Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Aug 1

CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SATURDAY…SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LOWS
AROUND 60.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.THURSDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.

 

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT.
WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED…ALTHOUGH A FEW STORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS.

SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

 LISBON, N.D.  The man  who died in an aircraft crash Thursday evening  in a wheat fieldnorthwest of Lisbon, North Dakota, has been indentified.  KVLY News in Fargo reports that   64-year-old Larry Ketterling crashed into the field around 7:30 p.m., about 4 miles northwest of town. 
A small personal airplane suffered extensive damage to the front and underside. 

Previously…

Valley City (CSi) Anyone with information about  two Friday morning businesses in Valley City is asked to call police, at 845-3110.

Valley City Police Chief Fred Thompson, reports, that between midnight and 7 a.m. Friday individual(s) entered Dietrich and Sons Bus Barn, at 815 14th Street, Southwest and Truck and Auto, 14th Street Southwest, taking items or attempting to burglarize the businesses.

Thompson says a floor safe at Truck and Auto was broken into with contents taken, that included an undisclosed amount of money.

Items were stacked near Dietrich’s exit door, including a large-screen television and hand tools, but were left behind.

Thompson says it’s possible the suspects were interrupted because of a shift change at a nearby business.

Employees arriving and leaving the nearby business may have seen the crime, but were unaware a crime was taking place.

Valley City police searched the surrounding area after being dispatched by Barnes County Communications, but were unable to locate any suspects.

Thompson said it appears both burglaries were allegedly committed by the same person or people.

The burglary and enter remain under investigation.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Job Service North Dakota data show about one of every seven private sector jobs in the state are related to oil and gas production.

Agency data also show that 28.5 percent of North Dakota wages come from the oil industry.

Stutsman County has 136 jobs related to the oil field or about 1.5 percent of the workforce. The calculations are based on quarterly reports filed by employers in the second half of 2013.

Stutsman County has 9,107 total workers in the private sector who are covered by unemployment insurance while Jamestown has 8,572.
The report says every one of North Dakota’s 53 counties has some oil- or gas-related jobs.

That amounts to about 1.4 percent of the private workforce in Jamestown.

The Legislature gave Job Service $120,000 to do the report.

 

Washington (CSi) Senator Heidi Heitkamp’s office has announced additional visits to Jamestown and Valley City.

MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 2014

Jamestown:

Heitkamp to Tour Anne Carlsen Center

What: Heitkamp will tour the Anne Carlsen Center to see the facility and meet the staff,

children and families who rely on its services to meet educational, residential and therapeutic needs. The Anne Carlsen Center provides care for children and adults with special needs throughout North Dakota.

When: Monday, August 4, 2014 8:45 a.m. CT

Where: Anne Carlsen Center 701 3^rd Street NW Jamestown

Heitkamp to Meet with Jamestown Area Veterans

What: Heitkamp will have lunch with local veterans to discuss a new veterans bill she will introduce, talk about challenges they face, and answer questions about her efforts to improve benefits and services available to veterans. Heitkamp will also present a U.S. flag to WWII veteran, Ernie Hubacker, to honor him both for his military service and volunteer commitment to Jamestown.

When: Monday, August 4, 2014 12:00 p.m. CT

Where: Knights of Columbus 519 1^st Avenue South Jamestown

Valley City

Heitkamp to Tour Mercy Hospital’s Avera E-Care Site

What: Heitkamp will tour the Avera E-Care site at Mercy Hospital to see firsthand how telehealth has become an important tool for health care in North Dakota. She will also discuss the challenges North Dakotans living in rural parts of the state face in getting accessible and affordable care. The site uses tele-medicine in the emergency room to communicate with doctors throughout the region so it can provide 24-hour services to its patients who don’t live near hospitals.

When: Monday, August 4, 2014 2:15 p.m. CT

Where: Mercy Hospital 570 Chautauqua Boulevard Valley City

In adddition:

Senator Heitkamp will participate in a roundtable discussion with USDA Under Secretary Robert Bonnie, the top official overseeing conservation compliance, Wednesday, August 6, 2014 inside Valley City State University’s Froemke Auditorium, Foss Music Hall starting at 10:15am. The public is welcome to attend.

 

　  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Bismarck man has been found not guilty of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old Bismarck girl.
 
29-year-old Ephriam Muchiri was found not guilty by a jury Thursday following the one-day trial. The jury deliberated 45 minutes before reaching a verdict.
 
     Muchiri originally is from Kenya and has been living in Bismarck three years.

 

　 WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – A Williston man faces several charges related to human trafficking in the oil boomtown.
 
      38-year-old Keith Graves was arrested Friday and is being held at the Williams County jail. He faces several charges including gross sexual imposition, promoting prostitution and terrorizing.
 
     Court documents say the alleged crimes occurred late last month in Williston.
 
     A bond hearing is set for Friday afternoon.

 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Prosecutors have charged a man suspected of killing a Mendota Heights police officer with first-degree murder.
 39-year-old Brian George Fitch Sr. also was charged Friday with several counts of attempted murder and assault for firing at police officers during a standoff eight hours after the killing.
 
     Fitch, of Mendota Heights, faces two counts of first-degree murder in Dakota County in the shooting death of Officer Scott Patrick.
 
     Patrick was killed Wednesday during a traffic stop. Authorities arrested Fitch later that day after a manhunt. Fitch remained in serious condition Thursday with injuries he suffered during a shootout with police.
 
     Authorities say they may never know the reason for the traffic stop.
 
     Court records show Fitch was wanted because he left a drug treatment program.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Job Service North Dakota data show about one of every seven private sector jobs in the state are related to oil and gas production.
 
Agency data also show that 28.5 percent of North Dakota wages come from the oil industry.
 
     The report says every one of North Dakota’s 53 counties has some oil- or gas-related jobs.
 
     The Legislature gave Job Service $120,000 to do the report.

 

 WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton is seeking to expand its Fargo campus at a cost of $65 million.
 
     President John Richman says the school is seeking approval from the state Board of Higher Education to request the governor include the project in his next budget proposal. Next year’s Legislature ultimately would have to approve funding.
 
     The college created its Fargo campus for workforce training 18 years ago and has since expanded its programming. The campus had 300 students last fall, and Richman tells The Daily News that enrollment in coming years is projected to reach as many as 2,000 students.
 
     Richman says even if the expansion is approved, it’s likely that it would be done in phases over several years rather than all at once.

 

 WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – The dramatic population growth of the oil patch town of Watford City in recent years has driven demand for housing and commercial development.
 
     One of the area’s latest projects is being done by a New York company and includes residential and commercial space worth at least $65 million. Israel Weinberger with Coltown Properties says the development will add 325 apartments to the city.
 
     McKenzie County Economic Development Director Gene Veeder says about 2,500 housing units are currently under construction or are permitted to be built in the area. Watford City’s population was just 1,744 in the 2010 census but Veeder says current estimates put the population at about 8,000.
 
     Veeder says the oil patch has attracted developers from as far as China.

 

In sports…

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Regional Medical Center (JRMC) Foundation held its annual GOLF “fore” GOOD tournament on Friday, July 18 at the Jamestown Country Club with title sponsors The Davis Group, IRET Properties and Timco Construction.

JRMC Foundation Director, Lisa Jackson says, “We could not have had a successful event without the support of our sponsors, community, vendors, staff and volunteers.”

The tournament raised over $25,000 dollars to help JRMC live out its mission to be the difference in the lives of those it serves. This includes funding for North Dakota’s first 3D mammography and hyperbaric chamber, launching a new electronic medical record system and recruiting new physicians to the community.

The winners of the tournament were as follows: gross division winners were Baenen Team with Gerrold Baenen, Len Orr, Brent Giesler and Michael Nogosek; net division winners were Readel Farms with Gannon Van Gilder, Ben Kirkeby, Randy Blaskowski and Wade Readel.

JRMC Foundation would like to thank the following corporate donors for their support: The Davis Group, IRET Properties, Timco Construction, R.M. Stoudt, Agri-Cover, Inc., Wilhelm Chevrolet Buick GMC, Ottmar & Ottmar PC, Farmers Union Insurance, Ingstad Family Media, Edward Jones – Patrick Nygaard, National Medical Resources, Mortenson Construction, Vaaler Insurance, Great River Energy.

A special thank you to the Jamestown Country Club, Venture Crew 154, JRMC Plant Operations and staff, volunteers, players and sponsors for making the day a success.

About Jamestown Regional Medical Center

Jamestown Regional Medical Center is a 25-bed, critical access hospital located at 2422 20^th St. SW, Jamestown, ND. For more information on services at JRMC, visit www.jrmcnd.com or call 701-952-1050.

 

In world and national news…

 WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama says the U.S. is limited in what it can do to deter Russia’s actions in Ukraine because Russia and President Vladimir Putin are ignoring their long-term interests.
 
     Obama says the U.S. has done everything possible to support Ukraine’s government and to deter Russia. But he says short of going to war, there are going to be constraints about what the U.S. can do.
 
     Obama says the U.S. is imposing sufficient costs, and Russia should want to take the needed steps to get economic sanctions lifted.

 

 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) – After a failed attempt at a cease-fire, the fighting between Israel and Hamas is escalating again, with Israeli forces moving deeper into southern Gaza in search of a soldier who was apparently captured. A Hamas spokesman won’t confirm or deny that the group is holding the missing Israeli. The spokesman says the soldier’s disappearance, and the death of two other Israelis, is being used as a cover for what he calls a “massacre” of Palestinians.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – House Republicans are pushing legislation that could clear the way for the eventual deportation of more than 500,000 immigrants who were brought to the United States illegally as kids. The measure would also address the surge of immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. GOP leaders are optimistic that they can get the support of conservatives for two bills that Republicans can highlight when they return home to voters during the five-week summer break. Votes were expected Friday.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama says House Republicans are trying to pass the most extreme and unworkable versions of an immigration bill even though they know the bill isn’t going anywhere.  Obama says while Congress is on vacation, he’ll have to make tough choices about meeting immigration challenges himself. He’s alluding to executive action he’s said he’s considering to deal with immigrants in the U.S. illegally.

 
     LAPEER, Mich. (AP) – A couple charged with second-degree murder after their dogs fatally mauled a Michigan jogger have agreed to have the animals euthanized. They signed the agreement with prosecutors Friday, the same day they appeared in court on charges related to the death of Craig Sytsma. They’re each being held, with bond set at $500,000.
 
     CANTON, Ohio (AP) – NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is defending the league against criticism that it was too lenient when it suspended Ray Rice for two games. The suspension stemmed from his domestic violence arrest, after he allegedly struck his fiancee — who’s now his wife — in New Jersey in February. Goodell says the Baltimore Ravens running back has accepted responsibility for his conduct, and that Rice recognizes he made a “horrible mistake.”