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Stutsman County Emergency Manager Jerry Bergquist sayd, the Stutsman County Burn Ordinance prohibits burning when the Fire Danger Rating is in the “VERY HIGH” or “EXTREME” categories or when a “Red Flag Warning” has been issued.
Even though Stutsman County is in the “HIGH” fire danger rating Thursday which would normally allow for burning operations, the “Red Flag Warning” overrides whatever the Fire Danger Rating may be for the day.
The “Red Flag Warning” is in effect today from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. this evening. In Stutsman County, violation of this ordinance is a class B misdemeanor punishable with up to 30 days in jail and/or a fine of $1,500.
The daily Fire Danger Rating may be viewed by going to the Stutsman County website at www.stutsmancounty.org or calling the Stutsman County Communications Center at 701-252-1000.
…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THURSDAY
MORNING TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA…
The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a Red Flag
Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
from 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ this morning to 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/
this evening.
* WINDS…Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 15 percent.
* AFFECTED AREA…All of western and central North Dakota.
* IMPACTS…Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become
difficult to control or suppress.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Burn bans may be in effect. Contact local authorities for
details.
As of Thursday, Stutsman, Logan, McIntosh, Foster, and Eddy Counties are in a restricted burn zone.
Forecast…
.REST OF TODAY…Sunny, windy. Highs in the lower 60s. Temperature falling through the afternoon. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT…Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph in the evening.
.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Cloudy. A 50 percent chance of rain possibly
mixed with snow after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. East winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain possibly
mixed with snow in the morning in the Jamestown area, 40 percent in the Valley City area. Highs in the lower 50s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY…Cloudy. Chance of rain possibly mixed with snow in the
morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s.
Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Rain likely in the evening, then
chance of snow after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent.
.MONDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain and snow in
the morning. Highs in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.TUESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain in the
evening, then chance of rain and snow after midnight. Lows in the
mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 40 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.
On Friday, a chance for rain showers spreading east and increasing overnight.
The greatest chances will be over southern locations
Some precipitation will linger into Saturday.
Precipitation late Friday night into early Saturday as temperatures will be right at the rain/snow transition.
Another system is right on its heels and moves in late
Saturday night into Sunday bringing another round of precipitation, a rain/snow mix,
Generally quiet weather then expected to start the work week, with
yet another disturbance possibly pushing into the area towards
mid-week.
Flood updates and water level updates for the …
Sheyenne River Level Through Valley City
James River level through Jamestown.
Water amounts in the snow pack
The Latest Flood Warnings from The National Weather Service
https://ndresponse.gov/flood-region
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Police Warns residents of a High Risk Sex Offender who has changed address.
Sawyer Suko now resides at 1012 10th Street, SE, No. 15, Jamestown, ND.
He presently has no vehicle.
Suko is a 25 year old white male, five feet eight inches tall, weighing 140 pounds with hazel 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.
Offense: When he was 18 he had sex with a 13 year old girl, when she was intoxicated.
Conviction Date: January 2012, Stutsman County, ND, District Court.
Disposition: One year, one day, 285 days suspended, five years supervised probation.
Suko 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 Suko 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
Tappen (NDHP) The North Dakota Highway patrol reports a one vehicle rollover crash north of Tappen,on Wednesday about 7:39-a.m., killed a 38 year old Strasburg woman.
The report says, a 2005 Chrysler Town & Country minivan left the roadway and entered the median on eastbound Interstate 94 near mile marker 214. The driver steered back to the roadway and the minivan rolled and came to a stop in the ditch.
The driver was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.. The driver was not wearing a seat belt and no vehicle airbags deployed.
The name of the driver will be released Thursday pending notification of relatives.
The patrol is investigating the crash.
Assisting the Highway Patrol at the scene were: The Steele Police Department, Kidder County Sheriff’s Office, Kidder County Ambulance, Steele Fire Department and Sanford AirMed.
Jamestown (JRMC) — Jamestown Regional Medical Center (JRMC) is proud to announce that the JRMC Pharmacy Department received the North Dakota Society of Health-System Pharmacist’s Excellence in Medication Use Safety Award.
This award recognizes a specific contribution or achievement that has advanced the ability of hospital and health-system pharmacists in the United States to serve the needs of patients through improved medication safety processes.
JRMC’s Pharmacy Department includes four doctors of pharmacy: Pharmacy Manager Brian Ament, Ashley Eagleson, Tabitha Kleingartner and Tom Schmitz. Also, there are four registered pharmacy technicians with three of whom are certified: Jayde Kueneman, Barb Schmidt, Janean Schmidt and Megan Thompson.
Ament says, “We have a highly trained pharmacy staff with all members making patient safety a primary concern in all that we do,”
The services JRMC’s Pharmacy Department provides has lasting effects on patient safety within the community and beyond.
JRMC President & CEO Mike 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.” In addition to receiving the North Dakota Society of Health-System Pharmacist’s Excellence in Medication Use Safety Award, in 2019, iVantage also recognized JRMC as a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital in the United States. In 2017 and 2018, Modern Healthcare named JRMC one of the top 150 Best Places to Work in healthcare nationwide.
JRMC works to exceed industry standards, Delfs said. One example of that is exceptional patient care.
Delfs adds, “We take great pride in the recognition by others around the state and nation of our ability to provide outstanding care and service that is equal to and in some instances better than larger hospitals.
Since 1929, JRMC has focused on making human connection and memorable impressions. In fact, JRMC’s history of doing things first and with excellence has earned its facility a legendary reputation.
Learn more at (701) 952-1050 or visit www.jrmcnd.com.
About Jamestown Regional Medical Center
Jamestown Regional Medical Center is located at 2422 20th St. SW, Jamestown, N.D. and serves approximately 55,000 people in nine counties. In 2019, it was named a “Top 100 Critical Access Hospital” for the sixth consecutive year. Modern Healthcare named JRMC a “Best Places to Work in Healthcare” each year since 2017. For more information, visit www.jrmcnd.com or call (701) 952-1050.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown’s Citywide Cleanup the week is May 13 through May 16, 2019.
During that week residents are asked to place unwanted and discarded items on the roadway as close to the curb or shoulder as possible, to be picked up by city crews at no charge.
The items must be out by 7-a.m., the day of your cleanup. Crews will not return for any items.
Items accepted for Citywide Clean Up pick up include, small branches, less than four feet in length and less than two inches wide, and tied in bundles.
Basic household items, small scale building and remodeling debris, wood, lumber, and non-creosoted landscaping timbers, carpeting.
Items not accepted include large quantities of clothing, linens, regular garbage, stoves dishwashers, washing machines, dryers, items containing freon.
Also NOT ACCEPTED, electronics, including no T.Vs, antifreeze, oil, lead acid batteries. Paint, lawnmowers, snowblowers, propane tanks, automotive products, paint, lawn mowers, gas cans, and bio-medical waste.
Take non accepted items to Gerdau Ameristeel, West End Hide & Fur,
Other items can be disposed of in regular garbage, recycling.
Take such items as tires, and automotive oil, to the city baler/landfill. There may be a disposal charge for some items. Photo identification showing proof of residency is required.
The Citywide Clean Up Week pick up schedule:
Monday, May 13th – Southeast section
Tuesday, May 14th – Southwest section
Wednesday, May 15th – Northwest section
Thursday, May 16th – Northeast section
Flyers outling information available at City Hall.
Any questions, by contacting Jamestown City Hall at 701-252-5900.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Authorities say a man who robbed a Bismarck bank in 2016 has struck again.
Police arrested the 54-year-old man Wednesday after he walked into the Starion Bank in Bismarck, demanded money and said he had a bomb in his backpack.
The Bismarck Tribune says the same man pleaded guilty to a federal bank robbery charge in 2017 after robbing the Bremer Bank in September of 2016.
The suspect was arrested Wednesday about 45 minutes after police were called. The department’s bomb squad and West Dakota SWAT team members cleared the bank.
Devils Lake (NDHP) The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports three people were injured after their Toyota left the roadway and vaulted over an approach near Devils Lake Wednesday afternoon about 3-p.m.
The report says, 21 year-old Patricia Platz of Devils Lake, was southbound on Highway 20 when the vehicle left the road and entered the ditch.
Platz braked and steered right as a vehicle ahead slowed. The vehicle vaulted over an approached and came to rest. Platz, and a passenger, 40 year-old passenger Jose Garza, Jr, of Robstown, Texas, and 23 year-old Larissa Crist of Devils Lake, all sustained non-life threatening injuries. They were not wearing their seatbelts.
Another passenger, 3 year-old Aydren Crist from Devils Lake was not injured.
The crash remains under investigation by the North Dakota Highway Patrol.
MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) — A northwestern Minnesota man has been sentenced to 3½ years in prison for a traffic crash that killed a 2-year-old boy.
Forty-two-year-old Jeremy Sagvold was behind the wheel in January 2018 when he crashed in Moorhead and killed Zaiden Engen Ness. The boy’s parents were also in the vehicle.
Prosecutors argued Sagvold was “grossly negligent” when he chose to drive that day because of his history of epilepsy-related seizures and his suspended license. KFGO reports the defense argued there was no evidence that Sagvold had suffered a seizure prior to the collision.
Clay County District Judge Michael Fritz found Sagvold guilty of vehicular homicide, but innocent of manslaughter this week.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Energy industry officials say a new estimate of recoverable oil in North Dakota and the surrounding area needs to take into account more crude formations and rapidly advancing technology.
The U.S. Geological Survey has begun updating its estimate of oil resources in the Williston Basin in North Dakota, eastern Montana and northwestern South Dakota. Program Coordinator Walter Guidroz told state and industry officials Wednesday it should be done by year’s end.
The USGS in 2013 estimated 7.4 billion barrels of oil could be recovered from the basin’s Bakken and Three Forks shale formations. State Mineral Resources Director Lynn Helms says there are 17 other, smaller formations that also show potential with new technology.
North Dakota already produces more than a million barrels of oil daily — about 12 percent of U.S. production.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Health Department has implemented changes in the state’s medical marijuana program that were approved by the Legislature.
Gov. Doug Burgum signed the bills Tuesday, and they became law immediately.
The changes are aimed at increasing the number of North Dakota residents who can legally use medical marijuana and making it easier for patients to get the necessary credentials for the drug.
The number of qualifying medical conditions has increased from 17 to 29, along with terminal illnesses. And health professionals who certify a patient no longer have to attest that medical marijuana will actually help that person. That was a problem for many doctors.
Physician assistants also can now certify patients.
The state estimates that as many as 4,000 residents will legally be using medical marijuana by summer 2021.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Legislature has approved an income tax deduction on Social Security benefits.
The bill eliminates state taxes up to $50,000 for single filers and $100,000 for married couples filing jointly.
The Senate passed the legislation on Wednesday, a day after it was approved by the House. It now goes to Gov. Doug Burgum.
AARP state director Josh Askvig says the tax break will affect about 30,000 North Dakotans.
The exemptions will mean a cost to the state treasury of $7.3 million in the next two-year budget cycle.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — House and Senate negotiators have agreed to kill the idea of tapping funds from the state’s voter-approved oil tax savings account to help offset income taxes.
A conference committee stripped the proposal from the state Tax Department’s budget on Wednesday.
The bill aimed to use half of the earnings from the Legacy Fund to reduce individual and corporate income taxes.
Republican Rep. Craig Headland, the bill’s primary sponsor, argued that the income tax relief would spur the economy and make North Dakota more competitive with other states that don’t have income tax.
Gov. Doug Burgum and Senators had opposed the idea.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Legislature has voted to commit public money for a Theodore Roosevelt presidential library in the western part of the state.
The House voted 76-16 after a nearly hour-long debate to use $50 million from the state treasury and loans from the state-owned Bank of North Dakota to help fund operating and maintenance costs of the proposed library in Medora.
The money must be matched by $100 million in private funds to build the facility. The legislation says $10 million from the private funds would be use to digitize presidential documents at nearby Dickinson State University. The project has been a top priority of Gov. Doug Burgum.
The Senate approved the measure Tuesday night. It now goes to Burgum for his signature.
In sports…
(VCSU) The Valley City State softball team continued its climb up the national rankings on Tuesday, moving up one spot to No. 7 in the nation.
Valley City State (38-3, 18-2 NSAA) received 428 poll points in the latest NAIA Top 25 Coaches’ Poll released on Tuesday. The No. 7 ranking is the highest in program history, improving upon the No. 8 ranking back on April 9.
Complete Top 25 Poll – April 23
The Vikings are coming off a four-game series sweep at Waldorf University last weekend. In that series, Tatum Lundin set the school’s career home run record (currently 23) and pitcher Emily Smith set a single-season wins record with her 23rd win of the year.
VCSU plays Mayville State in mid-week games Tuesday and Wednesday this week, and then closes the 2019 regular season on Saturday and Sunday at Presentation College. Wednesday’s games against Mayville State will be played at 3 p.m. in Valley City.
Science & Arts (Okla.) continues to top the national poll as they improved to 49-0 last week. Marian (Ind.) is ranked No. 2 with a 40-0 record.
Wednesday…
Golf…
DAKOTA DUNES, S.D.-(uj.edu)- The University of Jamestown men’s golf team placed fourth at the Great Plains Athletic Conference Championship, which concluded Wednesday at the par-72, 6758 yard Dakota Dunes Country Club
The Jimmies improved 13 shots from their score on Tuesday, finishing with a 295 and a four-round total of 60-over 1196. Morningside (Iowa) took the top team spot with a 27-over par 1163. Northwestern (Iowa) was second at 43-over 1179, and Midland (Neb.) was third at 45-over 1181.
Jacob Rice (SR/Mitchell, S.D.) was the top finisher for UJ, placing fifth at 7-over 291. He carded a final round of 74.
Hudson Roling (FR/Thermopolis, Wyo.) tied for 10th after shooting a 1-over 73–his best round of the tournament–at 13-over 297.
Austin Rene (JR/Jamestown, N.D.) was one of three players to shoot a 2-under 70 on Wednesday, and he finished at 17-over 301 to tie for 14th.
Tate Olson (FR/Cook, Minn.) shaved six strokes from his round on Tuesday, using a 6-over 78 to come in at 28-over 312 and tie for 26th.
Treyton Forsman (FR/Lewiston, Idaho) finished at 15-over 87, a two-shot improvement, and ended with a two-round score of 176.
Morningside receives the GPAC’s automatic berth to the NAIA Men’s National Golf Championship in Mesa, Ariz., May 21-24. Caleb Badura of Northwestern also qualified as the GPAC medalist, finishing at 2-under 282.
College Softball…
MITCHELL, S.D. (uj.edu) — After being held to only two runs for the second time in three games, the University of Jamestown softball team responded with seven runs to defeat Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) University 7-4 for a split in Tuesday’s Great Plains Athletic Conference doubleheader.
Jamestown improves to 26-14 overall and 10-8 in the GPAC. Dakota Wesleyan is now 12-28 and 7-13 in the GPAC.
The Jimmies conclude the regular season with doubleheaders at Dordt (Iowa) College on Friday and Morningside (Iowa) College on Saturday.
Game 1: Tigers 3, Jimmies 2
Andriana Sprakel and Adriana Thomason hit back-to-back run-scoring singles in the bottom of the fifth to give the Tigers a 3-2 lead, as DWU held on for a 3-2 win.
Sydney Prussia (SO/Detroit Lakes, MN) got the Jimmies on the board in the top of the first, driving in Mikayla Frost (JR/Melba, ID) with a single. UJ extended their lead to 2-0 in the second as Miriah Yoder (SR/Devils Lake, ND) stole home as Mariah Martinez (FR/Visalia, Calif.) advanced to second on a walk with one out.
Amber Budmark homered to lead off the bottom of the fourth to cut UJ’s lead in half.
Kat Miska (SO/Pequot Lakes, MN) (12-6) took the loss, despite striking out 10 in 4 1/3 innings. Samm Hamilton (JR/Boise, Idaho) relieved Miska in the fifth with runners on first and third, but was able to end the Tiger threat.
Seven different Jimmies had a hit, including a double by Morgan Geiszler (SO/Horace, ND). Jamestown stole six bases, with Frost and Yoder each nabbing a pair.
Game 2: Jimmies 7, Tigers 4
Morgan Geiszler‘s two-run double and Katie Reisdorfer (SO/Fresno, CA)’s sacrifice fly helped the Jimmies get out to a 4-0 lead in game two.
Jamestown led 5-0 going into the bottom of the third, but with two outs the Tigers ended the shutout bid with a two-run home run from Karly Severance.
An Allie McCain (SR/Duvall, WA) single in the top of the fourth made it 6-2 Jimmies, but DWU came back with run-scoring hits by Andriana Sparkel and Adriana Thomason in the bottom half, cutting the UJ lead in half.
Reisdorfer’s second sac fly of the game made it 7-4 in the top of the fifth, and Jamestown relievers Samm Hamilton and Kat Miska kept the Tigers off the board for the final three innings.
Hamilton (2-1) got the win, pitching 2 1/3 innings in relief of starter Katie Merchant (FR/South Haven, Minn.). Hamilton allowed one hit and walked one. Miska worked a scoreless seventh for her second save of the season.
Frost, Geiszler, McCain, and Mariah Martinez all had a pair of hits. Frost and Martinez also doubled while McCain added a triple.
VALLEY CITY (VCSU.com) – The Valley City State University softball team broke the school record for single-season wins Wednesday, sweeping a doubleheader against Mayville State for their 41st and 42nd wins of the season.
Valley City State scored the final three runs to earn a 4-2 win in game one Wednesday, and then Emilee Wilson and Amber Stewart combined to pitch a one-hit shutout in a 5-0 victory to end the day. The Vikings completed a four-game series sweep, outscoring the Comets 17-3 over the two-day series.
The No. 7-ranked Vikings are now 42-3 overall this season and 22-2 in conference play. With four conference games remaining, VCSU leads Bellevue University (37-16, 19-5 NSAA) by three games in the NSAA standings. A combination of two VCSU wins or Bellevue losses this weekend will clinch VCSU’s first conference championship since 2014.
On Wednesday, the Vikings broke the previous school record of 40 wins set by the 2016 team – on which this year’s seniors were freshmen.
Mayville State drops to 21-14 overall and 14-9 in conference play. The Comets are currently third in the NSAA standings, holding a 1.5 game lead on Dickinson State entering the final weekend of play.
Up next: Valley City State plays a four-game series at Presentation College on Saturday and Sunday. Doubleheaders start at 1 p.m. both days in Aberdeen, S.D. Mayville State hosts Dickinson State for a four-game series this weekend as well.
VCSU 4, Mayville State 2
Mayville’s Jade Ledochowski gave the Comets their only lead of the series with a two-run double to left field, plating Amanda Izzo and Alissa Foster for a 2-1 lead in the top of the fourth inning.
The Comet lead did not last long. Autumn Perry opened VCSU’s half of the fourth inning with a double to left, moved to third on Kadie Anderson‘s sacrifice bunt, and then scored on Jayme Menard‘s single through the right side. In the fifth inning, VCSU took the lead when Voni Culp stole third base and then scored when the throw from Mayville State’s catcher sailed into left field.
The Vikings added their fourth run on a similar play in the sixth inning. Kadie Anderson reached base with a one-out double, took third base on a passed ball and then scored when the Comets still tried to throw her out and the throw ended up in left field again.
Emily Smith pitched a complete game for Valley City, giving up five hits and two runs. She walked two and struck out eight en route to her 25th victory of the season.
Offensively, the Vikings tallied 10 total hits. Culp was 2-for-2 with a pair of runs, while Menard was 2-for-3 with an RBI. Autumn Perry batted 2-for-3 and scored a run, and Riley Perryman also had two hits.
Mayville State’s Annika Seedborg took the loss, giving up 10 hits and four runs. She walked one and struck out three. Ledochowski led the Comets at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a pair of RBIs.
VCSU 5, Mayville State 0
Emilee Wilson pitched six no-hit innings as she and Amber Stewart combined on a one-hit shutout in game two.
Only two Mayville hitters reached base against Wilson, both gaining first base on infield throwing errors. She did not walk anyone and struck out four. Amber Stewart came on to pitch the seventh inning, striking out two and giving up one hit.
Perryman had a big game at the plate with two hits, a run and three RBIs. She singled home Culp in the bottom of the first inning for a 1-0 lead, and then blasted a two-run double in the third inning – scoring Joelle Aiello and Emily Smith to put VCSU ahead 3-0. The Vikings tacked on two more runs in the sixth inning with back-to-back RBI hits by Autumn Perry and Keana Harmon.
Aiello also had a pair of hits and scored a run. The Vikings finished with seven total hits.
Shaye Kemball took the loss for the Comets, pitching six innings and allowing seven hits and five runs. She walked one and struck out four. Jade Ledochowki had Mayville State’s only hit.
(VCSU) The Valley City State softball team continued its climb up the national rankings on Tuesday, moving up one spot to No. 7 in the nation.
Valley City State (38-3, 18-2 NSAA) received 428 poll points in the latest NAIA Top 25 Coaches’ Poll released on Tuesday. The No. 7 ranking is the highest in program history, improving upon the No. 8 ranking back on April 9.
Complete Top 25 Poll – April 23
The Vikings are coming off a four-game series sweep at Waldorf University last weekend. In that series, Tatum Lundin set the school’s career home run record (currently 23) and pitcher Emily Smith set a single-season wins record with her 23rd win of the year.
VCSU plays Mayville State in mid-week games Tuesday and Wednesday this week, and then closes the 2019 regular season on Saturday and Sunday at Presentation College. Wednesday’s games against Mayville State will be played at 3 p.m. in Valley City.
Science & Arts (Okla.) continues to top the national poll as they improved to 49-0 last week. Marian (Ind.) is ranked No. 2 with a 40-0 record.
College Baseball…
At Mayville State
(2) Identical Scores
Mayville State 4 VCSU 3
Brock McGinn scored 11:05 into double-overtime to complete the Carolina Hurricanes’ comeback within a comeback in a 4-3 victory in Washington. McGinn sent the Canes into the second round against the New York Islanders after his team trailed three games to two and 3-1 in Game 7.
Evgeni Kuznetsov (kooz-NEHT’-sahv) scored 13:22 into the second period to give the Capitals their second two-goal advantage of the night, but Teuvo Teravainen (TAY’-voh tehr-ah-VY’-nehn) tallied just over three minutes later before Jordan Staal tied it three minutes into the third.
Carolina outshot Washington 18-6 in OT despite killing off the only power play opportunity of the extra session.
Petr Mrazek (muh-RA’-zehk) turned back 34 shots and settled down after Andre Burakovsky and Tom Wilson scored to put the Capitals ahead, 2-0 just 6 ½ minutes into the game.
It’s the first time in NHL history that all four division champions have been knocked out in the first round.
MLB …
UNDATED (AP) — Justin Verlander is 4-0 after allowing one run and four hits over eight innings of the Astros’ 7-1 win over the Twins. Verlander retired 11 of his last 12 hitters and blanked Minnesota after Polanco crushed a pitch into the second deck in right field in the fourth inning. Carlos Correa hit a solo homer before Michael Brantley and Josh Reddick added two-run shots.
— Vince Velasquez scattered six hits over five innings as the Phillies blanked the Mets, 6-0 to avoid a three-game sweep and win for the second time in seven games. Rhys Hoskins homered off reliever Jacob Rhame and taunted him with a slow jog around the bases a night after Rhame buzzed him with two fastballs. Hoskins sparked a three-run eighth with his first career triple, and then made his statement against Rhame in the ninth.
— The Athletics celebrated a 6-5 win over the Rangers following Chad Pinder’s RBI single with two out in the bottom of the ninth. Stephen Piscotty hit a one-out single and stole second before scoring the winning run that gave Oakland a three-game sweep. Matt Chapman and Marcus Semien homered for the A’s.
— The Red Sox bounced back from their doubleheader loss to Detroit as J.D. Martinez had three hits and an RBI in Boston’s 11-4 pounding of the Tigers. Rafael Devers (DEH’-vurz), Jackie Bradley Jr. and Christian Vazquez drove in two runs apiece to help the defending champs avoid their fourth losing streak of three games or more. Bosox starter Eduardo Rodriguez gave up a run on two hits, striking out seven and walking three over six innings.
— Stevie Wilkerson belted his first major league homer and John Means allowed one run over five innings on his birthday to lift the Orioles over the White Sox, 4-3. Baltimore won two of three to capture its first series since April 1-3 in Toronto. Mychal Givens worked the final two innings for his first save.
MLB-NEWS
AP source: González back with Brewers
UNDATED (AP) — Gio González is back with the Brewers.
A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that González and the Brewers have agreed to a one-year contract guaranteeing the 33-year-old left-hander $2 million.
The left-hander was 3-0 with a 2.57 ERA for the Brewers after being acquired from Washington last Aug. 31. The former 21-game winner was 10-11 with a 4.21 ERA last season.
González was 2-1 with a 6.00 ERA in three starts and 15 innings with the Yankees’ Triple-A team at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
In other baseball news:
— Angels slugger Shohei Ohtani (SHOH’-hay oh-TAH’-nee) faced live pitching Wednesday to begin the probable final step in his return from Tommy John surgery. Ohtani is expected to face about a week of live pitching before he returns to the lineup.
— The Rockies reinstated infielder Daniel Murphy from the 10-day injured list before Wednesday’s game against the Washington Nationals. The 34-year-old fractured his left index finger diving for a grounder in the second game of the season.
— Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco is not expected to miss any time with a left leg injury the team initially feared was serious. Carrasco was hurt Tuesday night while covering first base in the fourth inning against Miami.
— The Blue Jays will promote top prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr. before Friday’s game against the Athletics. The son of Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrero hit .367 with three home runs and eight RBIs in eight games for Triple-A Buffalo, missing the start of the season with an oblique injury.
NFL-NEWS
Roethlisberger to remain with Steelers through 2021
UNDATED (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have added two more years to Ben Roethlisberger’s (RAWTH’-lihs-bur-gurz) contract.
The Steelers and the two-time Super Bowl winner agreed to terms on a contract extension that runs through 2021. The 36-year-old Roethlisberger had been set to enter the final year of a contract he signed in 2015.
Roethlisberger is coming off the finest statistical season of his 15-year career, throwing for a league-best 5,129 yards and a team-record 34 touchdowns.
In other NFL news:
— The Cowboys have picked up the fifth-year option on Ezekiel Elliott’s rookie contract, keeping the star running back with the club at least through 2020. The two-time NFL rushing champion is set to make $3.9 million this season and $9.1 million in his fifth year unless Elliott and the team agree on a contract before then. Elliott had 1,434 yards for his second rushing title in three years last season as Dallas won the division again.
— Ravens kicker Justin Tucker has agreed to a four-year extension designed to keep him under contract through the 2023 season. Tucker has made 90.1% of his field goal tries since breaking into the league as an undrafted free agent in 2012, the highest career percentage in NFL history.
— A Kansas district attorney has declined to charge Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill with a crime in a domestic incident that involved his fiance and their 3-year-old child. Johnson County DA Steve Howe says authorities believe a crime occurred, but evidence does not conclusively indicate who did it.
— Former Vikings defensive end Brian Robison has announced his retirement from the NFL. Robison signed a one-day contract to officially retire with the Vikings, 12 years after he was drafted by the team in the fourth round.
COLLEGE CORRUPTION
Witness at NCAA trial says he paid football recruits
NEW YORK (AP) — A key witness for prosecutors at a trial stemming from a crackdown on corruption in college basketball says he paid college football players to secure their business when they joined the NFL.
Louis Martin Blazer described in Manhattan federal court paying players at schools including Pittsburgh, Penn State, Michigan, Notre Dame, Northwestern, North Carolina and Alabama. Blazer said he did it so they’d hire him as their financial adviser when they became professionals.
He says he answered the request of a Penn State coach and gave a $10,000 check to the father of a first-round draft pick in the 2009 NFL draft. The money was paid back. He says he also paid a North Carolina player who was drafted by the New York Giants.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-NEWS
Kansas announces Adidas extension
UNDATED (AP) — The University of Kansas and Adidas have announced an extension of their contract through 2031, despite an FBI investigation centered on the footwear and apparel company that cast a negative light on the Jayhawks’ athletic programs.
The corruption scandal focused on college basketball involved former Adidas executive James Gatto and implicated several schools.
In other college basketball news:
— Women’s national champion Baylor has accepted an invitation to visit the White House next week. The school said coach Kim Mulkey and the Lady Bears are scheduled to be in Washington on Monday to celebrate their third national championship. They are expected to visit with President Donald Trump. Baylor beat Notre Dame 82-81 on April 7.
PENN STATE-ABUSE
Penn St. ex-president’s case in US court as jail term looms
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge will consider ex-Penn State president Graham Spanier’s argument that his conviction should be thrown out, a week before he’s due to report to jail.
Today’s hearing concerns Spanier’s argument that he was wrongly convicted in Pennsylvania state court for mishandling a 2001 complaint about Jerry Sandusky under a version of the law that wasn’t in place at that time. He also argues the statute of limitations wasn’t properly applied.
The 70-year-old Spanier was forced out as president shortly after Sandusky was arrested for child molestation in 2011.
Spanier was convicted in 2017 of child endangerment. He’s scheduled to report to a county jail on Wednesday to begin serving two months.
Spanier remains a tenured faculty member on administrative leave, and the school doesn’t release his salary.
In world and national news….
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats from Joe Biden’s twin home states of Delaware and Pennsylvania are endorsing him for president.
Delaware Sen. Chris Coons and Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey quickly issued written statements supporting the former vice president after Biden posted a video declaring his 2020 candidacy.
Coons, who holds Biden’s old Senate seat, says in the statement, “Joe Biden doesn’t just talk about making our county more just, he delivers results.”
Casey says, “At this make-or-break moment for the middle class, our children and our workers, America needs Vice President Joe Biden to be its next President.”
Biden was raised in Scranton, Pennsylvania, but has lived most of his life in Wilmington, Delaware. Biden represented Delaware in the Senate from 1973 to 2009.
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (AP) — South Korea’s president says he believes the Russia-North Korean summit will have a “constructive role” in efforts to achieve complete denuclearization and lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula.
In a statement, President Moon Jae-in’s office said he hoped Thursday’s summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will “lay a foundation for the resumption of North Korea-U.S. talks and the promotion of denuclearization process on the Korean Peninsula.”
Moon also praised Putin’s efforts to resolve the nuclear issue diplomatically, and he invited Putin to visit South Korea.
Moon made the comments during a meeting with vising top Russian security official Nikolai Patrushev.
Patrushev responded Russia and South Korea share the common goal of realizing denuclearization and peace on the peninsula.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Pakistan’s minority Christians have gathered at a church in the Islamabad amid tight security to pay their respects to the victims of Easter bombings in Sri Lanka in which more than 350 people were killed.
It was the first such gathering since Sunday, when suicide bombers attacked churches, hotels and other sites in Sri Lanka.
The participants at Thursday’s special service lit candles and observed a minute of silence to remember the victims of the attacks.
Pakistan and Sri Lanka enjoy close relations and Pakistan helped train Sri Lankan army officers in their civil war battle against Tamil rebels.
TOKYO (AP) — At his first summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un showed off his confident side, an apparently chronic problem with breathlessness and a knack for “manspreading.”
The two leaders meeting in Russia’s Pacific port city of Vladivostok sat with knees spread wide apart as they chatted before the start of their first summit Thursday.
What caught the attention of many outside observers was the sound of Kim’s loud breathing. Clips of the introductory encounter were quickly tweeted around the world, many with comments about Kim’s audible breathlessness. South Korea’s media speculated that it could be a sign of Kim’s poor health.
When the two delivered their opening comments to start the actual talks, Kim seemed to have gotten over whatever the problem was.
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court has approved the release for detained Nissan ex-chair Carlos Ghosn on 500 million yen, or $4.5 million, bail.
Prosecutors can appeal the decision made Thursday by the Tokyo District Court. His lawyers can also push for his release.
Ghosn was arrested in November, released on bail in March but re-arrested in April on new allegations and taken to Tokyo Detention Center.
He has been charged with falsifying financial documents in under-reporting post-retirement compensation and breach of trust in diverting Nissan money and having it shoulder his personal investment losses.
Ghosn says he is innocent.
PARIS (AP) — French police scientists and other expert investigators are starting to examine Notre Dame Cathedral for the first time since last week’s devastating fire.
A police official said teams from three different police agencies are entering the monument Thursday to take samples and search for clues as to what caused the fire. Police made a preliminary visit last week but weren’t able to conduct a thorough examination until the cathedral’s structure was secured.
Officials believe the fire was possibly caused by a short circuit linked to renovation work underway before the fire. The Paris prosecutor’s office says all potential leads are being pursued.
The cathedral will remain closed to the public for years after the fire destroyed its roof and knocked over its spire.
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — An avowed racist who orchestrated one of the most gruesome hate crimes in U.S. history has been executed in Texas for the dragging death of a black man.
John William King, who was white, received lethal injection Wednesday evening for the 1998 slaying of James Byrd Jr., who was chained to the back of a truck and dragged along a road outside Jasper, Texas.
Prosecutors said Byrd was targeted because he was black.
The 44-year-old King was put to death at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas.
The hate crime put a national spotlight on Jasper, a town of about 7,600 residents near the Texas-Louisiana border that was branded with a racist stigma it has tried to shake off ever since.
King was the second man executed for Byrd’s killing. A third man was sentenced to life in prison.
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