Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Jun 9

CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH
A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA 50 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY…SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S.
.TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 70S.

 

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PROGRESS EAST THROUGH
 THURSDAY  NIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. 
 
 FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
 
 THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY NIGHT NORTHWEST AND
 NORTH CENTRAL. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.
 
 ON SATURDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS
 NORTHWEST…SPREADING OVER ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH
 DAKOTA SATURDAY NIGHT AND BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS. SOME STORMS
 COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE…ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHWEST AND NORTH
 CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.

CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER THE AREA

FROM SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Department was called to the 200 block of 15^th Street Southwest, at 9:53 a.m. on Thursday.  MDU was called to the scene, with three crews, as reports indicated a strong smell of natural gas in the area.

Reports indicate that a landscaping company was digging in the backyard of the home at 220 15^th Street Southwest when the natural gas line was struck.

The fire department was standing by at the scene while MDU assesses the situation and locating a shut off feeding the line.

The homeowner was contacted to ventilate the home after the gas line was pinched off.

Lt. Sheldon Mohr says when the all-call went out, 29 city fire fighters were at the fire station on standby with six fire fighters and two city fire units sent to the scene.

 

Bismarck (CSi) The North Dakota Aeronautics Commission has awarded Jamestown Regional Airport with grant dollars to fund projects.

The Jetway Passenger Board Bridge project that totaled $126,820 was funded in a grant of $88,774, the requested amount, or 70 percent.

The Jamestown City Council passed a  Resolution to approve the request from Jamestown Regional Airport for a loan from the City for up to 50% of $126,000 for five (5) years for the purchase of a Jet way passenger-boarding bridge  for the airport.

The Terminal Secure Area Expansion was funded for $14,400, or 90-percent of the requested amount.

Other Jamestown projects funded included:

Wetland Reduction Phase II work at $62,500, or five percent of the total project costs.

The Wildlife Hazard Assessment was funded at $4,500, or five percent of the total project costs.

The West Hangar Taxilane Reconstruction at a cost of $183,000 was not funded.

The request was for $164,700.

The purchase of a New Operations/Maintenance Vehicle was not funded.

The total cost was $$40,000 with the request at $20,000.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi) The NDSU Stutsman County Extension Service office will be the location of a Livestock Risk Management workshop on Wednesday June 15, 2016. Registration is at 8:30-a.m., the workshop will begins at 9-a.m.

contact the Stutsman County Extension Office at 701-252-9030.

There will be information on Livestock Risk Protection Insurance and overview of Pasture Rangeland, Forage Insurance. Agent Alicia Harstad says those interested in learning more about the cattle markets or different insurance options should attend the free workshop.

Jamestown (CSi) The City of Jamestown has announced open positions on various city committees/boards

The city s currently accepting applications for:

One opening on the Special Assessment Commission–term to April 2017

One opening on the Planning Commission—5 year term

Anyone interested in serving on the above committees/boards should complete an “Application for Appointment”. The application may be obtained in person at City Hall, 102 3^rd Ave SE, Jamestown, ND, by calling 701-252-5900 or online at jamestownnd.org and select government tab/city committees to download the form.

The application should be returned by July 10, 2015, to:

City of Jamestown

Attn: Appointments

102 3^rd Avenue SE

Jamestown, ND 58401-4205

 

Valley City (CSi) The next, “What in the World is going on,” presentation will be with a book discussion, on Tuesday June 14, 2016 at 7-p.m., at The Vault, at223 Central Avenue North in Valley City.

The program will provide participants in an informal setting the opportunity to briefly discuss a book they found worthwhile.

 

 MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – The Highway Patrol has identified a New Salem man who died in a crash involving two pickup trucks in Morton County.
 
     Authorities say 83-year-old Robert Slavick was driving a pickup truck that was struck by another pickup on Old Highway 10 west of Mandan on Tuesday afternoon.
 
     Slavick’s pickup was pushed into a ravine, and he died at the scene.
 
     The 35-year-old Mandan man driving the other pickup suffered unspecified injuries. The patrol says charges are pending against him.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) – Twenty-one states are suing Delaware to give back more than $150 million in uncashed money orders. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Thursday the states are suing Delaware at the U.S. Supreme Court over an escalating dispute involving uncashed money orders from Dallas-based MoneyGram. The other states argue that the money should go back to the state where purchased.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Republican candidates for governor are in the final days of a campaign that has focused on which man is better qualified to lead in times of declining oil revenues.
 
     Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem and former Microsoft executive Doug Burgum both believe they have already done enough to win the favor of voters during Tuesday’s primary election.
 
     Stenehjem intends to focus the remaining days on what he calls “retail politics,” which includes shaking hands, kissing more babies and reminding people to vote.
 
     Burgum is continuing his statewide tour in an old bus that already has logged 16,000 miles along the campaign trail.
 
     Burgum says he has visited some 60 North Dakota towns that have a population of more than 1,000 people, and dozens of smaller ones.

 

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – All sides of the ethanol and biofuels debate are questioning a federal agency’s proposal to boost the amount of renewable fuels blended into gasoline. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency held its only public hearing Thursday in Kansas City, Missouri, on the plan to boost output of biofuels next year and biomass-based diesel levels for 2018. Roughly 140 people were scheduled to testify. The EPA’s final rule is expected by the end of the year.
    

 

In sports….

Jamestown (CSi) The North Dakota Sports Hall of Fame Banquet and induction is at 5 p.m., Saturday, June 11, 2016, at the Jamestown Civic Center. Tickets are $30 per person or attendees can purchase a VIP table for six people for $250, which includes wine and dessert. To register, call 252-4835

Hank Biesiot, Travis Hafner, and Jocelyne and Monique Lamoureux will receive the Cliff Cushman Award as they are inducted into the North Dakota Sports Hall of Fame.

Cliff Cushman was Grand Forks native and 1960 Olympian who gave his life in the Vietnam War.

Hank Biesiot is a former American football player and college coach with over 200 career wins over 30 years. He was head football coach at Dickinson State university, from 1976 until his retirement in 2013.

Travis Hafner is a former major league baseball player, retiring in 2013. Born in Jamestown, he played as a designated hitter and first basemen for the Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, and the New York Yankees. Hafner’s career batting average was .273 with 213 home runs.

Twin sisters Monique and Jocelyne Lamoureux are both American Ice Hockey players, born in Grand Forks.

They were the first set of twins to ever play women’s ice hockey in the Olympics. They both won a silver medal while playing on team USA’s hockey team.

　

 

In world and national news…

 WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama is announcing his formal endorsement of Hillary Clinton. In an online video, Obama calls on Democrats to unify behind his former secretary of state’s bid and, in his words, “build on the progress” of his eight years in the White House. He says, “I want you to be the first to know that I’m with her.” Obama is also praising Democratic primary candidate Bernie Sanders for engaging young voters and highlighting the issues of income inequality and money in politics. He said, “Embracing that message is going to help us win in November.” Clinton and Obama will campaign together next week in Wisconsin.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – A spokesman for Bernie Sanders says the Vermont senator had a “wide-ranging discussion” with President Barack Obama Thursday about issues facing working families and ways to “create an economy that works for all people,” not just the wealthy. The spokesman says Sanders requested the meeting with Obama because he was “interested in his input.” Sanders is also meeting Thursday with Democratic Senate leaders. Sanders said after his meeting with Obama that he plans to continue his campaign through next week’s primary in the District of Columbia.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – House Republicans are laying out a national security agenda that seeks to turn the conversation away from Donald Trump’s contentious presidential campaign and toward concrete policies for securing America’s borders and defeating extremist groups. Speaking today at the Council on Foreign Relations, Congressman Michael McCaul of Texas said Trump’s proposed plan to ban all Muslims from coming into the United States isn’t practical. He says the U.S. can’t ban an entire race or religion from entry. House Speaker Paul Ryan, meanwhile, says President Barack Obama “shrugged off” the Islamic State group.
 
     BALTIMORE (AP) – A police captain who used to oversee the development of Baltimore Police Department policies has been testifying in the trial of a police van driver facing a murder charge in the death of a black man who was injured in the van. The trial for Officer Caesar Goodson began today. Capt. Martin Bartness testified that officers are required to ensure the safety of prisoners and buckle them into seat belts. Prosecutors say Goodson intentionally left Freddie Gray unbuckled and gave him a “rough ride,” and was negligent when he failed to get Gray a medic. Goodson’s defense attorney says Goodson followed the rules.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal officials say they’ve ruled out requiring psychological testing for airline pilots. This, despite an air crash last year in which a German pilot deliberately flew an airliner full of passengers into a mountainside. Michael Huerta, the Federal Aviation Administration’s administrator, says psychological tests are ineffective because they reveal a pilot’s mental health for only a moment in time without providing insight into whether the pilot will suffer problems later.