CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUESDAY…SUNNY…BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS
15 TO 25 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WEDNESDAY…RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 60 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING…THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.

 

Bismarck, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Sept 28, 2012) — The National Weather Service in its, latest Hydrologic Outlook, (Issued Sept 28, 2012)says the overall risk of flooding in the James River and Missouri River basins, tend to be very low, and lower than normal.

Soil moisture is below normal across a wide area, due to high temperatures, and below normal precipitation during the latter half of the summer and early fall.

The area has the ability to withstand a significant rain event without reaching flood stage.

The report cautions, rains can still occur and can produce flash flooding on small streams and typically dry drainages.

The Weather Service says reservoirs are generally within the lower range of normal for this time of year, and high releases from dams are only a very remote possibility.

The Climate Prediction Center, suggests only the very southern portions of North Dakota has an increased probability of above normal temperatures for October with an equal chance of above normal or below normal precipitation.

For October, November and December of 2012, there is an increased probability of above normal temperatures, and an equal chance for above normal, or below normal precipitation.

　

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — – Plans are moving ahead for Endless Harvest’s, commercial greenhouse business, planned for Jamestown.

The Hydrosun Hyrdoponics developed plan, contains a nearly 3-acre greenhouse, plus support facilities, living quarters and an educational facility, at an estimated cost of $10 million.

Phase-One, is ready to get started. The Hydrosun Hyrdoponics developed plan, contains a nearly 3-acre greenhouse, plus support facilities, living quarters and an educational facility, at an estimated cost of $10 million.

Hydrosun Hydroponics owner, Steve Froehlich says, about 60 percent of the financing has been arranged for Phase One, which is anticipated to raise 4.5 million head of leaf lettuce, annually, about 7 percent of the annual lettuce consumption in North Dakota and Minnesota.

The goal is 36 million heads per year, at a 21.6-acre greenhouse.

The Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corp. authorized a feasibility study in January this year, to determine if a lettuce greenhouse would be profitable.

Also being looked at is the best equipment and practices for operating it.

Hyrdosun is looking at options for a Jamestown location.

The Jamestown educational facility, would be a catalyst to jump start this type of facility all around the U.S.

Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation, CEO Conne Ova says potential investors are invited to get more information, through the JSDC office, in Jamestown.

According to consultant, Lance Brower when the controlled environment agriculture business is established, locally produced lettuce would be in grocery stores, in place of lettuce that comes to the area from the west coast.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News ) — Arbor Day 2012 will be celebrated in Jamestown on Wednesday, Oct. 10 with a ceremony at Klaus Park, starting at 3 p.m.

Jamestown has been a Tree City USA city for 32 consecutive years and will be presented its Arbor Day flag commemorating the achievement. To be a Tree City USA, a community must have a Tree Board or Committee, have a Tree Care Ordinance, have an annual budget of at least $2 per capita and hold an Arbor Day observance and proclamation each year.

The City will also receive recognition for a special achievement of the Tree Growth Award for its 13th year.

Mayor Katie Andersen will read the Arbor Day Proclamation and Roy Sheppard, CEO of the Cable Services Inc. and a retiring member of the Mayor’s Shade Tree Advisory Committee a brief Arbor Day address.

Former mayor James Trautman will be recognized with the Johnny Appleseed Award for his extensive planting of trees in Jamestown & Stutsman County.

Three young men will be recognized for their recent tree planting efforts and achievements. Jaden Horsted, planted 400 trees and shrubs on a hillside near the Frontier Village as an Eagle Scout Project, Alex Igl, planted trees to renovate the Buffalo tree planting in Centennial Forest as an Eagle Scout Project, and Ethan Bowman who received state wide recognition for a Marketplace for Kids project in Agriculture Inovation.

Three trees will be planted in recognition for the three young men in Klaus Park where recently there have been significant loss of trees due to Dutch elm disease and flooding.

Punch and cake will provided by Wells Fargo Bank and will be served to those attending the program. Wells Fargo has been a long-time partner with the city in tree plantings and Arbor Day celebrations.

 

CLEVELAND, N.D. (AP) – Elevators in North Dakota are overflowing
because of an earlier than average harvest.
The soybean harvest is running nearly three weeks ahead of normal.
     The Country Grain Cooperative in the town of Cleveland says it
has been the fastest soybean harvest in the last 30 years.

The yard’s elevator was filled in just 15 days, with the 700,000
bushels of soybeans spilling over to additional piles on the
ground.
     The co-op won’t dump any more trucks until a train arrives.

     Cleveland elevator manager Kevin Knodel says the yields are
better than last year and prices are phenomenal.
     Many farmers are now also starting to combine corn.

 

WALCOTT, N.D. (AP) – Authorities say a rural Walcott home has
been destroyed by fire.
     The Richland County Sheriff’s Office says a juvenile called in
the house fire around 12:30 p.m. Saturday.

     The sheriff’s office says the blaze started in the garage and
moved to the house.
     The juvenile was treated at a nearby hospital for smoke
inhalation.
     The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause.

 

 DURBIN, N.D. (AP) – A search for a suspect in an injury car
accident ended in a Cass County sugar beet field.
     Local and state authorities searched more than three hours
Sunday night for a man seen running from the crash scene on a
county road near Durbin.

County deputies, Highway Patrol troopers and local firefighters used all-terrain vehicles, an airboat and a police dog in the search.
     A Cass County deputy eventually spotted the suspect, 20 year old Rudolpho Roddriguex III, of  Durban,  in the field and arrested him.

    He was taken to Essential Hospital in Fargo, by Casselton Ambulance.
     The person who was ejected and  injured in the rollover crash, 19 year old Michael Foley of Fargo,  was flown to Sanford Hospital in Fargo, with undisclosed injuries.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Officials in North Dakota’s capital city
plan to crack down on panhandlers.
     Bismarck City Attorney Charlie Whitman says  the city has been getting more complaints about aggressive panhandlers.

He says a proposed ordinance would keep panhandlers away from ATMs, traffic, downtown areas and schools.
     Fines for panhandling offenses would range from $50 to $500.
     Mayor John Warford says the proposal is modeled after an
ordinance adopted by Fargo. A public hearing is set for Oct. 9.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A lawmaker says he’s expecting the North
Dakota Legislature to take up the issue of whether workers who are
locked out of their jobs should get unemployment benefits.
     The North Dakota Supreme Court is considering whether state law
provides jobless benefits for about 400 locked-out workers at
American Crystal Sugar Co.
     Job Service North Dakota says the law doesn’t allow benefits for
the Crystal workers, and they’re appealing that decision.

     Democratic Rep. Lee Kaldor represents a number of the workers,
and American Crystal’s Hillsboro sugar beet processing plant is in
his district.
     He says the law should be more explicit about whether locked-out
workers should get unemployment payments.
     Kaldor says state policy is favoring management by denying
benefits to the sugar workers.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Applications are being accepted beginning
Monday for a program that helps low-income people pay their heating
bills.
     The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says about
13,700 people received assistance last year under the Low Income
Home Energy Assistance Program.
     The so-called LIHEAP program helps eligible families pay for
home heating and home weatherizing.
     To qualify, a household can earn up to 60 percent of the state
median income. For a family of three, that equals about $39,000 per
year.
    

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota students will be offered
school lunch menus to showcase food that’s produced in the state.

     The “Pride of Dakota” event is scheduled for Tuesday.

The Department of Agriculture says more than 130 North Dakota schools
will be serving food produced by farmers and ranchers in the state.
     Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring (GORE’-ing) says the
special school lunch day will help local economies.

And he says it will educate students about how their food gets to their table.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A group of Japanese millers are in Fargo to
visit with North Dakota State University officials about wheat
quality.
     Japan is the largest market for U.S. hard red spring wheat,
annually purchasing nearly 55 million bushels.

The country is
considering importing more durum in the future.
     The contingent includes officials from three large flour mills
in Japan.
     The group is meeting with specialists at NDSU to get an overview
of the quality of this year’s crop and talking to breeders to about
future varieties.

 

In sports…

AMERICAN LEAGUE
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Prince Fielder’s two-run homer in the eighth
inning yesterday gave the Detroit Tigers a 2-1 win over the
Minnesota Twins. The victory assured the Tigers at least a tie in
the AL Central with three games to play. Twins star Joe Mauer went
3-for-4 with an intentional walk.

L.A. Angels     5  Texas           4  (first game)

 Mike Napoli homered twice and drove in six runs
as the Texas Rangers assured themselves of
spots in the playoffs with an 8-7 victory Sunday night.

 The Angels trail the A’s by three games for the AL’s second wild
card with three games left.
     The loss by the Angels also clinched playoffs spots for
Baltimore and the New York Yankees, who are tied for the AL East
lead.

  New York rallied from a 5-1 fifth-inning deficit to beat the
Blue Jays 9-6 in Toronto.

 The Orioles kept pace with the Yankees by beating the visiting
Red Sox 6-3 for their fourth straight W.

The Birds finish up their regular season at Tampa.
     Baltimore’s win clinched home field for the O’s if there is a
one-game tiebreaker game to decide the AL East.

Fading Chicago fell three games behind the Tigers with a 6-2
loss to visiting Tampa Bay, keeping the Rays’ wild-card hopes
alive.

Oakland IS a win closer to the club’s first playoff berth in six
years as the Athletics beat Seattle 5-2.

In the American League Wild Card race the A’s top the Angels and Rays by 3 games for the second spot. In the AL West, the A’s are still contending with the Rangers for first place.
     
  Final  Cleveland      15  Kansas City     3
     
 
    NATIONAL LEAGUE

The Cards close in on the NL’s second wild-card
berth with a 10-4 pounding of the Nats.
 

The Braves won for a major league record 23rd straight time in
games started by Kris Medlen, beating the New York Mets 6-2.

The Astros beat the visiting Brewers 7-0 to eliminate
Milwaukee from wild-card playoff contention.

Josh Beckett earned his first victory in his last five starts
and the Dodgers backed him with three homers, beating Colorado 7-1.
The Dodgers have won five straight and remain in contention for an
NL Wild Card spot.
  Final  Philadelphia    4  Miami           1
  Final  Cincinnati      4  Pittsburgh      3
    Final  San Francisco   7  San Diego       5
  Final  Chi Cubs        7  Arizona         2
  Final  L.A. Dodgers    7  Colorado        1
 

 
    NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
 
     DETROIT (AP) – Percy Harvin returned the opening kickoff 105
yards for a touchdown yesterday to help the Minnesota Vikings
defeat the Detroit Lions 20-13.

Marcus Shields scored on a punt return in the third quarter for the Vikings.

Matthew Stafford threw for 319 yards for Detroit, which lost its third straight.

 

 GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) – Aaron Rodgers threw a go-ahead touchdown
to Jordy Nelson in the fourth quarter as the Green Bay Packers beat
the winless New Orleans Saints 28-27 yesterday.

Rodgers finished with 319 yards passing and four touchdowns. Saints kicker Garrett Hartley missed a 48-yard field goal attempt with less than three
minutes left.

DATELINE (AP) – Three teams are still unbeaten in the NFL after
four weeks, Atlanta, Arizona and Houston.

The Falcons beat the Panthers 30-28 yesterday, while the Cardinals clipped the Dolphins 24-21 and the Texas stopped the Titans 38-14.
     
  Final     New England    52  Buffalo       28
  Final     San Diego      37  Kansas City   20
  Final     San Francisco  34  N-Y Jets       0
  Final     St. Louis      19  Seattle       13
   Final     Cincinnati     27  Jacksonville  10
  Final     Denver         37  Oakland        6
  Final     Washington     24  Tampa Bay     22
  Final     Philadelphia   19  N-Y Giants    17
 

NASCAR…

 DOVER, Del. (AP) -Brad Keselowski took the checkered flag in
yesterday’s Sprint Cup race at Dover International Speedway.

This was his second win in three weeks and it propels him into the lead
of the Chase standings.

Jeff Gordon was the runner-up and five-time champion Jimmie Johnson lost his grip on the points lead with a fourth-place finish.

Unoffical Results AAA 400
Sept 30, 2012

1 10 2 Brad Keselowski  Dodge Miller Lite  47/1 400 Running
2 7 24 Jeff Gordon  Chevrolet Drive to End Hunger  43/1 400 Running
3 26 55 Mark Martin  Toyota Aaron’s 2000th Store / Bronx, NY  41/0 400 Running
4 11 48 Jimmie Johnson  Chevrolet Lowe’s / Kobalt Tools  41/1 400 Running
5 15 99 Carl Edwards  Ford Fastenal 39/0 400 Running
6 3 56 Martin Truex Jr.  Toyota NAPA Auto Parts  38/0 400 Running
7 5 18 Kyle Busch  Toyota Interstate Batteries  39/2 400 Running
8 1 11 Denny Hamlin  Toyota FedEx Office  37/1 400 Running
9 2 15 Clint Bowyer  Toyota 5-hour Energy  36/1 400 Running
10 14 20 Joey Logano  Toyota The Home Depot  34/0 400 Running
11 25 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.  Chevrolet National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew  33/0 398 Running
12 17 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.  Ford Cargill 0 397 Running
13 13 29 Kevin Harvick  Chevrolet Budweiser 31/0 397 Running
14 16 47 Bobby Labonte  Toyota Kingsford 30/0 397 Running
15 9 5 Kasey Kahne  Chevrolet Farmers Insurance  29/0 397 Running
16 6 16 Greg Biffle  Ford Scotch-Brite 28/0 397 Running
17 18 78 Regan Smith  Chevrolet Furniture Row / Farm American  27/0 397 Running
18 27 9 Marcos Ambrose  Ford Dewalt 26/0 397 Running
19 21 43 Aric Almirola  Ford Super 8  25/0 397 Running
20 24 14 Tony Stewart  Chevrolet Office Depot / Mobil 1  24/0 397 Running
21 8 39 Ryan Newman  Chevrolet U.S. Army  23/0 397 Running
22 19 27 Paul Menard  Chevrolet Menards / CertainTeed  22/0 396 Running
23 28 51 Kurt Busch  Chevrolet Phoenix Construction  21/0 395 Running
24 20 1 Jamie McMurray  Chevrolet McDonald’s 20/0 394 Running
25 4 22 Sam Hornish Jr.  Dodge Shell / Pennzoil  0 393 Running
26 35 42 Juan Montoya  Chevrolet Target 18/0 393 Running
27 39 31 Jeff Burton  Chevrolet Caterpillar 17/0 393 Running
28 38 10 Danica Patrick  Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 0 393 Running
29 33 93 Travis Kvapil  Toyota Burger King / Dr Pepper  15/0 392 Running
30 31 34 David Ragan  Ford Long John Silver’s  14/0 392 Running
31 30 13 Casey Mears  Ford GEICO 13/0 391 Running
32 42 38 David Gilliland  Ford Taco Bell  12/0 391 Running
33 41 32 T.J. Bell  Ford Greensmoke 0 390 Running
34 40 36 J.J. Yeley  Chevrolet Drive Sober, Drive Alive DE  10/0 388 Running
35 12 17 Matt Kenseth  Ford Ford EcoBoost  9/0 371 Running
36 22 83 Landon Cassill  Toyota Burger King / Dr Pepper  8/0 354 Running
37 23 26 Josh Wise * Ford MDS Transport  7/0 92 In Pit 
38 32 98 Michael McDowell  Ford Phil Parsons Racing  6/0 51 In Pit 
39 37 87 Joe Nemechek  Toyota AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves  0 48 Out of Race 
40 34 195 Scott Speed  Ford Jordan Truck Sales  4/0 32 In Pit 
41 43 37 Dave Blaney  Chevrolet MaxQworkforce
.com 3/0 29 In Pit 
42 36 23 Scott Riggs  Chevrolet North Texas Pipe  2/0 26 In Pit 
43 29 191 Reed Sorenson  Chevrolet Plinker Tactical  0 18 In Pit 

Points…

1  +1 Brad Keselowski 2142 Leader 29 0 5 12 18
2  -1 Jimmie Johnson 2137 -5 29 2 3 15 20
3  — Denny Hamlin 2126 -16 29 3 5 12 15
4  +2 Clint Bowyer 2117 -25 29 0 2 7 18
5  -1 Tony Stewart 2110 -32 29 1 3 10 14
6  -1 Kasey Kahne 2110 -32 29 2 2 9 15
7  — Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2103 -39 29 1 1 10 18
8  +2 Martin Truex Jr. 2100 -42 29 1 0 6 16
9  -1 Kevin Harvick 2096 -46 29 0 0 4 11
10  +2 Jeff Gordon 2094 -48 29 2 1 9 14
11  -2 Greg Biffle 2091 -51 29 2 2 10 15
12  -1 Matt Kenseth 2070 -72 29 1 1 10 16
13  — Kyle Busch 870 -1272 29 1 1 7 14
14  +1 Carl Edwards 836 -1306 29 1 0 3 12
15  -1 Ryan Newman 830 -1312 29 0 1 4 11
16  — Paul Menard 814 -1328 29 0 0 0 7
17  — Marcos Ambrose 798 -1344 29 2 1 3 8
18  — Joey Logano 785 -1357 29 1 1 2 11
19  — Jeff Burton 713 -1429 29 0 0 2 5
20  — Jamie McMurray 702 -1440 29 0 0 0 3
21  — Juan Montoya 669 -1473 29 2 0 0 2
22  — Aric Almirola 661 -1481 29 1 0 0 2
23  — Regan Smith 631 -1511 29 0 0 0 2
24  — Bobby Labonte 629 -1513 29 0 0 0 1
25  +1 Mark Martin 563 -1579 19 4 0 4 8
26  -1 Kurt Busch 551 -1591 28 0 0 1 2
27  +1 Casey Mears 492 -1650 29 0 0 0 0
28  -1 David Gilliland 491 -1651 29 0 0 0 0
29  — David Ragan 489 -1653 29 0 0 0 1
30  — Travis Kvapil 475 -1667 28 0 0 0 0
31  — Landon Cassill 461 -1681 29 0 0 0 0
32  — AJ Allmendinger 400 -1742 17 1 0 1 3
33  — Dave Blaney 352 -1790 27 0 0 0 0
34  — David Reutimann 330 -1812 20 0 0 0 0
35  — Brian Vickers 213 -1929 7 0 0 3 4
36  — David Stremme 198 -1944 23 0 0 0 0
37  — J.J. Yeley 151 -1991 20 0 0 0 0
38  — Michael McDowell 140 -2002 23 0 0 0 0
39  — Josh Wise* 122 -2020 25 0 0 0 0
40  — Ken Schrader 111 -2031 10 0 0 0 0
41  — Stephen Leicht* 107 -2035 13 0 0 0 0
42  — Scott Speed 89 -2053 13 0 0 0 0
43  — Michael Waltrip 75 -2067 3 0 0 0 1
44  — Tony Raines 71 -2071 7 0 0 0 0
45  — Terry Labonte 66 -2076 3 0 0 0 0
46  +1 Scott Riggs 52 -2090 18 0 0 0 0
47  -1 Brendan Gaughan 50 -2092 4 0 0 0 0
48  — Boris Said 34 -2108 2 0 0 0 0
49  — Bill Elliott 14 -2128 2 0 0 0 0
50  — Hermie Sadler 13 -2129 1 0 0 0 0
51  — Mike Olsen 11 -2131 1 0 0 0 0
52  — Robby Gordon 11 -2131 3 0 0 0 0
53  — Mike Skinner 10 -2132 4 0 0 0 0
54  — Tomy Drissi 6 -2136 1 0 0 0 0
55  — Stacy Compton 5 -2137 1 0 0 0 0
56  — David Mayhew 4 -2138 1 0 0 0 0
57  — Kelly Bires 3 -2139 2 0 0 0 0
58  — Patrick Long 2 -2140 1 0 0 0 0
59  — Sam Hornish Jr. 0 -2142 13 0 0 1 1
60  — Trevor Bayne 0 -2142 11 0 0 0 2
61  — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 0 -2142 2 0 0 0 0
62  +1 Austin Dillon 0 -2142 1 0 0 0 0
63  -1 Mike Bliss 0 -2142 14 0 0 0 0
64  — Danica Patrick 0 -2142 7 0 0 0 0
65  +1 Elliott Sadler 0 -2142 1 0 0 0 0
66  -1 Robert Richardson Jr. 0 -2142 1 0 0 0 0
67  +1 Reed Sorenson 0 -2142 15 0 0 0 0
68  -1 Joe Nemechek 0 -2142 26 0 0 0 0
69  — T.J. Bell 0 -2142 5 0 0 0 0
70  +1 Jason White 0 -2142 1 0 0 0 0
71  -1 Jason Leffler 0 -2142 4 0 0 0 0
72  — Cole Whitt 0 -2142 4 0 0 0 0
73  — Chris Cook 0 -2142 2 0 0 0 0
74  — Timmy Hill 0 -2142 1 0 0 0 0
75  — Tim Andrews 0 -2142 0 0 0 0 0
76  — Brian Simo 0 -2142 0 0 0 0 0
77  +1 Mark Green 0 -2142 0 0 0 0 0
78  -1 Jeff Green 0 -2142 0 0 0 0 0
79  — Mike Wallace 0 -2142 0 0 0 0 0
80  — Kenny Wallace 0 -2142 0 0 0 0 0

 

GOLF…

 MEDINAH, Ill. (AP) – Following play on Saturday the U.S. Ryder
Cup team looked to be in good shape to win this years competition.

Things didn’t turn out that way.

The Europeans dominated play Sunday to retain possession of the Cup, 14  1/2 to 13  1/2.
    

 T25-AP POLL…
        NEW YORK (AP) – A week after falling one vote shy, Alabama is a
unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll.
     The Crimson Tide received all 60 first-place votes for the first
time this season.
     Oregon remains No. 2 and Florida State moves past LSU to No. 3.
     It’s the second straight week the Tigers have slipped a spot
following a shaky performance.
     Georgia, South Carolina and Kansas State hold on at 5-through-7.
     West Virginia, Notre Dame and Florida each move up a spot to
round out the top 10.
     NHL-LABOR…
          NEW YORK (AP) – The NHL and the players’ association met for a
third straight day and again avoided the troublesome money issues
that are fueling the ongoing lockout.
     NHLPA special counsel Steve Fehr says they “did not discuss
core economic issues, as was the plan,” during Sunday’s five-hour
get together with league representatives.

He says they “discussed
health and safety, drug testing, including more discussion of drug
testing, medical care etc. Also a number of things in the CBA legal
area of player movements.”
     The drug policy was a key component of talks Friday when the
sides got together for the first time since the NHL imposed the
lockout on Sept. 16.

 

In world and national news…

 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – Three NATO service members and their
translator are among 14 people killed in eastern Afghanistan by a
suicide bomber who rammed his explosives-packed motorcycle into a
patrol of Afghan and international forces.

Officials say the rest
of the dead are civilians and police officers. The Taliban has
claimed responsibility.
     
     WASHINGTON (AP) – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney
plans to head to Denver later today after doing some intensive
preparation for the debate Wednesday in the city.

President Barack Obama is doing his homework in Nevada.
     
     WASHINGTON (AP) – A program Medicare hopes will help improve
quality while saving taxpayers money takes effect today.

Hospitals
that have too many readmissions within 30 days of discharge are now
liable for fines.
     
     TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Gmail is back online in Iran. The Islamic
Republic blocked Gmail last week in response to video clips posted
on YouTube of an anti-Islam film that set off deadly protests
across the Muslim world. YouTube is owned by Google.
    
     WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) – A published report says police think
all three victims of a Sunday morning shooting at a central Florida
VFW parking lot were members of a motorcycle club.

Two people died and a third was critically injured as a charity ride was gettingunder way.

 Police say they detained multiple people and confiscated
a lot of weapons.