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BISMARCK (AP) — North Dakota Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rick Berg pulled fewer votes than other Republicans at the top of the state’s ticket.

A University of North Dakota political science professor said Democratic candidate Heidi Heitkamp did a better job getting supporters to the polls.

Mark Jendrysik said Heitkamp had a more charismatic campaign style and better television advertising than Berg.

He said Heitkamp appeared to enjoy campaigning more.

Heitkamp beat Berg by about 3,000 votes. Berg got about 30,000 fewer votes than Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

Berg lost his home county, Cass County, by 10,000 votes.

Berg said he can’t speculate on why he didn’t do as well as other Republicans. He said former President Bill Clinton’s last-minute campaign visit to Fargo probably helped Heitkamp.

　

In Stutsman County 105 voting ballots were reviewed during the November 6, 2012 election canvass.

33 absentee ballots were rejected, 72 ballots were added.

The absentee ballots were rejected because they were postmarked November 6th, the day of the election, or later. or with signature.

To be counted after the election date, the absentee ballots must be postmarked no later than the day before the elections, but they can be received after that date.

Some were rejected becuase they had signature irregularities, such as the signature on the voter affidavit on the envelope containing the ballot did not match the signature on the application for an absentee ballot.

Also, some voters printed on one form and signed the other, or, the signature on the voter affidavit was omitted.

The official results did not affect the outcome of any of the races, or measures on the ballot.

The 2012 General Elections in Stutsman County have been declared official.

The results are forwarded to the North Dakota Secretary of State’s Office.

The state canvassing board meets on November Tuesday November 13, 2012.

　

From Charlie Kourajian, Jamestown Main Street Association

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Nov 12, 2012) — The Main Street Downtown Association announces its 9th Annual Holiday Dazzle Parade, scheduled for Friday evening, November 23, 2012 at 7 p.m.

Organizers are hoping it will be even bigger than past parades.

Main Street Ambassador, Charlie Kourajian says, the association has contacted last year’s and former year’s participants to see if they will again participate in the parade, and encourage new participants.

Kourajina says, “People from our area really look forward to this holiday event and enjoy it immensely. In reading over the comment sheets from past years, parade goers want more and louder Holiday music and put on an extra set of lights, so they encourage participants to turn up the volume.”

There will be a meeting of participants Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, between 5 and 6 p.m. at Babb’s Coffee Shop, on First Avenue, South, so participants can get their position in the parade and any final instructions.

The entry fee is $25 for Main Street Downtown Association members and $35.00 for non-members.

Those who want to have a float in the parade, and can’t afford the entry fee, there are a few sponsors that don’t have floats to enter and the parties can get together to have a float in the parade.

For an information sheet and entry blank, please call Charlie at 320-3015 or email him at mainstreet@csicable.net.

 

　DAWSON, N.D. (AP) – Twenty-one steers were killed when a
semitrailer bound from Canada to South Dakota crashed during a
freezing rain storm in North Dakota.
     The Highway Patrol says the semi rolled on its side in a ditch
Friday afternoon off an icy highway near the south central town of
Dawson. Fifty-three steers survived.
     The 24-year-old driver of the semitrailer was not hurt.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A homeless man who was struck by a train in
Fargo last week has died.
     Police say 30-year-old Robert Brown died on Sunday. He had been
hospitalized since last Thursday.
     Police say Brown had no permanent address. Authorities say he
was lying across the tracks when he was hit.

 

　 GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Health officials have linked an
outbreak of tuberculosis in Grand Forks to homeless visitors who
exposed a family who gave them shelter.
     Officials have identified eight cases of the potentially fatal
lung infection, in six adults and two children. Public Health
Director Don Shields says three of the eight have been
hospitalized.
     Officials have been testing other people who might have been
exposed to TB. More than 250 people have been tested so far.

 

　BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota man is accused of attacking
four federal officers on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.
     Skyler White Bull, of Fort Yates, has pleaded not guilty in
federal court to four counts of assault. Authorities say he kicked
three officers and bit another one in the hand.
     No further details of the Sept. 13 incident have been released.
     Trial is set for Jan. 15. A detention hearing is scheduled
Tuesday in Bismarck.

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Fargo Rep. Al Carlson and Dickinson Sen.
Rich Wardner have been re-elected as the North Dakota Legislature’s
Republican majority leaders.
     Republican members of the House and Senate on Monday picked
their leaders for the 2013 session. Democrats will be electing
their leaders next month.
     Carlson and Wardner were re-elected without opposition. In the
House, Finley Rep. Bill Devlin was elected as the new House
speaker. Devlin defeated Minot Rep. Larry Bellew and Bismarck Rep.
Mark Dosch for the job.
     Cooperstown Rep. Don Vigesaa (VIG’-uh-sah) was re-elected as the
House Republican assistant majority leader.

     In the Senate, Fessenden Sen. Jerry Klein was chosen as the new
Republican assistant majority leader.
     Klein will replace Hazen Sen. Randy Christmann. Christmann was
elected to the state Public Service Commission, and he’s leaving
the Senate.

 

  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Reproduction of mule deer in North Dakota
appears to be mired at record-low levels. The state Game and Fish
Department says biologists counted more than 1,200 mule deer during
an October aerial survey. That’s slightly more than last year’s.
The fawn-to-doe ratio of 0.59 equaled the lowest ratio since the
survey began in 1954.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A one-day conference in Minot is aimed at
helping farmers make decisions on marketing this year’s wheat crops
and planting next year’s.
     The annual Crop Outlook and International Durum Forum is
scheduled Tuesday at the Holiday Inn in Minot. It’s a cooperative
effort of the North Dakota Wheat Commission and the U.S. Durum
Growers Association.
     This year’s speakers include North Dakota State University
extension economist Frayne Olson and durum breeder Elias Elias, and
U.S. Farm Report host John Phipps.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Minot Air Force Base has won a competition
against other intercontinental missile wings.
     The  91st Missile Wing  was awarded the Blanchard trophy last week
at the Global Strike Challenge held at Barksdale Air Force Base,
La.
     The military says Minot’s 54th Helicopter Squadron and the
base’s 91st Security Forces Group also won top honors in the
competition against other Air Force units.

 

In sports…

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The Valley City State University football
team has ended the season as one of the top 25 NAIA teams in the
country.
The Vikings finished the season 7-3 and are ranked No. 24 in the final coaches’ poll.
No other team in the Dakotas is ranked. Georgetown of Kentucky
is the top-ranked team.

The 16-team NAIA playoffs begin Nov. 17.

 

　 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) – Cody Zeller scored 22 points and Remy
Abell added a career-high 14 to lead No. 1 Indiana past pesky North
Dakota State 87-61 last night. This was no typical game for the
Hoosiers (2-0), whose offense struggled to get in sync against the
foul-prone Bison (1-1).

It all seemed to be part of North Dakota State’s plan. But everything changed early in the second half after the Bison closed to 48-38. Zeller and Abell combined for 15 points in a 23-13 run, finally turning the contest into a rout.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota State University remains the
top-ranked team this week in both Football Championship Subdivision
polls.
     The defending national champion Bison edged South Dakota State
20-17 on Saturday. The Jackrabbits slipped in both polls with the
loss: from 16th to 21st in The Sports Network poll and from 20th to
23rd in the coaches’ poll.
     The rest of the top five is the same in both polls: Montana
State, Sam Houston State, Old Dominion and Eastern Washington.

 

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – The University of Sioux Falls football
team has moved up one spot to 21st in this week’s AFCA Division II
poll.
     The Cougars beat Wayne State 24-14 over the weekend to move to
9-2 on the season.
     No other NCAA Division II team in the Dakotas is ranked.

 

  FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota State starting defensive tackle
Leevon Perry is done for the season after suffering a left knee
injury in NDSU’s win over South Dakota State on Saturday.
     Bison coach Craig Bohl says the injury to the 6-foot-3,
276-pound junior from Cottage Grove, Minn., is “significant” but
hopefully not career-ending.
     The No. 1 ranked and defending national champion Bison (9-1)
play at No. 11 Illinois State (8-2) on Saturday.

 

 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
 

  PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Pittsburgh Steelers’ 13-10 overtime win
over Kansas City was dulled by the injury to their star
quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger (RAWTH’-lihs-bur-gur). Big Ben left
the game in the second half with an injury to his throwing shoulder
and could miss next Sunday night’s game against the AFC
North-leading Baltimore Ravens.

 
 
    NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

 DALLAS (AP) – Nikola Pekovic scored 20 points before leaving
with an injury and the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves beat the
Dallas Mavericks 90-82 last night.

The 6-foot-11 Pekovic exited with 2:46 left in the third quarter with a sprained left ankle and didn’t return. Dallas coach Rick Carlisle was ejected after arguing a foul call with 5 minutes left. Darren Collison had 21 points for
the Mavericks.
 
  Final      Milwaukee      105  Philadelphia   96
  Final 3OT  Utah           140  Toronto       133
  Final      Oklahoma City   92  Detroit        90
  Final      Boston         101  Chicago        95
  Final      Miami          113  Houston       110
  Final      Phoenix        110  Denver        100
  Final      Atlanta         95  Portland       87
 
 
    TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
 
  Final  ( 1) Indiana      87  N. Dakota St.   61
  Final  ( 5) Michigan     91  IUPUI           54
  Final  (17) Memphis      81  North Florida   66
  Final  (18) UNLV         92  N. Arizona      54
  Final  (20) Notre Dame   84  Monmouth (NJ)   57

 

 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Rodney Williams had 12 points, eight rebounds
and four steals and Minnesota blew by Toledo 82-56 last night. Joe
Coleman finished with 15 points and six rebounds despite eight
turnovers, and Oto Osenieks pitched in eight points off the bench
for the Gophers. Rian Pearson led the Rockets with 18 points.
     
  MLB-ROOKIES OF THE YEAR
 

     NEW YORK (AP) – Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels was a
unanimous winner of the AL Rookie of the Year after a season that
put him in contention for the MVP award, too.
     The 21-year-old center fielder hit .326 with 30 homers and 83
RBIs following his call-up from the minor leagues in late April.
     Trout received all 28 first-place votes from the Baseball
Writers’ Association of America and was the eighth unanimous AL
pick and the first since Tampa Bay’s Evan Longoria in 2008.
     Bryce Harper, who just turned 20, is the second-youngest winner
of the NL rookie of the year. Harper batted .270 with 22 home runs
and 59 RBIs as Washington brought postseason play to the nation’s
capital for the first time since 1933.

Harper was  called up from the AAA Syracuse Chiefs  April 27, 2012, where he  batted .250 with one home run and four doubles in 20 games with the Chiefs.
     Harper got 16 of 32 first-place votes and 112 points from the NL
panel. Arizona pitcher Wade Miley was second with 12 first-place
votes and 105 points, followed by Cincinnati slugger Todd Frazier
with three firsts and 45 points.

NASCAR-GORDON PENALIZED
     Jeff Gordon fined $100,000 and docked 25 points
     CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Four-Time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon has
been fined $100,000 and docked 25 points for intentionally wrecking
Clint Bowyer at Phoenix International Raceway.
     Gordon has also been placed on probation through Dec. 31. But he
avoided suspension for his actions in Sunday’s race, which
triggered a fight in the garage area between his crew and Bowyer’s
crew.
     
     NHL-LABOR
     Lockout talks stall
     NEW YORK (AP) – After a week full of promise that progress might
be made, the NHL lockout talks appear to have bogged down again.
     The two-sides met for 90 minutes Sunday, but amid signs that the
league is holding firm on its demands on the core economic issues
it looks like it will be tough to move forward.
     There are no further talks scheduled.

 ATP FINALS
     Djokovic tops Federer in ATP finals
     LONDON (AP) – Top-ranked Novak Djokovic (NOH’-vak JOH’-kuh-vich)
wins the ATP World Tour Finals beating No. 2 Roger Federer 7-6, 7-5
in London.
     It was Djokovic’s second victory at the year-end tournament for
the top eight players in the world. He also won in 2008, when the
tournament was in Shanghai.
     Federer had been looking for his record seventh title.

 

　 IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. (AP) – Several hundred people packed a church
to say final goodbyes to Carmen Basilio, who won the world
middleweight boxing crown from Sugar Ray Robinson in 1957 before
losing a rematch six months later.
     Basilio died Wednesday at a Rochester hospital where he was
being treated for pneumonia. He was 85.
     The Hall of Fame boxer was described as a gentle and kind man at
his funeral Monday in his hometown Irondequoit, a Rochester suburb.

     Basilio took the welterweight title from Tony DeMarco in 1955
and added the middleweight belt near the close of a 13-year career.

At 5-foot-6 1/2, Basilio bored relentlessly into opponents and wore
them down with body blows.
     He’s survived by his wife, four children, eight grandchildren
and 10 great-grandchildren.

 

In world and national news..

WASHINGTON (AP) – Economists say that if there’s no deal to
avoid the so-called fiscal cliff in January, pretty much everyone
will go over the edge. Economists say the it would hit hard enough
to throw the economy back into recession, raise the unemployment
rate above 9 percent and cost middle income families about $2,000
more next year.
    
     WASHINGTON (AP) – Lawmakers will be asking for explanations this
week so the FBI is preparing a timeline of its criminal
investigation that brought to light CIA Director David Petraeus’
extramarital affair. Agents yesterday searched the home of the
woman with whom Petraeus had the affair. And the Pentagon began
investigating alleged “inappropriate communications” between the
top U.S. commander in Afghanistan and a second woman involved in
the case.
    
     MIDDLETOWN, N.J. (AP) – New Jersey has taken a step forward in
the recovery from Superstorm Sandy, ending a policy of odd-even
gasoline rationing in the affected counties. Gov. Chris Christie
says gas supplies are plentiful and there are no more lines of
motorists waiting for fuel. Rationing continues in New York City
and on Long Island.
    
     BEIRUT (AP) – A Russian military expert says Syria has “more
than enough” weapons to keep fighting rebels. Igor Korotchenko, a
retired colonel of Russia’s military general staff who is now
editor of National Defense magazine, also says Syrian troops will
keep fighting as long as President Bashar Assad has the money to
pay them. He says Syria has more than 1,000 tanks, along with a
system of repair shops.
    
     MOUNT OLIVE, N.J. (AP) – The Christmas tree designated to grace
New York City’s Rockefeller Center survived Superstorm Sandy. The
New Jersey man who is donating the tree says he spent a nervous
night keeping an eye on it during the storm. Joe Balku says it had
been bundled for protection but swayed in the raging wind. The tree
will be erected tomorrow.