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CSi Weather…
REST OF TODAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northeast in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Rain showers after midnight. Lows in
the mid 40s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Rain chance 100 percent.
.FRIDAY…Cloudy. Rain showers in the morning, then chance of
rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs around 60. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the
south in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain
showers in the evening in the Jamestown area, 40 percent in the Valley City area. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with
chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of precipitation
40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MEMORIAL DAY…Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in
the morning. Highs in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
Rain is expected to continue during the day on Friday, slowly
becoming more scattered and tapering off into the evening.
Precipitation totals from this system range from 0.50 to 0.75 inches in most of central North Dakota, to 0.25 to 0.50 inches in both the far northern and far southern counties. Some isolated thunderstorms are possible on Friday.
Saturday looks to be the nicest day in the extended forecast as
weak high pressure briefly moves in, clearing skies and warming
temperatures into the upper 60s and low 70s across all of western
and central North Dakota.
Showers late Saturday night, progressing into more widespread rain showers throughout Sunday and into Monday, ending in the southeast. There is also a chance for isolated thunderstorms across the area on Sunday
.MEMORIAL DAY…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs around 60.
The Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award that recognizes present or former North Dakotans who have been influenced by this state in achieving national recognition in their fields of endeavor, thereby reflecting credit and honor upon North Dakota and its citizens.
Recipients of the award are chosen by the Governor, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and the Director of the State Historical Society.
Jamestown (CSi) Stutsman County, Auditor, COO, Nicole Meland announces that
the Stutsman County Subcommittee on Social Service Zoning will meet with members of the Barnes County Subcommittee on Social Service Zoning regarding zoning opportunities between Stutsman County and Barnes County Social Services.
The meeting will be held Thursday, May 23, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. in the Commission Room at the Barnes County Courthouse, 230 4th Street NW, Valley City, ND 58072. County-related business will be discussed.
L: Trisha Jungels R: Lisa Schrenk
Jamestown (JRMC) — For her contributions, teamwork ethics and passion for people, Jamestown Regional Medical Center celebrates Lisa Schrenk, recipient of the 2019 Nora Melvold Paulson Excellence in Leadership Award. The award recognizes a nurse who consistently embodies a commitment to excellence in nursing education and clinical care.
In her 10 years with JRMC, Schrenk has trained in new employees, instructed ACLS and non-violent crisis intervention courses, served as a preceptor and peer interviewer and often trains nurses and physicians to use EPIC, JRMC’s electronic medical records software.
JRMC, Chief Nursing Officer, Trisha Jungles says, “Lisa is a role model to all around her. JRMC values Lisa’s contributions, teamwork ethics and passion for the work we as nurses do every day to ensure the best outcomes for our patients and families.”
This is the seventh year of the award established by Brian and Nancy Spector through a named-expendable fund with JRMC Foundation. It honors the memory and legacy of Brian’s grandmother, Nora Paulson, RN and her 20 plus years of service excellence in clinical care and nursing education at Jamestown Hospital/Jamestown Regional Medical Center.
Brian Spector grew up in Philadelphia and is now a healthcare consultant. He remembers spending summers in Jamestown with his grandmother.
Brian says “High-quality healthcare was very important to Nana. She was very special to me. This award is one way she can live on in perpetuity.”
The Nora Paulson Award recipient is voted upon by his or her peers. The award provides an annual grant to a JRMC nurse who consistently embodies a commitment to excellence in nursing education and clinical care. A plaque with the names of all recipients is located on the lower level near the education center of JRMC.
JRMC celebrated nurses week with the Nora Melvold Paulson Excellence in Leadership Award, honoring one nurse each year. The award is voted upon by nursing peers and provides a $250 grant to the award recipient. Nurses week was May 6-10, 2019.
Past recipients include:
2013 Renae Lunde, RN
2014 Allison Danzel, RN
2015 Lili Ruby, RN
2016 Courtney Haag, RN
2017 Kacie Pahl, RN
2018 Marla Wegner, LPN
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.
Valley City (CSi) The Career & Job Expo will be held on Thursday May 30, from 11-a.m., to 6-p.m., at the Hi-Liner Activity Center, at 493 Central Avenue, North in Valley City.
Valley City/Barnes County Development Corporation Director, Jennifer Feist reports that the event is for those interested in learning about area employers, and are interested in finding a great career path.
At the event, enter for a chance to win door prizes and $500 cash prizes.
Those attending are invited to bring along their resumes. Those interested in hosting a booth must register and submit a $100 registration fee to the VCBCDC at 250 West Main Street, Valley City, ND, 58072.
For more information call 701-490-3530.
Washington DC Tripnet.org reports that Eleven percent of North Dakota’s rural bridges are rated as poor/structurally deficient.
It’s the 12th highest share in the U.S. Bridges that are poor/structurally deficient, have significant deterioration to the major components of the bridge and are often posted for lower weight or closed to traffic, restricting or redirecting large vehicles, including agricultural equipment, commercial trucks, school buses and emergency services vehicles.
The report finds that 19 percent of North Dakota’s rural roads are rated in poor or mediocre condition. The rate of traffic fatalities on North Dakota’s non-Interstate, rural roads is nearly four-and-a-half times higher than the fatality rate on all other roads in the state – 1.83 fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles of travel vs. 0.42.
North Dakota Chamber of Commerce, President and CEO, Arik Spencer says, “The TRIP report demonstrates the need for increased and continued investment in North Dakota’s transportation system, particularly our network of rural roads and bridges, which provide a vital link for the state’s agricultural, energy extraction and tourism sectors and keep our economy moving in the right direction.”
North Dakota spokesman for AAA-The Auto Club Group, Gene LaDoucer says, “Rural roads play a critical role in supporting the transportation needs of North Dakotans every day. Damaged and structurally deficient bridges and deteriorating roadways impact everyone, and it’s time to focus on these critical needs. Making the necessary improvements to rural roads and bridges will help move our economy forward and save lives.”
The TRIP report finds that the U.S. needs to implement transportation improvements that will improve rural transportation connectivity, safety and conditions to provide the nation’s small communities and rural areas with safe and efficient access to support quality of life and enhance economic productivity.
Bismarck (NDDOT) Road construction will be located on highways throughout the state. Major NDDOT reconstruction and rehabilitation work occurring this year include:
- I-94 rehabilitation from Mandan west to ND 25
- I-94 reconstruction west of Valley City
- I-94 reconstruction east of Hebron
- I-29 reconstruction between Fargo and Wahpeton
- US 2 reconstruction and rehabilitation through the city of Devils Lake
- US 83 Bypass construction near Minot
- Demers Ave reconstruction in Grand Forks
- Main Ave reconstruction in Fargo
- Sheyenne St reconstruction in West Fargo
- Completion of New Town Northwest Truck Reliever Route
Valley City District:
Stutsman, Barnes, Logan, Lamoure, McIntosh, Dickey, Kidder, Foster, Steele and Ransom counties. Major projects include:
- Asphalt overlay on ND 13 from Lehr to E Jct ND 56
- Minor rehabilitation in Valley City Central Ave from Main to 12th St
- Milling and overlay of US 281 from South Dakota state line to the township line
- Milling and overlay of US 281 from Edgeley north to Jct ND 46
- Milling and overlay of I-94 from east Dawson Interchange to Crystal Springs
- Reconstruction of I-94 from west Eckelson to east of ND 1 Oakes
NDDOT reminds motorists that slowing down and driving distraction free are some of the easiest things motorists can do behind the wheel during this busy travel season. Other tips for motorists are:
- Follow signage and be aware that traffic configurations often change in work zones.
- Be patient. Work zones aren’t present to inconvenience drivers, they’re an important part in maintaining and rebuilding our state’s infrastructure.
- Stay alert. Dedicate your full attention to the roadway.
DRAYTON, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a woman has been struck and killed along a road near Drayton.
The patrol says a 21-year-old driver saw a man standing on the side of the road about 1 a.m. Wednesday, steered to the left to avoid him and struck a 44-year-old woman. Authorities say Kammi Leland died at a hospital. The man was not injured.
The driver and his passenger also were not hurt and reported the crash to law enforcement.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge has granted a reprieve to the owners of a Mandan bar fighting to preserve a mural at their business.
U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Hovland granted a temporary restraining order Wednesday two days after the owners of Lonesome Dove filed a lawsuit against the city of Mandan over the mural city officials ordered removed.
Bar owners Brian Berube and August “Augie” Kersten were cited for have an unpermitted, Western-themed mural on the outside of the bar. The Bismarck Tribune says Berube and Kersten were unaware of the permit, later applied and were denied because city ordinance states “no mural may be placed on the front of the building.”
The judge says “such a content-based restriction on speech as Mandan has enacted is unlikely to survive constitutional muster.” He scheduled a settlement conference for June 4.
DRAYTON, N.D. (AP) — A 44-year-old woman is dead after she was struck by a car as she stood on a dark gravel road in northeastern North Dakota.
The Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 1 a.m. Wednesday south of Drayton.
Authorities say the 21-year-old man who was driving the car encountered a man standing on the side of the road near a home. The driver steered to the left to avoid the man but struck the woman.
The victim was pronounced dead at a hospital. She is identified as Kammi Leland of Drayton.
The other pedestrian was not hurt. The driver and his passenger also were not hurt and reported the crash to law enforcement.
In sports…
Baseball…
Due to wet playing conditions, the eight-team West Region baseball tournament has been moved from Municipal Ballpark to all-turf Sanford Sports Complex in Bismarck to be held Thursday-Saturday, May 23-25. Game locations on Friday and Saturday depends on weather and playing conditions.
On Thursday May 23, the Blue Jays start WDA Tournament action in game three of the day starting about 5-p.m. versus Bismarck Century.
Carrington advances to the 2019 State Class B Baseball Tournament, at Newman Outdoor Field in Fargo on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 30, 31 and June 1. Tournament pairings to be announced.
GIRLS SOCCER
The Sixth-Seeded Blue Jays face No. 3 Mandan in a state-qualifying game on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Mandan’s Dacotah Centennial Park.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION…
Milwaukee at Fargo-Moorhead, ppd.
_ Lefty Eric Lauer won for the first time in seven starts by limiting Arizona to a run and four hits over seven innings of San Diego’s 5-2 victory. Eric Hosmer (HAHS’-mur) delivered a two-run single while the Padres scored three times in the first. Greg Garcia had three hits, scored twice and drove in a run as San Diego completed a three-game sweep.
_ Max Scherzer tossed six shutout innings before the Nationals’ bullpen imploded once again, allowing six runs in the eighth inning of a 6-1 loss to the Mets. Juan Lagares put New York ahead with a three-run double before Rajai (RAH’-zhay) Davis crushed a three-run shot in his first at-bat as a Met, being recalled earlier in the day from the Triple A Syracuse Mets. The New York Mets beat Washington for the third straight day, but they finished the game without second baseman Robinson Cano (kuh-NOH’) because of a strained left quad.
_ Daniel Murphy hit a three-run homer in the first inning to jumpstart the Rockies’ attack in a 9-3 rout of the Pirates. Tony Wolters added a three-run blast and Jon Gray gave up three runs and seven hits over seven frames. Josh Bell belted a 454-foot homer into the Allegheny River, two weeks after reaching the river with a 472-foot shot.
_ Dansby Swanson and Freddie Freeman hit back-to-back homers while the Braves scored six unearned runs in the second inning of a 9-2 romp over the Giants. Austin Riley also homered for Atlanta, which took advantage of a botched double play to take control in the second. Max Fried (freed) collected his first career RBI and allowed two runs in six innings for his third straight win and NL-leading seventh overall.
_ Garrett Cooper’s first major league homer ignited the Marlins’ rally from a 3-0 deficit in a 6-3 victory against the Tigers. Neil Walker tied it with a two-run double in the seventh, one inning before Brian Anderson belted a two-run homer. Miami won its fifth in a row and handed Detroit its eighth consecutive loss.
_ Eloy Jiménez homered twice and the White Sox turned the majors’ first triple play of the season in a 9-4 victory over the Astros. Third baseman Yoan Moncada grabbed Jake Marisnick’s third-inning grounder to start a 5-4-3 triple play. Charlie Tilson’s first career homer was a grand slam in Chicago’s six-run sixth.
_ Gleyber (GLAY’-bur) Torres belted two of the Yankees’ five home runs in a 7-5 win at Baltimore. Gary Sanchez, DJ LeMahieu and Thairo (TY’-roh) Estrada also connected for the Yanks, who have homered 33 times while winning nine of 11 from the Orioles this season. CC Sabathia moved to 3-1 despite yielding five runs and six hits, including home runs by Richie Martin and Renato Núñez.
_ The Rays rolled to an 8-1 pounding of the Dodgers as Avisail (av-ih-sah-EEL’) Garcia and Kevin Kiermaier each hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning. Kiermaier also made a rocket throw from center field to cut down Cody Bellinger at home plate, keeping the score tied 1-all in the sixth. Tommy Pham homered for the Rays, and Brandon Lowe (low) singled in the tiebreaking run to spark a seven-run seventh.
_ The Red Sox pulled out a 6-5 win at Toronto on a home run by Michael Chavis in the 13th inning. Mookie Betts put the Sox ahead by connecting off Joe Biagini in the 12th, but Rowdy Tellez extended the game with a two-out drive in the bottom half. Rafael Devers (DEH’-vurz) became the sixth player in Boston history aged 22 or younger to homer in three straight games.
_ The Rangers completed a three-game sweep of slumping Seattle as Adrian Sampson pitched into the sixth inning and Hunter Pence homered in a 2-1 victory over the Mariners. After Jesse Chavez got the first five outs, Sampson worked 5 1/3 innings of one-run relief to help the Rangers deal the Mariners the 27th loss in their last 37 games . Pence made it 2-0 with a solo blast in the sixth after J.P. Crawford put Texas ahead with a first-inning single.
_ Kansas City took the opener of its doubleheader with St. Louis as Brad Keller pitched seven-plus innings of two-hit baseball in the Royals’ 8-2 romp over the Cardinals. Keller snapped a six-start winless streak and matched his longest outing of the season, leaving after putting two runners on to start the eighth. Jorge Soler (soh-LEHR’) belted a three-run homer off Michael Wacha (WAH’-kah) to cap a six-run third that made it 7-0.
_ St. Louis gained a split of the twinbill as Marcell Ozuna (oh-ZOO’-nuh) and Matt Carpenter went deep as part of a four-homer barrage in the Cardinals’ 10-3 thumping of Kansas City. Ozuna opened the scoring with a three-run blast and provided five RBIs in the doubleheader. The Redbirds’ bullpen contributed four shutout innings after Adam Wainwright pitched around control issues for five frames.
_ The Athletics picked up their sixth straight win as Frankie Montas struck out nine while scattering five hits over six scoreless innings of a 7-2 thumping of the Indians in Cleveland. Mark Canha (KAN’-ah) homered and drove in three runs to help the Athletics move back to .500 for the first time since April 26. Nick Hundley was 3-for-4 with a solo blast and two RBIs for the A’s, who went 6-2 on their road trip.
MLB-NEWS
UNDATED _ Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton has taken a step back in his return from arm injuries and won’t play in any rehabilitation games for seven to 10 days because of left calf tightness.
But shortstop Didi Gregorius (DEE’-dee greh-GOHR’-ee-uhs) moved ahead toward a mid-June return. He went 1 for 3 with a walk as the designated hitter in an extended spring training game after taking one day off due to dehydration.
In other news:
_ The Orioles have acquired outfielder Keon Broxton from the Mets for $500,000 international bonus pool money. Broxton was batting .143 with New York in 34 games with no homers and two RBIs
_ The Indians have designated Carlos Gonzalez for assignment after the veteran outfielder failed to produce for a team that has struggled offensively all season. Gonzalez batted .210 with two home runs and seven RBIs in 30 games.
_ Rangers outfielder Willie Calhoun has been placed on the 10-day injured list because of a left quad strain. Calhoun aggravated his quad while trying to beat a throw to first base in the sixth inning of Tuesday’s win over Seattle, causing the ballclub to recall outfielder Delino DeShields from Triple-A Nashville.
_ Athletics designated hitter Khris Davis has undergone an MRI on his ailing left hip, but the team will wait until Friday to determine if he’ll be placed on the injured list. Davis suffered the injury May 5 in Pittsburgh, and the injury flared up during Tuesday’s 5-3 win over the Indians.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-NEWS
Michigan hires Juwan Howard as basketball coach
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) _ A former member of Michigan’s Fab Five has come back to Ann Arbor.
Juwan Howard has agreed to a five-year deal to take over as head basketball coach of his alma mater. The Miami Heat assistant coach replaces John Beilein (BEE’-lyn), who left to coach the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Howard helped Michigan reach the national championship game twice before spending 19 seasons in the NBA, averaging 13.4 points and 6.1 rebounds.
The contract is worth $2 million in the first season.
NFL-NEWS
Rivera not worried about Newton
UNDATED (AP) _ Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera says he’s not concerned that Cam Newton still isn’t throwing a football nearly four months after his starting quarterback had surgery on his right shoulder.
Newton struggled to throw the football more than 20 yards downfield last season because of shoulder discomfort and lack of arm strength.
Rivera says there’s “no timetable” for when Newton will start throwing, but he remains optimistic the quarterback will be ready to practice when training camp arrives in late July.
In other NFL news:
_ Falcons defensive end Steven Means will miss the 2019 season after suffering an Achilles tendon injury. Means was a part-time starter in 2018 and was hurt in an organized team activities practice.
_ The Titans have agreed to terms on a contract with Jeffery Simmons, the 19th player taken in the draft last month. Tennessee gambled on taking Simmons despite a torn ACL that could keep him off the field all season.
_ The league’s draft road show is headed to Cleveland and Kansas City. To celebrate the Browns’ 75th anniversary, the 2021 draft will be held in Cleveland. Two years later, the home of the Chiefs gets its chance.
_ League owners have given the competition committee the go-ahead to decide whether to refine the new rule allowing replay challenges involving pass interference. The proposed tweak would take the decision on whether to review in the final two minutes of each half out of the hands of officials. Reviews in the final two minutes would instead require a coach’s challenge.
USOC-CONGRESS
USOC leader: Reform possible with or without Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The leader of the U.S. Olympic Committee believes the federation can reform with or without guidance from Congress.
Speaking at an Aspen Institute event Wednesday in Washington, CEO Sarah Hirshland said she has delivered a proposal that would put the USOC on the hook to deliver an annual report, as a way of measuring itself more frequently against its own reform-minded goals.
Under the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act, the USOC currently must deliver a report every four years. A wave of sex-abuse scandals in Olympic sports has led Congress to hold a number of hearings over the past two years and consider revisiting the law for potential changes.
SOCCER-2022 WORLD CUP-QATAR
AP Source: FIFA to keep 2022 World Cup with 32 teams
WASHINGTON (AP) _ A person with knowledge of the situation says the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will have 32 teams, with FIFA (FEE’-fuh) scrapping a proposal to expand the tournament to 48 nations.
FIFA had been exploring whether logistical and political complexities could be overcome to expand the tournament from 32 to 48 teams.
NASCAR-INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
NASCAR to buy Intl. Speedway
UNDATED (AP) _ NASCAR is buying International Speedway in a deal worth about $2 billion.
The International Speedway Corp. owns some of the most well-known car racing facilities in the United States, including the Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.
In other NASCAR news:
_ Tony Stewart headlines a Joe Gibbs racing trio that has been elected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame. The three-time Cup Series champion will be inducted alongside car owner Joe Gibbs and former teammate Bobby Labonte (lah-BAHN’-tee) . Driver Buddy Baker and mechanic Waddell Wilson were also voted in. Stewart won 49 Cup Series races during his 17-year NASCAR career.
In world and national news…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a pair of barges that broke loose on the swollen Arkansas River in Oklahoma and threatened to crash into a dam are now stuck on rocks.
The news Thursday morning comes as a relief in the small town of Webbers Falls, where emergency officials had warned of “catastrophic” flooding if the barges struck the dam. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says the barges are still tied together, and crews are working to secure them.
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation says the Interstate 40 bridge and a state highway bridge remain closed over the Arkansas River at Webbers Falls as a precaution.
Over Memorial Day weekend in 2002, a barge struck the Interstate 40 bridge pier at Webbers Falls, causing part of the bridge to collapse into the Arkansas River. Fourteen people died after their vehicles plunged into the water.
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party have declared victory as an ongoing vote-count shows them with a commanding lead in the country’s massive general election.
Election Commission data show the Bharatiya Janata Party leading in contests for 299 out of 542 seats in Parliament, with the main opposition Congress party ahead in 50 contests.
BJP President Amit Shah credited Modi’s “leadership” for the presumptive win.
The election has been seen as a referendum on Modi, whose economic reforms have had mixed results but whose popularity as a social underdog in India’s highly stratified society has endured.
Final results are expected by Thursday evening at the earliest.
LONDON (AP) — The British government has delayed plans to hold a vote on its key Brexit bill, as Prime Minister Theresa May faces remorseless pressure from her Conservative Party to step down.
May previously said she planned to publish the withdrawal bill Friday and hold a vote in Parliament the week of June 3. The bill implements the terms of Britain’s departure from the European Union and May says it is the “last chance” to secure an orderly U.K. exit.
But there is no mention of the bill in the schedule of parliamentary business for that week, published Thursday. And Conservative lawmaker Mark Spencer told the House of Commons the bill will not be published this week.
Commons leader Andrea Leadsom, who had been due to introduce the bill, quit Wednesday, saying she could not support it.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Illegal killings and political resistance have undercut the return of two species of endangered wolves despite more than $80 million in government spending.
Wildlife officials warn the red wolves of North Carolina could be gone from the wild within a decade. In the Southwest, Mexican gray wolves continue to struggle despite recent gains.
Biologists say poaching has a big effect.
The Associated Press found that over the last two decades, more than half of Mexican wolf deaths and about one in four red wolf deaths resulted from gunshots or were otherwise deemed illegal.
Their recovery has been further hindered by opposition over attacks on livestock or game animals.
A third wolf type — the Western gray wolf — has thrived since reintroduction and could soon lose federal protection.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party is offering talks with a YouTube star whose video attacking it has garnered 5 million views.
The YouTuber, who goes by the name Rezo, posted an expletive-laden rant Saturday, assailing the center-right Christian Democratic Union’s stance on climate change and social inequality. It also takes aim at the center-left Social Democrats and far-right Alternative for Germany.
Germany elects European Parliament lawmakers Sunday.
CDU general secretary Paul Ziemiak said in tweets Thursday addressed to Rezo: “Let’s talk about your criticism of the CDU, but please also listen to how we see things.” He conceded that “we don’t do everything right.”
News agency dpa reported that the party abandoned the idea of having 26-year-old lawmaker Philipp Amthor release a counter-video.
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