Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Jan 11

CSi Weather…

STUTSMAN

WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
SATURDAY…Jan 11, 12, 2013

BARNES

BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
SATURDAY…Jan 11, 12, 2013

 

FOSTER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…CARRINGTON…JAMESTOWN…NAPOLEON…

EDGELEY…ASHLEY…OAKES
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST SATURDAY…Jan 11, 12, 2013

* SNOWFALL…6 TO 9 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS BY SATURDAY MORNING.

* BLOWING SNOW…NORTHWEST WINDS TO 35 MPH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* WINDS CHILLS…AS LOW AS 30 BELOW ZERO EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT
INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

* TIMING…FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT…HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY
DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

* OTHER IMPACTS…A WINTRY MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING
DRIZZLE…SLEET…AND SNOW IS LIKELY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING…AND WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS…IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST MAKE
AN EMERGENCY TRIP…KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS…FOOD…

WATER AND A FLASHLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. THE NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY
PATROL ADVISES…REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL
IN THESE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

 

KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-
BARNES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…HALLOCK…WARREN…CAVALIER…GRAFTON…

GRAND FORKS…FINLEY…VALLEY CITY
401 AM CST FRI JAN 11 2013

…BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
SATURDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GREATER THAN
SIX INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM
COOPERSTOWN TO CROOKSTON TO BAUDETTE.

* NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
MPH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT…RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER
MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW…MAKING TRAVEL NEAR
IMPOSSIBLE.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS…MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL…HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED…STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

Jamestown Area Forecast…

 WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY…
.REST OF TODAY…SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON…THEN SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE LOWER TEENS IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTH
WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
.TONIGHT…SNOW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE EVENING. AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDY. MUCH COLDER.
SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATION
AROUND 5 INCHES. STORM TOTAL 6 TO 7 INCHES. LOWS NEAR ZERO.
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH. WIND CHILLS AROUND 25 BELOW.
.SATURDAY…CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. BREEZY. MUCH
COLDER. HIGHS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
CHANCE OF SNOW 50 PERCENT. WIND CHILLS AROUND 25 BELOW.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15 BELOW. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 10 BELOW.
HIGHS NEAR ZERO.
.MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 5 BELOW.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS 15 TO 20. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS ZERO TO
5 ABOVE. HIGHS 15 TO 20.
 

Valley City Forecast…

BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
SATURDAY…
.REST OF TODAY…AREAS OF FOG IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE LATE IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON…
THEN SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO
1 INCH. HIGHS 30 TO 35. TEMPERATURE FALLING THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR
100 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT…SNOW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF
3 TO 9 INCHES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 3 TO 10 INCHES. LOWS ZERO
TO 5 BELOW. WINDY. NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
45 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW NEAR 100 PERCENT. LOWEST WIND CHILL
READINGS 24 BELOW TO 29 BELOW ZERO.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN
THE MORNING. CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN SLIGHT
CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.
WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 50 PERCENT.
LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 20 TO 25 BELOW.
.SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20 BELOW.
.MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS ZERO TO 5 BELOW.
.MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20 BELOW.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. HIGHS
15 TO 20.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. LOWS
5 TO 10 BELOW.
.WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. HIGHS
10 TO 15.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 15 BELOW.
.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 10 TO 15.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Jamestown City Council met in Special Session, on Thursday (Jan 10, 2013,) at 4-p.m., at City Hall.

The City Council entered into Executive Session to consult with the City Attorney, concerning, territorial service claims by Stutsman Rural Water District.

Those present at the Executive Session were: Mayor Andersen, City Council Members Kourajian, Gumke, Brubakken, and Buchanan, along with City Administrator Jeff Fuchs, City Fire Chief Jim Reuther, City Engineer Reed Schwartzkopf, and the Assistant City Attorney, Mary Jensen.

The Rural Water District met in Executive Session on Wednesday this week, in response to a city proposal in the on-going negotiations, which the City Council reviewed in Executive Session.

As issue is whether the City of Jamestown, or Stutsman Rural Water District is to serve the area west of Jamestown, in this case, specifically the Titan Machinery building, under construction, across from Jamestown Regional Medical Center.

A city Ordinance outlines that any facility within city limits has to be serviced by the city, with this area previously annexed into Jamestown city limits.

Stutsman Rural Water District contends that a federal code protects rural water companies from cities going into their territory.

The City Of Jamestown and the Rural Water District are negotiating a royalty figure the city would pay and keep the rural water district from filing an injunction.

At Thursday’s City Council meeting, the Council returned to open session, with Mayor Andersen saying there was no formal action to be taken by the Council, and the meeting was adjourned.

The open portion of Thursday’s City Council meeting was shown live on CSi 67.

Last summer, a building permit was issued by the city, and ground was broken for the new Titan Machinery building, after a development agreement with the city of Jamestown, which stated the city would get water to the building.

Developer Robert Thompson assumes the city will have liability issues if Titan is not provided water.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Jan 11, 2013) — The Frontier Village Board has a new  member.

Frontier Village Manager, Tina Busche has resigned her paid position for health reasons, and was unanimously elected to the Frontier Village Board.

Busche told the board, Thursday that everything is ready for the 2013 tourism season.

She says grant applications are finished and most arrangements already made.

She adds if a manager was not hired, board members might be able to manage the village this coming season.

Board Chairman Charlie Tanata says greeters have been trained to assist during Frontier Village events.

 

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — Ave Maria Village’s – 6th Annual Towel Folding Marathon, is raising funds for Stutsman County Relay for Life.

Lori Mettert says, the folders are in their 70’s, 80’s 90’s and even 101 years old.

She says many deal with arthritis and most are in wheelchairs.

Every morning the team gathers to fold all of the towels for the 100 resident facility.

Ms. Mettert invites everyone to come and cheer on this amazing team of seniors on January 15, 2013, with the marathon starting at 9-a.m.

It usually lasts about two and half hours, with pledges and donations from employees and donations from family and friends.

Donations and pledges being accepted now through Jan 15, 2013, at Ave Maria Village, in Jamestown.

Ms. Mettert says, “Last year our great team of Seniors raised over $660.

The money they raise goes into our Relay for life Fund.

These seniors take this very seriously because they are

Helping, something very important to them. Please support

them for their dedication and charity.”

For more information, or to make a donation,

contact Linda or Lori in the Ave Maria Village, Activities Department, at 701-252-5660.
Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Jan 11, 2013) — The Jamestown Dairy Queen on Business Loop West  in Jamestown is in the process of remodeling.

Manager, Mark Wolf says, this past Monday work started by the contractor, Hillerud Construction of Jamestown.

The refurbishing in the lobby area, includes new flooring, a new ceiling, and windows, booths and repainting the area.

Wolf says the main restaurant area is closed during the remodeling, however, cake orders are still being taken at 252-4181.

Also he expects the drive up to be open January 18, 2013.

Specialty orders will be taken again staring at that time, such as Dilly Bars.

In addition when the remodeling is completed the Jamestown Dairy Queen will be the new Jamestown location of Orange Julius, previously located at the Buffalo Mall.

 

 GRAFTON, N.D. (AP) – A former stockbroker accused of swindling clients in Walsh County out of more than $2 million has pleaded guilty. The Grand Forks Herald reports 59-year-old Ross Haugen might avoid prison time if he comes up with $2.1 million in restitution by the end of the month. Haugen faces similar charges in November 2011.

 

  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A ceremony is scheduled in Bismarck this weekend to honor some North Dakota National Guard soldiers who served in Kosovo.
 
     The “Freedom Salute” event Sunday for the 55 soldiers with the 1st Battalion of the 112th Aviation Regiment is at the Army Aviation Support Facility. Gov. Jack Dalrymple and state Guard commander Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk (sprihn-suh-NAT’-ihk) are scheduled to speak.
 
     The soldiers mobilized in September 2011 in support of the NATO peacekeeping mission in Kosovo. They returned home last September.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s workers’ compensation agency has ended a contract with a company that failed to complete a computer system overhaul. The Bismarck Tribune reports Workforce Safety and Insurance Director Bryan Klipfel told state lawmakers Wednesday that the agency’s contract with Chicago-based Aon eSolutions expired at the end of 2012 and the WSI committee overseeing the project decided not to renew it.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Some state agencies in North Dakota are objecting to a proposal to put their airplanes into a central management system overseen by the Transportation Department.
 
     The bill being considered by state lawmakers was proposed by an interim legislative committee after a study of state-owned and state-leased airplanes. It would be modeled after the state motor vehicle pool.
 
     Agency heads say there are numerous problems with the proposal.
 
     State Aeronautics Commissioner Larry Taborsky says insurance rates would increase if older planes are pooled with newer ones. He also says safety is an issue if pilots are flying unfamiliar planes.
 
     Officials with the Highway Patrol and the Game and Fish Department say they might run afoul of federal regulations if they are forced to put their airplanes into a state pool.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s top oil regulator says increased federal regulations and competition from other oil plays could drastically cut production in the state’s oil patch.
 
     State Mineral Resources Director Lynn Helms told the North Dakota House Appropriations Committee that the state’s oil industry is healthy. But he says “it’s not all roses and sunshine.”
 
     Helms appealed to lawmakers to keep a $1 million fund available to challenge the federal government if it imposes additional hydraulic fracturing regulations. Helms says the state should have the authority to set its own regulations when it comes to oil drilling.
 
     Mitch Vance of Bismarck says he doesn’t think the state should be using taxpayer money to fund lawsuits against the federal government. He says oil companies should fund such lawsuits.

 

 WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – The U.S. Postal Service is taking steps to improve service in western North Dakota’s booming oil patch.
 
     Postal Service Dakotas District Manager Roy Reynolds says it isn’t acceptable to have slow mail delivery and long lines at post offices. He held public meetings this week in Watford City, Williston and Tioga.
 
     Reynolds says the Postal Service is already making changes, such as installing parcel lockers in Williston. Rather than wait in line to retrieve a package, customers find a key in their post office boxes that allows them to retrieve the package from a parcel locker.
 
     Reynolds says the Postal Service also is working to hire more staff.

 A job fair is planned next week in Watford City.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The chairman of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa has asked North Dakota lawmakers to share the state’s oil wealth. Chairman Richard McCloud addressed both chambers yesterday. McCloud says North Dakota’s tribes are asking for a “helping hand, not a hand out.”

 

FORT TOTTEN, N.D. (AP) – The Bureau of Indian Affairs has announced an initiative to expedite fingerprinting of foster parents on the Fort Totten Indian Reservation. The BIA says it has provided three mobile fingerprinting units to the Spirit Lake Tribe and BIA social services staff on the reservation. Under a 2006 law, all adults in a household where minor children are to be placed must be fingerprinted as part of a background investigation.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The commanding officer of a Navy nuclear submarine being named for North Dakota is slated to give an update Friday to the Legislature about the vessel’s progress.
 
     Navy Cmdr. Douglas Gordon will address the North Dakota Senate and House on the USS North Dakota. Gov. Jack Dalrymple proclaimed Friday as USS North Dakota day.
 
     The $2.6 billion submarine is under construction on the East Coast and is slated to join the fleet in 2014.

 

In sports…

Stutsman County Girls Basketball Tournament
 First Round
     Carrington JV 48, Pingree/Buchanan-Kensal 40
     Ellendale 55, Central Prairie 32
     Midkota 60, South Border 29
     Napoleon 61, Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 34

 BOYS BASKETBALL
     Barnes County North 51, New Rockford-Sheyenne 49, OT
     Beulah 74, Hazen 55
     Carrington 58, LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 55
     Cavalier 50, Drayton/Valley-Edinburg 44
     Des Lacs-Burlington 64, Surrey 47
     Drake/Anamoose 60, Sawyer 40
     Glenburn 67, Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 52
     Grant County 67, Standing Rock 65
     Harvey-Wells County 49, Benson County 45
     Langdon 56, Rolla 43
     Lewis and Clark-Berthold 50, Minot Bishop Ryan 40
     Lidgerwood-Wyndmere 49, Hankinson 43
     Linton-HMB 84, Central Prairie 45
     Midway-Minto 62, North Border 50
     Milnor 71, Fairmount-Campbell-Tintah 42
     Minot Our Redeemer’s 60, Kenmare 56
     Oakes 54, North Sargent 49
     Powers Lake 63, Mandaree 27
     Richardton-Taylor 80, Bison, S.D. 77, 2OT
     Rugby 62, Westhope-Newburg 49
     South Border 69, Kidder County 47
     St. John 57, Rolette-Wolford 55
     Strasburg-Zeeland 65, Napoleon 29
     Watford City 57, Killdeer 47
 POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
     Mandan vs. Bismarck High, ppd. to Jan 14.
 GIRLS BASKETBALL
     Central Cass 49, Enderlin 45
     Devils Lake 67, Valley City 66
     Dickinson Trinity 71, Standing Rock 44
     Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran 77, Richland 31
     Flasher 56, Wilton-Wing 50
     Hettinger/Scranton 43, Bowman County 42
     Hillsboro/Central Valley 62, Fordville Lankin-Park River 25
     Lakota/Adams-Edmore 42, May Port CG 21
     Maple Valley 71, Kindred 52
     Mott-Regent 51, New England 42
     New Rockford-Sheyenne 53, Barnes County North 37
     New Town 86, Max 26
     North Star 95, Four Winds-Warwick-Minnewauken 42
     Northern Cass 66, Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 28
     Ray 50, Divide County 23
     Stanley 51, Burke County 26
     Thompson 68, Griggs County Central 23
     Trenton 59, Tioga 23
     Velva 59, Turtle Lake-Mercer 32

 POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
     Mandan vs. Bismarck High, ppd. to Jan 14.

 

 GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Mathias Ward scored a season-high 27 points Thursday night, helping Montana break open a close game after halftime and rout North Dakota 77-62 to remain unbeaten in conference play.

 

  FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Taylor Braun scored 16 points to lead North Dakota State to a 67-55 win over Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne last night. Braun was 7 of 12 from the field for NDSU in Fargo. Lawrence Alexander had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Marshall Bjorklund had 14 points, and TrayVonn Wright added 10.

 

 NATIONAL  BASKETBALL  ASSOCIATION
 
   Final          Indiana        81    New  York          76
   Final  OT    Dallas        117    Sacramento    112
   Final          Portland      92    Miami                90
 
 
       TOP-25  COLLEGE  BASKETBALL
 
   Final              Oregon                  70    (  4)  Arizona                            66
   Final    (  9)  Gonzaga                83              Saint  Mary’s  (Cal)      78
   Final    (22)  Michigan  St.      62              Iowa                                  59
 

NBA…

 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Timberwolves say coach Rick Adelman will miss more time while he tends to his wife, who has been in the hospital. The team made the announcement yesterday. Adelman has missed two straight games and the Wolves say his status remains day-to-day.

 

NFL…

 EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota Vikings linebacker Chad Greenway has been added to the NFC Pro Bowl team as an injury replacement for Dallas’ DeMarcus Ware. Greenway will be the first Vikings linebacker to play in consecutive Pro Bowls since Scott Studwell in 1987-88. The Vikings credited Greenway with a career-best 191 tackles in 2012. 
 

 CLEVELAND (AP) – The Cleveland Browns have hired Carolina offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski as their new coach.
  Chudzinski first head coaching job comes with the team he loved as a kid.  The 44-year old had two previous assistant coaching stints with the Browns in 2004 and 2007. He becomes Cleveland’s sixth full-time coach since 1999.

 

 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – The Jacksonville Jaguars fired coach Mike Mularkey after one season Thursday. The 2-14 record the Jags had in 2012 was the worst in franchise history.
 
     New general manager David Caldwell made the announcement, giving him a clean slate heading into 2013.  Caldwell added there were no plans for the Jaguars to attempt to acquire Jets back-up quarterback Tim Tebow (TEE’-boh). The former Heisman Trophy winner from Florida is a Jacksonville native.
 

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) – David Akers is keeping his job as San Francisco’s starting kicker for Saturday’s playoff game against Green Bay. The 49ers (11-4-1) signed Billy Cundiff on Jan. 1 to compete with Akers, who has struggled this season while making only 29 of 42 field-goal attempts. Akers revealed last week he underwent double hernia surgery last February, then re-aggravated the area when he slipped on the field during practice.
 
     The 15-year veteran understood why Cundiff was brought in, but Akers made it clear he wants to remain the kicker.
 

NASCAR…

 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Two-time Daytona 500 winner Michael Waltrip will enter NASCAR’s premier event next month in a one-race deal with Swan Racing. The season-opening Feb. 24 race marks the debut for the team under new owner Brandon Davis, who has vowed the No. 30 car will no longer “start and park.”  David Stremme will take over as the full-time driver for the team for the rest of the season.

 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Danica (DAN’-ih-kuh) Patrick says she does not plan to race in this year’s Indianapolis 500 because she wants to concentrate on her first full-time season in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup series.
 
     Patrick also skipped the Indy 500 last year, instead running in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on the same day. She said Thursday that she will do the same in 2013.

GOLF…

 HONOLULU (AP) – Scott Langley had a memorable rookie debut on the PGA Tour.  Russell Henley wasn’t too shabby, either.
 
     Langley thrived on a penetrating ball flight and a pure putting stroke for an 8-under 62, giving him a one-shot lead over Henley in the Sony Open.
 
     The two played in the same group and they put on a remarkable show along the back nine at Waialae (wy-uh-LAY’-uh) Country Club. Henley made five birdies on the coming home, but couldn’t keep up at the end when he misplayed a chip on the par-5 18th.
 
     Langley played bogey-free and made a couple of long putts, including a 55-footer for eagle on No. 9.
 
     Scott Piercy and Tim Clark were at 66.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered a comprehensive review of the Boeing 787’s critical systems after a fire and fuel leak earlier this week. The FAA says the review will include the design, manufacture and assembly of the aircraft. On Monday, a fire ignited in the battery pack of an auxiliary power unit of a Japan Airlines 787 empty of passengers.
 
     HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Connecticut’s chief medical examiner says he doubts that toxicological tests and analysis of the body of the Connecticut elementary school shooter will explain his actions. The Hearst Connecticut Media Group reports Dr. H. Wayne Carver II, who autopsied the body of gunman Adam Lanza, said an examination of Lanza’s brain showed nothing unusual and calls the testing a “fishing expedition.”
 
     SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Authorities in Utah say they suspect a missing 13-year-old girl who was found unharmed late yesterday was harbored by someone and police are trying to find out who. The girl disappeared this week without shoes or a coat in the chilly Salt Lake City area. Brooklyn Gittins telephoned her grandmother late yesterday from a Wal-Mart store.
 
     CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) – An arraignment is scheduled today for James Holmes, who is to be tried on 166 felony counts in the Colorado theater shootings that killed 12 people. Holmes’ attorneys say they’re not ready to enter a plea and will seek a delay. A judge has ruled there’s enough evidence to try Holmes.
 
     LOS ANGELES (AP) – A police spokesman in Los Angeles says SWAT officers have entered a Nordstrom Rack clothing store where at least one woman was believed kept hostage during an armed robbery. Fourteen people who had been inside the store are safe. City News Service says the robbery was reported just after 11 p.m. yesterday.