Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Oct 20

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CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.WEDNESDAY…SUNNY…BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. CHANCE OF
RAIN 70 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY…RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. CHANCE OF RAIN
70 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Department Tuesday at 3:30-pm responded to a grass fire outside of 904 Thomas Avenue, Northeast, adjacent to an apartment building.

Jamestown City Fire Cheif Jim Reuther says, the fire was reported under control at 3:35-p.m.

Damage was confined to a small area of grass next to the building, and tires on two bicyles parked in the fire area

Five city fire units, and 23 fire fighters were on the scene about 10 minutes.

He said the probable cause was discarded smoking materials.

Chief Reuther asks residents to be extremely careful with smoking materials and other flamables with the extremely dry conditions.

Valley City (CSi) The Barnes County Sheriff’s Department has lifted the burn ban, that has been in place since earlier this month by the  Barnes County.  Commission.

Currently, burn bans remain in effect for McIntosh, LaMoure, Dickey, and Sargent counties.

Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Commission met Tuesday evening at City Hall. Commissioner Luke was present via conference telephone call.

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS INCLUDED….

The VC Area Chamber of Commerce Parade of Lights on December 4, 6 p.m.

PUBLIC FORUM…no one spoke.

NEW BUSINESS …

The City Commission approved a special assessment policy for tree removal. Auditor Richter said the issue concerns those who have a hardship in removing trees, giving those property owners more time to pay for the work through Special Assessment.

Commissioners then considered selling fire damaged city property located at W 42.5’ lot 1 & e 7.5’ of alley between lots 1 & 2 block 31 (50’) Benson’s Addition (Lavake property), 626 4th St SW. Paul Diegel requested to buy the property. Special Assessments will be transferred to the new property owners. The property without the house is to be advertised for $5,000, plus the current Special Assessments of $11,000.

The Commissioners approved the advertising of the property for sale.

The City Commission reviewed a Valley Recycling Contract. City Administrator Schelkoph said the changes in the new contract includes a five year contract with two renewal options.

Changes in the advertising was included, with a minimum of $2,000 per calendar year.

Another change is recycling of materials, at two sites, and moved to transfer station, plus a second location. The 90 percent of total compensation will remain the same.

Commissioners approved the contract.

CITY ADMINISTRATORS REPORT

David Schelkoph said a Job Service request will be made to advertise for a new police chief, in the wake of Fred Thompson’s resignation.

He said resumes and applications will be taken through the end of November, then interviewing candidates in the first part of December and have someone ready to go by the middle of January.

City Attorney Russell Myhre said Chief Thompson has brought several improvements to the police department.

Thompson says most of his family lives in the Henderson area and he will be moving back to Henderson, Nevada, where he was police chief prior to coming to Valley City, after he retires. Thompson says, his time with the Valley City Police Department has been good.

CITY UPDATE & COMMISSION REPORTS

Fire Chief Retterath said six applicants have applied for open positions.

KLJ indicated a change in traffic flows with the finishing of some of the permanent flood control project areas. A news release will be issued by KLJ when the changes become effective. Work will continue as along as the weather permits. When winter weather arrives Viking Drive will be graveled until next spring.

The meeting was shown live on csi cable 68 followed by replays.

Valley City (CSi) On Monday evening, at the Hi-Liner Activity Center, the public gathered to give input in the search for a new Valley City Public Schools Superintendent.

A search committee is in the process of selecting a successor to current Superintendent, Dean Koppleman, who retires at the end of this school year.

North Dakota School Board Association, Executive, Jon Martinson led the meeting.

Martinson has been working with the Valley City School Board to help coordinate the process. He met with students and staff earlier in the day, and at the public meeting, asked the audience:

To list good things about the school district.

To  list good things about the community.

What are the qualities would you like to see in your new superintendent?

Are there any issues with the school district?

The school board will begin advertising the superintendent position on November 15, 2015, and interviews will start the first week in February.

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – U.S. Attorney Chris Myers says a federal officer was justified in shooting and killing a man on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation last summer.
 
     Bureau of Indian Affairs Officer Terry Morgan shot and killed 31-year-old Joseph Charboneau during a standoff with officers on June 16. Myers says an investigation by his office concluded Morgan was justified in using deadly force.
 
     The FBI has said the incident began when officers went to a residence to arrest another person, and an altercation ensued with Charboneau. Myers says Charboneau had a loaded gun and also grabbed a blow torch, and that he refused to comply with officers’ orders to drop the gun.
 
     Myers says Charboneau threatened not only the officers but also another person in the hom

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota woman accused of driving under the influence is facing a number of charges after she hit a traffic light pole while her four children were in her vehicle.
 
     The 26-year-old Brittany Hale, of Bismarck, has been charged with DUI while accompanied by a minor, reckless endangerment and criminal vehicular injury.
 
     Authorities say Hale’s blood alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit when her vehicle left the road and hit the pole Sunday in Bismarck. Court records show she told a witness that she was “texting and driving” and didn’t see where she was going.
 
     The four children were transported to a hospital. A 7-year-old boy was injured in the crash.
 
     Hale’s court record doesn’t list an attorney who could comment on the charges.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) –   Dry conditions over the past week have aided North Dakota farmers with harvest, but the conditions and resulting fire danger also have prompted some producers to stop fall tillage work.
 
     The Agriculture Department says in its weekly crop report that strong winds also caused damage to some corn and sunflower crops.
 
     The report says the harvests of soybeans, potatoes and sugar beets all are wrapping up. About one-third of the corn and sunflower crops are in the bin.
 
     North Dakota ranchers have been busy the past week hauling hay, moving cattle and weaning calves. Pasture and range conditions statewide are rated 44 percent good to excellent. Stock water supplies are 77 percent adequate to surplus.

  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Houston oil company says crews have successfully plugged an oil well in western North Dakota that had been spewing a mixture of oil and saltwater for several days.
 
     Oasis Petroleum spokesman Brian Grove says the well near White Earth was under control at midmorning on Tuesday.
 
     State environmental scientist Bill Suess (sees) says the well had been out of control since Saturday night.
 
     Regulators say a light sheen was seen on the White Earth River, about 850 feet from the well. Absorbent booms have been placed across the river.
 
     Suess says 1,760 barrels of oil and 2,000 barrels of saltwater had been recovered as of Sunday night. A barrel is 42 gallons.
 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – With population gains attributed to nearby oil fields, Minot is on track to become North Dakota’s fourth metropolitan area as defined by the federal government.
 
     The distinction requires the city to maintain at least 50,000 residents for two years. The city’s most recent population estimate done in 2014 puts it at about 48,000 residents.
 
     State census specialist Joe Cicha (seek-AH’) says Minot should surpass 50,000 residents when the 2015 count is completed. But he says it’s not certain the city could hold on to the designation if oil prices continue to slide in the state.
 
     Minot Mayor Chuck Barney believes the city already is above the threshold and will continue to grow despite a slowdown in oil activity.
 
     North Dakota’s other metropolitan areas are Fargo, Bismarck and Grand Forks.

In sports…

Update…

Fargo –   North Dakota State head  football coach Chris Klieman today announced starting quarterback Carson Wentz will miss six to eight weeks with a broken bone in his throwing wrist.

Wentz sustained the injury during last week’s 24-21  home  loss to South Dakota but was able to finish the game. He went 16 of 28 passing for 195 yards and two touchdowns against the Coyotes.

KVLY TV Sports  reports, initially thought to be a sprain, further tests Monday and Tuesday confirmed a non-displaced fracture. Wentz will have surgery Wednesday.

Klieman says, “Carson means a lot to this program both on and off the field, and nobody on this team is more disappointed about this setback than he is. We’re still going to count on him to help lead this team and mentor our younger players.”

Wentz passed for 1,454 yards and 16  touchdowns in the first six games this season. Last year, he set NDSU single-season records for completions (228), attempts (358) and yards (3,111) while passing for 25 touchdowns.

NDSU’s starter this week at Indiana State will be Easton Stick, a 6-foot-2, 215-pound redshirt freshman from Omaha, Neb. The backup is Cole Davis, a 6-foot-3, 212-pound third-year sophomore from Kearney, Mo.

In world and national news…

 WASHINGTON (AP) -Russia and the United States have signed an agreement to minimize the risk of collisions and other incidents as both countries carry out airstrikes in Syria. The Pentagon says the Russian government has insisted that the text of the agreement remain secret. However spokesman Peter Cook says it lays out safety protocols, specifies which frequencies both sides should use to communicate, sets up a hotline on the ground and establishes a working group to talk out further issues. The agreement does not include zones of cooperation or sharing of target information.
 
     JERUSALEM (AP) – The U.N. says Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon wants to determine if Israeli and Palestinian leaders are willing to return to negotiations on a two-state solution. A spokesman says the recent wave of violence has led to fears of walking the streets and “should once again tell people that this is the time to go back and pursue peace.” A wave of Palestinian attacks and clashes between Israeli forces and demonstrators has killed 10 Israelis, 43 Palestinians and an Eritrean migrant worker.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of declared Democratic presidential candidates has shrunk to four. Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb says he is dropping out of the race for the party’s nomination. At a Washington news conference, Webb complained that candidates from both parties are “being pulled to the extremes” because of money and party power structures. Webb says he’ll spend the coming weeks exploring the viability of an independent bid.
 
     ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) – A man accused of killing seven people in two states is in court in Allentown, Pennsylvania to face some of the charges. Twenty-three-year-old Todd West and two co-defendants face homicide and robbery counts. Police have said West confessed to the July 5 shooting deaths of a man and a woman in Allentown. He’s also charged with four homicides in Elizabeth, New Jersey and a fifth in Easton, Pennsylvania.
 
     PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Brown University’s campus newspaper has apologized to Malia Obama after students posted images and comments on social media that she was partying during a college visit. In an editorial, the Brown Daily Herald says it’s a shame the president’s daughter couldn’t enjoy herself without students posting pictures and news outlets writing about it. It says if Malia ever returns, hopefully next time student “will ‘have more chill.”‘