Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Oct 8

CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS NEAR 80.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.COLUMBUS DAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS AROUND 70. LOWS
IN THE MID 40S.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S

Jamestown (CSi) The Stutsman County Commission has unanimously approved the 2016 budget, with a total expenditures of $27.1 million up from $23.3 million in 2015.

Total revenues for 2016 are projected at $26.8 million, up from $23 million in 2015. Most of the increase comes from $3.3 million in highway aid, $341,198 in new tax revenue and $200,000 in wind generation tax.

The commission approved setting the 2015 property tax mill levy at 98.11 mills, down 9.81 mills from 107.92 mills in 2014. Even with the drop in property taxes, the county will receive $408,881 more in property tax revenues than it did in 2014.

There is a $298,801 deficit between 2016 expenditures and revenues which will be made up through fund balances.

For a home with a value of $175,000, the taxable value is $7,875. For 2015 that home will have a property tax bill of $679, down from $747 in 2014.

Road projects totaling $3.5 million are the primary cause of the Stutsman County 2016 budget expenditures increasing 16 percent over the 2015 budget.

Stutsman County Auditor/COO, Casey Bradley also pointed out that there are also increases in total salaries and health insurance costs.

County Commissioner Dave Schwartz, said the $3.5 million for road projects will cover the cost of three major projects in 2016.

Those include, County Road 38 from Ypsilanti to N.D. Highway 62 to receive an asphalt overlay. The bridge on County Road 63 just south of Ypsilanti will be replaced. The road to Montpelier, 49th Street Southeast, 7 miles between U.S. Highway 281 to Montpelier, will also receive an asphalt overlay.

Schwartz pointed out that these projects will be funded through a bill approved by the state Legislature this year that provided $1.1 billion to local governments, mainly local governments directly affected by the Oil Patch.

In other business, the County Commission unanimously approved a contract with Klein McCarthy & Co. to conduct an analysis of the Stutsman County Correctional Center to determine if the correctional center should be added onto, or should a new facility be built.

Bismarck (CSi) Stutsman Rural Water District is to receive about $4.2 million, as the State Water Commission approved $160 million in cost-share funds for municipal, rural and regional water supply projects throughout the state.

State Engineer Todd Sando says the cost-share funding awarded, is “monumental,” led by $70 million for the Western Area Water Supply Project and $55 million for the Southwest Pipeline Project.

The funding comes from money appropriated by the Legislature for the 2015-17 biennium.

The commission consists of Gov. Jack Dalrymple as chairman, Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring and seven members appointed by the governor.

  FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol says three people were treated for injuries after a man checking Facebook on his smartphone while driving collided with a truck on Interstate 29. The Highway Patrol says Billy Sides was driving a 2010 Mercury Mountaineer southbound on I-29 when he rear-ended the dump trailer Wednesday about 11 miles south of Fargo. The trailer had minor damage.

HANKINSON, N.D. (AP) – A man was seriously injured when he was doing maintenance work in the boiler room of a southeast North Dakota school.
 
     The Richland County Sheriff’s Department says 63-year-old Mike Dehn, of Enderlin, received severe burns while he was working Wednesday morning at a Hankinson school.
 
     Dehn, who is an employee of HA Thompson and Sons, was airlifted to a Fargo hospital.
 
     Hankinson Schools Superintendent Chad Benson says the boiler was undergoing annual maintenance and was not on at the time of the incident.
 
     Benson says the school was evacuated for about 45 minutes after the incident because school officials were uncertain about the condition of the boiler room.
 
     The cause of the incident is under investigation.

 BOTTINEAU, N.D. (AP) – A pilot escaped injury when the small propeller plane he was flying crashed into an unoccupied tractor in a Bottineau County field. The Highway Patrol says 66-year-old Charles Refling of Bottineau was circling a field on Tuesday night, breaking in the kit plane’s new motor, when the motor died. Refling touched down in the field and struck a parked tractor with a swather and hay roller.

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The attorney for one of the men accused in a fatal beating outside of a Fargo bar in May wants a judge to suppress some evidence.
 
     Defense attorney Pat Rosenquist doesn’t want jurors to see video of Jessy Olson allegedly taking a pool cue ball out of Rick’s Bar the night 35-year-old Joey Gaarsland was beaten and killed.
 
Judge Thomas Olson will rule later.
 
     Jessy Olson is one of four people charged with murder and aggravated assault in the case.

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Federal prosecutors are continuing their efforts to recover money from a man and his former wife accused of fraud and terror in the North Dakota oil patch.
 
     A federal judge issued an order Wednesday for forfeiture of about $250,000 from bank accounts and other investments that were under control of James Henrikson and Sarah Creveling. Henrikson pleaded guilty last month to paying a hit man to kill two of his former business associates in North Dakota. Creveling is charged with mail fraud and money laundering.
 
     Prosecutors say money that is recovered should go to family members of victims who were killed or investors who were defrauded.
 
     Henrikson admitted in federal court that he ordered the deaths of Kristopher Clarke in February 2012 and Doug Carlile in December 2013.
 WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) – A teacher and coach in Wahpeton who was accused last year of abusing two elementary school students has resigned.
 
     The Daily News reports that Kelly McNary resigned in late September after nearly 25 years with the Wahpeton School District.
 
     McNary declined comment. Superintendent Rick Jacobson says McNary told district officials that he was pursuing other career options.
 
     McNary was put on administrative leave last December while authorities looked into the allegations against him. The investigation concluded he used inappropriate conduct and language, though he was never charged with a crime.
 
     He was reinstated in January under conditions that included counseling on how to better handle stressful interactions with student

MAPLETON, N.D. (AP) – Voters in Mapleton have rejected a $7.2 million dollar school referendum.
 
     Principal Tim Jacobson says the measure got more than 50 percent approval but not the 60 percent majority needed for it to pass in Wednesday’s special election.
 
     The money would have paid for a new K-8 school, replacing the district’s 91-year old facility.
 
     Eighty-three students attend classes in Mapleton. Administrators expect enrollment to climb in coming years.

PEMBINA, N.D. (AP) – The office of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Pembina is reminding travelers to Canada to carry the proper documentation and expect heavy traffic at the border starting Thursday.
 
     Officials say border traffic volumes are expected to significantly increase through Monday for the observance of Thanksgiving in Canada and Columbus Day in the United States. 
 
     Travelers are being encouraged to cross during off-peak times, such as before 6 a.m. or after 3 p.m.
 
     Authorities say travelers should carry an acceptable travel document such as a passport, a U.S. passport card, a trusted traveler card, a permanent resident card or an enhanced driver’s license. They say these documents can expedite entry into the United States and make future border crossings more efficient.

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Burleigh County Sheriff Pat Heinert (HY’-nurt) plans to make a run for the state Legislature.
 
     Heinert says he’ll seek the Republican endorsement to run for the District 32 House seat that had been held by Mark Dosch of Bismarck since 2001. Dosch recently moved from the district.
 
     Heinert is in the first year of a four-year term as sheriff. The secretary of state’s office says it’s OK for an elected county official to also serve in the Legislature.
 
     Heinert is the first Republican to declare a candidacy in District 32.

 GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The University of North Dakota is holding a celebration to mark First Nations Day.
 
     Gov. Jack Dalrymple has pronounced Friday as First Nations Day to recognize the state’s native people and their role in shaping the history and culture of the state.
 
     UND’s celebration is planned at 11 a.m. Friday at the school’s American Indian Center. It will include a program featuring American Indian students, faculty and staff, followed by a traditional meal. It’s open to the public.

In sports…

 NATIONAL  LEAGUE WILD CARD GAME…

 PITTSBURGH (AP) – Jake Arrieta (ar-ee-EH’-tuh) struck out 11 and allowed just four hits in the Chicago Cubs’ 4-0 win over the Pirates in the National League wild card game. Arrieta won his last 11 regular-season decisions before becoming the first Cub to toss a complete game in the postseason since Mark Prior in the 2003 division series. Kyle Schwarber smacked a two-run homer and had three RBIs, and Dexter Fowler added a solo shot and three runs scored to help the Cubs earn the right to face the Cardinals in the division series.

  Tempers flared in the seventh after Pirates reliever Tony Watson drilled Arrieta in the left side with a fastball. Arrieta and Watson exchanged words near home plate, causing the bullpens and benches to mill about the infield for a few moments. The only punches thrown were by Pirates first baseman Sean Rodriguez, who clobbered a drink cooler in the dugout.
 
     Arrieta hit two Pirates earlier in the game, though neither appeared intentional.
 
     Game 1 of the division series is Friday at Busch Stadium.
 
Coming up today, the American League Division playoffs begin with games in Kansas City and Toronto.
 
     The Blue Jays will host the Rangers in the afternoon, with 18-game winner David Price going for the home team against Yovani Gallardo (yoh-VAH’-nee gy-AHR’-doh). The Jays won the American League East title, while the Rangers finished first in the AL West.
 
     The night game has the Royals entertaining the Astros, who advanced to the ALDS with a 3-0 win over the Yankees in Tuesday’s wild card game. The Royals have announced they’ll start Yordano Ventura against Houston’s 19-game winner Collin McHugh.
 
 
       NATIONAL  BASKETBALL  ASSOCIATION  PRESEASON

 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Kevin Durant scored 15 points in 22 minutes in his first NBA game in eight months as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 122-99 on Wednesday night. Durant made 5 of 8 shots and had four assists. Russell Westbrook had 14 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds in 22 minutes. Karl-Anthony Towns had 18 points on 8-for-12 shooting in his NBA debut.
 
   Final    Atlanta                  98    Cleveland        96
   Final    Orlando                100    Miami                97
   Final    Houston                109    Dallas              82
     Final    Phoenix                102    Sacramento      98
 
 
       NATIONAL  HOCKEY  LEAGUE

  UNDATED (AP) – The Chicago Blackhawks raised their third Stanley Cup banner in five years before they were reminded that they aren’t invincible.
 
     Henrik Lundqvist turned back 32 shots and the New York Rangers scored three times in the first period to beat the Hawks 3-2.
 
   Final    Montreal            3    Toronto              1
   Final    Vancouver          5    Calgary              1
   Final    San  Jose            5    Los  Angeles      1

VIKES STADIUM…

 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The public authority overseeing the new Minnesota Vikings stadium and the main contractor building it are headed for a three-day mediation session next month over some disputed costs. Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority Chairwoman Michele Kelm-Helgen says the commission and Mortenson Construction are going before a mediator to determine who should pay for $15 million in unforeseen costs. The mediation is private.

NFL…

 NEW YORK (AP) – NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell expects league owners to vote on franchise relocation to Los Angeles in a few months. The current timetable calls for submission of applications to relocate in January, when the owners could vote. Steelers president Art Rooney said he doesn’t envision that timetable being changed, noting that St. Louis, Oakland and San Diego “still are putting together their proposals” to keep their teams.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – University of South Carolina officials have decided to move Saturday’s scheduled football game against LSU to Baton Rouge due to massive flooding in the Columbia area. South Carolina officials wanted to keep the game in Columbia, but now say law enforcement that would be needed to direct traffic and keep Williams-Brice Stadium safe are needed elsewhere in the area to help clean up from the massive flooding. The game time has not been announced.
 

LPGA…

  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) – Alison Lee shot a 6-under 65 on Thursday for a share of the first-round lead in the LPGA Malaysia, the first tour event since her emotional Solheim Cup debut.
 
     Lee birdied five of the first eight holes at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club, and added birdies on Nos. 12 and 14. The 20-year-old UCLA student bogeyed the par-3 17th and – after rain and lightning delayed play more than three hours – got up-and-down for par on the par-4 18th.

SOCCER…

  ZURICH (AP) – Soccer’s governing body is temporarily suspending its president Sepp Blatter for 90 days in the wake of a Swiss criminal investigation. The move by the FIFA (FEE’-fuh) ethics committee further taints Blatter’s 40-year career with the organization, including 17 years as president. The president of the Union of European Football Associations, Michel Platini, is also suspended for the same length of time. Blatter allegedly misused FIFA money by making a $2 million payment to Platini, who was questioned as a witness.    

In world and national news…

 STOCKHOLM (AP) – This year’s Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to Svetlana Alexievich of Belarus (BEHL’-uh-roos). The Swedish Academy says the 67-year-old’s writings are “a monument to suffering and courage in our time.” One official with the Academy says the author “has mapped the soul” of the Soviet and post-Soviet people.
 
     COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Several hundred roads and bridges across South Carolina remain closed as crews try to assess the damage caused by days of flooding. One of those closed roads is a 15-mile stretch of Interstate 95, a major corridor. Several school districts in hard-hit Columbia are opening up their cafeterias during lunchtime today and tomorrow to serve free meals to children. And crews are working to protect Columbia’s drinking water supply by installing pumps that move the water from a canal directly to a local reservoir. 
 
     BERLIN (AP) – Germany’s vice chancellor is sending of message of support to Volkswagen’s employees, whose company admits installing software in some 11 million vehicles to cheat on emissions tests. Sigmar Gabriel, who is also Germany’s economy minister, traveled to Volkswagen’s hometown of Wolfsburg today saying, “employees must not pay the price” for “criminal behavior by managers.” Volkswagen’s top executive in the U.S. is expected to face lawmakers on Capitol Hill this morning.   
 
     LUXEMBOURG (AP) – France is proposing to beef up the European Union’s external borders by committing member states to contribute more people to the EU’s border agency. France’s interior minister made the proposal to his EU counterparts at today’s meeting in Luxembourg. French officials said it would be developed by EU leaders at next week’s summit. The EU is struggling to contain a migrant crisis that has exposed huge weaknesses in both cooperation and manpower as hundreds of thousands of people fleeing war and economic strife have entered the continent.