Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Nov 25

CSi Weather…

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY…
IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA….9-A.M. IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA

..TONIGHT…CHANCE OF SNOW NEAR 100 PERCENT.  ACCUMULATION AROUND 3 INCHES. STORM TOTAL
AROUND 4-5  INCHES, UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE IN BARNES COUNTY. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 25 M;H  AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. COLDER. HIGHS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 10 BELOW.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THANKSGIVING DAY…INCREASING CLOUDS. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SNOW. HIGHS 10 TO 15. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS
10 TO 15.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS AROUND 15.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS
15 TO 20.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR ZERO.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS
5 TO 10 ABOVE.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 5 BELOW.
.MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 15.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES LATER THIS EVENING. 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED.
 NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND
 CONTINUE THIS EVENING…CREATING DRIFTING SNOW ON ICY ROADS. A
 WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED.

THANKSGIVING DAY 1 TO  2 INCHES OF SNOW FORECAST FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER.

FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNINGS…WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW ZERO OR LESS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH MORNING.

 THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES MOTORISTS TO REDUCE
 SPEEDS AND INCREASE FOLLOWING DISTANCES…AS BRAKING ABILITIES
 WILL BE REDUCED. ALLOW ADDITIONAL TRAVEL TIME…AND DO NOT USE
 THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Choralaires presents the Holiday Showcase on Thursday December 4 and Friday December 5, 2014 at 7:30-p.m., at the Jamestown High School auditorium.

Adult tickets are $10 and students at $4.

Tickets are available from any Choralaire, Looysen I Care, and at the door.

On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Choralaires member, Roger Caine said in addition to traditional Christmas and holiday songs, the group will sing other genre of songs.

He added that the spring of 2015 concert will mark the Choralaires 60^th Anniversary.

He pointed out that the regional Big Sing in 2015 with regional groups will be in Rochester, Minnesota.

Jamestown will host the event again, in 2016.

Update…

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A judge says a previous conviction against one of two brothers accused of scamming the federal government out of $2 million in crop insurance payments cannot be used as evidence in trial – for now.
 
     Aaron and Derek Johnson, who grew potatoes in the Carrington area, have pleaded not guilty to conspiring to receive illegal payments by intentionally damaging the spuds. Trial is scheduled to begin Monday in Fargo.
 
     U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson ruled Tuesday that Aaron Johnson’s 1995 conviction for submitting a fraudulent disaster claim should not be introduced as evidence, but the judge said he might revisit the issue depending on how the trial unfolds.
 
     The Johnsons are accused of applying chemicals and adding spoiled and frozen potatoes to their stored crop to increase deterioration.

Valley City (CSi)   North Dakota Congressman Kevin Cramer’s office says Cramer  will be in Valley City on Wednesday,  speaking to Mr. Carlson’s Government class at Valley City High School.

Cramer is scheduled to be in class about 2:30pm, talking about current issues and taking questions from students in Valley City.

FORT YATES, N.D. (AP) – The FBI and the Bureau of Indian Affairs are investigating what authorities say is the suspicious death of a man on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.
 
     FBI spokesman Kyle Loven says the man died Saturday night in Fort Yates. No charges were immediately filed.
 
     Loven did not release any more information Tuesday, citing the ongoing investigation.

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Trial for a Kenmare woman accused of starving her teenage son to death likely won’t happen until next spring.
 
     Officials are still awaiting results of a mental health evaluation that Jessica Jensen underwent at the State Hospital in October. Defense attorney Tyler Morrow says he also might seek an independent evaluation.
 
     Judge Gary Lee is waiting on the results of the State Hospital evaluation before ruling on a defense motion to suppress some evidence. On Monday he set a March 9 deadline for a pretrial conference to address motions.
 
     Jensen has pleaded not guilty to murder, child neglect and failure to report the death of a child in the January death of her 13-year-old son, who weighed just 21 pounds. She could face life in prison if convicted of murder.

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has ordered three companies to stop doing business in North Dakota.
 
     Stenehjem says CS Companies Inc., of Horace, allegedly did not complete construction work for which it was paid.
 
     He says Texas-based Hyper-Phonebank allegedly made illegal telemarketing calls.
 
     And the attorney general says Florida-based Epiphany Management Systems allegedly made phony offers to lower interest rates on credit cards.

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm says the state is set to receive more than $25,000 as part of a multi-state life insurance settlement with Symetra Life and Symetra National Life Insurance Companies.
 
     Hamm on Tuesday said seven states including North Dakota have reached a $1.2 million agreement with the insurer related to its use of the Social Security Administration’s Death Master File.
 
     Authorities say Symetra used the file to search for and stop payments to annuity holders, but didn’t use it to identify deceased life-insurance policyholders to pay their beneficiaries.
 
     The insurer has agreed to implement a number changes under the settlement. It will use the Social Security’s death records on a timely basis to search for deceased policyholders and make payments to their beneficiaries.

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – An independent panel that has been reviewing the Fargo Police Department’s disciplinary policies and morale has presented its findings.
 
     The  panel’s recommendations include improving communication among staff, setting up a balanced disciplinary procedure with checks and balances, providing a strong message of support to staff and examining pay scales.
 
     The findings presented to the City Commission come two weeks after the resignation of Police Chief Keith Ternes.
 
     The panel was established after some former officers raised concerns about morale and administrative oversight. The board interviewed 90 current and former officers, as well as several others from other law enforcement agencies.
 
     The five-member panel includes retired Highway Patrol Superintendent Jim Prochniak, retired Cass County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Jim Thoreson and Clay County, Minnesota, Administrator Brian Berg.

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Students at Minot High School’s Central Campus packed up more than 8,500 canned goods and other food items to honor the memory of a classmate who was killed while hunting.
 
     Fifteen-year-old Alex Lutes was killed Nov. 8 while hunting with his father in McLean County. Authorities said the death appeared to be accidental.
 
Lutes was president of the school’s Key Club, which holds an annual food drive. Vice President Thea Bonebrake says the drive was held Monday in honor of Lutes, by students who donned T-shirts with “Alex’s Army” on them.
 
     The food will be given to charitable organizations such as the Salvation Army.
    

In world and national news…

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Protesters angry about the grand jury decision to not indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson have overturned barricades and swarmed the steps of the federal courthouse in downtown St. Louis. About 300 people marched from a park to the courthouse during the lunch hour. Those who swarmed the courthouse steps chanted “You didn’t indict. We shall fight.” It was one of several protests in the St. Louis area Tuesday over Monday’s grand jury decision not to indict Wilson for killing 18-year-old Michael Brown. Several Ferguson businesses were burned during the protest that erupted after the grand jury decision was announced.
 
     ST. LOUIS (AP) – An aide to St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch is defending the timing of the grand jury announcement in the Ferguson case, even as some question whether the nighttime announcement fed the unrest. McCulloch held a news conference at 8 p.m. Monday to disclose that the grand jury declined to indict Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson for killing 18-year-old Michael Brown. The announcement led to violent protests. A McCulloch spokesman says the timing allowed for coordination with law enforcement, gave schools time to get kids home safely, and gave businesses time to decide what was best for them.
 
     JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) – A group of military service members will be spending Thanksgiving in isolation, while the Army monitors their health for signs of Ebola. The service members are due back this evening at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state, after serving in the Ebola response mission in Africa. The group includes 15 service members and a Defense Department civilian who built facilities in Liberia to fight the fatal disease.
 
     MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) – Forecasters are now expecting major Northeastern cities to see moderate to heavy rain for most of the day Wednesday — one of the busiest travel days of the year. They say higher-elevation areas to the west of Interstate 95 could see as much as six to 12 inches of snow.  Conditions are expected to improve by Thanksgiving morning.
 
     NEW YORK (AP) – Want a Nobel Prize? You don’t have to make a groundbreaking discovery. You just need a few million. The Nobel Prize that James Watson won in 1962 for his role in the discovery of DNA is going on the auction block. The auctioneer says the gold medal could bring as much as $3.5 million. Christie’s says it’s the first Nobel medal to be offered at auction by a living recipient.