Wayne Byers Show – Morning -Mar 19

CSi Weather…

Forecast…

.REST OF TODAY…Mostly cloudy. Widespread dense fog.

Highs in the mid 30s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. West winds

around 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest

winds 10 to 15 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. West winds

5 to 10 mph.

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 10 to

15 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s.

.FRIDAY…Sunny. Highs around 40.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s.

.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain in the

afternoon. Highs in the lower 40s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain possibly mixed

with snow in the evening, then chance of snow after midnight.

Lows around 30. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. Chance of snow possibly mixed with rain

in the morning, then slight chance of rain in the afternoon.

Highs in the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny. Highs around 40.

Western and central North Dakota can expect a rainy weekend, with light snow during the overnight hours.

 

Bismarck   The National Weather Service on March 18, 2019 reported that generally favorable melt conditions are expected to persist through
the week. Temperatures will top out in the mid to upper 30s at the beginning of the work week but will gradually warm into the 40s by the weekend.

Weekend temperatures could potentially reach into the lower 50s across the far southern Red River Valley and the upland valley fringes. These temperatures will aid in ripening the snowpack across the region but with low temperatures dipping back well below the freezing mark, water is not yet expected to begin making its way into the river system.

No major weather systems are expected to impact the region through
the end of the work week.

A switch to a more active weather pattern is possible heading into the last week of March. Trends are being monitored for a weather system to potentially impact the region late in the weekend/early next week. This system could bring snow, rain, or a mix of precipitation types to somewhere across the Northern Plains but it is far too soon to pinpoint any specifics at this time.

An updated thaw progress statement will be issued on Thursday, March 21st regarding the status of the spring snowmelt and future flood potential.

Baldhill Dam Resource Manager Rich Schueneman told those attending a Monday Valley City meeting  of a 50 percent chance that the Sheyenne River in Valley City could reach 18 feet this spring.

He added, melting condition this week of March 18, 2019 are favorable to reducing the forecast if no major snowfall or rainfall event occurs in  the river basin this year. He says the storage capacity at Lake Ashtabula is at a good level this week.

 

OMAHA, Neb. —  An interagency meeting will be held in Jamestown, North Dakota, in early April, and a release schedule for Jamestown and Pipestem Reservoirs will be developed after that meeting.

Pipestem Reservoir is currently at pool elevation 1441.4 feet with a water quality release of about 10 cubic feet per second (cfs).  Jamestown Reservoir is currently at pool elevation 1430.0 feet with no release.  All of the flood storage at Jamestown and Pipestem Reservoirs is currently available for the spring runoff.

During the spring snowmelt, emphasis will be placed on evacuating Jamestown Reservoir flood storage by June 1.  Pipestem Reservoir flood storage will be primarily evacuated in June, July, and August.  Current forecasts indicate that combined releases are expected to stay below 750 cfs; however, additional snow accumulation or significant spring or summer rainfall could necessitate higher release levels.

The National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center’s (NOHRSC) snow accumulation model currently shows an average of 3.75 inches of snow water equivalent (SWE) in the upper James River and Pipestem Creek basins.  Soils are still frozen in the upper basin, and soil moisture conditions above the reservoirs are drier than normal except for the top few inches of depth.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  25-year-old Justice Lange of Carrington  was sentenced Monday to serve 12 years in prison on charges related to the death of her baby in July of 2018. Following serving the sentences she will also be on 2 years of supervised probation.

Lange was set to stand trial for the charges starting on Monday. According to online records, a plea hearing was set for Monday.  Lange previously pleaded not guilty to the two felonies in September.

On Monday Southeast District Court Judge, Judge Cherie Clark, departed from a plea agreement and sentenced  Lange to ten years in prison on the negligent homicide charge, and two years on the charge of child neglect, to be served consecutively.   Both are Class C Felonies.

The original charge of manslaughter, a Class B Felony, was reduced to negligent homicide under the plea agreement.

The designation of Lange as a habitual offender, allowed the negligent homicide prison sentence to be  doubled, as a Class C Felony is punishable to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

Stemming from Judge Clark departing from the original plea agreement, Lange was given 48 hours to rescind her acceptance of this agreement and her guilty plea entered in court. In the event of a  revocation of the plea deal, a jury trial on the charges could be scheduled.

Previously….Lange and her baby were reported missing out of Stutsman County on July 2. On July 6, Lange was found walking on a road in a rural area near Woodworth by a passing vehicle, according to authorities. She was taken to her grandparents’ home in Carrington, and then to the hospital.

Authorities began searching for the child, and with Lange’s help, were able to locate the slough where she said she had been staying with the baby.

The child’s body was found on July 7.

Valley News Live reports, that it was a very emotional morning in the courtroom. Judge  Clark telling Lange that she’s caused the court ‘many sleepless nights.’

The judge also had the court take a minute of silence for Lange’s baby, 4-month-old Tyr. The judge said it was to remember Tyr in his last minutes of life when he was starving, without water or clothes, & in the summer heat.

The T.V. station reported that Lange’s ex-fiancé, Jason Wilde, was telephoned into the hearing. He was very emotional—saying he’ll never understand why she did this and he’ll always miss his son. He admitted to getting meth for Lange, but he says it was because Lange asked him to.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Police warns Jamestown residents of a convicted sex offender who has changed his Jamestown address.

Robert Joseph McCormack now lives at 1530 6^th Avenue SW, Buffalo Motel, Number 30 Jamestown, ND

He presently has no vehicle.

McCormack is a 30 year old white male, six feet three inches tall, weighing  235 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair.

He has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota Risk Level committee of the North Dakota Attorney General’s Office.

Offensive: Gross Sexual Imposition when he was 23 years old involving a three year old boy.

Conviction Date: August 2013, in Grand Forks ND, District Court.

Disposition:  20 years, 12 years suspended, 10 years supervised  probation

McCormack is not wanted by police at this time and has served the sentence imposed by the court.

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.

Any attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders, their families, landlords, or employers will be turned over for prosecution.

Printed handouts of the demographics of Robert Joseph McCormack are available at the Jamestown Police Department.

More information on registered sex offenders is available at the North Dakota Attorney General’s web site: www.sexoffender.nd.gov

ASHWAUBENON, WI – – Shopko has announced the closing its remaining 120 department stores across the nation including Valley City.

The media press release, says the closures will affect 5,000 employees.

Shopko Chief Executive Officer Russ Steinhorst says, “This is not the outcome that we had hoped for when we started our restructuring efforts. We want to thank all of our teammates for their hard work and dedication during their time at Shopko.”

The retailer filed for bankruptcy back on January 16, 2019. It started closing stores in December of 2018.

Other North Dakota stores are in Carrington, Beulah, Lisbon, Mayville, Oakes and Rolla.

 

Valley City (VCSU) “A Tribute to the African-American Journey”—a traveling exhibit from the True Black History Museum in Troy, Michigan—will be hosted in the Student Center lounge on the VCSU campus from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19.

That afternoon, museum founder Fred Saffold III will speak on the African-American experience at 12:30 p.m. in the VCSU Student Center Skoal Room.

 

Jamestown (JRMC) – Awards are something to celebrate.

Jamestown Regional Medical Center CEO Mike Delfs, says, to acknowledge employees, JRMC held a “100 ways to say ‘thank you’” celebration.

For the sixth year in a row, iVantage Health Analytics and The Chartis Center for Rural Health named
JRMC one of the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals within the United States.

 

Delfs says, “This achievement validates JRMC’s commitment to being the best rural hospital for patients to receive care, employees to work and providers to practice.  JRMC received this award because the board and employees exceed expectations and are THE difference in the lives of those we serve.”

In celebration, JRMC offered gifts, snacks and raffle prizes to employees. Employees also wrote down the 100 ways that makes JRMC a Top 100 hospital.

Delfs adds, “In addition to receiving a Top 100 designation for our critical care, JRMC has also received recognition for being a best place to work. Delfs said. Our celebration was a way to thank employees for the great work they do to care for this community every day.”

Modern Healthcare named JRMC a Best Place to Work in both 2017 and 2018. Prairie Business Magazine also named JRMC a Best Place to Work in 2018.

Across the United States, 1,332 hospitals qualify as a Critical Access Hospital (CHA), a designation Congress created in 1997 to improve healthcare access in rural areas. JRMC has maintained its critical access designation since 2009.

JRMC scored in the Top 100 of Critical Access Hospitals on iVantage Health Analytics’ Hospital Strength INDEX®. To be named to the Top 100 hospital list means the hospital outperformed its peers on each pillar of the hospital INDEX measure. The INDEX is the industry’s most comprehensive rating of rural providers, and measures hospitals across eight areas of hospital strength: Inpatient Share Ranking, Outpatient Share Ranking, Cost, Charge, Quality, Outcomes, Patient Perspectives, and Financial Stability.

The INDEX measurement was designed as a model and analysis for critical access hospitals to model and measure their performance.

Delfs said that JRMC works to exceed industry standards, and one example of that is exceptional patient care.

“JRMC may be a small facility, but we offer big results. Every employee – from doctors and nurses to therapists, techs and admissions clerks – is a piece of the patient experience.” Trisha Jungels, JRMC chief nursing officer, said. “We are grateful for them.”

JRMC has most recently won this award in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and now 2019.

 

Jamestown  (JRFD)  The Jamestown Rural Fire Department donated $1,000 to St. John’s Academy from the profits received in the fishing tournament. Firefighter Tygh Yatskis and Dakotah Daker along with Buck the Jamestown Rural Fire Department dog presented the check to the 6th grade class and principle Jeff Trumbauer.

Following presenting the check Buck demonstrated how to stop, drop, and Roll for the class and enjoyed being petted. St. John’s is in the middle of a campaign to raise money for an addition to the school and plan to break ground this year.

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Parks and Recreation and Two Rivers Activity Center invites the public to learn more about the PHASE II Outdoor Water project.

There is a public meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 26th at 6:00pm at Farmers Union in Jamestown.

TRAC Guest Service and Marketing Supervisor Joy Hanson says, “This meeting will provide an overview of the general Outdoor Water project and will allow time for a question and answer session.  We welcome input regarding water features and general questions from the community.”

Phase II of TRAC is being funded by donations led by a Capital Campaign. A prioritized list of items includes outdoor water, an endowment fund, indoor playground, climbing wall, racquetball/walleyball courts and an additional gymnasium.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Police have identified the man found dead on top of a recreational vehicle in Minot.Authorities say 26-year-old Leonard McCauley climbed on top of the vehicle in the Capital RV parking lot about 12:30 a.m. Saturday. Police say surveillance video shows McCauley, who wasn’t wearing any clothes, was apparently trying to get into the RV. A passer-by later saw his body and called police.An autopsy is being scheduled with the medical examiner’s office in Bismarck. Police do not suspect foul play.

 

MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) — A Detroit Lakes man is hospitalized in critical condition after a fish house exploded in Moorhead.The fire department says the explosion happened Sunday and that Michael Herzog was outside the fish house when firefighters arrived. A CaringBridge website says Herzog has second- and third-degree burns over 90 percent of his body.Herzog, a former Concordia Moorhead quarterback, was rushed to Sanford in Fargo, North Dakota, then airlifted to Regions Hospital in St. Paul.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s largest city has declared an emergency and Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney is asking residents to help fill 1 million sandbags as the city prepares for major Red River flooding.The National Weather Service says “significant” snowmelt flooding is likely this spring in the Red River Valley after last week’s massive late-winter storm in the Midwest. The chance the river will reach major flood stage in Fargo has increased from 50 percent to 90 percent.The neighboring cities of Fargo and Moorhead, Minnesota, experienced a record flood 10 years ago. The two cities have implemented several measures such as home buyouts and levees since then.But Mahoney says there are still areas that could be vulnerable. Sandbag-filling operations begin March 26, and Mahoney is asking the public to help.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Federal prosecutors in North Dakota are seeking a lengthy sentence for a Rhode Island woman who funneled lottery scam money between the U.S. and Jamaica through her airline job.A jury last September convicted 28-year-old Melinda Bulgin of conspiracy, fraud and money laundering in the scam that authorities say bilked more than 100 mostly elderly Americans out of more than $6 million.She’s to be sentenced April 17. Federal prosecutor Jonathan O’Konek is asking for 14 years, citing Bulgin’s lack of cooperation and lack of empathy for victims.That’s more than double what the government sought for the scam’s mastermind, who accepted a plea deal and got six years.Bulgin’s attorney says she shouldn’t be punished for taking her case to trial. Chad McCabe says he’ll seek a sentence that’s “more reasonable and appropriate.”BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Legislature is considering a resolution that would require a two-thirds vote of the House and Senate to spend earnings from the state’s oil tax savings account.The resolution sponsored by Democratic Rep. Corey Mock has broad bipartisan support from legislative leaders.Voters in 2010 endorsed a constitutional amendment that requires setting aside 30 percent of state tax revenues on oil and natural gas production in the Legacy Fund. Currently, a two-thirds vote of the fund is needed to spend any of the fund’s principal.Mock told a Senate committee on Monday that the same threshold should be applied to the fund’s earnings.

Mock says earnings should be “retained and reinvested” instead of automatically going into the state’s general fund for lawmakers to spend.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Legislature has passed a bill that forbids communities from enacting a minimum wage ordinance that’s above the state level.

The Senate passed the House bill 35-11 on Monday.

Backers of the legislation say setting higher minimum wages in some communities could hurt jobs and businesses. Opponents say the state shouldn’t be overstepping its authority.

North Dakota’s minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. That’s the same as the federal minimum.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A New Town resident who bought a Powerball lottery ticket in Minot is a new millionaire.

The North Dakota Lottery says the ticket the person bought at Safari Fuels gas station was worth $2 million in Saturday’s drawing. The winner claimed the prize Monday and chose to remain anonymous.

The gas station receives $10,000 for selling the winning ticket.

 

 

In sports…

Bismarck  (ND Game & Fish)  North Dakota anglers, trappers and hunters are reminded that new licenses for the 2019-20 season are required starting April 1.

Licenses can be purchased online at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department website, gf.nd.gov. Once the license is processed, users will have the option to print a hard copy and/or download the license to a smart phone or mobile device, which is helpful when asked to show proof of license while hunting or fishing in rural areas that lack cellular service.

Licenses can also be purchased at more than 140 vendor locations throughout the state, or by calling 800-406-6409. The 2019-20 small game, fishing and furbearer licenses are effective April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020.

New this year, hunters and anglers will be given the opportunity to register as an organ, eye and tissue donor. By clicking the link after purchasing a license, users will be directed to the North Dakota Department of Transportation donor registry. For more information regarding donor registry visit DOT’s website at http://www.dot.nd.gov/divisions/driverslicense/donorregistry.htm, or contact LifeSource directly at 888-5-DONATE.

 

NBA…Sexton scores 27, leads Cavaliers past Pistons 126-119UNDATED (AP) — Collin Sexton scored 27 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with just under two minutes to play, and the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Detroit Pistons 126-119 on Monday night.Both teams were missing star players. Blake Griffin (rest) sat out for Detroit, while Kevin Love was out with a sore back for Cleveland after taking a hard fall in Saturday’s loss to Dallas.Andre Drummond nearly made up for Griffin’s absence with 21 points and 21 rebounds, but the Cavaliers hit clutch shots down the stretch against a Pistons team that is fighting for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.In Monday’s other NBA action:— DeMar DeRozan had 26 points and nine rebounds, LaMarcus Aldridge added 23 points and 13 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Golden State Warriors 111-105 for their ninth straight win. San Antonio won its 11th straight at home and moved into fifth in the Western Conference at 42-29 following Oklahoma City’s loss to Miami.— Damian Lillard had 30 points and 15 assists as the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Indiana Pacers 106-98 on Monday night without starting guard CJ McCollum. Jusuf Nurkic added 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Blazers, who led by as many as 21. Portland has won four of five and is holding onto fourth place in the Western Conference. The Pacers missed out on clinching a playoff spot in the East.— Rudy Gobert had 14 points and 14 rebounds, Donovan Mitchell scored 19 and the Utah Jazz won their fourth straight by beating the Washington Wizards 116-95. Gobert, the reigning Western Conference Player of the Week, was perfect from the field for Utah, which started the night seventh in the West, one-half game behind San Antonio.— Nikola Jokic (NEE’-koh-lah YOH’-kich) had 21 points and 13 rebounds and the Denver Nuggets rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Boston Celtics 114-105. The Nuggets have won four straight and clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2012-13. Kyrie Irving led the Celtics with 30 points.— Jeremy Lin scored 20 points, Fred VanVleet had 13 points and 12 assists, and the Toronto Raptors beat the New York Knicks 128-92. The victory came at a cost to the Raptors, who saw guard Kyle Lowry leave in the third quarter after suffering an injured right ankle.

—Dirk Nowitzki passed Wilt Chamberlain for sixth place on the NBA’s career scoring list, but Elfrid Payton had his fifth straight triple-double to help the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Dallas Mavericks 129-125 in overtime. Nowitzki had eight points, giving him 31,424 in his 21 seasons — trailing only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Michael Jordan.

— Goran Dragic (GOHR’-uhn DRAH’-gich) had 26 points and 11 assists, Dwyane Wade added 25 points and the Miami Heat took advantage of Russell Westbrook’s absence to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-107. Miami entered the game in eighth place in the Eastern Conference. The Heat snapped a six-game losing streak against Oklahoma City, which now has lost nine of its last 13 games to fall to sixth in the Western Conference.

— Robin Lopez scored 24 points to help the Chicago Bulls beat the Phoenix Suns 116-101 on Monday night, snapping a five-game losing streak. Zach LaVine had 17 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and Lauri Markkanen added 17 points and nine boards for Chicago. Deandre Ayton had 25 points and 12 rebounds, and Devin Booker also scored 25 for Phoenix, which has lost three of four after a 5-2 stretch.

 

COLLEGE BASKETBALL POLL

Duke back on top; ACC sits 1-2-3 atop final AP Top 25

NEW YORK (AP) — Duke is back on top followed by Virginia and North Carolina to give the Atlantic Coast Conference a 1-2-3 showing in the final AP Top 25 poll this season.

The Blue Devils jumped from fifth to first Monday after winning last week’s league tournament with the return of freshman star Zion Williamson from a knee sprain. That made Duke the No. 1 overall seed for the NCAA Tournament.

The Cavaliers and Tar Heels stayed in their positions in what is believed to be the first time a conference has claimed the top three spots in the final AP poll.

Gonzaga fell from first to fourth, while Michigan State climbed to fifth.

Utah State was 25th for its first AP poll appearance since the final poll in 2011.

 

NCAA TOURNAMENT

Spoilers! Baylor tops women’s NCAA field as bracket leaks

NEW YORK (AP) — Baylor, Notre Dame, Mississippi State and Louisville are the top seeds in the women’s NCAA Tournament.

The bracket was mistakenly put out early on ESPNU several hours before the network had its selection show on Monday night. In 2016, the men’s bracket was leaked online during the selection show.

The No. 1 Lady Bears are the top team in the Greensboro Regional while defending champion Notre Dame is the first choice in Chicago. Mississippi State is the No. 1 team in the Portland Regional where Oregon is the second seed. Louisville is the top choice in the Albany Regional where potentially No. 2 UConn waits.

It’s the first time since 2006 that the Huskies aren’t a No. 1 seed. Tennessee sneaked in to the field as an 11-seed. The Lady Vols have been in every NCAA Tournament since the first one in 1982.

ESPN apologized for its error and aired an early selection show to release the brackets.

 

NHL-CAPITALS-SNIVELY

Capitals sign local product Joe Snively of Yale

ARLINGTON, VA (AP) – The Washington Capitals have signed college free agent forward and local product Joe Snively to a two-year entry-level contract that begins next season. Snively is 23 and a native of nearby Herndon, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, DC, and played his youth hockey at the Capitals’ practice facility as part of the Little Caps program. He was Yale’s leading scorer in each of his four seasons there and reportedly drew interest from two-thirds of the NHL.

 

YANKEES-GIO GONZALEZ

Gio Gonzalez, Yankees agree to minor league deal

UNDATED (AP) — Gio Gonzalez and the New York Yankees agreed to a minor league contract Monday.

If added to the 40-man roster, the 33-year-old lefty would get a $3 million salary while in the major leagues and the chance to earn performance bonuses.

New York had been seeking more pitching following a shoulder injury to ace Luis Severino, who will not be available until May at the earliest. In addition, CC Sabathia is likely to miss the first week or two as he recovers from an offseason that included knee surgery and the insertion of a stent after a blockage was found in an artery from his heart.

In other MLB news:

—Jacoby Ellsbury says he expects to play again, but it’s not clear when that might happen. The 35-year-old New York Yankees center fielder reported more than a month late to spring training after a rehab program in Arizona for hip surgery. Ellsbury is guaranteed more than $21 million annually through 2020 as part of a $153 million, seven-year contract.

— Atlanta Braves right-hander Julio Teheran is set to make his sixth straight start on opening day. The Braves say Teheran will face the Phillies on March 28 in Philadelphia. Teheran’s run ties Hall of Famer Warren Spahn for the longest in Braves’ franchise history during the modern era.

— Jung Ho Kang and Erik Gonzalez have won starting jobs with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Kang beat out Colin Moran at third base and Erik Gonzalez has won the shortstop competition over Kevin Newman. Kang missed the entire 2017 season and the beginning of 2018 because he was unable to secure a work visa to travel from his native South Korea following a third DUI arrest.

— Union head Tony Clark is applauding the Toronto Blue Jays’ decision to give minor league players a 50 percent raise, and he hopes other clubs will do the same. Many players have made as little as $1,100 per month in recent seasons and don’t get paid during spring training or the offseason. Those who don’t receive lucrative signing bonuses often struggle to afford meals, rent and basic equipment like cleats and bats. Toronto is the first club to announce such a raise.

— A South Carolina man who was killed in a car crash last week has been identified as a former Major League Baseball player who was a member of the Seattle Mariners during its inaugural season. News outlets report the coroner in Florence County says 72-year-old Leroy Stanton was killed March 13 when he disregarded a stop sign, hit a tree and was ejected from his pickup truck.

— The Cincinnati Reds expect left-hander Alex Wood to open the season on the injured list as he recovers from a sore back that has limited him during spring training. Wood was part of the trade that brought outfielders Yasiel Puig and Matt Kemp to Cincinnati from the Los Angeles Dodgers. He made one spring training start before his back tightened, and had a setback when he resumed throwing last week.

 

NHL…

Lightning top Coyotes 4-1 to clinch Presidents’ Trophy

UNDATED (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored his 36th goal of the season and the Tampa Bay Lightning clinched the Presidents’ Trophy with a 4-1 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Monday night. The Lightning, who have 116 points, will have home-ice advantage throughout the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Stamkos became the franchise leader in goals with his 384th. Victor Hedman added his 10th goal of the season and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 28 shots. Anthony Cirelli scored his fifth short-handed goal of the season while Yanni Gourde notched his 20th goal of the season.

Clayton Keller scored for Arizona, which remains one point ahead of Minnesota for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference.

In other ice action on Monday night:

— Reilly Smith and Jonathan Marchessault each had four points and the Vegas Golden Knights won for the ninth time in 10 games, beating the San Jose Sharks 7-3 on Monday night. The win moved the Golden Knights within seven points of the Sharks with nine games to play in the race for home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs. San Jose remains one point behind Pacific Division-leading Calgary, with the Flames holding a game in hand.

—Bo Horvat scored 16 seconds into overtime, and the Vancouver Canucks stopped Chicago’s five-game win streak with a 3-2 victory over the Blackhawks. Alexander Edler and Markus Granlund also scored for Vancouver, which was coming off a 3-2 shootout victory in Dallas on Sunday. Thatcher Demko made 29 saves in his third career win.

— Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings. Kevin Hayes and Tyler Myers also scored for the Jets, who have a three-point lead over Nashville atop the Central Division. Laurent Brossoit made 15 saves. Los Angeles, which has lost six of its last seven and 15 of its last 18, were eliminated from playoff contention with the loss.

 

NFL-MOVES

Packers sign Lewis

UNDATED (AP) — The Green Bay Packers have re-signed veteran tight end Marcedes Lewis. A 13-year veteran, Lewis played in all 16 games for the team last season, but had only three receptions for 39 yards. He was signed in 2018 to help block in Green Bay’s running game, but the Packers ranked 22nd in the league on the ground.

In other NFL moves:

— The Minnesota Vikings have re-signed running back Ameer Abdullah to a one-year contract, solidifying a complement to Dalvin Cook after the departure of Latavius Murray via free agency. Abdullah played in seven games for the Vikings last season, almost exclusively as a kickoff returner, after being picked up off waivers from the Detroit Lions. Abdullah has 1,251 rushing yards and 430 receiving yards over four NFL seasons.

— The Arizona Cardinals have signed defensive back Josh Shaw to a one-year contract. The 26-year-old Shaw has played four NFL seasons with Cincinnati, Kansas City and Tampa Bay. He has 106 career tackles, seven passes defensed and a fumble recovery.

— Guard-center Chris Reed has signed with the Miami Dolphins, who lost three offensive linemen at the start of free agency. Reed spent the past four seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars, where he made eight starts and played in 25 games. He was undrafted out of Minnesota State.

— The Washington Redskins have agreed to terms on a contract with wide receiver Brian Quick. Quick returns to the Redskins after playing with them for parts of the past two seasons. The 29-year-old could be counted on to replace receiver Maurice Harris, who was not tendered a qualifying offer and signed with the New England Patriots.

— The Oakland Raiders have re-signed free agent return specialist Dwayne Harris. Harris averaged 14.1 yards per punt return last season, the second-best mark in franchise history and tied for the NFL lead. The 31-year-old Harris also averaged 22.9 yards per kick return and was a key member of the coverage units.

— The San Francisco 49ers have re-signed defensive back Jimmie Ward to a one-year deal. The 27-year-old Ward has played only 51 games over five seasons because of various injuries. He has experience playing both cornerback and safety and offers versatility for San Francisco.

 

In world and national news…

DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) — A prosecutor says he’ll seek the death penalty against a man charged in the slayings of two Alabama teenagers nearly 20 years ago.

District Attorney Kirke Adams says 45-year-old Coley McCraney can be prosecuted for capital murder in the killings of 17-year-olds Tracie Hawlett and J.B. Beasley.

Adams told a news conference Monday that one of the multiple capital counts against the man includes a charge that one of the victims was sexually assaulted during her slaying in 1999.

Authorities say they used DNA matching to confirm that evidence from the killings was tied to McCraney.

The prosecutor says he decided years ago to pursue the slayings as a death-penalty case.

McCraney was arrested Saturday. A defense lawyer says the man is cooperating with authorities.

 

 

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Facebook says it received no reports of the video of the Christchurch mosque attacks while it was being livestreamed by the gunman.

Chris Sonderby, vice president and deputy general counsel at Facebook, says “no users reported the video during the live broadcast,” which was viewed fewer than 200 times.

Sonderby says in a blog post that Facebook removed the video “within minutes'” of being contacted by police, and it was watched about 4,000 times in total before being taken down. He says Facebook removed 1.5 million videos of the attacks in the 24 hours after the event.

Social media companies rely on the public to report objectionable comment. Facebook has come under fire after video of the shootings spread rapidly on the internet.

 

 

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — The leafy New Zealand city where a self-proclaimed racist fatally shot 50 people at mosques during Friday prayers is known for its picturesque meandering river and English heritage. For decades, Christchurch has also been the center of the country’s small but persistent white supremacist movement.

An expert on such fringe groups says it’s probably more than coincidence that the accused mosque shooter settled in the region, known for a whiter demographic than the country’s north.

The attack has upended New Zealand’s image as one of the world’s safest and most tolerant countries. It also has highlighted apparent failings by security and intelligence services to view white supremacists as a real threat or to take seriously warnings from Muslim groups of a rise in Islamophobic and xenophobic incidents in recent years.

 

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Hundreds are dead, many more missing and thousands at risk from massive flooding in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe caused by Cyclone Idai and persistent rains.

International aid agencies and government officials are scrambling Tuesday to rescue families trapped by the floodwaters from rivers that have burst their banks and are still rising.

Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi said the death toll could go as high as 1,000 from the cyclone and flooding. Although emergency workers caution they do not know if the fatalities will reach that estimate, they say this is the most destructive flooding in 20 years.

Hardest hit by the cyclone is Mozambique’s Beira port, a city of 500,000, where thousands of homes have been destroyed. Flooding waters have inundated large areas of rural Mozambique and its neighboring countries.

 

AP finds hot records falling twice as often as cold ones

A new Associated Press data analysis shows that over the past 20 years, Americans have been twice as likely to sweat through record-breaking heat rather than shiver through record-setting cold.

The AP looked at 424 weather stations throughout the Lower 48 states that had consistent data since 1920 and counted how many times daily hot temperature records were tied or broken and how many daily cold records were set.

In a stable climate, those numbers should be roughly equal. But since 1999, the ratio has been two warm records set or broken for every cold one. In 16 of the last 20 years, there have been more daily high temperature records than low.

The AP shared the analysis with several scientists, who said the conclusion shows one effect of human-caused climate change.

 

 

UTRECHT, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch prosecutors say they are taking seriously the possibility that a man suspected of killing three people and seriously wounding three more in a shooting on a tram in Utrecht had a terrorist motive.

In a statement Tuesday, prosecutors say the nature of the attack and a note found in a getaway car give them reasons to consider terrorism as a motive. They say other possible motives also are being investigated.

The prosecutors also say that investigations so far do not indicate that the main suspect, a 37-year-old man of Turkish descent who was arrested hours after Monday’s attack, knew any of the victims.

Prosecutors say a weapon was recovered when he was arrested.

The statement says that three people were seriously wounded in the shooting and four more suffered light injuries.