CSi Weather…

TODAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.

.TONIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows around 60. Southeast

winds 15 to 20 mph.

.THURSDAY…Partly sunny. A 40 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds

15 to 20 mph.

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

showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.

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

and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain

showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of rain showers

and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain

showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s.

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of rain showers

and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain

showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s.

.MEMORIAL DAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers

and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, a 19 year old man was seriously injured in a dirt bike crash, Monday evening about 6:24-p.m., on a gravel road, five miles north of Jamestown, on 85th Avenue, Southeast.

The report says, the unidentified 19yr old male was traveling west bound on a gravel roadway towards a boat ramp. The motorcycle entered the north ditch and struck an embankment causing the motorcycle and the male to go airborne. The motorcycle came down in a grass area, and the male was ejected several yards away. The male was transported by Jamestown Ambulance to the Jamestown Regional Medical Center. He was later transported by Life Flight to Essentia Hospital in Fargo for treatment. The crash is under investigation by the North Dakota Highway Patrol.

Assisting at the scene were the  Stutsman County Sheriff’s Department, and Jamestown area Ambulance Service.

Valley City  (CSi)  Barnes County authorities continue to investigate alleged poaching of white tail deer, and other animals.

Six individuals including a 23 year old man from rural Valley City area are allegedly involved in the illegal taking of the animals.

The Barnes County State’s Attorneys office has joined in the investigation as more information will be released.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota health officials on Monday reported 31 new cases of COVID-19, with all but five being confirmed in the state’s most populous county. Cass County, which remains the epicenter of the state’s coronavirus outbreak, had 26 cases on Monday, bringing the county’s total to 1,173.

NDDoH Reports….

Mon. May 18, 2020

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

INDIVIDUAL WHO DIED WITH COVID-19

  • Woman in her 90s from Ramsey County with underlying health conditions.

COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED MONDAY

  • Burleigh County – 3
  • Cass County – 26
  • Ransom County – 1
  • Sioux County – 1


BY THE NUMBERS

65,911 – Total Number of Tests Completed* (+2,066 total tests from yesterday)

 

56,561 – Total Unique Individuals Tested* (+1,340 unique individuals from yesterday)

54,630 – Total Negative (+1,309 unique individuals from yesterday)

1,931 – Total Positive (+31 unique individuals from yesterday)

Please note that after investigation a previously reported positive case from Cass County was determined to be from out of state.

2.3% – Daily Positivity Rate

 

133 – Total Hospitalized (+3 individuals from yesterday)

32 – Currently Hospitalized (+2 individuals from yesterday)

1,219 – Total Recovered (+41 individuals from yesterday)

44 – Total Deaths (+1 individual from yesterday)

 

* Note that this does not include individuals from out of state and has been updated to reflect the most recent information discovered after cases were investigated.

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.

Governor Doug Burgum will hold the next COVID-19 News Briefing, Tuesday at 3:30-p.m.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Central Valley Health District in Jamestown will hold its weekly COVID-19 Stutsman County Response news briefing  Tuesday May 19, 2020, at 2:30-p.m.

The meeting is held virtually to observe social distancing.

The meeting airs live with replays on CSi TV 10 -The Replay Channel & CSi 67.   To view the briefing online, view it here at CSiNewsNOW.com or go to the CSi LiveStream at Facebook.

At the briefing will be  representatives of CVHD, Jamestown Tourism, and Jamestown Regional Medical Center.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota will use $750,000 of federal coronavirus aid to livestream legislative committee hearings at the Capitol ahead of next year’s legislative session to ensure remote participation amid the COVID-19 outbreak. A legislative committee on Monday voted to fund the project that includes enhancing web conferencing among lawmakers. The funds come from the $1.25 billion given to the state as part of the federal stimulus package approved in March. Some lawmakers had pushed in the past to air the meetings live online to increase transparency. But it had not been a priority with the Legislature until the pandemic.

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown The Jamestown Patriotic Council is planning an outdoor Memorial Day observance  on Monday May 25 starting at 9-a.m.

At that time, there will be a wreath lowering and taps at the Nickeus Park bridge.

Following will be flag ceremonies at cemeteries and at Ft. Seward.

At 11:30-a.m., the All Vets Club the will host a light lunch with free-will offering.

The entire  community is invited to join in the day of honoring and remembrance.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — The foster parents of a 5-year-old girl who died on the Spirit Lake Reservation in North Dakota are charged with assault in her death and physically abusing other children. U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley says 42-year-old Erich Longie Jr. and 45-year-old Tammy Longie were arrested in the death of Raven Thompson. The couple appeared in federal court Monday on charges of assault resulting in serious bodily injury and simple assault. Federal agents made the arrests Friday. The couple denied abusing any children. Raven Thompson’s father, Aaron Thompson Jr., tells KVLY-TV the Longies were the foster parents of both the girl and her 7-year-old brother.

In sports…

MLB-MARLINS

Marlins to open training complex

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — A person familiar with the decision says the Miami Marlins will allow players on their 40-man roster access to their spring training complex to pitch off a mound or hit in batting cages beginning today.

The person confirmed the decision to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Marlins made no announcement.

The person says the rest of the complex in Jupiter, Florida, will remain closed.

According to the source, the optional workouts will be individual, with a staff member present, and those involved will abide by social distancing guidelines.

DIAMONDBACKS-MARTE

D-backs OF Starling Marte says wife dies of heart attack

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Starling Marte has announced on social media that his wife Noelia has died of a heart attack.

Marte wrote on Instagram Monday, “Today I go through the great pain of making public the unfortunate death of my wife Noelia, due to a heart attack.” He said, “It is a moment of indescribable pain. On behalf of my family, I am grateful for the expressions of esteem and solidarity in this difficult time.”

The 31-year-old Marte has played his entire eight-year big league career with the Pittsburgh Pirates before being traded to the Diamondbacks during the offseason.

The Pirates also responded on social media, saying “the entire Pirates family extend our deepest condolences to Starling Marte and family during this terrible time.”

MLB UMPIRES-GARCIA

Angry ump: Garcia says he kept quiet to protect son-in-law

NEW YORK (AP) — Former umpire Richie Garcia ended a decade of silence over his firing as a Major League Baseball supervisor, telling The Associated Press he kept quiet to protect his son-in-law and daughter.

Garcia says he feels impugned by former colleague Randy Marsh, who testified in a deposition that Garcia was let go because he attended minor league games umped by son-in-law Vic Carapazza.

Marsh retracted that comment in an interview with the AP, saying he doesn’t know why Garcia was dismissed. Jimmie Lee Solomon, then in charge of umpires, says MLB wanted new supervisors with new ideas.

Carapazza is a top umpire now, just like Garcia was.

NFL-ROONEY RULE

AP Sources: Rooney Rule to require for more interviews

UNDATED (AP) — The NFL is amending the Rooney Rule to require more interviews of minority candidates for head coaching and coordinator positions. That’s what two people familiar with the decision tell The Associated Press. Reacting to a lack of diversity progress in hiring for those jobs, the league will require teams to interview at least two minority candidates from outside the organization for head coach openings.

The two people say that at least one minority candidate must be interviewed for a coordinator’s spot. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the NFL has not announced the additions.

The rule is named after the late Dan Rooney, who owned the Pittsburgh Steelers, and was adopted in 2003. It has had some impact, but in the recent spate of coach hiring, few have gone to minority candidates.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-WORLD TEAM TENNIS

World Team Tennis plans three-week season

UNDATED (AP) — World TeamTennis CEO Carlos Silva says the league is “still on track for July 12” to open its three-week season and is hoping to select a site this week.

Silva said in a telephone interview Monday with The AP that four cities are “in the mix.” He mentioned Texas and Florida as possible host states.

The International Tennis Federation and the ATP and WTA tours said Friday they were extending their suspensions of play into late July because of the coronavirus pandemic.

But World TeamTennis is not sanctioned by those three groups and doesn’t need to follow their guidelines.

In other coronavirus-related sports news:

— California Gov. Gavin Newsom has given the go ahead for professional sports teams in the state to play without spectators soon. The Democratic governor said Monday that sports could return in the “first week or so of June without spectators and modifications and very prescriptive conditions.” That is extremely welcome news for teams, who were wondering if they would have to make contingency plans to play elsewhere. Los Angeles County officials said last week there was the possibility that their stay-at-home order could be extended through the summer.

—LeBron James reiterated Monday that he is hopeful the NBA season can resume, with the caveat that the health and well-being of players won’t be jeopardized by a return to play. The Los Angeles Lakers star said it remains his wish that the season comes back “sooner than later.” The NBA suspended the season on March 11 because of the coronavirus pandemic, and two unidentified members of the Lakers were among the league’s players who subsequently tested positive for the virus.

— Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says pro sports leagues and entities in baseball, basketball, baseball, softball, golf, tennis, football, and car racing can apply to the state to hold events without spectators starting May 31. Abbott also says Little League baseball can resume play with parents watching under social distancing guidelines. Youth sports camps may also open in June.

—USA Baseball has tentatively scheduled July 24 as the start date for its 2020 schedule of summer events. The nation’s sport governing body says the first event would be the 14U Cup from July 24-26 at the national training complex in Cary, North Carolina. Eight other age-group competitions will be held from late July through August.

— The odds were against NASCAR flawlessly executing its reopening. But the stock car series successfully got back on track Sunday at Darlington Raceway without a slip. Participants all passed a health screening to enter the facility, no one was scolded for not socially distancing and everyone wore a mask. It was all NASCAR could hope for as it desperately tries to recover from a 10-week shutdown during the coronavirus pandemic.

— Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf says NASCAR can hold its races at Pocono Raceway in late June if the coronavirus situation improves in the area, though the races might have to go off without fans. Pocono Raceway is in Monroe County, which currently is under Wolf’s strictest pandemic orders, or a red designation. But Wolf said Monday that if the county moves to yellow, then NASCAR may hold the two races as long as there are no spectators present and guidelines are followed to keep competitors safe.

— Notre Dame is planning to allow students back on campus for the fall semester beginning in early August. University President, Rev. John I. Jenkins made the announcement in letters to the campus community. There was no mention of sports. The school’s reopening plan includes comprehensive testing for COVID-19, contact tracing, quarantine and isolation protocols, social distancing and mask requirements, and enhanced cleaning of all campus spaces. The Irish are scheduled to open the football season against Navy in Ireland on Aug. 29. Students were sent home in mid-March to complete the spring semester remotely because of the new coronavirus pandemic.

—Premier League soccer teams have agreed on the measures that will allow non-contact training sessions to resume this week amid the coronavirus pandemic. The protocols for socially distanced training in small groups were signed off by the clubs during a conference call following a government decision to ease lockdown restrictions in England. The Premier League has been told by government experts that coronavirus restrictions could endure for at least a year in English soccer, with players allowed to resume only non-contact training from Tuesday.

— Manchester United says it will refund fans with season tickets for the games they won’t be able to attend during the coronavirus pandemic. The Premier League season was suspended in March with United fifth in the standings.

—The Spanish soccer player who threatened to quit his team rather than risk being infected by the coronavirus has returned to training. Cádiz defender Fali Giménez rejoined his teammates at the second-division club about a month after saying he wouldn’t play again unless there was a vaccine for COVID-19 or if he was assured 100% that he wouldn’t get infected after being back on the field.

GOLF-US OPEN

No qualifying for US Open

UNDATED (AP) — The U.S. Open won’t have qualifying for the first time since 1924. Chalk that up to the COVID-19 pandemic that already has postponed the U.S. Open from June to Sept. 17-20 at Winged Foot in New York.

Qualifying is the hallmark of the U.S. Open. The USGA likes to point out that roughly half of the 156-man field has to go through some form of qualifying. But not this year.

Still to be determined is how the exemptions are created for the rest of the players. Among those not already exempt is Phil Mickelson, who has said he won’t ask for an invitation.

In other golfing news:

—The return of live golf to television had a total audience delivery of 2.35 million viewers. Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson defeated Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff in the TaylorMade Driving Relief. The exhibition has raised at least $5.5 million for COVID-19 relief funds. NBC Sports says the total audience delivery was 16% higher than the final of the Dell Match Play last year in Texas. It used that as a comparison because only four players were on the course. It was roughly the same as network coverage of PGA Tour events from the second quarter of 2019.

ESPN-LAST DANCE

ESPN to show film about Game 6 of 1998 NBA Finals

UNDATED (AP) — The final episodes of “The Last Dance” have aired, yet ESPN has one more program to show about the Chicago Bulls’ sixth championship. ESPN will show “Game 6: The Movie” on Wednesday night at 8 p.m. CDT, following a rebroadcast of episodes nine and 10 of “The Last Dance.” The game will feature game footage captured by five NBA Entertainment cameras. It marks the first time that the game has been available to watch in high definition, and will be seen on CSi Cable 84.14. The Bulls defeated the Utah Jazz 87–86 as Michael Jordan hit the game-winning basket with 5.2 seconds remaining to cap their sixth championship in eight seasons.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL-INDIANA RECRUIT

Hoosiers sign Lander

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — The Indiana Hoosiers have signed Khristian Lander, who was expected to be one of the nation’s top-rated point guards in next season’s recruiting class. But coach Archie Miller says the 6-foot-2, point guard will reclassify so he can play basketball this fall.

Lander is from Evansville and joins Anthony Leal and Trey Galloway as the third major in-state recruit in the 2020 recruiting class. Leal was named the IndyStar Mr. Basketball last month. Galloway and Lander were both second-team selections on The Associated Press all-state team.

Indiana also has signed Jordan Geronimo of New Hampshire.

Elsewhere in college hoops news:

— San Diego State has signed forward Joshua Tomaić as a grad transfer from Maryland and will be eligible to play next season. Coach Brian Dutcher said 6-foot-10, 235-pound Tomaić can play multiple positions but is most comfortable at the stretch four, preferring to play facing the basket.

— The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower-court ruling prohibiting the NCAA from limiting compensation for education-related expenses for student-athletes. The decision upholds an injunction approved by U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken on behalf of a nationwide class of student-athletes. The appeals court ruling clears the way for Division I conferences to independently set rules for education-related compensation provided to student-athletes.

OBIT-BILLS-BEN WILLIAMS

Bills, Ole Miss lineman “Gentle Ben” Williams, 65, dies

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Robert Jerry “Ben” Williams Jr., former Buffalo Bills defensive end and the first African American player to appear in a game at Mississippi, has died. He was 65. Ole Miss announced in a release that Williams died Monday from natural causes at a Jackson, Mississippi, hospital. Affectionately known as “Gentle Ben,” he was the Rebels’ first black player to earn All-America honors as a first-team selection in 1975 and was a three-time first team All-Southeastern Conference selection.

Williams was drafted by Buffalo in the third round in 1976 and spent his entire 10-year career with the Bills during which he had 140 starts in 147 games.

Listed at 6-foot-3 and 250 pounds, Williams earned his nickname because of his friendly off-field personality.

 

 

 

DREAM TEAM-SNEAKER AUCTION

Jordan, Magic, Pippen Dream Team sneakers being auctioned

NEW YORK (AP) — Sneakers worn by Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Scottie Pippen while they played for the Dream Team are being auctioned.

The sneakers, each signed by the Hall of Fame wearer, are part of the Lelands 2020 Spring Classic Auction that runs through June 19. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the sneakers will benefit COVID-19 relief efforts.

Jordan, Johnson and Pippen wore the sneakers during the Tournament of Americas, which the U.S. team won to qualify for the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. The Americans won gold there in the first Olympics to feature NBA players.

The sneakers were given to a team staff member in the locker room after the tournament.

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is drawing criticism from Democratic leaders after saying he has been taking the malaria drug he has touted as a treatment for the coronavirus. Trump told reporters Monday he’s been taking hydroxychloroquine and a zinc supplement daily for a week and a half. Trump’s own government says hydroxychloroquine should only be administered for COVID-19 in a hospital or research setting due to potentially fatal side effects. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tells CNN she would rather Trump not be taking something that hasn’t been approved by scientists, citing his age and calling the president “morbidly obese.” Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer tells MSNBC that Trump’s remarks are “dangerous.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the USS Theodore Roosevelt will return to sea later this week, nearly two months after the ship was sidelined in Guam with a rapidly growing coronavirus outbreak. Navy Capt. Carlos Sardiello tells The Associated Press the ship will set sail with a scaled-back crew of about 3,000, leaving about 1,800 sailors on shore who are still in quarantine. Those include up to 14 sailors who recently tested positive again, just days after getting cleared to return to the carrier. The puzzling COVID-19 reappearance in the sailors fuels questions about the quality of the testing, and just how long sailors may remain infected or contagious.

 

(AP)  Russia’s prime minister has fully resumed his duties after recovering from the coronavirus. Fifty-four-year-old Mikhail Mishustin announced that he had been infected in a televised call with President Vladimir Putin on April 30. On Tuesday, the prime minister’s office said that he has checked out of the hospital and returned to his duties in the Cabinet headquarters. He is set to take part in a video conference with Putin later in the day. Several Cabinet ministers and Putin’s spokesman also have been infected. Putin has limited public appearances and held most of his meetings online during the virus pandemic.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden’s presidential campaign is bringing on the granddaughter of civil rights leader César Chávez as a senior adviser to help with Latino outreach and building out its state operations. The Biden campaign has drawn criticism from some Latino leaders who say it’s not doing enough to reach out to the key demographic group. The new adviser, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, worked as co-national political director on California Sen. Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign and before that as Harris’s California state director. Chavez Rodriguez also served in the Obama administration, overseeing the White House’s engagement with leaders of LGBT, Latino and other constituencies.

 

LONDON (AP) — Unemployment claims in Britain jumped by a record amount in April to their highest level since the 1990s. The new data released Tuesday underscores the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the economy despite programs being put into place to keep workers on payrolls. Jobless claims surged by 856,000 in April to 2.1 million, the highest since 1996 and an increase of 69% from the month before. As bad as it was, economists suggest it could have been much worse. The government created a job retention program to prevent millions of people from being laid off by effectively putting them on the government payroll.

 

LE PECQ, France (AP) — Someone, somewhere is about to become the lucky winner of a painting by Pablo Picasso. After an eight-week delay caused by France’s COVID-19 lockdown, the Christie’s auction house in Paris is hosting a raffle draw Wednesday for “Nature Morte,” an oil on canvas that Picasso painted in 1921. Proceeds will help provide villagers in Cameroon, Madagascar and Morocco with water, a basic need more essential than ever now for people to wash and protect themselves against the global pandemic. Raffle organizers say they have already raised 5 million euros ($5.4 million) by selling 50,000 tickets online for 100 euros ($109) each.

 

 

 

LONDON (AP) — An influential group of British lawmakers has accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government of failing to conduct enough tests for the new coronavirus. The Science and Technology Committee said Tuesday that “testing capacity has been inadequate for most of the pandemic so far.” It says the failure to test more widely helped COVID-19 cut a deadly swath through the country’s nursing homes. The criticism comes as official statistics reveal that more than 11,000 people with coronavirus have died in British nursing homes. The government’s official tally of deaths among people who tested positive for the virus stands at 34,796, second only to the United States.