Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Dec. 28

CSi Weather…

…WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY… INCLUDES STUTSMAN.  TILL NOON WEDNESDAY INCLUDES BARNES

* WHAT…Dangerously cold wind chills. Wind chills between 40 below
and 50 below zero expected.

* WHERE…All of northern and central North Dakota, including the
James River Valley in southeastern North Dakota. Barnes, Ransom and Sargent Counties.

* IMPACTS…Frostbite and hypothermia are possible if precautions
are not taken. Exposed skin will become quickly frostbitten or
frozen. Wind chill values will fall to extremely dangerous levels.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Avoid outside activities if possible. When outside, make sure you
wear appropriate clothing and dress in layers. Carry a winter
survival kit if planning travel.

WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY…

Including the cities of Edgeley, Carrington, Lamoure, Oakes,
Jamestown, Kulm, and Ellendale

* WHAT…Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 35
below zero.

* WHERE…Dickey, Foster, La Moure and Stutsman Counties. New Rockford, Lakota, Mcville, Aneta, Tolna, Cooperstown, Finley, Hope, Valley City, Lisbon, Enderlin, Gwinner, Milnor, Forman, and Rutland

* IMPACTS…The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite
on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

 

Forecast

TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows around 25 below. West winds 5 to

10 mph. Wind chills around 40 – 45 below.

.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs around 5 below. West winds

around 5 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. Lowest

wind chills around 35 below in the morning.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 15 below. North

winds 5 to 10 mph.

.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow in the

morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs near zero.

East winds around 5 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 15 below.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 10 below.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 25 below.

.NEW YEARS DAY…Sunny. Highs around 5 below.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows around 20 below.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs 15 to 20.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows zero to 5 above.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny. Highs 15 to 20.

 

Valley City  Valley City Administration Gwen Crawford says the Southwest portion of town was completed Tuesday morning and the Northwest portion of town was just finished. Crews will be continuing to work through the Northeast and Southeast areas of town and if everything goes well they will have gone through the whole town after the heavy snowfall at least once by 6pm or 7pm Tuesday night. Crews will turn around and do it all again on Wednesday after the Tuesday morning snowfall.

Crawford says garbage was not be picked up on Tuesday, December 28th and there will not be a makeup day but next week crews will accept extra garbage for the Monday and Tuesday routes. She added that they will allow residents on cancelled routes this week to bring out their garbage to the transfer station for free now through Friday, December 31st.

 

Jamestown (JFD)  The Jamestown City Fire Department reminds residents about home safety during the cold and snowy winter months.

“With the extended cold weather we have experienced, residents should check their homes sewer vents for ice accumulations. Toxic vapors and sewer gas can be a serious hazard when sewer vents become plugged with ice.

Jamestown Fire Chief Jim Reuther said the smell of sewer gas in a residence is often the first indication of a problem, but homeowners should also make a visible check of their roof vents to make sure ice has not accumulated. Another indication of ice build-up on a sewer vent may be that sinks and bathtubs do not drain properly.

He said use care when checking or clearing a frozen sewer vent on the roof as the job may involve a ladder and icy roof. It’s a good idea to team up with a neighbor or friend and work with a partner on the ground.

Consider helping an elderly friend or neighbor with these simple tasks.”

Fire Chief
Jim Reuther
Jamestown Fire Department

 

 

 

 

Jamestown (CSi) As of Tuesday afternoon, side streets in Jamestown were still covered in snow, a Postal Semi tried to muscle his way into the Jamestown Post office lot on 3rd Ave SW, and was captured by the non plowed street. Later on a tractor came and freed the Postal Semi.

 

 

 

 

 

COVID-19 Stats

Tues. Dec 28,  2021

10:20 -a.m.

Barnes

New Positives: 1

Total Positives: 2201

Active: 23

Recovered:  2138

Breakthrough Incidents Per 10K Fully Vaccinated Individuals: 409

 

Stutsman

New Positives: 1

Total Positives: 5114

Active: 25

Recovered: 4997

Breakthrough Incidents Per 10K Fully Vaccinated Individuals: 453

 

 

Update …No CCHD Covid 19 testing on Friday December 31, with CCHD closed for a holiday break…

Valley City (CCHD)  City County Health in Valley City announces their COVID-19 testing days and site location in Valley City.

Testing is at the REC Center at 140 4th Street Southwest.

Testing will be 12:30-2:30 Mon, Weds, and Fridays.

There are opportunities for vaccinations, both for annual influenza and for the COVID vaccine.  Call 845-8518 to make an appointment.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — A man convicted of killing four people in what authorities say was one of the most gruesome crimes in North Dakota history has been sentenced to multiple life prison terms without the possibility of parole. Judge David Reich sentenced 47-year-old Chad Isaak on Tuesday to four consecutive life terms. He was convicted of fatally shooting and stabbing RJR Maintenance & Management co-owner Robert Fakler, and employees Adam Fuehrer, William Cobb and Lois Cobb, at the company’s building in Mandan on April 1, 2019. Investigators say the victims were stabbed more than 100 times, total. Defense attorneys say police overlooked or ignored other possible suspects. Prosecutors say the evidence pointed to Isaak, though they didn’t establish a motive.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Authorities say a man suffered serious injuries Tuesday when the delivery van he was driving was struck by a freight train near Grand Forks, in northeastern North Dakota. The state Highway Patrol says the van drove through a grade crossing about 11:30 a.m. and was pushed on the tracks by a northbound BNSF train. The patrol says the crossing is marked with rail crossing signs and a yield sign. The 42-year-old driver of the van was not wearing a seat belt and the vehicle did not have air bags. The patrol says it was snowing at the time and the road was covered with snow. The crash remains under investigation.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Prosecutors have decided not to file charges against a driver who struck and killed a Bismarck pedestrian earlier this year. Sixty-four-year-old Leora Herrmann was crossing a Bismarck road in September when a pickup hit her. Behind the wheel was 79-year-old William Dethloff. Records show he has a history of driving-related offenses, including operating an unsafe vehicle, speeding and failing to wear a seat belt. Burleigh County State’s Attorney Julie Lawyer told the Bismarck Tribune that the attorney assigned to the case decided last month not file charges against Dethloff. She said her office can’t prove he was negligent or reckless and he had the right of way at the time of crash.

In world and national news…

DENVER (AP) — Police are investigating the aftermath of a shooting rampage that spanned several locations in and around Denver and left five people dead, including the gunman. The Monday evening shootings also wounded three people, including an officer as police pursued the suspect. The suspect died after exchanging gunfire with officers in a shopping district in the Denver suburb of Lakewood. Police said Tuesday they’re still investigating what led to the shootings, which started in central Denver and mostly happened in commercial areas. The wounded officer was undergoing surgery Monday night, and his condition was not immediately known.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California became the first state to record more than 5 million known coronavirus infections. The state dashboard reported the numbers Tuesday, which were delayed because of the holiday weekend. The grim milestone, as reported by the California Department of Public Health, wasn’t entirely unexpected in a state with 40 million residents poised for a surge in new infections amid holiday parties and family gatherings forced indoors by a series of winter storms. California’s caseload is ahead of other large states. Texas had more than 4.4 million and Florida topped 3.9 million as of Sunday. The state has recorded more than 75,500 deaths related to COVID-19.

 

(AP) Emory University’s president said Tuesday the school is switching to virtual classes to start the spring semester because of a national surge in COVID cases fueled by the omicron variant. In a letter to the university community, President Gregory Fenves said Emory will transition back to in-person learning on January 31 if conditions permit that. COVID-19 infections in the Atlanta area, where Emory is located, are climbing rapidly. The seven-day average of COVID-19 cases in Georgia rose to nearly 8,700 a day on Monday, according to the state Public Health Department.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials’ decision to shorten the recommended COVID-19 isolation and quarantine period from 10 days to five is drawing criticism from some medical experts and could create confusion among many Americans. The move has raised questions about how the guidance was crafted and why it was changed now, in the middle of another wintertime spike in cases, this one driven largely by the highly contagious omicron variant.

 

NEW YORK (AP) — The judge presiding over the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell is citing an astronomical spike in the number of coronavirus cases in New York City in urging jurors to work longer hours. Judge Alison J. Nathan told lawyers Tuesday that she was concerned that there was a high and escalating risk that jurors and trial participants may need to quarantine if they get the virus. Late Monday, Nathan told jurors they should deliberate until at least 6 p.m. beginning Tuesday, the fourth full day of deliberations. Jurors are deciding whether Maxwell aided Jeffrey Epstein in the sexual abuse of teenage girls.

 

(AP)  A federal judge has refused to throw out an indictment charging four alleged leaders of the far-right Proud Boys with conspiring to attack the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s electoral victory. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly on Tuesday rejected defense attorneys’ arguments that Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl and Charles Donohoe are charged with conduct that is protected by the First Amendment right to free speech. The case against the four men is a focus of the Justice Department’s sprawling investigation of the Jan. 6 insurrection,

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol has agreed to defer its request for hundreds of pages of records from the Trump administration. The deferral is in response to concerns by the Biden White House that releasing all the Trump administration documents sought by the committee would compromise national security and executive privilege. President Joe Biden has repeatedly rejected former President Donald Trump’s blanket efforts to cite executive privilege to block the release of documents surrounding that day. But Biden’s White House is still working with the committee to shield some documents from being turned over.