– Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Apr 12

CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. EAST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WEDNESDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING…THEN MOSTLY
CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING…
THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE EVENING…THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN
THE MID 40S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY…CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING…THEN
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
50 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING…THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
.MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Department was called about 3:50-p.m., Monday, to a vehicle fire located outside the UPS Store on First Avenue South.

City Fire Chief Jim Reuther says the fire was out when the units arrived.

No major damage to the pickup truck, with the likely cause electrical.

The four city fire units and 31 fire fighters were on the scen about 10 minutes.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Public School board candidates have filed for seats to run in the June 14, 2016 school board elections.

Board member terms set to expire in June are those of three city representatives, and one rural representative.

Those filing include: City representatives incumbants Roger Haut, and Diane Hanson, along with Jennifer (Scholser) Schmidt, and Cyndi Wish.

Gail Martin is not seeking re-election.

Also filing filing for the one Rural Seat up for election is Steve Veldkamp. Terry Anderson has indicted that he was not seeking re-election to the Rural Seat.

Jamestown (CSi) The deadline to file positions to run for elected offices on June 14, 2016 was 4-p.m., Monday.

In Jamestown, three city council seats are up for election, those presently held by Steve Brubakken, Dan Buchanan, and Charlie Kourjian. (Kourajian has previously announced that he will not seek re-election.)

Those filling petitions for the city council seats include:

Daniel Buchanan

Steven Brubakken

Jeff Schwind

Pamela Phillips

Phillip Wallace

Those filing for City Park Board (Two positions):

Ron Olson… Incumbant

Mark Ukestad…Incunbant

For Stutsman County Commission:

Two seats are up for elections in 2016, those of Mark Klose and David Schwartz.

Filing to run in the Stutsman County Commission June 14th Primary Elections are: David Schwartz, Mark Klose, Nellie Degen, and Tim Greshik.

Also….

District 12 Republicans nominated Jamestown Mayor Katie Andersen as its candidate for the North Dakota Senate during its district convention.

Bernie Satrom and Jim Grueneich were also nominated as candidates for the two seats on the North Dakota House of Representatives. Alex Looysen decided not to run for re-election to the house.

District 12 Democrats have nominated incumbents Sen. John Grabinger and Rep. Jessica Haak, both of Jamestown, to seek re-election.

The convention also nominated Pam Musland to seek the second seat in the North Dakota House of Representatives.

Valley City (CSi) Four Valley City residents will seek election in the June 14th elections, running for two city commission seats up for election.

Filing are Mike Bishop, Jeff Edwards, Mary Lee Nielson and Rick Ross.

Madeline Luke had previously announced that she is not seeking re-election.

Two candidates have filed for the Barnes County Commission race. Robert “Bob” Drake will be running for the seat now held by John Froehlich. And Leroy Triebold will be running for the seat now held by Cynthia Schwehr.

In the Valley City Park Board race Dick Gulmon and Ross Powell are running unopposed.

In the school board race Joyce Braunagel and Val Mortiz are running unopposed.

And Valley City Municipal Judge Thomas Goven is also running unopposed.

Omaha (CSi) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s reports that Pipestem Reservoir is currently at pool elevation 1443.9 feet, which results in 0.9 percent of the flood pool occupied.

Inflows are currently 10 cubic feet per second (cfs) with no reservoir release.

Jamestown Reservoir is currently at pool elevation 1430.8 feet, which is 0.2 feet below the base of the flood pool. Inflows are minimal with no reservoir release.

The maximum combined release from the reservoirs is not expected to exceed 200 cfs this summer; however, significant rainfall could necessitate higher release levels.

The upper James River basin is currently in abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions according to the US Drought Monitor, which could decrease rainfall runoff into the reservoirs.

Valley City (CSi) Valley City Police continue to investigate a felon in possession of multiple firearms in Valley City with the arrest on Saturday afternoon.

Valley City Police Chief Fred Thompson, says the man was arrested stemming from a call about 4:10-p.m.,

Valley City Police Lt. David Swenson and Officer Wade Hannig observed Glenn Leeds as the driver of a white pickup truck exiting the parking lot of Moe’s Eats in Valley City. The police were familiar with Leeds from prior contacts and a check with Barnes County Communications Center revealed Leeds’ Nebraska license was revoked.

They followed Leeds to his destination at 324 6th Avenue, Southwest and placed him under arrest for driving with a suspended or revoked license. While still at the scene Leeds requested the officers contact a friend at his apartment to obtain his wallet and cellphone before being transported to Barnes County Corrections for booking.

Lt. Swenson went to the apartment where a man answering the door identified himself as someone fixing Leeds’ computer. While obtaining Leeds’ possessions, Swenson observed two AR-15 type rifles on a desk with the barrels pointing toward the apartment entry.

A criminal history records check revealed that Leeds’ has a “Nebraska Convicted Felon – No Gun Sale” court order. Leeds provided a consent to search the apartment where officers located eight firearms and ammunition that were impounded as evidence for additional charges of felon in possession of a firearm.

The Valley City Police Department is requesting that anyone with information related to this case call (701) 845-3110.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation (JSDC) Board of Directors, Monday, discussed plans for a $150 million cellulosic ethanol plant at the Spiritwood Energy Park Association industrial park that are underway.

That, according to Thomas Corle, founding partner of New Energy Investors, of Pennsylvania.

If built, the ethanol plant would directly employ about 40 people with another 60 people working indirectly for the plant.

The Board approved recommending a $75,000 match to a $225,000 grant that New Energy Investors has applied for from the Agricultural Products Utilization Committee.

If the APUC grant is approved in May, the money would be used to continue the planning and engineering work for the project.

The planned plant would process corn stover, corn stalks and leaves removed from the field after the grain is harvested and wheat straw to produce ethanol for fuel and lignin, a solid fuel that can be burned by coal-fired generating plants reducing carbon emissions.

It would be the first use of Danish technology to produce cellulosic ethanol in the Midwest.

Construction of the plant will require two years of work with a crew of about 400 people with the plant beginning operations in late 2019 and fully operational by the end of the year.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Parks and Recreation Commission Monday, tabled consideration of seeking an increase in the bond for the Two Rivers Activity Center, a move that could save the commission on the overall cost of the bond.

Jamestown Parks and Recreation Department director, Doug Hogan said the idea for including more funds in the bond was suggested by John Shockley.

The Parks and Recreation Commission was going to have a $28.6 million bond sale to finance the first phase of the Two Rivers Activity Center. Hogan said the commission was also considering using a letter of credit, a financial mechanism used to set funds aside for a specific purpose, to be used as an emergency fund in case there were any problems with the project.

Hogan said the bond company, Dougherty & Co. recommended increasing the bond amount to $30.8 million, then taking $2 million to establish a debt-service fund.

Hogan did not have any final numbers on how much money the Parks and Recreation Commission would save by putting more money in the bond.

Hogan said the plan for increasing the bond amount came from discussions with Jamestown City Administrator Jeff Fuchs and Mayor Katie Andersen at a meeting that included Hogan, City Attorney Leo Ryan and Shockley on Friday. The two sides are in the process of working out a joint powers agreement on how the bond sale will be handled and how funds from a 1 percent city sales tax, which went into effect of April 1, will be used to pay back the bond for TRAC.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Planning Commission, Monday, delayed consideration of the project to construct three twin homes in Jamestown.

Ddelayed was the consideration of the zoning changes and property plats necessary for the project.

It was continued to the May Planning Commission meeting.

The project is planned for the 600 block of 11th Street Southwest and would be adjacent to the Jamestown Fire Department Southside Fire Station.

The zoning change request did not include detailed plans including the amount of setback between planned buildings and property lines.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown High School LifeSmarts team placed ninth at the 2016 National LifeSmarts competition.

The information comes from a Facebook post from the Jamestown High School team.

Representing North Dakota at the competition, the Jamestown team lost to New Hampshire in the first round of the top 16.

Jamestown (CSi)– Across the state, police departments and sheriffs’ offices will be cracking down on underage drinking during prom season, graduation and other spring activities for North Dakota high school students.

Sgt. Dana Rustebakke of the Valley City Police Department, says,”We hope the extra patrols will convince young people to make the smart decision not to celebrate with alcohol. If we find a minor consuming or in possession of alcohol, they could end up in court and ordered to pay fines. The primary goal of added enforcement is to prevent them from drinking.”

Drinking among youth can have many negative consequences, from damage to brains that are still developing—to poor choices like driving after drinking resulting in injury or death.

Alcohol use among teenagers is not unavoidable. With the positive influence of parents, schools, law enforcement and the community, young people can learn that the celebrations in their lives don’t need to include alcohol.

Funding for enhanced enforcement of underage drinking laws is provided by the North Dakota Department of Transportation. Learn more about the efforts to prevent teen driver crashes at

ndcodefortheroad.org or join the conversation on the Code for the Road Facebook or Twitter page. Families are invited to create memorials to young drivers and passengers who have died in crashes in North Dakota at ndcodefortheroad.org/memorial.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Grand Forks police say they’ve made an arrest in the robbery of a convenience store.

     Authorities say a male wearing a mask on his face walked into the M&H Gas store Sunday afternoon and demanded money from employees. Witnesses say the suspect said he had a weapon but didn’t display one.

     No injuries were reported.

     Police said Monday they arrested a 31-year-old Hatton man on suspicion of robbery. Formal charges are pending.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Authorities have identified a Fargo man injured when he was struck by a train.

Fargo police say their initial investigation indicates that an eastbound train struck 48-year-old Gerald Todd Brown at about 2 a.m. Sunday as he was sitting on or next to the tracks in the 500 block of Roberts Street North. The man’s condition was not available.

Police say the case remains under investigation.

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – A Mandan man accused of killing a friend and setting a mobile home on fire to cover up the crime has been sentenced to serve 15 years in prison.

     Fifty-year-old Rodney Friesz was accused of shooting 62-year-old Gene Jassmann in the head with a .22-caliber rifle after the two argued in October 2014, then torching the home that belonged to Friesz’s brother.

     Friesz was initially charged with murder and arson. A jury in February convicted him of arson and the lesser charge of manslaughter.

     Friesz told the judge at Monday’s sentencing hearing that he plans to appeal.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Gasoline prices continue to hover just under the $2 mark in North Dakota.

     GasBuddy.com says the average retail price is $1.95 per gallon, unchanged in the past week. The national average is $2.04 a gallon, down about a penny over the week.

     Senior Petroleum Analyst Gregg Laskoski says it’s rare in April for gas prices to drop or stay stable. But he says unfortunately it’s more of an anomaly than a trend.

     Laskoski says a healthy gas inventory in advance of demand has helped flatten prices, but experts don’t expect that to last when summer travel kicks into high gear.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Burgum has filed a petition to be placed on the June 14 primary ballot.

     Burgum’s running mate, Brent Sanford, delivered about 600 signatures the North Dakota Secretary of State’s office on Monday, just hours ahead of the deadline.

     North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem won the endorsement of Republican convention delegates for governor earlier this month though Burgum vowed to stay in the race.

     Primary challenges are rare, although anyone may run against an endorsed candidate by collecting petition signatures from 300 voters.

In sports…

Jamestown (CSi) University of Jamestown head hockey coach Dean Stork　announces the signing of Garrett Browning of Winnipeg, Manitoba, who will join the Jimmies in the 2016-17 season.

Browning is a 6’7″, 230-pound defenseman who played for the Winnipeg Blues in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League in 2015-16. In 54 games, he recorded six goals and eight assists along with 131 penalty minutes. In 11 playoff games, Browning was credited with one assist.

Stork says, “Garrett is a　very　tough competitor. His long reach and excellent　stick positioning make　him a monster on the ice. He covers a lot of ground,　making　it hard for opposing forwards to penetrate the front of the net. Garrett can also produce some offense with his hammer of a slap shot. He has worn a letter at the junior level and I can see him being a very valuable part of　our leadership group in Jamestown.”

INTERLEAGUE

Final Pittsburgh 7 Detroit 4

AMERICAN LEAGUE

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Austin Jackson hit a two-run, two-out single in the fourth inning one pitch after just missing a grand slam to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 4-1 victory Monday. Jose Quintana completed six smooth innings with one run allowed for the White Sox. Twins starter Kyle Gibson was charged with only one earned run over 5 2/3 innings.

   Final    Baltimore              9    Boston                  7
   Final    Houston                  8    Kansas City        2
   Final    L.A. Angels          4    Oakland                1
   Final    Texas                      7    Seattle                3

       NATIONAL LEAGUE

   Final    San Diego              4    Philadelphia      3
   Final    St. Louis            10    Milwaukee            1
   Final    Washington            6    Atlanta                4
   Final    Miami                    10    N-Y Mets              3
   Final    Chi Cubs                5    Cincinnati          3

       NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – James Harden scored 34 points to keep the Houston Rockets’ playoff hopes alive with a 129-105 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night. Harden made 12 of 21 shots in three quarters. Shabazz Muhammad scored 23 points for the Timberwolves.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have wrapped up the No. 1 seed in the NBA’s Eastern Conference playoffs following another strong performance by LeBron James.

     The Cavs’ forward delivered 34 points, six rebounds and six assists before sitting out the fourth quarter of a 109-94 rout of Atlanta. James shot 13 of 16 and helped the Cavaliers take control by scoring 19 points in the third period.

   Final    Orlando                107    Milwaukee          98
   Final    Charlotte            114    Boston              100
   Final    Washington          120    Brooklyn          111
   Final    Chicago                121    New Orleans    116
   Final    Oklahoma City    112    L-A Lakers        79
   Final    Dallas                  101    Utah                    92
   Final    Sacramento          105    Phoenix            101

NFL…

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) – The Minnesota Vikings have re-signed linebacker Chad Greenway. Greenway is fourth among linebackers in Vikings history with 135 career starts. The two-time Pro Bowl pick is also fourth all-time in tackles in Vikings history.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – New Orleans Police say they plan to add a new charge against Cardell Hayes, the man accused of killing former Saints player Will Smith following a car accident over the weekend. A police spokesman said Hayes will be charged with attempted murder or aggravated battery after Smith’s wife, Racquel, was shot in the leg. The spokesman couldn’t comment on a statement from Hayes’ attorney that said his client called 911 shortly before a car crash that police say touched off the deadly shooting.

MLB…

     LOS ANGELES (AP) – Fans can now take Vin Scully Avenue into the main gate of Dodger Stadium.

     The city of Los Angeles has renamed a section of roadway running from Sunset Boulevard to Stadium Way in honor of the 88-year-old Hall of Fame announcer.

     Scully is set to broadcast the final home opener of his 67-year career on Tuesday. He’s retiring at the end of the season.

In world and national news….

WASHINGTON (AP) – The latest Associated Press-GfK poll suggests that most Americans are anything but revved up about the current crop of presidential hopefuls. At least half of Americans say they would be disappointed or even angry if either of the front-runners, Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Hillary Clinton is nominated. One bright spot is Bernie Sanders, whose favorable rating outpaces those having an unfavorable view. But he trails Clinton in delegates.

     KANO, Nigeria (AP) – UNICEF says the number of child suicide bombers being used by the Boko Haram Islamic extremist group has spiked to the point that communities are looking at children as threats. The number of children in suicide attacks in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger (nee-ZHEHR’) rose from 4 in 2014 to 44 in 2015. The U.N. children’s agency says 75 percent of the kids used are girls.

     GULFPORT, Fla. (AP) – A published report says police in Gulfport, Florida are investigating a case of drug-laced candy that sent four high school students to the hospital. Police tell the Tampa Bay Times that a student brought the gummy candies to school and seven others ate it. Police Chief Robert Vincent says presumptive tests show the drug was THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.

     BERLIN (AP) – Military recruits in Germany could soon be getting an extra once-over after the Defense Ministry expressed worries that Islamic extremists could be joining to get military training. That prompted the ministry to propose better screening of new recruits including background checks. The plan should be presented later this month.

     BRUSSELS (AP) – Two more men are facing terrorism-related charges today in connection with the Brussels attacks. The Belgian Federal Prosecutor’s office says the suspects were involved in renting an apartment that served as a hideout for the bomber who attacked the Brussels subway as well as a suspected accomplice.