Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Dec 3

 

CSi Weather…

JAMESTOWN…

WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY…
 
 .REST OF TODAY…SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING…THEN
 SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH
 THE DAY. BREEZY. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 1 INCH. HIGHS 15 TO
 20. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
 .TONIGHT…SNOW. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BREEZY. SNOW
 ACCUMULATION AROUND 4 INCHES. STORM TOTAL AROUND 5 INCHES. LOWS
 ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. LOWEST WIND CHILLS
 AROUND 20 BELOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 .WEDNESDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. BLOWING AND
 DRIFTING SNOW. BREEZY. HIGHS AROUND 10. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO
 25 MPH. WIND CHILLS AROUND 20 BELOW.
 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
 PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. LOWS AROUND 5 BELOW. NORTHWEST
 WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
 .THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR ZERO. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
 20 MPH.
 .THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15 BELOW.
 HIGHS AROUND 5 BELOW.
 .FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20 BELOW.
 .SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 5 BELOW.
 .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT
 CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 15 BELOW. HIGHS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.
 .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 10 BELOW.
 HIGHS NEAR ZERO.
 

VALLEY CITY…

WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
 6 AM CST THURSDAY…
 
 .REST OF TODAY…SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW LATE IN THE
 MORNING…THEN LIGHT SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION
 UP TO 1 INCH. HIGHS 15 TO 20. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF
 SNOW NEAR 100 PERCENT.
 .TONIGHT…LIGHT SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 4 INCHES. LOWS
 5 TO 10. WINDY. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW NEAR
 100 PERCENT.
 .WEDNESDAY…CLOUDY. LIGHT SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING…THEN
 CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF BLOWING AND
 DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO
 2 INCHES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 6 TO 8 INCHES. HIGHS 5 TO 10.
 WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT.
 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT…AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE
 EVENING. CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. LOWS 5 TO
 10 BELOW.
 .THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.
 .THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20 BELOW.
 .FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 5 TO 10 BELOW.
 .FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20 BELOW.
 .SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 5 TO 10 BELOW.
 .SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20 BELOW.
 .SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. HIGHS ZERO
 TO 5 ABOVE.
 .SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 15 BELOW.
 .MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS ZERO TO 5 BELOW.
 

Bismarck  (CSi)  A statewide travel alert remains in effect.  According to the
     National Weather Service, a winter storm will impact the state
     through Wed.  Blowing and drifting snow with areas of heavy snow
     will reduce visibility and create hazardous driving conditions.

 Snowfall in North Dakota Tuesday and Wednesday is expected to total 2-4 inches north of state Highway 200 and 6-8 inches south of the highway that cuts across the central part of the state. Some areas also got a few inches on Monday.

 

Jamestown (CSi) Snow on Monday led to traffic accidents in town and on the highways.

Jamestown Police reports that between 7 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. Monday 10 accidents had occurred in Jamestown, including and accident in the Jamestown High School parking lot that led to minor injuries.

Around 2:30 p.m. a pickup truck pulling a stock trailer had difficulty getting up the hill on U.S. Highway 281 north near the Anne Carlsen Center, when the truck started slipping about halfway up the hill.

Police stopped traffic at the bottom of the hill while a front-end loader pulled the truck and trailer to the top of the hill.

Also Monday, the North Dakota Highway Patrol said troopers responded to 26 crashes and 40 vehicles in the ditch between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. in southeast North Dakota.

Three crashes involved minor injuries with the remaining 23 classified as property damage only.

The patrol said one of the injury crashes occurred on I-94 eastbound at exit 272 near Urbana.

The driver lost control and struck a guardrail at the underpass. The driver received minor injuries and was treated on the scene.

 

Jamestown (CSi) — Jamestown Public School District has made a change to the calendar. Classes dismiss early on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at 1 pm. And a full day with no early dismissal for the planned for Wednesday, December 4, 2013. At this time the school district is planning to have MOST afterschool programming at Washington, Lincoln, Louis L’Amour and Roosevelt running until 6:00 pm on Tuesday, December 3.  Activities and practices will be rescheduled.

 

Update

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Police report that two Jamestown men were taken in custody in connection with an altercation outside an apartment building Thursday which resulted in a third Jamestown man being stabbed.

35-year-old Ernest Castillo and 26-year-old Shawn Laber are both charged with aggravated assault and criminal conspiracy.

Castillo and Laber face up to two years in prison.

Authorities say 36-year-old Harold Smith was stabbed with a steak knife on Thursday. He was airlifted to a Fargo hospital, but has been released.

 Smith, was airlifted to a hospital in Fargo from Jamestown Regional Medical Center for treatment of a stab wound received from the altercation.

The police were called to the Jamestown Regional Medical Center at 4:19 p.m. Thursday after Smith took himself to JRMC for treatment of his wound.

He was treated and released from the Fargo hospital and returned to Jamestown on Friday.

Castillo and Laber were taken into custody after interviewed about the incident.

There were several witnesses to the incident and they were interviewed.

 

 Jamestown (CSi) — The Jamestown City Council met in Regular Session Monday Night, (Dec 2 , 2013) at City Hall.

All members were present.

Consent Agenda items considered separately:

The Board President of the James River Valley Library System, Dale Marks asked that item “F” be considered separately,  a Resolution to set a public hearing, to be held January 6, 2014, on the request from MetroPlains for the City Council to include Block 42, Original Addition to the City of Jamestown, into the Renaissance Zone. MetroPlains has a purchase agreement in place with Essentia to build senior and affordable housing on the site.

Marks read a statement of support for the Essentia Clinic location be the site for a new public library. He asked for a postponement of a vote of approval of the inclusion of the block into the Renaissance Zone. He said the JRVLS Board will be meeting with Essentia officials to further discuss the sale to MetroPlains.

Mayor Andersen pointed out no decision would be made Monday evening, pending a public hearing on the MetroPlans request. She said in the past the City Council had voted not to proceed with purchasing the site in April of 2011, as did the Stutsman County Commission. The City Council voted to set a Public Hearing to include Block 42, into the Renaissance Zone, on January 6, 2014. The vote was 4-1 with Council Member Kourajian voting in opposition, saying a couple more months would be appropriate for  Essential to meet with the library board.

Regular Agenda:

Resolutions:

The City Council considered the request of Norm Aldinger for the City to direct Otter Tail Power Company to remove the structure in the front yead, at 113 12th Avenue NE based on language in the city franchise ordinance.Aldinger read a statement concerning an “intrusion” of his property by the presence of the pole. He said the placement of the pole in its present location was a “mistake” by Otter Tail Power Company.   Otter Tail Power’s Jamestown Operations Manager, Charles Krebs said the utility and the Aldinger’s attorney continue to meet on the issue, and was unable to answer specific questions. Mayor Andersen said the City Council Members have viewed the structure.  The City Council tabled the request, to the January 6, 2014, City Council meeting, pending results of the two parties discussions.

Approved the request from the Planning Commission for the City to fund formal planning and development services for calendar year 2014 either by contract or position for at least what was budgeted through JSDC for 2013, which was $35,000.

Approved entering into a revised agreement with Interstate Engineering, Inc., forengineering services to provide needed improvements to the water distribution system to provide for water sales to Great River Energy.

The Council Members considered a plan to place a Bus Shelter in the City parking lot on 2nd Avenue SW, south of the former Eagles Club. City Adminstrator Jeff Fuchs says the propose structure does not meet the Americans with Disabilities Act. It’s placement in the zoning is in question, along with compliance with building and fire codes. Council Member Kourajian said the proposal is not for a permanent structure. The Mayor moved to table the plan to next month’s committee meeting, which was approved.

The City Council voted to re-establish an Assistant Police Chief position and the update of the organizational structure for the Police Department. No additional officer will be hired.

Approved the offer from Ambassador Steel Corporation to purchase Lot 4 in the JSDC Ag Food Processing Industrial Park, in the amount of $81,375.

Ordinances:

FIRST READING: Concerning an ordinance to amend and re-enact Section 26 of the City Code pertaining to taxicab licenses and taxicab driver’s licenses.

FIRST READING: Concerning an ordinance to amend and re-enact Sections 6.1 and 6.2 of Appendix B, of the City Code pertaining to simple lot splits and boundary line adjustments. The City Attorney has recommended changes.

SECOND READING was approved, Ordinance No. 1426, to amend and re-enact Sections 9-12, 9-13, and 23-38, of the City Code pertaining to the Building Code and Plumbing Code.

SECOND READING: was approved, an Ordinance No. 1427, introduced by Council Member Kourajian, to amend and re-enact Articles III and VI, Chapter 15, of the City Code pertaining to the Fire Protection Code.

Hearing from the audience: No one spoke.

Mayor and Council Members Report:  No reports were made.

Other Business: The Council rejected the bid received for construction of Jamestown East Business Loop Landscaping Project.

The City Council considered the request from Sean Syverson to store and work on the restoration of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe model train in a city building located on railroad property. City Administrator Jeff Fuchs has concerns about the city’s liability, based on previous experiences with flooding of the building, plus any fire that could be started. Plus he says the building is not ADA compliant, among other issues.

The City Council voted to have the City Attorney work with Syverson and the Frontire Village on a possible lease of the building from the city.

The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67 followed by replays.

 

Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session Monday evening at City Hall.  Commission member Nielson was not present.

ORDINANCES

Heard the first reading of an Ordinance recodifing the liquor ordinance. Comments from the audience, concerned competing businesses under the same reclassification, along with required server training, including costs incurred.  City officials said the costs would be picked up by the police department. The additional requirement of Dram Shop liability was also brought up, concerning the costs.  Mayor Werkhoven suggested a meeting with the bar owners to get their input on the Ordinance, which the city will set up.

RESOLUTIONS

The City Commissioners approved a Resolution approving the Greenline Deere Addition replat.

NEW BUSINESS

Commissioners considered approving the Water Service Cooperative Agreement with Barnes Rural Water. City Administrator Schelkoph said he favors moving forward with the agreement as does Rural Water.  The City Commissioners voted to approve the agreement.

The commission reviewed and approved the appraised amount $142,000, for Phase 2 buy-out of property at 492 5th Avenue SW.

The commissioners approved a Renaissance Zone application for Scott and Kay Stanford for a 5 year income tax exemption and 5 year property tax exemption, and designate it VC-68 (transfer from Six D Construction).

 

The Commision approving Retail Image Enhancement Grant for Kirin House (the former Pizza Hut location) not to exceed the amount of $7,500.

The Commissioners approved a Retail Image Enhancement Grant for Clark’s Cake and Catering dba Mo*Eats not to exceed the amount of $7,500. In the former Broken Spoke location.

The Commission approved additional wording to the Retail Image Enhancement Grant application and guidelines.

 

The City Commission approved a request from VCBC Development Corporation to de-obligate $9,612.20 dedicated to the economic development for the Practical Nursing or LPN program and return to the City Sales Tax fund.

A presentation was made from BEK Communications concerning services they want to provide to the city.  City Administrator David Schelkoph says the company is willing to make a $20 Million dollar investment.

The Commissioners approved a bid to Border States Paving, Inc. in the amount of $1,387,271.76, with city share of $28,000.34, for NDDOT Project – Valley City I-94 Business Loop and Wolski Plaza Road.

City Administrator Schelkoph Report ;

The AMI meter installation has reached 575. He said Cooper Power’s Load Control equipment has been delivered to be installed soon.

City Updates & Commission Comments:

City Attorney Russel Myhre announced that Barnes County States Attorney Lee Grossman will be resigning, and joining Myhre’s law office, in February of 2014.

City Fire Chief Gary Retterath reminds residents to check heating systems, and chimneys, and use safe electrical cords, with Christmas decorations. He said nine new recruits have come on board at the Valley City Fire Department.

Police Chief Fred Thompson asks motorists to slow down and use caution with winter driving conditions returning. He said, Monday the police department was responding to several traffic accidents.

The meeting was shown live on CSi 68, followed by replays.

 

Jamestown (CSi) – At a ceremony at the Law Enforcement Center in Jamestown, Monday, Senator John Hoeven honored the military service of World War II Veteran Philip Dewald, who passed away in August 2008. Technician Fifth Grade Dewald was never presented the medals he earned while serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. Senator Hoeven’s office has been working with the Dewald family to secure the military awards for Philip, and the senator presented the awards he earned to Dewald’s wife, Bertha.

Sen. Hoeven said, “Philip left his home in North Dakota to serve our country during a time of war. These medals, while belated in their presentation, are a token of our nation’s appreciation and our sincere gratitude for his service. We are proud of our veterans and the enormous contributions they made in defending our nation and our way of life. We remember Technician Fifth Grade Philip Dewald today and pay tribute to his dedicated service. He left his family farm in North Dakota to fight for our freedoms and our way of life. We will never forget the service of Tech Corporal Dewald and his World War II comrades. The service of our nation’s greatest generation continues to inspire today.”

Technician Fifth Grade Philip Dewald Military Honors include:

· Good Conduct Medal

· American Campaign Medal

· Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 1 Bronze Star

· World War II Victory Medal

· Honorable Service World War II Lapel Button

Technician Fifth Grade Philip Dewald

Philip Dewald, son of Peter and Albina Dewald, was born in Streeter, North Dakota. He grew up on the family farm with his six brothers and five sisters. Three of Philip’s brothers also served in the Army. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1942 and served for more than three years. Technician Fifth Grade Dewald was deployed to the Aleutian Islands for two years. He received an honorable discharge on September 3, 1945.

Philip married Bertha, on June 7, 1946, and together they raised two sons, Darrel and David. Following his discharge, Philip returned to farming, was active in the American Legion and served on many church and town boards. He lived on the family farm until 2003. His wife Bertha lives at the Rock of Ages Retirement Home in Jamestown.

Jamestown (CSi) Gov. Jack Dalrymple Monday celebrated with William S. Gussner Elementary School in Jamestown for earning a 2013 National Blue Ribbon School designation. Three North Dakota schools were named National Blue Ribbon School Awardees this year, Gussner Elementary School, Edgeley Public School and Wyndmere Elementary School.

Dalrymple said “Congratulations to Gussner Elementary School, as well as Edgeley Public School and Wyndmere Elementary School on their designations as National Blue Ribbon Schools. Quality education is a top priority in North Dakota and these schools are excellent examples of that. I would especially like to thank the many teachers, administrators and staff who are dedicated to providing great education for our students.”

The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program was founded in 1982 to recognize the work of the nation’s top schools. Since the program’s founding, the blue ribbon distinction has been awarded to schools achieving impressive results through exemplary teaching practices. To date, more than 7,000 schools have received the designation, including 31 North Dakota schools.

 

Valley City (CSi) The estate of the late Sharon Clancy has made a generous gift to the Valley City State University Scholarship program. Proceeds from the gift will establish an endowment in memory of Sharon Clancy.

The earnings from the endowment will sponsor a scholarship for a VCSU student, in the STEM fields, e.g., Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. In addition, the estate earmarks dollars to the V-500 scholarship fund at the university.

Alison Kasowski, assistant director of annual giving, says “It will have a great effect on this year’s scholarship allocation and recruitment of students. We are grateful for the kindness and generosity of Sharon Clancy and her family.”

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A judge has refused to accept a guilty plea from a man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and another man at a north Fargo apartment last month.
 
35-year-old David Stevens took the stand at an arraignment Monday. He is charged with two counts of murder in the Nov. 23 stabbing deaths of 23-year-old Samantha Wickenheiser, of Fargo, and 30-year-old Ward Berg, of Moorhead, Minn.
 
     Judge Steven Marquart said he could not accept the plea because of concerns that Stevens fully understood what was happening in court. He ordered a psychological evaluation.
 
     David Stevens’ wife told police the pair drove from Brookings, S.D., to Fargo because the suspect wanted to pick up clothing. David Stevens later told dispatchers he had brought a knife for protection. 

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Bismarck man and woman accused of locking the woman’s three boys in a basement have been sentenced after pleading guilty to felony charges of child abuse or neglect.
 
Kacie Schaeffer was sentenced Monday to 60 days in jail and three years of supervised probation. Her 33-year-old friend, Trevor Runningbear, was sentenced to three years of probation.
 
     The two were charged in May after police say a 9-year-old boy reported to school officials that his mother and her boyfriend physically abused him and his 3- and 6-year-old brothers, and locked them in the basement when they weren’t in school.
 
     Susan Schmidt, Schaeffer’s lawyer, says the children are now with Schaeffer’s sister.

 
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Workplace fatalities in North Dakota last year totaled 64, up 20 over the year.
 
     The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics says preliminary data show that 39 of the fatal work injuries in 2012 — or nearly two-thirds – resulted from incidents involving transportation.
 
     The construction industry had the most fatalities, with 25. The mining industry was second with 15 deaths.
 
     Workplace fatalities have risen in each of the past three years in North Dakota. In 2009 there were 25 fatal work injuries in the state.

 

  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s largest insurer says it will not extend policies that are being canceled under the federal health care law.
 
     Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota says in a statement that it’s not in the insurer’s best interest to give renewals for health insurance plans that don’t meet the minimum standards of the Affordable Care Act. The insurer says that doing so would cause uncertainty and rate increases for its members.
 
     Millions of people nationwide who buy their own insurance have gotten cancellation notices because their plans don’t meet the higher standards. President Barack Obama last month reversed course and said those customers would be allowed to keep their existing plans for another year.
 
     But the final decision lies with insurers and state insurance commissioners.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota residents are having more success signing up for a health insurance plan through a federally run online marketplace.
 
     Neil Scharpe is in charge of the state’s so-called navigators who are helping inform people of their options under the new law. Scharpe says the state’s navigators haven’t heard of any problems in the past few days with the HealthCare.gov website.
 
     The website had been plagued with problems for the millions of Americans, including thousands of North Dakota who have tried to sign up.
 
     Scharpe says the website appears to be working smoothly now.

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – BNSF Railway says a rail line has reopened in North Dakota after a derailment just outside of western North Dakota’s oil patch.
 
     The railroad says nine empty oil tanker cars derailed after a train was hit by a pickup truck Sunday morning, about 60 miles southeast of Minot.
 
     BNSF spokeswoman Amy McBeth says the line reopened at about 2:30 p.m. on Monday.
 
     McBeth says there were no injuries to the pickup driver or to personnel on the train. She says the incident is under investigation.
 
     The mile-long train, with 104 empty oil tanker cars, was coming from Oklahoma to get filled with North Dakota crude oil.

 

In sports…

 KODIAK, Alaska (AP) – A Kodiak woman carried out a well-kept secret by showing up unannounced in Minnesota for a reunion with her daughter, a sophomore at the University of Jamestown in North Dakota.
 
     Sina Timu surprised her daughter, Puni, an hour before the tipoff of her junior varsity women’s basketball game at Minnesota State University-Moorhead. The Nov. 21 reunion was the first time mother and daughter had seen each other in almost a year and a half.
 
     The Kodiak Daily Mirror says the visit was made possible by Puni’s teammates, who raised the money to fly Sina Timu to Minneapolis.
 
     Puni, who graduated from Kodiak High School in 2012, says she sensed something was going to happen the evening of her mother’s arrival. But she couldn’t figure out what it could be.

  GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – University of North Dakota volleyball coach Ashley Hardee is on paid administrative leave after an alleged hit-and-run incident at the Big Sky tournament last weekend in Portland, Ore.
 
     UND Athletic Director Brian Faison says  the school is conducting an internal review. Hardee did not respond to a request for comment.
 
     Portland State spokesman Scott Gallagher says officials are investigating a reported hit-and-run vehicle accident allegedly involving Hardee at the team hotel early Sunday. Gallagher says no one was hurt. Campus officers from Portland State and UND are working together on the investigation.
 
     UND lost in the semifinal round of the Big Sky tournament Friday night but did not fly out until Sunday morning.

 

 NATIONAL  FOOTBALL  LEAGUE

     SEATTLE (AP) – The Seattle Seahawks are the first NFL team to clinch a playoff berth after winning a matchup that looked great on paper and lopsided on the field.
 Russell Wilson threw for 310 yards and three touchdowns without an interception as the Seahawks pounded New Orleans 34-7.
  The outcome allows the Carolina Panthers to move into a virtual first-place tie with the Saints in the NFC South at 9-3.
 
 
       NATIONAL  BASKETBALL  ASSOCIATION
 
   Final            Washington        98    Orlando      80
   Final  3OT    New  Orleans    131    Chicago    128
   Final            San  Antonio    102    Atlanta    100
   Final            Utah                  109    Houston    103
   Final            Portland          106    Indiana    102
 
 
       NATIONAL  HOCKEY  LEAGUE

  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Jason Pominville and Charlie Coyle scored 57 seconds apart early in the third period to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 2-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday night. Josh Harding improved to 11-1-0 at Xcel Energy Center this season and 32-10-2 all-time.
 
   Final    Winnipeg            5    N-Y  Rangers        2
   Final    Montreal            3    New  Jersey          2
   Final    Los  Angeles      3    St.  Louis            2
 
 
       TOP-25  COLLEGE  BASKETBALL
 
   Final    (12)  UConn            65    (15)  Florida      64
   Final    (17)  Iowa  St.      99              Auburn        70
 

NFL…

 NEW YORK (AP) – The NFL says Sunday night’s officiating crew should have stopped play and eliminated confusion about the down and distance at the end of the Giants’ 24-17 victory at Washington. With New York leading by 7 points just after the two-minute warning, a catch by the Redskins’ Pierre Garcon on second-and-5 was spotted short of a first down at the Washington 45. Referee Jeff Triplette signaled third down. But the head linesman, with the Redskins in a hurry-up offense, incorrectly motioned for the crew to advance the chains, which caused the down boxes to read first down.

 

MLB…

UNDATED (AP) – The Detroit Tigers have traded starting pitcher Doug Fister to the Washington Nationals for infielder Steve Lombardozzi, left-hander Ian Krol and minor league lefty Robbie Ray. The 29-year-old Fister was 14-9 with a 3.67 ERA this year, and 32-20 in two-plus seasons with the Tigers. 

 

TOP-25 MEN’S HOOPS POLL
 
 
     UNDATED (AP) – Michigan State held onto the top spot for a third straight week in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, receiving all but two of the first-place votes.
 
     Arizona moved from fourth to second with the other two first place ballots.
 
     Kentucky remains third while Syracuse jumps from eighth to fourth. Ohio State moves up two spots to fifth and is followed by Kansas, which had been second. Completing the top 10 are Louisville, Wisconsin, Oklahoma State and Duke, which drops four spots after losing to Arizona in the NIT Season Tip-Off.
 

NHL…

DETROIT (AP) – Two-time Stanley Cup champion and three-time Olympian Doug Weight has been inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Monday in Detroit. Joining the four-time NHL All-Star is former teammate Bill Guerin, a Stanley Cup champion, three-time Olympian and four-time All-Star.
 
     Carolina Hurricanes owner Peter Karmanos, former college coach Ron Mason and women’s hockey pioneer Cindy Curley also were inducted.

 

In world and national news…

 TOKYO (AP) – Simmering Asian tensions over China’s latest declaration have Vice President Joe Biden speaking out on a trip to the region. He says the risk of “accidents and miscalculation” has been escalated by China’s new air defense zone above a set of islands Japan also claims. Biden is in Japan, which also rejects the zone. He’s due in China in a couple of days.

 
     BAGHDAD (AP) – Officials say attacks across Iraq today killed 19 people. In one incident, insurgents assaulted a mayor’s office in a Sunni town just north of Baghdad, killing 10 people, including six policemen. The gunman fled. The other attacks involved bombs. Violence has spiked since April.  

 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – Education Secretary Arne (AR’-nee) Duncan is disappointed at the U.S. performance in a global exam given to 15-year-olds. No Americans cracked the top 20 in math, science or reading. In fact, Americans were below average in math and just average in the other two subjects. Teens from Asian nations ruled. Duncan calls it a “picture of educational stagnation.”
 
     TOKYO (AP) – A government panel says Japan’s crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi (foo-koo-SHEE’-mah dy-EE’-chee) plant could run out of water storage within two years if current plans are not fully workable. The panel is proposing additional measures to lessen the contaminated water crisis. A final report is expected later this month.
 
     VATICAN CITY (AP) – Ancient manuscripts at the push of a button. That’s a goal beginning to be realized in a joint project of the Vatican Library and Oxford University’s Bodleian (BAHD’-lee-an) Library which have put the first of 1.5 million pages of ancient manuscripts online. It’s part of a four-year plan begun in 2012 to digitize some of the most important Hebrew manuscripts, Greek manuscripts and early printed books. Gutenberg bibles are among the early entries.