Wayne Byers Show – Evening Aug 7

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 LATE THIS AFTERNOON…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60.
.MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
.MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Jamestown Rural Fire Department was called out Tuesday afternoon about 1:30 (Aug 7, 2012) to a grass fire.

The fire, a controlled burn, was located about one and a half miles north of the Eldridge I-94 exit.

Four units and eight firefighters were dispatch to the scene. A subsequent fire on a utility pole was put out, with a minimal amount of damage.

 

 Update

 Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office reports, a 37-year-old Valley City man died Monday (Aug 6, 2012) stemming from a head-on collision with his motorcycle and a pickup, on Highway 62 north of Spiritwood Lake.

Sergeant Liz Kapp says the crash occurred about 4:30 –p.m., approximately three miles north of Spiritwood Lake.

Kapp says the crash remains under investigation.

Obiturary from Lerud Schuldt Funeral Home: 

Jackson “Jack” Schnaidt, age 37, of Valley city, ND died Aug. 6, 2012 of injuries resulting from a motorcycle accident. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 PM Friday August 10th at Trinity Lutheran Church in Valley City with Rev. Dan Forsberg officiating. Visitation will be from 4 PM until 7 PM Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church with a Prayer Service beginning at 7 PM. Interment will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Valley City, ND.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Jamestown Highway Patrol office reports, a motorcycle accident on Saturday August 4, 2012 about 11-p.m., claimed the life of a 44 year old Wimbledon man.

The report says, Scott McMillan was northbound on paved Stutsman County Road #62 three miles north of Spiritwood (7 miles north east of Jamestown).

The motorcycle entered a curved portion of the roadway, drifted across the southbound lane and entered the west ditch.

McMillan lost control and was thrown from the motorcycle.

McMillan and motorcycle came to rest in the west ditch. The motorcycle suffered moderate damage.

McMillan was severely injured.

He was transported by Jamestown Area Ambulance Service to Jamestown Regional Medical Center where he died.

A helmet was not in use.

Alcohol was involved.

The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office assisted at the accident scene.

The crash remains under investigation by the NDHP.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) The North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified the 59-year-old Ashley man who died Monday (Aug 6, 2012) in a two-vehicle crash on I-94. He was identified Tuesday as Rickey Heinrich.,

The patrol said the crash happened about 9:15 a.m., three miles east of Richardton.

65 year old Janice Etherton, of Glen Ullin, was traveling westbound on I-94 in a 2004 Kenworth, hauling corn to Richardton.

Heinrich was driving a 2004 Ford pickup westbound on I-94 also and after moving into the same lane Etherton was driving in, the driver slowed down for unexpected reasons.

Etherton applied her brakes but was unable to avoid striking the Ford pickup from behind, and subsequently both vehicles spun into a ditch.

Both vehicles rolled upon hitting the ditch and came to rest there.

Etherton was wearing her seat belt and was transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Dickinson, for injuries.

Heinrich was not wearing his seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Both vehicles were totaled.

 

Valley City, ND  (KCSi-T.V. News)  —   Barnes County Water Resource Board Manager Duane Lettenmaier, has been dismissed as  the commission decided he was using his job for personal gain.

It’s alleged that Lettenmaier was directly benefiting from a drain project, that taxpayers were partially paying for. The project was designed to clean out cat tails that blocks a drain, and backing up water onto his property.

Lettenmaier says he will not appeal the decision.

The Board earmarked some 10-thousand-dollars for the project, and was  billed for more than 22-thousand dollars.

The project was been terminated.  

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Gov. Jack Dalrymple is asking that all
North Dakota and U.S. flags be flown at half-staff until sunset on
Friday in respect for the victims of the mass shooting in Oak
Creek, Wis.

     Six people died and three were critically injured in Sunday’s
attack on worshippers at a Sikh temple.

     Dalrymple’s directive is in accordance with a proclamation
signed by President Barack Obama.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Jamestown Area Grief Support Team is hosting a Widow’s Retreat September 14– 16, 2012, at Maryvale Retreat Center in Valley City, ND.

On Tuesday’s (Aug 7, 2012) Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 our guests were JAGST members Carol Arnold, and Kathy Vandeberghe, explaining more information on the weekend.

It will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, September 14^, 2012 and concludes after a brunch on Sunday, September 16^th.

The cost of the retreat is $125.00 and includes 2 nights lodging in a private room, 5 meals and all supplies.

The registration deadline is September 1, 2012.

The retreat is an opportunity for widows to immerse themselves in healing with no distractions in a relaxing, supportive and positively charged atmosphere with others who have experienced the loss of a husband

Participants will learn coping skills and about resources that may help during the grieving process.

The weekend will include special guest speakers, Tracy Johnk, Social Worker at Jamestown Regional Medical Center and Grief Recovery Specialist from Wahpeton, ND.

The weekend will also include a panel of Jamestown Area Grief Support Team members who are widows; time for personal sharing and discussion; a Service of Remembrance and workshops on journaling, self-nurturing/pampering and understanding the grief journey.

There will be time for informal interaction among those attending and time for private reflection while walking the beautiful Maryvale grounds.

The Jamestown Area Grief Support Team is a non-profit organization dedicated to offering support to those who have experienced losses.

To receive a brochure and registration form for the Widow’s Retreat, please contact us at PO Box 1043 * Jamestown, ND * 58403-1043 or call Brenda at 252-1198 or 952-6886; Carol at 701-320-3801 or Eileen at 701-251-1280.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — Area Republicans are hosting the next luncheon on Thursday (Aug 9, 2012) at noon at the Gladstone Inn & Suites in Jametown.

On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Delores Rath said the guest speaker will be North Dakota, Lt. Governor, Drew Wrigley.

Tickets are $10 per person at the door.

RSVP Delores Rath, for a headcount, at 952-7170.

On another note, Ms. Rath added the local GOP Headquarters will open at the Buffalo Mall in Jamestown, in October.

More information on the exact location, and hours will be announced later.

The headquarters will also have a listing and explanation of the November, 2012 election ballot, measures.

 

 GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – After a chase that reached 100 mph,
Grand Forks Police have arrested a man sought in an earlier car
chase.

31-year-old Juan Angel Robles of Grand Forks was caught after his
car collided with a construction vehicle on a county road and got
stuck on a guard rail or a small bridge west of Merrifield.

     Robles was sought for a Friday chase that ended when police
called off the pursuit because of the danger to the public.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Supporters of the University of North
Dakota’s retired Fighting Sioux nickname say they will wait until
December to submit petitions for an initiated measure.
     The petitioners faced a midnight deadline on Wednesday to turn
in signatures to Secretary of State Al Jaeger in order for the
issue to be placed on the November ballot.
     The Spirit Lake Committee for Understanding and Respect, and the
Fighting Sioux Ballot Measures Committee is proposing a
constitutional amendment that says UND’s sports teams must always
be known as the Fighting Sioux.
     Sean Johnson, spokesman for the two groups, says the nickname
supporters did not want their issue to be lumped in with other
ballot measures in November.
     Nickname backers have until Dec. 12 to submit 27,000 signatures
in order to make the next ballot.

 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Criminal cases against members of a Nelson County farm family involved in a prolonged standoff with authorities last year will be handled in Grand Forks County.
 
     State District Judge Joel Medd has approved a change of venue for Rodney Brossart, his wife and four children for reasons including media coverage and the small population of Nelson County.

Rodney Brossart is charged with felony terrorizing and theft.
 
     The summer-long standoff began as a case of missing cattle. Authorities allege that the family members at one point leveled guns at officers and say the Brossarts ignored repeated orders to appear in court.
 
     Defense attorneys have raised questions about government conduct, including the use of a surveillance drone. 

 Medd rejected a defense request to dismiss the charges.

 

 WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – The former wife of a Texas man who was shot and killed at an oil patch crew camp in North Dakota says he was a race car driver and once donated a kidney to his sister.
 
     Fifty-seven-year-old Gerald Schild of Katy, Texas, died on Saturday at the crew camp near Tioga.

Police have arrested another Texas man on a murder charge in the shooting, which also injured a man from Arkansas.

Authorities say all three worked for a Wisconsin-based pipeline company.
 
     Schild’s former wife, Cindy Adams, of Houston,says Gerald Schild was well-liked in his community and that a racetrack plans to dedicate a race to him on Aug. 18.
 
     Authorities have not released details about the circumstances of the shooting.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A national group says North Dakota has
some of the nation’s weakest laws against animal cruelty, and some
activists want to change that.
     They turned in more than 25,000 petition signatures Tuesday
supporting a ballot measure that would make it a felony crime to
commit “extreme cruelty” against a dog, cat or horse.

At least 13,500 names are needed to qualify for the November ballot.
     Secretary of State Al Jaeger has a month to decide whether the
petitions are sufficient.
     North Dakota has laws against mistreating animals, but the
stiffest punishment for breaking them is a misdemeanor, with a year
in jail.
     Campaign chairwoman Karen Thunshelle (THUN’-shehl) says the
proposed ballot measure would make cruelty against cats, dogs and
horses a felony, punishable by up to five years in prison.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota has its first confirmed human
case of West Nile virus this year.

The state Health Department says the Dickey County man in his
50s needed hospital care.

Agency program manager Michelle Feist (fyst) says it’s a reminder how serious the mosquito-borne illnesscan be, especially for older people and those with weakened immune systems.

Last year, the state had four human cases of West Nile.

The virus was first confirmed in North Dakota in 2002. The
highest human case total in the state was 617 in 2003.

 

WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Minnesota-based Otter Tail Corp. is
negotiating to sell its wind tower manufacturing plants in North
Dakota and Oklahoma for $20 million.

 Otter Tail has not identified the potential buyer for the DMI
Industries Inc. plants, property and equipment in West Fargo, N.D.,
and Tulsa, Okla.

The company says in a statement that the transaction is expected to close no later than next Jan. 3.

The plants are to close late this fall when current orders are met.

 The future of the 216 workers in West Fargo and the 167 workers
in Tulsa is uncertain.

Spokesman Michael Olsen says Otter Tail hopes the new owners “see the value in our plants and skilled workforce.”

But the company’s statement says there has been a reduced demand for wind towers.

 

In world and national news…

 LONDON (AP) – U.S. gymnast Aly Raisman (RAYS’-mihn) is going
home from the Olympics with three medals — two of them gold.

The team captain won gold in floor exercise Tuesday, about an hour after
getting a bronze on balance beam. It’s the first Olympic gold on
floor exercise for a U.S. woman.

 World champion Jordyn Wieber was seventh. The pre-Olympic favorite failed to win any individual medals.
     
     LONDON (AP) – The U.S. is guaranteed at least a silver medal in
beach volleyball.

The team of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings beat China today to advance to the gold medal game.
They’ll be playing for their third consecutive Olympic title
against either Brazil or fellow Americans Jennifer Kessy and April
Ross.
    
     SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – Former NBA All-Star Dan Roundfield
has drowned while swimming off the Caribbean island of Aruba.

Police say Roundfield and his wife were caught in strong currents
while swimming beyond a protected reef area.

 Roundfield helped his wife to safety but then the current swept him away. Roundfield was named to All-Star teams in 1980, 1981 and 1982, when he played for the Atlanta Hawks.

He was 59.
    
     AKRON, Ohio (AP) – A medical examiner in Ohio says a gunshot
wound to the head killed a woman in her hospital bed over the
weekend.

The victim’s husband is charged with aggravated attempted
murder, but authorities say that charge could be upgraded now that
an autopsy has been completed.

John Wise is being held on $1 million bond.
     
     UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) – A former University of Maryland
student charged with threatening a campus rampage has pleaded
guilty.

Alexander Song was arrested in March after police say he
wrote online that he planned “to kill enough people to make it to
national news.”

Under terms of his plea deal, Song must complete 200 hours of community service and continue to receive mental health treatment.