{"id":24676,"date":"2013-08-08T07:21:03","date_gmt":"2013-08-08T12:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=24676"},"modified":"2013-08-08T10:59:58","modified_gmt":"2013-08-08T15:59:58","slug":"wayne-byers-show-morning-aug-8-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=24676","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Byers Show &#8211; Morning &#8211; Aug 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/wbAM5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6592\" alt=\"wbAM5\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/wbAM5-300x202.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/wbAM5-300x202.png 300w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/wbAM5-259x175.png 259w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/wbAM5.png 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>CSi Weather&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>REST OF TODAY&#8230;PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS<br \/>\n5 TO 10 MPH.<br \/>\n.TONIGHT&#8230;PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTH WINDS 5 TO<br \/>\n10 MPH.<br \/>\n.FRIDAY&#8230;SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.<br \/>\n.FRIDAY NIGHT&#8230;MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST<br \/>\nWINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.<br \/>\n.SATURDAY&#8230;MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS<br \/>\nAND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND<br \/>\n5 MPH.<br \/>\n.SATURDAY NIGHT&#8230;DECREASING CLOUDS. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN<br \/>\nSHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.<br \/>\n.SUNDAY&#8230;PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.<br \/>\n.SUNDAY NIGHT&#8230;PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.<br \/>\n.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT&#8230;MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.<br \/>\nLOWS IN THE MID 50S.<br \/>\n.TUESDAY&#8230;MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.<br \/>\n.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY&#8230;PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE<br \/>\nOF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS<br \/>\nIN THE UPPER 70S.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) &#8212; The Jamestown City Council met in Special Session on Wednesday August 7, 2013 at 4-p.m., at City Hall.<\/p>\n<p>The purpose of the meeting was to enter into Executive Session for the purpose of consulting with the City Attorney, concerning contract negotiation with a property developer.<\/p>\n<p>Attending the meeting were: Mayor Katie Andersen, City Attorney Ken Dalsted, Assistant City Attorney, Mary Jensen, City Administrator Jeff Fuchs, City Council Members Kourajian, Brubakken and Buchanan, and Gumke.<\/p>\n<p>Those individuals plus City Engineer Reed Schwartzkopf attended the reconvened open, Special Session.<\/p>\n<p>Following the Executive Session, back in open Special Session, Council Member Buchanan moved to authorize the city enter into a binding agreement &#8220;with a developer,&#8221; with terms and conditions, which was unanimously approved by the City Council.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 FARGO, N.D. (AP) &#8211; The state Board of Higher Education will increase salaries for college presidents between 3 and 5 percent based on a formula that considers performance and market comparisons.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Acting chancellor Larry Skogen met Wednesday in Valley City with board members Kari Reichert and Duaine Espegard to decide pay raises for the 10 presidents, on instructions from the full board.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The plan calls for 5 percent raises for Valley City State&#8217;s Steve Shirley and Mayville State&#8217;s Gary Hagen, and 4 percent raises for North Dakota State&#8217;s Dean Bresciani, Lake Region State&#8217;s Doug Darling and Williston State&#8217;s Raymond Nadolny.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Getting 3 percent raises are the University of North Dakota&#8217;s Robert Kelley, Minot State&#8217;s David Fuller, Dickinson State&#8217;s D.C. Costen, North Dakota State School of Science&#8217;s John Richman, and Skogen, the Bismarck State president.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Aug 7, 2013) &#8212; Interstate Engineering reports, an update with the sanitary sewer project in Jamestown.<\/p>\n<p>3rd St NW will now be closed at the intersection of 2nd Ave NW through Friday, August 9, 2013. This section of 3rd St. NW is open to local traffic only. During this time, 2nd Ave NW will remain open.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) &#8211; A Mandan businessman convicted of conspiring to sell synthetic marijuana has pleaded guilty to another drug crime. Thirty-three-year-old William Nickel has been given a one-year suspended sentence and two years of probation for testing positive for methamphetamine, a misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) &#8211; A federal judge has dismissed the case of a man accused of accepting kickbacks for housing contracts on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A jury in North Dakota last month found Michael Addington not guilty of accepting a bribe by an agent of an organization receiving federal funds. The panel could not reach a verdict on a conspiracy to commit fraud charge.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 U.S. District Judge Patrick Conmy on Thursday agreed to dismiss the case without prejudice, which means it could be brought up later for further prosecution.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Addington was accused of using his position with the Standing Rock Housing Authority to help a construction company in Fort Pierre, S.D., receive new projects.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Prosecutors believe Addington gave information from sealed bids that allowed the company to underbid the competition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) &#8211; A Job Service North Dakota survey says counties that produced oil last year held nine of the top 10 spots in average annual wages. Research analyst Michael Ziesch (zish) says North Dakota&#8217;s average annual wage increased 10 percent last year to nearly $46,000. Ziesch says the state&#8217;s average wage still lags behind the national average of about $49,200.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u3000FARGO, N.D. (AP) &#8211; Home-building is on a brisk pace in the two largest cities in the Dakotas as the economy improves.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Home construction in Fargo, N.D., and neighboring Moorhead, Minn., is at its busiest since 2007. A report from the local Home Builders Association shows the total value of construction in the first six months of the year at more than $293 million, up $30 million over the year.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Association President Darrick Guthmillersays a strong economy has created a bigger need for housing.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In Sioux Falls, S.D.,\u00a0 both housing and commercial projects are on a record pace. The city issued a record $376.6 million in permits through July.<\/p>\n<p>\u3000<\/p>\n<p>\u3000\u00a0BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) &#8211; North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has activated the state&#8217;s Harvest Hotline.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The hotline helps match up farmers and custom harvesters. The free service has been in use since 1992.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The hotline number is (701) 328-2391. Agriculture Department staff will answer calls weekdays from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Evening and weekend callers can leave a message.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) &#8211; An auction for the rights to drill for oil on North Dakota state lands has raised $4.8 million.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The state Department of Trust Lands auctioned exploration rights to more than 54,000 acres in 13 western North Dakota counties this week in Medora.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Parcels in Dunn, Golden Valley and Slope counties fetched a total of about $3.8 million. The remaining 10 counties got a total of about $1 million in bids.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The average payment ranged from $1.82 per acre in Mercer County to more than $1,000 per acre in McKenzie County.\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The money goes into trust funds that benefit education in North Dakota.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) &#8211; The federal Interior Department says it&#8217;s a major player in North Dakota&#8217;s economy.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The department says energy development, tourism and outdoor recreation on land it oversees is a $6.9 billion industry in North Dakota and creates almost 35,000 jobs.\u00a0 The department&#8217;s agencies include the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The department says people visit federal lands in North Dakota more than 1.4 million times a year.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The statistics are from an economic report for fiscal 2012 released this week. It comes as Interior Secretary Sally Jewell is touring western North Dakota&#8217;s oil patch and Theodore Roosevelt National Park.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jewell says the state&#8217;s oil, coal, natural gas and wind energy development is &#8220;ground zero for an &#8216;all-of-the-above&#8217; energy strategy.&#8221;&#8216;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u3000In sports&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>FARGO, N.D. (AP) &#8211; North Dakota State University football coach Craig Bohl has suspended senior defensive tackle Leevon Perry for the team&#8217;s season-opener at Kansas State.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bohl says the three-year starter from Cottage Grove, Minn., will not contest a July 7 drunken driving arrest and will plead guilty to the charge. A telephone listing for Perry in Fargo could not immediately be found.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bohl says senior Danny Luecke will start in Perry&#8217;s place against Kansas State.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>AA<\/p>\n<p>Fargo-Moorhead 2, St. Paul 0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>MLB..<\/p>\n<p>INTERLEAGUE<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cincinnati\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oakland\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Baltimore\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 San\u00a0 Diego\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Arizona\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tampa\u00a0 Bay\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 AMERICAN\u00a0 LEAGUE<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) &#8211; Danny Duffy struck out seven in 3 2\/3 innings as the Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 yesterday. It was Duffy&#8217;s first outing since May 2012. Louis Coleman and three more Kansas City relievers managed to navigate the next 4 1\/3 innings. All-Star closer Greg Holland worked around a single in the ninth for his 30th save.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seattle\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Toronto\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Detroit\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cleveland\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5,\u00a0 14\u00a0 Innings<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Boston\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Houston\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chi\u00a0 White\u00a0 Sox\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 N-Y\u00a0 Yankees\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5,\u00a0 12\u00a0 Innings<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Texas\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 L.A.\u00a0 Angels\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NATIONAL\u00a0 LEAGUE<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0UNDATED (AP) &#8211; The Atlanta Braves&#8217; amazing late-season run continues. The Braves won their 13th straight game by rallying past the Washington Nationals 6-3 to complete a three-game sweep in the Nation&#8217;s Capital.\u00a0 The Braves now own a commanding 15\u00a0 1\/2 game lead in the NL East with their 70th victory.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chi\u00a0 Cubs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Philadelphia\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pittsburgh\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Miami\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 N-Y\u00a0 Mets\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Colorado\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 L.A.\u00a0 Dodgers\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 13\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 St.\u00a0 Louis\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Milwaukee\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 San\u00a0 Francisco\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) &#8211; The Minnesota Twins are expected to place catcher Ryan Doumit on the disabled list with a suspected concussion after last night&#8217;s loss to the Royals. Doumit wasn&#8217;t feeling right when the team flew to Kansas City earlier in the week but never told anybody about it. Doumit left yesterday&#8217;s game after complaining of nausea.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>NBA<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0 FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) &#8211; Minnesota Timberwolves first-round draft Shabazz Muhammad has been sent home from the NBA&#8217;s rookie transition program due to a rules violation. He was dismissed after bringing a female visitor to his hotel room Tuesday night. Players are required to get approval for guests from program officials.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>GOLF&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) &#8211; Golf&#8217;s final major championship of the year is under way at soggy Oak Hill.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 After heavy rain overnight, the sun was out Thursday morning when club pro Rob Labritz hit the first tee shot at the venerable course near Rochester. He is playing with Australia&#8217;s John Senden and Ireland&#8217;s Shane Lowry.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A few minutes later, Charley Hoffman teed off at No. 10 to get things going for the players starting on the back side.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tiger Woods has a morning tee time. He&#8217;ll be trying to break the longest major drought of his career, which dates to his victory at the 2008 U.S. Open. He is 0-for-17 since then.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 British Open champion Phil Mickelson, U.S. Open winner Justin Rose and Masters winner Adam Scott are playing together in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>T.V. SPORTS&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) &#8211; The U.S. Open is leaving NBC Sports for Fox Sports starting in 2015 and running 12 years through 2026. In a surprising announcement Wednesday, the U.S. Golf Association said it has signed a multimedia agreement with the Fox network and Fox Sports 1 as the domestic partner for the U.S. Open and the rest of the USGA championships.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>TENNIS&#8230;\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 TORONTO (AP) &#8211; Top-seeded Serena Williams easily won her opening match in the Rogers Cup, beating Italy&#8217;s Francesca Schiavone (fran-CHES&#8217;-kuh skee-ah-VOH&#8217;-nay) 6-3, 6-2 in Toronto.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Williams is coming off a victory 2 1\/2 weeks ago in the Swedish Open.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In world and national news&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) &#8211; There are three new Powerball millionaires this morning. 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