– Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Nov 16

CSi Weather…

…HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING…

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING, THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. INCLUDING THE JAMESTOWN AREA.

.TONIGHT…CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHTIN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 40 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUESDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING…THEN PARTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN
THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW…POSSIBLY MIXED WITH
RAIN AND AFTER MIDNIGHT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA . 50 PERCENT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN
THE MORNING…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON. WINDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 30 PERCEN IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA A 40 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. VERY WINDY. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY.
LOWS 15 TO 20. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY
MORNING…RESULTING IN VERY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STRONG WINDS MAY AGAIN BE POSSIBLE
ON THURSDAY. MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF US HIGHWAY 2 ON WEDNESDAY.

Fargo (CSi) A North Dakota native and Jamestown High School Graduate, Kristin Sjostrom who now lives in France says “something has to be done” about Friday’s terrorist attacks.

She is employed in Paris as a computer specialist.

She told Joel Heitkamp on KFGO Radio’s “News and Views,” program on Monday that up until now, she’s never had a “feeling of insecurity.”

The rampage across Paris killed at least 129 people and wounded hundreds more.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – U.S. and North Dakota flags on public buildings across the state are flying at half-staff through sunset Thursday as a sign of respect for the victims of the Paris attacks on Friday.

     President Barack Obama ordered the gesture of solidarity with France by proclamation Sunday. Obama says the terror attacks Friday were an assault on all of humanity.

     North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple on Monday ordered state agencies to comply with the federal directive.

     The U.S. flag also is being lowered to half-staff at the White House, federal buildings across the country and at American military and diplomatic stations around the world.

     The terrorist rampage across Paris killed at least 129 people and wounded hundreds more.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Department was called out at 11:18 a.m., on Monday, to behind the IDK establishment, and Casey’s General Store in Northeast Jamestown.

An incident with a trencher caused a natural gas leak, with crews from MDU also on the scene to stop the leak, as the exposed gas line was being pinched off. There was no fire.

Lt. Sheldon Mohr says the fire department remained on scene until 11:57 a.m., when MDU had the leak shut off, in case of fire.

He says there were three City Fire Department Units on the scene, and 10 fire fighters on the scene, with the remainder on stand-by at the North Fire Hall.

Bismarck (CSi) The North Dakota Aeronautics Commission reports a 52% increase in Jamestown airline boarding comparing October 2014 to October 2015.

Boardings in October 2015 at Jamestown Regional Airport were 842 compared to 553 in October of 2014.

In October of 2013 there were 246 boardings.

Boardings at North Dakota’s eight commercial service airports in October dropped nearly 10 percent from the previous year, with the airport in Dickinson seeing the sharpest decrease.

     The state Aeronautics Commission reports the airports saw almost 99,300 boardings last month compared to more than 110,100 boardings in October 2014.

     The airport in Dickinson experienced a drop of almost 40 percent as only 3,524 boardings were tallied in October.

     Airports in Fargo, Minot and Williston also saw decreases over the year, while airports in Bismarck, Devils Lake, Grand Forks and Jamestown saw increases.

     Officials have cited slumping oil activity among the reasons for drops in boardings in recent months.

     Boardings at the airport in Dickinson could decrease further as Delta Airlines has announced it will stop servicing that facility Nov. 30.

Jamestown (CSi) The newly revised “Are You Prepared” booklets will be distributed late this week of November 16, 2015, to every postal address in Stutsman County.

On Monday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Stutsman County Emergency Manager, and member of the Stutsman County Local Energency Planning Committee, Jerry Bergquist said, the 6″ X 9″ booklet will be mailed in an envelope with the return address of the Stutsman County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC). We ask everyone to look at the return address before possibly discarding a very important resource.

The revised “Are You Prepared” booklet is a project developed by the Stutsman County LEPC and replaces the original 2007 booklet with the candy-striped cover page. The new booklet has been expanded from 24 to 32 pages and has been printed on heavier stock paper. The primary purpose of the booklet is to provide Stutsman County citizens information regarding actions that can be taken to save lives, reduce injury and protect property in the event of an emergency or disaster.

He pointed out that a lot has changed since the first booklet was first published eight years ago, all of the information was updated and reorganized to make the booklet easier to read. The Information Resources section was expanded and additional subject material was added to include disaster preparedness for people with disabilities, tech ready tips, calling 9-1-1, heart attack and stroke, and the national “If you see something, say something” campaign.

Bergquiest added, if for some reason, an individual or business does not receive a copy of the booklet in the postal mail, hard copies will be available at the Stutsman County Emergency Management and Central Valley Health District offices. They will also be available at other locations at a later date. In addition, on-line versions will be available on the Stutsman County Emergency Management and Central Valley Health District websites.

The “Are You Prepared” booklet project was paid for with a Homeland Security planning grant.

More information on this story on line at CSiNewsNow.com

Jamestown (CSi) Ben Pesek, authorized franchisee of Snap-on Tools, presented a $5000 check to the Help for Hope and Healing Cancer Support Group (HHH), a branch of the Jamestown Area Grief Support Team.

Pesek and Joey McRoberts sold pink socks to emphasize breast cancer awareness month of October. Pesek says, “We sold for the month of October and were able to donate $5000 from the generous help of our customers and support from the communities we serve.” The Snap-on promotion/drawing winners of pink tool cabinets are: Kent Meidinger, Edgeley;　 Jennifer Schumacher, Jamestown; and Brent Sundlie, Valley City.

　The donation will help cancer patients in Ben Pesek’s Snap-on franchise trade area with travel expenses. The area extends from New Rockford to Ellendale and includes Oakes and Valley City. HHH members Laurel Haroldson, Carol Stahlhut, Beth Dewald and Barb Togstad received the donation. For more information on help for cancer patients travel expenses contact Laurel Haroldson at 701-269-9543 or an HHH member.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A man suspected in a Bismarck homicide has been found dead in Dunn County of an apparent suicide.

     Bismarck police say the body of 35-year-old suspect Kirk Kwasniewski was found near the entrance to Little Missouri State Park late Monday morning. His car had been found abandoned in the county earlier in the morning.

     Police say the body was found after Kwasniewski made a hang-up 911 call, and that it appears he killed himself.

     Authorities suspect Kwasniewski of killing another man in a domestic dispute. A woman called police shortly after 1 a.m. Monday, saying a man was in her home threatening her with a gun. She found her 30-year-old boyfriend, Caine Fischer, dead in the home. An autopsy is planned Tuesday.

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – A Delaware man has pleaded guilty to raping a 14-year-old girl in North Dakota nine years ago.

     46-year-old Robert Venker late last week pleaded guilty in state court to gross sexual imposition, felonious restraint and indecent exposure. His deal with prosecutors calls for him to serve 12 years in prison.

     Judge David Nelson must agree. He ordered a presentence investigation and did not immediately set a sentencing date.

     Authorities say Venker, of New Castle, Delaware, raped the teenager in a Williston driveway while she was walking home from a friend’s house in September 2006. He was working for an oil company at the time.

     Authorities say DNA taken from Venker when he was jailed in Missouri last year linked him to the Williston crime.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A second-term Republican state senator says he has decided against a gubernatorial bid to succeed Gov. Jack Dalrymple, who is not seeking re-election in 2016.

     State Sen. Tom Campbell, of Grafton, says in a statement Monday that “now is not the time to join the race.”

     The 56-year-old businessman launched an exploratory committee in September to determine the level of support he could receive.

     Republican state Rep. Rick Becker, a Bismarck plastic surgeon, was the first candidate to enter the gubernatorial race last month.

     Republican Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has formed a committee to accept campaign contributions for a possible gubernatorial bid next year. Republican state Treasurer Kelly Schmidt also has expressed interest.

     No Democrats have entered the race. Former Agriculture Commissioner Sarah Vogel says she is mulling a run.

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – New housing built since the 2011 Souris River flood in Minot has not kept up with the demand for affordable housing.

     The flood four years ago damaged some of the city’s more affordable neighborhoods. Minot Housing Authority Executive Director Tom Alexander says new housing built since then for low- to moderate-income families hasn’t been enough to replace the vouchered rental housing lost in the flood.

     Nearly 600 people and families are on a Housing Authority waiting list for help. Alexander doesn’t know where those people are staying. The typical waiting time for housing assistance is between nine months and a year.

     Some progress is being made. Eighty units of lower-income housing are currently under construction. But Alexander says demand for them is high.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Augustana the turkey will live out her life on a rural Tolna farm, thanks to North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple.

     Dalrymple on Monday pardoned the 16-pound, 14-week-old turkey owned by North Dakota Turkey Federation President David Rude in an annual Thanksgiving holiday ceremony held at the Capitol.

     Augustana stood stoically on a conference table during the lighthearted ceremony.

     Before the pardon, Dalrymple and state Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring presented frozen turkeys to representatives of the Abused Adult Resource Center and the Ruth Meiers Hospitality House.

     Goehring says the donations were especially meaningful this year because avian flu wiped out about 150,000 turkeys this year in North Dakota.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) –    The president of the Minneapolis police union is urging calm as the weekend shooting of a black man is investigated.

     Bob Kroll says he can’t identify the officers or talk about details of the shooting. And he says he doesn’t know if they were wearing body cameras or any squad car camera footage exists.

     Twenty-four-year-old Jamar Clark was shot in the head early Sunday. Police say they were responding to a domestic assault when Clark, a suspect in that incident, interfered with medical personnel and scuffled with officers.

     Some community members and activists say Clark was handcuffed when he was shot.

     Kroll says he’s confident that the investigation will vindicate the officers.

In sports…

DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) – Dickinson State University has made the NAIA football playoffs.

The Blue Hawks (8-2) will travel to take on Montana Tech (9-1) in the first round on Saturday.

Dickinson State owns the most playoff appearances among the 16 qualifiers, with 16. The Blue Hawks qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2010 by winning their first-ever North Star Athletic Association crown this season.

　In world and national news…

PARIS (AP) – Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in Paris to show American solidarity with France after last week’s deadly terror attacks. His arrival in the French capital came under unusual security precautions. Journalists traveling with him weren’t able to report that he was on his way there. And that’s believed to be the first time that restriction has been in place for a secretary of state’s travel to a European capital.

     WASHINGTON (AP) – The police agency that provides security for Congress says there are no specific threats to the Capitol in the aftermath of the Paris terrorist attacks. But it’s advising lawmakers and their aides to take precautions, including the use of the tunnels between congressional buildings. The Islamic State group Monday released a video showing one of its fighters in Iraq vowing to attack Washington.

     WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. military says it’s destroyed 116 fuel trucks in Syria used by the Islamic State as part of a smuggling operation that brings the group at least $1 million a day. Sunday’s strike was the first of its kind in more than a year of U.S.-led airstrikes in Syria. U.S. officials previously had said they avoided attacking fuel trucks out of concern for civilian casualties.

     PARIS (AP) – After a two-day shutdown, the Eiffel Tower has reopened to tourists. And as darkness fell, the Paris landmark was floodlit in the red, white and blue colors of the French flag. Monuments around the world have done the same in recent days, in a show of sympathy with Paris.

     SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – A watchdog group is calling for the impeachment of a Utah judge who had ordered a baby taken away from lesbian foster parents and placed with a heterosexual couple. The group — called the Alliance for a Better Utah — wants state lawmakers to begin removal proceedings against Judge Scott Johansen. The judge reversed his Nov. 10 order after it was widely criticized, but he could still have the baby removed from the couple’s home at a Dec. 4 hearing. Critics point to the judge’s previous controversial conduct, including a 1995 reprimand after he slapped a 16-year-old boy.