Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Oct 9

CSi Weather…
5 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS.  A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WINDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.
.COLUMBUS DAY AND MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. WINDY. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. LOWS NEAR 40.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.

 

FOR THE WEEKEND…

A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
SUNDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WESTERLY WINDS DEVELOPING BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR FUTURE UPDATES ON
UPCOMING ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS REGARDING THE STRONG WINDS.

STRONG WINDS SUNDAY COMBINED WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF
AROUND 25 PERCENT IN SLOPE AND BOWMAN COUNTIES…COULD RESULT IN
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

 

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Police Department is warning Jamestown Residents regarding a convicted sex offender that is living in the City of Jamestown.

The report updated on Friday says, Joseph Allen Johnson as moved from 114½ 3^rd Street Northwest, Jamestown, ND to 515 6th Street SE Apt #2, Jamestown

He presently has no vehicle.

The complete report on line at CSiNewsNow.co

 

Jamestown (CSi) The James River Humane Society reports, dollars raised during recent fundraising events.

On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSI Cable 2, James River Humane Society President, Matt Opsahl said, the Crusader’s Motorcycle Club has donated $1,545 they raised during the Paws for a Cause Bike Run they held last month.

Also $850 were raised from the Zombie Crawl.

Opsahl thanks all who participated and organized these events.

The dollars raised will go toward buying new doghouses at the shelter.

Another shelter fundraiser is a Bake sale to be held Saturday, October 17, 2015 at the Buffalo Mall from 10:00 to 2:00-3:00 or when the bake goods sell out.

Anyone wishing to donated bake goods for sale, should drop them off at 9:30 a,m at their booth.

A reminder that October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month. The adoption fee is reduced to $100, down from the usual, $135, for any dog adopted this month.

Matt added the shelter has 20 dogs, including 2 Lab puppies.

The are currently 20 cats available for adoption, including one cat in foster care with six kittens, that will be available for adoption.

The Jamestown River Humane Society is located off the I-94 Bloom Exit, open daily from 9-a.m. to noon, and 5:30-6:30-p.m., or call 252-0747, to arrange another time.

Call the shelter for volunteer opportunities.

Drop off items for the animals at the shelter or Hugos in Jamestown.

 

Jamestown (CSi) Benefits are planned for the Lee and Carissa Garrett family of Woodworth who lost their home and most of their belongings to a fire October 1, 2015.

On October 17 in Woodworth, dart tournament will be held at 3 p.m. at Stub’s Pub, 107 Main St. N, Woodworth. There is a $10 entry fee.

A freewill donation supper will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. October 17 at the Woodworth Fire Hall, at 111 Main Street North, with a live auction at 7 p.m. Donations for the live auction are needed which people are asked to bring to the auction. Following the live auction a DJ will play music and karaoke at Stub’s Pub.

A chili feed and silent auction will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. October 23 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Jamestown. The fundraiser is being organized by friends of the Garrett family — Toni Allen and Heather Dehne.

The cost is $6 per person for the chili feed and children 5 years old and younger eat for free. R & C School of Rock, a DJ service, will play music from 8 p.m. to midnight.

All proceeds from both benefits will go to the Garrett family.

Anyone wanting to make a donation but unable attendthe events may send a check or money order to Lee and Carissa Garrett Benefit, c/o Unison Bank, P.O. Box 2056, Jamestown, ND 58402.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – No one was hurt in a fire that caused an estimated $20,000 in damage to an apartment building in Fargo.

Firefighters responded to the building about 4:30 a.m. Friday after a report of smoke in a hallway, and discovered a bed on fire in one of the apartments. They extinguished the blaze in a matter of minutes.

The building was evacuated, but all tenants were able to return after smoke was removed from the building.

Investigators determined an improperly disposed cigarette caused the fire.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture expects North Dakota farmers to produce slightly more corn than last year, but fewer soybeans and dry edible beans.

USDA’s latest production report forecasts the state’s corn crop will increase slightly to 315 million bushels, up less than 1 percent from last year. The sugar beet crop is expected to be 5.72 million tons, up 12 percent.

The 2015 soybean crop in North Dakota is expected to be 190 million bushels, down 6 percent from last year’s record. That’s due to fewer acres for harvest and a lower average yield.

Dry edible bean production is expected to be 7.74 million hundredweight, which is down about 12 percent from last year.

Sunflowers are expected to come in at 1.02 billion pounds, up 20 percent over 2014.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Members of North Dakota’s congressional delegation are pleased the U.S. House has approved a bill to lift a 40-year U.S. ban on crude oil exports.

The Republican-controlled House approved the measure Friday despite a White House veto threat.

U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer voted for the proposal. The Republican from oil-rich North Dakota says the U.S. should use American energy development for peaceful international influence while creating jobs at home.

The White House calls the measure unnecessary and argues a decision on ending the ban should be made by the commerce secretary.

Democratic U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp says maintaining the ban weakens the country’s ability to strengthen its economy and harms American producers’ competitiveness.

Opponents say the bill would mainly benefit big oil companies.

The measure goes now to the Senate.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Members of North Dakota’s congressional delegation are applauding a ruling by a federal appeals court in Cincinnati that blocks nationwide an Obama administration rule giving the federal government jurisdiction over some smaller waterways.

Sen. John Hoeven says the ruling by the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals builds on an August ruling by a federal judge in North Dakota blocking the rule in 13 states that sued.

Lawsuits to block the regulation are pending across the country. Rep. Kevin Cramer says the Sixth Circuit decision “is another battle won in the long war” to repeal the rule.

The government issued the regulations in May after two Supreme Court rulings left uncertain which waterways can be protected under the Clean Water Act. States challenging the rules say they go too far.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The state attorney general’s office says North Dakota State University police did not illegally divert money collected from fines and fees to the city of Fargo.

The issue was raised when two Fargo attorneys complained that the fines collected by NDSU police should go to the state’s common schools trust fund because campus police are state employees. State Rep. Al Carlson asked for Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem’s opinion on the matter.

Carslon received a letter this week from Chief Deputy Attorney General Thomas Trenbeath stating that fines for municipal ordinance violations go to cities and “there is no indication that fines were improperly routed.”

Stenehjem’s spokeswoman, Liz Brocker, says there won’t be a formal opinion by Stenehjem and Trenbeath’s letter is “the extent of the issue.”

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Fargo’s interim police chief has been picked to take over the job.

City officials announced Friday that Dave Todd was selected by a committee over two other candidates, including current police Lt. Joel Vettel. The city commission will need to approve the selection at its Monday meeting.

Todd takes over at a time when the metropolitan area is experiencing growth – and growing pains. Police alerted citizens last spring that dozens of gang members primarily from Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis and California have come to the Fargo and Moorhead, Minnesota, metropolitan area because of its growing population and strong economy.

The gang activity has led to armed robberies, drive-by shootings, drug dealing and sex trafficking.

Todd was scheduled to speak at a news conference on Friday afternoon.

 

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – The Morton County Commission is taking aim at floating paper lanterns kept aloft by flame.

A  small panel created by the commission is drafting an ordinance banning the sale and use of the lanterns.

Mandan Rural Fire Chief Lynn Gustin says the major concern is reports of lanterns landing near the Tesoro refinery outside of Mandan.

Gustin says the lanterns can float for miles and alight in trees or fields while a flame is still burning.

The county commission’s decision comes after Mandan’s city commission gave early approval to a floating lantern ban in the city.

The county-level committee’s members include Gustin and the Morton County sheriff, among others.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – The number of foreclosures in Ward County has spiked this year, with more flood-affected properties showing up among the tax delinquencies.

The Ward County Auditor’s Office earlier this year sent notices to owners of 411 properties that registered tax delinquencies for a third straight year, putting them into the foreclosure process. That compares with 287 properties that entered foreclosure in 2014.

The Minot Daily News reports that the Ward County Commission this week accepted appraisals that will serve as the minimum bid prices for 52 parcels scheduled to be sold at foreclosure auction on Nov. 17.

County Auditor Devra Smestad says it’s the largest list she’s seen. Last year, 23 properties were listed for foreclosure auction.

Souris River flooding in 2011 affected more than 4,000 structures in Minot.

 

In world and national news…

HOUSTON (AP) – Houston Police say one person is dead and another wounded after a shooting at Texas Southern University. The university says the incident took place at a student housing complex around midday, prompting a lockdown and cancellation of classes for the rest of the day.  A judge has set a $2 million cash-only bond for an 18-year-old Northern Arizona University student accused of fatally shooting another student and wounding three others.  Steven Jones appeared before the judge via video from the Coconino County Jail for his initial court appearance Friday afternoon.
He briefly wept when the judge read the charges against him – one count of first-degree homicide and three counts of aggravated assault.
Jones’ next court appearance is scheduled for Oct. 15.

ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) – Gun-rights activists are gathering near an Oregon airport to protest President Barack Obama’s visit to meet with families of victims of last week’s deadly college shooting. Many locals are angry with Obama for calling for tighter gun restrictions in the wake of last week’s shootings at Umpqua (UHMP’-kwah) Community College in Roseburg. Eight students and a teacher were killed in the incident.

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Pentagon says it’s put a hold on its effort to train a force of Syria fighters to take on the Islamic State group. Policy chief Christine Wormuth says the U.S. will instead focus on bolstering Kurdish, Arab and other rebel groups already fighting IS extremists inside Syria. She says the U.S. will provide those groups with arms and equipment aimed at making them more effective as the U.S. continues to carry out airstrikes against IS targets.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina officials say floodwaters washed out the foundations under a number of small bridges on Interstate 95, and they can’t say when a 13-mile stretch of one of the most important highways on the East Coast will be open. South Carolina Transportation Secretary Christy Hall says there are problems with 18 bridges over the Black and Pocotaligo rivers and surrounding swampland in Clarendon County. Travelers on I-95 are being forced to take a 168-mile detour through Columbia.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky State Police say two young boys missing for nearly a day have been found alive in the rugged Red River Gorge area in eastern Kentucky. Searchers spotted the cousins, ages 5 and 7, about a mile from their campsite.  Red River Gorge is heavily wooded, rocky and filled with ravines. It’s popular with hikers, campers and rock climbers. There’s no word on the boys’ conditions. (a0941)