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CSi Weather…
REST OF TODAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT…Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds around 5 mph with gusts to around 20 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds
around 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain
showers and thunderstorms in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 5 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…Clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain
showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SATURDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers in the
morning, then slight chance of rain showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs around 60. Chance of precipitation
20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent.
.MONDAY…Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
Monday’s official storm rainfall total was 1.04 inches with a peak wind gust of 85 MPH.
A brief warm up is expected for Wednesday and Thursday with
temperatures in the 70s and 80s.
There’s a good chance of seeing widespread precipitation at some point over the weekend and much cooler temperatures.
This Day In History – September 3, 1930 – Historic Klaus House destroyed by fire. *** from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History. Photo from Stutsman County Memorial Museum ***
Jamestown (CSi) Monday evening’s severe thunderstorms caused trees to be uprooted, downing limbs, highway vehicle tip-overs, knocked down a block wall under construction, and power outages throughout the city and rural area.
Otter Tail Power customers lost power to most of Jamestown, due to trees damaging power poles and lines, in addition to problems outside of the City. 7700 Jamestown Otter Tail customers were without power. Large trees were uprooted at the University of Jamestown campus where a trailer was tipped over.
A block wall under construction at St.John’s Academy fell during the wind. See pictures below.
Ottertail Power crews were immediately dispatched to restore electricity in the City. One report said the electricity in Southeast Jamestown was off between 4:49-p.m., and 7:06 p.m. CSi ran on generator at Historic Franklin for 2 1/2 hours.
CSi Internet & TV customers are asked to report any downed lines or service issues Tuesday after 8am. We need to give Ottertail a chance to restore power to homes and businesses, and to take care of any live downed wires before we can safely work in alleys.
Residents are advised to NOT touch any downed wires, and to use extreme caution in alleys after dark, as downed wires are very difficult to see.
The Fire Dept was busy tending numerous reports of tree branches on fire.
One person said, her vehicle’s windshield was shattered by a large tree branch.
A resident reported that parts of Northeast Jamestown had power restored about 7:30-p.m. Parts of the NW still are without power as of 9pm. Homes north of Jamestown were still without power.
Other outages for varying lengths of time were reported in Southwest Jamestown.
Areas of town had tree damages and downed trees with the Jamestown Weather Station reporting a peak wind gust of 85 MPH. Heavy rain also caused police to close the viaduct underpass until the storm water drained. Outdoor lawn furniture, and refuse bins were tipped over and blown for a distance.
Hail stones of varying sizes were reported in Stutsman County.
Authorities said the high wind caused traffic crashes Monday evening along I-94 in the Jamestown area, overturning a two campers and semi.
The North Dakota Highway Patrol and Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the interstate seven miles west of Jamestown.
One of the campers pulled off the highway onto Exit 248 to waiting for the storm to let up when the wind blew it onto its side..
Another camper waiting for the storm to move on, tipped on to its side from the high wind.
No serious injuries were reported.
A witness said a semi had overturned eastbound on I-94 near Jamestown, about 5:10-pm.
The semi blocked the passing, lane while one of the tipped over campers blocked the driving lane, causing traffic backups until the vehicles could be removed.
Update… Highway Patrol report…
On September 2nd, 2019, a severe thunderstorm passed through the Stutsman County area along I-94. Between 4:40 pm and 5:00 pm, NDHP and Stutsman County SO units responded to three separate high profile vehicles that blew over in the storm. The three vehicles that blew over were on I-94 between MM 248 and 250, about 8 miles west of Jamestown. There were no injuries in any of the crashes.
One incident involved a CMV towing a van trailer, the other two involved camper trailers being towed by pickup trucks.
The Highway Patrol also reported during the Heavy Rain and strong winds an empty semi was blown over by strong winds on I-94 near Buffalo, ND resulting in minor injuries to the driver, 22 year old Inder Singh of New York, NY, who was transported to Essentia Hospital, in Fargo, for non-life threatening injuries. Interstate 94 westbound lane was closed for about 30 minutes to recover the vehicle.
Assisting the Highway Patrol were the Cass County SO, Casselton Ambulance, Buffalo Fire Department, Buffalo Ambulance.
The Fargo-Moorhead area also received extensive wind damage including roofs ripped from buildings and a large power outage. Power crews were being sent from Sioux Falls, south Dakota to assist local crews in making repairs.
Jamestown (CSi) Authorities are still seeking a 20 year old man, with the search in the Cleveland, Windsor area.
The man being sought has been identified 20 year-old Gage Laper.
The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Dept on Monday afternoon was warning residents of a male subject who is on foot. Male is considered to be mentally unstable and it is not known if he is armed.
Law Enforcement agencies are in the Cleveland and Windsor area searching for the male. He was last seen wearing a tie dye shirt, jeans and a black jacket with a floral pattern.
If you come into contact with the male do not approach and call Law Enforcement or 911 right away.
Along with the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office in the search are the reserve deputies, the North Dakota Highway Patrol, the Cass County drone and North Dakota Game and Fish Department.
Jamestown (CSi) – Sunday morning Sept 1, a car heading eastbound on 2nd Street NE failed to negotiate the curve and struck an Ottertail utility pole at the corner of 9th Ave NE and 2nd Street NE. The crash also destroyed a Century-Link equipment enclosure.
The driver, the only occupant, yet to be identified, was taken to JRMC for evaluation.
A crew from Ottertail will begin the work to replace the utility pole after all underground lines have been located.
More on the crash after the police report becomes available.
Photos by CSiNewsNow.com
Valley City (CSi) The “Missing Mark Davies Facebook Group page posted an update on Saturday Aug 31 that “the law enforcement agencies are working on finding Mark Davies they are out there everyday. They have asked that we don’t do any organized searches at this time. We ask that you all please let the law enforcement agencies do there jobs. And you all just continue praying for Mark’s safe return. Thanks.”
Davies drives a 1999 Black Tahoe, ND License Plate: 327 CCM. Anyone with information is asked to call Valley City police at 701-845-3110.
Previously reported: The search for Mark Davies moved to the Sheyenne River on Friday. Authorities on Thursday had expanded the search for Davies to Ransom and LaMoure Counties.
40 year old Mark Davies has been missing since Friday, August 23. A “Missing Mark Davies Facebook Group has been set up to share information. The last time friends or family members heard from him was on August 23 in Kathryn.
Valley City Police Chief Phil Hatcher previously said, his disappearance is suspicious, because family members told police Davie’s is always with his dog. However, this time he left his home without his dog
Previously…
Valley City (VCPD) Valley City Police is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a Valley City man.
40 year old Mark Davies, has been missing since Friday, August 23, 2019. Facebook Group
Police Chief Phil Hatcher says a report from Davies’s family said the last time friends or family members heard from him was on August 23 in Kathryn.
Hatcher says his disappearance is suspicious, because family members told police Davie’s is always with his dog. However, this time he left his home without his dog.
Valley News Live reports a neighbor says the last text they got from him was around midnight, saying he was leaving Kathryn’s Bar and heading home.
Davies drives a 1999 Black Tahoe, North Dakota License Plate: 327 CCM.
The search, including with airplane assistance, continues, along with the investigation, by authorities.
Anyone with information is asked to call Valley City police at 701-845-3110.
(Facebook.com photo)
Valley City (VCPS) Valley City Junior and Senior High School were placed into lock-down last Friday, for about 20 minutes on Friday, dealing with a student who was not following safe directives.
Junior High Principal Dan Larson says the administrative lock-down procedure was implemented ensure the safety and integrity of the building. He says, the situation was dealt with as quickly as possible with the combined efforts of School Administration and School Resource Officer Sean Hagen.
No other details were released.
Valley City (CSi) A reminder from Valley City Public schools, regarding traffic, and pedestrian traffic flows, due to Phase II Central Avenue Construction.
As reported previously starting the afternoon of September 3, the area affected is between the entrance of Hanna Field and 12th Street Intersection near Jefferson Elementary School, and will continue, the next 2-3 weeks.
Superintendent, Josh Johnson tells parents tocontinue walking students to the sidewalk in the morning, and thenpick them up on the sidewalk in the afternoon in the Hanna Field parking lot for the duration of this project.
Johnson says they believe this is the safest way for students to arrive and depart school during the project.
He asks anyone with any suggestions or ideas about how to continue to create a safe pickup or drop-off zone at Jefferson Elementary School to please call Superintendent Johnson, Principal Troy Miller or School Resource Officer Sean Hagen.
Mackenzie County, N.D. (KFGO) – One person had died and another was injured in two separate motorcycle crashes in McKenzie County over the weekend.
23-year-old Jacob Hingtgen was on County Road 16 and lost control while navigating a curve. He was thrown off his motorcycle and landed on the road. He was taken to a hospital in Williston for non-life-threatening injuries. He was wearing a helmet.
In a second crash, a 19-year-old girl from Lisbon was on a dirt bike on an off-road trail when she lost control and was thrown to the ground. She was wearing a helmet but died at the scene.
Both crashes are still under investigation by the North Dakota Highway Patrol.
Enderlin (NDHP) The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, a two vehicle crash Friday about 12:30-pm killed one driver and injured the other.
The fatal crash occurred at the intersection of 57th Street Southeast and 135th Avenue Southeast three miles south of Enderlin.
The North Dakota Highway identifies the Sheldon, ND man killed, as 58 year old Patrick Harney.
A 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche was traveling westbound on 135th and 28 year old Nicholas Wall, 28, of Sheldon was driving southbound in a 1999 Dodge Ram on 57th St. The Chevrolet failed to yield at the intersection and collided with Wall’s Dodge.
The 58-year-old driver of the Chevrolet was pronounced dead at the scene. Wall was transported to the Lisbon Hospital. Neither driver was wearing a seatbelt.
Assisting the Highway Patrol at the scene were:
Ransom County, Enderlin first responders, Lisbon ambulance, Lisbon Police, and Enderlin Fire/Rescue.
The Highway Patrol is continuing the investigation.
Jamestown, ND – Aug 30 – Spiritwood Energy Park Association (SEPA) today filed its response to the lawsuit filed earlier this month by North Dakota Soybean Processors (NDSP). In the 66-page memo, the association spells out in detail NDSP’s track record of broken promises, missed deadlines and bad management decisions that have prevented the timely construction of a 125,000 Bu/day integrated soybean crush facility and refinery to produce soybean meal, refined bleached and deodorized oil, and biodiesel.
“It’s beyond outrageous that NDSP is using the legal system to obscure its epic fail in this project,” said Connie Ova, SEPA’s chief executive officer. “More than two years ago, NDSP undertook to secure $120 million in equity funding no later than March 31, 2018; just last month it still didn’t have binding commitments for that funding. It failed to timely negotiate critical agreements with us, and it failed to meaningfully work with some strategic business partners at all. It missed deadlines and repeatedly changed direction on key provisions of our agreement. When it lost confidence in its own management team, NDSP and its parent sought to use those problems as an excuse for its own poor performance.”
Ova continued: “More than three years after we first started talking about this project, we have nothing to show for it but a filing cabinet full of NDSP’s promises made and broken. Every day lost to NDSP’s failures can be measured in jobs not created and economic development unrealized. North Dakota farmers deserve better. The residents of Jamestown and Stutsman County deserve better.”
The filing was made in anticipation of a hearing next month before Judge Stephannie Stiel in the East Central District Court in Fargo. The hearing will determine if a restraining order sought by NDSP to block SEPA’s termination of the construction agreement will be continued. Since terminating its agreement with NDSP, SEPA has already entered into an exclusivity agreement with another soybean crushing plant developer.
“We believe that NDSP’s lawsuit is a deliberate, blatant effort to disrupt our relationship with our new partner,” Ova said. “NDSP’s sharp tactics convinced the Court to issue an ex parte temporary restraining order without giving us any prior notice or opportunity to correct the record. They created a misleading narrative, misapplied the law and have mounted a public relations campaign to cloud the facts. We’re confident that, with the evidence now before the Court, the record will be set straight and the way cleared to move ahead with other options.”
About Spiritwood Energy Park Association
SEPA’s sole function is to manage the Spiritwood Industrial Park, a 551-acre industrial park located approximately 10 miles east of Jamestown, North Dakota, and just south of Spiritwood, North Dakota. The park adjoins the Great River Energy heat and power plant and its anchor tenant is Dakota Spirit AgEnergy, a 65 million-gallon-per-year biorefinery that produces ethanol, distillers’ grains and fuel-grade corn oil.
SEPA provides common-use transportation infrastructure, industrial lots, property management and value-added services on a fee-for-service basis to new and expanding businesses of the industrial park. The association is majority-owned and operated by the Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation with Great River Energy being the minority owner. JSDC was organized to develop employment, improve business conditions, and advance the interests of the City of Jamestown and Stutsman County, North Dakota, by implementing and sustaining an organized effort to attract new business and industry, support existing business and industry, and encourage new business starts.
Jamestown (CSi) The City of Jamestown reports that through September 6th the block from 4th St SE to 5th St SE on 2nd Ave SE will be closed.
Motorist’s should use extreme caution in this area. Please use alternate route
Bismarck (Sen. Cramer’s Office) U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) held “Coffee With Cramer” town hall in Jamestown on Friday, August 30, at Babb’s Coffee House in Downtown Jamestown, where over two dozen people attended.
Following his Babb’s appearance, Cramer went on to Collins Aerospace in Jamestown, to discuss national defense issues.
“The best part of public service is the public,” says Senator Cramer. “Coffee with Cramer events—in addition to weekly talk radio town halls— afford me the direct access to North Dakotans I need in order to serve our state well.”
More information in this story on line at CSiNewsNow.com
Jamestown (Chamber) The Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Beautification Committee is pleased to announce the final winner of the Yard of the Week Program for 2019. Dwight & Peggy Fettig of 1026 6th Ave. SW in Jamestown have received this award for week fourteen. Join us in congratulating them on their beautiful yard and thank them for their efforts to help beautify Jamestown. Congratulations, Dwight & Peggy for a job well done!
The Yard of the Week program has been established to recognize those within the community that take pride in the appearance of their yard and do their part to beautify the community. The program began June 1st and ended August 31st. Yards were selected each week from nominations received.
All single family residences within Jamestown are eligible for the program.
The program is expected to be back next summer.
Jamestown (CSi) The Young Professionals of Jamestown will host a new networking opportunity, “The Morning Buzz,” the first gathering will be on Tuesday September 10, from 7-a.m., to 8-a.m., at the Holiday Inn Express in Jamestown.
On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce, Executive, Emily Bivens said, “The Morning Buzz,” features breakfast, while given those attending the opportunity to network with other professionals, all before work.
There will be door prizes, including $50 in Jamestown Chamber Bucks.
Update… (CSi) Jamestown Developer Brian Lunde says a building he recently purchased on First Street West, next to Gun N Reel Sports, will become a restaurant. CSi Photos:
He says, Davoni’s is planned for a new Italian & Seafood restaurant in the space most recently occupied by Witthauer and Associates.
On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show, on CSi Cable 2, Brian said the first floor exterior and interior of the building have been stripped, and the new construction has started. He said the two second floor apartments, which have been previously remodeled will remain, with a slight window change, due to a ceiling change.
Lunde says he purchased the building from Dr. Steve Looysen on May first this year. Looysen had bought the building from Paul Witthauer, whose insurance business now located in the former Pizza Hut location on 10th Street SE.
They have found items of the past while building has begun, including a steel beam with the words, Jamestown Alert painted on it. In 1902 the building was the location of the newspaper.
Brian felt a need in Jamestown to offer seafood and Italian cuisine, while creating more traffic to Downtown Jamestown, to other stores.
Brian says the restaurant is being operated by Depot LLC, which owns and operates the Depot Cafe in the downtown Jamestown Business Center.
The Depot’s owner, Davon Mitchell, will operate and staff Davoni’s, and Davon is developing the new menu.
Brian adds, the First Street West building is being expanded to south with property purchased from Gary Docktor. The additional space will accommodate the restaurant’s kitchen with another 300 square feet with a 400 square feet, the dining area will contain 1200 square feet, to seat 52 patrons.
ADA compliant restrooms will be added for disabled accessibility. Possible plans include utilizing the basement of the building for private dining experiences.
He added that new signage is being designed, to be installed on the front exterior of the building.
Brian projects Davoni’s will be open by Christmas this year, however the renovation and restaurant plans will develop on there own.
A partial history of 113 1st Street West building (from Jamestown Main Street Project 1997)
- 1908: Jamestown Daily Alert
- 1932: Singer Sewing Machine Co & Miss Myrtle Olson beauty shop
- 1939: A.L. Ravely’s Printing Shop in the basement
- 1959: Wards Sport Shop
- 1995: New Images – Lulu Vakoch
Jamestown (CSi) Actor auditions for the two upcoming 2nd Act Community dinner theater one act productions “Conflict” and “Sweeney Todd”, will be held Wednesday, September 4th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturday, September 7th from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hansen Arts Center in Downtown Jamestown.
Experienced and new actors and actresses are encouraged to audition.
The productions are coming in November this year.
For more information call the Jamestown Arts Center at 701-251-2496 or Bill Nybo at 701-659-1578.
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a head-on crash in Devils Lake has killed a 79-year-old woman.
The patrol says the Devils Lake woman was driving the wrong way U.S. Highway 2 Friday night when her vehicle hit a car carrying a 23-year-old mother and her 13-day-old baby head-on.
A witness who observed the woman traveling westbound in the eastbound highway lanes immediately called 911.
Troopers say the woman drove the wrong way for at least a mile before striking the second vehicle.
The mother and her newborn child were transported by ambulance to a Devils Lake hospital. The mother was later flown to a Grand Forks hospital.
The newborn child was released from the hospital to her father.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says nearly 100 North Dakotans have lost more than $2 million so far this year due to scams.
KFYR-TV reports most cash was lost to victims sending large amounts of money to scammers pretending to be in an online romance.
Other instances include cash prize or overpayment compensation scams.
Stenehjem says in many cases, victims gave access to bank accounts and Social Security numbers.
In sports…
Minot (INFORUM) — Former major league All-Star Darin Erstad of Jamestown joins the Wisness family and Dr. Richard Lindstrom as inductees into the Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame in Minot on Sept. 24 before the annual three-day Norsk Høstfest festival.
Erstad was the first-overall pick in the 1995 MLB Draft and went on to win a World Series title with the Anaheim Angels in 2002. The Wisness family have farmed and ranched on land near Keene for five generations. Lindstrom holds more than 40 patents in ophthalmology and is an internationally recognized leader in corneal, cataract, refractive, glaucoma, and laser surgery.
Other past notable inductees include Doc Severinsen, Bobby Vee, Tippi Hedren, Josh Duhamel, Kris Kristofferson, Bud Grant and several North Dakota governors, including Gov. Doug Burgum.
Valley City The first edition of the Dacotah Bank/North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) Football Players-of-the- Week was announced by the conference office Monday. Louis Quinones of Valley City State (N.D.) was selected as the Offensive Player-of-the-Week. Cole McCaty of Dakota State (S.D.) was chosen as the Defensive Player-of-the-Week, while his teammate Casey Bourque was picked as Special Teams Player-of-the-Week.
– Quinones rushed for a career-high 249 yards, carrying Valley City State (N.D.) to a 20-14 victory over its rival Jamestown (N.D.). He gained 251 of VCSU’s 333 offensive yards (75 percent). After UJ cut VCSU’s lead to 13-7 in the third quarter, three straight rushes by Quinones put the Vikings back in the end zone as he gained every yard of a 3-play, 63-yard touchdown drive.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION…
Cleburne 2, Fargo-Moorhead 0
MLB…
UNDATED (AP) _ The Twins pulled out a 4-3 win over the Tigers on Max Kepler’s two-run single in the eighth inning. Zack Littell (lih-TEHL’) got the win and Taylor Rogers worked a perfect ninth for his 22nd save. Minnesota continues to lead the AL Central by 5 ½ games over Cleveland.
_ Carlos Santana crushed his team-leading 32nd home run and added an RBI single as part of the Indians’ 11-3 romp over the White Sox. Chicago starter Ross Detwiler walked the bases loaded in the first before Franmil (FRAHN’-meel) Reyes cleared the bags with a double to put Cleveland ahead to stay. Rookie right-hander Aaron Civale (sih-VA’-lee) allowed one earned run over five innings to help the Indians bounce back after getting swept by the Rays over the weekend.
_ Gerrit Cole recorded 14 more strikeouts and George Springer launched a 10th-inning homer to lead the Astros to a 3-2 victory against the Brewers. Cole leads the majors with 266 strikeouts, but he gained a no-decision to end an 11-game winning streak. Springer’s blast came an inning after Christian Yelich (YEH’-lihch) extended the game with his 43rd round-tripper.
The St. Louis Cardinals remain three games ahead of the second-place Chicago Cubs in the NL Central following victories by both teams this afternoon.
Adam Wainwright scattered four hits over seven scoreless innings as the Cardinals won for the 10th time in 12 games, 3-1 over the Giants. Kolten Wong delivered a run-scoring triple and Paul DeJong had an RBI single as Wainwright reached the 10-win plateau for the 10th time in his career.
The Cubs kept pace by scoring five times in the seventh inning to rally past the Mariners, 5-1. Kyle Schwarber’s bases-loaded triple broke a 1-1 tie and sent Chicago to its first win in three games.
Anthony Rizzo went 2-for-2 and was hit by two pitches. He’s now the Cubs’ all-time leader in being hit by pitches with 139, topping the mark of 137 set by Frank Chance over a century ago.
Elsewhere on major league diamonds:
_ Josh Donaldson and Johan Camargo belted two-run homers as the Braves doubled up the Blue Jays, 6-3 to take a 6 ½-game lead over Washington atop the NL East. Mike Soroka (sah-ROH’-kah) won for the first time in nine starts and improved to 11-3 by limiting Toronto to three runs and five hits over five innings. Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox received a standing ovation in his first return to SunTrust Park since suffering a stroke on April 3.
_ The Nationals lost ground on Atlanta by dropping a 7-3 decision to the Mets as Noah Syndergaard (SIHN’-dur-gahrd) held the Nats to three hits while fanning 10 over seven innings. Jeff McNeil smacked a two-run homer and J.D. Davis was 3-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs scored in New York’s third win in four games since a six-game skid. The Mets remain four games out of a wild-card slot.
_ Gavin Lux was 2-for-5 with a double and three runs scored in his major league debut while the Dodgers were slamming seven home runs in a 16-9 rout of the Rockies. Joc Pederson homered twice and drove in five runs before running into the right-field wall on a spectacular catch in the fifth inning. Corey Seager added a three-run shot in the sixth, Chris Taylor had a pair of solo blasts and Matt Beaty had a solo homer.
_ The Phillies rolled to a 7-1 win against Cincinnati as Rhys Hoskins homered twice and had three RBIs. Bryce Harper and Scott Kingery added two-run shots to help Philadelphia stay 2 ½ games behind Chicago for the second NL wild card. Phils starter Drew Smyly tied his season high with eight strikeouts and allowed four hits and a run over 5 1/3 innings for his first win in six starts since July 30.
_ Josh Rojas, Eduardo Escobar and Christian Walker homered in the sixth inning off converted infielder Javy Guerra (GEHR’-ah) to power the Diamondbacks to their seventh win in eight games, 14-7 over the Padres. Rojas also doubled and singled twice, and Ketel Marte (keh-TEHL’ mahr-TAY’) drove in four runs for Arizona. Marte’s 29th homer of the season came off Cal Quantrill, who was roughed up for eight runs on 10 hits over five innings.
_ The Rays remain atop the AL wild-card race after beating the Orioles, 5-4 on Tommy Pham’s RBI single in the bottom of the 10th. Pham also delivered a two-run double and was 3-for-4 in Tampa Bay’s fifth consecutive win. The Rays remain a half-game ahead of Cleveland and moved one game ahead of Oakland for the first wild card.
_ Mike Minor and two relievers became the first pitchers in 221 tries to shut out the New York Yankees as Texas rolled to a 7-0 victory in the Bronx. Jose Trevino, Delino DeShields and Shin-Soo Choo homered to back Minor, who is 12-8 after allowing five hits over 7 1/3 innings. Masahiro Tanaka (mah-sah-HEE’-roh tah-NAH’-kah) took the loss after allowing two runs over six innings.
US OPEN
Osaka bounced form Open
NEW YORK (AP) _ The U.S. Open will continue without the defending women’s singles champion.
Top-ranked Naomi Osaka was ousted from the tournament with a 7-5, 6-4 loss to No. 13 Belinda Bencic in the fourth round. Osaka was hampered by left knee pain and was visited by medical personnel during the second set. She looked nothing like the player who rolled to a 6-3, 6-0 win over 15-year-old Coco Gauff on Saturday.
Bencic will take on Donna Vekic in the quarterfinals. Vekic survived a match point to beat Julia Goerges 6-7, 7-5, 6-3 to reach the Final Eight in a Grand Slam for the first time.
American Taylor Townsend’s longest trek through a grand slam has ended with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 loss to Bianca Andreescu (an-dray-EHS’-koo). The Canadian made up for seven double-faults with six break points to reach the quarterfinals.
Elise Mertens rolled into the quarters with a 6-1, 6-1 win against American Kristie Ahn. Mertens hit 17 winners and took advantage of 25 unforced errors from her opponent.
On the men’s side, second seed Rafael Nadal easily passed his first test of the tournament and reached the quarterfinals at a ninth consecutive Grand Slam by downing 2014 champion Marin Cilic (CHIHL’-ihch), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2. Nadal dropped a set for the first time in this year’s tournament but quickly responded by breaking to lead 3-1 in the third set and was on his way.
Nadal is seeking his fourth title at Flushing Meadows and his 19th Grand Slam trophy overall.
Sixth seed Alexander Zverev doubled-faulted 17 times on his way to a 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 loss to Diego Schwartzman in the fourth round. The lanky German lost his serve eight times, won just 32 percent of second-serve points and amassed 65 unforced errors.
Matteo Berrettini overpowered Andrey Rublev, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 to become the first Italian man in the U.S. Open quarterfinals since 1977. Berrettini won 14 of his 15 service games and had 37 winners.
Gael Monfils (gah-EHL’ mohn-FEES’) needed less than 90 minutes to dispatch Pablo Andujuar, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 and reach the quarterfinals. Monfils ripped 34 winners to just four from his opponent and never losing his serve to advance against Berrettini.
Gauff and doubles partner Caty McNally fell in the third round to the eighth-seeded team of Victoria Azarenka and Ash Barty, 6-0, 6-1. The loss ends the Open run for Gauff, who advanced to the women’s singles third round before falling to Osaka in straight sets.
T25 FOOTBALL-NOTRE DAME/LOUISVILLE
Slow start, strong finish for Irish
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) _ Ninth-ranked Notre Dame has opened its season by spoiling Scott Satterfield’s first game as Louisville’s head coach.
Ian Book threw for a touchdown and ran for another as the Irish dumped the Cardinals, 35-17 at Louisville. Jahmir Smith had a pair of short rushing touchdowns for Notre Dame, which trailed 14-7 in the first quarter before Tony Jones Jr. ran for an 11-yard TD.
Jones carried 15 times for 112 yards to help the Irish outgain the Cardinals, 425-383.
Louisville freshman Javian Hawkins rushed for 122 yards on 19 carries.
NFL-NEWS
Chiefs finalize signing of McCoy
UNDATED (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have announced the signing of two-time All-Pro running back LeSean McCoy, two days after he was released by Buffalo and quickly reached an agreement with Kansas City.
McCoy was drafted by Philadelphia and spent his first four seasons with the Eagles while playing for former Eagles and current Chiefs head coach Andy Reid. He is also going from a rebuilding franchise in the Bills to a three-time AFC West champion with Super Bowl aspirations.
In other NFL news:
_ A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press that the Colts have signed Brian Hoyer to be their backup quarterback. Hoyer takes over the No. 2 spot from Jacoby Brissett, who became the starter when Andrew Luck abruptly retired Aug. 24.
_ Jaguars linebacker Myles Jack has signed a four-year, $57 million extension that effectively runs through the 2023 season. The contract includes $33 million guaranteed.
_ Long snapper John Denney has been released after 14 seasons with the Miami Dolphins. The 40-year-old Denney had been with the team longer than any other current player before becoming the team’s purge of veterans.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Illinois RB out for the season again
UNDATED (AP) _ South Carolina starting quarterback Jake Bentley will be out indefinitely with a broken foot.
A person close to the football program spoke to The Associated Press about the injury on condition of anonymity because neither the team, nor head coach Will Muschamp, has publicly discussed Bentley’s injury.
It is not immediately known how or when Bentley got injured.
Bentley played throughout South Carolina’s 24-20 loss to North Carolina on Saturday in the opener for both teams.
In other college football news:
_ Illinois running back Mike Epstein has sustained a season-ending injury for the third straight year. Coach Lovie Smith said Monday the junior hurt his knee in the third quarter of the opener against Akron. Epstein has played 13 games over three seasons and rushed for 802 yards and scored seven touchdowns.
_ North Carolina State receiver C.J. Riley will miss the rest of the season after tearing a knee ligament on a special teams play. Coach Dave Doeren said Monday that Riley tore his left ACL during the Wolfpack’s 34-6 victory over East Carolina.
NHL-HURRICANES-WILLIAMS
Carolina’s Williams to ‘step away’ from NHL
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ Carolina Hurricanes captain Justin Williams is taking a break from the NHL to start this season.
The 37-year-old forward said in a statement Monday that he will “step away” from the sport.
With the start of training camp looming later this month, Williams says this is “the first time in my life that I’ve felt unsure of my aspirations” about hockey and lacks his usual “mental and physical commitment.”
Williams is an unrestricted free agent and three-time Stanley Cup champion whose two-year contract with Carolina expired after last season.
SPAIN-MISSING OLYMPIAN
Searchers hunt missing Spanish Olympian in mountain area
MADRID (AP) — A search squad of hundreds is combing a mountainous area outside Madrid 10 days after former alpine ski racer and Olympic medalist Blanca Fernández Ochoa went missing.
Spain’s National Police says the 56-year-old Fernández was last spotted on surveillance video at a shopping center on Aug. 24.
Her car was later found in a mountainous village and resort popular with hikers where Fernández’s family has deep roots.
More than 200 police officers, firefighters and forest rangers aided by tracking dogs, helicopters and hundreds of volunteers are searching Cercedilla’s steep landscape of gullies and peaks covered by pine forests.
Fernández won a bronze in the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, becoming Spain’s first female Winter Olympic medalist.
Her elder brother, Francisco Fernández Ochoa, is a 1972 gold medalist.
In world and national news…
FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said he ordered evacuations along the length of his state’s coast, which includes several low-lying islands, because if there is flooding on causeways, they won’t be able to get vehicles on or off the islands.
Kemp told Fox News Channel’s “Fox and Friends” on Tuesday morning that he’s expecting Hurricane Dorian to batter Georgia with heavy winds, severe flooding, a storm surge and beach erosion.
He said a reverse traffic or “contraflow” on Interstate 16 begins Tuesday morning.
The Category 3 storm has been battering the Bahamas, causing extensive damage and flooding.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities are searching for the nine people who remain missing after a boat fire off the coast of southern California killed dozens who were left sleeping below decks with only one narrow stairway out.
Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Kroll said Monday that 25 people had died, and the search would continue through the night for nine still unaccounted for.
Authorities opened a family assistance center where counseling was being provided to relatives of those onboard the dive-boat Conception when it sank Monday. None of their names were immediately released.
The missing and dead were among 39 passengers and crew who had departed Santa Barbara’s Channel Islands Harbor on Saturday aboard the boat Conception for a Labor Day weekend scuba-diving trip.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan official says the death toll from a Taliban suicide attack in Kabul late Monday night has risen to 16 civilians, with another 119 people wounded.
Interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi on Tuesday says some 400 foreigners were rescued after the attack targeted the Green Village compound, which houses several international organizations and guesthouses.
Smoke rose on Tuesday morning as angry Kabul residents set fire to part of the compound that has been a frequent target of attacks.
Rahimi says five attackers were shot and killed by security forces.
The blast occurred just hours after a U.S. envoy briefed the Afghan government on an agreement “in principle” with the Taliban that would see 5,000 U.S. troops leave the country within five months.
ODESSA, Texas (AP) — A neighbor of the gunman who killed seven people in West Texas described him as “a violent, aggressive person” that would fire his guns at all hours of the night.
Rocio Gutierrez told The Associated Press on Monday that her family has lived near Seth Ator for the past five months. But she says they were afraid of him.
Gutierrez says Ator would go out at night and shoot at animals, mostly rabbits.
FBI special agent Christopher Coombs also said Monday that the 36-year-old Ator lived at “a strange residence” and that the condition of his home reflected “what his mental state was going into this.”
Ator was killed by police outside an Odessa movie theater on Saturday after opening fire on state troopers during a traffic stop and then fleeing, shooting at random passers-by and vehicles.
LONDON (AP) — The European Union says it has received no proposals from the British government aimed at overcoming the impasse in Brexit talks.
European Commission spokeswoman Mina Andreeva said Tuesday that “I can’t report any concrete proposals having been made that we have seen.”
Andreeva says the EU’s executive body, which supervises Brexit negotiations on behalf of Britain’s 27 European partners, is operating on the “working assumption” that Britain will leave the bloc on Oct. 31.
She notes that “there is a very distinct possibility” of Britain crashing out of the EU without a deal.
Andreeva says “we continue to believe that the best outcome would be a Brexit on the basis of the negotiated withdrawal agreement.”
U.K. and EU officials are set to hold technical level talks later this week to see what progress can be made.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden entered the Democratic primary promising to reject donations from lobbyists, yet a review of campaign finance data by The Associated Press finds he’s accepted roughly $200,000 from employees of major lobbying firms.
His specific pledge was to forgo money from federally registered lobbyists. That has left him free to take donations from state-level lobbyists and those who lobby but do not meet the legal threshold requiring them to register.
It’s hard to quantify how much Biden has raised from the multibillion-dollar influence industry. But according to the review, it’s far more than any of his rivals have received.
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