Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Sept 12

CSi Weather…

 

FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING…
.TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. PATCHY FROST
IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.

A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH
 DAKOTA DURING THE DAY SATURDAY.

SHOWERS  SATURDAY EVENING  INTO THE NORTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY.

SEASONABLY COOL  TEMPERATURES OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKEND WITH A WARM-UP NEXT WEEK AND  A RETURN OF THUNDERSTORM CHANCES LATE IN THE PERIOD.

 

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Public Works informs motorists: Due to necessary utility work, the intersection of 2^nd Ave & 2^nd St SW from 1^st Ave to 3^rd Ave SW and from 1^st St to 3^rd St SW is CLOSED to through traffic until repairs are completed (approximately one week). Traffic is being re-routed until the repair work is completed.

Local businesses in the area will be accessible.

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

　

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council met this morning at 8-O’Clock in Special Session on Friday, morning at City Hall. All members were present.

　

RESOLUTIONS:

Council Members approved the final payment to Nill Construction on the Jamestown City Hall Cooling Tower Project, in the amount of $13,324.65.

The City Council considered a previously tabled item and discussed the request from the JSDC for $88,267 from the Economic Development Fund for roof replacement on the Economic Development Center building, with the City Share to be $81,000 and paid from the City Sales Tax Fund.

The Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce will pay 18- percent of the costs, also located in the building.

The Stutsman County Commission has approved the county’s share of funding.

The Council Members voted unanimously to approved the request, and Greenberg Roofing will perform the work.

The meeting was shown live on CSi 67…..followed by replays.

 

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation (JSDC) Board of Directors has unanimously approved participating in a tax incentive for the planned CHS nitrogen fertilizer plant at Spiritwood.

The annual incentive payment by the JSDC to CHS totals $4.7 million over 20 years and is about the amount CHS would have been eligible for as a New Jobs Incentive Fund loan from the JSDC. That loan would have been repaid to the JSDC from the North Dakota income tax withheld from employees at CHS.

The JSDC will pay $235,000 each year for 20 years to CHS as a rebate on the $3.235 million payment in lieu of taxes CHS will make annually. The payment in lieu of taxes amounts to about 44 percent of the full property tax payment.

Stutsman County will pay 90 percent of the $235,000 with the city of Jamestown covering 10 percent. Collections to the county economic development fund will increase by about $100,000 with the payment in lieu of taxes collection from CHS and tax collections from associated developments such as a natural gas pipeline and an electrical power substation.

CHS announced last Friday that it’s going ahead with the construction of a $3 billion plant to produce nitrogen farm fertilizer at Spiritwood.

Construction is expected to begin this fall, and the plant is expected to begin operations in the first half of 2018.

 

Jamestown (CSi) The Frontier Villiage Board of Directors has approved a proposal to install drain tile around two buildings in the Village.

The project entails drain tiling installed around Eldridge Hall and Mary’s House.

The cost of the project is estimaged at $2,500, with $900 of that covering the cost of materials.

The board hopes to have the projeced completed by freeze up.

 

Jamestown (CSi) The University of Jamestown has again received the highest ranking of all North Dakota institutions in any category of U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Colleges 2015” edition.

For the eighth consecutive year, the University of Jamestown is ranked in the top tier of Best Regional Colleges in the “Best Colleges 2015” rankings released Sept. 9th.

President Robert S. Badal, says “Jamestown College was the first North Dakota college or university to reach the top tier, and now as a University, we remain the top-ranked North Dakota institution of higher learning among all categories.　 We are pleased to be named as one of the top 37 schools in the Midwest.”

U.S. News’ “Best Colleges” is the most recognized and popular of all college rankings. The report evaluates colleges and universities annually by assessing criteria such as peer assessment, graduation rate, student/faculty ratios, class size, alumni giving, and student testing scores. Categories are Regional Colleges, Regional Universities, National Universities and National Liberal Arts Colleges.

In addition to being named to the top tier of “Best Colleges 2015” by U.S. News and World Report, the University of Jamestown (listed as Jamestown College) was recently named a “Best in the Midwest” college once again by Princeton Review.

Established in 1883, the University of Jamestown is a private, liberal arts university granting bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and bachelor of science in nursing degrees as well as master’s degrees in education and a Fargo-based doctor of physical therapy degree. The University of Jamestown offers more than 40 areas of study. With the Jamestown Journey to Success, emphasis is placed not only on preparing students academically in their chosen areas of study, but also on preparing students through an experience that is student-centered and integrates the liberal arts with sound professional programs.

 

 MINOT, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota health officials say a rabid kitten purchased at a Minot pet store was the sole cat in the litter with the disease.
 
     Health officials say the rabid cat was sold at Amy’s Pet Parade last month and was part of a litter of six that was anonymously dropped off.
 
     Officials say the remaining five kittens were located and have tested negative for rabies.
 
     Rabies is a viral infection that can be transmitted through bites and saliva exposure to open cuts and wounds, eyes or mouth. It causes swelling of the brain and can be fatal.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Bond has been set at $2,500 for a Bismarck man accused of hitting another man with a chain.
 
  22-year-old Alexander Schultz was charged Thursday with felony aggravated assault.
 
     Authorities say Shultz was at a home on Wednesday and allegedly hit the homeowner with a chain when he was asked to leave.
 
     Police say the victim suffered bruising and “two half-inch circles of open skin.”

 

  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Bond has been set for a Bismarck man accused of luring a minor by computer.
 
32-year-old Clifford Moody was charged Thursday with felony luring a minor by computer. He also faces misdemeanor charges of criminal attempt and possession of prohibited materials.
 
     Police say Moody shared several sexually explicit photos of himself to what he believed was a 14-year-old girl.
 
     Bismarck Police Sgt. Mark Buschena says Moody chatted online with the undercover officer over a period of several months beginning in April.
 
     Police arrested Moody at 2:30 a.m. on Thursday when he attempted to meet up with the officer.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem (STEN’-jum) says North Dakota has joined 38 other states in urging the Federal Communications Commission to better protect people from telemarketing and scam calls.
 
     The states want the FCC to allow phone carriers to use existing call-blocking technology to better protect their customers from unwanted calls.
 
     Stenehjem says the technology allows carriers to identify and block unwelcome sales calls at their customers’ request. But some carriers are reluctant to use it because of uncertainty about federal law.
 
     Stenehjem says the attorneys general are asking for a formal opinion on the issue.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Federal agriculture officials say North Dakota’s soybean crop is poised to reach a record level.
 
     The National Agriculture Statistics Service says soybeans are forecast to reach 196 million bushels, based on September 1st conditions. That’s up 42 percent from last year.
 
     The service says a record 5.95 million acres of soybeans should be harvested, an increase of 29 percent over a year ago. Average yield is predicted to be 33 bushels per acre, up 3 bushels from 2013.
 
  
 
     DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The nation’s corn and soybean farmers will harvest by far the largest crops ever this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday in a new report.
 
     Bigger crops have been expected this year as adequate rain and cool temperatures made for favorable growing conditions, but the new estimates far surpass previous records.
 
     Corn farmers are expected to harvest nearly 14.4 billion bushels of corn, up from last year’s 13.9 billion bushel record. The 171.7 bushels per acre yield is significantly higher than the previous record set in 2009 of 164.7 bushels per acre. Record yields will be set in 18 states, the USDA said.
 
     Despite the strong forecast, concerns have grown in recent days that early cold weather is creeping into the upper Midwest and some crops are maturing later this year. Temperatures below freezing could slow or stop crops from reaching full maturity and affect the harvest. 
 
    
 
     WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – The budget for the oil boomtown of Williston has increased nearly fivefold in just three years.
 
     The Williston Herald reports the city commission passed a record $250 million budget for 2015 on Tuesday.
 
     The budget has grown rapidly in recent years to help the town cope with massive population growth resulting from booming oil production.
 
     The city’s budget was just $53 million in 2012. The budget was $20 million in 2000.
 
     Roads account for $86 million of the 2015 budget. Nearly $46.5 million will go toward chipping away at the city’s $140 million debt. Another $48 million is appropriated for water and sewer.
 
     Williston’s population was just 14,716 in the 2010 census but tens of thousands of people have moved to the area since then.
 
  
     FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Fargo’s deputy mayor says he has quit his job as surgeon at a local hospital to dedicate more time to city government.
 
     KFGO radio reports that Tim Mahoney’s share of the work has increased while Mayor Dennis Walaker has been undergoing treatment for kidney cancer. He says he plans to go into private practice and that will give him more flexibility with his schedule.
 
     Mahoney had been a general and heart surgeon at Essentia Health.
 
     The 65-year-old Mahoney was first elected to the city commission in 2005 and was re-elected to another term in the June election.
 
     Mahoney says he talks with Walaker every day and the mayor is doing “much better” in his recovery.
 
      
     FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota State University study cited by public officials in hearings on rail shipment delays has been withdrawn as an official publication of the university.
 
     The report by the department of agribusiness and economics was done at the request of North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp (HYT’-kamp). North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple (DAHL’-rimp-ul) highlighted numbers from the study in his testimony before National Surface Transportation Board last week in Fargo.
 
     William Wilson, a professor in the department, said Thursday that there’s “nothing radically wrong” with the report, but it was done on short notice and included a couple of assumptions that were “probably not appropriate or defendable.”
 
     Wilson says several senators are doing “their own back of the envelope calculating” on the impact of the delays, but the issue deserves serious study.

 

In sports…

PREP VOLLEYBALL
     Beulah def. Hettinger/Scranton, 25-13, 25-7, 25-14
     Bismarck High def. Dickinson, 25-7, 25-13, 25-16
     Bottineau def. Dunseith, 25-8, 25-22, 25-10
     Carrington def. Edgeley-Kulm, 25-15, 25-5, 26-24
     Dickinson Trinity def. Bowman County, 3-0
     Drake/Anamoose def. Surrey, 25-17, 25-17, 25-9
     Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran def. Kindred, 3-1
     Fargo Shanley def. Grand Forks Red River, 25-8, 25-18, 25-22
     Fargo South def. Sheyenne, 25-19, 25-16, 25-17
     Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page def. North Border, 3-0
     Garrison-Max def. Wilton-Wing, 19-25, 25-19, 25-16, 25-21
     Glenburn def. Underwood, 3-0
     Grant County def. Turtle Lake-Mercer, 25-10, 25-10, 25-8
     Hankinson def. Lisbon, 25-23, 25-17, 25-12
     Hatton-Northwood def. Grafton/St. Thomas, 22-25, 25-15, 25-16, 25-14
     Hazen def. Glen Ullin-Hebron, 25-20, 25-23, 25-17
     Heart River def. Richardton-Taylor, 25-19, 25-15, 23-25, 25-16
     Hillsboro/Central Valley def. Drayton/Valley-Edinburg, 3-0
     Kenmare def. Burke County, 25-18, 26-24, 25-8
     LaMoure def. Oakes, 25-20, 20-25, 25-21, 25-21
     Linton-HMB def. Bismarck Century JV, 12-25, 21-25, 26-24, 25-19, 15-5
     Mandan def. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 25-15, 25-23, 25-15
     Maple Valley def. Enderlin, 25-20, 25-21, 25-17
     May Port CG def. Park River/Fordville Lankin, 26-24, 22-25, 25-23, 25-18
     Midkota-Kensal def. Dakota Prairie, 25-21, 25-8, 25-11
     Minot def. Jamestown, 25-3, 25-9, 25-14
     Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood def. Velva, 25-20, 25-5, 25-22
     Mott-Regent def. Standing Rock, 3-0
     New England def. Killdeer, 3-0
     New Rockford-Sheyenne def. Barnes County North, 25-20, 26-28, 25-20, 25-12
     New Salem-Almont def. Kidder County, 16-25, 25-17, 25-18, 25-10
     North Star def. Towner-Granville-Upham, 25-7, 25-9, 25-7
     Parshall def. Trinity Christian, 19-25, 30-28, 25-19, 29-27
     Ray def. Divide County, 25-18, 25-11, 25-13
     Rolette-Wolford def. Newburg-Westhope, 3-0
     Rolla def. St. John, 25-22, 25-12, 25-16
     Rugby def. Benson County, 22-25, 25-17, 27-25, 18-25, 15-12
     Sargent Central def. Ellendale, 26-24, 25-17, 25-17
     Stanley def. Tioga, 25-10, 25-19, 25-10
     Strasburg-Zeeland def. Litchville-Marion/Montpelier, 3-1
     Thompson def. Lakota/Adams-Edmore, 3-0
     Valley City def. Grand Forks Central, 25-16, 25-23, 25-16
     Watford City def. New Town, 25-8, 25-18, 25-6
     West Fargo def. Fargo North, 26-24, 25-21, 25-14
     Wyndmere-Lidgerwood def. Milnor, 25-15, 25-9, 25-11

MLB…

 AMERICAN  LEAGUE
  CLEVELAND (AP) – Rookie T.J. House pitched seven sharp innings as the Cleveland Indians completed a doubleheader sweep with a 2-0 win over the Minnesota Twins yesterday. The Indians won the first game 8-2. Cleveland moved closer in the races for both the AL Central title and the wild card. The Indians visit the Tigers for a three-game series starting tonight.
   Final    Chi  White  Sox      1    Oakland                0
   Final    N-Y  Yankees          5    Tampa  Bay            4
   Final    L.A.  Angels          7    Texas                    3
   Final    Boston                    6    Kansas  City        3
 
 
       NATIONAL  LEAGUE

  MILWAUKEE (AP) – Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton was hit under the left eye by a fastball and bleeding from the face as he was taken off the field in an ambulance during Milwaukee’s 4-2 win last night. The Marlins said the major league RBI leader was being treated at a hospital for a facial cut. He was also undergoing X-rays and a CT scan.
 
   Final    Cincinnati            1    St.  Louis            0
   Final    San  Francisco      6    Arizona                2
   Final    Pittsburgh            4    Philadelphia      1
   Final    Washington            6    N-Y  Mets              2
   
 
       NATIONAL  FOOTBALL  LEAGUE

 BALTIMORE (AP) – Playing three days after running back Ray Rice was released, the Ravens got a pair of touchdown passes from Joe Flacco (FLAHK’-oh) and rolled past the rival Pittsburgh Steelers 26-6 last night. Bernard Pierce took over for Rice to gain 96 yards on 22 carries as part of a ground game that finished with 157 yards.
 
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – The debut of CBS’ “Thursday Night Football” broadcast was revised because of controversy surrounding the video of Ray Rice knocking his then-fiancee unconscious. That’s according to CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus.
 
     The debut game, the Ravens’ 26-6 win over Pittsburgh, eliminated a track of Jay-Z’s “Run This Town” featuring Rihanna. Other “high-energy” elements and a comedic one also were being dropped.
 
     McManus says the changes were made to give the game coverage a more “subdued” tone and journalistic approach.
 
       TOP-25  COLLEGE  FOOTBALL

 PROVO, Utah (AP) – BYU’s double-threat quarterback Taysom Hill led the 25th-ranked Cougars past Houston 33-25 last night to raise their record to 3-0. Hill, a leading Heisman Trophy candidate, threw for 200 yards and one touchdown and added 160 yards rushing and another TD on the ground.
 
 
    

WNBA…

 NEW YORK (AP) – Minnesota Lynx forward Maya Moore was the unanimous choice for the All-WNBA first team. She was joined on the team by Phoenix’s Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner, Los Angeles’ Candace Parker and Tulsa’s Skylar Diggins. Moore set a WNBA record with 12 games of 30-plus points.

NHL…
 
     MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Wild have signed right wing Nino Niederreiter to a three-year contract. Minnesota had been negotiating with Niederreiter all summer and time was running short with training camp set to begin next week. Niederreiter tweets that he is “excited and happy to stay a part of the Wild family.”

 

 BASKETBALL-WORLD CUP
 
     Harden paces US win
 
     BARCELONA (AP) – James Harden scored all 16 of his points in the third quarter when the United States pulled away for a 96-68 win over Lithuania in the World Cup semifinals. The Americans outscored Lithuania 33-14 in the quarter to roll to their 62nd consecutive international win.
 
     The U.S. will take on either Serbia or France in the title game Sunday.
 
     PGA-TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP
 
  
     ATLANTA (AP) – Chris Kirk and Billy Horschel share the lead after the first round of the Tour Championship after both posted 4-under 66’s.  Kirk is No. 1 and Horschel No. 2 in the FedEx Cup standings and either can take home the $10 million dollar bonus with a win in the playoff finale.
 
     Masters champ Bubba Watson, Jim Furyk (FYOOR’-ihk) and Jason Day are among those a shot back in the finale of the FedEx Cup playoffs.
 
     Top-ranked Rory McIlroy is just three shots off the pace. Watson, McIlroy and Hunter Mahan can also wrap up the FedEx Cup championship with a win. Mahan appears out of it after a 74.
 
     LPGA-EVIAN CHAMPIONSHIP
 
 
     EVIAN-LES-BAINES, France (AP) – South Korean teenager Hyo-Joo Kim set a record for lowest score in an LPGA major with a 10-under-61 in the opening round of the Evian (ay-vee-AWN’) Championship . She tops (KAHR’-ee) Webb by four shots and Mi Jung Hur by five.
 
     Michelle Wie’s (wees) bid for a second major ended early as she retired after just 13 holes, clearly still feeling the effects of a recent finger injury.

 

In world and national news…

 PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) – A South African judge has ruled that double-amputee Olympian Oscar Pistorius be granted bail after finding him not guilty of murder but convicting him of a lesser charge in the shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius showed no emotion as he stood in his dark suit with his hands crossed in front of him. He was hugged by relatives after the verdicts. His eventual sentence could range from a suspended sentence and a fine to as much as 15 years in prison for culpable homicide.
 
     CHICAGO (AP) – Wisconsin’s voter identification law is before a federal appeals court today. Arguments are scheduled on whether the law requiring voters to show photo ID at the polls should be reactivated in time for the November elections following a nearly three-year legal battle. Legal disputes over similar voter ID laws have arisen in nearly a dozen other states.
 
     DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed rebel forces engaged under cover of darkness — to complete a prisoner exchange today that’s part of a struggling cease-fire deal. Thirty-six Ukrainian servicemen were released after negotiations. Ukrainian forces handed over 31 pro-Russian rebels.
 
     UNDATED (AP) – Iraq’s new Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says the expanding international effort to blunt militants from the Islamic State group now includes France. Al-Abadi says France has agreed to take part in airstrikes. In Germany, authorities have banned all activity on behalf of the Islamic State extremist group, making it less difficult to prosecute Islamic State supporters in Germany.
 
     ISLAMABAD (AP) – The spread of disease is becoming a concern in flood-ravaged India-controlled Kashmir. And Pakistan’s military says it has expanded the rescue and relief operation as flood waters hit more districts in the country’s Punjab province. Heavy monsoon rains have caused landslides and flash flooding in both countries, killing more than 460 people.