Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Aug 13

CSi Weather…

 TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
 AROUND 5 MPH.
 .WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
 5 MPH.
 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
 SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA.  LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
 SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
 .THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
 AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
 10 MPH.
 .THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH
 WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
 .FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
 80S. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
 .SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
 .SUNDAY NIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
 AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
 .MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
 LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. AN
 ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME.
 
 THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

Jamestown, ND –  Interstate Engineering reports,  the road closure currently in place on 3rd Ave NW from 5th St NW to 4th St NW is expected to extend south to 3rd St NW on Wednesday, August 14, so crews can continue their work on the Jamestown sanitary sewer project. 3rd St NW will remain open during this time.

Work is expected to last for about a week and a half.

 Jamestown, ND  (KCSi-T.V. News Aug 13, 2013)  –  The NDDOT reported Tuesday afternoon that the segment of US 52 (1st Ave ) in Jamestown is now open to traffic. It was temporarily closed during a railroad crossing project by BNSF railroad.

The reworking project required the complete closure of the crossing, originally planned and completed by late last week.  

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Jamestown City Council met in Special Session Tuesday morning (Aug13, 2013) with the Woodbury Township Officers to discuss a water line easement. Council Member Gumke was not present.

City Administrator Jeff Fuchs said he recently met with Woodbury officials about an agreement

At Tuesday’s meeting were representative from Woodbury Township, were Chairman Duane Anderson, along with Supervisors Randy Wilson, and Larry Lee.

At a Jamestown City Council meeting on August 8, 2013 the City council discussed the terms for granting an easement to the City of Jamestown from Woodbury Township to place a 16″ water main under 37^th St SE in Woodbury Township. The main will provide water to the Southwest water tower under construction.

The city maintains the road, outside of city limits.

The township requested the city take all responsibility for the street in exchange for the easement.

Mayor Andersen disagreed with maintaining roads outside of city limits.

Council Member Gumke suggested a counter proposal to limit maintenance.

The City Council voted unanimously to continue minimum maintenance, in cooperation with Stutsman County in exchange for the easement, with the City Attorney reviewing an agreement, as officials continued to negotiate with Woodbury Township

At Tuesday morning’s meeting, during discussions with Woodbury Township representatives

Duane Anderson proposed the city take responsibility for snow removal and graveling, and blading.

Woodbury will assume responsibility for ditch mowing where necessary, and maintain existing culverts.

Mayor Andersen said she has no problem with the agreement, with those items taken out of the agreement. She said the street will be left in as good or better shape than before the work.

Drainage will be improved in the area, with the reconstructed roadway.

The city will ask permission of Woodbury Township for an sign errections.

The Council voted unanimously to approve the agreement for the easement.

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

BISMARCK, N.D. — U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp, a member of the Senate Banking Committee, will host a roundtable discussion on student loans and college affordability Thursday Augst 15, 2013, at 2pm at Valley City State, in the Student Center, Skoal Room.

VCSU college administration officials, financial aid officers, and students will join Senator Heitkamp to talk about the recent bipartisan compromise on student loan interest rates.

The public is welcome to attend this event.

BISMARCK, N.D. (KCSi-T.V. News) — The N.D. Developmental Disability Network will hold nine town hall meetings throughout the state to gather input from people with disabilities and their families on the available supports, services, and other forms of assistance that help them live independently in their communities. The information will be used to identify any gaps in services for people with disabilities.

A Town Hall meeting is scheduled for Jamestown on Sept. 10, 2013 from 1 to 2:30 p.m., Anne Carlsen Center, 701 Third St. N.W.

The meetings will cover various topics including employment, housing, transportation, health and wellness, child care for children with disabilities, education and transition opportunities, and other disability-related topics.

For more information on the meetings, contact Cheryl Hess at 701-328-4847, ND Relay TTY 800-366-6888,chess@nd.gov The town hall meetings are sponsored by the N.D. Developmental Disability Network, a partnership between the N.D. State Council on Developmental Disabilities, N.D. Protection and Advocacy Project, and the N.D. Center for Persons with Disabilities at Minot State University.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Department of Health has reported the state’s first 2013 West Nile virus death.
 
     West Nile virus program manager Michelle Feist says the woman was older than 60 years old and lived in the southeastern part of the state. She did not have any underlying health conditions.
 
     The state has seen 16 human cases so far this year.
 
     Feist says the death should serve as a reminder of the seriousness of West Nile virus, especially to those older than 50 and those with other medical conditions.
 
     She says that North Dakotans should continue to take steps to protect themselves from mosquito bites to prevent the virus.

　 RIVER FALLS, Wis. (AP) – An auction will be held for the River Falls house where three young sisters were killed by their father.
 
     The foreclosure sale for the Schaffhausen property will be held at the St. Croix (KROY) County Government Center at 10 a.m. Tuesday. 
 
     The home is where 11-year-old Amara, 8-year-old Sophie and 5-year-old Cecilia Schaffhausen were killed by Aaron Schaffhausen last year. He’s serving life in prison.
 
     He tried to sell the house after killing the girls, but their mother, Jessica Schaffhausen objected because he would have profited from the sale.
 
     Anyone who buys the house at the auction must have 10 percent of the winning bid on hand. KSTP-TV  says if no one buys the property it goes back to the bank.

 MCCLUSKY, N.D. (AP) – A company known for its crew camps in the western North Dakota oil patch is setting up temporary housing in the central community of McClusky.
 
     Target Logistics is providing housing for up to 84 workers on the $351 million Minnkota Power Cooperative transmission line that will stretch from the Center area to Grand Forks, delivering coal-generated power from the Milton R. Young plant.
 
     Minnkota spokesman Kevin Fee says work is mostly complete on the eastern end of the line. He says the shift into McClusky signals startup of work on the stretch from Carrington to Center.
 
     At least one McClusky city councilman isn’t happy with the housing site. Andy Werth says it will increase traffic by a school and in a residential area.

In sports…

From Jim Roaldson JHS Activities Director

All girls grades 7-12 interested in participating in Jamestown High School Girls Swimming & Diving will need to meet on Thursday, August 15, 2013  @ 7:00 PM at the Jamestown High School Swimming Pool. 

For more information, please contact Jamestown High School Activities Department at 952-4006.
 
     BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – No teams from the Dakotas are in the NAIA football preseason poll, though Valley City State did receive some votes.
 
     National runner-up Morningside of Iowa begins the season as the top-ranked team; 2012 champion Marian of Indiana came in second despite receiving eight first-place votes to Morningside’s four. Morningside had more total points in the coaches’ poll.
 
     Missouri Valley got the other first-place vote in the poll and came in third.
 
     Valley City State finished last season 7-3 and ranked No. 24 in the country. The Vikings got some votes in this year’s preseason poll, but not enough to crack the Top 25.
 
     The first regular season poll will be announced Sept. 16.

 Fargo, ND (KCSi-T.V. Sports)  —  North Dakota State University Director of Athletics Gene Taylor has announced that all 11 regular season Bison football games will be televised.

The Kansas State game is available to a prime time national audience on the new Fox Sports 1 channel CSi 41, on Friday August 30, 2013, at 7:30-p.m.

Ten of the 11 games will be available on the North Dakota NBC Network, CSi 11 from Fargo.

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A city in the heart of the western North Dakota oil patch will be changing its label from Boomtown USA to baseball town for one week.
 
     Williston is the host site for the 13-year-old Babe Ruth World Series. Pool play for the 10-team tournament is scheduled to begin Saturday.
 
     Some of the teams are preparing for a long day of travel on Wednesday. The Niskayuna, N.Y., team will be taking a bus about 200 miles to Boston, flying to Chicago and Fargo, and catching another bus for the 400-mile trip to Williston.
 
     Niskayuna coach Chris Bianchi (bee-AHN’-kee) says his players are treating the trip as an adventure. He says the travel might be hardest on the adults.
 
     Three of the teams are from North Dakota: Williston, Fargo and Grand Forks.

In world and national news…

BOSTON (AP) – Two friends of the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect have pleaded not guilty to disposing of evidence from his college dorm room. The two were arraigned Tuesday in federal court on charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice. Prosecutors say they tried to thwart the investigations of the deadly April explosions by throwing away fireworks and other items they found in the dorm room of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR’ tsahr-NEYE’-ehv) the day before his capture.
 
     JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel has begun releasing 26 Palestinian prisoners ahead of renewed Mideast negotiations. Most of the prisoners had been behind bars for carrying out deadly attacks. Celebrations are planned in the West Bank and Gaza, where they are viewed as heroes. Their release is very painful for Israelis who view them as terrorists. Israel released them late at night to prevent a spectacle. Israelis and Palestinians are to launch talks in Jerusalem Wednesday.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – In the past five years, the government has let three other major airline mergers go through — leaving five airlines in control of about 80 percent of the domestic market. But now, the Justice Department is trying to block the planned merger of American Airlines and US Airways. The government says the merger would mean fewer travel options and higher costs for consumers. The airlines respond that the merger will create a stronger network of flights that gives travelers more choices.
 
     ATLANTA (AP) – A police report says witnesses didn’t see anyone else standing near an Atlanta Braves fan when he fell to his death last night at the team’s stadium. The report includes the accounts of four people who saw Ronald Homer fall about 65 feet from a fourth-level smoking area into a parking lot. The report describes the fall as accidental.
 
     ATLANTA (AP) – The son of Grammy-winning R&B singer Usher has been released from the hospital after nearly drowning in an Atlanta pool. A lawyer for the boy’s mother says the five-year-old was released Sunday, and was at school yesterday. On Friday, a judge dismissed an emergency requests by Usher’s ex-wife seeking temporary custody of their two children.