Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Aug 14

CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING…THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. BREEZY.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO
NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 30 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
.MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.TUESDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.

 

Jamestown, ND  (KCSi-T.V.News Aug 14, 2012) — Jury selection will continue in Southeast District Court in Jamestown, for the trial of 34 year old Leron Howard of Jamestown.

81 potential jurors have been called for the process that started Tuesday (Aug 14, 2012) at the Stutsman County Courthouse.

The prospective jurors were questioned by court-appointed defense attorney

Steven Mottinger, as six individuals were removed for consideration on Tuesday.

The reasons for being excused from jury duty included preconceived notions about the case, along with child care needs, and disabilities.

Opening arguments could take place on Wednesday, afternoon with testimony starting on Thursday.

Howard’s request of a change in venue for his trial, was denied by Southeast District Court Judge, Thomas Merrick.

Howard claimed that media coverage of Janelle Cave’s trial, in Jamestown, made it impossible to find a fair and impartial jury.

Merrick expanded the jury pool to include 20 residents from neighboring Barnes County.

Howard is charged with murder and criminal conspiracy, both Class AA Felonies, in the death of Abdi Ali Ahmed of Jamestown, who was 18 years old at the time of his death.

Ahmed’s body was found in a roadside ditch, near Spiritwood on April 30, 2011, with the cause of death in the autopsy report as a result of stab wounds and blunt force trauma to the head.

In February, of this year, co-defendant Janelle Cave, of Jamestown was found guilty in Southeast District Court, of manslaughter and criminal conspiracy in Ahmed’s death.

Cave was sentenced to serve 11 years in prison, and is appealing her conviction in North Dakota Supreme Court.

As part of her sentence, she is required to testify against Howard at his trial.

Stutsman County Courthouse security is stepped up during the trial as it was during Cave’s trial starting at the main entrance, which will effect courthouse visitors to the main floor offices and the upper floor courtrooms.

Stutsman County Sheriff, Chad Kaiser says metal detectors is aiding six officers, adding that those attending the trial should not bring handbag, or cell phones into the courthouse.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Aug 13, 2012) — Stutsman County, through an agreement with Richland County, has contracted with CodeRED to allow anyone the opportunity to receive emergency notifications requiring immediate action and weather warnings for free.

On Tuesday’s (Aug 14, 2012) Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Stutsman County Emergency Manager, and 9-1-1-Coordinator, Jerry Berguist said, currently, only the 9,000 residential landline phones in Stutsman County will receive emergency notifications from the County.

He pointed out there is no additional cost for Stutsman County residents, as the cost is a part of the 9-1-1 fee.

Any business line, cell phone line, VoIP phone line, email address, or text messaging capable phone needs to register for the service by logging onto the Stutsman County website at www.stutsmancounty.org

Once on the site, click the link to be directed to the secured “CodeRED Community Notification Enrollment” page.

Required information to register includes first and last name, street address, city, state, zip code, and phone numbers to be entered.

An exact address is needed due to the geographically based delivery system that CodeRED uses.

The registration page also allows users the opportunity to sign up to receive emergency weather warnings.

This is an opt-in service only.

Anyone wishing to use this service must register by opting in on the enrollment page, including residential landline phones.

Users have the option to receive alerts anytime the National Weather Service issues a tornado warning, severe weather warning or flash flood warning for the address entered on the enrollment page.

Only users that are registered for the service will receive the message.

In addition, you will only be warned if you live in the warned polygon that the National Weather Service has issued a warning for.

For example, if a “tornado warning,” is issued for only Northeast Stutsman County, the phone in Jamestown, and other parts of the county will not be called concerning the warning.

A test of the CodeRED system will be initiated for all of Stutsman County Thursday, August 16, 2012 in the afternoon. (note change). All Stutsman County land lines will be called, and any cell phone, or other opt-in services signed up for before the test will be included in Thursday afternoon’s test.

Normal text messaging rates apply to users who decide to opt in for the text messaging service.

Phone apps for Smart Phones is also available for a fee, through app stores, enabling users to be notified by the CodeRED system as they travel.

If there are any questions regarding the system, please call Stutsman County Emergency Management at 701-252-9093.

　

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News ) — A local agencyand businesses will carry on with the Coats for Kids Campaign.

Since KVLY will not be running the “Coats for Kids” program this year, Ave Maria Village along with the Salvation Army and One Hour Martinizing are continuing the collection program for this area.

Tom Geffre, Chaplain at Ave Maria Village, Chaplain, Tom Geffre, says, “When I called KVLY to ask when they would be beginning the “Coats for Kids” drive this year, I was told that the television station decided to try a different public relations program this year and they were discontinuing the Coats campaign for now”.

Geffre says he talked with the Lt. Brecto at the Jamestown Salvation Army and he too was surprised with KVLY’s decision.

Brecto says that the Salvation Army has a great need for winter clothing and was glad that something was being done in this area to collect the needed coats, gloves, winter caps, boots and snow suits of all sizes.

Collection sites in Jamestown will be Ave Maria Village, the Salvation Army and One Hour Martinizing.

The local campaign will run from August 16 – September 8.

It is requested that any donated winter items mentioned above be clean and in good working order.

Drop off items at any of the collections sites during business hours.

　

 STEELE, N.D. (AP) – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives is joining the investigation into a weekend fire that
destroyed a popular motel in the North Dakota town of Steele.

     The North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation requested that
the ATF’s National Response Team and special agents join the
investigation into the fire of the Lone Steer Motel.

The motel, located about 40 miles east of Bismarck in Steele, burned to the
ground Sunday morning.

Special Agent Bernard J. Zapor says ATF is investigating the
fire jointly with the Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the
North Dakota Fire Marshal’s Office.
A 50-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of starting the fire.

All of the two dozen people in the building got out safely.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Montana man who told investigators that
a dream led him to kidnap and kill a man in North Dakota says he
will not cooperate with psychological or psychiatric evaluations.

     Forty-two-year-old John Bridges, of Missoula, pleaded guilty
last week to felony murder and kidnapping charges in the death of
40-year-old Lee Edward Clay.

Clay was found dead in a van that crashed in a ditch off Interstate 94 on July 6. An officer became suspicious that Clay’s injuries didn’t match the severity of the crash.
Following Bridges plea, judge Cynthia Feland ordered he undergo
psychiatric and psychological evaluations as part of a presentence
investigation.

Bridges did not protest the order at the time but later wrote two letters to Feland arguing against the evaluations.

 

　MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – A Mandan woman has been sentenced to 20
years in prison for having sex with a boy numerous times over a
span of 1 1/2 years.
34-year-old Jenelle Chase was found guilty of sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy who was under her care.
Chase is also required to serve five years of probation, register as a sex offender and stay away from children under 18.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Credit card users in North Dakota and
South Dakota have some of the nation’s lowest rates of credit card
debt, and some of the best records for paying on time.
     A report by the TransUnion credit reporting agency says North
Dakota has the nation’s lowest credit card delinquency rate, at
0.36 percent. South Dakota is the next lowest, at 0.42 percent.
     North Dakota and South Dakota are also among a group of four
states whose customers have the lowest credit card debt.
     North Dakota’s average debt per borrower is about $4,000, while
South Dakota’s is about $4,200.
     TransUnion says the average national credit card debt per
borrower is almost $5,000.

The average delinquency rate is 0.63 percent.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Federal regulators may keep biologists
watching for whooping cranes near a North Dakota wind farm, even
though the birds haven’t been seen in the area for two years.
     Basin Electric Power Cooperative has placed observers at the
facility south of Minot since 2010.

Migrating whooping cranes normally pass through in the spring and fall.
     Basin is required to shut down its turbines if a whooping crane
was spotted within a mile of the wind farm.
     Basin spokesman Daryl Hill says biologists have never seen a
whooping crane in the North Dakota area.
     But Hill says turbines had to be turned off this spring at the
company’s wind farm in southeast South Dakota after a pair of the
big birds were spotted.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The Republican candidate for North Dakota
Public Service Commission says he’s tired of his opponent’s attacks
on two of the commission’s incumbent Republicans.
     State Sen. Randy Christmann says Democratic candidate Brad
Crabtree’s criticism of commissioners Kevin Cramer and Brian Kalk
is hypocritical, and says they detract from the campaign.
     Crabtree has suggested that Cramer and Kalk are ignoring the
state’s anti-bribery law by accepting campaign contributions from
industries they regulate.
     Christmann is holding news conferences Tuesday in Fargo and
Bismarck. He says Cramer and Kalk have done nothing wrong because
the donations are from individuals, not companies.
     The Hazen senator says Crabtree is exercising the same practice
by accepting money from “militant environmentalists.”
     Crabtree has not criticized Christmann for campaign donations he
has received.

Crabtree wasn’t immediately available for comment.

 

 GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Two men and a woman are charged with
arranging for a 17-year-old girl to have sex with older men.
     The human trafficking charges against 29-year-old Travis
Johnson, 27-year-old Joshua Harry and 22-year-old Amanda Stewart
carry a maximum penalty of life in prison.

They were filed in state district court in Grand Forks.
     They’re accused of pimping a 17-year-old girl to older men for
sex from November 2010 to April 2011.

Prosecutors say they advertised an “escort service” on a website.
 Johnson also faces a felony charge of corruption of a minor.

 Prosecutors say he had sex with the girl before he started pimping her, and that he knew she was 17 when he did it.
     
 

In world and national news…

CLE ELUM, Wash. (AP) – A fast-moving wildfire in Washington
state has burned at least 60 homes and forced about 400 people to
flee.

Fire officials say the blaze in central Washington has raced
across 40 square miles since it started Monday afternoon.

It’s just one of several wildfires burning across the West.
     
     OSKALOOSA, Iowa (AP) – President Barack Obama is accusing Mitt
Romney of wanting to maintain billions of dollars in taxpayer
subsidies for oil companies rather than investing in wind energy
and other “homegrown energy sources.”

Obama is campaigning in Iowa, a center of wind energy production. Romney, meanwhile, is visiting Ohio’s coal country.

He accuses the Obama administration of waging a “war on coal” through regulations that make it harder to build new coal-fired plants.
     
     CLEVELAND (AP) – An Ohio man arrested with a loaded gun,
ammunition and knives at a showing of the latest Batman movie has
been indicted on three weapons counts.

A Cleveland grand jury returned the indictment yesterday against 37-year-old Scott Smith.
His attorney says Smith had the weapons for protection in case someone tried to copy the Colorado theater shooting that left 12 dead.
     
     WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – The actor best known as the nerdy
high-school student Arnold Horshack on “Welcome Back, Kotter,”
has died.

Ron Palillo was 63. A friend says Palillo died early Tuesday in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, of an apparent heart attack.
   
     WASHINGTON (AP) – The founder and chief organizer of an annual
anti-abortion march in Washington has died.

Nellie Gray was found dead in her Washington home Monday.

She was 86. Gray was a lawyer and former federal employee who devoted herself full-time to the anti-abortion movement after the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.