CSi Weather…

TODAY…SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S.

 

 

 STEELE, N.D. (AP) – Authorities are working to determine the
cause of a fire that destroyed a motel in the North Dakota town of
Steele.
     The Lone Steer Motel in the town just off Interstate 94 burned
to the ground Sunday morning. 

 All of the two dozen people in the building got out safely, though some had to exit second-floor windows, make a short drop to another roof and then jump into the bed of a pickup truck parked next to the motel.
     Police Chief David Feland says arson has not been ruled out. Two arson investigators with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are being called in.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi- T.V. News) — The James River Humane Society continues to receive support from the community in the form of fundraisers.

On Friday’s (Aug 10, 2012) Wayne Byers Show on Csi Cable 2, President, Jennifer Barnard thanked Hugo’s for their fundraiser of having the option to purchase paw prints at the register and some profits of Pepsi going to JRHS.

A thank you also went out to all the members of the local Hog Chapter and Stutsman Harley Davidson for the huge success of the annual Hogs for Dogs event.

She thanked Coborn’s for donating profits from their root beer float stand at Crazy Days…Kemps contributed a portable soda fountain for it.

 Ms Barnard pointed out that donations to the shelter are made from profits from recycling beverage cans and used batteries.

She said just bring them to Gerdau Ameristeel at 1510 10st SE, open M-F 8am-5pm. Just let them know you would like JRHS’s account credited for your drop off.

She pointed out that, Lloyd’s Motors fundraiser for JRHS will be in September, with more details later.

-First Community Credit Union is planning fundraisers in the upcoming months to benefit JRHS.

The shelter now has window clings in with the James River Humane Society’s new logo.

They are $5 and will be sold at the shelter and fundraising events.

She added the shelter continues to appreciate all donated items from community supporters.

Ms. Barnard pointed out that as of Friday there are 18 cats and 12 dogs available for adoption.

For more information on adoption, or how to volunteer, or donate supplies, contact the James River Humane Society at 252-0747.

The shelter is open every day, and is located off the I-94 Bloom Exit.

The shelter is always looking for treats for the animals (especially rawhides), and cleaning items.

　

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol is sponsoring a free car seat checkup to be held today (Monday, August 13t, 2012)  at the Jamestown Wal-Mart Parking Lot from 3:00 – 6:00 pm.

Certified child passenger safety technicians will be on hand to assist parents and caregivers in proper use and installation of their car safety seats.

Each car seat checkup will take 20-30 minutes.

Parents should bring the car seat instructions and their vehicle owner’s manual to the checkup.

If possible, the child who rides in the seat should accompany the parent.

 

 JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP) – A Jamestown man accused of killing a
Somali immigrant is to stand trial this week at the Stutsman County
Courthouse.
     Jury selection is scheduled to begin Tuesday in the murder and
criminal conspiracy trial of 34-year-old Leron Howard.

He has pleaded not guilty in the April 2011 death of 18-year-old Abdi Ali
Ahmed, who was beaten and stabbed before his body was dumped in a
ditch near Spiritwood.
     A Jamestown jury in February convicted 22-year-old Janelle Cave
on manslaughter and criminal conspiracy charges in the case.

 She is required to testify in Howard’s trial as part of her sentence.

Stutsman County Courthouse security will be stepped up during the trial as it was during Cave’s trial starting at the main entrance, which will effect courthouse visitors to the main floor offices and the upper flood courtrooms.

Stutsman County Sheriff, Chad Kaiser says metal detectors will aid six officers, adding that those attending the trial should not bring handbag, or cell phones into the courthouse.

 

COOPERSTOWN, N.D. (AP) — A 31-year-old man sentenced to spend the rest of his life behind bars for shooting and beheading a North Dakota State University researcher is appealing his conviction.

Daniel Wacht is serving a life sentence with no chance of parole for killing Kurt Johnson of Cooperstown.

His attorney, Steve Mottinger, indicated he will appeal state District Judge James Hovey’s denial of the defense’s attempt to suppress evidence found in Wacht’s rented house Mottinger argued previously that the probable cause provided by investigators to get three warrants to search Wacht’s van and home was insufficient.

On the third search, Johnson’s severed head was found buried under two feet of dirt in the crawl space in Wacht’s basement, with a bullet hole in the forehead.

Prosecutors said Wacht shot Johnson after a night of drinking on Dec. 31, 2010, then cut off his head. Johnson’s body hasn’t been found.

Investigators said Wacht, who was known as “Machine Gun Head” for a tattoo above his right ear, killed Johnson to show the Aryan Nation he could run a local group. Wacht was a fugitive from charges in California at the time of the killing.

A jury in Cooperstown deliberated for two hours on April 24 before convicting Wacht of murdering Johnson. Hovey sentenced Wacht on Aug. 1.

　 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A man who was convicted of hiring a hit
man to kill his son-in-law is asking the North Dakota Supreme Court
to give him a new trial.
     Gene Kirkpatrick is serving a life prison term without a chance
for parole for the killing of Fargo dentist Philip Gattuso
(gah-TOO’-soh).
     Kirkpatrick was convicted of hiring a man to kill Gattuso.
Gattuso was found beaten to death with a hammer in his Fargo home
in October 209.
     Court testimony indicated Kirkpatrick didn’t want Gattuso
raising his young granddaughter.

 Kirkpatrick’s daughter was married to Gattuso when she died in March 2009.
     The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in the case on Sept. 4.

     Kirkpatrick says the trial judge shouldn’t have allowed his
statements to police to be used against him at his trial.
    

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Supreme Court will be
deciding whether locked-out workers at American Crystal Sugar Co.
should collect unemployment benefits.
     A group of more than 200 Crystal workers is appealing a judge’s
decision that North Dakota law doesn’t allow them to get benefits.
     The Supreme Court has scheduled arguments in the case on Sept.
18.
     State law says North Dakota workers can’t get unemployment money
if they’re involved in a labor dispute.

But an attorney for the Crystal employees says the law refers to strikes, not a lockout.
     American Crystal employees have been locked out of company
factories in North Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa for a year.

Locked-out workers in Minnesota and Iowa were eligible for
unemployment.
     Court filings say the North Dakota Supreme Court has never ruled
on the issue.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – American Crystal Sugar Co. farmers are
starting their beet harvest this week.

It’s the earliest start in the Red River Valley cooperative’s history.
     The pre-pile harvest is to begin Tuesday, with growers getting just
enough beets out of the ground to get Crystal’s five processing
plants running.
     The harvest is starting earlier than normal because farmers got
in the fields earlier last spring.

Crystal spokesman Jeff Schweitzer says officials will work to make sure the harvest during warmer weather doesn’t lead to rotting problems in the beet piles at the plants.
     The full-scale harvest is scheduled to begin in early October,
the traditional time.
     The valley’s other beet co-op, Minn-Dak Farmers, also is
starting its pre-pile harvest Tuesday.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Officials with a state-funded program that
aims to turn research on North Dakota college campuses into jobs
are touting their private donations.
     The North Dakota Centers of Excellence Commission says the
nearly $40 million in state funds that have gone toward the program
attracted matching investments of $157 million from 185 companies
in six years.
     The  program has been credited with creating 973 jobs at an estimated annual payroll of $52.1 million.

     Mark Nisbet, an Xcel Energy executive and chairman of the
commission, says the Centers of Excellence are supporting
businesses that are making investments in North Dakota.
     Nisbet cites a decision by Caterpillar to invest $50 million to
expand its plant in West Fargo, to have access to expertise at
North Dakota State University.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The crime rate in North Dakota’s largest city
has been going down in the last five years, but police say the
trend may be changing in downtown Fargo.
     Police say the number of reported crimes in the downtown
district is up 62 percent through July, compared to reports at the
same point a year ago.
     Crimes against people are up 15 percent.
     Police Lt. Joel Vettel says the percentage increases tend to look
bad when you begin with a low crime rate.
     The statistics include reports from an area that spans from Main
Avenue going north to 6th Avenue North and from the Red River going
west to University Drive.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Officials say a new general aviation services
center in western North Dakota will allow larger planes to fly into
the heart of the oil patch.
     The $2.5 million Minot Aero Center will include a building with
a lobby, offices, garage space and day rooms for pilots.
     An adjoining heated hangar has a 119-foot-wide and 28-foot-high
door to accommodate larger aircraft.
     Officials say the hangar is expected to be ready by Jan. 1. The building is
scheduled to be completed by May 2013.
     The center offers fueling services, aircraft charter and rental,
flight instruction, aircraft repair and hangar space.

 

 STURGIS, S.D. (AP) – The South Dakota Highway Patrol says nine
people died at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, which officially ended
on Sunday.
     The Patrol says eight people died in fatal accidents, including
an Oakes, North Dakota woman who was killed Friday when her
motorcycle struck a pickup truck driven by a Colorado man.

In sports…

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION…

Sunday’s Games
         Sioux Falls 6, Fargo-Moorhead 4

 

 AMERICAN LEAGUE

 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Jeff Keppinger drove in the go-ahead run in
the 10th inning yesterday as the Tampa Bay Rays topped the
Minnesota Twins 7-3.

 Keppinger also hit a double and a solo home run for the Rays, who won their sixth straight.

Twins reliever Alex Burnett took the loss after giving up three runs in less than an inning of work.
    
     MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Twins center fielder Denard Span left
yesterday’s game against Tampa Bay because of pain in his right
shoulder.

The team says Span will have a precautionary X-ray. Span
went 1-for-3 with a double before making an early exit.
 
  Final      Boston         14  Cleveland     1
  Final      Toronto        10  N-Y Yankees   7
  Final      Baltimore       5  Kansas City   3
  Final      Chi White Sox   7  Oakland       3
  Final      Tampa Bay       7  Minnesota     3, 10 Innings
  Final      Texas           8  Detroit       3
  Final      Seattle         4  L.A. Angels   1
 
 
    NATIONAL LEAGUE
 
  Final      L.A. Dodgers    5  Miami         0
  Final      Pittsburgh     11  San Diego     5
  Final      Philadelphia    8  St. Louis     7, 11 Innings
  Final      Milwaukee       5  Houston       3
  Final      Cincinnati      3  Chi Cubs      0
  Final      San Francisco   9  Colorado      6
  Final      Arizona         7  Washington    4
  Final      N-Y Mets        6  Atlanta       5
 
 
    NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PRESEASON

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Andrew Luck’s first NFL throw was a 63-yard
touchdown pass, and the rookie led Indianapolis to three first-half
touchdown drives and a 38-3 victory over St. Louis in a preseason
opener.
     Luck was under pressure when he dumped off a pass to Donald
Brown and he completed the scoring run through the Rams defense.
     Luck finished 10 of 16 for 188 yards with two TDs in 24 plays.
 

 MANKATO, Minn. (AP) – The Minnesota Vikings have activated
running back Adrian Peterson from the physically unable to perform
list.

Coach Leslie Frazier said yesterday that Peterson had done
everything in his rehab that could be done working by himself.
Frazier says the next step will be for Peterson to participate in
contact drills.

 DAVIE, Fla. (AP)- Six-time Pro Bowl receiver Chad Johnson has
been released by the Miami Dolphins one day after he was arrested
in a domestic battery case involving his new wife.

Johnson was released on $2,500 bond earlier Sunday after his wife accused him of head-butting her during an argument.

 

 WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) – Marcos Ambrose passed Brad Keselowski
on the final lap, then held him off in a fender-banging duel to win
the Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen International for the second
straight time.
     Kyle Busch was in control but was leaking oil on the track and
skidded sideways coming out of the first turn of the final lap.

Keselowski’s Dodge caromed off the side of the Busch’s Toyota and
Ambrose followed Keselowski through.
     Jimmie Johnson was third, followed by Sonoma winner Clint Bowyer
and Sam Hornish Jr., giving Dodge two in the top five.

 

Unofficial Results

1 5 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford Stanley 47/1 90 Running
2 4 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite 43/1 90 Running
3 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s Cortez Silver 41/0 90 Running
4 8 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 5-hour Energy 40/0 90 Running
5 17 22 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Shell / Pennzoil 0 90 Running
6 15 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 38/0 90 Running
7 2 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M’s 39/2 90 Running
8 24 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Ford EcoBoost 36/0 90 Running
9 13 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row / Farm American 35/0 90 Running
10 9 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 34/0 90 Running
11 6 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army 33/0 90 Running
12 22 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Menards / Rheem 32/0 90 Running
13 20 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet Farmers Insurance 31/0 90 Running
14 18 99 Carl Edwards Ford Fastenal 31/1 90 Running
15 19 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Budweiser 29/0 90 Running
16 30 13 Casey Mears Ford GEICO 28/0 90 Running
17 21 195 Scott Speed Ford TWD 27/0 90 Running
18 29 43 Aric Almirola Ford Smithfield 26/0 90 Running
19 7 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Mobil 1 25/0 90 Running
20 34 38 David Gilliland Ford ModSpace 24/0 90 Running
21 12 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Drive to End Hunger 23/0 90 Running
22 32 34 David Ragan Ford Scorpion Coatings / Al’s Liners 22/0 90 Running
23 35 83 Landon Cassill Toyota Burger King / Dr Pepper 21/0 90 Running
24 42 93 Travis Kvapil Toyota Burger King / Dr Pepper 20/0 90 Running
25 25 32 Boris Said Ford HendrickCars.com 19/0 90 Running
26 39 33 Stephen Leicht * Chevrolet Little Joes A
utos.com 18/0 90 Running
27 26 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Miller Welders / Freightliner 17/0 90 Running
28 16 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew 16/0 89 Running
29 36 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota Genny Light / AM-FM Energy 0 88 Running
30 28 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 14/0 84 Running
31 27 51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet Phoenix Construction Services 13/0 81 Running
32 14 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot 12/0 71 Running
33 1 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 12/1 63 Accident
34 23 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight 10/0 57 Engine
35 41 249 Jason Leffler Toyota America Israel Racing 0 42 Engine
36 31 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing 8/0 41 Susp.
37 11 98 Michael McDowell Ford TRAQM.com 7/0 30 Rear Gear
38 38 26 Josh Wise * Ford MDS Transport 6/0 25 Electrical
39 10 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet McDonald’s 5/0 24 Accident
40 37 10 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing 4/0 15 Brakes
41 40 119 Chris Cook Toyota Plinker Tactical 3/0 5 Brakes
42 43 30 Patrick Long Toyota Inception Motorsports 2/0 2 Brakes
43 33 55 Brian Vickers Toyota My Classic Garage 1/0 0 Engine

Points

1 +3 Jimmie Johnson 777 Leader 22 1 3 11 16
2 +1 Greg Biffle 776 -1 22 2 1 9 13
3 -1 Matt Kenseth 775 -2 22 1 1 9 14
4 -3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 760 -17 22 0 1 9 15
5 +2 Brad Keselowski 733 -44 22 0 3 8 12
6 -1 Martin Truex Jr. 728 -49 22 1 0 5 12
7 +3 Clint Bowyer 719 -58 22 0 1 5 12
8 -2 Tony Stewart 716 -61 22 0 3 9 11
9 — Kevin Harvick 710 -67 22 0 0 3 9
10 -2 Denny Hamlin 693 -84 22 2 2 9 11
11 — Kasey Kahne 653 -124 22 2 2 6 11
12 — Carl Edwards 650 -127 22 1 0 2 10
13 +1 Ryan Newman 644 -133 22 0 1 3 7
14 +1 Kyle Busch 638 -139 22 1 1 6 10
15 -2 Jeff Gordon 634 -143 22 1 1 4 9
16 — Paul Menard 629 -148 22 0 0 0 4
17 +1 Marcos Ambrose 600 -177 22 2 1 1 6
18 -1 Joey Logano 587 -190 22 1 1 2 7
19 +1 Jeff Burton 541 -236 22 0 0 2 4
20 -1 Jamie McMurray 541 -236 22 0 0 0 3
21 +1 Aric Almirola 524 -253 22 1 0 0 2
22 -1 Juan Montoya 512 -265 22 2 0 0 2
23 +1 Regan Smith 473 -304 22 0 0 0 2
24 -1 Bobby Labonte 461 -316 22 0 0 0 1
25 — Kurt Busch 422 -355 21 0 0 1 2
26 — Mark Martin 406 -371 14 3 0 2 5
27 +1 Casey Mears 405 -372 22 0 0 0 0
28 -1 AJ Allmendinger 400 -377 17 1 0 1 3
29 — David Ragan 376 -401 22 0 0 0 1
30 — David Gilliland 375 -402 22 0 0 0 0
31 — Travis Kvapil 344 -433 21 0 0 0 0
32 — Landon Cassill 332 -445 22 0 0 0 0
33 +1 Dave Blaney 284 -493 21 0 0 0 0
34 -1 David Reutimann 283 -494 17 0 0 0 0
35 — David Stremme 155 -622 17 0 0 0 0
36 — Brian Vickers 136 -641 5 0 0 2 2
37 — J.J. Yeley 135 -642 17 0 0 0 0
38 +1 Michael McDowell 101 -676 18 0 0 0 0
39 -1 Ken Schrader 100 -677 8 0 0 0 0
40 — Josh Wise* 97 -680 20 0 0 0 0
41 +2 Stephen Leicht* 85 -692 10 0 0 0 0
42 -1 Michael Waltrip 75 -702 3 0 0 0 1
43 +3 Scott Speed 69 -708 9 0 0 0 0
44 -2 Tony Raines 67 -710 6 0 0 0 0
45 -1 Terry Labonte 66 -711 3 0 0 0 0
46 -1 Brendan Gaughan 50 -727 4 0 0 0 0
47 — Scott Riggs 35 -742 13 0 0 0 0
48 — Boris Said 34 -743 2 0 0 0 0
49 — Bill Elliott 14 -763 2 0 0 0 0
50 — Hermie Sadler 13 -764 1 0 0 0 0
51 — Robby Gordon 11 -766 3 0 0 0 0
52 — Tomy Drissi 6 -771 1 0 0 0 0
53 — Stacy Compton 5 -772 1 0 0 0 0
54 +2 Chris Cook 5 -772 2 0 0 0 0
55 -1 Mike Skinner 5 -772 3 0 0 0 0
56 -1 David Mayhew 4 -773 1 0 0 0 0
57 — Kelly Bires 2 -775 1 0 0 0 0
58 — Patrick Long 2 -775 1 0 0 0 0
59 — Sam Hornish Jr. 0 -777 6 0 0 1 1
60 -2 Trevor Bayne 0 -777 8 0 0 0 2
61 -1 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 0 -777 1 0 0 0 0
62 -1 Mike Bliss 0 -777 11 0 0 0 0
63 -1 Austin Dillon 0 -777 1 0 0 0 0
64 — Elliott Sadler 0 -777 1 0 0 0 0
65 -2 Robert Richardson Jr. 0 -777 1 0 0 0 0
66 -1 Reed Sorenson 0 -777 10 0 0 0 0
67 -1 Joe Nemechek 0 -777 19 0 0 0 0
68 -1 Danica Patrick 0 -777 3 0 0 0 0
69 — Jason White 0 -777 1 0 0 0 0
70 -2 T.J. Bell 0 -777 1 0 0 0 0
71 — Jason Leffler 0 -777 1 0 0 0 0
72 -2 Cole Whitt 0 -777 3 0 0 0 0
73 -2 Timmy Hill 0 -777 1 0 0 0 0
74 -1 Brian Simo 0 -777 0 0 0 0 0
75 -3 Tim Andrews 0 -777 0 0 0 0 0
76 -2 Jeff Green 0 -777 0 0 0 0 0
77 -2 Mike Wallace 0 -777 0 0 0 0 0
78 -2 Kenny Wallace 0 -777 0 0 0 0 0

 

OLYMPICS…

 LONDON (AP) – The United States won the medal count at the
just-concluded London Olympics, taking home 104 medals to China’s
87.

The victory by the men’s basketball team gave the Americans 46
gold medals, the most ever for an Olympics not held in the U.S.
 
     LONDON (AP) – China finished with 38 golds, its most ever on
foreign soil.

Britain, riding home-field support, savored its best
Olympics in more than a century with 29 golds and 65 medals with
Russia winning 24 golds and 82 overall.
 
     LONDON (AP) – The men’s Olympic basketball final was closer than
anticipated but when it was over, Team USA has beaten Spain 107-100
for its second straight gold medal.

Kevin Durant led all scorers with 30 and LeBron James capped an NBA-Olympic title double with 19 points.

 

 LONDON (AP) – American Jake Varner won the gold medal in the
men’s 96-kilogram freestyle division.

     The two-time NCAA champion beat Valerii Andriitsev (vuh-LAYR’-ee
ahn-dray-EHT’-sehv) of Ukraine 1-0, 1-0 in the title showdown.
     Varner is the second American wrestler to win Olympic gold in
London. Jordan Burroughs won the men’s 74-kg freestyle on Friday
night.
     It is the first time the U.S. has had multiple freestyle gold
medalists since three Americans won gold at the 1996 Atlanta Games.

 

  LONDON (AP) – A shot-putter from Belarus (Nadzeya Ostapchuk) has
become the first athlete to be stripped of a medal at the London
Olympics.

Olympic officials say the woman tested positive for a
steroid. New Zealand now gets the gold medal from that event.

 

 LONDON (AP) – Goodbye, London. Hello, Rio. The Summer Olympics
are over.
     The Olympic flag has been handed from London to organizers of
the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.
     London Mayor Boris Johnson handed the flag to IOC President
Jacques Rogge (ROH’-guh), who then presented it to Rio Mayor
Eduardo Paes.
     Rio will be the first city in South America to host the
Olympics.
     The flag handover was one of the centerpiece moments of Sunday
night’s closing ceremony of the London Games.
     The final show had a little British pomp and a lot of British
pop. It was a sensory blast that included the march of the athletes
and musical performances by acts ranging from the Spice Girls to
George Michael to The Who.

 

PGA…

 KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) – The 94th PGA Championship wound up
being the Rory McIlroy show.

The young Northern Irishman won the
final major of the PGA season by a record eight strokes over David
Lynn to add the PGA crown to his 2011 U.S. Open title.

 

In world and national news…

 DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – For the next three days, President
Barack Obama will be on a bus tour of Iowa — and that’s the
longest campaign visit he’s made to any one state.

He’ll be sharing the Iowa spotlight today with Mitt Romney’s new running mate, Paul Ryan, who’s scheduled to visit the Iowa State Fair.
     
     WASHINGTON (AP) – A top political adviser to President Barack
Obama is comparing Mitt Romney’s choice of Paul Ryan as a running
mate to John McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin four years ago.
David Axelrod tells CBS that conservatives may be excited about
Ryan, as they were about Palin — but that the choice is “not
going to be a plus” for Romney.

He calls Ryan a “certifiable right-wing ideologue.”
     
     VATICAN CITY (AP) – A Vatican judge has ordered the pope’s
butler and a fellow lay employee to stand trial in the scandal
involving pilfered documents from Pope Benedict’s private
apartment.

The indictment accuses Paolo Gabriele, the butler under
arrest since May at the Vatican, of grand theft.

While the Vatican had insisted throughout the investigation that Gabriele was the only person under investigation, the indictment also orders trial
for another man who is charged with aiding and abetting Gabriele.
        
     NEW YORK (AP) – New York’s Kennedy Airport is protected in part
by a $100 million dollar system that is supposed to detect any
breach of the airport’s perimeter.

But according to the New York Post, a man who became stranded on a personal watercraft in a bay near the airport was able to walk undetected through two runways and into a terminal, after climbing an 8-foot-tall fence. He’s been charged with criminal trespass.

Airport officials plan to meet with the maker of the security system.