– Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Jun 11

CSi Weather…

LATE THIS AFTERNOON…RAIN SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING…THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED
RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
70 PERCENT. AN 80 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH.
.THURSDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY…INCREASING CLOUDS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN
THE MID 50S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
.SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. LOWS
IN THE MID 50S.

RAIN SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL THROUGH THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY THROUGH GRAND FORKS-MAYVILLE TO BAUDETTE AREAS WITH 1-2 INCHES OF RAIN EXPECTED.

RAIN DECREASING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

THERE IS A DAILY CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY.

Jamestown, (CSi) Jamestown Police, the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office, the Kidder County Sheriff’s Office and the North Dakota Highway Patrol were involved in a high speed pursuit of a motorcycle, on I-94 westbound.

The chase followed police attempting to pull over a Jamestown man riding a motorcycle through town at about 9:30 Wednesday morning.

An officer with the Stutsman County Regional Task Force saw a 27-year-old Jamestown man riding the motorcycle on Business Loop East near 13th Avenue, Southeast.

Police Chief Scott Edinger says the officer knew the man had a suspended Texas driver’s license and attempted to pull him over in an unmarked police car, with flashing lights . The man did not pull over.

The man continued to operate on Business Loop East through Jamestown to 17th Street Southwest, entering I-94 at Exit 257, with two marked Jamestown police cars and NDHP vehicles in pursuit with speeds reaching over 120 mph..

Edinger says as the pursuit continued, the man threw objects out of his pockets.

The pursuit ended near the I-94 Crystal Springs exit, 36 miles west of Jamestown, as the man attempted to negotiate the motorcycle at a curve at high speed, crossed the median and lost control of the motorcycle as it hit the rumble strip on the eastbound lanes of I-94.

The man was transported by air ambulance to Sanford Medical Center in Bismarck, with injuries to his arm, back, and leg..

The man was not wearing a helmet.

Authorities will speak to the man about the items he tossed during the pursuit, found in the median and ditches near Exit 257 and mile markers 232 and 228.

Charges have not yet been filed, as the investigation continues.

Jamestown, ND (June 11, 2014) Beginning Thursday, June 12, 2014, 12th Ave will be closed from 3^rd Street SE to 5^th Street SE for pavement patching. The closure will run through Friday, June 13th.

Traffic wishing to travel on 12^th Avenue will be detoured to 9^th Avenue from 3^rd Street SE to 6^th Street SE.

For more information, contact Jim Hubbard with Interstate Engineering at (701) 252-0234.

Jamestown (CSi) Legal action may be taken, as two individuals on election day afternoon, were asking people to sign a petition, to put a statewide measure on the ballot in the November general election, for the proposed Clean Water, Wildlife and Parks Amendment.

The two were in violation of the North Dakota Century Code, seeking petition signatures from voters, in the entryway of the lower north entrance to the Civic Center where the polls were located.

Their location was closer to the polling place than permitted by state law.

Officials asked them to move from the entryway, they moved, but not further than the required 100 feet from the entrance to the polling location.

They purportedly became hostile, saying their constitutional rights were being infringed upon.

Law enforcement was called, with Sheriff Chad Kaiser arriving on scene, followed Jamestown Police.

Asking for signatures for a petition within 100 feet of the entryway to a polling place is a class A misdemeanor in North Dakota, punishable by up to a year in jail and a $3,000 fine.

Stutsman County COO Casey Bradley says, the State’s Attorney will be asked to pursue charges against them.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Opponents and supporters of a proposed North Dakota ballot measure dealing with conservation funding are at odds over the actions of people collecting petition signatures during Tuesday’s primary election.

     The dispute is over whether the signature collectors were too close to polling sites. State law prohibits people from soliciting voters within 100 feet of the entrance to a polling site.

     The group North Dakotans for Clean Water, Wildlife and Parks says it did nothing wrong while gathering signatures to try to get the proposed measure on November’s general election ballot.

     The opposition group North Dakotans for Common Sense Conservation says it plans to file complaints with the secretary of state’s office.

     The proposal seeks to set aside more of the state’s oil extraction taxes for conservation, education and recreation.

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (AP) – A southeastern North Dakota mayor who survived a recall election two years ago has held off another challenge.

     Voters in Valley City on Tuesday gave Bob Werkhoven another four years in the race against Jeff Edwards. Werkhoven received 721 votes, to 581 for Edwards.

     Werkhoven won the 2012 recall election with 57 percent of the vote.

     The special election stemmed from political turmoil that included the departure of police chief Dean Ross amid allegations he mishandled public money. The city dropped those allegations, and Ross ran for Werkhoven’s seat.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s primary election turnout was the lowest in decades.

     Data from the Secretary of State’s Office show turnout for Tuesday’s election was 17 percent, with just more than 93,000 people making it to the polls.

     The agency has been keeping turnout records since 1980. The previous low for a June primary was 19 percent in 2004.

     North Dakota has no voter registration, and the turnout percentage is calculated using a North Dakota State Data Center estimate of the number of eligible voters.

     The center estimated there were 545,020 North Dakotans who were eligible to vote. That population was based on 2012 census data.

     The most recent census data show about 561,000 people are eligible to vote. Using those population figures, the turnout would be about 16 percent.

     BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger says computer server problems caused his agency’s website to be down sporadically shortly after the polls closed in the primary election.

     Jaeger says the state Information Technology Department’s servers suffered glitches that prevented election results from being accessed Tuesday night.

     Jaeger says he also had problems accessing the website. He says the problem persisted for about an hour until the state servers were rebooted.

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Parks and Recreation reports there will be a boat safety class at the Lakeside Marina at 10-a.m. and 1-p.m. on Thursday, June 12, 2014.

This class is free and open to the public. Parents are responsible for transportation to and from the Reservoir.

The Jamestown Parks Program will be attending the 10- a.m. session.There will be no supervised Parks Program activities at Meidinger Park, Nickeus Park, McElroy Park, or Leapaldt that morning. The parks will re-open at 1:00.

For more information, contact the Jamestown Parks and Recreation office at 252-3982.

Jamestown (CSi) —Jamestown Regional Medical Center (JRMC) has announced that it has made care safer for its patients as part of its work with VHA Inc.’s Hospital Engagement Network (HEN). VHA is a national network of not-for-profit health care organizations that work together to improve performance and efficiency in clinical, financial and operational management. VHA’s HEN helps hospitals improve in ten areas of focus ranging from falls and surgical site infections to readmissions as part of the federal Partnership for Patients initiative whose goal is to reduce preventable harm by 40 percent and readmissions by 20 percent by the end of 2014.

VHA’s HEN hospitals have, in aggregate, met or exceeded the Partnership’s 40 percent improvement goal in two areas of focus and are making strong progress in four other areas of focus:

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections: 31% decrease for an aggregate measure of two indicators
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI): 40% decrease for an aggregate measure of four indicators
Early Elective Delivery (EED): 78% decrease for an aggregate measure of two indicators
Falls: 30% decrease for an aggregate measure of six indicators
Pressure Related Ulcers (PrU): 39% decrease for an aggregate measure of six indicators
Surgical Site Infections (SSI): 39% decrease in abdominal hysterectomy SIR

JRMC Chief Nursing Officer Trisha Jungels says, “Patient safety and ensuring we are providing the best care for our community has always been our highest priority. In the last year, we have reduced adverse patient events through the hard work of staff and our continued focus on applying best practices.”

VHA’s HEN results are based on April 2014 data and confirmed by the Partnership for Patients Evaluation Contractor. It’s important to note that the Evaluation Contractor used measures with at least 60 percent of VHA’s HEN hospitals reporting data, and no more than 15 percent variation in hospital counts between the baseline and the current period, showing the largest percentage improvement from baseline in the topic area.

Dr. Keith Kosel, vice president and program director for VHA’s HEN, says “VHA is extremely proud to have been selected as a Hospital Engagement Network by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Partnership for Patients. It is gratifying to see the results our HEN hospitals are achieving and it builds on our long-standing commitment to help hospitals improve their performance. We hope that our overall network’s results inspire hospitals that are not currently in a Hospital Engagement Network to join.”

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced a new report that shows an overall nine percent decrease in hospital acquired conditions nationally in 2011 and 2012 including reductions in adverse drug events, falls, infections, and other forms of hospital-induced harm. HHS estimates that its public-private partnerships including efforts from the federal Partnership for Patients initiative, Hospital Engagement Networks and others, have prevented nearly 15,000 deaths in hospitals, and avoided 560,000 patient injuries and saved approximately $4 billion in health spending over the same period.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Regional Medical Center Foundation is planning two summer events to celebrate the anniversary of JRMC and to support patient-centered care. Concert for Care will be held Thursday, July 17, 2014 followed by the 4^th Annual GOLF “fore” GOOD Tournament on Friday, July 18.

Spokesperson, Lisa Jackson, says, “We are excited for this summer’s events. Our goals include bringing the community together and funding a number of crucial projects designed to improve the patient experience and enhance healthcare delivery at JRMC.”

The Concert for Care, which is new this year, will be an all-ages barbeque and street dance featuring 32 Below held on 2^nd Ave SW, in front of the Elks and Bank Forward. A pork-loin BBQ will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and the street dance will be held from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. The funds raised from the event will support patient care at both JRMC and the Anne Carlsen Center. Tickets are $10 with food and drinks available for purchase at the event. Sponsorship opportunities are still available.

The 4^th Annual GOLF “fore” GOOD Tournament will be held at the Jamestown Country Club. This event is co-sponsored by Timco, IRET Properties and The Davis Group with the proceeds benefiting patient-centered care at JRMC. Registration per player is $100 and includes 18-hole golf scramble, brunch, a bucket of balls, beverage tickets, chances to win prizes, swag bag valued at $100, green fee and cart rental. The Hole-in-One is presented by Don Wilhelm. Deadline for registration is July 14. Sponsorship opportunities are still available.

For more information on either event contact Lisa Jackson at 701-952-4880 or ljackson@jrmcnd.com. To register your team, be a sponsor or purchase tickets visit www.jrmcnd.com

Jamestown (CSi) Saturday, June 14th is Flag Day in the U.S. and is marked by ceremonies around the country. In Jamestown, Flag Day will be observed with a ceremony at Fort Seward at 11 a.m.

In conjunction with the weekend, the Boy and Girl Scouts will be having activities at the Fort before the ceremony. After the ceremony, lunch will be served to those in attendance.

The Main Street Downtown Association with partners, American Legion Post 14 and Boy and Girl Scouts of America, invite you to bring your worn, torn and soiled flags there for proper retirement. They can also be dropped off at the All Vets Club prior to that day.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Gov. Jack Dalrymple has appointed North Dakota State University graduate student Christopher McEwen to serve as the student member of the state Board of Higher Education.

     McEwen will start July 1 and serve through June 30, 2015. He will replace current student member Devin Hoffarth, whose one-year term is expiring.

     McEwen is a native of Minot. He graduated from NDSU in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in statistics and psychology and is now pursuing a master’s degree in statistics.

     The higher education board oversees North Dakota’s 11 public colleges and universities.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – U.S. senators from the Dakotas and other areas are making another attempt at having the bison declared the national mammal.

     Sens. Tim Johnson and John Thune of South Dakota and John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota are among those introducing the National Bison Legacy Act on Wednesday. The bill is backed by the Intertribal Buffalo Council and the National Bison Association.

     Similar legislation introduced in 2012 stalled in Congress.

     Tens of millions of bison once roamed most of North America, but overhunting reduced the population to about 1,000 animals by the turn of the 20th century. Conservationists including President Theodore Roosevelt saved the species from extinction in 1905 by re-establishing herds in Oklahoma, Montana and South Dakota.

     About 400,000 bison now roam pastures and rangelands across North America.

In world and national news…

TROUTDALE, Ore. (AP) – Police say a 15-year-old gunman at an Oregon high school had an assault rifle, handgun and several magazines of ammunition during Tuesday’s attack. They also say an autopsy determined that suspect Jared Michael Padgett died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police say no link has been found between the shooter and the 14-year-old student who was killed. They’re not releasing a possible motive.

Police say the shooting occurred in a gym detached from the main school building, with 14-year-old Emilio Hoffman killed in the boys’ locker room.

The weapons and ammunition was concealed in a guitar case and duffel bag when the shooter arrived at the campus.

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has approved a bill making it easier for veterans who’ve endured long wait times for VA medical care to receive treatment from local doctors instead. The measure closely resembles a bill approved Tuesday in the House. Lawmakers say they are optimistic a compromise version can soon be sent to President Barack Obama for his signature.

     The Senate bill, approved 93-3, would authorize about $35 billion over three years to pay for the outside care, hire hundreds of doctors and nurses and lease 26 new health facilities in 17 states and Puerto Rico.

     The Veterans Affairs Department released an audit this week showing that more than 57,000 veterans have had to wait at least three months for initial appointments. Some vets who asked for appointments never got them.

     WASHINGTON (AP) – Republicans looking to move up in the House leadership won’t have to wait until January. A day after Eric Cantor, the House Majority Leader, was defeated in a primary by a tea party newcomer, officials say Cantor is planning to resign his leadership post. A couple of fellow Republicans had already started to position themselves to succeed Cantor as majority leader.

     CHICAGO (AP) – Hillary Rodham Clinton is among those offering her take on Tuesday’s primary election in Virginia. Clinton, who’s in Chicago continuing a book tour, says House GOP leader Eric Cantor “was defeated by a candidate who basically ran against immigrants.” David Brat, during his campaign, had said Cantor would probably help immigrants living in the United States illegally gain amnesty if he were to be given a new term in the House.

     BAGHDAD (AP) – Fighting is reportedly still taking place on the outskirts of the Iraqi city of Tikrit (tih-KREET’), between military units and insurgents from a militant group inspired by al-Qaida. The militants effectively took control today of the city, the hometown of Saddam Hussein. The move came a day after they had taken control of much of the city of Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest. In Mosul, the Sunni militants have gained entry to the Turkish consulate. According to an official in the Turkish prime minister’s office, they are holding 48 people captive, including diplomats, police, consulate employees and three children.

     NEW YORK (AP) – Workers are beginning to install security cameras in a New York City housing project where a 6-year-old boy was stabbed to death. Mayor Bill de Blasio says 17 cameras will be installed in the Boulevard Houses in Brooklyn by October, if not sooner. There were no cameras in the building’s elevator where P.J. Avitto was killed and a 7-year-old girl was critically injured on June 1. The girl was released from the hospital Wednesday. Police arrested a suspect days after the attack and are investigating whether he may be involved with other recent stabbings.