about four months.

Jamestown (CSi) After a year’s absence in 2020 due to safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 Runnin O’ The Green through Jamestown is set for Saturday April 17, 2021.

On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Larry Knoblich said the health and safety of all participants is the paramount concern of the organizers. The run helps raise funds for the ND Elks Camp Grassick and local cancer patients. The event brings back the largest charity event to our great community

Friday April 16th, 2021 – is Registration Night at the Elks beginning at 4:30pm.

At registration make your donation of $10, and then you will receive a participation tag, to indicate your donation has been made, to participate.

Saturday morning the day of, the run registration event at the Frontier Fort, the starting line, begins at 10-a.m. The first flight will take off at 2:00 PM sharp, and Larry adds the “flights” are expected to be around 75 runners, down from the 100 or so, to help maintain social distancing.

Larry points out that law enforcement officers will be patrolling the route, with some on foot patrol. He reminds runners that there is to be no open containers of alcoholic beverage, on the street, which must be consumed in the bar.

He said those bars with outside seating will try have that available in a closed in area, if possible, and to keep alcoholic beverages and consumption within that area.

Larry adds, that with the COVID-19 pandemic each individual needs to take personal responsibility to stay safe to help mitigate the spread of the virus.

He urges runners and motorists to be watchful for each other, and runners need to take care of each other for safety.

Larry thanks the Jamestown Elks Lodge for taking the lead in organizing this year’s Runnin O’ the Green.

NDDoH

COVID-19 Stats

Fri. Apr 16, 2021

11:00 a.m.

Barnes

New Positives 0

Total Positives: 1358

Active: 7

Recovered 1320

Stutsman:

New Positives: 5

Total Positives: 3412

Active: 42

Recovered: 3290

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

Please note that from now on the daily news release will be sent Monday – Friday. The NDDoH dashboard will continue to be updated daily.

BY THE NUMBERS
267,570	Residents who received at least one dose of vaccine
499,051	Total COVID-19 vaccine doses administered
6,570	Total Tests from yesterday*
1,869,477	Total tests completed since the pandemic began
179	Positive Individuals from yesterday*****
104	PCR Tests
75	Antigen Tests
105,557	Total positive individuals since the pandemic began
3.75%	Daily Positivity Rate**
1,183	Total Active Cases
+9	Change in active cases from yesterday
156	Individuals with a recovery date of yesterday****
102,896	Total recovered since the pandemic began
31	Currently hospitalized
0	Change in hospitalizations from yesterday
3	New death(s)
1,478	Total deaths since the pandemic began
INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19
Man in his 70s from Burleigh County
Woman in her 70s from Cass County
Man in his 90s from Mercer County
NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED TODAY BY COUNTY

Adams		0	Grant	1	Ransom	0
Barnes		0	Griggs	1	Renville	0
Benson		0	Hettinger	0	Richland	3
Billings		0	Kidder	0	Rolette	0
Bottineau		1	LaMoure	1	Sargent	5
Bowman		0	Logan	4	Sheridan	0
Burke		0	McHenry	2	Sioux	1
Burleigh		30	McIntosh	0	Slope	0
Cass		63	McKenzie	4	Stark	4
Cavalier		0	McLean	0	Steele	1
Dickey		0	Mercer	0	Stutsman	5
Divide		0	Morton	3	Towner	2
Dunn		0	Mountrail	0	Traill	0
Eddy		0	Nelson	4	Walsh	5
Emmons		0	Oliver	0	Ward	8
Foster		1	Pembina	1	Wells	0
Golden Valley		0	Pierce	1	Williams	7
Grand Forks		18	Ramsey	3

* Note that this includes PCR and antigen; it does not include individuals from out of state.

**Individuals (PCR or antigen) who tested positive divided by the total number of people tested who have not previously tested positive (susceptible encounters).

*** Number of individuals who tested positive with a PCR or antigen test and died from any cause while infected with COVID-19. Please remember that deaths are reported as they’re reported to us by the facility or through the official death record (up to 10-day delay).

**** The actual date individuals are officially out of isolation and no longer contagious.

*****Daily positive numbers include people who tested with a PCR or antigen test. 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.

Valley City (VCSU) A COVID-19 vaccination clinic will take place:

On Monday April 19

10:30-a.m. to 11:30-a.m.

At Barnes County North School

Pfizer Vaccine

CCHD Administrator Theresa Will says, those who have registered to receive the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, will instead receive the Moderna Vaccine. Moderna is a two dose vaccine, and you will have to register for the second dose.

Appointments are REQUIRED and can be made at https://www.ndvax.org//reg/0146051292 (link will not open in Internet Explorer).

City-County Health District now has COVID-19 vaccines available for all Barnes County residents over the age of 16.

Administrator Theresa Will said if you are 16 or older you may receive the Pfizer vaccine. She said for those 18 and older, the Moderna is a viable option.

Valley City (CCHD) City/County Health reports, that testing continues to be important. Every Monday and Friday the CCHD will be at The W.E. Osmon (VCSU) Fieldhouse from 1pm to 2pm testing. If you have any symptoms, it is important to be tested. If you have symptoms and need to be tested at other times contact your clinic.

Jamestown (CVHD) Central Valley Health has set more vaccination clinics.

Second Dose:

Pfizer Vaccine

Monday April 19

1-pm., to 3-p.m.

Jamestown Civic Center, Exchequor Room

Review the due date on the back of your CDC COVID vaccination record card prior to registering.

* 2nd dose clinics ONLY. If you register as a first dose, your appointment will be canceled.

Appointments are required and are first come, first serve. Once the clinics are full, they will be closed for registration.
.
. To register for an appointment, visit our website www.centralvalleyhealth.org and click the “COVID-19” tab.

Jamestown (CVHD) Central Valley Health District will have COVID-19 Testing at the Jamestown Civic Center from 11-a.m. to 12 noon April, 19, 21, 23, 26,28, 30, using the Rapid Testing, BinaxNow.

By screening with rapid antigen tests, event attendees will be able to receive their test results within 15 minutes via text notification. The test also is less invasive than a PCR (Polymerase chain reaction) test in that it uses a nasal swab to collect a sample from the lower part of the nostril.

If a person tests positive, they should isolate at home immediately and a case investigator will be in touch with them within 24 hours. If the screening yields a negative result, individuals should continue to monitor for symptoms.

Interested individuals should fill out an online survey at testreg.nd.gov for faster registration.

For more information about rapid antigen tests and North Dakota’s screening strategies, visit https://www.health.nd.gov/rapid-antigen-screening

Jamestown (JRFD) Jamestown Rural Fire Department, Chief Paulson, says, The Rural Fire Department is requesting that local leaders, residents, businesses, and industry to please email your local member of the North Dakota House of Representatives & House Leadership and ask them to support the Senate Amended version of HB 1010 (specifically “Continuing Appropriations”).

HB 1010 is the ND Insurance Commissioners budget. Contained in this budget is the Fire Premium Tax Distribution. Currently, the bill is in conference committee. This tax is collected on different lines of insurance premiums sold in ND and a portion is distributed back to the fire departments/districts where the insurance premiums have been sold per ND Century Code 18-04.

Brief history of this tax

This tax was levied on Insurance policies sold beginning in 1887 and sent back to organized fire departments. In 1949 this process was made a “Continuing Appropriations” by the ND Legislature. Meaning these were made pass through funds through the ND Insurance Department.

In 1985 due to hard economic times in the state, the ND Legislature removed this as a continuing appropriation and started to use these funds to help stabilize the general fund. With the hopes from the ND fire service that someday this funding mechanism will be restored.

Where are we at today

The ND fire service has had to fight long and hard to see this funding distribution restored back to 100% returned back to the fire departments of ND, and a return back to continuing appropriations.

The funding distribution has fallen as far down to 49% returned back to local fire departments in 2012, The other 51% went back to the general fund. Last biennium $1.9 million dollars went back into the general fund.

The Senate Appropriations Committee added amendments to HB 1010 to make the 18-04 Insurance Tax right again after nearly 40 years. The ND Insurance Commissioner also would like to see this as a continuing appropriation as well and is advocating as such.

We would specifically like to thank Senator Wanzek, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Senator Conley for their work and support of this bill in the Senate. HB 1010 with amendments passed unanimously in the Senate Chamber.

Now we ask House Leader Pollert, Rep. Headland, Rep. Ostlie, and Rep. Satrom for their support and leadership in the ND House of Representatives to pass HB 1010 as amended by the Senate.

So please share this far and wide across the great state of North Dakota. Even further, contact your local House Member and in a positive manner share your support of this effort. These funds are critical to your local fire departments to equip and maintain a vital service to our local communities.

Chief Paulson

Bismarck (BND) – Nearly 1,400 North Dakota students, ages 13-19, participated in Bank of North Dakota’s March Money Madness, a financial literacy event, which qualified them for a drawing for one of two $1,529 College SAVE scholarships.

The 2021 recipients are Annika Tweten from Jamestown High School and Jocelyn Kulseth from Bowman County High School.

College SAVE is the state-sponsored 529 plan administered by BND. An account grows state and federal tax deferred and can be opened with as little as $25. College SAVE has three match options available for North Dakota residents. The New Baby Match doubles a $200 investment before a newborn’s first birthday; the Kindergarten Kickoff Match is $100 for 5- to 6-year-olds, and the BND Match offers up to $300 for those who meet generous income guidelines. Residents can deduct contributions annually from their North Dakota taxable income.

In addition to funding expenses related to postsecondary education, a College SAVE account may also be used for private and parochial school tuition in grades K-12, approved apprenticeship programs and to repay student loan debt.

Visit collegesave4u.com for more information.

The only state-owned bank in the nation, Bank of North Dakota is overseen by the Industrial Commission, which consists of Governor Doug Burgum, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem and Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring.

Valley City (CSi) The North Dakota Winter Show Main Arena is the site of the Saturday and Sunday North Dakota, Jr. High Rodeo, at 10-am on Saturday, April 17, and at 9- am on Sunday, April 18

Admission is $10 per day or $15 for the weekend.

Children 10 and under admitted free Saturday and Sunday. Food vendors also available.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — A driver is accused of striking an unoccupied police squad car in Grand Forks and leading officers on a chase before crashing her vehicle. Police say the 35-year-old Buxton woman hit the squad car at the Ambassador Motel about 9 p.m. Thursday and fled the scene. Officers began pursuing the driver, but terminated the chase because of its high speed. Authorities say a short time later, the woman was involved in a rollover crash. She was the only one in the vehicle and was taken to Altru hospital with unknown injuries.

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — The mayor of a Minneapolis suburb that’s seen nightly protests after a white police officer fatally shot Black motorist Daunte Wright contends police are overreacting to demonstrators and should scale back their tactics. Brooklyn Center Mayor Tim Elliott said at a news conference that he doesn’t agree with police using pepper spray, tear gas and paintballs during demonstrations. The City Council passed a resolution banning city officers from using tear gas and other tactics against demonstrators. The city’s stance has left leaders of other law enforcement agencies helping to control demonstrators confused. Hennepin County Sheriff David Hutchinson sent Elliott a letter Wednesday asking if he still wanted his department’s help.

In world and national news…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities have identified the suspect in a mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility as 19-year-old Brandon Scott Hole of Indiana. Two law enforcement officials briefed on the matter provided the identity to The Associated Press on Friday. The officials say investigators are searching a home in Indianapolis associated with Hole and have seized evidence, including desktop computers and other electronic media. The officials could not discuss the matter publicly and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity. The shooting left eight people dead and several wounded.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A member of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group has become the first defendant to plead guilty to federal charges in connection with the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Jon Ryan Schaffer is also a heavy metal guitarist in the band Iced Earth. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta said Friday he has agreed to cooperate with investigators in hopes of getting a lighter sentence, and the Justice Department will consider putting Schaffer in the federal witness security program. This signals that federal prosecutors see him as a valuable cooperator as they continue to investigate the militia groups and other extremists involved in the insurrection on Jan. 6.

(AP) Newly released transcripts show that a grand jury investigating the police suffocation death of Daniel Prude last year in Rochester, New York, voted 15-5 not to charge the three officers involved in his restraint of a criminally negligent homicide charge sought by prosecutors. That was the only charge prosecutors from the state attorney general’s office asked the grand jury to consider after nine days of testimony from witnesses including Prude’s brother, other police officers and experts. The names of witnesses and jurors were blacked out of the transcripts. They were released Friday, weeks after State Attorney General Letitia James secured a judge’s OK to make the usually secret material public.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police in Portland, Oregon, fatally shot a man in a city park Friday morning after responding to reports of a person with a gun, authorities said. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports police confronted the man at Lents Park and at least one officer fired, killing the man. The man who was killed was not identified. A city spokesman said that Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, his chief of staff Bobby Lee, public safety advisor Robert King and Assistant Police Chief Chris Davis were all heading to the scene of the shooting.

CHICAGO (AP) — Viewers reacted with a mix of outrage and grief to newly released bodycam video that shows a Chicago police officer fatally shoot a 13-year-old less than a second after the boy appeared to drop a handgun, turn toward the officer and begin raising his hands. Amid renewed appeals for policing reform, some called for the officer who shot Adam Toledo to be charged or fired. But for others, the footage released Thursday showed how difficult such decisions might be for prosecutors and police higher-ups, with an officer making a split-second decision after chasing a suspect down a dark alley while responding to a report about gunshots.

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top diplomat says Moscow will expel 10 U.S. diplomats in response to U.S. sanctions. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also said Moscow will add eight U.S. officials to its sanctions list and move to shut down the work of U.S. nongovernmental organizations to end what he called interfering in Russia’s politics. The moves follow new sanctions announced Thursday on Russia by the Biden administration for interfering in the 2020 U.S. presidential election and involvement in the SolarWind hack of federal agencies. Moscow has denied any role in those activities. While the U.S. could cripple the Russian economy, Moscow lacks levers to respond in kind, but it could hurt American interests in other ways around the globe.

HAVANA (AP) — Raul Castro says he is resigning as head of Cuba’s Communist Party, ending an era of formal leadership by he and his brother Fidel Castro that began with the 1959 revolution. Castro made the announcement Friday in a speech at the opening of the Eighth congress of the ruling party, the only one allowed on the island. Castro didn’t say who he would endorse as his successor as first secretary-general of the Communist Party, but he previously has indicated that he favors yielding control to Miguel Diaz-Canel, who succeeded him as president in 2018.

PORT FOURCHON, La. (AP) — The Coast Guard has told families of missing workers that another body has been found from the lift boat capsized off the Louisiana coast and a coroner has confirmed that to a news outlet. Steven Walcott said families were told Friday during a meeting with the Coast Guard that the body was found about 33 miles from the overturned ship. His brother Gregory Walcott is among the missing. Lafourche Parish Coroner John King also told nola.com Friday that the body was found in the water, not the vessel, where divers hope to find some survivors. Six of the 19 workers on the boat were rescued within hours of the wreck; eleven remain missing.