– Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Sept 24

CSi Weather…

Update…

From the National Weather Service…

…The flood warning continues for the following rivers in North
Dakota…

Pipestem Creek near Pingree affecting Stutsman County
For the James River Basin including Pingree…Minor flooding is
occurring and is expected to continue.

.The Pipestem Creek near Pingree will begin to slowly fall Tuesday, and recede below minor flood stage Wednesday evening.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Safety message…Do not drive into areas where water tops the
roadway. Turn around…Don`t drown. Avoid driving on flooded roads.

A follow-up will be issued.

943 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2019

The Flood Warning continues for
The Pipestem Creek near Pingree.
* until Thursday morning.
* At 9:15 AM Tuesday the stage was 12.1 feet.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast…Begin to slowly fall Tuesday, and recede below minor
flood stage Wednesday evening.

FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (7AM)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

James River Basin
Pingree 11 12.1 Tue 9 AM 11.4 10.6 10.0 9.1 7.8

(Flood updates and Water Level Updates)

Forecast….

.REST OF TODAY.. Becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Highs in the lower

70s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain showers

in the evening, in the Jamestown area, 20 percent in the Valley City area, then clear after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 15 to

25 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds

5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.

.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of rain showers in

the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain

showers. Lows in the mid 40s.

.FRIDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.

.SATURDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain

showers. Highs in the lower 50s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Rain showers likely. Lows in the lower 40s.

Chance of showers 70 percent.

.SUNDAY…Rain showers likely. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of

showers 60 percent.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the

evening, then rain showers likely after midnight. Lows in the

lower 40s. Chance of showers 60 percent.

.MONDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain showers.

Highs in the lower 50s.

Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible Tuesday afternoon and
evening. Large hail to 1 inch in diameter is the main threat.

OMAHA, Neb. (USACE) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers increased the releases at Jamestown and Pipestem Reservoirs Monday from a combined 400 cubic feet per second to a combined 800 cfs, 400 cfs from each, according to Pipestem Dam, Manager, James Dixon.

Heavy rain fell in the upper James River Basin on Friday and Friday night. Two to six inches of rain fell above both Jamestown and Pipestem Reservoirs. causing inflows to increase, and the reservoirs to rise.

Jamestown Reservoir is currently at a pool elevation of 1430.8 feet. Pipestem Reservoir is currently at pool elevation 1445.4 feet and rising rapidly. The flood control storage at Jamestown and Pipestem reservoirs will be evacuated by November, unless significant rainfall occurs.

The Corps of Engineers is coordinating with the Bureau of Reclamation and the City of Jamestown. Combined releases could increase if basin conditions warrant.

New…

St. Paul, Minn. (USACE) – Citizens will see fluctuating flows along the Sheyenne River this week. Lakeshore users around Lake Ashtabula may need to take action to secure property located on the shoreline, as it may be impacted.

At the request of the Barnes County Sheriff’s Department, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will sharply reduce flows at Baldhill Dam. Discharges were decreased Tuesday, September 24, from around 1,800 cubic feet per second, or CFS, to 100 cfs, followed by a quick increase on Thursday, September 26, to more than 2,000 cfs. Lake Ashtabula is forecasted to increase 1.5 feet above its current elevation to 1,267.5 NGVD 29.

The public is urged to use caution near the Sheyenne and Lake Ashtabula during this time as currents and depths could change quickly.

Jamestown (CSi) On Tues Sept 24, Jamestown Public School District voters will have the opportunity to have their voices heard, on the referendum, concerning the proposed increasing the building fund levy authority from 10 to 20 mills, to update existing facilities.

The polls will be open at Jamestown Middle School’s Community Room from 7-a.m. to 7-p.m.

All Jamestown Public School District patrons, urban and rural are eligible to vote.

Voters need to provide an ID showing their current street address and date of birth.

If the street address is not current, a supplement form of ID can be used such as utility bill showing the current address, or a bank statement, or a pay check.

All voters must have been a legal resident of the school district at least 30 days prior to election day, September, 24, 2019.

Business Manager, Sally Ost says, the votes will be hand counted.

To pass, the “yes” votes must be 60-percent of the total votes cast.

CSiNewsNow.com will have the vote totals after the polls close.

Jamestown (CSi) On Monday, the Jamestown Public School Board and the Jamestown Education Association (JEA) have agreed to a two-year teacher contract.

The two-year agreement includes $800 salary increases for the 2019-2020 school year and a $1,300 increase for the second year. The starting salary for a teacher with a bachelor’s degree will be $43,817 in the first year of the contract.

Also, both parties agreed concerning that newly hired teacher in the district cannot be paid more than a returning teacher with similar experience.

A newly hired teacher in the district is able bring in a maximum of 10 years of experience outside of Jamestown Public Schools to count toward the salary schedule.

Also agreed to is that the Health Insurance Committee for the district would consist of five teachers (three voting, two ex-officio), two board members, one administrator and one support staff member. The committee chairman must be a teacher.

Valley City (CSi) Another Barnes County Jail Committee will be held this evening 5:30-p.m., to 7:30-p.m., at the Barnes County Commission Chambers at the courthouse.

The public is encouraged to attend.

Klein McCarthy Architects will give a presentation on the proposed jail and law enforcement center.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Board of Adjustment meeting will be held on Wednesday September 25, at 8- a.m. at City Hall.

On the agenda is a Building Code Variance Request(s) – 302 10TH Ave SE, Side Yard Variance.

University of Jamestown, Rear Yard Setback Variances.

Valley City (VCSU Newsletter) Several Valley City State University alumni will be honored during the VCSU Alumni Association 2019 Homecoming celebration to be held Friday-Saturday, Sept. 27- 28.

On Saturday morning, the Alumni Honors Breakfast will be held at the VCSU Student Center cafeteria beginning at 8:30 a.m. The Honors Breakfast provides the VCSU Alumni Association with an opportunity to present fellow alumni with Certificate of Merit, Alumni Service, and Distinguished Alumni awards.

Six alumni will be honored with the Certificate of Merit Award, adopted by the VCSU Alumni Association to recognize alumni for accomplishments, service or other noteworthy honors. This year’s recipients include Galen Brantley, Soldotna, Alaska; Kevin Bratland, Enderlin, N.D.; David Griffin, Bismarck, N.D.; Scott King, Malta, Montana; Rhonda (Schneekloth) Nudell, Buffalo, N.D.; and Wayne Steiner, Wahpeton, N.D..

Alumni Service Award recipients include George Berger, Binford, N.D., and Teresa (Pritchard) and Todd Christiansen, Valley City. The Alumni Service Award was adopted by the VCSU Alumni Association to recognize alumni or university friends who have attained exceptional achievement in their careers and have made significant contributions to the university through dedicated service, promotion, financial support or other efforts.

The Distinguished Alumni Award was adopted by the VCSU Alumni Association to recognize alumni/alumnae who have achieved prominence in their chosen field of endeavor. The nominee must have received national or international recognition and must have been identified as an expert in the individual’s chosen field. This year Mel McNea, North Platte, Nebraska, will be recognized as the 61st recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award.

The public is invited to attend the all Alumni Honors Breakfast on Saturday, Sept 28. Tickets are $10 each and may be reserved by calling the VCSU Alumni Office at 701-845-7403 or by emailing kim.hesch@vcsu.edu.

The Valley City State University Alumni Association is sponsoring a number of additional events to celebrate Homecoming 2019.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — An 18-year-old North Dakota woman who authorities say jumped a zoo guard rail to take a selfie in front of a primate cage has pleaded guilty to trespassing.

Ashlee Brown was fined $300 after Monday’s guilty plea and will be on unsupervised probation for nearly a year. She can keep the incident off her record if she stays out of trouble during that time.

Authorities say Brown jumped the rail at Bismarck’s Dakota Zoo in July, touched a small ape known as a siamang, and took a photograph. The Bismarck Tribune reports Brown didn’t testify in court and declined comment.

Zoo director Terry Lincoln said at the time that some diseases can be transmitted between humans and primates, and actions like Brown’s raise safety concerns for zoo visitors.

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) — A former Devils Lake police officer who was fired after he killed an unarmed man during an arrest is suing the city and the police department for wrongful termination.

Prosecutors declined to charge Brandon Potts for the July 2018 killing of Daniel Fuller. Investigators said the 26-year-old Fuller died after Potts’ gun went off during a struggle.

Potts was fired in February, and sued the city earlier this month. In his lawsuit, Potts says he had his firearm out to protect himself and his partner because Fuller was potentially armed.

Valley News Live reports the city and police department have denied Potts’ claims.

When firing Potts, Police Chief Joe Knowski said there was no set of circumstances in which Potts could effectively perform his duties and having him on the force might tarnish the department’s reputation.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s new Ethics Commission is working out how far its authority extends and determining the rules that will guide its actions and decision-making.

The panel oversees the conduct of legislators, state officials, political candidates and lobbyists. Chairman Ron Goodman says the commission will not investigate every ethics violation in the state.

The Bismarck Tribune reports that Goodman told the board Sept. 13 that he has been questioned about whether the commission can investigate lawmakers’ use of social media and even oil spills.

That’s unlikely, but one of the board’s first tasks is to write guidelines to govern how it acts. Assistant Attorney General Allyson Hicks says the board has “broad constitutional authority” over its rule-making.

The governor and legislative leaders appointed the Ethics Commission’s five board members in August.

In sports…

Bismarck (NDGF) North Dakota’s two-day youth pheasant season is Oct. 5-6. Legally licensed residents and nonresidents ages 15 and younger may hunt roosters statewide.

Resident youth hunters, regardless of age, must possess a fishing, hunting and furbearer certificate and general game and habitat license. Nonresident youth hunters from states that provide a reciprocal licensing agreement for North Dakota residents qualify for North Dakota resident licenses. Otherwise, nonresident youth hunters must purchase a nonresident small game license.

Shooting hours are one-half hour before sunrise to sunset. Youth ages 12 and older need to have passed a certified hunter education course. The daily bag limit and all other regulations for the regular pheasant season apply.

An adult at least 18 years of age must accompany the youth hunter in the field. The adult may not carry a firearm.

See the North Dakota 2019-20 Hunting and Trapping Guide for additional information

High School Football Polls…

Class AAA

Team Rec. Pts. LW

1. Bismarck Century (20) 4-0 100 1

2. West Fargo Sheyenne 4-0 79 2

3. Fargo Davies 3-1 59 4

4. Fargo South 3-1 28 3

5. Fargo Shanley 3-1 14 NR

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Bismarck High (2-2), West Fargo (2-2) and Mandan (2-2)

Class AA

Team Rec. Pts. LW

1. Hillsboro-Central Valley (20) 4-0 100 1

2. Beulah 3-1 63 2

3. Kindred 4-0 63 3

4. Bismarck St. Mary’s 1-2 47 4

5. Devils Lake 2-1 26 5

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Valley City 2-2

College Baseball…

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (uj.edu) — The University of Jamestown baseball team jumped out to an early 5-1 lead Monday evening, holding on for an 8-4 win over Valley City State (N.D.) University at Charlie Brown Field.

Tayler Cullen (JR/Santa Rosa, Calif.) singled in two runs in the top of the first, then a single by Brian Rice (JR/Vancouver, WA) and a VCSU error made it 4-1 in the top of the second.

Kendall Yackley (SO/Lynnwood, WA) homered with one out in the top of the third to push UJ’s lead to 5-1.

The Vikings made it a two-run game with a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth.

Jamestown gave themselves a bit of breathing room in the top of the seventh thanks to a solo home run by Ben Pedigo (JR/Olympia, WA) and a two-run pinch-hit single by Braxton Hewitt (SO/Carrington, ND).

VCSU loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the eighth but only managed to get a single run across as Jimmie reliever Austin Pesicka (SR/West Linn, OR) was able to work out of a jam.

Pedigo, Yackley, and Lincoln Trujillo (SR/Cheyenne, WY) each had two hits for Jamestown. Chase Hacker (SR/Millcreek, WA) and Grant Okawa (SR/Mississauga, ON) also recorded hits.

Cameron Jenkins (JR/West Richland, WA) (1-0), the third of five UJ pitchers, pitched two innings of scoreless relief for the win. Mitchell Dennis (FR/Okotoks, AB, Canada) started and went four innings, allowing three runs on two hits with four walks and four strikeouts. Aaron Pugh (SR/Boissevain, MB, Canada) and Pesicka combined to allow an unearned run over the final three innings, striking out five.

Jamestown (2-1) hosts Mayville State (N.D.) Tuesday at Jack Brown Stadium. First pitch is set for 6 p.m.

Men’s College Golf…

GPAC Preview @ Indian Creek, Omaha, NE

3rd of 9

OMAHA, Neb. (uj.edu)– The University of Jamestown men’s golf team tied for third place at the Great Plains Athletic Conference Preview, held Monday at Indian Creek Golf Course.

Jamestown finished with a team score of 615, tied with Midland (Neb.) University. Morningside (Iowa) was first at 591 and Doane (Neb.) University was second at 608.

Tate Olson (SO/Cook, Minn.) was the top finisher for UJ, tying for third at 4-over 148 (73-75). Austin Rene (SR/Jamestown, N.D.) tied for eighth at 9-over 153 (75-78).

Hudson Roling (SO/Thermopolis, Wyo.) (77-80) tied for 16th at 13-over 157, Treyton Forsman (SO/Lewiston, Idaho) tied for 30th at 17-over 161 (77-84), and Jackson Worner (FR/West Fargo, N.D.) tied for 37th at 22-over 166 (86-80).

The 36-hole event was held on the same course as this weekend’s GPAC Fall Championship, which begins on Friday.

Monday High School Volleyball…

Valley City def. Grand Forks Central, 3-0

Divide County def. Burke County, 25-13, 25-20, 25-13

Drayton/Valley-Edinburg def. Larimore, 27-25, 25-20, 25-14

Grafton/St. Thomas def. Warren-Alvarado-Oslo, Minn., 25-18, 23-25, 25-21, 24-26, 15-13

Lewis and Clark def. Ray, 27-25, 25-17, 25-19

Park River/Fordville Lankin def. Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page, 25-16, 25-19, 25-14

Trinity Christian def. New Town, 3-1

NFL….

Monday Night Football….

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — After the Chicago Bears’ offense was slow to get going this season, Mitchell Trubisky was excited to speed things up.

Trubisky and the Bears used a no-huddle, hurry-up tempo to snap out of their offensive funk and score 28 first-half points on the way to beating the Washington Redskins 31-15 Monday night. After no passing touchdowns the first two games of the year, Trubisky connected with Taylor Gabriel on three of them in the second quarter alone.

MLB …

Nationals handle Phillies 7-2, reduce magic number to 3

WASHINGTON (AP) — Patrick Corbin pitched six effective innings, and the Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 Monday night to strengthen their playoff positioning.

Adam Eaton, Yan Gomes and Trea Turner homered for Washington, which moved a half-game ahead of idle Milwaukee for the top spot in the wild-card standings. The Nationals reduced their magic number to clinch a playoff berth to three.

Philadelphia was pushed to the brink of elimination after beginning the season with great expectations after signing former Washington slugger Bryce Harper to a blockbuster deal. The Phillies have to win their final seven games while Milwaukee or Washington loses out to have any hope of reaching the wild-card game.

In other Monday action:

_ Steven Matz allowed two homers to Jorge Alfaro, including a grand slam, and the New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins 8-4 to dim their fading postseason hopes. The Mets dropped five games behind idle Milwaukee for the final NL playoff spot with six games remaining. They also trail Washington by 5 1/2 games for the top wild card after the Nationals beat Philadelphia 7-2.

_ Ji-Man Choi, Brandon Lowe and Willy Adames homered during Tampa Bay’s six-run fourth inning, and the Rays moved into sole possession of the second AL wild card by rallying for a 7-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox. The Rays hold a half-game lead over Cleveland, which had the day off.

_ Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run homer in his return to Chase Field, Yadier Molina hit another two-run shot and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-7 for their sixth straight win. The Cardinals have a 3 1/2-game lead over the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central.

_ Anthony Alford hit a game-ending drive in the 15th inning for his first career homer, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 11-10. Alford connected against rookie right-hander Ryan Eades, who was trying to close out a third consecutive scoreless inning.

MLB NEWS

Freeman treating sore elbow; Royals manager Ned Yost to retire

UNDATED (AP) _ Braves star Freddie Freeman is remaining in Atlanta this week for treatment on his sore right elbow, rather than traveling with the team for its series at Kansas City.

Freeman, a MVP candidate for the NL East champions, left Sunday’s game in the eighth inning against San Francisco after a recurrence of a bone spur in the elbow. Freeman is hitting .296 with 38 homers and leads the NL with 121 RBIs.

In other baseball news:

_ Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run homer in his return to Chase Field as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals. The 32-year-old Goldschmidt spent the first eight seasons of his career with the Arizona Diamondbacks and was a Chase Field favorite during his tenure. In the third, he drove a changeup from Alex Young over the right-center field fence for his 32nd homer of the year. It was also his 100th career homer at Chase Field, which is a stadium record.

_ Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost (yohst) will be retiring at the end of the season, a year in which his team lost 100 games Yost got the Kansas City job in 2010. He is the all-time winningest manager in franchise history with 744 victories and the first manager to lead the team to consecutive World Series appearances.

NFL NEWS

Roethlisberger undergoes elbow surgery, plans 2020 return

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had surgery to repair his right elbow on Monday.

Team spokesman Burt Lauten said Roethlisberger underwent the procedure at Cedars-Sinai Kerlan Jobe Orthopedic Clinic in Los Angeles. The surgery was performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache in consultation with team physician Dr. Jim Bradley.

The 37-year-old Roethlisberger left at halftime of a 28-26 loss to Seattle on Sept. 15 after complaining of elbow pain. The team placed him on season-ending injured reserve the following day but has not detailed the exact nature of Roethlisberger’s injury.

Roethlisberger will begin rehabilitation when he returns to Pittsburgh and plans to return to the field in 2020. The two-time Super Bowl winner signed a contract extension in the spring that runs through the 2021 season.

In other NFL news:

_ Carolina coach Ron Rivera says quarterback Cam Newton will miss his second straight game when the Panthers take on the Houston Texans next weekend. Newton hurt his foot in Carolina’s third preseason game and then aggravated the injury a Week 2 loss to the Buccaneers.

_ Buffalo Bills backup defensive tackle Harrison Phillips will miss the remainder of the season after tearing a knee ligament. Coach Sean McDermott called the injury “unfortunate and sad” in making the announcement Monday.

_ Atlanta Falcons safety Keanu Neal has suffered a season-ending injury for the second straight year. A torn left Achilles tendon suffered in Atlanta’s loss at Indianapolis ended Neal’s season.

_ The Patriots have placed fullback James Develin on injured reserve with a neck injury, making him the third offensive player New England has placed on the list this season. Develin played in the Patriots’ first two games.

_ Indianapolis Colts coach Frank Reich says safety Malik Hooker suffered a knee injury during Sunday’s 27-24 victory over Atlanta. Hooker is expected to miss four to six weeks with a torn meniscus.

_ NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Saquon Barkley has a high sprain to his right ankle and there is no immediate timetable for his return to the New York Giants. Giants coach Pat Shurmur did not have much additional information.

_ Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney II will chair the NFL’s compensation committee, which among other things negotiates the salary of top league executives, including Commissioner Roger Goodell. Rooney replaces Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank, who stepped down in May, and will serve for one year.

_ Antonio Brown is going back to school. A Central Michigan University spokeswoman says Brown began taking online courses last week. Brown played for the Chippewas from 2007 to 2009 before Pittsburgh drafted him in 2010. Brown has time for classwork. He was cut after playing one game with New England after being accused of rape and other sexual misconduct.

KANSAS-NCAA VIOLATIONS

AP Source: Kansas receives notice of allegations from NCAA

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A person familiar with the situation says the University of Kansas received a notice of allegations from the NCAA on Monday that alleges significant violations within its storied men’s basketball program.

The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither the NCAA nor the school had announced the notice, which was first reported by Yahoo Sports. That initial report, citing unnamed sources, said the notice included three Level 1 violations tied primarily to recruiting, lack of institutional control and a responsibility charge leveled against Hall of Fame coach Bill Self.

Yahoo also reported that Kansas was given notice of a secondary violation in football tied to then-coach David Beaty. That violation involved the use of an extra coach during practice.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL-OBIT SNEAD

Former Ole Miss quarterback Jevan Snead, 32, dies in Texas

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Jevan Snead, the former Mississippi quarterback who ranks among the school’s career passing leaders, has died in Texas aged 32.

Police say officers responding to a deceased-person call found Snead dead in Austin Saturday night. Austin police provided no information except to say Snead’s death isn’t considered suspicious.

Snead was one of the top recruits in the country when he signed with Texas in 2006, but he couldn’t win the starting job over Colt McCoy. After limited playing time that season, Snead transferred to Ole Miss. He sat out the 2007 season and was a starter for the Rebels 2008-2009.

Snead passed for 5,394 yards and 46 touchdowns in two seasons for the Rebels. Both marks rank in the top 10 in school history.

In other college football news:

_ Houston quarterback D’Eriq King says he won’t play the rest of this season, instead taking a redshirt year, with the intention to return in 2020. Cougars receiver Keith Corbin made a similar announcement. Both are seniors. They are taking advantage of an NCAA rule implemented last year that allows players to participate in four games and still redshirt to preserve a year of eligibility.

FORMER TEXAS TECH PLAYER KILLED

Former Texas Tech standout Andre Emmett killed in Dallas

DALLAS (AP) — Authorities say former Texas Tech basketball standout Andre Emmett has been shot to death near his home in Dallas.

Police say 37-year-old Emmett was sitting in his vehicle outside his home early Monday when he was approached by two people who displayed a handgun. Police say an altercation ensued and Emmett was shot as he ran away.

Police say the suspects fled and a passer-by called 911 after finding Emmett several hundred feet from his home.

Emmett died at a hospital. Texas Tech says Emmett is the all-time leading scorer in program history with 2,256 career points from 2001-04. He averaged 17.6 points per game.

NHL NEWS

Lightning sign Brayden Point to $20.25M, 3-year deal

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) _ The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed restricted free agent forward Brayden Point to a $20.25 million, three-year contract.

Point will count $6.75 million against the salary cap through the 2022-23 season.

Point’s contract ends a long stalemate with the Lightning that caused the budding 23-year-old star to miss most of training camp. Point put up 92 points last season as the Lightning won the Presidents’ Trophy only to be swept in the first round of the playoffs.

In other NHL news:

_ Work has begun on a $1.3 billion arena for the New York Islanders hockey team at Belmont Park. The 19,000-seat arena will also include shops, restaurants and a hotel. Work is expected to be completed in time for the 2021-2022 season.

PGA-TOUR-HONG KONG

PGA Tour cancels China Series event in Hong Kong for safety

BEIJING (AP) — The PGA Tour Series-China is canceling its tournament in Hong Kong next month because of civil unrest and safety concerns.

The season was supposed to end Oct. 17-20 at Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club in Hong Kong. Instead, the 13th and final tournament will be held Oct. 10-13 at the Macau Championship.

Hong Kong is in the fourth month of protests that occur every weekend, and some have been violent. The protests started out as opposition to a proposed extradition law and have expanded to include demands for greater democracy. Last weekend, protesters threw gasoline bombs and police responded with tear gas.

In world and national news…

LONDON (AP) — The EU parliament’s chief Brexit official says he is relieved that at least one key pillar of British life has survived: Parliamentary democracy.

“The rule of law in the U.K. is alive & kicking,” MEP Guy Verhofstadt tweeted.

And he derided all those Brexit supporters who never resist any opportunity to call the EU “undemocratic.” ”I never want to hear Boris Johnson or any other Brexiteer say again that the European Union is undemocratic,” he said.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Seven Democratic freshmen lawmakers who served in the military and national security say that if President Donald Trump pressured Ukraine’s president to investigate rival Joe Biden for political benefit, it’s impeachable.

The seven centrist Democrats said in an op-ed late Monday in The Washington Post they “do not arrive at this conclusion lightly.”

They call the allegations “a threat to all” they’ve sworn to protect.

The lawmakers include Reps. Gil Cisneros of California, Jason Crow of Colorado, Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania, Elaine Luria of Virginia, Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey, Elissa Slotkin of Michigan and Abigail Spanberger of Virginia.

They come largely from swing districts where Trump is popular but voters split.

Trump has denied wrongdoing in talking about Biden with Ukraine’s president.

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top court says Google doesn’t have to extend the EU’s “right to be forgotten” rules to its search engines globally.

The European Court of Justice ruled Tuesday that there “is no obligation under EU law for a search engine operator” to extend beyond the EU member states the court’s 2014 ruling that people have the right to control what appears when their name is searched online.

It said, however, that a search engine operator must put measures in place to discourage internet users from going outside the EU to find that information.

The case highlights the need to balance data privacy and protection concerns against the public’s right to know. It also raises questions about how to enforce differing jurisdictions when it comes to the borderless internet.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Donald Trump goes before the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday to try to square his “America First” approach to foreign policy with his administration’s hope for a multi-national response to Iran’s escalating aggression.

While Trump wants allies to join the U.S. in further isolating Iran, he also seems to be holding to his go-it-alone strategy of using economic sanctions to pressure Tehran to give up its nuclear program and stop attacks that are rattling the Middle East.

On Monday, the president praised British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s call for a new deal to replace the 2015 Iran nuclear pact from which Trump walked away. The president also said he appreciated the efforts of French President Emmanuel Macron, who has suggested Trump meet with the Iranian president.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s two largest political parties are meeting to discuss the possibility of forming a unity government between them, after last week’s deadlocked national elections.

Tuesday’s meeting between party representatives comes a day after Blue and White leader Benny Gantz and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the rival Likud party held their first meeting since the polling. Israeli President Reuven Rivlin brought them together in hopes of breaking a political impasse that could send the nation into months of limbo and potentially force a third election in less than a year.

Israel’s president is responsible for choosing a candidate for prime minister after national elections. That task is usually a formality, but far more complicated this time since neither of the candidates can build a stable parliamentary majority on his own.