Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Dec 23

CSi Weather…

 TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING POSSIBLY MIXED WITH
FREEZING DRIZZLE.   LOWS 15 TO 20. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND
 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 .WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST
 WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO
 THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 .CHRISTMAS DAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.
 LOWS AROUND 15. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
 .FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 15 TO 20.
 .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 5 BELOW.
 HIGHS 10 TO 15.
 .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR ZERO. HIGHS
 10 TO 15.
 .SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
 LOWS NEAR ZERO.
 .MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.
 LOWS AROUND 10 BELOW.
 .TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 5 BELOW.
 
 

LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
 FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS DAY THURSDAY…MAINLY SOUTH OF I-94.

DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE POSSIBLE…PRIMARILY NORTH…SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.

Jamestown (CSi)  Jamestown Police is investigating an incident that occurred around noon on Tuesday, involving a vehicle running into a building.

The location was 1413 1oth Street Southeast.

More information will be available when the accident report is filed.

(Photo posted at CSiNewsNow.com)

Jamestown (CSi) The Salvation Army has options to donate through gift giving.

On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, the Salvation Army’s Planned Giving Division, Director, Faye Miller, said gifts may include giving to an endowment fund, or through a charitable gift annuity.

She travels North Dakota and Minnesota explaining certain types of gifts and funding options through the Salvation Army Gift Giving Division.

She pointed out that individuals may also remember the Salvation Army in their wills.

She pointed out that making a qualifying gift to the Salvation Army Endowment Fund, realizes a 40 percent North Dakota income tax credit to offset 2014 taxes.

She added that the credit is available to both individuals and businesses with the minimum qualifying gift at $5,000, which may be in lump sum form, or aggregated over the tax year.

The maximum credit for a single tax year is $10,000 for and individual $20,000 for a married couple and $10,000 for business entities. There are provisions for carryover.

She noted also, the North Dakota tax credit in connection with a Salvation Army Charitable Gift Annuity.

Also it’s possible to receive a 40 percent North Dakota tax credit, plus, receive payments for life with a Salvation Army Charitable Gift Annuity.

Gift of stock is also a giving option, and when transferred directly means avoiding as much as 24 percent in capital gains tax.

Also, use appreciated securities or mutual funds to fund the charitable gift annuity, or endowment with additional benefits.

She also pointed out that December 31^st is the deadline to make arrangements for 2014.

More information on the 40 percent North Dakota tax credit opportunity is available on line at www.ndtaxcredit.com or call 1-800-456-4483.

Those donating securities may call 651-746-3504.

Faye Miller may be contacted for more information at 701-219-9675, or E-Mail

Faye_Miller@usc.salvationarmy.org

Valley City (VCSU/CSi) Valley City State University will host a reception for its new president, Tisa A. Mason, Ed.D., from 4–6 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, in the Student Center Skoal Room on the VCSU campus.

Open to the public, the reception will provide members of the greater Valley City community with an opportunity to meet President Mason and her husband, Mr. Bill Mason. Refreshments will be served.

President Mason comes to Valley City from Hays, Kan., where she served as vice president for student affairs at Fort Hays State University. She previously served as dean of student life at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater in Whitewater, Wis., and as executive director of the Sigma Kappa Sorority and Foundation in Indianapolis, Ind.

She holds a Doctor of Education degree in higher education from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va.; a Master of Science in Education from Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Ill., and a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology/anthropology from Transylvania University in Lexington, Ky.

Please join us in welcoming President Mason and Mr. Mason to Valley City.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Bismarck man is accused of attacking a man who gave him a ride to a soup kitchen.
 
     Thirty-year-old Journey Catch The Bear is charged in South Central District Court with felony terrorizing.
 
     The Bismarck Tribune reports that a 27-year-old Bismarck man gave Catch The Bear a ride to the Heaven’s Helpers Soup Cafe. Upon arriving, Catch The Bear became angry and threatened the man with a knife.
 
     Catch The Bear allegedly stabbed the driver’s seat headrest and used the knife to shatter the driver’s side window. The victim was able to drive away and reported the incident to police.
 
     Court documents do not list a lawyer for Catch The Bear.

 Bismarck (CSi)   North Dakota’s population has reached an all-time high of 739,482 residents, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. The state’s latest population estimate is an increase of 15,625 residents from last year’s count.

“Our economic growth over the last decade continues to keep North Dakotans home, and we are attracting new residents who come for good jobs, a stable economy and a quality of life that is second to none,” Dalrymple said.

North Dakota’s population has increased by 2.2 percent since last year, the largest percent increase in the nation.  North Dakota’s population growth was followed by Nevada and Texas, each recording 1.7 percent growth. With the exception of North Dakota, the 10 fastest-growing states are located in the southern or western regions of the United States.

In the early 2000s, North Dakota was one of only a few states with a declining population. The state began to reverse that trend in 2004 with an estimated population of about 645,000 residents. Since then, North Dakota’s population has grown every year, with a total increase of about 94,000 residents.

North Dakota’s population has also been getting younger. Census data shows that the median age of North Dakota residents continued to climb between 2000 and 2008, reaching about 37.3 years of age. Since 2008, the median age of North Dakota residents has declined to last year’s 35.3 years of age, making North Dakota the fourth youngest state behind Utah, Alaska and Texas.

Additional demographic information will be released by the Census Bureau later in 2015.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A proposed bill that was requested by the North Dakota Board of Higher Education would exempt contact information for college students from the state’s open records law.
 
     The move was prompted after a Bismarck-based advertising agency that handles much of the marketing state Republican Party requested the information for about 48,000 students during the campaign season.
 
     Democratic leaders complained about the request and asked Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem to block the release. Stenehjem declined and said the directory is considered a public record.
 
     The bill would keep email, home and mailing addresses, as well as phone numbers, from being subjected to open records laws.
 
     Pat Finken, president of Odney Advertising, which originally asked for the information, did not immediately return a phone message.

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – State health officials say an additional case has been linked to a hepatitis C outbreak in Minot, bringing the total to 51.
 
     The Health Department says the case isn’t associated with residency at ManorCare nursing home. At least 47 of the reported cases have been in former or current residents of that facility.
 
     Health officials say there has been no evidence of disease transmission at ManorCare in Minot since the fall of 2013.
 
     Some residents who contracted the disease have filed a federal lawsuit against the facility.
 
     Hepatitis C is a viral infection that can cause serious liver damage or even death. It’s transmitted when a non-infected person comes into contact with the blood of an infected person and the virus enters the body through a break in the skin.

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota officials are reporting widespread cases of the flu.
 
     The state Department of Health says there were 332 cases of laboratory-confirmed influenza as of the middle of December. Several community outbreaks have been reported in recent weeks.
 
     Health officials say the flu activity has started earlier than normal and it’s important for people to get flu shots as soon as possible.
 
     Complications of influenza and pneumonia contribute to the deaths of more than 400 North Dakotas a year. Most of the people who are affected are 65 and older, but a large number of cases occur in children younger than 10.
 
     Common signs of the virus include abrupt onset of fever, muscle aches, sore throat and cough.

In world and national news…

NEW YORK (AP) – It turns out that people will be able to see “The Interview” in movie theaters on Christmas Day after all. Sony Pictures Entertainment says it will be in “a number of theaters” that day, and that it’s working to release the film more widely. One of the stars, Seth Rogen, tweeted, “The people have spoken!” and “Freedom has prevailed!” Plans to show the film had initially been shelved in the aftermath of a hacking attack on the company and threats targeting theaters where the film would be playing.
 
     HONOLULU (AP) – The White House is applauding the decision by Sony Pictures Entertainment to screen its film “The Interview” in some theaters. A White House spokesman says it allows individuals to make their own decisions about the film. The White House says Sony kept it informed about the company’s deliberations over the weekend. President Barack Obama had earlier criticized Sony for failing to consult him about their decision to cancel the release.
 
     SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Some North Korean websites are still seeing some intermittent outages, in the aftermath of a nearly 10-hour shutdown. It followed a U.S. vow to respond to a cyberattack on Sony Pictures — an attack that the U.S. is blaming on the North Korean government. But U.S. officials aren’t saying whether the U.S. government is responsible for the outages. 
 
     CHICAGO (AP) – Severe weather could snag holiday travel. A strong storm system is bringing heavy rains in Gulf states and possibly through the East Coast, and threatening snow in the Great Lakes. Snow from another system fell in some Midwestern and Plains states Tuesday, including nearly 2 feet in South Dakota’s Black Hills. Wind and blowing snow shut down eastern Colorado’s Interstate 70 into Kansas.
 
     TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Authorities say a woman is in custody after a Satanic Temple holiday display at the Florida Capitol was damaged. The display shows an angel falling into a pit of fire. State officials rejected the display last year, saying it was “grossly offensive” — but they allowed it this year amid threats of legal action from the Americans United for Separation of Church and State.