Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Jun 5

CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. EAST WINDS
 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY…RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA 50 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA…THEN PARTLY CLOUDY
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.

 

SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE
 DEVILS LAKE AND SHEYENNE BASINS THIS AFTERNOON

 SATURDAY…WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED.  THERE IS A MARGINAL THREAT FOR SOME LARGE HAIL
 OR DAMAGING WINDS…BUT THE MAIN ISSUE WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL, WITH  AMOUNTS OF AN INCH OR MORE.

 

Jamestown (CSi) Activity is stepping up for the Two Rivers Activity Center (TRAC) after voters Tuesday approved the one percent sales tax to fund construction of the first phase.

The one percent sales tax will also likely go into effect on Jan. 1, 2016.

The city tax requires a change to Jamestown ordinances that needs two readings at City Council meetings.

The North Dakota Office of Tax Commissioner also requires three months lead time to implement a local tax.

Jamestown Parks and Recreation Department Director, Doug Hogan says,the first move toward construction starts at the Jamestown Parks and Recreation Commission’s meeting on Monday, with a presentation from Interstate Engineering concerning the construction management process, putting together the specs for the project.

Hogan said no decisions on contractors or construction managers have been made, although he hoped they could work with local companies.

Converting the conceptual plan for TRAC to a detailed floor plan is one of the next steps.

The tax was approved by voters Tuesday with an unofficial 1,771 votes in favor to 1,178 opposed. The Jamestown City Council will serve as a canvassing board Monday to review the election and declare the results official.

Meanwhile, James River Family Fitness continues to operate. JRFF operations will transfer to TRAC when the facility is complete.

JRFF Executive Director, Frank Conlon says the facility may offer additional programing in the fall to make up for the lack of swimming programs. This may include youth weight training and possibly dodgeball, based on public interest.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The Stutsman County Commission approved officially notifying the Road Weight Enforcement Board that Stutsman County will terminate its involvement in the board either by the end of this year or sooner, depending on what board members want to do.   The Road Weight Enforcement Board, a multicounty truck regulatory enforcement agency formed by Stutsman, Barnes, Dickey and LaMoure counties in 2011.

Tim Gillespie has served as the Road Weight Enforcement Board’s truck regulation enforcement officer.

Stutsman County Sheriff Chad Kaiser told the Stutsman County Commission that Gillespie was involved in a felony stop on U.S. Highway 281 south of Jamestown on May 20. Kaiser said he and Gillespie had a difference of opinion in how Gillespie conducted himself during the stop. After reading Gillespie’s report about the incident, Kaiser said he decided to terminate Gillespie’s authority in Stutsman County.

 

Valley City (CSi) The 20^th Annual Soap Box Derby activities continue on Friday.

Friday, Jun 5, 2015

5-9 PM- Inspections- Youth Sports Complex

6 PM- Picnic for drivers and families at the Youth Sports Complex

 

6:30 PM- Driver’s meeting- youth sports complex

Saturday, Jun 6, 2015

7:30 AM- group picture,

8-9 AM- Driver trial runs,

9:30 AM- opening ceremonies,

9:30 AM-5:30 PM, Derby Racing

Jamestown (CSi) Stutsman County Relay for Life is set for Friday June 5, 2015, starting at 2-p.m., and going until 2-a.m., on Saturday June 6^th, at the University of Jamestown’s Taylor Stadium.

Co-Chair, Pam Phillips says, opening ceremonies will be at 6-p.m., Friday.

Returning this year as a fundraiser is the “Miss Relay Contest,” where men dress up as women, and votes for favorites are donations to Relay for Life.

Luminaries will be set up along the track, along with reading of names.

This year, on Friday evening, the scheduled the North Dakota Fire Fighters Association State Convention, parade featuring “Vivian The Pink Fire Truck,” and the Aberdeen Pipes & Drum Corps, will do one lap around the stadium track to honor an Association past-president who passed away this last year from cancer, and as a tribute to fire fighters who have passed away.

The full Schedule of Events is posted with the Relay story on line at CsiNewsNow.com

 

Jamestown (CSi) The 8th Annual Running of the Pink will be held on Saturday June 6, 2015, at 9-a.m., starting & ending at R.M. Stoudt in Jamestown.

Registration is: Adults $25, Youth 12 and under, and seniors over 60, $20.

Proceeds to to help fund breast & cervical cancer screenings through the local Women’s Way Resource Fund & the Jamestown Regional Medical Center Foundation.

The printable form is available on line at Stoudtcars.com or here. joholstad@csicable.net, or call, 800- 279-2886, or 701-252-2270.

Early packet pick up will be available at R.M. Stoudt’s on Friday June 5, 2015 from 5-p.m., to 7-p.m.

Registration is available the morning of the run/walk at Stoudt’s.

The event offers participants the opportunity to choose from a 5K Run/Walk, and a 10K Run. Prizes will be awarded for the Largest Family, and Largest Business team participating.

Running of the Pink is a Runner’s World Race Series Event. Prizes will be awarded for those entering the competitive aspect of the event.

 

Jamestown (CSi) Benefits continue to be scheduled for Shawn Durfee who was involved in a motorcycle-car accident in Jamestown that led to a below-the-knee amputation on his left leg.

On the afternoon of April 28, 2015, 40 year-old Shawn Durfee was struck by a car while driving his motorcycle on First Avenue North in Jamestown receiving extensive injuries to his left leg and wrist.

After treatment in Jamestown, he was airlifted to a Fargo hospital where he has undergone several surgeries and many more will be required.

The Individual Motorcycle Club and Dennis Barton from the FM Crusaders Motorcycle Club have set up a benefit bike ride that will be held June 6, 2015 and begins in Jamestown. Registration begins at 10:30 a.m. at the Corner Bar. The cost for the bike ride is $20 per driver and $10 for a passenger, and will begin at noon at the Corner Bar in Jamestown.

The route will be to Courtenay, Glenfield, Hannaford, Dazey and Sanborn before returning to the Corner Bar in Jamestown. A hog roast, a pool tournament and a live and silent auction have also been planned for that day.

Donations for the bike ride can be mailed to FM Crusaders MC, PO Box 635, Jamestown, ND 58402.

For more information about the benefit bike ride, call Ry Walsh at 701-320-9267 or Dennis Barton 701-269-2556.

You can donate online at Shawn Durfee’s Recovery Fund at GoFundMe.com

A benefit fund has also been set up at Unison Bank in Jamestown.

　

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Two Fargo police officers will be placed on administrative leave following the shooting of a robbery suspect who police say fired first.
 
     Police Chief Dave Todd says  a man with a gun approached the desk of the Howard Johnson Inn on Thursday afternoon and demanded money.
 
     Todd says the man fired one round from a handgun in the hotel before he was given money.
 
     As he fled, two officers saw the suspect near a gas station. Todd says as they approached him, the suspect fired several rounds. He says the officers exchanged fire and that it appears the suspect was hit by one round.
 
     Neither officer was injured.
 
     The man was taken to nearby Sanford Medical Center. Todd says he doesn’t know the man’s condition.

 

WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Police are investigating what happened to a six-month-old infant from Fargo who’s now on life support in a Minneapolis hospital.
 
   Police were called to an unlicensed home daycare in West Fargo on Monday after receiving a report of a baby who wasn’t breathing. The daycare provider was performing CPR on the infant when officers arrived.
 
     The child was taken to the Essentia hospital in Fargo and later flown to Minneapolis.
 
     West Fargo Police Chief Mike Reitan says it was determined that the baby has internal injuries. They’re working on determining how and where the child was injured.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A judge says a former North Dakota teacher of the year can be retried on two of five charges alleging a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old female student in 2009.
 
     The trial for Aaron Knodel ended abruptly in April following one juror’s medical emergency while they were deliberating. Knodel later filed a motion for acquittal on all charges.
 
     A district judge ruled Thursday to acquit Knodel on three charges and left it up to the state on whether they want to retry him on the other counts.
 
     Liz Brocker, spokeswoman for the attorney general’s office, says the state is reviewing the court’s order and will “make a determination in due course.”
 
     Defense attorney Bob Hoy says he’s disappointed about the mistrial on two counts, but it was not “entirely unexpected.”

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – More fake money is showing up in Fargo.
 
     Police Lt. Joel Vettel says counterfeit $50 and $100 bills were passed over the weekend. He says the fake currency appears to have been made with a laser printer and is easy to spot. The bogus bills are the work of the same person or group.
 
     Counterfeit bills in various denominations turned up at stores and banks throughout the Fargo area in March and April. Last month, a Fargo man was arrested for passing counterfeit bills at several restaurants in neighboring Moorhead, Minnesota. The man told police he bought the fake currency online.

 

 MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Jurors in Minot are deliberating the fate of a Minot Air Force Base woman accused of causing a fatal accident in the city two years ago.
 
    The trial of 32-year-old Maria Sutton began Tuesday, and jurors got the case Thursday afternoon. Judge Doug Mattson sent them home Thursday evening with orders to reconvene Friday morning.
 
     Sutton is accused of driving her car in the wrong lane in June 2013 and striking a vehicle driven by 49-year-old Robert Morrison head-on, killing the Westhope man.
 
     Sutton pleaded not guilty to a felony negligent homicide charge that carries a maximum punishment of five years in prison.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The recent energy boom in western North Dakota has fueled a growth in housing units unsurpassed in the nation.
 
     A new Census Bureau report shows that North Dakota had the fastest rate of growth in housing units in the country between 2010 and 2014, and also between 2013 and 2014.
 
     Among U.S. counties with at least 5,000 housing units, Williams County in the oil patch had the fastest growth rate between 2013 and 2014 at 11.6 percent and also between 2010 and 2014 at 56.8 percent.
 
     David Nordenstrom is one builder who is taking advantage of the demand for housing in Williams County. The owner of Nordenstrom Custom Homes Inc. in Mora, Minnesota, opened a satellite office in Williston and says he’s seen steady business the past five years.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The mayor of Watford City says rents in the city have gone down by $1,000 a month or more.
 
     Mayor Brent Sanford says about 300 apartment units have been added in the western North Dakota recently.
 
     Sanford says just a month ago, rents ranges from between $3,200 to $3,400 a month. Now they range from $1,600 to $2,200.
 
     The mayor says rents in Watford City are still high compared to most other places but they are far more affordable than in the past.
 
     Sanford says rents in other cities in the region also are coming down as more units come on line and during a lull in drilling activity.
 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says the North Dakota Public Employees Retirement System and the state Retirement and Investment Office can operate under current budget guidelines.
 
     The Legislature adjourned in April before resolving the agencies’ more than $13 million spending bill that affects public employee benefits.
 
     Stenehjem says in an opinion issued Thursday that the agencies may still operate under their current budget when it ends June 30. But he says “any expenditure of funds must be done prudently.”
 
     The Legislature couldn’t agree on a measure meant to ensure public employees keep the same health coverage when their insurer changes in a month.
 
     A committee is slated to meet Monday to try to negotiate a compromise. If an agreement is reached, the Legislature could reconvene June 16 to pass the measure.

 

 BOTTINEAU, N.D. (AP) – Lake Metigoshe (meh-tih-GOH’-shee) State Park this weekend is hosting a 50th anniversary celebration for the state Parks and Recreation Department.
 
     The Saturday event will include food, entertainment, a golden anniversary tree planting, and a guided hike on the Old Oak Trail. The Old Oak in 1976 became North Dakota’s first National Recreation Trail.
 
     The event at the northern park is one of 13 around the state this year celebrating the 50th anniversary of Parks and Rec. Department Director Mark Zimmerman will speak, and the department’s 50th Anniversary Traveling Exhibit trailer will be open for tours.
 

In Sports…

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Little Britches has been moved from Saturday June 6th to Sunday June 7th because of the inclement weather forecast. Registration is now from 8 to 11 AM and fishing from 11 AM to 2 PM.

AA…

 Wichita 8, Fargo-Moorhead 2

 

MLB…

 AMERICAN  LEAGUE

BOSTON (AP) – Red Sox third baseman Pablo Sandoval mishandled a throw on a bunt in the ninth inning as the Minnesota Twins broke away from Boston 8-4 Thursday for a four-game split. Torii Hunter hit his 200th homer in a Twins uniform and added two singles. Kurt Suzuki singled three times. Aaron Thompson worked one scoreless inning.
 
     BOSTON (AP) – The Minnesota Twins recalled Thursday’s starter Tommy Milone from Triple-A before their game against the Boston Red Sox. Milone was Minnesota’s opening day starter before being sent to the minors on May 1st. He was 2-1 with a 4.76 ERA in four starts before being shipped to Rochester.
 
   Final            Oakland            7    Detroit                  5
   Final            Baltimore        3    Houston                  2
    Final            Texas                2    Chi  White  Sox      1,  11  Innings
   Final            Cleveland        6    Kansas  City          2,  7 1/2  Innings
   Final            Tampa  Bay        2    Seattle                  1
 
 
       NATIONAL  LEAGUE
 
   Final            Chi  Cubs          2    Washington            1
   Final            Cincinnati      6    Philadelphia        4
   Final            N-Y  Mets          6    Arizona                  2
   Final            St.  Louis        7    L.A.  Dodgers        1
 
 
       NATIONAL  BASKETBALL  ASSOCIATION  PLAYOFFS
 
        OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – The Golden State Warriors held Cleveland without a point until there was eight seconds left in overtime, outscoring the Cavaliers 10-2 in the extra session to win the NBA Finals opener 108-100 despite 44 points by LeBron James. Steph Curry led the Warriors with 26 and backcourt mate Klay Thompson added 21 for Golden State, which will host Game 2 Sunday night.

 

WNBA…

   MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Lynx will start the WNBA season as the consensus favorite to win the title. The WNBA announced Thursday the results of its annual survey of the league’s general managers. The Lynx will start their 17th season in the WNBA at home at Target Center on Friday night with a game against the Tulsa Shock.

 

  NBA-BUCKS ARENA…
  
     MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says taxpayers would pick up half the cost of a $500 million arena for the Milwaukee Bucks under a financial deal that would rely on current and former team owners for the rest.
 
     Walker has argued for months that it will cost the state more in lost income-tax revenue if the NBA team leaves Milwaukee than it will to pay for a new downtown arena.

 

FRENCH OPEN…

PARIS (AP) For the first time at Roland Garros, there will be an all-American final in the French Open mens tournament.

Second-seeded Taylor Fritz reached the final Friday with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Corentin Denolly and will take on Tommy Paul for the title.

The 13th-seeded Paul defeated Michael Mmoh, another American player, 6-4, 6-3.

Stanislas Wawrinka has won the first set 6-3 against home favorite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in their French Open semifinal.
 
     The eighth-seeded Swiss broke Tsonga in the fourth game, and served out.
 
     The winner plays top-ranked Novak Djokovic or third-seeded Andy Murray.

The women’s final at the French Open in Paris is set.
 
     Top-seed Serena Williams fought through the flu to beat Timea Bacsinszky (ba-CHIHN’-skee) 4-6, 6-3, 6-love. The winner of 19 Grand Slam titles looked under the weather during the match and in jeopardy of losing it after dropping the opening set. The two-time French Open champ has been dealing with the flu since earlier in the tournament.
 
     Williams will take on Lucie Safarova for the title.  The Czech moved into her first Grand Slam final with a 7-5, 7-5 win over Ana Ivanovic (ee-VAH’-noh-vich).
 
     Williams has won all eight matches she’s had with Safarova.
 

PGA… 
     DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) – Bo Van Pelt and Hideki Matsuyama posted 8-under 64s to share the lead late after the first round of the Memorial tournament. Van Pelt got off to a fast start with birdies on six holes on the front side and finished with 10 for the round.  Matsuyama’s round was bogey-free.
 
     Jason Dufner finished with a 66 and is tied for third with Russell Knox.
 
     Masters champ Jordan Speith (speeth) shot a 4-under-68 while Tiger Woods had a 73. Woods has won this event five times.
 
     LPGA…

     CAMBRIDGE, Ontario (AP) – Rookie Cheyenne Woods tied a course record with a 9-under-63 and is tied with P.K. Kongkraphan and Cristie Kerr after the opening round of the LPGA Classic in Ontario. Woods birdied eight holes, including five of the last nine, and had an eagle in the round. She’s the niece of Tiger Woods.
 
     Sandra Gal and Laeticia Beck are tied for second, one shot back.

 

NHL…

     NEW YORK (AP) – The NHL is a step closer to a coaches’ challenge system.
 
     The joint NHL/NHL Players’ Association competition committee has recommended coaches’ challenges for goals involving goalie interference and offside plays.
 
     If approved by the NHLPA executive committee and board of governors, goalie interference challenges would be handled by referees at ice level and offside plays by the situation room in Toronto.
 
     The competition committee reached no consensus on overtime changes for next season and will continue discussions.
 
  

In world and national news…

 BEIJING (AP) – China says allegations that it was behind a hacking attack on U.S. government computers are unproven and irresponsible. And it says it wishes the United States would trust China more. U.S. officials suspect that hackers based in China broke into the computer networks of the U.S. government personnel office and stole information about at least 4 million federal workers.
 
     KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) – A magnitude-5.9 earthquake has struck in Malaysia near Southeast Asia’s highest peak, injuring 11 climbers. Officials with Sabah Parks on Borneo say about 130 people are stranded on the mountain. Helicopters can’t land due to bad weather and the high altitude, but park rangers and mountain guides are trying to help the climbers get down.
 
     YOLA, Nigeria (AP) – A bomb has exploded in the main market in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Yola, killing 31 people. Officials say another 38 people were hurt in the blast, which happened as merchants were closing shop, others were hurrying to make last-minute purchases and commuters were catching tricycle taxis home. The local government is blaming the attack on the extremist Boko Haram (BOH’-koh hah-RAHM’) movement, which has been fighting for the last six years to impose Islamic law in Nigeria’s northeast.
 
     VIENNA (AP) – Iran and Saudi Arabia have entered an OPEC meeting in Vienna declaring they will not cede authority to the organization over how much oil they could sell. The 12-nation cartel is expected to keep the official output target of 30 million barrels a day. But Iranian and Saudi ministers suggested that overproduction would continue, even if that ended up oversupplying markets and driving down prices.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – The Labor Department reports this morning on the May employment picture. Economists surveyed by FactSet are betting that employers added 227,000 jobs in May, roughly in line with April’s gain. The unemployment rate is expected to remain at 5.4 percent, a seven-year low.