– Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Nov 21

CSi Weather…

.REST OF TODAY..Clearing. Highs in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the morning.

.TONIGHT…Clear. Lows 15 to 20. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

.FRIDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Southwest winds 10 to

15 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. West winds

15 to 20 mph.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 40. West winds 10 to

20 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows in the upper 20s.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow.

Lows in the lower 20s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs

in the lower 30s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow.

Lows 15 to 20.

.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of snow in the

afternoon. Highs in the mid 20s.

Friday night gusty northwest winds behind the associated cold front.

Warm weather Saturday. The warmest day could be Sunday – just

before we see a cooling trend begins.

A cooling trend is in store next week

Update…

OMAHA, Neb. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is incrementally increasing releases from Jamestown and Pipestem Dams for the next several days as the cities of Jamestown and LaMoure, North Dakota, prepare for higher flows. Combined releases will reach 2,200 cubic feet per second by Friday, Nov. 22.

Higher releases will allow the dams to evacuate as much flood storage as possible before ice formation and prior to spring runoff. Combined releases are currently planned to be reduced back to 1,400 cfs by Sunday, Dec. 1, but could be held if weather allows. The tables below detail the release schedule with the current plan for operations.

Release Increases
	Jamestown Dam Releases (cfs)	Pipestem Dam Releases (cfs)	Total Combined Release (cfs)
Tuesday, Nov. 19	700	900	1,600
Wednesday, Nov. 20	900	900	1,800
Thursday, Nov. 21	900	1,100	2,000
Friday, Nov. 22	1,100	1,100	2,200

Release Reductions
	Jamestown Dam Releases (cfs)	Pipestem Dam Releases (cfs)	Total Combined Release (cfs)
Wednesday, Nov. 27	1,000	1,000	2,000
Friday, Nov. 28	900	900	1,800
Saturday, Nov. 29	800	800	1,600
Sunday, Nov. 30	700	700	1,400

To mitigate the risk of freeze-up ice jams or other ice-related flooding, releases from the dams will be reduced to winter releases before ice sets in, which are not expected to exceed 700 cfs. The Corps of Engineers will operate to minimize the risk of ice-related flooding, and adjustments to the releases will be made as needed.

On Wednesday afternoon, Jamestown Dam was at a pool elevation of 1442.0 ft, 31% into the flood pool, and is steady. The pool elevation peaked on November 12 and has been holding steady since then. Inflows are near 675 cfs, and releases are 900 cfs.

Pipestem Dam was at a pool elevation of 1467.6 ft, 29% into the flood pool, and dropping. The pool elevation peaked on October 29 at 1475.0 ft, which was 43% into the flood pool. Inflows are near 350 cfs, and releases are 900 cfs.

The Corps of Engineers is coordinating with relevant agencies in North and South Dakota.

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Police is warning the public regarding a new convicted sex offender living in Jamestown.

Anthony Gallegos resides at 403 1^st Avenue North, Apt 11, Jamestown, ND

He presently has no vehicle.

Gallegos is a 52 year old white male five feet five inches tall, weighing 140 pounds with brown eyes, and black hair.

He has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota risk level committee of the North Dakota Attorney General’s Office.

Offense: Gross Sexual Imposition involving an eight year old girl.

Conviction Date: December, 2010 in Richland County, ND Court.

Disposition: 10 years, 503 days credit, concurrent.

Offense: Gross Sexual Imposition involving an eight year old girl and a six year old boy on numerous occasions.

Conviction Date: Dec 2010, in Richland County, ND Court.

Disposition: 30 years, 15 years suspended, 503 days credit. 10 years supervised probation, concurrent.

Gallegos is currently on GPS Monitoring.

He is not wanted by police at this time and has served the sentence imposed by the court.

He is currently on probation with ND Parole and Probation.

This notification is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault, or intimidate the offender.

Any attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders, their families, landlords, or employers will be turned over for prosecution.

Printed handouts of the demographics of Anthony Gallegos are available at the Jamestown Police Department.

More information on registered offenders available at the Attorney General’s web site, www.sexoffender.nd.gov

Jamestown (CSi) Students at St. John’s Academy in Jamestown have planned events in connection with Thanksgiving, and a food drive and Sock Drive.

On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, St. John’s Academy Vice Principal and Technology Director, Marlys Fix brought with her two students, Kid’s Kingdom student, Fritz Braun, and sixth grade student, and Student Council President, Luke LeFevre.

Fritz said “Soup Turkey,” has two parts. It first serves as a shelf-sitting decoration and then can be later enjoyed as a warm meal. The Kid’s Kingdom students delivered those to residents of the James House in Jamestown, on Wednesday, and while there they will sing songs and chat as a group, in the public gathering space.

Luke LeFevre said the “Socktober Sock Drive,” is being held, along with an upcoming food drive.

He said, 654 socks have been collected so far, and the socks will be delivered in April to a homeless shelter, in Minneapolis as part of a mission trip by the St. John’s Academy sixth graders.

A three week food drive will be held at the school, between Thanksgiving and Christmas, with the items to be given to local food shelters.

Video of their visit on line at CSiNewsNow.com

Jamestown (CSi) The All Vets Club in Jamestown will host the Annual Viet Nam Era, Christmas Social on Friday December 6, starting at 5-p.m., with a no-host social, dinner at 5:45-p.m.

The Guest Speaker will be Dale Marks, giving a presentation on Ft. Seward, after the meal.

The annual event is open to all who served during the Viet Nam Era of service, 1961-1975.

Family, spouses and guests are welcome.

For more information call the All Vets Club and 701-252-8994.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Court documents unsealed in the disappearance of an American Indian woman whose body was found in a submerged truck in a North Dakota lake show she was strapped into the passenger side with a seat belt around her waist.

Thirty-two-year-old Olivia Lone Bear was reported missing to the Three Affiliated Tribes Police Department on Oct. 27, 2017. Her body was found July 31, 2018. An autopsy was conducted in August 2018, and the cause of death was ruled undetermined.

Three search warrants were unsealed Wednesday after federal officials traveled to New Town, North Dakota, to update Lone Bear’s family members on the death investigation. One witness says Lone Bear texted her that night saying she had been at a bonfire and was going “mudding,” or four-wheeling.

The FBI also announced a reward of up to $10,000 for information in her disappearance.

In sports…

Valley City (VCSU) Valley City State University athletic director Jill DeVries announced today that Adam Longmore has resigned his position as head volleyball coach, effective at the end of the fall semester.

Longmore coached the Vikings for the last six seasons, guiding the program to a 74-105 overall record. Under Longmore, the Vikings had winning records in both 2017 (15-13) and 2018 (18-12) – the program’s first winning seasons since 2006. VCSU advanced to the NSAA Tournament semifinals three times during Longmore’s career.

Longmore says, “These past six years have been a wonderful experience not only for me, but for my entire family. The people of Valley City State University and the whole Valley City community have graciously welcomed us as their own, and we have built friendships here that will last a lifetime.”

Jill DeVries adds, “We want to thank Coach Longmore for all he has done in his tenure at VCSU. We wish him and his family well in their future endeavors.”

She says a national search for VCSU’s next head volleyball coach will start immediately.

Valley City State University is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and a conference member of the North Star Athletic Association.

The 2019 North Dakota State Volleyball tournaments pairings are set….starting Thursday November 21

The Class A bracket

1pm: Davies vs. Mandan

3-p.m., Jamestown vs. Fargo Shanley

5-p.m., Bismarck Century vs. Valley City

7pm: Sheyenne vs. Bismarck

Class B Bracket

Thursday

1pm: No. 2 Our Redeemer’s vs. Dickinson Trinity

3pm: No.3 Langdon vs. Flasher

5-p.m., No. One seed Oakes vs. Stanley

7-pm: No. 4 Thompson vs. No. 5 Oak Grove

Wednesday

Men’s College Basketball

Harold Newman Arena

Dakota Wesleyan 75 Jamestown 65

Down by as many as 17 points in the second half, the 16th-ranked University of Jamestown men’s basketball team rallied to tie the game against No. 7 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) University, but the Tigers pulled away for a 75-65 win Wednesday night at Harold Newman Arena.

Jamestown (7-2 overall, 1-1 Great Plains Athletic Conference) had their seven-game winning streak snapped. The Jimmies will look to get back in the win column Saturday with a 4 p.m. matchup at Northwestern (Iowa) College.

Dakota Wesleyan led 39-25 at the half despite shooting 13-of-33 from the floor. However, eight of their 13 makes were from three-point range. UJ struggled to find any consistent offensive rhythm in the opening 20 minutes, converting on just 11-of-38 shots and 1-of-11 beyond the arc. DWU also outrebounded the Jimmies 30-19 in the half.

Ty Hoglund gave the Tigers their second 17-point lead of the game after a bucket at the 19:02 mark of the second half. Down 44-27, Jamestown outscored DWU 28-11 over the next 9:29 to even the score at 55-all following a Jack Frazier (SR/Salem, OR) basket.

Jamestown would get within one point at 60-59 on a Brady Birch (JR/Melrose, MN) basket with 8:03 remaining, but three-pointers by Collin Kramer, Samuel McCloud, and Hoglund countered a bucket by Jack Talley (JR/Sioux Falls, SD) and a pair of free throws by Brock Schrom (JR/Grand Rapids, MN) to maintain a six-point advantage. UJ made just one of its final five shots, with three of the missing coming on three-point attempts. The Jimmies made only one of 16 three-point tries.

Hoglund led all scorers with 22 points. DWU was 15-of-32 on three-pointers, 24-of-60 shooting overall. Nick Harden had four threes as part of his 14 points.

Talley paced the Jimmie offense with 20 points and grabbed six rebounds to go along with three assists. Mason Walters (FR/Jamestown, ND) had a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds while Schrom chipped in with 10 points.

Wednesday

At Harold Newman Arena

Women’s College Basketball

Jamestown-71 Dakota Wesleyan 69

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Planners say a new $114 million indoor recreation complex in Bismarck would be funded by a new sales tax and private donations.

The Bismarck Parks and Recreation District staff talked about the proposed facility at a meeting Wednesday night. They say the center would have a main building with a separate ice arena. The concept includes a four-lane running and walking track and an indoor cross-country track with elevation and obstacles.

Recreation staff also recommend six indoor tennis courts, adjacent to five indoor pickleball courts. Other amenities would include two indoor basketball courts, four racquetball courts and an indoor playground.

The Bismarck Tribune says the Capital Ice Complex would be larger than 25 acres. Planner says if the project is approved next June, the center could open in 2023.

Grace Benz (SO/Steele, ND) scored 13 points and was one of three players off the bench in double figures, helping the University of Jamestown women’s basketball team to a 71-69 upset of No. 7 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) University Wednesday night at Harold Newman Arena.

The win snapped a five-game losing streak to the Tigers and was UJ’s first win over DWU since November 11, 2011.

Courtney Mosloski (SR/Fairmont, MN) scored 12 and Emma Stoehr (JR/Woodbury, MN) 10 for Jamestown (6-1, 2-0 Great Plains Athletic Conference) as the Jimmie reserves finished with 46 of the team’s 71 points.

The Tigers (4-2, 1-2 GPAC) led 24-14 after one quarter on the strength of 11-of-18 shooting from the floor. UJ was just 5-of-15 and 2-of-7 from three-point range in the first 10 minutes.

DWU took a 32-22 lead after a pair of Sarah Carr free throws with 5:08 before halftime, but the Jimmies closed the half on a 14-2 run to take a 36-34 advantage into the break.

Jamestown took their biggest lead of the game after a Noelle Josephson (SO/Ramsey, MN) bucket made it 43-36 with 8:15 in the third. The Tigers responded with a run of their own, scoring the next eight points to retake a 44-43 lead.

The first half of the fourth quarter belonged to UJ, who outscored DWU 13-0 to take a 10-point lead with 6:23 in the game. A 10-0 Tiger run, capped off by a Makaela Karst three-pointer, tied the game at 66-66 with 3:16 remaining.

Mosloski scored the go-ahead basket with 1:37 as UJ led 70-68. Kynedi Cheeseman had a chance for a game-tying basket with 0.3 seconds left but was unable to convert and the Jimmies escaped with the victory.

Cheeseman led all scorers with 31 points, making six of her 10 three-point attempts.

Paige Schmidt (SR/Tappen, ND) added nine points for Jamestown, who was led in rebounding by Olivia Anderson (SR/Edgeley, ND) with six. Noelle Josephson had four assists to go along with three steals.

The Jimmies are back in action Saturday with a 4 p.m. tipoff at Northwestern (Iowa) College.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Planners say a new $114 million indoor recreation complex in Bismarck would be funded by a new sales tax and private donations.

The Bismarck Tribune says the Capital Ice Complex would be larger than 25 acres. Planner says if the project is approved next June, the center could open in 2023.

NBA…

UNDATED (AP) — The Jazz pulled out a 103-95 win at Minnesota as Bojan (BOY’-ahn) Bogdanovic contributed 30 points and Donovan Mitchell added 26. Bogdanovic was 6 of 11 from 3-point range, and Mitchell 5 of 10 to help Utah rebound for a home loss to Minnesota Monday night. Minnesota led by six in the fourth quarter before Utah used a 12-0 run to take the lead for good.

Luka Doncic (DAHN’-chihch) scored 33 of his 35 points in the first half of the Mavericks’ 142-94 laugher against the Warriors. Doncic was 10 of 11 from the field, including 6-for-7 from 3-point range. He also had 10 rebounds and 11 assists in his league-leading seventh-triple double of the season despite playing only 25 minutes.

— Lou Williams scored 27 points and Kawhi (kah-WY’) Leonard combined with Paul George for 42 points in their first game together as the Clippers rallied to knock off the Celtics, 107-104 in overtime. George provided 25 points and Leonard added 17 before blocking Kemba Walker’s potential tying 3-point attempt. Los Angeles improved to 9-1 at home by rallying from a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit.

The Denver Nuggets put together a strong defensive performance to end the Houston Rockets’ eight-game winning streak.

The Rockets scored fewer than 100 points for the first time all season as the Nuggets limited James Harden to 16 shots in a 105-95 victory. Harden finished with 27 points, snapping his string of eight consecutive games of 36 or more.

The Rockets guard entered the night leading the NBA in scoring at 39.2 points a game, and Houston was pacing the league at 119.5 points per contest.

Nikola Jokic (nee-KOH’-lah YOH’-kihch) had 27 points and 12 rebounds for the 11-4 Nuggets, who are 7-0 when holding opponents under 100 points. Will Barton had 15 points and seven boards for Denver.

Checking out Wednesday’s other NBA action:

— Giannis Antetokounmpo (YAH’-nihs an-teh-toh-KOON’-poh) poured in 33 points and Eric Bledsoe added 28 in the Bucks’ fifth straight win, 135-127 against the Hawks. It marked the league-best ninth time this season that Antetokounmpo, the reigning NBA MVP, has had at least 30 points and 10 rebounds. Rookie De’Andre Hunter finished with a career-high 27 points and Trae Young scored 25 in Atlanta’s fourth straight loss.

— The Heat top the Southeast Division at 10-3 after Duncan Robinson set a pair of Miami 3-point records to lead a 124-100 rout of the Cavaliers. Robinson was 9 for 15 from the field, with all those shots coming from behind the arc. The second-year pro set team marks with seven 3-pointers in the second quarter and eight in the first half before finishing with 29 points.

— Fred VanVleet provided 24 points and Pascal Siakam (see-A’-kam) added 18 with 11 rebounds as the Raptors ended the Magic’s three-game winning streak, 113-97. Raptors rookie Terence Davis scored a career-high 19 points to help Toronto improve to 6-0 at home. Orlando lost center Nikola Vucevic and forward Aaron Gordon to right ankle injuries in the second quarter.

— Ben Simmons hit the first 3-pointer of his career and finished with 18 points and 13 assists to lead the 76ers to a 109-104 victory over the Knicks. Mike Scott’s fourth 3-pointer of the game with 1:29 left stretched the Sixers’ lead to 99-95. Joel Embiid (joh-EHL’ ehm-BEED’) had 23 points and 13 rebounds, and Scott scored 12 points.

— The Nets downed the Hornets, 101-91 behind Jarrett Allen’s 22 points and 17 rebounds. Taurean Prince and Spencer Dinwiddie added 20 points apiece for Brooklyn, which was without Kyrie Irving for the third straight game because of a right shoulder injury. Terry Rozier had 18 points and Devonte’ Graham added 17 in Charlotte’s second consecutive loss.

— Detroit suffered its fifth straight loss as Lauri Markkanen scored 24 points to bust out of a slump and lead the Bulls to a 109-89 romp over the Pistons. It was Markkanen’s first 20-point game since scoring 35 points on opening night. Wendell Carter Jr. had 12 points and 15 rebounds as Chicago ended a three-game skid.

— Bradley Beal shot 9 for 9 while scoring 21 of his 33 points in the third quarter of the Wizards’ 138-132 shootout over the slumping Spurs. Ish Smith and former Spur Davis Bertans each had 21 points for Washington, which had the worst record in the East at 3-8. DeMar DeRozan scored 31 for the Spurs, but he missed two free throws with 9.9 seconds left as the Spurs dropped their seventh straight for the first time in 23 seasons.

NBA-NEWS

Bulls’ Porter stays sidelined

UNDATED (AP) — The Chicago Bulls say forward Otto Porter Jr. has a bone bruise in his left foot and will be reassessed in two weeks. Porter is averaging 11.2 points in nine games but hasn’t played since injuring the foot against the Hawks in Atlanta on Nov. 6.

Elsewhere in the NBA:

— The Trail Blazers have waived center Pau Gasol (pow gah-SAHL’) as he continues to recover from surgery on his left foot in May. Gasol said he plans to remain in Portland to continue his rehabilitation, and he is discussing a new role with the Trail Blazers.

— Charles Barkley has issued an apology on Twitter for a comment he made about hitting a female political reporter Alexi McCammond of Axios. Barkley said in the statement that “it was an attempted joke that wasn’t funny at all” adding, “there’s no excuse for it”.

T25 MEN’S BASKETBALL

Cardinals win despite sluggish start

UNDATED (AP) — Second-ranked Louisville needed about 26 minutes to find its footing against unheralded South Carolina Upstate.

The Cardinals trailed 43-40 with 14:07 remaining before allowing just seven more points in a 76-50 win over the Spartans. Ryan McMahon made consecutive 3-pointers and Dwayne Sutton and Darius Perry had one each during the second-half surge.

Jordan Nwora had two 3s among his 28 points and helped the 5-0 Cardinals finished 51% from the field.

In other top-25 finals:

— Ninth-ranked North Carolina opened the second half on a 21-5 run and turned a one-point deficit into a 75-61 victory against Elon. Armando Bacot had season highs of 22 points and 14 rebounds, while fellow freshman Cole Anthony flirted with the Tar Heels’ first triple-double in 19 years. Anthony finished with nine points, 10 rebounds and a season-high eight assists for the 4-0 Heels.

— Precious Achiuwa had 16 points and 12 rebounds as 16th-ranked Memphis held off pesky Arkansas-Little Rock, 68-58. DJ Jeffries added 15 points for the Tigers, who closed on a 13-5 run to pull away.

— Jordan Bowden scored 16 points and No. 20 Tennessee earned its 29th straight home win by trouncing Alabama State, 76-41. Lamonte’ Turner added 13 points and six assists for the 4-0 Volunteers.

T25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL-NEWS

NCAA clears Memphis freshman Wiseman to return on Jan. 12

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The NCAA has cleared Memphis freshman basketball player James Wiseman to return to the basketball court on Jan. 12, but he’ll have to donate $11,500 to the charity of his choice to regain his eligibility.

The NCAA had ruled Wiseman was “likely ineligible” due to $11,500 coach Penny Hardaway gave the center’s family for moving expenses from Nashville to Memphis in the summer of 2017.

He played in the Tigers’ first three games and will now sit out 12 under the NCAA decision.

NFL NEWS

NFL hears Garrett’s appeal, upholds Ogunjobi suspension

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Browns star defensive end Myles Garrett asked an appeals officer today to reduce his indefinite NFL suspension.

Garrett was banned for the rest of the regular season and playoffs for striking Pittsburgh quarterback Mason Rudolph with a helmet last week.

Rudolph avoided injury and was not suspended despite trying to pull off Garrett’s helmet and charging at him.

Meanwhile, Browns starting defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi will have to sit out Sunday’s game against Miami after losing the appeal of his one-game suspension. Ogunjobi had his $10,527 fine rescinded by former NFL player James Thrash, who also heard Garrett’s appeal of his 10-game suspension. Ogunjobi shoved Pittsburgh quarterback Mason Rudolph seconds after Garrett swung a helmet and struck the Steelers QB in the head.

In other NFL news:

— Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky says his right hip is improving and he expects to play Sunday against the Giants if he’s ready. Trubisky is day to day after suffering a hip pointer in the loss at the Rams on a sack near the end of the second quarter.

— Dolphins starting safeties Reshad Jones and safety Bobby McCain have been placed on injured reserve. The Dolphins’ highest-paid player at $13 million, Jones suffered a cracked rib earlier this season and played in just four games. McCain has been battling a shoulder injury.

— Browns tight end David Njoku has returned to practice after missing eight games with a broken right wrist suffered in a win over the Jets on Sept. 16.

NHL..

UNDATED (AP) — The New York Rangers have handed the Washington Capitals just their second regulation loss since Oct. 14.

Artemi Panarin (ahr-THE’-mee pah-NAH’-rihn) scored twice on power plays and Pavel Buchnevich (booch-NAY’-vihch) added a goal and an assist as the Rangers downed the Caps, 4-1. The Blueshirts were clinging to a 1-0 lead until Panarin and Buchnevich beat Braden Holtby 23 seconds apart early in the third period.

Henrik Lunqvist stopped 30 shots and blanked the NHL points leaders until Evgeni Kuznetsov (kooz-NEHT’-sahv) scored on a power play 7:24 into the final period.

Lundqvist earned his 454th win, tying Curtis Joseph for fifth on the NHL’s career list.

New York ended a two-game skid and improved to 6-3-1 in its last 10 games.

The Capitals continue to lead the Metropolitan Division by five points over the New York Islanders, who have five games in hand.

Elsewhere on NHL ice:

— Brady Tkachuk went five-hole on Carey Price 38 seconds into overtime to lift the Senators over the Canadiens, 2-1. Jean-Gabriel Pageau notched his team-high 13th goal and Craig Anderson turned back 35 shots in Ottawa’s fourth victory in five games.

NHL-NEWS

Leafs fire Babcock

UNDATED (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs have fired head coach Mike Babcock and replaced him with Sheldon Keefe.

The move comes after the Maple Leafs absorbed their sixth consecutive loss to fall to 9-10-4 this season. They were 173-133-45 in 351 regular-season games under Babcock, but they never won a playoff series.

The 39-year-old Keefe has a long history with Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas (DOO’-buhs) and was in his fifth season as coach of the AHL’s Toronto Marlies.

Elsewhere in the NHL:

— Ottawa Senators forward Bobby Ryan will be away from the team indefinitely while taking part in the NHL/National Hockey League Players’ Association assistance program. Senators’ general manager Pierre Dorion said Ryan had their full support, emphasizing that the veteran player was an important member of the team.

NASCAR-JOHNSON RETIRES

Jimmie Johnson to retire after 2020

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson says 2020 will be his final season of full-time racing.

The winningest driver of his era will have a 19th season in the No. 48 Chevrolet and once again chase a record eighth championship. Johnson has 83 career victories, tied with Cale Yarborough for sixth all-time. His seven titles are tied with Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt for most in the Cup Series.

The 44-year-old Johnson has been in a two-year slump and last won a race in 2017, one year after his seventh Cup title.

MLB-NEWS

Parra heading to Japan

UNDATED (AP) — Veteran outfielder Gerardo Parra has found a new team and a new league to boot.

Parra has agreed to a contract with the Yomiuri Giants of the Japanese Central League. Parra was a clubhouse catalyst for the World Series champion Washington Nationals, hitting .250 with eight home runs and 42 RBIs in 89 games after spending the first 30 games of the season with the Giants. He’s also a two-time National League Gold Glove Award winner.

GOLF-PRESIDENTS CUP

Koepka withdraws from Presidents Cup, replaced by Fowler

UNDATED (AP) — Brooks Koepka (KEHP’-kuh) has withdrawn from the Presidents Cup because of a knee injury he suffered last month in South Korea.

He was replaced by Rickie Fowler.

Koepka is the No. 1 player in the world and was the leading qualifier for the Presidents Cup, which will be played Dec. 12-15 at Royal Melbourne in Australia.

In world and national news..

WASHINGTON (AP) — House impeachment investigators will hear from two key witnesses Thursday who grew alarmed by how President Donald Trump and others in his orbit were conducting foreign policy in Ukraine.

David Holmes, a political counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, says he was having lunch with Ambassador Gordon Sondland this summer when he heard Trump on the phone asking the envoy about the investigations he wanted from the Ukranian president. The colorful exchange was like nothing he had ever seen, Holmes said in an earlier closed-door deposition.

Fiona Hill says her National Security Council boss, John Bolton, cut short a meeting with visiting Ukrainians at the White House when Sondland started asking them about “investigations.”

The two witnesses set to appear Thursday are the last scheduled for public hearings.

ATLANTA (AP) — In Wednesday night’s Democratic debate, Pete Buttigieg became the focus of several of his Democratic opponents for what they characterized as a lack of experience.

After the South Bend, Indiana, mayor called for federal leadership on voting rights, Minnesota’s Amy Klobuchar pointed out she supported such legislation in the Senate — and had won a statewide race.

Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard turned to foreign policy, saying Buttigieg had called for U.S. troops to be sent to Mexico. Buttigieg accused her of misrepresenting his past remarks that he supported a “security partnership” with Mexico but “would only order American troops into conflict if there were no other choice.”

Buttigieg noted Gabbard’s meeting with Syria’s president and said he wouldn’t have met with “a murderous dictator.”

(Photo: Washington Post)

HONG KONG (AP) — A small but determined group of protesters is remaining inside a Hong Kong university campus, resisting pleas to turn themselves in to police.

At least a few dozen were believed to still be at Hong Kong Polytechnic University on Thursday morning. The exact number is unclear because they have broken up into small groups in different parts of the campus.

They are the holdouts from a much larger group that occupied the campus for several days and battled police last weekend.

Hong Kong’s anti-government protests are in their sixth month. Protesters believe China is increasing control over the semiautonomous city. They are demanding fully democratic elections and an investigation into allegations of police brutality in suppressing their demonstrations.

LONDON (AP) — A lawyer for victims of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein says Britain’s Prince Andrew should speak to U.S. investigators immediately about what he knew of the convicted pedophile.

U.S. attorney Gloria Allred said Andrew should contact American authorities “without conditions and without delay.”

Andrew announced Wednesday he was pulling out of public duties “for the foreseeable future” amid a firestorm of criticism over his friendship with Epstein.

Businesses that backed Andrew’s charity work began distancing themselves from him after he gave an ill-judged interview with the BBC last week justifying his long friendship with Epstein, who died in August while in jail on sex-trafficking charges. His death was ruled a suicide by a medical examiner.

In the interview, the prince failed to express any sympathy for Epstein’s victims.