Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Dec. 1

CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

.THURSDAY…Partly sunny. Colder. Highs in the lower 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows in the upper 20s. South

winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest 10 to 15 mph after midnight.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds

15 to 20 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows in the lower 20s.

.SATURDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow.

Lows around 20.

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. Highs around 30.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows around 15.

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

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow after

midnight. Lows around 10.

.TUESDAY…Decreasing clouds. Highs in the lower 20s.

 

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The comprehensive plans for Bison World, the new theme park on state owned land near Jamestown, were presented on Wednesday by Apogee Attractions founder, Robert McTyre, former Wald Disney Attractions, executive.  The Master Plan has been presented to local, and state elected officials.

The final plans are the culmination of a 22 months planning process with Apogee Attractions, one of the nation’s  leading theme park designers.

Apogee Attractions has agreed to serve at the developer of Bison World and operator of the facility upon investment for the legacy fund

The Bison World Fund, a 501 © (3) corporation was formed to structure and investment and management agreement, utilizing a new North Dakota law, as the unique project directs nearly all of the financial returns back to the state for enhancing its land adjacent to I-94. The Bison World Fund  will be used to structure an investment from the state’s $8.3 billion legacy fund.

The five year projected returns show an average annual return to the state of between $6.8 and $7.8 million or 11 percent, exceeding the current average performance of the legacy fund.

Bison World Fund President Alex Schweitzer said needed now is the State investment Board to quickly develop a process to review this opportunity under the new in-state investing law.   The plans are ready to be executed immediately  upon securing funding.

Bidding key elements of the park, is then followed by a spring of 2022 ground breaking.

At the presentation, Bob McTyre with a power point, outlined the many features of Bison World, and listed the objectives of the “Cultural Attraction.”  He explained that Bison World is partnering with other attractions as a “Gateway for other North  Dakota tourist destinations.”  He pointed out the economic value of Bison World such as hotels and local businesses.  He added that the proximity of I-94 is “Like Gold,” to bring visitors, and many will plan extended stays, in Jamestown.

He presented  photos of concept drawings of what Bison World will look like in detail with the numerous features.

Those included:

A Gift Shop

Tourism Center

A Bison Fountain to great visitors just inside the entrance

Zip Lines, to the Safari Center, that will provide a safari with vehicles

An Areal Skyway feature

An amphitheater with ample festival seating, for stage shows and concerts

A Children’s Zone with interactive Bison displays

A Bison themed carousel

The Bison Mall

The Tatanka Lodge Motel

The North American Bison Center, with the Discovery Theater to tell the story of the American Bison.

McTyre said that Native American paintings depicted the importance of the American Bison,  being sacred to their culture will be on display.  He added that a Native American person will be sought to tell the story.

Also during the presentation, Developer, Brian Lunde said the elements have to come together for a successful Cultural Attraction, including a pre-existing Bison Herd, the National Buffalo Museum and “Dakota Thunder,” statue which will be further rehabbed, and lighted for night viewing.  He also pointed out the proximity to I-94 and free state owned land.  He added that if approved, the Legacy Fund dollars are generated by oil and gas extraction taxes, and no local tax dollars will be needed.

He said Bison World will bring tourism “To another Level.”

JSDC CEO Connie Ova, also a Bison Fund, Board Member, said all the ground work has been completed, required to make this project a great investment for the people of North Dakota, adding that the plans are done, the financial analysis is completed, the operator is in place and the investment Structure has been formed. She pointed out that the JSDC Board of Directors, earlier this year authorized up to $600,00 to complete the planning process for this state investment.  She said North Dakota Tourism has contributed $400,000 in funding.

The presentation was recorded by CSi Cable 10 The Replay Channel, with showing dates and times to be announced.

 

Valley City  (Chamber)  – The Valley City Area Chamber of Commerce is encouraging everyone to participate in the annual Parade of Lights on Thursday, December 2nd. The parade starts at 6:00 PM and runs down Central Avenue in Valley City. Central Avenue will be closed after the parade from 2nd St South to 4th St South for shopping, food, goodies and fun, including activities for kids.

 

The Tour Of Snowmen contest runs from December 2nd through December 17th. Participating businesses will decorate snowmen for customer viewing and voting to win Chamber Bucks.

And the 12 Days of Christmas runs December 2nd through December 17th. Participating businesses will have a 12 Days of Christmas themed giveaway. Sign up in the stores and win the giveaway item. See www.valleycitychamber.com for more information and participating businesses.

 

 

The North Dakota Department of Health dashboard is updated daily by 11 am and includes cases reported through the previous day. The investigations are ongoing and information on the website is likely to change as cases are investigated. The information contained in this dashboard is the most up to date and will be different than previous news releases. This dashboard supersedes information from previous news releases or social media postings.

Check out our other dashboards: The COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard, NDUS Dashboard.COVID- 19 stats:

 

COVID-19 Stats

Wed.Dec. 1, 2021

10:30 -a.m.

Barnes

NEW DEATH 1

TOTAL DEATHS 39

New Positives:  7

Total Positives: 2077

Active: 50

Recovered:  1983

Breakthrough Incidents Per 10K Fully Vaccinated Individuals: 335

 

Stutsman

New Positives: 38

Total Positives: 4890

Active: 118

Recovered: 4664

Breakthrough Incidents Per 10K Fully Vaccinated Individuals: 389

 

 

Jamestown  (CVHD)  Central Valley Health District reminds residents that COVID testing is  on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, at the Jamestown Civic Center, Exchequor Room, from 11-a.m. to 1-pm.

Call CVHD at 701-252-8130 to register.

 

 

 

Jamestown  (JPD) The Jamestown Police Department is notifying residents of a high risk sex offender who is residing in Jamestown.

Jeffery Keith Wolff resides at  414 4th St. NE apartment #1, Jamestown ND 58401.

Wolff’s vehicles are a 2006 Chevy Impala, with ND license plate, 475 DID and a tan 2006 Chevy Impala ND license 396 DNP

Wolff is a 44 year old white male six feet one inch tall, weighing 160 pounds with blue eyes and brown/strawberry hair.

Wolff has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota Attorney General’s Risk Level Committee.

Offense:  Gross Sexual Imposition involving a 13 year old girl.

Conviction Date: January 1996 in Cass County, ND District Court.

Disposition: 10 years 7 and a half years suspended.

 

Offense: Sexual Assault, fondling a 14 year old girl while they were attending a church concert.

Conviction Date: September 1993 in Ramsey County, ND Juvenile Court.

Disposition:  Custody DJS.

Wolff is on GPS Monitoring.

Wolff is not wanted by police at this time and has served the sentence imposed by the court.

This notification is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault, or intimidate the offender.

Any attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders, their families, landlords, or employers will be turned over for prosecution.

Printed handouts of the demographics of Jeffery Keith Wolff are available at the Jamestown Police Department.

More information on registered sex offenders is available at the North Dakota Attorney General’s web site: www.sexoffender.nd.gov

 

 

 

Bismarck  (CSi)  The North Dakota Department of Financial Institutions has issued an order suspending a former employee of the First Community Credit Union in Jamestown from employment or other financial affairs.

The Commissioner of the Department of Financial Institutions on Monday issued an order suspending Kaitlin Kastet from employment or otherwise participating in the affairs of any financial corporation, financial institution, credit union, or other entity licensed by the North Dakota Department of Financial Institutions.

The Order stated: “The party listed in this Order has been provided the opportunity to request a hearing pursuant to law.”

According to the order, the Commissioner Lise Kruse says they have reason to believe that while employed at First Community Credit Union from March 2017 to February 2021, Kastet committed acts of “commission, or omission, or practice which is a breach of trust or breach of fiduciary duty.”

Kastet has pled guilty to Theft of Property, a Class C felony. She was accused of making unauthorized transfers of funds from one or more inactive accounts.

 

 

Jamestown  (City)  On Monday, December 6 and Tuesday, December 7, 2021; there will be a road closure at the intersection of 7th Ave NE & 3rd St NE. This closure is scheduled to begin at 7:00 a.m. Monday and last until approximately 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, or until work is completed.
Construction signing will be put in place by the City.
Motorists should use extreme caution in this area and take alternate routes during this time, if possible.

 

 

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — The trial continues for a Williston man accused of running over several neighbors with his truck, killing one of them. Steven Rademacher is charged with murder, attempted murder and terrorizing in a July 2019 confrontation with some neighbors. Prosecutors say Rademacher sped past the neighbors who urged him to slow down. According to court records, Rademacher turned his truck around and headed toward the neighbors, striking several, including Dyson Bastain who was killed. Authorities say Rademacher drove away after the people were hit and was arrested a short time later. Law enforcement witnesses dominated Tuesday’s testimony. Jurors were shown video and pictures from the crime scene.

 

In sports.

Wednesday

UJ Women’s Volleyball

NAIA National Championship @ Sioux City, Iowa–Nov. 30-Dec. 4

Jamestown def # 20 Indiana Wesleyan University  3-0 27-25,25-13,25-10

Box Score

SIOUX CITY, Iowa  (UJ)  — The top-ranked University of Jamestown women’s volleyball team swept its way to the quarterfinals of the NAIA National Championship Wednesday morning. The Jimmies defeated No. 20 Indiana Wesleyan University 27-25, 25-13, 25-10 to win Pool A.

The Jimmies (34-0) set a new program record for wins in a season, beating the previous mark of 33 set in 2019. Wednesday’s sweep was also the 29th three-set win for Jamestown in 2021. UJ will face either Corban (Ore.) or Bellevue (Neb.) in the quarterfinals Thursday. The Corban/Bellevue match is set for Wednesday at 3 p.m.

UJ outhit the Wildcats .263 to .090 and finished with 48 kills. Jamestown forced IWU into 18 attack errors and had a strong showing at the net, finishing with eight blocks.

The teams were even in the first set, trading points until the Jimmies opened up a 13-10 lead. UJ also led by three at 16-13 before IWU rallied for four straight to take a 17-16 lead. Jamestown went down 22-20 but came back to tie on a Taylor Sabinash (SR/Kensal, N.D.) kill. Tied once again at 25, the Jimmies got a kill from Sabinash and an attack error by the Wildcats for a first-set win.

Back-to-back attack errors by UJ in the second set left the door open for IWU as the Jimmies had a slim 8-7 lead. Aleah Zieske (FR/Spicer, Minn.) and Sabinash put balls to the floor to open up a three-point advantage, and Jamestown used a 10-3 run to build a 19-10 lead. The Wildcats won back-to-back points just twice in the set and hit -.048 in the frame.

Each team traded 3-0 runs to open the third set, then Jamestown used an 8-0 run to break things open. Anna Holen (SR/LaMoure, N.D.) helped serve the Jimmies to seven points during the run, and Hannah Schiele (SR/Jamestown, N.D.) was behind the line for six more points as UJ went ahead 21-7. A Jackie Meiklejohn (SR/Dickey, N.D.) ace was the match clincher.

Holen and Kalli Hegerle (SR/West Fargo, N.D.) led the offense with 10 kills. Zieske had eight kills and hit .400 for the match. Meiklejohn passed out 19 assists and had 12 digs. Holen posted a double-double with 15 digs and Ellie Holen (SO/LaMoure, N.D.) had a team-high 19 digs. Jayla Ritter (SR/Forest Lake, Minn.) had four block assists among her five total blocks.

 

Tuesday…

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=

Carrington 55, Velva 52

Central Cass 65, Enderlin 14

Central McLean 47, Hazen 24

Garrison 55, Surrey 43

Grant County 38, Wilton-Wing 34

Hankinson 47, Richland 33

Kenmare 57, Glenburn 27

Lakota/Adams-Edmore/Dakota Prairie 39, May Port CG 31

Linton/HMB 57, Strasburg-Zeeland 29

Maple Valley 52, Lisbon 50

Mott-Regent 58, New Salem-Almont 23

Napoleon/G-S 55, Ellendale 49

New Rockford-Sheyenne 44, Rolette 32

Northern Cass 69, Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 37

Oak Grove Lutheran 62, Hillsboro/Central Valley 39

Shiloh Christian 52, Kidder County 40

Stanley 59, Killdeer 46

Tioga 48, Ray 37

Westhope/Newburg 48, Bishop Ryan 39

 

In world and national news…

(AP)  The U.S. identified its first known case of the omicron variant Wednesday — in a person in California — as scientists around the world raced to establish whether the new, mutant version of the coronavirus is more dangerous than the previous ones. The first U.S. case is a traveler who returned from South Africa on Nov. 22. The person, who was fully vaccinated, had mild symptoms that are improving. The person has agreed to remain in quarantine and all the individual’s close contacts have been contacted and have tested negative. Nigeria and Saudi Arabia also reported omicron infections Wednesday, marking the first known cases in West Africa and the Persian Gulf region.

 

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s new cases of COVID-19 have nearly doubled in just one day. The numbers released Wednesday signal a dramatic surge in the country where scientists detected the omicron variant last week. New confirmed cases rose to 8,561 Wednesday from 4,373 a day earlier. Scientists in South Africa said they are bracing for a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases following the discovery of the new omicron variant. Dr. Nicksy Gumede-Moeletsi, regional virologist for the World Health Organization, said there is a possibility that South Africa is going to see a vast increase in the number of new cases. The omicron variant has been detected in five of South Africa’s nine provinces and accounted for 74% of the virus genomes sequenced in November.

OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A 15-year-old boy was charged Wednesday with murder, terrorism and other crimes for a shooting that killed four fellow students and injured others at a Michigan high school. Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald did not reveal a possible motive for Tuesday’s violence at Oxford High School. She declined to comment when pressed about whether she believed the victims were specifically targeted. But she said the shooting was premediated, based in part on a “mountain of digital evidence” collected by police. Ethan Crumbley is accused of firing a semi-automatic handgun in a school hallway. At least seven other people were injured. Crumbley is charged with murder, attempted murder and terrorism causing death. It wasn’t immediately known if he had an attorney who could comment.

(AP)  Wall Street has investors on another roller-coaster ride Wednesday, as an early stock market rally lost steam in afternoon trading. The S&P 500 was up 0.6% after having been 1.9% higher in the early going following some better-than-expected readings on the U.S. economy. The afternoon pullback is the latest dizzying move for Wall Street’s benchmark, which sank 2.3% on Friday for its worst loss since February, only to then rise 1.3% and then fall 1.9%. The wild movements are partly the result of investors struggling to handicap how much damage the newest coronavirus variant will do to the economy.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is reporting that many parts of the country were hit by supply chain disruptions and labor shortages in November. In a survey of business conditions around the country, the Fed’s 12 regional banks found that the economy continued to grow at a modest-to-moderate pace. The outlook for future growth remains positive. But some of the Fed’s business contacts expressed uncertainty about when the problems presented by supply chain bottlenecks and labor shortages might begin to ease.

 

(AP) The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a safety alert to subway   systems and commuter railroads over a wheelset problem that led to a derailment in the nation’s capital in October. The agency says the defect can be easily missed without careful inspection and that a derailment “could be catastrophic.” The NTSB released a preliminary report of its ongoing probe into the accident involving the Washington subway system. The NTSB is urging transit agencies to comply with a recent federal directive to conduct detailed inspections for misaligned wheels. The bulk of Washington’s Metro fleet has been suspended from service since mid-October after a train car slipped off the tracks.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority is signaling it will uphold Mississippi’s 15-week ban on abortion — and may go much further to overturn the nationwide right to abortion that has existed for nearly 50 years. After nearly two hours of arguments on Wednesday, all six conservative justices, including three appointed by former President Donald Trump, indicated they would uphold the Mississippi law. At the very least, such a decision would undermine the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling of 1973. A decision is expected at the end of next June.

 

 

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — A Los Angeles philanthropist and the wife of music legend Clarence Avant has been fatally shot in Beverly Hills, California. Netflix spokeswoman Emily Feingold confirmed that Jacqueline Avant was killed in the shooting early Wednesday. She was 81. Avant’s daughter, Nicole, is married to Ted Sarandos, who is Netflix’s co-CEO and chief content officer. The suspect — or suspects — fled the scene and have not been found. The shooting was reported to Beverly Hills police in a 2:23 a.m. call. Police did not identify the victim and provided few details about the shooting in a news release. The police chief is expected to hold a briefing later in the day.