Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Feb 27

CSi weather….

TODAY…CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 20 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED FLURRIES. LOWS 15 TO 20. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 15. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 10. HIGHS AROUND 30.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20. HIGHS AROUND 30.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING…THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS AROUND 20.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
.MONDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS AROUND 15.
.TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Feb 27, 2013) — A prayer service for 24 year old Jamestown College Mass Communications student, Josh Berg was held at St. Aloysius Church in Lisbon on Thursday, February 221. 2013.

Josh, from Lisbon died Februay 16, 2013 of a pulmonary embolism caused by a blood clot.

He would have graduated this spring (2013.)

Jamestown College will remember Josh during the 11 a.m. chapel service on Thursday at Voorhees Chapel, on the college campus.

Jamestown College is organizing an annual scholarship in Berg’s name, to begin next year. Donations may be made to the scholarship fund through the Office of Institutional Advancement, at 6082 College Lane.

 

Valley City, ND ( KCSi-T.V. News) the First Annual American Cancer Society “Here Comes the Sun, Tonight’s Dream…Tomorrow’s HOPE” Gala, is coming to Valley City.

On Tuesday’s (Feb 26, 2013) Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 spokesperson Hilde Van Gijssel of Valley City said, the Honorary Chairs of the event are Tim and Joanne Kadrmas. Joanne is a cancer survivor, and Tim, her caregiver.

The Black-Tie Optional Event is set for Saturday, March 16, 2013 at the Fraternal Order of Eagles Club in Valley City, 6:30-Midnight.

The evening features elegant Dinner, Dancing, Improv by VCSU students, Tributes to Cancer Survivors & Caregivers and Other Surprises.

Survivors and a guest will be provided complimentary tickets to the HOPE Gala by the generous support of local sponsors.

She added table sponsors are still needed.

Survivors will be asked to register soon.

As part of the evening those in attendance may Honor a Loved One With a Tribute Song the Night of the Gala.

Purchased Songs will be played In Memory or In Honor of a Loved One. $5.00 Suggested Donation.

Gala Tickets: $35.00/person or $60.00/couple

Ticket Sales & Tribute Songs are available at: Barnes Co. Historical Museum, Bank Forward, Dakotah Bank, First Community Credit Union, Leevers, and Market Place Foods in Valley City.

Space is limited for this first annual event, so order tickets, early.

She asks that those purchasing tickets do so by March 8^th.

For more information call Hilde @ 701 845 0106

On a related topic, Ms. Van Gijessel added that with the help of VCSU students, the Valley City Daffodil Days fund raiser, benefiting the American Cancer Society, this year, raised over $6,000. She pointed out, that the Gala will feature the room filled with 2,000 daffodils the symbol of hope.

 

 LISBON, N.D. (AP) – A judge has ruled that the case against a Fort Ransom  woman  accused of battering her infant son to death should proceed.
 
     Twenty-nine-year-old Jodi Lindvall was originally charged with murder and child abuse for the death of 22-month-old Bentley Lindvall, who died on Sept. 22.
 
     Prosecutors say an autopsy determined the boy had been physically abused and died of a head injury. Lindvall told authorities her son hit his head while she was struggling to change his diaper.
 
     Ransom County Judge Jay Schmitz ruled there’s probable cause for the murder case, but dismissed child abuse charges.
 
  Arraignment for Lindvall is scheduled March 6.

 

 MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A former Three Affiliated Tribes law enforcement officer accused of harboring two men who escaped from a New Town jail has been sentenced to probation.
 
     Jessica Folden was charged in federal court with hindering law enforcement. The charge carries a maximum penalty of one year in prison.
 
     Authorities say Jake White Body and Brandon Young Wolf were at Folden’s residence after they escaped from the Gerald Tex Fox Justice Center in New Town last May.
 
     Folden allegedly lied to officers about the whereabouts of the fugitives and refused to let officers search her residence for several hours.
 
     The two suspects were eventually apprehended.
 
     U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland sentenced Folden to 18 months of probation.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Supreme Court has ruled that more than 400 American Crystal Sugars workers in North Dakota who are locked out in a contract dispute are eligible for unemployment benefits.
 
     The decision reverses a lower court’s ruling that said the workers were not eligible for benefits because North Dakota law prohibits unemployment insurance for workers involved in labor disputes.
 
     Nearly 1,300 American Crystal Sugar workers in North Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa have been locked out since Aug. 1, 2011, after their union rejected the cooperative’s proposed contract.
 
     Locked-out workers in Minnesota and Iowa were eligible for unemployment benefits.
 
     Union spokesman John Riskey says “justice has been served” for the 420 workers affected in North Dakota.
 
     North Dakota’s director of unemployment insurance did not immediately return a message for comment.

 

 MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Minot officials are proposing that part of a half-cent city sales tax be used to help pay for a flood control project.
 
     The money would come out of an existing tax that is now split with 50 percent going to capital improvements, 40 percent to economic development and 10 percent for property tax relief.
 
     The new plan changes that formula to 50 percent for flood control, 25 percent for capital improvements, 15 percent for economic development, and 10 percent for property tax relief.
 
     Minot is planning a $530 million flood control project. The Souris River flooded more than 4,000 homes and businesses in the summer of 2011.
 
     The  city council’s finance and improvements committee approved the plan Tuesday by a 4-3 vote.

 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Supreme Court has ruled against the man who wanted to be the North Dakota Libertarian candidate for governor.
 
     The state had ruled earlier that Roland Riemers, of Grand Forks, didn’t qualify for the ballot because his lieutenant governor candidate didn’t turn in the right paperwork.
 
     Riemers argued that the Democratic and Republican candidates for governor didn’t fill out their paperwork correctly either – and they should have been dropped from the ballot.
 
     The Supreme Court ruled said in a ruling released Tuesday that there’s no evidence that the state discriminated against Riemers.

 

  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s House has defeated a measure to create a panel to investigate alleged acts of wrongdoing by politicians.
 
     The Republican-led House voted 70-24 against forming an ethics commission.
 
     House assistant Democratic leader Corey Mock of Grand Forks and Rep. Ed Gruchalla of Fargo sponsored the measure aimed at forming a nine-member ethics commission.
 
     Backers of the proposal say North Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming are the only states that don’t have an ethics commission or committee.
 
     The Legislature also defeated an attempt to create an ethics commission in 2011.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Senate approved a measure Monday that closes loopholes used by oil companies in exchange for lower taxes.
 
     The Republican-led body passed the bill 34-13. Democrats say the measure could cost the state billions of dollars in lost revenue in time.
 
     Mandan Sen. Dwight Cook says the measure attempts to bring certainty to the tax code to keep companies drilling. The measure would cut the exemption for so-called stripper wells that is costing North Dakota about $50 million annually.
 
     In exchange, the measure would charge oil companies an effective tax rate of 9.5 percent beginning in 2017 instead of the 11.5 percent tax rate they’re charged now.
 
     Democratic Sen. Connie Triplett of Grand Forks was the bill’s biggest critic. She told fellow lawmakers, “We are giving away the farm.”
 

 
     BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s House has defeated a measure that would have charged industrial water users an excise tax.
 
     The House voted 57-36 Tuesday to kill the bill.
 
     The measure was aimed at taxing oil and gas companies for water drawn from underground.
 
     Fresh water is needed to support oil drilling and hydraulic fracturing, a process that uses pressurized fluid and sand to break open oil-bearing rock 2 miles underground.
 
     Budget analysts say the tax would have raised nearly $20 million over the next two years.
 

 
     BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Senate has rejected a proposal to buy out the contract of University System Chancellor Hamid Shirvani, who has been on the job for less than a year.
 
     Republican Sen. Tony Grindberg of Fargo offered a floor amendment Tuesday to the higher education funding bill to buy out the final two years of Shirvani’s three-year contract, at a cost of about $854,000.
 
     Grindberg has questioned Shirvani’s leadership style.
 
     Shirvani has been in charge of the university system since last July. His contract runs through June 2015. He is paid $349,000 annually.

 

 MEDORA, N.D. (AP) – Fourteen people are on this year’s ballot for the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame. Trustees will vote on the nominees by mail-in ballots and the inductees will be announced this spring. The induction ceremony is June 22nd in Medora.

 

In sports…

BOYS BASKETBALL

   Wahpeton 72, Valley City 59
     Bismarck St. Mary’s 91, Jamestown 56
     Devils Lake 55, Grand Forks Central 44
     Dickinson 53, Mandan 50
     Grand Forks Red River 76, Fargo Shanley 73
     Minot 76, Williston 48
     Moorhead, Minn. 66, Fargo South 49

Class B Region 3 Tournament at the Jamestown Civic Center
 Semifinal
     LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 53, Linton-HMB 44
     South Border 63, Strasburg-Zeeland 54, 2OT
  
 Class B Region 1 Tournament
 Semifinal
     Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran 69, Maple Valley 66
     Milnor 80, Central Cass 73
 Class B Region 2 Tournament
 Semifinal
     Cavalier 43, Hillsboro/Central Valley 35
     Grafton 58, Drayton/Valley-Edinburg 42
 Class B Region 4 Tournament
 Semifinal
     Four Winds/Minnewaukan 84, St. John 48
     North Star 59, Carrington 37
 Class B Region 5 Tournament
 Semifinal
     Garrison 56, Turtle Lake-Mercer 46
     Shiloh Christian 63, Flasher 46
 Class B Region 6 Tournament
 Semifinal
     Rugby 69, Des Lacs-Burlington 47
     Westhope-Newburg 55, Lewis and Clark-Berthold 52
 Class B Region 7 Tournament
 Semifinal
     Beulah 79, Mott-Regent 41
     Dickinson Trinity 72, Heart River 54
 Class B Region 8 Tournament
 Semifinal
     Tioga 76, North Shore 59
     Trenton 69, Watford City 43
 GIRLS BASKETBALL

 Jamestown 65, Bismarck St. Mary’s 47
     Drake/Anamoose 35, Sawyer 32
     Fargo Shanley 60, Grand Forks Red River 44
     Grand Forks Central 76, Devils Lake 60
         Mandan 56, Dickinson 45

 NATIONAL  BASKETBALL  ASSOCIATION

   PHOENIX (AP) – The Minnesota Timberwolves lost a close one in Phoenix last night. Marcin Gortat hit big shots at the end of regulation and overtime and the Suns edged the Timberwolves 84-83. Derrick Williams had 21 points to lead Minnesota.
 
   Final            Indiana              108    Golden  State      97
   Final            Orlando                98    Philadelphia      84
   Final  2OT    Miami                  141    Sacramento        129
   Final            Brooklyn            101    New  Orleans        97
   Final            Cleveland          101    Chicago                98
   Final            Milwaukee            95    Dallas                  90
   Final            L-A  Clippers    106    Charlotte            84
 
 
       NATIONAL  HOCKEY  LEAGUE

 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Zach Parise’s goal 27 seconds into overtime gave the Minnesota Wild a 2-1 win over the Calgary Flames last night. Jason Zucker had the other Minnesota goal with less than five minutes left in regulation. Niklas Backstrom had 20 saves.
 
   Final            Washington      3    Carolina                0
   Final  OT      Dallas              5    Columbus                4
   Final            Winnipeg          4    N-Y  Rangers          3
   Final            Boston              4    N-Y  Islanders      1
   Final            Buffalo            2    Tampa  Bay              1
   Final            Florida            6    Pittsburgh            4
   Final            Phoenix            4    Vancouver              2
   Final  2OT    San  Jose          3    Colorado                2
 
 
       TOP-25  COLLEGE  BASKETBALL

 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Fans stormed the floor at Williams Arena last night when the Minnesota Gophers knocked off top-ranked Indiana 77-73. Trevor Mbakwe had 21 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Gophers and Andre Hollins added 16. It’s the seventh time the top-ranked team in The Associated Press’ poll has lost a game this season.

  Final    (17)  Wisconsin      77              Nebraska      46

DALLAS (AP) – The Big 12 says officiating errors were made at the end of regulation before No. 6 Kansas outlasted Iowa State in overtime last night. The league didn’t mention the officials involved or the specific play. Iowa State’s Georges Niang was called for fouling the Jayhawks Elijah Johnson, who sank two free throws to force OT with 4.9 seconds left.
 
   Final              Tennessee      64    (  8)  Florida        58
    Final              Xavier            64    (19)  Memphis        62
 
 
       TOP-25  WOMEN’S  COLLEGE  BASKETBALL
 
   Final    (  2)  Notre  Dame      79    (22)  Syracuse          68
   Final    (  3)  UConn                76              Pittsburgh      36

     GEORGETOWN, Mass. (AP) – Massachusetts police say a bus carrying University of Maine women’s basketball players crashed Tuesday on a highway north of Boston, injuring the driver and several students. Police say the driver was seriously injured and was taken by helicopter to a hospital, while 22 students were being evaluated or treated for minor injuries. Authorities said it’s believed the driver had a medical episode.
 

NASCAR…

 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Three fans injured last weekend during a NASCAR race the day before the Daytona 500 have hired a lawyer, but some experts say they could face tough obstacles in winning damages. Some point out that some courts have looked past liability waivers written on the backs of sporting event tickets. Others maintain a ticket is a legal contract that could be hard to overcome in a suit.

 

In world and national news..

 

BERLIN (AP) – It’s not immediately clear who the shooter was but prosecutors say three people are dead and seven wounded at a wood-processing company in central Switzerland. A witness has told a local newspaper the shooter opened fire in the company canteen. Authorities haven’t divulged a motive or whether the shooter was an employee.
 
     KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – An overnight attack on a post manned by a government-backed militia in eastern Afghanistan has killed 17 people who officials say were poisoned first. Officials say the militants somehow infiltrated the outpost and shot the incapacitated men.
 
     VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Benedict says that through joyous and turbulent times as pontiff he never felt alone and thanked his cardinals and colleagues for their guidance and for “understanding and respecting this important decision.” The pope basked in an emotional sendoff at his final general audience in St. Peter’s Square. He’s the first pope in 600 years to resign.
 
     PRESTON, Conn. (AP) – State police say they found the bodies of two young Connecticut boys who were taken from their daycare by their grandmother. The bodies, including that of the grandmother, were found in a parked car. Authorities say Debra Denison had picked up 6-month-old Ashton and 2-year-old Alton Perry yesterday afternoon. Family members say Denison had bipolar disorder.
 
     CLEVELAND (AP) – They may not gather any moss but Rolling Stones take up a lot of space — 2 1/2 floors of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum to be exact. The Cleveland-based museum will open “Rolling Stones: 50 Years of Satisfaction,” an exclusive exhibit celebrating the archetypal rock band, on May 24. The exhibit will include personal and collected items that have never before been seen by the public along with film, text and interactive components.