– Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Jul 19

CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON I THE VALLEY CITY AREA. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. HEAT INDEX 95 TO 100.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING IN TE JAMESTOWN AREA. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. HEAT INDEX 90 TO 95.
.WEDNESDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. HEAT INDEX 95 TO 100.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA 40 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE
80S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
LOWS AROUND 60.
.MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.

HEAT INDICES UP TO 103 DEGREES ARE LIKELY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR EACH DAY EXCEPT THURSDAY.

A COUPLE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Department was called out at 9-a.m., on Tuesday to an apartment at 1012 10^th Street Northeast.

Lt. Sheldon Mohr says a lawn chair outside the building was on fire, with the likely cause, smoking materials.

No other damage, and no injuries reported.

The five city fire units and 21 firefighters cleared the scene at 9:13-a.m.

Jamestown (CSi) Otter Tail Power Company reports that part of southwest Jamestown, including most of the downtown area, was out of power for 1 hour and 25 minutes early Monday morning.

Otter Tail’s Jeff Hoff in Jamestown says the cause of the outage was a primary underground fault that occurred in the downtown substation.

He says 672 customers were effected in Downtown Jamestown and a portion of Southwest Jamestown.

The outage was reported at 3:52 a.m., and restored at 5:17 a.m.

Hoff says the circuit was rerouted to restore power to the affected area.

He adds that Otter Tail officials were assessing plans on Monday to fix the problem and reroute the power to the original circuit.

Jamestown (CSi) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has started a release of 100 cfs from Pipestem Dam.

Pipestem Dam Manager Bob Martin, says the lake level increased about a half foot last weekend stemming from heavy rain. It was previously six feet above the conservation pool level.

Martin says the releases will bring the lake level to the conservation pool by the end of August.

He points out the releases will also help keep the James River through Jamestown fresher through the next month.

Jamestown (CSi) On Monday the James River Valley Library System Board of Directors approved a plan for expansion at the Alfred Dickey Public Library.

JLG Architects of Bismarck has provided two options.

The library board has not selected an option at this time.

One option is currently being studied, but the board at this time is not seeking any public funding.

Each option would expand the library into the current Maranatha building immediately to the north of the library.

The plan is part of the library’s strategic plan that has been implemented.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Public School Board, Monday certified the June 14, 2016 school board elections.

At the meeting, outgoing board members Terry Anderson and Gail Martin

were recognized by the board for their service.

Jennifer Schmidt and Steve Veldkamp, have been seated on the board.

Also approved was naming the Jamestown High School Wrestling Room for the late Wes Sharbano, the first high school wrestling coach from 1960 to 1971.

The school board has unanimously approved a draft budget and levy that balances the budget. A mill levy hearing set for September 19, 2016 at 6-p.m.

The meeting was recorded by CSi 10 The Replay Channel with showings starting Tuesday.

Bismarck (CSi) The North Dakota Departments of Health (NDDoH) and Agriculture (NDDA), Animal Health Division, have issued a blue-green algae advisory for Lake LaMoure and Twin Lakes, in LaMoure County due to detectable levels of microcystin in the water.

Although the level of cyanotoxin was below the state threshold for issuing warnings, the algae can reproduce rapidly, with a corresponding rise in the cyanotoxin levels.

When present in water, cyanotoxins are dangerous for both people and animals.

With the forecast hot weather over the next fe days , the NDDoH and NDDA urge residents to err on the side of caution and avoid waters that look discolored or scummy, or that have a foul odor in these lakes.

Please take the following steps to avoid exposure to cyanotoxins:

Respect any advisories announced by public health authorities. If you see posted signs or hear messages to stay out of a certain body of water, respect the warning.

Do not swim, water ski or boat in areas where the water is discolored or where you see foam, scum or mats of green or blue-green algae on the water.

If you accidentally swim in water that might have a cyanobacteria bloom, rinse off with fresh water as soon as possible.

Do not let pets or livestock swim in or drink from areas where the water is discolored or where you see foam, scum or mats of algae on the water.

If pets (especially dogs) swim in scummy water, rinse them off immediately – do not let them lick the algae (and toxins) off their fur.

Don’t irrigate lawns or golf courses with pond water that looks scummy or smells bad.

Bismarck (CSi) The NDDOT informs motorists that construction has begun on the James River Bridge and Maple River Bridge along ND Highway 11 between Oakes and Ellendale Work will consist of replacing the structure on the Maple River Bridge and the decking on the James River Bridge.

During construction:

Traffic will be shifted onto a temporary roadway with a gravel surface on the Maple River Bridge and pavement at the James River Bridge.

Speeds will be reduced to 25 mph through work area

A width restriction of 13 feet will be in place

Flaggers may be present.

Motorists may experience slight delays.
The project is expected to be complete at the end of October, weather permitting. For more information about construction projects and road conditions throughout North Dakota, call 511 from any type of phone or visit the Travel Information Map on the NDDOT website at http://www.dot.nd.gov/travel-info-v2/

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A Minot woman is dead after the car she was driving plunged into the Souris River over the weekend.

     The Minot Police Department on Monday said 38-year-old Rosamary Hadley died after the incident Sunday evening.

     Police say a caller told emergency dispatchers around 5 p.m. Sunday that a vehicle had fallen into the river. Officers responded to the scene within minutes, but found the vehicle completely under water.

     First responders with the Minot Fire Department rescued Hadley and she was taken to a local hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.

     Minot Air Force Base says Hadley was a captain with the 5th Medical Group.

     The incident remains under investigation. A towing company with help from the fire department was able to remove the vehicle from the river.

EMERADO, N.D. (AP) – Members of a Mayville-area school track team that was running trails at Turtle River State Park are credited with saving two people from drowning.

     The elementary- and middle school-age runners decided to go for a swim Monday night, and an 11-year-old boy got swept away by the current. A woman chaperone jumped in to save him and also got trapped in the current.

     The two were swept downstream but eventually were pulled from the water by team members.

     The woman was treated for minor injuries. The boy was hospitalized in Grand Forks. His condition wasn’t known, but He was breathing on his own.

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A Minot man is accused of repeatedly ramming his truck into the deck of a home after a night of drinking.

     Authorities allege the weekend incident happened after 23-year-old Dillon Bercier got into a fight with the homeowner’s boyfriend.

     Police say Bercier rammed the deck three times, while the homeowner’s adult son was on the deck. He wasn’t injured.

Damage to the deck, the home, a dog kennel, an air conditioner, lawn chairs and a lawn mower is estimated at more than $2,000.

     Bercier is charged with felony reckless endangerment and criminal mischief. He could enter pleas Aug. 25. Court documents don’t list an attorney for him, and a home telephone listing couldn’t be found.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Bond has been set at $1,500 cash only for a Mandan police officer accused of breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s home in neighboring Bismarck. Twenty-nine-year-old Zachary Brown has been charged with burglary. He was arrested Saturday afternoon, and fired from his job with the police department. Authorities allege Brown forced his way into his ex-girlfriend’s home Saturday morning by breaking through a door leading from an attached garage into the home.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A man accused of using his pickup truck, boots and a knife to assault one man and kill another on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation will remain jailed until trial. U.S. Magistrate Judge Alice Senechal recently rejected a defense request to allow Dallas Thundershield to be moved to a halfway house with monitoring. She based her decision on the alleged crime and Thundershield’s criminal history of assault and escape. The federal public defender’s office declined comment.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Gasoline prices are on the decline in North Dakota, even during the busy summer travel season.

     The latest weekly report from GasBuddy.com shows an average retail price in the state of about $2.21 a gallon. That’s more than 2 cents lower than last week, and only a penny above the national average.

     The average price in North Dakota is more than 4 cents lower than a month ago and about 51 cents per gallon cheaper than a year ago.

     Senior Petroleum Analyst Gregg Laskoski says gas prices are declining even though summer travel is up. He says that even though fuel consumption is near record levels, U.S. gasoline inventories recently reached the highest July level ever recorded.

KILLDEER, N.D. (AP) – Killdeer residents are continuing to clean up more than a week after the western North Dakota community was pounded by a storm that dropped torrential rain, strong winds and snowbank-like mounds of hail.

     Residents say the July 10 storm was one of the worst disasters to hit the town in memory. It stripped siding from homes, downed trees, and smashed windows in buildings and vehicles.

     Just-In Glass in Dickinson has set up a temporary auto glass shop in Killdeer. Owner Justin Olson grew up in Killdeer and says he wants to help his hometown.

     Police Chief Eric Braaten estimates there are about 1,000 damaged vehicles in town.

     Mayor Chuck Muscha says the town’s been inundated with contractors. He’s urging people to be wary of scam artists.SEATTLE (AP) – The Justice Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have reached a $425 million settlement with two companies that would reduce air pollution at six petroleum refineries.
The settlement with Tesoro Corp. and Par Hawaii Refining resolves alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act including five refineries that Tesoro operates in Kenai, Alaska; Anacortes, Washington; Salt Lake City, Utah; Mandan, North Dakota; and Martinez, California. It also covers Par Hawaii’s refinery in Kapolei, Hawaii.
Under the consent decree filed in federal court in Texas Monday, the companies will spend about $403 million to install equipment to control emissions at the refineries, which process crude oil into gasoline, diesel fuel and other products.
Tesoro, based in San Antonio, Texas, will also spend about $12 million for environmental projects in communities affected by the pollution. The company will also pay a $10.45 million civil penalty.

In sports…

MLB…

INTERLEAGUE

Final Colorado 7 Tampa Bay 4

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Matt Boyd allowed three hits in six innings and the Detroit Tigers blanked Minnesota 1-0. Justin Upton homered. That’s another loss for the last-place Twins, who fired GM Terry Ryan earlier in the day.
   Final    N-Y Yankees      2    Baltimore              1
   Final    Kansas City      7    Cleveland              3
   Final    L.A. Angels      9    Texas                      5
   Final    Oakland              7    Houston                  4
   Final    Seattle              4    Chi White Sox      3

             NATIONAL LEAGUE

   Final    Miami                3    Philadelphia      2, 11 Innings
   Final    Chi Cubs          5    N-Y Mets              1
   Final    Cincinnati      8    Atlanta                2
   Final    St. Louis      10    San Diego            2

MLB-DATA THEFT

     Jail time for data thief

     HOUSTON (AP) – A federal judge in Houston has sentenced the former scouting director of the St. Louis Cardinals to nearly four years in prison for hacking the Astros’ player personnel database and email system. Christopher Correa had pleaded guilty in January to five counts of unauthorized access of a protected computer from 2013 to at least 2014, the same year he was promoted to director of baseball development in St. Louis.

     He had faced up to five years in prison on each count.

NFL-PACKERS-FAVRE…

     GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) – Former Packers quarterback Brett Favre (FARV) plans to make another special trip back to Lambeau Field.

     The Packers say Favre will appear at a halftime ceremony of Green Bay’s game on Oct. 16 against Dallas. The ceremony will honor Favre’s induction to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, which will take place on Aug. 6 in Canton, Ohio.

NEW YORK (AP) – The NFL will test computer chips in footballs this preseason to determine how well the balls perform, particularly in the kicking game. Data collected from the chips also could help with officiating in the future, including goal-line and short-yardage plays.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Marion Campbell, a former head coach of the Eagles and Falcons, has passed away at 87. Campbell played for the Eagles and was a two-time Pro Bowler. He served as Philadelphia’s coach between 1983-85 and coached Atlanta twice, in 1974-76 and 1987-89.

TOUR…

BERN, Switzerland (AP) – World champion Peter Sagan won the 16th stage of the Tour de France in a photo finish as the race crossed into Switzerland on Monday.

Sagan, a Slovakian with the Tinkoff team, edged Alexander Kristoff of Norway at the line.

Kristoff thought he won and pumped his fist in celebration, only to learn seconds later he hadn’t.

Chris Froome held on to the yellow jersey entering the second and final rest day.

The rolling 209-kilometer (130-mile) stage from Moirans-en-Montagne to the Swiss capital of Bern resembled the route of a single-day classic, with a section on cobblestones before a slight uphill finish.

In world and national news…

CLEVELAND (AP) – Barring something unexpected, Donald Trump will get his triumph tonight as his delegates at the Republican convention officially make him the party’s presidential nominee. Much of last night’s buzz centered on a well-received speech by his wife, Melania as well as some controversy about a couple passages that were nearly identical to a 2008 speech by Michele Obama.

     ISTANBUL (AP) – Turkish President Recep Erdogan (REH’-jehp UR’-doh-wahn) is telling the tale today of how he narrowly escaped capture or death during the country’s failed coup. He tells CNN he would have been done for if he had remained at a vacation spot 10 or 15 minutes longer. He’s also raising the specter of reintroducing the death penalty to punish conspirators, despite Turkey’s aspirations to join the EU, which forbids capital punishment.

     JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel’s prime minister is warning Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants and other enemies who might be thinking about an attack on the Jewish state. Speaking on the 10th anniversary of the 2006 war with Hezbollah, Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will respond with an “iron fist” to any attacks.

     SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Questions are being raised about whether North Korea is resuming a Cold War-era method of sending coded messages to spies operating in South Korea. Seoul’s Unification Ministry says a female announcer on North Korean state radio read strings of undecipherable numbers for 2 minutes on June 24 and 14 minutes on Friday. Some experts say it’s psychological warfare.

     KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – Officials say the Taliban is on the move in Afghanistan, launching attacks on multiple fronts today, including a key tunnel. Today’s attacks are the first uptick in violence since the Muslim holy month of Ramadan ended in early July. Violence typically takes a downturn during Ramadan’s dawn-to-dusk fasting. A police commander in the north says his officers are outnumbered.