Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Jul 3

Bismarck (CSi) North Dakota State Veterinarian, Susan Keller says anthrax was confirmed in a Barnes County beef cow recently, the first reported case this year.

She says, “Producers should consult with their veterinarians to make sure the vaccination schedule for their animals is up to date.”

Effective anthrax vaccines are available, but it takes about a week for immunity to be established, and vaccines must be administered annually. Producers should also monitor their herds for unexpected deaths and report them to veterinarians.

Anthrax is caused by the bacteria Bacillus anthracis. The bacterial spores can lie dormant in the ground for decades and become active under ideal conditions, such as heavy rainfall, flooding and drought. Animals are exposed to the disease when they graze or consume forage or water contaminated with the spores.

Anthrax has been most frequently reported in northeast, southeast and south central North Dakota, but it has been found in almost every part of the state.

Keller adds, “With the precipitation we have had, conditions are right for the disease to occur.” Barnes County has had anthrax cases before — one in 2010, 17 in 2005, one between 2001 and 2004 and four between 1989 and 1999. Stutsman County saw five anthrax cases in 2005 and one in 2000.

 

Bismarck (CSi) Prairie Public Broadcasting’s multimedia Stand Up ND project will be in Jamestown Friday at White Cloud’s birthday celebration to investigate the bullying problem that impacts many young people.

Parents and their children are invited to participate by sharing their messages about how they have stood up to bullying.

Some of the messages will be uploaded to the project’s Facebook page at

www.facebook.com /standupnd and the website at www.standupnd.net.

The project is funded by the Bremer Foundation and a Bush Foundation Community Innovation grant. Stand Up ND is expected to continue through 2014 and longer if additional funding can be obtained.

Jamestown (CSi) Farm Rescue, founder, Bill Gross, has been recognized as a “MONEY Hero,” stemming from accomplishments in connection with Farm Rescue

The nonprofit organization provides harvesting, planting and haying assistance for farm families, in North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Minnesota and Iowa.

Gross says, he’s honored to have been chosen as the recipient of the award.

To be considered a MONEY Hero, individuals must show hard work, little financial savvy, and a desire to help others.

Jamestown (CSi) The Murphy Brothers Exposition has returned to the Stutsman County Fair, midway this year.

Carnival rides include the popular, Century Wheel, Genesis and Zipper.

Fairgoers are also enjoying other rides including the Tea Cups, the Fun Slide, and the Grand Carousel among many others.

Murphy Brothers is the reason the fair is back to its traditional dates around the Fourth of July.

In the early 90’s it began working the Milwaukee Summerfest at the same time, as the Stutsman County Fair.

The fair moved to the second week in July and brought in The Mighty Thomas Carnival for the past 10 years.

This year, Milwaukee Summerfest, is not including a carnival, which allows Murphy Brothers to come back to Jamestown.

The Stutsman County Fair has signed a five-year contract with Murphy Brothers include holding it over the Fourth of July, or the weekend prior to the holiday, through 2018.

The fair runs through Saturday in Jamestown and includes the James River Rodeo, and stockcar races…and hosts the gigantic fireworks display starting about 10-p.m., Saturday.

 

Jamestown (CSi) Officials with the North Dakota Game and Fish Department report that

a survey of local waters found that the James River at Klaus Park had three silver carp and one netted.

The female fish was 28.8 inches long and weighed 11.7 pounds. Further lab analysis of the fish was planned.

Earlier, last month four were located with three caught, at Klaus Park.

The recent survey at Pipestem Creek below Pipestem Dam did not produce any silver carp.

Game and Fish Department District Fisheies Supervisor, Gene Van Eeckhout, says 10 silver carp have been caught in the upper James River since 2011.

The department will continue to collect and monitor the species in the river, to try to determine if the species is reproducing.

 

Carrington (CSi) The North Dakota Secretary of State’s office has requested the Foster County vote canvassing board to reconvene after the office, and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation finished an investigation into possible illegalities in the June 10,2014, primary election results.

Foster County State’s Attorney Paul Murphy says the canvassing board had accepted two absentee ballots that may not have been legal, and may have affected the outcome of the Foster County Commission race for nominations to the November 2014 General Election.

The letter from Secretary of State Al Jaeger alleges that two voters submitted absentee ballots, and subsequently the election board found that neither ballot application contained the voters signatures.

For votes on an absentee ballot to count, the board must compare ballot signatures and application signatures

If the signatures on the ballot applications are missing, the ballots were properly rejected by the Election Board and sent to the Canvassing Board for final determination

If rejected the two ballots will not be counted.

Six candidates ran for nomination to two seats on the three member Foster County Commission, with the top four going on to the November, General Election.

The extra ballots moved County Commissioner Paul Staley from a possible recount, with a close race between the fourth and fifth candidates on the ballot.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Former Valley City State University President Steven Shirley has taken the reins at Minot State University.

Shirley began his tenure as the northern North Dakota school’s ninth president on Tuesday. He succeeds David Fuller, who retired at the end of June from the century-old school that has about 3,500 students.

Shirley spent six years as president of Valley City State, after working at schools in South Dakota and Minnesota. He says he’s excited to be in a new community and has been preparing for his new role since the state Board of Higher Education chose him as Minot State’s new leader in February. Shirley beat out 36 other candidates for the job.

Shirley holds undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of North Dakota.

 

WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) – Police have identified the man who died during a police pursuit in Wahpeton.

Wahpeton police say 29-year-old Adam Alcozer died Monday night after his van crashed into a utility pole. He and passenger Emphram Luna, 37, were not wearing seats and were ejected from the van.

The pursuit lasted for only about a few blocks before the van crashed. Authorities say the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed.

The chase began when an officer spotted the van speeding through a stop sign.

Alcozer was brought to St. Francis Hospital and pronounced dead. Police say Luna remains at Sanford Hospital in Fargo.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A former contract nurse who worked at the Cass County Jail is facing two felonies for allegedly having sexual contact with a male inmate and bringing him contraband.

Claire Schwehr is charged with two Class C felonies, sexual abuse of wards and delivery of an electronic device to an inmate. Schwehr is also charged with delivering tobacco to an inmate, a Class B misdemeanor.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says Schwehr was allegedly maintaining an “unlawful sexual relationship” with Jason Stewart while he was an inmate at the jail.

Schwehr allegedly brought in a cell phone, cell phone charger, beef jerky and tobacco for the inmate.

The nurse has since been fired by Fargo Cass Public Health.

She is not in custody and will be summoned at a later date.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol is looking for the driver responsible for a fatal hit and run on Highway 52 near Drake Wednesday morning.

Captain Gary Orluck says a man was struck by a maroon or red 2007 Volvo semi-truck as he walking along the highway around 2:30 a.m. to find help.

Orluck says the man and a woman were driving down Highway 14 and didn’t stop at the intersection of Highway 52. Their car went off the road and became submerged in water.

Police know the characteristics of the semi that was headed west because of considerable debris that was left behind on the highway.

The woman was not injured.

Any information on the semi-truck driver should be relayed to State Radio at 701-328-9921.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A white supremacist serving probation for terrorizing and menacing residents of his former North Dakota community says he has no plans to make waves in the town he now calls home.

Craig Cobb has bought a home in Sherwood and moved in. He says terms of his probation for his actions in Leith (leeth) require him to either work or study, and he’s considering taking university classes online.

Cobb says he won’t try to turn Sherwood into an all-white enclave, which he unsuccessfully attempted in Leith. Sherwood is much larger, with about 260 people compared to Leith’s two dozen.

Sherwood Mayor Garrett Volk and Police Chief Ross Carter say there have been no problems either with Cobb or with people who don’t like his presence, and they don’t expect any.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Supreme Court has reinstated the license of a Dickinson attorney who was suspended in 2012.

Camille O’Kara Hann was barred from practicing law for six months for allegedly holding nonrefundable retainers and advising a client to hide assets in a divorce.

The court said in a ruling issued Wednesday that Hann must be associated with an experienced supervising lawyer, set up a plan with the state’s lawyer assistance program, and update her progress every six months with a disciplinary board.

Hann was ordered to pay more than $1,700 in reinstatement costs.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The federal Agriculture Department is providing up to $50 million over the next five years for conservation funding in the Red River Basin in the Upper Midwest.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the money will be distributed through several conservation programs and used to minimize flooding, boost soil health, improve water quality and enhance wildlife habitat in the watershed.

Vilsack and Minnesota Congressman Collin Peterson announced the funding Wednesday in Moorhead, Minnesota. Several members of the Minnesota and North Dakota congressional delegations joined them.

Ducks Unlimited regional conservation services director Roger Smith says the group is happy with conservation efforts anywhere, though the Red River Basin isn’t the group’s highest priority.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – South Central District Judge Donald Jorgensen is ending a three-decade career behind the bench.

Thursday is Jorgensen’s last day on the job. He’s calling it a career a bit early – his term runs through the end of the year. Gov. Jack Dalrymple will name a replacement. Nine attorneys have applied for the job.

Jorgensen was born in Kenmare in 1944 and is a graduate of the University of North Dakota law school. He served in the Southwest Judicial District before transferring to the South Central District in 1995. He was first elected a district judge in 1984.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Officials say ground has been broken on a $19 million health care facility in Minot.

St. Alexius Medical Center in Bismarck unveiled plans for the facility in May. Denver-based NexCore Group LLC is developing the facility with St. Alexius.

The two-story, 67,000-square-foot Minot medical plaza will have 40 rooms for primary care, 20 rooms for specialty care and room for expansion into same-day surgeries. Services initially will include MRIs, CT scans, mammographies, and lab and pharmacy services.

The facility is slated to open in July 2015.

 

In sports…

AA…

St. Paul 4, Fargo-Moorhead 2

 

MLB…
INTERLEAGUE

Final    Toronto                  7    Milwaukee              4
Final    Cleveland              5    L.A.  Dodgers        4
Final    Chi  Cubs              16    Boston                    9

AMERICAN  LEAGUE

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Jason Vargas threw seven scoreless innings as the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 4-0 yesterday. Vargas allowed four singles and two walks while striking out five. Mike Moustakas and Jarrod Dyson hit RBI singles in the second inning against Kevin Correia.

Final    Tampa  Bay              6    N-Y  Yankees          3
Final    Detroit                  9    Oakland                  3
Final    Seattle                  5    Houston                  2
Final    Baltimore              6    Texas                      4
Final    Chi  White  Sox      3    L.A.  Angels          2

NATIONAL  LEAGUE

Final    San  Diego              3    Cincinnati            0
Final    Washington            4    Colorado                3
Final    Pittsburgh            5    Arizona                  1
Final    Atlanta                  3    N-Y  Mets                1
Final    Miami                      5    Philadelphia        0
Final    St.  Louis              2    San  Francisco      0

WNBA  BASKETBALL

Final    Indiana      80    Washington      77
Final    Phoenix      87    Chicago            69

MLB..

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota Twins first baseman Joe Mauer has gone on the 15-day disabled list after hurting his side in Tuesday night’s game against the Kansas City Royals. Mauer has a right oblique strain. Mauer had hit .320 with 13 RBIs in his last 19 games.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Kevin Love is no longer on the list of participants in the celebrity softball game at Target Field during the Major League Baseball All-Star festivities. MLB released the latest list of stars scheduled to take their swings in the July 13th exhibition. Love was not included. Twins spokesman Chris Iles said Love now has another commitment and will no longer be able to take part.

 

NBA…

NEW YORK (AP) – The Brooklyn Nets have agreed in principle with former Memphis coach Lionel Hollins to replace Jason Kidd as their coach. Kidd was introduced as the Milwaukee Bucks new coach yesterday after the Nets swung a trade with the Bucks to let Kidd out of his contract with Brooklyn.
NEW YORK (AP) – The Brooklyn Nets have reached an agreement in principle with Lionel Hollins to become their coach, moving quickly after the departure of Jason Kidd. The deal with the former Memphis Grizzlies coach comes two days after the Nets made a trade with Milwaukee to allow Kidd out of his contract so the Bucks could hire him. Kidd was introduced as Milwaukee’s new coach Wednesday.
Hollins led Memphis to 56 victories and the 2013 Western Conference finals before he and the Grizzlies parted ways. He was the only known candidate the Nets interviewed.

 

TENNIS…

WIMBLEDON-DAY 9

Murray bounced from Wimbledon

LONDON (AP) – Defending champ Andy Murray has been knocked out in the Wimbledon quarterfinals by 11th seed Grigor Dimitrov (GREE’-gohr DIHM’-ih-trov) 6-1, 7-6, 6-2. Dimitrov had never previously advanced beyond the second round.

Dimitrov broke Murray five times, including in the final game, to become the first Bulgarian man to advance to the semifinals of a major.

Up next for Dimitrov is Novak Djokovic (NOH’-vak JOH’-kuh-vich), who reached the Wimbledon semifinals for the fifth consecutive year, coming back to beat 26th-seeded Marin Cilic (CHIHL’-ihch) 6-1, 3-6, 6-7, 6-2, 6-2.

Seven-time champ Roger Federer disposed of Australian Open champ Stan Wawrinka (vah-VINK’-ah) 3-6, 7-6, 6-4, 6-4. Federer will play Canadian Milos Raonic in the semis. He advanced by beating Australian teenager Nick Kyrgios (KEER’-ee-ohs). He’s the young man who beat Rafael Nadal (rah-fay-ehl nah-DAHL’) in the fourth round.

The women’s semifinals are set. Simona Halep (HAL’-ehp) and Eugenie Bouchard advanced with straight set wins. They join Petra Kvitova (kuh-VIHT’-oh-vuh) and Lucie Safarova in the final four.

 

In world and national news…

RODANTHE, N.C. (AP) – Hurricane Arthur is threatening to brush the North Carolina coast tomorrow. North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory is telling vacationers and residents: “Don’t put your stupid hat on.” He says people along the coast shouldn’t risk their safety by trying to salvage their picnics and barbecues.

WASHINGTON (AP) – The government is about to release June employment data and forecasts ahead of the revelation are optimistic. Economists surveyed by FactSet think employers added 215,000 jobs and that the unemployment will stay the same, at 6.3 percent.

GENEVA (AP) – The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees says a lack of money from donor nations for helping Syrian refugees could foster a security crisis in Lebanon and throw the entire region into turmoil. António Guterres is calling on donor countries to quickly provide the unfunded 70 percent of the $3.74 billion needed for emergency needs.

WASHINGTON (AP) – Washington is asking for tightened security at foreign airports that have direct flights to the United States. The latest concern for U.S. intelligence officials is that al-Qaida is trying to develop a new and improved bomb that could go undetected through airport security. There’s no indication there is one yet.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Police say a “person of interest” has turned himself in following a weekend shooting in new Orleans. Authorities say Justin Odom is held in the Jefferson Parish jail on shoplifting and traffic-related charges, but none related to the Bourbon Street shooting that wounded several people. A 21-year-old woman later died. Police say they’re looking for a second person of interest.