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CSi Weather…
.REST OF TODAY…Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers in the Jamestown area 100 percent in the Valley City area. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY…Cloudy with a 60 percent chance of rain showers.
Highs in the upper 40s. Northeast winds around 25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain showers in the Jamestown area, 40 percent in the Valley City area. Lows in the upper 30s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. .Highs around 50. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY…Mostly cloudy. With a with a 20 percent chance of rain showers in the Valley City area. Highs in the lower 50s. Northeast winds around 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Areas of frost after midnight.
Lows in the mid 30s.
.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 60.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain
showers in the evening. Lows in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
Precipitation will taper off during the day Sunday, with another possible 0.50 to 0.75 inches of precipitation Saturday through Sunday for much of southwest
and south-central North Dakota. Sunday will be a bit warmer, with
highs in the mid 40s to mid 50s, before a cool night and threat
of frost mainly in the southwest and south-central.
A similar pattern emerges on Monday keeping us cool and cloudy.
More precipitation is possible with this system, although there
is still uncertainty on timing, location, and amount. Temperatures
will gradually warm up throughout the work week.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Rescue Squad responded Thursday afternoon about 2:40 to Gavilon Grain at 3469 80th Avenue, Southeast where an individual was reported trapped an outdoor pile of material.
Lt. Sheldon Mohr reports, the male employee had his foot trapped in a conveyor, and was freed by the Jamestown Area Ambulance crew, with the Stutsman County Sheriff’s office also on scene.
The man was taken to JRMC with unknown injuries at this time.
22 Fire fighters were called to the City Fire Hall, with seven on scene, and the rest on standby.
The rescue squad was on scene about 10 minutes.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Police Department is warning residents about a sex offender who has changed Jamestown addresses. Kyle Greenough has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota Attorney General’s risk level committee.
He does not have a vehicle.
Greenough is a white male, 5 foot 6 inches tall, weighing 260 pounds. He has blue eyes and blond hair.
Offense: Gross Sexual Imposition, when he was 19 years old engaging in a sexual act with a 14 year old female.
Conviction: July 2015 in Dunn County, District Court.
Disposition: 7 years suspended, 42 days credit, 3 years supervised probation.
Offense: Gross Sexual Imposition. When he was a juvenile he had sexual intercourse with several juvenile females.
Conviction date: November 2012 in Dunn County Juvenile Court.
Disposition: 1.5 years.
Greenough is currently on probation with North Dakots Parole and Probation.
Greenough 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 Kyle Greenough, 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
Jamestown (CSi) May is Older Americans Month and Lutheran Social Services in Jamestown is hosting and Open House on Tuesday May 21 in the Legacy Center Board Room in Jamestown, located at 419 5th Street Northeast in Jamestown. There will be refreshments and repeat showings of LSSND’s video that commemorates its 100-year history, as well as materials that explain its services.
On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Jim Holben from the LSS Jamestown Office at Legacy Center in Downtown Jamestown said, representatives will be on hand to answer questions and talk about the services specific to Jamestown, which include Respite for primary caregivers of older adults, Community Transition Services, Connect (SMART technology that links older adults with caregiving coaching advice) and Aging Life Care coordination.
He said the recently opened office covers a 100 mile radius of Jamestown.
For more information on the Senior Independence programs, please contact Carmel at carmelf@lssnd.org or Andrea at andreal@lssnd.org. at the Fargo Office.
On our show, we were joined on the phone by ALC Team Lead, Carmel Froemke from the LSS Fargo office, as she explained services available.
She said:
Aging Life Care™ Care Coordination connects older adults (and those with chronic medical or mental health needs) with a trusted advisor/coordinator to help navigate the many complex issues that come with changes in health and/or living situations. A sliding fee scale is available based on income and ability to pay.
ALC Independence offers resources and assistance to elder refugees and other low-income adults who may require a more hands-on-approach to services due to multiple barriers within the community setting. Assistance with medical advocacy, scheduling appointments, transportation, sorting mail, completing paperwork, enhancing social support and more are available…
The goal of ALC Connect (Remote Technology) is to offer support, resources and assistance through the use of SMART technology to reduce isolation and loneliness often experienced by Seniors and/or Caregivers. This service is geared for those living in rural communities who want caregiver coaching advice or simply a listening ear. Supports are available in group or individual formats.
Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Qualified Service Provider consists of :
HCBS Case Management services are now available in Jamestown, which are available through the Medicaid Waiver and Medicaid State Program. This service authorizes funding for Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) (like personal care, homemaking, respite services etc.) to specific adults in Cass County who are frail, elderly, physically ill or otherwise disabled and who meet the state’s financial requirements. The case manager provides specialized support and assistance based on the results of a comprehensive assessment unique to the adult’s needs and wishes.
The HCBS Community Transition program is to assist individuals that are eligible to transition from an institution or other living situation that is operated by a provider to living in a private residence where the individual is responsible for their own living expenses. Community Transition Services include Transition Coordination and one-time transition costs.
Also available through the Jamestown office is ,HCBS Respite that provides (respite) care to an eligible individual on a short-term basis to provide temporary relief to the primary (live-in) caregiver from the stress and demands associated with care. Respite care may be provided in the client’s home or other designated/approved location.
More information by contacting Jim Holben at the Jamestown LSS Office at 701-271-3295, or 701-368-1677.
Valley City (CSi) Valley City Public Works informs residents that hydrant flushing is in progress.
A reminder that water pressure may vary along with discolored water conditions when the flushing occurs, however, the water is safe to drink.
Residents are asked to check their water before doing laundry.
Store water for drinking and cooking.
Call the Valley City Public Works Office with any questions at 845-0380.
Horace (Farm Rescue) – Last year, Farm Rescue began raising funds to purchase two John Deere 9620R four-wheel drive tractors to pull its seeding equipment in 2019 and beyond. The first tractor was acquired using grant monies awarded through the Engelstad Foundation. The second tractor purchase was made possible through contributions from many individuals and businesses. The fundraising effort recently came to fruition at John Deere’s Tractor Works facility in Waterloo, IA, as Farm Rescue staff and volunteers had the opportunity to see the new tractors completed.
More than 135 individual and family donors contributed to the tractor fundraiser, which offered supporters a chance to have their name displayed on the tractor with a gift of $250 or more.
In addition to the Engelstad Foundation, several other Farm Rescue business sponsors also increased their annual giving dollars to assist with the tractor purchases. Hess Corporation, CoBank, CHS, Glacial Lakes Energy, Oneok and First International Bank & Trust all contributed to the campaign’s success, helping fulfill a crucial need for the nonprofit’s assistance efforts.
Farm Rescue Founder and President, Bill Gross says, “We wish to thank everyone who supported the tractor fundraiser. The tractors are essential to our planting operations and will allow us to help hundreds of families.”
Farm Rescue, is a nonprofit organization that provides planting, haying, harvesting and livestock feeding assistance free of charge to farm and ranch families who have experienced a major illness, injury or natural disaster, has two new tractors to power its operations and a lot of people to thank for that fact.
Fargo (WDAY) — A man is dead after being hit by a train in downtown Fargo Thursday night, May 16.
WDAY reports, Fargo police say, a train-pedestrian crash was reported at 10:51 p.m. near Sixth Avenue and Broadway North.
Police later found a man’s body when they arrived on scene, and confirmed he had been killed in the crash.
Just after 11 p.m. a number of emergency responders and crews from the BNSF Railway were on the scene.
BNSF has closed the railway down, so no more trains will be coming through on those tracks.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Police say a woman in North Fargo suffered minor injuries after a man doused her with lighter fluid and tried to set her on fire.
Officers were called to a home where the assault took place about 8:30 p.m. Thursday. Police didn’t immediately find the suspect, but staked out the area and later arrested a 39-year-old man.
KFGO reports he was taken to the Cass County Jail where he’s being held on possible charges of domestic violence, aggravated assault and terrorizing.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Forum Communications says it has agreed to buy the Rochester Post-Bulletin.
Forum , a Fargo-based news company with media holdings across the Upper Midwest, said Thursday it expected to close the deal with Small Newspaper Group in the second quarter. Terms were not announced.
The Post-Bulletin is the largest news provider in southeast Minnesota, covering nine counties and listing an average daily readership of more than 70,000. Its sale will cut a tie with the Kankakee, Illinois-based Small group that dates to 1977.
Post Bulletin President Len R. Small told the employees the new owners were “worthy custodians” of the company.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A monthly survey of rural bankers in parts of 10 Plains and Western states shows they’re rapidly losing confidence in the region’s farm economy.
The Rural Mainstreet survey for May, released Thursday, shows the survey’s overall index dropping from 50 in April to 48.5 this month. Any score above 50 suggests a growing economy, while a score below 50 indicates a shrinking economy.
Creighton University economist Ernie Goss, who oversees the survey, blames trade tensions and tariffs, saying they’re contributing to losses suffered by grain farmers — although livestock producers are faring better. Still, Goss says, bankers believe “the negatives far outweighed the positives.”
The survey’s confidence index, which gauges bankers’ expectations for the economy six months out, plummeted from 50 to 38.2 — its lowest level in almost two years.
Bankers from Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming were surveyed.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The flurry of legal actions against the company that makes OxyContin is intensifying.
The Idaho Attorney General’s Office sent notices last week to Purdue Pharma and lawyers for the Sackler family, which owns the Connecticut-based drugmaker, that it intends to take legal action against them.
The letters were disclosed Thursday in response to a public records request made to the state by The Associated Press. They say Purdue had “ample opportunity” to reach a settlement.
The disclosure comes the same day that five other states announced lawsuits or administrative actions against the company, seeking to hold it accountable for an opioid crisis.
Now, all but three states have taken legal action against Purdue or indicated they plan to.
The company says states are using “stunningly overbroad legal theories” as they pursue the cases.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — The niece of two Navy seamen from Minot who were killed in World War II says she’s excited that the recent identification of their remains will bring more attention to their story.
Helene Jensen is the niece of Calvin and Wilfred Palmer, who were crewmen on the battleship USS Oklahoma when they died in the Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The brothers’ remains were identified in March through DNA analysis.
Jensen tells the Minot Daily News that her father was also aboard the USS Oklahoma, but he survived the attack and tried to save the Palmer brothers.
Jensen says she wants people to learn about the sacrifices they made for the country.
She says the family plans to bury their remains in August in Port Orchard, Washington.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican-led House is expected to pass a bill to ban abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy and the state’s GOP governor is likely to sign it.
The GOP-led House is set to debate the sweeping abortion bill Friday in the final hours of the 2019 session.
The proposed ban allows exceptions only in medical emergencies, not cases of rape or incest.
The Missouri legislation comes after Alabama’s governor signed a bill Wednesday making performing an abortion a felony in nearly all cases.
Republican-led legislatures around the U.S. are imposing new restrictions, hoping more conservative justices will overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling legalizing abortion.
Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio and Georgia approved bans on abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can occur in about the sixth week of pregnancy.
In sports…
Thursday
CLASS A BASEBALL
Jamestown 25 Bismarck St. Mary’s 0 (5 innings)
Jamestown 11 St. Mary’s 8
Bismarck Century 3, Mandan 1
Bismarck Century 7 Mandan 0
Williston 3 Bismarck High 2
Williston 12 Bismarck 0 (5)
Bismarck Legacy 3 Watford City 1
Bismarck Legacy 2 Watford City 0.
G.F. Red River 5 Fargo Davies 4
West Fargo Sheyenne 10 Fargo Shanley 0 (5 innings)
Fargo South 6 Wahpeton 0
G.F. Central 10 Fargo Davies 6
CLASS A SOFTBALL
Jamestown 17 Turtle Mountain 3 (5 innings)
Jamestown 19 Turtle Mountain 10
GIRLS TENNIS
Bismarck Legacy 7, Jamestown 2.
G.F. Red River 6, Valley City 3.
Jamestown (CSi) The 2019 Class B Region III High School Baseball Tournament, at Pirate Field in Steele, starts on Monday, May 20, with a two day double elimination format.
The tournament opens with four games on the schedule.
May 20:
10-a.m. – No. 2 Sheyenne/New Rockford vs. No. 3 Kidder County
1230-p.m. – No. 1 Carrington vs. No. 4 Midkota/Griggs County Central/Dakota Prairie/Lakota
3-p.m. – Elimination game
530-p.m. – Semifinal
On Tuesday May 21, games start at noon.
The championship game is at 2:30-p.m., If necessary the second championship game will be played at 5-p.m.
The winner goes to the State Class B Baseball tourney in Fargo at Newman Outdoor Field set for May 30, 31 and June 1.
BA PLAYOFFS-WARRIORS/TRAIL BLAZERS
Warriors 2 wins from another finals appearance
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) _ The Golden State Warriors are two wins away from their fifth straight trip to the NBA Finals following a big second-half comeback against the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Warriors took a two-games-to-none lead in the Western Conference finals by turning a 15-point, halftime deficit into a 114-111 victory over the Blazers. Klay Thompson provided 13 of his 24 points while Golden State outscored Portland, 39-24 in the third quarter. But the Warriors didn’t take the lead for good until Kevon Looney’s dunk made it 112-111 in the final minute.
Stephen Curry reached the 30-point plateau for the fourth straight game, finishing with 37. Curry also had eight rebounds and eight assists, while Draymond Green chipped in 16 points, 10 boards and seven assists.
Portland scored just 46 points after building a 65-50 halftime lead.
Blazers guard Damian Lillard had a team-high 23 points but had a potential game-tying 3-pointer blocked by Andre Iguodala (ihg-ah-DAH’-lah).
CJ McCollum finished with 22 points for the Trail Blazers, who host Game 3 on Saturday.
The Warriors played their third straight game without All-Star forward Kevin Durant, who will also miss Games 3 and 4 in Portland as he continues his recovery from a strained right calf. The team says he was re-evaluated before Thursday’s game and will be re-examined in another week.
NHL PLAYOFFS-BRUINS/HURRICANES
Bruins complete Carolina sweep
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ The Boston Bruins are going to the Stanley Cup final for the third time in nine seasons after completing a four-game sweep of the Carolina Hurricanes.
Tuukka (TOO’-kah) Rask picked up his seventh career postseason shutout by making 24 saves in the Bruins’ 4-0 win over the Hurricanes in Raleigh. It was the second straight series-clinching shutout for Rask, who allowed just five goals against the Hurricanes.
Patrice Bergeron (pah-TREES’ BEHR’-zhuh-rahn) scored twice, David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists and Brad Marchand added an empty-netter. Both Bergeron and Pastrnak scored on second-period power plays.
Curtis McElhinney made 19 saves for the Hurricanes, who were swept just one series after sweeping the Islanders.
Boston will face either San Jose or St. Louis in the final, with the Bruins owning home-ice advantage.
NHL-STARS-LINDELL
Lindell gets extension
DALLAS (AP) _ Dallas Stars defenseman Esa Lindell has signed a six-year, $34.8 million contract. Lindell had a plus-14 rating and a team-high 161 blocked shots during the regular season. A third-round pick by the Stars in the 2012 draft, Lindell has 24 goals and 53 assists with 412 blocked shots in 239 games.
The 6-foot-3 Finn was a restricted free agent.
PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
Koepka has PGA Championship lead with record-breaking round
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) _ Brooks Koepka (KEHP’-kuh) managed to grab the spotlight from playing partner Tiger Woods while conquering notorious Bethpage Black this afternoon.
Koepka has a one-stroke lead over Danny Lee through one round of the PGA Championship. Koepka delivered a 7-under 63, making him the first player in 101 years of the PGA Championship to shoot that score twice. He broke the course record at Bethpage Black and became the first player to post 63 at a major in consecutive years.
Koepka is the defending champion and is seeking his fourth major championship.
Woods opened with a pair of double bogeys on the back nine and ruined a torrid start to the front nine with a pair of three-putt bogeys. He signed off on a 72 after carding even par or better in his previous 12 rounds in majors.
Lee birdied his last two holes for a 64. He made eight birdies in his round despite failing to get any on the par 5s.
Tommy Fleetwood is three shots back and one ahead of five others. Pat Perez, Chez Reavie and Luke List are at minus-2, as are Sung Kang and Mike Lorenzo-Vera.
MLB..
_ C.J. Cron and Byron Buxton homered in a seven-run fourth and Michael Pineda pitched the Twins past the Mariners, 11-6. The Twins hit four home runs to extend their streak to 11 straight games with a long ball. Minnesota has won three straight and eight of 11._
Christian Yelich (YEH’-lich) continues to demonstrate that his MVP season last year wasn’t a fluke.
The Milwaukee Brewers outfielder crushed his major league-leading 17th and 18th home runs while going 3-for-5 with three runs scored in a 11-3 laugher over the Phillies in Philadelphia. Yelich opened the scoring with a first-inning drive and added an eighth-inning solo shot to raise his season average to .342.
Yasmani Grandal (yahs-MAH’-nee grahn-DAHL’) and Mike Moustakas (moos-TAH’-kahs) also went deep as the Brewers won their third in a row after losing the series opener against the NL East-leading Phillies.
Zach Davies improved to 5-0 by limiting the Phils to one earned run and four hits over six innings.
_ Eugenio (ay-oo-HEH’-nee-oh) Suarez singled home the go-ahead run during a fifth-inning downpour and added another RBI single in the Reds’ 4-2 win over the Cubs. Chicago led 2-0 until Jose Peraza smacked a solo homer to spark the Reds’ three-run fifth. Winning pitcher Luis Castillo allowed two runs and two hits over 5 1/3 innings as Cincinnati beat the Cubs for the second straight night.
_ Austin Riley went 3 for 4 and drove in a run in his second big league game as the Braves hammered the Cardinals, 10-2. Riley also scored twice one day after homering in his debut. Julio Teheran was reached for just two hits over five-plus shutout innings to help Atlanta win for the fifth time in six games.
_ The Nationals blew a 4-0 lead before Gerrardo Parra belted a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the fifth inning of a 7-6 victory over the Mets. Sean Doolittle gave up a pair of ninth-inning runs before striking out Keon Broxton with the bases loaded to end the game. Washington won two of three against the Mets for its first series win since April 16-18 against San Francisco.
_ Ian Kinsler hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the sixth inning of the Padres’ 4-3 victory over the Pirates. Franmil Reyes also homered, connecting off San Diegan Trevor Williams an inning before the Pirates starter left with discomfort in his right side. San Diego set a major league record by going 8,020 games without a no-hitter since the team’s inception.
_ The Indians outslugged the Orioles, 14-7 as Jason Kipnis homered twice and drove in a career-high six runs. Kipnis hit a solo shot in the first and a three-run homer in the fourth before getting two RBIs on an unusual fielder’s choice in a five-run seventh. A.J. Cole picked up the win in relief of Trevor Bauer, who trailed 5-1 in the third inning and allowed seven runs for the second consecutive start.
_ Rougned Odor (ROOG’-nehd oh-DOHR’) smacked two of the Rangers’ five home runs in a 16-1 thrashing of the Royals in Kansas City. Willie Calhoun, Joey Gallo and Hunter Pence also went deep for a Rangers lineup that prompted Royals manager Ned Yost to use utility man Chris Owings on the mound the last two innings. Lance Lynn worked seven innings to help Texas get its first road series win in nine tries dating to last September in San Diego.
_ Jurickson Profar (JUR’-ihk-suhn PROH’-fahr) hit his first career grand slam and the Athletics routed Detroit, 17-3 for their 13th straight victory over the Tigers. Josh Phegley had four hits, including one of Oakland’s five home runs in their ninth straight win at Comerica Park. Mark Canha, Matt Olson and Marcus Semien also homered for Oakland.
_ Yolmer Sanchez scored the tiebreaking run on Ryan Cordell’s suicide squeeze in the eighth inning before the White Sox completed their fourth win in five games, 4-2 over the Blue Jays. Reliever Derek Law grabbed the bunt and threw to catcher Danny Jansen, but Sanchez slid under the tag to give Cordell his second RBI of the game. Alex Colomé (KAH’-loh-may) tossed a perfect ninth for his ninth save in nine chances, completing a two-hitter.
MLB-NEWS
Nats pitcher heading to IL
UNDATED (AP) _ Nationals starter Aníbal Sánchez will be placed on the injured list after leaving today’s game against the New York Mets in the second inning due to hamstring soreness.
After delivering ball four to Brandon Nimmo with one out, Sánchez walked to the rear of the mound. Manager Dave Martinez and the trainer came out and Sánchez soon departed.
Martinez says Sanchez will undergo an MRI on Friday.
In other MLB news:
_ A person with knowledge of the situation says the Rockies are expected to call up top prospect Brendan Rodgers for a weekend series in Philadelphia. Rodgers was hitting .356 with nine homers and 21 RBIs in 35 games this season with Triple-A Albuquerque.
_ The Rays have acquired journeyman catcher Erik Kratz in a trade with the Giants, two days after he was designated for assignment. The 38-year-old Kratz hit .125 in 32 at-bats over 15 games for the Giants.
_ Reliever Addison Reed has been designated for assignment by the Twins following a rocky start to his rehabilitation assignment. He’s coming back from a sprained thumb on his non-throwing hand that set him back in spring training. The 30-year-old right-hander is getting $8.5 million the second season of a $16.75 million, two-year contract.
_ The Mariners have recalled outfielder Mallex Smith after a couple of weeks with Triple-A Tacoma to work on his approach at the plate. Seattle optioned infielder Shed Long back to Tacoma to make room for Smith, who was sent to the minors on April 30.
_ The Cubs activated backup catcher Victor Caratini off the injury list for the final game of their series against the Reds. Caratini started at first base, filling in while Anthony Rizzo got another day to recover from a stiff back.
MAXIMUM SECURITY-JOCKEY APPEAL
Maximum Security jockey Luis Saez appeals suspension
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Maximum Security jockey Luis Saez has appealed his 15-day suspension by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission.
He says the stewards’ penalty for failing to control the horse in the Kentucky Derby is “unduly harsh and not supportable by facts and law.” The rider also seeks to stay his suspension pending appeal to fulfill riding commitments.
Maximum Security was first across the line at the Derby at Churchill Downs on May 4 before stewards disqualified the colt to 17th for impeding the paths of several horses.
NFL-NEWS
Cardinals’ Peterson suspended
UNDATED (AP) — Arizona Cardinals All-Pro cornerback Patrick Peterson has been suspended for the first six games of the 2019 season for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy. The NFL did not specify which illegal substance Peterson allegedly used. Peterson can participate in all offseason workouts and preseason games. He will be eligible to return Oct. 14, before Arizona’s game against the New York Giants.
Elsewhere in the NFL
_ Jets wide receiver Robby Anderson has signed his second-round restricted free agent tender, worth $3.095 million. Anderson led the Jets last season with 50 receptions, 752 yards receiving and six touchdown catches.
_ The Patriots have signed the free-agent linebacker Jamie Collins and released defensive lineman Frank Herron. The 29-year-old Collins was a second-round draft pick by New England in 2013. He appeared in 50 games over four seasons for the Patriots before being traded to the Browns in 2016.
Outside linebacker Nate Orchard has signed with the Dolphins, his fifth team since he came into the NFL in 2015. Miami also signed guard Kyle Fuller, who played in nine games for Houston in 2017, and center Tony Adams.
In world and national news…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he hopes the U.S. is not on a path to war with Iran amid fears that his two most hawkish advisers could be angling for such a conflict with the Islamic Republic.
Asked Thursday if the U.S. was going to war with Iran, the president replied, “I hope not” — a day after he repeated a desire for dialogue, tweeting, “I’m sure that Iran will want to talk soon.”
The tone contrasted with a series of moves by the U.S. and Iran that have sharply escalated tensions in the Middle East in recent days. For the past year, national security adviser John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have been the public face of the administration’s “maximum pressure” campaign against Tehran.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has ordered portions of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report to be unredacted and made public in the criminal case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan issued the limited order Thursday. Portions of the report relating to Flynn are redacted and would be made public under the order.
It is the first time a federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to make public portions of the report the agency had kept secret.
Mueller officially concluded his investigation in March. Attorney General William Barr released a redacted version of Mueller’s report in April.
Flynn is awaiting sentence after admitting to lying to the FBI about his conversations with the Russian ambassador to the United States.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican-led House is expected to pass a bill to ban abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy and the state’s GOP governor is likely to sign it.
The GOP-led House is set to debate the sweeping abortion bill Friday in the final hours of the 2019 session.
The proposed ban allows exceptions only in medical emergencies, not cases of rape or incest.
The Missouri legislation comes after Alabama’s governor signed a bill Wednesday making performing an abortion a felony in nearly all cases.
Republican-led legislatures around the U.S. are imposing new restrictions, hoping more conservative justices will overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling legalizing abortion.
Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio and Georgia approved bans on abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can occur in about the sixth week of pregnancy.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s legislature has passed a law allowing same-sex marriage in a first for Asia.
The vote Friday allows same-sex couples full legal marriage rights, including in areas such as taxes, insurance and child custody.
Taiwan’s Constitutional Court in May 2017 said the constitution allows same-sex marriages and gave parliament two years to adjust laws accordingly.
Taiwan’s acceptance of gay and lesbian relationships began in the 1990s when leaders in today’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party championed the cause to help Taiwan stand out in Asia as an open society. Although claimed by China as its own territory, Taiwan is a self-governing democracy with a vibrant civil society.
LONDON (AP) — The German government says it still has a “great interest” in Britain reaching a domestic agreement on how to move forward on Brexit, after talks between government and opposition broke down.
Martina Fietz, a spokeswoman for Chancellor Angela Merkel, said Friday that she can’t comment specifically on the latest development. But she said that the German government’s interest in Britain agreeing how to organize the country’s exit from the European Union and get it through Parliament “is of course still there, and we are watching with interest what is happening in London.”
Britain was due to leave the EU on March 29, but the bloc has extended the Brexit deadline until Oct. 31.
German Foreign Ministry spokesman Rainer Breul said “we of course expect from the British side that they use this time frame and don’t face the same situation in October that we had a few weeks ago.”
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — It took an executive order to break down barriers for black men to join the U.S. Marine Corps, and even then they still faced obstacles.
But the pioneering men who broke the Marines’ color barrier in the 1940s now recall how they persevered and prevailed.
President Franklin Roosevelt’s 1941 executive order banned discrimination in government and defense industry employment because of “race, creed, color, or national origin.”
That gave men like John Thompson a chance to defend a country that denied them the rights they wanted to fight for. Thompson was trained at a segregated camp called Montford Point, adjacent to Camp Lejeune.
The 94-year-old Thompson says the Marine Corps was an elite group — and despite the hindrances, he wanted to belong to an elite group.
BEIJING (AP) — The legacy of American architect I.M. Pei stretches from west to east, from the Louvre museum to his native China, where he helped fuse tradition with modernity as the country opened up after the Cultural Revolution.
Pei died earlier this week at the age of 102. He added elegance to landscapes worldwide with powerful geometric shapes and grand spaces.
Born in southern China, he migrated to the United States and was one of the first overseas architects to visit China during its initial period of opening up. Tan Xin, who worked with him in the early 1980s, said he helped Chinese architects imagine how to modernize while retaining traditional elements.
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