Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Apr 14

CSi Weather…

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

 

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER
VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. THEN THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
TONIGHT. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS
WILL LINGER INTO THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY FRIDAY NIGHT. SEVERE
WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

 

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown retail sales activity jumped by 19.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2015 when compared to the fourth quarter of 2014.

JSDC, CEO Connie Ova, points out that “The new stores and the quality of the existing businesses contribute to that.”

Jamestown saw an overall 2.2 percent increase in sales and use tax activity, which compares to a statewide decline of 25 percent. Of North Dakota’s 50 largest cities, Jamestown was one of just nine cities that saw an increase in sales and use tax collections.

Stutsman County sales and use tax collections for the quarter were up 2 percent for the fourth quarter. Stutsman County was one of six counties to see an increase.

Jamestown fourth-quarter sales and use tax increased from $65.3 million in 2014 to $66.7 million in 2015.

The increase was pushed by retail sales, which climbed from $34.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2014 to $41.4 million in 2015.

The annual sales and use tax figures for 2015 for Jamestown and Stutsman County showed about a half percent decline compared to 2014.

 

Jamestown (CSi) Girls of all ages will join their fathers, grandfathers or other male role models out on the dance floor Friday April 15, 216, at Quality Inn & Suites in Jamestown.

Tickets are $20 per couple, $25 at the door. Two additional grandchildren are $5 each.

On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSI Cable 2, Co-Chair of the Relay for Life Event, Mayda Mueller, said The Fifth Annual Father/Daughter/Grandfather Social Event is for couples that include a father and daughter, grandfather and granddaughter or any other couples that include a male role model and a daughter.

Mayda added that some fathers take more than one daughter.

Also on our show, Co-Chair Carlla Maki said that couples of any age are welcome.

Mayda said, that proceeds go to the American Cancer Society. Last year, with 216 guests, or 106 couples, the event raised $2,158.

The event is conducted by several community members who have felt the uncertainties cancer can bring to a family, including Carlla and her family.

The grand march, is at 6:30-p.m., where each couple is announced. After the march, couples will stand underneath a decorated arch, where onlookers, such as mothers or other family members and friends, can take photos.

Onlookers can also stay through the first dance of the evening, but are asked to leave after the song has finished.

Cookies, bars and punch will be provided for guests. There will not be alcohol provided at the event.

Mayda pointed out that the event was brought to Jamestown after Mueller heard about a similar event in Fargo and Grand Forks.

Carlla has been involved the past three years.

Attire for the event is semiformal. Girls tend to wear dresses, and it’s common that their dates wear a tie to match their gowns.

Pam Syverson is donating her time to be the disc jockey for the night, with Pit Stop Karaoke, and DiAnn Loper, who is also donating her time and rooms at the Quality Inn & Suites, will be the emcee.

Tickets in advance at Quality Inn & Suites, and St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Jamestown.

 

Grand Forks (CSi) Jamestown Tourism has received the Tourism Organization of the Year award at the 2016 North Dakota Travel and Tourism Conference in Grand Forks.

Seven Governor’s Travel and Tourism awards were distributed during the annual event, which focuses on the different aspects of tourism in the state as well as new technology and services. During the event, Jamestown was announced as the Tourism Organization of the Year.

 

Bismarck (CSi) North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has awarded grants totaling $51,125 for 12 projects to develop orchards and plant trees in local communities.

The largest of these was $9,000 awarded to Hi-Line Prairie Gardens and Orchard in Valley City.

Goehring says, “The goals of the North Dakota Community Orchard Project are to increase the production of fruit and nut trees that grow in North Dakota, provide educational opportunities and foster community spirit by bringing people together to plant and tend these orchards.”

The Hi-Line Prairie Gardens and Orchard will convert approximately 4 acres of unused city property in northwest Valley City into an easily accessible outdoor recreation and educational area that is friendly to pollinator species.

 

 

 

CARRINGTON, N.D. (AP) – The man who resigned as Foster County’s state’s attorney earlier this year plans to seek election to the position again.

Paul Murphy stepped down in January. The County Commission said he was asked to resign because of bad legal advice, but Murphy said he quit due to a number of professional and personal reasons.

Murphy says  numerous people in the community have told him they want him back in the state’s attorney’s office. He says he wants to be a leader in the community.

Murphy was first elected state’s attorney in 2002 and was re-elected several times before he resigned.

 

Cooperstown (CSi) A mediation session has been scheduled May 3, 2016 in a civil case between Griggs County and the County Building Authority over the financial responsibility of the unfinished $3.5 million Griggs County Courthouse/Emergency Operations Center.

The Forum reports, in January, Southeast District Judge Jerod Tufte set a December jury trial in the case. However, he also directed the parties to make a “good faith attempt” at mediation in an effort to avoid a trial.

The two sides had delayed setting a date for mediation as they attempted to negotiate a settlement, according to a joint status report filed with the court last week.

However, those preliminary settlement discussions apparently have broken down.

At its March 18 meeting, the Griggs County Commission rejected a counteroffer from the Building Authority, according to the meeting minutes.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Bismarck police are investigating what they say is a suspicious death.
 
     Officers responded to a report of an unresponsive female at the Runnings store shortly before 9 a.m. Thursday.
 
     Police found a body outside, along a side of the building. Authorities were working to determine the identity.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Sanford Health has received a $10,000 grant from the BNSF Railway Foundation to support an effort to provide health care services directly in the western North Dakota oil fields.

Sanford has two MobileMED units in the oil patch. One is in Watford City and the other sees patients in Underwood and Stanton.

Sanford says the BNSF grant was used to offset startup costs.

Dakotas-based Sanford Health is one of the largest health systems in the nation with 43 hospitals and nearly 250 clinics in nine states and three countries.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Minot police are investigating robbery attempts at two hotels within 23 minutes, apparently by the same two suspects.

Authorities say two males entered the Mainstay Suites shortly before 1 a.m. Wednesday and demanded money, but the clerk refused and the suspects fled.

Shortly after 1 a.m., two males walked into the Sierra Inn and demanded money, but the clerk took refuge in a locked office and the suspects fled again.

No weapons were displayed in either robbery attempt. Police believe the same suspects were involved in both attempts.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Health Department says cases of some sexually transmitted diseases are on the decline in the state.

Health Department epidemiologist Sarah Weninger  says the number of confirmed syphilis cases decreased from 51 cases in 2014 to 43 cases in 2015.

She says the reduction last year was seen in females. The number of syphilis cases in men remained at 31 cases.

The number of chlamydia cases in North Dakota also decreased last year.  Health officials say there were 3,191 cases in 2015, down from 3,418 cases in 2014.

Gonorrhea cases remained unchanged over the year at 687.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota health officials say they’re concerned about a decline in the state’s kindergarten immunization rates.

Immunization surveillance coordinator Lexie Barber says a vaccination rate of 95 percent is recommended for measles, mumps or rubella to maintain herd immunity in schools and prevent cases and outbreaks.  The North Dakota Department of Health says data from the 2015-2016 school assessment indicates the state’s kindergarten MMR vaccine coverage rate is about 87.9 percent.

Barber says low vaccination coverage rates leave North Dakota schools susceptible to outbreaks. She says it’s important to maintain high vaccination rates to ensure that schools are a safe and healthy place for children to learn.

Health officials urge all parents to make sure their children are up to date on immunizations.

 

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – City officials in Williston are working to clear up confusion over how much longer downtown strip clubs can operate.

The City Commission in January restricted all exotic dancing to industrial zones on Williston’s outer fringe.

Heartbreakers attorney Greg Hennessy  says  employees left the January meeting with the impression that the club could continue to offer both topless dancing and alcohol for a year while owners drafted new business plans. But the city sent the club a letter in mid-February setting a three-month deadline.

City Attorney Jordan Evert thinks the 90-day provision was clear, but Mayor Howard Klug acknowledges there’s confusion. City officials have agreed to review recordings of the January meeting to resolve the matter.

 

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The Environmental Protection Agency and two other federal agencies have asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to more carefully review its Dakota Access oil pipeline plan. The pipeline will cross through Illinois, Iowa, and the Dakotas. The EPA, Department of the Interior and Advisory Council on Historic Preservation want the corps to pay closer attention to the impact a spill would have on drinking water.

 

In sports…

Non-conference baseball  games played in Valley City, Wednesday.

INTERLEAGUE

Final          Detroit                  7    Pittsburgh            3

AMERICAN  LEAGUE

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Carlos Rodon worked his way out of trouble several times to complete six scoreless innings as the Chicago White Sox kept the Minnesota Twins winless at 0-8,  with a 3-0 victory on Wednesday night. The Twins have been outscored 33-13 this season. The only other winless team in the majors is Atlanta.

BOSTON (AP) – The Orioles were 7-0 and the only unbeaten team in the majors until Xander Bogaerts (ZAN’-dur BOH’-gahrts) hit a two-run double and Jackie Bradley Jr. provided the go-ahead triple in Boston’s 4-2 triumph over Baltimore.

Final          L.A.  Angels          5    Oakland                  1
Final          Seattle                  4    Texas                      2,  10  Innings
Final          Toronto                  7    N-Y  Yankees          2
Final          Cleveland              4    Tampa  Bay              1
Final          Chi  White  Sox      3    Minnesota              0
Final          Kansas  City          4    Houston                  2

NATIONAL  LEAGUE

Final          N-Y  Mets                2    Miami                      1
Final          Washington            3    Atlanta                  0
Final          Philadelphia        2    San  Diego              1
Final          Chi  Cubs                9    Cincinnati            2
Final          Milwaukee              6    St.  Louis              4
Final          Colorado              10    San  Francisco      6
Final          L.A.  Dodgers        3    Arizona                  1

NATIONAL  BASKETBALL  ASSOCIATION…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Karl-Anthony Towns had 28 points and 14 rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves sent coach Sam Mitchell out in style with a 144-109 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night. Gorgui Dieng had 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Timberwolves. Owner Glen Taylor plans to open up a search for a new president of basketball operations and coach.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – The Golden State Warriors have set the NBA record for wins in a season, finishing 73-9 with a 125-104 rout of Memphis. Stephen (STEH’-fehn) Curry drained 10 3-pointers while scoring a game-high 46 points. The Warriors broke the previous victory mark of 72 set by the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls.

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Kobe Bryant has ended his 20-year NBA career with a season-high, 60-point effort in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 101-96 comeback win over the Utah Jazz. The Lakers trailed by 10 until Bryant scored 13 straight points in just over two minutes. The No. 3 scorer in NBA history ends his career with 33,643 regular-season points.

Houston nailed down the eighth seed in the West with a 116-81 pounding of Sacramento. James Harden scored 38 points for the Rockets, who nosed out Utah for the final conference playoff spot by winning their last three games.
Jodie Meeks scored 20 points and Detroit won a preview of its first-round series by downing Cleveland 112-110 in overtime.

Isaiah Thomas had 21 points and Boston rallied from 26 points down to beat Miami 98-88. Avery Bradley added 17 points and seven rebounds to help the Celtics nail down the fifth seed in the East.

The Heat wound up winning the Southeast Division title and grabbing the third seed in the East when Atlanta fell 109-98 at Washington. Ramon Sessions was high man for the Wizards with 22 points.

Final          Indiana                97    Milwaukee            92
Final          Charlotte          117    Orlando              103
Final          Chicago              115    Philadelphia    105
Final          San  Antonio        96    Dallas                  91
Final          Toronto              103    Brooklyn              96
Final          Portland            107    Denver                  99
Final          Phoenix              114    L-A  Clippers    105

NATIONAL  HOCKEY  LEAGUE  PLAYOFFS

UNDATED (AP) – The St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning have opened the Stanley Cup playoffs with home victories. The Blues beat Chicago 1-0 on a goal by David Backes (BAK’-ehs) 9:04 into overtime, and the Pens rode Patric Hornqvist’s first postseason hat trick to a 5-2 triumph over the New York Rangers. Nikita Kucherov (KOO’-cheh-rahv) scored twice and Alex Killorn delivered the tiebreaking goal in the Lightning’s 3-2 win over Detroit.

MLB…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Twins have placed closer Glen Perkins on the 15-day disabled list with a shoulder injury. The move was made Wednesday before the Twins hosted Chicago. Left-hander Taylor Rogers was recalled from Triple-A to join the bullpen during the absence of Perkins.

 

NBA…

WASHINGTON (AP) – A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press that Washington Wizards head coach and former Timberwolves coach, Randy Wittman has been told he will not be back next season.

Washington finished 41-41 and 10th in the Eastern Conference to miss the playoffs after reaching the second round each of the previous two years.

Wittman went 178-199 in 4 1/2 seasons with the team.

 

TENNIS…

MONACO (AP) – Top-ranked and defending champ Novak Djokovic (NOH’-vak JOH’-kuh-vich) is out of the Monte Carlo Masters, beaten in the second round by to 55th-ranked Jiri Vesely 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.

It’s the first time in three years Djokovic has lost a second round match, and his first loss in a Masters-level event since August. Since then, he’s won nine of 11 events, including two grand slams, four consecutive Masters titles, and the ATP Finals.

 

In world  and national news…

NEW YORK (AP) – Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will hold their first debate in more than a month. Tonight’s showdown will take place in Brooklyn, ahead of New York’s primary on Tuesday. On the Republican side, Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and John Kasich will each speak at a state GOP gala.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – A Florida prosecutor’s office plans to hold a news conference today, amid reports that presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign manager will not be prosecuted over a videotaped incident involving a female reporter. Police in Jupiter charged Corey Lewandowski with simple battery, a misdemeanor, last month.

HOUSTON (AP) – A Houston police spokesman says a man matching the description of the suspect in the shooting and wounding of a deputy constable is being questioned by investigators. Authorities say the deputy was shot multiple times from across the street while standing outside the vehicle of another deputy constable.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) – The United States says American ships are conducting joint patrols with the Philippines in the South China Sea. The U.S. says it will also be keeping nearly 300 troops in the Philippines through the end of the month. The moves are bound to increase tensions between the U.S. and China.

BEIJING (AP) – The United States has issued its annual report critical of China’s human rights record. Now China has responded in kind, saying money and family connections are corrupting politics. It’s also calling U.S. airstrikes in Syria and Iraq a “gross violation of other countries’ human rights.”