Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Apr 14

CSi Weather..

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
.FRIDAY…CLOUDY WITH RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 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. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY…CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING…THEN CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA 80 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 80 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. HIGHS
AROUND 50.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
EVENING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LOWS IN THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 60. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.

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

A DRYING AND
MODERATING TREND SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

 

Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Police Department reports,  a member of a KLJ survey crew observed what appeared to be a human bone on the ground near one of the trees planted in the area, of  the 300 block of Wintershow Road in Valley City.

The police department received the information on April 12th.

Police Chief Fred Thompson, says the survey crew was in the area when officers arrived and photographed the bone.

Photos were then sent to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Grand Forks.

 

On April 14th, representatives met Chief Thompson at the site, and determined that the bone should be taken to the State Medical Examiner’s Office where it can be examined for further information.

The Medical Examiner’s Office said that the bone was a radius bone, one of the two bones located between the elbow and hand. Because the bone was found near a known Indian burial grounds, the State of North Dakota Historical Society and Tribal Historic Preservation Office were contacted and told of the find.

Deeper searches in the area found two additional small bone fragments, however it’s not known whether these are related to the first bone found or if they are event human.

The investigation continues.

Valley City (CSi)  Authorities were investigating a one vehicle accident that occurred early Thursday afternoon, on I-94 near Exit 292 near Valley City.

The PT Cruiser ended up in the eastbound lane, however traffic was not diverted.

More information when the report is filed.

 

Jamestown (CSi) This year the Regional Big Sing is being hosted by the Jamestown Choralaires, with the Mass Concert set for the Jamestown Civic Center, on Saturday April 23, 2016, at 7-p.m. The Jamestown Drum and Bugle Corps will provide the pre-concert music beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Joining us on Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 were, Choralaires Director, Pam Burkhardt and member Mark Sherfy.

Pam has directed the group the past 19 years, and Mark has been a member for the past 12 years. The accompanist is Carrie Kraft.

Mark said Jamestown can expect 240 singers including the 45 members of the Choralaires, from North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. In addition there should be about 110 spouses, along with 20 chorus directors and along with accompanists. Jamestown last hosted The Big Sing in 2012, noted that planning for this year’s concert took about two years, as the concert travels to locations around the upper midwest. Jamestown has also hosted The Big Sing in 1997, and 2004.

He pointed out that the last Big Sing in Jamestown was attended by about 800-900 people.

He added that the Big Sing is put on by the Associated Male Chorus of America, (AMCA) Midwest District, of which the Choralaires belong.

Pam said the Choralaires will start their Mass Concert with a sacred song and present a variety of songs, concluding with a patriotic number.

The will be joined for a song by the Jamestown Boys Choir, under the direction of Meredith Meidinger.

The Girls Choir will perform as part of the Choralaires Ladies activities, at the Saturday luncheon at the Masonic Temple in Jamestown.

Tickets are $15 and $5 for Students, available in advance from the Jamestown Civic Center, Choralaires or Boys Choir members or at the door.

The “Choralaires Ladies Group,” will also host a luncheon on Friday April 22nd, and is organizing other activities and events for the Big Sing visitors.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi) Enjoy an Evening of Bluegrass Music and listening and learning, presented by the Bluegrass Association of ND , featuring Dick Kimmel, on Saturday, April 16th at 7:00 pm at The Jamestown Arts Center

Tickets at the door: $10 / $5 for Arts Center, members.

Also featured will be the North Dakota Bluegrass Bands, in The Battle of the B.A.N.D. (Blue Grass Association of North Dakota).

With…Moose Creek Symphony Bluegrass Band, Stoney Run Bluegrass Band, T&L Schwartz Family, and Flatt Mountain Bluegrass Band.

Sponsored by the Bluegrass Association of North Dakota, the Jamestown Arts Center, and funded in part by a grant from the North Dakota Council on the Arts.

Spokesperson John Andrus said, Kimmel, known as The Ambassador of Bluegrass, has been entertaining audiences for more than a half-century throughout North America and Europe.

In 2015, he performed across 9 time zones as he performed from Prague, Czech Republic to Coos Bay, Oregon. He has opened for Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys in Monroe’s homestate of Kentucky. At that concert Bill Monroe actually came out from backstage to listen to Dick’s unique version of Monroe’s “On and On.”

Kimmel has performed with such top artists as Del McCoury, Alan Munde, Becky Buller, and Hazel Dickens. He has performed and recorded with his own bands, Dick Kimmel & Co, Mountain Grass, and The Wild Turkey Stringband and has been featured on more than 2-dozen recordings, which include 4 Dick Kimmel solo CDs.

The music of Dick Kimmel is firmly rooted within traditional bluegrass, folk, and old-time stringband music, genres where he excels as a performer as well as an historian, mentor, and teacher. Dick regularly carries his music throughout North America and Europe as a solo performer, with his band Dick Kimmel & Co, and with various musical collaborations that includes The Alan Munde Trio and 4 duos where Dick stretches the boundaries of traditional music: Dick Kimmel & Adam Granger, Ian & Dick Kimmel, Dick Kimmel & Pamela Longtine, and Lori Jean with Dick Kimmel.

Mapleton (CSi) The North Dakota Highway Ptroal reports, two people were injured in a two vehicle crash on I-94 two miles west of Mapleton at 7:11 p.m.,Wednesday.

An SUV driven by 28 year old Travis Roberts, of Dakota City, Iowa slowed down in the left-lane of I-94 to turn around at a median crossover when it was rear-ended by a car, driven by 19 year old Clay Larocque of Fargo.

Both the SUV and car ended up in the ditch and the SUV rolled onto its side.

Both individuals were injured, and taken to Sanford, and Essentia Hospitals, in Fargo. Two passengers in Roberts vehicle were not hurt.

Casselton Ambulance assisted at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation.

 

 

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) – A federal judge is refusing to throw out what could be crucial evidence in the upcoming trial of a Fort Berthold Reservation man accused of killing with his bare hands.
Authorities allege Marcel Chase killed Toby Young Bear during a methamphetamine-fueled fight in December 2014, and then stashed the body in the trunk of his mother’s car. He’s scheduled for trial late next month and could face life in prison if convicted of second-degree murder.
Defense attorney Paul Myerchin contends police violated Chase’s rights in gathering evidence without a warrant and questioning him without an attorney present. Assistant U.S. Attorney Rick Volk disputes that.
U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland recently ruled that legal precedent was on the side of prosecutors.
Myerchin declined comment to The Associated Press.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The U.S. Postal Service wants to help tax procrastinators in North Dakota meet this year’s filing deadline.

The Postal Service says mail will be collected until 9:30 p.m. Monday from collection boxes at the Bismarck mail processing and distribution facility. Monday is the last day to file 2015 federal tax forms without requesting an extension.

Despite the extended hours of service, the Postal Service is still encouraging taxpayers to mail their returns or extension requests early on Tax Day.

The agency is also recommending tax filers to double-check the pickup schedule if they choose to use a street side collection box to ensure that their documents will be collected and postmarked before the deadline.

The Postal Service’s Bismarck mail processing and distribution facility is located at 2220 E. Bismarck Expressway.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A summer school program in northeastern North Dakota designed for students whose families travel during the school year for agricultural work has the nation’s top student for the second year in a row.

State Superintendent Kirsten Baesler says student Jose Paz Pruneda Jr. was recently named the 2016 National PASS Student of the Year. PASS stands for Portable Assisted Study Sequence, which is the nationwide summer program that assists students whose families are agricultural workers.

The 17-year-old Pruneda, a native of Mexico, will graduate from high school in May. He attends Warren-Alvarado-Oslo High School in Warren, Minnesota, during the spring and fall months, and during the rest of the school year, he lives and attends school in northern Mexico.

The migrant education summer program is offered in Grafton and Manvel schools during June and July.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Sixteen months after Congress ordered a retroactive review and reduction of federal drug sentences, officials in North Dakota and South Dakota are close to completing the task.

The amendment that became effective in November 2014 is meant to reduce overcrowding in federal prisons that currently house more than 200,000 offenders. Most of the reductions involved mandatory minimum sentences and were recalculated based on drug quantities.

Prosecutors and public defenders say South Dakota is down to a couple of cases remaining. There are about 40 left in North Dakota.

A  U.S. Sentencing Commission report shows that North Dakota had decided on 182 applications and South Dakota had ruled on 152 motions through March 25. Reductions were granted in 99 percent of the North Dakota cases and 77 percent in South Dakota.

 

In sports…

Jamestown (CSi-UJ) University of Jamestown head men’s basketball coach

Danny Neville　has announced the signing of Jake Reuther, who will join the Jimmies in the 2016-2017 season.

As a senior Reuther, a 6′ 3″ guard, averaged 9.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 2 assists per game　for the hometown Jamestown Blue jays.

Coach Neville says of Reuther, “Jake has just scratched the surface for potential. We see him being a big part of this program in the future. He has a great feel for the game and has a very balanced game. Jake does a little bit of everything. We are very excited about Jake!”

 

 

In world and national news..

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Prosecutors in Florida have decided not to press misdemeanor battery charges against Donald Trump’s campaign manager over a videotaped altercation with a female reporter. The Palm Beach County state attorney’s office says there was “probable cause to make an arrest” in the case, but that there isn’t enough evidence to “support a criminal prosecution.” Prosecutor Dave Aronberg says he’s spoken to the reporter involved in the incident — Michelle Fields — and that she’s upset by his decision not to pursue the case.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – He says he’ll be able to work effectively with Republican leaders if he becomes president — but Ted Cruz isn’t backing away from the accusation he made on the Senate floor last year that Majority Leader Mitch McConnell lied to him. Cruz didn’t apologize for the remarks when they were played Thursday during a taping of an MSNBC town hall in Buffalo, New York. He said, “Every word I said there is true and accurate.”

TORONTO (AP) – Canada has introduced its new assisted suicide law. And it will only apply to Canadian citizens and residents — meaning Americans won’t be able to travel to Canada to die. The law allows doctors to assist in the deaths of “adults who are suffering intolerably and for whom death is reasonably foreseeable.” It says the person must be mentally competent and 18 or older. The proposed law still requires approval in Parliament but is expected to pass.

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) – Hundreds of people have taken to the streets today in Nigeria’s main cities, demanding the safe return of girls who were abducted two years ago. The girls were taken by Boko Haram (BOH’-koh hah-RAHM’) extremists from a school in the northeastern town of Chibok (chih-BAWK’). Today’s protests happened a day after CNN broadcast parts of a Boko Haram video of girls wearing the Islamic hijab. CNN also carried its own images of tearful mothers, including one who reached out to a computer screen as she recognized her kidnapped daughter.

WASHINGTON (AP) – In the midst of a major El Nino (ehl NEEN’-yoh), federal meteorologists say its flip side, La Nina (NEEN’-yuh), is around the corner. They say El Nino is weakening but likely to stick around a couple more months. At the same time, they issued a formal watch for a fall arrival of La Nina. It could mean dry weather for parts of California, which haven’t quite recovered from a four-year drought. El Nino is the natural warming of parts of the Pacific that alters weather worldwide. La Nina, with cooler Pacific waters, often has opposite effects.