Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Jan 14

CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. LOWS 15 TO 20.
.SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS 15 TO 20.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS AROUND 15.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 15 TO 20.

 MILD TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK WITH HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE 30S. SATURDAY

 WIDESPREAD 30 TO 40 MPH WINDS  LIKELY SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.
 NEXT WEEK  SLIGHT CHANCES FOR RAIN/SNOW NEARLY EVERY DAY OR
 EVERY OTHER DAY.

Jamestown (CSi) The City of Jamestown is currently accepting applications for various volunteer committee/board openings.

They Include:

One opening on the Planning Commission-unexpired 5 year term

One opening on the Civil Service Commission-5 year term

Two openings on the James River Valley Library System Board-3 year term

Anyone interested in serving on the above committees/boards should complete an “Application for Appointment”. The application may be obtained in person at City Hall, 102 3rd Ave SE, Jamestown, ND, by calling 701-252-5900 or online at jamestownnd.org and select government tab/city committees to download the form.

The application should be returned by February 13, 2015, to:

City of Jamestown

Attn: Appointments

102 3rd Avenue SE

Jamestown, ND 58401-4205

Valley City (CSi) A Legislative Forum will be held Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015 from 9–11 a.m. in the Student Center Skoal Room on the Valley City State University campus.

District 24 State Senator Larry Robinson and Representatives Dwight Kiefert and Naomi Muscha will present information from North Dakota’s 64th Legislative Assembly and answer questions from the audience.

The event is sponsored by the Valley City Chamber of Commerce and the Valley City Young Professionals Network.

Business After Hours: Triumph Inc. Thursday, January 15, 2015

The public is  invited to learn more about the services that Triumph Inc. provides in the Valley City Area community. JoThere will be  refreshments on Thursday, January 15 at the Rosebud Visitor Center from 4:00pm-6:00pm.

Jamestown (CSi) Plans are underway as Giving Hearts Day 2015,is February 12.

A limited number of non-profit organizations are selected for participation.

Non-profits from the Jamestown area participating in Giving Hearts Day include: The Arts Center, Anne Carlson Center, American Heart Association, Jamestown Regional Medical Center and Service Dogs of America.

Representatives from the organizations are working together to share the message about this giving opportunity in the community. Giving Hearts Day activities for the community will be at the Jamestown Arts Center on February 12, 2015 from 2 pm – 6 pm.

Dakota Medical Foundation and Impact Foundation jointly host this 24-hour online give-a-thon that has dramatically increased fundraising success by charities of North Dakota and western Minnesota.

The seventh annual Giving Hearts Day on February in 2014, continued a tradition as a record-breaking fundraising phenomenon, shattering the previous year’s donation total by 49 percent.

http://www.impactgiveback.org/About?p=Giving_Hearts_Day

 WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A West Fargo woman was killed and her husband injured in a three-vehicle crash on the city’s Main Avenue.
 
     Police Chief Mike Reitan says the 50-year-old woman was a passenger in a sport utility vehicle driven by her 53-year-old husband that went out of control shortly after 7:30 a.m. Wednesday and crossed the median into oncoming traffic.
 
     The SUV was hit by two cars and flipped onto its roof. No one in the cars was hurt.
 
     The man driving the SUV was taken to a hospital with unspecified injuries. He and his wife were not immediately identified.

  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The chair of the North Dakota Board of Higher Education is stepping down ahead of her confirmation hearing for a second term.
 
     Kirsten Deiderich, of Fargo, faced a contentious re-appointment hearing from lawmakers unhappy with the board for several violations of open meetings laws and what some viewed as a lack of accountability among college administrators.
 
     Diederich said in her resignation letter to Gov. Jack Dalrymple that the hearing would likely become a “forum for a power struggle.”
 
     A Senate panel consisting of three Republicans and two Democrats were slated to conduct a confirmation hearing for Diederich on Jan. 27.
 
     Diederich was confirmed by senators in 2011 despite a recommendation from the review board that she not be confirmed.
 
     Dalrymple and Diederich did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota House Education Committee isn’t supporting a bill that would extend a moratorium for a new nickname and moniker for the University of North Dakota.
 
     Minot Republican Rep. Scott Louser is pushing the bill that would extend the moratorium until mid-2017.
 
     The House Education Committee voted 9-2 to give the bill a “do-not-pass” recommendation on Wednesday.
 
     The measure is expected to go before the full House on Friday.
 
     Lawmakers put a three-year moratorium on replacing the UND “Fighting Sioux” nickname after residents voted overwhelmingly in 2012 to dump it. That moratorium expired this month.

  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Federal officials say almost 15,000 people in North Dakota have signed up for health insurance during the current enrollment period of the Affordable Care Act.
 
     The second enrollment season for President Barack Obama’s signature health care law began Nov. 15 and runs through Feb. 15. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday that 14,973 North Dakota residents had selected plans as of Jan. 9. The figure includes first-time sign-ups, people who personally re-enrolled and those who were automatically re-enrolled by insurers.
 
     Of those who signed up during the first month of the enrollment season, 88 percent received financial assistance, which lowered their premiums.
 
     Nationwide, nearly 6.8 million people have signed up for the first time or re-enrolled in coverage since the second enrollment period began.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota lawmakers are considering a bill that would require high school students to take the same test that immigrants must pass to become a U.S. citizen.  
 
     Testimony on the measure was taken by the House Education Committee on Wednesday.
 
     The proposed legislation would require high school students to pass a 100-question civics test starting in 2016 to graduate.
 
     North Dakota’s first lady Betsy Dalrymple, educators and lawmakers unveiled the proposed bipartisan legislation last month.
 
     Dalrymple says North Dakota is one of the first states to introduce such legislation.
 
     The proposal is backed by the Arizona-based Joe Foss Institute. Foss is a former South Dakota governor and won the Congressional Medal of Honor during World War II. He died in 2003.

In sports…

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The Minnesota Wild acquired goalie Devan Dubnyk from the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday for a third-round draft pick.
 
     The Wild are 12th in the Western Conference, ahead of only Arizona and Minnesota. They have lost six straight and 12 of 14 and are 29th in the 30-team NHL with an .889 save percentage.
 
     Niklas Backstrom started Tuesday night in a 7-1 loss at Pittsburgh and John Curry took over midway through the third period. Darcy Kuemper is out with a lower-body injury.
 
     The 28-year-old Dubnyk was 9-5-2 with a 2.72 goals-against average and .916 save percentage in 19 games this season for the Coyotes, his first with the team. He made 22 saves Wednesday night in Arizona’s 3-2 home loss to San Jose.
 
     Dubnyk split last season with Edmonton and Nashville and also played for Hamilton in the AHL. He’s 70-84-22 with a 2.88 GAA in 192 career NHL games with Edmonton, Nashville and Arizona.
 

  ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) – The Oakland Raiders have hired Denver defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio as their new coach.
 
     A person with knowledge of the deal said it was agreed to on Wednesday, not long after the team told interim coach Tony Sparano he would not get the job. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because an announcement had not been made.
 
     ESPN first reported the hiring.
 
     Del Rio replaces Sparano, who replaced the fired Dennis Allen and had hoped to keep the job.
 
     Del Rio a former Minnesota Viking, was head coach in Jacksonville for nine seasons before spending the past three as defensive coordinator in Denver.

In world and national news…

CAIRO (AP) – Al-Qaida’s branch in Yemen says it planned and financed last week’s massacre at the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris. The paper’s first edition since the attack, which features a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad on the front page, quickly sold out Wednesday and the print run is being increased to 5 million. In an online video, a top commander of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula says the attack was in “revenge for the prophet” and warns of more “tragedies and terror” in the future. French and U.S. intelligence officials are casting doubt on AQAP’s claim.
 
     JOHANNESBURG (AP) – A monitoring group says an Islamic extremist group in Nigeria has released a video praising last week’s deadly attacks in Paris.  The SITE intelligence group says the leader of Boko Haram (BOH’-koh hah-RAHM’) expresses joy over the violence in France in the Arabic-language video. Gunmen attacked the office of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, killing 12. Five other victims died elsewhere in Paris shootings.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – The Republican-controlled House has voted to reverse two elements of President Barack Obama’s agenda. Lawmakers approved legislation that would eliminate new deportation protections for millions and expose hundreds of thousands of younger immigrants to expulsion. The measure were attached to a $40 billion spending bill for the Homeland Security Department. Immediately after, the House voted to ease the landmark law that reined in banks and Wall Street after the financial crisis.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve says the U.S. economy has been growing at a moderate pace for the past month and a half. The Fed says business contacts in its 12 regional banking districts reported “modest” or “moderate” growth. Gains in sales of autos and other consumer products, increased factory production and a pickup in tourism in various parts of the country helped boost growth. Payrolls grew in a variety of sectors but significant wage gains were seen only by workers with specialized technical skills.
 
     JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – State legislatures across the nation are considering an array of proposed policy changes prompted by last year’s police killings of unarmed people in Missouri, New York and elsewhere. Many seek to expand or mandate the use of cameras attached to officers’ uniforms. Others require more training for law officers and tighter limits on use of deadly force. Some lawmakers are looking to bolster protections for police in response to the sometimes violent protests and the recent shooting of two New York officers.