Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Jan 26

CSi Weather…

.REST OF TODAY…Mostly cloudy.  Highs in the lower 30s. West winds 5 to 15 mph increasing to northwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20. West winds 10 to 20 mph.

.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of snow in the

afternoon. Highs 15 to 20. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Colder. Lows near zero.

Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. Highs 5 to 10 above. North winds 5 to

10 mph.

.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 5 below.

Highs around 10.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow after

midnight. Lows 5 to 10 above.

.TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow in the afternoon.

Highs in the mid 30s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow after

midnight. Lows around 15.

.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Highs 15 to 20.

Lows 5 to 10 above.

.THURSDAY…Partly sunny. Highs 5 to 10 above.

 

On Saturday with low snow chances spreading through much of the area, notably cooler temperatures expected, with highs returning to below average.

 

Warmer air does a brief return early next week, with temperatures

climbing into the 30s and 40s by Tuesday, with  modest precipitation chances.

A Cold front pushes in Tuesday afternoon brining additional precipitation chances.

 

Much colder airmass settles over the area behind the front and

remains through the end of the week.

 

From the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History

This Day In History, January 26, 1901 – Alfred M. Dickey dies on this date. 

More in this story on line at CSiNewsNow.com

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce held its, Annual Banquet Thursday evening, January 25, 2018, at the Quality Inn & Suites in Jamestown.

The 2017 Citizen of the Year recipient is Barb Lang, with the award presented by Felicia Sargeant, from the  Anne Carlson Center.

Her nomination letter stated in part:  “Barb has served on Chamber Committees, and was Chamber President in 1995, and continues her work in the community by chairing the Jamestown Community Foundation.

Barb also has been active in working with on the Jamestown Residential Recycling project, along with the James River cleanup, project.

Barb also serves on the 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse Committee, and she’s been a member of the American Association of University Women, Jamestown Chapter, along with supporting the Jamestown Arts Center through the AAUW.

The Chamber solicited nominations from the community, that were reviewed, for:  The Young Professional of the Year, Business of the Year, the Above and Beyond Award, for volunteerism, and The Citizen of the Year Award.

The Award presentations included:

The Young Professional of the Year,  Warren Abrahamson, who works at i3G Media, formerly Ingstad Media as their news reporter.

The Young Professionals of Jamestown group of the chamber, put forward his selection.  The award was presented by Searle Swedlund, who nominated Warren.

The 2017 Business of the Year award recipient is Stutsman Harley-Davidson, presented by Lindsey Vogel from Witthauer Financial, the YPJ president.

She said, Stutsman Harley-Davidson is a great example of a business that truly cares about not only customers, but the community it’s customers and employees live in.

 

The 2017 Above and Beyond recipient is Deb Lee, who manages the Dakota Store and was responsible for the RSVP program in Jamestown for many years.

During the presentation of the award, it was stated that:   Deb has served many volunteer roles over the years.  Deb and her family have provided our community with many opportunities over the years.   Her previous position gave her the chance to work with community members of all ages but especially those that were retired or had extra time on their hands.     Her region covered 8 counties where she oversaw programs of foster grandparents, sporting event hosts and ticket takers, greeters, and bell ringers and the Dakota Store.    When short on help you can find her covering shifts or making runs for our Dakota Made products.

 

 

Four City Beautification Awards were presented at the annual banquet

They are:

Spot of Beauty – To Jerry’s Furniture and to The Arts Park

Continuing Landscaping – The Seventh Day Adventist church

New Landscaping – To the Kornovich Healing Garden at JRMC

Entertainment for the evening was ventriloquist Kevin Horner.

 

 

Valley City  (VCSU) – Sarah Montecuollo, a Valley City State University sophomore from Valley City, appears in a new video by Mandisa, a Grammy award-winning Christian/gospel artist.

Montecuollo can be seen signing in the Mandisa video for “Bleed the Same (youtu.be/HVKuA1s5I3o),” which was released Jan. 12. (Although Montecuollo appears throughout the video; one section where she appears prominently begins at the 2:05 mark.)

Mandisa flew Montecuollo to Nashville in mid-November 2017 to record her parts for the video, after Sarah had shared a video of herself winning the VCAB Homecoming Talent Show this past fall with a signing performance of “Bleed the Same.”

Although Montecuollo met with the managers of Mandisa and her collaborator, TobyMac, at the Nashville studio, she has yet to meet the singer herself. That will happen Feb. 25 in Minneapolis, when Montecuollo will participate in a meet-and-greet session with Mandisa when she performs at the Target Center as part of the TobyMac Hits Deep Tour concert.

Montecuollo is studying music education at VCSU; she’s learned to sign by taking classes in American sign language and interpreting via distance technology on the VCSU campus through Lake Region State College in Devils Lake. Her Homecoming Talent Show performance can be viewed at youtu.be/SMPh4xrVMDQ.

 

 

Bismarck  (Gov. Burgum’s Office)  North Dakota Governor, Doug Burgum will hold a Main Street Initiative Roundtable Discussion with community members in Oakes, from 5:00 to 6:15 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 29, in the Angry Beaver Lodge Meeting Room,at 404 Main Ave., Oakes.

Also that day, Gov. Burgum will attend a meeting of the Innovative Education Task Force starting at 10:30 a.m. at Oakes Public School Library, 804 Main Ave. Oakes.

 

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A judge has set bond for a pregnant woman accused of driving drunk and crashing a car into a bar and liquor store in Minot, injuring an employee.

Twenty-two-year-old Mariah Brien asked the Ward County judge for a lenient bond because she is seven months pregnant and has a 16-month-old daughter at home. The judge set a $1,500 cash or surety bond Wednesday.

The Minot Daily News says a probable cause affidavit says Brien drove her boyfriend’s car into The Landing Bar and Bottle Shop Tuesday night, shattering windows and glass doors. A clerk sustained minor injuries.

She’s charged with leaving the scene of an injury accident and providing false information to police. Brien pleaded guilty to a municipal drunken driving charge Wednesday and was given a suspended jail sentence of four days.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A county sheriff says he and state crime agents are determining whether alleged student misbehavior in the small North Dakota town of Colfax might be criminal.

School district Superintendent Tim Godfrey has said the alleged misbehavior happened in the boys’ locker room at the school for seventh through 12th-graders. He says it might have involved sexual harassment.

Richland County Sheriff Larry Leshovsky (luh-SHEHF’-skee) says authorities are sifting through rumors and third-hand information. He says nothing is being ruled out.

The sheriff declined comment on rumors that the alleged misbehavior might involve younger students being sexually violated in a darkened locker room by older students.

Some students have been removed from classes. Leshovsky says they’ll be interviewed, but he isn’t labeling them suspects.

The sheriff says the investigation likely will take another week to complete.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Bismarck Century High School teacher accused of inappropriate behavior will be required to undergo professional development training in classroom ethics and sexual harassment training.

The Bismarck Tribune reports social studies teacher Gregg Schmidt was placed on paid administrative leave last November pending an investigation, which was completed last week.

Schmidt was accused of making inappropriate comments to students, teaching content unfit for students and having “sexually charged” items in his classroom.

It’s unclear when or where Schmidt will return to teaching after his training.

State teachers union attorney Mike Geiermann says Schmidt is a “longtime, well-respected” teacher and wants to return to the profession. Geiermann said Schmidt declined comment on the investigation.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — City officials in Bismarck are considering adding a driverless bus to the Capital Area Transit fleet as part of a pilot program testing the use of autonomous vehicle technology on city streets.

The Bismarck Tribune reports that if approved by the City Commission, the bus would be rented from March through October 2019.

The city would apply to the state for federal grant money to help pay the estimated $80,000 cost. The city would be required to fund 20 percent.

City Engineer Gabe Schell says the technology is being used in other cities. The initial concept for Bismarck would be to run a route between downtown and the state Capitol grounds.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A $150 million natural gas processing plant is planned in western North Dakota, bringing to four the number of projects proposed to capture more of the record volumes of gas that is coming as a byproduct of oil production.

Republican Gov. Doug Burgum announced Thursday that Hess Midstream Partners and Targa Resources will build the plant near Watford City.

The Little Missouri Four gas plant will process 200 million cubic feet daily at an existing facility owned by Targa. The companies say the project will be completed in the fourth quarter of this year.

North Dakota Pipeline Authority Director Justin Kringstad says the addition of the new plant and others should help keep pace with expected oil production until 2020.

 

 

Update…

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Supreme Court will hear arguments next month on whether a Minot man convicted of killing his ex-wife can have contact with the two children he had with her.

Richie Wilder Jr. is serving life in prison on a murder conviction in the November 2015 death of 30-year-old Angila Wilder, who authorities say was stabbed 44 times in the neck, face and chest.

Wilder last fall appealed a judge’s order prohibiting him from having contact with the 6-year-old and 12-year-old children while they’re still minors. The Minot Daily News reports arguments are scheduled Feb. 27.

The children are living out of state with their maternal grandmother, who is their appointed guardian.

Wilder’s current wife, Cynthia Wilder, is awaiting sentencing for helping him plan the killing of his ex-wife.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators have denied an oil company’s request to be exempt from the state’s rules for burning off and wasting natural gas.

The Bismarck Tribune reports that North Dakota’s Industrial Commission on Wednesday denied Marathon Oil’s request for several exemptions from the state’s flaring restrictions for several wells predominantly on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation.

The company wanted the exemptions until larger pipelines are built in the area.

But the three-member panel headed by Republican Gov. Doug Burgum denied the request, saying it would be counter to the state’s policy that requires at least 85 percent of the gas to be captured.

 

 

 

In sports…

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is launching a program to provide grants to local clubs or communities that offer high school trap shooting.

Game and Fish education section leader Marty Egeland says the grants are designed to support the North Dakota high school trap league.

The deadline to apply is April 1.

 

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) — What might be the two largest ice fishing tournaments in the country are being held in the Upper Midwest on Saturday.

The Devils Lake Volunteer Fire Department ice fishing derby is set on Devils Lake’s Six Mile Bay in northeastern North Dakota. The Minot Daily News reports volunteers will drill 6,000 holes for anglers to use.

The ice fishing tournament billed as the “Granddaddy of them all” and “the largest charitable ice fishing contest on earth” will be held at Hole in the Day Bay at Gull Lake in central Minnesota. Up to 10,000 anglers are expected at the event organized by the Brainerd Jaycees.

Both events have been held for about three decades. The Devils Lake tournament raises money for the fire department. The Brainerd tourney supports charities.

 

 

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Durant had 28 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors hit a season-high 21 3-pointers in a 126-113 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson each added 25 points for the Warriors, who matched their previous season high of 18 3-pointers by the end of the third quarter.

 

Final Sacramento 89 Miami 88

Final Oklahoma City 121 Washington 112

Final Denver 130 N-Y Knicks 118

 

 

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Evgeni Malkin scored two power-play goals and Sidney Crosby had three assists to reach another career milestone as the Pittsburgh Penguins topped the Minnesota Wild 6-3. Malkin has 23 goals and added an assist to give him 16 goals and 31 points in his last 24 games. Crosby passed Jaromir Jagr for second on the team’s all-time scoring list with 1,082 points and is now behind only current Penguins owner Mario Lemieux.

 

Final Tampa Bay 5 Philadelphia 1

Final Nashville 3 New Jersey 0

Final Boston 3 Ottawa 2

Final Chicago 5 Detroit 1

Final Washington 4 Florida 2

Final Carolina 6 Montreal 5

Final St. Louis 3 Colorado 1

Final Toronto 4 Dallas 1

Final Columbus 2 Arizona 1

Final SO Edmonton 4 Calgary 3

Final Buffalo 4 Vancouver 0

Final N-Y Islanders 2 Vegas 1

Final SO Anaheim 4 Winnipeg 3

Final N-Y Rangers 6 San Jose 5

 

Men’s College Basketball…

CHENEY, Wash. (AP) — Bogdan Bliznyuk scored 28 points and his first basket, a pretty 3 from the corner a little over a minute into the game, made him the all-time leading scorer (1,830 points) at Eastern Washington, which went on to defeat North Dakota 95-71. Coach Shantay Legans called time after Bliznyuk set the scoring mark (surpassing Venky Jois, 1,803) and the people in attendance clapped and cheered as the feat was acknowledged with a short ceremony.

 

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final (3) Purdue 92 (25) Michigan 88

Final (11) Arizona 80 Colorado 71

Final Penn St. 82 (13) Ohio St. 79

Final (15) Gonzaga 95 Portland 79

Final (16) Saint Mary’s (Cal) 75 BYU 62

Final (17) Wichita St. 81 UCF 62

Final OT Utah 80 (21) Arizona St. 77

 

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Vikings Hall of Fame defensive end Chris Doleman is undergoing surgery in Atlanta to remove a brain tumor. The Star Tribune reports that well-wishers have flocked to Twitter to express support for Doleman, who played for the Vikings from 1985 to 1993. He then moved on to spend two years with the Falcons, three with the 49ers and one final season with the Vikings in 1999. Doleman had 150 ½ career sacks, 22 of which came during the 1989 season.

 

AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Hyeon Chung has retired from his semifinal match against defending champion Roger Federer at the Australian Open while trailing 1-6, 2-5 on Friday night.

The South Korean player had taken a medical timeout earlier in the second set to receive treatment on his foot. The match was barely an hour old when he quit.

Chung received a smattering of boos after retiring, though the crowd at Rod Laver Arena applauded as he walked off court.

Federer now advances to face Marin Cilic in Sunday’s final for a chance at his 20th Grand Slam title.

 

NBA-NEWS

UNDATED (AP) — NBA All-Star game captains LeBron James and Stephen Curry have made their selections for the Feb. 18 game in Los Angeles.

James got Kevin Durant and reunited with Kyrie Irving in the league’s first All-Star draft. The Cavaliers forward also took the New Orleans duo of Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins to complete his starting five.

Curry grabbed James Harden and Giannis Antetokounmpo (YAH’-nihs an-the-toh-KOOM’-poh), the league’s two top scorers. The Warriors guard filled the rest of his starting lineup with Joel Embiid (joh-EHL’ ehm-BEED’) and DeMar DeRozan.

The league initiated the draft format for the game, marking the first time the Eastern Conference won’t face the West.

While James was picking his starters, his Cleveland coach was altering his lineup.

Coach Tyronn Lue (TY’-rahn loo) is dropping Jae Crowder from the starting five and replacing him with Kevin Love, who is moving back to forward to make room for center Tristan Thompson. The moves come amid a 3-10 skid that has dropped the Central Division leaders to 27-19, just two games ahead of the Pacers.

Cleveland hosts Indiana on Friday.

 

 

 

NEW YORK (AP) — Warriors forward Kevin Durant has been fined $15,000 for his comments about official James Williams following Tuesday’s win over the Knicks.

Durant was ejected from the game and apologized Wednesday, saying after watching replays that he acted like a “diva” and a “jerk.” He vowed to apologize directly to Williams in person.

 

NFL-NEWS

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski sat out practice Thursday with a concussion and quarterback Tom Brady was limited with his right-hand injury as New England returned to the practice field in preparation for its Super Bowl matchup with Philadelphia.

Gronkowski suffered his concussion after taking a helmet-to-helmet hit early in the Patriots’ AFC championship game win over Jacksonville. Brady got several stitches in his hand after getting hurt in practice leading up to that game.

Defensive lineman Deatrich Wise (concussion) and Malcolm Brown (foot) also did not participate in Thursday’s practice. Safety Devin McCourty (shoulder), running back Mike Gillislee (knee) and offensive lineman LaAdrian Waddle (knee) were all limited participants.

 

MLB-NEWS

UNDATED (AP) — Christian Yelich (YEH’-lihch) is the latest player jettisoned by the Miami Marlins, going to the Milwaukee Brewers for highly-touted outfield prospect Lewis Brinson and three other minor leaguers. Yelich joins Giancarlo Stanton, Dee Gordon and Marcell Ozuna among starting position players who have been dealt since the club was sold after last season. Yelich is scheduled to make $7 million this year after batting .282 with 18 homers and 81 RBIs last season.

In other baseball news:

— A person familiar with the negotiations says the Mets and infielder Jose Reyes have agreed to a one-year, $2 million deal, pending a physical. The 34-year-old Reyes hit .246 with 15 home runs, 58 RBIs and 24 stolen bases in 145 games last year.

—The Cubs have invited veteran catcher Chris Gimenez and 18 other non-roster players to their major league spring training camp. A nine-year veteran, Gimenez played for Chicago manager Joe Maddon when both were with Tampa Bay in 2012 and 2013 and was later a teammate of free agent pitcher Yu Darvish — a Cubs target — with the Texas Rangers.

— Vladimir Guerrero will become the first player to wear an Angels hat on his Hall of Fame plaque. Guerrero made the announcement Thursday, a day after he was elected to the Hall by an overwhelming margin. The slugger played the first eight seasons of his career in Montreal. He joined the Anaheim Angels as a free agent in 2004 and spent six seasons with them, including their rebranding as the Los Angeles Angels.

— The Padres say their social media accounts were hacked early Thursday and posts were made that suggested the team had either agreed to terms with free agent Eric Hosmer or that a deal was imminent. The team says “Messages that were inaccurate and unauthorized were posted.” The team also says “MLB Cybersecurity is now investigating the matter.” The Padres have offered Hosmer a seven-year deal.

 

GOLF-FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN-WOODS

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Tiger Woods made his return to the PGA Tour by shooting an even-par 72 in the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.

Woods was 1-over before coming within six inches of a hole-in-one on the par-3 16th. He is competing in a tour event for the first time since undergoing fusion surgery on his lower back last April, his fourth back operation in three years.

Woods is currently on the bubble to make the cut and seven shots behind leader Tony Finau, who opened with a consecutive birdies in a 65. Finau is one stroke ahead of Ryan Palmer and Ted Potter Jr., with Jon Rahm among 11 players at minus-4.

 

LPGA TOUR

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Brooke Henderson is the leader through the opening round of the LPGA’s Bahamas Classic.

The 20-year-old Canadian had four birdies in a seven-hole stretch and shot a bogey-free 5-under 68 as she seeks her sixth LPGA victory.

Sarah Jane Smith and Luna Sobron Galmes are one shot back and one ahead of Shanshan Feng and five others.

 

 

FOOTBALL-XFL RETURNS

STAMFORD, Conn (AP) — The XFL is set for a surprising second life under WWE leader Vince McMahon.

McMahon announced the return of the much-maligned league that spawned He Hate Me and flamed out in 2001 after one wild season.

McMahon said the XFL would return in 2020 but offered few other details about the late winter/early spring football league. The XFL will launch with eight teams, 40-man active rosters and a 10-week regular-season schedule.

 

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