Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Dec 3

 

CSi Weather…

JAMESTOWN…

WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY…
.REST OF TODAY…SNOW. PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEW SNOW
ACCUMULATION AROUND 1 INCH. HIGHS 15 TO 20. NORTH WINDS AROUND
20 MPH.
.TONIGHT…SNOW. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BREEZY. SNOW
ACCUMULATION AROUND 4 INCHES. LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. NORTH WINDS
20 TO 25 MPH. LOWEST WIND CHILLS AROUND 20 BELOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WEDNESDAY…SNOW. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BREEZY.
SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 1 INCH. STORM TOTAL AROUND 6 INCHES.
HIGHS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. WIND CHILLS
AROUND 20 BELOW.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. LOWS AROUND 5 BELOW. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR ZERO. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15 BELOW.
HIGHS AROUND 5 BELOW.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20 BELOW.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 5 BELOW.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 15 BELOW. HIGHS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 10 BELOW.
HIGHS NEAR ZERO.

VALLEY CITY…

WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY…
.REST OF TODAY…LIGHT SNOW. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH.
HIGHS 15 TO 20. NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW NEAR
100 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT…LIGHT SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 4 INCHES. LOWS
5 TO 10. WINDY. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW NEAR
100 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY…SNOW. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATION 6 TO 7 INCHES. HIGHS 5 TO 10. WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS
20 TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW NEAR 100 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW.
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. LOWS ZERO TO 5 BELOW.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20 BELOW.
.FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 5 TO 10 BELOW.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20 BELOW.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 5 TO 10 BELOW.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20 BELOW.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. HIGHS ZERO
TO 5 ABOVE.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 15 BELOW.
.MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS ZERO TO 5 BELOW.

Jamestown (CSi)   Jamestown City Snow Removal-Downtown-Business Areas-Residential full snow removal program will begin at 5:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 4, 2013.

Snow removal in the RESIDENTIAL areas will begin at approximately 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 4, 2013.

City crews will begin snow removal in the DOWNTOWN area beginning approximately at 11:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 4, 2013, and continue during the night.

Downtown merchants and all public/private schools are asked to have their sidewalks shoveled by 9 p.m. Wednesday, December 4, 2013.

Please push snow directly into the street — DONOT create piles of snow.

PLEASE NOTE:

The above schedule is contingent upon changing weather conditions and snow accumulation totals.

 

Kensal (CSi) Firefighters from Kensal, Pingree, Carrington, the Jamestown Rural Fire dpartment were called to a grain bin fire, in Kensal late Tuesday morning. at the Kensal Farmers Elevator.

The Jamestown Rural Fire Department was called about noon for mutual aid to supply water from their tanker trucks, while Carrington responded late morning.

Stutsman County Sheriff Chad Kaiser says the fire was spotted by the elevator staff at about 7:30 Tuesday morning.

Kaiser says the fire was smoldering in a wood bin located in the older part of the elevator, which contained an estimated 5,000 bushels of sunflower screenings.

It consists of weed seeds and other material screened from grain before it is shipped.

On scene, the firefighters received assistance from the Buffalo Valley Red Cross Chapter from Jamestown.

No damage estimate was immediately available.

Jamestown (CSi) The Buffalo City Tourism Foundation has sent out surveys, as part of its re-branding process.

On Tuesday’s (Dec 3, 2013) Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Tourism Director, Searle Swedlund said, the survey was developed by a Tourism Board sub-committee and Red Plum Media, and is being distributed to hotels, restaurants, business people, and Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce groups.

He added anyone wishing to fill out a tourism survey may call the tourism office at 701-251-9145.

The survey questions include if Buffalo City Tourism has successfully marketed the Jamestown area tourism message, successfully represented the community image and its assets, along with the importance of various Jamestown sites.

Swedlund said the surveys need to be returned by December 20, 2013, for review, and the results from Red Plum will be given to the Tourism Board after the first of the year for possible action in the re-branding process.

On another note, Swedlund said, in January he will attend the National Bus Association Conference in Nashville, along with sports shows in Milwaukee, Sioux Falls, and Minneapolis.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)– Senator Heidi Heitkamp will visit Valley City Jamestown, and Edgeley this week.Senator Heitkamp will be in Valley City, Thursday December 5, 2013, at 9:45 a.m., touring the Valley City Head Start Facility regarding the effects of across-the-board spending cuts on students, staff and community.

On Friday, December 6th, Senator Heitkamp will be serving lunch to senior citizens in Jamestown at the James River Community Center at 11:45 AM.Then Senator Heitkamp Following, will speak to Edgeley Elementary students at 2:10-p.m., to personally congratulate them on being named a National Blue Ribbon School.

 

BELCOURT, N.D. (AP) – Authorities have identified the victim of a fatal shooting on the Turtle Mountain Reservation in northern North Dakota and say a man is in custody in connection with the death.

Law officers say 29-year-old Joel Sherman died in the Nov. 27 shooting. The circumstances of the death remain unclear.

FBI spokesman Kyle Loven confirmed that charges have been filed in tribal court against one person but referred questions to tribal prosecutor Bill Marcellais (MAHR’-sehl-ayz). He didn’t immediately return a telephone call to The Associated Press on Tuesday seeking comment.

Federal courts have jurisdiction over serious crimes in Indian Country while tribal courts have jurisdiction over lesser crimes. U.S. Attorney Timothy Purdon says officials are still investigating whether a federal crime was committed.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Bismarck man and woman accused of locking the woman’s three boys in a basement have been sentenced after pleading guilty to felony charges of child abuse or neglect.

Kacie Schaeffer was sentenced Monday to 60 days in jail and three years of supervised probation. Her 33-year-old friend, Trevor Runningbear, was sentenced to three years of probation.

The two were charged in May after police say a 9-year-old boy reported to school officials that his mother and her boyfriend physically abused him and his 3- and 6-year-old brothers, and locked them in the basement when they weren’t in school.

Susan Schmidt, Schaeffer’s lawyer, says the children are now with Schaeffer’s sister.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Gov. Jack Dalrymple has created a task force to study permanent property tax reform in North Dakota.

Dalrymple announced the 14-member group on Tuesday at the state Capitol.

The governor says that since 2009 North Dakota has had about $1.5 billion in reductions in local property taxes. He says it’s been a period of historic tax relief but now is the time for “lasting property tax reform.”

Dalrymple says North Dakota’s property tax system can be simplified and improved, which might result in savings for taxpayers.

The governor’s new task force is slated to hold its first meeting on Friday.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Cattle ranchers in the Dakotas who were hard-hit by an early October blizzard are better-prepared for the latest winter storm in the northern Great Plains.

Southwest South Dakota rancher Bob Fortune says some cattle were still in summer pastures when the earlier storm hit. He also says ranchers have had some relatively good weather since and have been able to put up hay. He says ranchers are ready for winter, unlike two months ago when the snowstorm hit with surprising intensity.

Cattle themselves also are better able to withstand bad weather. North Dakota Stockmen’s Association leader Julie Ellingson says cattle have grown their winter hair coat now, and can withstand harsh conditions.

The National Weather Service says snow totals in the region by late Wednesday could range from 2-10 inches.

 

In sports..

WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) – The coach who has become synonymous with Watford City High School football is calling it a career, after nearly half a century.

Seventy-one-year-old Fred Fridley Sr. retired from teaching 15 years ago and says now seems like a good time to end his coaching duties. He leaves with a career record of 321-103.

Fridley spent 42 of his 48 seasons in Watford City. He led the Wolves to 16 state title games and won nine of them, the last coming in 2008. He was named high school coach of the year four times and national coach of the year in 1997. He has coached more than 100 all-state players, and Watford City’s football field is named in his honor.

 

In world and national news..

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Republican-controlled House has passed a new 10-year ban on firearms that can evade metal detectors and X-ray machines. The bill cleared the chamber by voice vote, receiving broad bipartisan support. It was a first for gun legislation since last year’s massacre at a Connecticut elementary school.

WEST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) – A suspect is in custody following a report of a gunman near the University of New Haven campus. The Connecticut university is advising students and staff to shelter in place as police continue to search buildings. The incident marks the third scare at a Connecticut university in the last month. Last week, Yale University was locked down for six hours in an incident police later said appeared to be a hoax.

NEW YORK (AP) – New York’s governor says the operator of the train involved in Sunday’s fatal derailment should be “disciplined in an appropriate way.” The National Transportation Safety Board says the train was going 82 mph as it entered a 30 mph turn and came off the rails. Gov. Andrew Cuomo (KWOH’-moh) calls that a “gross deviation from the norm” and says investigators should look at the engineer’s “behavior in operating the train.” Investigators have not determined whether the crash was caused by operator error, illness, a mechanical problem or some other factor.

BRUSSELS (AP) – Secretary of State John Kerry says a decision about whether to keep foreign military troops in Afghanistan after 2014 is “serious business” and he’s urging the government in Kabul to agree to it quickly. Speaking to reporters at a NATO meeting in Brussels, Kerry did not threaten to fully withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan if President Hamid Karzai continues to delay signing a security agreement. But Kerry says a quick decision is needed to give the Afghan people confidence in their country’s security and let the U.S. and NATO nations plan for a new training mission.

ROY, Wash. (AP) – A fire chief says a worker is presumed dead after a silo collapsed in Washington state, spilling tons of corn. The collapse happened Monday afternoon at a feed mill about 50 miles south of Seattle. The fire chief says the man was doing routine maintenance on the silo when it gave way for an unknown reason. Three other people escaped.