– Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Jun 9

CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. TEMPERATURE FALLING THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. EAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LOWS
IN THE MID 50S.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
.MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH A CHANCE NORTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL.
SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. THE CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS RETURNS SATURDAY INTO NEXT WEEK.

Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Fire Department was called to Wells Fargo Bank at about 1:25 p.m., Monday.

Fire Chief Gary Retterath says no flames were visible, adding, that caused a delay in finding the source of the smell of smoke, which may have been caused by a faulty electric motor, or light fixture.

Fire fighters extracted smoke from the building, and bank officials will have a repair company locate and repair the issue.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Canvassing board, consisting of the five City Council Members, Monday, certified the June 2, 2015 election ballots, where voters approved the one percent City Sales Tax for the construction and operation of the first phase of the Two Rivers Activity Center (TRAC.)

City Administrator Jeff Fuchs says the ‘yes’ votes were 1773 compared to the unofficial total of 1771

The ‘no’ votes went from 1178 to 1180.

Fuchs says the four additional votes stemmed from:

One ballot approved, which was held for the signature comparison.

One ballot that was added had not been signed by a long-term care resident.

Two ballots that were added did not have initials by election officials.

2,953 Total Ballots Cast.

Total Absentee/Early Voting Ballots:

893

Total Election Day Ballots:

2060

The Jamestown Canvassing Board’s certification now goes to the North Dakota Secretary of State’s Office for the official certification.

Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Public School Public School District school board election is today to elect the At-Large position.

Incumbent Rick Ross is seeking another term on the school board. Ross is near the end of his first 4-year term.

Ross is an assistant professor at Valley City State University in the Division of Business & Information Technology Department.

Valley City resident Rich Schueneman is on the ballot for the At-Large position now held by Ross. Schueneman is the Bald Hill Dam Resource Manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and previously served as a Valley City Commissioner.

The one polling place is at the school district Administration Building at 460 Central Avenue North. The polls will be open from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Jamestown (CSi) A fundraiser for the James River Humane Society is ‘A very Special Elvis Presley Display,” presented by Jack and Betty Gorman of Jamestown.

On Monday’s Wayne Byers show on CSi Cable 2, Jack said, that on Wednesday and Thursday, June 24, 25, 2015 the All Vets Club, lower level, in Jamestown will be open from 9-a.m., to 6-p.m.

All donations are welcome for admission, including monetary, a donation of dog and cat food and or toys.

Jack will also have copies of Elvis’s Black Belt Karate ID card, with a donation.

Without the donation there will be a $5 admission charge.

Also inside there will be rare Elvis Souvenirs for sale, along with videos playing of Graceland, and other Elvis related events.

Jack says that he and Betty support the James River Humane Society, those who take care of the dogs and cats, and the shelter’s efforts of finding homes for them.

Jack points out that Elvis loved pets and always has a dozen pets or more on the grounds of his Graceland home.

Jack also said, in cooperation with Unison Bank he will have an Elvis display at the bank all month long in September this year.

Jamestown (CSi) Alpha Opportunities, Inc. is holding their 2^nd Annual Gator Crawl on June 13, 2015, 10:00a-2:00p at the Jamestown Reservoir on the island. Registration is $20 which includes a Gator Crawl t-shirt, lunch, and lots of fun.

Crawler Habitat

10:00am starting time

Not a race, do as many laps as you are able

Start on islands and follow the gator signs to complete your laps!

Meal served at noon, $5 per person unless registered for Gator Crawl.

Gator prizes start at 1:00pm.

Sponsorships

Swimmer-$250-$500

You will receive advertising of your business name at the event. Your business name will also be displayed on all promotional materials for the event; you will receive free registration for two and two additional meal tickets.

High walker-$100-$249

You will receive the same advertising as mentioned above. Plus, two free registrations.

Belly crawler-$100 and under

You will receive advertising of your business name at the event. Your business name will also be displayed on all promotional materials for the event.

Meal Sponsor-

Contribute $300 and be listed as the major sponsor of the lunch provided to all the “crawlers” and guests of the event.

Other cash and gator prize donations greatly appreciated.

Contact Alpha Opportunities for more information and the signup sheet.

Phone: (701) 251-1256.

Bismarck (CSi) Puklich Chevrolet in Bismarck, haspurchased Perkins Incorporated of Valley City.

Jerry Perkins says all the employees now working in Valley City will remain with the dealership.

Additional information about the sale will be released later.

Perkins Incorporated has been operating as a GM dealership in Valley City for 38 years.

Prior to that the dealership was owned by the Christianson family.

BLANCHARD, N.D. (AP) – Four people are dead in what authorities believe is a case of carbon monoxide poisoning in a rural home in Traill County.

     The Sheriff’s Office says emergency responders rescued four other people from the home near Blanchard late Sunday.

     Capt. Tony Ernst says local and state investigators have determined that a propane-fueled water heater being used with a swimming pool was improperly vented and caused the deadly carbon monoxide gas to build up inside the home. No foul play is suspected.

     Dead are 53-year-old homeowner Ross Matejcek, 27-year-old Ricky Fisher of Blanchard, 24-year-old Margaret Fisher of Portland, and 6-year-old Jabin Newmes of Portland.

     Forty-five year-old Bonnie Fisher of Blanchard and three children were rescued from the home and taken to hospitals in Hillsboro and Fargo. Their condition was unknown.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A 23-year-old Bismarck woman is accused of leaving two small children alone in a car while she shoplifted from a Wal-Mart store.

     Authorities allege Dawn Morsette left the 3- and 5-year-old children alone in a car with the front windows rolled halfway down for more than half an hour on Friday while she went into the store. The children were discovered after Morsette was apprehended for shoplifting.

     Morsette faces a felony child neglect charge in state court that carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. Court documents do not list an attorney for her, and a home telephone listing couldn’t be found.

     Morsette pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor theft charge in municipal court and was sentenced to three days in jail.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Fargo man accused of sexually assaulting two teenage girls has pleaded not guilty in state court. Samuel Taylor is charged with felony gross sexual imposition and corruption of a minor. Authorities say the victims were ages 16 and 13. The allegations against Taylor date back to 2013.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – Five men have been charged in federal court in South Dakota with attempted commercial sex trafficking.

     Authorities say the charges relate to responses to online advertisements during an undercover operation.

     Those indicted are 25-year-old Benjamin Iverson and 29-year-old Scott Larson of Sioux Falls; 27-year-old Nathanuel Downs of Sioux City, Iowa; 29-year-old Lance Hunter Jr. of Little Rock, Iowa; and 26-year-old Jose Oxlaj of Guatemala.

     All of the defendants have pleaded not guilty.

     The charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Bail has been set at $1 million for an Iowa man accused of robbing a downtown Fargo motel and shooting at police.

  A court appearance was held Monday at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo where Eric Webb, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa is recovering from injuries suffered in a shootout with police. Webb is charged with robbery and possession of a firearm by a felon.

     Police say Webb demanded money and fired a shot into the front desk of the Howard Johnson motel during the Thursday afternoon robbery. Webb fled on foot before he was spotted by officers a few blocks away.

     Police say one officer fired twice at Webb, whose condition has not been released. No other people were hurt in the incident.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – State prosecutors in the case of a former North Dakota teacher of year accused of having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old female student in 2009 say they need more time to prepare for a second trial.

     The first trial for West Fargo High School teacher Aaron Knodel ended abruptly in April following one juror’s medical emergency while they were deliberating. A judge last week threw out three charges against Knodel but said he could be retried on the two remaining counts of felony corruption or solicitation of a minor.

     Prosecutors say in documents filed Monday that the June 23 trial date is a “simply unrealistic and unfair” time frame. The state says it plans to ask for a change of venue.

     Knodel’s attorney was not immediately available for comment.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A six-member committee has reached a compromise on an unresolved measure in the Legislature that affects public employee benefits.

The panel agreed Monday to add one lawmaker from each party to the North Dakota Public Employees Retirement System board. The seven-member panel was criticized by some lawmakers when it awarded a contract that will make Sanford Health Plan the insurance carrier for thousands of public employees – including lawmakers – on July 1.

The session ended in April two days short of the maximum permitted under the state constitution. But the House and Senate were still at odds over policy changes in a budget bill that House budget writers inserted to ensure that public employees could keep the same health benefits and medical providers when their insurer changes.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Rainfall up to 3 inches in the last week halted fieldwork in the northern half of North Dakota. The Agriculture Department says topsoil moisture was rated 3 percent short, 72 percent adequate and 25 percent surplus. The report says conditions for most crops were in the 70 to 80 percent range good or excellent.

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) – The mayor of Devils Lakes says a city committee has finished work on a proposed development agreement with a company planning an oil refinery on the western edge of the city.

     Mayor Dick Johnson says one of the provisions in the proposed deal would require Eagles Ledge Energy and one of its subsidiaries to make a payment to the city that is equal to 2.5 percent of the refinery’s annual earning, minus some deductions.

     Johnson says the agreement covers numerous issues such as environmental safeguards and other contingency plans for potential mishaps.

     The mayor says the full city commission is expected to review the documents and vote later this month whether to approve it.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Gov. Jack Dalrymple and an Arizona company are touting a process aimed treating and recycling oil drilling waste.

     Dalrymple and Scottsdale, Arizona-based Nuverra Environmental Solutions say the drilling byproduct can be used for such things as road building instead of being dumped in special landfills.

     North Dakota lawmakers this year approved a measure to create a pilot project aimed at the estimated 1 million tons of drilling waste produced annually in the state.

     The measure sets aside about $65,000 for the state Health Department to monitor an independent pilot project and develop standards.

     Companies drilling in western North Dakota are left with some two dozen semitrailer loads of drill cuttings from each well that either have to be stored on site or dumped in a landfill.

DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota University System has launched the search for a new president for Dickinson State University.

     President D.C. Coston announced in February that he plans to retire once a new leader is found. He’s been the school’s president since 2011, after spending six years as vice president for agriculture and university extension at North Dakota State University in Fargo.

     The university system has contracted with a consultant to help with the search for his successor. The deadline for candidates to apply is Aug. 3.

     The university system says whoever is eventually chosen by the state Board of Higher Education as the next president would take the reins no later than Jan. 1, 2016.

In sports…

Valley City (CSi) The 20^th Annual Soap Box Derby concluded on Sunday, as rain Saturday afternoon pushed back the final racing heats.

Over 40 drivers competed vying for a spot to compete in the International Soap Box Derby in July this year in Akron, Ohio.

Winners included:

Emily Kvien finishing 1st in the Super Stock Division.

Jaustin Opatz finished 2nd in the Super Stock.

Aurora Ziniel took 1st place in the Stock Division.

Xavier Thomas placed 2nd in the Stock Division.

The CSi Cable 68 camera was trained on the finish line on North Central Avenue.

Jamestown (CSi) The 2015 Jamestown Blue Jay football schedule includes two Thursday night, and one Saturday contest, along with the traditional Friday night football.

The game at Century on October 9th will kickoff at 4-p.m.

The Homecoming game is September 18th, hosting Williston.

2015 schedule is posted on line at CsiNewsNow.com

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – Residents of Mandan are voting on whether to increase taxes to fund a sports complex.

     Tuesday’s election is on a proposed three-fourths percent sales tax to fund the $22 million Park District project that would include a two-rink hockey arena, gymnastics facilities, and a football and track field. The existing football and track field would be converted into ball fields.

    Park District officials have narrowed the list of potential sites to two – west of the former Mandan Hospital or in front of the Tesoro oil refinery.

     Supporters say the project would improve quality of life and bring more money to the city. Opponents say a sales tax increase would hurt Mandan businesses by deterring people from shopping in the city.

AA…

Kansas City 10, Fargo-Moorhead 3

MLB…

INTERLEAGUE

Final Toronto 11 Miami 3

AMERICAN LEAGUE

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Kendrys Morales hit a long home run against his former team to push the Kansas City Royals to a 3-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night. Morales hit a two-run shot in the second inning and Eric Hosmer drove in another run in the eighth to move the AL champion Royals ahead of the Twins by percentage points for first place in the AL Central. Greg Holland got his 10th save in 11 chances.

Astros shortstop prospect Carlos Correa made his major league debut on Monday, going 1-for-4 with an RBI single against the White Sox in Chicago. The top player selected in the 2012 draft was hitting a combined .335 with 10 homers, 21 doubles, 44 RBIs and 18 stolen bases in Triple-A and Double-A this season before the promotion.

       NATIONAL LEAGUE

   Final            Milwaukee              2    Pittsburgh          0
   Final            Cincinnati            6    Philadelphia      4
   Final            San Diego              5    Atlanta                3, 11 Innings
   Final            Colorado              11    St. Louis            3
   Final            L.A. Dodgers        9    Arizona                3

       NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS

CHICAGO (AP) – Ben Bishop stopped 36 shots and Cedric Paquette scored the game-winner with 3:11 remaining as the Tampa Bay Lightning knocked off Chicago 3-2 to take a 2-1 series lead in the Stanley Cup finals. Lightning forward Ondrej Palat (AHN’-dray pah-LAHT’) tied the game early in the third period, 13 seconds after Brandon Saad (sahd) gave the Blackhawks their only lead of the night. Ryan Callahan had a goal and an assist for the Lightning, who will take on the Hawks tomorrow night in Chicago.

MLB DRAFT…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Twins have selected left-handed pitcher Tyler Jay from the University of Illinois in the first round of the 2015 first-year player draft. Minnesota chose Jay with the sixth overall selection. The junior becomes the second-highest drafted player in University of Illinois history.

Shortstops were taken with the first three picks in last night’s major league draft, with Vanderbilt’s Dansby Swanson going to Arizona with the No. 1 choice. LSU’s Alex Bregman was chosen second by the Houston Astros, who used the fifth overall selection to take high school outfielder Kyle Tucker. Colorado went for high school shortstop Brendan Rodgers at No. 3 before UC Santa Barbara pitcher Dillon Tate went to Texas with the fourth pick.

NCAA …

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – The NCAA’s Playing Rules Oversight Panel has approved several changes in men’s basketball. The shot clock in men’s basketball has been reduced from 35 to 30 seconds, and the number of timeouts in the second half has been cut from four to three. The panel also eliminated some of the extra stoppages by using any timeout called within 30 seconds of a media timeout as the scheduled break.

AMES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa State has hired Murray State’s Steve Prohm as its men’s basketball coach. Cyclones athletic director Jamie Pollard confirmed that Prohm will replace Fred Hoiberg, who left last week after five seasons to take over the Chicago Bulls. The 40-year-old Prohm was 104-29 in four years at Murray State. He led the Racers to 29 wins, including a 16-0 regular-season mark in the Ohio Valley Conference in 2014-15.

NFL…

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) – The Chicago Bears have signed veteran cornerback Tracy Porter to a one-year contract. Porter is joining his fourth team in as many seasons since playing his first four years in New Orleans. He is best known for his clinching 74-yard interception return touchdown for the Saints against Indianapolis in the 2010 Super Bowl.

In world and national news…

CHICAGO (AP) – Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert is scheduled for arraignment today on federal charges that he agreed to pay $3.5 million to conceal officially undefined misconduct from his days as a high school teacher. The indictment says Hastert had paid $1.7 million before federal agents began scrutinizing the transactions. A person familiar with the allegations says the secret involves alleged sexual misconduct.

     PARIS (AP) – Forty-four coffins containing the remains of Germanwings crash victims are expected to be flown today from Marseille (mahr-SAY’), France to Duesseldorf, Germany. Dozens of victims’ relatives from the March 24 crash in the French Alps have been awaiting the return of the remains in the first repatriation since the disaster that killed all 150 people onboard.

     BEIRUT (AP) – The Hezbollah group’s TV station reports an attack by Islamic State group militants has been thrown back in an area on the Lebanon-Syria border. It’s seen as a possible precursor to a major battle between the two groups in the rugged mountainous region. Hezbollah has been on the offensive for weeks, already mostly defeating the al-Qaida-aligned Nusra front. A major battle with IS appears to be next.

     SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea thinks the worst is over in an outbreak of a deadly respiratory virus. The biggest outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome outside the region where it was first seen in 2012 was introduced to South Korea last month by a 68-year-old man who had traveled to Saudi Arabia and nearby countries. Seven people died and 100 were infected. The next seven days are seen as critical.

     ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Greek officials say they have submitted alternative ideas on budget measures to the European Union’s economic and monetary affairs chief in an effort to unlock rescue funds and stave off bankruptcy. A Greek official says the two texts contain proposals on “a workable plan” to render Greece’s crushing debt load viable. A deal must be struck before the end of June.