Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Aug 11

CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUESDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A
20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
.FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.

 CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL STEADILY INCREASE BEGINNING
 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SEVERE
 THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

 

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Engineer’s Office informs motorists that (Beginning Monday)the intersection of 1^st Ave South & 10^th SE will be restricted to one lane of traffic in multiple directions for approximately one week due to street repairs in the area.

Please use alternative routes if possible.

Motorists’ should use EXTREME caution in and around this area and use alternate routes.

 

Valley City (CSi) Valley City Police report, a 37-year-old Valley City man was arrested Friday for allegedly breaking into a woman’s home multiple times and purportedly taking razors and personal intimate clothing.

The victim says she believed her house was being broken into July 29th, noting that over the previous two months items had been going missing from her home, not able to explain why the items were missing and became concerned.

Prior to leaving the area for a vacation, she secured her garage door with a board and screws — and upon returning she discovered the door had been forced.

She then set up a trail camera, and on August 7th , the camera showed an image of a heavy-set white man attempting to open the garage door.

Showing the images to police, and who she believed the individual was, the police investigation, including additional leads, led the police to identify 37 year old Corey Mertz, of Valley City.

Police executed a search warrant for Mertz’s residence, and found several items reported missing and numerous other pieces of feminine clothing that were identified as belonging to the victim. Police also confiscated computers and electronic storage devices, whose content will be analyzed.

While the search warrant was being served, and under police surveillance, Mertz was stopped by police while driving, and later taken into custody.

Mertz is charged charged with two counts of burglary, a C felony, and one count of stalking, a misdemeanor. Additional charges are pending

The investigation is continuing, and anyone with additional information is asked to call the VCPD at (701) 845-3110.

 

 MANDAREE, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified the two men who were killed after their vehicle struck a cow that was wandering on a road in western North Dakota.
 
     The Patrol says the victims were 27-year-old Kaleb Newel Steed of Mountain Home, Idaho, and 19-year-old Jake Alexander Holm of St. George, Utah.
 
     The patrol says the men’s vehicle entered a ditch and rolled several times after striking the black cow Friday night about 12 miles east of Mandaree.
 
     Authorities say Holm was wearing a seatbelt and Steed was not. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.

 

 DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a driver in Dickinson hit the front swing arm of a parked excavator Saturday morning.
 
     The Patrol on Sunday said 25-year-old Antonio Redshirt was driving westbound on Cove Circuit around 4:15 a.m. when he struck the excavator head on.
 
     Redshirt and passenger 24-year-old Tyron Redshirt, both of Dickinson, were transported to a local hospital. The severity of their injuries was not immediately clear. The Patrol says neither was wearing a seatbelt.
 
     The driver was cited for driving under the influence. His 1994 Ford F150 was totaled.
 
     The Patrol says weather conditions at the time of the incident were foggy. The crash is under investigation.

 

 BOWBELLS, N.D. (AP) – A group of Burke County residents have submitted a petition to the North Dakota Attorney General’s office to start the process to have their sheriff removed.
 
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has not reviewed the petition against Sheriff Michael Cude. Stenehjem has 30 days to investigate and make a recommendation to the governor.
 
     The law allows for the governor to remove certain public officials in situations involving misconduct, malfeasance, crime in office, neglect of duty or gross incompetency.
 
     Commissioners in Burke County have been looking into allegations of a hostile work environment at Cude’s office. Chairman Allen Ryberg has said some female employees at the courthouse also feel threatened by Cude.
 
     Cude says he is just trying to do his job and denies all allegations. 
 

 

 MINOT, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Sens. Heidi Heitkamp and John Hoeven are continuing to talk with railroad executives about agriculture shipment delays.
 
     The senators scheduled a Monday meeting in Minot with Canadian Pacific Railway CEO E. Hunter Harrison to discuss a backlog in railcars entering the upcoming harvest.
 
     Heitkamp says she’s worried about a lack of transparency concerning the delays.
 
     The senators met last week with BNSF Railway executive director Matt Rose.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Attorney General’s Office is using a $30,000 federal grant to further improve its sex offender website.

Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says the state has spent almost a quarter of a million dollars improving the site launched 12 years ago to keep residents informed about the identity and whereabouts of convicted sex offenders.

He says the new money will pay for upgrades such as multiple mapping features, for sex offenders who have more than one residence. The site also will show where offenders go to school or where they work.

 

 WASHINGTON (AP) – North Dakota’s federally backed road projects – including an expansion of U.S. Route 85 – will go on as scheduled after Congress recently passed a last-minute legislative patch.
 
     But the state’s senators say the legislation that provides the Highway Trust Fund until May 2015 only highlights the need for a long-term fix. The highway fund would have been drained leaving states without funding for projects already underway.
 
     Democratic U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp and Republican U.S. Sen. John Hoeven say they want to pass a bill that will cover multiple years.
 
     Heitkamp says the patch will allow important projects to continue. But she says a long-term bill is desperately needed.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The value of farm real estate in North Dakota has risen 17 percent in the past year.
 
     Farm real estate value is a measurement of all land and buildings on farms. The Agriculture Department says the value in North Dakota averages $1,820 per acre, up $270 per acre from last year.
 
     Cropland value averages $2,050 per acre, up $300 from last year. Pastureland is up $172, to $750 per acre on average.
 
     Cash rent also has increased from last year. Irrigated cropland rent averages $166 per acre, up $1. Non-irrigated cropland averages $67 per acre, up $3. Pasture land averages $16 per acre, up $1.

 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The University of North Dakota is swearing in its newest officer – a police dog.
 
     Officer Ben is a 2-year-old yellow Labrador retriever trained to sniff out drugs and track people. He’s among the officers scheduled to be sworn in Monday at the Chester Fritz Auditorium on campus.
 
     Ben is handled by officer Jose Solis, who previously worked patrols on campus. The UND Association of Residence Halls provided funding to start the K-9 unit.
 
     Ben has already been at work. UND says the dog discovered meth-making materials in a vehicle during a traffic stop on Friday.
 

In sports….

Jamestown (CSi) Cross country coaches from Jamestown High School and the University of Jamestown are working in conjunction to make a new cross country course.

Located north of Parkhurst Campground, the course could be ready by next fall.

The course is likely to be used for one or two meets a year, and could be used when Jamestown hosts the state cross country meet in 2016. The area could also be used for practice.

Cost are yet to be determined to create and maintain.

The course is expected be mowed three to four times a summer.

Also being explored is a partnership with Jamestown Parks and Recreation as the public is expected be able to use the trails for walking and running.

 

AA…

 Gary 7, Fargo-Moorhead 1

 

MLB…

  INTERLEAGUE
 
   Final            St.  Louis            8    Baltimore              3
   Final            Kansas  City        7    San  Francisco      4
   Final            Chi  Cubs              3    Tampa  Bay              2,  12  Innings
 
 
       AMERICAN  LEAGUE

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Kurt Suzuki hit a tiebreaking double as the Minnesota Twins snapped a 12-game losing streak to Oakland by beating the Athletics 6-1 yesterday. Phil Hughes allowed four hits in seven innings for his second straight victory. Stephen Vogt’s RBI single in the first accounted for the A’s only run.
 
   Final            Cleveland            4    N-Y  Yankees          1
   Final            Toronto                6    Detroit                  5,  19  Innings
   Final            Texas                    6    Houston                  2
   Final            Boston                  3    L.A.  Angels          1
   Final            Seattle                4    Chi  White  Sox      2
 
 
       NATIONAL  LEAGUE
 
   Final            Cincinnati          7    Miami                      2
   Final            Philadelphia      7    N-Y  Mets                6
   Final            San  Diego            8    Pittsburgh            2
   Final            L.A.  Dodgers      5    Milwaukee              1
   Final            Colorado              5    Arizona                  3,  10  Innings
   Final            Atlanta                3    Washington            1
 
 
       WNBA  BASKETBALL
 
   Final            Indiana              90    New  York            76
   Final  2OT    Connecticut      89    Washington        81
   Final            San  Antonio      82    Los  Angeles      76
   Final            Chicago              80    Atlanta              69
   Final            Seattle              74    Tulsa                  68

 

 Auto Racing…

UNDATED (AP) – Kevin Ward Jr.’s family says it “appreciates all the prayer and support” but that the family “would like time to grieve” a day after Ward was killed on a racetrack when he was hit by a car driven by NASCAR star Tony Stewart. Stewart sat out Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen. 

 The winner of the race was AJ Allmendinger, who picked up his first Sprint Cup victory. The victory made his one-car team for JTG Daugherty Racing eligible for the Chase for the Sprint Cup title.
 
     In Allmendinger’s first TV interview after winning, he offered his condolences to the Ward family, saying “we’re a community here, we’re thinking about you.”
 
     The race was marred by a multi-car crash that forced the race to stop as officials cleared the track of debris.

 

 ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) – Joao Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi won the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship race at Road America yesterday for their third victory of the year in Action Express Racing’s No. 5 Corvette. Oswaldo Negri Jr. and John Pew finished 2.240 seconds back in second.

 

GOLF…

 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Rory McIlroy won his second straight major championship and fourth of his young career, rallying on the back nine in the PGA Championship. The 25-year-old McIlroy shot a final-round 3-under 68, going five under par during his final 12 holes, in beating Phil Mickelson by one stroke.

 

LPGA…

 
     BELMONT, Mich. (AP) – Mirim Lee won the Meijer (MAY’-ur) LPGA Classic for her first LPGA Tour victory, beating fellow South Korean player Inbee Park with a birdie on the second hole of a playoff. Lee is projected to jump to 29th in the world ranking.
 
     Suzann Pettersen (PEHT’-ur-suhn) finished third.

 

 TENNIS…

 
     MONTREAL (AP) -Agnieszka Radwanska (ahg-nee-ESH’-kuh rahd-VAHN’-skuh) beat Venus Williams 6-4, 6-2 to win the Rogers Cup title women’s tournament in Montreal. Radwanska, ranked fifth in the world to Williams’ 26th, posted her first Rogers Cup win after twice reaching the semifinals. It was her first tournament victory since 2013 at Seoul.
 
 
     TORONTO (AP) – Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (SAHNG’-guh) defeated Roger Federer in the title match of the men’s Rogers Cup event in Toronto. Tsonga, who earlier in the tournament eliminated top-ranked Novak Djokovic (NOH’-vak JOH’-kuh-vich) and eighth-seeded Andy Murray, beat Federer 7-5, 7-6.

 

 NCAA…

     UNDATED (AP) – NCAA President Mark Emmert, said on ABC’s “This Week With George Stephanopoulos” that the NCAA will appeal a ruling that opens the door for college athletes to receive some of the money they help generate in major sports. In his first public comments since Friday’s ruling, Emmert said that college sports’ largest governing body found a lot in the decision that was “admirable” but some parts they disagreed with so strongly that they could not let it go unchallenged in court.

 

STURGIS…

 STURGIS, S.D. (AP) – Police in Sturgis say calls for service and arrests were both up during this year’s motorcycle rally.
 
     There were 1,534 calls for service, an increase of 15 percent from last year. Citations and arrests rose 19 percent, to 568.  The number of people jailed rose 8 percent to 118, and the number of charges filed jumped 37 percent, to 194.
 
     Thirty-six accidents were reported, seven with injuries. That was about the same as last year.

STURGIS, S.D. (AP) – This year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally has wrapped up, and many of the people leaving say they can’t wait to come back for next year’s 75th anniversary bash.

Others are worried about the potential ramifications of an influx of a million people – double the normal rally attendance. That’s the amount many officials expect next year.

Sturgis Rally Director Brenda Vasknetz says she’s confident the city can handle that large of a crowd.

Sturgis Buffalo Chip complex President Rod Woodruff isn’t so sure. He worries that that 75th rally could turn into one big traffic jam.

 

In world and national news…

 BAGHDAD (AP) – Political infighting in Iraq’s government could hamper its efforts to stem advances by Sunni militants who’ve already seized a large swath of the country in the north and west. Embattled Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (NOO’-ree ahl-MAHL’-ih-kee) took to Iraqi television today to resist calls for his resignation and to announce that he’s filing a legal complaint against the country’s new president for violating the constitution. Al-Maliki says President Fouad Massoum is obstructing his re-election.
 
     CAIRO (AP) – Palestinian negotiator Bassam Salhi says, “We hope to reach a deal within the 72 hours.” Negotiators for the Israelis and the Palestinians are resuming peace talks in Cairo, as a 72-hour cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza took effect today. The halt in fighting has allowed Palestinians to leave their homes and shelters and for humanitarian aid to reach Gaza’s battered neighborhoods.
 
     FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – Authorities in St. Louis County, Missouri say there’ve been no reports of injuries, but there have been scattered reports of assaults in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson. Mayhem followed last night’s candlelight vigil for 18-year-old Michael Brown, who was shot multiple times and killed after a scuffle involving a police officer. Some people began looting businesses and vandalizing vehicles. Ferguson Mayor James Knowles told KTVI-TV that it was a “small group of people are creating a huge mess.” 

 
     BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) – A 17-year-old boy accused of sexually assaulting and killing a 6-year-old Washington state girl is due in court today. Authorities have not released the name of the teen, who’s accused of killing Jenise Wright. Her body was found last Thursday, days after she disappeared from her home in a mobile home park in Kitsap County.