CSi Weather…

Update…

From the National Weather Service…

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

From the National Weather Service…

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

1148 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2019

…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.

. Pipestem creek crested Tuesday evening and has begun a steady
fall. Current forecasts suggest Pipestem Creek will fall below
flood stage late Thursday afternoon.

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.

 

The Flood Warning continues for
The Pipestem Creek near Pingree.
* until Thursday evening.
* At 11:15 AM Wednesday the stage was 11.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast…The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
late tomorrow.
* Impact…At 10.0 feet…Flooding at this level affects farmland, but
no major cities or roads. Water is out of the banks. Little known
about damage

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

 

James River Basin
Pingree      11 11.9 Wed 11 AM  11.1   10.0    9.1    7.9    6.9

 

(Flood updates and Water Level Updates)

 

Forecast…

REST OF TODAY…Sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain

showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon in the Valley City area.

Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph.

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in the evening in the Valley City area. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening.

 

.THURSDAY…Partly sunny in the morning, then cloudy with a

20 percent chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the

mid 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of rain

showers in the evening in the Jamestown area, 60 percent in the Valley City area. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 5 to

15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

.FRIDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds

10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the morning.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain

showers after midnight in the Jamestown area. Patchy frost after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s.

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

showers. Highs in the lower 50s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Cloudy with rain showers. Lows in the lower

40s.

.SUNDAY…Rain showers. Highs in the mid 50s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Cloudy. Rain showers likely in the evening, then

chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 40s.

Chance of showers 60 percent.

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

Highs in the mid 50s.

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

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

upper 30s. Chance of showers 60 percent.

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

showers. Highs in the upper 40s.

There is a slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Severe

weather is not anticipated.

 

Bismarck  (NDDOT)  The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) and the North Dakota Highway Patrol Tuesday afternoon,  OPENED ND Highway 200 from Hurdsfield to the Jct. of US 52. The roadway was temporarily closed due to damage caused by flooding. The portion of the roadway that was damaged has been repaired.

The NDDOT encourages motorists to check road conditions before traveling due to rapidly changing conditions. For updated road information, call 511 from any type of phone or go to the Travel Information Map on our website at www.dot.nd.gov.

 

 

Update..

Jamestown (CSi)  Voters in the Jamestown Public School District rejected the referendum to increase the building fund levy authority from 10 to 20 mills, to update existing facilities.

Business Manager Sally Ost  says, the final unofficial vote was:

Yes 764
NO  1172

A 60 percent majority of yes votes was needed to pass, however, it only received 39.4 % yes votes in support of the referendum.

Of the total 1936 votes cast in the Sept 24 vote, there were 132 absentee ballots.

In response to the vote outcome, Superintendent Robert Lech said, “I think it tells us that we need to utilize our Capital Projects Plan and look at the existing funds that we currently have.  Moving forward, we’re going to do the best that we can to provide safe and secure buildings for our students in the district.”

 

Valley City  (CSi)  The search for Mark Davies, who went missing on August 23 this year will be along an area of the Sheyenne River.

The Corps of Engineers announced Tuesday that 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, to be 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, while the Sheyenne River level drops. allowing searchers to comb the river bank.

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

Wednesday morning the Sheyenne River level was just under six feet, down from nearly 10 feet before the release change was made from the dam.

Area residents  in Barnes, Ransom and Lamoure Counties are asked to still search through their properties and outbuildings for any signs of Davies or his vehicle, a Black 1999 GMC Yukon (ND License number 327 CCM.)

Anyone with information should contact the Valley City Police Department at 701- 845-3110.

 

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)  The Jamestown City Council’s Finance & Legal, Building, Planning, & Zoning Committee, and Civic Center & Promotion Committee met Tuesday evening at City Hall. All members were present.

 

FINANCE & LEGAL COMMITTEE

Considered was the request from Commonwealth Company for a tax abatement under N.D.C.C. Sec. 40-57.1 for a period of fifteen (15) years for the development of a low to moderate income based multi-unit residential building with green space, parking and some commercial space downtown.  (The former Eagles Club Building, on 2nd Avenue and 2nd Street Southwest).

Eagle Flats, involves demolishing the current vacant Eagles building and constructing a multi-story housing unit.

Commonwealth’s Erin Anderson said the business, based in Wisconsin, is expanding into North Dakota and Minnesota, with affordable housing, utilizing existing structures, or new construction. She said the tax abatement is necessary, because without it, there would be a negative cash flow.  She requested a letter of support from the city.

City Attorney Leo Ryan said negotiations need to take place and include a member of the Jamestown Public School District.  He added, which can be started.  It has 30 days to reply.

The developer has requested to pay $35,000 per year for 15 years rather than the normal property taxes estimated at almost $80,000 per year.

Earlier this month the Stutsman County Commission took no action regarding the payment in lieu of taxes request for the planned low and moderate income housing project planned for downtown Jamestown.

Stutsman County Auditor/COO Nicole Melland, estimated that Stutsman County revenue would be reduced by about $141,000 over the 15 year period.

The Finance Committee on Tuesday, moved that the matter be place on the October 7 City Council meeting agenda without recommendation, which Anderson said could possibly delay the start of the project by a year.

The committee recommends sending a letter to the developer to indicate pursuing the start negotiations.

After the vote Joel Trasier ask if the market they are planning to serve has the capacity in town.

David Klein of Great Plains Housing Authority stated a need in Jamestown for accessible housing.  Beth Dewald from Freedom Resource Center for Independent Living in Jamestown, agreed.  Jamestown Downtown Association also supports the housing for downtown development.

The committee then considered the request from Commonwealth Company requesting the preliminary approval to lease 20 city-owned parking spaces for one dollar/year for the Eagle Flats, LLC Project. That request was also moved to the October City Council agenda without recommendation.

 

Considered was the request from the Jamestown Community Correction Program, a not-for-profit regional community service and restitution program organization, to fund the program in 2020 in the amount of $6 for each hour of community service ordered by municipal court, an increase of $2 per hour ordered, $20 per noncompliance report, an increase of $10, and consider approval and authorize the signing of the Jamestown Community Correction Program Agreement for January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. Pam Phillips stated that she is and Ex-Offico member of the board, and the committee voted to let her participate in the vote.

The committee recommends approving as amended.

 

Considered was the City’s request approved by the JSDC board for Economic Development Funds for the City of Jamestown to acquire for the City/County 80/20 split for the National Guard a one-time payment of up to $350,000 for a 40-year lease for 16 acres of land at the airport industrial park.   JSDC Business Development Director, Corry Shevlin said, a number of approval need to come forth as part of the proposal.

The committee recommends, approval.

Preliminary estimates place the cost of the National Guard armory at between $26 million and $28 million.

With the 40-year lease of the land by the city of Jamestown the National Guard will pay the JSDC the share of the development costs of the land and then construct a building.

Considered was reclassifying the positions of Administrative Assistant Finance and Appraiser. Human Resource Director Jay Sveum said the step in the range would increase in the future, for the Administrative  Assistant Finance position.

The Appraiser position range will be increased.

The committee recommends approval.

INFORMATIONAL: City Council Public Hearings for the following special assessment projects, are scheduled at the October 7, 2019, city council meeting:

  • 5th St NE Paving Improvement District 16-42
  • 20th St SW Paving Improvement District 16-43
  • NW Watermain Rehabilitation District 17-61
  • Safe Routes to School Sidewalk District 18-21
  • Seal Coat, Patching, Construction & Reconstruction District 18-41
  • Retaining Wall Assessment, Frontier Village District 18-42

 

INFORMATIONAL: The public hearing and second readings of Ordinance No. 1521 and 1522, pertaining to the 2020 Budget are scheduled at the October 7, 2019, city council meeting.

 

BUILDING, PLANNING & ZONING COMMITTEE

The Committee recommends approval of the Minor Subdivision, Preliminary/Final plat of Fallgatter Addition, Lot 1 and 2, Block 1, a re-plat of Lots 5,6,7 & 8, Block 3, Leapaldt Addition within the SE ¼, Section 24, T140N, R64W, City of Jamestown, ND. The property is located at 1507 – 1517 12th Ave NE, Jamestown, ND.

 

CIVIC CENTER AND PROMOTION COMMITTEE

Tina Busch of the Frontier  Village Association stated that the  FVA is Asking for a five year lease, from the city for Frontier Village improvements.

Council Member Phillip said Jamestown Tourism has invested dollars in infrastructure projects.  She added The Buffalo Museum improvements have increased visits to the Village and to Jamestown.  She said tourists need a reason to stay in Jamestown over a longer period of time, with a unique experience.

She said the FVA proposal does not include a dollar amount. She added the National Buffalo Museum wants to expand the their lease to include all of Frontier Village.

She said she is frustrated with  the Frontier Village Board in the past.  Tina said there is a “power struggle” going on between the board and the city, to which Ms. Phillips said a change is needed in the way the Village board is running the operation.

Buffalo Museum Director, Ilana Xinos said, the Museum is interested in leasing the entire Frontier Village Space.

City Administrator Sarah Hellekson said the current FVA lease expires at the end of this year.

Mayor Heinrich said the FVA and the National Buffalo Museum need to each present a proposal to the city, with their future plans, for consideration.

Don Williams of the National Buffalo Museum Board said, if the FVA lease is not renewed, the Museum would like to look at options before any decision is made.

No decision was made at Tuesday’s meeting.

Council Member Brubakken said the matter will be forwarded to the October 22, committee meeting.

Discussion was held, on the city’s investment of the rodeos held at the Civic Center.

Civic Center Manager, Pam Fosse said the Civic Center has paid the rental costs for the rodeo the past few years, and she outlined costs incurred by the city from the rodeo.  She said other conventions and events are also not self-sustaining with the Civic Center paying their rent.

She added the Civic Center in the future will be more protective of the new bleachers concerning damages from the rodeo events.

The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67, followed by replays.

 

 

Jamestown  (Chamber)   On Tuesday, September 24,  members of the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors and the Young Professionals of Jamestown held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Herbology to celebrate their new location in Jamestown.  This business is located at 1513 Business Loop East in Jamestown.  Herbology is a medical cannabis dispensary.

Businesses qualify for a ribbon-cutting ceremony if they open, move, remodel, are under new ownership or change their name.  For more information, contact Emily Bivens by emailing: director@jamestownchamber.com or call the chamber at 701-252-4830.

Valley City  (VCSU)  Valley City State University has set enrollment records with a total headcount of 1,665 students and an undergraduate headcount of 1,524, according to official fall term 2019 figures released by the university.

The 1,665 total headcount surpasses the previous record of 1,547 set in fall 2018, a 7.6% increase, and the undergraduate headcount of 1,524 surpasses the previous record of 1,404, also from fall 2018, an 8.5% increase.

The full-time equivalent (FTE) figure has also increased from 2018 to 2019, moving from 1,096 to 1,164, a 6.2% increase.

The headcount enrollment marks the fifth consecutive year of record-breaking numbers for VCSU, beginning with a 2015 mark of 1,422 that surpassed the previous record of 1,384 set in 2011.

VCSU President, Alan LaFave says, “These are exciting times at Valely City State, and the record numbers represent the active choice that students make when they enroll at VCSU. The numbers are also a positive indicator of the tremendous work being done by our faculty and staff, with the strong support we receive from alumni, donors and the Valley City community, along with the North Dakota University System and the North Dakota Legislature. The personal attention that students receive both on campus and online makes for an outstanding education and a tremendous value, and I’m so very proud of the people who make that happen year in and year out.”

The enrollment records contribute to a positive fall term that has seen VCSU ranked the No. 2 public regional college in the Midwest by U.S. News and 51st among 372 schools in the Midwest in Washington Monthly’s Best Bang for the Buck Colleges (Midwest) listings.

The university will celebrate the inauguration of President LaFave on Friday, Sept. 27; the inauguration festivities also coincide with homecoming activities on the VCSU campus.

KIEF, N.D. (AP) — Authorities say a 41-year-old man from Anamoose died in a one-car rollover in Sheridan County.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the crash happened Monday about 10:40 p.m. on a gravel road about a mile south of Kief. The driver failed to negotiate a curve and the vehicle ran off the roadway and into a ditch. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. He has not been identified.

The crash remains under investigation.

 

Hankinson, ND (Valley News Live) –  Multiple residents are displaced after a building fire broke out at Posts Hardware in Hankinson, about 9-p.m., Tuesday.

Hankinson’s fire chief tells Valley News Live that everyone made it out, and there were no injuries. It hasn’t been determined what caused the fire at this time.

The residents in eight apartments were displaced. There’s no word on when they’ll be able to return.

Crews were on-site overnight to keep an eye on hot spots. A damage estimate will be determined at a later time.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Bismarck City Commission has approved a $233 million budget for 2020 that will raise property taxes to help fund seven new city positions and give workers a 3.5% raise.

The Bismarck Tribune reports the vote was 3-2 on Tuesday.

City Administrator Keith Henke says the 2020 budget is a 22% increase from last year, largely due to a sales tax increase that took effect earlier. About 10% of the total budget, or $23.2 million, will be funded by property taxes. Taxes on a $200,000 home will increase by about $18, excluding any special assessments. Utility bills will go up about 99 cents a month for most Bismarck homes.

The budget also includes about $75 million for capital improvements, including $18 million for the airport and $33 million for roads.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission plans to formally request that the flags of the state’s five tribes become a permanent fixture at the Capitol.

The Bismarck Tribune reports that a committee of state lawmakers will hear the commission’s request Thursday. The commission’s executive director Scott Davis says he doesn’t anticipate there will be any opposition.

Gov. Doug Burgum declared during his State of the State address in January that he would display the flags outside his office in Bismarck. They represent the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation; the Standing Rock Sioux; the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa; the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate; and the Spirit Lake Nation.

Sen. Richard Marcellais, a former Turtle Mountain tribal official, previously proposed three failed bills to erect a display of tribal flags.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s top gambling regulator says her agency needs to double in size to keep pace with the “explosion” of wagering brought on by electronic pulltabs.

Charities began operating electronic pulltabs one year ago. State gaming director Deb McDaniel told the Legislature’s interim Taxation Committee Tuesday that the popularity of the games has “put a tremendous strain” on her agency.

She says the amount wagered on charitable games in the current two-year budget cycle will top $1 billion, and mostly from electronic pulltabs. That’s about a 75% more than the 2015-17 budget cycle.

Rep. Jim Grueneich heads the committee studying charitable gambling taxes. He says the panel will meet at least two more times before the full Legislature convenes in 2021. He says legislation likely will come from the meetings.

 

 

DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) — Authorities say human remains found in western North Dakota in December are those of a 15-year-old boy who was reported missing in the Dickinson area more than six years ago.

The Stark County Sherriff’s Office says the remains of Edward Stubbs, also known as Ashton Lebaron, were discovered by a resident on Dec. 11 in the area of Radar Base Hill, a defunct Air Force Radar Station northeast of Dickinson. Stubbs, from El Paso, Texas, came to the Dickinson area in June 2013 to work construction. He went missing that same month.

The teen’s mother, Jolene Stubbs, put out a $5,000 reward shortly after her son disappeared.

Authorities say they are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Edward Stubbs. No further details have been released.

 

 

In sports..

Tuesday…

College Baseball

At Jack Brown Stadium. Tuesday Evening…

(uj.edu) Mayville State 5, Jamestown 3.  Game postponed in the 6th inning

A possible makeup date to resume play is yet to be determined

 

College Women’s Volleyball

Tuesday…

DICKINSON, N.D.  (uj.edu)– The 13th-ranked University of Jamestown volleyball team took care of Dickinson State (N.D.) University in three sets Tuesday, defeating the Blue Hawks in non-conference action 25-20, 25-15, 25-17.

Jamestown (14-2) won their sixth straight match and extended their winning streak against Dickinson State to 19, dating back to 2010.

Jordan Thomas (SR/Pingree, N.D.) posted 10 kills and a .444 hitting percentage to lead the Jimmies. Britta Knudson (SR/Bismarck, N.D.) recorded nine kills, while Taylor Sabinash (SO/Kensal, N.D.) and Isabel Wedell (SR/Ellendale, N.D.) each finished with seven kills. Sabinash led UJ hitters with a .636 attack percentage.

Miranda Lowman (SR/Mandan, N.D.) (20 assists) and Jackie Meiklejohn (SO/Dickey, N.D.) (13) helped Jamestown hitters to a .291 attack percentage for the match. Meiklejohn (nine digs) narrowly missed a double-double.

Sydney Ellingson (JR/Langdon, N.D.) led the defense with 12 digs, followed by Meiklejohn, and Hannah Schiele (SO/Jamestown, N.D.) with eight. Knudson and Sabinash ended with four total blocks a piece.

Jamestown outhit the Blue Hawks .291-.134 and had a 52-40 advantage in digs.

The road trip continues for the Jimmies as they are in Iowa Friday and Saturday to face Dordt University and Northwestern College. UJ returns home on October 2 to play the first of five consecutive home matches at Harold Newman Arena.

 

High School Volleyball

Tuesday

Jamestown def. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 25-21, 18-25, 25-18, 25-19

LaMoure-Litchville-Marion def. Carrington, 20-25, 20-25, 25-19, 25-20, 15-7

Beulah def. Beach, 25-9, 22-25, 25-16, 25-12

Bismarck High def. Bismarck Legacy, 25-21, 18-25, 25-18, 25-19

Bottineau def. Newburg-Westhope, 23-25, 28-26, 22-25, 25-18, 15-10

Des Lacs-Burlington def. South Prairie, 25-14, 25-8, 25-20

Dickinson def. Watford City, 25-20, 25-19, 25-20

Dickinson Trinity def. Hazen, 25-11, 25-14, 25-11

Fargo Davies def. Grand Forks Red River, 25-12, 25-20, 25-15

Fargo Shanley def. Fargo South, 25-10, 25-12, 25-16

Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page def. Four Winds/Minnewaukan, 25-14, 25-19, 25-10

Flasher def. Underwood, 25-20, 25-14, 25-17

Garrison-Max def. Center-Stanton, 25-15, 25-16, 25-23

Glenburn def. Lewis and Clark, 25-17, 15-25, 25-18, 25-21

Grand Forks Central def. Wahpeton, 25-17, 25-18, 25-15

Hankinson def. Lisbon, 25-21, 25-17, 25-21

Harvey-Wells County def. Washburn, 3-0

Heart River def. Harding County, S.D., 25-23, 25-21, 25-16

Hettinger/Scranton def. Bison, S.D., 25-11, 25-12, 25-8

Kindred def. Tri-State, 25-12, 25-21, 25-20

Linton-HMB def. Strasburg-Zeeland, 25-19, 25-17, 25-15

Minot def. Williston, 25-12, 25-13, 25-14

Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood def. Surrey, 25-9, 25-19, 25-18

New England def. Grant County, 25-22, 25-21, 28-26

New Rockford-Sheyenne def. Drake/Anamoose, 25-20, 25-15, 29-27

North Star def. Park River/Fordville Lankin, 25-17, 25-10, 25-20

Northern Cass def. Maple Valley, 25-15, 25-10, 25-16

Oak Grove Lutheran def. Central Cass, 25-16, 25-20, 25-17

Our Redeemer’s def. Bishop Ryan, 25-18, 25-22, 25-20

Richardton-Taylor def. Killdeer, 19-25, 23-25, 25-16, 25-20, 15-8

Rugby def. Towner-Granville-Upham, 3-0

Sheyenne def. Devils Lake, 25-15, 25-14, 25-13

Shiloh Christian def. Standing Rock, 25-7, 25-14, 25-19

South Border def. Napoleon, 25-16, 21-25, 25-15, 25-16

Stanley def. Trinity Christian, 25-18, 25-9, 17-25, 25-9

Thompson def. Midway-Minto, 25-10, 25-4, 25-12

Trenton def. Powers Lake, 25-17, 16-25, 25-19, 23-25, 16-14

Turtle Lake-Mercer-McClusky def. Nedrose, 17-25, 26-24, 25-23, 25-10

West Fargo def. Fargo North, 25-12, 25-17, 21-25, 16-25, 15-11

White Shield def. Parshall, 21-25, 25-12, 25-8, 20-25, 17-15

Wilton-Wing def. New Salem-Almont, 25-20, 25-10, 25-17

 

MLB RESULTS…

 

UNDATED (AP) _

_ Jake Odorizzi threw two-hit ball over six innings before leaving with a tight hamstring in the Twins’ 4-2 win over the Tigers. Detroit led 1-0 in the seventh until Willians Astudillo (as-too-DEE’-oh) hit a two-run single and scored on Eddie Rosario’s two-run double. Taylor Rogers pitched a perfect ninth for his 29th save as Minnesota sliced its magic number to two for winning the AL Central.

The Indians stayed a half-game behind the Rays for the second AL wild card by homering four times in an 11-0 dismantling of the White Sox. José Ramírez hit a grand slam and a three-run homer in his first two plate appearances after missing a month with a broken hand. Roberto Pérez and Óscar Mercado also went deep to back Mike Clevinger, who is 13-3 after fanning 10 and allowing five hits over seven innings.

 

Maybe Christian Yelich (YEH’-lihch) was dragging down the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Brewers have continued their unexpected hot streak without the reigning National League MVP by knocking off the Reds, 4-2 at Cincinnati. Ryan Braun was 2-for-3 with a solo homer, leaving him 9-for-21 in his last 21 games.

Keston Hiura (HEER’-uh) broke a 2-2 tie with a sacrifice fly in the third inning to back winning pitcher Brent Suter, who allowed three hits over three scoreless innings of relief.

The Brewers are 11-2 without Yelich, who is out for the remainder of the season after breaking his right kneecap on Sept. 10.

Milwaukee has won 16 of its last 18 and is a major league-best 18-4 this month. The Brewers’ magic number is down to one for clinching a playoff berth.

Elsewhere on major league diamonds:

_ Ildemaro Vargas had a game-tying pinch-hit homer in the ninth inning on Tuesday and got the game-winning single in the 19th at 1:34 a.m. local time on Wednesday, giving the Arizona Diamondbacks a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. The loss wasted a stellar pitching performance by the Cardinals’ Jack Flaherty. Vargas finished with four hits.

_ The Nationals have claimed a wild-card spot and are a half-game ahead of Milwaukee for the first NL wild card after sweeping a pair from the Phillies, 4-1 and 6-5. Anthony Rendon (rehn-DOHN’) leads the majors with 124 RBIs after contributing a pair of sacrifice flies in the opener, helping Washington eliminate Philadelphia from playoff contention. Trea Turner’s go-ahead grand slam in the sixth inning carried the Nats to the sweep.

_ The Cubs are on the verge of elimination after making two of their five errors while the Pirates scored seven times in the seventh to hand Chicago its season-high seventh consecutive loss, 9-2. Kevin Kramer’s two-run double broke a 1-1 deadline and helped Pittsburgh end a nine-game losing streak. Erik Gonzalez added a two-run homer in the eighth for the Bucs.

_ The Mets avoided playoff elimination by rallying from a 4-0 deficit to beat the Marlins 5-4 on Brandon Nimmo’s (NIH’-mohz) bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the 11th. The Mets tied it in the ninth on Michael Conforto’s second two-run homer of the night before Nimmo’s free pass guaranteed the Mets their first winning season in three years.

 

_ Tampa Bay’s Ji-Man Choi hit a game-ending home run in the 12th inning to end a 2-1 triumph over the Yankees. Kevin Keiermaier tied the score in the fifth with a solo blast after Cameron Maybin belted New York’s 299th home run of the season. Yanks lefty CC Sabathia (sah-BATH’-ee-uh) pitched a perfect inning in his first regular-season relief appearance.

_ Oakland’s 3-2 loss to the Angels leaves the Athletics just a half-game ahead of the Rays for the first AL wild-card, and one game in front of Cleveland. David Fletcher had three hits and Albert Pujols (POO’-hohlz) collected his 2,075th RBI as Los Angeles ended a seven-game skid. Homer Bailey gave up three runs over five innings in losing for the first time in eight starts.

_ Gerrit Cole won his 15th consecutive decision and improved to 19-5 with the Astros’ 3-0 shutout of the Mariners. Cole struck out 14 and allowed just two hits over seven innings to run his unbeaten streak to 21 starts since losing to the White Sox on May 22. He also set an Astros season record with 316 strikeouts, three more than J.R. Richard’s total in 1979.

_ Max Muncy hit his first career grand slam and the Dodgers clinched home-field advantage throughout the NL playoffs even before they beat the staggering Padres, 6-3. The seven-time defending NL West champions locked up home field when Atlanta lost. Joc Pederson hit his 33rd with one out in the ninth.

_ Bubba Starling, Nicky Lopez and Ryan O’Hearn drove in two runs apiece as the Royals dumped the Braves, 9-6. Lopez finished with three of Kansas City’s 12 hits and Starling provided a two-run double while the Royals scored five in the third to take a 6-0 lead. Francisco Cervelli and Ozzie Albies homered for the NL East champs.

_ Eduardo Rodriguez labored through five innings to get his 19th win in the Red Sox’s 12-10 decision over the Rangers. Rodriguez exited with a 12-7 lead after surrendering more runs than he had in his previous seven starts combined.

_ Charlie Blackmon’s three-run homer in the 16th inning gave the Rockies an 8-5 win over the Giants. Colorado starting pitcher Jeff Hoffman had to be carted off the field after being hit on the right knee by a liner off the back of San Francisco’s Alex Dickerson in the fourth inning.

_ The Orioles were 11-4 winners against the Blue Jays as Trey Mancini had a career-high five hits and DJ Stewart smacked a two-run homer. Dwight Smith Jr. and Austin Wynns each hit solo home runs for Baltimore.

WNBA…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Washington Mystics are heading back to the WNBA Finals, and this time they believe they have the depth and versatility to win it all.

Elena Delle Donne scored 25 points, and the Mystics earned a return trip to the championship round, outlasting the Las Vegas Aces 94-90 to close out their semifinal series on Tuesday night.

The Mystics, who eliminated the Aces in four games, will host the Connecticut Sun in Game 1 of the Finals on Sunday. Last season, Washington was swept in three games by the Seattle Storm.

MLB-NEWS

Yankees getting healthy

UNDATED (AP) _ Yankees sluggers Gary Sánchez and Edwin Encarnación (ehn-kahr-nah-see-OHN’) are both expected to be back in the lineup this weekend at Texas. Both were injured in a game against the Tigers on Sept. 12. Second baseman Gleyber (GLAY’-bur) Torres was back in the starting lineup after missing two games due to lower leg weakness.

Also around the majors:

_ Athletics reliever Lou Trivino will miss the rest of the regular season and likely the playoffs after cracking a rib falling in the shower. Trivino was 4-6 with a 5.25 ERA in 61 games this season after posting a 2.92 ERA as a rookie.

_ The Mets have announced that they will retire Jerry Koosman’s uniform No. 36 sometime next season. Koosman is the winningest left-hander in team history with 140 and ranks second overall on the club with 346 starts, 108 complete games, 26 shutouts, 1,799 strikeouts and a 3.09 ERA. He also won three World Series games for New York in 1969 and 1973, including the Game 5 clincher for the Mets against Baltimore in 1969.

NBA NEWS

Nets don’t expect Durant to play this season

NEW YORK (AP) _ Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks says the expectation is Kevin Durant won’t play this season, although the All-Star forward will have a say in determining when he’s ready.

Durant is recovering from surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles tendon. He was injured while playing for the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. He left the Warriors to sign with the Nets in July. Marks says Durant’s recovery is going well and believes he wants to play this season. But he says the team is taking a long-term approach and planning on Durant not playing.

The Nets also signed All-Star Kyrie Irving in July. He was hurt Tuesday when he was elbowed during a pickup game. Marks doesn’t believe the injury was serious.

In other NBA news:

_ The NBA has fined the Bucks $50,000 over a comment general manager Jon Horst made about the team’s plans to offer league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo (YAH’-nihs an-teh-toh-KOON’-poh) a “supermax” extension. The league says Horst violated league rules about the “timing of discussions regarding future player contracts and permissible commitments to players.” Antetokounmpo will be eligible next July to sign a record five-year extension worth nearly $250 million.

_ Wizards forward Troy Brown Jr. is expected to be out a month with a left calf injury. The Wizards said Brown strained his calf during what the team called a routine workout. John Wall, C.J. Miles and Isaiah Thomas also are sidelined with injuries.

NHL NEWS

Blues get All-Star Faulk from ‘Canes

UNDATED (AP) _ The St. Louis Blues have bolstered their blueline by getting All-Star Justin Faulk from the Carolina Hurricanes for fellow defenseman Joel Edmundson and a prospect.

The defending Stanley Cup champs immediately signed Faulk to a seven-year, $45.5 million extension that begins next year.

The 27-year-old Faulk set team records for defensemen with 85 goals and 258 points during his eight seasons with the Hurricanes, who selected him in the first round of the 2010 NHL draft.

In other NHL news:

_ Canucks forward Brock Boeser (BEH’-sur) and defenseman Oscar Fantenberg are in concussion protocol. Neither player was on the ice for practice a day after their injuries during a 6-4 exhibition victory over Ottawa.

_ The Maple Leafs have released Michal Neuvirth (NOY’-vurth), making Michael Hutchinson their backup netminder for Frederik Andersen. Hutchinson made 38 saves in Monday’s 3-0 preseason shutout of the Canadiens.

COLLEGE ADMISSIONS-BRIBERY

Executive gets 4 months for bribery

BOSTON (AP) _ A Los Angeles business executive has been sentenced to four months imprisonment for paying $250,000 to get his son admitted to the University of Southern California as a fake water polo recruit.

Devin Sloane pleaded guilty in May to a single count of fraud and conspiracy in a deal with prosecutors. He is the second parent to be sentenced in a sweeping college admissions scandal that has ensnared dozens of wealthy parents.

NASCAR NEWS

Bell promoted to Cup Series

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) _ Christopher Bell has been promoted to NASCAR’s top series and will drive for Leavine Family Racing in 2020. Leavine is an affiliate of Joe Gibbs Racing, which along with Toyota has Bell under contract. Bell has won seven times this season and leads the Xfinity standings after last week’s playoffs opener.

 

In world and national news…

LONDON (AP) — Lawmakers at the House of Commons in London have resumed work after the Supreme Court ruled that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s suspension of Parliament was illegal.

Parliament opened Wednesday morning, one day after the landmark ruling. The session was convened by House of Commons Speaker John Bercow, who had earlier called Johnson’s suspension a “constitutional outrage.”

Johnson is expected to face renewed calls for his resignation from some legislators. He says he will not step down.

Parliament is seeking to prevent Johnson from taking Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31 if no divorce deal is reached. Johnson says Britain will leave on that day with or without a deal.

 

 

NEW YORK (AP) — A grim new international science assessment concludes that climate change is making the world’s oceans warm, rise, lose oxygen and get more acidic at an ever-faster pace, while melting even more ice and snow.

But that’s nothing compared to what Wednesday’s special U.N.-affiliated oceans and ice report says is coming if global warming doesn’t slow down. It projects three feet of rising seas by the end of the century, much fewer fish, weakening ocean currents, even less snow and ice and nastier hurricanes.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says warming of oceans and ice will harm people, plants, animals, food and the world economy.

Report co-author Hans-Otto Portner says with sea level rise and all these changes, Earth is looking at a future completely different than it is now.

 

NEW YORK (AP) — Plácido Domingo has agreed to withdraw from all future performances at the Metropolitan Opera following accusations of sexual harassment made by women in a pair of reports by The Associated Press.

The 78-year-old classical music star had been scheduled to sing the title role in the season debut of Verdi’s “Macbeth” on Wednesday night, which would have been his first performance in the United States since the reports.

Domingo had sung in rehearsals, and the Met had said as late as Monday that he was scheduled to perform Wednesday.

The company says in a statement “The Met and Mr. Domingo are in agreement that he needed to step down.”

 

 

NEW YORK (AP) — Al Franken is returning to the public sphere with a new weekly radio show on SiriusXM that will blend politics, humor and other topics.

The former Minnesota senator says the show is not part of any attempt to return to politics. It is Franken’s most prominent project since he was forced to resign from the U.S. Senate in 2017 amid sexual misconduct allegations, a decision he said in a recent New Yorker piece that he regrets.

He says he won’t discuss the allegations on his show, which premieres on Saturday.

Frank’s first guest will be comedian Chris Rock, and former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and comic Patton Oswalt are lined up for future shows.

SiriusXM says the former “Saturday Night Live” writer and comedian is an important progressive voice “whom many have missed.”