Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Dec 28

CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 10 TO 15. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. .TONIGHT…CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 30 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. HIGHS 15 TO
20. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS
5 TO 10 ABOVE. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
MORNING. HIGHS 15 TO 20. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS ZERO TO
5 ABOVE. HIGHS AROUND 15.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.
.NEW YEARS DAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN
THE MID 20S. LOWS AROUND 10.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S

 

THERE IS A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW TUESDAY…TUESDAY NIGHT AND INTO

EARLY WEDNESDAY. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE IN SOME

AREAS…WITH A LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNT NEAR THREE INCHES POSSIBLE.

.A WARMING TREND IS STILL ON TRACK BY LATE THIS WEEK

AND ESPECIALLY BY THE WEEKEND

 

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Police report, a Bismarck man was arrested Saturday evening in Jamestown after his vehicle was stopped on suspicion of an armed robbery in Valley City.

Lt. Justin Blinsky says police were alerted about 54 year old Mark Holland, of Bismarck, possibly heading west from Valley City after an altercation that may have included an armed robbery. Holland was believed to be armed with a rifle and handgun.

Jamestown officers spotted the vehicle traveling west on Old Highway 10. The vehicle then turned south on 86th Avenue Southeast and then into a farm yard where officers apprehended the suspect. No weapons were found in the vehicle.

Holland was arrested on driving under suspension and suspicion of driving under the influence.  Blinsky says the Valley City Police Department is still investigating the alleged armed robbery.

 

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Police Department is investigating an assault with a baseball bat.

The report says the incident happened early Sunday morning.

Lt. Justin Blinsky says officers were called to Jamestown Regional Medical Center at 2:12 a.m. where an 18-year-old Jamestown man was being treated for possible facial fractures and vision problems.

Police questioning the injured person and those who had brought him to the JRMC, learned the alleged assault occurred at 156 Sunnyside Trailer Court, Five juveniles and five adults were questioned at the location.

Blinsky says  the investigation is continuing, but several arrests are anticipated.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Department was called to a house fire about 1:55 p.m., on Thursday, Dec 24, at 2007 2^nd Place, Northeast

The cause was listed in a faulty ceiling heat fan in the bathroom, which caused a smoldering fire.

Fire fighters pulled out attic insulation, after the owner had removed the ceiling fan, which the fire department removed from the home, to prevent a rekindle.

Fire damage was confined to the bathroom, and attic rafters.

No injuries were reported.

The residents, Jim and Diane Nygaard were able to remain in their home.

Five City Fire Department units and 21 firefighters were on the scene for about an hour and a half.

Photos posted on line at CSiNewsNow.com

 

 BURLINGTON, N.D. (AP) – Authorities have identified a Washington state man who died in a snowmobile crash in North Dakota on Christmas Eve.
 
     The Highway Patrol says 56-year-old Norman Pool Jr., of Goldendale, Washington, lost control and crashed the snowmobile into a parked car in Burlington. He was thrown from the machine and killed.
 
     Investigators say Pool was not wearing a helmet. He was alone on the snowmobile.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – No one was hurt in a small fire at a retirement home in Fargo, and damage was kept to a minimum.
 
     Authorities say an employee at Bethany Retirement Living put out the flames with a fire extinguisher Sunday afternoon, and residents did not have to be evacuated.
 
     Firefighters used fans to ventilate smoke from the building’s first and second floors.
 
     The cause of the fire wasn’t immediately determined.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A Fargo man accused of distributing large quantities of methamphetamine in Fargo and in Sisseton, South Dakota, is being held without bond.
 
     Roble Hernandez is charged in federal court with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. He has waived his right to a detention hearing.
 
     Authorities say Hernandez’s residence was being used as a “stash house” for an out-of-state drug trafficking organization. A woman who lived with Hernandez had allegedly stolen five pounds of meth and members of the cartel came to Fargo and assaulted her to gain information about the missing drugs.
 
     U.S. Magistrate Judge Alice Senechal (SEN’-ah-shawl) says she may reconsider Hernandez’s bond at a later date “if additional facts are available.” Trial has not been scheduled.
 
     A federal public defender could not be reached for comment.

 

 WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – An Arizona woman has admitted that she caused a crash in the western North Dakota oil patch that killed three men during the summer.
 
     Court records show that 20-year-old Kayla Ciha, of Tucson, has pleaded guilty to three felony counts of negligent homicide and one misdemeanor count of aggravated reckless driving.
 
     Authorities say Ciha caused a crash on a McKenzie County road on July 30th while trying to pass a pickup truck in a no-passing zone. The crash killed men from North Dakota, Michigan and Idaho, and injured one other man. Ciha wasn’t hurt.
 
     The Williston Herald previously reported that Ciha had been working at a preschool in Williston.
 
     Northwest District Judge Robin Schmidt has set Ciha’s sentencing hearing for March 30th.

 

Bismarck (CSi) Fireworks sales began Saturday and continue through midnight Friday. They can be discharged from 5 p.m. New Year’s Eve to 1 a.m. New Year’s Day, after it was approved by the Legislature in 2013.

Bob’s Fireworks City, in Bismarck notes, that unlike Independence Day sales, the after-Christmas buyers tend to favor bigger fireworks over multiple smaller ones.

For a successful winter launch, owner Bob Heringer suggests revelers create a plywood base to set off their firereworks. Different municipalities have different rules on fireworks.

In Jamestown, fireworks sales and detonation is allowed during the state allowable dates and times.

 

 NEW SALEM, N.D. (AP) – The Morton County Commission has approved $16,500 from the county’s development fund for a grocery store under construction in New Salem.
 
    Tellmann’s Market will employ a minimum of eight workers. The town has been without a grocery store for several years.
 
     The Morton County funds will be combined with funds committed by the city of New Salem.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Housing officials say North Dakota residents interested in helping develop affordable housing in the state still have time to earn a credit on their 2015 state income tax.
 
     Officials say residents can get the tax credit as long as the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency receives their contribution to the state’s Housing Incentive Fund by December 31st.
 
     The Housing Incentive Fund provides developers of affordable rental housing with low-cost financing if they agree to set aside units for essential service workers and low- to moderate-income households.
 
     The program gives individual and business donors a dollar-for-dollar tax credit. Donors are allowed to designate their contributions for specific projects.
 
     The fund has received more than $24 million in contributions since it was established.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Heritage Center and State Museum in Bismarck is showing free movies between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
 
     The lineup includes Toy Story on Monday, The Rescuers on Tuesday, The Muppet Movie on Wednesday, and An American Tail on Thursday.
 
     Show times are 10 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m. in the Russell Reid Auditorium. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
 

 

  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The community of St. John in Rolette County has been awarded more than $50,000 in federal funds to improve its connectivity to more reliable water sources.
 
     The funds for the community of about 340 people were authorized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development agency.
 
     U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp says the money is meant to help the community find new water sources, drill a new well and connect to an existing water main to provide neighborhoods the water resources they need.
 
     Heitkamp says it is critical that officials make sure that rural areas across North Dakota “can rely on the same level of access offered in bigger cities.” She says residents of rural North Dakota depend on readily available water for their homes, farms and ranches year-round.

 

WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) – The Chahinkapa Zoo in Wahpeton is discussing how it will respond to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s new regulations for levees.
 
     Officials plan to continue clearing fencing and trees and relocate structures, including proposed housing for white rhinoceros, near a levee that runs down the middle of the zoo.
 
     Public Works Director Dennis Miranowski says  the work likely will be done next summer because FEMA wants modifications completed by October.
 
     FEMA has continued to raise standards for levees since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The agency’s current standards call for a “clear zone” of 15 feet on both sides of a levee.
 
     Zoo officials say adding the southern white rhinoceros could bring in between 13,000 to 22,000 more visitors a year.

 

In sports…

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Speedway has released the tentative 2016 racing season scheudule.

The 45th annual Stock Car Stampede has been extended from a two-day show to three in order to accommodate all the activities organizers are hoping to have planned.

The longest running year-end special in the area will start with heat races on Thursday, September 22, 2016 and conclude that Saturday with feature events in all eight classes of cars scheduled to be in attendance.

Officials plan to invite back past promoters, officials and drivers, and a merchandise table where past winners will be autographing T-shirts is in the works.

Plans also include a parade, replica retro race cars and a former popular format to the late models feature.

Track officials are hoping fans get to see 33 cars start three-wide and complete 33 laps.

The complete schedule is posted on line at CSiNewsNow.com

 

  NATIONAL  FOOTBALL  LEAGUE

 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Adrian Peterson ran for 104 yards and a touchdown over three quarters as the Minnesota Vikings clinched a playoff spot with a 49-17 victory over the New York Giants on a frigid Sunday night. Teddy Bridgewater turned in another sharp December performance. The Vikings set up an NFC North championship game next week at Green Bay.

 The Vikings-Packers game at Green Bay that will decide the NFC North title has been moved to Sunday night. The NFL placed the game in prime time.

 GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) – Arizona sacked Aaron Rodgers eight times and returned two of his fumbles for touchdowns on Sunday in a dominant 38-8 victory that clinched a first-round playoff bye for the Cardinals. Carson Palmer threw for 257 yards and two touchdowns for Arizona.

 ATLANTA (AP) – The Atlanta Falcons have stopped Carolina’s bid for a perfect season by downing the Panthers 20-13. Julio Jones had nine receptions for 178 yards for the 8-7 Falcons, including a 70-yard scoring grab that put Atlanta ahead to stay. Quarterback Cam Newton fumbled on the Panthers’ last series and threw for just 142 yards as Carolina fell to 14-1.

 Atlanta was eliminated from the NFC wild-card race when Minnesota crushed the New York Giants 49-17.

Alex Smith threw a pair of touchdown passes and Kansas City clinched a playoff spot with a 17-13 win over Cleveland.
 

Final          Baltimore          20    Pittsburgh          17

The Steelers are still alive for a playoff spot, although they will need to win their regular-season finale at Cleveland next week and hope the New York Jets lose to Buffalo.

 The Jets blew a 10-point, second-half lead before taking advantage of some New England charity in a 26-20 overtime win.

 Final          Houston              34    Tennessee              6

The 8-7 Texans are in position to clinch the AFC South if Cincinnati wins at Denver Monday.

Third-string running back Ka’Deem Carey scored twice and the Bears stopped a three-game losing streak with a 26-21 victory over Tampa Bay.
      Final          Buffalo              16    Dallas                    6
     Final          Indianapolis    18    Miami                    12

 Final          Detroit              32    San  Francisco    17
   Final          New  Orleans      38    Jacksonville      27
   Final          St.  Louis          23    Seattle                17

 
 
       NATIONAL  BASKETBALL  ASSOCIATION
 
   Final    Memphis                112    L-A  Lakers      96
   Final    Oklahoma  City    122    Denver            112
   Final    Boston                  100    New  York          91
   Final    Portland                98    Sacramento      94
 
 
       NATIONAL  HOCKEY  LEAGUE
 
   Final          Ottawa          3    Boston                    1
   Final          Florida        3    Columbus                2
   Final          Dallas          3    St.  Louis              0
   Final          Toronto        3    N-Y  Islanders      1
   Final          Carolina      2    Chicago                  1
   Final  OT    Arizona        2    Colorado                1
   Final          Anaheim        4    Philadelphia        2
   Final          Winnipeg      1    Pittsburgh            0
   Final          Calgary        5    Edmonton                3
 
 
       TOP-25  COLLEGE  BASKETBALL
 
   Final    (  4)  Maryland      87    Marshall      67
 
 
       TOP-25  WOMEN’S  COLLEGE  BASKETBALL
 
   Final    (  5)  Texas      83    Sam  Houston  St.      49

 

MLB…

 MLB-HENDERSON OBIT
 
     Dave Henderson dies from heart attack
 
     SEATTLE (AP) – Former major league outfielder Dave Henderson has died at 57 after suffering a massive heart attack.
 
     Henderson was best known for his home run in the 1986 AL Championship Series for Boston. With the Red Sox one strike from elimination in Game 5, Henderson hit a two-run homer in the top of the ninth against the California Angels to send the series back to Boston. The Red Sox won Games 6 and 7 to advance to the World Series.
 
     He also hit a tiebreaking, solo home run in the 10th inning of Game 6 of the ’86 World Series, but the Red Sox blew a 5-3 lead and a chance to win their first championship in 68 years, a drought that would continue another 18 years.
 
     Henderson played in 575 regular-season games during that span, hitting .275 with 84 homers, 123 doubles and 322 RBIs. Henderson was an All-Star in 1991.

 

In world and national news…

BAGHDAD (AP) – The head of military operations in Anbar province cautions that the Islamic State group maintains control in parts of the provincial capital, Ramadi. Gen. Ismail al-Mahlawi walked back an earlier statement by a military spokesman that the city had been liberated. Al-Mahlawi says government troops did drive IS forces out of strategic government complex in Ramadi.
 
     MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) – Officials are warning the death toll could rise in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri (my-DOO’-goor-ee) following the first attack in months by Boko Haram (BOH’-koh hah-RAHM’) Islamic extremists. At least 30 people died when the militants attacked using rocket-propelled grenades and multiple suicide bombers. PR Nigeria, an agency that disseminates government news, says Nigerian troops “intercepted and destroyed” 10 suicide bombers and repelled the attackers.
 
     OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – There’s either too much snow or too much floodwater in Oklahoma this morning. Oklahoma highway officials say many roads are impassable. Parts of western and central Oklahoma are under a winter storm warning while flooding is a major concern in the eastern part of the state. Missouri flooding is expected to continue. It’s all from the same system that left Dallas with major tornado damage. Since Wednesday, 43 people have died in severe weather, including at least 11 in Dallas and eight in Missouri.
 
     VENTURA, Calif. (AP) – Southern California authorities have a new concern today as a wildfire on the coast is in mop-up stage. Officials are worried about charred hillsides coming down the next time there’s heavy rain because there’s no vegetation to hold them together. That could threaten nearby railroad tracks, U.S. 101 and the Pacific Coast Highway.
 
     CHICAGO (AP) – Researchers say a decline in asthma rates in U.S. children in the latest study varies by region, race and age. Despite the overall decline at the end of the 2001-13 study, children younger than 5, Mexican kids, those in the Midwest and those from families that weren’t poor had the best results. Rates plateaued among whites and those living in the Northeast and West, but increased in those aged 10 to 17, kids from poor families and those living in the South.