{"id":120044,"date":"2017-04-20T14:34:45","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T19:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=120044"},"modified":"2017-04-21T08:02:49","modified_gmt":"2017-04-21T13:02:49","slug":"wayne-byers-show-evening-apr-20-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=120044","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Byers Show &#8211; Evening &#8211; Apr 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-614\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/wbPM31-300x202.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/wbPM31-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/wbPM31-259x175.png 259w, https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/wbPM31.png 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>CSi Weather&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>TONIGHT&#8230;Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Patchy fog in the evening. Widespread dense fog after midnight. Lows in the mid<\/p>\n<p>30s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.<\/p>\n<p>.FRIDAY&#8230;Sunny. Widespread fog in the morning. Highs around 60.<\/p>\n<p>Northeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the southeast in the<\/p>\n<p>afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>.FRIDAY NIGHT&#8230;Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. South winds<\/p>\n<p>around 5 mph.<\/p>\n<p>.SATURDAY&#8230;Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to<\/p>\n<p>10 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>.SATURDAY NIGHT&#8230;Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain<\/p>\n<p>after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s.<\/p>\n<p>.SUNDAY&#8230;Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.<\/p>\n<p>.SUNDAY NIGHT&#8230;Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain after<\/p>\n<p>midnight. Lows in the upper 30s.<\/p>\n<p>.MONDAY&#8230;Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs<\/p>\n<p>in the mid 50s.<\/p>\n<p>.MONDAY NIGHT&#8230;Cloudy. Chance of rain in the evening, then<\/p>\n<p>chance of rain possibly mixed with snow after midnight. Lows in<\/p>\n<p>the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.<\/p>\n<p>.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT&#8230;Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper<\/p>\n<p>40s. Lows in the lower 30s.<\/p>\n<p>.WEDNESDAY&#8230;Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain in the<\/p>\n<p>afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Friday night into Saturday some precipitation chances to the region which continues into Sunday.\u00a0 A very <a href=\"http:\/\/forecast.weather.gov\/glossary.php?word=active\">active<\/a>\/wet period Sunday night &#8211; Monday evening over the Dakotas.<\/p>\n<p>Colder air is pulled south into the region with a possible mix of rain\/snow or all snow some places during the nighttime or early morning hours.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/forecast.weather.gov\/glossary.php?word=Active\">Active<\/a> pattern continues through the work<\/p>\n<p>week.<\/p>\n<p>Temperatures generally in the 50s and 60s with lows in the 30s to mid 40s through the weekend, cooler for early to mid next week.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jamestown (CSi)\u00a0 The City of Jamestown informs residents that due to increased releases from both reservoirs, the City of Jamestown will be closing the Oxbow West &amp; East gates and activating the pumping station. Flows will remain high until further notice.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-120061\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lynch-Geoffrey.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lynch-Geoffrey.jpg 210w, https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lynch-Geoffrey-153x175.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/>Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 Jamestown Police is warning residents of a convicted sex offender living in Jamestown.<\/p>\n<p>42 year old Geoffrey Owen Lynch resides at 517 4<sup>th<\/sup> Street, Northwest, Jamestown, ND<\/p>\n<p>Lynch is a 42 year old white male, five feet eight inches tall, weighing 205 pounds with green eyes and brown hair.<\/p>\n<p>His vehicle is a black 1985 Chevy half ton pickup with ND license plate:\u00a0 JES357.<\/p>\n<p>Lynch has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota risk level committee, of the North Dakota Attorney General\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Offense: Sexual Imposition involving a female in a camping tent, while Lynch was camping with his family.<\/p>\n<p>Conviction Date: January 2016 in McLean County ND District Court.<\/p>\n<p>Disposition: Three years, 18 months suspended, seven days credit, three years supervised probation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Offense:\u00a0 Sexual Imposition:\u00a0 Involving intercourse with a 15 year old female, while she was asleep, after providing alcohol to three minors.<\/p>\n<p>Conviction Date:\u00a0 February 2001, Rolette County ND District Court.<\/p>\n<p>Disposition:\u00a0\u00a0 10 years, three years suspended, three years supervised probation.<\/p>\n<p>Lynch is currently on probation with North Dakota Probation and Parole.<\/p>\n<p>He is currently on GPS monitoring.<\/p>\n<p>Lynch is not wanted by police at this time and has served the sentence imposed on him by the court.<\/p>\n<p>This notification is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault, or intimidate the offender.<\/p>\n<p>Any attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders, their families, landlords, or employers will be turned over for prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>Printed handouts of the demographics of Geoffery Owen Lynch are available at the Jamestown Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>More information on registered sex offenders is available at the North Dakota Attorney General\u2019s web site: www.sexoffender.nd.gov<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-116159\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Greenough-Kyle.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"240\" \/>Jamestown (CSi)\u00a0 Jamestown Police is warning residents of a high risk sex offender, who has changed addresses in Jamestown.<\/p>\n<p>Kyle Greenough now resides at 102\u00a0 4<sup>th<\/sup> Avenue Southwest, Jamestown, ND<\/p>\n<p>He presently has no vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>He is a 20 year old white male,\u00a0 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing 169 pounds, with blue eyes and blond hair.<\/p>\n<p>Greenough has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota Attorney General\u2019s risk level committee.<\/p>\n<p>Offense: Gross Sexual Imposition, when he was 19 years old engaging in a sexual act with a 14 year old female.<\/p>\n<p>Conviction: July 2015 in Dunn County, District Court.<\/p>\n<p>Disposition:\u00a0 7 years suspended, 42 days credit, 3 years supervised probation.<\/p>\n<p>Offense: Gross Sexual Imposition.\u00a0 When he was a juvenile \u00a0he had sexual intercourse with several juvenile females.<\/p>\n<p>Conviction date:\u00a0 November 2012 in Dunn County Juvenile Court.<\/p>\n<p>Disposition: 1.5 years.<\/p>\n<p>Greenough is currently on probation with North Dakots Parole and Probation.<\/p>\n<p>He is currently on GPS Monitoring.<\/p>\n<p>Greenough is not wanted by police at this time and has served the sentence imposed by the court.<\/p>\n<p>This notification is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault, or intimidate the offender.<\/p>\n<p>Any attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders, their families, landlords, or employers will be turned over for prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>Printed handouts of the demographics of Kyle Greenough, are available at the Jamestown Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>More information on registered sex offenders is available at the North Dakota Attorney General\u2019s web site: www.sexoffender.nd.gov<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The Jamestown Tourism\u00a0 Grant\/Executive Advisory Board met Thursday morning at The CSi Technology Center, at Historic Franklin School.\u00a0 In attendance were, Chairman, Matt Woods, and Board Members Tena Lawrence, and Janna Bergstedt.<\/p>\n<p>During the Grant Board meeting requests were made by:<\/p>\n<p>The North Dakota Roughrider Association Championships for the James River Roughrider Rodeo.<\/p>\n<p>Rods &amp; Hogs, from the Jamestown Downtown Association.<\/p>\n<p>The Two Rivers Performing Arts School\u2019s, \u00a02017 Spring Concert, at the University of Jamestown .<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Greg Carlson, and Marlin Bertsch represented \u00a0James River Rodeo, Inc., \u00a0requested $12,500, for the three day full performance of the Roughrider Association Finals, rodeo to be held October 27, 28, 29, 2017 at the Jamestown Civic Center.<\/p>\n<p>Roughrider Association contributions are listed at $8,000, sponsors $20,000, ticket sales $25, 000.<\/p>\n<p>The estimated economic impact from the 2016 Jamestown Rodeo was listed at $948,400.<\/p>\n<p>The total revenue from the 2016 rodeo at the Civic Center\u00a0 was listed at $63,183.69.<\/p>\n<p>Total expenditures for the Civic Center reported as $69,742.59, for a net loss for the Civic Center at $6,558.90.<\/p>\n<p>Approximately 2,000 were in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>It was noted by Bertsch and Carlson that negotiations continue with the City Of Jamestown on a new contract with the Rodeo, at the Jamestown Civic Center.\u00a0 Carlson said his attorney and the City Attorney are in discussions on a new agreement.<\/p>\n<p>They indicated that they are also financially supporting the rodeo, and want to see it stay in Jamestown, and continue to grow and be self-supporting.<\/p>\n<p>Also at the Meeting was Pam Phillips who chairs the City Council\u2019s, Civic Center, and Promotion Committee.<\/p>\n<p>She said the new contract is based on a different model, adding the rodeo\u2019s expenses should be picked up by their advertising efforts.<\/p>\n<p>She added the City Council on May 1<sup>st<\/sup> is expected to have the rodeo issue on the agenda, for further discussion.<\/p>\n<p>The committee recommended unanimously, supporting the Rodeo at $7,500, citing Tourism\u2019s support, keeping in mind the events economic impact on the community.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Jamestown Downtown Association represented by President, \u00a0Lynn Lambrecht, requested $1,000 for Rods &amp; Hogs-3,\u00a0 to be held on First Avenue in Downtown Jamestown, on June 10, 2017.\u00a0 Sponsorship amounts are anticipated at $2,000, and registrations at $1,500.<\/p>\n<p>She added that in 2016 the event drew 1,000, with 55 registered to display or have booths.<\/p>\n<p>The event will feature classic cars, trucks and motorcycles, with food trucks, motorhead activities, and entertain for all ages.<\/p>\n<p>The Board\u00a0 discussed recommending funding at the full $1,000 citing the event brings life and energy to downtown, important to tourism.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman Matt Woods declared a conflict of interest in voting on the request, due to being a member of the Downtown Association, and the Board agreed to have him not vote on the request..<\/p>\n<p>With two board members there was lack of a quorum to vote on the request, which was delayed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The University of Jamestown\/Two Rivers Chamber Choir was represented by Mark Reeves, of the Two Rivers Performing Arts School, requesting funding for the\u00a0 Spring Concert, April 30, 2017 at Voorhees Chapel on the UJ campus, featuring the featuring the Two River Chamber Choir and Orchestra, along with the University of Jamestown Choir.<\/p>\n<p>The requests list Agri-Cover contributing $250, Real Truck $500, Cavendish Farms $200, with Funding from the Jamestown Arts Center, Jamestown Rotary Club, and Jamestown Optimists Club to be announced.\u00a0 The economic impact is estimated at $2,000.<\/p>\n<p>The request said Two Rivers Chamber Choir\u2019s vision is to see the arts elevated in our community, by providing events characterized by excellent artistry, and community involvement.<\/p>\n<p>The Tourism Board discussion noted \u00a0that supporting the arts brings value and outside engagement to the community.\u00a0 It\u2019s uncertain the event will draw a significant crowd, however, the partnerships involved, suggest outstanding outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>Tena Lawrence declared a conflict of interest in voting being affiliated with the University of Jamestown, and board agreed to have her not vote.\u00a0 Due to a lack of a quorum. the vote on the request was delayed.<\/p>\n<p>The Tourism Reports was given by Tourism Director, Searle Swedlund.<\/p>\n<p>He said Tourism and the Jamestown Downtown Association nominated The Hansen Art Park, which was awarded the \u00a02017\u00a0 Annual North Dakota Travel Industry, Flint Starter Award for a Tourism Development Project at Wednesday\u2019s Conference in Bismarck.\u00a0 On hand from the Jamestown Arts Center to accept the award were Jamestown Arts Center Director, Cyndi Wish, along with the Arts Center\u2019s Angela Martini, and from the Board Laurel Haroldson.<\/p>\n<p>He also distributed the newly published National Buffalo Museum Newsletter, along with a thank you note, from the Jamestown Rural Fire Department, as Tourism granted funding toward the annual fishing derby.<\/p>\n<p>The present 990 Tax Return was reviewed by the Board.<\/p>\n<p>The Board will reconvene Monday at 5-p.m., before the regular full board meeting, when a quorum will be present, to vote on the requests from the Downtown Association, and Jamestown Two Rivers Performing Arts School and the University of Jamestown.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi) The Jamestown City Council\u2019s Police &amp; Fire Committee, and Public Works Committee met Thursday evening at City Hall.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All\u00a0 Members were present.<\/p>\n<p><strong>POLICE AND FIRE COMMITTEE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The committee considered Aladtec Online Scheduling.<\/p>\n<p>Police Chief Scott Edinger said scheduling of officers and staff is now on paper.<\/p>\n<p>He said this system has more features including training certifications, and does multiple schedules.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Andersen said she would like to have the request come before the budget hearings, and if the system is applicable to other departments.<\/p>\n<p>The committee&#8217;s consensus\u00a0 departments look into the system for their needs.<\/p>\n<p>Concerning property at 403 \u00bd 3rd Avenue, Northwest, a single family dwelling which is burned out,<\/p>\n<p>City Fire Chief Jim Reuther said the fire occurred last New Year\u2019s eve and rekindled the next day.<\/p>\n<p>He said the structure is unsafe, and was uninsured.<\/p>\n<p>The square footing is not large enough for another single family structure.<\/p>\n<p>He asks the city take the next steps in remedying the situation, asking what can be done to secure the building.<\/p>\n<p>The city will tag the property as unsafe, and draft a letter to the owner, and the daughter informing them of the situation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Discussion was held relative to the request from Ascendum Machinery to withdraw their bid on the new loader awarded to them by the City Council due to misinterpretation of the bid specifications.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Andersen recommends the city accept their withdrawal and rebid.<\/p>\n<p>Council Member Brubakken suggests to go the next low bidder, meeting requirements, RDO Equipment, which says it will honor the bid.<\/p>\n<p>The committee recommends accepting the bid withdrawal and award the bid to RDO.<\/p>\n<p>A Request from Craig Dewald to acquire used lime from the Jamestown Water Treatment Plant was recommended for approval pending of the City Attorney on a \u201chold harmless,\u201d agreement.<\/p>\n<p>The committee considered\u00a0 bids for construction of 20th St SW roadway \u2013 JRMC to Menards.<\/p>\n<p>10 bids were received.\u00a0 The estimate was for $3-million.\u00a0 Border States Paving submitted a bid of $2.1 million for all aspects of the project.<\/p>\n<p>The bids will be reviewed by Interstate Engineering and come back to the Council with a recommendation.<\/p>\n<p>Also considered were bids for construction of 5th St NE (12th to 27th Ave) Paving Improvements District16-42.<\/p>\n<p>The estimates was for\u00a0 $2.4 million dollars, with the bid of $1.8 million dollars from Border States Paving and will be reviewed with a recommendation.<\/p>\n<p>The committee considered two suppliers for furnishing of Pay As You Throw garbage carts and related equipment and services, Shaffer and Rehrig Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>Rehrig was about $10,000 less than Scaffer.<\/p>\n<p>Software costs for readers, were also considered, web based, or Smart Phone.<\/p>\n<p>City Administrator Jeff Fuchs suggests the Rehreg Pacific quote be accepted.<\/p>\n<p>The committee recommends it for the supplier.<\/p>\n<p>Considered was the handling of yard debris as a result of switching to Pay As You Throw system.<\/p>\n<p>The yard waste would require another container, which will incur a separate charge, on a monthly basis including winter months.<\/p>\n<p>The committee recommends allowing the yard waste to go into the dumpster if it fits, otherwise wait until the next week or rent another dumpster for yard wastes.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting was shown live on CSi cable 67 followed by replays.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Valley City\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 \u00a0The Valley City Zoning Commission discussed considering changing the former Pizza Corner factory&#8217;s zoning.<\/p>\n<p>WDAY reports, after listening to concerns from neighbors, the commission opted to take the rezoning process to the next step, with he full City Commission addressing the situation and vote on it at the May meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Neighbors to the former Pizza Corner factory say that for years its round-the-clock work made living next to it a nightmare.<\/p>\n<p>The property&#8217;s owner, meanwhile, says he was forced to sell the business on his land because the city &#8220;singled him out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For 30 years, Valley City&#8217;s Dave Zubrod owned the Pizza Corner factory, until he decided he needed to expand to meet demand.<\/p>\n<p>Zubrod believes the city treated him unfairly, claiming other businesses were given the correct zoning but not him, meaning he couldn&#8217;t expand his factory.<\/p>\n<p>He said he was treated unfairly because he, \u201chired so many out-ot-towners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jamestown (CSi)\u00a0 The Hansen Arts Park in Downtown Jamestown is expected to hold its official opening on August\u00a0 25, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday\u2019s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Jamestown Arts Center, Director, Cyndi Wish said, work will be starting on the Park\u2019s Pavilion-stage in the northwest corner of the park.<\/p>\n<p>The Pavilion will be now consist of a boulder structure to be sculptured by the creator of the Park\u2019s \u201cThe Prairie Grass Ballet\u201d sculpture,\u201d Owen Fritts.<\/p>\n<p>The sculpture and dedication was last year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 The North Dakota Senate has killed a measure that would allow any elected official to carry a hidden firearm in a government building or at a public gathering.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate rejected the bill Thursday, after House overwhelmingly endorsed the bill earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Kelly Armstrong says Senate and House negotiators could not agree on some provisions in the bill. He says the Senate wanted to limit elected officials only to those holding statewide office or legislators.<\/p>\n<p>He says the Senate also wanted to exclude churches and schools from the bill.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 The North Dakota Legislature is racing to finish its work five days before the constitutional 80-day limit.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday is Day 72. Lawmakers had discussed working on Saturday to finish their work but have decided to come back next week instead.<\/p>\n<p>The session opened in January with more than 800 measures. Senate Majority Leader Rich Wardner says there were 33 bills awaiting action on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers had hoped to be finished in 70 days to give themselves a cushion if they need to react to any continuing declines in state revenue or federal policy changes.<\/p>\n<p>The Legislature ended its longest session ever in 2013, when it logged 80 days. Lawmakers met for more than 20 hours straight on the last day of that session.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 Attorneys in a Bismarck homicide case are fighting over whether to allow a police station confession to be used at trial.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0 defense attorney for Morris Brickle-Hicks alleges his client lacks cognitive abilities and couldn&#8217;t understand Miranda warnings. But a prosecuting attorney argues Brickle-Hicks is faking mental psychological impairments to keep self-incriminating statements out of the courtroom.<\/p>\n<p>Brickle-Hicks is accused of killing Misty Coffelt behind a store in Bismarck last year. Police interviewed him the night after the incident under the pretense that authorities wanted to discuss an assault he reported the night of Coffelt&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<p>Brickle-Hicks&#8217; attorney says his client realized he was being interviewed as a suspect in the murder case after signing away his right to remain silent.<\/p>\n<p>Brickle-Hicks&#8217; trial is scheduled to begin in July.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In world and national news&#8230;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 He has called the Iran nuclear deal the &#8220;worst&#8221; ever, and claimed that climate change was a hoax,\u00a0 but President Donald Trump hasn&#8217;t moved to scrap the Iran treaty, or pull out of the Paris climate accord. With one exception,\u00a0 the Pacific trade deal, Trump has laid groundwork to mostly honor the agreements he inherited. And so far, there&#8217;s been no major revolt from Trump supporters, despite their expectation that he would be an agent of disruption.<\/p>\n<p>OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) \u2014 Bernie Sanders, who attracted millions of college-aged and young adults to his presidential campaign last year, is following through on a promise he made when he left the race: to promote younger leaders for the Democratic Party. It may not seem the most likely role for the slightly stooped, white-haired, 75-year-old Vermont senator. But Sanders was rallying support on Thursday for Omaha&#8217;s Democratic mayoral candidate Heath Mello, who&#8217;s half his age.<\/p>\n<p>LOS ANGELES (AP) \u2014 Bill O&#8217;Reilly may be gone from Fox News, but his impact on political discourse is expected to endure. Amid sexual harassment allegations, O&#8217;Reilly was fired Wednesday, and his show, &#8220;The O&#8217;Reilly Factor,&#8221; was quickly renamed &#8220;The Factor.&#8221; O&#8217;Reilly delighted viewers with attacks on liberal politicians and media members, and media professor Tom Hollihan says it&#8217;s the kind of commentary that &#8220;has come to define politics&#8221; in America.<\/p>\n<p>BOSTON (AP) \u2014 Aaron Hernandez&#8217;s lawyer is accusing Massachusetts&#8217; chief medical examiner of &#8220;illegally&#8221; holding the brain of the ex-NFL star who was found hanged in his prison cell. Jose Baez told reporters Thursday that Hernandez&#8217;s family had arranged for Boston University to study the former New England Patriots tight end&#8217;s brain as part of its concussion research.<\/p>\n<p>MOSCOW (AP) \u2014 Russia&#8217;s Supreme Court has banned Jehovah&#8217;s Witnesses from operating in the country, accepting a request from the justice ministry that the religious organization be considered an extremist group. The court ordered the closure of the group&#8217;s Russia headquarters and its 395 local chapters, as well as the seizure of its property. Jehovah&#8217;s Witnesses claim more than 170,000 adherents in Russia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CSi Weather&#8230; TONIGHT&#8230;Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Patchy fog in the evening. Widespread dense fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY&#8230;Sunny. 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