Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Nov 12

CSi Weather…

WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL6 PM CST THIS EVENING…

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS  ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
50 MPH WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT…

THE GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET. THERE
IS ALSO A CHANCE FOR SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA…WHICH COMBINED WITH THE WINDS COULD RESULT IN
REDUCED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING
OUTDOORS ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS.

Forecast…

 …WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING…

.TONIGHT…CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE EVENING.
.FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 50.
.MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW
POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.

 VERY MILD AND BEAUTIFUL WEATHER FOR THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND…THEN
 BACK TO REALITY WITH TEMPERATURES TRENDING COLDER ALONG WITH MORE
 ACTIVE WEATHER FOR NEXT WEEK.

Bismarck  (CSi)   The North Dakota Highway Patrol is urging motorists to travel with care Thursday with high wind  to continue across the state.

During this type of weather, high-profile, long-load type, and permitted over-dimensional vehicles have restricted travel. State law restricts movement for these vehicles when wind or other conditions cause the vehicle or attachment to swerve, whip, sway or fail to follow in the path of the towing vehicle.

You can find more information by contacting the NDHP at 701-328-5128.

The latest road reports for the region, posted online at CSiNewsNow.com

Jamestown (CSi) Otter Tail Power Company reports that a mechanical failure in an electrical substation caused a brief power outage for customers on the east side of Jamestown between 1:50-p.m., and 2:20-p.m. Thursday afternoon.

Otter Tail Power’s Cris Oehler says Otter Tail crews restored power and that about 2,300 customers were affected by the outage.

Jamestown (CSi) The JSDC staff and board of directors want local and regional businesses to be aware of the tool for business development available in partnership with the Bank of ND. The PACE family of programs at BND is designed to encourage specific types of economic activity within the state of North Dakota. In general terms, PACE provides an interest buy down that can reduce the borrower’s rate of interest by as much as 5%.

The Flex PACE feature of the PACE program provides interest buy down to businesses. Under Flex PACE, the community determines eligibility and accountability standards. Flex PACE allows communities the ability to provide assistance to borrowers with a business focus or need such as jobs retention, technology creation with no new jobs, retail, smaller tourist businesses and essential community services.

For more information please contact JSDC at 701-252-6861 or stop by the office at 120 2nd Street SE or:

Bank of North Dakota 1200 Memorial Hwy PO Box 5509 Bismarck, ND 58506-5509 701.328.5600 800.472.2166 ext. 328.5777 TTY: 800.366.6888

Bismarck (CSi) On Thursday, North Dakota began issuing the first new license plate in more than 20 years.

The state Department of Transportation announced that it has began issuing the new “Sunrise” digitally-printed flat plates.

Department Director Grant Levi stressed that the new flat plate will be distributed to vehicle owners through the regular license plate renewal process.

The new plates are being mailed to residents who recently renewed online and have also been distributed to all motor vehicle branch offices statewide. The distribution of the new plate will occur in phases:

• In this first phase the standard 6 X 12 plate that is used on most vehicles and standard trailers will be replaced.
• During the second phase, which takes place in 2016, the smaller 4 X 7 plate that is on motorcycles and small trailers will be replaced.

The new design still features a bison and sheaves of wheat in the foreground and a North Dakota landscape as the backdrop, but the new images were derived from photographs instead of drawn.

The new plate keeps the state’s nickname, the Peace Garden State, but replaces the old “Discover the Spirit” tourism slogan at the top with the current “Legendary” slogan.

The 2013 Legislature appropriated more than $6.8 million to cover the cost of issuing a new general license plate for the first time in 23 years, in part because older plates had started to fade and lose their reflectivity and features, a concern for law enforcement agencies. 

  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Industrial Commission has approved a loan program aimed at helping farmers hit by low crop production and prices.
 
     The three-member panel headed by Gov. Jack Dalrymple approved the Farm Financial Stability Loan Program on Thursday.
 
     The program will provide up to $300 million in loans from the state-owned Bank of North Dakota.
 
     Dalrymple says the loans may be used for working capital or to restructure existing debt.

  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The chief executive of North Dakota’s state-owned flour mill says the Grand Forks facility will be the largest wheat-grinding factory in the United States.
 
     General manager Vance Taylor told the state Industrial Commission on Thursday that a $27 million expansion of the facility is underway and will be completed next summer.
 
     The factory opened in 1922 and produces about 3.8 million pounds of flour daily. Taylor says the expansion will bump production by 30 percent.
 
     Taylor says the expansion is needed to meet growing flour demand.
 
     During its budget year that ended June 30, the mill recorded $16.7 million in profits. That’s the highest in its 93-year-history.
 
     More than half of the mill’s profits go into North Dakota’s general fund, which finances a variety of state programs.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – A judge has handed a setback to opponents of an ethanol plant just outside of Onida, South Dakota.
 
     Opponents had argued in court that Sully County leaders improperly gave Ringneck Energy a conditional use permit. They wanted the judge to overturn the decision.
 
      Judge John Brown recently affirmed the decision by Sully County officials.
 
     The plant will produce 70 million gallons of ethanol fuel annually from about 25 million bushels of corn. Dirt work has already begun, and the company plans to file for a building permit soon. Construction is to start in the spring.
 
     The County Commission earlier this year rezoned a parcel of land to pave the way for the plant that will employ about 40 people. Voters in June overwhelmingly backed the zoning change.

 SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – A ticket sold in Sioux Falls has won the $270,000 Wild Card 2 jackpot.
 
     South Dakota lottery officials say winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing were 3, 7, 13, 21 and 22, and the Wild Card was the King of Clubs.
 
     The odds of winning the Wild Card 2 jackpot are one in about 1.9 million. The winner has about six months to claim the prize.
 
     Another ticket sold in Sioux Falls won the game’s $6,000 second prize. The odds of winning that are one in about 127,000.
 
     Wild Card 2 is played only in the Dakotas, Montana and Idaho. The jackpot starts again at $200,000 for the next drawing, on Saturday.

 MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Architects designing a new hospital in Minot are planning for a 208-bed facility that will encompass 500,000-square-feet on 72 acres of land. Trinity Health announced in June that it’s becoming part of Montana-based Billings Clinic RegionalCare. The partnership will include a new medical campus. Trinity Vice President Randy Schwan says site preparation could begin next year, with the hospital opening sometime in 2019.
 
     BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Fort Yates woman is accused in the death of a man on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. Stacie Steele has pleaded not guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the October 27th death of Ricky Schnabel. Court documents say Schnabel was killed “upon a sudden quarrel and heat of passion.” 
 
 
     WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – A Williston man faces more than 30 charges in connection with a string of break-ins and thefts from area vehicles, garages and apartments. Jayde Sundheim was arrested last week in a trailer where officers found a stolen pistol, tools, drugs and other items. Sundheim is being held on a $250,000 bond at the Williams County Correctional Center.
 

In sports…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Twins have announced details of next year’s TwinsFest at Target Field.
 
     The team said Thursday the annual festival will feature new interactive activities and behind-the-scenes experiences for fans.
 
     The three-day event runs Jan. 29 through Jan. 31, 2016.  Tickets go on sale Dec. 8.
 
     Among the returning features are player autographs, photo opportunities, sports memorabilia and a collector’s show. The Twins also plan increased player involvement, special panel discussions, self-guided clubhouse tours, a yard sale and the chance to take batting practice.
 
     More than 60 current, former and future Twins players are expected to appear. TwinsFest is the largest annual fundraiser for the Minnesota Twins Community Fund.
 
     Ticket sales will be capped for each day. The cost is $20 for adults and $10 for children 14 and younger.

 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota dentist who was criticized for shooting a well-known lion in Zimbabwe earlier this year may be facing a new hunting controversy. State officials are investigating a report of potentially illegal hunting activity on land owned by Walter Palmer. A neighbor who says she has complained for years about unsportsmanlike hunting practices there says she saw pickup trucks chasing deer on Palmer’s land last weekend. Chasing or herding deer with a motor vehicle is illegal in Minnesota. Palmer says he wasn’t on the property after Saturday morning, and didn’t own or operate any of the vehicles described.

In world and national news…

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri’s governing board has appointed a recently retired black senior administrator from its flagship campus to be the university system’s interim president. The Board of Curators today named Michael Middleton to lead the four-campus university system until a permanent replacement is found. Middleton takes over from Tim Wolfe, who resigned Monday amid student-led protests over his administration’s handling of racial complaints.
 
     COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – A Northwest Missouri State University student has been charged with two counts of making a terrorist threat. A prosecutor Thursday filed the charges against 19-year-old Connor Stottlemyre. He’s accused of posting a threat on a social media app that read, “I’m gonna shoot any black people tomorrow, so be ready.” Another 19-year-old student — at the University of Missouri system’s Rolla campus — is accused of posting threats against black students and faculty on the Columbia campus.
 
     SINJAR, Iraq (AP) – With the help of U.S.-led airstrikes, Kurdish Iraqi troops have made a big gain against the Islamic State group. They’ve seized part of a highway that’s been used as a vital supply line for the militant group. It’s a first step toward retaking a strategic town from the Islamic State.
 
     INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Federal prosecutors will be asking for 12 and a-half years in prison for former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle, who has agreed to plead guilty to child pornography and sex-crime charges. The sentencing memorandum was filed Thursday in federal court in Indianapolis. It also says prosecutors will ask a federal judge to sentence the suburban Indianapolis man to a lifetime of supervision following his release. Sentencing is set for Nov. 19.