Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Jan 22

CSi Weather…

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Residents of eastern North Dakota and northeastern South Dakota are dealing with blizzard conditions again.
 
     The National Weather Service says wind gusting to 40 mph is blowing around snow on the ground and reducing visibility for motorists. A small amount of new snow also is possible in some areas.
 
     Transportation officials early Wednesday advised motorists to use caution in eastern and south central North Dakota. A no travel advisory was issued for northeastern North Dakota but lifted midmorning.
 
     Many schools in the region delayed or canceled classes.
 
     Forecasters say it also will be cold – the wind chill will be dropping to as low as 40 degrees below zero, creating life-threatening conditions into Thursday morning.
 
     It’s the second blizzard in the region in the past week.

 

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Police continue with it’s investigation into an incident Tuesday afternoon, about 12:15 -p.m., as more than $10,000 in damage occurred when a driver crashed through a brick wall and into the Bank Forward building, at 400 2nd Ave. SW.

Police say the elderly female driver was headed into a handicap parking space and hit the accelerator pedal instead of the brake pedal.

The car crashed into a short wall in front of the parking space, and continued into a window of the bank building.

No injury was reported.

The driver’s name will be released when accident report is finished.

 

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Department was called to the Buffalo City Rotisserie Grille on First Avenue South shortly after 10-a.m., Tuesday.

The firefighters attended to smoke coming for an outdoor smoker in the alley.

Lt. Sheldon Mohr says the fire was contained to the smoker, with no damage to other structures.

No injuries reported.

The cause was not immediately determined.

Five City fire units and 27 firefighters were on the scene for about a half hour.

 

Valley City (CSi) Valley City reports Dairy Queen in Valley City was burglarized January 17, 2014,with an undisclosed amount of cash taken from the safe inside.

Surveillance video of the crime showed that no force entry was used to get into the store or the safe.

Police Chief Fred Thompson says it’s believed a former employee was involved in the burglary, with the suspect and an accomplice, apparently used the stolen money to buy a vehicle and leave town.

Police are searching for 26-year-old Jacob Lowell Renfro and 21-year-old Annalice Monique Cade.

Cade is wanted for Theft of Property and Burglary.

Renfro is wanted for Criminal Conspiracy to Commit Burglary.

Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the Valley City Police Department at 701-845-3110

 

Jamestown (CSi) – The Jamestown City Council’s Finance & Legal, Building Planing & Zoning, Civic Center and Promotion Committees met Tuesday afternoon at City Hall. All members were present.

The committee reviewed the City Attorney’s memorandum relative to ADA compliance related to the plan to place a Bus Shelter in the City parking lot on 2nd Avenue SW, south of the former Eagles Club.

Ken Dalsted said, requirements concern space inside and out and requirements for the bus boarding area. He said the interior should be visible by patrols.

Council Member Gumke said Jefferson Bus Lines should help with costs.

Council Member Kourajian said Jefferson has limited funds to help.

The building would be 16 feet wide with solid front windows, 8 feet deep with glass doors on the ends. It would face 3^rd Street Southwest. He said the building would be supplied with electric heat, and lighted. The building would be handicapped accessible. He said the group responsible for planning the shelter would be responsible for cleanup.

The committee recommends a lease agreement for the site, between a specific group and the city. The issue will be forwarded to next months meeting.

　

The committee reviewed the application for Renaissance Zone Tax Incentives for a portion of the Jamestown Rowhomes Limited Partnership project (MetroPlains Development) located on Block 42, Original Addition (401 3rd Street SE), by providing a 5 Year – 100% property tax exemption. Randy Schold of MetroPlains Development said the units are planned as affordable senior citizen housing for independent living, partnering with the Central Valley Health, Legacy Center and Easter Seals for services.

Mayor Andersen moved to recommend approval of the application.

The motion passed on a 3-2 vote with Council Members Buchanan, and Brubakken voting in opposition.

The committee recommends approving the establishment of the sales price for 2014 on City owned property acquired by tax deed.

The committee recommends amending the alcoholic beverage ordinance to allow for special permits to dispense alcoholic beverages in non-public buildings, with a catering license draft to come before next month’s committee meeting.

The committee recommends authorizing the purchase of Building Permit and Inspections software and training from Tyler Technologies, in the amount of $14,500, estimated travel expenses of $2,365 and annual maintenance fees of $950.

The committee recommends entering into a supplemental agreement with Prairie Engineering, P.C. for the City Hall Cooling Tower re-bid.

Under Informational: It was noted that a public hearing for a request to vacate a roadway adjacent to Lot 3, Block 2 and Lot 3, Block 3, Diamond Acres 2nd Addition, is scheduled for the February 3, 2014, City Council meeting.

Departmental and financial reports, were presented.

　

The committee approves recognizing Friends of Troy as an other public spirited organization and to take action relative to allowing the issuance of a charity local permit with the event to be held at the All-Vet’s Club on February 23, 2014.

　

The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 68 followed by replays.

　

Building, Planning & Zoning Committee:

The committee recommends approving a Land Use Plan Amendment for Lots 10-14, Tahran’s Addition.

The committee then approved introducing the First Reading of an ordinance to amend and re-enact a city Ordinance by amending the District Map to change the zoning of Lots 10-14, Tahran’s Addition, from R-1 (One-Family Residential District) to C-1 (Local Commercial District).

Civic Center & Promotion Committee:

The committee recommends engaging a structural engineer to determine the load bearing capacity of the Civic Center Lobby floor.

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

　

Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session Tuesday at 5-p.m., at City Hall.

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS INCLUDED:

A Game of Chance Raffle Permit for Valley City Lion’s Club and VC Baseball Association.

　

PUBLIC FORUM – No One Spoke

　

ORDINANCES

Reviewed and approved the first reading of an Ordinance establishing a franchise for BEK Communications.

Approved the first reading of an Ordinance rezoning from B-2 Highway Business to I-1 light industrial for property at Metes and Bounds 28-24 and 28-23

　

RESOLUTIONS

Approved a Resolution Designating Depositories and Authorizing Officers to Make Deposits and Withdrawals, in accordance with the North Dakota Century Code.

 

Approved a Resolution Declaring the Necessity for Paving Improvement District No. 104, for sealing coating and overlay, at a cost of $800,000.

Approved a Resolution Declaring the Necessity for Paving Improvement District No. 106, 4^th Street Southwest, west to 8^th Avenue a mill and overlay at a cost of $280,000

　

Approved a resolution addendum to Resolution No. 1929 Rates & Fees for Solid Waste Services.

Commissioner Pedersen, and Mayor Werkhoven voted in opposition.

　

NEW BUSINESS

Approved a Renaissance Zone application for Robert and Faye Bubach for a 2 year income tax and 2 year property tax exemption (completing previous owners program).

Approved a Gaming Site Authorization for the Eagles Club to transfer current gaming site from The Ram to City Lights Supper Club until June 30, 2014.

Approved a Special Alcohol Beverage Permit for Eagles Club to serve beer and alcohol at the ND Winter Show from March 2^{nd, set up,} through March 9th.

After discussion, the City Commissioners took no action on the Barnes Rural Water bulk water rates.

City Administrators Report:

David Schelkoph said 944 AMI meters have been installed, and noted the electrical usage load control has receently saved the city a substantial amount of dollars.

Schelkoph reported that Valley City has made a few changes concerning fees for solid waste services in Valley City.

Valley City Administrator David Schelkoph says the rates and fees changes are desgined to be an incentive for Valley City residents to recycle, more and reduce solid waste going into area landfills.

Schelkoph says on February 1, 2014, residential customers putting three garbage cans out will be charged an extra $5.

Residents placing four cans out will be charged $15 and residents putting out five cans will be charged an extra $30 dollars.

Also effective February first, landfill hours, will be reduced, open from 8am until noon on Saturday’s only.

During the Commission meeting, Valley City Mayor Bob Werkhoven and City Commissioner Matt Pedersen were opposed to the Resolution.

Mayor Werkhoven believes government shouldn’t dictate an incentive to recycle by penalizing residents who have more solid waste to dispose of, weekly.

 

CITY UPDATE & COMMISSION REPORTS

City Police Chief Fred Thompson said interviews are starting for an additional officer.

Commissioner Nielson suggested that all flood protection meetings be held in public.

Mayor Werkhoven said he has contracted the North Dakota congressional delegation reminding then that the Canadian Pacific Railroad, also hauls oil tankers and expressed that the delegation also contact the railroad regarding any safety concerns in the future.

The meeting was shown live on CSi 68 followed by replays.

 

Jamestown (CSi) A Wine & Cheese tasting will be held on Saturday January 25, 2014, with all proceeds benefiting The Arts Center in Jamestown

www.jamestownarts.com

The Arts Center Board President , John Fugleberg, and Karen Crane, a Board member were guests on Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, saying the event will be at the Arts Center, at 115 2^nd St. SW in Jamestown

from 7 – 9 p.m.

Tickets are $30 per person, and are available at The Arts Center and Cork & Barrel. Must be at least 21 years of age to attend this event.

This is the Arts Center’s 4^th year hosting a wine and cheese tasting. It’s coordinated by Arts Center Board members and staff with assistance from Scott Anderson of Cork & Barrel. As in past years, it has an international theme with wines from around the world. There will also be premium wines available, which will be sold by the glass. Cases or bottles of wine will be sold with 10% of those sales donated by Scott Anderson of Cork & Barrel to the Arts Center. In addition, there will be several varieties of cheeses.

The mission of the Arts Center is to enrich the Jamestown area community through the arts. Our motto is “Culture Builds Community.”

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A detention hearing has been scheduled Friday in federal court in North Dakota for a former business associate of a Spokane, Wash., man killed in an alleged murder-for-hire scheme.
 
     Thirty-four-year-old James Henrikson was arrested Saturday in Mandan on a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Magistrate Judge Charles Miller has ordered Henrikson to complete a financial affidavit so court officials can determine whether he qualifies for a public defender.
 
     Henrikson is due back in court at 11 a.m. Friday.
 
     Court documents show Henrikson had business dealings in the North Dakota oil patch with Doug Carlile, who was shot by an intruder Dec. 15 at his Spokane home.
 
     Fifty-year-old Timothy Suckow, of Spokane, has been arrested for investigation of first-degree murder in Carlile’s death.

 

 NEW TOWN, N.D. (AP) – The U.S. Marshals Service says a man accused of sexually abusing a child in Montana was once a police officer in Rose Hill, Kan.
 
     The man, identified as 36-year-old Brad Douglas Johnson of Laurel, Mont. was arrested Friday in New Town, where he was working in the oil fields.
 
     New Town is on the Fort Berthold Reservation.
 
     Authorities say Johnson, who had been working at a youth detention facility, was taken to the Mountrail County Jail in Stanley, where he’s awaiting extradition to Montana.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the number of drug-related arrests increased by 100 in the state last year.
 
     T roopers made 913 arrests in 2013. That’s up from just more than 800 in 2012.
 
     Patrol Sgt. Tom Iverson says troopers have put more K-9 units in the western part of the state, which likely has contributed to the growing number of drug arrests.
 
     The largest drug bust of the year was about 15 pounds of marijuana, which was seized in the southeast region of the state.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Residents who live near the Missouri River in Bismarck have rejected a proposal to fund a flood protection levee.
 
     About 150 residents were asked to decide if they wanted to pay part of the cost of the $1.3 million project over 15 years through a special assessment district.
 
     The proposal failed 54-46 in a mail-in vote by landowners.
 
     The state Legislature had approved $350,000 to pay for some of the levee costs, but that hinged on a favorable outcome of the special assessment district vote.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – An oil industry group based in Oklahoma is urging royalty owners in North Dakota to fight a plan that would protect special plots of land from development.
 
     The Tulsa-based Royalty Owners and Producers Education Coalition says North Dakotans’ property rights are being eroded and “royalty checks are at serious risk.”
 
     The group is funded by six oil companies, including one that’s the largest leaseholder of land in western North Dakota.
 
     Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem last month submitted the proposed list of 18 places for special protection. The so-called special places list includes private and public land, including the Little Missouri River National Grasslands and Lake Sakakawea.
 
     The North Dakota Industrial Commission is slated to review the proposal on Wednesday.
 

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Industrial Commission is slated to review a proposal Wednesday that’s designed to lessen the impacts of oil drilling in the state.
 
     Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem last month submitted the proposed list of 18 places for special protection. The so-called special places list includes private and public land, including the Little Missouri River National Grasslands and Lake Sakakawea.
 
     Stenehjem, Gov. Jack Dalrymple and Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring make up the commission.
 
     Stenehjem’s proposal has been criticized by some Republican lawmakers and oil and farm groups.
 
     Stenehjem says the Industrial Commission already has restrictions in place to minimize impacts from oil drilling but decisions need a formal requirement for public comment.

 

 MINOT, N.D. (AP) – The Minot Air Force Base is due for a visit Wednesday by Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James amid a controversy surrounding missile launch officers.
 
     The military on Tuesday confirmed the plans for James, the Air Force’s highest ranking civilian. She’s been on the job for about a month.
 
     James has said that 34 missile launch officers have been implicated in a cheating scandal and three others have been implicated in a drug probe. These are the latest missteps by service personnel entrusted to maintain and operate the nation’s 450 nuclear missiles.
 
     James said earlier that she planned to travel to each of the Air Force’s three nuclear missile bases this week on a fact-finding mission to learn more about conditions within the missile launch force and the more senior officers who manage them.
 

 

In Sports

Jamestown (CSi) The James River Family “Y” in Jamestown will host the Cabin Fever Youth Basketball Tourneys.

It’s open to youths in grades 3,4,5 & 6.

The Girl’s play Saturday January 25, 2014, the Boy’s Tourney is Saturday February 1, 2014.

Registration on line at

www.jamestowny.org or call Frank at 701-253-4394.

 

 BOYS BASKETBALL
     Beulah 55, Mott-Regent 43
     Bismarck St. Mary’s 78, Jamestown 57
     Bowman County 70, Killdeer 64, OT
     Burke County 49, Stanley 46
     Central Cass 81, Linton-HMB 73
     Des Lacs-Burlington 87, Garrison 73
     Dickinson Trinity 60, Glen Ullin-Hebron 44
     Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 43, Barnes County North 41
     Ellendale 67, North Sargent 50
     Enderlin 82, LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 65
     Fairmount-Campbell-Tintah 61, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley, Minn. 59
     Fargo Davies 89, Wahpeton 74
     Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 44, Lisbon 42
     Flasher 70, Mandan 61
     Grand Forks Central 52, Fargo North 47
     Harvey-Wells County 71, Warwick 63
     Hatton-Northwood 66, Dakota Prairie 57
     Hettinger/Scranton 65, Heart River 63, 2OT
     Lidgerwood-Wyndmere 53, Maple Valley 49
     May Port CG 71, Midway-Minto 35
     Medina-Pingree-Buchanan 61, Strasburg-Zeeland 52
     Minot 76, Williston 69
     New England 58, Richardton-Taylor 47
     New Rockford-Sheyenne 54, Lakota/Adams-Edmore 51
     New Town 91, Beach 44
     North Shore – Plaza 68, Parshall 63
     Oakes 57, Leola/Frederick, S.D. 53
     Ray 67, Divide County 33
     Rugby 87, Dunseith 62
     Solen 43, Washburn 41
     Tioga 57, Powers Lake 34
     Turtle Lake-Mercer 62, Underwood 35
     Turtle Mountain 74, Devils Lake 65
     Watford City 63, Mandaree 45
     West Fargo 65, Fargo Shanley 64
     Wilton-Wing 49, Center-Stanton 48, OT
 GIRLS BASKETBALL
     Benson County 63, Langdon 62
     Beulah 58, Washburn 40
     Bismarck St. Mary’s 56, Jamestown 55
     Bottineau 80, Drake/Anamoose 31
     Central Cass 53, Linton-HMB 34
     Des Lacs-Burlington 57, Kenmare 30
     Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 40, Barnes County North 30
     Ellendale 55, North Sargent 34
     Enderlin 51, LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 44
     Fargo Davies 65, Wahpeton 55
     Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran 61, Sargent Central 54
     Garrison 55, Hazen 36
     Grafton/St. Thomas 50, Drayton/Valley-Edinburg 42
     Grand Forks Central 60, Fargo North 58
     Grant County 76, Richardton-Taylor 38
     Hatton-Northwood 42, Dakota Prairie 26
     Hillsboro/Central Valley 46, Larimore 40
     Lakota/Adams-Edmore 54, New Rockford-Sheyenne 38
     Lewis and Clark-Berthold 49, Glenburn 34
     Maple Valley 37, Milnor 23
     May Port CG 52, Griggs County Central 49
     Medina-Pingree-Buchanan 59, Strasburg-Zeeland 40
     Midkota 69, Warwick 29
     Minot 58, Williston 49
     Minot Bishop Ryan 98, Minot Our Redeemer’s 28
     Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 48, Surrey 34
     North Border 53, Midway-Minto 52
     North Star 60, Rolla 47
     Oakes 39, Leola/Frederick, S.D. 36
     Parshall 92, North Shore – Plaza 37
     Rolette-Wolford 66, Starkweather-Munich 56
     Rugby 67, Sawyer 46
     South Border 69, Hoven/Edmunds Central, S.D. 23
     Thompson 76, Northern Cass 65
     Tioga 34, Powers Lake 29
     Towner-Granville-Upham 54, Velva 48
     Turtle Lake-Mercer 42, Underwood 39
     Turtle Mountain 74, Devils Lake 58
     Valley City 50, Fargo South 36
     Watford City 75, Mandaree 19
     West Fargo 56, Fargo Shanley 43

 NATIONAL  BASKETBALL  ASSOCIATION

 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Kevin Love had 19 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists to help the Minnesota Timberwolves run past Utah 112-97 on Tuesday night and sweep a home-and-home set with the Jazz. Ricky Rubio had 11 points and 13 assists for the Wolves. Corey Brewer scored 19 points and Nikola Pekovic and Kevin Martin each contributed 18.
 
   Final    Miami                      93    Boston                86
   Final    Brooklyn              101    Orlando              90
   Final    Oklahoma  City    105    Portland            97
   Final    Sacramento          114    New  Orleans      97
 
 
       NATIONAL  HOCKEY  LEAGUE

 DALLAS (AP) – Erik Cole and Ray Whitney scored power-play goals, and the Dallas Stars stopped a three-game losing streak with a 4-0 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night. Minnesota (27-20-5) dropped to 7-3 in 2014.
 
   Final    Florida                  4    Buffalo              3
   Final    Columbus                5    Los  Angeles      3
   Final    N-Y  Islanders      5    N-Y  Rangers      3
   Final    Ottawa                    2    Washington        0
   Final    New  Jersey            7    St.  Louis          1
   Final    Toronto                  5    Colorado            2
   Final    Vancouver              2    Edmonton            1
   Final    Winnipeg                3    Anaheim              2
 
     Carolina    at    Philadelphia    (7:00  p.m.,    postponed,  Snow)
 
 
       TOP-25  COLLEGE  BASKETBALL
 
   Final    (  3)  Michigan  St.      71              Indiana            66
   Final    (14)  Kentucky              68              Texas  A&M        51
   Final    (20)  Pittsburgh          76              Clemson            43
   Final              Texas                    67    (22)  Kansas  St.      64
 
 
       TOP-25  WOMEN’S  COLLEGE  BASKETBALL
 
   Final    (  5)  Louisville      93              Houston        52
   Final              Oklahoma          75    (20)  Iowa  St.      54

 

Vikings Stadium…

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota’s Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the funding plan for a new Vikings football stadium. The decision Tuesday clears a late obstacle that threatened to hold up construction and delay a planned 2016 opening. Minnesota finance officials postponed a $468 million bond sale while the case was pending. The stadium will be built on the Metrodome site. Taxpayers are footing about half the cost.

 

NFL…

UNDATED (AP) – NFL commissioner Roger Goodell (guh-DEHL’) is concerned that extra-point kicks after touchdowns are getting too automatic, so he’s thinking about possible changes to add some excitement to the game. Goodell suggests perhaps making a touchdown worth seven points, with teams having the option to run a play for another point. But failing on that play would cost them a point.

UNDATED (AP) – Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez has been named to his 14th Pro Bowl as a replacement for San Francisco’s Vernon Davis. Gonzalez already has announced he will retire after this season.
 
     And Washington Redskins linebacker Brian Orakpo (oh-RAHK’-poh) is going to the Pro Bowl, replacing San Francisco 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks.

 

MLB…

NEW YORK (AP) – Several angry major league players wanted Alex Rodriguez kicked out of their union after he sued it last week, but staff lawyers told them expulsion was not allowed.
 
     The players spoke Jan. 13 during a Major League Baseball Players Association conference call after Rodriguez sued the union and Major League Baseball to overturn an arbitrator’s decision suspending him for the 2014 season and postseason.
 
     Details were first reported Tuesday by Yahoo Sports and later confirmed to The Associated Press by a person familiar with the call.
 
     The union and Rodriguez spokesman Ron Berkowitz declined comment.

OLYMPICS-SOCHI SECURITY
 
     Hunting threats in Sochi
 
     SOCHI, Russia (AP) – Russian security officials are hunting down three potential female suicide bombers, one of whom is believed to be in Sochi (SOH’-chee), where the Winter Olympics will begin next month.
 
     Police leaflets seen by an Associated Press reporter at a central Sochi hotel on Tuesday contain warnings about the trio. A police letter said that one of the women was at large in Sochi.
 
     The chairman of the U.S. Homeland Security Committee tells The Associated Press he’s troubled that potential suicide bombers have gotten into the city, despite all of the extraordinary security measures.
 
     Russian authorities have blamed the so-called “black widows” of slain insurgents for previous suicide attacks in the country.
 

Tennis…

 MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Rafael Nadal avoided the top player exodus that claimed two-time defending women’s champion Victoria Azarenka (ah-zah-REN’-kuh) in the preceding match on center court with a 3-6, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (7), 6-2 win over Grigor Dimitrov in the Australian Open. That puts him in the semi-finals. No. 5-ranked Agnieszka Radwanska (ahg-nee-ESH’-kuh rahd-VAHN’-skuh) stopped Azarenka’s 18-match run with a 6-1, 5-7, 6-0 win earlier in the day. Radwanska next plays No. 20 Dominika Cibulkova while, Li Na, a two-time finalist in Australia, will play 19-year-old Canadian Eugenie Bouchard in the other women’s semifinal.

 

In world and national news…

 MONTREUX, Switzerland (AP) – Syrian peace talks are just underway in Switzerland and President Bashar Assad’s status is already the subject of bitter clashes. Secretary of State John Kerry says Assad has no legitimacy while Assad’s foreign minister says only Syrians can remove Assad. And the Western backed opposition says there can’t be any talk of including Assad in a transitional government.
 
     BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) – The International Olympic Committee says an email warning to Hungary’s Olympic Committee to stay away from Sochi “contains no threat and appears to be a random message from a member of the public.” The Hungarian committee said earlier that the email message written in Russian and English threatened its athletes with terrorist attacks at the Sochi Olympic Games.
 
     QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) – Violence in Pakistan has taken at least 13 lives today. Gunmen opened fire on Pakistani police escorting a Spanish cyclist through a volatile province, killing six officers, while a bomb targeting a polio vaccination team killed seven people. And authorities have raised the death toll to 28 in yesterday’s bombing near a bus full of pilgrims.
 
     BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Commission is proposing changes that could reshape the European Union’s energy and climate action policies over the coming years. The commission has proposed tougher binding targets on greenhouse gas emissions but is shying away from more ambitious mandatory renewable energy goals.
 
     BOSTON (AP) – It’s not another polar vortex but the Arctic air flowing into the Mid-Atlantic and New England states is still plenty cold. Forecasters say single digit temperatures and below zero wind chills are likely. The bitter air was sucked into the region by the winter storm yesterday that stretched from Kentucky to New England. Schools in several states are closed again today.