Wayne Byers Show – Evening – May 26

CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the evening, then rain showers likely after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of showers 60 percent, in the Jamestown area, 70 percent in the Valley City area

.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 60 percent chance of rain

showers in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area.  Highs in the lower 50s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing.

Areas of frost after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Southeast

winds 5 to 10 mph.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs in

the lower 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of rain

showers after midnight in the Jamestown area, 20 percent in the Valley City area. Lows in the lower 40s.

.SATURDAY…Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of rain

showers. Highs in the mid 60s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.

.MEMORIAL DAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.

Fire Danger Rating  today in Stutsman and Barnes Counties is in the low category.

Jamestown  (Stutsman S.O.) –  The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office reports that  on Tuesday, May 25, it seized a large amount of suspected fentanyl pills and more in a routine traffic stop.

Photo: Stutsman Co. Sheriff’s Office.

Lt. Jonathan Hirchert reports approximately 200 suspected fentanyl pills, 20 grams of methamphetamine, $1,400 in US Currency and a loaded firearm during the stop.

He says, “These narcotics have an estimated street value of approximately $8,000.”

The occupant of the vehicle, Colton Dade, was arrested and charged with possession with Intent to deliver Fentanyl, possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and carrying a concealed weapon. His bond was set at $50,000.

The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Stutsman County Narcotics Task Force and the Jamestown Police Department.

Lt Hirchert says,“Law enforcement would like to remind the community of the dangers of these pillls. The pills are designed to represent 30 milligram Oxycodone but contain an unknown amount of fentanyl.”

NDDoH

COVID-19 Stats  11:00 a.m

Wed. May 26, 2021

Barnes

New Positives  1

Total Positives 1416

Active: 3

Recovered: 1382

Stutsman

New Positives 1

Total Positives 3533

Active 10

ND Cases Reported on Wednesday

Valley City  (VCPS)  Thursday, May 27 is the Last Day of School at Valley City Public Schools. “We will be dismissing students early this Thursday, the last day of school. Please make sure that you are paying attention for dismissal times shared from Cschools and/or teachers (hint: we will follow our early dismissal schedule, busing included).

Bismarck  Correctional facilities statewide in North Dakota will be moving to Phase II Visitation on June 1st.

This is part of the plans to help combat COVID-19 spread among staff and inmates. Facilities restricted visitation for most of 2020 and 2021. The new plan will offer more options for visitation at correctional centers.

The James River Correctional Center (JRCC) is encouraging visitation by family, friends, and community groups to maintain the morale of the population and to continue pro-social relationships. As part of the institution’s continued mitigation efforts during the global pandemic, the following phase 2 visitation regulations will be implemented and maintained until phase 3 implementation or phase 2 being rescinded. Transition of phases is established by DOCR protocol.

The following protocols will be implemented at the JRCC for Phase II:

• All approved visits will be pre-scheduled by the JRCC visitation officer.
• All visitors will be required to call and pre-schedule their visit 48 hours in
  advance.
• All visitors, including minors 6 years and older, will be subject to a BinaxNOW test. Verbal consent to test a minor is required by the legal guardian. The legal guardian will be responsible to conduct the nasal swabbing on the minor.
• Only 1 approved adult visitor and a maximum of 3 approved minors will be
  authorized during phase 2.
• Only 32 visitors and 8 residents will be authorized in the visitation room at a
  time.
• All visits will be scheduled for 1 hour.
• To ensure visitation equity among the population, each resident will be
  allowed 1 hour of visitation per week.
• Visitors will be escorted into the visitation room as a group. Visitors should arrive ½ hour before the scheduled visit to ensure time for processing.
• One brief embrace per visitor will be authorized at the beginning and end of the visitation period.
• Kissing is not authorized.
• Hand sanitizer will be provided in the visitation room.
• Neither resident nor visitor will be authorized to move any piece of furniture.
• Residents will be required to wear masks and goggles at all times.
• Minor visitors 6 years and older are required to wear masks at all times.
• Upon completion of the 1-hour visitation, the visiting room will be cleared and sanitized.

The James River Correctional Center was opened in 1998 on the grounds of the State Hospital in Jamestown, and is designed to hold medium-security men. Those with questions can contact the JRCC at 701-253-3660 or visit docr.nd.gov.

Bismarck  (APUC)  Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has announced North Dakota Agricultural Products Utilization Commission (APUC) awards for five projects.

The awards totaling $194,875 were approved at the APUC quarterly meeting May 20 in Minot.

APUC is a program of the North Dakota Department of Agriculture that administers grant programs for research and development of new and expanded uses for North Dakota agricultural products. The grants can be used for basic and applied research, marketing and utilization, farm diversification, nature-based agritourism, prototype and technology and technical assistance.

The following received approval:

Butchers Edge was awarded $61,500 to start a meat processing facility in Edgeley, ND. Contact Jay Mathern at 701-658-9763.

Dyna-Flo Pump Co. was awarded $46,375 to establish a dealer network for the Dyna-Flo pump line. Contact Dana Rosendahl at 701-742-3223.

North Dakota Rural Electric Cooperative Foundation was awarded $30,000 to study the feasibility of a multi-species processing facility in southeast North Dakota. Contact Lori Capouch at 701-667-6444.

NHS Investments, LLC was awarded $42,000 for marketing and promotion. Contact Sarah Horak at 701-870-4050.

InvisionIT, LLC was awarded $15,000 to cover legal fees, patenting and licensing of a camera system for automatic tarp systems on semi-trailers. Contact Clint Welch at 580-399-8258.

APUC will hold its next grant application hearing on July 28-29, 2021, in Medora. Applications for the July meeting must be received by July 1, 2021. Prototype and technical assistance applications must be received by Sept. 1 for the Nov. 17-18, 2021, meeting.

For additional information, please visit https://www.nd.gov/ndda/apuc.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Hundreds of people packed into a large church in Fargo to honor and remember a West Fargo police officer who died of a massive heart attack while at work. Police Lt. Adam Gustafson, a 10-year-veteran of department, died last week at age 40. KFGO radio reports that the turnout at his memorial service Wednesday included strong support from law enforcement, firefighters and other first responders. West Fargo Police Chief Denis Otterness remembered Gustafson as someone who brought a positive attitude to the job. Gustafson was known as a jokester, tossing a football around the police station and doing cartwheels in the hallway.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Labor unions and veterans groups are urging North Dakotans who may have been exposed to asbestos to get screened before a new law takes effect that they say will make it more difficult to sue. Backers of the Republican-backed law, which will take effect Aug. 1 and will bar people from suing over asbestos exposure unless they’ve already been sickened by it, say it’s largely meant to guard against fraudulent claims. Critics, though, say the law is an industry bailout that will strip workers of rights and make it much harder for them to file suit over exposure. Nearly 740 North Dakotans have died from asbestos exposure since 1999, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention database.

In sports…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Miguel Sanó hit a three-run homer, leading the Minnesota Twins over Baltimore 3-2 for a three-game sweep of the major league-worst Orioles. Michael Pineda allowed one run and three hits over six innings in his first start since May 13 following a trip to the injured list caused by a thigh abscess. He struck out eight and walked two, and fell behind in the first on Trey Mancini’s 11th home run. Minnesota rallied to win for the sixth time in seven games and extend its winning streak to a season-high four. The Twins have beaten Baltimore 15 straight times.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Carson Wentz spent the past two weeks getting to know new teammates, learning a new team facility and working in huddles with a new cast of characters. So far, so good. The Colts new quarterback feels right at home in Indianapolis — on and off the field — as he tries to resuscitate a career that flamed out in a forgettable final season in Philadelphia.

In world and national news…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — An employee opened fire at a California rail yard serving Silicon Valley, killing eight people before ending his own life. Authorities say the shooting took place Wednesday in San Jose at a transit control center that stores trains and has a maintenance yard. Sheriff’s spokesman Deputy Russell Davis said the suspect was an employee of the Valley Transportation Authority, which provides bus, light rail and other transit services throughout Santa Clara County, the largest county in the Bay Area. He said the attack also resulted in “multiple major injuries.” The attacker was identified as 57-year-old Sam Cassidy, according to two law enforcement officials.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is announcing criminal charges against more than a dozen people from Florida to California in a series of Medicare scams that exploited coronavirus fears to bill tens of millions of dollars in bogus claims. A common hook involved a variant of identity theft: Fraudsters allegedly offered COVID-19 tests to get the Medicare numbers of unsuspecting patients, and then used that information to bill for lucrative but unneeded genetic tests costing thousands of dollars. Wednesday’s charges look back to the early months of the pandemic, when there was a high demand for COVID tests still in short supply. Officials said a pervasive scam nowadays involves peddling fake vaccination cards.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is asking U.S. intelligence agencies to “redouble” their efforts to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. After months of minimizing the possibility that the coronavirus emerged from a lab accident, the administration is responding to both U.S. and world pressure for China to be more open about the outbreak. Biden said Wednesday there is insufficient evidence to conclude “whether it emerged from human contact with an infected animal or from a laboratory accident.” Biden directed U.S. national laboratories to assist with the investigation and called on China to cooperate. He held out the possibility that a firm conclusion may never be known, given the Chinese government’s refusal to fully cooperate with international investigations.

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas’ leader in the Gaza Strip says 80 militants were killed during the 11-day war with Israel that ended last week. The comments by Yehiyeh Sinwar to The Associated Press on Wednesday provided the the group’s first official tally for losses sustained in the fighting. Gaza’s Hamas-run Health Ministry has put the number of Palestinians killed in the Israeli offensive this month at 254, including 66 children, 39 women, and 17 people above the age of 60. But it did not give a breakdown between civilians and combatants. Twelve people were killed in Israel — mostly from rocket fire — and all but one were civilians.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The man on trial for the 2018 abduction and stabbing death of a University of Iowa student is testifying in his own defense, claiming two masked men were responsible for the crime but forced him to take part. The defense called Cristhian Bahena Rivera to the witness stand at his first-degree murder trial Wednesday morning. He admitted that his black car was the one seen on surveillance video circling Mollie Tibbetts while she ran in Brooklyn, Iowa on July 18, 2018, that she ended up in its trunk and that he hid her body in a cornfield. But the farm worker laid out a far different narrative about what happened, denying that he was responsible for stabbing her to death.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two leading congressional Democrats are calling for ideas on a “public option” health insurance plan, a campaign promise of President Joe Biden’s that faces long odds politically. Sen. Patty Murray of Washington and Rep. Frank Pallone of New Jersey say the wide-ranging request they issued Wednesday is a first step toward crafting legislation. A new public health plan modeled on Medicare has been a longstanding goal for liberals and Biden embraced it in the 2020 presidential campaign. But insurers and hospitals oppose the idea and doctors are wary. Republicans are likely to resurrect charges of a lurch toward “socialism.”