Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Dec 21

CSi Weather….

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 20S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 15 TO 20. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS
ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.
.MONDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS 5 TO
10 ABOVE.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND
5 BELOW. HIGHS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 5 BELOW.
.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 10.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Dec 21, 2012) — The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance looking for Pete Koble.

The 45 year old Kolbe is a white male, 5 feet 11 inches tall with blue eyes and brown hair.

His last known address was Kathyrn, North Dakota.

Authorities say, Koble has bench warrants for his arrest for possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, and two possession of drug paraphernalia charges.

Anyone with information on Koble’s whereabouts is asked to call the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office at 701-252-9000.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Jamstown City Council’s Police, and Public Works Committees, met Thursday evening (Dec 20, 2012) at City Hall. Council Member Gumke were not present.

 

With Police Committee business:

Discussion was held, relating to a weapons replacement policy for officers.

Police Chief Scott Edinger said, the weapons are purchased from the city through payroll deduction.

The Chief proposed Thursday a new written policy on the purchase and replacement will be based on manufacturers recommendations, every five years. He said the proposal is a safety issue, in changing weapons, under stress without appropriate training.

City Administrator Jeff Fuchs said upfronting the costs by the city is fairly costly to the city.

The Chief proposes purchasing weapons every five years, with certain limitations or exceptions.

Another option is continuing with payroll deductions, or have the officer pay for the weapon.

The committee voted to pass the information along to the City Council without recommendation, pending review of the proposed policy as written by the Chief.

Discussion then concerned a new Police patch. The Chief said the current patch is generic with the state seal, and Edinger suggested a different, more geographical patch.

Mayor Andersen said the plan sounds “expensive.” Edinger said when the patch needs replacement the new look could be phased in, with two different styles of patch possible during the changeout…a two year period.

The Mayor had concerns with two styles in use concurrently relative to someone trying to impersonate an officer.

A compete switchover would cost about $1,200.

The committee voted to recommend having local art students design the new patch, possibility as a contest for proposed designs.

　

Public Works Committee:

The panel recommends approval of a proposal from CPS, Ltd. relating to the 2013 Annual Groundwater Quality Assessment.

A bid award recommendation was heard, relating to the Cold Storage Buildings (one for the Sanitation Department and one for the Street Department).

The City Engineer’s Office suggested re-bidding the project, due to the bids being hiring than estimated…about $100,000 over the estimate.

The committee recommends rejecting all bids, and re-bidding.

　

The committee considered truck quotes obtained for the Engineering Department.

The committee recommends purchasing a used 2003 truck from Dales –A-1, at a cost of $3,490.

　

The committee recommends returning dollars to North Dakota Department of Emergency Services FEMA Project items in the amount of $9,908. The city was not entitled to the money.

　

An agreement letter from AE2S was reviewed, and recommended for approval , for the backwashing process at the Waste Water Treatment Plant.

　

Proposals were discussed relating to traffic engineering services, specifically for the replacement of 12 traffic signal controllers.

The city solicited firms to perform the work, in light of the business originally looked at, not being able to perform the work.

Phase One of the project is evaluation of existing equipment.

The committee recommends, the item be sent to the City Council without recommendation, pending like comparisons.

 

Discussion relating to Business Loop East Project.

Steve Windish with Ulteig explained the situtation on the project concerning work, in connection with the completion date, liquidated damages, and two items involved with the project contractor Sellend Brother.

Specifically the issue being countered is for the project work entailing an asphalt patch, and bypass pumping for the sanitary sewer system.

City Engineering Reed Schwartzkopf said the city and Sellend have been negotiating the costs. He said he feels the issue is at impasse, in his opinion.

Arbitration is possible, if the issue can not be settled though other negotiated means, which is recommended by Schwartzkopf.

The committee recommends reconfirming the original settlement by the city, and reviewed by Ulteig Engineering, before being sent to Sellend Brothers for consideration.

 

The committee discussed a request from Marvin Altendorf relating to guard rails, about 300 feet, being placed on the road leading to the business, at, or in the city limits. Schwartzkopf said in his opinion, the area is actually a long driveway, and the city would take ownership if it installs guard rails.

Schwartzkopf says a survey will be done as to where the road/driveway is relative to the section line between the city and township.

　

Informational:

Motor Grader Rental Rates relating to snow removal, was reviewed, with Butler.

RTU Upgrades were discussed, concerning remote telemetry readings and was recommended for approval, with with AE2S.

The committee discussed an Invoice from Midwest Curb Grinding, LLC

　

Technical Memo was recommended for approval with AE2S relating to Water Distribution System-Service to Aggregate Industries.

Quote tabulations – 2013 Hydrocarbons, and 2013 Chemicals were reviewed.

　

The meeting was shown live on CSi 67, followed by replays.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Dec 20, 2012) —

The Jamestown Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce their 2012 Community Award Recipients.

 

These recipients are individuals and businesses in our community that, through many different projects, channels, and efforts, strive to better Jamestown, its citizens and its business climate.

 

Congratulations to Corey and Jodi Bayer, recipients of the Above and Beyond Award, Bison 6 Cinema, recipient of the Business of the Year award and Fran Romsdal, recipient of the Outstanding Citizen of the Year Award.

 

We will also honor the monthly winners of the Customer Service Awards: Bonnie DeWald, Randy Martin, Donna Peterson, Lisa Church, Ashley Frenzel, Marlene Meilke, Monte Leno, Levi Serfoss, Joyce Diede, Sue Haas, Mary Jo Baker and Hailey Borseth.

 

All award winners will be presented their respective awards at the Chamber’s 82nd Annual Awards Banquet on Thursday, January 31, 2013, at Quality Inn and Suites Banquet Rooms. The social begins at 5:30pm with the dinner and awards at 6:00pm. Seating is limited. Contact Lisa at 701-252-4830 or email lisa@jamestownchamber for ticket and event information.

  MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Minot Public Schools have cancelled classes today following rumors surrounding the Mayan calendar and concerns about student safety. Superintendent Mark Vollmer announced that all classes and school-related activities will be cancelled on Friday. More than 7,000 students will make up the day in March.

JHS Wrestling @ Minot vs. Williston & Minot for Friday, December 21^, 2012, has been postponed.

A make-up date has not been set for either dual but will be announced upon rescheduling.
    NEW TOWN, N.D. (AP) – A man who barricaded himself into a North Dakota home prompting the lockdown of several local schools is in police custody. Thirty-two-year-old Michael Jason Smith came out of the house shortly before 10 a.m. yesterday. Schools in the community went on lockdown Thursday during the incident.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A judge has ordered more mental health treatment for a 50-year-old Fargo man accused of murdering his wife.
 
Henry Leo Deniger has been at the State Hospital in Jamestown since September, after Judge Steven McCullough ordered that he spend up to 90 days there until he’s fit to proceed with the case. Wednesday marked the end of the 90-day period.
 
     Deniger faces up to life in prison without parole if found guilty of fatally stabbing his 52-year-old wife, Kathye Deniger. Her body was found in the couple’s south Fargo apartment on March 6.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A California man has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for breaking into a North Dakota residence.
 
     Raymond LaRue, of Wasco, Calif., pleaded guilty in September to a federal charge of burglary.
 
     The 31-year-old LaRue is accused of breaking into a residence near New Town and used a knife to damage floors, walls and furniture.
 
     Authorities say LaRue was under the influence of methamphetamine at the time of the break-in.
 
     U.S. District Judge Patrick Conmy sentenced LaRue to four years and three months in federal prison.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Authorities say a Wahpeton man has been fined more than $7,500 for illegally trapping a bald eagle.
 
     U.S. Attorney Timothy Purdon says Jay P. Schuler was sentenced on Wednesday. He pleaded guilty to a charge of taking and trapping a bald eagle in violation of the Federal Eagle Act.
 
     Authorities say the eagle was caught in a spring trap one year ago. Authorities say a turkey carcass was used to lure the bird.
 
     The eagle has permanent damage to a talon but has been released to the wild.
  GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Health officials have identified more people diagnosed with an outbreak of tuberculosis in Grand Forks.
 
     Officials say two more people have been diagnosed with the potentially fatal lung infection. This brings the total number of active cases identified from the outbreak to 15- five children and 10 adults.
 
     Health officials have linked the outbreak to homeless visitors who exposed a family who gave them shelter.

 

NEW TOWN, N.D. (AP) – Students from a North Dakota town with an understanding of the sorrow felt in Newtown, Connecticut are making handmade sympathy cards for students in that city.
 
Students in New Town are sending the cards this week to students at Sandy Hook Elementary School, where 20 children and six adults were killed by a gunman last week.
 
     The North Dakota students shared a similar heartbreak and loss last month when a grandmother and three of her young grandchildren were shot to death in their home just a block from the city’s middle school.
 
     The North Dakota students began crafting the cards on Wednesday while their schools were on lockdown due to a barricaded situation in a neighborhood near the city’s high school.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – U.S. census data released Thursday shows North Dakota is the leading the nation in population growth and the state’s population is at an all-time high.
 
     The Census Bureau’s data shows North Dakota’s population is pegged at nearly 700,000 residents. That’s up almost 15,000 from last year.
 
     Census data show North Dakota’s total population jumped 2.17 percent over the past year and it’s growing nearly three times faster than the national average.
 
     Governor Jack Dalrymple (DAHL’-rimp-ul) says he welcomes the growth in North Dakota, which had suffered decades of population decline. The state’s strong economy led by its booming oil patch has attracted thousands of new residents in the past few years.
 
     The state’s population has increased by almost 67,000 residents from a decade low of 632,809 reported in 2003.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Louisiana man has turned down an offer to be the new Bismarck police chief.
 
West Monroe, La., Police Chief Christopher Elg declined the offer by the Bismarck City Commission on Thursday.
 
     Bismarck Deputy Police Chief Dan Donlin has been named as an alternate candidate. Commissioner Parrell Grossman says he will recommend Donlin for the post.
 
     Donlin says he would accept.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A state Health Department official says agencies have agreed on a cleanup plan where an estimated 1,500 barrels of fluid blew out of control at an oil well near Parshall.
 
     Environmental health chief David Glatt says Slawson Exploration Co. will scrape up snow that’s holding the oily mist.
 
     Several state and federal agencies are involved because the spill was about a half-mile from Lake Sakakawea and near a state wildlife management area.
 
     Glatt says the mist covered a fairly large area, but was thin and didn’t result in a high concentration of contamination.
 
     Slawson spokesman Kyle Waliezer says his company already has removed several tons of snow from the well site.
 

 

In sports…

Jamestown,ND (KCSi-T.V. News Dec 21, 2012) — JHS Wrestling @ Minot vs. Williston & Minot for Friday, December 21^, 2012, has been postponed.

A make-up date has not been set for either dual but will be announced upon rescheduling.

BOYS BASKETBALL
     Bismarck Century 56, Mandan 41
     Central Cass 91, Enderlin 54
     Dickinson Trinity 70, Heart River 42
     Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran 85, Maple Valley 76
     Fargo South 60, Fargo North 57
     Garrison 54, Wilton-Wing 49
     Glenburn 62, Trinity Christian 32
     Grafton 60, North Border 32
     Hillsboro/Central Valley 53, Hatton-Northwood 51
     Kindred 62, Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 54
     May Port CG 51, Larimore 45
     Midway-Minto 53, Drayton/Valley-Edinburg 22
     Milnor 72, Barnes County North 52
     Minot Bishop Ryan 56, Dunseith 52, OT
     Northern Cass 56, Griggs County Central 46
     St. John 105, Rolla 47
     Towner-Granville-Upham 41, Surrey 35
     Turtle Lake-Mercer 72, Max 41
     Westhope-Newburg 66, Kenmare 50
 GIRLS BASKETBALL
     Bismarck Century 63, Mandan 47
     Breckenridge, Minn. 82, Hankinson 55
     Dickinson 46, Glendive, Mont. 41
     Ellendale 61, Strasburg-Zeeland 41
     Fairmount-Campbell-Tintah 43, Wheaton, Minn. 40
     Fargo North 57, Fargo South 37
     Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran 81, North Sargent 41
     Grafton 92, North Border 33
     Jamestown 61, Minot 52
     Lakota/Adams-Edmore 74, Cavalier 55
     Lidgerwood-Wyndmere 54, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley, Minn. 45
     Napoleon 61, Carrington 50
     North Star 71, Drayton/Valley-Edinburg 36
     Pingree/Buchanan-Kensal 49, Barnes County North 40
     Rosholt, S.D. 53, Milnor 38
     Sargent Central 59, LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 49
     Shiloh Christian 52, Linton-HMB 46
     South Border 55, Edgeley-Kulm 39
     Thompson 72, Central Cass 39
     Turtle Lake-Mercer 91, Max 35
     Valley City 52, Lisbon 37
     West Fargo 72, Grand Forks Central 47
     Wilton-Wing 50, Garrison 23
 CNDC Tourney
 First Round
     Benson County 60, St. John 26
     New Rockford-Sheyenne 36, Towner-Granville-Upham 35
     Rolla 44, Harvey-Wells County 38
     Rugby 61, Drake/Anamoose 26
 New Salem Almont Invitational Tournament
 Consolation Semifinal
     Mott-Regent 67, Center-Stanton 42
 Semifinal
     Grant County 53, Kidder County 37
     New Salem 47, Mandan Soph 36
 RoughRider Tournament
 Consolation Semifinal
     New England 54, Heart River 17
     Richardton-Taylor 47, Beulah 42
 Sawyer Tournament
 Semifinal
     Minot Our Redeemer’s 45, Des Lacs-Burlington 39
     Surrey 42, Lewis and Clark-Berthold 41
     Velva 57, Rolette-Wolford 30
 Tioga Tournament
 Consolation Semifinal
     Burke County 35, Tioga 21
 Semifinal
     Ray 56, Trenton 49
     Trinity Christian 54, Divide County 48
       NATIONAL  BASKETBALL  ASSOCIATION

 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Timberwolves ended Oklahoma City’s 12-game winning streak with a 99-93 victory over the Thunder last night. Kevin Love and Nikola Pekovic both recorded double-doubles for the Timberwolves. Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook combined to score 63 points for the Thunder.
 
 
   Final    Miami            110    Dallas                    95
   Final    Portland      101    Denver                    93
 
 
       TOP-25  COLLEGE  BASKETBALL
 
   Final    (  1)  Duke              76    Elon                    54
   Final    (  2)  Michigan      93    E.  Michigan      54
 
 
       TOP-25  WOMEN’S  COLLEGE  BASKETBALL
 
   Final    (  5)  Notre  Dame            87              Kansas  St.            57
   Final    (  9)  Maryland                69              Delaware                53
   Final              CS  Northridge      77    (12)  UCLA                        72
   Final    (18)  Oklahoma                70              UC  Riverside        46
   Final    (20)  Texas                      53              Cornell                  40
   Final    (22)  Texas  A&M              78              Old  Dominion        55
   Final              Duquesne                62    (24)  West  Virginia      54

 

 DURHAM, N.C. (AP) – Top-ranked Duke was a winner on and off the court last night. On the court, the top-ranked Blue Devils ran their early season mark to 11-0 by beating Elon (EE’-lahn) 76-54 for their 100th straight nonconference victory at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
 
     CHICAGO (AP)- Off the court, the Blue Devils were a big winner as well. Duke received a verbal commitment from Jabari (jah-BAHR’-ee) Parker, one of the most highly recruited high school players in recent years out of Chicago’s Simeon (SIH’-mee-uhn) Career Academy.

 

College Bowl…
 
     SAN DIEGO (AP)- The BYU Cougars won the Poinsettia Bowl with defense last night. Linebacker Kyle Van Noy forced a fumble in the end zone and recovered it for a touchdown, and scored on a 17-yard interception return, both in the fourth quarter, to lead BYU to a 23-6 victory over San Diego State.
 

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Tonight it’s the Beef O’Brady’s Bowl, which pits 9-3 Ball State against 9-4 Central Florida. Ball State of the Mid-American Conference is seeking its first bowl victory while the Knights of Central Florida are seeking their third 10-win season since stepping up to the Football Bowl Subdivision.
 

 

NBA…

 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Timberwolves have waived forward Josh Howard after he torn the ACL in his right knee. Howard was injured last Friday against New Orleans. Howard averaged 6.7 points in 11 games for Minnesota this season.

 

 DALLAS (AP) – Dallas Mavericks point guard Derek Fisher will miss at least three games because of a strained right knee. He didn’t play against Miami Thursday night and will skip a two-game trip to Memphis and San Antonio. The team says there is no timetable for his return and Fisher will be re-evaluated next week.

 

MLB…

 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Right-hander Mike Pelfrey and the Minnesota Twins have finalized a one-year, $4 million contract. The 28-year-old made three starts for the New York Mets last season before undergoing elbow surgery. Pelfrey’s deal includes $1.5 million in performance bonuses.

 

NFL…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Colts coach Chuck Pagano has been medically cleared to return to the team by his physician and could be back as soon as Monday.
 
     Dr. Larry Cripe tells The Associated Press it’s up to Pagano and the Colts to figure out when he’ll be back and how much he’ll do.
 
     Pagano was diagnosed with leukemia Sept. 26 and took an indefinite leave from the team to undergo three rounds of chemotherapy. Cripe says that while the cancer remains in remission, Pagano will continue to take oral medication and will be closely monitored for the next couple of years.
 
     Indy (9-5) has gone 8-3 since Pagano left and is on the cusp of clinching a playoff berth.
 

 

 AP MALE ATHLETE…
 
     UNDATED (AP) – Michael Phelps has added another triumph to his list of accomplishments: The Associated Press male athlete of the year.
 
     The retired swimmer edged out LeBron James in voting announced in a fitting payoff for winning four golds and two silvers at the London Games. Phelps is the most decorated Olympian ever.
 
     Phelps finished with 40 votes in the media balloting, winning the award for the second time. James had 37, followed by track star Usain Bolt with 23.
 
     Carl Lewis is the only other Olympic-related star to capture AP male athlete of the year more than once, taking the award in 1983 and ’84 for track and field. The only men honored more than twice are golf’s Tiger Woods, cyclist Lance Armstrong and basketball’s Michael Jordan.

 

In world and national news…

CHICAGO (AP) – As the season’s first widespread snowstorm moves on, holiday travelers hope that means they can, too.
 
     The storm heads across the Great Lakes after dumping more than a foot of snow in parts of the Midwest and prompting airlines to cancel more than 1,000 flights.
 
     Two people were killed in a 25-vehicle pileup in Iowa. The storm was also blamed for traffic deaths in Nebraska, Kansas and Wisconsin.
 
     Most of the canceled flights were at Chicago’s O’Hare and Midway international airports. Aviation officials said more than 350 flights were canceled at O’Hare and more than 150 at Midway.
 
     Southwest Airlines was anticipating normal operations Friday morning in Chicago. United Airlines also planned a full schedule, though both airlines cautioned travelers to check their flight status before heading to the airport.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama says gun owners are among those encouraging his administration to push stricter gun control. In a video released today by the White House, Obama responded to an online petition signed by hundreds of thousands by saying “We hear you.” He will observe a moment of silence this morning to mark the passage of a week since the mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. 
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – After staying below the radar for a week, the National Rifle Association will reemerge today with a reaction to last Friday’s massacre at a Connecticut elementary school. The gun-rights group took down its Facebook page and kept silent after the shooting. After previous mass shootings, it put out statements of condolence for the victims while defending the rights of gun owners. It has said it will announce “meaningful contributions” during a news conference today.  
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House has issued a statement saying President Barack Obama “will work with Congress” to reach a deal that averts automatic tax hikes and spending cuts set to begin in January. The statement didn’t say whether Obama would work with House Speaker John Boehner. Boehner’s Republican colleagues won’t line up behind his alternative tax plan that had been dubbed “Plan B.”   
 
     ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (AP) – There’s more unrest in Egypt over a contentious draft constitution pushed by Islamists. Police in Alexandria have fired tear gas to break up fights between supporters and opponents who hurled rocks at each other. The clashes come on the eve of the second leg of voting on the draft charter.   
 
     CHICAGO (AP) – One of the two bank robbers who managed to get out of a 20th floor cell in Chicago has been captured. The FBI says Joseph Banks was arrested without incident last night in Chicago. Banks and Kenneth Conley, who is still at large, used a makeshift rope on Tuesday to climb down the high-rise lockup.