Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Dec 10

CSi Weather

TONIGHT…CLOUDY…COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING.
.FRIDAY…SNOW LIKELY. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 2 INCHES. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW
60 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 70 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA..
.FRIDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE EVENING IN THE JAMESTOWN ARES, A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. LOWS IN THE LOWER
20S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 30. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS 15 TO 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS
AROUND 10.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
20S. LOWS AROUND 10.

 
 PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
 IN THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL.

MEANWHILE…LIGHT SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP LATER THURSDAY NIGHT IN THE SOUTHWEST…SPREADING INTO NORTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY MORNING…AND ENDING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH FRIDAY NIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED…WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED ALONG THE HIGHWAY 200 CORRIDOR FROM THEODORE ROOSEVELT NATIONAL  PARK TO BEULAH AND CARRINGTON.
 
 ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SLIPPERY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY…AND THE SNOW ON FRIDAY WILL PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

 THERE IS A CHANCE OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MONDAY  MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

Jamestown (CSi) An early Thursday morning equipment failure caused a power outage in asection of Northeast Jamestown.

Otter Tail Power’s Chris Oehler says the power went off about 3:50 a.m., and was restored at 5:40-a.m.

The equipment failure and fire on a power pole resulted in about 350 Jamestown residents without power.

Valley City, N.D.—Dec. 7, 2015— The Thundering Saints recently donated $8,000 to Hospice of the Red River Valley, generated from proceeds of the Seventh Annual Debbie Gabel Memorial Cancer Ride and Raffle, which was held in Valley City on July 25. The donation will be used to provide compassionate end-of-life care to those in Valley City and surrounding communities.

This year’s ride attracted around 100 registered motorcycles. After the ride, they enjoyed dinner at Boomer’s, a live auction, a street dance featuring Blackwater and a raffle. The Debbie Gabel Memorial Cancer Ride and Raffle is held each year on the fourth Saturday in July to raise funds. Next year’s event will be July 23, 2016.

Event founder Rocky Gabel, who owns Gabel Masonry Construction in Valley City, holds the event in memory of his wife, Debbie, whom he lost to ovarian cancer in 2009. Hospice of the Red River Valley cared for Debbie. “Hospice provided vital support and care to my wife and my family,” Gabel said. “I see this event as an opportunity to give back and help others locally.”

Thundering Saints, Inc., is the non-profit organization that organizes the Debbie Gabel Memorial Cancer Ride and Raffle to raise money to help individuals fighting the battle with cancer. If you or someone you know has cancer, or if you’d like more information, please visit www.thunderingsaints.com, or call 701-490-0306 or 701-490-1446 to share your story.

About Hospice of the Red River Valley

Hospice of the Red River Valley is an independent, not-for-profit hospice serving all or portions of 29 counties in North Dakota and Minnesota. Hospice care is intensive comfort care that alleviates pain and suffering, enhancing quality of life for terminally ill patients and families by addressing their medical, emotional, spiritual and grief needs. For more information, call 800-237-4629, send an email to questions@hrrv.org, or visit www.hrrv.org.

Bismarck (CSi) The name of the individual killed in a rollover about 10 miles west of Dickinson just after midnight, Wednesday morning has been released.

53 year-old Dana Reineccius of Wishek was killed after failing to maintain control of the vehicle on I-94. The North Dakota Highway Patrols reports that the vehicle entered a ditch and overturned.

The seat belt, was not in use at the time of the accident leading to the ejection.

The Stark County Sheriff’s Office, assisted at the scene.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – MDU Resources Group Inc. has laid off seven employees in its Bismarck corporate office after the sale of its oil company.
 MDU announced the sale of its Fidelity Exploration and Production properties in November. The oil company made up one-third of the corporation’s earnings.
 Spokesman Rick Matteson tells The Bismarck Tribune that MDU Resources is cutting costs until its other business segments grow enough to make up for the loss.
 In addition to the layoffs, two other Bismarck employees took voluntary retirement packages and 15 unfilled positions were eliminated from 160 total positions at the corporate office.
 Matteson says a second cost-cutting review is being conducted to identify duplicative operations among MDU’s subsidiaries. It’s expected to be completed in January and could result in further layoffs.

FORT TOTTEN, N.D. (AP) – Federal, state and local authorities arrested 22 people on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation for felony drug offenses and other serious crimes.
 The 10-hour-long effort Wednesday dubbed Operation No Sanctuary was organized by a U.S. Marshals Service task force and authorities with the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
 It  targeted fugitives on the reservation and in the Devils Lake area wanted on federal, state, local and tribal warrants.
 The Spirit Lake Tribal Council requested the operation. The council in August declared a “state of emergency,” citing rampant drug use and trafficking on the reservation.

　BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The Bureau of Labor Statistics says that 38 fatal work injuries were reported in North Dakota in 2014.
 
     Of those reported to the U.S. Department of Labor bureau, 17 people in North Dakota were killed in transportation incidents and 10 people were killed by contact with objects and equipment.
 
     Fatal occupational injuries in the state have ranged from a high of 65 in 2012 to a low of 20 in 1992.
 
     Nationwide, transportation incidents also marked the most frequent fatal workplace events, accounting for 40 percent of fatal work injuries.
 
     The statistics were released Thursday.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The state Board of Higher Education is honoring outgoing University of North Dakota President Robert Kelley.
 
     The board at its monthly meeting in Fargo on Thursday presented Kelley with a plaque for his service. He’s retiring early next year after leading the Grand Forks school for nearly seven years.
 
     Board President Kathleen Neset noted that enrollment has increased in Kelley’s tenure and fewer students are dropping out. Neset said Kelley has guided the transition to Division I athletics and a new nickname.
 
     Kelley told the board that accomplishments in advancing UND have been a team effort among school leaders, employees, donors, lawmakers and others.

  FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Some members of the North Dakota Board of Higher Education say they were taken aback by North Dakota State University’s announcement to shutter a major research center.
 
     The board at its monthly meeting Thursday grilled NDSU Vice President for Research Kelly Rusch over the demise of the Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering. Board member Greg Stemen, of LaMoure, said the center didn’t “end in a positive manner.”
 
     Rusch has been in her position since 2012. She said the center was costing the school more than $4 million a year and it was the only prudent option after losing federal funding.
 
     Board member Don Morton, of Fargo, said the move makes sense and wondered out loud if the goal of higher education should be about providing jobs or serving students.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Dry edible bean production is up slightly in North Dakota this year.
 
     The Agriculture Department estimates the crop at about 8.9 million hundredweight, up 2 percent from last year. Harvested acres were up 3 percent, but the average yield was down about 1 percent.
 
     Pinto beans accounted for slightly more than half of the total production, and navy beans and black beans about one-fifth each.

In sports…

Girls Barnes County Tournament Results from Thursday…

B Side Semi Final: Sargent Central 58 Griggs County Central 29

In world and national news…

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) –      Arkansas State University says an armed man who drove onto campus is now in custody.
 
     University spokesman Bill Smith says the man was taken into custody about an hour after the incident began. Earlier Thursday, the university was placed on lockdown after the man drove his truck onto the center of campus and displayed a weapon.
 
     Smith says the campus remains on lockdown as authorities inspect the man’s truck. No injuries have been reported.

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama has signed a sweeping overhaul of the No Child Left Behind education law, calling it a “Christmas miracle.” Under the new law, the federal government will shift more decision-making powers back to states. The overhaul ends more than a decade of what critics derided as one-size-fits-all federal policies.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – The federal budget deficit widened in November, driven by higher spending in such areas as Social Security, Medicare and defense. The Treasury Department says the November deficit climbed to $64.6 billion, up 13.6 percent from a year ago. For the first two months of fiscal 2016, the deficit totals $201.1 billion, a 12.6 percent jump from a year ago.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – A Senate panel has rebuked Donald Trump. The Judiciary Committee, by a 16-4 vote, endorsed a nonbinding measure that says barring individuals from entering the United States based on religion would be un-American. The four Republicans who opposed it included presidential candidate Ted Cruz, who voted by proxy.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. military says airstrikes over the past week have killed about 350 Islamic State fighters in the Iraqi city of Ramadi – and that may have reduced by half the number of fighters defending the city. A spokesman for the U.S. military in Baghdad told reporters at the Pentagon that despite these losses, IS defenders still hold much of central Ramadi.
 
     SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has followed a major business announcement with some big personal news. She gave birth to twin girls Thursday, a day after unveiling plans to hatch a new company to control Yahoo’s Internet business. Mayer and her husband already have a 3-year-old son.