Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Jan 22

CSi Weather…

…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING…

Forecast…

REST OF TODAY….Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow. Highs 10 to 15. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

.TONIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows 5 to 10 above. Southwest winds

5 to 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny. Patchy blowing and drifting snow in

the afternoon. Highs in the mid 20s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph

increasing to northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow in

the evening. Patchy blowing and drifting snow through the night.

Lows around 5 below. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing and drifting snow in the

morning. Much colder. Highs near zero. Northwest winds 10 to

15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the morning.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow

in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows around

15 below.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs near zero.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 10 below.

.SATURDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs 15 to 20.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow in the evening,

then snow likely after midnight. Lows 5 to 10 above. Chance of

snow 70 percent.

.SUNDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Highs

around 15.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow.

Patchy blowing and drifting snow after midnight. Lows around

5 below.

.MONDAY…Patchy blowing and drifting snow in the morning. Mostly

cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow. Highs zero to 5 above.

 

 

A powerful Arctic cold front is forecast to drop south across
North Dakota Wednesday night. There is a chance of light snow
ahead of the front Wednesday evening. Behind the front, strong
north to northwest winds will develop. Given the recent rounds
of fresh snow, areas of blowing and drifting snow are expected
Wednesday night into Thursday afternoon.

The blowing snow may cause significant visibility reductions, with near whiteout conditions possible. In addition, dangerous wind chills to near
40 below zero can be expected Wednesday night through Thursday
night.

If you have travel plans Wednesday or Thursday, be sure to
monitor the forecast closely. Be prepared for potential hazardous
travel.

 

Tuesday a.m….

The NDDOT along with the NDHP have issued a Travel Alert for northeastern North Dakota due to snow creating slippery road conditions. Cities included in the Travel Alert are Grand Forks, Drayton, Pembina, Cavalier, and surrounding areas. Motorists are encouraged to reduce speeds and drive according to the conditions. Use caution when meeting and passing vehicles and passing snowplows as the recent snow fall may create “snow fog” or whiteout conditions.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown city crews have begun the full snow plowing program starting with the Emergency routes beginning approximately at 5:00 a.m., Tuesday January 22, 2019.

City crews will begin plowing residential areas at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 22, 2019. Crews will continue work during the night with the downtown district beginning at 11:00 pm.

Downtown merchants and all public/private schools are asked to have their sidewalks shoveled by 9 p.m.,Tuesday January 22, 2019.

 

 

PLEASE NOTE:
The above schedule is contingent upon changing weather conditions and snow accumulation totals.

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown School Public School Board  Monday talked about  possible increases in the building fund, to  meet  needs.

Superintendent Robert Lech talked about  increasing  the building fund from the  10 mills now to 20 mills.

The action would require a vote of school district residents and carry with a 60 percent majorit,y as the mill levy is likely to increase property taxes.

Lech said  the school district has  significant needs, concerning infrastructure, that requires immediate attention.  He added that  the  school board may be voting on the recommendation at an upcoming meeting.

In other business the school  board  approved the resignation of  high school English teacher Teresa Palmer-Visser, who has been a teacher in the district   the past ten years.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Parks and Rec Department has scheduled Feb. 1-10 as Cabin Fever Days in Jamestown.

There will be  co-ed softball games, have warming houses for skating and cross country skiing as well as have public skating at Wilson Arena.

There are pinochle and basketball tournaments are set.

Sleigh rides available at the Bunker.

John at the Parks and Rec office can be reached for more information at 252-3582

 

On Saturday, Jan 26, the Jamestown Classic Car Club’s Winter Wheels show is  from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more info call 252-8088.

The University of Jamestown on Jan. 27 from 2 to 4 p.m. will hold a community Open ice skate invitation on Allen Field (in the middle of campus near Raugust Library). Parking is available at Reiland Fine Arts Center as well as the area behind Voorhees Chapel. Bring your own skates.

The Jamestown Arts Center (downtown) will have an ice carving day in Hansen Arts Park. Participants are invited to participate at carving small as well as larger ice blocks and use food coloring to add some “reality” to their masterpieces.

 

Update…

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota couple died while vacationing in San Diego when a 75-foot-tall pine tree crashed onto their rental house as they slept, relatives and police said.Troy and Jessica Nelson ran a promotional products and apparel company, Trojan Promotions, in Grand Forks.

They were spending the weekend at the house after attending a trade show during the week, according to the man’s sister Tammy Reynolds. They were sleeping upstairs when the tree toppled in gusty winds around 6 a.m. Monday.

Reynolds said her sister-in-law’s brother, Ryan Langerud, was on the first floor of the house and survived.

“It’s such a freaky accident,” Reynolds told The San Diego Union-Tribune. “I guess we’re all so numb from it, and for both of them to go.”

Reynolds said Langerud told her he found himself in the basement with items on top of him and initially was confused as to what had happened. She said Langerud told her it sounded like an airplane had crashed into the house.

Trojan Promotions senior production manager Krisi Lund said Tuesday the future of the company is up in the air as its employees grieve the deaths of the Nelsons.

“We carry on day by day. The future of the company hasn’t been decided. We’re committed to our clients. We are going to take care of our clients the best we can the way Troy and Jessica would want us to,” Lund told The Associated Press. “They were generous beyond belief in every aspect of their lives.”

San Diego Police Lt. Christian Sharp said the fallen tree caused a gas leak in the house and clipped some power lines.

 

 

Update…

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Republican-led Legislature reopened the abortion debate Monday following a six-year pause despite critics saying the state is setting itself up for another round of expensive legal fights over legislation they describe as misleading and unconstitutional.

In back-to-back, standing-room-only hearings, a House committee took testimony on legislation that would ban a commonly used second-trimester abortion procedure. Another bill would require abortion providers to inform women undergoing drug-induced abortions that if they changed their minds, they could still have a live birth — a claim critics argue isn’t supported by medical evidence.

Similar fights are expected in several states over abortion rights this year. But in North Dakota, home to only one abortion clinic, the legislation marks a return to the debate for the oil-rich state, which had the money to defend some of the nation’s strictest abortion laws in 2013 when other conservative states didn’t. One of those laws sought to ban abortions when a fetal heartbeat could be detected, but it was later ruled unconstitutional.

Republican Rep. Daniel Johnston, sponsor of the so-called abortion “reversal” bill, told the committee the measure does not hamper access to abortion services and ensures that abortion providers make “all information available” on the procedure. He said: “Women have a right to know that they can choose to change their mind.”

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s House has killed legislation that would bar drivers from smoking in the car if they have a passenger younger than 9.Fargo Democratic Rep. Pamela Anderson’s measure would have allow police to pull over anyone seen smoking with young children in the car and fine them $25.The House defeated the bill on 57-31 on Monday.The American Lung Association says at least eight states have similar laws.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The foundation working to develop a Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in the western North Dakota Badlands is negotiating with Dickinson State University to resolve issues arising from the termination of a campus land lease. Here’s a look at the discord over a parcel less than half a square mile in size and the months-long attempt to resolve the dispute.

Dickinson State’s Theodore Roosevelt Center since 2011 has been digitizing Roosevelt’s papers by the tens of thousands, and it also has hosted an annual Theodore Roosevelt Symposium for a decade. North Dakota lawmakers in 2013 took those efforts a step further, approving $12 million to help build a library for the nation’s 26th president at the university, which is in western North Dakota where Roosevelt ranched and hunted before moving on to the White House. The nonprofit foundation pursuing the project negotiated a 99-year, dollar-a-year lease in 2016 for a 27-acre site that at the time housed the school’s rodeo grounds. DSU currently uses a county rodeo facility outside town.

 

 

In sports…

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL=

Drayton/Valley-Edinburg 43, Griggs County Central 38

Hatton-Northwood 65, Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 28

Kindred 54, Central Cass 49

LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 77, Maple Valley 41

Larimore 64, Thompson 63

Milnor-North Sargent 93, Tri-State 49

New Town 58, Killdeer 25

Oakes 56, Strasburg-Zeeland 53

Richland 82, Oak Grove Lutheran 59

Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 64, Hankinson 37

 

 

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=

Beach 66, Mandaree 61

Des Lacs-Burlington 43, Our Redeemer’s 23

Flasher 50, Grant County 42

Herreid/Selby Area, S.D. 57, Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter 34

Hettinger/Scranton 58, Bowman County 44

Kenmare 55, Tioga 25

Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 57, South Prairie 27

Mott-Regent 42, Hazen 36

New England 44, Heart River 40

Park River 51, Hatton 31

Park River/Fordville Lankin 51, Hatton-Northwood 31

Rugby 61, Nedrose 32

Solen 63, New Salem-Almont 50

South Border 54, Eureka/Bowdle, S.D. 39

Velva 64, Bottineau 40

 

 

Valley City (CSi) The Minnesota Twins Caravan will be in Valley City at the W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse on Tuesday January 22nd.

The caravan is sponsored by ReMax Lawn Realty.

On the caravan are, All Star third baseman Miguel Sano, catcher Mitch Garver, Twins T.V. analyst, Hall of Famer Bert Blyleven and two Time World Series Champion Dan Gladden.

Plans will be discussed for the 2019 season with a special presentation and Q&A session.

Support the Valley City Baseball Association and Valley City Fastpitch Softball.

Purchase tickets, and meet and greet passes are also still available.

General Admission: $6

Meet & Greet Tickets while supplies last $25

Only 16 available, limit 2 person

Includes entry and exclusive Meet & Greet with the Twins.

Schedule:

Tuesday January 22nd

2019 Twins Caravan at the W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse

11:30 Doors open / Silent Auction begins

12:25 Presentation with Q and A with the Twins

1:00 Event ends and Silent Auction Closes

 

MINNEAPOLIS  (MLB.com)  — The Twins have agreed to a one-year contract with left-handed pitcher Martin Perez, which includes a club option for a second season, a source confirmed to MLB.com’s Jon Paul Morosi. The club has not confirmed the deal.

 

The Twins have been looking to build their pitching depth this offseason, and Perez could bring a more experienced option to the competition for the unclaimed fifth spot in the Twins’ rotation with several young pitchers, including Fernando Romero, Adalberto Mejia, Kohl Stewart, Stephen Gonsalves and Chase De Jong.

The 27-year-old Perez spent the first seven seasons of his career with the Rangers and had a 2-7 record with a career-worst 6.22 ERA and 1.78 WHIP in 85 1/3 innings in 2018. Though he had been used almost exclusively as a starter prior to last season, he was moved primarily to the bullpen in August after recording a 6.95 ERA through his first 13 starts.

Perez became a free agent after the Rangers did not exercise a $7.5 million club option for 2019. Though he went 10-6 with a 3.62 ERA in 2013 and finished sixth in American League Rookie of the Year Award voting, he hasn’t recorded an ERA below 4.00 since then and has a career 4.63 ERA while calling the hitter-friendly Globe Life Park his home park for his entire career.

The southpaw has always pitched to contact, as he’s never posted a strikeout rate higher than 16.9 percent at the Major League level and has eclipsed 100 strikeouts in a season only twice in his career. He became increasingly reliant on his sinker in 2018, which he threw more than 50 percent of the time, per Statcast™.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Game and Fish Department is making 607 any-deer bow licenses available to out-of-state hunters this year.Applicants must apply online at the Game and Fish website . The deadline is March 1.Up to five hunters can apply together as a party. A lottery will be held if more applications are received than there are licenses available. Any remaining licenses after March 1 will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis.The number of nonresident any-deer bow licenses available is 15 percent of the previous year’s mule deer gun license allocation. The Game and Fish Department issued 4,050 mule deer licenses in North Dakota’s 2018 deer gun license lottery.

 

NBA…UNDATED (AP) —— The Pelicans had four players with at least 20 points in a 105-85 rout of the Grizzlies. Jrue Holiday and Nikola Mirotic each scored 21 points, while Jahlil Okafor (jah-LIHL OH’-kah-fohr) and Julius Randle had 20 apiece to help New Orleans without injured star Anthony Davis.Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors did a nice job avenging their Christmas Day blowout loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in Oakland.Thompson set an NBA record by nailing his first 10 3-point attempts in the Warriors’ 130-111 rout of the Lakers in Los Angeles. He missed his 11th and final heave from beyond the arc, but he also delivered 23 of his 44 points while Golden State was outscoring the Lakers by 20 in the third quarter to take a 30-point cushion into the final period.Kevin Durant added 20 points and Stephen Curry had 11 points and 12 assists, going 2 of 10 from 3-point range in the Warriors’ eighth straight win.The Lakers fell to 5-9 without LeBron James, whose left groin strain has forced him out for the longest stretch of his 16-year career.Checking out Monday’s other NBA action:— The Bucks have a five-game winning streak and a league-best 34-12 record after Giannis Antetokounmpo (YAH’-nihs an-teh-toh-KOON’-poh), Eric Bledsoe and Malcolm Brogdon combined for 71 points in a 116-106 victory against Dallas. Antetokounmpo led the way with 31 points and 15 rebounds, Bledsoe finished with 21 points and Brogdon added 19 in Milwaukee’s 12th win in 14 games.— Joel Embiid (joh-EHL’ ehm-BEED’) scored 24 of his 32 points by halftime and grabbed 14 rebounds in leading the 76ers’ 121-93 rout of the Rockets. Houston guard James Harden poured in 37 points, his 20th consecutive game with at least 30.— Utah’s six-game winning streak is over after Damian Lillard scored 26 points and the Trail Blazers shot 50 percent in a 109-104 victory over the Jazz. Jusuf Nurkic (YOO’-suhf NUR’-kihch) scored 17 of his 22 points in the third quarter and finished with nine boards, seven assists and six blocks for Portland.— Paul George scored 31 points and Russell Westbrook came within one assist of a triple-double before both players sat out the fourth quarter of the Thunder’s 127-109 rout of the Knicks. New York has dropped six straight and 14 of 15 overall, including nine straight at Madison Square Garden.— Kyrie Irving and Al Horford each had double-doubles in the Celtics’ fourth straight win, 107-99 against the Heat. Irving finished with 26 points and 10 assists, while Horford added 16 and 12 rebounds as Boston ran its home winning streak to nine games.— D’Angelo Russell nailed seven 3-pointers and had 31 points with eight assists as the Nets pounded the Kings, 123-94. Joe Harris added 19 points and rookie Rodions Kurucs (ROH’-dee-ahns KOO’-rooks) chipped in 16 for Brooklyn, which has won four straight and 17 of 22. 

— The Magic coasted to a 122-103 win against the Hawks in Atlanta as Evan Fournier and Nikola Vucevic scored 29 points apiece. Vucevic had 14 rebounds and Fournier had seven assists as Orlando snapped a three-game losing streak.

— Trevor Ariza (ah-ree’-zah) scored 20 points and the Wizards turned in their best defensive performance of the season in a 101-87 win over the Pistons. Otto Porter Jr. had 19 points for Washington, which limited Detroit to 30 percent shooting in the first half and allowed a season low for points.

— Zach LaVine (lah-VEEN’) scored 25 points and the Bulls broke a 10-game losing streak by downing the Cavaliers, 104-88. The Bulls hit 15 of 29 3-point attempts and built a 21-point lead in the fourth quarter before sending Cleveland to its 16th loss in 17 games.

 

NBA-BULLS/ROCKETS TRADE

Rockets shipping Melo to Bulls

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Carmelo Anthony has another landing spot, but it’s only temporary.

A person with knowledge of the situation says the Rockets are sending the veteran forward and an undisclosed amount of cash to the Bulls.

The trade ends a short-lived saga for Anthony, who averaged 13.4 points in 10 games with the Rockets. He has not played since Nov. 8, and will either be traded by the Feb. 7 deadline or ultimately waived by the Bulls.

 

T25 MEN’S BASKETBALL…

Spartans stay unbeaten in Big Ten play

UNDATED (AP) — Sixth-ranked Michigan State remains the No. 1 team in the Big Ten Conference after cooling off Maryland.

Cassius Winston and Kenny Goins each scored 14 points and the Spartans improved to 8-0 in the conference by stifling the 13th-ranked Terrapins, 69-55. Michigan State allowed just 34 percent shooting and limited Maryland’s top scorer, Anthony Cowan, to a season-low seven points.

Freshman Aaron Henry scored a season-high 12 points for the Spartans, who are 17-2 following their 12th consecutive win.

The Terps ended a seven-game winning streak despite Bruno Fernando’s 12 points and 13 rebounds.

In other top-25 finals:

— Dedric Lawson had 29 points and 15 rebounds to send ninth-ranked Kansas to an 80-76 victory against Iowa State. Marcus Garrett added 16 points and Lagerald Vick had 14 for the Jayhawks, who didn’t ice the win until Devon Doston’s two free throws with 5.9 seconds remaining.

— Freshman Coby White scored 27 points and 11th-ranked North Carolina knocked down a season-high 16 3-pointers in beating No. 10 Virginia Tech, 103-82. Fellow rookie Nassir Little added a season-high 23 points for the Tar Heels, who scored 20 straight in the second half and nailed 15 of their final 22 attempts from downtown.

 

T25-COLLEGE BASKETBALL POLL

Tennessee tops poll

UNDATED (AP) — Tennessee is the new No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll after three of the top five teams lost last week.

The Vols received 48 of 64 first-place votes, well ahead of No. 2 Duke with 11. Third-ranked Virginia claimed three first-place votes and is followed in the poll by Gonzaga and Michigan.

Michigan State, Nevada, Kentucky, Kansas and Virginia Tech round out the top 10. The Spartans picked up the remaining two first-place votes.

 

NHL…

 

UNDATED (AP) — — Charlie Coyle broke a 2-2 deadlock with 5:31 remaining before the Wild completed a 4-2 win over the Golden Knights. Marcus Foligno (foh-LEE’-noh), Eric Staal and Mikko Koivu (MEE’-koh KOY’-voo) also scored for Minnesota.

— Jonathan Quick turned back 33 shots and Paul LaDue scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period of the Kings’ 4-3 comeback over the Blues. Anze Kopitar (AHN’-zhay KOH’-pih-tahr) and Tyler Toffoli (tah-FOH’-lee) each had a goal and an assist for Los Angeles, which trailed 2-0 before winning for the third time in five games.

 

The Nashville Predators have closed the gap on first-place Winnipeg in the NHL’s Central Division.

Nick Bonino had a goal and an assist while the Predators scored three times in the second period of a 4-1 win at Colorado. The game was scoreless until Bonino and Victor Arvidsson scored 1:34 apart early in the middle period.

Roman Josi (YOH’-see) and Ryan Ellis also scored for Nashville, which had dropped four of its previous five games.

The Predators are within two points of first-place Winnipeg, but the Jets have three games in hand.

The Avalanche fell into a fourth-place tie with Dallas in the Northwest Division, one point behind Minnesota.

 

— The Panthers rolled to a 6-2 win over the Sharks behind Frank Vatrano’s goal and three assists. Vincent Trocheck (TROH’-chehk), Keith Yandle and Nick Bjugstad (BYOOG’-stad) each had a power-play goal as Florida won its third in a row since a seven-game skid.

 

NHL-HURRICANES-TRAVAINEN

Canes extend Teravainen

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes and forward Teuvo Teravainen (TOO’-voh tehr-ah-VY’-nehn) have agreed to terms on a five-year, $27 million contract extension through the 2023-24 season.

The 24-year-old native of Finland is second on the team with 28 assists, 38 points and 12 points on the power play.

 

TENNIS-AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Tsitsipas reaches semifinals down under

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Rafael Nadal won all of his service games and ended 21-year-old American Frances Tiafoe’s best run at a major with a dominating 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 victory in the Australian Open quarterfinals.

Nadal, 32, reached his 30th Grand Slam semifinal.

He now faces another much younger opponent, 20-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas, who eliminated two-time defending champion Roger Federer in the fourth round.

Danielle Collins is into a Grand Slam semifinal for the first time after coming back to overpower Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 2-6, 7-5, 6-1.

The 25-year-old American had been 0-5 in Grand Slam matches before coming to this tournament, and now is on a five-match winning streak, including victories over three seeded players.

She reached the quarterfinals by upsetting three-time major winner and No. 2-seeded Angelique Kerber, the 2016 Australian titlist, 6-0, 6-2.

Petra Kvitova is back in a Grand Slam semifinal for the first time since her run to the 2014 title at Wimbledon and a home invasion that nearly derailed her career in 2016.

The two-time Wimbledon champion beat local favorite Ash Barty 6-1, 6-4 at Rod Laver Arena and was tearful when she said she had never imagined she would be back there playing.

Stefanos Tsitsipas is the youngest man to reach a Grand Slam semifinal since 2007 after beating Roberto Bautista Agut (ah-GOO’) 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 at the Australian Open.

At 20 years, 168 days, Tsitsipas is the youngest man to make the semifinals at a major since Novak Djokovic at the 2007 U.S. Open. He’s the youngest man to do so in Australia since Andy Roddick in 2003.

 

NFL-SAINTS-NO CALL

 

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints owner Gayle Benson says she pledges to aggressively pursue changes in NFL policies that will promote more “fairness and integrity.” Benson says it’s clear the Saints were “unfairly deprived” of a trip to the Super Bowl by the inaction of game officials “charged with creating a fair and equitable playing field.”

The Saints had to settle for a tiebreaking field goal late in regulation after officials declined to call a penalty on Rams defensive back Nickell Robey-Coleman for his early and high hit on Saints receiver Tommylee Lewis. The Rams tied the game on the ensuing drive and won in overtime.

Meanwhile, a sportsbook in New Jersey is refunding bets on the Saints due to the widespread belief that the team was victimized by the blown call.

PointsBet said Monday it will refund spread and money-line bets on the Saints, who lost the game after officials failed to call a penalty on Robey-Coleman.

 

NFL-CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP RATINGS

Pats, Rams wins pull in outstanding numbers for NFL

UNDATED (AP) — The New England Patriots’ 37-31 overtime win over the Kansas City Chiefs was the second-most watched and rated AFC championship game in 42 years.

The overtime thriller on CBS averaged more than 53.2 million viewers, just shy of the 54.850 million that viewed Pittsburgh’s victory over the New York Jets in 2011. The game is also a 22 percent increase over last year’s conference title clash between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Patriots, which averaged over 44 million.

Fox’s telecast of the NFC championship game between the Los Angeles Rams and New Orleans Saints had a 24.6 rating. The game averaged almost 49.3 million, which is up 14 percent over last year’s game between the Eagles and Minnesota Vikings.

 

MLB-REDS

Gray heads to Reds after taking extension

NEW YORK (AP) — A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that pitcher Sonny Gray has agreed to a contract with Cincinnati, adding $30.5 million from 2020-22.

The Reds and New York Yankees had agreed on a deal that sent Gray to Cincinnati, pending a window for the right-hander to reach a long-term deal. It’s part of a three-team swap with the Mariners.

Gray and the Yanks had avoided salary arbitration by working out a $7.5 million contract for 2019.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The partial government shutdown has stretched into its 32nd day, with another missed paycheck looming for hundreds of thousands of workers. Senate Republicans have released legislation to implement President Donald Trump’s proposal to break through the budget deadlock, its centerpiece the $5.7 billion Trump has demanded for a U.S.-Mexico border wall. Democrats say they’re unwilling to negotiate any border security funding until Trump reopens the government.KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan officials say that dozens of victims killed in a brazen Taliban attack on a military base in an eastern province the previous day were members of the country’s intelligence agency. It was one of the deadliest Taliban attacks in Afghanistan’s 17-year war. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s office strongly condemned the assault, describing it as a “terrorist attack” against “honest sons of this homeland who were defending their country and protecting their people.”BEIJING (AP) — China is demanding the U.S. drop a request that Canada extradite a top executive of the tech giant Huawei. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Tuesday that Meng Wanzhou’s case was out of the ordinary and Canada’s extradition treaty with the U.S. infringed on the “safety and legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens.” Hua said China demands that the U.S. withdraw the arrest warrant against Meng and “not make a formal extradition request to the Canadian side.”UNDATED (AP) — Gunmakers and dealers are gathering this week in Las Vegas for the industry’s largest annual conference. Last year, the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade, or SHOT Show, was subdued. And gunmaker Gary Ramey is expecting the same this year. The gun industry has been grappling with slumping sales and a shift in politics. Ramey says a gun-friendly Donald Trump means, “There was no one to beat up.”UNDATED (AP) — Additional video of protesters at the Lincoln Memorial show a group of men called the Black Hebrew Israelites shouting racial insults at Native Americans marching to end injustice for indigenous peoples and at dozens of visiting white Catholic high school students. At first the focus was a short video showing student Nick Sandmann, wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat and appearing to stare down a Native American man playing a drum while some classmates shouted “Build that wall!”