Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Mar 29

CSi Weather…

Forecast…

 

REST OF TODAY…Partly sunny. A 30 percent chance of snow in the

afternoon. Highs in the mid 30s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

.TONIGHT…Cloudy. Snow likely in the evening, then chance of

snow after midnight. Snow accumulation around 2 inches. Lows

10 to 15. North winds around 10 mph. Chance of snow 60 percent in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area.

.FRIDAY…Partly sunny in the morning, then cloudy with snow

likely in the afternoon. Snow accumulation around 2 inches. Highs

in the mid 20s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the

southeast in the afternoon. Chance of snow 70 percent.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Cloudy with snow in the evening, then partly

cloudy with slight chance of snow after midnight. Areas of

blowing and drifting snow through the night. Snow may be heavy at

times in the evening. Moderate snow accumulations. Lows 5 to

10 above. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph shifting to the northwest

20 to 25 mph after midnight.  Chance of snow 90 percent

.SATURDAY…Sunny. Patchy blowing and drifting snow through the

day. Highs 15 to 20. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Patchy blowing and drifting snow

in the evening. Lows zero to 5 above.

.SUNDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 20s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of snow after

midnight. Lows 10 to 15.

.MONDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow. Highs

around 30.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow.

Lows around 10.

.TUESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 10.

.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs

in the upper 20s.

 

Tonight Light snow amounts of around an inch, but with some higher 1-2 inch amounts over the south central into the James River valley.

 

Precipitation tapers off late tonight with significantly cold temperatures spilling into the region behind the cold front.

 

Friday afternoon through Saturday morning, moderate snow amounts extending from Crosby and Williston southeast to Minot and Garrison and Rugby, Harvey, Carrington and Jamestown.

Generally 4 to 6 inches of snow

In addition areas of blowing and drifting snow Friday afternoon and Friday night and dangerous wind chills to around 25 below zero later Friday night.

Another round of snow Sunday night through Monday.

 

 

Valley City  (CSi)  Valley City Police reports that  on March 20, the department was contacted by Jamestown Police to assist  in locating a suspect in several crimes within the Jamestown jurisdiction.

The news release from Valley City Police Chief Phil Hatcher said, Valley City Police was able to locate the suspect and arrest him on unrelated charges.

The result of the arrest and subsequent interviews yielded closure to the Markeplace Foods case in Valley City, with the arrest of 33 year old James Wayne Denison, Jr., of Valley City on March 27.

Denison, Jr., has been initially charged with two felony counts of Criminal Conspiracy.

He’s being held in the Barnes County Jail.

Initially, on August 20, 2017 Valley City Police was called to Marketplace Foods in Valley City, to a report of an overnight burglary.

The North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation was called to assist with that case.

Chief Hatcher thanks the North Dakota BCI, and Jamestown Police for their assistance, and cooperation in the case.

 

Oakes  (RRV&W-AP) Red River Valley & Western Railroad reports no additional property damage and no injuries when a 110 car unit train partially derailed in Southwest Oakes, Tuesday about 7-p.m.

Seven corn cars tipped, spilling the corn, and four cars derailed.

RRV&W Track and Structures Manager Cal Gruebele points out, the spring thaw may have led to some soft parts of the track that could have allowed the wheels to fall between the track rails.

The spilled corn was being swept up on Wednesday, and the derailed cars taken care of by Thursday, this week. It may be several days until service returns to the track site.

 

Valley City  (CSi)  The Valley City-Barnes County Committee on addiction invites the public to a free town hall community discussion on Thursday, April 5th from 6pm to 7:30pm in the Hi-Liner Activity Center.

The 30-minute documentary addresses the impacts of the opioid crisis on North Dakota families and communities.

A community discussion will follow the documentary.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The 2018 Relay for Life Color Fun Run will be held on Saturday May 5^th, starting at 10-a.m., from McElroy Park.

Chelsey Francis says, on-site registration and t-shirt pick up is at 9-a.m.

Registration is $30, pre-register by April 1st, with the t-shirt guaranteed…. $35 on site registration, no t-shirt guarantee.

Children (under age 5) : no shirt  FREE

Please make ALL checks payable to:

Stutsman County Relay for Life

Please mail registration forms and payment to:

Chelsey Francis

208 2nd Ave SW

Jamestown, ND 58401

OR stop by Wells Fargo Bank to drop off forms and payment

 

BOWMAN, N.D. (AP) — The school superintendent in Bowman has been placed on paid administrative leave after being charged with drug crimes.

Court documents show David Mahon faces misdemeanor charges of drug possession and felony charges of endangering a child for allegedly allowing two teens to smoke marijuana in his home. The felony charges each carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.

KFYR-TV reports that the school board voted Wednesday to place Mahon on leave indefinitely.

Court documents do not list an attorney for Mahon, and a home telephone listing could not be found.

 

 

MAYVILLE, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education has named Brian Van Horn as the next president of Mayville State University.

Van Horn was selected Wednesday to become the school’s 17th president. He comes to Mayville State from Murray State University in Kentucky, where he serves as an associate provost.

During his interview, Van Horn said he appreciates North Dakota’s investment in Mayville State. The school is located in Mayville in eastern North Dakota, about 60 miles (97 kilometers) northwest of Fargo.

Mayville State president Gary Hagan plans to retire this summer. The search for the new president began last November after Hagan announced he plans to retire after serving more than four decades at the university.

Van Horn will take over no later than July.

 

 

Bismarck  (CSi)   – Gov. Doug Burgum and members of his administration met Wednesday with statewide elected officials, agency leaders and team members from across state government to provide updates on the administration’s five strategic initiatives and invite greater collaboration across agencies.

About 60 people from cabinet and non-cabinet agencies assembled in the Capitol’s Brynhild Haugland Room for the unique meeting aimed at enhancing communication and collaboration with the different agencies and branches of government on the five strategic initiatives: Reinventing Government, Main Street Initiative, Transforming Education, Tribal Partnerships and Behavioral Health, including recovery from the disease of addiction.

Burgum says, “All of us in state government take seriously our collective responsibility to serve the citizens of North Dakota, and this is an invitation to assemble as a team and discover how we can better align on our common goals.  Budget challenges, demographics, digital transformation, cybersecurity challenges and very tight national, state and local labor markets are all powerful forces that will require us to re-envision our current siloed agency approach to delivering services.”

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Taxable sales and purchases in North Dakota increased slightly in 2017 led by rebounding oil activity in the western part of the state.

North Dakota’s taxable sales and purchases are a key indicator of economic activity in the state. Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger (RAW’-shun-bur-gur) says North Dakota’s taxable sales and purchases increased 3 percent in 2017 to $17.9 billion.

North Dakota taxable sales and purchases set a record of $28.2 billion in 2014.

Rauschenberger says only five of the 15 major industry sectors had growth from 2016 to 2017. Mining and oil extraction had the biggest increase, at more than 52 percent.

Of the state’s biggest cities, only the oil-patch towns of Williston and Dickinson had an increase of taxable sales and purchases last year.

 

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Remodeling at a North Dakota jail has made it difficult for defense attorneys to meet with clients, holding up some court cases.

Sheriff Bob Barnard says the situation at the Ward County Jail in Minot is temporary, but that it’s caused some issues. He tells the Minot Daily News that only one visitation room is available until more progress is made in construction.

Thirteen appointment slots are available for the room on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Defense attorney Ashley Gulke says scheduling problems often push her visits with clients to Sundays or evenings, which cuts into her family time.

Barnard says the remodeling is expected to be completed in August. But he anticipates that there will be more meeting rooms available for the lawyers and their clients in June or July.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Fargo eighth-grader will represent North Dakota in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., in late May.

Tobi Shorunke from Ben Franklin Middle School outlasted dozens of other spellers to win the state bee on Monday in Bismarck.

Shorunke correctly spelled “millibars” to win the bee in the 14th round.

 

In sports..

Valley City (VCSUVikings.com) The Valley City State University softball team has announced changes to its weekend series with rival University of Jamestown.

The Vikings and Jimmies will play three games Friday inside the Presentation College Dome in Aberdeen, S.D. Game times are set for 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. All three will be conference games. VCSU will be the home team.

VCSU was originally scheduled to host a four-game series with the Jimmies this weekend, but cold temps and snow have forced the movement to the Presentation Dome. The fourth game of the series will not be made up.

Friday’s triple-header will be a showdown of the top two teams in the North Star Athletic Association. Jamestown leads the conference with a 7-1 record in the NSAA and a 24-4 overall record. VCSU is second in the conference standings at 6-2 in the NSAA and 23-7 overall.

The Jimmie baseball games on April 2-3 against Concordia and Presentation College have been postponed.

The Blue Jays’ home baseball games against Bismarck St. Mary’s on April 3 have been rescheduled for May 17. The Class A season is now scheduled to start on April 10 for the Jays with road games at Dickinson.

Blue Jay softball’s April 3 games have also been postponed with no make-up date yet scheduled. Jamestown is scheduled to host Dickinson at Trapper Field on April 10.

The Blue Jays soccer team’s first match with Legacy on April 6 has been moved to April 21. Jamestown hosts Minot on April 10 for the season-opener.

 

KANSAS CITY, Mo.  (NAIA)  — For the second-straight poll, Georgia Gwinnett captures the No. 1 position in the second regular-season installment of the 2018 NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, announced Tuesday by the national office. With a 29-2 record, the Grizzlies posted 14 first-place votes and 524 total points.

UJ Jimmies move up from number 20 to number 16.

VCSU softball receives votes.

2018 NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Poll No. 2 (March 20, 2018)

posted on line at CSiNewsNow.com

(VCSUVikings.com)  The Valley City State University softball team has announced changes to its weekend series with rival University of Jamestown.

The Vikings and Jimmies will play three games Friday inside the Presentation College Dome in Aberdeen, S.D. Game times are set for 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. All three will be conference games. VCSU will be the home team.

VCSU was originally scheduled to host a four-game series with the Jimmies this weekend, but cold temps and snow have forced the movement to the Presentation Dome. The fourth game of the series will not be made up.

Friday’s triple-header will be a showdown of the top two teams in the North Star Athletic Association. Jamestown leads the conference with a 7-1 record in the NSAA and a 24-4 overall record. VCSU is second in the conference standings at 6-2 in the NSAA and 23-7 overall.

Valley City  (VCSUVikings.com)- Valley City State University senior Lenzel Koskela and freshman Kyle Odegard were both named NSAA Track & Field Athletes of the Week after strong performances Saturday at the Yellow Jacket Spring Open.

Odegard earned the Field Athlete of the Week award after winning the javelin, and Koskela was named Track Athlete of the Week after running a career-best time in the 400 meters.

North Star Athletic Association Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
Kyle Odegard – Valley City State (N.D.) – Freshman – Lisbon, N.D. – Odegard placed first in men’s javelin throw in his first collegiate meet at Black Hills State (S.D.) Yellow Jacket Spring Open for Valley City State (N.D.).  He threw a measurement of 54.66 meters (179 feet, 4 inches), the farthest throw at VCSU since 1989 and ranks him second in school history.  Odegard’s mark was just 0.34 meters off for the national qualifying measurement.  He currently ranks first in the North Star conference by around seven feet.

North Star Athletic Association Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week
Lenzel Koskela – Valley City State (N.D.) – Senior – Plymouth, Minn. – Koskela ran a career-best time in the 400-meter dash for Valley City State (N.D.) at NCAA Division II Black Hills State (S.D.) Yellow Jacket Spring Open.  He placed third in the race with a time of 49.88 seconds, the fastest time at VCSU since 1989 and ranks him fourth in school history.  Koskela ranks first in the North Star conference by more than one second.

Valley City State University senior Megan Johnson has been named an NSAA Track & Field Athlete of the Week, the conference office announced Tuesday. Johnson earned the Field Athlete of the Week honor after winning the long jump and triple jump in VCSU’s outdoor opener, and qualifying for nationals in the triple jump.

Kirsten Paetow of Dakota State (S.D.) was chosen to Track Athlete of the Week.

North Star Athletic Association Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
Megan Johnson – Valley City State (N.D.) – Senior – Enderlin, N.D. – Johnson qualified for NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Nationals in triple jump for Valley City State (N.D.).  She claimed both triple and long jumps at NCAA Division II Black Hills State (S.D.) Yellow Jacket Spring Open.  She bested a field of mainly NCAA Division II competitors in both events.  Johnson’s 11.45 meters (37 feet, 6.75 inches) in the triple jump meets NAIA ‘B’ Standard and is the second-best mark in school history.  She also leaped a measurement of 5.40 meters (17 feet, 8.75 inches) in the long jump.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Perennial Football Championship Subdivision power North Dakota State is holding its annual pro day on Thursday. The school says 10 players are expected to work out for scouts in the Dacotah Field bubble. The event is not open to the public. The Bison this past season won their sixth FCS title in seven years.

 

NBA…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns scored a franchise-record 56 points and added 15 rebounds for his league-leading 63rd double-double, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Atlanta Hawks 126-114. Towns was 6 of 8 from 3-point range and added four assists for Minnesota, which recovered after a disappointing loss Monday to the lowly Memphis Grizzlies and trailing last-place Atlanta throughout the first quarter.

 

UNDATED (AP) — LeBron James tied one of Michael Jordan’s NBA records while helping the Cleveland Cavaliers stay ahead of Philadelphia and Indiana for the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference.

James came within two assists of a triple-double as he delivered 41 points and 10 rebounds in the Cavaliers’ 118-105 win over the Hornets in Charlotte. James has now scored at least 10 points in 866 consecutive games, tying the record held by the Hornets’ owner. The 33-year-old James began the streak on Jan. 6, 2007 and can break Jordan’s record Friday against the Pelicans.

Jeff Green had 18 points for the Cavs, who shot 71 percent while outscoring Charlotte 42-38 in the second quarter.

Kemba Walker scored 21 points to pass Dell Curry as the Hornets’ career scoring leader.

The outcome keeps the Cavaliers a half-game in front of the 76ers and moves them one game ahead of the Pacers.

Checking out Wednesday’s other NBA action:

— The Celtics won their fifth in a row as Jaylen Brown drained a 3-pointer with 0.1 seconds left to give Boston a 97-94 win at Utah. Brown scored 21 points and Jayson Tatum added 16 to help the Celtics move three games behind the East-leading Raptors. Donovan Mitchell scored 22 points for the Jazz, who are a half-game behind the Timberwolves for seventh in the West and one game ahead of the Clippers.

 

—Tobias Harris dropped in 27 points and the Clippers earned their third straight win by topping the Suns, 111-99. DeAndre Jordan had 13 points and 15 rebounds for Los Angeles.

— The Trail Blazers had won 15 of 17 before MarShon Brooks scored 14 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter of his first game with the Grizzlies to lead a 108-103 comeback over Portland. Brooks signed a 10-day contract on Tuesday and played his first NBA game since April 2014 with the Lakers. CJ McCollum had a game-high 42 points for the Blazers, who are two games ahead of Oklahoma City for the third seed in the West.

— The 76ers ran their winning streak to eight games as Dario Saric contributed 26 points and 14 rebounds to a 118-101 downing of the Knicks. Ben Simmons added 13 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds for Philadelphia, which finished the game without Joel Embiid (joh-EHL’ ehm-BEED’) because of a facial injury suffered early in the second quarter.

— The Lakers were 103-93 winners against the Mavericks as Brook Lopez scored 22 points and Julius Randle added 20 with 10 rebounds. Brandon Ingram had 13 points, seven rebounds and four assists in 23 minutes following his 12-game absence with a groin strain.

— D’Angelo Russell and Caris LeVert each scored 16 points to lead the Nets to a 111-104 victory over the Magic. Brooklyn opened the fourth quarter on a 17-2 run and ended a three-game skid.

NBA-NEWS

Cavs’ Love in concussion protocol…James matches MJ mark

UNDATED (AP) — Cavaliers All-Star forward Kevin Love is in the NBA’s concussion protocol after being elbowed in the face.

Love was struck by Miami’s Jordan Mickey early in Tuesday’s game at Miami. He briefly returned to the floor, but experienced concussion-like symptoms at halftime.

The Cavs said his status will be updated when appropriate.

In other NBA news:

— Lakers guard Isaiah Thomas will have arthroscopic surgery on his right hip Thursday, ending his season. The procedure typically requires months of rehabilitation.

— Hassan Whiteside is apparently nearing a return to the Heat lineup. Miami is listing its starting center as questionable for Thursday against the Bulls after missing nine games with pain in his left hip.

 

NHL…

UNDATED (AP) — The Florida Panthers have wasted one of their games in hand as they try to catch the New Jersey Devils for the NHL’s final Eastern Conference playoff berth.

James van Riemsdyk’s (REEMZ’-dyks) 35th goal of the season was the eventual game-winner as the Maple Leafs downed the Panthers, 4-3. Van Riemsdyk scored with 8:12 remaining to put Toronto ahead 4-2.

Auston Matthews notched his 30th goal of the year, and Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist for the playoff-bound Leafs, who set a franchise record with their 46th victory.

Jonathan Huberdeau (HOO’-bur-doh) scored twice for the Panthers, who remain three points behind the Devils with one game in hand. Florida has seven games remaining.

Elsewhere in the NHL:

— Evgeny Kuznetsov (kooz-NEHT’-sahv) scored 38 seconds into overtime to complete the Capitals’ 3-2 victory over the Rangers. Kuznetsov sent the Caps to their fifth straight win and a seven-point lead in the Metropolitan Division after Lars Eller tied the game with 65 seconds left in regulation.

— First-period goals by Claude Giroux (juh-ROO’) and Ivan Provorov were enough offense for the Flyers in a 2-1 win at Colorado. Philadelphia slid a point ahead of the Blue Jackets for third place in the Metropolitan Division, while the Avalanche stayed one point out of the final Western Conference wild-card berth.

— The Coyotes’ 3-2 win at Vegas keeps the Golden Knights just five points ahead of second-place San Jose in the Pacific Division with five games remaining. Kevin Connauton contributed the first and last goals in Arizona’s fourth victory in six games.

 

MLB-NEWS

UNDATED (AP) — Royals catcher Salvador Perez will miss up to six weeks after spraining the MCL in his left knee.

Perez was injured at home as he missed a step while carrying a suitcase up stairs. The five-time All-Star heard a “pop” and immediately called Royals trainer Nick Kenney, who advised Perez to ice the knee and come in for an MRI exam on Wednesday.

No surgery is required, and recovery can be as little as four weeks.

 

NFL-NEWS

UNDATED (AP) — The Raiders are another step closer to leaving Oakland again.

The Las Vegas Stadium Authority has signed the final documents necessary to build the future home of the Raiders. Raiders President Marc Badain and authority chairman Steve Hill have signed the lease and development agreements in Las Vegas for the $1.8 billion, 65,000-seat stadium that also will serve as home to the UNLV Rebels.

The move comes a day after NFL owners voted 31-1 to approve the stadium plans and financing, including a $200 million loan from the league.

 

— The NFL’s new rule outlawing a player from lowering his head to initially make any sort of hit with his helmet likely will be included in replay reviews for officials. Though nothing has been finalized, Commissioner Roger Goodell and competition committee chairman Rich McKay made it clear that video reviews probably will be part of the process.

 

In world and national news…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A funeral will be held today for a 22-year-old unarmed black man killed by police in California’s capital city, which is on edge after days of unrest.

The Rev. Al Sharpton plans to give the eulogy for Stephon Clark at Thursday’s funeral at Bayside of South Sacramento church.

Some mourners are predicting increased unrest beyond the unruly but mostly nonviolent protests that have disrupted traffic and two professional basketball games since the March 18 shooting.

Family members and authorities are calling for calm.

Two Sacramento police officers who were responding to a report of someone breaking car windows fatally shot Clark in his grandparents’ backyard. Police say they thought Clark was holding a gun. He was found with a cellphone.

Some have called for the officers to face criminal charges.

 

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s surprise choice to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs made a good impression on the boss in January when giving a glowing health report on Trump’s physical and mental well-being.

Trump told aides he liked White House physician Ronny Jackson’s smooth turn before the cameras and his ability to field reporters’ questions. Now Trump has tapped Jackson to replace David Shulkin as VA secretary.

During the January briefing, Jackson spent nearly an hour exhausting reporters’ questions, extoling the president’s “incredible genes” and joking that if only Trump had eaten a healthier diet over the last 20 years, “he might live to be 200 years old.”

And he achieved a more consequential goal: effectively stamping out questions that had been brewing about the president’s mental fitness.

 

PAJU, South Korea (AP) — Japan’s government spokesman says his country has been in touch with North Korea, but refuses to say whether a possible meeting between their leaders is being discussed.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, responding to a question Thursday about reports of such talks, said Japan has all along communicated with North Korea via multiple channels. Suga declined to say if a meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is being discussed.

The Asahi newspaper reported Thursday that Kim’s administration has mentioned a possible summit with Abe in June following one with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Suga welcomed plans for an April 27 meeting between the leaders of the two Koreas as a sign of progress resulting from international pressure on North Korea.

 

 

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai says she will continue to campaign for the education of girls in Pakistan.

Her comments come after she arrived back in her homeland for the first time since she was shot in 2012 by Taliban militants angered at her championing of girls’ education.

With tears in her eyes, Yousafzi recalled Thursday having to leave Pakistan for treatment when she was shot.

At a ceremony at Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s office, the university student said she had always thought about returning to Pakistan.

She says: “It is now actually happening and I am here.”

Abbasi praised Yousafzai, saying he is happy to welcome her home, where he says terrorism has been eliminated.

 

 

VALENCIA, Venezuela (AP) — Distraught families are clamoring for information about detained relatives following a fire that Venezuela’s chief prosecutor says killed 68 people when it swept through the cells of the state police station.

Angry relatives fought with police outside the facility Wednesday after being unable to get any information on casualties from Wednesday’s fire, which townspeople said erupted after a disturbance involving detainees. Officers used tear gas to disperse the crowd, and local officials would confirm only that there were fatalities.

Late Wednesday, Attorney General Tarek William Saab said on his official Twitter account that 68 people were dead and nearly all of them were prisoners. He said the dead included two women who were staying overnight at the station, but he didn’t provide any further details.