Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Feb 21

CSi Weather…

 

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds

10 to 15 mph.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows around 15.

.MONDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of snow in the

afternoon. Highs around 30.

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

Lows 15 to 20.

.TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs

in the mid 20s.

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

the evening. Lows zero to 5 above.

.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs around 10.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 5 below.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs 15 to 20.

 

Westerly winds continue Saturday which will be the mildest day in

the extended. It will be mostly sunny with highs 40F to 45F along

and west of the Missouri River, and in the 30s east of the

Missouri River. Changes towards a cooling trend begin Saturday

Night.

Tuesday through Thursday with mostly dry but cold conditions Tuesday and Wednesday. Expect highs in the 20s Tuesday, then teens to lower 20s Wednesday. A gradual moderating trend returns Thursday and Friday with highs in the 20s and 30s.

 

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Police is investigating a two vehicle crash on Friday about 1:23-p.m. at the intersection of 5th street & 7th Avenue SE.

Jamestown Area Ambulance was called to the scene.

No immediate report was available concerning injuries.

Authorities remind motorists that when the weather is nice and driving condition are good, to be extra watchful of other motorists maybe not pay as close attention to their driving as they should.

Also observe the posted speed limit, and buckle up.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Freedom Resource for Independent Living in Jamestown will hold a program, “Disaster Planning for People with Disabilities,”  on March 19, from 1:30-p.m. to 3:30-p.m., and the LEC Lower Level meeting room.

The Freedom in Action class will discuss risks in your community.

Learn how you prepare for a disaster.

Who is your network of support in time of disaster.

Learn what your disaster resources are.

To register, call Beth at 701-252-4693

 

Valley City (VCSU) – Student Health Services at Valley City State University will host the annual VCSU Wellness Fair on Wednesday, March 4, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Student Center on the VCSU campus.

Sponsored by Essentia Health, Family Healthcare, and Sanford Health, the Wellness Fair is open to the public free of charge. Participants will have the opportunity to do health screening and fitness testing, see demonstrations and participate in activities, and pick up free samples and information about health and wellness resources on campus, in Valley City and around the region.

Specific opportunities for participants include having their blood pressure checked, learning compression-only CPR, trying DermaScan skin screening, and signing up for free 10-minute reflexology sessions on site. The VCSU Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription class will be offering In Body 270 Body Composition Analyzer testing for a discounted price of $5 along with other fitness testing. Participants may also enjoy healthy treats at a wellness snack bar sponsored by Prairie St. John’s.

Wellness Fair participants who visit all booths will be entered to win drawings for prizes, including Apple watches and Air Buds, a TRX Home2 training system, Hydro Flasks, and gift cards to Scheels, Leevers Foods, Twin Valley Theatre, Subway, the VCSU Bookstore, Viking Grounds and Tesoro.

30 service providers, vendors and exhibitors will be  participating.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Amy Klobuchar is heading to Fargo as part of a three-state Midwestern swing. The Democrat will be hoping that Sunday’s stop comes off a strong showing in the Nevada caucuses one day earlier. Klobuchar heads to Oklahoma and Arkansas after her North Dakota visit. She’s likely hoping to reach some voters in Minnesota as part of the Fargo appearance. Minnesota, Oklahoma and Arkansas are all in the collection of Super Tuesday states that vote March 3. North Dakota’s caucuses come a week later.

BISMARCK, N.D. (Bismarck Tribune) — The Bismarck Park Board has voted to keep the name of Custer Park, despite efforts to change it because of the eponym’s history with Native Americans. Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer fought against Native Americans on the Great Plains in the 1860s and 1870s. Two Bismarck women led the effort to change the name. Three Affiliated Tribes member M. Angel Moniz says that to some, Custer is a reminder of violence and genocide. The Bismarck Tribune says commissioners on Thursday adopted a formal process to rename city parks and to install an educational marker at Custer Park. Under the new process, there can’t be another proposal to rename Custer Park for 15 years.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new survey of bankers in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states suggests they’re optimistic about the economy over the next few months. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss oversees the Rural Mainstreet Survey, and he says the signings of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement and the China trade agreement have boosted economic confidence across the region. The overall February survey index declined, however, to 51.6 Organizers say scores above 50 suggest a growing economy, while scores below 50 indicate a shrinking economy. Bankers from Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming were surveyed.

In sports…

Friday…

In Bismarck

Boy’s High School Hockey…

Jamestown 7 Bottineau/Rugby 4

Next the Blue Jays play either Bismarck Century or Dickinson

Saturday at 1:30-p.m. in a state qualifier game.

 

Friday…

In Fargo

High School Wrestling

State Semifinals

Minot 40 Jamestown 26

The Blue Jays take on  Bismarck Century for  Number 3  Friday night  at 7 p.m.

College Softball…

 

In world and national news…

NEW YORK (AP) — The jury deliberating in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial indicated Friday that it is deadlocked on the most serious charges. In a note sent to the judge during their lunch break, jurors posed a question asking if it were permissible for them to be hung on two counts of predatory sexual assault while reaching a unanimous verdict on other charges. After consulting with prosecutors and Weinstein’s lawyers, Judge James Burke told the jury of seven men and five women to keep working toward a unanimous verdict on all charges. Weinstein’s lawyers said they would accept a partial verdict, but prosecutors said no and Burke refused to allow it. Weinstein has maintained any sexual encounters were consensual.

 

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A temporary truce between the United States and the Taliban has taken effect, setting the stage for the two sides to sign a peace deal next week. If successfully implemented, the weeklong “reduction in violence” agreement will be followed by the signing of the peace accord aimed at ending 18 years of war in Afghanistan and bringing U.S. troops home. That would wrap up America’s longest-running conflict and fulfill one of President Donald Trump’s main campaign promises. That agreement would be signed in Doha, Qatar, on February 29 and lead to the start of all-Afghan peace talks and a phased withdrawal of American troops.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is minimizing new warnings from the intelligence community that Russia is interfering in this year’s U.S. election campaign. He’s also reviving old grievances in claiming that Democratic opponents are determined to undermine the legitimacy of his presidency. U.S. intelligence officials told lawmakers in a classified briefing last week that Russia is meddling with the hope of getting Trump get reelected. That’s according to three officials familiar with the closed-door briefing who spoke on condition of anonymity. But Trump pushed back against the notion and accused Democrats of trying to politically damage him by launching a “misinformation campaign” that suggests Russia is backing his candidacy.

 

NEW YORK (AP) — The former Ukraine ambassador who provided chilling testimony during the Trump impeachment hearings has a book deal. Marie Yovanovitch has signed with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, the publisher confirmed Friday to The Associated Press. Yovanovitch told House investigators last year that Ukrainian officials had warned her in advance that Rudy Giuliani and other allies of President Donald Trump were planning to “do things, including to me” and were “looking to hurt” her. Her book is currently untitled and is not expected to be out before this fall’s election. The publisher has scheduled it for next spring.

 

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian authorities have identified three Russian nationals who have been charged in absentia over the attempted murder, by poison, of the owner of a Bulgarian arms factory and two other people. Last month, prosecutors announced charges against three Russians for the same case without naming them. They were accused of having attempted to kill the victims “in a way endangering the lives of many” using a phosphorus-like substance. In 2015, Emilian Gebrev, his son and a company employee fell ill after the poisoning but survived. The investigation was reopened in 2018 because of suspicions the substance used was similar to that in the poison attack on Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, in the English city of Salisbury that year.