– Wayne Byers Show – Morning – May 7

CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS 60 TO
65. TEMPERATURE FALLING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDY. NORTHWEST
WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 50 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA, A 60 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING.

.FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.

IN THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY SOME CHANCES FOR SNOW MIXING IN WITH THE RAIN AT NIGHT/EARLY MORNING WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATIONS.
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY…DRY WEATHER SLATED FOR MONDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. A GRADUAL WARMING TREND
INTO THE LOWER 60S WEDNESDAY.

Jamestown (CSi) The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an accident that occurred Wednesday about 11:30-p.m. about two miles west of Medina, that claimed the life of the lone occupant of the vehicle.

Deputy Damian Hoyt, reported that an individual was eastbound on I- 94 when the vehicle entered the median and rolled, coming to rest in the westbound driving lane on its top.

The individual was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Sheriff’s Department was assisted by the Jamestown Police Department, Jamestown Ambulance, and the Jamestown City Fire Department.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Residents who were evacuated from their homes in a central North Dakota town when an oil train derailed and caught fire have returned. A county official says the 20 people who live in Heimdal (HYM’-dahl) were allowed to return yesterday evening after the fire died down. No injuries have been reported. The cause of the wreck isn’t known.

Jeff Zent, a spokesman for Governor Jack Dalrymple (DAHL’-rimp-ul), says the BNSF train was carrying Bakken crude loaded in the Tioga area.

The six cars that burned after the Wednesday morning wreck were carrying about 180,000 gallons of oil. Officials don’t immediately know how much burned and how much was left in the cars once the fire was out late Wednesday.

BNSF Railway crews are removing the remaining oil from tank cars that derailed and caught fire near Heimdal (HYM’-dahl).

Railroad vice president Mike Trevino says the remaining oil is being transferred to trucks and shipped out. He says the operation is expected to wrap up about midday.

Trevino says officials are still investigating how much oil spilled onto the ground, and to get it cleaned up.

State Emergency Services spokeswoman Cecily Fong says some oil got into a nearby slough, but it was contained and is being recovered.

Spokesman Rich Mylott says the rail line through Heimdal (HYM’-dahl) runs next to an intermittent waterway known as the Big Slough, which drains into the James River about 15 miles downstream near Bremen.

The derailment early Wednesday follows a string of oil train fires linked to the volatile crude from the Bakken region. It’s the first since the state in April required companies to reduce the volatility of Bakken crude before it can be transported, raising questions about whether the new standard is sufficient.

Zent didn’t know whether the oil in Wednesday’s accident had been treated.

The Heimdal (HYM’-dahl) resident who alerted authorities to a BNSF Railway oil train derailment and fire in Wells County says he did so in his underwear and with shaving cream on his face.

Sixty-eight-year-old Curt Benson says he heard the explosion outside town about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, and felt it rattle his house. He says with the large number of oil trains that come through the community, he figured that was the cause. He quickly drove to the scene to get a firsthand look, then called 911.

Benson says it took emergency crews about a half hour to respond to the rural area. He says rainfall likely stopped the fire from spreading to nearby grassland in the meantime.

Heimdal residents were evacuated as a precaution

  CANDO, N.D. (AP) – A Cando woman is dead after the pickup truck she was driving crashed into a slough.

     The Highway Patrol says the 20-year-old woman lost control of the pickup on a gravel road near the town about 12:15 a.m. Thursday, and it went into a ditch and came to rest on its roof in the slough.

     The driver and three passengers were taken to a Cando medical center. The driver was later pronounced dead, while the passengers were treated for minor injuries and released.

     The patrol did not immediately identify them.

SAWYER, N.D. (AP) – Bond has been set at $250,000 for the superintendent and high school principal in Sawyer accused of felony sex crimes involving a 15-year-old boy.

Fifty-year-old Charles Soper is charged with human trafficking, corruption or solicitation of minors and luring minors by computer. He could face life in prison without parole if convicted.

Soper was arrested Tuesday at the school. Court documents don’t list an attorney for him, and a listed telephone number for him couldn’t be found.

Police allege Soper developed a sexual relationship with the boy last fall and that it continued into this spring, when the boy disclosed details to officers. Investigators seized computers from Soper’s home.

Soper appeared in court for the first time Wednesday afternoon.

Soper says he’s innocent of sex crime allegations.

Sawyer School Board President Cody Roteliuk says Soper has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the criminal investigation.

Update…

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A 25-year-old man has been found guilty in a Jamaican lottery scam that authorities say cost victims around the country millions of dollars.

     Jurors in U.S. District Court in Bismarck reached their verdict Thursday morning in the case of Sanjay Williams, of Montego Bay, Jamaica. He was found guilty of conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering and faces up to 40 years in prison.

     Authorities say the scam bilked mostly older and vulnerable citizens out of their savings.

     Defense attorney Charlie Stock told jurors in his closing argument that the case wasn’t about sympathy, but about evidence.

     Assistant U.S. Attorney Clare Hochhalter (HOHK’-hawl-tur) said investigators reviewed more than 500,000 documents, including 50,000 emails – many of which linked the scam to Williams.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – An autopsy shows that a University of North Dakota student who was found unresponsive in a home near campus last month died from an overdose of powdered fentanyl.

Twenty-two-year-old Alex Davis, of West Saint Paul, Minnesota, is believed to be the third person in the Grand Forks area who has died this year from ingesting the powerful synthetic drug.

UND Police Sgt. Danny Weigel says several agencies are working together to warn people about the dangers of powdered fentanyl. He says Altru Hospital in Grand Forks released an educational video Tuesday that has been well-received on social media.

A half-dozen people are already facing federal charges in the case. Authorities say the drugs were obtained from Brandon Hubbard, of Portland, Oregon, who has pleaded not guilty to several charges.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Supreme Court says it’s OK for police to bring drug-sniffing dogs into privately owned condominiums without a warrant.

The opinion posted last week rejected an appeal by Andrew Williams, a West Fargo man who was arrested for possession of marijuana after police brought the dog into a common hallway he shared with another resident in the condo.

Defense attorney Scott Brand argued that the hallway in the condo should be considered curtilage, or part of the home, and that gave Williams an expectation of privacy.

The court said in a 5-0 ruling that the common areas of a multi-family dwelling are not protected by the Constitution, and the search was legal.

Justices ruled last year that police can bring drug-sniffing dogs into apartment buildings without a warrant.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order against a company accused of defrauding people who invested in housing projects in the North Dakota and Montana oil patch.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday filed a complaint against North Dakota Developments LLC and its owners, Robert Gavin and Daniel Hogan. It accuses them of raising more than $62 million in a Ponzi-like scheme that centered on stakes in so-called “man camps” that were never built.

The SEC action seeks to recoup money from the alleged scheme.

U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland says the defendants must stop doing business and ordered that all funds and assets be frozen. A hearing on a motion for a preliminary injunction is scheduled May 18.

Court documents do not list defense attorneys.

POWERS LAKE, N.D. (AP) – A state Department of Health official says about 63,000 gallons of saltwater have leaked from a pipeline in northwest North Dakota and that some of that has reached a lake in the area.

Division of Water Quality Director Karl Rockeman says it’s unclear how much of the saltwater has entered Smishek Lake through a tributary. The lake is about five miles northwest of Powers Lake.

Saltwater, or brine, is an unwanted byproduct of oil production and is considered an environmental hazard by the state. It is many times saltier than sea water and can easily kill vegetation exposed to it.

Rockeman says he considers the 1,500-gallon leak “significant” because of its size and because it has impacted the lake.

He says the lake does not supply any area drinking water.

In sports…

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The number of deer hunting licenses being issued in North Dakota for the fall hunt is the lowest in nearly four decades.

The Game and Fish Department says 43,275 licenses are being made available, down 12 percent from last year and the lowest number since 1978.

Declining habitat and some tough winters have taken a toll on deer, and Wildlife Chief Jeb Williams says deer populations remain well below management objectives in most hunting units. He says a conservative approach is needed to help with recovery efforts.

Mule deer populations in the badlands have increased for a third straight year, but there will still be no hunting of mule deer does again this year.

The deer gun season opens at noon on Nov. 6 and continues through Nov. 22.

INTERLEAGUE

Final N-Y Mets 5 Baltimore 1

AMERICAN LEAGUE

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Eddie Rosario homered on the first pitch he saw in his major league career as the Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics 13-0 last night. Rosario’s milestone homer traveled about 400 feet into the left-field seats and gave Minnesota a 1-0 lead in the third inning. He’s the 29th major leaguer to homer on his first pitch.

Final    Toronto                  5    N-Y Yankees          1
Final    Tampa Bay              5    Boston                    3
Final    Cleveland            10    Kansas City          3
Final    Chi White Sox      7    Detroit                  6
Final    Texas                    11    Houston                  3
Final    L.A. Angels          4    Seattle                  3

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Final    Washington            7    Miami                      5
Final    Arizona                13    Colorado                7    (first game)
Final    Arizona                  5    Colorado                1    (second game)
Final    San Diego              9    San Francisco      1
Final    Cincinnati            3    Pittsburgh            0
Final    Atlanta                  7    Philadelphia        5
Final    Milwaukee              6    L.A. Dodgers        3
Final    Chi Cubs                6    St. Louis              5

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS

UNDATED (AP) – The Cleveland Cavaliers and Houston Rockets have evened their respective conference semifinals series at a game apiece by winning last night. LeBron James took 29 of the Cavs’ 83 shots and finished with 33 points and eight rebounds in a 106-91 win over the Chicago Bulls.

Game 3 is Friday in Chicago

James Harden scored half of his 32 points in the fourth quarter and finished with seven assists as the Rockets outscored the Los Angeles Clippers 115-109.

Game 3 is Friday in Los Angeles.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS

UNDATED (AP) – The Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning are both one win away from a showdown in the NHL’s Eastern Conference finals. Andre Burokowsky scored the tying and winning goals as the Caps beat the New York Rangers 2-1.

The Rangers will try to avoid elimination when they host Washington on Friday.

The Lightning also earned a 2-1 triumph over Montreal as Ben Bishop stopped 30 shots and Tyler Johnson scored the winner with just 1.1 seconds to play.

Tampa Bay, can clinch the series on Thursday night.
NFL…

NEW YORK (AP) – An NFL investigation has determined that New England Patriots employees likely deflated footballs used in the AFC Championship game, and that quarterback Tom Brady was probably “at least generally aware” of the rules violations. The Colts complained that several footballs were under inflated, and the NFL confirmed that 11 of the 12 footballs used in the Pats’ 45-7 victory were under the limit. The report includes text messages between officials’ locker room attendant Jim McNally and equipment assistant John Jastremski that imply Brady was requesting footballs deflated below the league-minimum 12.5 pounds per square inch.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) – The Chicago Bears have agreed to a four-year contract with former West Virginia receiver Kevin White, the seventh overall pick in the draft. White had 109 receptions for 1,447 yards and 10 touchdowns as a sophomore for the Mountaineers before leaving school two years early.

NASCAR…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – NASCAR’s final appeals officer has upheld penalties levied against Richard Childress Racing for intentionally manipulating Ryan Newman’s tires in March.

Final Appeals Officer Bryan Moss could have reduced, thrown out or even increased the penalties NASCAR initially levied after confiscating tires from several teams following a race at California. NASCAR says that RCR had intentionally altered the tires to let air leak out during a run to give Newman an advantage.

In world and national news…

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Amid the tornado damage in the Oklahoma City area, authorities have also been dealing with high waters left behind by the storms that moved through the area yesterday. Before sunrise today, fire department divers in Oklahoma City worked for hours to rescue a motorist who was trapped in a car by the water. She had used her cellphone to call for help from inside the car. The National Weather Service says five to eight inches of rain fell in the area.

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) – Thousands of people in Nepal have been offering prayers and flowers today at homes and in temples. It’s a Hindu ritual marking the end of a 13-day mourning period for those killed in the country’s massive earthquake. Families and friends also published condolence messages with photos of victims in local newspaper. The quake killed more than 7,750 people.

BERLIN (AP) – The operator of a cargo ship seized by Iran says the vessel has been released and that the crew members are all in good condition. The company says the ship, which had carried a Marshall Islands flag, was released following a court order. It will now continue its scheduled voyage to the United Arab Emirates. Iranian forces seized the ship April 28 as it traversed the Strait of Hormuz. Iran claimed that the Danish shipping company that chartered the ship owed money to an Iranian firm. There’s no word on whether any money was paid.

LONDON (AP) – Censors in Iran have been struggling to keep Justin Bieber’s abs off of Instagram. The shirtless poses have recently reappeared on Iranian smartphones — along with lingerie shots of Kim Kardashian and red carpet photos of Jennifer Lopez. Bieber’s account was one of at least 983 that had previously been blocked in Iran, according to a paper being presented today at a technology conference in Germany.