Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Dec 26

CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 5 BELOW. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY…CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN SNOW
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 1 INCH IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA . HIGHS AROUND 15. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 50 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, A 50 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRIDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS 15 TO
20. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 10 TO 15.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR ZERO. HIGHS 15 TO 20.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.
.MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 15.
.MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.
.NEW YEARS DAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 20.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.
HIGHS AROUND 20.

 

 Update…Wed. afternoon..

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports six men were killed in a two vehicle crash on I-94 near Jamestown Wednesday, (Dec 26, 2012) at about 10:26 a.m.

Captain Bryan Niewind said a Chevrolet pickup was westbound on Interstate 94, between mile markers 257 and 258.

The 2002 Chevrolet was occupied by six males.

The driver of the pickup lost control and the vehicle crossed the median into the eastbound lanes and into the path of an eastbound Freight-liner.

The semi struck the pickup in the passenger side door.

The pickup ended up in the south ditch, while the semi came to rest in the median.

All six were killed in the crash.

The report says three of the pickups occupants were ejected from the vehicle.

None of the men were wearing seat belts.

Some of the occupants died at the scene, while the others were pronounced dead at  Jamestown Regional Medical Center.

The driver of the 2006 Freight-liner, a 23-year-old Mandan man suffered non life-threatening injuries and was transported to Jamestown Regional Medical Center for treatment.

Authorities say he was wearing a seat belt.

Niewind said alcohol does not appear to be a factor in the crash.

Identification of the men in the crash will be released Thursday.

Sgt., Josh Rude says the highway was extremely icy in the area, but the North Dakota Department of Transportation was plowing and laying sand.

Authorities say the pickup may have been traveling too fast for conditions and may have had the vehicle’s cruise control engaged.

Eastbound I-94 traffic was diverted off the highway, through Southwest Jamestown and back on the highway past that stretch of the interstate.

The pickup which had a Missouri license plate, was totaled.

The men, all from outside the tri-state area, may have been construction workers.

The semi and trailer received an estimated $40,000 in damages.

Also responding to the call were:  the Jamestown Rescue Squad, the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office, Jamestown Police, Jamestown Area Ambulance Service, and the North Dakota Department of Transportation.

The accident remains under investigation.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — Remodeling is moving along at the James River Family Y, in Jamestown.

On Wednesday’s (Dec 26, 2012) Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, the Y’s Executive Director, Corey Anderson said, the conversion of two racquetball courts is progressive, being converted into the news cardio fitness facility.

There will still be two racquetball courts available.

The new Golf Center is being constructed on the second floor of the Y.

Anderson said golfers will be able to stay tuned up over the winter months, with such features as three hitting stations, a launch monitor, and different courses to play.

Players will reserve a tee time.

Also coming up at the Y is the February 2, 2013 Cabin Fever Basketball Tournament for youth in grades 4, 5 and 6.

Register at the Y’s front desk, or on line at jamestownY.org

Registration is being taken for the next session of classes at the Y, which starts January 2, 2013.

Anderson noted, that the Y will be open on News Year’s Eve Day, at 5-a.m., close early that day at 4-p.m., and closed New Year’s Day.

Corps of Engineers to host public meeting on Valley City Sheyenne River flood risk management study.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — Ave Maria Village, in Jamestown will host an open house on Thursday January 3, 2013, from 3-p.m., to 5-p.m., in the Barthel Room.

The community is welcome to take a tour, and meet the staff, visit family and friends, and make new friends.

Information will also be available about the plans for the new All-Faiths Chapel, Transportation Center, and the Rev. N.E. and Lilian McCoy Family Suite.

Wine and appetizers will be served.

　

ST. PAUL, MINN. (KCSi-T.V. News) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, along with Valley City, N.D., will hold a public meeting to provide a status update to the public to the Valley City Sheyenne River Flood Risk Management Feasibility study Jan. 10, 2013.

The study is a cost shared effort between the Corps and Valley City to evaluate alternatives for flood risk management in the area.

The purpose of this meeting is to present the results of the initial feasibility study tasks, as well as a study status update and to provide a forum for public feedback. The meeting will be held Jan. 10 at the Valley City High School, 493 Central Ave. N. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. with an open house, followed by a formal presentation at 7 p.m. and a question and answer period at 7:30 p.m. Anyone interested in the study is welcome to attend.

The study was broken into three phases, and the first phase of the study has been completed. Tasks completed in this first phase include initial data collection, updating the hydrologic and hydraulic models, economic analysis of average flood damages and the development, evaluation and screening of the full array of flood risk management alternatives. The array of alternatives found included no action or continuing emergency flood fight measures, non structural measures such as raising buildings or relocation, structural measures such as levees and floodwalls, and modifications to the operations at Baldhill Dam and Lake Ashtabula.

Analysis of the alternatives determines the federal government’s role in implementing a flood risk management project in Valley City. Some of the alternatives considered were not found to be cost effective and would not be justified for implementation as a federal project. Cost effective alternatives will be carried forward and further developed in the next phase of the study.

The next two phases of the study are scheduled to be carried out in 2013 and 2014. Phase 2 will focus on identifying the tentatively selected plan and Phase 3 will include development of the tentatively selected plan.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, serves the American public in the areas of environmental enhancement, navigation, flood damage reduction, water and wetlands regulation, recreation sites and disaster response. It contributes around $175 million to the five-state district economy. The 700 employees work at more than 40 sites in five upper-Midwest states. For more information, see

www.mvp.usace.army.mil.

 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Grand Forks police say someone stole money from a fast-food restaurant by entering through the drive-thru window.
 
     Authorities say the incident happened early Wednesday morning at the Hardee’s restaurant on south Columbia Road.
 
     Police say an undetermined amount of cash was taken.
 
     No further details were available. The investigation is continuing.

 

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – A 20-year-old man has been sentenced to time served and five years of supervised probation for inappropriate contact with a 4-year-old girl.
 
Corey Baker entered an Alford plea last week to charges stemming from the August 2011 incident. An Alford plea means Baker didn’t admit guilt but acknowledged there was enough evidence to convict him.
 
     Baker had served 174 days in jail on the charges. He will be required to register as a sex offender, and is prohibited from consuming alcohol and using the internet.
 

 

FINGAL, N.D. (AP) – Authorities say a 61-year-old North Dakota man who is suing a county sheriff over a $46 service fee should receive a settlement of $5,000.
 
     Dennis Roehrich, of Fingal, says he was charged the fee for the cost of serving a man he was suing in small claims court, even though deputies could not follow through on the warrant because the man moved to a different county.
 
     Roehrich filed a lawsuit against the Richland County sheriff’s office seeking $750,000 for what he claimed was “abuse of power.”
 
     Corey Quinton, attorney for the sheriff’s office, says he doesn’t believe Roehrich can show damages, but the $5,000 settlement would be cheaper than his fee for trying the case.
 
     Says Roehrich, “It wasn’t about the money. It was principle.”

 

 MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Residents from a North Dakota city in the middle of the state’s oil patch say it’s getting harder to hail a taxi.
 
     Representatives from two cab companies in Minot say increases in population, airplane flights, hotels and traffic have doubled the time it takes to respond to calls for service.
 
Customers have been waiting up to half an hour for a cab.
 
     Chris Braun, manager of Central Cab, says some people are also requesting longer rides. Her cabs have taken customers to Minnesota, Montana and South Dakota.
 
     Braun says it’s also becoming more difficult to retain drivers and dispatchers.

 

In world and national news…

 MOBILE, Ala. (AP) – A storm system that is blamed for at least six deaths is spreading blizzard conditions as it moves toward the northeastern United States, slowing holiday travel. There were whiteout conditions in southwestern Indiana, where 6 inches or more of snow had fallen by midmorning. The storm left more than 189,000 homes and businesses in Arkansas without power today. A line of blizzard and winter storm warnings extends to New York and on to Maine.
 
     NEW YORK (AP) – Retailers are pulling stocks lower on Wall Street following disappointing news about the holiday shopping season. In the two months before Christmas, sales of electronics, clothing, jewelry and home goods increased just 0.7 percent compared with the same period last year, according to The MasterCard Advisors SpendingPulse report.
 
     NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) – They’ve come from around the country, visitors looking to do what they can to help the people of Newtown, Conn., during the holidays. Memorials throughout the town have become gathering points for residents and visitors alike. One visitor found a piano online and decided to spend Christmas Day playing holiday songs on the sidewalk at a downtown memorial.
 
     SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – A Utah group is offering free concealed weapons permit training for teachers.  Instructors with the Utah Shooting Sports Council will provide the course for school employees tomorrow. Organizers say the goal is to arm more teachers in the aftermath of the Connecticut school shooting, where 20 children and six educators were killed. The group says teachers will also learn how to respond to an attack. Utah and Kansas are the only two states that allow people with concealed weapons permits to carry their guns in a school.
 
     HOUSTON (AP) – A spokesman says the fever that kept former President George H.W. Bush in a Houston hospital over Christmas has worsened, and doctors have put him on a liquids-only diet. Jim McGrath had said earlier Wednesday that the fever had gone away. He later corrected himself and said the fever “elevated” in recent days. McGrath says doctors also put the 88-year-old former president on a liquid diet, though he could not say why.