– Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Apr 23

CSi Weather…

TODAY…Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent in the Jamestown area, 40 percent in the Valley City area.

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers and isolated

thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.

Lows in the upper 30s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of

precipitation 30 percent in the Jamestown area 40 percent in the Valley City area.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Chance of rain showers and slight chance

of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. North

winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with chance of rain showers and

slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy

with chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows in the lower

40s. East winds around 5 mph shifting to the southeast after

midnight. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

.SATURDAY…Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of rain

showers in the Jamestown area 60 percent in the Valley Cit area. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain

showers in the evening. Lows in the mid 40s.

.MONDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. A 40 percent chance of rain

showers. Lows in the mid 40s.

.TUESDAY…Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of rain showers.

Highs in the lower 60s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.

Isolated thunderstorms will be possible across western and central
North Dakota this afternoon. Severe weather is not expected

Thursday through Friday rain amounts ranging from 0.25 to 0.50 inches across portions of the central and James River Valley. However, with the convective nature of the showers and thunderstorms, locally higher amounts will certainly be possible under heavier cores.

Update

The fire danger rating is in the moderate category Thursday.

A full version of the burn ordinance can be found at the Stutsman County website under Departments, choose Zoning, and click on “Burn Ban Ordinance” on the left-hand side of the page.Because of the dry conditions, expect a series of days where burning will be restricted until the countryside greens-up. For more information contact the Stutsman County Emergency Manager’s Office at 701-252-9093

Burn Ban Map

This Day In History, April 23, 1948 – Flooding of Jamestown begins . . . . from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History

The James River and Pipestem River start flooding the city. Major emergency mobilization begins.

Black and White photos of Jamestown in this story at CSiNewsNow.com

Valley City (CSi) The City of Valley City hosted a COVID-19 Response briefing Wednesday evening, at City Hall, closed to the public in observance of Social Distancing, providing accurate information.

Each organization provided updates and information pertaining to recent developments in the COVID-19 community response.

Speakers:

City-County Health District, Administrator, Theresa Will, said all clients are still be served, and contact tracing continues with home health. Face masks are available through donations, and to call City/County Health, to donate or obtain face masks.

In Barnes County 87 COVID-19 tests have been administered, with three positives, and two have recovered.

She said if individuals exhibit symptoms of COVID-19 to contact healthcare providers.

Continue to observe social distancing, not gathering in groups of more than 10, and good hygiene practices.

State Senator, District 24, Larry Robinson said the community is in some of the most trying times we’ve experienced, however, it is bring the community together.

He recognized Valley City Community members, including city/county health providing leadership, the city and county commissioner, the development and chamber of commerce offices in Valley City. He commended public and private schools in the area, and daycare programs, in adjusting to the new norm in school and daycare life.

He also recognized first responders, and other frontline workers.

He said the U.S. Congress’ stimulus package, has helped businesses and individuals in the tough economic times. Another stimulus package is before congress. He pointed out state government and the state commerce department and their support. He talked about access to the state government agencies on line.

He said the community needs to continue to pull together and observe health department recommendations to help slow the spread of COVID-19, in the face of losing some of our freedoms. He added that the Valley City community is staying strong, in the fight. He said, when the pandemic ends, a new norm will still be the rule.

Valley City Mayor, Dave Carlsrud spoke on behalf of Police Chief Phil Hatcher, saying theft reports are on the increase, and being investigated, and urges residents to lock up cars homes sheds, and noted that winter storage shed are being broken into.

Mayor Carlsrud pointed out that street sweepers are out, and asks residents to remove vehicles, and reminded the 72 hour parking ordinance in Valley City.

He added that clean up week is postponed, and reminded residents to clean up after their pets.

He urges residents to stay vigilant, and continue social distancing while recreating outdoors and other safe health practices. And…take time to pray.

The meeting airs live with replays on CSi TV 10 -The Replay Channel & CSi 68. To view the briefing online, view it here at CSiNewsNOW.com or go to the CSi LiveStream at Facebook.

Dave Carlsrud

Valley City (CSi) Valley City, City Attorney/ H.R. Director, Carl Martineck , Wednesday evening issued a statement, saying that on April 20, 2020, Valley City Mayor Dave Carlsrud extended to April 30, 2020 Emergency Orders related to transient businesses and alcoholic beverage licenses. The orders were set to expired April 25, 2020.

The first order… All transient/temporary merchant activity must cease for a period of 30 days. …portable food stands.

The second order… Any holder of a Valley City alcoholic beverage license will be permitted to serve beer and wine only by curbside or home delivery, subject to certain restrictions depending on the class of license. No hard liquor will be served curbside or to homes.

Customers are able to walk into liquor stores or other establishments to make hard liquor purchases.
Alcoholic Beverage Licensees are encouraged to contact City Hall for clarification of their rights and responsibilities under the Emergency Order.

Bismarck (CSi) Governor Doug Burgum held his daily news briefing on Wednesday afternoon, at the state capital.

NDDoH

Issued Wed. Apr 22, 2020

Positive COVID-19 Test Results
Results listed are from the previous day.

INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID

Man in his 40s from Cass County with underlying health conditions.

COUNTIES WITH POSITIVE CASES

Burleigh County – 2
Cass County – 18
Grand Forks County – 11
Richland County – 1
Stark County – 1
Ward County – 1
Wells County – 1

**Please note: After investigation, the case reported yesterday from Sioux County was determined to be from Cass County.

BY THE NUMBERS

15,589 – Total Tested (+602 individuals from yesterday)

14,910 – Negative (+567 individuals from yesterday)

679 – Positive (+35 individuals from yesterday)

62 – Hospitalized (+8 individuals from yesterday)

23 – Currently Hospitalized (+6 individuals from yesterday)

436- Active Cases

229 – Recovered (+15 individuals from yesterday)

14 – Death (+1 individual from yesterday)

For descriptions of these categories, visit the NDDoH dashboard.

For the most updated and timely information and updates related to COVID-19, visit the NDDoH website at www.health.nd.gov/coronavirus, follow on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and visit the CDC website at www.cdc.gov/coronavirus.

Burgum said North Dakota has plenty of hospital beds available as of Wednesday.

He thanked business for complying with the personal care business closures, concerning social distancing, and gatherings of not more than 10 in one location.

With North Dakota Smart Restart, Burgum said eight items are in the step by step plan, including managing lives and livelihoods, will determine the reopening.

North Dakota Army National Guard General Alan Dohrman spoke about testing and contact tracing, that go hand and hand, in the best possible method.

He indicated an increased testing capacity, in the state and testing at large businesses, and their contacts.

Long term care facilities are being targeted, and their most vulnerable residents.

He said the state lab has added two techs, and six lab testing units. A mobile lab has also been added. A rapid test that shows results in 15 minutes are now available.

Contact tracing is ramping up in the state.

Dohrman added that addition, the state is focusing on long-term care facilities to protect the most vulnerable citizens. Representatives from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also are working with the NDDoH Division of Disease Control to prioritize and outline surveillance test collection strategies.

Burgum said the android phone has been added to the CARE-19 contact tracing service.

With jobless claims 1150 claims were filed, Tuesday, 401 pandemic claims of both types,

Bring the total claims since March 16, 2020 to 59,263.

Burgum Wednesday appointed Andrea Travnicek to lead the North Dakota Department of Parks and Recreation, citing her extensive leadership experience and long history of resource management at the local, state and federal levels.

Employee Portrait of Andrea Travnicek – Governor’s Office

Travnicek returns to North Dakota after nearly three years of service in top leadership positions at the U.S. Department of the Interior, where she most recently served as deputy assistant secretary for land and minerals management. Travnicek also served as Interior’s principal deputy assistant secretary for fish and wildlife and parks, overseeing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. National Park Service. Prior to that, she served as a senior policy advisor for natural resources in the North Dakota Governor’s Office from 2010 to 2016 under then-Gov. John Hoeven and then-Gov. Jack Dalrymple.

With behaviorhealth, law enforcement continues to see an increase in opioid overdoses.

He said in Minot there have been six overdose deaths related to fentanyl.

Those struggling with opioid addictions can access the state behavioral health website, including obtaining Narcan kits.

Burgum pointed out that the North Dakota Game and Fish Department is offering an online hunter education course for students who will turn at least age 12 on or before Dec. 31,

Most in-person hunter education classes were canceled this spring due to the coronavirus pandemic, Game and Fish needed to find a way to get students certified for hunter education this year.

The online course is available to students who were already enrolled in classes that were canceled, and also to qualifying students who were not previously enrolled in a class. A 25% discount is being offered for taking the online course.

Students who were already enrolled in a 2020 class that was canceled do not have to register with Game and Fish again. They will automatically receive an email with instructions to start the online course.

Prospective students who had not previously registered, can sign up through the Game and Fish website, gf.nd.gov

In other state news….

Representatives from the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services (NDDES) this week conducted an informational briefing detailing the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Public Assistance (PA) Program. The federal aid was made available after North Dakota was approved April 1 for a major presidential disaster declaration for the COVID-19 pandemic.

Through the PA Program, FEMA can reimburse local governments, states, tribes and certain private non-profits for up to 75 percent of their eligible costs related to emergency protective measures required for the response and prevention of COVID-19. North Dakota’s disaster declaration request, which was submitted by Gov. Doug Burgum on March 29, also asked for additional FEMA programs to be opened. This included all Individual Assistance Programs and the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, however, only the PA Program is currently available at this time.

Some of the eligible COVID-19 emergency protective measures the PA Program can reimburse for include: emergency operation center expenses; trainings; disinfection of eligible public facilities; emergency medical care; medical sheltering; the purchase and distribution of food, water, ice, medicine and other consumable supplies; the movement of supplies; security and law enforcement and communications of general health and safety information to the public.

For eligible applicants to receive reimbursement through the PA Program, they first need to register for access into the FEMA Grants Portal located at https://grantee.fema.gov. Once registered, applicants can submit their COVID-19 related expenses through this online mechanism where they later will be reviewed and potentially approved by FEMA and NDDES.

Jamestown (CSi) St. John’s Academy announces a fundraiser a Virtual 5K, Run, Walk, Bike.

Make a difference for those who make a difference.

Pick a day, May 1-31-, 2020.

Post a Photo/Video, and or Testimonial on SJA Social Media sites.

$25 Registration – T-shirt and Race Bib Provided.

E-Mail Jeff.trumbauer

Call 701 -252- 3397

Wimbledon (CSi) Wednesday afternoon a man was rescued by firefighters at a rural home south of Wimbledon. The man, in his 60’s was buried just above his knees for about an hour, when fire department responders arrived on the scene.

Fire Chief Mark McClean said the collapse of a septic tank happened as a company was attempting to pump it out. The cause of the collapse is under investigation.

The man was taken to the hospital in Valley City for treatment.

Assisting the Wimbledon Fire District firefighters were: The Valley City Rural Fire District and with Barnes County Sheriff’s deputies.

Dazey (CSi) The Barnes County Sheriff’s Office reports, a Dazey man is likely to being charged after he allegedly attempted to flee from law enforcement on Saturday, April 18th.

The news release, states the driver 41 year-old Corey Schneider failed to stop for a deputy attempting a traffic stop. The pursuit began in Barnes County and ended in Griggs County with the arrest of Schneider.

Schneider was charged in Barnes County District Court with: Reckless Driving-B Misd., Fleeing a Peace Officer-A Misd., Criminal Mischief-A Misd., Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance-B Misd., Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia-Infraction, Failure to Display Number Plates-Non Moving Violation, Driving Without Liability Insurance-Moving Violation. Assisting Agencies included the ND Highway Patrol and the Griggs County Sheriff’s Office.

Bismarck (Sen. Cramer’s Office) – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Education (ED) awarded a combined $11,226,221 to eighteen colleges and universities in North Dakota for ED’s second and final wave of Coronavirus (COVID—19) recovery grant funding through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The following received funds:

University of Jamestown – $424,479

Valley City State University – $226,471

North Dakota State University – $3,864,163
University of North Dakota – $2,745,776
University of Mary – $768,094
Minot State University – $637,891
Turtle Mountain Community College – $473,968
Bismarck State College – $457,033
North Dakota State College of Science – $411,676
Dickinson State University – $320,047
Sitting Bull College – $187,524
United Tribes Technical College – $169,976
Williston State College – $169,405
Mayville State University – $156,360
Dakota College At Bottineau – $117,215
Cankdeska Cikana (Little Hoop) Community College – $108,484
Trinity Bible College And Graduate School – $102,196
Lake Region State College – $55,439

This second wave in ED funding comes as part of an additional $6.2 billion nation-wide federal funding allocation through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund authorized by the CARES Act to help higher education institutions respond to the impacts of COVID-19. The total available amount for each recipient is based on funding appropriated under the CARES Act, a bill crafted in the Senate which Senator Cramer helped pass. The additional funds made available today can be used to expand remote learning programs, build IT capacity, and train faculty and staff to operate in a remote learning.

Jamestown (JPD) Jamestown Police is warning the public about a convicted high risk sex offender residing in Jamestown.

Zeferino Carlos Rangel live at 1530 6^th Avenue, SW, Rm 22, Buffalo Motel, Jamestown, ND.

He is a 49 year old white male, five feet four inches tall, weighing 197 pound 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 a 19 year old female while she was passed out. He also forced a 14 year old male and an eight year old female to engage in oral sex with him on several occasions.

Conviction Date: July 2012 in Pembina County, ND District Court.

Disposition: 25 years, 13 years suspended; 748 days credit, 10 years supervised probation, concurrent.

He is currently on probation with North Dakota Parole and Probation.

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

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 Rangel are available at the Jamestown Police Department.

More information on registered sex offenders is available at the North Dakota Attorney General’s web site: www.sexoffender.nd.gov

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Public Works informs residents, that beginning Monday, April 27, 2020, City Sanitation crews will resume trash collection in the alleyways. Recycle North Dakota crews will also resume recycling collection in the alleyways.

Place carts so arrows face the alley for automated collection.

All materials must be INSIDE the cart for automated lifting into the truck. Any materials on top or next to the cart WILL NOT be collected.

Carts should be placed out for pick up by 7:00 a.m. Trucks WILL NOT return to the area due to missed garbage placed out after the scheduled garbage route has been completed.

Jamestown (CSi) The All Vets Club in Jamestown is sponsoring a “stay at home” dinner donation fundraiser. The club has been closed for over a month and is looking for the public’s help to pay continuing utilities, fixed expenses and key employee wages. The club is a non-profit corporation serving area veterans, their families and the Jamestown community since 1998.

Anyone willing to donate the price of a family meal is asked to send a check to the club at 11 1st. Street East, Jamestown, ND 58401.

For more information, call the club at 252-8994.

Jamestown (CSi) Stutsman County is studying funding options to preform road grade raises, under the Emergency Relief program.

The county’s 20 percent share of the project’s cost of $5,789,000 would be $968,557.13 with the rest being covered by federal. Some of that cost is wetland mitigation, that will not be necessary.

The county could do some of the work, to save money.

Road sites identified are: Streeter County Road #37, Valley Spring County Road #67, Paris County Road #67, and Round Top County Road #42. Commissioner Dave Schwartz moved at the County Commission meeting to get quotes on three sites before moving forward.

The commission moved to look into the potential cost savings of the county paying for the road projects opposed to ER funded grade raises for Streeter, Paris, and Round Top.

This April 17, 2020 photo provided by Clay County (Minn.) Jail, shows Ethan Broad. Broad, a western Minnesota man, killed a missing 19-year-old woman, dismembered her in his garage and disposed of the body parts in dumpsters outside his apartment, prosecutors alleged Monday April 20, 2020. (Clay County Jail via AP)

MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) — Law enforcement officers investigating the killing and dismemberment of a 19-year-old woman say they have discovered remains in a western Minnesota landfill believed to be those of the victim. Twenty-seven-year-old Ethan Broad was charged this week in Clay County with second-degree murder without intent while committing a felony in the death of Dystynee Avery. Two more people have been arrested on accessory to murder charges. Moorhead Police Capt. Deric Swenson says officers had been searching the landfill for three days, but gave no further details The criminal complaint says Broad confessed to killing and dismembering Avery, but says it was an act of self-defense.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Oil and Gas Division says a fire at a saltwater disposal well in McKenzie County caused brine to spill. The fire was reported Wednesday at the J.W. Fisketjon 1 saltwater disposal well about four miles northwest of Watford City. BNN North Dakota, LLC reported that an estimated 23,100 gallons of brine were released because of the fire. The cause of the fire has not been determined. The brine was contained on site. A state inspector has been to the location and will monitor response and cleanup. Brine is a byproduct of oil production.

In sports…

MLB-RED SOX-SIGN STEALING

Red Sox stripped of pick, Cora banned in sign stealing scams

NEW YORK (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have escaped the heavy punishment doled out to the Houston Astros in their separate sign-stealing scandals.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has stripped the Red Sox of their second-round pick in this year’s draft while also punishing former Boston skipper Alex Cora for his role in the Astros’ sign-stealing maneuvers of 2017 and ‘18.

Manfred concluded Red Sox replay system operator J.T. Watkins broke rules by using in-game video to revise sign sequences provided to players. According to Manfred, Watkins was a “key participant” in the 2017 Apple incident, when the Red Sox used a smartwatch to relay decoded signs from the replay room to the dugout.

Watkins was suspended without pay through this year’s postseason and prohibited from serving as the replay room operator through 2021.

Meanwhile, Cora has been suspended through the 2020 postseason for his previous conduct as bench coach with the Astros. Cora became manager of the Red Sox in 2018 and left the team last winter.

Manfred found Boston’s conduct far less egregious than that of the Astros, whom he determined used video to steal catchers’ signs during their run to the 2017 World Series title and again during the 2018 season. Houston manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow were suspended through the 2020 postseason on Jan. 13 and Houston was fined $5 million, the maximum under the Major League Constitution. The Astros were penalized their next two first- and second-round amateur draft picks.

The Red Sox also announced that Ron Roenicke (REH’-neh-kee) is their new manager after giving him the job on an interim basis in March. He replaced Cora.

NFL-NEWS

Trade reunites Gronkowski with Brady in Tampa Bay

UNDATED (AP) — Rob Gronkowski has become an official member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The tight end will be catching passes from Tom Brady again after the New England Patriots agreed to send him to the Bucs, along with a seventh-round pick in this weekend’s draft. The Pats receive a fourth-round selection.

Gronkowski earned four All-Pro selections in nine seasons while serving as one of Brady’s top targets at New England. Brady signed a two-year, $50 package with New England past month.

The 31-year-old Gronkowski has one year and $10 million left on his contract. He comes out of retirement following a one-year absence.

In other NFL news:

— On Saturday, Brad Lang, a Marine veteran who lost both legs in an explosion while on patrol in Afghanistan in 2011, will announce a draft pick for the Carolina Panthers. He was selected by the NFL to represent the new league that will play in Chicago, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Kansas City, Missouri. Then Lang will continue preparation for the wheelchair version of America’s most popular sport. Disabled Sports USA, with funding from the NFL and the Bob Woodruff Foundation, plans to launch a league in the fall.

In other NFL news:

— Giants defensive tackle Leonard Williams has signed his non-exclusive franchise tag. Williams will earn a salary in the 2020 season based on the average of the top five salaries from his position. The two sides can negotiate a long-term contract during the season. The Giants acquired Williams on Oct. 29 from the Jets for two draft choices.

— The head of the NFL Players Association says the new collective bargaining agreement does not have a similar clause to one that allows the NBA to start cutting players’ pay in mid-May. Executive Director DeMaurice (deh-MOHR’-ihs) Smith said Wednesday on a call with reporters that the CBA with the NFL does not have a provision that would prevent someone from fulfilling a contract because of unforeseeable circumstances. The NBA is using that clause to begin taking a 25% chunk out of players’ checks starting May 15 for a league that shut down March 11 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The NFL began its new business year March 18.

— The New Orleans Saints have canceled their offseason program because of the coronavirus shutdown and informed players they’ll not be required to report to club headquarters until training camp, whenever that may be. Saints general manager Mickey Loomis said coach Sean Payton informed players of the decision today, adding that the club will remain in regular communication with players between now and the opening of training camp.

— Percy Harvin is planning an NFL comeback, nearly four years after his last game. The former Florida star and first-round draft pick by Minnesota in 2009 expects to get invited to a training camp this season and show his 32-year-old body still has what it takes to be an elite playmaker. Harvin’s decision to resume his career comes after he underwent hip surgery last August. Doctors found a blockage he says may have been there since high school.

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL-NOTRE DAME-MCGRAW

Notre Dame’s McGraw retires

UNDATED (AP) — One of the most successful coaches in women’s basketball history has stepped down.

Notre Dame’s Muffet McGraw has abruptly retired after a Hall of Fame coaching career that includes 936 victories and two national championships in 33 seasons. The 64-year-old McGraw became the 13th woman inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame three years ago, one year before her second NCAA title.

McGraw is one of five Division I men’s or women’s basketball coaches with at least 930 wins, nine Final Fours and multiple titles. She logged 842 over 24 seasons with the Irish.

TENNIS-FEDERER-TOUR MERGER

Federer wants ATP-WTA merger

UNDATED (AP) — Roger Federer is calling for the merger of the governing bodies for the men’s and women’s professional tennis tours, sparking a conversation among players and fans.

The 20-time Grand Slam champion issued the notion in a series of tweets, saying it probably should have happened a long time ago and maybe now is really the time.

Those giving support to the idea include rival Rafael Nadal and 12-time major singles champion Billie Jean King, who founded the WTA and has long said men and women should share one tour. Women’s tennis stars Simona Halep (HA’-lehp) and Garbiñe Muguruza (moo-gah-ROO’-thah) have also voiced their approval.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SPORTS

Hornets coach says players aren’t in game shape

UNDATED (AP) — Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet is bracing for the suspended NBA season not to resume, saying everyone is preparing for the worst-case scenario.

If the season should resume, VanVleet says he isn’t convinced health concerns can be adequately addressed as long as the coronavirus pandemic remains a threat. He described himself as a skeptic in a conference call Wednesday and questioned whether a return to action could be carried out safely. VanVleet also said he doesn’t relish the idea of playing in front of empty arenas.

In other virus-related developments:

— Charlotte Hornets coach James Borrego says he thinks some players could need “multiple weeks” to get back into true basketball shape if the NBA decides to return to action this season. The league hasn’t played games in nearly six weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic. Borrego says unlike when there was a lockout — and players gathered routinely for five-on-five pickup games in gyms — he knows some players who don’t have access to a court to work on basketball-specific drills.

— Louisville has furloughed 45 athletic department staffers for at least 60 days and eliminated 40 other support positions in the latest budget moves resulting from shutdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Athletic director Vince Tyra also announced 4% pay cuts for staffers earning more than $100,000 in the next year, with those earning below that figure taking 2% salary cuts. The newest salary cuts do not include head coaches, senior staff or the AD, whose salaries were reduced 10% earlier this month.

— A staff member of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee has tested positive for COVID-19. Tokyo organizers issued a statement Wednesday saying the male employee in his 30s worked at the headquarters building in Tokyo and was in quarantine at home. They said the area where he worked would be disinfected, and people who worked nearby have been told to stay home. The Tokyo Olympics were postponed last month until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

— The Berlin Marathon says the race cannot be held as planned in September because of new restrictions in the city related to the pandemic. City authorities have extended a ban on major events with more than 5,000 people until October 24. More than 62,000 people took part in the marathon last year.

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-DOCTOR

Ex-Michigan tight end Chuck Christian says he was abused

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The first former University of Michigan football player to publicly say that a team doctor abused him believes he would have sought medical help sooner for what has become stage 4 prostate cancer if he hadn’t been victimized in college.

Chuck Christian said during a videoconferencing interview Wednesday that the late Dr. Robert Anderson gave him unnecessary rectal exams before he played for the Wolverines during the 1977-80 seasons. The 60-year-old Christian said he would have been quicker to seek cancer treatment if he wasn’t emotionally scarred by Anderson’s annual physicals.

Christian is one of hundreds of University of Michigan graduates who allege that Anderson molested them under the guise that the abuse was a normal part of the physicals they had to get in order to participate in sports.

GOLF-WOODS/MICKELSON

Woods-Mickelson rematch to include Brady, Manning

UNDATED (AP) — Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are primed for a made-for-TV rematch, and they’ll be paired with a pair of NFL rival quarterbacks.

Turner Sports says quarterbacks Tom Brady and Peyton Manning will join them for a two-on-two match to be aired on TNT sometime in May. Turner didn’t provide specifics concerning the exact date or location, only to say that tournament organizers would work with government and health officials to meet safety and health standards.

Turner said all donations and fundraising from the match would benefit relief efforts for the COVID-19 pandemic.

GOLF HALL OF FAME-MAXWELL BERNING

Maxwell Berning, winner of 3 US Opens, gets in Hall of Fame

UNDATED (AP) — Susie Maxwell Berning is the fourth and final person to be inducted next year in the World Golf Hall of Fame.

She won the U.S. Women’s Open three times in a six-year span. Only five other women have won at least three U.S. Women’s Open and all of them are in the Hall of Fame.

Maxwell Berning won a fourth major at the Women’s Western Open. She had 11 career victories on the LPGA Tour while raising two daughters. She joins Tiger Woods, Marion Hollins and former PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem in the 2021 induction class.

In world and national news…

ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump says he told Georgia’s governor that he “disagreed strongly” with his decision to reopen some nonessential businesses that had been shuttered to contain the coronavirus. Speaking at a White House briefing Wednesday evening, Trump said he told Gov. Brian Kemp that he had misgivings over the governor’s plan, but would not stand in his way. Trump says the Republican governor is doing “what he thinks is right.” Kemp’s decision has been questioned because the state has yet to show continuing progress with tracking and testing for the virus.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom says California hospitals will resume scheduled surgeries. He called it the first significant change to the state’s stay-at-home order that has been in place for more than a month. The change covers surgeries that are not emergencies. Newsom said examples include procedures for tumors, heart valves and chronic disease. The change does not include purely cosmetic surgeries. He said state officials will be monitoring hospitals closely to make sure they are not overwhelmed. If there is a surge of coronavirus cases, the scheduled surgery ban could be put back in place

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the coronavirus pandemic is “a human crisis that is fast becoming a human rights crisis.” The U.N. chief said Thursday that there is discrimination in the delivery of public services to tackle COVID-19 and there are “structural inequalities that impede access to them.” Guterres said the pandemic has also seen disproportionate effects on certain communities, increasing hate speech, targeting of vulnerable groups, “and the risks of heavy-handed security responses undermining the health response.” And he warned that with rising nationalism, populism and authoritarianism the pandemic can be used as a pretext for repressive actions.

LONDON (AP) — A closely watched survey of economic activity across the 19-country eurozone suggests that the single currency bloc is contracting at a quarterly rate of 7.5% as a result of the lockdowns meant to get a grip on the pandemic. Financial information firm IHS Markit said Thursday that its purchasing managers index for the eurozone — a broad gauge of economic activity — plummeted to an all-time low of 13.5 in April from the previous record low of 29.7 in March. The firm has been compiling data for more than 20 years. Anything below 50 indicates a contraction in activity.

MADILL, Okla. (AP) — Severe weather has been moving through Mississippi after apparent tornadoes tore through parts of Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana. At least five people have been killed, including a trailer factory worker whose body was found a quarter mile from his workplace in Marshall County in southern Oklahoma. The worker was killed as an apparent tornado struck the town of Madill, near the Red River, about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. Three more died when apparent tornado in southeast Texas touched down about 6 p.m. Wednesday near Onalaska, about 75 miles north of Houston. Also, a woman was killed on a bridge in Woodworth, Louisiana, 15 miles south of Alexandria.

TOKYO (AP) — World shares are mixed after Wall Street rallied and oil prices recovered slightly from their recent plunge. Stocks rose Thursday in Paris, Tokyo and Hong Kong but fell in London and Frankfurt. Analysts think any rally will be limited given concerns about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the world economy. Oil prices nose-dived earlier this week amid a collapse in demand. Investors are still bracing for a deep recession after businesses shut down, but others are looking ahead to parts of the economy reopening. The U.S. House was expected to vote Thursday on a $483 billion proposal to deliver more loans to small businesses and aid to hospitals after the Senate approved it on Tuesday.