Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Aug 24

CSi Weather…

 REST OF TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN
THE MORNING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY.
HIGHS AROUND 90. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST
20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 40 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT…THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 60 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
.MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.TUESDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.THURSDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi- T.V. News Aug 23, 2012) — A Southeast District Court Jury, of eight women and four men, in Jamestown Thursday (Aug 23, 2012) has found 35 year old Leron Howard of Jamestown guilty of Murder and Criminal Conspiracy in death of Somali immigrant, Abdi Ali Ahmed, of Jamestown.

The jury deliberated about seven and a half hours, on Wednesday and five and a half hours on Thursday before returning the verdict about 2: 30 p.m. on Thursday.

Howard, appeared to break down as the verdicts were read.

Murder and Criminal Conspiracy are Class AA felonies punishable by life in prison without parole.

The jury decided to deliberate on the murder charge rather than manslaughter.

Manslaughter is a Class B felony punishable by 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

Southeast District Court Judge, Thomas Merrick says sentencing will be handed down after a pre-sentencing investigation, in about eight weeks.

Howard’s court appointed defense attorney, Steve Mottinger, asked the jury to convict Howard of manslaughter during closing arguments.

Following the verdict, Mottinger said, “I think we picked a good jury, the jury obviously worked very hard at this.”

Prosecutor, Stutsman County State’s Attorney, Fritz Fremgen, said the case fits the definition of murder.

After the verdict, was read, Fremgen credited the jury for their dedication to the case.

Ahmed’s family say despite the guilty verdict, justice has still not been served, and are concerned that presiding judge, Thomas Merrick, will not give Howard the maximum sentence of life in prison without parole.

They were not satisfied that co-defendent, Janelle Cave was convicted in February of this year, of the lesser charge of manslaughter, Ahmed’s death.

Cave is appealing her conviction in the North Dakota Supreme Court.

Abdi Ali Ahmed’s body was found in a road ditch near Spiritwood, on April 30, 2011.

An autopsy revealed he died of blunt force trauma to the head and he was also stabbed twice in the abdomen.

On the stand Tuesday, Howard admitted to striking Ahmed twice during an altercation during the early morning hours of April 30, 2011.

Jury selection in the case began Aug. 14, 2012 with testimony beginning on Aug. 15, 2012.

Closing arguments were heard in the case Tuesday.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Jamestown City Council’s Public Works, and Police and Fire Committees met Thursday evening (Aug 23, 2012) at City Hall. Council Member Gumke was not present.

Fire Committee:

No items of discussion at this time.

The Police Committee considered a request that funds received by the Jamestown Police Range Committee from the recycling of brass items be deposited in the Range Committee fund for range maintenance.

The brass items came from the Police Department, Sheriff’s Department, Stutsman County Corrections, James River Correctional Center, ND Game & Fish, BCI, and the ND Highway Patrol.

Police Chief Scott Edinger said 1,100 pounds of brass items was received, amounting to just over $2,000.

The committee recommends authorizing using the funds for range maintenance.

The funds will be put into the city’s self-clearing fund, until The Range Committee is formally organized.

At that time the funds will be transferred.

　

Public Works Committee:

The committee recommends putting on the September City Council agenda without recommendation, the Supplemental Agreement from Interstate Engineering, Inc. relating to the Sanitary Landfill.

The agreement for engineering services for the expansion of the landfill to the adjacent 80-acres, in the amount of $99,500. Pending review of the original agreement.

City Engineer Reed Schwartzkopf said the expansion is projected for about 225 years. The landfill is seeing a 10% to 15% increase in waste each year.

　

The committee then placed on the September Council agenda without recommendation a Supplemental Agreement No. 1 from Interstate Engineering, Inc. relating to the Inert Landfill. The amount is $38,200. Pending review of the original agreement.

　

The committee recommended approving creating Sewer District # 12-31 and Water District #12-61 relating to the Titan Addition utility extensions.

Steve Aldinger of Interstate Engineer presented drawings of the sewer and water line plans.

He said the construction costs are estimated at $800,000 to $900,000.

City Engineer Reed Schwartzkopf said properties west and south of

the Titan property will be able to tie into the line when future development happens.

He said the city’s failure to address corridor issues in the

past, means the city is paying more for the route of these lines,

now.

The committee also recommends sending to the NDDOT, a permit application for boring for the lines.

The committee discussed costs and options relating to the West Business Loop sidewalk construction.

City Engineer Schwartzkopf presented the options.

He added property owners still need to be apprised as to how the sidewalks would affect their properties, including parking lot spaces.

He said there should be sufficient city right of ways to install the five foot wide sidewalks.

The Mayor moved for the city engineer to pursue the project, and contact property owners, which was approved to recommend to the City Council.

Discussion then related to overload/oversize vehicles & establishing permit, fee & procedures policy for vehicles coming through the city.

City Engineer Schwartzkopf recommended charging a permit fee.

He said the vehicles are headed to the western North Dakota oil patch.

The committee recommends moving forward in developing a policy.

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

　

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — Senator Kent Conrad visited two Jamestown locations on Thursday (Aug 23, 2012) afternoon.

The senator first stopped at Jamestown Regional Medical Center, for a tour, and a roundtable discussion with department managers.

Conrad said health care reform, especially the Frontier Amendment, is extremely important to North Dakota.

Conrad then traveled to the North Dakota Farmers Union State Office, in Jamestown where he talked about the importance for a new five-year Farm Bill.

　

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — Senator Kent Conrad visited two Jamestown locations on Thursday afternoon.

The senator first stopped at Jamestown Regional Medical Center, for a tour, and a roundtable discussion with department managers.

Conrad said health care reform, especially the Frontier Amendment, is extremely important to North Dakota.

Conrad then traveled to the North Dakota Farmers Union State Office, in Jamestown

Conrad updated representatives from the North Dakota Farmers Union on the prospects for a new five year bill after the House of Representatives declined to formally consider the legislation before adjourning for the month of August.

The Senator noted that there are only 41 days until parts of the current Farm Bill begin to expire.

The Senate passed its bill on a bipartisan vote of 64-35.

Senator Conrad helped author the 2002 and 2008 Farm Bills. Both are considered among the best bills ever for North Dakota farm and ranch families.

 

Valley City, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — Valley City residents are seeing some changes in the faces of buildings, while VCSU notes renovations, and the future of the Auditorium is being reviewed.

At the August 20,2012 Valley City Commission meeting, City Administrator, David Schelkoph said a 3-step process is involved in the sale of City Auditorium.

He said prospective buyers have previously shown interest in purchasing the building, however several issues have slowed progress on the sale.

Meanwhile, the new $500,000 renovation of Valley City State University’s cafeteria recently was completed with a ribbon cutting.

Valley City State President Dr. Steve Shirley says the new facility serves students and the community with a selection of healthy food choices and traditional favorites.

The Straus Mall has been renovated.

George Gaukler purchased the building and is making improvements, to attract new businesses.

The new water treatment is operational and was recently dedicated by Governor Dalrymple and other officials.

　

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – A husband and wife accused of robbing a
Grand Forks bank last month have been charged in federal court.
     Twenty-year-old Johnny Patrom of Springfield, Mo., and his
18-year-old wife, Amanda Patrom, are accused of holding up Bank
Forward on the morning of July 6.

They have not been asked to enter a plea.
     Court documents show that Johnny Patrom entered the bank,
displayed a handgun and demanded money.

Authorities say he got away with about $9,000.
     Amanda Patrom allegedly entered the bank on two separate
occasions prior to the robbery and told her husband how many
employees were in the bank.
     A detention hearing for Amanda Patrom, who is pregnant, is
scheduled next week in Grand Forks.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Authorities Thursday  detained a man at Hector
International Airport in Fargo after a BB pistol was found in his
carry-on bag as he went through security.
     Fargo police Lt. Joel Vettel says the Transportation Security
Administration had already detained the man when Fargo police were
called to the airport at about 6:30 a.m. Thursday.

The man was taken into custody and officers contacted the FBI, which is now
handling the investigation.
     The man’s name was not immediately released.
     Vettel says the BB gun was a replica-style pistol designed to
look like a weapon.
     Vettel says the plane was on its first leg of a flight to
Guatemala.

 

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Two men are hospitalized after a well explosion in McKenzie County.

Fifty-two-year-old Bruce Ford and 48-year-old Rod Law were severely burned in the blast, which occurred Wednesday around 12 p.m. at a site north of Arnegard.

 

 MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Minot police say there is nothing suspicious about the death of a man whose body was pulled from the Souris River and that it appears the death was accidental.
 
     The body of 47-year-old Michael Alumbaugh was recovered on August 16th. Minot police released his identity on Thursday.
 
     Captain Dan Strandberg says the death happened in an area where transients are known to live.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A 17-year-old Fargo boy accused of robbing a gas station in the town of Mapleton also is one of three suspects in a holdup at a Fargo restaurant.

Cass County State’s Attorney Birch Burdick says he hasn’t made any decisions yet on possibly trying to get the boy’s case transferred from juvenile court to adult court.

The boy was arrested about half an hour after the armed robbery at Gordy’s Travel Plaza around 6 p.m. Monday.

 

 WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) – Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative is planning a
$70 million expansion to its sugar beet processing plant in
Wahpeton.
     The molasses de-sugarization plant that will be built over the
next two years will turn byproduct beet molasses into products used
in food, pharmaceuticals and feed supplements. 

It  will create 20 full-time jobs.
     The Richland County Commission has approved a tax break on the
expansion. Property taxes will be waived the first five years and
cut in half the next five years.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – An investment portfolio manager says
conservative investing of North Dakota’s oil tax fund poses its own
problems.

John Lewis spoke to an advisory board that’s considering
ideas for investing the Legacy Fund, which has almost $500 million.
The board has authorized a study of different investment options.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s state Medicaid director has been appointed as the temporary director of the state Department of Human Services.
 
     Maggie Anderson will hold the job through the 2013 Legislature, which is expected to last through late April.
 
     Governor Jack Dalrymple (DAHL’-rimp-ul) announced the appointment Thursday. Anderson will replace longtime director Carol Olson, who retired last week.
     
     BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A new nuclear submarine that’s named for
North Dakota is getting its new crest.

Lieutenant Governor Drew Wrigley is scheduled to reveal the winning design at the state Capitol today. Five suggested designs were chosen as finalists.

 

 

 In sports…

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Bismarck High School football coach Mark
Gibson has been suspended without pay for four games.
     Superintendent Tamara Uselman says Gibson had a public display
of affection with a female school employee in July, breaking school
conduct rules.
     Gibson has apologized to his wife and family, as well as his
players and their families.
     Gibson also teaches. He has been reassigned from the high school
to a middle school.

The other school staffer involved also has been transferred to another building.
     Gibson has coached the Demons to four state championships.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s 2012 waterfowl hunting
seasons have been finalized, with few changes from last year.
     The state Game and Fish Department says the only significant
changes are an increase in the daily limit on scaup from two to six
birds and the elimination of a waterfowl rest area four miles north
of Rolette.
     Opening day for North Dakota residents is Sept. 22 for ducks,
geese, coots and mergansers.

Nonresidents may begin hunting waterfowl in North Dakota on Sept. 29. The season for swans opens for both residents and nonresidents on Sept. 29.

     Mike Johnson with Game and Fish says duck numbers look good. But
he also says prospects for waterfowl hunters are hard to predict
because they depend on weather conditions and migration patterns.

　

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION…

 Thursday’s Games

     Grand Prairie 3, Fargo-Moorhead 2

 

MLB…

 AMERICAN LEAGUE

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Josh Hamilton had five RBIs last night in the Texas Rangers’ 10-6 win over the Minnesota Twins.

Adrian Beltre added three hits, including his fourth homer in two days. Trevor Plouffe and Jamey Carroll each had three hits for the Twins.
 
  Final      Detroit         3  Toronto      2, 11 Innings
  Final      L.A. Angels    14  Boston      13, 10 Innings
  Final      Tampa Bay       5  Oakland      0
   
 
    NATIONAL LEAGUE
 
  Final      Colorado        1  N-Y Mets     0
  Final      St. Louis      13  Houston      5
  Final      Philadelphia    4  Cincinnati   3, 11 Innings
  Final      San Francisco   5  Atlanta      2

 

WNBA…

NEW YORK (AP) – Minnesota Lynx forward Maya Moore’s No. 23 again tops the list of the WNBA’s most popular jerseys.

The league released the sales numbers yesterday. The reigning Rookie of the Year was the top pick in the 2011 draft.

 

Cycling…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency will ban Lance Armstrong from cycling for life and strip him of his seven Tour de France titles for doping.

Armstrong yesterday dropped any further challenges to the USADA’s allegations that he took performance-enhancing drugs. USADA chief executive Travis Tygart calls the Armstrong case “heartbreaking.”

 

Golf…

 FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) – Padraig Harrington found a way to take some of the attention away from Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy on the PGA Tour.

He made six birdies on the tough back nine of Bethpage Black and opened the FedEx Cup playoffs with a 7-under 64 for a one-shot lead at The Barclays outside New York City.

 

NFL-REFS…
     UNDATED (AP) – NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (guh-DEHL’) says
he’s considering using replacement referees for regular-season
games to ensure long-term improvements to officiating.

The league and the NFL Referees Association have yet to reach an agreement.
Goodell says that time was running out to strike a deal that would
make the regular officials available for the openers.
     Of replacement refs, Goodell says: “They’ll do a very credible
job.”

 

FISHING…

     UNDATED (AP)- A Hawaii tournament fisher fought a 12-foot,
half-ton marlin in the Pacific Ocean for more than four hours
before she and her teammates got the monster fish out of the water
– but she missed out on the glory and thousands of dollars in prize
money.
 28 year old   Molly Palmer,  would have needed to reel in the fish by
herself in order for it to qualify as a valid catch for the
tournament, according to rules set by the International Game
Fishing Association.
     Palmer’s fish weighed in at 1,022.5 pounds, well over the record
of 950 pounds for a woman using a 130-pound line.

 

In world and national news…

MINERAL, Calif. (AP) – Fire officials say they’re concentrating
aerial attacks with fire retardant on a “critical spot” of a
Northern California wildfires.

And they say they’ve been able to slow the spread of the fire toward a nearby mountain community and Lassen Volcanic National Park. Sixty-four homes and 20 other buildings have been destroyed.
     
     SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – Forecasters says they don’t think
they’ll be slapping the hurricane tag on Tropical Storm Isaac
today, and probably not until Monday, when the storm is out in the
Gulf of Mexico.

Isaac has strengthened slightly as it spins toward arrival in the Dominican Republic and Haiti today.

Forecasters say it might be tracking slightly west of a possible U.S. hit on the
Republican convention in Tampa, Fla.
     
     ISLAMABAD (AP) – It’s the day after Pakistan again protested
U.S. missile strikes from drone aircraft, but Pakistani officials
say 18 suspected militants have died at three compounds close to
the Afghan border.

The suspected militant hideouts in the North Waziristan tribal area were hit minutes apart today.
     
     DALLAS (AP) – The father of an American journalist working in
volatile regions of Syria says he’s hopeful his son will turn up
safe.

Marc Tice says his son, Austin, hasn’t been in contact with
his editors or his family in Texas in more than a week.
     
     STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) – NCAA sanctions and the search for a
new university president are among topics to be discussed when Penn
State trustees meet this weekend as part of an on-campus retreat.
The trustees’ office says on its website that public meetings will
be held Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning.