Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Feb 8

CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE MORNING IN JAMESTOWN, 40 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.  WINDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 15 TO 20. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
MORNING. HIGHS 15 TO 20. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
EVENING. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 15 TO 20. LOWS
5 TO 10 ABOVE.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR ZERO.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 15 TO 20.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 10 TO 15. HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER
30S.

LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE
 MORNING HOURS. CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED A BIT COMPARED TO LAST
 NIGHT BUT OPEN LOCATIONS AND THOSE UNDER THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL SEE
 VISIBILITY DISTANCES UNDER A MILE AT TIMES THROUGH THE MORNING.
 SOME IMPROVEMENT WILL BE POSSIBLE BY AFTERNOON AS SNOW SHOWERS
 COME TO AN END.

 

 Road report NDDOT, Monday morning…

The North Dakota Department of Transportation and the North Dakota Highway Patrol have issued a Travel Alert for northeast North Dakota due to areas of icy road conditions and reduced visibility making travel challenging. Communities and areas included in the Travel Alert are Grand Forks, Grafton and Pembina and surrounding areas.

A Travel Alert remains for the Fargo area of eastern North Dakota due to icy road conditions and reduced visibility making travel challenging. Communities and areas included in the Travel Alert are Fargo, Hillsboro, Casselton and Wahpeton and surrounding areas. A Travel Alert means conditions are such that motorists can still travel in these areas, but should be advised of rapidly changing conditions. Motorists are encouraged to reduce speeds and drive according to the conditions.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi) A Jamestown woman was sentenced on a felony charge in Southeast District Court in Jamestown.

19 year old Carrie Anna Mae Thu, pleaded guilty to neglect of a child, a Class C Felony.

Thu was accused of failing to provide proper parental care or control, subsistence, education, or other care or control necessary of a child on August 2, 2015.

Judge Thomas Merrick sentenced Thu to 122 days in The Stutsman County Correctional Center with credit for two days served. Thu was also sentenced to two years supervised probation, to undergo a chemical dependency evaluation, not consume possess or purchase alcohol and not possess or own a firearm for two years.

Thu was ordered to pay a $400 criminal administration fee, $100 defense/facility administration fee, $35 indigent defense application fee, $100 indigent recoupment and $25 victim-witness fee.

Thu also faces charges of endangerment of a child, a Class C felony, scheduled for a jury trial on March 23, and gross sexual imposition, a Class A felony, scheduled for trial on March 21.  Thu was arrested on August 3rd at a home she shared with Demetrius Daniel Jr., the father of her child.

The arrest reports filed indicated that the home had a strong smell of urine and tobacco smoke. Two infants in the home tested positive for exposure to methamphetamine and THC, the active chemical in marijuana.

A 15-year-old girl and a 16-year-old girl were also present at the home. The report indicated one of the teenage girls alleged Thu and Daniel attempted to have sex with her.

A Class A felony is punishable by 20 years in prison and a $20,000 fine. A Class C felony is punishable by five years in prison and a fine of $10,000.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Police Department is warning  the public  that a convicted high-risk sex offender has moved to Jamestown.

Kelly was convicted of indecent exposure in 2013 in Walsh County District Court and was sentenced to five years with one year suspended and 165 days credit for time served. He has five other convictions for indecent exposure from 1990 to 2004 in Walsh County and Grand Forks County district courts and Tucson District Court in Arizona. Kelly was also convicted of public sexual indecency to a minor under 15 in 1994 in Tucson District Court.

Kelly is on probation with North Dakota Parole and Probation and is on GPS monitoring.

He is not wanted by police at this time and has served his sentence. This notification is intended for public safety.

 

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Zonta Club is seeking nominations for the first Outstanding Women Leaders Award & Brunch, to be held Saturday,March 12, 2016 from 10-a.m. to 1-p.m. at the Farmers Union State Office in Jamestown.

On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Jamestown Zonta Club member, Pam Phillips said, those women eligible for nomination are from Stutsman County.

She said the Zonta Club wants to recognize women who often are not recognized for their leadership role in the community, through the nominations.

There is no limit as to how many women may be nominated, or awards handed out. There is no age limit.

The nomination deadline is February 15, 2016.

Tickets are $20. Contact Pam Phillips for tickets, and to make nominations at 701-252-8417, or

E-Mail:  Zontaowlaward@gmail.com

She added that Senator Heidi Heitkamp has been invited at the Guest Speaker.

There will be catering by Emma Rosie’s Home Cookin,’ and a Fashion Show by Christopher and Banks.

The Zonta Club International works with the United Nations in promoting women, and the Club offers scholarships to women.

Locally, the Zonta Club supports SAFE Shelter, and the Sexual Assault Awareness program.

 

Valley City (CSi) Valley City residents are invited to participate in a community visioning process, Tuesday, February 9, 2016, at 7:00pm-9:00pm at Epworth United Methodist Church

CATCH: Creating a Vision for the Future of Valley City, will be explained.

Participants will be guided through an “Appreciative Inquiry” session led by a facilitator from the Bismarck-based Common Enterprise Development Corporation.

Residents will be invited to think about our community now, and describe their ideal Valley City five years from now. The brainstorming session will be the kick-off a two-month information gathering project. At a follow up meeting, community participants will decide how to work towards a common vision of a better Valley City.

The session is sponsored by CATCH, which is an acronym for Communities Acting Together for Change and Hope, a statewide multi-faith group which encourages churches and other community groups to work together to improve their community.

The CATCH movement was founded in Grand Forks.

This is a chance for individuals to make their voice heard and make a difference in the community.

 

Update…

  FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Authorities have charged a man accused in the shooting death of an Enderlin man.
 
     Court documents filed Monday accuse 28-year-old Paul Miller of felony murder and reckless endangerment in the death of Billy Holladay. The shooting happened early Sunday in Enderlin.
 
     Fargo Deputy Police Chief Joe Anderson says  Miller eventually turned himself into relatives. He was taken into custody by agents from state Bureau of Criminal Investigation and booked into the Cass County Jail.
 
     Authorities say Holladay was found dead when first responders arrived at around 2:30 a.m. Sunday. Ransom County Sheriff Darren Benneweis says he believes anywhere from three to seven shots were fired.
 
     Miller’s first court appearance has not been scheduled. His attorney, Cash Aaaland, was not immediately available for comment

 

 ALEXANDER, N.D. (AP) – Authorities say a man has been killed in a crash in McKenzie County.
 
     The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a GMC Sierra pickup truck was heading north on an icy U.S. Highway 85 about 18 miles north of Alexander just before 8 a.m. Friday when another driver lost control of his GMC Jimmy. The Jimmy rotated and crossed into the northbound lanes, and was struck on the passenger side by the Sierra. The driver of the Jimmy was killed.
 
     This crash remains under investigation and names had not been released as of Saturday afternoon.

 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – A former University of North Dakota medical department chairman says he will plead guilty to child pornography charges.
 
     The deal filed Friday in federal court calls for Dr. Robert Beattie to plead guilty to receipt and distribution of child pornography.  He faces a maximum penalty of 40 years in prison and a minimum sentence of five years.
 
     Beattie was the chairman of UND’s Family and Community Medicine Department. UND placed Beattie on paid administrative leave shortly after he was arrested Aug. 6, after which the North Dakota Board of Medical Examiners suspended Beattie’s medical license.
 
     Authorities say Beattie had hundreds of videos and images of child porn on a thumb drive seized from his office computer.
 
     Defense attorney Peter Welte and UND officials could not be immediately reached for comment.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A western North Dakota man accused of having assault-type guns in his possession has pleaded guilty to an illegal weapons charge.
 
     Ronnie Nikodym of Bismarck is charged in federal court with possession and manufacture of illegal firearms. Authorities say he had six machine guns in his possession and sold two of the guns in Dickinson.
 
     Nikodym pleaded guilty to the possession charge, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. In exchange for the plea, the manufacture charge would be dropped.
 
     Sentencing is scheduled for May 18th in Bismarck.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Two people are being inducted into the North Dakota Agriculture Hall of Fame.
 
  Jerry Effertz of Velva and Ambrose Hoff of Richardton will be honored at the North Dakota Winter Show in Valley City on March 12.
 
     Effertz is rancher and operates Effertz Black Butte Acres and Adventures, an agriculture and nature tourism destination.
 
     Hoff farms 4,500 acres of land near Richardton and has a beef cattle operation. He also has a grain bin business that has brought nearly 125 jobs to the Richardton area.

 

 DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) – Several schools in southwestern North Dakota are in the midst of or have plans for major construction projects.
 
      Projects include a new $26 million Catholic secondary school in Dickinson slated to be finished by January. Trinity Junior High and High School’s 225 students are using modular rooms and parts of the facility that didn’t burn in a 2014 fire.
 
     Dickinson Public Schools is in the middle of building a new middle school, and two smaller school districts near Dickinson have proposed major construction projects.
 
     South Heart School District is holding an $11 million bond referendum in March on a new building. Richardton-Taylor Public Schools is considering a $15 million remodel of the junior high and high school building.

 

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – A school district in Williston is holding a bond referendum on a new school as officials seek to alleviate student overcrowding.
 
 Voting will be held Tuesday on the referendum for a new kindergarten through eighth grade school in New Public School District No. 8. A bond referendum for a kindergarten through 12th grade school failed to pass last year.
 
     The district has had to buy more modular buildings in order to meet the needs of a growing student population.
 
     Several informational sessions on the new bond referendum have been held. Superintendent Rob Turner says many of those who opposed the last referendum are on board with the proposed school.

 

WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota regulators are holding public hearings in Watford City on two proposed pipelines in McKenzie County.
 
     Both Public Service Commission hearings are Tuesday at Teddy’s Residential Suites.
 
     ONEOK (WHUN’-ohk) Bakken Pipeline LLC is seeking a permit for a $19.5 million, 14-mile natural gas liquids pipeline. It would connect with the existing Garden Creek Pipeline to expand its capacity from 74,000 barrels per day to 93,000 barrels per day.
 
     Oasis Midstream Services LLC is seeking a permit for the Wild Basin to Johnsons Corner Crude Oil Pipeline. The 19-mile pipeline would have a capacity of 75,000 barrels per day. The project also would include three above-ground storage tanks and would cost $13 million.
 

 

 MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Officials say a $38 million project that will more than double the capacity of the Ward County Jail is on schedule and on budget.
 
     Officials with Adolphson and Peterson Construction this week told a building committee in Ward County it’s possible the county could have a half-million dollar surplus.
 
     Senior project manager Brian Kunz says that number could grow even higher, possibly allowing commissioners to add additional components to the project, like more cells.
 
Kunz says the latest group of bids includes local companies and good prices. He says it will be a month to six weeks before they choose the winning bidders.
 
     The company expects the project to be finished in 2018

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A program aimed at helping North Dakota communities deal with the effects of rapid energy development will have far less money than originally forecast due to slumping oil activity.
 
     New data show the funding expected to come in to the Oil and Gas Impact Grant Fund for the two-year budget cycle is $28.6 million. The North Dakota Department of Trust Lands estimated $65.6 million would be available.
 
     State Land Commissioner Lance Gaebe  says  the called the revised estimate is “a pretty dramatic shift.”
 
     Gaebe says some grants may have to be cut or delayed.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Democrats have endured decades of doldrums, but they have plans to rebuild.
 
     Party Chairwoman Kylie Oversen says Democrats are putting a renewed focus on local races, to build strength and nurture future statewide leaders.
 
     College Democrats of North Dakota Director Jed Hanson says Democrats also are taking the reins on such issues as tuition capping, affordable health care and diversity that are important to young people.
 
     It might be too late to make any inroads this year in the Republican domination of the state. Two months before their state convention, Democrats have no announced candidates for statewide offices.
 
     Republican Party Chairman Kelly Armstrong cites that party’s history of fiscal conservancy, tax relief and business-friendly regulation as reasons for its vitality and says, “I definitely like our position.”

 

In Sports…

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Game and Fish Department is reminding people who want to take part in darkhouse spearfishing that they must first register with the agency.
 
     The season for northern pike and nongame species opened in December and runs through March 15th.
 
     Darkhouse spearing is open to all residents with a valid fishing license and to residents under age 16. Out-of-state anglers may darkhouse spearfish in North Dakota if they’re from a state that offers the same privilege to North Dakota residents.
 
     Registration can be done online, or through any Game and Fish office.
 
     Last year, a record 3,339 people registered to darkhouse spearfish in North Dakota.
 

 

(CSi) The University of Jamestown men’s basketball team rung up 15 3-pointers in an 86-82 win over 20th-ranked Bellevue (Neb.) on Saturday.

The eighth-ranked Jimmie women   defeated Valley City State 69-54 on Saturday at the Bubble

 

High School Basketball…

Friday…

Boys Game – Shanley 75 – Valley City 64

Girls Game – Shanley 94 -Valley City 39

Minot 65-49  Blue Jay 49.

 

  SUPERBOWL 50…

 

 SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP)- Denver’s defense forced four turnovers in leading the Broncos to their third Super Bowl title, 24-10 over Carolina. The victory gives 39-year-old Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning a 2-2 lifetime record in Super Bowls in his 200th career victory, an NFL record.
 
     SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP)- Peyton Manning was coy about whether this Super Bowl was the final game of his illustrious career. Manning said he would “take some time to reflect” and said he would not make a retirement decision based on the emotion of the moment.
 
     SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) – Linebacker Von Miller earned Super Bowl MVP honors after forcing two fumbles and getting 2 1/2 sacks to help the Denver Broncos beat Carolina in Super Bowl 50. Five years after being drafted No. 2 behind Cam Newton, Miller harassed Carolina’s quarterback from start to finish, forcing two fumbles leading directly to 14 Denver points.

 

DENVER (AP) – Some Broncos fans celebrated Denver’s Super Bowl victory over the Carolina Panthers in downtown streets, and police reported some arrests.

Scores of fans gathered after the game Sunday night in central Denver for impromptu partying.

Longtime supporter Susan Tomlinson summed it up for many: “I’ve been a Broncos fan for 45 years. Way to go! What a run off for (Peyton) Manning for his last rodeo.”

The crowd became unruly at times, but police for the most part watched the celebration from the sidewalk.

At one point, several dozen officers formed a united front near the 16th Street pedestrian mall to disperse a crowd trying to make its way down the street.

The Denver Post says police reported 12 arrests, mainly for criminal mischief.

The paper says police did use pepper spray on some people, and a window on a police cruiser was shattered in an area where people tossed trash cans in the street.

 
 
       NATIONAL  BASKETBALL  ASSOCIATION
 
   Final    Orlando                96    Atlanta            94
   Final    Denver                101    New  York          96
   Final    Boston                128    Sacramento    119
   Final    L-A  Clippers    100    Miami                93
 
 
       NATIONAL  HOCKEY  LEAGUE
 
   Final            Washington            3    Philadelphia      2
   Final  2OT    Montreal                2    Carolina              1  (SO  Montreal  1-0)
   Final            N-Y  Islanders      8    Edmonton              1
 
 
       TOP-25  COLLEGE  BASKETBALL
 
   Final    (  5)  Iowa          77    Illinois                65
   Final    (12)  SMU            92    South  Florida      58
   Final    (16)  Oregon      76    Utah                        66
   Final    (17)  Miami        75    Georgia  Tech        68
 
 
       WOMEN’S  COLLEGE  BASKETBALL

  EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) – Rachel Banham tied a NCAA record with 60 points to lead Minnesota to a 112-106 win over Northwestern on Sunday. Banham made 19 of 32 shots and hit 14 of 16 free throws. She also had eight rebounds, four assists and two steals for the Golden Gophers. Maggie Lyon had 31 points and 12 rebounds and was the only starter who didn’t foul out for the Wildcats.

 

 TOP-25 
 
   Final          (  3)  Notre  Dame                66    (13)  Louisville              61
   Final          (  8)  Arizona  St.              69              Southern  Cal          68
   Final          (  9)  Oregon  St.                54              Washington  St.      45
   Final          (10)  Florida  St.              75              Clemson                    56
   Final          (11)  Mississippi  St.      52    (21)  Missouri                  42
   Final  OT    (12)  Texas  A&M                  76    (23)  Tennessee                71
   Final          (14)  UCLA                            73              Arizona                    39
   Final          (16)  Miami                          61              Duke                          53
   Final          (17)  Michigan  St.            74              Iowa                          69
   Final          (18)  Kentucky                    70              LSU                            58
   Final                    Oregon                        75    (24)  Washington              63
   Final          (25)  Oklahoma  St.            70              Texas  Tech              57

 

NFL…

 SEATTLE (AP) – Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch is indicating he’s retiring. Lynch turns 30 in April.
 
     Lynch sent a tweet during the fourth quarter of Sunday night’s Super Bowl with a pair of cleats hanging from a power line, along with an emoji depicting a peace sign.
 
     Lynch’s tweet was immediately followed by statement of thanks and congratulations from teammates including Richard Sherman and Bruce Irvin.
 
     Seattle general manager John Schneider indicated in a pair of radio interviews after the Seahawks’ season that Lynch was leaning toward retirement.

 

NBA…

 NEW YORK (AP) – The NBA is reviewing whether the act of jumping on a player’s back to intentionally foul him should be interpreted as a flagrant foul. Dwight Howard and Andre Drummond have both been subjected to the act. They are frequently fouled intentionally away from the ball because they are among the league’s worst free throw shooters. A league spokesman says officials are discussing how the play should be interpreted.

 

 MIAMI (AP) – L.A. Clippers coach Doc Rivers has another hole to fill as his son, guard Austin Rivers, is expected to miss four to six weeks with a broken left hand. The younger Rivers joins Blake Griffin on the sideline. He is out with a broken right hand as well as other injuries.
 
     Austin Rivers was hurt during the Clippers’ game at Minnesota on Wednesday. The coach’s son has averaged 8.1 points in about 22 minutes per game this season.

 

GOLF…

 
     SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) – Hideki Matsuyama (hih-DEH’-kee maht-soo-YAH’-mah) earned an unexpected victory in the Waste Management Phoenix Open on the fourth playoff hole when Rickie Fowler hit two balls into the water on the par-4 17th hole.
 
     After blowing a two-shot lead on the 317-yard hole in regulation when he blasted a driver through the green and into the water, Fowler pulled a 5-wood into the lake on the fourth hole of a playoff to set up the deciding bogey. Matsuyama two-putted for par from 6 feet to win the playoff. They each shot 4-under 67 to finish at 14-under 270.
 
     Harris English finished third, two shots off the pace.
 
     BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) -Esteban Toledo (EHS’-teh-bahn toh-LAY’-doh) beat Billy Andrade on the third hole of a playoff to win the Champions Tour Allianz Championship. Each finished regulation tied at 11-under and on the third extra hole Toledo got a par-4 while Andrade took a bogey-5.

 

In world and national news…

 

 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Leaders gathered for the World Government Summit in Dubai offered no immediate solutions today to the crises gripping the region, like low oil prices, global warming and violent extremism. But all are calling for governments to be responsive to and inclusive of their citizens. President Barack Obama echoed that call in a video message.
 
     NASHUA, N.H. (AP) – Republican Donald Trump is eyeing his first win on the presidential campaign trail in tomorrow’s New Hampshire primary. His rivals insist their campaigns will continue beyond New Hampshire no matter what happens there. Democrat Hillary Clinton, facing an uphill campaign in the state against Bernie Sanders, took a trip to Flint Michigan to decry the water pollution crisis. She’s also focusing on South Carolina and Nevada.
 
     BOSTON (AP) – Forecasters say gusty winds of up to 60 mph are expected to produce whiteout conditions in parts of southeast Massachusetts, getting the brunt of a snowstorm that’s heading for the East Coast. The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning, including Cape Cod and the islands, with a forecast of 6 to 12 inches of snow through this evening. The rest of Massachusetts, plus Rhode Island and eastern Connecticut, could see winter storm conditions.
 
     PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The iconic mayor who led Providence, Rhode Island for six turbulent terms gets a send-off in his own style today. Buddy Cianci, who died Jan. 28 at age 74, will be carried through the streets of the city by horse-drawn carriage. At the Roman Catholic cathedral, the Bishop of Providence will preside over his funeral. He will then be driven slowly through one of his favorite neighborhoods. Cianci is remembered as one of America’s most colorful and skilled retail politicians, but also flawed, presiding over years of corruption.
 
     BEIJING (AP) – Chinese flocked to temples and fairs to pray for good health and fortune today, the first day of the Lunar New Year. In Beijing, hundreds of thousands of people visited traditional fairs held in parks, as well as Buddhist and Taoist temples offering singing and dance performances and open-air markets selling handicrafts. Today marks the first day of the Year of the Monkey – the ninth animal on the Chinese zodiac calendar.