Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Aug 20

CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.SUNDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…LOWS IN THE MID 50S.

 

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP & KCSi-T.V. News Aug 20, 2012) – A woman who has been convicted of manslaughter says she sold drugs to the victim.
Twenty-two-year-old Janelle Cave testified during the fifth day (Monday Aug 20, 2012) of 34-year-old Leron Howard’s trial that she sold 18-year-old Abdi Ali Ahmed marijuana.

Howard has pleaded not guilty to murder and criminal conspiracy in the April 2011 death of Ahmed, whose body was found in a ditch near Spiritwood.
A jury convicted the 22-year-old Cave on manslaughter and criminal conspiracy charges in February.

She is appealing.

Her sentence required her to testify at Howard’s trial.
Cave denied Ahmed owed her any money.

Cave testified that Howard struck Ahmed outside her trailer and knocked him unconscious.

They transported Ahmed to the home of Delmonte Jones near Spiritwood, where they left Ahmed unconscious in the car.

Cave testified that they went into the Jones’ home where they did marijuana.

The jury heard testimony regarding information recovered from a phone that allegedly belonged to Howard.

Tuesday may be the last day of testimony in the case.

Howard is expected to take the stand during the trial to tell his version of the events surrounding Ahmed’s death.
Judge Thomas Merrick says the case could go to the jury by midweek.

 

 

Valley City, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session on Monday (Aug 20, 2012) at City Hall.

All Commissioners were present.

Consent Agenda items approved includes:

A Game of Chance Raffle Permit for Valley City State University Golf Team.

A Master Heater Installer License for Quality Heating & Air Conditioning.

　

Public Forum: No One Spoke.

　

Resolutions:

City Commissioners approved a Resolution, accepting the low bid and awarding the contract for Pavement Marking Improvements to Northstar Safety Inc. in the amount of $119,406.20.

Funds come from the State Highway Department.

　

A Resolution was approved consisting of a Street Right of Way issue on 11^th Avenue SW between 5^th and 6^th Street SW.

 

An easement will be created for city access for infrastructure purposes, while others will be able to sell properties.

 

Property lines will be indicated by GPS and staked.

The City Commission approved the First Reading of An Ordinance,creating a Perpetual Restrictive Covenant where properties were removed in accordance with the State Water Commission, regarding previously flood areas.

 Thirteen properties are involved.

 

New Business:

 A Public Hearing was held on the Final Status and Performance Reports from City of Valley City for $310,000 of CDBG Funding for a Valley City Emergency Sewer Project.

The project stems from 2009 flooding.

 City Commissioners approved three Renaissance Zone applications for a 5 year income tax exemption and 5 year property tax exemption for Six D Construction, and designate the three projects as VC-68, VC-69 and VC-70.

The applications are for Phase III of the Legacy Place expansion.

 

An Image Enhancement Retail and Image Grant for Valley Service in the amount of $3,092, was approved. The amount will be used for signage improvements.

 

Another Image Enhancement Retail and Image Grant for VCSU in the amount of $5,000 was approved.

The dollars to be used to replace the electronic signage, near Osmond Fieldhouse.

 

The City Commission apporved a Flex PACE loan to Nicki and Josh Nelson (The Tax Team) in the amount of $6,000, to buy down interest.

The loan will be repaid.

 

Commissioners approved an application to Block Off Street at 3^rd Avenue SE from Main Street to Alley on August 25 for Boomer’s Benefit.

 

The City Commission then approved land conveyance for the property line correction/encroachment by Valley City Development property for Malach USA.

The property owned by the city is not usable.

 

The Commission approved a Construction Engineering Agreement for Pavement Marking Improvements to Kadrmas Lee & Jackson in the amount of $11,000.

 

Consideration was given for bids for Five Traffic Signal Controller replacements.

The Commission approved the bid of $41,751.

 

The City Commission tabled approving $70,000 for pavement reconstruction on 4^th Avenue NE between 6^th and 9^th Street NE, and 8^th Street NE between 3^rd and 4^th Avenue Northeast, near the water treatment plant.

　

The Commisioners reviewed the plan to sell the auditorium. City Administrator Schelkoph said a plan has been developed to review potential purchasers plans for the building, plus a bidding pool would be established.

　

City Administrator Report:

David Schelkoph reported progress of street projects, as Chad Peterson from KLJ gave an update on the sanitary sewer, storm sewer and water main projects, along with street reconstruction pours and overlays.

Schelkopf reported on the events surrounding the failure of the Master Sewer Lift Station, last week.

He said the good news of the problem was that no one was injured in the process of containing the sewage when the plug failed during routine maintenance last Thursday.

He said the quick response of city crews in installing pumps, saved the city and it’s citizens dollars and “heartaches,” with what could have happened with damages.

Four pumps are now working and two additional pumps will be going back on line this week.

He pointed out the State Health Department was notified and kept up to date on the pumping of the raw sewage into the Sheyenne River, which was stopped last Friday afternoon.

A final report will be issued to the city and State Health Department.

　

City Updates & Commission Comments:

Commissioner Magnuson praised the city crews in their quick response to the main sewage lift station emergency last week.

City Attorney Russell Myhre said closing has been completed on 13 flood buyout properties.

City Auditor Richter said copies of the 2013 city budget has been readied to be presented on Monday August 27, 2012, the start of the budgeting process.

　

Police Chief Thompson told the Commissioners that when dispatch receives 9-1-1 phone calls, each call will be responded to with a police officer sent to the scene.

He said the change in policy is now in effect.

 

Mayor Werkhoven said it was refreshing to see the flood property buyouts are progressing, along with the plans to sell the auditorium.

 

The meeting was shown live on CSi 68,followed by replays.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The federal government is putting a
project to raise flood-prone railroad tracks in the Devils Lake
region on the fast track.
     The Transportation Department late last year awarded $10 million
for the rail improvements in the flooded Devils Lake region.

The project is among four transportation projects that President Barack
Obama on Monday said would be expedited to improve aging
transportation infrastructure.

The others are in Maine, Oregon and Washington. Other projects will be announced later.
     The $100 million project in North Dakota will raise about 15
miles of track that is owned by BNSF Railway but also used by
Amtrak passenger trains that travel between Chicago and the Pacific
Northwest.
     The White House says federal reviews will be done over the
winter and construction is expected next summer.

 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – A cancer researcher who resigned from
Duke University in North Carolina two years ago is now working in
North Dakota.
Anil Potti (uh-NEEL’ PAHT’-ee) is a medical oncologist at the Cancer
Center of North Dakota in Grand Forks.

     Potti came under scrutiny in 2010 and later resigned after
questions arose about his claim to be a Rhodes Scholar and about
the integrity of his research.

The North Carolina Medical Board concluded that Potti acted unprofessionally.
     Potti left a South Carolina cancer center earlier this year
following a CBS “60 Minutes” report about his Duke research.
     The head of the Grand Forks cancer center says Potti has been
unfairly accused.

William Noyes also says Potti’s work at Duke involved research and not patient care.

 

 WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Crews have completed work on a temporary
truck bypass on the west side of Williston.
     The 16-mile bypass will help route heavy oil field truck traffic
around Williston and ease congestion in city limits.

A temporary bypass also is planned on the east side of Williston. It’s to be
done by the end of the year.
     Local and state officials including Gov. Jack Dalrymple held a
dedication ceremony Monday for the $12 million west-side project.

 

In world and national news…

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Congressman Todd Akin says he was wrong in
claiming that women’s bodies are able to prevent pregnancies in “a
legitimate rape” situation.

The Missouri Republican Senate candidate went on Mike Huckabee’s national radio show Monday to apologize for comments that aired yesterday.

Those comments prompted some Senate Republicans to call for him to get out of the race.

But Akin is vowing to continue his campaign, saying he’s not the first politician to suffer from what he called “foot-in-mouth disease.”
     
     WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama says he’s had to point
out “sharp differences” with Mitt Romney on issues, but says
nothing in his campaign ads about the GOP candidate has been “out
of bounds.”

At a White House news conference Monday, Obama also defended ads attacking Romney’s refusal to release more than two years’ worth of tax returns.

He says those seeking the White House must know their life is an “open book.”

     
     MANTON, Calif. (AP) – Firefighters across the West are continuing to battle a series of raging wildfires.

The latest round of fires was sparked mostly by lightning strikes.

Crews in Northern California are trying to gain control of a rapidly-growing fire that has destroyed at least seven homes and forced thousands of
people to flee.
     
     JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) – An autopsy report says the death of a man
who was shot in the head while his hands were cuffed behind him in
an Arkansas patrol car was a suicide.

Police have said officers had frisked Chavis Carter twice after a traffic stop without finding a gun before he was fatally shot last month.
     
     ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Casey Anthony’s year of probation is ending
this week.

But authorities aren’t announcing when she will be released from state supervision because of death threats.

The Florida woman was acquitted last year on a charge of murdering her
2-year-old daughter, Caylee.

She’s been serving probation on a check fraud conviction at an undisclosed location in Florida.