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WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT…
IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT.
* TIMING…SNOW WILL BEGIN TO ENTER THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT AND SPREAD SOUTH AND EASTWARD THROUGH
FRIDAY. SOME FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN FAR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA LATE THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW FRIDAY.
* WINDS…NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 25 MPH FRIDAY AND
SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS POSSIBLE.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES WITH THE
HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN.
* OTHER IMPACTS…A LIGHT GLAZING OF ICE IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA COULD BRING SLICK ROADS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW…SLEET…OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
Jamestown…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY.
THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES.
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL
CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE PATROL ADVISES…DO NOT USE THE CRUISE
CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.
Jamestown Forecast…
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.TONIGHT…CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLEET IN THE
EVENING…THEN SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION AROUND 2 INCHES. LOWS 15 TO 20.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY…SNOW…COLDER. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 3 INCHES. STORM
TOTAL AROUND 5 INCHES. HIGHS AROUND 20. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS NEAR ZERO. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 15. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
Valley City Forecast…
…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT…
.TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH.
.TONIGHT…CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR SNOW
IN THE EVENING…THEN SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION
AROUND 2 INCHES. LOWS 15 TO 20. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY…SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 3 INCHES. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATION 4 TO 6 INCHES. HIGHS 20 TO 25. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN
THE EVENING…THEN PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS ZERO TO
5 BELOW.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 10 TO 15.
Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Mar 13, 2013) — Jamestown Public Schools has been recommended for reaccreditation.
Global agency, AdvanceEd made the announcement following an extensive three day examination of the school district.
The re-accreditation comes in the middle of a five-year process review process. The next time the district is up for accreditation will be in 2018.
30 administrators and teachers and five public school board members were on hand for the announcement at the middle school’s Thompson Room, Wednesday afternoon.
The accreditation agency, works with more than 30,000 schools in 70 nations, including all Department of Defense schools, encompassing 15 million students and 3 million teachers.
Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports a car semi accident Wednesday (Mar 13, 2013) about 12:30 p.m., on Highway 52 at Buchanan, injured two individuals.
The report says, a car operated by 24 year old Brittany Nelson, of Camden, South Carolina and a semi pulling an enclosed semi trailer driven by 27 year old Amelia Vanniekerk of Jamestown were both southbound.
Where the area transitions from two to four lanes, the car changed from the right lane to the left lane and struck the truck.
The car spun out of control and continued to strike the left side of the truck and trailer, until the car entered the east ditch and came to rest.
Injuries to the occupants of the car Brittany Nelson and four year old Emma Nelson were reported as minimal, and were taken to Jamestown Regional Medical Center by Jamestown Area Ambulance Service.
All involved were wearing seatbelts.
The Highway Patrol also reports, that no injuries were reported at the Highway 52 bypass intersection a half mile north of Jamestown about 8:40-a.m., Wednesday.
The report says, a Freightliner pulling an enclosed semi trailer operated by 64 year old Mirjana Rorbek of Maple Ridge, B.C. was stopped at a stop sign facing eastbound at the interchange.
A car driven by 34 year old Anne Keffeler of Buchanan was southbound on Highway 52 traveling about 50 mph.
The truck failed to yield at the intersection and pulled out in front of the southbound car, to continue north. The truck driver said sunrise was a factor.
The car slid into the truck’s trailer causing substantial damage to the windshield area of the car.
The accident remains under investigation by the NDHP.
Valley City, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Mar 13, 2013) — The Barnes County Sheriff’s Office reports an accident between a pickup and school bus Wednesday morning about 9:30 on I-94 near Eckelson led to an injury.
The injured person was taken to Mercy Hospital in Valley City for treatment.
No children were reportedly on the bus at the time of the collision.
Also on Wednesday morning a van rollover occurred on I- 94 near Sanborn, and a pickup rollover, also near the Eckelson exit. With a total of five accidents reported at the Barnes County Dispatch Center.
Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Mar 13, 2013) — The Jamestown Police Department wants to warn Jamestown residents of a convicted sex offender who is working in the City of Jamestown.
53 year old Eric David Lacey is a white male, 6 feet 2 inches tall weighing 280 pounds with green eyes and brown hair.
He is currently residing at the Stutsman County jail, and has no vehicle.
Lacey has been assinged a high risk assessment by the North Dakota Risk Level Committee, Office of the Attorney General.
He was convicted on April 9, 2009 in federal court, in California, on a North Dakota federal warrant, for possession of child pornography.
Disposition: 60 months supervised probation.
On November 18, 2008 Lacey was convicted in Federal Court in North Dakota of possession of material-sex exploitation of minors, after a search of his Bismarck residence.
FBI agents found DVD movies depicting child pornography.
Disposition: 60 months supervised probation.
Lacey is not wanted by police at this time and is currently serving the sentence imposed by the court.
This notification is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault, or intimidate the offender.
Attempts to harass, intimidate, or threaten these offenders or their families, landlords, or employers will be turned over for prosecution.
Printed handouts of Lacey’s photo and demographics are available at the Jamestown Police Department.
More information on registered offenders is available on the North Dakota Attorney General’s web site:
Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Jamestown City Council met in Special Session, and then recessed into closed Executive Session on Wednesday morning, (Mar 13, 2013) at City Hall.
The purpose of the session was to consult with the City Attorney concerning territorial service claims made by Stutsman Rural Water District.
At 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.
Attending the Executive Session were: Mayor Andersen, City Council Members Kourajian, and Brubakken….City Administrator Jeff Fuchs, Assistant City Attorney Mary Jensen, City Attorney Ken Dalsted on the phone, along with legal counsel Tammy Norgaard, from the Vogel Law Office in Fargo, also on the phone, and City Engineer Reed Schwartzkopf, along with City Fire Chief Jim Reuther.
Following the closed Executive Session, the City Council reconvened into the open Special Session.
Mayor Andersen said there was no action to be taken by the City Council and the meeting was adjourned.
The open portion of the meeting was shown live on CSi 67.
Under a previous Resolution, the City Council, on March 6, 2013, tabled consideration of awarding bids for the water and sewer district that would service the Titan Machinery building under construction across from Jamestown Regional Medical Center, which needs to be awarded by March 30th this year, or re-bid.
Despite the continued impasse, construction on the Titan building has restarted.
C.I. Construction, President and project manager for the Titan Machinery project, Robert Thompson says, construction workers have installed a water line from the building to the east edge of the property, allowing continued construction of the building and space around the structure.
Thompson adds the plan is to finish the building and have either the City of Jamestown or Stutsman Rural Water connect to its line after a decision is reached, as to which entity will provide Titan with water.
Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The 35th Annual Runnin’ O’ The Green will be taking off on Saturday March 16, 2013, from the hill by Frontier Fort.
Proceeds go to the Elks Camp Grassik, and local cancer patients.
Registration the day of starts at the Frontier Fort at 10a.m.
On Wednesday’s (Mar 13, 2013) Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Larry Knoblich said the 2012 had an all time high number of registrants, at 2,300.
He stressed that there is no requirement to consume alcoholic beverages to be a part of the run.
Last year a total of $7,600 was given to cancer patients, and $25,000 in cash or in-kind donations went to the Elks Camp Grassik.
Each registrant pays a fee of $10, which goes to benefit the Elks Camp Grassick, and area cancer patients.
All participants must be at least 21 years of age, and no alcoholic beverages are allowed outside of any establishment.
Participants are asked to walk on streets and sidewalks, and not on private property.
Dispose of litter in the Dumpsters placed along the route.
In 2012 a number of individuals were cited by police for such offenses as DUI, open container of alcohol, minor in possession, assault and urinating in public.
The event will have six “heats” of 400 each, starting at 2-p.m., and then every ten minutes until all runners have left.
Runners will have their cards checked at the participating pubs, along the route…The Buff Bar, the Knights of Columbus, the Elks Club, Wonder bar, Corner Bar the Office Bar, and the All Vets Club, finishing at Shady’s at the Gladstone Inn & Suites.
Those establishments with outside fenced in areas, are the only locations that alcoholic beverages will be allowed outdoors.
Again this year rides will be given to the start area, with the designated drivers operating on tips only, and any money given to them will be given to Relay for Life, or other charities.
Again this year Iverson Construction will be the official drivers.
Only persons with the CALL A DESIGNATED DRIVER FOUR COLOR CARD IN THE VEHICLE WINDOWS ARE THE OFFICIAL DRIVERS.
Those phone numbers are 701-658-0087, or 701-320-3751.
The Jamestown City Council has approved street closings, and vendor policies for the 2013 Runnin ‘O The green on March 16th, in Jamestown.
At last report the Council approved a Resolution to approve the (10) requests for street closings and/or permits to allow alcoholic beverages in fenced areas for the March 16, 2013, St. Patrick’s Day Run, for the following: Buffalo Lanes, Inc.; Buffalo City Rotisserie Grill; Corner Bar; Cork and Barrel, Inc.(Elk’s location); Frontier Fort & Grill; Knights of Columbus; Office Bar & Lounge; Shady’s; Vets Club; and Wonder Bar Sports Bar.
Also approved is a Resolution to approve the following policy relative to street vendors
during the St. Patrick’s Day Run:
1) Closing of 2nd Street SE in the 100 Block for vendors;
2) Allowing vendors to apply for a permit to locate on Second Street SE in the 100 Block, based on permit applications being submitted and processed, and city staff assigning them to a specific space based on the order of submitted applications;
3) That the City Council require a vendor permit fee of $50 for each vendor on 2nd Street SE in the 100 Block to cover the cost of closing the street and providing waste containers for the refuse.
4) That all vendors participating in the St Patrick’s Day activities only be allowed to park adjacent to curbs in order to maintain a fire lane down the center of the street;
5) Any bar which has been approved for the closure of a street will be allowed to have a vendor(s) in their authorized closed area without the payment of the $50 City vendor fee.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Aeronautics Commission says 8,000 more passengers boarded airlines in the state than during the previous February
Williston led the way with a boarding increase of 138 percent, but Minot, Bismarck, Grand Forks and Fargo also had their best Februarys on record.
Statewide, boardings climbed by more than 10 percent to 93,679 in February.
Boardings at Jamestown Regional Airport in February 2013 were 184, compared to 797 in February of 2012. The lowest number sine 149 passengers boarded in Jamestown in 2008.
Commission director Larry Taborsky says statewide, airlines have been responding to increased demand by increasing the number of flights and available seats.
Taborsky says that if North Dakota airports had additional capacity, the numbers would be even higher.
From Jamestown City Fire Chief, Jim Reuther
Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Jamestown Fire Department is hosting a “Volunteer Firefighter Recruitment Presentation” on March 26th, 2013 at the main fire station at 7:00pm.
City Fire Chief Jim Reuther says “The fire department over the past few years has found it hard to recruit new volunteer firefighters; we are not the only fire department that is experiencing the decrease in volunteer firefighters.
There are a number of reasons why I believe it’s been so difficult to recruit new firefighters.”
It is a big commitment for the firefighter
Family commitments
Training has increased tremendously; this is mostly due to the fact of keeping the firefighter safe.
Chief Reuther goes on to say, “At this time, our department roster is (4) firefighters short of the full roster of (38). Our goals are too hopefully sparks some interest within the community and recruit some new volunteer firefighters.”
The following topics will be presented:
What we do as a fire department
Type of calls we respond to
Types of training we do
What it takes to be a firefighter
Tours of the fire department
WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) – Fire and health officials are investigating a blaze at an industrial building in the western North Dakota oil patch.
Steve’s Spray Foam about a mile southeast of Watford City caught fire Tuesday morning, sending multi-colored smoke into the air.
Some nearby homes and a crew camp were evacuated as a precaution. McKenzie County Emergency Manager Jerry Samuelson says residents were allowed back in a few hours and no injuries were reported.
The company provides insulation for tanks used in the oil fields. Samuelson says company officials told authorities there were no toxic chemicals on site.
DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) – Trial has been scheduled next month for a Dickinson insurance agent accused of stealing $30,000 from a client.
Assistant Attorney General Jon Byers says Scott Biggs has rejected a proposed plea agreement.
Judge Zane Anderson set trial for April 3-5.
Biggs has pleaded not guilty to five felony theft of property charges. He could face 45 years in prison if convicted.
State Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm has ordered Biggs to stop doing business in North Dakota.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction and sentence of a North Dakota woman convicted of embezzling from the Spirit Lake Tribe.
Patricia Robertson was convicted in October 2011 on theft and embezzlement charges. She was sentenced to probation and ordered to pay back nearly $5,500.
Robertson argued in her appeal that the conviction should be overturned because of errors during jury instructions, and the sentence was not valid because of a special condition prohibiting her from consuming alcohol.
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied both claims in a ruling released earlier this week.
GRAFTON, N.D. (AP) – A former stockbroker in Grand Forks and Grafton who scammed six clients out of about $1.9 million has been sentenced to two years in prison.
Judge Laurie Fontaine also ordered 59-year-old Ross Haugen to pay back the money and to serve nine years of supervised probation after his prison term.
Haugen pleaded guilty to seven felony charges in January. He initially had faced 60 charges in a case that took three years to resolve.
Haugen earlier lost both his federal and state securities licenses.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Senate may vote Friday on a pair of anti-abortion measures already approved by the House.
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday gave a “do-pass” recommendation to a House bill that would prevent women from having abortions based on gender selection or a genetic defect like Down syndrome. The Senate committee also recommended passage of a House bill that would ban doctors from performing an abortion if a fetal heartbeat is detected.
The committee gave a 4-3 “do pass” recommendation on both measures.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Several North Dakota lawmakers have proposed legislature that would have the state department of health establish and administer an autism spectrum disorder database.
The bill would include a record of all reported cases of autism spectrum disorder in the state, as well as other information deemed relevant and appropriate by the state department .
Backers say the goal is to complete surveys of the disorder, enabling research and analysis, and provide services to individuals who need them.
The bill states that the reporting would have to be done by a doctoral-level professional with experience treating autism spectrum disorders.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – St. James Basilica’s, clergy and congregation in Jamestown celebrated the selection of a new pope Wednesday, including the ringing of bells, a special Eucharist and display of the papal flag.
Bismarck Bishop David Kagan says the election of Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio (HOHR’-hay bur-GOHG’-lee-oh) as Pope Francis marks a joyous and holy moment. Kagan says that with the election the ordinary work of the Holy See will begin again, including the appointment of a new bishop for the Diocese of Fargo.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Powerball ticket sold at a Cenex store in the North Dakota city of Wahpeton is worth $1 million.
The ticket matched the first five numbers but missed the Powerball in Wednesday’s drawing. The first five numbers are 5, 9, 28, 32 and 38, and the Powerball is 29.
North Dakota lottery officials say the winning ticket is the largest sold in the state this year. The winner did not immediately come forward.
The North Dakota ticket was one of five $1 million winners. There were two in Florida, one in Kentucky and one in New Hampshire.
No one won the jackpot. The top prize goes to an estimated $216 million for the Saturday drawing.
Powerball is played in 42 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
In sports…
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The Fargo Park Board has decided to make the city’s discounted golf passes more inclusive.
The unanimous decision by the park board comes after park officials denied a family pass to a lesbian couple legally married in Iowa.
The board’s decision changes the name of the discounted pass from “family” to “household,” and a couple no longer needs to be married to get one.
Board President Joel Vettel says the focus is to get more people involved in making use of the city’s parks. He says the Board is not about defining marriage, but about parks and recreation.
The couple who were denied a pass says they were elated the Board decided to change the passes.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Roy Hibbert had a season-high 27 points and 12 rebounds last night in the Indiana Pacers’ 107-91 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Paul George added 17 points to help the Pacers get their second win in three games. Ricky Rubio had a 21-point, 10-assist double-double for the Timberwolves.
Final Miami 98 Philadelphia 94
Final Washington 106 Milwaukee 93
Final Atlanta 96 L-A Lakers 92
Final Boston 112 Toronto 88
Final Houston 111 Phoenix 81
Final Oklahoma City 110 Utah 87
Final Sacramento 121 Chicago 79
Final Golden State 105 Detroit 97
Final Memphis 96 L-A Clippers 85
Final Denver 117 New York 94
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final 2OT Montreal 4 Ottawa 3 (SO Montreal 2-1)
Final New Jersey 5 Philadelphia 2
Final Calgary 5 Detroit 2
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (15) New Mexico 59 Wyoming 46
Final (19) Syracuse 75 Seton Hall 63
Final (24) Notre Dame 69 Rutgers 61
TOP-25 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (20) Green Bay 80 Valparaiso 59
COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS
Big 12 Conference
First Round
at Sprint Center
Final Texas Tech 71 West Virginia 69
Final Texas 70 TCU 57
Big East Conference
Second Round
at Madison Square Garden
Nineteenth-ranked Syracuse and No. 24 Notre Dame have advanced to the Big East quarterfinals by winning on Wednesday.
Final Cincinnati 61 Providence 44
Final Syracuse 75 Seton Hall 63
Final Villanova 66 St. John’s 53
Final Notre Dame 69 Rutgers 61
Conference USA
First Round
at Bank of Oklahoma Center
Final UAB 53 SMU 52
Final Houston 72 Rice 67
Final Tulane 66 Marshall 64
Mid-American Conference
Second Round
at Quicken Loans Arena
Final Buffalo 76 Ball St. 61
Final E. Michigan 58 Miami (Ohio) 47
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Quarterfinals
at Norfolk Scope Arena
Final OT Bethune-Cookman 70 Norfolk St. 68
Final NC A&T 55 NC Central 42
Mountain West Conference
Quarterfinals
at Las Vegas
Final ( 7) UNLV 72 Air Force 56
at Thomas & Mack Center
Final Colorado St. 67 Fresno St. 61
Final New Mexico 59 Wyoming 46
Pacific-10 Conference
First Round
at MGM Grand
Final OT Arizona St. 89 Stanford 88
Final Colorado 74 Oregon St. 68
Final Utah 69 ( 5) Southern Cal 66
Final Washington 64 Washington St. 62
Patriot League
Championship
at Lewisburg, Pa.
Final Bucknell 64 Lafayette 56
Southeastern Conference
First Round
at Bridgestone Arena
Final Mississippi St. 70 South Carolina 59
Final ( 3) Texas A&M 71 Auburn 62
Southland Conference
First Round
at Leonard E. Merrell Center
Final McNeese St. 62 Nicholls St. 59
Final Sam Houston St. 69 Cent. Arkansas 63
Southwestern Athletic Conference
First Round
at Special Events Center
Final Alabama A&M 59 Grambling St. 51
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS
Big Sky Conference
First Round
at Dahlberg Arena
Final N. Colorado 67 S. Utah 56
Final E. Washington 68 Montana St. 53
Final Sacramento St. 73 Idaho St. 60
Big West Conference
Second Round
at Bren Events Center
Final Cal St.-Fullerton 66 Hawaii 51
Final UC Santa Barbara 45 CS Northridge 31
Conference USA
First Round
at Tulsa Convention Center
Final UCF 74 Houston 59
Final UTEP 70 Marshall 59
Final Tulsa 74 Rice 52
Final Southern Miss. 67 Memphis 58
Horizon League
Quarterfinals
at Chicago
Final Loyola of Chicago 71 Milwaukee 54
at Detroit
Final Detroit 72 Wright St. 56
at Kress Events Center
Final Green Bay 80 Valparaiso 59
at Youngstown, Ohio
Final Youngstown St. 69 Cleveland St. 62
Mid-American Conference
Second Round
at Quicken Loans Arena
Final Bowling Green 55 W. Michigan 53
Final Buffalo 82 Miami (Ohio) 70
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Quarterfinals
at Norfolk Scope Arena
Final Hampton 63 Delaware St. 28
Final NC A&T 78 Norfolk St. 47
Northeast Conference
Semifinals
at TD Banknorth SportsCenter
Final Quinnipiac 63 Mount St. Mary’s 56
at William Pitt Center – West Gym
Final St. Francis (Pa.) 83 Sacred Heart 67
Southland Conference
First Round
at Leonard E. Merrell Center
Final McNeese St. 63 Northwestern St. 45
Final Stephen F. Austin 64 Cent. Arkansas 59
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Quarterfinals
at Curtis Culwell Center
Final Ark.-Pine Bluff 63 Southern U. 58
Final Texas Southern 68 Grambling St. 56
Western Athletic Conference
Quarterfinals
at Orleans Arena
Final Idaho 57 San Jose St. 55
Final Utah St. 78 Denver 65
Final Seattle 77 New Mexico St. 53
Final Louisiana Tech 85 UTSA 58
NBA…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Timberwolves forward Kevin Love met with a specialist yesterday to examine his surgically repaired hand, and it doesn’t appear he’ll be back anytime soon. The team says Love’s hand is “healing properly,” but he hasn’t been cleared for full practice yet. His next evaluation by doctors won’t come for another two to three weeks.
ATLANTA (AP) – Just when the Lakers were finally looking like the team everyone expected them to be, Kobe Bryant crumpled to the court.
Now, that playoff push in Los Angeles looks a lot more tenuous.
Bryant went down with a severely sprained left ankle after missing a game-tying shot in the closing seconds of a 96-92 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night.
While X-rays were negative, the Lakers said their star was out indefinitely.
TORONTO (AP) – Toronto Raptors forward Andrea Bargnani (ahn-DRAY’-uh barn-YAH’-nee) is expected to miss the rest of the NBA season with an elbow injury.
The Raptors say the injury is not related to Bargnani’s previous right elbow ailment that forced him to miss 26 games earlier this season.
TENNIS…
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) – Top-ranked Novak Djokovic (NOH’-vak JOH’-kuh-vich) has defeated Sam Querrey 6-0, 7-6 (6) to reach the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open in a match that began four hours late after a marathon day. Djokovic was brutally efficient in the first set after walking unsmiling onto the court early today as the remaining fans made their way from the stadium’s upper reaches to the lower bowl. Querrey, who will take over as the top-ranked American in the next ATP Tour rankings, fought back in the second set.
NFL…
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – The Denver Broncos have signed Pro Bowl wide receiver Wes Welker to a two-year contract. Welker is the premier slot receiver in the league, catching 118 passes for 1,354 yards and six TDs for New England last season. He spent his last six seasons with the Patriots, catching 672 passes for 7,459 yards and 37 touchdowns.
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) – Reggie Bush is joining the Detroit Lions, giving them another speedy playmaker for an offense that already includes star receiver Calvin Johnson. Meanwhile, the agent for Jason Jones says the 26-year-old defensive end has agreed to terms with the Lions. And the agent for Detroit cornerback Chris Houston says the player has also agreed to a new deal that will keep him with the Lions.
In world and national news…
VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis has started the day with a prayer at Rome’s main basilica. He’s also celebrating an inaugural Mass in the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals yesterday elected him leader of the Catholic Church. The Vatican says Francis may be meeting with his predecessor Benedict in a few days.
BAGHDAD (AP) – Iraqi authorities say several coordinated blasts have rocked central Baghdad today, and gunmen are locked in a battle with security forces. Authorities say at least 12 people have been killed and at least 30 are wounded. The attacks happened near the heavily fortified Green Zone that houses several foreign embassies and Iraqi government offices.
HERKIMER, N.Y. (AP) – Authorities say the suspect in the fatal shooting of four men in neighboring upstate New York villages was holed up in a small, cluttered room in an abandoned bar when he died in a shootout with police SWAT teams.
State police Superintendent Joseph D’Amico says 64-year-old Kurt Myers fired through a first-floor door after troopers and FBI agents entered around 8 a.m. Thursday, killing an FBI dog sent into the room.
D’Amico says police returned fire, killing Myers.
His death ended a nearly 19-hour standoff that began after police say he killed four men and wounded two others at a barber shop in Mohawk and a car care business in Herkimer.
D’Amico says police still don’t know why Myers went on the shooting rampage.
TOKYO (AP) – Honda is recalling nearly 250,000 vehicles in the U.S, Japan and several other countries because their brakes can suddenly kick in even when the driver isn’t braking. Some of the models affected are the Acura RL and MDX models and the Pilot. And they all were made from March 2004 through May 2006. Honda says no accidents have been blamed on the problem.
MIAMI (AP) – A Carnival cruise ship is reporting equipment problems in the Caribbean, one month after another of the company’s ships had tourists stranded for five days in the Gulf of Mexico with no power. The U.S. Coast Guard says the Carnival Dream’s captain is reporting possible trouble with the ship’s propulsion system. The ship is docked in St. Maarten. The Coast Guard says the ship’s sewer and power are working.
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