– Wayne Byers Show – Evening – May 10

CSi Weather…

VALLEY CITY AREA…

.WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING…

REST OF TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS

65 TO 70. BREEZY. WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND

40 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT.

Forecast…

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. BREEZY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.

SATURDAY…SUNNY…COOLER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST

WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTH

WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.

SUNDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.

MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.

TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER

70S. LOWS AROUND 50.

WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT

CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.

THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.

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.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE STATE TODAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 30 MPH…ALONG WITH LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY PASTURES…WILL RESULT IN HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Jamestown Water Department was working on repairing a line Friday (May 10, 2013) near Jamestown Middle School.

A spokesman said the water was shut off to the area while the repairs were being made.

Valley City, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) – The Valley City Commission met in Special Session on Friday morning (May 10, 2013) at City Hall. All members were present.

On the agenda was vote on approval of a contract with Cooper Power for the Automated Metering Infrastructure System.

Before the vote City Auditor, Avis Richter gave an update on the city funds avaialable with major projects in the offing.

Those include the permanent flood control project.

She felt comfortable in funding the AMI project.

City Administrator Schelkoph said an additional $20,000 will be added to the costs due to a fee for shipping and handling.

The total price tag is $1,205,000.

Commissioners voted unanimously to approve a contract with Cooper Power for the Automated Metering Infrastructure System.

Commissioners voted to approve a contract with Cooper Power for the Automated Metering Infrastructure System.

Update

OMAHA, Neb. (KCSi-T.V. News May 10, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports that currently releases are 100 cfs at Pipestem Reservoir and 950 cfs at Jamestown Reservoir resulting in a combined release of 1050 cfs.

These releases will be held steady though the weekend.

Over the next few weeks, Jamestown Reservoir releases may be adjusted up or down depending on the inflows into the reservoir and the downstream channel conditions.

However, the combined release is expected to be no higher than 1100 cfs unless significant rainfall is received.

Throughout May and early June, emphasis is being placed on evacuating Jamestown Reservoir flood storage.

Pipestem Reservoir flood storage will be primarily evacuated in June, July and August.
Read more at – http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/Media/NewsReleases/tabid/1835/Article/13759/jamestown-and-pipestem-reservoirs-update.aspx

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, James River Humane Society President, Matt Opsahl listed up coming fundraisers, and the need for volunteers.

He also thanked Louis L’Amour Elementary School’s kindergarten class and Ag Country for their donations to the shelter.

He said 100 items such as dog and cat toys and cleaning supplies and about $250 in cash were donated.

Opsahl noted that the Annual HOGS for Dogs, with Stutsman Harley-Davidson will be on July 27, 2013.

He added that the shelter always welcomes more volunteers, and pointed out the open position of an part time/on call employee to fill in for volunteers.

He said donations of cleaning supplies are greatly appreciated for the shelter.

As of Friday 23 cats and 16 dogs were available for adoption.

The James River Humane Society is located off the I-94 Bloom Exit.

Open everyday from 9-a.m.-noon, and 5:30-p.m.,-6:30-p.m.

Appointments may be made for other times by calling the shelter.

Call 252-0747 for more information.

JAMESTOWN, ND (KCSi-T.V. News May 10, 2013) – VHA Inc., a national health care network, has given Jamestown Regional Medical Center (JRMC) a 2013 VHA Leadership Award for Clinical Excellence, honoring the hospital for achieving national performance standards for clinical quality, safety and patient experience.

VHA is a national network of more than 1,350 not-for-profit hospital systems and 72,000 non-acute facilities that work together to achieve new levels of clinical performance and operational efficiency.

JRMC was one of 40 VHA member hospitals this year to receive a Leadership Award for Clinical Excellence. Winners were announced May 1 during VHA’s national meeting, the 2013 Navigating to Excellence Forum, held in Las Vegas.

The VHA Leadership Award for Clinical Excellence recognizes organizations that achieve top performance in care measures tracked by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Winners are selected based on a composite score consisting of three elements: 1) Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Total Performance Score, which includes Core Measures and the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Services (HCAHPS) survey results; 2) 30-day readmission rates; and 3) Medicare cost data.

As part of this year’s awards program, VHA recognized 10 of the 40 organizations with HEN Improvement Leadership Awards in honor of their commitment to CMS’ Partnership for Patients initiative and their active involvement in VHA’s Hospital Engagement Network. HEN participants commit to reduce select Hospital-Acquired Conditions by 40 percent and preventable readmissions by 20 percent over a three-year period.

Winners in this category showed substantial improvement on their baseline performance measures in at least one of 10 patient safety areas of focus.

Chief Nursing Officer at JRMC, Trisha Jungels, says, ” “I would like to take this opportunity to thank the JRMC Clinical Team. Their commitment to clinical excellence in patient care and outcomes allows our organization to live out its vision and values. Our vision is to be the best rural hospital in the country for patients to receive care, employees to work and providers to practice.”

VHA’s senior vice president for Clinical and Care Delivery Solutions, Steve Miff, PhD, says “The leaders and staff in these organizations have shown their dedication to providing not only consistently high levels of clinical care but also continually improving that performance to produce better outcomes for their patients. Since the passing of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, the health care industry has moved quickly to establish and meet performance quality metrics and align care protocol.

We are especially proud of these VHA organizations for exceptional performance against national key indicators.”

By recognizing institutions for their commitment and achievements, VHA hopes that other health systems will apply these leading practices in their own organizations to further enhance the overall level of quality in our nation’s health care system.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – One of six businesses affected by a fire at a Bismarck office building was burglarized the night of the fire.

Police tell The Bismarck Tribune that they do not yet know if the burglary and fire are related.

The fire in the Manhattan Building was reported by a passer-by in the early morning hours of May 2. No one was hurt in the blaze but damage was estimated at about half a million dollars and half a dozen businesses were displaced, including Farmers Insurance.

Police say Farmers Insurance officials now have reported that someone burglarized an office there the night of the fire and stole money.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Board of Higher Education has dissolved its three committees and will operate only as a full board, a move aimed at avoiding more open meeting violations.

Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem (STEHN’-juhm) recently said he found “pervasive” noncompliance by the board with the state’s open meeting laws.

University System attorney Claire Holloway recommended getting rid of the board’s academic, audit and executive committees. She says the committees often have three or four members, so if just two are discussing business that makes a quorum and could be a violation if the public hasn’t been properly notified.

The board without discussion voted unanimously on Thursday to dissolve the boards.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Soldiers with the North Dakota Army National Guard are preparing for a yearlong deployment to Washington, D.C.

The 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment will be leaving North Dakota on Sunday to travel to Fort Bliss, Texas, and then on to the Washington, D.C., area. Their mission will involve working with the Department of Defense agencies to protect the airspace around the National Capital Region.

The soldiers are departing from two locations. More than 90 soldiers will leave Grand Forks on Sunday, while more than 50 will leave from Bismarck.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Spring flooding in North Dakota wasn’t as severe as predicted, but officials who are totaling up the damages say the costs are piling up.

Federal, state and local experts have started preliminary damage assessments to determine the bill for flooding in 18 counties and the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation.

The review is the first step in determining whether Gov. Jack Dalrymple will request a presidential disaster declaration.

Officials are surveying roads, bridges, culverts and other infrastructure damage. Some of the costs for flood prevention and cleanup can also be included for reimbursement.

State officials say the preliminary reports show damages of $2.5 million in Cass County, $503,000 in McHenry County, $250,000 in Richland County, $75,000 in Ward County, and $24,000 at Spirit Lake.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s winter wheat crop is forecast at 17.7 million bushels, down 56 percent from last year’s record crop.

The Agriculture Department says both acres for harvest and yields are expected to be down this year.

Winter wheat is a minor crop in North Dakota, where spring wheat dominates the agriculture industry.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Supreme Court justices are deciding whether supporters of a failed campaign to abolish North Dakota property taxes should have to apologize and pay legal fees of some public officials they sued.

The group Empower the Taxpayer says those orders by a state district judge are punitive. The group has appealed to the state Supreme Court, which heard arguments in the case on Thursday.

The property tax critics last year sued several public officials, claiming they deliberately exaggerated the impact of a ballot measure that sought to abolish property taxes. The measure was defeated at the polls.

South Central District Judge Bruce Romanick (roh’-MAWN’-ihk) dismissed the group’s lawsuit as frivolous, and ordered the group to publish an apology in newspapers and pay almost $26,000 in legal fees.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Dakotas-based Sanford Health is expanding its air ambulance helicopter service to the Bismarck region.

Sanford AirMed operates a fleet of four helicopters and four airplanes from bases in Bismarck and Fargo in North Dakota, Sioux Falls in South Dakota and Bemidji in Minn.

The Bismarck helicopter service is scheduled to start in June, serving patients in central and western North Dakota as well as parts of South Dakota and Montana.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death last fall on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in the Dakotas has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors.

Twenty-two-year-old Alisha Crow Ghost was charged in federal court with second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon in the Nov. 10 death of Cole Harrison in Cannon Ball. Authorities say Crow Ghost stabbed Harrison after a night of drinking and arguing.

Crow Ghost intends to plead guilty to the murder charge. A change-of-plea hearing has not been scheduled.

The group Empower the Taxpayer says those orders by a state district judge are punitive. The group has appealed to the state Supreme Court, which heard arguments in the case on Thursday.

In world and national news…

DOSWELL, Va. (AP) – The body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev (tsahr-NEYE’-ehv) is now buried in a small Islamic cemetery in Virginia. His uncle in Maryland says Tsarnaev was buried in the cemetery in Doswell with the help of a faith coalition. A woman who says she helped with arrangements says it was an “interfaith effort” because, in her words, “Jesus says love your enemies.” The cemetery is hidden among the rural woods and hills about 30 miles north of Richmond, and contains only 47 graves. All were covered Friday with reddish-brown mulch, except for two that appeared to be newly dug.

CLEVELAND (AP) – The third woman kept in captivity for a decade in a Cleveland house has been released from the hospital and is asking for her privacy. A hospital spokeswoman says Michelle Knight was released Friday afternoon. Earlier today, Knight said in a statement that she is in good spirits and grateful for the fund created to aid the victims. A missing-person report on Knight that was filed one day after she disappeared in 2002 said without elaboration that she has a mental condition and often is confused about her surroundings.

WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House has insisted it made only stylistic changes to the CIA talking points that were used by U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice in the days after the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya last September. But new details suggest a greater White House and State Department role in changing those talking points. A congressional official says senior State Department officials had pushed for changes. Two days before Rice went on news programs, the initial draft had referred to Islamic extremists taking part in the attack. But after changes were made, Rice described the attack as stemming from a protest over an anti-Islamic video.

WASHINGTON (AP) – A senior U.S. military official says Marines and other American forces in Europe have been placed on a heightened state of alert in response to a deteriorating security situation in the Libyan capital of Tripoli. The alert order applies to a U.S. special operations team based in Germany, as well as a Marine group of air and ground forces based in Spain.

WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. Treasury says it took in a surplus of $113 billion in April, the largest in five years. That lowered the federal deficit through the first seven months of the budget year and kept it on pace to be the smallest since 2008. Steady economic growth and higher tax rates have boosted the government’s tax revenue, while spending has declined.