Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Oct 1

CSi Weather…

 TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUESDAY…SUNNY…BREEZY. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WEDNESDAY…RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 60 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING…THEN MOSTLY SUNNY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.COLUMBUS DAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.

 

Update with Change of address, Oct 1, 2012

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Sept 5, 2012) — The Jamestown Police Department is warning Jamestown residents of a high risk registered sex offender who has moved to Jamestown.

The report says 57-year-old David Lynn Meador who was previoudly living in Room #2 at the Starlite Motel, is now living at 403 1st Avenue, North in Jamestown, Apt #12.

He is a white male, 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighing 155 pounds, with hazel eyes, and brown hair.

He has been assigned a High Risk Assessment by the North Dakota Risk Level Committee of the Office of the Attorney General.

Meador was convicted of possessing child pornography in Kentucky in January, 2003.

In 1994, he was convicted of 20 counts of rape, sexual abuse and sodomy of three young girls from 1990 to 1994 in Kentucky.

Meador is not wanted by police at this time and has served the sentence imposed by the court.

This notification is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community, nor, should this information be used to threaten, assault or intimidate the offender.

Attempts to harass, intimidate, or threaten these offenders, their families, landlords, or employers, will be turned over for prosecution.

Printed handouts of Meador’s photo and demographics are available at the Jamestown Police Department.

More information on registered offenders is available on the Attorney General’s web site:

http://www.sexoffender.nd.gov/

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — With formal approval by the Jamestown City Council, the 2012 calendar year budget is reduced by 8-mills.

On Monday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Jamestown Mayor, Katie Andersen said,  the city was able to reduce the mill levy in part due to an increase the city received in dollars from a State Aid formula.

The Mayor added the City Council decided, as well, to pass along a portion of the city’s reserve fund, for a property tax break, and still have a comfortable amount of dollars left in reserve.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News ) — Arbor Day 2012 will be celebrated in Jamestown on Wednesday, Oct. 10 with a ceremony at Klaus Park, starting at 3 p.m.

Jamestown has been a Tree City USA city for 32 consecutive years and will be presented its Arbor Day flag commemorating the achievement. To be a Tree City USA, a community must have a Tree Board or Committee, have a Tree Care Ordinance, have an annual budget of at least $2 per capita and hold an Arbor Day observance and proclamation each year.

The City will also receive recognition for a special achievement of the Tree Growth Award for its 13^th year.

Mayor Katie Anderson will read the Arbor Day Proclamation and Roy Sheppard, CEO of the Cable Services Inc. and a retiring member of the Mayor’s Shade Tree Advisory Committee a brief Arbor Day address.

Former mayor James Trautman will be recognized with the Johnny Appleseed Award for his extensive planting of trees in Jamestown & Stutsman County.

Three young men will be recognized for their recent tree planting efforts and achievements. Jaden Horsted, planted 400 trees and shrubs on a hillside near the Frontier Village as an Eagle Scout Project, Alex Igl, planted trees to renovate the Buffalo tree planting in Centennial Forest as an Eagle Scout Project, and Ethan Bowman who received state wide recognition for a Marketplace for Kids project in Agriculture Inovation.

Three trees will be planted in recognition for the three young men in Klaus Park where recently there have been significant loss of trees due to Dutch elm disease and flooding.

Punch and cake will provided by Wells Fargo Bank and will be served to those attending the program. Wells Fargo has been a long-time partner with the city in tree plantings and Arbor Day celebrations.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota Farmers Union restaurant in
Washington, D.C., that closed down last year because of flooding
has a new look.
     Farmers Fishers Bakers, formerly known as Farmers and Fishers,
is scheduled to open in November.

The waterfront restaurant is located in the Georgetown area, 10 blocks from its sister restaurant, Founding Farmers.
     The new eatery will seat about 290 people, including 150 in the
main dining room, 70 on the patio, 25 in the bar area and eight at
the reservations-only sushi bar.
     In addition to sushi, the restaurant will feature pizza, fresh
seafood, burgers, pastries and an open pantry with pickled and
canned produce, jams and sauces.
     The North Dakota Farmers Union also has ties to the Founding
Farmers Potomac restaurant in Potomac, Maryland.

 

DURBIN, N.D. (AP & KCSi- T.V. News) – A search for a suspect in an injury car accident ended in a Cass County sugar beet field.

     Local and state authorities searched more than three hours Sunday night for a man seen running from the crash scene on a county road near Durbin.

County deputies, Highway Patrol troopers and local firefighters used all-terrain vehicles, an airboat and a police dog in the search.
     A Cass County deputy eventually spotted the suspect, 20 year old Rudolpho Rodriguez III, of  Durban,  in the field and arrested him.

    He was taken to Essential Hospital in Fargo, by Casselton Ambulance.
     The person who was ejected and  injured in the rollover crash, 19 year old Michael Foley of Fargo,  was flown to Sanford Hospital in Fargo, with undisclosed injuries.

 

  FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Dry conditions have allowed farmers to
continue a rapid pace of harvesting late season crops.
     The U.S. Department of Agriculture says in its weekly crop
report that corn was 98 percent mature and 36 percent harvested,
well ahead of last year and the five-year average.
     The dry edible bean harvest was 95 percent complete. About 80
percent of soybeans had been harvested by the end of the week.
     The report says pasture and range conditions continued to
deteriorate because of lack of rain. Conditions were rated at 26
percent very poor, 36 percent poor, 30 percent fair, and 8 percent
good.
     Producers say rain is needed in most areas to improve soil
conditions for fall tillage and winter wheat seeding.

 

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A new survey of business leaders suggests
little or no economic growth in most of a group of nine Midwest and
Plains states through the end of the year, but the booming oil
business will continue to drive growth in North Dakota and
Oklahoma.
     The region’s overall economic index improved to a weak 50.4 in
September from August’s 49.7.
     Any score above 50 suggests economic growth in the months ahead
while a score below 50 suggests decline for that factor.
     The survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.
     By contrast with the overall index, North Dakota’s economic
index hit 61.6 in September and Oklahoma’s registered 56.6.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Supporters of a failed campaign to abolish
North Dakota property taxes say a judge is trampling their
free-speech rights by telling them to apologize to their opponents.
     The supporters plan to make the argument in a court filing
Monday. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the argument in
advance.
     During the campaign, property tax critics sued several state and
county officials.

They said the officials made false statements about the impact of a ballot measure that sought to abolish property taxes. The measure was defeated at the polls.
     South Central District Judge Bruce Romanick (roh-MAW’-nihk) has
ordered the property tax critics to apologize to state and county
officials. The critics also have to pay nearly $26,000 in legal
fees.
     The court filing says the judge is abusing his power.

 

 FORT TOTTEN, N.D. (AP) – The Spirit Lake Tribal Council says a
“tremendous shortfall” of support from the federal government is
the reason the North Dakota tribe decided to surrender control of
its social service programs.
     The council in a letter to tribal members also says it was
hampered by “baseless” accounts of tribal corruption made by two
federal officials who reported problems with the tribe’s efforts to
protect vulnerable children.
     Those allegations ultimately led to the Bureau of Indian Affairs
takeover of tribal social service programs, which became effective
Monday.
     The tribal council’s letter says the tribe struggled to address social
problems without proper federal funding and other help.

But Tribal Chairman Roger Yankton says he hopes handing over social services administration to the BIA will improve relations.

 

 PEMBINA, N.D. (AP) – The federal government plans to build a $13
million Border Patrol station in northeastern North Dakota.
     U.S. Customs and Border Protection will build the
30,000-square-foot facility on 10 acres of land in Pembina.
Spokesman Kris Grogan says the government is finalizing the
property purchase and construction could begin in a few months.
     Customs and Border Protection considered eight towns for the
facility.

The other finalists were Joliette, N.D., and Hallock, Minn.
     About 50 Border Patrol agents are based in Pembina.

 

In sports…

 GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – College hockey fans can now get tickets
for an outdoor game next year featuring North Dakota and
Nebraska-Omaha.
     Tickets for the Feb. 9 matchup at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha
went on sale Monday.

The North Dakota-Omaha game will follow a USHL game between the Omaha Lancers and Lincoln Stars.
     Tickets are being sold through Ticketmaster’s website and the
CenturyLink Omaha box office.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) – It would be a $500 billion windfall for the
government — but a big hit to the pocketbook of average Americans.
The Tax Policy Center is out with a report that finds that if all
of the tax cuts that are supposed to expire at the end of the year
are allowed to do so, a typical middle-income family could see its
taxes rise by $2,000 next year — while the highest-income
Americans could see a tax increase in the six figures.

Among the provisions set to expire are cuts on taxes on wage and investment income, and cuts for married couples and families with children.

     
     DENVER, Colo. (AP) – If Mitt Romney stumbles during Wednesday’s
presidential debate, it won’t be for a lack of preparation.

The Republican presidential nominee has spent at least eight days over
the past month getting ready for the three debates against
President Barack Obama.

He’s been getting some more practice in Massachusetts before flying today to Denver, the site of Wednesday’s matchup.

It’s the first of three between the presidential candidates.
     
     DENVER (AP) – A man wounded in the shootings at a suburban
Denver movie theater is appearing in an ad aimed at getting voters’
attention before Wednesday’s first presidential debate.

Stephen Barton was among the 58 people injured in the July 20 attack in
Aurora that also killed 12 people.

In a 30-second spot that cable television viewers in the Denver and Washington D.C. markets might see this week, Barton urges people to ask themselves during the debates which candidate has a plan to stop gun violence.
     
     DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) – Some of today’s heaviest fighting in
Syria appears to be taking place in the northern city of Aleppo,
where rebels recently launched a new offensive.

An activist there says 12 people were killed when troops shelled a mosque early today in the city, Syria’s commercial capital. Another says as many as 95 people may have been killed across Syria today.

Activists say government warplanes bombed a town northwest of Aleppo, killing at least 21 people including five children.

One report says 30 people were killed in the town, just four miles from the border with Turkey.
     
     PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A 10-year-old Philadelphia boy has been
charged as a juvenile with criminal mischief and related charges
after police say he swiped a van, then crashed it into five parked
cars.

Authorities say the boy made it less than a block after
stealing a van that was unloading furniture early Sunday
afternoon in West Philadelphia. The brief joyride ended when the
van crashed into the rear of a fifth car.