Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Aug 9

CSi Weather….

 TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
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WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY…MAINLY SOUTH OF
 HIGHWAY 200. NO SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED.

 

Spiritwood, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) – Construction is starting on the ethanol plant that’s been in the works for two years.

The ground-breaking ceremony was held Friday (Aug 9, 2013) for the $150 million Great River Energy’s Dakota Spirit AgEnergy plant at Spiritwood.

It was estimated that about 300 people attended, including officials from the company along with North Dakota’s Congressional delegation, and local officials.

Production is slated to begin in January 2015. The plant will employ about 36 people and will use about 23 million bushels of corn to produce about 65 million gallons of the alternative fuel each year.

The plant is to use excess steam power from Great River Energy’s Spiritwood Station. The combined heat and coal-fired power plant currently is idled due to lack of demand for electricity in Minnesota but is scheduled to come online in January 2015.

Speaking were Governor Jack Dalrymple along with U.S. Senator, John Hoeven, U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp and Congressman Kevin Cramer.

In addition to the groundbreaking ceremony, an open house was held featuring project partner exhibits, along with tours of the Spiritwood Station, followed by a picnic lunch.

On hand to speak to the large gathering were:

U.S. Senators John Hoeven, and Heitkamp, along with Congressman Kevin Cramer.

They were joined by Governor Jack Dalrymple, State Ag Commissioner Doug Goehring, and USDA North Dakota Director Jasper Scheneider, and North Dakota Public Service Commissioner Julie Fedorchak.

Local speakers included Stutsman County Commissioner Mark Klose, Jamestown Mayor Katie Andersen, and JSDC President, Gary Riffe.

The program’s Master of Ceremonies was Midwest AgEnergy Group Gregory Ridderbusch, who also gave the final remarks.

Closing remarks were given by Great River Energy CEO & President David Saggau, and Great River Energy Board Chairman, Mike Thorson.

 

Comments from Governor Jack Dalrymple….

“The Dakota Spirit AgEnergy biorefinery will create new market opportunities for North Dakota farmers, serve to further diversify our growing economy and help the nation become more energy independent,” Dalrymple said. “In North Dakota, we have stayed true to a proven energy policy that promotes the responsible development of all our energy resources. Our work is paying off in very significant ways and this biorefinery is another example of what can be accomplished when states create an environment in which private industry can thrive.”

The state assisted the project’s development through project research funding, a low-interest loan, loan guarantees and tax incentives on construction and operation.

Comments from Senator John Hoeven….

“The Dakota Spirit AgEnergy facility is a glimpse into the future, a model of what we can accomplish when traditional and renewable energy interests leverage technology and work together to grow our economy, create jobs and meet the challenge of supplying our nation’s energy needs,” Hoeven said. “This innovative new facility will help bring down the cost of fuel for consumers, create a new market for farmers and bring us a step closer to our long-sought goal of American energy independence.”

As a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Hoeven has been pushing to build a comprehensive, states-first approach to national energy policy.

Comments from Senator Heidi Heitkamp…

“By expanding the use of biofuels – particularly ethanol – in North Dakota, we’re reinforcing the strength of our state’s diverse energy resources. Those at the Dakota Spirit AgEnergy Ethanol Biorefinery have been incredible partners as their new plant will not only be more efficient and lower our carbon footprint, but it will also support well-paying jobs in the community and help our corn growers expand their operations,” said Heitkamp, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee. “This project is another reminder that biofuels are a legitimate renewable resource that could help lead us toward North American energy independence, while also supporting great jobs in our rural communities.”

Last year, officials from Dakota Spirit AgEnergy reached out to Heitkamp to let her know that they were at a standstill with EPA on the approval process for the plant and could face problems if the delays persisted. Heitkamp made it a priority and put pressure on the agency to get this done, and now the refinery is underway.

　

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Aug 9, 2013) — After participating Friday morning at the groundbreaking ceremony at Great River Energy’s Dakota Spirit AgEnergy plant at Spiritwood, U.S. Senator, Heidi Heitkamp, Friday afternoon, presented a U.S Flag that was flown over the U.S. Capital to a Special Olympics Silver Medalist from Jamestown at the Jamestown Wal-Mart store.

Senator Heitkamp says, “Blaine is an inspiration to so many in Jamestown, North Dakota, and across the country.  He continues to show over and over again what you can achieve if you work hard and put your mind to something.  And Blaine embodies the true spirit of North Dakota every time he represents us at the Special Olympics. I’m so proud of him, and I look forward to hearing more about his future competitions and, of course, future awards.”

Blaine Schulz earned a silver medal at the Special Olympics Winter World Games in South Korea in February.

He competed in the 200-meter snowshoe run with a time of 32.74 seconds.

 

Jamestown, ND  (KCSi-T.V. News Aug 9, 2013)  — Interstate Engineering on Friday afternoon update the plans for continued work on the Jamestown Sanitary Sewer Project.

Residents are asked to be aware of the following work that will be taking place.

3rd Ave NW Closures

3rd Ave NW is currently closed from 5th St NW to 8th St NW. This closure is expected to be extended to 9th St NW during the week of August 12.

Starting on Monday, August 12, 3rd Ave NW will close from 4th St NW to 5th St NW.

These closures are expected to be in place for about two weeks. 5th St NW will remain open during this time.

3rd St NW Construction

3rd St NW will remain closed at the intersection of 2nd Ave NW until Monday, August 12. 2nd Ave NW will remain open during this time.

4th Ave NW Opening

4th Ave NW from 6th St NW to 9th St NW is expected to open to traffic on Saturday, August 10. Motorists and residents should be aware that minor patching, cleanup and other miscellaneous work will take place in this area periodically during the next few weeks.

Motorists are asked to slow down and use caution in construction areas.

 Project information can be found online at jamestownsewerproject.com and on Twitter @jamestownsewer.

Link to the web site on line at CsiNewsNow.com, and listen for updates on The Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Aug 9, 2013) — Jamestown College’s McKenna Thielsch Center will be open and ready when classes begin Aug. 26, 2013 providing a learning environment with state-of-the-art equipment and highly qualified faculty to prepare students for science-based careers as well as for graduate and professional school.

College President, Robert Badal says “As a liberal arts institution, we value the sciences as an integral part of Jamestown College. Having a state-of-the-art facility is vital as we move the College forward.”

The 20,500-square-foot building houses six laboratories for the Departments of Biology and Chemistry, two simulation laboratories for the Department of Nursing, a student research lab, and a greenhouse.

Vice President for Planning and Administrative Services, Tom Heck adds, “There are just a few odds and ends left on the punch list and some exterior details.

We’re in good shape to be ready for the start of the semester.”

The second phase of the project, a complete renovation of the adjacent Orlady Hall into office space and classrooms, is well underway and will continue throughout the 2013-14 school year.

The McKenna Thielsch Center is named for 1943 Jamestown College graduate Margaret (McKenna) Thielsch, who contributed the lead gift toward the project. The combined 38,000-square-foot complex will be the College’s largest academic building.

Polly Peterson, Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Business Affairs, says fundraising for the project is nearing completion.

She adds, “The support of alumni and friends of Jamestown College has been both humbling and exciting. Great things are happening here because people believe in the value of the educational experience we provide. As this new facility opens this fall, it brings me such joy to know that the fundraising is just shy of reaching the $9 million goal.”

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The James River Humane Society will benefit from proceeds from an event at Top Designers Salon and Spa at the Buffalo Mall.

On Friday’s (Aug 9, 2013) Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, the shelter’s President, Matt Opsahal said, on Saturday August 17, 2013 at 11-a.m., there will be BBQ’s served.

There will be a silent auction from noon to 2-p.m.

The salon will offer $15 haircuts from 11-a.m., to 5-p.m.

There will also be relaxing chair massages.

Top Designers Salon & Spa was the Matrix Spread the Love Salon again this year, and this is  the fundraiser to help celebrate.

Opsahl added, the James River Humane Society at last report had 15 dogs and 20 cats, including six kittens available for adoption.

He said one of the dogs was brought to the shelter from Eddy County by the sheriff’s office, after an individual reported the dog was left tied to a post.

He added the dogs was in poor physical condition, and is now being nursed back to health at the shelter. The dog is shy and scared, as the staff is caring for the animal to help it readjust to having people around.

The James River Humane Society is located off the I-94 Bloom Exit.

For more information call 701-252-0747.

 

  BOWMAN, N.D. (AP) – Police in the southwest North Dakota town of Bowman say a woman has been charged with murder in the killing of her newborn baby.
 
   Bowman Police Chief Charles Headley was called to a Bowman home and 42-year-old Stephanie Jean Lindstrom reported feeling very sick.
 
     Headley in an affidavit says the woman was taken to the hospital and police found the baby drowned in the toilet.
 
     The affidavit says that the State Forensic Examiner’s Office determined the baby had been born alive on July 23 and the cause of death was drowning.
 
     Southwest District Judge Zane Anderson has set Lindstrom’s bond at $100,000 and scheduled a preliminary hearing for Sept. 12.
 
     Attorney information for Lindstrom was not listed.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s congressional delegation says that airports across the state have been awarded grants totaling nearly $3.6 million for airport construction and maintenance projects.
 
     Sens. John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp and Rep. Kevin Cramer say the grants will fund construction and maintenance projects needed to meet the increased demand at airports across North Dakota.
 
     Grand Forks International Airport will receive the largest amount – almost $2.5 million – to construct a snow removal equipment building and to renovate the runway and taxiway lighting systems. Also receiving funds are airports in Edgeley, Bottineau, Stanley and Mott.
 
     In addition, the state will receive about $332,000 to update the airport system study plan to address aviation needs impacted by energy development and economic growth.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A 19-year-old Bismarck man has been sentenced to serve 45 days in jail for having sex with a 14-year-old girl in an apartment building stairwell.
 
     The  rest of the three-year sentence handed down to Christopher Vandermeer was suspended. He will be on probation during that time.
 
     A jury last April convicted Vandermeer of felony gross sexual imposition for the stairwell incident last October. He could have faced up to 20 years in prison.
 
     Prosecutors asked that Vandermeer be sentenced to serve five years behind bars, but Judge Bruce Romanick (roh-MAWN’-ihk) said he didn’t think a lengthy prison term would do society or Vandermeer any good. He ordered the 45-day sentence to give Vandermeer a “taste” of being incarcerated.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Virginia man has been sentenced to four years in prison for driving drunk and crashing into a party bus in North Dakota, injuring more than a dozen people.
 
     James Warner Jr. was sentenced Thursday after he pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment, and driving under the influence and with a revoked license.  Prosecutors dropped charges of unauthorized use of a vehicle and failure to register as a sex offender.
 
     Authorities say Warner was driving drunk on Highway 1806 south of Mandan on May 4 when his pickup truck drifted into the wrong lane and collided head-on with a party bus carrying 24 people. Seventeen people were taken to Bismarck hospitals to be treated for injuries.
 
     The pickup belonged to a farmer who had fired Warner.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Rare aircraft have been landing in Fargo in preparation for Saturday’s groundbreaking of the Beck-Odegaard Wing of the Fargo Air Museum.
 
The  new 100-foot-by-150-foot building will house a variety of aircraft that the museum has had to store elsewhere throughout the region. It’s scheduled to be built by December.
 
     The focal point will be a B-25 Mitchell, donated by Gary Beck, one of the museum’s founding members. The museum hopes to create an interactive diorama to share WWII history and stories of the Doolittle Raiders.
 
     Aircraft from the Commemorative Air Force AirPower History Tour have been in town. They include a B-29 Superfortress bomber, two B-24 bombers and a B-17 bomber.
 
     The groundbreaking is set for 10 a.m. Saturday.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A Kentucky man who is traveling the country leaving $500 tips as a tribute to his late brother made a stop in North Dakota.
 
     Seth Collins this week left a $500 tip for Holly Kaderlik, a college student and server at a Fargo pizzeria. She says that  she’ll probably pay some bills but also use some of the money to help others.
 
     Collins’ brother, Aaron, died about a year ago. His last wish was that a large tip be left for a server. Seth Collins carried out the wish in Lexington, Ky., with cash donated by family and friends. He filmed it and the video went viral. More than $50,000 in donations poured in from around the country, and Collins decided to leave tips in all 50 states.

 

In world and national news…

SAN DIEGO (AP) – A California sheriff says a car belonging to the suspect in the disappearance of a teenage girl has been found in Idaho. The sheriff in San Diego County also says horseback riders reported seeing two people matching the description of the suspect and girl in the Cascade area 70 miles northeast of Boise on Wednesday. Authorities throughout the West have been looking for 16-year-old Hannah Anderson and family friend James DiMaggio since the bodies of the girl’s mother and an unidentified child were found Sunday at DiMaggio’s burned home. The unidentified body may be that of Hannah’s missing little brother.
 
     EAST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) – Connecticut’s governor says crews working at the scene of a plane crash in a residential neighborhood have seen two bodies. The small plane went down Friday  morning as it attempted to land at a New Haven airport. It engulfed two homes in flames. Officials had said at least three people were missing — including the pilot and two children who were in one of the houses.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill to restore lower interest rates on loans for millions of students heading back to college this fall. The Oval Office ceremony capped a frenzy of negotiations that led to a rare bipartisan compromise to lower rates before classes resume. The new law links student loan interest rates to the financial markets. It restores lower rates this fall but could yield higher costs if the economy improves in the years ahead.
 
     SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – According to some lawsuits being filed over last month’s crash at San Francisco International Airport, passengers in coach seats suffered more serious injuries than business class travelers did, because of different seatbelt configurations. The lawsuits say some coach passengers wearing only lap belts suffered head and spinal injuries that could have been prevented by shoulder restraints that were available in the more expensive and roomy business-class seats.
 
     GENEVA (AP) – Swiss tourism officials and the owner of a pricey boutique in Zurich are offering apologies to Oprah Winfrey over an incident that Winfrey says was a case of racism. Winfrey tells “Entertainment Tonight” that a clerk at the boutique refused to show her a black handbag, telling her that she wouldn’t be able to afford it. The bag cost $38,000. Winfrey is a billionaire. The tourism office says the clerk “acted terribly wrong.” The boutique owner calls it “a real misunderstanding.”