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CSi Weather…
TODAY…PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING…THEN PARTLY SUNNY WITH
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN
THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
60 PERCENT 50 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA
.TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE.LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING…THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS A 30 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND LABOR DAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE 70S.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS NEAR 70.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S.
AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. THE THREAT STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL INCREASE
THIS AFTERNOON IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA…SPREADING INTO WESTERN
MINNESOTA TONIGHT.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE HIGHWAY 83 CORRIDOR. THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY FROM THE TURTLE
MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. A FEW OF THESE STORMS
MAY BE STRONG WITH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE
NEAR ANY STORM.
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. A FEW
STRONGER STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY.
TOTAL RAINFALL THROUGH SUNDAY IS FORECAST TO
RANGE FROM AROUND HALF AN INCH SOUTHWEST…TO NEAR 2 INCHES NORTH.
Jamestown (CSi) Officials with Otter Tail Power in Jamestown report two poles along 5th Street Northwest (Stockyard Road) were broken when a line was snagged.
Otter Tail Customer Service Manager, Jeff Hoff in Jamestown says, at 1:12 p.m., a high profile vehicle snagged a line on a power pole taking it down, falling northward, with lines across the road.
Law enforcement was on the scene diverting traffic around the downed power lines.
Later in the afternoon, a second pole fell over, as a result of the previous damage. Law enforcement is investigating the incident. Anyone with information about the vehicle or equipment that struck the line should contact Jamestown Police.
Hoff says the power was off in a section of Northwest Jamestown from around downtown, into the Fort Seward area, from about 1:12 – p.m., to 1:35-p.m. The power outage affected 830 customers. All affected areas near Fort Seward had power restored late Thursday afternoon.
Otter Tail crews were installing the two new poles and re-stringing the lines, which was expected to be completed by later Thursday.
Jamestown (CSi) With the doubling of boarding’s over the past year, Jamestown Regional Airport is seeing the need for additional TSA security officers.
In a news release, Jamestown Regional Airport Manager Samuel Seafeldt said, the job includes part-time work with full-time benefits.
H pointed out that a similar call was issued earlier this year without any success.
He said, “Since I started as Manager at the airport 11 months ago, I have noticed their staffing shortage. They are currently utilizing the same amount of officers at the security checkpoint that they had in the previous years, but the problem is that we have doubled our boardings.”
Individuals can apply online through September 17th.
For more information, on line:
(JMS) Part-time Flier TSO apply thru 9.17.15
Update
Jamestown (CSi) The new Jamestown, ND Menards Mega Store located at 1209 23rd Street SW (Behind the Buffalo Mall on 23 rd St SW) will open for business on Wednesday, September 9, 2015.
A news release from Menards says, with the opening of this new store, Jamestown and the surrounding area can enjoy all of the great services, low prices and shopping convenience that Menards has to offer.
Jeff Abbott, Menards Spokesperson says, “We appreciate all the hard work and dedication from everyone involved in building this beautiful new store in Jamestown.
Homeowners, tenants, business owners and contractors will now have greater access to a full-line of building materials and supplies at the lowest prices in the area. “Menards is well-known throughout the Midwest for its complete selection of highquality, name brand merchandise, tools for any job and state-of-the-art in-store computers to help Guests design their special projects. Menards carries the materials and tools for all of your home improvement projects from just needing a light bulb, gallon of paint or household supplies to building a deck, fence or new home! Plus, the new Jamestown Menards store will also carry name brand appliances, pet products, lawn and garden supplies and even a line of convenience groceries as a one-stop shopping experience.
Kirt Marshall, Jamestown Menards General Manager says, “We appreciate how excited everyone is for the opening of this new store and can’t wait to open our doors on Wednesday. Our Team is really looking forward to showing everyone what we have to offer at Menards.”
With home improvement at the forefront of today’s do-it-yourself market, Menards provides a valuable resource for the entire community. Menards creates employment opportunities and economic growth while fulfilling the various home improvement needs of local homeowners, tenants, and business owners. A family-owned company started in 1958, Menards currently operates 289 home improvement stores located throughout 14 Midwestern states, including six other stores in North Dakota. Menards is known throughout the home improvement industry as the low price leader; it’s no wonder their famous slogan – “SAVE BIG MONEY” – is so widely known and easy to remember. Menards does things right – the company’s strength and success can be seen in the well-stocked and maintained stores, the lowest prices in town, and the way Guests are always treated like family.
Visit the new Jamestown Menards Mega Store beginning on Wednesday, September 9th.
A Grand Opening celebration will be held at a later date and will include special deals on merchandise, prize giveaways, in-store demonstrations and celebrity appearances.
Valley City (CSi) The groundbreaking ceremony for the Sheyenne Care Center addition in Valley City is planned for today at 1-p.m., the Sheyenne Care Center Coffee Shop.
Administrator Craig Christianson says the project is expected to take three years to complete, with an estimated cost of $12.5 million.
Christianson says includes a new chapel and more resident living areas north of the existing facility in Valley City.
The project will be in three phases with each phase’s bids up to all contractors for bids.
The footing and foundation bid was awarded to Wick construction.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown will host the “Out of the Darkness,” suicide awareness walk on Saturday September 12, 2015, at 9-a.m., starting at McElroy Park.
On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, local Chairperson, Margo Haut, joined Cindy Rodacker and said, the walks were created in order to help raise awareness of suicide and silence the stigma. The event will also help raise funds for local organizations and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Cindy lost her son Jason to suicide 17 years ago, when he was 19 years old. She said that, now, through public awareness that the stigma of talking about suicide has lessened, however more needs to be done to call attention to suicide prevention, and that getting professional help is okay.
Margo said that a short program will be held at 10-a.m., at the Sertoma Shelter, and features speakers, including a representative from Governor Dalrymple’s office. followed by a timed walk around the park, expected to end at 11:30-a.m.
Following the walk there will be a balloon release.
There is no cost to register. Individuals can pre-register by calling Margo Haut at 701-269-2741 or email mhaut@csicable.net.
Online registration closes at noon (local time) the Friday before the walk. However, anyone who would like to participate can register in person at the walk from the time check-in begins until the walk starts. Walk donations are accepted until December 31, 2015
You can click here to learn more about the event.
Jamestown (CSi) A fundraiser, to benefit Ave Maria Village’s, new chapel is set for Sunday September 27, 2015, as comedian C. Willi Myles will entertain.
The event will be at the University of Jamestown’s Reiland Fine Arts Center, Denault Audium.
On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Ave Maria Village’s Jan Barnes said tickets in advance are preferred at $20 each, by calling 701-952-5677, or stop by the front desk.
Ms. Barnes pointed out that $115,000 is left to raise to reach the funding raising goal, and it’s hoped that an additional $10,000 can be raised from this event.
Sponsors of the event include, Hofmann Trucking & Crossroads Repair, along with the University of Jamestown Student Activities Center, The Jamestown Sun, and Holiday Inn Express.
C. Willi Myles is a veteran performer, with a family-friendly act, with the gift of connecting people with each other through humor and storytelling.
He has opened for many of the top musical and comedy acts and has appeared on national T.V. shows, along with the legendary Apollo Theater in New York City, along with appearances outside the U.S.
Jamestown (CSi) This year’s annual Trinity Lutheran Church Lutefisk and Meatball Supper is Wednesday October 7, 2015, from 4-p.m., to 7-p.m.
The church is located at 4th Avenue and5th Street, Southeast in Jamestown.
Ticket prices are:
Adults pre-sale $14, and $15 at the door.
Youth 6-11 years old, $4, pre-schoolers, free.
The full menu includes Swedish meatballs, lutefisk, boiled potatoes, meatball gravy, coleslaw, cranberries, lefse and ice cream.
It’s the church’s biggest fundraiser of the year. Funds are spent on youth activities and other programs.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Fargo Police are investigating an early morning robbery todoay, outside a fast food restaurant.
Two men approached an employee of a Taco John’s outside the back of the restaurant just after midnight. The men asked the employee for money, and when he refused, two gunshots went off.
Police say the first shot missed, but the second hit the worker, causing minor injuries. The two suspects fled the scene.
The employee was treated at a local hospital.
The incident remains under investigation.
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – Authorities have released the name of a 31-year-old Mandan man killed when his sport utility vehicle struck a stationary rail car in McLean County.
The North Dakota Highway Patrol says Luke Meiers was killed in the August 28th afternoon wreck on Frontage Road a block south of Main Street after the SUV hit a Canadian Pacific rail car. The crash partially derailed the car and came to rest under its belly.
ALEXANDER, N.D. (AP) – A 28-year-old McKenzie County sheriff’s deputy pulled from his burning department sport utility vehicle following a crash with a semi-truck has been transferred to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
Deputy Chris Cloud was on his first day of patrol after completing field training Wednesday morning when he slowed to make a U-turn to go after a speeding vehicle. The SUV was rear-ended by a semi on Highway 200 and the vehicle burst into flames.
Cloud was airlifted to Bismarck for treatment, and he has since been transferred to the Mayo Clinic.
The truck driver was not injured.
Friends and loved ones have set up an online fundraiser for the deputy and family. The group had raised more than $11,000 by Thursday afternoon.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota man has been sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine.
Kendall Feist, of Grand Forks, pleaded guilty in March to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance. Authorities say Feist bought meth from the Twin Cities area in February 2014 and sold it to people primarily in Grand Forks and Bismarck.
Prosecutors had recommended a sentence of at least 12 years, citing Feist’s extensive criminal history.
Feist was ordered to forfeit more than $8,600 that was seized when he was arrested in June 2014.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – A northeastern North Dakota farmer charged with terrorizing law enforcement officials in 2011 has been acquitted.
Defense attorney Mark Friese says a jury in Grand Forks found Rodney Brossart, of rural Lakota, not guilty on one count of felony terrorizing on Wednesday.
Prosecutors accused Brossart of threatening law enforcement officials in June of 2011 who came to his property look for missing cattle.
A jury in 2013 found Brossart guilty of terrorizing and misdemeanor charges of preventing arrest and failing to comply with state laws on wandering cattle. The North Dakota Supreme Court in January threw out his terrorizing conviction, citing a mistake in jury instructions.
Friese says he and his co-counsel requested the case not be tried again, but prosecuted successfully sought a retrial.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp has come out in favor of the Iran nuclear deal that helps preserve a top foreign policy achievement for President Barack Obama.
The North Dakota Democrat’s declaration Thursday gave Democrats 37 votes – or three more than the 34 votes necessary to sustain Obama’s promised veto of legislation aimed at blocking the deal.
Republicans unanimously oppose the deal that aims to curb Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for relief from economic sanctions.
Heitkamp says the deal is the best chance to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon and keep America safe.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A member of the state Board of Higher Education says he mulling over a measure that would refund fees to Williston State College students.
Some lawmakers were surprised to learn that the college in the North Dakota oil patch raised its mandatory fees by nearly 60 percent and its room and board by more than 25 percent. Williston State officials say the Legislature’s decision to cap tuition is a major factor.
Board member Don Morton, of Fargo, says he plans to propose a motion at the next board meeting that addresses fee increases.
North Dakota University System Chancellor Mark Hagerott says it’s a “dynamic situation” because the school is worried about maintaining its bond rating. But he says the system doesn’t want to give the impression that it’s circumventing lawmakers.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A group in Minot wants to reduce the size of the city council from 14 members to five.
The group (hash)MakeMinot expects to be circulating petitions within the next few days.
Spokesman Shaun Sipma says the coalition is advocating for choice and accountability, as the five members would be elected at large rather than from wards.
Sipma says 25 council seats have been on the ballot in the past three election cycles. And of those 25, only six had contested races.
Council president Mark Jantzer says residents have a right to consider changes in their government and elected officials need to listen. But he says the city should proceed carefully as every system has its strengths and weaknesses.
In sports…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s deer archery season is getting underway.
The season runs from noon Friday through Jan. 3. Licenses can only be bought online.
Bowhunters are reminded to follow all regulations when using tree stands on public hunting areas, including displaying the owner’s name, address and telephone number on tree stands left unattended on Game and Fish wildlife management areas.
In addition, hunting big game over bait is prohibited on both public and private land in deer unit 3C west of the Missouri River, and in all of units 3E1, 3E2, 3F1 and 3F2.
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) – A year ago, new Wyoming coach Craig Bohl vowed to field a team that was “Cowboy tough” and disciplined.
In year two, Bohl is talking about adding speed and athleticism.
When Wyoming hosts Football Championship Subdivision opponent North Dakota on Saturday at War Memorial Stadium, Cowboy fans will see some familiar names playing different roles, more than a dozen freshmen and a new quarterback.
It’s all part of the effort to bring more speed and athleticism to the field.
Cameron Coffman will be making his first start at quarterback for Wyoming after transferring from Indiana.
Bohl says playing more athletic freshmen will be a part of his goal of continual improvement in the team. Another part is moving some players to new positions to improve speed on defense.
PREP VOLLEYBALL<<
Benson County def. Midkota-Kensal, 22-25, 25-17, 25-15, 25-23
Bismarck Century def. Minot, 25-13, 25-11, 25-14
Bismarck Legacy def. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 25-17, 14-25, 25-17, 25-18
Carrington def. Griggs County Central, 25-22, 26-24, 25-15
Center-Stanton def. Beulah, 25-19, 24-26, 25-19, 25-15
Central Cass def. May Port CG, 25-19, 25-13, 25-10
Dakota Prairie def. Minto, 25-14, 25-13, 25-14
Des Lacs-Burlington def. Garrison-Max, 25-7, 25-10, 25-15
Dickinson Trinity def. Mott-Regent, 25-17, 25-14, 25-16
Drayton/Valley-Edinburg def. Grafton/St. Thomas, 25-20, 17-25, 25-10, 23-25, 15-13
Ellendale def. Kidder County, 3-1
Fargo Davies def. Fargo South, 25-20, 25-19, 25-15
Fargo North def. Valley City, 20-25, 25-17, 18-25, 25-20, 15-7
Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran def. Wyndmere-Lidgerwood, 23-25, 25-18, 25-12, 25-16
Fargo Shanley def. Wahpeton, 25-5, 25-17, 25-12
Flasher def. Glen Ullin-Hebron, 3-0
Grand Forks Red River def. Grand Forks Central, 25-16, 25-17, 25-27, 25-15
Grant County def. Hettinger/Scranton, 25-22, 25-20, 25-11
Hankinson def. Maple Valley, 25-17, 25-21, 25-9
Harvey-Wells County def. Drake/Anamoose, 25-13, 25-20, 18-25, 25-8
Hazen def. Richardton-Taylor, 25-5, 25-18, 25-11
Heart River def. New England, 25-27, 25-20, 19-25, 25-19, 15-10
Hillsboro/Central Valley def. Climax/Fisher, Minn., 3-1
Jamestown def. Dickinson, 25-18, 25-23, 32-30
Kindred def. Lisbon, 25-23, 20-25, 25-15, 25-13
LaMoure def. Napoleon, 21-25, 23-25, 27-25, 25-6, 15-8
Langdon-Munich def. Thompson, 25-22, 25-16, 20-25, 26-24
Larimore def. Midway, 25-10, 25-15, 25-10
Lewis and Clark def. Velva, 3-0
Linton-HMB def. South Border, 26-24, 23-25, 23-25, 25-16, 15-11
Medina-Pingree-Buchanan def. Edgeley-Kulm, 17-25, 25-23, 25-5, 25-23
Minot Our Redeemer’s def. Kenmare, 25-10, 25-16, 25-13
Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood def. Bottineau, 19-25, 11-25, 25-20, 25-17, 16-14
North Border def. Lakota/Edmore, 3-0
North Star def. Barnes County North, 25-12, 25-12, 25-15
Northern Cass def. Enderlin, 25-7, 25-11, 25-14
Park River/Fordville Lankin def. Rolla, 3-0
Potter County, S.D. def. Strasburg-Zeeland, 3-0
Powers Lake def. Divide County, 23-25, 25-12, 25-11, 25-14
Ray def. Tioga, 25-9, 25-8, 25-16
Rolette-Wolford def. St. John, 25-7, 25-15, 25-9
Sargent Central def. Milnor-North Sargent, 3-0
Sawyer def. Glenburn, 3-0
Sheyenne def. Devils Lake, 25-19, 25-16, 25-14
Shiloh Christian def. Turtle Lake-Mercer-McClusky, 25-19, 25-11, 25-18
Stanley def. Burke County, 25-4, 25-16, 25-16
Surrey def. Westhope-Newburg, 3-1
Towner-Granville-Upham def. South Prairie, 25-8, 25-4, 25-13
Watford City def. Killdeer, 21-25, 25-23, 25-12, 25-22
AA…
New Jersey 5, Fargo-Moorhead 4
MLB…
AMERICAN LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – J.B. Shuck’s two-run, pinch-hit triple in the seventh inning sent the Chicago White Sox over Minnesota 6-4 Thursday. Eddie Rosario hit a grand slam for the Twins. Minnesota now starts a nine-game swing to division leaders Houston and Kansas City and wraps up at the White Sox.
Final Chi White Sox 6 Minnesota 4
Final Kansas City 15 Detroit 7
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Washington 15 Atlanta 1
Final Milwaukee 5 Pittsburgh 3
Final Colorado 11 San Francisco 3
Final San Diego 10 L.A. Dodgers 7
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PRESEASON
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Marcus Mariota threw a 59-yard touchdown pass to Harry Douglas to cap his only series as the Tennessee Titans wrapped up the preseason by beating the Minnesota Vikings 24-17. Mariota played only four snaps for the Titans. The rookie concluded the preseason 21 of 30 for 326 yards with one interception and a 102.9 passer rating.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) – Tom Brady was not in uniform last night for the New England Patriots’ final preseason game, a 12-9 loss to the New York Giants. Several fans chanted “BRADY, BRADY,” when the team came out of the locker room into the bowl of the stadium, but the quarterback was nowhere to be seen.
Final Atlanta 20 Baltimore 19
Final Cincinnati 9 Indianapolis 6
Final Green Bay 38 New Orleans 10
Final N-Y Jets 24 Philadelphia 18
Final Tampa Bay 22 Miami 17
Final Detroit 17 Buffalo 10
Final Carolina 23 Pittsburgh 6
Final Jacksonville 17 Washington 16
Final Chicago 24 Cleveland 0
Final Dallas 21 Houston 14
Final Kansas City 24 St. Louis 17
Final Arizona 22 Denver 20
Final Seattle 31 Oakland 21
Final San Francisco 14 San Diego 12
TOP-25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Final ( 2) T-C-U 23 Minnesota 17
Final (16) Georgia Tech 69 Alcorn State 6
Final (22) Arizona 42 UTSA 32
WNBA BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS
Final Chicago 82 New York 60
Final Tulsa 85 Seattle 67
Final Los Angeles 93 Washington 91
COLLEGE FOOTBALL…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Trevone Boykin threw for 246 yards and a touchdown and ran for 92 yards and another score to help No. 2 TCU outlast Minnesota 23-17 on Thursday night. Boykin started his Heisman push by completing 26 of 42 passes. He also threw an interception and the Horned Frogs had a difficult time getting their frenetic offense rolling against Minnesota’s determined defense.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Running back Devontae Booker had 124 combined yards and a touchdown and Utah spoiled Jim Harbaugh’s Michigan coaching debut, beating the Wolverines 24-17 last night. Harbaugh faced many of the same issues the Wolverines had under former coach Brady Hoke (HOHK) after moving to Michigan from the San Francisco 49ers.
TENNIS…
US OPEN-DAY 4
Murray rallies from 2 sets down…Woz loses
NEW YORK – Andy Murray rallied from down two sets to win his second-round match at the U.S. Open.
The third-seeded Murray beat 35th-ranked Adrian Mannarino 5-7, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-1, dominating the last three sets. Murray is 35-1 in Grand Slam second-round matches, with the only loss coming in his U.S. Open debut a decade ago.
It was the eighth time in his career Murray came back to win from two sets.
On the women’s side, 2014 U.S. Open runner-up Caroline Wozniacki (wohz-nee-AK’-ee) lost to 149th-ranked Petra Cetkovska 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (1).
Second seed Simona Halep (HAL’-ehp) advanced to the third round with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Kateryna Bondarenko. Petra Kvitova (kuh-VIHT’-oh-vuh), the fifth seed, easily beat a second straight opponent ranked outside the top 100, pounding American Nicole Gibbs 6-3, 6-4 in 70 minutes to reach the third round.
French Open champ Stan Wawrinka (vah-VRINK’-ah) made it into the third round, but not without a battle. He was pushed to a 7-6, 7-6, 7-6 win over 19-year old Chung Hyeon.
Andy Murray rallied from down two sets to win his second-round match at the U.S. Open. The third-seeded Murray beat 35th-ranked Adrian Mannarino 5-7, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-1, dominating the last three sets.
Lleyton Hewitt couldn’t keep his last U.S. Open going a little longer. The 2001 champ rallied from two sets down and had a pair of match points but wasn’t able to complete the comeback, losing to fellow Australian Bernard Tomic (TAHM’-ihk) 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 5-7, 7-5 in near 3 1/2 hours in a second round match. Hewitt has announced he plans on retiring following next January’s Australian Open.
Men’s second seed, Roger Federer, cruised into the third round by beating Steve Darcis in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2, 6-1.
In world and national news…
ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) – With the clerk of Rowan (ROW’-uhn) County, Kentucky, behind bars, five of her deputy clerks are preparing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. A federal judge jailed Kim Davis for refusing to accommodate gays who want to get married. The judge indicated Davis would remain in jail at least a week, saying he would revisit his decision after the deputy clerks have had time to comply with his order.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against a man accused of shooting to death a Louisiana trooper. Kevin Daigle of Lake Charles is charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of Trooper Steven Vincent on Aug. 23. Police say Daigle shot Vincent after the trooper found Daigle’s truck in a ditch and stopped to offer assistance. Daigle also faces a second-degree murder charge in the death of his roommate.
GENEVA (AP) – The U.N. refugee agency says Britain will take 4,000 more Syrian refugees from camps in the Middle East. No confirmation yet from Number 10 Downing Street. British Prime Minister David Cameron has said only that his country would accept “thousands” more people on top of 5,000 already announced, and would give details next week.
BICSKE, Hungary (AP) – Police in Austria say 71 people found dead in a truck on a highway last week probably suffocated, but it will take weeks to be able to say so for sure. They say the victims included Syrian, Iraqi and Afghan refugees. Meanwhile, Greece’s coast guard says it has rescued hundreds of refugees and migrants from the sea near the eastern Aegean islands.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Some jitters are evident in overseas markets ahead of this morning’s release of the monthly U.S. jobs report. Adding to the nervousness is the resumption next week of trading on Chinese stock markets. European stocks opened sharply lower, while Japan’s Nikkei tumbled 2.2 percent. The U.S. government jobs report for August could play a big role in whether the Federal Reserve decides to raise interest rates at its meeting this month.
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