– Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Jan 5

CSi Weather…

..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON…INCLUDES BARNES.

…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST

Portions of northeast and southeast North Dakota including Barnes

WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT TO NOON CST THURSDAY…

Including the cities of Edgeley, Lamoure, Oakes, Kulm, Jamestown,
and Ellendale

Portions of northeast and southeast North Dakota.

Winds remain gusty to 35mph thru the afternoon. Areas of blowing snow and reduced visibilities Wind chills will be in the 25 below to 35 below zero range late afternoon into tonight.

Plan on slippery road conditions. Widespread blowing
snow will significantly reduce visibility creating hazardous
conditions for the morning commute. The dangerously cold wind
chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10
minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Travel should be restricted to emergencies only. If you must
travel, have a winter survival kit with you. If you get stranded,
stay with your vehicle.

Forecast…

REST OF TODAY…

.Cloudy. Areas of blowing and drifting snow through the day. Highs near zero. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph. Wind chills around 30 below.

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing and drifting snow in the evening. Lows 20 to 25 below. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Wind chill readings 35 below to 40 below zero.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs 10 to 15 below. Northwest winds

10 to 20 mph. Wind chill readings 40 below to 45 below zero.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows 25 to 30 below.

.FRIDAY…Partly sunny. Highs 10 to 15.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Chance of light snow. Lows zero to

5 above.

.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. Slight chance of light snow. Highs

20 to 25.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows 10 to 15 below.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs zero to 5 below.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20 below.

.MONDAY…Sunny. Highs zero to 5 above.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows 10 to 15 below.

.TUESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 20s.

Jamestown (City) Jamestown City crews will begin clearing drifted snow in the Downtown Business District starting Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at 11:00 p.m. All vehicles should be removed from the downtown streets, avenues, and alleyways.

The above schedule is contingent upon changing weather conditions and snow accumulation totals.
Jamestown City Code Sec. 25-10.1. – Deposit on streets and alleys, etc.
It shall be unlawful for any person to remove snow, slush, or ice from private property or from any driveway, curb cut, or sidewalk and deposit the same upon the surface of any street or alley within the city. The snow and ice may be removed by the city and the necessary expense thereof shall be chargeable against the abutting lot or property.
(a)Violation of this section is a class B misdemeanor under the general penalty.
It is unlawful to remove snow and ice from a sidewalk and place onto a City street, unless given permission from the City Engineer’s office. The only area given permission is the Downtown Snow Removal District. See map of Downtown Snow Removal District on www.jamestownnd.gov for details. City Ordinance below:
Jamestown City Code Sec. 25-10. – Snow and ice—Removal from sidewalk.
The occupant or owner of each lot or parcel of land and the owner of each unoccupied lot or parcel within the city, adjoining any street, and along which sidewalks have been built, shall clear the sidewalks, and shall keep clear sidewalks along such lot or parcel of land all accumulations of snow and ice. It is an offense for the owner of any lot in the city to fail to remove from such sidewalk in front of or along any lot therein the ice or snow. The snow and ice may be removed by the city, and the necessary expense thereof shall be chargeable against the abutting lot or property.
(a)The owner or occupant of any lot or parcel of land that is allowed by the City Engineer’s Office to deposit snow or ice from sidewalks onto the city streets adjoining that property shall do so prior to the city removing snow and ice from that adjoining street. It is an offense to deposit snow or ice on any city street after the city has plowed or cleared snow and ice from that street.
(b)Violation of this section is a class B misdemeanor under the general penalty.
Please call the City of Jamestown City Engineer’s Office with any questions regarding this at 701-252-5900.

Mapleton (NDHP) The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, a rollover crash occurred Tuesday about 11:45-a.m. on I-94 MM 336, two miles west of Mapleton, blocking the westbound lanes.

A 2020 Freightliner was traveling in the right lane of eastbound I-94 near MM 336, about two miles west of Mapleton. Blowing snow was present along this stretch of I-94 and the roadway had scattered ice. 53 year old Darshan Singh, of, Edmonton, AB was driving the Freightliner and lost control of the CMV.
The CMV crossed the median and then rolled across the westbound roadway, blocking the entire westbound roadway.
Westbound I-94 traffic was detoured onto Hwy. 10 (I-94 Frontage Road) from Exit 338 (Mapleton) to Exit 331 (Casselton) for about 75 minutes while the CMV was up righted and removed from the scene. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office and NDDOT assisted with the detour route.
Southeast.

Singh was not injured. He was wearing a seat belt. He was charge with Care Required.

Assisting the Highway Patrol at the scene were, the Cass County SO, Casselton Ambulance, and the NDDOT. The Casselton FD assisted on scene with traffic control.

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

Tues. Jan 4, 2022

10:15 -a.m.

Barnes

New Positives: 15

Total Positives: 2252

Active: 21

Recovered: 2164

Breakthrough Incidents Per 10K Fully Vaccinated Individuals: 460

Stutsman

New Positives: 20

Total Positives: 5206

Active: 36

Recovered: 5024

Breakthrough Incidents Per 10K Fully Vaccinated Individuals: 483

North Dakota Reported Jan 4, 2022

NEW CASES REPORTED: 1,234

ACTIVE CASES: 2,064

DAILY POSITIVITY RATE: 13%

14-DAY ROLLING POSITIVITY RATE: 8.5%

TOTAL KNOWN CASES THROUGHOUT PANDEMIC: 176,239

TOTAL RECOVERED THROUGHOUT PANDEMIC: 172,250

ACTIVE HOSPITALIZATIONS: 131

DEATHS REPORTED TUESDAY: 3

TOTAL DEATHS: 2,015

Jamestown (CVHD) Central Valley Health District reminds residents that COVID testing is on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, at the Jamestown Civic Center, Exchequor Room, from 11-a.m. to 1-pm.

Call CVHD at 701-252-8130 to register.

Valley City (CCHD) City County Health in Valley City announces their COVID-19 testing days and site location in Valley City.

Testing is at the REC Center at 140 4th Street Southwest.

Testing will be 12:30-2:30 Mon, Weds, and Fridays.

There are opportunities for vaccinations, both for annual influenza and for the COVID vaccine. Call 845-8518 to make an appointment.

Jamestown (CSi) The new year of 2022 at Jamestown Tourism holds in store the continuation and initiating of several projects.

On Tuesday’ Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Executive Director, Searle Swedlund said, the Frontier Village branding process continues, with support from a recent survey, yet to released. He noted that many completing the survey indicated that visiting Frontier Village is a continuing family tradition, going back to past generations. He added that the car counter at The World’s Largest Buffalo showed 70,000 visitors in 2021, a 79-percent increase from 2020.

He said that indicates more road trips were beginning to occur.

Searle said the Bison World project is “shovel ready,” awaiting word from state officials on the request for Legacy Fund dollars.

Searle said the University of Jamestown is set to host Hockey Day North Dakota January 21,22 and 23 at the UJ outdoor rink on campus being readied at the location between UJ Place and Wilson Arena.

Later in 2022 the NAIA National Women’s Wrestling Tournament is planned for March 11 & 12, on the UJ Campus.

Valley City (CSi) the Valley City Commission met in Regular Session Tuesday evening a City Hall. All members were present.

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA

Monthly Reports from the Fire Chief, Electrical Superintendent, Building Inspector Finance Director and Municipal Judge.

Public Comments No one spoke

ORDINANCE

Approved Second and Final Reading of Ordinance 1093, and Ordinance to Amending and Reenacting Chapter 20-06 of the Valley City Municipal Code re City Lodging Tax. City Attorney Martineck said changes were made to reflect state changes, no changes from the First Reading.

Approved the Second and Final Reading of an Ordinance to Amend and Enact a Section of the Valley City Municipal Code regarding Surface Drainage and Storm Sewer System Cleaning and Maintenance Fee. City Attorney Martineck The changes was made to set fee by resolution, rather than Ordinance.

RESOLUTION

Approved a Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of Sales of $859,000 Wastewater Treatment Assessment Warrant, Series 2022 for 7th Ave NW Reconstruction Project. Finance Director Richter said this is the financing source to be special assessed.

Approved a Resolution Authorizing the Issuance and Sales of $180,000 Water Treatment Assessment Warrant, Series 2022 for 7th Ave NW Reconstruction. Finance Director Richter the water main replacement project to be special assessed.

NEW BUSINESS

Approved Monthly Bills for the City and Public Works in the Amount of $ 643,161.89.

Considered the Visitor’s Committee Request for Approval of Changes to the Image Enhancement Grant and Valley City Tourism Development Grant Guidelines as Presented. Chairman Bobby Koepplin said the changes were approved unanimously by the committee. He explained the changes in detail including fee changes. Applicants must be current in public works bill payments, and credit scores will be reviewed for those applying for grants.

Commissioners approved the changes.

Considered the Visitor’s Committee Recommendation for Image Enhancement Grant for Smith Lumber in the amount up to $7,500. Bobby Koepplin said the Grant for ongoing construction including exterior improvements.

Commissioners approve the recommendation.

Considered the Visitor’s Committee Recommendation for Image Enhancement Grant for VC Chamber of Commerce in the amount up to $20,273.36. Bobby Koepplin said George Dutton noted a stree scape project is being planned by the Chamber.

Commissioner approved the recommendation.

Considered the Visitor’s Committee Recommendation for a food aand beverage fund Grant for Sky Lanes. Bobby Koepplin said the application was reviewed for bowling lane improvements, and recommended for up to 70-percent of the project cost including a cap.

Commissioners approved the recommendation.

Review and Awarded bid for 2022 PD Vehicle Purchase. Police Chief Hatcher said one bid was received and award to Stoudt-Ross Ford.

CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT Highlights

Gwen Crawford said the garbage collection is continuing in northwest Valley City but not yet completed due to truck issues. During the time of no garbage collection due to last week’s snow storm, workers assisted public works in snow removal. She said crews will work on widen streets. She asked residents to consider recycling cardboard materials. She added that the Snow Emergency Routes have been changed. The city is installing new signage.

COMMISSION REPORTS

City Auditor Avis Richter said the staff is preparing for the annual audit.

Fire Chief Scott Magnuson said, reminded resident to clear roof sewer vents. and gas meter vents free of snow.

Police Chief Hatcher said an opening exists for an additional officer.

He said homeowners should make sure house number are high enough to be seen from the street. He reminded residents keep sidwalk and fire hydrants cleared of snow.

The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 68, followed by replays with meeting details.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Tokio woman has pleaded guilty to murder and child abuse in connection with her 5-year-old foster child’s death. The Bismarck Tribune reported Tuesday that Tammy Longie, also known as Tammy Onebear, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, three counts of child abuse and child neglect. She’ll be sentenced in federal court in April. Agents from the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the FBI found the child’s body in the basement of a home on the Spirit Lake Reservation in May 2020. The child and a sibling were placed in foster care with Longie and her husband, Erich Longie, in July 2019.

BISMARCK, N/D/ (AP) — An attorney general’s opinion says revenue distributed from an oil-tax agreement between the state and an American Indian tribe is being done correctly. Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem’s opinion Tuesday came after an inquiry from state Treasurer Thomas Beadle. An agreement between the Three Affiliated Tribes and the state was first authorized by the 2007 Legislature after oil companies said it would help promote investment on the Fort Berthold Reservation by setting up stable tax rates and rules. To date, the state and the Three Affiliated Tribes each have collected about $2 billion in oil tax revenue from drilling on the reservation.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A state judge has ruled that thousands of documents related to security during the construction in North Dakota of the heavily protested Dakota Access Pipeline are public and subject to the state’s open records law. The ruling by South Central District Judge Cynthia Feland is a victory for The Intercept news organization, which sued in 2020 to get access to the documents for investigative journalism. The documents relate to Energy Transfer, the Texas-based company that built the pipeline, and TigerSwan, the North Carolina company that Energy Transfer hired to oversee security during construction. Energy Transfer argued the documents are confidential.

In sports…

Due to weather concerns on Tues. Jan. 4, 2022, the Jamestown High School girls hockey game against Crookston (MN) for Tuesday, at Mayville was postponed.

The Blue Jays will play Crookston on January 14. Start time is set for 7 PM and the game will still take place at Kim Braaten Memorial Arena in Mayville.

Jamestown The 2022 Stutsman County Boys’ Basketball Tournament begins on Thursday, January 6 and continues through Saturday the 8, at the Jamestown Civic Center. Four games each day starting at 3pm on Thursday and Friday and 2pm on Saturday

Thursday Jan. 6, 2022

3pm – D6 #1 Medina/Pingree/Buchanan vs. D5 #4 Griggs/Midkota

430pm – D5 #2 EKM vs. D6 #3 Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter

6pm – D5 #1 (8) Ellendale vs. D6 #4 Kidder County

730pm – D6 #2 South Border vs. D5 #3 Carrington

COLLEGE BASKETBALL..

UNDATED (AP) — James Akinjo matched his career high with 27 points, Adam Flagler scored 22 and top-ranked Baylor stretched its national-best winning streak to 20 games with an 84-74 win over Oklahoma. Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua added 12 points for the 14-0 Bears. Their winning streak began with their six wins in last season’s NCAA Tournament on way to their first national championship. Tanner Groves had 13 points to lead four players in double figures for first-year coach Porter Moser and the Sooners. Both teams shot 56% from the field. Baylor sealed the game with seven free throws over the final 40 seconds.

In other college basketball action:

— No. 6 Kansas overcame a scoreless streak of more than 9 1/2 minutes to beat Oklahoma State 74-63 in the delayed Big 12 Conference opener for both teams. David McCormack had 17 points and a career-high 15 rebounds, and Ochai Agbaji scored 16 points for the Jayhawks. Kansas missed 19 straight shots to end the first half, allowing the Cowboys to pull even at 29-29 by halftime. But the Jayhawks made seven straight shots during a 20-8 run early in the second half that put them back ahead by double digits. Kansas has won eight straight. Isaac Likekele led Oklahoma State with 16 points.

— Freshman Paolo Banchero had 17 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 2 Duke beat Georgia Tech 69-57 in its return from a COVID-19 outbreak that had led to a pair of postponements. Duke had a rough night on offense and shot a season-low 37.3%. The Blue Devils finished with a 48-35 rebounding advantage and more than doubled the Yellow Jackets in second-chance points. ACC-leading scorer Michael Devoe finished with 21 points for Georgia Tech. All but five of those came in the final 11-plus minutes. Georgia Tech shot just 33%.

— Wendell Green Jr. scored a season-high 22 points and No. 9 Auburn beat South Carolina 81-66 for its 10th straight win. The Tigers led by 21 points in the second half, but held on after the Gamecocks drew within 63-55 with about seven minutes to play. Green came through again with two foul shots before 7-foot-1 Walker Kesslen jammed home a bucket to restore the double-digit lead. Kessler followed up a triple double last game with 12 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks as Auburn opened 2-0 in the SEC for the first time in four years.

— Marcus Carr scored 19 points, Timmy Allen had 17 and No. 14 Texas rallied in the second half to beat Kansas State 70-57. Courtney Ramey added 14 points and Dylan Disu had 10 for Texas, which has won six in a row. Kansas State led 35-29 at halftime, but the Longhorns opened the second half with an 18-2 run. Nijel Pack scored 21 points, 15 in the first half, and Selton Miguel finished with 13 points for the Wildcats. Kansas State was missing seven players and coach Bruce Weber because of COVID-19 protocols.

— Tari Eason capped his 13-point performance with a dunk following a Kentucky turnover with 13 seconds left, and No. 21 LSU held off No. 16 Kentucky 65-50. Xavier Pinson added 11 points for LSU, capped by his flamboyant dunk in the final seconds after another Wildcats turnover. Kentucky’s Davion Mintz played 28 minutes after an injury to starting point guard and assist leader Sahvir Wheeler and led the Wildcats with 16 points.

— Justin Lewis had a career-high 23 points plus 11 rebounds as Marquette broke out of its slump Tuesday night with an 88-56 blowout of No. 16 Providence that snapped the Friars’ eight-game winning streak. Marquette emphatically ended its four-game skid by scoring 20 straight points late in the first half. The Golden Eagles’ lead never dropped below 20 throughout the second half. That represented a major reversal of fortune for Marquette. The Golden eagles had faced double-digit deficits in the second half of each of their first three Big East games.

— Jared Rhoden scored 17 points, Alexis Yetna had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 24 Seton Hall beat Butler 71-56. Bryce Aiken added 12 points and seven assists for the Pirates, who avoided their first 0-3 start in Big East play since 2009-10. Seton Hall has won four of its past six at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Bryce Golden scored 20 points for Butler, and fellow big man Bryce Nze added 12 points. The Bulldogs were outrebounded 36-25 even though Seton Hall played without Tyrese Samuel, who averages 10.8 points and 6.9 boards.

— Isaiah Stevens scored 15 points as No. 20 Colorado State remained undefeated, holding off short-handed Air Force 67-59. CSU shrugged off some rust following a nearly month-long layoff due to COVID-19 concerns. The Rams have captured 11 in a row to match CSU’s 1988-89 NCAA Tournament team for the second-longest winning streak in school history. The top mark was 14 straight by the 2014-15 squad. David Roddy added 13 points and 12 rebounds for Colorado State, which played for the first time since a 66-63 win over Mississippi State on Dec. 11. A young Air Force team missing six players because of virus protocols, including the team’s leading scorer AJ Walker.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL-UCLA RETURNS

UCLA seeks rival for return to the court

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The UCLA men’s basketball team is back after a nearly two-week shutdown because of COVID-19. Now the fifth-ranked Bruins are trying to find someone to play.

The UCLA staff is furiously working the phones to find a game to schedule, even if it’s not against a Division I opponent.

NBA..

UNDATED (AP) — Ja Morant scored six of his 26 points in the final 30 seconds, including the go-ahead hoop, allowing the Memphis Grizzlies to extend their winning streak to six with a 110-106 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Morant gave Memphis a 106-104 lead with a double-pump short jumper, then stripped the ball from Brandon Goodwin and scored on Cleveland’s subsequent possession with 22 seconds remaining. Darius Garland collected 27 points and 10 assists in his return to Cleveland’s lineup after missing four games in the NBA’s health and safety protocols.

In other NBA action:

— The Los Angeles Lakers held off the Sacramento Kings 122-114 for their fourth win in five games. LeBron James scored 14 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter and Malik Monk added 11 of his 24 in the final seven minutes. Talen Horton-Tucker scored 19 points for the Lakers, who rallied from a late seven-point deficit with one big basket after another from Monk and James. De’Aaron Fox scored 30 points and Buddy Hield added 26 for the Kings, who scored 11 consecutive points early in the fourth quarter before wilting down the stretch of their second loss in five games.

— Devin Booker scored 33 points, Chris Paul added 11 points and 15 assists, and the Phoenix Suns beat the New Orleans Pelicans 123-110. Mikal Bridges added 23 points for Phoenix, which picked up its seventh win over the Pelicans in the last nine games. He and Cameron Johnson both made five 3-pointers, while veteran center Bismack Biyombo shot 6 for 6 and scored 16. Graham scored 28 points for New Orleans, which has lost four of five. Jonas Valanciunas finished with 25 points and 16 rebounds.

— Fred VanVleet scored 33 points, Pascal Siakam had 18 points and 12 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors extended their winning streak to three by beating the San Antonio Spurs 129-104. Gary Trent Jr. scored 21 points as the Raptors evened their record at 17-17, reaching the .500 mark for the first time since they were 7-7 after a Nov. 13 home loss to Detroit. The Raptors have won eight of their past 10 at home.

— RJ Barrett scored 24 of his 32 points in the first half, Julius Randle had 30 points and 16 rebounds in his first game after coming off the COVID-19 health and safety protocols list, and the New York Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 104-94. Alec Burks added 14 points for New York, which snapped a two-game losing streak.

NBA-NEWS

Utah’s Ingles enters protocols, Jazz last team to join list

UNDATED (AP) — Joe Ingles entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols on Tuesday, the first Utah Jazz player to be added to that list this season. The Jazz had been the only NBA team yet to have a player in protocols this season. All 29 others had a player sidelined by COVID-19 at some point in the last three weeks during this outbreak, many of them placing more than 10 players in the protocols.

NHL-…

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Patric Hornqvist scored twice, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped a season-high 47 shots and the Florida Panthers pushed their winning streak to four games by topping the Calgary Flames 6-2. Joe Thornton got a history-making go-ahead goal late in the first period for Florida, which improved to 18-3-0 on home ice.

Anthony Duclair, Ryan Lomberg and Lucas Carlsson also scored for Florida, and Brandon Montour had the second three-assist game of his career. Johnny Gaudreau got his 14th goal of the season for Calgary and Blake Coleman also scored for the Flames.

Thornton’s first goal came on Dec. 3, 1997, and he has now scored in every calendar year since — 26 consecutive years and counting.

In other ice action:

— Filip Forsberg scored twice, Juuse Saros made 41 saves and the Nashville Predators beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2. Yakov Trenin also scored for Nashville, which extended its current run to 9-1-1. The Predators moved past St. Louis into first place in the Central Division with 44 points. Vegas’ offense, which produced 13 goals in the last three games, mustered only two goals late in the third to make things interesting, but it wasn’t enough.

— Troy Terry scored his first NHL hat trick and the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1. The right wing is third in the league with 21 goals, including 11 that have either tied the game or given the Ducks a lead. He had a pair of goals in the first period and completed the first hat trick of his five-year career on an empty-net goal with 49 seconds remaining. Sonny Milano also scored and Jamie Drysdale had two assists for Anaheim, which snapped a two-game skid. John Gibson stopped 28 shots. Cam Atkinson scored Philadelphia’s goal and Carter Hart made 29 saves.

— Connor Hellebuyck stopped 26 shots and the Winnipeg Jets won their third straight game, beating the Arizona Coyotes 3-1 Tuesday night. Evgeny Svechnikov, Pierre Luc-Dubois and Nikolaj Ehlers scored for the Jets. Ehlers scored into an empty net with 45 seconds remaining. Shayne Gostisbehere stole the puck at the blue line and scored unassisted to get Arizona on the board at 6:41 of the third. The Coyotes fell to 2-11-1 at home this season. Arizona has the worst record in the NHL at 6-22-3. Arizona’ played for the first time since Dec. 28. The Jets were coming off a 5-4 overtime win at Las Vegas on Sunday.

— Cale Makar scored on a slick move 2:38 into overtime, and the surging Colorado Avalanche beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3. Makar skated into the left circle, spun away from Chicago center Kirby Dach and then drove to the net. The defenseman beat Marc-Andre Fleury on the stick side for his 14th goal. Colorado forward Logan O’Connor and Chicago captain Jonathan Toews each had a shot go off a post in overtime before Makar’s game-winner.

— Ondrej Palat had two goals and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning trounced the illness-ravaged Columbus Blue Jackets 7-2 to break a three-game losing streak. Brayden Point added a goal and two assists for the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions, who scored three power-play goals. Tampa Bay goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 20 shots in his 17th win, tying Frederik Andersen of Carolina for the NHL lead.

— David Pastrnak scored the tiebreaking goal with 5:49 left in the third period and the Boston Bruins beat the New Jersey Devils 5-3. Curtis Lazar had a goal and an assist, Oskar Steen scored his first career goal and the Bruins won their third straight since returning to the ice after they had six consecutive games postponed because of COVID-19. Mackenzie Blackwood made 29 saves.

— Tyler Bertuzzi and Pius Suter each scored twice, including short-handed goals on the same penalty, and the Detroit Red Wings beat the San Jose Sharks 6-2. Dylan Larkin and Robby Fabbri also scored for Detroit. Alex Nedeljkovic made 24 saves for the Red Wings. Jasper Weatherby and Alexander Barabanov scored for the Sharks. James Reimer stopped 20 of 24 shots before being replaced by Adin Hill (five saves) at the start of the third period.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-NHL

Caps players return

UNDATED (AP) — Tied at the top of the NHL with the New York Rangers, the Washington Capitals have almost their entire lineup out of NHL COVID-19 protocol after missing players off and on for the past few weeks. Defenseman Martin Fehervary and goaltender Vitek Vanecek (VEE’-tehk VAN’-eh-chehk) skated Tuesday and appear on track to be back for Washington’s next game Friday at the St. Louis Blues.

The Dallas Stars are also getting healthier after removing captain Jamie Benn from the protocol list. Toronto’s Auston Matthews remains unavailable. San Jose captain Logan Couture (koo-TOOR’), Boston winger Jake DeBrusk and Buffalo forwards Anders Bjork(byohrk), Peyton Krebs and Alex Tuch all are new additions to league virus protocol.

Elsewhere around the NHL:

— New Jersey Devils defenseman Dougie Hamilton is scheduled to have surgery Wednesday on his broken jaw. He took a puck to the face off a shot from Washington defenseman Justin Schultz Sunday. Veteran goaltender Jonathan Bernier underwent successful right hip surgery and will miss the remainder of the season. Tomas Tatar was activated off the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol list and added fellow forwards Pavel Zacha and Yegor Sharangovich.

NFL-NEWS

Browns’ Mayfield to have surgery

CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield will sit out the season finale against Cincinnati so he can undergo shoulder surgery.

Mayfield was sacked nine times in Monday night’s loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Meanwhile, Cincinnati sacks leader Trey Hendrickson and three other starters are among five Bengals that have been placed on the COVID-19 reserve list. Center Trey Hopkins and left guard Quinton Spain were sidelined along with safety Vonn Bell. The fifth player is Akeem Davis-Gaither.

The Bengals have clinched the AFC North title for their first trip to the playoffs since the 2015 season. Playoff qualifiers Green Bay and Arizona have players coming off and going on the COVID-19 list. Each team has two starters returning.

Elsewhere in the NFL:

— The Kansas City Chiefs should have left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. on the field when they visit the Broncos on Saturday. The Chiefs need to beat the Broncos and hope Tennessee loses to Houston on Sunday to earn the AFC’s No. 1 seed.

— The New York Jets placed left tackle George Fant and defensive end Bryce Huff on injured reserve. Tight end Dan Brown was placed on the practice squad IR. All three were injured in the Jets’ 28-24 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last Sunday.

— Tennessee outside linebacker Bud Dupree has been charged with misdemeanor assault in connection with a physical altercation at a Walgreen’s hours after the Titans clinched their second straight AFC South title. Dupree is scheduled to be booked in three weeks. The Titans issued a statement saying they are “aware of the situation and are gathering additional information.”

— Washington’s NFL team says it will unveil its new name on Feb. 2. The helmets and uniforms will still feature the franchise’s signature burgundy and gold colors.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

HOUSTON (AP) — Deuce Vaughn and the Kansas State Wildcats finished a streaky season on a positive note with a dominant 42-20 win over short-handed LSU in the Texas Bowl.

Vaughn, a sophomore running back and first-team All-American as an all-purpose player, rushed for 146 yards on 21 carries. He scored four touchdowns — three rushing and one receiving.

Kansas State also got a strong performance from quarterback Skylar Thompson, who returned to make his final collegiate start after missing the regular-season finale with an ankle injury. Thompson completed 21 of 28 passes for 259 yards and three touchdowns. Malik Knowles had two touchdown catches and 42 yards receiving.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL-NFL DRAFT

Two Cincinnati stars to enter NFL draft

CINCINNATI (AP) — Two of Cincinnati’s biggest stars are leaving early to enter the NFL draft.

Cornerback Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner and running back Jerome Ford. Gardner is projected as a first-round pick.

Elsewhere in college football:

— Michigan outside linebacker David Ojabo is entering the NFL draft. The second-team All-American and All-Big Ten player had 11 sacks as a redshirt sophomore. He helped Michigan win its first Big Ten title since 2004 and advance to the College Football Playoff for the first time.

AUSTRALIAN OPEN-DJOKOVIC

Djokovic gets exemption, will play in Australian Open, Juvan upsets Sabalenka

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic (NOH’-vak JOH’-kuh-vich) will get a chance to defend his Australian Open title after receiving a medical exemption to travel to Melbourne. Australian Open organizers have issued a statement to confirm the granting of a medical exemption to the nine-time champion.

Djokovic has continually refused to reveal if he is vaccinated against the coronavirus. He is seeking a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam singles title.

Meanwhile, Second-ranked Aryna Sabalenka has had an upset straight-sets loss to No. 100-ranked Kaja Juvan in her first match of the season. The Wimbledon and U.S. Open semifinalist had a first-round bye at the Adelaide International and struggled with her serve in the second-round match against Juvan. The win was Juvan’s first against a Top 10 player and earned her a spot in the quarterfinals.

GOLF-TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS

Cameron Champ out of Kapalua with positive COVID-19 test

KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP)— Cameron Champ has withdrawn from the Sentry Tournament of Champions after testing positive for the coronavirus. Champ got into the winners-only event at Kapalua with his victory at the 3M Open in Minnesota last summer. The field now is at 38 players.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is urging concern but not alarm as the United States set records for daily reported COVID-19 cases and his administration struggles to ease concerns about testing shortages. Biden spoke from the White House about the omicron variant Tuesday before a meeting with his COVID-19 response team. He wants to convey his administration’s urgency and convince wary Americans that the current situation bears little resemblance to the onset of the pandemic or last year’s deadly winter. Biden is emphasizing that vaccines, booster shots and therapeutic drugs have lessened the danger for the overwhelming majority of Americans who are fully vaccinated.

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago schools have canceled classes Wednesday after the teachers union voted to switch to remote learning due to record COVID-19 levels. The move comes amid an escalating battle over safety protocols in schools. Officials in the nation’s third-largest school district say they won’t switch back to online instruction districtwide, as it was devastating for children’s learning and mental health. But the union says the district’s safety protocols are lacking and both teachers and students are vulnerable. Both sides are negotiating metrics that would trigger school closures, among other things. School officials say buildings would remain open for administrators and staff and essential services like meals for students. The status of class the rest of the week was unknown.

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel says coronavirus infections in the country have spiked to a new record high since the start of the pandemic. The government reported on Wednesday that 11,978 new infections were diagnosed a day earlier, more than the previous high of 11,345 set Sept. 2. That’s despite weeks of restrictions aimed at boosting vaccination rates in the small, relatively wealthy country that had been a leader early in the pandemic. Now, the government is easing off on restrictions to keep the economy from shutting down. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has tried to clarify constantly shifting pandemic policies. Israel is believed to be the first country to offer a 4th vaccination.

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s military says a Katyusha rocket has struck an Iraqi military base housing U.S. troops at Baghdad’s international airport.No damage or casualties were reported from the attack, the third in as many days since Monday’s anniversary of a U.S. airstrike that killed top Iranian general Qassim Soleimani in Baghdad two years ago.The Iraqi military statement said a rocket launcher with one rocket was located in a district in western Baghdad. The area houses the headquarters of Iran-backed militias in Baghdad. Wednesday’s attack is the third this week targeting Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq .

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia officials are defending their response to the snowy gridlock that resulted on Interstate 95 after a winter storm dumped nearly 11 inches of snow. Officials noted the storm that started as rain, meaning roads couldn’t be pretreated. It was followed by an unusually heavy snowfall and plunging temperatures. That created poor conditions that resulted in the stranding of hundreds of motorists overnight Monday into Tuesday along a stretch of one of the nation’s biggest interstate highways. Many motorists sent out pleas for help on social media and criticized the response from Gov. Ralph Northam’s administration.

DENVER (AP) — The late-season wildfire that tore through two densely populated Denver suburbs seemed destined to leave a trail of deaths. Yet, only two people are unaccounted for out of 35,000 forced from their homes. Disaster experts say it’s a remarkably low number of possible casualties, even though an alert system didn’t reach everyone and the blaze caught many off-guard. Several factors favored the evacuees. The fire came during daylight and over the holidays when many were home. Most had access to vehicles. It also might have helped that the area has emergency management personnel who have worked other recent wildfires.