Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Nov 17

CSi Weather…

 TONIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 10. NORTHWEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 15 TO 20.
LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 15.
LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.
LOWS 15 TO 20.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
LOWS AROUND 20.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.

 A SLOW  RECOVERY FROM THE ARCTIC TEMPERATURES COMING BUT 
STILL BELOW NORMAL…WITH  HIGHS NEAR FREEZING
 FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.

THE EXTENDED FORECAST LOOKS TO BE LARGELY  PRECIPITATION FREE.

 

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Police is warning Jamestown residents of a convicted sex offender living within the city.

Jordan Aaron Smith, resides at 517 4^th Street NW, Jamestown, ND 59401.

He currently does not have a vehicle.

He is a 19 year old white male 6 feet 4 inches tall, weighing 190 pounds with hazel eyes and brown hair.

Smith has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota risk level committee of the Attorney General’s Office.

Smith was convicted of gross sexual imposition, involving a 14 year old girl he was sharing an apartment with. He was convicted in July of 2014 in Stutsman County District Court.

Disposition: one year, one day, with 239 days suspended with credit for time served, 127 days…5 years supervised probation.

Smith is currently on probation with North Dakota Parole and Probation.

Smith is on GPS monitoring.

Smith is not wanted by police at this time and has served the sentence imposed by the court.

This notification is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault or intimidate the offender. Attempts to harass, intimidate, or threaten these offenders or their families, landlords or employers will be turned over for prosecution.

Printed handouts of Smith’s demographics are available at the Jamestown Police Department.

More information on registered offenders is available on the Attorney General’s web site at www.sexoffender.nd.gov

 

(CSi) Movoto, the real estate brokerage site, has published a list of the safest places in North Dakota.

To create the ranking then pulled data from the FBI 2012 crime statistics and went from there.

Here are the 10 safest places in North Dakota:

1. City of Carrington

2. City of Lincoln

3. City of Lisbon

4. City of Wahpeton

5. City of Valley City

Valley City is also known as the “City of Bridges,” and is also known by residents as an all around wonderful place to raise a family. It is the home of Valley City State University and even the North Dakota High School Activities Association.

But what really made it such a family-friendly place was the safety. In 2012, it had just 1,887 property crimes per 100,000 people, including 45 vehicle thefts, 1,456 thefts, and 386 burglaries. It also had 149 violent crimes, the sixth lowest number in the state, for a total of 2,036 crimes per 100,000 people for the entire year.

6. City of Rugby

7. City of Minot

8. City of West Fargo

9. City of Dickinson

10. City of Jamestown

Last but not least is the City of Jamestown. This Stutsman County city is known as the “Pride of the Prairie,” and after looking at its low violent crime rate, it’s no wonder why. In 2012, Jamestown had the seventh lowest number of violent crimes per 100,000 people—just 203.

Of these violent crimes, there were zero rapes, zero robberies, 76 rapes, and 127 assaults per 100,000 people.

The only reason Jamestown didn’t rank higher on our list was for its relatively high number of property crimes—2,660 per 100,000 people—ranking it 13th in this category.

Click for the entire listing of ten cities in the report, followed by the reasoning for the ranking.

www.movoto.com/nd/safest-places-in-north-dakota

 

Valley City (CSi) The Barnes County Salvation Army Bell Ringing campaign begins November 28, 2014 in Valley City.

Those interested in being a bell ringer, or to make a donation to the Salvation Army should call Joe Lunde at 840-0908, Lee Isensee at 840-0335, Dave Carlsrud at 840-7291 or Phil Leitner at 490-0597.

Last year more than $50,000 dollars was raised during the Barnes County mission effort, and the figure is this year’s goal.

A Coordinator, Joe Lunde says the need to help continues to grow, adding more than $9,000 was used in the month of October this year for assistance in Barnes County.

Jamestown (CSi) Donations to the Jamestown Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign can be made at any kettle site at the Buffalo Mall, Walmart and the Park Plaza Mall. Donations and sign-up applications for bell ringers can also be made online at SalvationArmyNorth.org/Jamestown.

This year’s goal is $156,000.

 

　FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The state of North Dakota is appealing a judge’s order that a state Bureau of Criminal Investigation agent and state attorney general pay back a man for confiscating his pay loader and failing to return it as ordered.
 
     Agent Arnie Rummel took possession of the loader in May from Darrell Schrum, of Forbes, after an investigation determined the equipment was stolen. Schrum told authorities he didn’t know about the theft and he bought the loader in good faith.
 
     A judge ordered that Schrum be paid nearly $54,000 by the end of the month.
 
     The attorney general’s office says it’s a unique case and the issue is not clearly defined by law.
 
     Schrum’s attorney says the appeal is compounding the damage and it will result in an additional $10,000 in fees.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Investigators say a patient who was smoking while using oxygen caused a fire that injured both the patient and a staff member at a downtown Fargo hospital.
 
 The  fire happened on Thursday at the Sanford Medical Center.
 
     Fire chief Steve Dirksen says the combination of pure oxygen and open flame is extremely volatile.  He says it was quick response by hospital employees that prevented a much more serious situation.
 
     The exact nature of the injuries has not been disclosed because of the patient confidentiality law.
 
     Hospital employees who responded to a smoke alarm early Thursday in the room rescued the patient, had the fire out when firefighters arrived and evacuated patients in nearby rooms.
 
     Officials say damage to the room was minor.

 

 NEW TOWN, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota officials say work has been completed on a $25 million highway bypass project in western North Dakota’s oil patch.
 
     Officials on Monday announced the completion of the project in New Town, on the Fort Berthold Reservation.
 
     Gov. Jack Dalrymple says the project will taking trucks off the community’s Main Street and “enhancing traffic movement and safety,”
 
     The 3.2 mile New Town Truck Reliever Route will divert truck traffic from New Town’s Main Street to northwest of the city.
 
     Construction work began on the project began last spring.
 

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – Government scientists say initial tests of shallow groundwater in the Northern Plains oil patch found no evidence of contamination from an energy boom that’s already seen more than 8,500 wells drilled.
 
     But the scientists caution that the results were unlikely to pick up contamination from surface spills or leaking well casings because the water they tested was from aquifers that predate oil and gas drilling.
 
     The U.S. Geological Survey study released Monday looked at 30 domestic water wells in North Dakota and Montana.
 
     Researchers found no evidence of contamination by methane, saltwater brine or other drilling byproducts.
 
     USGS hydrologist Rod Caldwell says more research is needed to assess the continuing impacts of energy development. As many as 60,000 more wells could be drilled in coming decades.

 

Sports…

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – A task force working on a plan for a new University of North Dakota nickname has scheduled meetings around the state to hear from alumni, students, staff, fans and the general public.

UND says the group plans meetings Monday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Grand Forks, Fargo, Bismarck, Minot and Williston.

The group will discuss the process for the potential selection of a new nickname and logo, and will gather feedback from attendees.

The school’s Fighting Sioux nickname was retired in June 2012. The Legislature enacted a three-year moratorium on a new moniker.

The UND Nickname Task Force Town Hall Meeting will be streamed live in Jamestown Monday from 7-p.m. – 9-p.m., at the University of Jamestown’s Unruh-Sheldon Building, in the first floor executive conference room.

For more information, please contact Joan at 269-9005.

 

Jamestown (CSi) On Saturday the UJ Jimmie volleyball team will host Kansas Wesleyan.

in the NAIA national tournament opening round match, at Jamestown High School’s Jerry Meyer Area, as UJ’s Hansen Center does not meet NAIA requirements for a playoff match.

This will be ethe third NAIA national tournament appearance for the Jimmies in volleyball play. The play will start at 2-p.m.

Kansas Wesleyan is from the Kansas City Athletic Conference and is currently on a 15-match winning streak since a September 27^th lossto Friends University.

The Coyotes record stands at 28-9.

The Jimmies are coming of a very successful North Star Athletic Association season unbeaten in conference play,and haven’t lost a NSAA match in two years.

 

Jamestown weekend sports wrapup…　

Jamestown (CSi) The Number 18-ranked Jimmies wrapped up their second consecutive North Star Athletic Association tournament championship at the Hansen Center on Friday night, sweeping Mayville State University for the third time this season.

The University of Jamestown is expected to host an NAIA National Tournament Opening Round match November 22.

The opening round pairings and locations to be announced.

　

DICKINSON The Jamestown High School Blue Jays volleyball coach, Sara Hegerle, has been named the West Region Coach of the Year

The West Region Senior Athlete of the Year is Ali Hasche, Bismarck Century

On Saturday in Dickinson the Number one seed Bimarck Century Patriots needed extra points in the fifth set to defeat Number two seed Jamestown 19-25, 25-21, 21-25, 25-22, 23-21 in the West Region championship.

The Blue Jays and Century are headed to the Class A State Tournament.

The Patriots will be the Number one seed from the West and play Fargo South.

The Blue Jays are the Number two seed and face Fargo Davies.

The first round begins Thursday at the Minot State Dome.

　

Jamestown (CSi) The Number seven ranked University of Jamestown Jimmie women’s basketball team (4-3) defeated Concordia-Moorhead Saturday evening at the Jamestown Civic Center, 60-47.

Up next for the Jimmie women it’s a road game at NCAA DII Northern State on Wednesday.

　

Jamestown (CSi) The (4-4) UJ Jimmies men’s basketball team, Saturday at the Jamestown Civic Center, defeated 85-65, Crossroads College of Minnesota (1-6).

The Jimmies travel to Minnesota-Crookston on Wednesday.

　

Jamestown (CSi) At the University of Jamestown’s Taylor Stadium at Rollie Greeno Field Saturday Dickinson State defeated the Jimmies in football by a score of 28-21.

It was the Jimmies final game of the season ending the season at .500 at 5-5.

The Jimmies scored on an Eriksson to Alex Johnson touchdown in the final minute, but couldn’t recover the onside kick.

　

In world and national news…

　PARIS (AP) – At least three young Europeans are believed to be among the Islamic State group fighters who are seen on a video that shows a beheaded American aid worker. French officials say a 22-year-old Frenchman who was a convert to radical Islam is one of the three. They say he’s been on the radar of French authorities since he left for Syria last year. The video also showed the mass beheadings of more than a dozen Syrian soldiers.
 
     NEW YORK (AP) – Police in New York are hunting for the man who shoved a stranger off a subway platform to his death Sunday. The victim had been standing with his wife on the platform in the Bronx when he was shoved in front of a subway train. There’s no indication that he knew the attacker, or that he’d had any interaction with him. Police have released surveillance video of the suspect walking calmly away from the station minutes later.

 
     INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – The pre-winter dose of cold, ice and snow that’s plagued parts of the Midwest has left an icy section of Interstate 74 blocked for a couple of hours Monday near Indianapolis. A chain reaction crash involved more than a dozen vehicles that were unable to stop. They included a semitrailer that jackknifed and skated into the median. No serious injuries are reported.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – The Obama administration is giving its support to a proposal under which the government would spend an additional $1.5 billion a year to make sure every child has access to high-speed Internet connections at school. The plan from the head of the Federal Communications Commission would increase slightly the fees consumers pay each month on their phone bills.
 
     NEW YORK (AP) – Some more money is on its way to the thousands of investors who lost their savings through Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff. The trustee who’s recovering money for the investors says a half-billion-dollar settlement has been reached with two financial funds that invested with Madoff. The trustee says he’s now recouped a total of $10.3 billion since the fraud was revealed.