– Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Feb 7

CSi Weather…

.REST OF TODAY…Sunny. Highs zero to 5 above. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Wind chill readings 27 below to 32 below zero.

.TONIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows around 5 below. Temperatures rising into the upper single digits after midnight. Southwest

winds 5 to 10 mph.

.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. Not as cold. Highs in the mid 20s.

Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the south in the

afternoon.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Lows

5 to 10 above. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

.SUNDAY…Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs 15 to

20. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows 10 to 15.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny. Highs around 30.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 15.

.TUESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow.

Lows around 10.

.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs

15 to 20.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of

snow. Lows around 5 below.

.THURSDAY…Partly sunny. Highs 5 to 10 above.

Temperatures will moderate Monday and/or Tuesday before trending colder mid-week.

FARGO, N.D. – (Valley News Live) The Anne Carlsen Center will be closed as a precaution against the flu for a few days.

Residential students are asked to stay home from in-site classes.

According to a statement sent by the center, they wish to limit potential flu exposure to others within the center, as well as staff.

They expect students to be back soon.

Find the entire statement from the center below.

“As per our Medical Director, Dr. Myra Quanrud:

The Anne Carlsen Center elected to have our residential students stay home from on-site classes for a few days as a precautionary measure. With a significant population of individuals with medical fragility, our standard procedure is to limit potential exposures for those we serve as well as our staff. Current influenza cases are relatively few, and our goal with these actions is to prevent a more serious situation. We expect our students to be back in class soon.”

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Department was called to 407 15^th Avenue, Northeast about 10:05 Thursday morning to a smell of smoke in an apartment building.

City Fire Chief, Jim Reuther said there was not a structure fire, as the smell was coming from burned toast in one of the units.

The Fire Department extracted smoke from the building.

Lt. Sheldon Mohr says, three city fire units and 19 firefighters were on the scene.

Jamestown (CSI) Jamestown Tourism is developing plans for what director, Searle Swedlund says will be new events and activities in Jamestown.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 Searle said he’s not at liberty to discuss the plans, but he will on our show in the not too distant future, with more information.

He pointed to very successful ND Hockey Day activities at the University of Jamestown Campus, even though it was hampered by snowy weather, that postponed some of the outdoor hockey games, and other games, that were eventually made up.

Coming up next, Jamestown is expecting another good turnout and many tourists, as the University of Jamestown will again host the National NAIA Women’s Wrestling Tournament.

Searle pointed out a recent meeting was held with developer Apogee, and Jamestown businessman Brian Lunde, along with him, on discussing future plans and redevelopment of Frontier Village, adding that Frontier Village will be open this summer, including stage coach and horse rides, as Karen George has made purchases, and will own and operate the rides.

Searle added the next round of funding requests for the Capital Improvement projects, is due March 1.

Those and other funding requests will be heard at the Tourism’s, Grant/Executive Board meeting on Thursday, February 20.

Bismarck (CSi) The North Dakota Department of Commerce has announced nine recipients of 2020 Tourism Main Street Expansion Grants.

Main Street Expansion Grants support new or expanding businesses and activities that provide an improved visitor experience, with an emphasis on attracting new visitors to North Dakota communities.

North Dakota Tourism Director, Sara Otte Coleman says, “These grants will help communities develop or enhance vibrant downtowns and draw visitors to enjoy unique architecture, local culture and diverse activities.”

The grants are intended to fund new projects that attract visitors from outside of North Dakota for at least one overnight stay with the

Grant recipients for 2020:

Fort Seward Glamping Experience, Discover Jamestown Tourism: Reconstruction of authentic frontier Army site camping experience at Fort Seward

Bike Sharing System, City of Cavalier: Installation of bike-sharing system on Main Street and nearby at Icelandic State Park.

The Cubby Hole, Garrison Improvement Association: Creation of downtown multi-use facility and pocket park.

Historical Society: Rehabilitation of the future McHenry County Western Museum.

The Clubhouse, Hillsboro: Golf simulator and recreation and entertainment destination.

(AP) North Dakota’s state superintendent says she plans to seek reelection. Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler says she will run for a third four-year term. The superintendent is a nonpartisan official, but Baesler sought and received the Republican Party’s support in 2016 when she was elected with about 75% of the general election vote. Baesler tells the Bismarck Tribune that it’s important the office serves all students in North Dakota “regardless of the parties or affiliation of their parents.” Charles Tuttle is also running for superintendent. Tuttle was an unsuccessful independent candidate for North Dakota’s lone U.S. House seat in 2018.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota is modifying some of its rules concerning American Indian voting. An “emergency rulemaking” order announced late Wednesday gives tribal officials the ability to verify “set-aside” ballots, which are not counted until the voter proves his or her eligibility. The order also codifies in state rules the ongoing process of incorporating information from tribal IDs into new electronic poll books that will be used in future elections. The order was announced hours after Native American launched a get-out-the vote campaign that builds on work begun years ago when some tribal members challenged the state’s voter identification requirements as an unfair burden.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A South Dakota rancher has pleaded guilty to federal charges in the deaths of six protected bald eagles who were poisoned by some misapplied pesticide on his property. Prosecutors say David Meyer supervised the misapplication of 39,000 pounds of the pesticide Rozol on 5,400 acres of land on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in 2016. Court documents say more than a dozen workers told investigators they were supposed to put the poison into prairie dog holes but got sloppy and put it near the holes. Federal officials say six bald eagles died after ingesting the poison. The Bismarck Tribune says Meyer will be sentenced April 2.

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Civil liberties advocates are taking Montana officials to court to force the public release of documents detailing the government’s planned response to anticipated protests against the Keystone XL oil pipeline. The ACLU of Montana filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging state officials are involved in a coordinated effort to crack down on protesters if the pipeline is built. According to the lawsuit, state officials responded to a 2018 Freedom of Information Act request by producing heavily redacted documents and imposing a gag order on the material. State officials had no immediate response to the allegations.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The amount of water being released into the Missouri River from Gavins Point Dam has been increased to free up more space in the reservoirs upstream before spring. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday that the amount of water flowing out of Gavins Point on the Nebraska-South Dakota border had been increased to 35,000 cubic feet (991.09 cubic meters) per second. The current releases from Gavins Point dam are more than double what is typical for this time of year. The Corps is working to clear out as much space as possible in the reservoirs ahead of what is expected to be another wet year.

In sports…

BOY’S HOCKEY

Bismarck Century 6 Jamestown 0

May-Port 7, Bagley-Fosston 0

Grand Forks Red River 8, Devils Lake-Cando 0

Williston 9, Hazen/Beulah 1

Thursday

High School Basketball

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL=

Ada-Borup, Minn. 86, Hillsboro/Central Valley 53

Barnes County North 59, LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 58

Beulah 56, Dickinson Trinity 53

Dakota Prairie 64, Midkota 58

Enderlin 86, Tri-State 70

Flasher 53, Washburn 37

Four Winds/Minnewaukan 105, Lakota 44

Grafton 56, Drayton/Valley-Edinburg 40

Kidder County 73, Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter 51

Kindred 71, Oak Grove Lutheran 54

Mandan 68, Turtle Mountain 57

Maple Valley 39, Lisbon 34

Northern Cass 73, Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 51

Our Redeemer’s 65, Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 63, OT

Powers Lake 70, North Shore Plaza 62

Richland 65, Milnor-North Sargent 54

St. John 86, Rolla 40

Underwood 64, Linton-HMB 49

Wibaux, Mont. 65, Alexander 26

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=

Bismarck St. Mary’s 47, Minot 40

Des Lacs-Burlington 58, Velva 48

Dickinson Trinity 73, New Town 62

Glen Ullin-Hebron 49, New England 44

Grand Forks Red River 73, Fargo North 31

Hazen 56, Beulah 53

Heart River 50, Bowman County 39

Hettinger/Scranton 59, Beach 54

Hillsboro/Central Valley 58, North Border 23

Kenmare 55, Surrey 36

Killdeer 63, Richardton-Taylor 32

Lisbon 67, Maple Valley 42

Mandan 79, Turtle Mountain 59

May Port CG 42, Griggs County Central 34

Oakes 65, Linton-HMB 57

Parshall 68, Stanley 49

Powers Lake 48, North Shore Plaza 31

Rugby 46, North Star 25

Sargent Central 36, Britton-Hecla, S.D. 32

Trenton 64, Ray 32

Westhope-Newburg 55, Rolette-Wolford 37

Thursday Men’s College Volleyball

Grand View University defeats Jamestown 25-22,25-23,25-21

DES MOINES, Iowa (uj.edu) — The University of Jamestown men’s volleyball team faced their toughest competition yet in their brief history in the form of No. 2 Grand View University.

Jamestown gave the Vikings all they could handle Thursday as Grand View emerged with a 25-22, 25-23, 25-21 victory, handing the Jimmies their first loss of the season.

Neither team led by more than two points in the first set until back to back kills by Felix Chapman and Bayron Valdez gave GVU an 18-15 lead. UJ trailed 24-20 before an attack error and a Caylor Cox (FR/Helena, Mont.) kill made it 24-22.

The second set saw much of the same, with Grand View taking leads of 12-9 and 13-10 before stretching their advantage to 19-15. Following a Viking attack error, Jamestown rallied behind the serving of Derek Correa (FR/Vega Baja, Puerto Rico), rifling off three straight points to tie the set at 19.

UJ took four-point leads of 8-4, 10-6, and 12-8 in the third set, and led 17-15 when Grand View used a 6-2 run to pull ahead 21-19 and sway the match’s momentum in their favor. Four of the final six points in the third went the way of the VIkings to secure the match.

Clark Steele (JR/Lake Forest, Calif.) had 14 kills while Cox added 11 and hit .450 for the match. Correa passed out 40 assists. Cox and Braden Neumann (JR/Costa Mesa, Calif.) had seven digs each, and Nick Vanags (FR/San Diego, Calif.) recorded three block assists.

Jamestown had 44 kills to Grand View’s 40 but made 19 errors in 84 attempts, while the Vikings made 12 errors in 77 attempts. Digs were 21-20 in favor of UJ

Next up for the Jimmies (2-1) is a Friday match against Indiana Tech University at 7 p.m. in Oskaloosa, Iowa, as part of the William Penn University Quadrangular.

(AP) De’Sean Allen-Eikens and Marlon Stewart scored 20 points apiece, Kienan Walter added 19 and North Dakota beat Oral Roberts 74-68. Deondre Burns scored a career-high 31 points for Tulsa. Max Abmas added 12 points and Emmanuel Nzekwesi had 13 rebounds for the Golden Eagles.

NBA..

UNDATED (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks improved to an NBA-best 44-7 by avenging their lopsided Christmas Day loss in Philadelphia.

Giannis Antetokounmpo (YAH’-nihs an-teh-toh-KOON’-poh) poured in 36 and hauled down 20 rebounds as the Bucks dumped the 76ers, 112-101 in Milwaukee. Antetokounmpo had 30-plus points and 15-plus rebounds for the fifth straight game and the 14th time this season.

Khris Middleton finished with 20 points and seven rebounds, while Eric Bledsoe contributed 14 points, eight boards and six assists.

Joel Embiid (joh-EHL’ ehm-BEED’) had 19 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, but he shot just 6-for-26 and was 3-for-10 from 3-point range.

Tobias Harris had a team-high 25 points for the 76ers, who closed out an 0-4 road swing that also included losses to Atlanta, Boston and Miami.

— Russell Westbrook scored 41 points and Robert Covington was productive in his Houston debut as the Rockets topped the Lakers, 121-111. Covington hit two clutch late 3-pointers while getting 14 points and eight rebounds, helping the Rockets drop the Western Conference leaders to 38-12. Houston rallied from a late four-point deficit and ended the game on a 19-5 surge highlighted by two of Covington’s four 3-pointers.

— Damian Lillard and Hassan Whiteside each had double-doubles, while Gary Trent came off the bench to add 18 points as the Trail blazers downed the Spurs, 125-117. Lillard delivered 26 points and 10 assists, and Whiteside had 17 points and tied a season-high with 23 rebounds.

— Pelicans were 125-119 winners at Chicago behind Zion Williamson’s team-high 21 points. Williamson had nine points as New Orleans outscored Chicago 31-19 in the third quarter. JJ Redick dropped in 18 points and Derrick Favors grabbed 15 rebounds as New Orleans improved to 4-4 since Williamson made his NBA debut on Jan. 22.

— Julius Randle furnished 22 points and Taj Gibson had 19 as the Knicks picked up their third straight win, 105-103 over the Magic. Elfrid Payton had 15 points and nine assists for New York, which rallied from 10 down in the fourth quarter to match its longest winning streak of the season.

NBA-NEWS

Russell to Wolves, Drummond to Cavaliers

UNDATED (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves and Cleveland Cavaliers have little hope of making the NBA playoffs this spring. That didn’t stop either team from landing a major talent before Thursday’s trade deadline.

The Timberwolves have acquired D’Angelo Russell in a deal that sends Andrew Wiggins to the Warriors. The Wolves also received guard Jacob Evans and forward Omari Spellman for a pair of draft picks, including a first-rounder either in 2021 or 2022.

Russell was averaging a career-high 23.6 points for the injury-wrecked Warriors, while Wiggins was scoring 22.4 points a game.

The Cavaliers have acquired two-time All-Star center Andre Drummond from the Pistons for forward John Henson, guard Brandon Knight and one of their two second-round picks in 2023 to the Pistons.

The 6-foot-11 Drummond leads the league with 15.8 rebounds per game and is averaging 17.8 points and 1.7 blocks.

In other NBA news:

— The Memphis Grizzlies have dealt Andre Iguodala (ihg-ah-DAH’-lah), Jae Crowder and Solomon Hill to the Miami Heat for three players who’ve combined to score a mere 254 points this season. The trade ends the Grizzlies’ impasse with Iguodala, who refused to play for them and asked to be traded or have his contract bought out. The Grizzlies get Justise Winslow, James Johnson and Dion Waiters.

— The Knicks were part of a three-team swap that sends Marcus Morris from New York to the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers also get Isaiah Thomas from the Wizards, who come away with Jerome Robinson. The Knicks received Maurice Harkless, Issuf Sanon, the Clippers’ first-round pick this year, a protected first-round swap option in 2021 and a second-rounder in 2021.

— Dewayne Dedmon is returning to the Hawks in a trade that sends center Alex Len and forward Jabari Parker to the Kings. Atlanta also requested waivers on center Nenê (neh-NAY’), one day after he was acquired from Houston as part of a four-team trade.

— The 76ers have snared Glenn Robinson and Alec Burks from the Warriors in exchange for one second-round pick in each of the next three drafts. The Sixers made room at the deadline when they traded James Ennis III to the Orlando Magic for a future second-round pick.

— A person with knowledge of the details says a public memorial service for Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others killed in a helicopter crash is planned for Feb. 24 at Staples Center. The date corresponds with the jersey numbers he and 13-year-old daughter Gianna wore — 24 for him and 2 for her. The Staples Center has played host to other memorials, including for Michael Jackson.

T25 MEN’S BASKETBALL

UNDATED (AP) — It took one half of basketball for second-ranked Gonzaga to get going.

The Bulldogs are 24-1 after Filip Petrusev (peh-TROO’-shehv) contributed 21 points and six rebounds to their 85-67 victory against Loyola Marymount. Drew Timme (TIH’-mee) and Admon Gilder each added 17 points for the Zags, who led by eight before opening the second half on a big run.

Gonzaga has won 18 straight and leads the nation in scoring at over 88 points a game.

— Nico Mannion furnished 20 points, while Zeke Nnaji and Josh Green each added 18 as No. 23 Arizona won for the fifth time in six games, 85-80 over Southern California.

— Tyler Bey scored a season-high 21 points and McKinley Wright IV had 17 to send 24th-ranked Colorado to its fourth loss in five games, 71-65 against California.

— No. 25 Houston earned a 75-62 win over Tulane as Caleb Mills had 18 points and Quentin Grimes added 15.

NHL..

UNDATED (AP) — Kevin Fiala (fee-AH’-lah) and Brad Hunt each had a goal and an assist while the Wild scored three times in the first period of a 4-2 verdict over the Canucks. Ryan Hartman and Zach Parise also scored as Minnesota forced Vancouver to settle for a 2-2-1 record on its five-game road trip.

— Detroit ended a nine-game losing streak by getting shootout goals from Dylan Larkin and Andreas Athanasiou (ath-an-ah-SEE’-oo) in a 4-3 victory at Buffalo. Larkin also scored twice in the opening period, but the Wings coughed up a two-goal lead in the third period before winning for just the sixth time since Nov. 12.

— Timo Meier had two goals and an assist in the Sharks’ second straight win, 6-3 at Edmonton. Sam Gagner (GAHN’-yay) and Connor McDavid scored 76 seconds apart to put the Oilers ahead, 2-0 before San Jose handed the home team its second consecutive loss.

The Tampa Bay Lightning won a matchup of hot teams to inch closer to the NHL’s Atlantic Division lead.

The Lightning won for the 18th time in their last 21 games as Andre Vasilevskiy (va-sih-LEHV’-skee) made 29 saves in a 4-2 victory over the Penguins. Vasilevskiy improved to 15-0-2 in his past 17 starts to set a franchise record for consecutive games without a regulation loss.

Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov (KOO’-cheh-rahv) each netted their 25th goals of the season to help Tampa Bay pick up its eighth straight home win.

Anthony Cirelli (sih-REH’-lee) provided the eventual game-winner as the Bolts handed Pittsburgh just its third loss in 11 games.

The Lightning are within five points of the division-leading Bruins. The Pens remain six points behind the Metropolitan-leading Capitals.

— The Blues had collected points in 11 straight home games before Andrew Copp broke a third period tie and Connor Hellebuyck (HEH’-leh-buhk) made 35 saves in the Jets’ 4-2 victory in St. Louis. Patrik Laine (LY’-nay), Jansen Harkins and Nikolaj Ehlers (NIH’-koh-ly EE’-lurz) also scored as Winnipeg won for just the second time in eight games.

J.T. Miller and Antoine Roussel scored and Jacob Markstrom made 33 saves for Vancouver, which has played 10 of its last 13 games on the road and finished a five-game trip 2-2-1.

— Kieffer Bellows scored his first two NHL goals in his second career game, including the tiebreaker in the third period of the Islanders’ 5-3 victory over the Kings. New York’s third line of Bellows, Derrick Brassard and Michael Dal Colle (kohl) combined for three goals and two assists as the Isles improved to 3-0-2 in their last five games.

— Andrei Svechnikov (SVEHCH’-nih-kahv) and Sebastian Aho (AH’-hoh) each scored twice and had one assist in leading the Hurricanes to a 5-3 win over the Coyotes. Jaccob Slavin (SLAY’-vihn) also scored and Trevor van Riemsdyk (REEMZ’-dyk) had two assists for Carolina, which rallied from a 2-0 deficit for its fourth win in six games.

— Cale Makar (mah-KAHR’) provided a goal and an assist as the Avalanche won for the fifth time in six games, 4-1 at Ottawa. Valeri Nichushkin (nih-CHOOSH’-kihn), Matt Nieto (nee-EH’-toh) and J.T. Compher (KAHM’-fur) also scored and Philipp Grubauer made 25 saves in Colorado’s first victory in the Canadian capital since Feb. 11, 2016.

— Mikael Granlund had a goal and an assist to lead as the Predators nipped the Flames, 3-2. Dante Fabbro (FA’-broh) and Kyle Turris (TOOR’-ihs) also scored for Nashville, which has won four of five to pull within one point of Calgary for the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference.

— Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 46 shots in his second shutout of the season as the Devils hammered the Flyers, 5-0. Miles Wood scored twice for New Jersey, which chased Brian Elliott during a three-goal third period.

— The Golden Knights rolled to a 7-2 win over the Panthers as Mark Stone collected two goals and three assists. Max Pacioretty scored two goals and had an assist to help Marc-Andre Fleury nail down his 460th career victory.

— The Canadiens pulled out a 3-2 win over the Ducks on Jeff Petry’s (PEE’-treez) goal 25 seconds into overtime. Nick Suzuki and Brendan Gallagher also scored and Carey Price made 35 saves in Montreal’s sixth victory in eight games.

NHL-BLACKHAWKS-SEABROOK

Blackhawks’ Seabrook undergoes right hip surgery

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook is expected to be ready for the start of next season after undergoing right hip surgery today.

The 34-year-old Seabrook also had right shoulder surgery in December and left hip surgery last month. The 6-foot-3 Seabrook has 103 goals and 361 assists in 1,114 games since his NHL debut in 2005, winning three Stanley Cups with the Hawks.

MLB-NEWS

UNDATED (AP) — MLB owners are 2-0 in arbitration this winter after the Minnesota Twins beat pitcher José Berríos (beh-REE’-ohs). The 25-year-old right-hander will be paid just over $4 million rather than his request for $4.4 million. Berríos made $620,000 last year while going 14-8 with a 3.68 ERA in 32 starts for the AL Central champions last season, striking out 195 and walking 51.

Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Max Muncy has avoided salary arbitration by accepting a three-year, $26 million contract.

The package includes a $13 million team option for 2023, with a $1.5 million buyout. Muncy made $575,000 while batting .251 with 35 home runs and 98 RBIs in 141 games for Los Angeles last season, missing a large chunk of the final month with a broken wrist.

— Commissioner Rob Manfred says talks have ended over the proposed sale of a controlling share of the Mets from the families of Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz to hedge fund manager Steven Cohen. The Mets said in December that the contemplated deal between Sterling Partners and Cohen would allow 83-year-old Fred Wilpon to remain as controlling owner and chief executive officer for five years.

— Former pitcher Chris Young will replace Joe Torre as the person who decides suspensions and fines for on-field matters. Young’s jurisdiction includes intentionally hitting batters, charging the mound and fights. Torre is shifting to a role as special assistant to the commissioner.

NFL-NEWS

Weddle hanging ‘em up

UNDATED (AP) — Six-time Pro Bowl safety Eric Weddle says he is leaving the NFL after 13 seasons.

Weddle made his long-expected retirement announcement on Twitter, although the hard-hitting safety with the big beard didn’t use the specific word.

Weddle played nine seasons for the San Diego Chargers and three more for the Baltimore Ravens before spending last season with the Los Angeles Rams. He said in December that he didn’t expect to return for the second season of his contract with the club.

The 35-year-old Weddle became one of the NFL’s toughest and most durable safeties after San Diego drafted him out of Utah in the second round in 2007. Weddle was a Pro Bowl selection in 2011, 2013 and 2014 for the Chargers. He joined Baltimore in 2016 and earned three straight Pro Bowl selections.

PGA-PEBBLE BEACH

Taylor leads Pebble Beach Pro-Am

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Nick Taylor opened with an eagle and closed with two birdies in an 8-under 63 at Monterey Peninsula, giving him the first-round lead at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Taylor is two shots ahead of Patrick Cantlay and Chase Seiffert, each of whom fired 66s on par-72 courses. Cantlay played Spyglass Hill and Seiffert was at Pebble Beach.

Most of the interest over three courses in the rotation was at Spyglass Hill, which featured Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson, along with five NFL quarterbacks that included Peyton Manning and his recently retired brother, Eli.

TYSON-DOUGLAS-30TH ANNIVERSARY

30 years after Tyson fight, Buster Douglas is ‘feeling good’

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former fighter Buster Douglas says he’s felling healthy, 30 years after his hard-fought victory against boxing titan Mike Tyson. And Douglas is basking in the glory he says he was denied at the time.

The 59-year-old will be celebrated at an anniversary gala today in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio, where he’ll raise money for programs that help others who face long odds.

His students throughout Columbus’ parks and recreation system look up to the man they call simply “coach” as a teacher, friend and hero.

Douglas’ charity effort, 42 to 1, supports workforce development, diversity and soft skills training programs for at-risk youth.

In world and national news…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Nearly 150,000 homes and businesses in the southeastern United States have been without power following a powerful storm that left at least four people dead. The National Weather Service said early Friday that a storm system was expected to strengthen as it moves north, bringing snow, ice and rain through the mid-Atlantic region. The front caused flooding in many places in the Southeast on Thursday. Five storm-related deaths were confirmed in Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee, with others under investigation. Virginia’s governor declared a state of emergency as heavy rain and flooding displaced more than 500 people.

WASHINGTON (AP) — With China’s viral outbreak disrupting trade and Boeing’s troubles weighing on American factories, the January U.S. jobs report may provide timely evidence of the U.S. economy’s enduring health. Economists estimate that employers added 161,000 jobs last month and that the unemployment rate remained at a 50-year low of 3.5%. That pace of hiring would be weaker than the monthly average of the past two years yet still more than enough to reduce unemployment over time. The jobs report will come in the same week that President Donald Trump trumpeted his economic record in his State of the Union address, a preview of one of his central campaign themes.

NEW YORK (AP) — Their defense off to a rocky start, Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers look to rebound Friday by bringing in a film director to test the credibility of a rape accuser who acknowledged using prescription drugs during an early 1990s movie shoot. Warren Leight wrote and directed “The Night We Never Met,” a 1993 romantic comedy starring Annabella Sciorra, the actress who testified early in the trial that Weinstein barged into her apartment and raped her in the mid-1990s. Leight, a top producer on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” wrote a #MeToo themed episode of the show based on the Weinstein saga.

BEIJING (AP) — The death of a doctor who was reprimanded for warning about China’s new virus triggered an outpouring of praise for him and fury that communist authorities put politics above public safety. Ophthalmologist Li Wenliang died at the hospital where he worked and likely contracted the virus while treating patients. A prominent Chinese disease researcher called him a hero and said, “Dr. Li Wenliang is immortal.” In death, Li became the face of simmering anger at Chinese officials who frequently are accused of abusing the ruling Communist Party’s controls over information to lie about or hide disease outbreaks, chemical spills, dangerous consumer products or financial frauds.