Wayne Byers Show- Morning – Apr 22

CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT 70 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.  LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.SUNDAY…RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING…THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY…COOLER.
HIGHS AROUND 50. NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING…THEN RAIN
SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.
.MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING…THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING…
THEN CHANCE OF RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED WITH
SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS
AROUND 50. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
EVENING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA

SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

A FEW STRONG STORMS POSSIBLE… ACROSS SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA

Update

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Police has wrapped up its investigation into an accident Thursday, involving a BNSF train and a wheelchair occupant, at the crossing at Second Avenue, East near First Street, in downtown Jamestown.

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On Friday morning Jamestown Police Department,’s Lt. Robert Opp said the man is identified as 60 year old Dennis Schneider, of Jamestown.

He was taken from the scene to Jamestown Regional Medical Center, by Jamestown Area Ambulance Service and later life-flighted to a Fargo hospital. His condition was not available.

He was conscious and moving when he was transported by the ambulance service.

The accident occurred in the 1-p.m. hour Thursday.

Lt. Justin Blinsky says the train was westbound, at a relatively low rate of speed when Schneider crossed in front of the train in his wheelchair, and was struck by the train.

Jamestown Police Chief Scott Edinger says witness reports say Schneider got hung up on the tracks while crossing.

Edinger says Schneider did not use the quiet zone while crossing the rails.

The train came to a stop within about 75 yards just short of the 1st Avenue crossing.

No one in the locomotive was injured.

Police Sgt Mann said Thursday that the crossings of 2nd Ave NE, 7th Ave NE, & 3rd St NE were closed to traffic until the investigation was concluded by investigators from BNSF who were on the scene later, Thursday.

BNSF and officials will be looking at the accident to determine if measures can be taken to prevent this from happening in the future.

At 6:45pm, Thursday, Jamestown Police reported that all crossings had been reopened to normal traffic.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Lottery says a Powerball ticket worth $1 million was sold in Jamestown.

The lottery says the ticket in Wednesday night’s drawing matched all five white balls, making it worth $1 million. No one has come forward yet to claim the prize.

The ticket was sold at Dan’s Sooper Stop, and the store will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

Wednesday night’s winning numbers were 12, 25, 30, 52, and 62. The Powerball was 8, and the Power Play multiplier was 3.

North Dakota Lottery director Randy Miller says if someone has the winning ticket, they should immediately sign the back. Winners have 180 days from the drawing to claim a prize.

The Powerball jackpot for Saturday is $251 million.

(CSi) The Jamestown City Council’s Police & Fire, and Public Works Committee met Thursday evening at City Hall.  Council Member Gumke was not present.

POLICE AND FIRE COMMITTEE

No business this month.

PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE

The committee recommends awarding the bid for the 2016 Seal Coat, Patching, Construction & Reconstruction District #16-41 to Border States Paving, Inc., in the amount of $1,841,367.55.

The committee recommends awarding the bid for a new motor grader to RDO Equipment, Inc., in the amount of $270,000.00 with a guaranteed buyback of $169,000.00, and including a $0 cost of repairs for 4500 hours or six years, for a net cost of $100,900.00.

The committee recommends awarding the bid for the 2016 Sidewalk, Curb & Gutter District # 16-11 to LD Concrete, Jamestown, ND, in the amount of $58,127.05.

Moved to the City Council without recommendation accepting the plans & specifications for the Cavendish Water Tower Interior Recoating Project and to authorize the Advertisement for Bids for the project. More information was needed.

The committee to approve a resolution to authorize the submission of a DWSRF loan application to the ND Public Finance Authority to fund the Southwest Water main Replacement Project District #16-62.

The committee considered the request of Prentice Kollman regarding the possibility of extending the frontage road on the west side of 281 South, south of 25th St SW, having purchased lots. The area is near the Chinese Restaurant.

The committee, pending a formal proposal and information from the NDDOT on costs, tabled the matter.

Discussion was held to determined possible action necessary regarding the Solid Waste Study including recycling, performed by HDR Engineering.

Mayor Andersen said with recycling,  costs of containers, and surveys of the existing customer base is needed, concerning container size,  and  she suggests a “pay as you throw,” fee schedule, and later, implement an automated equipment system.

She said a request for proposals to hire a contractor would come next.

Joan Morris from the City Beautification Committee asked about a time line.

Mayor Andersen said information and public meetings should be in place by budgeting for 2017, in July this year, including requests for proposals.

Morris indicated a willingness of the CBC to assist with a draft for the RFPs.

The committee recommends authorizing the CBC to draw up the draft.

Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce, Executive, Becky Thatcher-Keller said the Chamber of Commerce, and CBC is willing to spearhead a public education effort including what items can be recycled.

The meeting was shown live on CSi 67 followed by replays.

Jamestown (CSi) The University of Jamestown held a thank you event on Thursday in appreciation of donors to the Harold Newman Arena.  Students, faculty, and donors formed the letters U J  on the site where the arena will be constructed, while an overhead drone snapped pictures.

The arena is named after the late Harold Newman, who made a generous donation to the project. University President Dr. Robert Badal welcomed the students, thanking all of the individuals that made the construction of the arena possible.

Construction is set to begin in May this year and finish in the fall of 2017. It’s the beginning phase of the University of Jamestown’s Capital Campaign.

The arena will be constructed by J.E. Dunn construction, which is headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., and designed by ICON Architectural Group, based in Grand Forks.

Valley City (CSi)  The Valley City Wellness Center will be renamed the Gaukler Family Wellness, Health & Physical Education Center of Valley City.

Valley City Park District president Dick Gulmon says without the generous commitment of the Gaukler’s this project would not be possible.

The Valley City Park board unanimously approved of the recommendation from the Wellness Advisory board during a special meeting on April 20th.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Department, has started the Operation: Butt Out, campaign, in the hope of eliminating smoking material fires.

City Fire Chief, Jim Reuther says Jamestown is joining other fire departments in the state who believe the campaign is another step in preventing smoking material fires, and provide a safer environment for individuals and their families.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Arts Center presents, Pianists Geraldine Ong and John Letellier in performance at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 28, 2016, at the Arts Center. Tickets: $5 for Arts Center members and $10 for nonmembers and available at the door.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 Arts Center Director, Cyndi Wish pointed out that Open Mic Nightat the Arts Center begins at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 30, Poets, writers, musicians, comedians, etc., are welcome to perform; pieces should be limited to 10 minutes.

Jam

(CSi) The Gospel Side of Elvis” with the Blackwood Quartet is coming to Jamestown in May. The performance is at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, at the Reiland Fine Arts Center at the University of Jamestown. Doors open at 6 p.m.

The Blackwood family has received nine Grammy Awards, is in the Grammy Hall of Fame, The Memphis Music Hall of Fame, The Nashville Music Hall of Fame, The Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame and many more.

Bill Gaither has said, “The Blackwood name is the best known name in gospel music worldwide.”

Cecil Blackwood was a childhood friend of Elvis Presley. They attended Sunday school together and formed their first gospel quartet called “The Songfellas,” long before Presley went on to become the King of Rock ‘n Roll.

Ron Blackwood knew Elvis Presley personally. He went to church with him and was also J.D. Sumner and The Stamps Quartet’s business manager for years.

Today Mark Blackwood fronts The Blackwood Quartet and continues the tradition of his family and their association with Presley. In “The Gospel Side of Elvis” the group performs Presley’s personal favorites including “Amazing Grace,” “You’ll Never Walk Alone” and “Crying In The Chapel.”

This concert will also feature Presley’s greatest hits.

“The Gospel Side of Elvis” starring the Blackqood Quartet will showcase “Danny Elvis.” Ron Blackwood and Mark Blackwood enlisted Dan Wagner of “The Danny Elvis Show” to perform as Elvis in their show.

Get tickets by calling KSJB Radio at 252-3570 or stopping by the KSJB Studio in The Buffalo Mall, Jamestown. Tickets are $24 in advance or $30 at the door and includes all taxes and fees.

More information posted on line at CSiNewsNow.com under Celebrate.

(CSi)The Sargent County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a Havana, North Dakota. woman.

Sheri Ann Glover is 45 years old, 5′ with brown hair and blue eyes. She was last seen Wednesday morning around 7:30, wearing a black leather hooded jacket, scrubs and purple shoes. Glover has a history of mental illness.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at 701-724-3302 or the ND State Radio at 1-701-328-9922.

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – U. S. Attorney Christopher Myers says the accused lookout man and getaway driver in a restaurant robbery in which an employee was shot in the leg have been sentenced to time in prison.
 
     Myers says 27-year-old Rico Jamal Brown was sentenced to serve five years in prison after pleading to aiding and abetting this robbery by participating as a lookout. Twenty-five-year-old Calvin Michael Frederick Brown was sentenced to three years, six months in prison after pleading to being a getaway driver for the robbery.
 
     The men are two of four people charged in the September 2015 robbery at a Taco John’s in south Fargo. It was one of a rash of armed robberies in September that convinced federal prosecutors to take on some of the cases under the Hobbs Act.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Petroleum Council’s annual Pick Up the Patch campaign is slated to begin in Minot and New Town on Friday. 
 
     The effort is aimed at cleaning up garbage that’s littering the oil patch in western North Dakota. It’s being organized by community leaders and oil and gas companies operating in the area. 
 
     Similar clean-up efforts are slated through the month in Williston, Watford City, Dickinson, Tioga and Stanley.
 
     The North Dakota Petroleum Council started the clean-up campaign in 2012 after complaints of the growing trash problem spurred by oil development.
 
     Last year, more than 800 volunteers collected about 1,000 bags of trash in communities and along some 125 miles of roadways.

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Authorities are investigating the deaths of six bald eagles on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation that straddles the North Dakota and South Dakota border.
 
     The dead eagles were discovered March 24 by the Standing Rock Game and Fish Department.
 
     Director Jeff Kelly says all six were found in the same general area near McLaughlin, South Dakota.
 
     He says the protected birds may have died from eating poisoned prairie dogs.
 
     Kelly says hundreds of bald eagles migrate through the area and officials are keeping watch for any more mortality.
 
     The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the federal Environmental Protection Agency and the South Dakota U.S. Attorney’s office are involved in the investigation.

In sports…

     FARGO, N.D. (AP) – National champion North Dakota State University is holding several events as part of its spring football game weekend.
 Activities kick off Friday night with the annual Bison Showcase. A silent auction will include Carson Wentz memorabilia. Wentz is expected to be a top NFL draft pick. Bison coaches will attend to mingle with fans. Admission is $40.
 The annual Green and Gold Spring Game is at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free. Players will be available for autographs earlier in the day at the Fargodome.
 A Tailgate Expo on Saturday will feature the latest in tailgating products and equipment, along with the newest licensed Bison products.
 NDSU is the five-time defending champion in the NCAA’s Football Championship Subdivision. Fans can get their pictures taken with the trophies before the game.

High school Baseball…

Game One

Minot 5, Jamestown 2

Game 2

Minot 10 Jamestown 10…called due to darkness

and will resume at Jamestown on May 14

Jamestown plays Bismarck High at 4:30 p.m., today at Jack Brown Stadium.

MLB…

INTERLEAGUE

 MILWAUKEE (AP) – Ricky Nolasco struck out seven and allowed five hits over six-plus innings, and the Minnesota Twins snapped a season-opening, seven-game road losing streak by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 8-1 Thursday. Miguel Sano hit his second homer of the year and an added an RBI single for the Twins at Miller Park.
 
    
 
       AMERICAN  LEAGUE
 
   Final          Seattle              10    Cleveland              7,  10  Innings
   Final          Tampa  Bay          12    Boston                    8
   Final          L.A.  Angels        3    Chi  White  Sox      2
   Final          Oakland                7    N-Y  Yankees          3
   Final          Baltimore            3    Toronto                  2
   Final          Kansas  City        4    Detroit                  0
   Final          Texas                    7    Houston                  4
 
 
       NATIONAL  LEAGUE

 CINCINNATI (AP) – Chicago Cubs ace Jake Arrieta has thrown his second career no-hitter, with both coming since last August. Arrieta allowed only four walks and the Cubs homered five times in a 16-0 laugher over the Reds at Cincinnati. Kris Bryant smacked a pair of home runs for the Cubs, including a grand slam in the seventh inning.
 
   Final          L.A.  Dodgers      2    Atlanta                  1,  10  Innings
   Final          Miami                    5    Washington            1
   Final          Arizona                6    San  Francisco      2
     Final          Pittsburgh        11    San  Diego              1
 
 
       NATIONAL  BASKETBALL  ASSOCIATION  PLAYOFFS

 UNDATED (AP) – James Harden hit the go-ahead jumper with 2.7 seconds left and finished with 35 points, nine assists and eight rebounds as the Houston Rockets outlasted Golden State 97-96 to pull within 2-1 in the NBA first-round series.  Kevin Durant dropped in 34 points and Russell Westbrook added 26 as Oklahoma beat Dallas 131-102 to take a 2-1 series lead. And Toronto is up 2-1 in its series after Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan each scored 21 points in a 101-85 victory at Indiana.
    
 
       NATIONAL  HOCKEY  LEAGUE  PLAYOFFS

 UNDATED (AP) – The Tampa Bay Lightning have advanced to the second round of the NHL’s Eastern Conference playoffs, while the Pittsburgh Penguins are one win away from joining them. Alex Killorn scored with 1:43 remaining and Ben Bishop stopped 34 shots as the Lightning eliminated Detroit 1-0. The Penguins were 5-0 winners over the New York Rangers as Evgeni Malkin had two goals and two assists to back Matt Murray, who stopped 31 shots in his first playoff shutout.
 
     UNDATED (AP) – Anaheim and Nashville are tied at two games apiece in their NHL first-round series after Nate Thompson and Jamie McGinn scored 1:52 apart late in the second period of the Ducks’ 4-1 triumph over the Predators. Frederik Andersen stopped 30 shots and blanked the Predators after Mike Fisher tied the game midway through the game. The road team has won all four games of the series as it heads back to Anaheim for Game 5 on Saturday.

     DALLAS (AP) – The Dallas Stars will again be without All-Star center Tyler Seguin for Game 5 of their first-round playoff series against Minnesota. Seguin played Game 2 on Saturday after missing a month because of a slight cut of his left Achilles tendon. But he missed Games 3 and 4 in Minnesota and coach Lindy Ruff said he won’t play Friday night when the Stars can wrap up the series with a victory. Seguin took one shot in Game 2, but he hasn’t been on the ice since.

NBA…

 Two people familiar with the hiring tell The Associated Press that the Wizards have reached an agreement with Scott Brooks to become the team’s new coach. Brooks went 338-207 in seven years with the Oklahoma City Thunder and helped develop Durant and Russell Westbrook into superstars and led the Thunder to the NBA Finals in 2012.
 
     Brooks would replace Randy Wittman, who was fired after going 178-199 in five seasons with the Wizards.

GOLF…

SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Brendan Steele was leading the PGA’s Texas Open when the first round was suspended by darkness. Steele was 8-under through 13 holes when play was stopped. Charley Hoffman is the clubhouse leader following a 6-under 66, a stroke ahead of Stuart Appleby and Peter Malnati.

 DALY CITY, Calif. (AP) – So Yeon Ryu shot a tournament-record 9-under 63 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic.
 
     The South Korean had seven birdies in an eight-hole stretch on the back nine found herself two strokes ahead of Candie Kung and Haru Nomura at the end of the day.
 
     Two-time defending champion Lydia Ko opened with a 68.

NASCAR…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Tony Stewart’s peers will pay the $35,000 fine NASCAR levied against the three-time champion for criticizing the series about a potential safety hazard during races.

The nine-member driver council said in a statement released by Denny Hamlin it agreed to equally pay the fine. Stewart is a member of the council, which was formed last year and its members are elected by all the drivers in the Sprint Cup Series.

The statement was first obtained late Thursday night by NBC Sports. In it, the group said it disagreed with the fine levied against Stewart earlier in the day for warning NASCAR that not policing lug nuts on pit road was a safety hazard.

Some teams are not applying all five lug nuts during tire changes for a faster pit stop. It’s led to a rash of loose wheels the last two races.

Stewart has been cleared to return to racing after missing the series’ first 8 races this season with a fractured vertebra. Stewart’s first race will be at Richmond International Raceway on Sunday. Stewart is retiring at the end of this year.

In world and national news…

 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – As tributes continue to pour in for Prince, the investigation into his death continues with an autopsy planned today. A Minnesota sheriff says Prince was unresponsive in an elevator when the musician was found by sheriff’s deputies who yesterday had been called to his suburban Minneapolis compound.
 
     BRUSSELS (AP) – Belgian media say a “wall of memory” has been installed at Maelbeek station in Brussels, which will reopen Monday after being closed since the suicide bombing a month ago that killed 16 people. Subway riders will be able to express their emotions by leaving written messages or drawings on the wall.
 
     NEW YORK (AP) – New York will be teeming with government officials from around the world today as they sign the global climate agreement achieved in Paris in December. The signing will be held during a ceremony at the United Nations. The objective of the agreement is to keep the global temperature rise “well below” 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) compared with pre-industrial times. Countries are required to set non-binding national targets for reducing emissions.
 
     NEW YORK (AP) – Five inmates who each spent more than 17 years behind bars for convictions that were later vacated by an appeals court have settled with New York City and are set to receive millions of dollars. The New York Times reports the city has agreed to pay $40 million to settle the civil rights lawsuits. Their lawsuits accused two police detectives of misconduct in the investigation of the killing of a livery cab driver and a Federal Express executive.
 
     BEIJING (AP) – China is planning to visit Mars. The chief administrator of China’s ambitious space program says work is proceeding to land a rover on Mars by 2020. China’s Mars mission will attempt to recreate the success of the U.S. Viking 1 mission that landed a rover on the planet four decades ago.