Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Jan 25

CSi Weather…

 REST OF TODAY…A 20 PERECENT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT SNOW
IN THE AFTERNOON.HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED FLURRIES AND PATCHY LIGHT
FREEZING DRIZZLE. AREAS OF FOG. LOWS AROUND 15. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY…AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH
ISOLATED FLURRIES AND PATCHY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IN THE
MORNING…THEN MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…DECREASING CLOUDS. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 20 TO 25 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 30S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20. HIGHS
NEAR 30.

 

PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE TODAY…TONIGHT…AND INTO

TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WOULD RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL

CONDITIONS.

WESTERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH DEVELOPING ON WEDNESDAY

CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.

 

UPDATE…

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (AP) – The man who  died from injuries suffered in a house fire in Valley City, on Sunday has been released.
 
     Fire Chief Gary Retterath says it appears the blaze broke out shortly before 3 a.m. Sunday in the home’s basement.
 
     Retterath says  the body of Art Kirschenman has been sent to the State Forensic Examiner’s Office for an autopsy to determine his cause of death.
 
     Kirschenmann’s wife  Arlene, was injured in the fire, and was reported in fair condition in a Fargo hospital, Monday.
     The North Dakota State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the fire.

Previously…

Valley City (CSi)  –  The Barnes County Sheriff’s Office reports,  a man was killed and a woman was injured in a 3-a.m. Sunday  fire in a two story single family home in the 200 block of Sixth Street Northwest in Valley City.

Fire Chief Gary Retterath says a male occupant was found dead in the basement.  A woman who lived in the house was able to get out and knock on neighbors’ doors until someone answered and called to report the fire.

Retterath says,  a retired couple was in the home.   The husband died, and  his the wife was taken to Mercy Hospital  and reportedly is listed in fair condition, on Sunday afternoon.

Authorities haven’t yet identified the victims.

Retterath says the man’s body has been sent to the North Dakota State Forensic Examiner’s Office for an autopsy to determine his cause of death.

The  preliminary investigation, indicates that it appears the fire started in the basement and the man most likely went downstairs to check on it but didn’t make it out. The fire spread quickly throughout the home, spreading to the attic.

Retterath and a deputy state fire marshal will continue the  investigation in the home on Monday to look into possible causes.

No pets occupied the home, and the house was heavily damaged beyond repair.

No other buildings were damaged.

Retterath says about 20 firefighters and five units responded to the call. He says the firefighters had the fire under control within about 45 minutes of arriving on scene.

Fire crews  cleared the scene by the early Sunday afternoon.

Retterath says this was the first time he had a fatality at a house fire. He says after all the firefighters returned to the station from the scene, they had a debriefing with the Valley City Fire Department’s chaplain.

The Valley City Police Department was at the scene to help handle traffic near the home. The Red Cross was provided additional aid.

 

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Tourism discussed the possibility of seeking an alternate vendor to provide this year’s public 4^th of July fireworks display.

Tourism Director Searle Swedlund said in talks with the Canadian vendor who performed the show last year, that due to preparations for a Canadian celebration next year, his availability for this year’s show is limited, in terms of equipment necessary to put on the display. He will not do the display in 2017. The board decided it would be cost prohibitive to spent another $5,000 to provide the equipment.

Tourism, which funds the fireworks at $10,000, is to inquire with other vendors to replace this one, if possible.

A final decision on the 2016 fireworks display is pending finding a replacement vendor.

In other business, the Grant/Executive Advisory Board on Friday, voted to ask the City of Jamestown for dollars from the Capital Construction Fund, toward costs of refurbishing the World’s Largest Buffalo, at Frontier Village.

Swedlund indicated the contract with Talking Trails project, to start this spring, as been signed, as the board decides additional funding, to possibly come from grants in hand, and possibly using dollars in the City Fund, reserves.

Swedlund pointed out that discussions have started with the National Buffalo Museum to establish a new video presentation in conjunction with Prairie Public Television.

He added the new Tourism Source Guide will be published soon, with some changes from the last publication.

The board also approved applying for a grant through North Dakota Parks and Recreation for recreational trails, and approved providing a 20-percent local match of $2,540, if the remaining 80 percent is approved by the state agency.

The trail enhancement includes a large mower, two message centers, one each at Pipestem Trail and Overlook Trail, signs at all five trails, and a bike repair station at Overlook Trail. The total request is $12,700.

Also at Friday’s meeting, the Grant Request from Dakota Anglers of $1,600 was approved to bring in fishing professional Bob Probst, for a fishing seminar at the Sport & Recreation Show scheduled for February 5,6 & 7 at the Jamestown Civic Center. The amount covers Probst’s motel and fuel costs.

The Show sponsored by Ingstad Family Media, has an estimated economic impact of $100,000 for 1-2 days attendance, with an anticipated attendance of 2,000.

In other business, the board approved adding a “conflict of interest,” statement to the Jamestown Tourism policies, and a board member to abstain from voting if a conflict exists in approving funding requests.

The board also accepted the Jamestown Arts Center, and Stutsman County Museum ‘s county mill level approval for 2015, for additional funding.

The meeting was held at the CSi Technology Center, at Historic Franklin School.

 

Valley City (CSi) The Barnes County mapping system, will be revamped, in order to provide 9-1-1 emergency services to residential addresses.

The Barnes County Commission, Emergency Manager, and 9-1-1 Supervisor have partnered with Duane Kaul of Kadrmas, Lee and Jackson to review and update the county mapping system.

Barnes County Emergency Manager Sue Lloyd says upon completion of this review, it was discovered that many addresses around the county are not correct.

All addresses in Barnes County will be reviewed for accuracy and changed if necessary.

The changes and revamping of the system are set to begin the week of January 25, 2016. Anyone with questions should call (701) 845-8510.

 

 WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Authorities say a fire in a West Fargo hotel appears to have started when the occupants of a room became impaired, started cooking and then passed out.
 
     Firefighters responded to the Roadway Inn about 2:30 a.m. Sunday. Before they arrived, hotel managers were able to help the three occupants of the second-floor room get to safety. One person was taken to a hospital with unknown injuries.
 
     Firefighters extinguished a stove fire in the room and ventilated the building. No other injuries were reported.
 

HILLSBORO, N.D. (AP) – Authorities in eastern North Dakota say a former water district manager swindled more than $100,000 from his employer.
 
     Former Traill County Rural Water District manager Jerome Olson is facing two felony counts of misapplication of entrusted property. He is accused of misappropriating funds over a period of time by manipulating expenditures.
 
     Olson appeared in court this week for a restitution hearing and to enter a plea. But the hearing ended abruptly after new paperwork suggested Olson had misappropriated over $100,000. Investigators initially said Olson took about $50,000.
 
     Attorney Blake Hankey told WDAZ that he and his client need more time to review the new figure. He said there was no misappropriation of funds and that his client “acted in his due diligence.”

 

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) – A man accused of killing another man by running him over with his SUV on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation in northeastern North Dakota is now facing three charges.
 
     Lance Robertson was originally charged with murder in the death of 18-year-old Larse Azure Jr., of Fort Totten. An amended complaint adds two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon.
 
     Authorities say Robertson was drinking with five other people in his Dodge Durango early on Dec. 19 when several occupants argued with Robertson about his erratic driving and then left the vehicle when he parked on a reservation road.
 
     One of the witnesses allegedly heard Robertson yell “you’re all dead,” before he ran over Azure, who was waving his arms at Robertson to stop.
 
     Arraignment for Robertson is scheduled on Wednesday.

 

BUFFALO, N.D. (AP) – Some residents of the small Cass County town of Buffalo are worried that a proposed livestock operation with 9,000 hogs will disrupt their lives.

The group of more than 20 people held a petition-signing event over the weekend at the Buffalo Community Center to show opposition and demand more information on potential impacts.

Minnesota-based Pipestone Holdings LLC is planning the $15 million Rolling Green Family Farms hog facility. It needs a permit from the North Dakota Health Department.

Rolling Greens Family Farms spokesman Barry Kerkaert says the hog farm would create jobs, boost the local economy and not pose risks to the environment.

But some of the town’s 200 residents worry about problems such as odor. Judith Von Bank says it’s “kind of frightening.”

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The state Department of Agriculture and the North Dakota Organic Advisory Board say grants are available to help producers transitioning land to certified organic production.
 
     Officials say the program will has limited funds of $5,000 and approval is on a first-come, first-serve basis.
 
     Producers need to be transitioning the land to certified organic production for the first time. Farms that were certified in the past but have since lost certification are not eligible.
 

     BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A state advisory council is meeting to address problem gambling in North Dakota.
 
     The Problem Gambling Advisory Council is meeting Wednesday in Bismarck at the state Department of Human Services building.
 
     Council members are slated to review progress toward goals including raising awareness about treatment services for problem gamblers.
 
     Most of North Dakota’s lottery profits go to the state’s general treasury, with smaller portions set aside to provide counseling for gambling addicts and for drug enforcement.
 

 WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – More students, more housing on campus and more traffic associated with both has prompted Williston State College officials to take a closer look at security measures.
 
     Campus Security Officer Darryl Whitecloud says  the school is seeing a lot of issues with traffic and parking, but not a lot of crime.
 
     The college recently received a grant of more than $370,000 to help in a yearlong project to add lights and cameras on campus. It’s expected to be completed this summer.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – School officials in Bismarck and Mandan expect student enrollment to continue growing despite a slowdown in oil production. Planning firm RSP and Associates estimates that Bismarck Public Schools will exceed 14,200 students in four years. The Bismarck Tribune reports this school year started with 12,400 students enrolled in the district.

 

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – An oil industry company has started its own ombudsman program to help it address pipeline problems.
 
     Representatives from the Hess Corporation presented information about its Hess Community Connection program to Williams County commissioners at a meeting Jan. 19, since commissioners also sometimes get calls on pipeline problems.
 
     The company launched the program last year in an effort to take a more proactive approach to reclamation issues related to the 1,200 miles of pipeline it owns and operates.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Former Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz is the keynote speaker for the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference at the Bismarck Civic Center. The 24th annual conference scheduled for will bring together experts of the oil industry to talk about innovative technologies, regulations and other key issues affecting the market. More than two dozen industry leaders are set to speak at the event.

 

In Sports…

Jamestown (CSi)  At the NDADD State Dance Competition, at the Jamestown Civic Center, Saturday, the Valley City Hi-Lites won the Class A Hip Hop division championship with their Vogue routine.  The Hi-Lites also finished third in the Jazz division.

Hi-Lites dance coach Megan Gilbertson was nominated for coach of the year and she also received her 5 year service award with the NDADD.

The Hi-Lites now head  to the UDA nationals in Orlando, Florida next weekend.

Standings for the Hip Hop division:

1. Valley City

2. Bismarck

3. Davies

4. Sheyenne

5. Williston

Standings for the Jazz division:

1. West Fargo

2. Sheyenne

3. Valley City

4. Bismarck

5. Century

6. Davies

7. Fargo North

 

High School Basketball…

Friday…

Girls Game – Fargo North 73 Valley City 54

Boys Game – Fargo North 59 Valley City 44

 

Vikings Basketball…

Saturday…

Men’s Basketball

Presentation College 77 VCSU 73

Women’s Basketball…

VCSU 78 Presentation College 54

 

Boys Hockey…

Williston 3 Jamestown 2 (Shootout)

 

 Sunday….

Men’s Basketball..

Jamestown 83 Mayville State 72

 Women’s Basketball…

Jamestown 93 Mayville State 66

Valley City (CSi) The Valley City State University athletic department is hosting its Winter Sports Luncheon on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at the VCSU Student Center. The luncheon starts at noon inside the Skoal Room of the VCSU Student Center. Cost is $5 for the meal. The event is open to the public

VCSU’s winter sports coaches and student-athletes will talk about the current seasons.

Track coach Chris Johnson and basketball coaches Jill DeVries and Jeff Kaminsky will all be on hand to speak about their current seasons.

 

NATIONAL  FOOTBALL  LEAGUE  PLAYOFFS

 UNDATED (AP) – The Carolina Panthers are making their second Super Bowl appearance after Cam Newton threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more in a 49-15 pounding of Arizona in the NFC Championship game. Newton was 19 of 28 for 335 yards through the air, including an 86-yard scoring pass to Corey Brown in the first quarter. The Panthers intercepted Carson Palmer four times and recovered his two fumbles.
 
     DENVER (AP) – Peyton Manning threw for a  pair of first-half touchdowns and the Denver Broncos batted away a two-point conversion try with 12 seconds left to secure a 20-18 victory over New England in the AFC Championship game. Brian McManus hit two field goals, a 52-yarder with 33 seconds remaining in the first half and a 31-yard kick that gave Denver a 20-12 lead with about 10 minutes left. Tom Brady hit Rob Gronkowski for a four-yard scoring pass in the closing seconds, but the two-point conversion pass was tipped by Aqib Talib (ah-KEEB tah-LEEB’) and intercepted by Bradley Roby, putting the Broncos in the Super Bowl for the eighth time.
 
  
 
       NATIONAL  BASKETBALL  ASSOCIATION
 
   Final    Houston      115    Dallas                  104
   Final    Toronto      112    L-A  Clippers        94
   Final    Boston        112    Philadelphia        92
   Final    Brooklyn    116    Oklahoma  City    106
 
     Boston    at    Philadelphia    (7:00  p.m.,    postponed,  Postponed)
 
 
       NATIONAL  HOCKEY  LEAGUE
 
   Final          Ottawa                3    N-Y  Rangers      0
   Final          Carolina            5    Calgary              2
   Final          Chicago              2    St.  Louis          0
   Final  OT    Los  Angeles      3    San  Jose            2
 
     Pittsburgh    at    Washington    (12:30  p.m.,    postponed,  Inclement  weather)
 
 
       TOP-25  COLLEGE  BASKETBALL

 Ninth-ranked Iowa knocking off No. 22 Purdue 83-71 as Jarrod Uthoff scored 13 of his 22 points in the first half. Adam Woodbury added 13 points and 10 rebounds in the Hawkeyes’ ninth consecutive win.
 
     – Malcom Brogdon scored 12 of his 21 points in the final 5:45 to lift 13th-ranked Virginia over Syracuse 73-65. Anthony Gill and London Perrantes added 16 points each for the Cavaliers, who blew a 10-point, second-half lead and withstood the Orange’s 13 3-pointers.
 
   Final          (  2)  North  Carolina      75              Virginia  Tech      70
   Final  OT    (16)  Providence              82    (  4)  Villanova              76
   Final                    Temple                      89    (  8)  SMU                          80
    Final                    Oregon  St.              85    (21)  Southern  Cal        70
 
 
       TOP-25  WOMEN’S  COLLEGE  BASKETBALL
 
   Final    (  2)  South  Carolina      57    (10)  Mississippi  St.      51
   Final    (  3)  Notre  Dame              80              Virginia  Tech          41
   Final    (  7)  Ohio  St.                  67              Rutgers                      58
   Final    (  8)  Arizona  St.            62              Arizona                      47
   Final    (11)  Oregon  St.              61              Colorado                    47
   Final    (20)  UCLA                          56    (12)  Stanford                    36
   Final    (14)  Florida  St.            69    (16)  Miami                          58
   Final    (15)  South  Florida        88              UCF                              49
   Final    (23)  Missouri                  79    (22)  Florida                      64
   Final    (24)  DePaul                      96              Providence                50
   Final    (25)  West  Virginia        97              TCU                              84

 

GOLF…

LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) – Jason Dufner parred the second playoff hole to win the CareerBuilder Challenge in La Quinta, Calif. Dufner took advantage of David Lingmerth’s shot off the rocks that bounced into the water. The two played extra golf after finishing regulation at 25-under.
 
     ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Rickie Fowler finished on top of a star-studded field at the Abu Dhabi (AH’-boo DAH’-bee) Championship. Fowler shot a final-round 3-under 69 to finish 16 under par, one shot in front of Thomas Pieters. Rory McIlroy and Henrik Stenson tied for third, two shots off the pace. Jordan Spieth (speeth) was fifth, five back.

 

 TENNIS-AUSTRALIAN OPEN…
 
 
     MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Seventh seed Angelique Kerber and No. 14 Victoria Azarenka have advanced to the Australian Open women’s quarterfinals.
 
     Kerber opened Monday’s stadium court schedule with a 6-4, 6-0 rout of fellow German Annika Beck. Azarenka had no trouble with Barbora Strycova (strih-KOH’-vah), winning 6-2, 6-4.
 
     Gael Monfils (gayl mohn-FEE’) scored a 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 win over Andrei Kuznetsov (kooz-NEHT’-sahv) to reach the quarterfinals for the first time in 11 trips to the Australian Open.
 
     Johanna Konta’s strong run at the Australian Open has continued with a 4-6, 6-4, 8-6 win over Ekaterina Makarova, advancing her to the quarterfinals.
 
     Milos Raonic beat French Open champion Stan Wawrinka 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. The hard-serving Canadian came into the fourth-rounder winless in four matches against Wawrinka, the 2014 Australian Open champion.
 
     David Ferrer has reached his sixth quarterfinal at the Australian Open, without dropping a set. No. 8-seeded Ferrer beat strong-serving John Isner 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 in their fourth-round match.
 

 SKIING-VONN…
  
     CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) – Lindsey Vonn has won another super-G Alpine race in Cortina D’Ampezzo, Italy. It’s her 11th in Cortina, breaking the resort record.
 
     Vonn took the lead in the overall standings from Lara Gut, who finished fifth. Vonn leads her Swiss rival by 45 points.
 
     Vonn also eclipsed Annemarie Moser-Proell’s (prehlz) mark of 36 career wins in skiing’s marquee event.

 

In world and national news…

NEW YORK (AP) – Some movement is emerging after the paralysis of a weekend blizzard that buried a wide area of the East Coast. But closed schools and government offices underscore the difficulty of getting back to normal. Hundreds of airline flights are canceled today and transit service is expected to be spotty. There were at least 30 deaths, including snow shoveling and carbon monoxide fatalities.
 
     LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michigan’s attorney general is announcing steps today to prevent potential conflicts of interest during the investigation of the water crisis in Flint. A former prosecutor and a retired head of the Detroit FBI will play key roles. The attorney general’s office represents both the people of Michigan and state government. Attorney General Bill Schuette says the appointments will prevent conflicts between investigators and those charged with defending the state in lawsuits.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – A recent national survey finds most voters pessimistic about the federal government’s ability to tackle important issues. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll, conducted in December, found more than 6 in 10 respondents expressed only slight confidence in the government – or none at all. Terrorism edged health care as the issue most often mentioned.
 
     ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – A Turkish news agency says police in Ankara have busted an Islamic State group recruiting operation. The state-run Anadolu Agency reports anti-terror squads carried out early morning operations today, rounding up at least 10 people. Turkey has been cracking down on suspected IS cells.
 
     UNDATED (AP) – The upcoming Super Bowl between the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers features many contrasts — especially the quarterbacks. Peyton Manning is the only five-time MVP in NFL history and, at 39, the oldest starting quarterback to lead a team to the Super Bowl. It could even be his last pro game. Cam Newton is at the opposite end of his career, just 26 and making his big game debut. Denver beat New England and Carolina overwhelmed Arizona in the conference championships.