Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Jul 25

 

CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.

 

From Jamestown Main Street Downtown Association

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Jul 22, 2013) — Crazy Day will be held in downtown Jamestown on Friday, July 26, 2013.

Merchants from all over town are invited to display their products and offer some fantastic bargains for the shoppers. Anyone who displays downtown can be on the streets as early as 7 a.m. and stay as late as 4 p.m.

Featured again this year will be some excellent entertainment starting at 10 a.m., three inflatable air games (this year there will be no charge for bouncng), the Victory Lutheran Barrel Train, lots of delicious food and the ever popular Ping Pong Ball Drop at 1 p.m. from the roof of Jerry’s Furniture, for lots of prizes.

There is still time for merchants, crafters and food vendors to participate in Crazy Day. For more information, call the Main Street Downtown Association at 320-3015 or email them at

mainstreet@csicable.net.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Jamestown City Council’s Public Works, Police and Fire Committee met Thursday (Jul 25, 2013) at City Hall. Council Member Buchanan was not present.

With Police Committee business:

 Informational:

The committee considered the Second Reading of Ordinances to amend a section of the City Code pertaining to several items, to come in line with state law. Those included:

General penalties to increase the maximum fine for a class B misdemeanor to an amount not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00).

Mandatory evacuations gives authority to the mayor to order a mandatory evacuation of the city after a proclamation of a civil emergency or local disaster is made.

The possession, use, carrying, transfer, transportation, storage, or display of firearms during declared emergencies.

The possession, use, carrying, transfer, transportation, storage, or display of firearms during declared emergencies.

The operation of authorized emergency motor vehicles to allow fire trucks and ambulances to display flashing blue lights in cases of a reported emergency involving a possible personal injury, death, or property damage in addition to red and/or white lights.

Driving while license is suspended or revoked to allow a charge under this section to be dismissed on the motion of the defendant if his license is reinstated within sixty days of the offense and he provides satisfactory evidence to the court proving the reinstatement.

Driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor, drugs or other substances to include additional restrictions on who may not drive or be in actual physical control of any vehicle and to increase the minimum mandatory sentence for a first and second offense under this section and include additional penalties.

Driving without liability insurance to allow an individual charged with the offense to provide proof of insurance through written or electronic means. Removes the twenty (20) day time limitation to provide proof of insurance to the officer and now requires that proof be made to the court. Amends the offense from a class B misdemeanor to an infraction and requires that upon a second conviction any impounded motor vehicle plates be delivered to the court, who will then deliver them to the arresting police officer.

Immediate notice of accidents to reduce the fine for a violation under this section from one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) to fifty dollars ($50.00) and exempts a driver involved in an accident with an undomesticated animal from the mandatory reporting provision when the only property damage is to the driver’s vehicle.

Permits for vehicles of excessive size and weight to allow permits issued for vehicles of excessive size and weight travelling on non-permitted city streets to display the permit in printed or electronic format.

Carrying loaded firearms in vehicle and allowing individuals with a valid concealed weapons permit to carry a loaded firearm in a vehicle.

The offense of theft to increase the threshold for class B misdemeanor thefts to five hundred dollars ($500.00).

Possession of firearms at public gatherings and now allowing individuals possessing a class 1 concealed weapons license to carry their firearm in a church or place of worship with the approval of the primary religious leader and allowing an instructor, a test administrator, an official, or a participant in educational, training, cultural or competitive events to possess a firearm at a public gathering.

Also…

A re-write is likely, according to Assistant City Attorney, Mary Jensen…of the Ordinance for classification and disposition of traffic offenses to increase the fine for overtaking or passing a school bus from fifty dollars ($50.00) to one hundred dollars ($100.00) and adds a one hundred dollar ($100.00) fine for permitting operation of a motor vehicle that overtakes or passes a school bus. She said there are multiple changes which need to be addressed relative to this section

A Special City Council meeting will be held on Friday, at 9-a.m., to accelerate approval in order for the Second Readings to be published in the official newspaper in order to become active within seven days of publishing.

On another Ordinance for a Second Reading, is the time and place of sale of fireworks, to allow additional dates for fireworks to be sold and used on December 26th through January 1st . Police Chief Edinger said this year, during the time frame of June 27 – July 5^th, complaints stemmed from the hours and dates fireworks were set off, not in compliance with the present city Ordiance . Mayor Andersen feels the people opposed to setting off fireworks in Jamestown are a minority, as opposed who want fireworks being set off in Jamestown.

 

Public Works Committee business:

Discussion related to an invoice from Precision Concrete Cutting and proposal to review City owned sidewalks and walkways.The item stems from compliance issues under the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) mandate.The committee took no formal action, but is in favor of the business making the adjustments on a case by case basis. The cost is to be determined.

 

The committee recommends a negotiated a settlement with Schumacher Construction, Inc. in the amount of a $5,000 deduct for the Solid Waste cold storage building.The committee recommends purchasing new trusses rather than retrofitting the present structure.

 

Discussion then related to main fire station re-roofing project and upcoming change order. Drainage issues concern the present system not functional, and dumping drainage water on outside surfaces.

 The committee’s consensus is to use an in-ground drainage system, and a change order on the project.

 The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67, followed by replays.

 

Bismarck, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Jul 25, 2013) — The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued the Devils Lake Stump Late Flood Potential for the period of July 29, 2013-October 24, 2013.

The reports says, drier than normal rainfall in the Devils Lake Basin and outlet pumping led to less than expected lake rises in June 2013.

Precipitation deficits ranged from three quarters of an inch in the north Devils Lake Basin to around three inches in the south.

The weather service says, late summer is the time of the year when the lake levels across the Devils Lake Basin typically start to drop due to the effects of seasonal evaporation off the lake surface, exceeding the effects of rainfall and runoff. Additionally, as the water levels in the Sheyenne River have dropped, the state outlets have continured their pumping operations. Both of the effects are reflected in the latest outlooks.

At the time the outlooks were prepared, Devils Lake was very near the elevation of 1453.6 feet, with a 10% expectation that the lake could rise a 10^th of a foot before the end of October 2013. On the other hand, there is a 10% expectation that the lake could drop to 1451.8 feet after September 1, 2013 and before the end of November 2013. Based on the climate outlook through late summer and early fall, the most likely scenario is that Devils Lake will continue a very slow fall the next few months.

This information and its associated grapnics are available on line at:

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FGF under the rivers and lakes tab.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Jul 24, 2013) — This Saturday, July 27, 2013 the annual Hogs for Dogs motorcycle ride will raise dollars for the James River Humane Society.

The activities start with a breakfast at Stutsman Harley Davidson with registration at 9:30 a.m., which is open to the public, along with the hamburger grill out.

The riders leave at 11-a.m. on 180-mile motorcycle trip, rain or shine.

The registration fee is $20 per motorcycle.

The public may also bring a cat or dog food donation to place in the kennel near the door at the Harley-Davidson building and will entitle them to 15 percent off any item at the store, excluding motorcycles.

 

 Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol is sponsoring a free car seat checkup on Wednesday July 31, 2013 at the Jamestown Walmart parking lot, from 3-p.m., to 6-p.m.

Certified child passenger safety technicians will be on hand to assist parents and caregivers in proper use and installation of their car safety seats.

Each car seat checkup will take 20-30 minutes. Parents should bring the car seat instructions and their vehicle owner’s manual to the checkup. If possible, the child who rides in the seat should accompany the parent.

For more information, contact Rhonda at the Jamestown Highway Patrol Office at 701-251-6229.

 

 WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) – An officer who resigned from North Dakota’s state crime bureau amid an investigation into his involvement with two strippers has now been fired by West Fargo’s Police Department.
 
     Kendall Zeeb allegedly harassed a female co-worker after she ended their romantic relationship. He was fired in mid-May.
 
     Zeeb is not facing any criminal charges. He says  he doesn’t believe his actions warranted firing.
 
     Zeeb filed a harassment counterclaim against the woman but a city investigation found no basis for it.
 
     Zeeb was hired in West Fargo in 2003, not long after he resigned from the state crime bureau following an internal investigation that concluded his actions were cause for firing.
 
     West Fargo Police Chief Arland Rasmussen says Zeeb was a good officer who “made some bad personal choices.”

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota demographer Richard Rathge has seen the state’s population go from record lows to record highs.
 
     The 62-year-old professor of sociology at North Dakota State University in Fargo is retiring next month after 32 years of tracking population and economic trends in the state.
 
     The New Mexico native came to North Dakota in 1981 and plans to retire to the Twin Cities area of Minnesota.
 
     Rathge says he came to North Dakota when people were leaving the state. And now he is leaving while a record number of people are coming to North Dakota.
 
     Rathge says the number of residents in the state is at an all-time high, thanks to an oil bonanza in the western part of the state.
 

 DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) – The acting chancellor of North Dakota’s university system says he believes there is no chance that Dickinson State University will lose its accreditation.
 
     The Higher Learning Commission, an arm of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, put Dickinson State on notice last year because of the school’s problems with enrollment reporting, grade inflation and tuition discounts.
 
     But Larry Skogen, who became acting chancellor of the state’s university system in June, says Dickinson State is a fine institution and will not lose its accreditation. He says the Higher Learning Commission will decide that the university has corrected the problems cited last year.
 
     A Dickinson State official says a visit to the campus by the Higher Learning Commission in April seemed to be positive.

 

In world and national news…

 SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (AP) – The U.S. State Department says one American is among the 80 people killed in Wednesday’s train derailment in Spain, and that five other Americans were hurt. Meanwhile, Spain’s government says two investigations have been launched into the cause of the crash near the Christian festival city of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain. The regional government confirms that the train driver, who’s hospitalized, is being questioned as a possible suspect, but that investigators are also looking at possible trouble with safety equipment. According to eyewitness accounts and video of the crash, speed may have been a factor.
 
     BAGHDAD (AP) – Iraq’s parliament speaker is warning that the escape this week of hundreds of prison inmates will make the country’s security situation even worse. The inmates escaped during raids on two prisons outside Baghdad — including the notorious Abu Ghraib prison. Al-Qaida has claimed responsibility. The parliament speaker says the latest reports indicate that more than 500 prisoners escaped.
 
     NEW YORK (AP) – A new poll is finding diminished support for New York City mayor candidate Anthony Weiner since the latest revelations about his sexting activity. The poll — by NBC 4 New York, the Wall Street Journal and Marist — finds Democratic rival Christine Quinn leading Weiner, 25 percent to 16 percent. Weiner had earlier been near the top of most polls.
 
     SPRINGFIELD, Vt. (AP) – Vermont prison officials say they have a new plan for a high-risk sex offender who is due to be released from prison. He’s moving out of state, but they won’t say where. They’re notifying local police in the area where Timothy Szad is moving, but they’re not releasing the information publicly. Szad had been expected to live with family in Vermont, but that plan was changed after a public outcry. Szad was convicted in 2001 in a sexual assault against a 13-year-old boy.
 
     CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) – There’s a plea for leniency from O.J. Simpson. He told a Nevada parole panel that he deeply regrets the night he robbed two sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel room. Simpson said, “I just wish I never went to that room.” He also said he’s been a model inmate while serving his sentence of up to 33 years. Even if the parole board rules in his favor, he would then begin serving sentences stemming from other charges.