– Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Aug 8

CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
.SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 70S.

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Jamestown City Council met in Special Session on Wednesday August 7, 2013 at 4-p.m., at City Hall.

The purpose of the meeting was to enter into Executive Session for the purpose of consulting with the City Attorney, concerning contract negotiation with a property developer.

Attending the meeting were: Mayor Katie Andersen, City Attorney Ken Dalsted, Assistant City Attorney, Mary Jensen, City Administrator Jeff Fuchs, City Council Members Kourajian, Brubakken and Buchanan, and Gumke.

Those individuals plus City Engineer Reed Schwartzkopf attended the reconvened open, Special Session.

Following the Executive Session, back in open Special Session, Council Member Buchanan moved to authorize the city enter into a binding agreement “with a developer,” with terms and conditions, which was unanimously approved by the City Council.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The state Board of Higher Education will increase salaries for college presidents between 3 and 5 percent based on a formula that considers performance and market comparisons.

     Acting chancellor Larry Skogen met Wednesday in Valley City with board members Kari Reichert and Duaine Espegard to decide pay raises for the 10 presidents, on instructions from the full board.

     The plan calls for 5 percent raises for Valley City State’s Steve Shirley and Mayville State’s Gary Hagen, and 4 percent raises for North Dakota State’s Dean Bresciani, Lake Region State’s Doug Darling and Williston State’s Raymond Nadolny.

     Getting 3 percent raises are the University of North Dakota’s Robert Kelley, Minot State’s David Fuller, Dickinson State’s D.C. Costen, North Dakota State School of Science’s John Richman, and Skogen, the Bismarck State president.

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Aug 7, 2013) — Interstate Engineering reports, an update with the sanitary sewer project in Jamestown.

3rd St NW will now be closed at the intersection of 2nd Ave NW through Friday, August 9, 2013. This section of 3rd St. NW is open to local traffic only. During this time, 2nd Ave NW will remain open.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Mandan businessman convicted of conspiring to sell synthetic marijuana has pleaded guilty to another drug crime. Thirty-three-year-old William Nickel has been given a one-year suspended sentence and two years of probation for testing positive for methamphetamine, a misdemeanor.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A federal judge has dismissed the case of a man accused of accepting kickbacks for housing contracts on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.

     A jury in North Dakota last month found Michael Addington not guilty of accepting a bribe by an agent of an organization receiving federal funds. The panel could not reach a verdict on a conspiracy to commit fraud charge.

     U.S. District Judge Patrick Conmy on Thursday agreed to dismiss the case without prejudice, which means it could be brought up later for further prosecution.

     Addington was accused of using his position with the Standing Rock Housing Authority to help a construction company in Fort Pierre, S.D., receive new projects.

     Prosecutors believe Addington gave information from sealed bids that allowed the company to underbid the competition.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Job Service North Dakota survey says counties that produced oil last year held nine of the top 10 spots in average annual wages. Research analyst Michael Ziesch (zish) says North Dakota’s average annual wage increased 10 percent last year to nearly $46,000. Ziesch says the state’s average wage still lags behind the national average of about $49,200.

　FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Home-building is on a brisk pace in the two largest cities in the Dakotas as the economy improves.

     Home construction in Fargo, N.D., and neighboring Moorhead, Minn., is at its busiest since 2007. A report from the local Home Builders Association shows the total value of construction in the first six months of the year at more than $293 million, up $30 million over the year.

     Association President Darrick Guthmillersays a strong economy has created a bigger need for housing.

     In Sioux Falls, S.D., both housing and commercial projects are on a record pace. The city issued a record $376.6 million in permits through July.

　 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has activated the state’s Harvest Hotline.

The hotline helps match up farmers and custom harvesters. The free service has been in use since 1992.

The hotline number is (701) 328-2391. Agriculture Department staff will answer calls weekdays from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Evening and weekend callers can leave a message.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – An auction for the rights to drill for oil on North Dakota state lands has raised $4.8 million.

     The state Department of Trust Lands auctioned exploration rights to more than 54,000 acres in 13 western North Dakota counties this week in Medora.

     Parcels in Dunn, Golden Valley and Slope counties fetched a total of about $3.8 million. The remaining 10 counties got a total of about $1 million in bids.

     The average payment ranged from $1.82 per acre in Mercer County to more than $1,000 per acre in McKenzie County.

     The money goes into trust funds that benefit education in North Dakota.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The federal Interior Department says it’s a major player in North Dakota’s economy.

     The department says energy development, tourism and outdoor recreation on land it oversees is a $6.9 billion industry in North Dakota and creates almost 35,000 jobs. The department’s agencies include the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service.

     The department says people visit federal lands in North Dakota more than 1.4 million times a year.

     The statistics are from an economic report for fiscal 2012 released this week. It comes as Interior Secretary Sally Jewell is touring western North Dakota’s oil patch and Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

     Jewell says the state’s oil, coal, natural gas and wind energy development is “ground zero for an ‘all-of-the-above’ energy strategy.”‘

　In sports…

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota State University football coach Craig Bohl has suspended senior defensive tackle Leevon Perry for the team’s season-opener at Kansas State.

Bohl says the three-year starter from Cottage Grove, Minn., will not contest a July 7 drunken driving arrest and will plead guilty to the charge. A telephone listing for Perry in Fargo could not immediately be found.

Bohl says senior Danny Luecke will start in Perry’s place against Kansas State.

Fargo-Moorhead 2, St. Paul 0

MLB..

INTERLEAGUE

   Final            Cincinnati            6    Oakland                  5
   Final            Baltimore            10    San Diego              3
   Final            Arizona                  9    Tampa Bay              8

       AMERICAN LEAGUE

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Danny Duffy struck out seven in 3 2/3 innings as the Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 yesterday. It was Duffy’s first outing since May 2012. Louis Coleman and three more Kansas City relievers managed to navigate the next 4 1/3 innings. All-Star closer Greg Holland worked around a single in the ninth for his 30th save.

   Final            Seattle                  9    Toronto                  7
   Final            Detroit                  6    Cleveland              5, 14 Innings
   Final            Boston                    7    Houston                  5
   Final            Chi White Sox      6    N-Y Yankees          5, 12 Innings
   Final            Texas                    10    L.A. Angels          3

       NATIONAL LEAGUE

UNDATED (AP) – The Atlanta Braves’ amazing late-season run continues. The Braves won their 13th straight game by rallying past the Washington Nationals 6-3 to complete a three-game sweep in the Nation’s Capital. The Braves now own a commanding 15 1/2 game lead in the NL East with their 70th victory.

   Final            Chi Cubs                5    Philadelphia        2
   Final            Pittsburgh            4    Miami                      2
   Final            N-Y Mets                5    Colorado                0
   Final            L.A. Dodgers      13    St. Louis              4
   Final            Milwaukee              6    San Francisco      1

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Minnesota Twins are expected to place catcher Ryan Doumit on the disabled list with a suspected concussion after last night’s loss to the Royals. Doumit wasn’t feeling right when the team flew to Kansas City earlier in the week but never told anybody about it. Doumit left yesterday’s game after complaining of nausea.

NBA

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) – Minnesota Timberwolves first-round draft Shabazz Muhammad has been sent home from the NBA’s rookie transition program due to a rules violation. He was dismissed after bringing a female visitor to his hotel room Tuesday night. Players are required to get approval for guests from program officials.

GOLF…

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) – Golf’s final major championship of the year is under way at soggy Oak Hill.

     After heavy rain overnight, the sun was out Thursday morning when club pro Rob Labritz hit the first tee shot at the venerable course near Rochester. He is playing with Australia’s John Senden and Ireland’s Shane Lowry.

     A few minutes later, Charley Hoffman teed off at No. 10 to get things going for the players starting on the back side.

     Tiger Woods has a morning tee time. He’ll be trying to break the longest major drought of his career, which dates to his victory at the 2008 U.S. Open. He is 0-for-17 since then.

     British Open champion Phil Mickelson, U.S. Open winner Justin Rose and Masters winner Adam Scott are playing together in the afternoon.

T.V. SPORTS…

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) – The U.S. Open is leaving NBC Sports for Fox Sports starting in 2015 and running 12 years through 2026. In a surprising announcement Wednesday, the U.S. Golf Association said it has signed a multimedia agreement with the Fox network and Fox Sports 1 as the domestic partner for the U.S. Open and the rest of the USGA championships.

TENNIS…

TORONTO (AP) – Top-seeded Serena Williams easily won her opening match in the Rogers Cup, beating Italy’s Francesca Schiavone (fran-CHES’-kuh skee-ah-VOH’-nay) 6-3, 6-2 in Toronto.

Williams is coming off a victory 2 1/2 weeks ago in the Swedish Open.

In world and national news…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – There are three new Powerball millionaires this morning. Two tickets sold in New Jersey and another in Minnesota matched last night’s winning numbers. Their holders will split the lottery’s latest massive $448 million jackpot. The winning numbers are: 05, 25, 30, 58, 59 and Powerball 32.

     BANNING, Calif. (AP) – A wildfire racing through Southern California’s inland mountains has burned homes, forced the evacuation of several small mountain communities and injured three people, including two firefighters. More than a dozen structures have been damaged or destroyed. The blaze has burned more than 9 square miles near Banning, Calif.

     SANAA, Yemen (AP) – A suspected U.S. drone strike on a central province in Yemen has killed six more alleged al-Qaida militants. It’s the sixth U.S. drone strike in the past 10 days, bringing the total suspected militants killed to 29. Yemen is on a high state of alert after authorities revealed an al-Qaida plot to target foreign embassies and international shipping lanes in the Red Sea. The U.S. and British embassies have evacuated embassy staff over a threatened attack.

     DALLAS (AP) – Shootings in the Dallas area have left four people dead and four more wounded overnight. Police have a suspect in custody. Investigators found four gunshot victims in one home late last night, two of them dead. The suspect fled to nearby DeSoto, where police say he was involved in the second shooting. Police found four more victims, two of them dying. Authorities arrested the gunman in that home early today.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Philadelphia International Airport had two troubled US Airways flights yesterday. Flight 742 was headed to Barcelona when it had to return. An unidentified drunken passenger caused a disruption and had to be restrained by others onboard. No one was injured and the plane resumed its trip. Earlier in the day officials investigated a bomb threat onboard Flight 777, which had arrived from Ireland. They found nothing suspicious.