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CSi Weather…
REST OF TODAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. North winds around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. Highs around 70. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY…Partly sunny in the morning then clearing. Highs in the
upper 70s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with chance of rain showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent.
.LABOR DAY…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain
showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. A 50 percent chance of rain
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY…Sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 70.
Warmer temperatures and thunderstorm chances to the area Sunday night through Monday night.
Dry and cooler conditions on Tuesday. Small shower/thunderstorm chances Wednesday through Thursday.
Temperatures remain seasonable to cool.
New…
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Public Works informs residents that due to City utility repairs along 4th Ave NE at 14th St NE (between 14TH St NE & 15th St NE), 4th Ave NE will be closed to through traffic beginning Friday, August 30, 2019 at approximately 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. It is anticipated the repairs will be completed during the work day. Interrupted water service may occur in this area.
Please follow the detour signage, motorists and pedestrians should use extreme caution in this area and use alternate routes if possible.
PLEASE NOTE:
The above schedule is contingent upon changing weather conditions.
PLEASE CALL THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT AT 252-5131 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
New….
Jamestown (NDHP) The North Dakota Highway Patrol, at 6:09 pm Thursday, a State Trooper, west of Jamestown on interstate 94, attempted to stop a vehicle for failing to move over for another Trooper. The suspect failed to stop and a pursuit ensued. The pursuit traveled northwest of Jamestown covering approximately 30 miles on county roads, Highway 281 and finally back onto I-94. The pursuit ended when the driver lost control at the intersection of Barnes County road 11 and 40th street. The vehicle went through the intersection coming to rest in a tree row. During the pursuit, the suspect drove in the wrong lane of traffic and reached speeds of 106 mph. The driver, 59 YOA Jeffrey Boese of Fargo was arrested without incident. He was transported to Mercy Hospital in Valley City and then to Sanford, Fargo for injuries sustained in the crash.
Boese was charge with Fleeing, driving under the influence of alcohol/Drugs, driving under revocation, reckless endangerment, multiple drug charges and multiple warrants out of Cass County,
Update
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Department was called to the Gladstone Inn & Suites at 7:38 a.m. Thursday, where a fire was reported underneath the fryer, in the kitchen.
When the units arrived smoke was coming from roof of the building.
Lt. Sheldon Mohr says the fire damage was confined to the fryer unit.
He said Jamestown Police had evacuated the building before the fire units arrived, as fire fighters extracted smoke from the building, at which time the patrons staying at the hotel were allowed back in.
Lt. Mohr added there was smoke damage kitchen and to the business side of building.
No injuries were reported.
He said the restaurant was to be closed the rest of Thursday, possibly longer.
Four City Fire Units and 22 firefighters were on the scene for two hours.
Jamestown (CSi) The Stutsman County Treasurer’s Office has mailed a “Notice of Estimated Property Tax and Budget Hearing Dates” for properties located in Stutsman County. This is not a bill; please do not pay these estimated notices.
Per North Dakota Century Code, the county treasurer is required to send a preliminary tax notice by August 31st to the owner of each parcel of taxable property with a total estimated tax of at least one hundred dollars ($100.00). This notice also includes the budget hearing dates, times and locations for your local taxing jurisdictions.
This combined notice replaces individual notices that were previously sent by counties, cities, park and school districts. It also provides important information on how your taxes may change based on preliminary budgets submitted by local taxing districts. Property valuation information is included in the notice; however, values cannot be addressed at the public budget hearings listed.
For more information about the estimated notices, you may call the Stutsman County Treasurer’s Office at 701-252-9036 or the Stutsman County Auditor’s Office at 701-252-9035. If you have any questions about the taxes levied by any of the listed taxing districts, please contact that district directly.
Jamestown (CSi) The community is invited to a FREE one-time special event, to receive community feedback on a temporary route simulating a permanent path that would improve connectedness of trails in the area of Northeast Jamestown.
On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 our guests were from one of the partners organizing the event, Central Valley Health, District, Tami Dillman, and Shannon Kaiser, said, The Pop-Up demonstration takes place on Saturday September 7 from 9-a.m., till noon, starting at Two Rivers Activity Center (TRAC) in Jamestown.
Shannon said, Bikes from the Community Bike Fleet will be available at TRAC on Sept. 7. Walk or bike anytime between 9 AM & Noon – ALL ages are welcome
Tami said, he route will then proceed north along 12th Avenue, Northeast, to the intersection of Highway 20 & 13th Street Northeast, proceeding on the west side on Hwy 20 to 19th Street, Northeast,
and connecting with the Jamestown Reservoir Trailhead (the route has been approved by ND Dept. of Transportation)
Tami again pointed out that the purpose of the Pop-Up demonstration is to test a route that would improve connectedness to trails in the community and give people more opportunities to walk & bike safely.
The event is made possible thru support of community partners (Jamestown Park & Rec,
City of Jamestown, Community Health Partnership, Central Valley Health District) with grant
funding from AARP’s Community Challenge Program. The Community Challenge grant program
is part of AARP’s nationwide Livable Communities initiative, which helps communities become
great places to live for residents of all ages. Over 1,600 applications were received in 2019 with
159 being selected (only 3 from ND – 1 in Jamestown).
Shannon said, organizers of the event ask the community before September 7 to complete the Pre-Survey (QR code or online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BikeWalk2019. The survey can also be filled out during the event, with thoughts about the project. The post-survey will be on paper or via link.
Valley City (KLJ) KLJ informs Valley City motorists that construction on the Storm Water Improvement District Project is moving to Winter Show Road, east of 4th Avenue Southwest to 2nd Avenue Southeast in the south boulevard. The south shoulder will be closed for safety and traffic will be shifted north. One access to the Grand Stay and Stoudt Ross Ford will always be open during this project.
The first phase of construction included a shoulder closure along 8th Avenue Southwest and the westbound off ramp reduction of speed at the 292 interchange of I-94.
Additional updates will be provided by KLJ as construction progresses. Anyone with questions or concerns during the construction project should call the KLJ office at (701)845-4980.
Valley City (VCSU) Valley City State University has been recognized in Washington Monthly’s 2019 national college rankings in two categories.
VCSU is ranked 51st of 372 schools in the Midwest in Washington Monthly’s Best Bang for the Buck Colleges (Midwest) listings. Among all U.S. bachelor’s institutions — defined by Washington Monthly as “four-year institutions that award almost exclusively bachelor’s degrees” — VCSU ranks 84th of 216 schools.
VCSU is the top-ranked North Dakota institution in both ranking categories.
Jamestown (CSi) On Thursday, September 19 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., the Jamestown Regional Entrepreneur Center is hosting a presentation by High Point Networks, LLC on Cyber Security Training in room 136 of the Unruh-Sheldon Building.
James Maguire, a Senior Security Engineer, will be delivering this important and timely content. The agenda will cover the following topics: why cyber attacks are so prevalent, shopping for malware, looking at leaked passwords, what makes passwords weak, common password attacks, password best practices, and spear phishing vs. traditional email phishing.
To register for this event, please visit www.JRECenter.com and click on the Cyber Security Training title to access the registration link. For more information, please contact the Jamestown Regional Entrepreneur Center by calling 701-253-4112 or emailing Katherine.Roth@uj.edu.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Fargo police say human remains found along the Red River last week are those of a woman who went missing more than a year ago.
Authorities said during a press conference Thursday that investigators used dental records to identify Brenda Kartes, whose remains were discovered in a wooded area.
Police are calling the case “suspicious,” but are not ruling it a homicide at this time. The investigation remains active and police believe there are multiple people who have more information about her disappearance.
Kartes, of Fargo, went missing last July after she checked out of a transitional living facility.
Hillsboro (NDHP) On Wednesday, August 28 at 4:35 pm, a ND State Trooper attempted to stop two sport bike style motorcycles for traffic violations south of Hillsboro, ND. The motorcycles were observed by the trooper near mile marker 93 traveling northbound on I-29 in traffic. The trooper attempted to stop both motorcyclists, however both fled northbound exceeding speeds of 130 MPH.
One of the motorcyclists attempted to exit the interstate at exit 100. He was traveling too fast, lost control, and entered the east ditch. That driver was arrested by the trooper and identified as 22 year old Ethan Suhr, of West Fargo, ND. Mr. Suhr was not injured during the incident and was taken to the Traill County Jail. Mr. Suhr has been charged with Fleeing; Driving under Suspension; and Operating a Vehicle without Liability Insurance.
The driver is still being sought in connection with this incident. If you have any information on the driver of the white motorcycle, please contact the NDHP at 701-328-1081.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A new federal grant of $6.5 million will help replace 18 aging rural bridges in North Dakota.
The grant comes from the federal transportation department’s Bridge Rural Repair Program. North Dakota transportation spokeswoman Jamie Olson tells the Bismarck Tribune it’s the first time this grant has been offered.
Most of the bridges that will be replaced are in western North Dakota, including three each in Williams and Stark counties, two each in Burleigh and Ward counties, and one in McKenzie County.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s attorney general says a federal study analyzing the volatility of Bakken crude supports the state’s petition to overturn Washington state’s oil shipment safety restrictions.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee in May mandated a lower vapor pressure limit for Bakken crude shipped through the state by rail. In July, North Dakota and Montana asked the Trump administration to overrule that law.
Several Bakken crude-carrying trains have derailed and exploded in recent years, leading to scrutiny of the high vapor pressure of North Dakota oil.
The Bismarck Tribune reports that the Sandia National Laboratories study completed this month says “vapor pressure is not a statistically significant factor” in the severity of oil train crashes.
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem said Wednesday that the study “vastly undermines the reasoning” behind Washington state’s law.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Agriculture officials say an invasive weed has been confirmed in Grant County in western North Dakota.
The North Dakota Department of Agriculture said Thursday that a farmer contacted his county weed officer after discovering Palmer amaranth. Samples were submitted for DNA analysis to the National Agricultural Genotyping Center, which confirmed the weed.
Palmer amaranth is native to the southwestern United States but was accidentally introduced to other areas. The fast-growing and prolific seed producer has devastated crops in the South and Midwest.
State Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring is encouraging farmers to monitor millet plantings for Palmer amaranth, which may be the likely source of infestation.
Goehring is urging farmers during harvest to scout fields and clean excess dirt and plant debris off equipment between fields to prevent unintentional spread.
In sports…
Valley City (CSi) In the season football opener for both teams, Thursday, The VCSU Vikings defeated the University of Jamestown, 20-14, in the Ag-Bowl game, in Valley City.
VCSU’s Mark Potts reports, recorded meetings of the rivalry date back to 1909, and the two schools have met on
the football field every season since 1946. Valley City State University now leads the all-time series with Jamestown, 63-53-5, and leads the Paint Bucket series 42-31. The Paint Bucket Series and traveling trophy were established in 1961.
Recap
VALLEY CITY, N.D.– Down by six points with 8:24 remaining and the ball on their own 4-yard line, the University of Jamestown football team had an opportunity to engineer a come-from-behind victory Thursday evening against Valley City State (N.D.) University in the 72nd battle for the Paint Bucket Trophy.
The VCSU defense forced and recovered a fumble on 4th-and-2 after the Jimmies got down to the Viking 31-yard line, preserving the 20-14 victory in the 121st meeting all-time between the fierce rivals.
UJ trailed 20-7 after three quarters but cut the deficit to 20-14 on the first play of the final stanza. Jordan Mann (SR/Bismarck, N.D.) found Garrett Mitchell (SO/Shakopee, Minn.) from two yards out and Sean Fenelon (SO/West Fargo, N.D.) converted the point after touchdown kick to make it a one-score game.
The Jimmies took over following a VCSU punt that put the ball on the four-yard-line with just under eight-and-a-half minutes left. Mann extended the final drive twice by converting fourth downs on a four-yard keeper and a 16-yard scramble, but Dustin Kasowski forced Mann to fumble on the third fourth down of the drive.
Mann led UJ with 73 yards on 14 carries and completed 11 of 22 passes for 129 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
VCSU took a 13-0 halftime lead on a 10-yard touchdown pass from Jalen Pfeifer to Jake Peterson and a three-yard scoring run by Josh McKnight.
Jamestown got on the scoreboard in the third quarter with a 37-yard pass from Mann to Marcus Giles (SO/Blaine, Minn.). The drive took just 29 seconds and two plays, covering 42 yards.
The Vikings quickly answered with a touchdown of their own on the ensuing drive, marching 63 yards in 1:24 on three plays. Louis Quinones ran it in from 10 yards out to make it 20-7. Quinones finished with 249 yards on 26 carries.
Mitchell led the Jimmie receivers with six catches for 71 yards. Four Viking players each had two catches.
Defensively, UJ was led by Troy Stuard (SR/Daingerfield, Texas) with nine tackles, followed by Aaron Mack (FR/Jamestown, N.D.) with seven, and TJ Milk (JR/Pahrump, Nev.) with six. Darrick Jones (JR/Compton, Calif.) and John Sullivan (SO/Sundance, Wyo.) split a sack while Marcelo Sanchez (SR/Poulsbo, Wash.) and Jeremy Hautau (SO/Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.) were credited with pass breakups.
Total yards were 333-292 in favor of VCSU. Jamestown won the time of possession 31:14-28:46.
Next up for Jamestown (0-1) is the home opener on September 7 against Dickinson State (N.D.)
NFL PRESEASON…
Seen on CSi 9 Fox Broadcasting…
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Aside from a stunning comeback to close Buffalo’s first perfect preseason in franchise history, the Bills have even more promising news on the horizon.
General manager Brandon Beane announced during Buffalo’s 27-23 win over Minnesota on Thursday that starting center Mitch Morse has been cleared after spending the past month in the NFL’s concussion protocol.
The Bills, with the 27-23 win, finished preseason at 4-0, the first time they’ve gone undefeated in the preseason in franchise history.
Morse was Buffalo’s key free-agent addition in an offseason overhaul of the offensive line. Aside from missing a majority of training camp, he also missed a large portion of spring practices while recovering from surgery to repair a core muscle injury.
And Beane added tight end Tyler Kroft has a chance to start the season on the active roster given the progress he’s shown recovering from a broken right foot sustained in May. Beane said he will first consult with doctors Friday before determining whether Kroft will be added to the roster or open the season on the physically unable to perform list, which would sideline the player for at least the first six weeks of the season.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION….
St. Paul 12, Fargo-Moorhead 9
MLB…
Twins double up White Sox
UNDATED (AP) _ The Minnesota Twins will carry a 3 ½-game division lead into their weekend series at Detroit.
The AL Central leaders set a major league record for road homers in a season as Jake Cave went deep twice in a 10-5 win over the White Sox in Chicago. C.J. Cron was 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs, while Nelson Cruz drove in three.
Cave led off the third with drive off Dylan Cease (sees) to give Minnesota 139 homers away from home, eclipsing the mark set by San Francisco in 2001. Cron followed with a homer to center one batter later.
The Twins are within six home runs shy of the single-season record of 267 set by last year’s New York Yankees.
The second-place Indians kept pace with Minnesota by posting their 14th consecutive win over the Tigers, 2-0. Mike Clevinger was outstanding over eight innings as he limited Detroit to four hits while striking out 10 over eight innings.
Francisco Lindor (lihn-DOHR’) hit a solo homer and a sacrifice fly to account for the scoring.
Elsewhere around the ballparks:
_ The Athletics outlasted the Royals, 9-8 as Jurickson Profar (JUR’-ihk-suhn PROH’-fahr) went 3-for-4 with a homer and had three RBIs. Seth Brown had four hits and two RBIs for Oakland, which had every member of the starting lineup collect either a hit or an RBI. Kansas City starter Glenn Sparkman was tagged for seven earned runs and nine hits over 4 1/3 innings as the Royals lost to the A’s for the third time in four days.
_ The Rays remain one game behind Oakland for the second AL wild card following Tampa Bay’s 9-8 victory at Houston. Travis d’Arnaud (dahr-NOH’) had four RBIs and the Rays used a three-run seventh to avoid a three-game sweep. Chris Devenski allowed an RBI-single from Tommy Pham and a two-run double from Ji-Man Choi to put Tampa Bay up 8-6 in the seventh.
_ The Mariners ended a three-game slide by scoring twice in the ninth to knock off the Rangers, 5-3 in Texas. Austin Nola hit a sacrifice fly that scored Dee Gordon with the tiebreaking run before Omar Narváez (nahr-VYZ’) added an insurance run with an RBI single.
_ Victor Caratini’s second home run of the night was a three-run blast in the seventh inning that gave the Cubs a 4-1 victory and a three-game sweep of the Mets. Caratini also belted a solo shot in the second, one inning after J.D. Davis put New York ahead with a long drive to center. Jon Lester worked six innings as Chicago climbed within 1 1/2 games of the NL Central-leading Cardinals.
_ Chris Paddack threw one-run ball over seven innings to send the Padres past the Giants, 5-3. Manuel Margot (mahn-WEHL’ mahr-GOH’) and Austin Hedges homered for San Diego, which had lost seven of eight against San Francisco. Josh Naylor added two hits and scored a run for the Padres.
_ Eduardo Escobar’s 30th home run was a three-run blast that gave the Diamondbacks a 10-4 lead in the sixth inning of an 11-5 verdict over the Dodgers. Wilmer Flores had three hits and three RBIs for the DBacks, who knocked out Hyun-Jin Ryu (hyoon jihn ree-OO’) with five consecutive two-out hits in a three-run fifth. Adam Jones had a two-run double as Arizona scored seven runs in the third and fourth innings off Ryu.
_ Kevin Newman homered twice among his four hits and drove in three runs while the Pirates were building an 11-3 lead in an 11-8 victory at Colorado. Newman led off the game with a homer and added an RBI single to cap Pittsburgh’s seven-run first inning.
_ Aristides Aquino (ar-ehs-TEE’-dees ah-KEE’-noh) broke the National League rookie record for homers in a month with his 14th in August before the Reds dropped a 4-3 decision to the Marlins in 12 innings. Aquino hit a two-run homer in the first for Cincinnati, and his two-out RBI single in the eighth tied it at 3. But Jon Berti, Austin Dean and Starlin Castro hit solo shots off Alex Wood before Harold Ramirez homered leading off the 12.
MLB-ORIOLES-NETTING
Birds to extend protective netting at Camden Yards
BALTIMORE (AP) _ The Baltimore Orioles are extending the protective netting at Camden Yards in an effort to protect fans from foul balls hit into the seats. The netting will extend down each foul line to near each foul pole and is expected to be in place for Baltimore’s next home game on Sept. 5 against Texas.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-SCHEDULE
Clemson crushes Tech in season opener
UNDATED (AP) _ Clemson is looking like the same dominant team that captured last year’s national championship.
Travis Etienne (EE’-tee-ehn) ran for a career-high 205 yards and three touchdowns, including one from 90 yards out as the Tigers opened their season with a 52-14 pounding of Georgia Tech. His 90-yard score tied for the longest rushing TD in Tigers history. Etienne added scoring runs of 14 yards and 48 yards as Clemson opened a 35-0 lead.
Trevor Lawrence was picked off twice after throwing just four interceptions last year. He finished 13 of 23 for 168 yards, including a 62-yard scoring strike to Tee Higgins.
In other college football action:
_ Kellen Mond threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score in just more than three quarters as No. 12 Texas A&M hammered Texas State, 41-7. Mond threw for 194 yards and accounted for three touchdowns in the first two quarters as the Aggies raced to a 28-0 halftime lead.
_ Zack Moss ran for 181 yards and a touchdown and No. 14 Utah scored three more TDs off three BYU turnovers and beat the Cougars 30-12 on Thursday night in the opener for both teams. The Utes (1-0) earned their ninth straight victory in the 100th game in the Holy War rivalry. Moss propelled the offense after halftime by gashing the Cougars for a series of big runs. He averaged 6.2 yards on 29 carries.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-FSU/BOISE
Seminoles-Broncos game moved to Tallahassee
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The college football season opener for Boise State and Florida State will be played Saturday at Tallahassee instead of Jacksonville.
The move is due to the threat of Hurricane Dorian, which is expected to slam the Jacksonville area. The game has also been moved to a noon start, seven hours before it was originally scheduled.
The decision to move the football game was made to keep fans away from the coastal region ahead of storm making landfall.
NBA-NETS-CHANDLER SUSPENDED
Nets’ Chandler suspended 25 games for positive drug test
NEW YORK (AP) _ Brooklyn Nets forward Wilson Chandler has been suspended 25 games without pay by the NBA for testing positive for a drug that increases the release of growth hormone.
The league says Chandler’s suspension will begin with the first regular-season game in which he is healthy and eligible to play.
The Nets signed the veteran forward during their busy offseason and expect him to play a valuable role in the absence of Kevin Durant, who is still recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon.
Chandler has averaged 12.9 points in 11 seasons since being taken in the first round of the 2007 draft.
TENNIS-US OPEN
Gauff to face No. 1 Osaka in third round
NEW YORK (AP) _ Coco Gauff has become the youngest player in 23 years to advance to the third round of the U.S. Open.
The 15-year-old Floridian continues to show that her run to the fourth round at Wimbledon last month was no fluke as she earned a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 win over Timea Babos (tih-MAY’-ah BAH’-bohs) of Hungary.
Gauff now prepares for a meeting with defending champion Naomi Osaka, who is seeking her third title in the last five Grand Slams.
The top-ranked Osaka stormed to a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Magda Linette after needing three sets to win her opening-round match on Tuesday. Kobe Bryant and Colin Kaepernick (KAP’-ur-nihk) were on hand as Osaka looked strong from the baseline and was never in serious trouble.
American Taylor Townsend pulled off the biggest victory over her career by surprising former No. 1 and two-time major champion Simona Halep (HA’-lehp). The 23-year-old Townsend came back to edge Halep, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6.
Andrea Petkovic opened Thursday’s schedule by upsetting No. 6 seed Petra Kvitova (kuh-VIH’-toh-vah), 6-4, 6-4. The two-time Wimbledon champ never got into a rhythm from the baseline or the net and piled up 32 unforced errors in losing to the 88th-ranked Petkovic.
No. 19 seed Caroline Wozniacki advanced to the third round by fighting back a challenge from American Danielle Collins to win, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
On the men’s side, second-seeded Rafael Nadal advanced to the third round with a walkover after Thanasi Kokkinakis pulled out before their match with a right shoulder injury. Sixth seed Alexander Zverev (ZVEHR’-ehv) reached the third round with his second five-setter of the week, edging Frances Tiafoe, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3. Zverev is 5-0 this year in matches that go the distance.
No. 14 John Isner won his second-round match in straight sets. No. 15 David Goffin has moved into Round 3, as have No. 23 Stan Wawrinka (vah-VRIHN’-kah), No. 28 Nick Kyrgios (KEER’-ee-ohs) and unseeded American Denis Kudla.
NFL-NEWS
Patriots get OL Cunningham from Cardinals
UNDATED (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals have traded offensive lineman Korey Cunningham to the New England Patriots for a sixth-round pick in next year’s draft, pending a successful physical
The 6-foot-6, 311-pound Cunningham started six games at left tackle for the Cardinals last season. The 24-year-old was selected in the seventh round of the 2018 draft out of Cincinnati.
Also in the NFL:
_ The Packers have agreed to send outside linebacker Reggie Gilbert to the Titans for a conditional 2020 draft pick. The move is pending a physical. Gilbert played all 16 games for Green Bay last season and ranked second on the team with 15 quarterback pressures.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-KENTUCKY-STOOPS
More money for Kentucky’s Stoops
UNDATED (AP) _ Kentucky coach Mark Stoops will receive an annual raise of $500,000 plus incentives over the remaining six years of a restructured contract following the Wildcats’ best season in 41 years.
The seventh-year coach will earn $4.75 million this season with increases up to $6 million in 2024-25. Stoops will also receive a $250,000 bonus for each Kentucky win of nine or more, replacing the previous deal that paid the same amount for the seventh and eighth victories.
Incentive bonuses include $50,000 for winning Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year and $100,000 as national Coach of the Year.
Stoops would owe Kentucky $1.75 million if he terminates the contract with five years remaining, with steady decreases depending on the number of remaining seasons.
Kentucky went 10-3 and won the Citrus Bowl to cap its best season since 1977.
NCAA-COLLEGE ATHLETE SCHOLARSHIPS
Rules changes could come to NCAA if California bill passes
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA is closely watching legislation in California that could dramatically change college sports in the nation’s most populous state.
The proposal would allow athletes to earn money through endorsements and sponsorships of their names, likenesses and images. It would bar schools, conferences and associations like the NCAA from enforcing policies that prohibit such payments. The NCAA would also not be able to declare a school or athlete ineligible for taking the money.
The NCAA has a working group looking at the issue, though it opposes paying athletes like school employees.
The bill faces a key test Friday, when an Assembly committee will decide whether to advance it or kill it.
In world and national news..
MIAMI (AP) — Unsure where Hurricane Dorian is going to land over Labor Day weekend, many Florida residents faced a sense of helplessness as the storm approaches.
In a video he tweeted Thursday evening, President Donald Trump said Dorian could be an “absolute monster.”
The National Hurricane Center said the Category 2 storm is expected to strengthen into a potentially catastrophic Category 4 and slam into the U.S. on Monday somewhere between the Florida Keys and southern Georgia.
With the storm’s track still unclear, no immediate mass evacuations have been ordered.
Across much of the state, residents picked the shelves clean of bottled water and lined up at gas stations
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency, clearing the way to bring in more fuel. Georgia’s governor has followed suit.
HONG KONG (AP) — Police have appealed to Hong Kong residents to stay away from any non-authorized rallies on Saturday after authorities banned a major march, warning that those caught could face a five-year jail term.
The police commander of Hong Kong island, Kwok Pak Chung, said Friday that he was aware of social media messages urging people to take strolls or hold rallies in the name of religion.
The organizers of the march called it off after an appeals board upheld police objections to it.
Kwok said police would act sternly against anyone out to create trouble or incite violence. He said police have sufficient manpower and equipment for any untoward incident.
He urged the public to “make a clear break with all acts of violence and stay away from locations where violent clashes may take place.”
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s call for new “mental institutions” to help address gun violence is drawing pushback from many health officials.
Mental health experts say that approach would do little to reduce mass shootings in the United States and incorrectly associates mental illness with violence. In the weeks following the deadly shootings in El Paso and Dayton, the president has been placing more emphasis on the problem of mental illness as a leading cause of such events.
Now, in response to Trump’s concerns, White House staff members are looking for ways to incorporate the president’s desire for more institutions into a long list of other measures aimed at reducing gun violence.
HELSINKI (AP) — The first legal challenge to prevent British Prime Minister Boris Johnson from suspending Parliament has failed in a Scottish court.
The Court of Session in Edinburgh refused Friday to take legal action to prevent Johnson from suspending Parliament for several weeks during part of the period ahead of the Brexit deadline on Oct. 31.
The decision in Scotland’s highest civil court is a setback for a cross-party group of legislators seeking to broaden the period for parliamentary debate in a bid to prevent a disorderly departure from the European Union by Britain.
Two other legal cases are still in progress. One is in Northern Ireland and the other is in London. Former Prime Minister John Major is seeking to join the case in London to argue against suspension.
(AP) Corporate executives are having to make difficult choices amid the polarizing politics of climate change.
They must decide whether to support the Trump administration’s deregulation policies that could boost profits or oppose them to win over environmentally conscious consumers.
That dynamic played out again Thursday when the Environmental Protection Agency sought to revoke regulations on methane gas emissions from oil facilities. British Petroleum, ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell voiced opposition to the plan but smaller oil and gas companies welcomed the possibility.
Experts say a lot goes into the decision of whether to support or oppose regulations, and there may not be agreement within an industry or even inside a corporation. They also say it’s likely to get worse for businesses that make big capital bets that last many years.
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