Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Dec 12

CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUNDAY…CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S.
.MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 20S.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 10. HIGHS
15 TO 20.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 15 TO 20.
LOWS AROUND 10.
.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.

PATCHY SLICK ROADS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT OVER ALL OF
 EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA DUE TO FROST AND NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES.

 A COLD  FRONT WILL INITIALLY MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN PLAINS SATURDAY NIGHT BRINGING SPOTTY LIGHT SNOW TO THE REGION SUNDAY.

COOLER AIR WILL FLOW THROUGH THE REGION SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

 

 CARRINGTON, N.D. (AP) – Foster County leaders say the county is facing a difficult situation after five officials including the sheriff resigned at the same time.
 
     Foster County State’s Attorney Paul Murphy says  despite a few rumors circulating in the community, no former county official is under investigation and no charges are pending against any of the five individuals.
 
     The county’s auditor, sheriff, deputy sheriff, clerk and deputy clerk resigned earlier this month. Murphy says the results of the November 4th election may have led to some of the resignations.
 
     Auditor Teresa Risovi (RIZ’-uh-vee) lost her re-election bid, though her term wasn’t up until April. Election winner Casey Cables has agreed to assume the duties early.
 
     Murphy says county officials are working hard to fill the open positions as soon as possible.

 Foster County residents should see their tax bills in the mail next week.

 

Jamestown (CSi) The Coborn’s grocery store in Jamestown is is now Cash Wise Foods.

The Store had been closed to convert to Cash Wise December 8-10, 2014, and reopened as Cash Wise at 6-a.m., on December 11^th. The store hours will remain the same: open from 6 a.m. to midnight.

During the down time the store was being updated with Cash Wise décor.

Officials say that prices will be lowered on thousands of items throughout the store.

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held at 11-a.m.

Store Manager Kyle Wensmann said “We will be the low price leader in Jamestown. Our customers have been asking for a Cash Wise store in Jamestown and we’re responding to them by converting our Coborn’s store into a Cash Wise. Coborn’s Inc. has Cash Wise stores in several other markets in North Dakota, so by converting our store, we will be able to create more efficiencies that will allow us to provide our customers with great food at much lower prices.”

The main difference between Cash Wise and Coborn’s is that the top focus for Cash Wise is low prices, which result from operating efficiencies.

All employees will keep their positions; no jobs will be lost and wages will not be impacted by this conversion, while some duties will be adjusted.

Cash Wise Foods stores have been in operation in Fargo/Moorhead and Bismarck for 26 years.

 

Jamestown (CSi) Within 30 miles of Jamestown there are 20 bodies of water, that have been stocked with fish by the State Game and Fish Department.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Jamestown Tourism Director Searle Swedlund said being an ice fisherman, he noted fishing opportunities at the reservoir, and other bodies of water, that attract visitors from around eastern North Dakota.

He pointed out that a number of individuals are coming the Jamestown area for ice fishing from the Fargo and Bismarck area.

He added, that the web site www.fishjamestown.nd.com has more information.

　

Update…

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Two North Dakota brothers have been convicted of intentionally destroying potatoes to collect crop insurance payments.

A jury found 50-year-old Aaron Johnson and 47-year-old Derek Johnson guilty of conspiring to receive illegal payments and giving false statements. Prosecutors said the men defrauded the federal government out of about $2 million.

Prosecutors said the brothers exploited the government’s crop insurance program, meant to help farmers recover from losses due to naturally occurring events, including bad weather and the wet breakdown of inner potatoes after harvest. Prosecutors say that among other things, the brothers used chemicals to accelerate deterioration of their potatoes.

But the brothers’ attorneys argued that prosecutors had no hard evidence against their clients. Defense attorneys said the key witness was a convicted felon with no credibility.

Testimony in the federal trial in Fargo lasted nearly two weeks. The case went to the jury shortly after 1 p.m. Thursday.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Police in eastern North Dakota say a man who was assaulted last month has died of his injuries.
 
    Police have identified the man as 54-year-old Mario Perez. Fargo Police Interim Chief Dave Todd says Perez was new to the area and had no permanent address, which became a factor in the identification process.
 
     Todd says Perez was physically assaulted Nov. 26. Emergency personnel located Perez after receiving a medical call. He was found unconscious with serious head injuries.
 
     Todd says the case is now being investigated as a homicide. Police have not disclosed a motive.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Fargo police are investigating a reported robbery at a Happy Joe’s pizza restaurant.
 
     Lt. Joel Vettel says a male entered the restaurant shortly after 11 a.m. Thursday and claimed that he had a gun, though he did not show a weapon.  The suspect fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of money.
 
     Officers were using a police dog to search the area and using surveillance cameras to try to identify a suspect.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Authorities have charged a 43-year-old Bismarck man who they say strangled his girlfriend multiple times.
 
  Angel Franceschi-Acevedo is charged with aggravated assault. Authorities say he strangled his girlfriend repeatedly over a two-day period.
 
     Bismarck police say the woman had significant bruises on her face, throat and arms. She tells them she lost consciousness and couldn’t breathe while being strangled.
 
     He is being held on $2,500 bond. Online jail records didn’t indicate an attorney.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Lower oil prices are raising new financial worries in some states that rely on oil taxes to pay for roads and other government services.
 
     With oil prices around a five-year low, budget officials in about a half-dozen states have begun paring back projections for a continued gusher of revenues. Spending cuts have started in some places, and more reductions could be necessary if oil prices remain at lower levels during the coming year.
 
     How well the oil-rich states survive the downturn may hinge on how much they have saved and how greatly they depend on oil revenues for basic services.
 
     Texas has diversified its economy since oil prices crashed in the mid-1980s and isn’t expressing concern. But Alaska remains heavily dependent on oil and will have to tap into savings.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Governor Jack Dalrymple (DAHL’-rimp-ul) is awarding North Dakota’s highest honor to state Supreme Court Chief Justice Gerald VandeWalle.
 
     The chief justice is the 41st recipient of the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award.
 
     The 81-year-old VandeWalle was re-elected to his fourth 10-year term in November. He is the longest-serving chief justice in state history and the oldest state chief justice in the nation.
 
     VandeWalle is a native of Noonan and a University of North Dakota graduate. He was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1978 by former Gov. Arthur Link.
 
     Dalrymple will present VandeWalle with the award next month during a joint session of the Legislature.

 

　DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) – Dakotas-based Sanford Health says it is adding an airplane ambulance in North Dakota’s oil patch.
 
     Sanford AirMed is slated to be operating the twin-turboprop airplane in Dickinson beginning Monday. The airplane will have a crew of flight paramedics, flight nurses, mechanics and a pilot who will transport patients in western North Dakota.
 
     The King Air B200 fixed wing aircraft can travel at speeds of up to 300 miles per hour and can land on a short runway
 
     Sanford Health is based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Fargo, North Dakota.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The owners of the only toll bridge between Fargo and Moorhead, Minnesota, have filed an appeal with the North Dakota Supreme Court over ownership of the structure.
 
     A district court judge recently awarded ownership of the bridge to the cities of Fargo and Moorhead, after a 25-year lease agreement between the so-called Bridge Company and the cities expired.
 
     Owners argued that the bridge was still in debt and had a right to an extension to recoup losses before giving it up.
 
     Bridge Company attorney Randolph Stefanson says he’s also filed a motion asking the district court to delay its order last month to turn over the bridge within 10 days.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The Farm Rescue organization in the Northern Plains has hired a former Farmers Union leader as its first full-time development director.
 
     Fifty-four-year-old Dennis Wiese (wees) of Flandreau, South Dakota, is a former longtime president of the South Dakota Farmers Union and a former secretary and treasurer of the National Farmers Union. He farms with family members in eastern South Dakota and runs a consulting business.
 
     North Dakota-based Farm Rescue helps farmers in the Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa and Montana struck by illness, injury or disaster. The nonprofit that plants and harvests crops with the help of volunteers, donations and business sponsors helped its 300th farm family this fall.
 
     Wiese says his role will be outreach and public relations, to strengthen fundraising and support for Farm Rescue and “sustain the organization decades-out.”

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The State Historical Society of North Dakota has released the third edition of its guidebook for travelers.
 
 Book  editor Bonnie Johnson says the society reprinted the guidebook because the second edition had been out of print for years and contained only black-and-white pictures. The third edition of “A Traveler’s Companion to North Dakota State Historic Sites” includes full color and GPS coordinates.
 
     The book describes 68 historic locations, including state, local and federal sites and parks. The book’s 215 pages contain 180 contemporary and historic images and 111 site maps and directions.
 
     The latest addition lists seven new major sites, including the newest state historic site, the Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site.

 

 RAY, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota regulators say an 800-barrel saltwater spill has been contained at a well site in Williams County.
 
     Regulators said Thursday the Hess Bakken investments II company reported the spill about 10 miles north of Ray on Wednesday. Officials say vacuum trucks recovered about 650 barrels Wednesday and returned to finish the site cleanup Thursday.
 
     Officials say a failed valve caused the spill.

 

In sports…

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Few teams in the last four years have been able to drive through the vaunted North Dakota State defense. Coastal Carolina is going to see if it can drive around the Bison.
 
     The Chanticleers will bring a spread, up-tempo offense to Fargo Saturday for a Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinal game against the three-time defending national champions.
 
     Bison defensive back Tre Dempsey knows the visitors well. He was close to attending Coastal Carolina before NDSU offered him a scholarship. Dempsey says the Chanticleers have a lot of tricky plays, formations and schemes.
 
     Dempsey says that even though the Bison played Coastal Carolina last year, the visitors will likely have some new plays this time.
 
     The Bison are chasing their fourth straight national title. Kickoff is 11 a.m. Saturday at the Fargodome.
 
 
     FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota State kicker Adam Keller is one of 10 finalists for the Fred Mitchell Award, given annually to the kicker deemed the best in the Football Championship Subdivision or lower divisions.
 
     The winner will be announced December 18th and the award will be presented February 16th at the National Football Foundation Chicago Chapter Awards Ceremony at Halas Hall in suburban Chicago.
 
     Keller is a senior from Lewisberry, Pennsylvania. He is the NDSU record holder for PAT attempts (186), PAT kicks (180) and field goals made (52). He has made a school-record 25 field goals this year.

BOYS BASKETBALL
     Grand Forks Central 58, East Grand Forks, Minn. 51
     Minot 58, Bismarck High 51
     Wahpeton 61, Fargo Davies 49
 Gillette Tournament (Camel)
     Bismarck Century 61, Cheyenne Central, Wyo. 50

Class B Boys…

 GIRLS BASKETBALL
     Fairmount-Campbell-Tintah 51, Milnor-North Sargent 33
     Fargo Davies 77, Wahpeton 57
     Garrison 88, Drake/Anamoose 33
     Glenburn 52, Towner-Granville-Upham 48
     Grand Forks Central 49, East Grand Forks, Minn. 46
     Lisbon 47, Hankinson 30
     Max 42, Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 33
     Midway-Minto 77, Sacred Heart, Minn. 57
     Minot 63, Bismarck High 50
     Rugby 50, Benson County 37
     Strasburg-Zeeland 52, Linton-HMB 39
     Westhope-Newburg 55, St. John 48
 Barnes County Tournament
 Consolation Semifinal
     Enderlin 45, Barnes County North 29
     Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 72, Griggs County Central 31
 Semifinal
     Maple Valley 63, Oakes 29
     Sargent Central 47, LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 39, 2OT

 

Saturday Schedule at Barnes County Tournament

7th place: Barnes County North vs. Griggs County Central, 12 p.m.

5th place: Enderlin vs. Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page, 1:30 p.m.

3rd place: LaMoure-Litchville-Marion vs. Oakes, 3:00 p.m.

Championship: Maple Valley vs. Sargent Central, 4:30 p.m

 

 Stutsman County Tournament
 First Round
     Carrington 77, Warwick 43
     Ellendale 51, South Border 38
     Medina-Pingree-Buchanan 50, Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 45
     Napoleon 54, Midkota 42

Today…

South Bordervs Warwick in consolation play at 3 p.m.

Ellendale vs Carrington at 6 p.m. today in the first semifinal.

at the Jamestown Civic Center

 
 New Salem Almont Invitational Tournament
 Consolation Semifinal
     Glen Ullin-Hebron 45, Mott-Regent 32
 Semifinal
     Kidder County 48, Grant County 41
     Mandan 68, New Salem-Almont 63
 RoughRider Tournament
 Consolation Semifinal
     Heart River 35, Hettinger/Scranton 32
     New England 51, Richardton-Taylor 30
 Semifinal
     Bowman County 46, Beulah 40
     Watford City 61, Killdeer 39
 Sawyer Tournament
 Consolation Semifinal
     Des Lacs-Burlington 53, Surrey 48
 Semifinal
     Lewis and Clark-Berthold 46, Sawyer 33
     Minot Our Redeemer’s 52, Velva 30
 Tioga Tournament
 Consolation Semifinal
     Ray 50, Tioga 21
 Semifinal
     Burke County 47, Trenton 44
     Stanley 58, Powers Lake 37
       NATIONAL  FOOTBALL  LEAGUE

 
  ST. LOUIS (AP) – The Arizona Cardinals are closing in on their first playoff berth since 2009, thanks to their 12-6 victory over the St. Louis Rams in a touchdown-less Thursday night game. Chandler Catanzaro kicked four field goals for 11-3 Arizona, which has tied a franchise record for victories.
    
 
       NATIONAL  BASKETBALL  ASSOCIATION
 
   Final          Oklahoma  City    103    Cleveland        94
   Final  OT    Houston                113    Sacramento    109
 
 
       NATIONAL  HOCKEY  LEAGUE

  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – Joe Pavelski scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild last night. Brent Burns also scored and Joe Thornton had two assists for the Sharks. Darcy Kuemper made 28 saves.
   Final            Buffalo                4    Calgary                  3
   Final            Chicago                3    Boston                    2
   Final  OT      Columbus              3    Washington            2
   Final            Philadelphia      4    New  Jersey            1
   Final            Tampa  Bay            2    Carolina                1
   Final            Los  Angeles        5    Ottawa                    3
   Final            St.  Louis            6    N-Y  Islanders      3
   Final            Nashville            5    Arizona                  1
   Final  2OT    Colorado              4    Winnipeg                3
  
 
       TOP-25  WOMEN’S  COLLEGE  BASKETBALL
 
   Final    (12)  Nebraska                    60    Creighton                57
   Final    (22)  Mississippi  St.      81    Louisiana  Tech      77
   Final    (24)  Iowa                            76    Iowa  St.                  67

 

MLB…

 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Twins have selected right-hander J.R. Graham from the Atlanta Braves organization in the major league portion of the annual Rule 5 draft. Graham pitched last season for Double-A Mississippi. Graham was drafted in the fourth round out of Santa Clara by the Braves in 2011.
 
     MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Two people with direct knowledge of the deal say the Minnesota Twins and free-agent right-hander Ervin Santana are working to finalize a four-year contract worth $55 million. The agreement was reached yesterday in San Diego at baseball’s winter meetings. They said Santana’s guarantee will include a $1 million buyout of a fifth-year option on the contract.
 

The Tigers obtained outfielder Yoenis Cespedes (YOH’-eh-nis  SEHS’-puh-dehs) in a trade with Boston for pitcher Rick Porcello. The Tigers also got pitchers Alex Wilson and Gabe Speier in the deal. The Red Sox acquired Cespedes in July in the deal that sent Jon Lester to Oakland. Cespedes finished the year with a .260 average, 22 home runs and 100 RBIs. Porcello won 15 games this past season in 204-plus innings of work.
 
 The Tigers obtained pitcher Alfredo Simon (SY’-muhn) from the Cincinnati Reds for a pair of prospects. The Tigers plan to have Simon replace Porcello in the starting rotation. The 33-year-old right-hander was 15-10 with a 3.44 ERA last season.

Power hitter Mark Reynolds and the St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to a one-year deal. The 31-year-old Reynolds hit 22 home runs last season in his only year with Milwaukee. He batted .196 with 45 RBIs in 130 games.

 The Royals have come to terms with Kendrys Morales on a two-year, $17 million contract. A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that the deal is pending a physical.

 

College Football…

Wisconsin’s Melvin Gordon has won the Doak Walker Award, given to the nation’s top running back.

 

NBA…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The Philadelphia 76ers have acquired veteran forward and former Timberwolf, Andrei Kirilenko, a second-round pick in the 2020 draft, guard Jorge Gutierrez and cash considerations from the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for forward Brandon Davies. Kirilenko has averaged 12 points, six rebounds and three assists per game throughout his 13-year NBA career.

 

NASCAR…
 
      
     CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – NASCAR champion Kevin Harvick has been named Driver of the Year by a panel of broadcasters and journalists. He won the final two races of the season to earn his first career Sprint Cup title. For the year he won five races in his first season with Stewart-Haas Racing.
 
     PGA…
     NAPLES, Fla. (AP) – After the first round of the PGA’s Franklin Templeton Shootout in Naples, Florida, the lead is held by Jason Day and Cameron Tringale who are 17-under-par. Two back is the team that won the event last year, Matt Kuchar (KOO’-chur) and Harris English.

 

In world and national news…

 WASHINGTON (AP) – A huge, $1.1 trillion spending bill to keep the government running through September is expected to eventually pass the Senate, but not before taking some lumps from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. The measure passed the House yesterday after a day of drama. The Senate vote could come today but might not happen until the weekend.
 
     LONDON (AP) – Crude oil prices continue to fall, edging below $60 a barrel. It’s the first time oil has been that low in five years. The lower energy costs have freed up money for consumers but stocks of energy companies have taken a beating. The International Energy Agency has lowered its forecast for global oil demand next year.
 
     PARIS (AP) – The Uber online ride-hailing business is under scrutiny in a French court, which is expected to decide today whether to ban the company after a complaint from rival taxi and car services. It’s the latest in a string of challenges it and other ride-hailing companies such as Lyft face around the world. Taxi drivers argue the newer car services have an unfair advantage because they don’t have to follow the same regulations and can afford cheaper prices.
 
     HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) – An early morning fire north of Cincinnati killed three people and injured three others. Police say the structure was engulfed in flames when emergency responders arrived at the single-family home in Hamilton, about 20 miles north of downtown Cincinnati.
 
     LONDON (AP) – Buckingham Palace says no, the queen isn’t into magic mushrooms. But a mushroom with hallucinogenic properties has been found growing at Buckingham Palace. The Amanita muscaria was found growing wild in the extensive palace gardens but officials say no wild mushrooms are used in palace kitchens. The mushroom’s hallucinogenic properties have long been known and it has commonly been used in rituals.