Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Oct 23

CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 40. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
.TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S.
.MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.

 A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH SUNDAY WITH SOME SNOW AND MUCH COLDER AIR BEHIND THE FRONT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND  LOCATIONS  ARE UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME.

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) – The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fight between two men Tuesday evening (Oct. 22, 2013) that led to a stabbing of one of the men at the Hitching Post Bar.

As a result of the altercation a 31 year-old man was air flighted a Fargo hospital for treatment a stab wound.

Stutsman County Sheriff Chad Kaiser, says the two men got into a fight at about 11:30 p.m., at the Hitching Post in Jamestown.

During the altercation, the man was allegedly stabbed with the other man’s personal knife.

No names have been released, and the incident remains under investigation by the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office.

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — October is Domestic Violence Awareness month, and the Jamestown community is invited to participate in the “Take Back The Night ®, Walk,” on Monday October 28, 2013, at 7-p.m., at the University of Jamestown, Voorhees Chapel.

The walk is co-sponsored by the University of Jamestown, SAFE Shelter, the Jamestown Zonta Club, and the Jamestown Martial Arts Academy.

On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show, on CSi Cable 2, University of Jamestown, Student Advocacy Coordinator, Caleb Grossman said the University is partnering to bring awareness of domestic violence, to the community and to the University campus.

He said the event starts at Voorhees Chapel at 7-p.m., with a speaker, then a walk to the University of Jamestown entrance, where there will be another talk, and then the walk continues.

Also on our show, SAFE Shelter’s, Sexual Assault Services Coordinator, Mary Thysell said the walk has not been held in the Jamestown area for a few years, and this year’s event will help bring a new generation of community support, for victims of domestic and sexual violence, along with awareness.

She pointed out that in the past year, SAFE Shelter in Jamestown served 90-families, along with 100 children, and 16 sexual violence victims in Stutsman and Foster Counties.

She added the majority of victims are abused by someone they know.

The 24 hour SAFE Shelter hotline is 701-251-2300.

Bismarck, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Oct 23, 2013) – USDA Rural State Director Jasper Schneider, says Phase Two, construction to extend water lines from south of Woodworth to the Medina area, may start next week.USDA Rural Development provided a $1.5 million loan for this second phase.

Stutsman Rural Water recently held a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the expansion of water services in the western part of the county. When the project is completed, more than 700 families will be added to the system.

The water is being purchased from the city of Carrington and pumped through Rural Water lines to provide service to Woodworth. The water will then flow from that point to other areas of western Stutsman County.

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A disciplinary panel of the North Dakota Supreme Court says a Fargo judge accused of sexually harassing a female court reporter should be suspended.
 
     The state Judicial Conduct Commission is recommending that East Central District Judge Wickham Corwin be removed from the bench for two months without pay and cover about $12,000 in court costs.
 
     Corwin says he is disappointed with the decision by the hearing panel and is hopeful the Supreme Court will reject its recommendation.
 
     The judge was accused of trying to start an affair with the woman, who has never filed a formal complaint. A hearing on the matter was held in Fargo in June.
 
     Corwin says he believes he should be judged on “what he said and did, not what someone else imagined.”

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – While the rest of the nation ages, North Dakota is getting younger.
 
  An analysis of 2012 U.S. Census population estimates found that North Dakota has the largest proportion of 20- to 24-year-olds in the nation – more than 9 percent of the population. State census office manager Kevin Iverson says North Dakota’s median age also has dropped from 37 to 36.1 in just two years – an enormous drop for such a short time window.
 
     Experts say the data is more evidence of how much the state’s economy has grown, driven by high farm commodity prices and the western oil boom.
 
     Iverson says it’s a lot easier for young people to go where the jobs are.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A Philippine trade team is visiting North Dakota to learn more about this year’s spring wheat crop and to meet with officials from public and private wheat-breeding companies.
 
     The North Dakota Wheat Commission says the delegation visiting Wednesday and Thursday includes the director of the Philippine Association of Flour Millers and key decision-makers at three leading flour mills in the Philippines.
 
     The nation has been an important U.S. spring wheat customer for more than half a century, importing nearly 74 million bushels in the 2012-13 marketing year. The U.S. holds about 90 percent of the market share there.
 
     The Philippine delegation also is making stops in Washington, D.C., and Portland, Ore.

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Parks, trees and open spaces are a big part of plans being developed for Minot’s downtown as the city continues its recovery from a devastating flood two years ago.
 
     Officials with the city and consultant Stantec have unveiled two conceptual plans for the downtown’s future. Stantec is gathering public feedback and is expected to develop a final document by the end of the year.
 
     Project manager John Slack says one of the key goals is to entice people to come to the downtown area. He says officials also are looking at how the downtown can “embrace the riverfront.”
 
     The Souris River in 2011 swamped a large part of Minot including the downtown. Floodwaters damaged or destroyed more than 4,000 homes, businesses and other structures.

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House says President Barack Obama has assured German Chancellor Angela Merkel (AHN’-geh-lah MEHR’-kuhl) that the U.S. isn’t listening in on her phone calls. White House spokesman Jay Carney says Obama and Merkel spoke by phone Wednesday. Germany says Merkel initiated the call after receiving information that U.S. intelligence may have targeted her mobile phone. Merkel’s spokesman says the chancellor told Obama that if true, it would be unacceptable. Carney says the U.S. is examining Germany’s concerns as part of an ongoing review of how the U.S. gathers intelligence.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – A White House national security official has been fired for running a Twitter account that was harshly critical of the Obama administration. Jofi Joseph served as non-proliferation director at the National Security Council and was involved in nuclear negotiations with Iran. In a statement to Politico, Joseph says he takes “complete responsibility” for the Twitter account, which often criticized administration policies and top officials. Joseph says the Twitter feed started as a “parody account.” He apologized to those he insulted.
 
     DANVERS, Mass. (AP) – One student calls her “the nicest teacher anyone could ever have.” Students at Danvers High School in Massachusetts say they’re stunned by the killing of 24-year-old math teacher Colleen Ritzer, whose body was found in the woods behind the school early Wednesday. Authorities have charged a 14-year-old student at the school with murder. Philip Chism is described by classmates as soft-spoken and pleasant. A teammate on the school’s soccer team says he “wasn’t violent at all.”
 
     SEATTLE (AP) – A violent sex offender who fled Canada has pleaded not guilty to a harassment charge in Seattle. Michael Stanley made a court appearance Wednesday morning. Bond was set at $100,000. The harassment case came from an incident Tuesday morning in which police say Stanley threatened someone who asked him to be quiet. Authorities are still working to re-book Stanley on more serious charges, saying he is being investigated for assaulting a 16-year-old boy.
 
     SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Architecture plans show a new house Mitt Romney is building in Utah is not only spacious and luxurious, but also a little mysterious. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the home’s study features a bookcase that swivels open and leads into a hidden room. The Tribune reports the 5,900-square-foot house in the Salt Lake City suburb of Holladay will be the fifth home for the former Republican presidential candidate.