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.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Southeast winds
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.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs around 80. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with
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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
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.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy. Showers likely in the morning, then
chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance
of showers 60 percent.
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showers in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s.
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.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
Update
Jamestown (NDHP) The ND Highway Patrol has identified a Jamestown man who died in a one-vehicle rollover on Thursday evening, Aug 26, one mile north of Mooreton, ND, on Richland County 1, about 10 pm.
The patrol said 54 year old Scott Hoggarth of Jamestown was driving a 2014 GMC Sierra, negotiating a curve when the vehicle left the roadway, entered the west ditch, struck a field approach, vaulted and rolled. The vehicle came to rest in the west ditch. Hoggarth, who was not wearing a seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Mooreton, ND is approximately 13 miles west of Wahpeton.
Also responding to the accident were the Richland County Sheriff’s Department, Mooreton Fire Department and Breckenridge (Minnesota) Ambulance.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Department was called to a reports of a kitchen fire at 11:15-a.m. Friday to 1221 5th Street Northeast, apartment 309.
Initial reports indicated an ambulance was sent to the scene on standby, but was not needed.
Lt. Sheldon Mohr said the fire was out on arrival of the city fire units.
Smoke damage was reported to the apartment, and considerable fire damage to the kitchen appliances.
No injuries reported, with five city fire units, and 19 fire fighters on the scene about 10, minutes, extracting smoke.
Jamestown (City) Starting Monday, August 30, 2021, there will be chip sealing done as part of the City Street Maintenance Program. This is expected to last two days or until completed.
Major traffic areas that will be impacted include:
7th Ave SW to 2nd Ave SW
15th St SW to 20th St SW
Where signs are posted, remove vehicles and trailers from roadway during this operation.
Motorists and other traffic should use extreme caution when entering these construction areas and consider alternate routes, if possible.
The above schedule is contingent upon weather conditions.
The North Dakota Department of Health dashboard is updated daily by 11 am and includes cases reported through the previous day. The investigations are ongoing and information on the website is likely to change as cases are investigated. The information contained in this dashboard is the most up to date and will be different than previous news releases. This dashboard supersedes information from previous news releases or social media postings.
Check out our other dashboards: The COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard, NDUS Dashboard.COVID- 19 stats:
COVID 19 Stats.
Sun. Aug 29, 2021
10:30- a.m.
Barnes
New Positives: 0
Total Positives: 1461
Active: 8
Recovered: 1419
Stutsman
New Positives: 1
Total Positives: 3671
Active: 41
Recovered: 3547
Drive-up vaccination clinics will be held on Sundays and Mondays. The event will take place from 1 pm to 6 pm in the Buffalo Mall parking lot located at 2400 8th Ave SW in Jamestown. The clinics are open to anyone 12 years of age and older no appointment is needed you can preregister at https://www.ndvax.org. Dates of the clinics continue on August 29 and 30, September 5 and 6, September 12 and 13 and September 19 and 20. The clinic will be open on Labor Day September 6 from 1 to 6.
For more information, please call CVHD at 252-8130.
Central Valley Health District Regularly Scheduled Vaccination Clinics And Locations
Thursday, September 2, 2021
Vaccine Type: PFIZER, MODERNA (1st and 2nd Dose)
Event Time: 9:00am – 11:30pm
Event Location: Central Valley Health District
Vaccinations are also available Wednesdays from 12 PM to 6 PM at S&R Truck Plaza in Jamestown.
Valley City (CCHD) City/County Health reports, that testing continues to be important. If you have any symptoms, it is important to be tested. If you have symptoms and need to be tested at other times contact your clinic.
Administrator Theresa Will says testing has moved to the Leevers North Parking Lot, on Mondays and Fridays, with an expanded time 12:30-p.m. to 2:30-p.m. located in a trailer.
Depending if you are asymptomatic, or symptomatic, you will either be tested in your vehicle, or inside the trailer.
Those unable to come in to the office, can arrange to have them come to you.
She says a dozen people have recently tested positive for the COVID Delta variant
Booster immunizations are also available for those immunocomprised.
Reminder
Walk in Vaccination Clinics available, 9-a.m. to 4:30-p.m., Monday through Friday.
Vaccines available, Pfizer, Moderna, available most days.
Vaccination available for those 12 years of age and older.
Call 845-8518 to make an appointment.
Pre-register for all clinics.
Booster immunizations are being given for those with a compromised immune system.
Jamestown (CSi) The James River Senior and Community Center in Jamestown announced the First Annual Community Carnival on Sunday September 12, from 12-4-p.m., at Klaus Park in Jamestown.
On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Rhonda Sahr said the Boy Scouts will be on hand to assist.
Also scheduled to be at the Carnival are race cars and their drivers.
Tickets to the event are $1 each, or 12 for $10, with proceeds going to the Home Delivered Meals program.
Raffle drawings will be for two bicycles, and other prizes.
On another topic, Rhoda added that starting this past May the Senior Center has again allowed meals being served on site, along with more activities including a bingo day.
She said in 2019 and early 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic meals were available with no contact deliveries, or pick up at the center.
She continues to be hopeful with increases in the COVID positive cases on the rise again that the recently expanded services will be able to continue.
Their protocol is set by the North Dakota Aging Service Department in Bismarck.
Update
Lisbon (NDHP) The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports a pickup pedestrian accident happened Thursday about 9:50-p.m., on Highway 32-at mile marker 35.5 (Lisbon, ND)
A Ford F350 pickup was traveling south bound on Highway 32 from Lisbon. A female pedestrian, 61 year old Mary Boos, of Lisbon was reported to be in the south bound lane of Highway 32. The pickup driver 42 year old, Johnathan Qual of Lisbon braked and attempted to swerve away from Boos. The Ford struck Boos near the front driver side. Boos and the Ford pickup came to rest in the south bound lane and right-hand shoulder. Boos was transported by Lisbon ambulance and flown by Sanford Air Med to Essentia Hospital to be treated for her injuries sustained in the crash.
The crash is under investigation by the North Dakota Highway Patrol.
Agencies Involved: North Dakota Highway Patrol, Ransom County Sheriff’s Department, Sargent County Sheriff’s Department, Lisbon Police Department, Lisbon ambulance, and Sanford Air Med.
Bismarck (CSi) – A new identity-theft scam is circulating to North Dakotans.
Job Service North Dakota has received multiple reports of residents receiving text messages telling them they have successfully changed their password on their North Dakota UI ICE profile – regardless of whether they have an Unemployment Insurance claim or UI ICE account or not.
The message could read things like:
- “Someone has tried to login to your UI ICE profile. If this was not you, Please reply stop.”
- “Congratulations! You have successfully changed your UI ICE password! If this was not you, Please reply stop.”
- “You have successfully changed your PASSWORD on your North Dakota UI ICE profile from a NEW DEVICE in (other location). If this was not you, Please reply stop.”
Users, who reply ‘stop’ thinking they are removing themselves from danger are actually exposing themselves to identity theft.
Replying ‘stop’ prompts users to login to a realistic-looking faked site which asks for personally identifying information including address, social security number, email, phone number, and driver’s license number.
“It is highly unlikely scammers could use this information to access any UI ICE accounts because we have a number of strong fraud prevention measures in place,” said Bryan Klipfel, executive director of Job Service North Dakota. “But this is a clear attempt to steal identities by posing as a state agency and that information can be used in millions of other places to defraud people.”
The public is urged not to open or reply to these messages, and to delete or report them to law enforcement. When Job Service North Dakota sends a text message, it will not contain any links.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota wildlife officials say a disease in white-tailed deer that last year prompted refunds to thousands of hunters is once again showing up in some areas of the state. Epizootic hemorrhagic disease is commonly known as EHD. It is a viral disease transmitted by biting gnats. Officials say the hardest-hit area appears to be within a 20-mile radius of the Bismarck-Mandan area with localized outbreaks elsewhere. Last year the state offered license refunds to more than 9,000 deer hunters. Officials monitored the outbreak for about two weeks before deciding on the refunds. The Bismarck Tribune reports that a similar scenario is setting up for this year.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Troopers arrested 69 people outside Gov. Tim Walz’s residence in St. Paul in a protest against an oil pipeline replacement project. The Minnesota State Patrol says demonstrators at Saturday’s gathering were booked into the Ramsey County Jail under several charges, including third-degree riot, disorderly conduct and felony threats of violence. The demonstrators are calling for Walz and President Joe Biden to shut down the Enbridge Line 3 project that carries oil from Alberta, Canada and passes through North Dakota and northern Minnesota on its way to Superior, Wisconsin. The 337-mile segment in Minnesota is the last phase in construction. Opponents of the project say construction would destroy land that is protected by treaty agreements and would violate cultural and religious rights.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Health officials across five states have linked 178 virus cases to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. In the three weeks since the rally kicked off, coronavirus cases in South Dakota have shot up at a startling pace. State health officials have reported 63 cases among rallygoers from South Dakota so far. The epicenter of the rally, Meade County, is reaching a per capita rate that’s similar to the hardest-hit states of the South. Health experts say the pandemic fallout from the rally won’t be seen for weeks and an exact case count will likely remain unknown. But they’re worried that large gatherings across the Upper Midwest will feed a fresh wave of the virus.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt says a 12-state law enforcement operation rescued 47 victims of human trafficking and led to the arrest of more than 100 people. Schmitt said most of the arrests were made Thursday night into Friday morning. The effort, called Operation United Front, used undercover officers who arranged to meet potential human trafficking victims or who posed as victims to identify a buyer or trafficker. In Missouri, two arrests were made and four victims were rescued at a Kansas City business. The operation was conducted in Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.
In sports…
Friday Night High School Football
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Jamestown 19 Dickinson 7
Fargo North 21, Valley City 0
Beulah 32, Carrington 15
LaMoure/L-M 76, Griggs/Midkota 0
Shiloh Christian 46, Ellendale/Edgeley/Kulm 18
Fargo Shanley 34, Fargo Davies 0
Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 18, Maple Valley/Enderlin 0
Kidder County 6, Beach 0
Harvey 26 Oakes 6
Linton/HMB 20, Southern McLean 12
Lisbon 52, Park River-Fordville/Lankin 0
May-Port CG 30, Hankinson 20
Napoleon/G-S 58, Richardton-Taylor 14
West Fargo 24, Minot 7
Bismarck Century 19, Bismarck Legacy 7
Bismarck St. Mary’s 26, Fargo South 9
Grafton 22, Devils Lake 20
Williston 34, Turtle Mountain 20
Sheyenne 34, Grand Forks Central 0
Bottineau 50, New Rockford-Sheyenne 14
Bowman County 45, Wolf Point, Mont. 0
Hettinger/Scranton 20, Central McLean 14
New Salem-Almont 22, Grant Co/Flasher 12
VCSU & UJ Weekend Scores & Recaps at CSiNewsNow.com Sports
High School Volleyball
Saturday
BPS Invitational Volleyball Crossover in Bismarck.
Valley City 3, Williston 0 (25-16, 25-15, 15-7)
Valley City 3, Legacy 0 (25-23, 25-18, 15-9)
Bismarck 3, Valley City 0 (25-13, 26-24, 15-3)
Mandan 2, Valley City 1 (20-25, 25-23, 15-6)
Dickinson 3, Devils Lake 0 (25-13, 25-11, 15-11)
Fargo Shanley 3, G.F. Red River 0 (25-13, 25-14, 15-7)
Bismarck 3, Devils Lake 0 (25-11, 25-9, 15-5)
Mandan 2, G.F. Red River 1 (25-13, 25-13, 10-15)
Dickinson 2, Wahpeton 1 (25-15, 25-18, 7-15)
Mandan 3, Wahpeton 0 (25-21, 25-16, 16-14)
Fargo Shanley 3, Legacy 0 (25-15, 25-9, 15-12)
Dickinson 2, Fargo North 1 (18-25, 25-20, 17-15)
Fargo Shanley 2, Bismarck 1 (25-23, 22-25, 15-13)
Fargo North 3, Mandan 0 (25-20, 27-25, 15-11)
G.F. Red River 2, Williston 1 (25-23, 25-18, 7-15)
Legacy 3, Devils Lake 0 (25-11, 25-14, 15-4)
Williston 2, Wahpeton 1 (25-20, 25-17, 11-15)
Fargo Shanley 3, Dickinson 0 (25-15, 25-22, 15-6)
Bismarck 3, G.F. Red River 0 (25-13, 25-15, 15-8)
Legacy 2, Wahpeton 1 (25-20, 25-15, 11-15)
Fargo North 3, Williston 0 (25-10, 25-18, 15-6)
Sunday Golf
Jimmie Fall Invite
Jamestown Country Club
Sunday
UJ Men
MLB…
— The Brewers’ three-game skid is over after Rowdy Tellez and Luis Urias homered to power them to a 6-2 win over the Twins. Tellez belted a three-run shot, Urias added a solo blast and Kolten Wong hit a two-run double as Milwaukee extended its lead in the NL Central to 8 1/2 games over Cincinnati. Aaron Ashby surrendered a two-run homer by Miguel Sanó (sah-NOH’) but just two other hits over five innings for his first major league win.
UNDATED (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have put an emphatic finish on their three-game series of National League division leaders.
Jorge Soler (soh-LEHR’) and Austin Riley homered off Anthony DeSclafani in the fourth inning before the Braves completed a 9-0 rout of the Giants.
Ian Anderson pitched well in his first start since July 11, allowing four hits over 5 2/3 inning. Anderson missed 39 games with right shoulder inflammation.
Eddie Rosario added two-run triple in the sixth for the NL East leaders, who stayed 4 1/2 games ahead of the Phillies. Ozzie Albies connected for his 23rd homer in the eighth.
The Giants lost for only the fifth time in 20 games but still lead the NL West by 2 1/2 games over the Dodgers.
Los Angeles absorbed a 5-0 loss to the Rockies behind Antonio Senzatela, who allowing two hits over seven sparkling innings. The Dodgers finished with just three hits in their fourth shutout loss of the season.
CJ Cron leads the majors with 33 RBIs this month after supplying a three-run homer.
The Dodgers lost for just the fourth time in 21 games.
— The Rays’ lead in the AL East is up to six games over the Yankees following New York’s 3-1 loss to the Athletics. Tony Kemp broke a 1-1 deadlock with a two-run homer in the eighth inning. Kemp, Josh Harrison and Yan Gomes (yahn gohmz) each had two hits to help the A’s move back within 5 1/2 games of the AL West-leading Astros.
Checking out Sunday’s other major league action:
— The Phillies won their third in a row as Freddy Galvis collected three RBIs in a 7-4 downing of the Diamondbacks. Rafael Marchand and Travis Jankowski hit back-to-back RBI triples to back Ranger Suarez, who allowed just one run over 5 1/3. Bryce Harper, Jean Segura and Marchand each had two hits for the Phillies.
— The Reds dropped a 2-1 decision to the Marlins, which cuts Cincinnati’s lead for the second NL wild card to 1 1/2 games over San Diego. Luzardo allowed one hit and no runs in six-plus innings, helping Miami beat the Reds for the second straight day after 11 straight losses to Cincy. Jesús Sánchez hit a two-run homer in the first, his sixth homer of the year and his second in two days.
— The Pirates pulled out a 4-3 win over the Cardinals on Yoshi Tsutsugo’s (YOH’-shee soot-SOO’-gohz) three-run homer off Alex Reyes in the bottom of the ninth. Five of Tsustugo’s nine hits with the Pirates have been home runs. Kwang Hyun Kim pitched four innings of one-run ball for St. Louis in his return to the rotation.
— Francisco Lindor (lihn-DOHR) forced a balk in the first inning and hit a two-run double as the Mets whipped the Nationals, 9-4. Javier Báez and Jonathan Villar homered as New York pulled off its first series win since a sweep of Washington on Aug. 10-12. The Nats’ three hits all came on homers as Josh Bell furnished two and Juan Soto had the other.
— Joey Wendle drove in six runs with a pair of homers, including a grand slam that broke open the Rays’ victory over the Orioles, 12-8. Austin Meadows and Jordan Luplow also homered for Tampa Bay, which finished 18-1 against Baltimore this year. Ryan Mountcastle tied a career high with four hits, including his 24th home run for the Orioles.
— Yu Chang doubled home Oscar Mercado with the go-ahead run on a fielder’s interference call in the eighth inning as the Indians rallied for a 7-5 win over the Red Sox. Cleveland trailed 4-0 and did not have a hit off Tanner Houck over the first 5 1/3 innings before José Ramirez lined a solo homer to right. Rafael Devers (DEH’-vurz) hit two solo home runs for Boston, which now leads Oakland by 2 1/2 games for the second AL wild card.
— The Rangers crushed the Astros, 13-2 as Adolis (ah-DOH’-lees) García hit the first grand slam by a Texas batter in almost two years. García’s 29th homer came during an eight-run outburst in the fifth, the highest-scoring inning for the last-place Rangers this season. DJ Peters led off the fifth with a 450-foot drive and finished with three RBIs as Texas avoided being swept by Houston again.
— Luis Robert slammed two of the White Sox’s five home runs in a 13-1 laugher against the Cubs. Eloy (EE’-loy) Jiménez, Yasmani Grandal (yahs-MAH’-nee grahn-DAHL’) and Brian Goodwin also connected for the White Sox, who went 5-1 against the Cubs this year. Robert, Jiménez and Goodwin each drove in three runs to support Dylan Cease (sees), who tied a career high with 11 strikeouts.
— Kyle Seager connected for a two-run drive to help the Mariners beat the Royals 4-3. Seager hit his career-high 31st homer in the seventh inning, lifting the Mariners to a 4-2 lead and helping them avoid a four-game series sweep at home. Kansas city catcher Salvador Perez homered for the fifth consecutive game and provided 11 RBIs via the long ball in the series.
— Jose Berríos (beh-REE’-ohs) allowed one unearned run on six hits over seven innings to pitch the Blue Jays past the Tigers, 2-1. Bo Bichette (bih-SHEHT’) and Kevin Smith homered as Toronto took the rubber match of the three-game set. Tim Mayza got the final four outs for his first career save.
MLB-METS-SYNDERGAARD
AP source: Mets’ Syndergaard tests positive for COVID-19
NEW YORK (AP) — Noah Syndergaard’s (SIHN’-dur-gahrdz) return to the majors has hit another snag.
A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that the New York Mets right-hander has tested positive for COVID-19.
Syndergaard was scratched from a rehab start on Sunday. New York manager Luis Rojas said Syndergaard had a “non-baseball-related injury.” He did confirm that Syndergaard has been vaccinated.
Syndergaard is recovering from Tommy John surgery. The Mets are hoping he can rejoin the team as a reliever should they become relevant in the NL East race again.
BASEBALL-LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES
Michigan beats Ohio for LLWS title
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Jackson Surma drove in four runs and Ethan Van Belle struck out eight as Michigan beat Ohio 5-2 on Sunday in the championship game of the Little League World Series.
The team from Taylor North Little League delivered the first LLWS title for the state of Michigan since 1959.
Both teams are from the Great Lakes, marking the only time clubs from the same region played in the championship.
NFL-NEWS
Vikings sign Harrison Smith to extension
UNDATED (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have signed five-time Pro Bowl safety Harrison Smith to a four-year contract extension. The deal secures the team’s longest-tenured player for what could be the remainder of his decorated career.
Smith leads all NFL safeties with 28 interceptions since he entered the NFL in 2012.
According to a person with knowledge of the deal, the new contract is worth $64 million with a little more than $26 million guaranteed.
The 32-year-old Smith was in the final year of his deal with a salary cap slightly above $10 million.
In other NFL news:
— Ravens running back J.K. Dobbins is expected to miss the upcoming season with a torn ACL. Dobbins left the Ravens’ preseason finale at Washington on Saturday night midway through the first quarter following his injury. The news is a blow for Baltimore, which led the NFL in rushing last season. Dobbins ran for 805 yards and nine touchdowns as a rookie last season.
— The Jets have acquired edge rusher Shaq Lawson from the Texans for a sixth-round pick in next year’s NFL draft, according to a person with direct knowledge of the deal. The Jets were in dire need of a pass-rushing specialist after Carl Lawson was lost for the season two weeks ago with a ruptured Achilles tendon. Shaq Lawson had 20 1/2 sacks in five seasons with Buffalo and Miami.
— The Saints are planning to practice this week at the home of the Cowboys after evacuating because of Hurricane Ida. The Saints are scheduled to practice Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at AT&T Stadium before taking a break heading into the regular season. That’s according to a person that spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the club wasn’t discussing its plans publicly.
PGA-BMW CHAMPIONSHIP
Cantlay wins marathon playoff at BMW Championship
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Patrick Cantlay emerged as the winner of a lengthy playoff that decided the PGA’s BMW Championship near Baltimore.
Clutch down the stretch and for six dynamic playoff holes, Patrick Cantlay put a fitting end to an epic battle with Bryson DeChambeau by making an 18-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole.
DeChambeau missed four birdie putts to win in regulation and in the playoff. He missed the most important putt of the week from just inside 10 feet to extend the playoff.
They both finished regulation at 27-under 261. No one had ever shot 261 on the PGA Tour and didn’t take home the trophy.
Cantlay earned the sixth and final automatic spot on the U.S. Ryder Cup team by winning the tournament. Tony Finau (FEE’-now) was in the sixth spot until he was surpassed by Cantlay’s victory.
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS-ALLY CHALLENGE
Joe Durant holds off Bernhard Langer in The Ally Challenge
GRAND BLANC, Mich. (AP) — Joe Durant made a 5-foot bogey putt on the par-4 18th for a one-stroke victory over Bernhard Langer in The Ally Challenge.
The 57-year-old Durant closed with a 4-under 68 to finish at 17-under 199 at Warwick Hills. He won for the fourth time on the PGA Tour Champions after winning four times on the PGA Tour.
Steven Alker was third at 15 under after a 67.
F1-BELGIAN GP
Verstappen wins rain-marred Belgian GP after short restart
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) — Max Verstappen has won a rain-soaked and shortened Belgian Grand Prix.
The race was called off Sunday after it had restarted under a safety car nearly three hours later than scheduled. The race was shortened to last one hour with only half points awarded to the winner, who needed to complete only two laps to earn points.
Red Bull driver Verstappen was leading Williams driver George Russell and Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton on Lap 4 when the restarted race ended after roughly 10 minutes with rain still lashing down.
Verstappen’s sixth win of the season was the 16th of his career and denied Hamilton a record-extending 100th win, while also trimming his overall lead from eight points to three.
OBIT-ROGGE
Rogge dies
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Olympic Committee says Jacques Rogge (zhahk ROH’-geh), who led the organization as president for 12 years, has died. He was 79.
Rogge’s health had visibly declined when he attended Olympic events since his presidency ended in 2013.
Rogge led the European group of Olympic committees before being elected as the IOC’s eighth president in 2001.
In world and national news…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ida is now a tropical storm after spending 16 hours as a hurricane over Louisiana and Mississippi. Residents are now waiting for daybreak for rescues from flooded areas to begin and damage to be assessed. Power remains out for the entire city of New Orleans, taking down the backup system for the city’s pumps. Ida’s storm surge pushed so much water into the mouth of the Mississippi that it reversed the flow of the mighty river. The hurricane made landfall exactly 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina ravaged Louisiana and Mississippi. Its 150-mph winds tied it for the fifth-strongest hurricane to ever hit the mainland.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Nora is dropping heavy rains along the Gulf of California after weakening from a hurricane that set off floods and landslides on Mexico’s Pacific coast, caused havoc in Puerta Vallarta and left at least one dead and seven missing. Nora weakened from a Category 1 hurricane at midday Sunday after making a brief land passage just inland from the Mazatlan resort area and then moving back over water and entering the narrow gulf. Though it was barely a tropical storm by late Sunday, forecasters warned that its heavy rains still posed a danger for areas along the gulf. Nora is expected to become a tropical depression by Monday night, but forecasters say moisture from the storm could bring heavy rains by midweek to the U.S. Southwest and central Rockies.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Fire officials have ordered more evacuations around the Tahoe Basin as crews deal with a two-week old blaze. Officials said Sunday evening the fire was “more aggressive than anticipated” as it continues to edges toward Lake Tahoe. Cal Fire Division Chief Erich Schwab said the Caldor Fire has been growing by about a half-mile each day for the last few days but on Sunday expanded by 2.5 miles. The Caldor Fire is 19% contained after burning nearly 245 square miles. More than 600 structures have been destroyed and at least 18,000 more were under threat.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Rocket fire has apparently targeted Kabul’s international airport amid the U.S. military’s evacuation. The rockets hit a nearby neighborhood. Monday’s attack came on the eve of the deadline for American troops to withdraw from Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover. No one claimed responsibility for the attack and it wasn’t immediately clear if anyone was hurt. The rockets didn’t halt the steady stream of U.S. military C-17 cargo jets taking off and landing at Hamid Karzai International Airport in the Afghan capital. The Islamic State group launched a devastating suicide bombing last week at one of the airport gates, killing 169 Afghans and 13 U.S. service members.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is within reach of achieving one of its goals in Afghanistan. Biden administration officials say the U.S. has the capacity to evacuate the approximately 300 U.S. citizens remaining in Afghanistan who want to leave before President Joe Biden’s Tuesday deadline. That commitment comes as rocket fire in Kabul and another U.S. drone strike against suspected Islamic State militants Sunday highlighted the grave threat in the war’s final days. The steady stream of U.S. military jets taking off and landing at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul continued Monday even after rocket fire apparently targeted the airport but hit a nearby neighborhood. U.S. Central Command says there were no U.S. casualties.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.N. atomic agency says North Korea appears to have restarted the operation of its main nuclear reactor used to produce weapons fuels. The annual report by the the International Atomic Energy Agency comes as North Korea openly threatens to enlarge its nuclear arsenal amid long-dormant nuclear diplomacy with the United States. The report refers to a 5-megawatt reactor at the North’s main nuclear complex in Yongbyon, north of Pyongyang. The reactor produces plutonium, one of the two key ingredients to build nuclear weapons along with highly enriched uranium. The agency uses satellite imagery and open source information to monitor developments in North Korea’s nuclear program.
TOKYO (AP) — Global shares are higher as investors interpreted comments from the head of the U.S. Federal Reserve as signaling low interest rates are here to stay for some time. Shares rose in early trading Monday in Europe, while benchmarks in Japan, Australia, South Korea and China finished higher. Regional investors are also looking ahead to data on China’s manufacturing sector. The rally in Asia paralleled a rise on Wall Street last week. The speech by Fed Chair Jerome Powell was key, as U.S. stocks have set records in large part because of the Fed’s massive efforts to prop up the economy.
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