Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Oct 14

CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
20 MPH.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN IN THE MORNING…THEN MOSTLY
SUNNY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN
40 PERCENT IN THE JAMETOWN AREA, 80-PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
MORNING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN
THE MID 40S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. LOWS AROUND 30.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.

Update… Oct 14, 2013

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Oct 14, 2013) Interstate Engineering reports, with the Jamestown sanitary sewer project, the 10th St SE closure scheduled for today from 15th Ave SE – 19th Ave SE is delayed due to rain. Updates will be provided when available.

2nd Street SW – remains closed from 3rd Av SW to river.  Use 1st Street bridge detour.

3rd Ave SW – remains closed from 2nd St SW to 1st St SW.   Use 4th Av SW to enter & exit CSi parking lot at Historic Franklin School.

Project updates  will be posted online at JamestownSewerProject.com and at CsiNewsNow.com and on the Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2.Questions on the Jamestown sanitary sewer project can be directed to Darrell Hournbuckle with Interstate Engineering at (701) 252-0234.

Bismarck, N.D. KCSi-T.V. News Oct. 14, 2013 – The N.D. Department of Human Services’ Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) announced today that

Opportunity Foundation, Inc. of Williston and Central Market of Bismarck and Mandan have been named co-recipients of the 2013 N.D. State DVR Employer of the Year Awards.

The awards honor North Dakota business owners and employers for their continued work with the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and for their work within their communities to support, develop, and inspire individuals with disabilities to achieve their full potential. The division and the N.D. State Rehabilitation Council selected Opportunity Foundation, Inc. and Central Market from eight regional employer award recipients.

The other regional employer award-winners include: Service Master, of

Valley City; Dan’s Supermarket, Dickinson; Leevers Foods, Devils Lake; Red River Commodities, Inc., Fargo; Rydell Chevrolet Buick GMC Cadillac, Grand Forks; and Gooseneck Implement, Minot.

The two state awards were presented to business representatives from Opportunity Foundation, Inc. and Central Market during a luncheon reception at the division’s annual training conference in Bismarck.

Russ Cusack, the director of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, says,

“It is a pleasure to honor these companies. Their progressive attitudes and business practices have allowed individuals with disabilities who are living and working in their communities to put their abilities to work.” Cusack added that these companies serve as models for other North Dakota businesses. Their efforts and those of other employers are the reason North Dakota ranks first among states in the percentage of individuals with disabilities who are employed.

For more information about vocational rehabilitation services, visit

www.nd.gov/dhs/dvr/index.html or call 701-328-8950, toll free 800-755-2745, TTY 701-328-8968 or ND Relay TTY 800-366-6888.

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A woman from Minot Air Force Base made her first court appearance on a charge she caused an accident in June that killed a Westhope man.
 
     Thirty-two-year-old Maria Sutton appeared Monday in Minot on a negligent homicide charge for the June 23 death of 49-year-old Robert Morrison in north Minot.
 
     The  maximum punishment is five years in prison and a $10,000 fine if she’s convicted.
 
     A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Nov. 21.
 
     Authorities say Sutton’s car hit Morrison’s car head-on

 WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – A man convicted in Williston of offering cash for a hit on an associate in the meth trade will undergo a psychological examination and a drug and alcohol evaluation before he’s sentenced.
 
Judge Joshua Rustad ordered both tests for Billy Owens, who was convicted last Thursday of leading a criminal organization and conspiring to commit aggravated assault.
 
     Prosecutors say Owens paid Paul Huckstep $1,500 in May 2012 to assault Kenneth Moore, who was shot multiple times and is paralyzed from the chest down.
 
     Prosecutor Nathan Madden requested the pre-sentence tests on Friday. Defense attorney Nicole Foster objected, but Rustad said he found both tests relevant. He also refused to lower Owens’ $1 million bond.
 
     A sentencing date has not been scheduled.

 WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – One of several people arrested in the slaying of a Williston-area hobby rancher has been released from jail and all charges against him dropped.
 
     According to jail staff and court documents, Jeremy Weyrauch was released from the Williams County Jail Friday and all charges against him were dismissed.
 
     He was arrested earlier this year on a count of conspiracy to commit murder in the May shooting death of 58-year-old Jack Sjol.
 
     Sjol’s body was found in a garbage dump on May 14, three weeks after his family reported him missing. Authorities say he had bullet wounds to his head, face and upper left arm.
 
     Prosecutors refused to discuss the case Monday and Weyrauch’s attorney could not immediately be reached for comment.
 

MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) – A bride who has already spent thousands of dollars on a dream wedding is donating her reception to a Moorhead organization that serves people with disabilities.
 
     Michelle Marxen says the Oct. 19 event was her “fairy tale wedding,” complete with a ballroom reception, a great band, limos and fabulous flowers.
 
     Then Marxen says she got a phone call from her fiance the day the wedding invitations were sent. He didn’t want to go through with it. Even though the wedding was off, contracts had been signed and vendors had to be paid.
 
     Marxen tells WDAY-TV her special day instead will be a special day for the Creative Care for Reaching Independence organization. The ballroom at the Ramada in Fargo, N.D., will host a Halloween celebration for CCRI clients.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota Forest Service official says the cottonwood trees that once dominated forests along the Missouri River are in danger of disappearing.
 
     Tom Claeys says once the existing cottonwoods succumb to old age, the cottonwood forests might well be lost forever.
 
     Cottonwoods are declining because of changes in river flow due to dam construction, development along the river and changes in land use. Claeys says other species such as Russian olive trees are now taking over the ecosystem. He says it’s an issue from Montana all the way downstream.
 
     Cottonwoods have long been important to American Indians. Cedric Goodhouse, of Fort Yates, says a good stand of cottonwoods means the earth is healthy.

In world and national news…..

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate’s top two leaders both say they’re optimistic that they’re closing in on an agreement to prevent a national financial default and reopen the government. Democratic leader Harry Reid opened Monday afternoon’s Senate session saying he was “very optimistic we will reach an agreement this week that’s reasonable in nature.” Moments later, Republican leader Mitch McConnell seconded Reid’s view. They spoke after what McConnell termed “a couple of very useful discussions.”
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. officials say a suspected Libyan terrorist who was held aboard a U.S. warship is now in the United States. The al-Qaida suspect, known as Abu Anas al-Libi, has been under federal indictment in New York for more than a decade. U.S. special operations forces snatched him in Libya earlier this month. He’s expected to stand trial over whether he helped plan and conduct surveillance for the bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa in 1998.
 
     ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) – Nigerian security forces are on high alert amid threats of terrorist attacks by Islamic extremists. Residents of northern cities are being warned to stay home and extra police are being deployed around malls, bus stations, churches and mosques. The Boko Haram (BOH’-koh hah-RAHM’) terrorist network said last week that it’s planning “big attacks.”
 
     MIAMI (AP) – A 6-year-old boy has drowned in one of the pools aboard a Carnival Cruise Lines ship while at sea. The Carnival Victory was on the last leg of a four-day Caribbean cruise when the boy drowned Sunday. Carnival says to the best of its knowledge, it’s the first time a child has drowned aboard one of its ships. The ship arrived at Port Miami this morning. Police are investigating but say the drowning appears to be accidental.
 
     SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The daughter-in-law of a hunter who was lost for more than two weeks in a Northern California forest says he survived by eating squirrels, lizards and a snake that he shot. Deborah Penaflor says 72-year-old Gene Penaflor hit his head and passed out in the Mendocino National Forest during a deer hunting trip last month. He was found by other hunters on Saturday.