Wayne Byers Show – Morning -Feb 19

CSi Weather…

WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA NOON IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA….
.TODAY…SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 5 BELOW. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WIND CHILLS AROUND 35 BELOW.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20 BELOW. NORTH WINDS AROUND
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND CHILLS AROUND
35 BELOW.
.WEDNESDAY…INCREASING CLOUDS. HIGHS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. LOWEST WIND CHILLS AROUND 40 BELOW IN THE
MORNING.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. NOT
AS COLD. LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS 10 TO
15. EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…SNOW LIKELY. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. CHANCE OF SNOW
60 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS 15 TO
20.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 15 TO 20.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. HIGHS AROUND 20.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS
AROUND 10.
.MONDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 20S.

Tuesday Morning…Update…

 Tues Feb 19, 2013…9-AM….The North Dakota Department of Transportation and North Dakota Highway Patrol have opened I-29 from Grand Forks to the Canadian Border and the No Travel Advisory for northeast North Dakota has been Lifted.

 Snow plow crews are out in full force working to clear roads, so please remember to watch for plows and don’t crowd the plow.

 

Jamestown, ND  (KCSi-T.V. News Feb 18, 2013)  –  The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports on Monday, at about 8: 26 a.m., at mile marker 265, three miles east of Jamestown, a series of about three crashes resulted in a ten vechile pileup, which included six commercial vehicles, that closed I-94 for about five hours, to allow the scene to be investigated and ckean up.

Extremely high wind, blowing snow, drifting and very icy roads, caused eastbound traffic to either slow or stop.

Once this occurred rear end collisions and vehicles driving into the  median and ditch began; two vehicles intentionally drove into the south ditch to avoid the massive wreck, totaling 12 vehicles, requiring towing.

The last vehicle involved in the incident occurred about 2 hours after I-94 had been closed, when an eastbound Illinios vehicle drove around the close barricade in Jamestown  and collided with a wrecked semi that remained in the passing lane.

That vehicle was totaled, however, neither occupant was transported for injuries.

A total of five individuals  transported by Jamestown Ambulance Service, to Jamestown Regional Medical Center were treated and released with minor injuries.

The accident remains under investigation by the Highway Patrol.

Also,  North Dakota Highway 46, was closed for about two hours Monday while two jackknifed semis were removed about 4 miles east of Highway 281.

Early Monday evening, eastbound I-94 was again shutdown for about 45 minutes while a jackknifed semi blocking both eastbound lanes were removed.

Assisting the NDHP were the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office.

 In Minnesota, a fatal crash occurred about 11:30 a.m. Monday.  A semi was westbound in the left land of I-94 as a Department of Transportation snowplow cleared the right lane. A motorist tried to drive between the vehicles, smashing into both.

 

Update

 McVILLE, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified a man who died in a snowmobile crash over the weekend.
 
     Lt. Aaron Hummel said Tuesday that 59-year-old Michael Duane Barney of Michigan, N.D., was killed while traveling west on Horseshoe Lake. Barney’s snowmobile hit a slight grade and went airborne adjacent to Nelson County Road 35.
 
     Police say Barney cleared the road, lost control of the snowmobile and rolled on the west side of Horshoe Lake. The accident occurred about 5:45 p.m. Sunday.
 
     Barney was taken to Nelson County Hospital, where he died from his injuries.

 MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota woman is facing criminal charges in a vehicle-pedestrian accident that killed two people.
 
     Sheila Morin has been indicted in federal court with two counts of involuntary manslaughter. She has pleaded not guilty.
 
     Authorities say Morin was drunk on Oct. 27 when she caused the accident that killed 41-year-old Jennifer Crissler and 30-year-old Lacey Delorme.
 
     Trial has been scheduled for April 23.
 
     Lawyers in the case were not immediately available for comment.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Senate on Monday approved two anti-abortion bills that would ban the destruction of human embryos and outlaw abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
 
     Senators voted 30-17 to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy based on the disputed premise that at that point a fetus can feel pain. The measure is a challenge to the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion up until viability, usually at 22 to 24 weeks.
 
     The embryo measure narrowly passed 24-23. The measure’s aim is to regulate in vitro fertilization and prohibit intentional destruction of embryos.
 
     The bill also defines a human being as a fertilized egg and requires the state to expand Medicaid coverage to all pregnant women.
 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Microsoft could expand its Fargo-based campus as early as 2015. Microsoft’s local branch is running near 100 percent capacity in its three buildings. Site leader Don Morton says with significant growth projected, the computer giant may consider adding two new buildings.

 

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – A new study documents a loss of 1.3 million acres of grassland over a five-year period in South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota and Iowa. The research by Christopher Wright and Michael Wimberly of the Geographic Information Science Center of Excellence at South Dakota State University says a doubling in commodity prices has created incentives for landowners to convert grassland to corn and soybean cropping.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Gov. Jack Dalrymple is slated to name North Dakota’s 2012 exporter of the year today in Bismarck.
 
     The Exporter of the Year Award is presented to one North Dakota business each year that expands and supports international markets.
 
     JM Grain of Garrison won the award in 2011.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Revenue risk management and effective farm labor strategies will be among the topics explored when soybean producers get together in Fargo.
 
     The North Dakota Soybean Council will host the 2013 Northern Soybean Expo Tuesday in Fargo at the Holiday Inn. The title of the program is “Opportunity Knocks.”
 
     Soybeans are the second-leading crop in North Dakota. Cass County is the top producing county of soybeans in the United States.
 
     The event is open to the public.

 

In sports…

The fields and opening round matchups have been announced for the Association of Independent Institutions (AII) Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships which get underway Friday at the Jamestown Civic Center. 

On the women’s side, Ashford (Iowa), Jamestown College, Johnson & Wales (Colo.), Mayville State, Rochester (Mich.), and Valley City State will play for the two automatic qualifying spots in the NAIA National Tournament at Sioux City, Iowa.

On the men’s side, Ashford, Dakota State, Jamestown College, Northern New Mexico, Rochester, and Valley City State will play for the two automatic qualifying spots in the NAIA National Tournament at Point Lookout, Mo.

General admission seating is $10 per day ($5 for students and seniors). A reserved seating tournament pass is available for $25. Visit www.jimmieathletics.com for more information.

Friday, February 22
1 p.m.     Women:  No. 3 Valley City State (22-6) vs. No. 6 Rochester (12-13)
3 p.m.     Women:  No. 4 Johnson & Wales (14-16) vs. No. 5 Ashford (13-16)
5:30 p.m.     Men:  No. 3 Dakota State (19-9) vs. No. 6 Northern New Mexico (10-17)
7:30 p.m.     Men:  No. 4 Ashford (19-11) vs. No. 6 Jamestown College (13-17)

Saturday, February 23
1 p.m.      Women:  No. 2 Mayville State (20-4) vs. winner of VCSU vs. Rochester
3 p.m.      Women:  No. 1 Jamestown (24-5) vs. winner of Johnson & Wales vs. Ashford
5:30 p.m.      Men:  No. 2 Valley City State (21-7) vs. winner of Dakota State vs. Northern New Mexico
7:30 p.m.      Men:  No. 1 Rochester (20-3) vs. winner of Ashford vs. Jamestown College

Sunday, February 24
2:00 pm       Women’s Championship Game
4:30 pm       Men’s Championship Game

The NAIA National Tournaments take place March 6-12.

 

BOYS BASKETBALL
 Class B District 13 Tournament
 Region Qualifier
     Hettinger/Scranton 60, Bowman County 45
     New England 57, Beach 51
 Championship
     Mott-Regent 59, Heart River 57
 Class B District 14 Tournament
 Region Qualifier
     Hazen 74, Killdeer 46
     Richardton-Taylor 75, Glen Ullin-Hebron 45
 Championship
     Beulah 56, Dickinson Trinity 54
 Class B District 6 Tournament
 Semifinal
     Linton-HMB 54, Kidder County 50
     Strasburg-Zeeland 55, South Border 52
 Class B District 9 Tournament
 Region Qualifier
     Shiloh Christian 74, Solen 38
     Standing Rock 59, Grant County 52
 Championship
     Flasher 54, New Salem-Almont 36
 POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
 Class B District 7 Tournament
 Region Qualifier
     Warwick vs. New Rockford-Sheyenne, ppd. to Feb 19.
     Lakota/Adams-Edmore vs. Harvey-Wells County, ppd. to Feb 19.
 Championship
     Four Winds/Minnewaukan vs. Carrington, ppd. to Feb 19.
 GIRLS BASKETBALL
     Bottineau 43, Des Lacs-Burlington 40

 

  NATIONAL  HOCKEY  LEAGUE
 
   Final  2OT    Ottawa                  2    New  Jersey            1  (SO  Ottawa  1-0)
   Final            Philadelphia      7    N-Y  Islanders      0
   Final            Colorado              6    Nashville              5
   Final            Montreal              3    Carolina                0
   Final            Toronto                3    Florida                  0
   Final            Phoenix                4    Calgary                  0
   Final            Anaheim                3    Columbus                2
 
 
       TOP-25  COLLEGE  BASKETBALL
 
   Final    (13)  Kansas  St.      71              West  Virginia      61
   Final    (25)  Notre  Dame      51    (20)  Pittsburgh            42
 
 
       TOP-25  WOMEN’S  COLLEGE  BASKETBALL
 
   Final    (  1)  Baylor          76    (  3)  UConn              70
   Final    (  8)  Kentucky      70    (10)  Texas  A&M      66
   Final    (14)  Dayton          58              Duquesne        57

 

T25-MEN’S AP POLL…
 
 
     UNDATED (AP) – Indiana retains the top spot in the AP basketball poll, picking up 43 of 65 first-place votes.
 
     Miami slips up one to No. 2 with 20 first-place votes and Gonzaga jumps from five to three with the other two first-place votes.
 
     Michigan State leapfrogs four spots to No. 4 and Florida moves up two to No. 5.
 
     Duke slips from second to sixth, with Michigan, Syracuse, Kansas and Louisville rounding out the top 10.
 
     VCU is the only new team in the poll, returning at No. 24 after a three-week absence.
 
     The only team to fall out of the rankings was Kentucky, which was No. 25 and dropped out after a pair of losses last week.

 

NBA…

 LOS ANGELES (AP) – Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss has died at the age of 80. Buss had been hospitalized for cancer, but the immediate cause of death was kidney failure, according to his assistant, Bob Steiner. Buss purchased the Lakers in 1979 and saw the team win 10 NBA championships and reach the finals 16 times.
 
     MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Timberwolves return from the All-Star break tomorrow night to face the Philadelphia 76ers at Target Center. Before the break, the Timberwolves lost five of their last six games. The Sixers fell to the Milwaukee Bucks last Wednesday.

 

MLB…

 FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) – The Minnesota Twins are being patient with pitcher Rich Harden. The right-hander is trying to win a job on the team after missing a season because of surgery on his rotator cuff. Harden started light throwing last July, and he’s with the Twins on a minor league contract.

 

UNDATED (AP) – Derek Jeter received an ovation that could be heard throughout Steinbrenner Field when he jogged onto the diamond for the New York Yankees’ first full-squad workout Monday.
 
     Jeter took part in most of the team drills, including on-field batting practice for the first time since undergoing ankle surgery last October. The 38-year-old captain, who has been hitting in an indoor cage, also took part in a 25-minute defensive session at shortstop.
 
     Although he didn’t take part in agility or running, Jeter got the day’s biggest salute from the several hundred fans present when he first appeared. They also cheered when he lined a ball to right on his first BP swing.

 

NFL… 

 
     GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) – The Green Bay Packers have released six-time Pro Bowl center Jeff Saturday, who lost his starting job late last season.
 
     Saturday signed a two-year deal with the Packers as an unrestricted free agent last March after 13 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts. He had been the Colts’ full-time starting center since 2000.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama welcomes emergency responders to the White House today and he plans to press his effort to avoid another kind of emergency — the so-called sequester. Obama will be urging congressional Republicans to accept more tax revenue in order to avert across-the-board budget cuts due to take effect in less than two weeks.
 
     PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) – Prosecutors in South Africa say the death of model Reeva Steenkamp was premeditated murder. The attorney for Olympic Sprinter Oscar Pistorius        says there was no murder at all, only an accidental shooting of Pistorius’ girlfriend. A magistrate says he has imposed the harshest bail requirements available in South African law on Pistorius, but he didn’t elaborate before a break in the session today. 

 
     LONDON (AP) – BP says it’s ready for a fight next week at a high-stakes civil trial on the Deepwater Horizon accident that resulted in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. BP failed to reach a settlement and now says it will offer a vigorous defense. Rupert Bondy, the group’s general counsel, says settlement demands were “not based on reality or the merits of the case.” Billions of dollars are at stake.
 
     BEIRUT (AP) – Anti-regime activists say at least eight people have been killed by a Syrian missile strike. Activists say what appeared to be a ground-to-ground missile leveled a stretch of buildings in the city of Aleppo. Videos posted online today showed scores of men searching the destroyed buildings.
 
     KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – Strained relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan could get some relief after the arrest of a senior Pakistan Taliban commander in eastern Afghanistan. Two Pakistani intelligence officials confirmed the capture. Strained relations stem from accusations that Kabul is allowing Pakistani Taliban to operate from Afghanistan.