Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Sept 15

CSi Weather…

 LATE THIS AFTERNOON…SUNNY. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TONIGHT…CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.TUESDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST UP TO 5 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.WEDNESDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 70S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.

 

MILDER WEATHER WILL RETURN THROUGH THE WEEK.

HIGH TEMPERATURES WARMING TO THE 70S
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY…AND INTO THE 70S TO LOWER 80S THURSDAY.

THEREAFTER HIGHS IN THE 70S ARE LIKELY THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND WITH
MORNING LOWS REMAINING ABOVE 40.

 THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
 FRIDAY NIGHT.

 

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – The mother of a convicted murderer whose death was ruled a homicide Monday says he was her second and only remaining son to die.

The body of 37-year-old Kent Davidson was found in his cell at the state penitentiary in Sioux Falls a week ago. The state Attorney General’s office says an investigation into Davidson’s death is ongoing.

Pamela Davidson, of Jamestown, says her only other son died in September 2008 in a car accident.

Davidson says she doesn’t excuse what her son Kent did, but adds that he didn’t deserve whatever happened to him.

The Attorney General’s office hasn’t publicly identified any suspect involved in Davidson’s death.

The South Dakota Department of Corrections says Davidson had a cellmate. His cellmate was deemed a low moderate risk.

 

Jamestown (CSi) GOP District 12 & 29 are having a meet and greet the candidates wine and cheese hosted by J.R. Lang, proprietor, at Two Rivers Inn, in Jamestown.

On Monday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 Delores Rath said, the event will be Friday, September 19, 2014 at 5:00 P.M.. and open to the public.

She said, candidates for District 29 are: Senator Terry Wanzek; House of Representatives

Chet Pollert: House of Representatives Craig Headland.

State candidates for state offices are:

Senator Kevin Kramer: Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem; Secretary of State Al Jaeger;

Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschberger; Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm:

Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring; Public Service Commissioner Brian Kalk;

Public Service Commissioner Julie Fedeorchak.

She added GOP headquarters in Jamestown will be opened October 1, 2014 at the Buffalo Mall, near the Home of Economy location.

The headquarters will then be open until election day, from noon to 8-p.m., Monday-Saturday, and Sunday noon to 6-p.m.

Anyone wishing to volunteer may call Delores at 952-7179.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A state Board of Higher Education committee is recommending that the North Dakota University System ask the Legislature for more than $5 million to help with flood control and repair projects at Minot State and Valley City State.
 
     The money would come from a separate bill meant to cover costs typically associated with catastrophic events or infrastructure emergencies. The request must be submitted to state Office of Management and Budget by Oct. 3.
 
     Valley City State is asking for $3.3 million to help with a flood control plan that would include a permanent dike and floodwall. The bulk of the construction should begin next spring.
 
     Minot State is requesting $1.8 million to cover costs that were not covered by the federal government for flood events in 2010 and 2011.

 

Valley City (VCSU, CSi) The VCSU Presidential Search Committee, chaired by Kirsten Diederich, chair of the State Board of Higher Education (SBHE), met on the VCSU campus Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014.

According to Diederich, there were 40 applicants/nominees for the position, with 2 candidates withdrawing from consideration. The committee deliberated for 4 hours to reduce the applicant pool from 38 to 9.

The search committee will meet again on Tuesday, Sept. 30, to interview the remaining 9 candidates via distance-learning technology.

The committee intends to bring 5 candidates to VCSU for on-campus interviews Monday–Wednesday, Oct. 13–15, after which it will recommend a smaller slate of candidates for final interviews with the SBHE—which will select the next VCSU president—on the Valley City State campus Thursday, Oct. 30.

 

Valley City (CSi) The Barnes County Historical Society Lecture Series Season 17 Presents: Alan Komrosky “Resurrecting Bob: The journey from discovery to public unveiling” 7PM, Thursday, September 18^{, 2014,} at the Barnes County Museum.

“Bob” the Triceratops is the most important project Alan Komrosky and Hell Creek Relics has worked on to date. Every day on the dig brought in more and more bones and they began to realize that Bob was a record-setter being so large and so complete. They couldn’t wait to see the skeleton restored and mounted. Alan will show some of the techniques used to mold and cast replica pieces for assembling the complete skeleton and explain some of the metalwork used for mounting the fossil. He will discuss the commercial side of paleontology and explain what technology is doing for the future of paleontology.

Alan Komrosky is from Valley City and has been working in the field of Commercial Paleontology since 1993. Most of his work can be seen at the Museum of World Treasures in Wichita KS. Projects on display there include a 42 foot T-rex skeleton a 14-foot xiphactinus fish (think giant piranha) and a 36 foot mounted alligator like tylosaur.

The public is cordially invited

All Lectures are at the Barnes County Historical Society Museum and held in conjunction with Valley City State University. They are free and open to the public.

For more information contact Wes Anderson at 701-845-0966

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A Fargo man accused of stealing cash and jewelry from the home of a neighbor and family friend has been sentenced to three months in a halfway house and one year of probation.
 
     Charles Carney was sentenced in East Central District Court Monday after pleading guilty to felony theft. He was also ordered to pay back the victim, although the amount of restitution has not been finalized.
 
Carney apologized to the victim and told her he developed two personalities after he began to drink and gamble following medical issues and a cancer diagnoses.
 
     The victim told the court that Carney had a key to her home and she considered him a son. She estimated her losses to be at least $100,000.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota has received $2.7 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to improve the state’s unemployment insurance programs.
 
     The federal agency says the money will allow the state to adopt new technologies and ensure payments are given to those eligible to receive them.
 
     Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez says the funds will also help the state integrate programs to ensure recipients of unemployment insurance are given the resources they need to find a new job quickly.
 
     The agency granted more than $87 million nationwide to assist states revamp their programs.

 

 WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Construction on a 200-mile-long power line in western North Dakota is set to begin after getting the go ahead from two federal agencies.
 
     Basin Electric says the U.S. Forest Service and the Rural Utilities Service gave approval for the project recently. The company is still waiting for approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Western Area Power Administration but the company says construction can begin now.
 
     The 345-kilovolt transmission line from Basin Electric’s power station near Beulah to the oil patch town of Tioga was approved by state regulators in April.
 
     The project faced opposition from American Indian tribes as it crosses through Killdeer Mountain Battlefield. Federal troops fought Sioux warriors there in 1864. The tribes were fearful that the line could disturb remains of those killed.

 

BELCOURT, N.D. (AP) – The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa is preparing to start construction on a multimillion-dollar heritage center.
 
     The Turtle Mountain Heritage Center will be built west of the Sky Dancer Casino and Resort near Belcourt. The tribe’s existing heritage center in Belcourt has fallen into disrepair and is closed to the public.
 
     The  center will be circular and built inside a concrete medicine wheel, an American Indian spiritual symbol. The $1.6 million first phase will be a semicircular design that can be added on to in the future.
 
     The center is expected to open sometime next year.

 

In sports…

Bismarck, (CSi) A nine-and-a-half-day deer hunting season for youth ages 12 to 15 begins at noon on Friday, September 19, 2014 in North Dakota.

Each youth deer hunter must be under direct supervision of an adult.

Licensed residents ages 12 and 13, and 11 year-olds that turn 12 in 2014, are allowed to hunt statewide, just for antler-less white-tailed deer.

Resident deer gun hunters with a youth license can hunt for any deer, with exception to certain units.

After opening day, hunting hours will be one-half hour before sunrise and after sunset.

The youth deer season closes Sunday, September 28, 2014.

 

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) – The Minnesota Vikings are reinstating Adrian Peterson this week after he was charged with child abuse and say he will play on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints.

Vikings owners Zygi and Mark Wilf made the announcement Monday, one day Peterson was benched during a 30-7 loss to the New England Patriots after he was charged for striking his 4-year-old son with a tree branch this summer.

The Vikings say they take the issue very seriously and have given it considerable thought. But they also say they want the legal process to take its course before making any final decisions.

Peterson’s lawyer says the star player was just disciplining his child and did not mean to cause harm.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) – House Republicans are proposing to authorize a mission to train and equip moderate Syrian rebels with an explicit ban on deploying U.S. ground forces to fight the Islamic State group. The language will likely be included as an amendment to a spending bill this week to keep the government open. The mission is a central plank of President Barack Obama’s strategy to fight the Islamic State group. Democrats are reviewing the proposal.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama says a grateful nation honors the acts of valor by two Vietnam War soldiers who risked their lives to protect fellow troops. Obama Monday bestowed the Medal of Honor on Army Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie Adkins and Army Specialist Donald Sloat, nearly half a century after they fought in Vietnam. Adkins ran through enemy fire while rescuing injured comrades. He was injured but survived. Sloat did not. He pulled an enemy grenade close to his body to protect fellow troops from the blast. Congress granted an exemption to allow the soldiers to receive the medal so many years later.
 
     POLLOCK PINES, Calif. (AP) – Crews are trying to get better access in steep terrain to a wildfire near California’s Yosemite National Park that has forced hundreds of people from their homes. State fire officials say about 900 residents out of some 400 homes have been evacuated since the central California fire began Sunday afternoon.
 
     LOS ANGELES (AP) – Police in Los Angeles say they followed proper protocol when they demanded identification from an actress and her boyfriend while investigating a 911 call alleging lewd conduct. Actress Daniele Watts, who appeared in “Django Unchained,” says she was unjustly handcuffed and detained Thursday after refusing to provide identification to officers responding to a report of lewd conduct in a car parked along Ventura Boulevard. Her boyfriend says he suspects that onlookers assumed Watts to be a prostitute and him to be a client because she is black and he is white.
 
     CHEVY CHASE, Md. (AP) – A longtime Washington insider who embodied what it meant to have clout in the nation’s capital has died. Thomas Boggs was a lawyer, lobbyist and Democratic fundraiser. He died Monday morning at his home outside Washington at the age of 73. He was the son of the late House Majority Leader Hale Boggs and Lindy Boggs, who succeeded her husband in Congress after he died in a 1972 plane crash.