Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Jun 30

CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA . LOWS 60 TO 65. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 60. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 60S.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. LOWS IN THE
MID 60S.
.WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.

 THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN ON SATURDAY AND CONTINUE

ON AND OFF INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. STORMS ON SATURDAY ARE NOT

EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE BUT ALL STORMS WILL PRODUCE LIGHTNING.

Jamestown (CSi) In an effort to freshen the James River through Jamestown, and for mosquito control, residents will see a six inch increase in the river level, starting on Friday.

Pipestem Dam Manager, Bob Martin says the Pipestem Dam will make a release of 100 cfs on Friday, only, between 8-a.m., and 4-p.m., and then the release will be completely shut off.

He points out that Pipestem Reservoir is only four and a half feet above conservation pool. If the release remained at 100 cfs, the lake would be drawn down to conservation pool in 25 days, given current weather conditions.

At Jamestown Reservoir the 5 cfs release was stopped on Monday this week, so after 4-p.m., Friday no releases will be made from either dam, for the foreseeable future, depending on rainfall amounts, and runoff that may occur.

Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Area Chamber of Commerce reminds residents of upcoming events and activities.

The Chamber’s Event Coordinator, Jerilyn Beckman says on Saturday July 2^nd the community is invited to watch the public fireworks display at Lake Ashtabula, beginning at dusk. In the event of rain it will be postponed to July 3^rd at dusk.

Also on July 2^nd the Independence Day Musical Jamboree will be held 1-4-p.m. at the Barnes County Museum.

Courhouse on the Lawn on July 6^th, Music on the Courthouse lawn features “Tucker’d Out,” at 7:15 p.m.

July 7=9, it’s the North Dakota Winter Show hosting the Horse Show/Clinic.

Call the Barnes County Extension Service for more information at 945-8538.

Wednesday July 27^th is Crazy Daze in Valley City from 7-a.m., to 6:45 p.m., as merchants will have bargains downtown, plus food, games crafts, a water slide and more.

Merchants not along Central Avenue and still participating should notify the Chamber so they can be included in advertising.

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown will host another visit with students who have completed first through fifth grade invited to participate in Missoula Children’s Theater.  There is no charge for participation, with Theater Week July 18 through July 22^nd.

Auditions will be held at Washington School on Monday July 18^th starting at 9-a.m. The remainder of the week, rehearsals and performances will be held at the Jamestown High School Theater.

Those interested in auditioning can call Kerrie at 701-952-3210 to register.

The production will be the musical, “Aladdin,” with two public performances, on Friday July 22, 2016, at 3-p.m., and 5:30-p.m.

The summer MOST Program, along with SEEC and the North Dakota Council on the Arts is sponsoring the children’s summer theater.

(Conceived and written by Michael McGill, music and lyrics by Michael McGill.)

Update…

ELLENDALE, N.D. (AP) – An 18-month old boy who was reported lost in a cornfield near the North Dakota and South Dakota border, on Thursday has been found unharmed.
 
     Dickey County Emergency Management Director Charles Russell says the boy was found Thursday afternoon, about four hours after he went missing. Russell says the toddler, who was only wearing a diaper, is fine and “just got some sunburn.”
 
     The search for the toddler was challenging because the corn on the farm is about 6 feet tall. The search party included a drone from the sheriff’s office in Brown County, South Dakota, and two civilian airplanes.
 
     The farm is located south of Ellendale.

Bismarck, (CSi) The North Dakota Game & Fish Department reminds residents to practice water safety over the holiday weekend and the summer.

The National Safe Boating Council says most drowning victims had a life jacket available, but entered the water without one.

Game & Fish Biologist Doug Leier encourages individuals to outfit themselves and kids with life vests and keep a watchful eye on children at all times.

More safe boating information online at www.gf.nd.gov

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Police have charged a man with murder in the death of a woman whose body was discovered in a Fargo town house in mid-May.
 
     An arrest warrant was issued Thursday for 22-year-old Landon Lauwagie (loo-WAG’-ee). He’s charged with murder and gross sexual imposition in the death of 40-year-old Cory Terlecky on or about May 14.
 
     Authorities allege in court documents that Lauwagie sexually assaulted Terlecky and that she died of asphyxiation.
 
     Lauwagie could life in prison without parole if convicted of either charge. Court documents don’t list an attorney for him, and a home telephone listing for him couldn’t be found.
 
     Cass County State’s Attorney Birch Burdick says Lauwagie is in the court system in Minnesota, and prosecutors will seek to have him extradited back to North Dakota.

MEDORA, N.D. (AP) – Law enforcement authorities say a 64-year-old North Dakota man has died in a vehicle crash on an Interstate 94 exit ramp near Medora.
 
     The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the Belfield resident died Wednesday.
 
     Authorities say the man, who was driving a truck trailer, failed to negotiate a curve as he was exiting the interstate. A report from the Highway Patrol states that the vehicle tipped onto its side, traveled through the guardrail just before the I-94 overpass and came to rest upside down.
 
     The Highway Patrol did not release the man’s name Thursday. The agency says the crash remains under investigation.                               

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The population of North Dakota’s capital city has grown by nearly 10,000 people in six years.
 
     Census Bureau data estimates Bismarck’s population last July at more than 71,000 people. The population in neighboring Mandan has exceeded 21,000.
 
     Mandan Mayor Tim Helbling tells says  the rising population will bring restaurants and retail the city needs. Bismarck Mayor Mike Seminary says he expects the growth to continue.
 
     The Bismarck-Mandan metropolitan area is now home to nearly 130,000 people. The metro area includes Burleigh, Morton, Oliver and Sioux counties.
 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The Dakota Zoo in Bismarck has announced the birth of a baby male Bactrian camel.
 
     Zoo officials say the calf was born Wednesday to mom Sadie and dad T.J. The calf will spend the day trying to stand up and eventually walk.
 
     Bactrian camels have two humps and are critically endangered in the wild. There are fewer than 1,000 surviving wild camels. 
 
     Zoo officials say the calf is Sadie’s third baby.
 
     The calf does not have a name yet. Officials say it will be sold or traded to another zoo when it grows up.

In sports…

By MIKE CRANSTON
 Associated Press
     CHICAGO (AP) – J.B. Shuck’s two-out single scored the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning, Todd Frazier hit his 23rd home run and the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 6-5 Thursday.
 
     Fernando Abad (1-2) got the first two batters in the eight before consecutive walks. Shuck’s career high-tying third hit of the game to left scored Avisail Garcia from second.
 
     Nate Jones (4-2) allowed a hit while getting four outs and David Robertson worked around a single in the ninth for his 21st save in 23 tries as the White Sox won their third straight series for the first time this season.
 
     Tim Anderson added three hits and Matt Davidson had an RBI single in his White Sox debut before leaving with a sore right foot.
 
     Brian Dozier homered and drove in two runs and Eduardo Nunez had RBI singles in the sixth and seventh innings as the Twins rallied from a 5-2 deficit to tie it.

  In world and national news…

 WASHINGTON (AP) – It’s one of the last remaining bans on military service — and now, it’s being dropped. The Pentagon says transgender people will be allowed to serve openly in the U.S. military. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says transgender people who enlist will still have to meet the necessary standards, and will have to have been stable in their identified gender for 18 months.
 
     NEW YORK (AP) – A team of experts finds that about 1.4 million adults in the U.S. identify as transgender, double the estimate from a decade ago. The survey that was released today calculates that six-tenths of one-percent of U.S. adults are transgender. The new survey was conducted by four scholars and analysts affiliated with the Williams Institute. It’s a think tank at the UCLA School of Law that specializes in research on issues affecting gay and transgender people.
 
     ISTANBUL (AP) – Authorities in Turkey have been raiding neighborhoods of Istanbul, looking for suspects linked to the Islamic State group. They’ve said that all indications point to the Islamic State as being behind the Tuesday night attack on the Istanbul airport. The death toll from that attack has risen to 44.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – A Navy investigative report says the 10 sailors who were detained by Iran in the Persian Gulf in January were poorly prepared to avoid the encounter and in some cases failed to follow a military code of conduct while in captivity. The report was released by the Navy Thursday. It also says if the sailors’ boats had been properly monitored from the air or water, the Iranians probably would have been unable to board the vessels and detain the Americans.
 
     DETROIT (AP) – The government is urging owners of older Hondas and Acuras to stop driving them and to get them repaired. This, after tests found that their Takata air bag inflators are extremely dangerous. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it has new data showing that chances are as high as 50 percent that the inflators can explode in a crash. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx says the vehicles should be fixed as soon as possible before they cause more deaths or injuries. The advisory covers vehicles from the 2001 to 2003 model years.