Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Jan 14

CSi Weather…

 .TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER
 MIDNIGHT. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 5 BELOW. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 WIND CHILLS AROUND 20 BELOW.
 .WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. SNOW LIKELY POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET
 IN THE MORNING…THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLEET POSSIBLY MIXED
 WITH SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDY. NOT AS COLD. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY
 AT TIMES IN THE AFTERNOON. LITTLE OR NO SNOW AND SLEET
 ACCUMULATION. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH
 WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH IN
 THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. LOWEST WIND
 CHILLS AROUND 20 BELOW IN THE MORNING.
 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
 VERY WINDY. NOT AS COLD. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS
 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH.
 .THURSDAY…DECREASING CLOUDS. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
 BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VERY WINDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.
 NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH DECREASING TO 30 TO 35 MPH IN THE
 AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
 .THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE
 EVENING. BREEZY. MUCH COLDER. LOWS AROUND 5 BELOW. NORTHWEST
 WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH DECREASING TO
 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 .FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 15 TO 20. LOWS
 AROUND 10.
 .SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.
 .SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15.
 .SUNDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 30.
 .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS
 AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
 .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.
 HIGHS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.
 

LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…A BAND OF LIGHT SNOW…SLEET…AND FREEZING RAIN WILL PROGRESS FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA.

A WINTRY MIX IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW MAY MIX WITH LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET.

 AS THE SYSTEM SHIFTS EASTWARD WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OUT OF THE WEST…GRADUALLY SHIFTING TO THE NORTH. WINDS MAY GUST ABOVE 50 MPH BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…WITH LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE AS A STRONG COLD FRONT

DROPS SOUTHWARD. THE COMBINATION OF LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE VERY STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.  DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES

WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY NIGHT AND COLDER AIR SETTLES ACROSS

THE STATE. FOR FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY…EXPECT MAINLY DRY WEATHER

WITH WARMER DAYTIME TEMPS IN THE 20S AND 30S.

 A cooperative weather observer in Streeter reported 2.5 inches of new snow, Tuesday morning.

 

The National Weather Service Tuesday morning was  cautioning residents about  blowing snow in central and eastern North Dakota that’s reducing visibilities to a half mile or less. Parts of South Dakota are getting even worse weather.   

 

Valley City (CSi) Two individuals previously charged with burglary face additional charges of felony arson in the October 21, 2013 fire that heavily damaged Faith Lutheran Church in Valley City, that caused about 2.2 million dollars in damages.

25 year old Andrew Mikalas of Valley City and 18 year old Nicole Lindermann, of Kathryn were charged, and Barnes County State’s Attorney Lee Grossman says the on-going investigation was conducted by local law enforcement agencies led by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agency.

Mikalas was charged with felony arson, endangering by fire or explosion along with two counts of burglary and a misdemeanor charge of theft of property.

Nicole Lindermann was charged with felony criminal conspiracy to commit arson, felony burglary and misdemeanor theft of property.

They were charged with burglarizing Faith Lutheran Church on October 6, 2013.

The Associated Press reports the pair are accused of torching the building to cover up evidence in a subsequent break-in.

It wasn’t immediately clear if their public defenders on other charges will represent them on the new charges.

Valley City police Chief Fred Thompson says the investigation of several church burglaries in Valley City that occurred last year, continues.

Anyone with information about the Faith Lutheran Church fire or the other church burglaries is asked to contact the Valley City police department at 701-845-3110.

 

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Rural Fire Department was called to the Gavilon Fertilizer location, west of Jamestown about 10:20 a.m., Tuesday.

Mininal damage was reported.

 

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Haz-Mat Unit was called to the Buffalo Motel, office in Southwest Jamestown, just after 5-p.m. Monday, where drain cleaner chemicals were mixed, and caused toxic fumes to escape in the office basement.

Jamestown City Fire Chief, Jim Reuther says the floor drain was plugged and the individual poured two different floor drain chemical into the drain, resulting in a toxic gas given off.

The Fargo Haz-Mat officials were conferred with and then the local team cleared the drain using positive pressure and vented the office basement of the toxic gas.

The office is attached, to the motel units, however, the toxic gas was confined to the basement of the office and no motel guest were evacuated.

The individual using the drain cleaner inhaled some gas, but refused medical treatment.

All fire fighters were called to the fire hall, with eight sent to the site, and the rest remaining on stand-by.

The fire department was on scene about an hour.

Chief Reuther says to read the label on all drain cleaners and never mix two products and their chemicals together, in the event it causes such a toxic gas to be released.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  Supporters of the proposed Two Rivers Activity Center (TRAC) may  request to have a Stutsman County one percent sales tax put on an election ballot, with part of the one-cent sales tax funding the facility.

A minimum of 1,500 valid signatures of county voters would be needed place a request on the ballot this year.

The $15 million to $20 million project is being developed by the Jamestown Parks and Recreation Commission,  Jamestown Public Schools, James River Family YMCA, Jamestown Tennis Association and Jamestown Gymnastics Club.

The activity center would include basketball courts, an auxiliary gym, YMCA child care, an indoor playground for children, a climbing wall, fitness and aerobic workout rooms and weight training rooms, indoor/outdoor water park, with the indoor portion of the pool enabling year round use, a gymnastics area with room for competitions, community space for meetings and parties, and a sports bubble for year-round training for sports teams.

The sports bubble would have a turf surface that can be rolled up and the floor converted  for tennis courts.

The TRAC Committee is currently working with Jamestown Public Schools officials to have an appraisal on part of the school property by the high school where the center could be located, along with a lease agreement with JPS.

A business plan is expected to be completed by May of 2014, and the TRAC Committee is expected to make a request to the Jamestown Parks and Recreation Foundation to see if it would be willing to take in online donations for the facility.

Five task forces are charged with addressing critical areas of the business plan. Each group will  focus on a specific area: finance, fundraising, public relations, facility design and programming.

　

Valley City (CSi) Meeting in Valley City, the engineering firm of Moore and Barr presented information, Monday on the alteration or removal of the low head dam near Kathryn.

The proposed changes focused on safety issues.

Those include eliminating the hydraulic roller known as the drowning machine, reducing maintenance cost over debris removal, helping aquatic species on the endangered list and enhancing recreational purposes referring to anglers.

At the meeting, agencies and local stakeholders heard Barnes County Water Resource District Chairman Jerry Hieb say more public input is needed on the dam

before moving forward with a decision, because it affects several many public entities

Hieb says it may be a two to three years with the process before a final decision is made.

Additional public hearings concerning the dam will be announced later.

 

　WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – A Texas man has been sentenced in Williston to 15 years in prison for killing a man and wounding another at an oil patch worker camp.
 
     Victor Lamont, of Lufkin, Texas, in August 2012 shot and killed Gerald Schild of Katy, Texas, and shot and wounded Travis Lomax, of Fort Smith, Ark., at Tioga.
 
Lamont pleaded guilty to felony charges of manslaughter, reckless endangerment and two counts of terrorizing.
 
     Besides the 15 years in prison, he must pay more than $6,000 in fines, medical expenses and funeral expenses.
 
     A lawyer says the charges were reduced because Lamont was drunk and the slaying was not premeditated.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – One of two men accused of conspiring to kill a South Dakota man in North Dakota has been sentenced to life in prison.
 
    26-year-old Theo Crowe earlier pleaded guilty in Bismarck to felony conspiracy to commit murder for his role in the killing of 18-year-old John Swain.
 
     Swain was reported missing in mid-May after moving to Bismarck from Sioux Falls, S.D., in search of work.
 
     Crowe’s co-defendant, 20-year-old Joshua Clark, pleaded not guilty to the same charge and his case is scheduled for trial in March.
 
     Police say Clark and Crowe lured Swain into a Bismarck home, hit him with a hammer and cut off his legs.
 
     Authorities say Swain’s body was found in June at the home of Crowe’s grandmother in Poplar, Mont.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Bismarck woman has been sentenced to probation for neglecting a boy in her care.
 
     Thirty-one-year-old Bonnie Maddock on Monday pleaded guilty to a felony child neglect charge and also to a misdemeanor count of unlawfully providing day care services. The Bismarck Tribune reports she was given about a year and a month of suspended jail time and put on supervised probation for three years. She also must complete 40 hours of community service.
 
     Maddock was charged after a 4-year-old boy in her care wandered away from her home last July and was found walking alone at a city intersection. Authorities also determined that Maddock was not properly licensed to care for as many children as she did.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota oil drillers keep producing oil at a record pace and are closing in on a million barrels of oil a day.
 
     The Department of Mineral Resources says the state produced an average of just over 973,000 barrels per day in November. That’s up from an average of 945,000 barrels daily in October.
 
     North Dakota’s oil patch had a record 10,000 producing wells in November, up from 9,900 in September.
 
     The state also produced 32.5 million cubic feet of natural gas in November, averaging a record of more than 1 million cubic feet daily.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Leading North Dakota Democratic lawmakers want the state’s top oil regulator to quit promoting oil development and focus solely on oversight.
 
     Senate Minority Leader Mac Schneider and House Minority Leader Kenton Onstad have asked the North Dakota Industrial Commission to separate the duties of state Mineral Resources Director Lynn Helms.
 
     North Dakota law says the state’s top oil regulator also is charged with promoting oil development in the state.
 
     Schneider says the “dual role of promoter and regulator of the state’s oil industry present an irreconcilable conflict of interest.”
 
     DOUGLAS, N.D. (AP) – People in the Rice Lake area in northwestern North Dakota are preparing for what could be a fourth straight year of flooding.
 
     The popular lake getaway near Minot has nearly 170 cabins – 35 of which are occupied year-round. A series of wet years has pushed up the Douglas aquifer feeding the lake and flooded homes and roads.
 
     Officials recently finished raising two access roads in the region, but it’s a solution to only part of the problem. Officials expect the water to continue to rise in the spring, and they worry about sewer lift stations failing.
 
     The State Water Commission has approved a $6 million pipeline to drain excess lake water into Douglas Creek, but disputes over landowner easements are holding up construction.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – State officials are kicking off a yearlong celebration of North Dakota’s 125th year of statehood at the state Capitol.
 
     North Dakota and South Dakota were both granted statehood on Nov. 2, 1889.
 
     Tuesday’s gathering is including a number of musical acts and entertainment.
 
     A logo to be used for promotional purposes throughout the year also is being unveiled. The logo was chosen from submissions entered in a contest last summer.

 

In sports…

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – A state agency that was to sell bonds for the Minnesota Vikings stadium says a lawsuit holding up that $468 million offering is flawed.
 
     Department of Minnesota Management and Budget lawyers pressed the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to dismiss the case. It was filed Friday, a few days before a scheduled bond sale was to occur. The lawyers argue the lawsuit’s existence has cast a “material cloud” in the minds of investors and needs to be resolved quickly.
 
     Former Minneapolis mayoral candidate Doug Mann and two others are challenging the constitutionality of the state’s stadium funding plan, which split construction costs for the $1 billion facility between the team and the public.
 
     Officials warn a prolonged delay could leave bills unpaid and push out a planned summer 2016 opening.

The Minnesota Supreme Court has given sides in a Vikings stadium funding lawsuit until Thursday to answer two key questions.
 
     In an order Tuesday, the high court says it wants clarity on whether justices have jurisdiction to intervene and whether people seeking to stop the stadium’s construction have grounds to do so.
 
     The court didn’t say if it will call a full hearing into the lawsuit, which has already led state officials to postpone a $468 million bond sale. Stadium authority officials warn a drawn-out process could lead to crippling delays.
 

In world and national news…

 CAIRO (AP) – Egypt’s Health Ministry now says 11 people have died in clashes between security forces and protesters loyal to toppled Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. The violence comes as a two-day referendum begins on a new constitution that, if adopted, would replace a charter approved under Morsi’s rule — one that reflects the wishes of the Islamists. Morsi was ousted in a popularly backed coup last July.

 
     NEW YORK (AP) – The nation’s retailers say shoppers were more than willing to spend during the holiday season — if they saw big discounts or were shopping online. The National Retail Federation, which analyzed government figures, says sales rose by 3.8 percent from last year for November and December combined. But analysts say retailers were competing for shoppers by reducing prices — and those discounts came straight out of their profits.
 
     DALLAS (AP) – The husband of a brain-dead, pregnant Texas woman is suing the hospital keeping her on life support. Erick Munoz says doctors are keeping his wife alive against her wishes and those of her family. The lawsuit asks a judge to order the hospital to remove the life support for Marlise Munoz. She was 14 weeks pregnant when her husband found her unconscious in November. Erick Munoz says he and his wife, who are both paramedics, are very familiar with end-of-life issues, and that she made it clear to him that she would not want life support in this kind of situation.
 
     LOS ANGELES (AP) – A sheriff’s investigator in Los Angeles says detectives were looking for surveillance footage when they searched Justin Bieber’s home for evidence of an egg-tossing vandalism case involving the pop star. Lt. David Thompson says detectives were not necessarily searching for eggs but were looking for other evidence that might serve as the basis for a felony vandalism case. He says one man in Bieber’s entourage was arrested on suspicion of cocaine possession. Bieber was described as cooperative during this morning’s search.
 
     PARIS (AP) – French President Francois Hollande (frahn-SWAH’ oh-LAWND’) isn’t saying whether the woman who has held the role of France’s first lady continues to do so. But he says he’ll answer that question before he travels to the United States next month. The woman is his partner, journalist Valerie Trierweiler (val-eh-REE’ tree-AYR’-veh-LAYR’), who has been hospitalized since Friday — when a magazine published photos that it said proved that Hollande was having an affair with an actress.