Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Apr 9

CSi Weather..

 VALLEY CITY…Wind advisory until 10-p.m. Wed.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WINDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH BECOMING
WEST 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
30 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, A 20 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.THURSDAY…SUNNY…COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
IN THE EVENING…THEN PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
IN THE EVENING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS
IN THE MID 20S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE
OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING WITH THE COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH. AT THIS TIME THE STORMS ARE

NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE BUT MAY ALSO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS.

AFTER WEDNESDAY’S WARM WEATHER
TEMPERATURES WILL COOL TO NEAR NORMAL THURSDAY AND FRIDAY THEN
TAKE A MUCH COOLER TREND BY SATURDAY AS A MORE SIGNIFICANT COLD
FRONT ENTERS THE STATE. THIS WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR RAIN OR SNOW
SATURDAY AND A CHANCE FOR SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT. COOL BUT DRY
WEATHER WILL THEN PERSIST SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown City Fire Department was called to a single family residence just before 5-p.m. Wednesday at 915 5th Avenue, Southeast.

Deputy City Fire Chief, Jerry Kainz says the fire started in the kitchen, and the rest of the home was extensively damaged by heat and smoke.

Following extinguishing the fire, the house was ventilated of the smoke.

No injuries were reported, with five city fire units and 33 fire fighters in the scene about 45 minutes.

The cause of the fire is unser investigation.

 

 Jamestown (CSi)  Jamestown Police reports, three individuals were arrested Tuesday night following a domestic dispute, at 519 3rd Street Southwest, about 7:10-p.m.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown High School Drama troupe will present the play, Fighting Demons by Angela Hill, of North Dakota, April 14^th 2014 at 7:30 in the high school theatre.

She was the resident choreographer for the Fargo Moorhead Community Theatre and has worked choreographing everything from fashion shows to swing choirs to high school musicals to local productions to world ranked martial art forms. Her goal is to always provide a challenge for the students who perform her material.

On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, cast members Christanna Eckstein, Tyler Newton, and Sierra Gordon joined us to talk about their characters, and a bit about the plot.

In this production ten teenagers find themselves trapped and fighting their inner demons. Cindy play by( Morgan Baumgartner) is hiding a tragic secret, Milly (Kelsey Becker), is fighting OCD, and Cyrus (Nick Mortenson) is fighting drug addiction. Alice (Mikayla Patel) and Lilah (Emily Lauinger) are fighting bulimia and cancer, Tabitha (Libby Kruse) has an abusive boyfriend while Arnold (Jacob Brownell) is dealing with abuse from bullies. Willow (Elise Opp) is struggling with her parents divorce, and Jezz (Julia Breidenbach) is struggling with thoughts of suicide while Eli (Hunter Carpenter)is trying to save everyone in a desperate attempt to redeem himself.

Trying hard to keep them down are their inner demons played by Zach Mikula, Sierra Gordon, Tyler Newton, Seok Woon Hong aka John, and Jennifer Allmer. Add one angel like character Grace, Eli’s dead sister played by Christanna Eckstein and it’s a challenging ensemble play that allows the actors to show what caused their inner demons and gives the audience a glimpse at the struggle these demons can present when trying to overcome their hold on each character.

Also working on this production are Jonah Finocchiaro as stage manager, Bekka Nitschke , Madora Pringle, as set crew. Hannah Kapp and Elizabeth Fremgen are doing the lights while Tiffany Olsen is doing sound. Miss Jessica Sharp is in charge of costumes for this production.

The play is directed by Jay Nitchke her last production before she retires.

Ticket prices are $6:00 for adults and $4:00 for students and children. School passes will be also be honored.

　

Jamestown (CSi) The upcoming Heroes Dinner, on April 11, 2014, is an opportunity for the Red Cross to recognize volunteers that go over and above in their service to our community.

On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Buffalo Valley Red Cross Chapter, Executive Director, Beth Dewald said, the event is also an opportunity for the chapter to raise funds to support the services we provide such as assisting a family after a fire with food, clothing, shelter and recruiting and training extraordinary volunteers to serve twenty-four hours a day. This fundraising event is the largest event of the year.

She said the Red Cross provides community disaster education to help people prepare for disasters.

The Red Cross responds to disasters such as single family fires 24/7 to provide food, clothing and shelter for those affected and food and hydration for those responding to the disaster such as fire fighters

The Red Cross provides assistance in recovery after a disaster

It also teaches CPR/AED/First Aid, Babysitting, Water Safety and Life Guard training, and provides emergency communications for military personnel and their families 24/7

A limited amount of tickets are available by calling the Red Cross at 252-3550 xt.2131.

Ticket Purchase Price is $25.

Selling chances for: 4 box seats for UND Hockey Game, Twins Tickets, Chanhassen Dinner Theater Tickets, Smart TV, Bluetooth speaker and Headphone, Savage Axis 270 (Gun), Bushnell 3x9x40 Scope, 2 Boxes of Shells, Case (value $520), Cork & Barrel Wine of the Month, Two Round Trip Tickets to Denver from JMST, Spa Package from Top Designers, Doorways to…, Shooting Star Casino Package, Prairie Knights Casino & Resort, $100 Gift Certificate Valley Meats and more items

　

Jamestown (CSi) A Red Cross project in conjunction with the APP Store, allows users of Smart Phones, I-Phones, and I-Pads to access weather information, and emergency planning preparation, and messaging after a disaster.

Buffalo Valley Chapter Executive, Beth Dewald says the free APPS are available through the APP Store, or the Red Cross.

Accessible information includes tornado warnings, weather radio, and information concerning severe weather events, including tornadoes, hurricanes and earthquakes.

Another available feature is “I’m Safe,” where an individual may send messages via Twitter, or E-Mail to others indicating their safety, and location following a disaster.

　

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown downtown flower baskets location is expanding this year, and will include hanging 114 baskets on 57 polls, along First Avenue, and 10^th Street Southeast.

The baskets will cost about $11,000 this year to purchase and keep maintained through the summer. Additional donations of dollars are needed, as about half that amount has been raised so far. The flower cost is expected to be $4,275, and the watering depending on summer rainfall amounts may cost about $6,600.

The flower baskets are a cooperative effort between the Jamestown Downtown Association the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce’s City Beautification Committee, and the City of Jamestown, which provides watering equipment at no cost, and stores the flower pots.

Individuals and businesses have the option of adopting a pole, each with two baskets of flowers for $150, and smaller donations are also appreciated.,

Donations for the flower baskets can be sent to the Jamestown Downtown Association at Box 1026, Jamestown, ND, 58402.

For more information about the flower baskets, call Charlie Kourajian at 320-3015.

　

Jamestown (CSi) The Stutsman County Courthouse will have absentee voting ballots available starting May 1, 2014.

Meanwhile, Early Voting starts May 27 through June 9, 2014, Monday through Saturday at the Stutsman County Courthouse, open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays.

On June 10, 2014, the Jamestown Civic Center will be the election center, with rural precinct 1 polling at Pingree, rural precinct 2 voting at Kensal and rural precinct 5 voting at Medina.

 

  MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – The attorney for a Mandan man accused of shooting another man to death early this year wants more time to prepare for a preliminary hearing.
 
     The  court-appointed attorney for 25-year-old James McKinney on Tuesday filed a motion asking the judge to grant him more time to review the case.
 
     The judge hasn’t ruled on the motion.
 
     McKinney has been charged with murder and tampering with physical evidence. He hasn’t entered a plea.
 
     McKinney is charged in the death of Alex Lansdon, who was found dead Jan. 27 at the mobile home he rented in southeast Mandan. Preliminary autopsy results indicate he died of multiple gunshot wounds.
 
     Another man faces terrorizing, weapons and tampering charges in the case.
 
     McKinney is in custody on a $250,000.

 GRAFTON, N.D. (AP) – Several roads in Walsh County in northeast North Dakota are under water because of melting snow and ice jams.
 
     Brent Nelson is the county’s emergency manager. He says sandbags have been delivered to a number of homes as a precaution. 
 
     The  National Weather Service has issued a flood warning in the area.
 
     Nelson says about a dozen sites are currently closed. He says two of them are on a county road near Forest River and another one near the Fordville-Lankin area. Others closures are in township roads and minimum maintenance roads.
 
 Some of the locations that could experience flooding include Grafton, Minto, Park River and Ardoch.

 

 WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal regulators say they will propose requiring at least two crew members on trains transporting crude oil, as well as regulations aimed preventing parked train cars from coming loose and causing an accident.
 
     The Federal Railroad Administration proposals are a response to several accidents involving oil trains from the Bakken region of North Dakota. Last July, an unattended parked train came loose, sped downhill into the town of Lac-Megantic in Quebec, Canada. More than 60 tank cars caught fire and several exploded, killing 47 people and destroying much of the town.
 
     The train was manned by only one railroad employee, who wasn’t present at the time the cars came loose.
 
     Freight rail industry officials have been divided over whether one-crew member trains should be allowed to continue.

 

 GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The Gamma Phi Beta Sorority has issued an apology on behalf of the chapter at the University of North Dakota after an incident involving a banner referencing the school’s retired nickname.
 
     The banner hung outside the sorority house on the UND campus read, “you can take away our mascot but you can’t take away our pride.” It was displayed as the UND men’s hockey team prepares to play a semifinal game Thursday in the NCAA Frozen Four in Philadelphia, and has since been taken down.
 
     UND has retired its “Fighting Sioux” nickname and Indian-head moniker because many people and the NCAA deemed it offensive.
 
     Gamma Phi Beta says in a statement that it will provide sensitivity training for the UND chapter and might impose sanctions.

 

     BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol is urging motorists to obey the state’s “move over” law after four crashes in five months involving patrol vehicles struck by other vehicles.
 
     The law requires motorists to move to a far lane when they encounter an emergency or maintenance vehicle on a multi-lane highway, or to reduce speed if they are unable to move over. Violations can result in a $50 fine.
 
     The patrol says four patrol vehicles have been struck since late last year while on a traffic stop or while providing traffic control, with their emergency lights activated. Two of the crashes happened on Interstate 94 and the other two on I-29. The crashes resulted in minor injuries to four patrol troopers and two motorists.
 
     

 
     FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Last week’s spring blizzard that dumped up to 20 inches of snow in parts of North Dakota will delay spring planting.
 
     The Agriculture Department says in its weekly crop and weather report that farmers on average now intend to start fieldwork by April 26 – later than the typical mid-April start.
 
     The precipitation is welcome, though. The report says both topsoil and subsoil moisture in the state is rated 97 percent adequate to surplus – up slightly from last week. The U.S. Drought Monitor map shows only the far northeastern corner of the state as being dry.

 

  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The state attorney general is teaming up with an Olympic medalist to raise awareness about the dangers of underage drinking.
 
     North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem and national figure skater Ashley Wagner are releasing a public service announcement this month called “Listen, Learn: Kids and Alcohol Don’t Mix.”
 
     The attorney general’s office says the PSA aims to encourage kids to make healthy decisions and not drink alcohol. The message also reminds parents that talking to their children is one of the most effective ways to prevent underage drinking.
 
     Stenehjem’s office says accomplished athletes like Wagner are good role models for kids. Wagner won a bronze medal with the United States figure skating team in the Winter Olympics in Sochi.

 

In world and national news…

 MURRYSVILLE, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania high school senior says he had just arrived at school Wednesday when he saw “blood all over the floor” and a wounded student screaming for help, with blood pouring from a stab wound in his stomach. According to police, a 16-year-old who was armed with two knives went on a rampage, stabbing and slashing other students before he was eventually subdued by a school police officer and an assistant principal. The police officer and 19 students were injured, but hospital officials say all are expected to survive.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – A House panel has voted to refer a former Internal Revenue Service official to the Justice Department for possible criminal prosecution in the agency’s tea party controversy. Investigators with the House Ways and Means Committee say they’ve uncovered evidence that Lois Lerner may have violated the constitutional rights of conservative groups. They say there’s also evidence that she misled investigators, and was reckless with confidential taxpayer information. Before she retired last year, Lerner headed the IRS division that processes applications for tax-exempt status. 

 
     PERTH, Australia (AP) – The head of the search effort says he believes searchers are closing in on the “final resting place” of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. This, after a navy ship heard more signals Tuesday from deep in the Indian Ocean. And an analysis of two other sounds that were detected over the weekend showed they were consistent with a plane’s flight recorders.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – Bank of America is going to pay $772 million in fines and in refunds to credit card customers. It’s a settlement of accusations from regulators that the bank misled customers who purchased extra credit-card products — and that it illegally charged others for credit monitoring and reporting services that they didn’t receive.
 
     AMHERST, Mass. (AP) – University of Massachusetts guard Derrick Gordon says he hopes his decision to become the first openly gay player in Division One men’s basketball will inspire others. Gordon made the announcement in interviews Wednesday with ESPN and Outsports. He says he gained confidence by seeing an NBA team sign Jason Collins, who became the league’s first openly gay player when he joined the Brooklyn Nets this season.