Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Oct 2

CSi Weather

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA A 20 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT  CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING. WINDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO
30 MPH.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. WINDY…COLDER. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 50. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
EVENING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
20 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND
40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 60S.

 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH

DEVELOPING TODAY AND CONTINUING TONIGHT BEHIND A COLD FRONT. THERE

IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.

FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH WILL AGAIN DEVELOP FRIDAY.

FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY MORNING.

 

 Jamestown (CSi)  Jamestown Police is informing residents that it has received complaints by the public about a phone  scam, where a male voice with an Indian accent claims he’s from the United States IRS, saying the intended victim is being audited and must pay a certain amount of money.

In two complaints to Jamestown Police, the caller requested $2,500, to be wired to the IRS, to keep police from responding and arresting the intended victim.

In at least one of the complaints the caller said to the intended victim, “The police are on ther way.”

Jamestown Police Chief, Scott Edinger says, do not wire cash to anyone you don’t know.  Most scams to date involve wiring money  to individuals unknown by intended victims.

He adds, do not give out personal information over the phone to anyone you don’t know, or can not verify the identity of.

If you are not sure, contact local law enforcement.

 

Update…

Valley City (CSi) The NDDOT reports that eastbound traffic on I-94 in Valley City was  temporarily reduced to one lane, on Wednesday afternoon, with the speed reduced to 45 mph.

The lane closure was at mile marker 293 near the Winter Show Arena. 

The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports that, a semi hauling barley operated by 54 year old Terry Johnson of Sanborn,  ran off the right hand side of the roadway and struck the bridge rail on Interstate 94 in Valley City Wednesday afternoon around 1:12-pm,  causing significant damage to the steel and concrete bridge rail,  with the rig comming to rest facing southeast in the south ditch on its wheels.

Johnson was not injured.

Several bushels of barley spilled out of the trailer and into the ditch after the trailer nearly ripped into two pieces after the crash, and was totaled.

 The cause of the crash is under investigation with the North Dakota Highway Patrol.

Assisting  the NDHP, at the scene were the Valley City Police Department, and ND Department of Transportation.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)   The Jamestown City Engineer’s Office informs motorists that Beginning  Thursday, October 2, 2014, HWY 281 South will be reduced to one lane each way, north and south bound, in the areas of 20^th St SW and 25^th St SW for median repair work. The center lane each way will be CLOSED during this time. The work is expected to last one day, weather pending.

Please follow the signage that will be in place.

Motorists’ should use alternative routes & use EXTREME caution in and around this area.

 

Jamestown (CSi) A private group is offering to split half the $16,000 material cost of establishing a Jamestown bus shelter.

City Council Member Charlie Kourajian, says the organization is challenging the city council to pay the balance.

The Jamestown City Council approved placing a bus shelter in the parking lot west of the Post House in downtown Jamestown in February, but, the Finance and Legal Committee on a 3-1 vote recommends to deny funding, with Kourajian, the driving force of getting the new bus shelter opposed, and with Councilman Dan Buchanan not present at the meeting.

Kourajian will ask the City Council for city funding at $8,000 from economic development funds.

He expects if this request is denied that additional private fundraising efforts will continue.

 

Valley City (CSi) Those planning to vote in the November 4, 2014 General Election, will need a valid identification (ID) to vote.

Barnes County Auditor Beth Didier says it’s especially important for absentee voters to act by October 5, 2014 if they do not have an up-to-date, valid form of ID.

The ID needs to include information proving the eligibility of the individual to vote.

That includes showing residency of your voting precinct for the 30 days prior to the November 4, 2014 election.

Didier says those that have recently moved need to update their ID or they may have to return to the previous precinct of residency to vote.

All voters must have one of the five forms of valid identification:
· North Dakota Driver’s License
· North Dakota Non-driver’s ID
· Tribal Issued ID
· Student ID Certificate
· Long Term Care ID Certificate

The ID must include the voter’s name, current residential address (no PO Boxes) and date of birth. Not all tribal-issued IDs include all the required information, so it is important to check them ahead of time.

Absentee voters are required to write down their ID number on or include a copy of their Student or Long Term Care ID Certificate with their ballot application, while those voting in person on Election Day will show or provide their ID to the poll workers.

Anyone with election questions is encouraged to use the vote.nd.gov website developed by North Dakota Secretary of State’s Office or call the Barnes County Auditor’s office at 701-845-8500 for help.

 

Jamestown (CSi) Help for Hope and Healing (HHH) will host a free cancer awareness and health expo on Thursday, October 16 at North Dakota Farmers Union from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Event founder, Laurel Haroldson, says, “In our region, over 800 people are diagnosed with some type of cancer each year. Most of us have experienced the cancer journey either ourselves or with a family member or a friend. This events aims to expand awareness of the issues involved in a cancer diagnosis and to increase advocacy and empowerment for cancer survivors, their caregivers and their friends.”

The expo is free of charge to the public and exhibitors thanks to the event sponsors: Zonta Club, Jamestown Regional Medical Center, Help for Hope and Healing, Farmers Union Insurance, Sanford Health and Ingstad Family Media.

The event will have complementary hors d’oeuvres starting at 5:00 p.m. and a panel of speakers featuring four testimonials of survivorship, the future of oncology care at JRMC and social services starting at 6:00 p.m. Area businesses and organizations exhibitors will also offer the community the opportunity to learn more about available services for the detection, prevention and treatment of cancer.

Participants and services featured at the expo include:

 American Cancer Society, Relay for Life

 Central Valley Health

 Help for Hope and Healing (HHH)

 Jamestown Area Grief Support Team

 Jamestown Regional Medical Center (Home Health & Hospice, 3D Mammography)

 James River Senior Center

 John Dardis Memorial Hospice Gift Fund

 Life Change Nutrition

 RSVP+

 Sanford Health

 Triumph, Inc.

Additional Information

Help for Hope and Healing (HHH) is Jamestown, North Dakota’s cancer support network. Their goal is to match the needs of families dealing with cancer and volunteers willing to meet those needs. HHH is a non-profit organization working in conjunction with the Jamestown Area Grief Support Team (JAGST).

To reserve exhibit space, please contact Laurel Haroldson at lharold@csicable.net or (701) 252-8579 or Pat Dardis at pdardis@daktel.com or (701) 252-7667.

 

 MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota man has been arrested after removing nearly 120 teeth off of a swather parked in an ag equipment sales lot. A swather is a harvesting machine that cuts and windrows grain and seed crops. Police in Mandan say 47-year-old Daniel Friedt has been charged with Class A misdemeanor theft of property.

 

 MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Ten men face charges after a prostitution sting in Minot.
 
     Police say the men were arrested late last week when they responded to what they thought were online ads offering prostitutes.
 
     The suspects range in age from 21 to 48. They are from North Dakota, Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma. All 10 men are charged with solicitation of prostitution. Two also face drug charges.
 
     

 
     FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The parents of a man who died in an apartment fire in Fargo two years ago are suing his landlord claiming faulty smoke detectors are to blame for his death.
 
     The  parents of 31-year-old James Payton are suing Goldmark Property Management. The fire happened in January 2012.
 
     The attorneys for the plaintiffs and the defendant expect the case to go to trial next summer.
 
     Kurt Bollman is the company’s chief operating officer. He says Goldmark will allow the case “to be handled by the court” and declined to comment further citing pending litigation.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Applications are being accepted for a program that helps low-income people pay their heating bills.
 
     The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says about 13,000 people received assistance last year under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
 
     The so-called LIHEAP program helps eligible families pay for home heating and home weatherizing.
 
     To qualify, a household can earn up to 60 percent of the state median income. For a family of three, that equals about $43,430 per year.     

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Democratic polling firm representing backers of a state conservation fund will pay $2,000 to resolve a complaint alleging violations of North Dakota’s do not call law.
 
     Court records show the North Dakota attorney general’s office reached the agreement Wednesday with Las Vegas-based Campaign Communication Solutions Inc. The company agreed to the settlement without admitting liability.
 
     Court records say the company allegedly made illegal prerecorded calls on behalf of North Dakotans for Clean Water, Wildlife and Parks. The group is pushing a ballot measure that would funnel 5 percent of the state’s oil extraction taxes into a conservation fund.
 
     North Dakota law bars most organizations from making calls to homes on a “do not call” list. Prerecorded calls also are banned unless the call is introduced by a live operator.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The federal government has ordered BNSF Railway to pay more than $30,000 to a Mandan man after officials found the company fired him in retaliation for reporting a work-related injury.
 
     The  U.S. Labor Department said the railroad company would have to pay the man back wages and damages, as well as restore his benefits and seniority in BNSF.
 
     The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration says BNSF broke the law and failed to prove that the man’s firing was “anything other than retaliation.” The man had filed a whistleblower complaint saying his rights had been violated.
 
     A BNSF spokeswoman says it is evaluating the determination and will respond accordingly. It has 30 days to file an objection or request a hearing before a judge.

 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has given a North Dakota organization a grant to help low-income families save money for the first time.
 
     The agency on Wednesday awarded the $143,000 grant from its Assets for Independence program to the group Red River Valley Community Action in Grand Forks.
 
     The grant will help individuals in the program set up savings accounts, in which every dollar deposited by a participant is matched to a certain amount by the federal government or the private sector.
 
     Individuals in the program will also receive education to help them become financially self-sufficient.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Alice Senechal has been named to replace retiring U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen Klein in the eastern divisions of North Dakota.
 
     The 59-year-old Senechal has served as a part-time magistrate judge in the district since 1990. She will serve a full-time term for eight years.
 
     Senechal is a graduate of the University of Minnesota law school. She has been practicing law with the Robert Vogel Law Office in Grand Forks since 1986 and is currently a shareholder in the firm.
 
     U.S. District Chief Judge Ralph Erickson says Senechal is well-respected by attorneys throughout the state and her services are invaluable to the federal court.
 
     Klein, who has served as magistrate judge for 30 years, plans to step down in early 2015.

 

 WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is giving more than $6.5 million to health and social service programs across North Dakota.
 
     U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp announced the federal funding in a statement Wednesday.
 
     The North Dakota Department of Human Services will receive $4.8 million to help elderly and people with developmental disabilities transition from institutions to communities. The state’s Department of Health will get over $600,000 for chronic disease prevention programs.
 
     The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe will receive nearly $490,000 to create employment opportunities, offer career training and develop small businesses.
 
     Other bodies receiving federal funds are the North Dakota Community Action Partnership, the Red River Valley Community Action Program, the North Dakota Department of Public Institution and Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota.

 

CROSBY, N.D. (AP) – Longtime state Sen. John Andrist is retiring.
 
     Andrist says he plans to resign his seat effective Nov. 30.
 
     The Republican from Crosby was first elected to the Senate in 1992, serving District 2 in the northwestern corner of the state. He has been known for being an advocate of rural North Dakota.
 
     Andrist is in his 80s. He is a retired publisher and past-president of both the North Dakota Newspaper Association and the National Newspaper Association.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Norway’s ambassador to the U.S. is visiting North Dakota this week.
 
     Kare Aas (KOHR’-uh ahs) is in the state to get a look at the University of North Dakota’s Nordic Initiative and to take in the Norsk Hostfest Scandinavian heritage festival in Minot.
 
     UND’s Nordic Initiative focuses on student exchange programs in medicine, business, entrepreneurship, petroleum engineering, communication and other fields of study.
 
     The Hostfest draws about 60,000 people from around the world each year. Aas says  it’s his first Hostfest, but it won’t be his last.

 

In sports…

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Park Board has unanimously approved keeping the property tax mill levy at 31.5 mills for 2015.

Due to an increase in Stutsman County property values there will be over $78,000 in general fund budget revenue.

The Park Board has certified a tax levy mill rate at 31.5 mills.

A homeowner with a home value of $100,000 will pay $22.50 more in property taxes in 2015 over 2014.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Carson Wentz is showing why North Dakota State football coaches spent three years grooming him to replace the all-time winningest quarterback in Football Championship Subdivision history. The junior from Bismarck, North Dakota, has helped the three-time defending FCS champions to a 4-0 non-conference start and has eased fears that the Bison offense would sputter without Brock Jensen, a three-year starter who won a record 48 games at quarterback.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Game and Fish Department says a fall survey indicates “good to excellent” wetland conditions for duck hunting throughout most of the state.

Migratory Game Bird Biologist Mike Szymanski (shuh-MAN’-skee) says the northwest part of the state has a near-record number of wetlands. And he says the rest of the state has wetland numbers that are similar to or above the average over the past 10 years.

Szymanski says the western half of the state is the wettest, but hunters statewide shouldn’t have any problems finding wetlands where ducks like to hang out during their fall migration.

Even though it’s wet, Game and Fish is still advising hunters to be cautious about driving off-trail, where vehicles can spark grass fires.

Duck hunting in the state started last weekend.

 

MLB…

 NATIONAL  LEAGUE WILD CARD…

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Madison Bumgarner tossed a four-hitter with 10 strikeouts and Brandon Crawford hit a grand slam as the San Francisco Giants ripped Pittsburgh 8-0 to win the National League Wild Card Game. Crawford went deep in the fourth inning before Brandon Belt added two hits and three RBIs. Next up for the Giants are the Nationals, with the first two games of the NL division series to be played in Washington.

ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny says he’ll go with a rotation of Adam Wainwright, Lance Lynn, John Lackey and Shelby Miller against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Division Series, which puts Michael Wacha (WAH’-kah) in the bullpen.
 
     The 23-year-old Wacha was the NL Championship series MVP last year, outpitching Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw twice. But he’s struggled since coming back from a shoulder injury in September, recording a 5.40 ERA without going more than five innings in four starts.

 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota Twins general manager Terry Ryan isn’t ruling anyone in or out as the team searches for its next manager. But he’s making it clear the Twins are seeking a fresh perspective in the dugout after four straight seasons of at least 92 losses. Paul Molitor is seen as a favorite to succeed Ron Gardenhire since he was added to the coaching staff for the 2014 season. 
 
  

NFL…

     EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) – The Minnesota Vikings have listed quarterback Teddy Bridgewater as questionable for their game at Green Bay. Bridgewater sprained his left ankle in the fourth quarter of his first NFL start Sunday, a victory over Atlanta. He was back on the sideline before the end of the game without crutches. An MRI showed no major damage.

 

GOLF…

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) – Rory McIlroy has been voted the PGA Tour player of the year for the second time in three years. He hit his stride in the summer and won the British Open and the PGA Championship, with a World Golf Championship in between. McIlroy finished the PGA Tour season with three victories, led the tour with 12 top-10 finishes and never placed worse than 25th.

 

In world and national news…

DALLAS (AP) – Some parents in Dallas are keeping their children home from school today after learning that several other students may have come in contact with the man who was diagnosed with the Ebola virus after flying from Liberia to Texas. School administrators are urging calm, and they say none of the children are showing symptoms. The infected man had traveled to the U.S. to visit family, and he didn’t show symptoms until several days after his arrival. But a hospital in Dallas sent him home the first time he reported feeling sick.                  
 
     BEIRUT (AP) – A senior Kurdish fighter says U.S.-led airstrikes are not stopping militants from the Islamic State group from advancing on the Syrian town of Kobani, near the Turkish border. The northern Kurdish town has been under assault by extremists since mid-September. Kurdish fighters say they’re preparing for street battles.   
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – A White House spokesman says President Barack Obama believes that new leadership is required at the Secret Service. Agency Director Julia Pierson abruptly resigned yesterday following her testimony before Congress concerning multiple security breaches. Lawmakers pounced on Pierson when questioned Tuesday about September’s fence jumper, who, with a knife, walked through the White House front door.  
 
     MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) – An estimated 2 million Muslims are streaming into a sprawling tent city near Mecca for the start of the annual Islamic hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. Today, the pilgrims are heading to Mina (MEE’-nah), about three miles from Mecca, where they’ll spend the night in prayer and supplication. Missing from this year’s hajj are pilgrims from countries hardest-hit by the Ebola virus. Saudi Arabia has banned hajj and work visas this year for people in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.    
 
     CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – Australia’s Parliament is being accused of treating Muslim women as second-class citizens. Visitors to the Parliament House who wear veils or any facial covering are now restricted to sound-proof enclosed galleries usually reserved for noisy groups so lawmakers won’t wonder about their identity. It’s one of the latest counterterrorism measures announced today. Sen. Christine Milne, leader of the minor Greens party, calls the new measure appalling.