– Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Aug 10

CSi Weather…

VALLEY CITY AREA..

…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING…

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON…THEN SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH

HEAVY RAINFALL. HIGHS 75 TO 80. EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. CHANCE

OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.

Forecast…

REST OF TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN

THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE IN THE AFTERNOON.

HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. CHANCE OF

PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT, 70 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST

WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 50 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE IN THE EVENING.

LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO

THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHWEST

WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS

5 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS

10 TO 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.

.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER

70S. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.

.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS AROUND 80. LOWS IN

THE UPPER 50S.

.MONDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.

.MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS

AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.

.TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.

ANOTHER ROUND OF POTENTIALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.

SPOTTY THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE DURING THE DAY HOWEVER THE BEST

POTENTIAL FOR STRONGER STORMS WILL BE AFTER 3 PM AND CONTINUING

INTO THE NIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS…LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES

WILL ALL BE THREATS. IN ADDITION THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR

HEAVY…POSSIBLY FLOODING RAINS.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…

DICKEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA…

* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY

* AT 405 PM CDT WEDNESDAY …EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH

FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINS ACROSS NEARLY ALL OF DICKEY COUNTY.

FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING…BUT ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN

FROM THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…

OAKES…ELLENDALE…FULLERTON…FORBES…LUDDEN…MONANGO…

GUELPH…MERRICOURT AND GLOVER.

MANY ROADS AND HIGHWAYS IN DICKEY COUNTY ARE FLOODED. DICKEY COUNTY

ROAD 2 HAS BEEN CLOSED. PARTS OF HIGHWAY 11 WERE UNDER WATER…WITH

WATER RUNNING OVER THE ROADWAY. THERE WAS STANDING WATER ON HIGHWAY

56. OTHER ROADS AND HIGHWAYS MAY BECOME FLOODED WITH ADDITIONAL

RAINFALL.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS RAINFALL AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY

RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND

STREAMS…COUNTRY ROADS…FARMLAND…AND OTHER LOW LYING SPOTS.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU

CAN DO SO SAFELY.

Due to a recent rainstorm, the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) is reporting on Wednesday afternoon that there is water on the road on ND Hwy 11, approximately 14 miles west of Ellendale. Signs are in place and flaggers will temporarily direct traffic through the area until the water recedes. Motorist are asked to reduce their speeds and use caution when traveling through this area as fluctuating water levels may be hazardous to motorists.

The NDDOT encourages motorists to check road conditions before traveling due to rapidly changing conditions. For updated road information, call 511 from any type of phone or go to the Travel Information Map on our website at www.dot.nd.gov.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Street Department announces that beginning Thursday morning- August 11, 2016 :

16^th ST SW between 11^th Ave & 14^th Ave SW will be closed to through traffic due to utility work. Traffic/Detour signage will be posted as necessary.

Motorists and other traffic should use extreme caution when entering detoured areas. The public should consider alternate routes if possible.

The Road Closure is contingent upon changing weather conditions.

Jamestown (CSi) Fogging operations in the City of Jamestown for adult mosquitoes is scheduled to begin TOMORROW night, Thursday, August 11, 2016 and will continue throughout the weekend.

All fogging operations are contingent upon weather conditions.

All fogging operations will take place between approximately 8:30 PM (dusk) until approximately 6:00 AM.

Parents are advised to keep children out of the streets and away from the fogging machines.

Motorists are urged to use caution when traveling in the vicinity of the fogging units

Jamestown (CSi) The public is invited to help celebrate Jamestown City Fire Fighter, Gordy Christianson’s retirement from the department with a Retirement Open House.

It will be held on Tuesday August 23, 2016 from 2-p.m., to 4-p.m., at the City Fire Hall.

Napoleon (CSi) The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, a Woodworth man was injured in a one vehicle rollover on North Dakota Highway 3, five and half miles north of Napoleon.

60 year-old Calvin Hugo Bohl of Woodworth was working in the construction zone, dumping rock onto the shoulder when the semi shifted and rolled.

The report says Bohl received minor injuries.

Assisting the NDHP on the scene were the Logan County Sheriff’s Office and Napoleon Rural Fire and Rescue.

Fargo (CSi) Senator John Hoeven Wednesday held a roundtable with general aviation leaders from around the state to review priorities the senator helped secure in the 2016 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization legislation passed by Congress last month and the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 funding measures, which he helped craft as an Appropriations Committee member. These include measures to help ensure air service in small and mid-sized communities and keep more healthy and qualified pilots flying, issues that are important to the state’s general aviation industry. Hoeven stressed the important role of general aviation not just in the state’s economy, but also in supporting critical services, such as medical care and law enforcement, among others.

“Through the wide range of services it supports, North Dakota’s general aviation industry provides immense value to our state’s residents and businesses,” Hoeven said. “We worked through the FAA Reauthorization legislation, as well as our annual appropriations bills for the Transportation and Homeland Security departments, to enhance our investments in airport infrastructure, security operations and other priorities. Doing so provides the support our airports and general aviation industry need to meet the demands of our economy while also ensuring the safe, reliable and convenient transportation of people and goods.”

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Bismarck police officer who shot and killed a Mandan man in March has been cleared in the case.

The Attorney General’s office concluded that criminal charges against Officer Shaun Burkhartsmeier aren’t warranted.

Authorities say 42-year-old James Scott allegedly threatened another man in March with a shotgun and tried to flee when officers arrived. Police say he ignored commands to show his hands and get on the ground.

Authorities say Burkhartsmeier believed Scott to be armed and dangerous and shot him with a rifle. Scott was pronounced dead at a hospital.

The Attorney General’s report on the shooting says officers didn’t report finding a gun on Scott after he was shot. Police say they recovered a shotgun from an apartment hallway.

Burkhartsmeier is on administrative leave until he’s cleared for regular duty.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger says a measure seeking to increase the state’s tobacco tax will appear on the November ballot.

Supporters needed about 13,500 qualified signatures to put it to a statewide vote in the Nov. 8 general election. Jaeger on Wednesday said the measure’s backers turned in about 21,700 qualified signatures.

The Raise It For Health North Dakota coalition wants to raise the state’s 44-cent cigarette tax another $1.76 per pack, to $2.20. Tax on other tobacco products, including liquid nicotine for electronic cigarettes, would increase 28 percent to 56 percent.

North Dakota ranks 47th among states in tax paid by smokers. Retailers have successfully fought off several attempts to raise the state’s tobacco tax in the past two decades. The last increase was in 1993.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Health Department says a corroded steel pipeline is the likely cause of a big saltwater spill in Bowman County.

State environmental scientist Bill Suess (sees) says the 168,000-gallon spill occurred Tuesday morning about 9 miles southwest of Rhame at a well site owned by Texas-based Denbury Onshore LLC.

The company did not return telephone messages seeking comment on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Suess says the briny water leaked from the defective pipeline and entered a dry creek bed. He says no water sources were threatened and the wastewater contained no chemicals used in drilling operations.

Suess says crews were using huge vacuums to recover the saltwater. He says most of the saltwater had been recovered by Wednesday morning.

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) — A man chosen to temporarily replace the late Rep. Curtis Hofstad of Devils Lake in the state Legislature has now been selected by District 15 Republicans to run in a special election this fall.

Towner County farmer Greg Westlind in July was named to replace Hofstad, who died of an apparent heart attack in mid-June, during the middle of his term. Westlind served in the House during last week’s special session of the Legislature held to deal with state budget woes.

KZZY radio reports Westlind has now been endorsed by district Republicans to run in the November election to determine who will serve the remainder of Hofstad’s term. Westlind on Tuesday night defeated a challenge by District 15 GOP Party Chairman Dennis Miller.

Democrats have not yet announced a candidate.

In sports…

Jamestown (CSi) University of Jamestown head hockey coach Dean Stork announces the signing of Cole McKechney of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, who will join the Jimmies in the 2016-17 season.

McKechney, a 6′ 3″, 185 pound forward, scored 16 goals and registered 38 assists in 49 games for the Golden Rockets of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League in 2014-15. He spent the 2015-16 season recovering from a knee injury.

Stork says, “Cole brings a wealth of knowledge to the game of hockey and will be an excellent addition for our inaugural season. His hockey IQ is off the charts, and he will be a good leader for us both in the locker room and on the ice.”

McKechney plans to major in Mechanical Engineering while at University of Jamestown.

In world and national news…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has sentenced a serial killer known as the “Grim Sleeper” to death for 10 Los Angeles murders that spanned decades. Lonnie Franklin was sentenced today for murdering a teenage girl and nine women in a poor section of the city between 1985 and 2007. The crimes took police years to solve and community members complained detectives didn’t give the slayings enough attention because the victims were black and many were prostitutes who used crack cocaine.

BALTIMORE (AP) — A Maryland congressman says the Justice Department’s report on the Baltimore Police Department validates what many city residents already know, that the trust between police and communities “is in desperate need of repair.” Democrat Elijah Cummings says the violations of rights are unacceptable. The report finds that Baltimore police officers routinely discriminate against blacks, use excessive force and are not adequately disciplined for misconduct.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson is set to appear on ballots in at least 39 states. And party activists are working in places such as swing state Ohio to get his name before voters this fall. Johnson’s ballot status in Ohio remains uncertain, a day after Libertarians submitted thousands of signatures on behalf of a different candidate as a placeholder. The state party said it would substitute in Johnson’s name once the petitions are certified by Ohio’s elections chief. Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein is slated to appear on ballots in at least 27 states.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. commander for the fight against the Islamic State group says the military campaigns in Iraq and Syria have taken 45,000 enemy combatants off the battlefield. Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland says the number and quality of IS fighters is declining and could be as low as about 15,000. He says it’s difficult to determine accurate numbers, but that estimate is lower than the 19,000 to 25,000 fighters that officials cited earlier this year.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A document released by a state agency says all the rides at a Kansas City, Kansas, water park passed private inspections in June, including the waterslide on which a 10-year-old boy died over the weekend. Kansas law requires permanent rides to be inspected annually by their parks, and the state randomly audits the records.