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CSi Weather…
REST OF TODAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds
around 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening.
.FRIDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds around 5 mph
shifting to the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the
lower 60s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows around 60.
.SUNDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY…Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. A 30 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the lower 80s.
The next chance for more widespread thunderstorms will arrive during the Friday/Saturday time frame.
Another active period possibly kicking off once again towards the end of the weekend and beginning of the work week.
Flood updates and water level updates for the …
Sheyenne River Level Through Valley City
James River level through Jamestown.
Water amounts in the snow pack
The Latest Flood Warnings from The National Weather Service
https://ndresponse.gov/flood-region
Fire Danger Map for North Dakota
Bismarck
NDDoH Stats
Posted Tues July 7, 2020
11-a.m.
New Positive Cases Reported on Tuesday
INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19
- Woman in her 90s from Cass County with underlying health conditions.
- Man in his 50s from Cass County with underlying health conditions.
- Woman in her 70s from Cass County with underlying health conditions.
- Woman in her 80s from Stutsman County.
- Stutsman Total Deaths 2
COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED TUESDAY
Barnes +1
Barnes Total 23
Barnes Recovered 19
- Benson County – 1
- Burleigh County – 16
- Cass County – 8
- Cavalier County – 1
- Grand Forks County – 3
- McKenzie County – 1
- Morton County – 6
- Sargent County – 1
- Sioux County – 1
- Stark County – 2
- Towner County – 1
- Walsh County – 2
- Ward County – 1
- Williams County – 7
BY THE NUMBERS
204,526 – Total Number of Tests Completed* (+1,989 total tests from yesterday)
114,357 – Total Unique Individuals Tested* (+775 unique individuals from yesterday)
110,459 – Total Negative (+726 unique individuals from yesterday)
3,898 – Total Positive (+52 unique individuals from yesterday)
After investigation it was determined that a previous case from Grand Forks County and Cass County were mismarked in the system and a case from Burleigh County was from out of state.
2.6% – Daily Positivity Rate**
248 – Total Hospitalized (+3 individual from yesterday)
24 – Currently Hospitalized (+2 individuals from yesterday)
3,413 – Total Recovered (+63 individuals from yesterday)
84 – Total Deaths*** (+4 individual from yesterday)
Upon death record review where COVID-19 is listed as a cause of death, it was determined that these deaths were not previously reported to the state.
* 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.
**Because the serial tests completed and added to the total number of tests completed can result in new individuals who test positive, the daily positivity rate will be calculated using the total positives for the day by the daily number of tests completed instead of the daily number of unique individuals tested.
*** Number of individuals who tested positive and died from any cause while infected with COVID-19.
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.
Valley City (CSi) City/County Health in Valley City announces that a mass COVID-19 testing will be held on July 8 at the North Dakota Winter Show location.
The testing is set from 2-p.m. to 6-p.m. with a drive through event including the south exhibit hall, and the parking lot area will be utilized.
The testing process takes approximately 15 minutes (wait time in line may be longer). Testing will be conducted by using an oral swab of the throat.
There is no cost for the test and health insurance is not processed.
Those participants testing positive will be notified by phone within 24-72 hours. Efforts will be made to contact those with a negative result within 3-5 days.
The goal is to test 500 people for the virus.
The North Dakota National Guard will be assisting, in cooperation with CHI Mercy Health, and CCHD staff. Participants will not be asked to provide proof of residency.
Prior to the testing, those who wish to participate are strongly encouraged to fill out the online screening form at www.testreg.nd.gov.
Valley City (CSi) The Barnes County Commission on a 4-1 vote Tuesday approved building a new Barnes County jail.
The package approved does not include a law enforcement center.
The funding is expected to come from a 30 year bond issue.
Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Commission met Tuesday evening at City Hall. All members were present.
Ian Jacobson was sworn in as a Valley City Police Officer. He’s a native of San Antonio Texas and attended UND.
APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS INCLUDED:
Approve Monthly Reports from the Fire Chief, Building Inspector, Auditor, Municipal Judge and Public Works Accountant.
Monthly Bills for the City and Public Works in the Amount of $2,458,233.49
Approved a Blocking off the Street Request for On the Move “Let’s Walk Valley City” Event on July 20, 2020 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at 4th Ave NE from 9th Street NE to 6th Street NE
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
The fee schedule with water usage was described by Public Works Manager Gary Jacobson.
Single residence and Multiple dwelling fee differences were explained, including sir charges, along with meter use charges.
During the COVID-19 emergency, members of the public may request to make a public comment regarding city business by contacting City Hall (701) 845-1700 by 12 NOON on the day of the meeting to make arrangements.
Attorney General’s “A Citizen’s Guide to North Dakota Open Records & Open Meetings Laws” *A member of the public does not have the right to speak to the governing body at an open meeting. The public is only entitled to see and hear what happens at a meeting, and to record or broadcast those observations.
ü No personal attacks to persons present or not
ü No inflammatory language used during time that you have the platform
ü 5 minute maximum or as directed by the chair
ü Thank you for participating in City Government.
ORDINANCE
Approved was second and final reading an Ordinance to amend and reenact Chapter 5 of Title 8 and Section 11-05-18 of the Valley City Municipal Code, relating to mobile vendors and transient merchants.
Approved was a second and final reading of an Ordinance to Adopt and Enact Section 1-01-15 of the Valley City Municipal Code related to Crime Victim Witness Fee. City Attorney Martineck there was no change from the first reading, regarding the fee for the witness protection provisions.
Approved the first reading of Ordinance No. 1058, an Ordinance Creating Section 20-04.01 to Extend City Sales, Use & Gross Receipts Tax dedicated to Permanent Flood Protection, as approved by voters in the Jun9 2020 City Elections.
Approved and Ordinance for penalties of striking an unattended vehicle.
NEW BUSINESS
City Commissioners, discussed a job title for City Administrator position. Commissioner Bishop moved that there be no change, which was approved by the City Commission.
Approved was the appointment of Paige Bjornson to the Visitors Committee (1 opening, 4 year term ending June 30, 2024)
Approved was a Property Tax Exemption for Improvements to Residential Building at 905 9th Avenue SE as recommended by City Assessor Hansen, on the improvements, for five years.
Approved was selecting an individual for the Assistant Public Works (Operations) Superintendent Position for Succession Planning. City Attorney Martineck said that person when selected will succeed Jeff Differding, when he retires.
CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT CITY UPDATES &COMMISSION REPORTS
City Administrator, Gwen Crawford said she will be observing a fire department rescue exercise.
She said a banner that was removed in town has been given to the school district.
Clean up week will be moved to September this year.
With alleys, over growth of trees will be addressed for better access for garbage trucks.
City Auditor, Avis Richter said, Brandi Johnson has been hired as the City Administrative Assistant.
Tina Current was also added to the city staff.
KLJ gave an update on projects and progress on the permanent flood control walls.
Commissioner Dick Gulmon has met with city department and economic development officials.
Mayor Carlsrud welcomed new police officer Ian Jacobson and other newly appointed city staff members.
The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 68 followed by replays.
Jamestown (CSi) The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ) has received a report of a Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) on Spiritwood Lake. Staff have visited the lake and analyzed the water using ABRAXIS test strips. The test strips indicated an elevated level of toxins associated with a HAB. Therefore, a water sample was collected and sent to an independent laboratory for confirmation.
As a result of the testing, the NDDEQ is issuing a Harmful Algal Bloom Advisory for the waterbody. Please see the attached HAB Advisory sign and Advisory/Warning comparison. Blue-green algae can produce cyanotoxins which may cause serious health effects in people and animals.
NDDEQ urges the entity responsible for lake management to post a copy of the sign(s) in a conspicuous location (i.e., boat ramp or swimming area). A metal sign(s) will be provided as soon as is practicable.
The NDDEQ will monitor the waterbody every two weeks until test strips indicate the toxin levels are low.
Jamestown (CSi) While visitation at Frontier Village is down from a year ago, Tourism Director, Searle Swedlund says, the attendance is not down significantly so far this summer.
On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Searle said the attendance was off by about 35-percent, which he said was not a bad figure, given the COVID-19 pandemic still limiting traveling this summer.
He said more buildings and stores have reopened recently at the Village. He pointed out that the inventory of items in the buildings is about three-quarters completed, to determine ownership, and those who have donated items the owners still have possession of.
He pointed out that the greeters are now located at the saloon building, which has become the Visitors Center, that also has information for visitors.
He added that the pandemic has had a downturn in restaurant and lodging taxes, but now up to about 50-percent, of anticipated revenue, which has somewhat of an effect on dollars available to be distributed for grant requests. He said, about $60,000 remains in the fund for this calendar year. He added that some of the traditional summer events had been cancelled due to safety issues with the pandemic.
He said the downtown Arts Market at Hansen Arts Park will be back this summer, in July and August beginning July 9 at 5:30 pm to 8:30-p.m., in the Hansen Arts Park, through August.
Searle said the new Tourism web site will be launched within the next week or so, and will contain improvements in the how visitors to the web site will be better informed about the tourism experience in Jamestown.
The Tourism office is operating at normal hours, just outside the entrance to Frontier Village.
Jamestown (CSi) The Arts Center is excited to bring the Downtown Arts Market back to Jamestown this summer beginning July 9 at 5:30 pm to 8:30-p.m, in the Hansen Arts Park, planning an event for each Thursday evening through August.
Arts Center, Director, Mindi Schmitz says, “We want this to be as safe as it is enjoyable. So, things will be different this year. For instance, there will not be vendors or artisans. This prevents the hand-to-contact and allows the street to be opened up for additional seating area (bring your lawn chair). Social distancing will be observed. Masks will be strongly encouraged. We will also Facebook live the performances for those that still prefer / need to stay isolated.
She adds that the Arts Market plans may have to be adjusted of Arts Center measures are not respected. The community’s efforts to be as safe and responsible as possible when attending is greatly appreciated and will allow this loved summer event to continue.
July 9th The Deb Jenkins Band performs The band started over 40 years ago in Fargo as the band called “Second Wind”. After some member changes and down time Mike, the Keyboard player and husband too Deb, the lead singer, changed the name of the band to “The Deb Jenkins Band”. The style and type of music performed has stayed true to the beginning with Second Wind. Our style is sometimes referred to as Jazz, but really the heart of our band is rhythm and blues. The one thing we are NOT is back ground music. We want you to dance, dance, and dance.
Click here to view full summer schedule.
Jamestown (Chamber) The Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce, Young Professionals of Jamestown and the Chamber Ambassadors recently recognized BluFrog Realty with the July Business of the Month Award for their outstanding customer service and continued commitment to the community.
The nomination stated, “Jen Dockter organized the Facebook group Community of Jamestown Supporting our Local Community. The page is huge! And now BluFrog has been doing drawings each week to get people to enjoy even more take out options. They really are helping the local restaurants through this time of unprecedented weirdness.”
The Young Professionals of Jamestown honor businesses that provide superior customer service, exhibit community spirit and provide a positive economic impact to the community. This award provides recognition throughout the month with a plaque and a recognition banner for the month. Monthly award winners will be considered for the Business of the Year to be awarded at the Chamber’s Annual Banquet in January of 2021. Business of the Month award nomination forms are available at the Chamber office and online at www.jamestownchamber.com . Call 701-252-4830 for more information.
Jamestown (Chamber) Members of the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassador Committee and the Young Professionals of Jamestown presented the Customer Service Award for July to Dr. Blake Hochhalter of Hochhalter Chiropractic for his outstanding customer service. The chamber honors individuals who demonstrate a consistent commitment to delivering products or services that satisfy customers by exceeding their requirements or expectations.
His nomination said, ”Dr. Blake should be recognized as not only an amazing chiropractor but also as someone who genuinely cares about his patients. I have received great care before but this past weekend was above and beyond what I expected from a provider. He saw me outside of normal hours and has squeezed me into his extremely busy schedule and I never once felt that I was being a burden. He truly is an asset to our community and is destined for great things in our community. Thank you, Dr. Blake for all you have done to help me get back on my feet- literally.”
Congratulations to Blake, who along with all the other monthly winners, will be recognized at the Chamber’s annual banquet in January 2021. Customer Service Award nomination forms are available at the Chamber office and on their website at www.jamestownchamber.com or call 701-252-4830.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge rejected a request for an emergency order to delay the process of shutting down the Dakota Access pipeline while attorneys appeal a ruling to shutter the pipeline during the course of an environmental review. Pipeline attorneys filed the motion — along with a notice of appeal — late Monday after U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled to stop the flow of oil by Aug. 5. In denying the request for an expedited ruling, Boasberg said Tuesday he will schedule a status hearing to discuss scheduling when he receives the Dakota Access motion to keep the pipeline running. Dakota Access attorney William Scherman said in his motion filed Monday that shutting down the pipeline requires a number of time-consuming and expensive steps that would take ”well more” than 30 days.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators have rejected imposing mandatory production cuts on the oil industry. Both Texas and Oklahoma rejected similar proposals this year as oil prices fell during the coronavirus pandemic. The three-member North Dakota Industrial Commission decided unanimously Tuesday to dismiss the idea following a lengthy hearing in May. The Bismarck Tribune reports many oil producers and tribal mineral owners from the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation opposed mandatory production cuts. Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring, who sits on the commission along with Gov. Doug Burgum and Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, said “it’s probably best if we don’t go down this road.”
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — A judge has ruled that the trial of a North Dakota man accused of killing four people can stay in Morton County. But South Central District Judge David Reich’s ruling would allow Chad Isaak of Washburn to seek a change of venue later. The Bismarck Tribune reports the judge said in a ruling dated July 1 that pretrial news coverage in Isaak’s case has not been unfair or biased. Isaak is charged with four counts of murder in the deaths of RJR Maintenance and Management co-owner Robert Fakler and employees Adam Fuehrer and William Cobb and Lois Cobb, who were married. The victims were found shot and stabbed at the Mandan business April 1, 2019.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Bismarck man accused of driving over his girlfriend, forcing her into his car and threatening to kill her has been sentenced to three years of probation. Thirty-year-old Ricky Schuh pleaded guilty Tuesday to reduced charges in an agreement with prosecutors. He was charged in March with kidnapping, aggravated assault and terrorizing. The kidnapping charge was reduced to felonious restraint under the terms of the plea agreement. Police say Schuh struck the woman with his SUV, ran over her and forced her into the vehicle in Bismarck. Officials say she escaped in Jamestown and received threatening text messages from Schuh.
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — A staff member at a juvenile corrections center in Mandan is charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old female inmate. Twenty-seven-year-old Dariouse Gravely is accused of having sexual contact with the girl in late June in a dorm room at the Youth Correctional Center. Gravely is charged with sexual assault and sexual abuse of a ward. The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says Gravely was a residence specialist and provided care for inmates. The Bismarck Tribune reports he’s no longer employed at the center. Court records do not list an attorney for Gravely.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A West Fargo man has been sentenced to spend 12 years in prison for driving drunk and causing a crash that killed a passenger in his vehicle last summer. A judge in Cass County on Monday suspended eight years of a 20-year sentence and ordered Daniel Dal Pozzo to serve five years of supervised release. The 35-year-old Dal Pozzo pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular homicide and criminal mischief in the June 2019 crash that killed his friend, 38-year-old Johnny Grey. Dal Pozzo slammed into several parked vehicles. Prosecutors say Dal Pozzo’s blood alcohol content was 0.21%, nearly three times the legal limit to drive.
In sports…
Tuesday
Babe Ruth Baseball…
At Jack Brown Stadium
Jamestown Eagles 6 Valley City Royals 2
At Charlie Brown Field, Valley City
Valley City Kings 16 Ellendale 0
Carver Pederson pitches a perfect game
VIRUS AFFECTS IN SPORTS
NEW YORK (AP) — Gerrit Cole couldn’t have expected the New York Yankees to take the ball away from him just one batter into his first home start in the Bronx.
But the team’s new $324 million ace learned the hard way about one of baseball’s new coronavirus safety protocols Tuesday night during an intrasquad game at Yankee Stadium.
Cole allowed a home run to the second hitter he faced, Miguel Andújar, one pitch after being forced to give up the ball he used to strike out leadoff man Mike Tauchman. Cole grumbled that he liked the ball used to strike out Tauchman. But among the safety steps instituted by Major League Baseball for this virus-shortened season is that pitchers can’t reuse a baseball once it has been touched by other players. After Cole struck out Tauchman swinging, catcher Gary Sánchez whipped the ball around the infield — a customary ritual that’s frowned upon in MLB’s 2020 operations manual.
In other MLB news:
— The San Francisco Giants say they are “suspending workouts at Oracle Park, pending the results of tests conducted this past weekend.” On Monday, the club announced two people had tested positive for the coronavirus without providing further details on whether the two were players, coaches or staff. Prospect Hunter Bishop and pitcher Luis Madero, in the 60-player pool, already tested positive.
— The reigning World Series champion Washington Nationals have resumed training camp after canceling workouts Monday because of COVID-19 testing delays. General manager Mike Rizzo said the team felt confident about getting back to Nationals Park for practices after receiving all player and staff test results from Friday. The American League champion Houston Astros also resumed workouts on Tuesday. A handful of players did not take part in the Nationals’ workouts, including Starlin Castro, Juan Soto, Howie Kendrick and Victor Robles. Without naming names, Rizzo said two players tested positive for the coronavirus and that any players and staff who came into contact with them had to be re-tested
— The Cleveland Indians are keeping outfielder Franmil Reyes away from training camp after they spotted him on social media attending a weekend holiday party without wearing a mask. Manager Terry Francona said Reyes is not in any trouble with the team. But by not practicing social distancing or wearing a mask, he says Reyes exposed himself — and his teammates — to infection, and the team is being overly cautious. Francona said Reyes, who was traded to Cleveland last season from San Diego, will have to be re-tested for the virus “when it’s appropriate.”
VIRUS OUTBREAK-NBA
Beal, Dinwiddie won’t play
WASHINGTON (AP) — Wizards leading scorer Bradley Beal and Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie won’t take part in the restart of the NBA season.
Beal is out because of a right rotator cuff injury. Dinwiddie announced that he is still testing positive for coronavirus and won’t participate.
Washington, Orlando and Brooklyn are the three teams left in the race for the final two Eastern Conference playoff spots. If the Wizards finish within four games of whichever club finishes eighth, then two games will be played to determine the No. 8 seed. But with Beal and Davis Bertans out, a Wizards team that has been without John Wall all season will have to replace more than 40 points a game if it is to somehow get into that postseason mix.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-COLLEGE BASKETBALL-LOUISVILLE
Two in Louisville program test positive
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two members of Louisville’s men’s basketball program have tested positive for COVID-19 and the team has suspended voluntary activities for two weeks.
A news release from the school did not specify whether it was players or staff members who tested positive. It added that those impacted are being quarantined and proper protocols are being followed.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-WOMEN’S BRITISH OPEN
Women’s British Open to take place without fans
UNDATED (AP) — Organizers are going ahead with the Women’s British Open at Royal Troon without spectators.
The Women’s British Open is set for Aug. 20-23 at Royal Troon along the Ayrshire coast of Scotland. It would be the first major on the LPGA Tour schedule that is played this year and it would be the week after the Ladies Scottish Open on the other side of the country just east of Edinburgh.
Qualifying for the AIG Women’s British Open has been canceled. The field will be made up of leading players from the women’s world ranking and recognizing top performances at recent events on the world’s leading tours.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-COLLEGE FOOTBALL-OKLAHOMA-TEXAS
DALLAS (AP) — Oklahoma and Texas officials are cautiously optimistic that their annual football showdown still will be played at the Cotton Bowl in the Fair Park in Dallas, despite the announcement Tuesday that the fair would be canceled.
Oklahoma-Texas is one of the longest-running and most intense rivalries in college football. This year’s game is scheduled for Oct. 10.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SOCCER
MLS match postponed
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Major League Soccer has postponed Wednesday night’s match between Nashville and Chicago.
MLS says five Nashville players have received positive tests for COVID-19 since arriving in Orlando. Two players received positive results during the weekend, while three others got their positive results Monday night. Four other Nashville players need further testing after receiving inconclusive results.
The league is continuing to evaluate Nashville’s participation in its tournament. FC Dallas withdrew Monday after 10 players tested positive for coronavirus.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-WNBA
Durr will miss season
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Liberty guard Asia Durr will miss the upcoming WNBA season after testing positive for the coronavirus on June 8.
Durr detailed her struggles with COVID-19 in a post on Instagram. The former Louisville star says she hasn’t fully recovered.
The second pick of the 2019 WNBA draft averaged 6.7 points in her rookie season, starting 15 of her 18 appearances before being sidelined for the season with a hip injury.
In other WNBA news:
— Atlanta Dream co-owner Kelly Loeffler is not in favor of the WNBA’s social justice plans and has sent a letter to Commissioner Cathy Engelbert objecting to the league’s initiatives to honor the Black Lives Matter movement when the season begins in Florida. Loeffler is a Republican U.S. senator running for re-election in Georgia. She asked the commissioner to scrap plans for players to wear warmup jerseys reading “Black Lives Matter” and “Say Her Name” and instead put an American flag on all uniforms and apparel.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-RAVENS QUARTERBACK
Jackson to hold annual event amid Florida spike
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson announced he will hold his annual “Funday with LJ” event in Florida amid the state’s spike in coronavirus cases.
A flyer posted on Jackson’s Instagram page Monday says the event will be held in a park in his hometown of Pompano Beach in Broward County. The city’s website says social gatherings in groups of more than 10 people are currently not allowed.
The announcement comes more than a week after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said interactions among young people are driving the surge in confirmed cases. Florida’s Health Department says there are more than 21,000 positive coronavirus cases in Broward County.
NFL-EAGLES-JACKSON
Jackson apologizes for anti-Semitic posts
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson has apologized after backlash for sharing anti-Semitic posts on social media over the weekend.
In a video posted on Instagram, he said his post “was definitely not intended for anybody of any race to feel any type of way, especially the Jewish community,” He added that he ”just probably never should have posted anything Hitler did, because Hitler was a bad person.”
The team and the NFL both issued statements condemning Jackson’s posts.
NFL-BROWNS-VERNON
CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the negotiations tells the Associated Press the Cleveland Browns have re-worked defensive end Olivier Vernon’s contract for next season.
Vernon’s future with the Browns seemed uncertain as he was set to make $15.25 million in 2020. But the club reworked his deal and the source says he’ll earn $11 million.
The 29-year-old Vernon joined the Browns last season after coming over from the New York Giants in the blockbuster trade involving wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.
OLY-OBIT-MIKE MORAN
Ex-USOC spokesman Mike Moran dead at 78 after short illness
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (AP) — Former United States Olympic Committee spokesman Mike Moran has died after a short illness. He was 78 years old.
Moran was born in Nebraska and after playing both baseball and basketball at South Dakota and Nebraska-Omaha he went into sports information. He succeeded the renowned Fred Casotti at the University of Colorado in 1968.
He spent 11 years as the Buffaloes’ sports information director before moving on to the US Olympic Committee where he worked from 1978 to 2003. He spent the last 17 years as senior media consultant for the Colorado Springs Sports Corporation.
AUSTRALIA-PULLIN DEATH
Snowboard world champion Pullin drowns in diving mishap
GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) — Two-time world snowboard champion and Winter Olympian Alex Pullin has drowned while spearfishing on Australia’s Gold Coast.
A police spokesman said a 32-year-old man was unresponsive when taken from the water and died despite receiving CPR from lifeguards and emergency treatment from paramedics. The accident happened at Palm Beach around 10:40 a.m. local time.
Pullin won gold medals in the snowboard cross event at the 2011 and 2013 world championships and was Australia’s flag-bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
BRITISH SPRINTER-POLICE
London police apologize to sprinter for ‘distress’ in search
LONDON (AP) — London police have apologized to British sprinter Bianca Williams after officers stopped and searched her car over the weekend.
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick has told the British parliament that police apologized for “the distress it has clearly caused her.”
Dick says reviews of the evidence found no apparent misconduct during the search but that the Metropolitan Police had voluntarily referred itself for review by the Independent Office for Police Conduct. Williams was a sprint relay gold medalist at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and 2018 European Championships.
In world and national news…
BEIJING (AP) — A senior Chinese arms control official has called U.S. pressure to join nuclear arms talks with Russia a ploy to avoid signing a new deal. Fu Cong, head of the Foreign Ministry’s arms control department, also said China would gladly participate if the U.S. would agree to reduce its arsenal to achieve parity among all three. Fu spoke to journalists in Beijing after the U.S. pointedly noted the Chinese absence at talks with Russia two weeks ago on replacing a 2010 arms control treaty. The Trump administration says any new agreement must subject China to restrictions.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The top U.S. official on North Korea has accused a senior North Korean nuclear negotiator of being “locked in an old way of thinking.” U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun issued the criticism in a statement Wednesday during a visit to Seoul. Biegun referred to the North’s vice foreign minister, Choe Son Hui, who recently said North Korea won’t resume talks with the U.S. citing its hostile policy on the North. It was rare for a senior U.S. official to directly criticize North Korea since the two countries began nuclear diplomacy in 2018.
TOKYO (AP) — Pounding rain that already caused deadly floods in southern Japan is moving northeast, battering large areas of Japan’s main island. More rivers are overflowing and mudslides are destroying houses and roads. At least 58 people have died in flooding since the weekend. Several people were rescued from homes destroyed by mudslides or from vehicles swept away by floods. Swollen rivers damaged a highway and threatened a bridge. In places where the rain has cleared, people are washing away mud and drying wet furniture.
LONDON (AP) — British Treasury chief Rishi Sunak will announce a 2-billion-pound program to create jobs for young people as the government tries to revive an economy battered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement of the funding will come Wednesday. It will create government-subsidized minimum wage jobs for 16-to-24 year olds. And the program comes after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced plans for a “New Deal” similar to the program President Franklin D. Roosevelt used to help the U.S. bounce back from the Great Depression. Sunak’s office released details of the youth employment program before a speech to Parliament in which he will outline the government’s updated spending plans. Analysts speculate that Sunak may also announce tax cuts to boost consumer spending.
PARIS (AP) — France’s new prime minister has firmly defended the contested promotion of a colleague accused of rape as his interior minister, in charge of enforcing French laws. Prime Minister Jean Castex’s vigorous expression of support Wednesday for the minister, Gerald Darmanin, follows protests by women’s rights groups. Castex told broadcaster BFM-TV that he takes total responsibility for Darmanin’s appointment at the interior. He was promoted from his previous job as budget minister. Darmanin is under preliminary investigation over a rape accusation that he firmly denies. Darmanin, the highest-ranking French official accused of sexual misconduct in the #MeToo era, says the encounter was consensual. He sued the woman for slander.
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has set a July 14 date for an arraignment and bail hearing for Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend on charges she recruited girls for him to sexually abuse. Judge Alison J. Nathan on Tuesday said Ghislaine Maxwell will appear by video for an initial appearance in Manhattan federal court next week. The 58-year-old British socialite was arrested last week at a $1 million estate she bought months ago in New Hampshire. Her lawyer did not return a message seeking comment. Prosecutors say they plan to ask that Maxwell be kept incarcerated pending trial on the grounds that she has the money, the overseas connections and the incentive to flee. Maxwell has repeatedly denied engaging in abuse.
President Donald Trump is launching an all-out effort to press state and local officials to reopen schools this fall. The Republican president says some are keeping schools closed not because of coronavirus risks but for political reasons. Trump hosted a White House roundtable Tuesday with health and education leaders who said schools and colleges can open safely. They argue that the risks of keeping students at home outweigh any risks tied to the coronavirus and that students need access to meals and mental and behavioral health services. But the bright outlook was met with skepticism from some outside the White House.
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