Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Mar 28

CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. EAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA 50 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…RAIN…BREEZY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE MORNING 50 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA…THEN MOSTLY SUNNY IN
THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS 15 TO
25 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING…THEN MOSTLY
CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
MORNING…THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20. HIGHS
NEAR 40.

RAIN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY…WITH A BRIEF CHANGE OVER TO SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT. LOCATIONS ALONG THE ND/SD BORDER COULD SEE AS MUCH AS A QUARTER INCH OF PRECIPITATION. FURTHER NORTH PRECIPITATION CHANCES DIMINISH…AS DO POTENTIAL AMOUNTS.

A WINDY THURSDAY IS EPXECTED.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Rural Fire Department was called to an Easter Sunday brush fire about 12:30-p.m., about 12 miles northwest of Jamestown, at 28th Street and 76th Avenue where there was extremely dry vegetation.

Jamestown Rural Fire Chief Ben Maulding said property owners had the fire under control by the time firefighters arrived, with . two grass-rig pickups, one tanker and six firefighters on scene.

The fire burned approximately one acre. It was a burn pit that was dug down but conditions enabled an ember to get out and spread quickly to the dry vegetation, trees, a fence and utility pole, that belongs to Dakota Valley and Northern Plains electric cooperatives. The pole was burned but remained standing.

 

Valley City  (CSi)   Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz ‘ father, Rafael Cruz, will be in Valley City on Tuesday, March 29th.

Cruz will talk about his faith and his life’s journey at Sabirs in Valley City on Tuesday, March 29th at 10am. The public is welcome to attend this event.

Rafael Cruz was born in Cuba, and as  a teenager in the 1950’s, he supported the overthrow of the oppressive Batista regime which landed him in prison, where he was tortured

In 1957 he immigrated to the United States with little more than $100 to his name and barely able to speak English, he studied math and chemical engineering at the University of Texas and earned a degree, worked in the energy industry before becoming a pastor.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Whooping cranes are in the midst of their spring migration, and the endangered birds will be making their way through North Dakota in coming weeks.

The Game and Fish Department is asking anyone who spots a whooper to report the sighting to state or federal wildlife officials so the birds can be tracked. The birds are federally protected, so people are cautioned not to disturb them.

Whooping cranes stand about 5 feet tall and have a wingspan of about 7 feet. They are bright white with black wing tips. In flight, they extend their long necks straight forward, and their legs extend out behind them. They usually fly alone or in small groups.

Officials say people should be careful not to mistake snow geese, swans, egrets and pelicans for whoopers.

 

 MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Formal charges are pending against a Minot woman who police say was driving under the influence with two small children in her vehicle when she crashed into a house.
 
     Authorities say the 24-year-old woman lost control of her vehicle about 4 a.m. Sunday and crashed into a fence, a fire hydrant and a house.
 
     The 2- and 5-year-old children in the vehicle were evaluated at a hospital and determined to not have suffered serious injury.
 
     The woman was arrested on charges including DUI, reckless driving and child neglect.

 

 WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – A woman wanted in Kentucky in connection with accusations of financial crimes has been arrested in North Dakota.
 
     Williston Police have arrested 30-year-old Yarelis Rios.  Police arrested Rios after authorities were tipped off to her Williston home.
 
     Court records show Rios is wanted in Kentucky’s Fayette County on charges including forgery and obtaining a real estate loan through deception.
 
     Williams County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Caleb Fry says Rios had been on the run for about two years and moved to Williston in October.
 
     Authorities in Kentucky accuse Rios of embezzling thousands from an apartment complex where she was employed and filing false tax returns.
 
     Jail records show Rios was extradited to Kentucky Thursday. Records don’t list an attorney who could comment on her behalf.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota woman has pleaded guilty to having sex with a minor.
 
     Raelynn Thiefoe, of Dunseith, is charged in federal court with sexual abuse of a minor. Authorities say she engaged in a sexual act with a boy between the ages of 12 and 16.
 
     The 25-year-old Thiefoe told a judge during her plea hearing that she has been using methamphetamine for the last six years.
 
     The charge carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for July 12.
 
     A federal public defender could not be reached for comment.

 

 MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A district judge in North Dakota has set a date for the sex crime trial of Sawyer’s former superintendent and high school principal.
 
  The  trial against Charles Soper is scheduled to begin July 21.
 
     Soper is accused of sexually abusing three teenage boys, and faces a total of eight charges, including human trafficking and child pornography. He resigned from the school after his arrest last May.
 
     Soper has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges. He could face life in prison if convicted of the more serious allegations.
 
     Defense attorney Eric Baumann had asked North Central District Judge Douglas Mattson to move Soper’s trial out of the region arguing that media coverage has tainted the jury pool. The prosecution disagreed and Mattson later scheduled the trial.

 

 MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – Mandan High School plans to give each student an iPad to use for his or her studies, beginning next year.
 
 It’s part of a plan to provide one computing device to each of the district’s 3,600 students.
 
     The district will pay $400 for each of the 1,000 iPads, for a total bill of $400,000. Assistant Superintendent Jeff Lind says the district will reallocate money it normally would spend on other types of computers, so the purchase will be “close to budget neutral.”
 
     The school district already has nearly 2,000 iPads, mainly at elementary schools. They were bought with federal dollars designated to help low-income students. Lind says the district plans to buy iPads for its middle school students to use during the 2017-18 school year.

 

 WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) – Some North Dakota college students have differing priorities in choosing where to go after graduation.
 
     David Hall is a third-year student at North Dakota State College of Science. He’s originally from Minneapolis and plans to return home to further his business management education after graduating in May. He says his family is there and that he knows the area better.
 
     Priorities for him are family, having a support network and working in comfortable surroundings. Many students feel the same way.
 
     Mason Rademacher is a first-year student at the school from Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. Rademacher says he feels it’s probably best for him to go somewhere other than home after graduation. He says he’s looking at several transfer schools, including ones in North Dakota and Nebraska.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A youth psychiatric residential treatment facility in Bismarck has a classroom designed to help students choose their preferred method of learning.
 
    Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch, a 16-bed facility for youth with severe mental health issues, incorporated the “balanced learning” classroom this school year. It’s an effort to help students learn better and accommodate their needs.
 
     Students’ choices include lying on the floor or sitting on a squishy block. Teacher Maryann Delzer says she has found children are able to focus longer.
 
     Principal Jim Upgren says the balanced learning classroom idea came from the Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch in Minot. Upgren and Delzer said they’ve had high success with the classroom and hope to expand it to more rooms.

 

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) – The Lake Region Heritage Center is getting a new director and curator next month.
 
     The  heritage center’s board of directors has chosen Rachel Johnson, a current assistant at a Missouri museum, to lead the facility in Devils Lake. Johnson will have the dual role of director and curator.
 
     Since 2013, Johnson has been on staff at the Springfield Art Museum, where she has helped with a comprehensive permanent collection inventory. She also guest-curated an exhibit that examines textiles throughout time and across various cultures.
 
     At the heritage center, Johnson will be responsible for scheduling history exhibits, art show and other events.
 
     The Lake Region Heritage Center was established in 1974 to help preserve the history and culture of north central North Dakota.

 

In sports…

 

Jamestown (CSi) The University of Jamestown swept four baseball games from the University of Winnipeg on Saturday and Sunday.

The ninth-ranked Jimmies, improve to 30-1 on the season.

They outscored the Wesmen 28-0 in winning 12-0 and 4-0 on Saturday in Bismarck and 4-0 and 8-0 on Sunday at Jack Brown Stadium.

 

 

NATIONAL  BASKETBALL  ASSOCIATION
 
   Final    L-A  Clippers    105    Denver                  90
   Final    Sacramento        133    Dallas                111
   Final    Indiana              104    Houston              101
   Final    Golden  State    117    Philadelphia    105
   Final    Washington        101    L-A  Lakers          88
 
 
       NATIONAL  HOCKEY  LEAGUE
 
   Final          Carolina          3    New  Jersey        2
   Final  OT    Pittsburgh      3    N-Y  Rangers      2
   Final          Chicago            3    Vancouver          2

 

MEN’S HOCKEY…

 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Blake Hillman broke a tie with 4:32 left as Denver beat Ferris State 6-3 on Sunday in the NCAA West Regional final to advance to the Frozen Four. Hillman, Dylan Gambrell and Danton Heinen each had a goal and two assists. Trevor Moore also scored for the Pioneers. Denver will face North Dakota in the national semifinals April 7th in Florida.

 

 GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – University of North Dakota men’s hockey coach Brad Berry says it’s “humbling” to lead the team to the NCAA Frozen Four in his first season at the helm.
 
     UND won the Midwest Regional over the weekend by beating Northeastern and Michigan to advance to its third straight Frozen Four and eighth in 12 years.
 
     UND will seek its eighth national championship at the Frozen Four in Tampa, Florida. The Fighting Hawks play Denver on April 7, and if they win either Quinnipiac or Boston College in the title game April 9.
 
     UND hasn’t won a national championship since 2000. The team lost in the national semifinals last year.
 
     Berry took over as head coach this season for Dave Hakstol, who left to become head coach of the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers.

 

NCAA TOURNAMENTS….

 PHILADELPHIA (AP)- North Carolina will be making a record 19th trip to the Final Four when it plays Syracuse in a national semifinal next Saturday in Houston. The Tar Heels, top seed in the East, became the only No. 1 seed to make it to the Final Four by outlasting Notre Dame 88-74 to win the East Regional behind 25 points and 12 rebounds from Brice Johnson.
 
     CHICAGO (AP)- Syracuse is in the Final Four for the second time in four years. The 10th-seeded Orange became the fifth double-digit seed in NCAA tournament his to reach the Final Four after they stunned top seed Virginia 68-62 by outscoring the Cavaliers 29-7 in the final nine and a-half minutes. Malachi (MAHL’-ih-ky) Richardson scored 21 of his 23 points in the second half.
 
     UNDATED (AP)- In the NCAA women’s tournament, Syracuse advanced to its first Final Four with an 89-67 victory over Tennessee in the Sioux Falls Regional final. The fourth-seeded Orange will play No. 7 seed Washington in a national semifinal next Sunday in Indianapolis. Washington eliminated Stanford 85-76.
 
     UNDATED (AP)- Unbeaten Connecticut, the No. 1 seed in the Bridgeport Regional, tries to improve to 36-0 when the Huskies play 31-4 Texas tonight for a trip to the women’s Final Four. Baylor plays Oregon State in the final of the Dallas Regional with a trip to Indianapolis awaiting the winner.
 

GOLF…

 AUSTIN, Texas (AP)- Jason Day has made it two PGA tournament victories in two weeks. The world’s No. 1-ranked golfer, who won the Arnold Palmer Invitational last weekend, needed just 14 holes to beat Louis Oosthuizen (WUHST’-hy-zehn) 5-and-4 to win the Dell Match Play tournament.

 

 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – It took a playoff but the winner of the PGA’s Puerto Rico Open was Tony Finau. He finished regulation tied with Steve Marino at 12-under-par. Finau closed the win out on the third hole of the playoff. It’s his first win on the PGA Tour.

 

CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) – Lydia Ko won the Kia Classic to reaffirm her position as the top LPGA player in the world heading into the first major championship of the season, the ANA Inspiration coming up this week.
 
     Ko birdied the final three holes for her third straight 5-under 67 and a four-stroke victory over second-ranked Inbee Park.

 

 NBA…

 
     LOS ANGELES (AP) – Blake Griffin has been cleared medically to return to the Los Angeles Clippers. His return won’t take place for a few days, however, as he now has to complete the club’s mandated four game suspension for punching the assistant equipment manager. Griffin, who has not played since December, practiced with the Clippers on Saturday and was then cleared. He missed 41 games because of injuries.
 

In world and national news…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – North Carolina’s new law blocking Charlotte and other cities from passing anti-discrimination rules covering gay and transgender people isn’t going to happen without a fight. The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups have scheduled a news conference in Raleigh today to announce a federal court challenge. North Carolina is also under fire from a number of big corporations and the NBA, which has its All-Star game in the state next year.
 
     OSHKOSH, Wisconsin (AP) – Ted Cruz is working Wisconsin hard ahead of its primary next week, knowing that it could be key to getting the Republican presidential nomination or increase the chances of a contested convention. He’s campaigned, gotten endorsements and released ads. Donald Trump is planning his first campaign visit to the state tomorrow. A Cruz win could force Trump to sweep five upcoming winner-take-all primaries to avoid a contested convention.
 
     TOKYO (AP) – Following Donald Trump’s statement to the New York Times that he would be open to Japan and South Korea having their own nuclear weapons, the Tokyo  government today says it would rather leave well enough alone. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters today that the country’s “three principles of not owning, making or allowing nuclear weapons remain an important basic policy.”
 
     BRUSSELS (AP) – The Belgian health minister wished “Courage to all the families” today after announcing that four people injured in the Brussels attacks have now died, bringing the death toll to 35, including four Americans. Islamic State suicide bombers hit Brussels Airport and a city subway train on March 22. The airport is testing temporary infrastructure to see if it’s in good enough shape to reopen.
 
     DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) – A Syrian military official says troops are taking the next step in the recaptured ancient city of Palmyra (pahl-MEER’-uh), with bomb squads working on removing explosives planted by the Islamic State group. The official says the explosives are strewn across much of Palmyra, including residential areas as well as the historic quarter that is home to some of the Mideast’s most valuable archaeological relics. The Islamic State group destroyed many artifacts.