wbam1CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT…OCCASIONAL RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING…THEN OCCASIONAL RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. 80 PERCENT CHANCE OF PRECIPITAION.
.TUESDAY…80 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA..80-PERECENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 50.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70.

 

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AND  MONDAY NIGHT. NO SEVERE  STORMS ARE EXPECTED…THOUGH HEAVY RAIN IN THUNDERSTORMS COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING.

 WIDESPREAD 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED FROM CENTRAL INTO SOUTHEASTERN NORTH  DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA FROM THIS SYSTEM.

AT THIS TIME THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST
 FROM THE VALLEY CITY TO FARGO AND FERGUS FALLS AREAS.
 
TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
 
 SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THE FOCUS FOR HEAVY RAIN SHIFTS TO THE JAMES RIVER BASIN. NO SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED…THOUGH HEAVY RAIN IN THUNDERSTORMS COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING.

AT THIS TIME THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOES NOT SEE AMOUNTS EXCEEDING FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE BUT GENERAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN 12-18 HOURS  COULD BE NEAR ONE INCH ACROSS THE BASIN.

THE PRECIPITATION GRADUALLY DIMINISHES WITH TIME TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

THEN…
 THURSDAY STILL APPEARS THE BEST CHANCE FOR DRY WEATHER…FOLLOWED BY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW NORMAL…BUT WITH A GRADUAL WARMING TREND INTO THE WEEKEND.
 SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

 

   City Wide Clean Up Week for Jamestown is June 3 through June 8.

Pickup starts in  SE  Jamestown on Monday, SW on Tuesday, NW on Wednesday and NE on Thursday.

Crews start the  pickup at 9 a.m. each day. Residents are asked not to put items on the street more than two days prior to pickup.

City Street crews will begin pick-up by 9 a.m. each day and the Sanitation (Collection) Department will start as soon as the normal garbage routes can be completed, but no later than 3 p.m. each day. City crews will work until that section of city is completed for the specified day. CITY CREWS WILL NOT RETURN TO AN AREA ONCE THAT AREA HAS BEEN PICKED-UP.

Senior Citizens and Handicapped Persons needing assistance may call the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce at 252-4830 during office hours.

The Recycling Center at the corner of 1st St and 3rd Ave SW will be open every afternoon from 12 noon until 6 p.m. during city-wide clean-up week AND Saturday 9 a.m. until 12 noon for your recyclable items. The Recycling Center accepts clothing, books, corrugated cardboard, newspapers and their contents, white office paper, magazines, junk mail, tin, three colors of glass, number 1 – 7 plastic and aluminum cans.

The Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce/City Beautification Committee Encourages Groups and Individuals To Help Clean Up Public Areas In Town.   You may pick up trash bags at the Chamber Office at 120 – 2nd St. S.E. Monday thru Friday, June 3 – 7, 2013 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Organize your group and do your part in cleaning up our town.

Further information is available at City Hall at 252-5900.  Flyers also available at the City Hall lobby.

Go to the City of Jamestown for map & information.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News June 1,2013) — “Rib Fest” was held Sat at Ave Maria Village,  June 1.  The cool windy weather did not dampen the spirits of the hungery media judges, who eagerly consumed a rib from each of the 8 Rib-Cookers in a blind taste test. The “Judges Selection” was Firehouse Ribs, and the “Peoples Choice” winner was Agricover, Inc.  Proceeds from the event will support Stutsman County Relay for Life, from Ave Maria Village, and vendors, and those cooking ribs.

Jamestown ND (KCS-T.V. News)  —  The RM Stoudt 2013 Running of The Pink was held June 1 in Jamestown.  (80 photos are available online at FACEBOOK.)  The run, to benefit the Central Valley Health Women’s Resource Fund, for breast and cervical cancer screening drew a large crowd of runners and walkers even though the weather conditions were not ideal.  (rainy & cold).

CSi- 10  The Replay Channel was on hand to record the event, and video will be posted later next week.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Fargo authorities say firefighters pulled a woman from the Red River in an early-morning rescue.
 
     Police and fire crews responded to a report at about 1:30 a.m. today at the Midtown Dam in Dike East Park and began searching the shore when they found a cell phone.
 
     Firefighters were launching a boat when they spotted the woman floating about 20 yards north of the boat ramp at the park. She was pulled to shore by firefighters wearing cold water rescue suits.
 
     Authorities performed CPR on the woman before she was taken by ambulance to a local hospital. Her name and condition have not been released.

 

Undated (KCSi-T.V. News)  —  The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, a 24-year-old man was injured when his motorcycle ran off the road at 5:35 p.m. Sunday (Jun2, 2013)  on Richland County Road 4 on the east edge of Abercrombie, N.D., according to the North Dakota Highway Patrol.

 The reports says,  24 year old Joshua Taylor Wold,  of Abercrombie, was operating  a 2013 Victory motorcycle eastbound on Richland County Road 4, passing Fort Abercrombie, when the road curved to the left. Wold failed to negotiate the curve and went off the road into the south ditch.

The motorcycle then hit a driveway approach and became airborne, landing on the Fort Abercrombie grounds and toppling to rest on its right side. Wold was thrown during the roll and came to rest near the motorcycle.

Abercrombie first responders and Breckenridge Ambulance responded to the scene, providing medical care, and Sanford Life Flight transported Wold to Sanford Medical Center in Fargo.

The motorcycle sustained moderate damage and was towed away.

Charges are pending. 

North Dakota Highway Patrol and Richland County Sheriff’s Office assisted at the scene

 

LAWTON, N.D. (AP) – Two people were injured after a collision between a car and a horse in northeastern North Dakota.

The accident happened about 5 a.m. Sunday on Highway 1 near Lawton. The Highway Patrol says a 1998 Pontiac Grand Am driven by 29-year-old Jack Nesdahl of East Grand Forks, Minn., struck the horse, which had escaped from its pen and was standing on the highway.

Authorities say Nesdahl and 16-year-old John Rodriguez of East Grand Forks were transported to a Park River hospital. Rodriguez was treated and released. Nesdahl was moved to a Grand Forks hospital, where he was treated and released.

 

MEDORA, N.D. (AP) – The state Board of Higher Education is scheduled to meet behind closed doors to discuss the contract of beleaguered University System Chancellor Hamid Shirvani.
 
     The board plans to convene in executive session at 9 a.m. Monday in Medora, where the group is holding its annual retreat.
 
     Bismarck attorney Jack McDonald, who represents the state’s new organizations, told The Forum Newspaper that the gathering could be a violation of the state’s open meetings laws.
 
     University system spokesman Linda Donlin said Sunday that McDonald’s criticism is “unwarranted and premature” and the board will meet in private as planned.
 
     Shirvani has been blasted by some students, faculty and lawmaker for his management style. He says he was given a mandate to overhaul the higher education system and fix problems, including low graduation rates

 

BISMARCK (AP) — State health officials are cautioning North Dakotans to guard themselves against ticks and hantavirus disease as the weather warms and they begin spending more time outdoors.

Health Department Epidemiologist Alicia Lepp said tick-borne diseases such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Lyme disease can be prevented through basic precautions, such as wearing long pants and applying insect repellent.

Hantavirus is a disease transmitted by infected mice. Epidemiologist Michelle Feist said people who are cleaning cabins or other buildings that have been closed up for the winter should protect themselves by properly ventilating the space being cleaned, wearing gloves and using disinfectant.

 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota officials expect recent heavy rains will lead to a boom in mosquitoes in the weeks ahead.
 
     Todd Hanson, Grand Forks mosquito control supervisor,says  the rain will create more breeding sites for mosquitoes. He says homeowners are being encouraged to eliminate standing water on their properties.
 
     Barry Walton, operations manager for the city of Cavalier, says recent flooding has turned the northeastern part of the state into a high-risk area for mosquito breeding. He says the bugs will appear after a long warm, dry spell.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Department of Transportation is planning its largest road construction program in state history, prompted in part by the strain caused by increased traffic related to the oil boom.
 
The department’s 2013 construction program will feature 327 projects worth about $878 million.
 
     The department says the oil boom has prompted a 22 percent increase in statewide traffic since 2010, with 53 percent of that increase in western North Dakota.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Gov. Jack Dalrymple says BNSF Railway Co. is opening an office in downtown Bismarck.
 
     The governor says the office will house economic development, sales and marketing staff.
 
     BNSF is based in Fort Worth, Texas, but is part of Warren Buffett’s Omaha-based Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
 
     Officials say BNSF hauls about 75 percent of the crude oil that leaves North Dakota by rail.
 
     Dalrymple says BNSF employs more than 1,500 people in North Dakota and has hired more than 400 workers in the past two years.
 

 GARRISON, N.D. (AP) – This year’s CANDISC bicycle tour in North Dakota has been scheduled for Aug. 3-10.
 
     CANDISC stands for Cycling Around North Dakota In Sakakawea Country. The annual tour draws hundreds of riders from numerous U.S. states and Canadian provinces.
 
     The tour starts and ends in Garrison. Stops are planned this year in Velva, Willow City, Lake Metigoshe (meh-tih-GOH’-shee) State Park, Towner, Butte and Turtle Lake.
 
     The route will cover about 370 miles. Daily rides will range from 30 to 80 miles.
 
     The Minot Daily News reports that the registration cost is $195 per person or $380 per family before July 15. After that there is a $40 late fee. Riders who don’t want to participate in the full tour can pay $50 per day.

 

In sports…

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – More than 500 athletes gathered in Fargo over the weekend to compete in the North Dakota Special Olympics.
 
The two-day games started Friday. The games include volleyball, swimming and track and field events.
 
     Karen Miller of Grand Forks says Special Olympics are all about having a great time.
 
     The athletes were competing to represent North Dakota in the 2014 Special Olympics national games in New Jersey.

 

AA…

 Fargo-Moorhead 4, Winnipeg 3

 

MLB…

 INTERLEAGUE
 
   Final            Toronto                  7    San  Diego              4,  11  Innings
 
 
       AMERICAN  LEAGUE

 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Scott Diamond pitched six shutout innings yesterday as the Minnesota Twins blanked the Seattle Mariners 10-0. Josh Willingham, Ryan Doumit, Brian Dozier and Chris Herrmann all homered for the Twins. Minnesota won for the seventh time in nine games.
 
 
   Final            Tampa  Bay            11    Cleveland              3
   Final            Baltimore              4    Detroit                  2
   Final            Texas                      3    Kansas  City          1
   Final            Houston                  5    L.A.  Angels          4
   Final            Oakland                  2    Chi  White  Sox      0
   Final            Boston                    3    N-Y  Yankees          0,  5  Innings
 
 
       NATIONAL  LEAGUE
 
   Final            Miami                    11    N-Y  Mets                6
   Final            Pittsburgh            5    Cincinnati            4,  11  Innings
   Final            Philadelphia        7    Milwaukee              5
   Final            Atlanta                  6    Washington            3
   Final            San  Francisco      4    St.  Louis              2
   Final            Arizona                  8    Chi  Cubs                4
   Final            Colorado                7    L.A.  Dodgers        2
 
 
       NATIONAL  HOCKEY  LEAGUE  PLAYOFFS

 CHICAGO (AP) – Bryan Bickell and Michal Handzus scored on consecutive shots in the second period last night as the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals. Andrew Shaw and Brent Seabrook also had goals for the Blackhawks, who lead the series 2-0. Game 3 is tomorrow night in Los Angeles.
 
  

NASCAR…

  DOVER, Del. (AP) – Tony Stewart made a late outside pass on Juan Pablo Montoya yesterday at Dover International Speedway to snap a 30-race winless streak. Stewart took the lead with three laps left in the 400-mile race and held on for the victory. Montoya, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski rounded out the top five.

 

Unofficial Results

1 Tony Stewart (14) Chevrolet 47/4 400 3 $318,100 Chart

2 Juan Pablo Montoya (42) Chevrolet 43/1 400 19 $226,504 Chart

3 Jeff Gordon (24) Chevrolet 41/0 400 0 $203,051 Chart

4 Kyle Busch (18) Toyota 42/2 400 150 $196,198 Chart

5 Brad Keselowski (2) Ford 40/1 400 2 $172,231 Chart

6 Clint Bowyer (15) Toyota 38/0 400 0 $155,548 Chart

7 Joey Logano (22) Ford 37/0 400 0 $140,598 Chart

8 Kevin Harvick (29) Chevrolet 37/1 400 1 $152,001 Chart

9 Mark Martin (55) Toyota 35/0 400 0 $114,365 Chart

10 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88) Chevrolet 34/0 400 0 $117,815 Chart

11 Jeff Burton (31) Chevrolet 33/0 400 0 $112,755 Chart

12 Kurt Busch (78) Chevrolet 33/1 400 8 $128,575 Chart

13 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (17) Ford 31/0 400 0 $147,191 Chart

14 Carl Edwards (99) Ford 30/0 400 0 $135,055 Chart

15 Greg Biffle (16) Ford 29/0 400 0 $115,230 Chart

16 Casey Mears (13) Ford 28/0 400 0 $125,113 Chart

17 Jimmie Johnson (48) Chevrolet 28/1 399 143 $143,191 Chart

18 Aric Almirola (43) Ford 26/0 399 0 $134,566 Chart

19 Marcos Ambrose (9) Ford 25/0 399 0 $124,019 Chart

20 Paul Menard (27) Chevrolet 24/0 399 0 $126,846 Chart

21 Bobby Labonte (47) Toyota 23/0 399 0 $120,138 Chart

22 David Ragan (34) Ford 22/0 397 0 $116,988 Chart

23 Kasey Kahne (5) Chevrolet 22/1 396 2 $108,780 Chart

24 Danica Patrick (10) Chevrolet 20/0 396 0 $93,630 Chart

25 Josh Wise (35) Ford 19/0 395 0 $93,505 Chart

26 David Reutimann (83) Toyota 18/0 394 0 $103,963 Chart

27 Austin Dillon (51) Chevrolet 17/0 394 0 $109,202 Chart

28 David Stremme (30) Toyota 16/0 394 0 $91,005 Chart

29 Dave Blaney (7) Chevrolet 15/0 393 0 $90,855 Chart

30 J.J. Yeley (36) Chevrolet 14/0 390 0 $91,705 Chart

31 Joe Nemechek (87) Toyota 13/0 388 0 $87,555 Chart

32 Landon Cassill (33) Chevrolet 12/0 388 0 $87,380 Chart

33 Jamie McMurray (1) Chevrolet 11/0 381 0 $113,575 Chart

34 Denny Hamlin (11) Toyota 11/1 380 41 $118,830 Chart

35 Timmy Hill (32) Ford 9/0 378 0 $86,805 Chart

36 Ryan Newman (39) Chevrolet 8/0 298 0 $120,863 Chart

37 David Gilliland (38) Ford 7/0 296 0 $86,520 Chart

38 Martin Truex Jr. (56) Toyota 7/1 279 2 $113,405 Chart

39 Travis Kvapil (93) Toyota 5/0 161 0 $84,930 Chart

40 Matt Kenseth (20) Toyota 5/1 159 29 $107,921 Chart

41 Mike Bliss (19) Toyota 3/0 59 0 $68,930 Chart

42 Michael McDowell (98) Ford 2/0 54 0 $64,930 Chart

43 Scott Riggs (44) Ford 1/0 16 0 $61,430 Chart

 Standings

1 – Jimmie Johnson 473 Leader 13 1 2 6 8 0 $4,658,987

2 – Carl Edwards 443 30 13 0 1 5 7 0 $2,554,774

3 +1 Clint Bowyer 423 50 13 0 0 4 7 1 $2,285,672

4 -1 Matt Kenseth 399 74 13 2 3 3 7 3 $2,931,373

4 +3 Kevin Harvick 399 74 13 0 2 3 5 2 $2,739,920

6 – Dale Earnhardt Jr. 398 75 13 0 0 3 8 1 $2,711,364

7 -2 Kasey Kahne 392 81 13 0 1 5 6 1 $2,307,018

8 +2 Brad Keselowski 375 98 13 0 0 5 8 1 $2,750,912

9 +2 Kyle Busch 374 99 13 2 2 6 7 3 $2,980,761

10 -2 Paul Menard 371 102 13 0 0 0 4 0 $1,921,676

wc 11 +4 Jeff Gordon 361 112 13 0 0 3 4 3 $2,274,681

12 – Aric Almirola 354 119 13 0 0 0 4 2 $2,066,589

13 – Greg Biffle 353 120 13 0 0 1 4 0 $2,064,379

14 -5 Martin Truex Jr. 343 130 13 0 0 2 5 1 $2,194,919

14 +3 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 343 130 13 0 0 0 0 0 $2,178,716

wc 16 +4 Tony Stewart 338 135 13 0 1 1 3 0 $2,328,104

17 +1 Kurt Busch 337 136 13 1 0 3 4 2 $2,034,428

18 +1 Joey Logano 335 138 13 0 0 4 5 2 $2,335,953

19 -5 Jamie McMurray 332 141 13 0 0 0 3 0 $1,957,203

20 -4 Ryan Newman 323 150 13 0 0 1 6 4 $2,240,842

20 +1 Jeff Burton 323 150 13 0 0 1 2 1 $1,610,323

22 +1 Juan Pablo Montoya 307 166 13 0 0 2 3 0 $1,988,971

23 -1 Marcos Ambrose 294 179 13 0 0 0 2 1 $1,906,595

24 +1 Mark Martin 271 202 11 1 0 1 4 1 $1,976,534

25 +1 Casey Mears 259 214 13 0 0 0 0 2 $1,634,489

26 -2 Denny Hamlin 249 224 9 3 0 3 3 2 $1,653,774

27 +1 Bobby Labonte 238 235 13 0 0 0 0 2 $1,612,911

27 – David Ragan 238 235 13 0 1 1 1 3 $1,895,956

29 +1 Danica Patrick 231 242 13 1 0 0 1 2 $1,510,599

30 -1 David Gilliland 219 254 13 0 0 1 1 3 $1,591,548

30 +1 Dave Blaney 219 254 13 0 0 0 0 3 $1,488,258

32 +1 David Reutimann 190 283 13 0 0 0 0 4 $1,456,000

33 -1 J.J. Yeley 187 286 13 0 0 0 1 3 $1,394,828

34 – David Stremme 178 295 12 0 0 0 0 2 $1,111,353

35 +1 Travis Kvapil 136 337 13 0 0 0 0 5 $1,477,211

36 +1 A J Allmendinger 122 351 4 0 0 0 0 0 $466,857

37 +2 Michael McDowell 76 397 12 0 0 0 1 10 $1,113,956

38 – Scott Speed 75 398 8 0 0 0 1 6 $807,494

39 +2 Timmy Hill 71 402 7 0 0 0 0 1 $613,866

40 – Michael Waltrip 63 410 2 0 0 1 1 0 $465,184

41 +1 Terry Labonte 52 421 3 0 0 0 0 1 $523,777

42 +1 Ken Schrader 29 444 3 0 0 0 0 1 $241,277

43 +1 Scott Riggs 7 466 4 0 0 0 0 4 $259,930

44 +1 Brian Keselowski 4 469 1 0 0 0 0 1 $114,904

 

wc-Qualifies for Chase as a wild card; awarded to the two drivers ranked 11-20 with the most wins.

 

INDYCAR-DETROIT GRAND PRIX…
 
 
     DETROIT (AP) – In the second of the two IndyCar races in Detroit this weekend the checkered flag was taken by Simon Pagenaud (SEE’-mohn PAHZ’-eh-noh). He finished first in a crash-filled Detroit Grand Prix for his first IndyCar victory. The first race, which took place on Saturday, was won by Mike Conway. He finished third in the second race.
 

MLB…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Twins optioned infielder Chris Colabello to Triple-A Rochester following yesterday’s win over Seattle. In two stints with Minnesota this season, Colabello appeared in six games, hitting .133. The Twins will make a corresponding move tomorrow, when they start a four-game series at Kansas City.

 

PGA…

 DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) – Matt Kuchar (KOO’-chur) closed with a 4-under 68 to win the PGA’s Memorial tournament at minus-12, two shots ahead of Kevin Chappell. Kyle Stanley finished three shots back and one ahead of Bill Haas and Scott Stallings. Tiger Woods ended up 20 shots back and finished ahead of just six players who made the cut.

 

 CHAMPIONS-PRINCIPAL CHARITY CLASSIC…
 
     DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Russ Cochran finished first in the Champions Tour Principal Charity Classic after a final-round 5-under-67. He finished 11 shots under par for the tournament, one shot in front of Jay Don Blake. Cochran has now won four times in his Champions Tour career.

 

TENNIS…
 
     PARIS (AP) – Two veterans of Grand Slam quarterfinal play have advanced at the French Open. Women’s top-seed Serena Williams breezed into the quarters and will face Svetlana Kuznetsova (svet-LAH’-nah kooz-NET’-so-vah). In a later match, Roger Federer qualified for his 36th consecutive major quarterfinal when he eliminated Gilles Simon (zheel see-MOHN’).

 

NBA…

 MIAMI (AP) – The NBA has fined Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert $75,000 for using a gay slur and cursing during his news conference after Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals. Hibbert ended a response to a question about his defense on Miami’s LeBron James with “no homo,” a phrase that implies fear of appearing gay. He also called reporters an offensive term.

 

 ATLANTA (AP) – Police say former NBA star Mookie Blaylock remains hospitalized and faces two charges after a fatal crash in suburban Atlanta. Jonesboro Police Chief Franklin Allen says the 46-year-old Blaylock is being charged with driving on a suspended license and failing to stay in his lane. Police say Blaylock was driving an SUV that collided head-on with a van Friday. The crash killed a 43-year-old woman.
 
     Blaylock is a one-time NBA All-Star who played 13 seasons with New Jersey, Atlanta and Golden State.

 

 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The Kings have confirmed that Mike Malone will be their new coach. The NBA club says he will be introduced at a news conference Monday. Malone replaces Keith Smart, who was fired Friday shortly after the sale of the team was completed. Malone is the son of former NBA coach Brendan Malone and has been an assistant in the league for more than a decade.
 In world and national news…

BEIJING (AP) – Bodies are still being recovered at the site of a massive poultry farm fire in northeastern China, where officials now say at least 119 people died. Reports and officials say workers were trapped inside a cluttered slaughterhouse and that the plant’s layout made escape difficult.
 
     LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) – Fire officials in Southern California say a big wildfire north of Los Angeles is holding and that they don’t foresee more evacuation orders than they’ve already issued. Nearly 3,000 people from some 700 homes are already under evacuation orders. The wildfire has been feeding on old, dry brush, though cooler weather and calmer winds moved in overnight.
 
     PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Forecasters say the worst is over after remnants of a violent storm that claimed 13 lives in Oklahoma sent punishing winds and torrential downpours to northern New England and a tornado to South Carolina. The National Weather Service says there could still be some heavy weather today, but not as bad.
 
     KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – Ten schoolchildren and two international service members are among 13 people killed by a suicide bomber near a busy market in eastern Afghanistan. A policeman was also killed by the blast which officials say targeted an American patrol.
 
     JOHANNESBURG (AP) – Oscar Pistorius will emerge from his self-imposed isolation today for a court hearing ahead of his murder trial. The sensational case transformed the double-amputee Olympian from a smiling global inspiration to a sobbing suspect facing a life sentence in prison if convicted of killing his girlfriend.