Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Oct 17

CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S.

GUSTY  WIND IN CENTRAL/EAST  SHOULD GRADUALLY TAPER DOWN FRIDAY  AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS.

A WARMING TREND  WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

THE NEXT CHANCE OF  PRECIPITATION WILL  BE  WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY TIMEFRAME .

 
Jamestown (CSi) Stride for Change is a six week indoor walking and balance program designed to instill a healthy lifestyle in the community.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, the University of Jamestown, Foss Wellness Center Director of Programming, Madeline Ranum said, the program is held at James River Family Fitness (Formerly the James River YMCA), at the indoor walking track in main gym, Mondays – Fridays from 1-p.m., to 1:50-p.m.

She pointed out that for adults, the Center for Disease Control recommends a MINIMUM of 150 min. of moderate intensity aerobic exercise such as brisk walking, weekly, to MAINTAIN health. That’s 30 min. 5 days a week.

Studies show that less than 30% of Americans are achieving this.

The purpose of the program is to help improve those figures by providing an opportunity to make it easier for people in our community to meet those guidelines.

Also on our show, University of Jamestown student Courthey Hammer added that there will be close supervision of participants with University of Jamestown exercise students on hand to walk and talk with participants every step of the way.

Heart rate and blood pressure monitoring will be provided throughout the sessions to make sure participants are exercising at an effective yet safe intensity.

The program offers a safe and social environment to stay motivated by meeting others with similar fitness goals

She says there is no charge to participate, and participants should wear loose comfortable clothing and a good pair of tennis shoes.

The program is currently underway and runs through Friday November 21, 2014.

Plans are in place to offer the program again during the students’ spring semester for anyone unable to join this time.

Organizers are also looking at offering more times throughout the day next semester.

More announcements will be made as the next semester gets closer.

For more information, and to sign up contact James River Family Fitness at 701-253-4101.

　

Jamestown (CSi) Geronmo Wind is set to begin some site preparation at the Courtenay Wind Farm location this fall.

Stutsman County officials have met for a pre-construction meeting with Geronimo Wind and its contractors.

The company plans to level two construction work sites this fall in preparation for more construction next spring.

The 200-megawatt wind farm, is the largest planned for North Dakota under a single permit. The project includes about 100 turbines and has a total estimated cost of $350 million.

Locations are at North Dakota Highway 9, south of Courtenay, as one location would be used for storage of construction equipment and materials, and the other would support a temporary concrete production facility.

The county expects a $1 million security deposit for road maintenance whenever work begins on township or county roads.

 

OAKES, N.D. (AP) – Police in the southeastern North Dakota city of Oakes arrested a man Wednesday they say escaped from custody in Texas. Sixty-three-year-old Reymundo Leyva (LAY’-vah), of Crystal City, Texas faces armed robbery, weapons and parole violation charges in that state.
 Leyva was remanded to the Barnes County Jail awaiting extradition to Texas.

 

 MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – A Mandan man is accused of assaulting a police officer during a domestic violence investigation.
 
     Thirty-nine-year-old James Messmer allegedly tackled the officer and the two fell down a set of steps. The officer subdued Messmer with a stun gun.
 
     Messmer faces a misdemeanor disorderly conduct count and a felony assault charge that carries a maximum punishment of five years in prison.
 
     He has not yet entered pleas. Court documents do not list an attorney for him.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Cavalier man accused of imprisoning a female acquaintance in the basement of a home early last year and repeatedly torturing and raping her while videotaping the incidents won’t spend any more time behind bars.
 
     The man could have faced life in prison if convicted, but the case never made it to trial. He reached a plea deal with prosecutors this month that called for probation but no additional prison time.
 
     Authorities don’t know where the woman is, and that was a factor in the plea deal.
 
     North Dakota Council on Abused Women’s Services Executive Director Janelle Moos says she’s troubled that the case wasn’t brought to trial.
 
     Prosecutors didn’t respond to Associated Press requests for comment.
 
     The man’s attorney, Steven Mottinger, says his client maintains his innocence.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Fort Yates man has been sentenced to two years in prison on a charge of domestic assault by a habitual offender.
 
     U.S. Attorney Timothy Purdon says 28-year-old Brett See Walker was sentenced on Tuesday.
 
     Judge Daniel Hovland also sentenced Walker to three years supervised release and ordered him to pay about $1,500 in fines and restitution.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Authorities say two women who escaped from a correctional facility in southwestern North Dakota have been captured.
 
Justice Lange and Jessica Briggs escaped from the Dakota Women’s Correctional and Rehabilitation Center in New England on Wednesday night.
 
     Warden Rachelle Juntunen says the women were captured Thursday morning in Dickinson.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – An 8-foot-long boa constrictor that was reported missing from a Bismarck home has been found.
 
     The home’s residents reported the missing snake Wednesday, and police alerted neighbors.
 
A  reptile rescue group found the snake inside the home Thursday evening.
 
     Boa constrictors are not venomous and they usually hunt small rodents. They’re not typically a danger to people.

 

 WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Williston State College President Raymond Nadolny is barred from his college’s campus after being placed on indefinite leave for alleged misconduct involving alcohol.
 
     North Dakota University System Interim Chancellor Larry Skogen told Nadolny he was being placed on administrative leave in a letter Wednesday. In the letter Skogen says Nadolny is barred from Williston State College’s campus unless accompanied by him or a designee. Skogen also says Nadolny’s access to the North Dakota University System email, network and digital files is terminated.
 
     Skogen says an investigation into the allegations will be conducted by a third party. Skogen says that he will likely dismiss Nadolny if evidence from the investigation supports the allegations.

 

ENDERLIN, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Public Service Commission chairman Brian Kalk says the city of Enderlin should have tried to resolve a railroad crossing dispute through the PSC.
 
     Kalk criticized the city Thursday over a federal lawsuit by Canadian Pacific Railway that seeks to stop an ordinance that bans trains from blocking railroad crossings for more than 10 minutes.
 
     Kalk says  if the city loses the case, it could lead to future problems for state laws that regulate railroads.
 
     Enderlin’s city attorney says he believes the ordinance is authorized by state statutes. Railroad crews that violate the ordinance must serve a mandatory two days in jail and pay a $500 fine.
 
     Kalk says now that the PSC knows about the lawsuit, commissioners are going to “jump in with both feet.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Law enforcement personnel who investigated the synthetic drug deaths of two Grand Forks-area teenagers have been honored by the U.S. Department of Justice.
 
     The investigation tabbed “Operation Stolen Youth” received a national award Thursday from the federal Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces for what was called a creative response to an emerging public threat.
 
     The case involved 15 defendants. Eighteen-year-old Christian Bjerk, of Grand Forks, and 17-year-old Elijah Stai, of Park Rapids, Minnesota, died within a week of each other in June 2012 after ingesting the hallucinogens.
 
     U.S. Attorney Timothy Purdon says the swift response kept the public safe, dismantled the drug trafficking organization and delivered “some measure of justice” to families.

 

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A new survey suggests slower economic growth ahead in rural areas of North Dakota and nine other states in the Plains and the West. The overall economic index for the region fell to 43.4 in October from September’s already negative 48.2. The survey indexes range from 0 to 100. Any score below 50 suggests decline in the months ahead.
 

 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – The list of landowners suing the federal government over major flooding along the Missouri River since 2006 has grown considerably.
 
     The lawsuit filed against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in March was amended Thursday to include 436 plaintiffs. The latest additions to the lawsuit include 38 North Dakota landowners and the Omaha and Winnebago tribes of Nebraska.
 
     The landowners argue that the Corps’ decisions since 2006 have contributed to flooding especially during the extended 2011 flooding that devastated hundreds of thousands of acres of mostly farmland in South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri.
 
     The federal government has denied the allegations and says the Corps shouldn’t be blamed.
 
     Landowners say the recurring flooding deprived them of their land, so they should be compensated.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction is revising physical education content and achievement standards for the first time in six years.
 
     The draft was completed in June 2014 by a committee of physical education professionals from across the state.
 
     The standards include lists of physical skills that a young person should have at various grade levels. For example, a kindergartener should be able to hop, skip and jump while keeping balance, catch a large ball, and jump a rope at least once. A third grader should be able to dribble a ball at “slow to moderate” speed and kick a stationary ball with accuracy.
 
     DPI officials are encouraging people to review the standards on the agency’s website and submit any comments.

 

 MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A community land trust set up in Minot is selling the first of 30 planned homes, with preference being given to buyers who lost homes in the 2011 Souris River flood.
 
     A community land trust enables people to buy homes at a more affordable price and build equity in them. Prices can be kept lower because the nonprofit land trust retains the land.
 
     The concept was being explored before the flood and is now part of the recovery. The city is using a $2 million state grant to buy lots as they become available in formerly flooded areas and deed them to the land trust.
 
     The first two-bedroom home went on the market this week for $143,000. Ten homes are planned in each of the next three years.

 

In sports…

 MAJOR  LEAGUE  BASEBALL  PLAYOFFS  CHAMPIONSHIP  SERIES

 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Travis Ishikawa’s (ee’-shee-KAH’-wahz) three-run, walkoff homer in the bottom of the ninth gave the San Francisco Giants a 6-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals and their third National League pennant in five seasons. Every Giants run came via the longball as Joe Panik hit a two-run shot and pinch-hitter Michael Morse supplied the series-winning blast. The Giants have four days to prepare for Game 1 of the World Series Tuesday at Kansas City.
 
     SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner was named the MVP of the National League Championship Series. Bumgarner allowed three runs in eight innings during the series clincher last night after tossing shutout ball in Game 1. He was 1-0 with a 1.72 ERA in the NLCS.
 
 
 
       NATIONAL  FOOTBALL  LEAGUE

   FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) – Shane Vereen caught two of Tom Brady’s three touchdown passes and had 114 total yards as the New England Patriots beat the New York Jets 27-25 to improve to 5-2. Brady was 20 of 37 for 261 yards, including a scoring pass that put the Pats ahead 27-19 midway through the fourth quarter. The outcome hung in the balance until the Patriots blocked a 58-yard field goal attempt on the final play.
 
 
  
 
       NATIONAL  HOCKEY  LEAGUE
 
   Final  2OT    N-Y  Rangers          2    Carolina          1  (SO  N.Y.  Rangers  1-0)
   Final            Dallas                    3    Pittsburgh      2
   Final            Washington            6    New  Jersey      2
   Final  2OT    N-Y  Islanders      4    San  Jose          3  (SO  N.Y.  Islanders  2-1)
   Final            Montreal                6    Boston              4
   Final            Ottawa                    5    Colorado          3
   Final  2OT    Los  Angeles          1    St.  Louis        0  (SO  Los  Angeles  1-0)
 
 
       TOP-25  COLLEGE  FOOTBALL
 
   Final  2OT    (20)  Utah    29    Oregon  State    23

MLB…

 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Phil Hughes has been named most valuable player and pitcher of the year for the Minnesota Twins in 2014. Hughes set a major league record for strikeout-to-walk ratio and posted a 3.52 ERA in 32 starts. Other winners include Brian Duensing, Danny Santana, Eduardo Escobar, Ron Gardenhire, Brian Dozier, catcher Kurt Suzuki and Pat Neshek.

 UNDATED (AP) – The Texas Rangers will introduce new manager Jeff Banister at a news conference later today. Banister spent 29 years in the Pirates organization and was the bench coach under Clint Hurdle the last four seasons. He was selected over interim manager Tim Bogar (BOH’-gahr) and Cleveland Indians bullpen coach Kevin Cash.

 

GOLF…

  LAS VEGAS (AP) – Stewart Cink (sihnk) and Martin Laird are co-leaders through one round of the PGA’s Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas. Cink birdied seven of his final 11 holes for a 7-under 64 at TPC Summerlin. Laird holed a 50-foot birdie putt on 18 to grab a share of the lead, one shot ahead of Scotland’s Russell Knox.

 

In world and national news…

HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) – Forecasters say damaging winds and dangerous storm surge could be just hours away from Bermuda as Hurricane Gonzalo approaches as a Category 4 storm. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says conditions should begin to deteriorate later this morning. A hurricane warning is in effect and residents in low-lying areas have been told to head for higher ground.
 
     FREDERICK, Maryland (AP) – Nurse Nina Pham is in a specialized isolation unit in Maryland this morning, continuing treatment for Ebola. She’s the first nurse to be diagnosed with Ebola after treating an infected Liberian man who died at a Dallas hospital. The isolation unit at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center near Washington is one of four in the nation.
 
     BEIRUT (AP) – U.S.-led coalition air strikes against Islamic State militants in the Syrian border town of Kobani are getting some help from the ground. A Kurdish official says fighters are coordinating with the U.S.-led coalition. That could further complicate relations between the U.S. and Turkey, which views the Syrian Kurds with suspicion as a possible extension of a Kurdish group in Turkey that has waged a bloody insurgency.
 
     MILAN (AP) – There are indications of cautious optimism as Russia and European leaders discuss a possible peace deal in Ukraine. There was a high-level meeting in Milan, Italy today. European leaders are pressing Russian leader Vladimir Putin to fully respect a cease-fire signed last month, which has reduced but not completely ended hostilities in eastern Ukraine.