Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Oct 23

CSi Weather…

 TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
 5 TO 10 MPH.
 .FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 .FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS
 10 TO 15 MPH.
 .SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
 15 MPH.
 .SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST
 WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 .SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 60.
 .SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.
 LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
 .MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS
 IN THE LOWER 50S.
 .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT
 CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
 .TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN
 THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
 .THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.

 A CHANCE FOR SOME LIGHT SNOW LATE TUESDAY NIGHT/WED MORNING.

ANOTHER COLD FRONT LOOKS LIKELY TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION WED NIGHT OR THURSDAY…FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER WARM FRONT BY FRIDAY.

 

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Department was called Thursday at 9:44 a.m., to 1510 6^th Avenue, Southwest at apartment number 10.

Lt. Sheldon Mohr says a plate was left on a stove top burner that was turned on and caused some fire and mainly smoke to occur.

The apartment was unoccupied at the time of the fire, as a smoke alarm alerted other residents who called the fire department.

The fire department’s Ready Squad was called to investigate the smoke, which called the fire units to the scene to further investigate.

Occupants of the building were evacuated as a precaution.

Smoke was extracted from the unit.

Damage was confined to the kitchen.

No injuries reported.

All units of the City Fire Department…6.. responded, with 27 city fire fighters on the scene about 45 minutes.

 

 Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council’s Public Works committee met Thursday evening at City Hall.  Council Member Gumke was not present.

Discussion was held relating to paving of 5th St NE, (gravel road behind Gussner School) from 12th Ave to 27th Ave NE to be included in next year’s paving district.

Mayor Andersen said the city needs to work out an equitable Special Assessment plan in establishing a paving district.

She said new development in the area warrants paving the street, along with storm water management issues.

The Jamestown Public School District will be included in conversations, concerning funding the project.

The committee’s consensus is to have the city research plans.

The committee considered a memo regarding proposed change order no. 2 related to a Water Pump Station Improvements project in Southwest Jamestown.

Darrell Hournbuckle from Interstate Engineering said the project relates to multiple line breaks in the area.

Jamestown water superintendent, Steve Suko said since the new Southwest Jamestown water tower went on line, 26 water main breaks have occurred.

The committee recommends replacing two pumps at a cost of $24,150.

The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67 followed by replays.

 

Jamestown (CSi) On Tuesday, October 28^{, 2014,} the University of Jamestown and Valley City State University are hosting a job fair. The job fair will begin at 11:00 AM and conclude at 2:00 PM in the Reiland Fine Arts Center lobby on the University of Jamestown campus.

This event is free and open to the public. Participants need only register at the door. The fair features a variety of opportunities including part-time and full-time jobs, seasonal and temporary jobs, a variety of career opportunities, and nternships. This is an informal event. Business-casual attire is suggested. Resumes are recommended but not required. A new addition this year is a photo booth available to have your free business headshot taken for your online business profiles.

Employers are coming to this job fair from five states: Colorado, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. North Dakota cities from which employers are traveling are Bismarck, Dickinson, Fargo, Grand Forks, Jamestown, Mandan, Medora, Minot, and Valley City. There are also some nationwide and international opportunities.

Job and internship seekers can research employers and their openings in advance at

http://www.uj.edu/participating-employers.

The following employers are registered to attend: Aflac, Agri-Cover, Inc, Ave Maria Village, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of North Dakota, Brady Martz & Associates, Coborns, Erin Lamp Agent State Farm, Fastenal, FAST Enterprises LLC, Go Get Em Marketing Inc, God’s Child Project, Ingstad Family Media, James River Correctional Center, Man Cave Craft Meats, May Clinic, Menards, Myriad Mobile, New York Life Insurance Company, NISC, North Central Farmer’s Elevator, North Dakota Air National Guard, Northwestern Mutual, RealTruck.com, Red River Financial Group, RGIS, Rubicon Mortgage Advisors, Sanford Health, Sheyenne Care Center, Target, Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation, Trinity Health, Triumph Inc, UTC Aerospace Systems, and Walmart.

For more information contact Pat Rinde, UJ Career Center Director at

careers@uj.edu or 701-252-3467 ext 5520. Sponsors of this event are Ingstad Family Media, UJ Career Center, and VCSU Career Services.

The University of Jamestown was established in 1883 and is ranked as a top regional school in both US News and World Report and The Princeton Review. The school features development of the whole person through its distinctive Journey to Success experience.

Bismarck (CSi) USDA Rural Development will finance more than $8 million in projects to improve and expand water and wastewater services for rural North Dakotans.

USDA will finance $5 million in loans and $3.9 million in grants to improve water quality and help protect the environment and natural resources.

Projects financed in the area include:

Stutsman Rural Water District

: $600,000 loan to continue work on providing water services to the City of Woodworth and over 300 rural users.

The investments announced are provided through USDA’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS), which also administers infrastructure programs that fund broadband and rural electric systems to meet the needs of rural communities. To learn more about USDA’s utility programs, please call (701) 530-2037 or visit http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/nd.

 

 MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Minot police are investigating an early morning robbery at a convenience store.
 
     Authorities say a male wearing a disguise walked into the South Broadway Cenex shortly after 1 a.m. Thursday and demanded money from the clerk. Police say he made reference to a weapon but did not display one.
 
     The suspect fled with an undisclosed amount of money. The clerk wasn’t hurt.

 

  MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A judge has refused to reduce bond for a Dickinson man accused in a July 2013 shooting in Minot that injured another man.
 
     Charles Tomlin Jr. is charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the incident that injured Christopher Docher, who was shot twice in the neck but survived.
 
     Authorities allege Tomlin had traveled to Minot with others seeking revenge for an acquaintance following a fight at a Minot bar. He was arrested in July, and could face life in prison without parole if convicted.
 
     Tomlin was seeking to have his $100,000 bond lowered.  Judge Gary Lee rejected the request Wednesday, citing in part Tomlin’s criminal record of gang and gun violence in California.

 

  FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Cass County prosecutors have charged a rural Kindred man whose brother who was found dead last January in a house that had no heat and was full of garbage and mice.
 
61-year-old Ronald Simmons is charged with endangering a vulnerable adult, a felony. The complaint says Simmons failed to perform his duties as caregiver for his brother, Bruce. A coroner says Bruce Simmons died of hypothermia.
 
     Deputies who responded to a call to check on Simmons say the smell in the house was so bad it made them sick. A hazmat team was called to the scene.
 
     Ronald Simmons told police his brother suffered from mental illness and hadn’t left the house for five years.
 
     Court documents do not list a lawyer for Ronald Simmons.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Supporters of a proposed North Dakota ballot measure that would funnel more oil taxes into water, wildlife and parks projects are accusing opponents of violating campaign disclosure laws.
 
     North Dakotans for Clean Water, Wildlife and Parks say campaign materials paid for by the American Petroleum Institute don’t properly disclose their sponsors.
 
     The materials in question do say they’re paid for by the American Petroleum Institute. But measure supporters say state law requires additional details.
 
     API spokesman Eric Wohlschlegel told the Associated Press he wasn’t familiar with the allegations and wouldn’t comment directly on them.
 
     Backers of the measure want 5 percent of the state’s oil extraction taxes over the next 25 years set aside for conservation project. Opponents say that comes at the expense of other state needs.

 

 WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota oil regulators say a well in Mountrail County spilled 830 barrels of saltwater, but it was all cleaned up.
 
     The well about six miles southwest of Ross is owned by the Norwegian energy company Statoil.
 
     The North Dakota Oil and Gas Division says a failed valve caused a tank to overflow Wednesday. Officials say the spill was contained on the well location and all of the spilled fluid was recovered. A barrel holds 42 gallons.
 
     Saltwater is a byproduct of oil production. It is many times saltier than seawater and is treated as an environmental hazard by the state.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The amount of money spent on television advertising on North Dakota ballot measures far outpaces the spending on state races.
 
     The numbers released Thursday by the nonpartisan Center for Public Integrity show candidates for statewide offices have spent $237,400 to run 1,673 ads on North Dakota airwaves. The nonpartisan group says that amounts to 43 cents per eligible voter.
 
     The group says $1.4 million has been spent on television advertising in North Dakota on five of the eight measures to be decided by voters on Nov. 4. That amounts to about $2.53 per eligible voter.
 
     North Dakota’s contest for agriculture commissioner has generated the most television advertising. Data show Democratic challenger Ryan Taylor has spent $71,600 on television advertising, while incumbent Republican Doug Goehring has spent about $65,400.

 

In sports…
 
 
     GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The University of North Dakota women’s basketball team is picked by coaches and also by members of the media to repeat as Big Sky Conference champions.
 
     UND is tops in both preseason polls, followed by Montana.
 
     UND shared the league’s regular-season title last season and won the postseason tournament. The team advanced to its first NCAA Division I Tournament.
 
     A dozen letter-winners are back this season for head coach Travis Brewster, last year’s coach of the year in the Big Sky.
 
     UND opens its regular season Nov. 15 at Colorado, in the first round of the Preseason Women’s National Invitational Tournament.

 

In world and national news…

 OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) – His role at the Canadian Parliament is largely a ceremonial one — but Kevin Vickers is being honored  for actions that may have saved many lives. Officials say Vickers, the sergeant-at-arms in the Parliament, put an end to Wednesday’s gunfire there by shooting a gunman who had killed a Canadian soldier at a war memorial before opening fire inside the Parliament building. Members of Parliament gave Vickers a rousing standing ovation as the legislature resumed its work Thursday morning.

 

  WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House says options are being considered to enhance security at the White House, including more personnel and technology, and more physical impediments to keep people from getting in. Spokesman Josh Earnest is praising the response of agents to last night’s incident, saying it “underscores the professionalism of the Secret Service.”
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – The Pentagon says Iraq’s new defense minister is vowing to go on the offensive against Islamic State militants who have taken over large sections of the country. A Pentagon spokesman says the Iraqi official spoke Thursday by phone with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. Iraqi troops were overrun by the extremists, and many Iraqi troops dropped their weapons and fled. U.S. officials have blamed the rout on poor leadership and deep sectarian divisions within the government.
 
     NEW YORK (AP) – As he considers a run for president in 2016, Republican Sen. Rand Paul is playing down his isolationist positions on foreign policy. In a speech he’ll give Thursday night in New York, he’ll be advocating an approach that he says “recognizes our limits and preserves our might.” He’s been criticized within the GOP for favoring a smaller American footprint on the international stage. In his prepared remarks, Paul doesn’t rule out military action, but says the U.S. must have a clear exit strategy before using force, and that it can’t be in a “perpetual war.”
 
     NEW YORK (AP) – Some strong corporate earnings reports are sending stocks sharply higher in Thursday afternoon trading. The Dow has been more than 300 points higher. Concerns about Europe have eased a bit today, with a survey of manufacturing and services sectors indicating that the Eurozone may not be slipping back into a recession.
 
     NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – A December trial date has been set for the “Jersey Shore” reality-show star known as “The Situation.” Mike Sorrentino and his brother are charged in a federal tax case with conspiracy to defraud the United States. The charge carries a potential prison term of as much as five years. Prosecutors say they filed bogus tax returns and inflated business expenses to avoid paying taxes on nearly $9 million in income.