K C S i – T.V. Weather from Staff Meteorologist Steve Root…

REST OF TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN

            THE MORNING. HIGHS AROUND 90. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. HEAT  INDEX 90 TO 95.

            .TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF

            THUNDERSTORMS. AREAS OF FOG. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS

            AROUND 10 MPH.

            .TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN

            THE MORNING. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.

            NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

            .TUESDAY NIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. EAST

            WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

            .WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS

            5 TO 10 MPH.

            .WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF

            THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.

            .THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE

            LOWER 90S. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S.

            .SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE

            OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.

            .SUNDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Jul 14, 2012) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports a one vehicle rollover Saturday evening, injured two people.
The accident happened about 10:05 p.m., three miles east of Jamestown, on Stutsman County Road 40.

A car operated by 30 year old Micheal Ambers of Buchanan was westbound. Ambers’ vehicle ran off the roadway into the north ditch. The vehicle continued to travel westbound in the north ditch. The vehicle struck and approach and vaulted, rolled in the north ditch and came to rest on the passenger side in the north ditch.

Jamestown Crash Rescue came to the scene and extricated the occupants.
A passenger, 26 year old Nonnie Jasmann of Jamestown, along with Ambers were transported to Jamestown Regional Medical Center by Jamestown Area Ambulance Service. Ambers was then taken by Life Flight to Sanford Hospital, in Fargo.

Both occupants were wearing seat belts. Ambers was charged with DUI. Assisting at the scene were the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office, Jamestown Police, and the Jamestown Fire Department.

 

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (AP Jul 13, 2012) – A North Dakota college student who went missing for nearly a week before turning up in Arizona says she hada bout of amnesia and didn’t know who she was.

     Twenty-two-year-old Valley City State University student Amber

Glatt vanished on the Fourth of July, prompting aerial searches.

She contacted her mother five days later from the Grand Canyon. Her

mother says Glatt has had recurring amnesia since suffering a head

injury years ago.

     Glatt says after she lost her memory she met a man in a bar who let her tag along on his trip to the Grand Canyon. She says the man eventually saw online that

she’d been reported missing and alerted her.

     Glatt says she regained most of her memory on Wednesday.

 

Jamestown, ND  (KCSi-T.V. News)  —  The James River Humane Society reminds everybody, that the Hogs for Dogs fundraiser will be held on Saturday July 28, 2012. Registration is at 9:30am, with alight breakfast served.  Registration is $15 per bike The bike run also includes a grill-out at Stutsman Harley Davidson.   A light breakfast will be served before run at .  There will also be a hot dog eating contest, and a hog calling contest.

On Friday’s (Jul 13, 2012) Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, James River Humane Society President, Jennifer Barnard said, donate any pet item that week and get a 15% off discount on all items at Stutsman Harley Davidson, excluding bikes. She pointed out that fun activities will be  happening at the stops.

She said the grill-out starts at 10:30am and goes until 1:30pm.

The bike run is sponsored by  Stutsman Harley Davidson and the HOG Chapter.

 

Ms. Barnard added that the shelter will have a booth at Crazy Days, on July 27, 2012, serving root beer floats. She thanked Coburn’s for asking as to be a part of this fun day.

 

She said that the there is still a need of pet cemetery volunteers for lawn maintenance and upkeep.

 

Other upconing fundrasiers include, Hugo’s having their fundraiser for JRHS  this month. Donate $1 at the register and when buying Pepsi products some of that goes back to JRHS. The shelter’s  picture boards are also on display.  Pet supplies can be put in the drop box.

Lloyd’s Toyota will also be doing a fundraiser for starting in August, with  more details coming soon.

 

With the hot weather, Ms. Barnard reminds pet owners to have enough water for the pets and give them enough shade when being outside. …and of course she reminds pet owners to spay and neuter pets, which is one of  the JRHS’s main focuses. As of  Friday the shelter had 19 cats, and 10 dogs available for adoption.

 

The James River Humane Society is located off the I-94 Bloom Exit.

Call 252-0747 for more information.

Jamestown, ND  (KCSi-T.V. News)  —  Jamestown,’s Downtown Crazy Day is just around the corner, July 27, 2012.   The Jamestown Main Street Downtown Association, is looking to bring back the lustre of the great Crazy Days Jamestown was known for years ago.

Ambassador Charlie Kourajian says, the Downtown Association is

making a big push to get more merchants and vendors to display and sell on Main Street and supplementing them with quality entertainment. There will be four inflatable air games and the ever popular Ping Pong Ball Drop.

The Downtown Association is busy gathering prizes for the Ping Pong Ball Drop and will be giving away over 110 prizes for young and older.

Anyone  interested in having a booth for Crazy Day, may contact Charlie Kourajian at 320-3015 or email him at mainstreet@csicable.net.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The reward fund for a cattle shooting near

Hankinson in May has grown to $4,100.

     The fund was started after 13 cows and a calf were gunned down

in David Kluge’s pasture near the North and South Dakota border.

     The North Dakota Stockmen’s Association says it recently

received $500 donations from Ransom Angus of Rutland, Sundance Farm

Distributing of Hankinson, Wade and Lynn Moser of Bismarck, and

Leona Bush of Bismarck.

     Richard Clise (klys) of Camano Island, Wash., was the first

person to contribute to the fund. He gave $1,000.

     A $10,000 reward is being offered in a separate Oliver County

case where nine head of cattle were shot. The owners of those

animals put up $9,000.

     The stockmen’s group offers a standing $1,000 reward in cases of

livestock criminals.

 

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Officials say lightning struck a

saltwater tank near Williston causing the contents and the tank to

burn.

     The Williston Rural Fire Department responded to the blaze last

week.

     Fire Chief Dave Benth tells the Dickinson Press that the

fiberglass tank held a mixture of gas and saltwater. When the

lightning struck the tank, the gas caught on fire, causing the tank

to burn.

     Saltwater is a byproduct of oil production.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A proposed budget for North Dakota’s

colleges includes $10 million to help ease the impact of oil

development in Williston and Dickinson.

     The presidents of Williston State College and Dickinson State

University say the oil boom in western North Dakota is making it

tougher to find and keep employees.

     They say student housing is short and there are some security

concerns because of the influx of new workers.

     The Legislature will have to decide whether to provide the

money. Williston State President Ray Nadolny says it would be “a

great start” for easing the campus impacts of oil development. He

says he’d like to see more campus housing.

     Dickinson State President D.C. Coston says the money could help

raise wages and provide security improvements.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The former bishop of the Catholic Diocese of

Fargo is being installed this week as the archbishop of the Denver

Archdiocese.

     The ceremony for the Most Rev. Samuel Aquila (ah-KWIHL’-ah) is

Wednesday afternoon at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate

Conception in Denver.

     The Vatican announced Aquila’s new position in May. He gave his

farewell Mass in Fargo on June 24.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – An analyst says North Dakota should try

harder to recruit women to run for state offices and the

Legislature, and to serve on state boards and commissions.

     Linda Wurtz says North Dakota would get economic and public

policy benefits from having women in a more prominent role.

     Wurtz wrote a report on the status of women for the North Dakota

Women’s Network. It says North Dakota has only one female elected

statewide official. Only about 15 percent of legislators are women.

     Wurtz says there’s already a state law that requires more gender

balance on state boards and commissions, and it should be taken

more seriously. She says at least one woman should be on every

“short list” for an appointment.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Officials are expecting a higher-than-normal

turnout at this year’s North Dakota State Fair, after flooding

forced the cancellation of last year’s event.

     Fair General Manager Renae Korslien (KOHRZ’-leen) tells The

Bismarck Tribune (http://bit.ly/NCUR7x ) that the off year has

increased the anticipation for this year’s fair, which starts

Friday at the fairgrounds in Minot and runs through July 28. The

fair has added more than 200 camping spots to keep up with extra

demand this year.

     Korslien says all 180 acres of the fairgrounds have been cleaned

and fixed up after last year’s historic Souris River flood.

     The fair typically attracts about 300,000 people.

 

 

In sports…

 

From the Anne Carlsen Center

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. Sports) — Get your clubs ready, because the annual Anne Carlsen Center Benefit Golf Tournament is coming up!
The annual golf tournament is celebrating its 30th year in 2012. This event was established in 1982 and is North Dakota’s longest-running benefit golf tournament. Money raised by tournament players and sponsors will help fund ACC students’ week-long camping experience at Camp Grassick each year.
Kick off the tournament with a social event at the Jamestown Country Club on Friday, August 10, 2012, from 5:30 p.m. to 8p.m. Reminisce about past tournaments with teammates and opponents while you enjoy an old fashioned summer picnic, compete in Splash for Cash, and participate in a variety of raffles and opportunities to win prizes.

Saturday’s events will begin at 8 a.m. at the country club with registration and a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Along with tournament play, contestants will compete for cash and prizes at each hole. Contests include hole-in-one, putting contest, first to hit the sand, and many more!

There is still time to register and also room for more sponsors. Player/Team Registration is due by July 20. Raffle tickets are also available at ACC or from the Foundation. Prizes

 

Jamestown, ND — (KCSi-T.V Sports Jul 13, 2012) — Jamestown College announces that Nick Becker has been named the head women’s soccer coach.
Becker has 12 years of experience and education in management, development, and leadership of a team. Becker’s experience includes being a Northern Blast Club Soccer Team Coach, and directing skills and conditioning camps for high school players. He was also part of the South Dakota State coaching staff and was a graduate assistant for the Northern State University Women’s Soccer Program where he assisted the head coach in planning, developing and promoting the program as well as helping with practice and recruitment and learning the conference rules and procedures.
“Coach Becker is young but has been well-mentored,” said Lawrie Paulson, Jamestown College Director of Athletics. “He has an understanding of who we are and what we are about as a school. I think he will do an excellent job leading our women’s team, and I think this hire will end up helping both soccer programs move forward.”

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The director of the horse racing in North

Dakota says the reopening of a Fargo horse track exceeded his

expectations. Nearly 2,000 fans braved 90-degree heat for

Saturday’s event at the North Dakota Horse Park. Races at the track

were put on hold after the track’s seventh season in 2009 because

of financial problems.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION…

 

Sunday’s Games

     Fargo-Moorhead 6, Grand Prairie 3

 

MLB….

 

AMERICAN LEAGUE

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Yoenis Cespedes’ first career four-hit game led the Oakland Athletics to a 9-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Cespedes, Jonny Gomes, Chris Carter and Seth Smith all homered for the A’s, who have won nine of their last 11 games. Twins starter Brian Duensing lasted just two innings after giving up six runs on seven hits.

 

             Final  L.A. Angels    10  N-Y Yankees    8

             Final  Toronto         3  Cleveland      0

             Final  Detroit         4  Baltimore      0

             Final  Boston          7  Tampa Bay      3

             Final  Chi White Sox   2  Kansas City    1

             Final  Texas           4  Seattle        0

               NATIONAL LEAGUE

             Final  Washington      4  Miami          0

             Final  Atlanta         6  N-Y Mets       1

             Final  Milwaukee       4  Pittsburgh     1

             Final  Chi Cubs        3  Arizona        1

             Final  Philadelphia    5  Colorado       1

             Final  San Francisco   3  Houston        2

             Final  San Diego       7  L.A. Dodgers   2

             Final  Cincinnati      4  St. Louis      2

 

LOUDON, N.H. (AP) – Kasey Kahne won his second Sprint Cup race of the season yesterday at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Kahne took the lead from Denny Hamlin during a restart on the 240th lap of the 300-lap race. Hamlin, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Brad Keselowski rounded out the top five.

 

Unofficial Results

1 2 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet HendrickCars.com 47/4 301 Running
2 3 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Office 44/2 301 Running
3 5 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 5-hour Energy 42/1 301 Running
4 9 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard ‘An American Salute’ / Diet Mountain Dew 40/0 301 Running
5 22 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite 40/1 301 Running
6 8 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Pepsi Max 39/1 301 Running
7 7 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s 38/1 301 Running
8 12 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Budweiser Folds of Honor 36/0 301 Running
9 11 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 35/0 301 Running
10 6 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Aspen Dental 34/0 301 Running
11 4 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Batteries 33/0 301 Running
12 10 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Mobil 1 32/0 301 Running
13 27 17 Matt Kenseth Ford NESN 31/0 301 Running
14 16 20 Joey Logano Toyota Dollar General 30/0 301 Running
15 15 55 Brian Vickers Toyota MyClassicGara
ge.com / Aaron’s 29/0 301 Running
16 1 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Interstate Batteries 29/1 301 Running
17 13 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Quaker State / Menards 27/0 301 Running
18 21 99 Carl Edwards Ford Fastenal / Lenox 26/0 301 Running
19 20 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford DEWALT 25/0 301 Running
20 28 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / NRA Museum 24/0 300 Running
21 25 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Wheaties 23/0 300 Running
22 24 22 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Shell / Pennzoil-AAA 0 300 Running
23 18 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Kingsford 21/0 300 Running
24 14 51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet Phoenix Construction Services 21/1 299 Running
25 31 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 19/0 299 Running
26 17 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row / Farm American 18/0 298 Running
27 39 38 David Gilliland Ford Glory Foods 17/0 298 Running
28 23 43 Aric Almirola Ford U.S. Air Force 16/0 298 Running
29 29 83 Landon Cassill Toyota Burger King / Dr Pepper 15/0 297 Running
30 30 93 Travis Kvapil Toyota Burger King / Dr Pepper 14/0 297 Running
31 37 32 Ken Schrader Ford Federated Auto Parts 13/0 294 Running
32 43 33 Stephen Leicht * Chevrolet Little Joes A
utos.com 12/0 293 Running
33 26 10 David Reutimann Chevrolet CarportEmpire
.com / TMone.com Call Centers in America 11/0 229 Engine
34 19 34 David Ragan Ford MHP / 8 Hour Alert 10/0 139 Engine
35 40 30 David Stremme Toyota Stock Car Steel and Aluminum 9/0 101 Vibration
36 33 13 Casey Mears Ford GEICO 8/0 91 Vibration
37 32 26 Josh Wise * Ford MDS Transport 7/0 82 Brakes
38 34 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves 0 71 Brakes
39 35 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Golden Corral 5/0 68 Brakes
40 36 98 Michael McDowell Ford Phil Parsons Racing 4/0 63 Vibration
41 41 23 Scott Riggs Chevrolet North Texas Pipe 3/0 32 Vibration
42 42 179 Kelly Bires Ford Team Kyle / Bestway Disposal 2/0 19 Brakes
43 38 249 J.J. Yeley Toyota Robinson-Blak-
eney Racing 1/0 4 Engine

Points…

1 — Matt Kenseth 707 Leader 19 1 1 9 13
2 — Dale Earnhardt Jr. 691 -16 19 0 1 8 14
3 — Greg Biffle 667 -40 19 2 1 8 11
4 — Jimmie Johnson 656 -51 19 1 2 9 14
5 +2 Denny Hamlin 628 -79 19 1 2 9 10
6 — Kevin Harvick 622 -85 19 0 0 3 9
7 -2 Tony Stewart 618 -89 19 0 3 8 9
8 — Martin Truex Jr. 617 -90 19 1 0 4 9
9 +1 Clint Bowyer 614 -93 19 0 1 4 10
10 -1 Brad Keselowski 613 -94 19 0 3 6 9
11 — Carl Edwards 567 -140 19 1 0 2 9
12 +4 Kasey Kahne 547 -160 19 2 2 5 10
13 -1 Kyle Busch 545 -162 19 1 1 5 8
14 +1 Ryan Newman 536 -171 19 0 1 3 5
15 -2 Paul Menard 534 -173 19 0 0 0 4
16 -2 Joey Logano 533 -174 19 1 1 2 7
17 — Jeff Gordon 524 -183 19 1 0 2 7
18 +1 Marcos Ambrose 495 -212 19 2 0 0 4
19 -1 Jeff Burton 493 -214 19 0 0 2 4
20 — Jamie McMurray 486 -221 19 0 0 0 3
21 — Juan Montoya 452 -255 19 0 0 0 2
22 — Aric Almirola 447 -260 19 1 0 0 2
23 +1 Bobby Labonte 408 -299 19 0 0 0 1
24 -1 AJ Allmendinger 400 -307 17 1 0 1 3
25 — Kurt Busch 386 -321 18 0 0 1 2
26 — Regan Smith 377 -330 19 0 0 0 0
27 — Casey Mears 358 -349 19 0 0 0 0
28 — Mark Martin 341 -366 12 3 0 2 5
29 — David Ragan 322 -385 19 0 0 0 1
30 — David Gilliland 311 -396 19 0 0 0 0
31 — Travis Kvapil 298 -409 18 0 0 0 0
32 — Landon Cassill 273 -434 19 0 0 0 0
33 — David Reutimann 263 -444 16 0 0 0 0
34 — Dave Blaney 255 -452 19 0 0 0 0
35 +2 Brian Vickers 135 -572 4 0 0 2 2
36 — David Stremme 125 -582 15 0 0 0 0
37 -2 J.J. Yeley 122 -585 14 0 0 0 0
38 — Michael McDowell 94 -613 17 0 0 0 0
39 +1 Ken Schrader 86 -621 7 0 0 0 0
40 +1 Josh Wise* 80 -627 17 0 0 0 0
41 -2 Michael Waltrip 75 -632 3 0 0 0 1
42 — Terry Labonte 66 -641 3 0 0 0 0
43 — Tony Raines 61 -646 5 0 0 0 0
44 +1 Stephen Leicht* 54 -653 8 0 0 0 0
45 -1 Brendan Gaughan 50 -657 4 0 0 0 0
46 — Scott Speed 36 -671 7 0 0 0 0
47 — Scott Riggs 31 -676 11 0 0 0 0
48 — Boris Said 15 -692 1 0 0 0 0
49 — Bill Elliott 14 -693 2 0 0 0 0
50 — Hermie Sadler 13 -694 1 0 0 0 0
51 — Robby Gordon 11 -696 3 0 0 0 0
52 — Tomy Drissi 6 -701 1 0 0 0 0
53 — Stacy Compton 5 -702 1 0 0 0 0
54 — David Mayhew 4 -703 1 0 0 0 0
55 — Kelly Bires 2 -705 1 0 0 0 0
56 -1 Chris Cook 2 -705 1 0 0 0 0
57 -1 Trevor Bayne 0 -707 7 0 0 0 2
58 -1 Sam Hornish Jr. 0 -707 3 0 0 0 0
59 -1 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 0 -707 1 0 0 0 0
60 -1 Mike Bliss 0 -707 9 0 0 0 0
61 -1 Austin Dillon 0 -707 1 0 0 0 0
62 -1 Robert Richardson Jr. 0 -707 1 0 0 0 0
63 -1 Elliott Sadler 0 -707 1 0 0 0 0
64 — Joe Nemechek 0 -707 17 0 0 0 0
65 -2 Reed Sorenson 0 -707 9 0 0 0 0
66 -1 Danica Patrick 0 -707 3 0 0 0 0
67 -1 T.J. Bell 0 -707 1 0 0 0 0
68 -1 Cole Whitt 0 -707 3 0 0 0 0
69 -1 Mike Skinner 0 -707 1 0 0 0 0
70 -1 Timmy Hill 0 -707 1 0 0 0 0
71 -1 Tim Andrews 0 -707 0 0 0 0 0
72 -1 Brian Simo 0 -707 0 0 0 0 0
73 -1 Jeff Green 0 -707 0 0 0 0 0
74 -1 Mike Wallace 0 -707 0 0 0 0 0
75 -1 Kenny Wallace 0 -707 0 0 0 0 0

 

NBA…

 

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Timberwolves have submitted a four-year, $46 million offer sheet for restricted free agent Nicolas Batum. Portland now have three days to match the offer, and Blazers general manager Neil Olshey has said repeatedly that they will do so. Wolves president David Kahn recently made a bevy of moves to create the cap space needed to sign Batum.

 

NEW YORK (AP) – Newly signed Knicks point guard Jason Kidd has

been arrested on a drunken-driving charge after police said he

crashed an SUV into a telephone pole in the Hamptons. Southampton

Town police say Kidd was released without bail after being

arraigned Sunday on a misdemeanor driving-while-intoxicated charge.

Police say Kidd was treated at Southampton Hospital for minor

injuries after his arrest.

 

GOLF…

 

LAKE ORION, Mich. (AP) – Roger Chapman won the U.S. Senior Open by two strokes, and joined some impressive company in the process. Chapman, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Hale Irwin are the only players to win the U.S. Senior Open and Senior PGA Championship in the same year.

 

     SILVIS, Ill. (AP)- Zach Johnson birdied the second playoff hole to win the John Deere Classic with a tap-in one-foot putt. Both Johnson and Troy Matteson posted double bogeys on the first playoff hole but Johnson secured his ninth career victory by knocking his second shot on the second playoff hole stiff from a fairway bunker.

 

NFL-SAINTS-BREES…

 

     METAIRIE, La. (AP) – Drew Brees has passed his physical and

signed his historic $100 million, five-year contract with the New

Orleans Saints.

     The star quarterback agreed to the deal Friday. He visited team

headquarters Sunday to put pen to paper on a contract that gives

him the highest average annual pay in NFL history.

 

NASCAR…

 

LOUDON, N.H. (AP) – Team owner Roger Penske says driver AJ

Allmendinger will be back for the next Sprint Cup race if he is

reinstated by NASCAR.

     Allmendinger was suspended by NASCAR last week after a urine

sample came back positive for what his team identified only as a

stimulant.

     Penske said Sunday he’s standing behind Allmendinger.

     Allmendinger’s “A”‘ sample tested positive and a “B” sample

is to be tested with his toxicologist present. Penske said he hopes

to know something about the results within 10 days.

 

TENNIS-STANFORD…

 

     STANFORD, Calif. (AP) – Serena Williams overcame a shaky start

and two service breaks to beat lucky loser Coco Vandeweghe

(VAHN’-deh-way) 7-5, 6-3 for her second straight Bank of the West

Classic title.

     Eight days after winning Wimbledon, Williams won the 43rd WTA

Tour championship of Williams’ career, tying older sister Venus for

the most among active players.

 

In world and national news…

 

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama is preparing to tell

Ohio voters that Republican Mitt Romney’s tax proposals would spur

job growth in foreign countries including China. The president also

plans Monday to highlight his administration’s 2009 bailout of the

auto industry. He’ll be in Cincinnati. Romney plans to raise money

today with fellow Republican Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal – a

possible running mate.

     EVANSDALE, Iowa (AP) – A lake in a suburb of Waterloo, Iowa is

the focal point today as the search resumes for missing cousins.

More than 350 volunteers helped search the area around Meyers Lake

yesterday for 8-year-old Elizabeth Collins and her 10-year-old

Cousin, Lyric Cook-Morrissey. Their bikes were found near the lake.

     EDGERTON, Mo. (AP) – Authorities in Missouri say a person in

custody in the disappearance of two women directed them to two

bodies while under interrogation. Officials have not yet confirmed

that the bodies are those of Britny Haarup and Ashley Key, who were

reported missing Friday from Haarup’s Edgerton home.

     SAN ANTONIO (AP) – An Air Force instructor could face up to life

imprisonment and a dishonorable discharge if convicted in a

widening sex scandal that has rocked one of the nation’s busiest

military training centers. The court martial begins today for Staff

Sgt. Luis Walker, who is charged with 28 counts, including rape,

aggravated sexual contact and multiple counts of aggravated sexual

assault.

     LONDON (AP) – Leaked company emails and senior employees say

that two European contractors were putting the finishing touches on

Syria’s encrypted radio system as the revolt against Damascus got

under way last year. Documents made available by the WikiLeaks

organization give an unusually detailed look at the communications

help Western companies have been providing Syria’s regime. Experts

say the work appears legal.