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REST OF TODAY…CLOUDY. SNOW AND AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE
IN THE MORNING…THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
ACCUMULATION 1-2 INCHES. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA 50 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.TONIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING.
HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING.
LOWS 10 TO 15. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING…
THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED
WITH RAIN IN THE EVENING…THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 30S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 30S.
TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY…MAINLY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA INTO THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY BEFORE PUSHING OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST.
FREEZING DRIZZLE SHOULD END IN THE JAMES VALLEY BY NOON TUESDAY.
SNOW SHIFTS SOUTHEAST INTO THE JAMES VALLEY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
SNOW WILL AGAIN SPREAD OVER THE AREA TONIGHT FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST AND GRADUALLY BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
EXPECT TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OF UP TO AROUND 3 INCHES.
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A LIGHT WINTRY MIX ACROSS FAR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA INCLUDING THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY MORNING.
ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE FOR A CHANCE OF RAIN/SNOW SATURDAY TURNING TO ALL SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. SNOW AMOUNTS SHOULD REMAIN LIGHT.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Police on Tuesday morning is reporting traffic accidents, with slippery driving conditions on city streets.
Four to five accidents were reported between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m., Tuesday. No injuries were reported in any of the accidents.
Sanding trucks were called out about 8:30-a.m., to a number of locations, as vehicles were reported sliding through intersections.
Freezing drizzle is forecast through Tuesday morning changing over to snow early Tuesday afternoon.
Then snow accumulations of 1 to 2 inches in the forecast as well for Tuesday.
Snow will again spread over the area Tuesday night from northwest to southeast, and gradually end Wednesday afternoon.
Expect total snowfall amounts through Wednesday afternoon of up to around three inches.
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Jamestown (CSi) This evening Jamestown Public Schools will host the next community meeting at 6:30-p.m., at the Jamestown Middle School, Thompson Room.
On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Jamestown Public School Superintendent Rob Lech said, public input is being solicited concerning the the long-range facilities planning, including a facilities assessment, staff and community engagement, and ultimately assistance with approving the long-range facility plan, that would be adopted by the Jamestown Public School Board.
A boundary analysis will be made for K-5 schools, to meet capacity limits.
He said the input is needed as the school district makes difficult decisions regarding facilities, short-term and long-term. The community input will help the school district understand what students and the community needs, and the level of support for each of these concepts.
Lech added that the January 20th public meeting will give the school district perspectives necessary to make the best possible decisions for Jamestown Public Schools.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Public School Board Monday evening heard a report from Superintendent Rob Lech concerning a meeting he had with Jamestown officials to find solutions to congested traffic problems at the middle school bus stop and the high school parking lot.
Any changes under consideration would go into effect next school year.
One idea is to move the bus stop to the back of the middle school to alleviate congestion with parents who are dropping off or picking up students in the same area.
Also discussed is a one-way entrance into the high school parking lot from 12th Avenue Northeast and a one-way exit onto 13th Street Northeast.
Lech said he also wants more consistent signage throughout the district and and removing some of the diagonal parking spaces along 3rd Street Southeast to improve the field of vision around the middle school.
Also at the meeting Carol Ulrich, whose children both attend school at Jamestown Public Schools, voiced her concerns about data that will be collected on students under the new Common Core standards for education
She said the Common Core tests go beyond checking a child’s proficiency in math or English in that they collect psychological and behavior assessments on students as well.
Lech said he understands the concerns over data privacy, and school district employees are concerned about protecting their own data as well as the data of the students.
He pointed out that the state Department of Public Instruction has a data advisory team working on the implementation of the Common Core standards, and he was “very confident that they have a high level of scrutiny of where that data goes.”
The meeting was recorded by CSi 10 THE REPLAY CHANNEL, with replays starting Tuesday.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council’s Finance and Legal Committee this afternoon will consider approving the request for Sabir’s II, LLC (Nam Sabir) of Valley City, to assume the CGBG $220,400 equipment loan of BCG Jamestown, LLC (James and Sherry Heyer) Buffalo City, Buffalo City Rotisserie Grille, as part of the purchase of the restaurant business located at 103 First Avenue South.
Any recommendation for approval is subject to approval from the ND Division of Community Service.
Jamestown (CSi) The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports that at approximately 6:40 a.m., Monday , an eastbound 2000 GMC straight truck hauling frozen pizzas was coming from Valley City, headed to Fargo. Near milepost 319, five mile east of Buffalo, The driver, the lone occupant, 46 year old James McEwen, of Fargo, lost control of the truck causing it to tip onto its passenger side in the south ditch. The truck box was compromised during the crash, causing the pizzas to spill out into the ditch. McEwen, was not injured but was brought to Mercy Hospital in Valley City to be checked out by a private party.
He was wearing a seat belt.
Jamestown (CSi) The Spiritwood Energy Park Association (SEPA) Board of Directors, heard Monday from Great River Energy, Senior Project Manager Rich Garman.
He presented updates at the Spiritwood Energy Park, including the close out of the SEPA Rail Loop.
Permanent signage to indicated the location is planned for this Spring requiring minor construction.
JSDC CEO Connie Ova discussed funding for BNSF rail switches.
Stutsman County COO Casey Bradley indicated that the Stutsman County Commission will decide on helping to fund the project.
Jamestown (CSi) The 2nd Annual, “Purses for a Purpose,” will help raise vital funds for North Dakota Wounded Warriors, and benefiting North Dakota veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) helping to provide service dogs.
The event is set for Sunday February 8, 2015, from 4-p.m. to 7-p.m., at the Buffalo City Rotisserie Grille in Jamestown.
There will be designer purses, a silent and live auction, Stella Cidre (with complementary glass) and hors d’oeuvres.
Bring gently used or new designer purses to the event, or drop sites, including Unison Bank and First Community Credit Union in Jamestown. Bring two purses and get to pick out two purses.
Only 200 tickets are available, and no reservations will be taken.
General Admission is $25, VIP tickets $50, which enters the purse exchange first.
Order tickets by contacting
Annie-client.services@servicedogsforamerica.org and make checks payable to Paws4Ward-2015, and mail to Paws4Ward, P.O. Box 1235 in Jamestown ND 58402.
While available, sponsorship opportunities include….
Brief Case Sponsor…$1,000 and includes a logo at the event, business name and logo in all event publicity, and six general tickets.
Clutch Sponsor…$5000, and includes logo at the event, business name in all event publicity, and four general tickets.
Handbag Sponsor…$250 and includes logo at the event, business name in program and two general tickets.
Wristlet Sponsor…$100, and includes logo at the event.
Shelley Nannenga, of Service Dogs for America reports, last year, Paws4-Ward raised $17,000 for North Dakota Veterans in need of a PTSD service dog.
Service Dogs for America currently has eight North Dakota veterans on the waiting list for a service dog.
The average cost of a service dog is $20,000 and none of the cost is covered by insurance, or the VA.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Residents of a 46-unit apartment building in Fargo were evacuated for a time after a kitchen fire in one of the units.
Officials say no one was hurt in the incident about 4:30 a.m. Tuesday. It took firefighters only 10 minutes to put out the flames, but damage was estimated at about $150,000.
All tenants were able to return to the three-story building except for those in the apartment where the fire started and those in a neighboring apartment. The Red Cross was arranging temporary housing.
Investigators believe the fire started on the kitchen stove.
ROSS, N.D. (AP) – Two men were hospitalized with severe burns after a fire in a building at an oil well in Mountrail County.
The Sheriff’s Department says 27-year-old Kyle Stipcich and 30-year-old Jonathan Henderson were injured Friday afternoon at the well southwest of Ross.
Stipcich was flown to the Regions Hospital burn unit in St. Paul, Minnesota, for treatment, and Henderson was taken to Trinity Hospital in Minot.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Minot police are searching for two males who allegedly robbed a man and then fired shots at him when he fled.
Authorities say the 27-year-old victim was outside smoking late Friday when he was approached by the two males, held at gunpoint and robbed of his wallet and other belongings “in an attempt to settle a debt.”
Police say the man ran from the scene, and the suspects fired four or five shots at him. He was not hit, but police say a neighbor who also was outside at the time was nearly struck by a bullet that hit her house.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A man who led police on a vehicle chase through a North Dakota town and then resisted arrest has been sentenced to a year and a half in federal prison.
Authorities say Dezmond Andres Sr. was pulled over for a traffic violation near New Town in April 2013, but sped off after a passenger left the vehicle. Police said other motorists were forced off the road during the chase. Andres eventually stopped after his front tires blew out.
Court documents show that Andres tried to take refuge in a semi-trailer and was eventually subdued with use of a Taser.
Andres pleaded guilty earlier to resisting a federal officer.
The defendant’s attorney was not available for comment.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Minot lawmaker is pushing a measure that would give state income tax breaks to low-wage earners in North Dakota.
Republican Sen. David Houge says single people earning less than $36,250 would pay no state income tax under his proposal. A married couple filing jointly would pay no income tax if their wages are less than $62,600.
Houge told the Senate Finance and Taxation Committee on Tuesday that the income tax cut would help people with low incomes and force lawmakers to control spending.
Houge says the measure would cost the state an estimated $151 million annually in lost revenues.
The state Tax Department estimates there are about 435,000 North Dakotans who file state income taxes. Houge’s proposed legislation would affect about 170,000 low-wage earners.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota lawmakers are considering a proposal that would allow elected public officials to carry firearms at the state Capitol and other public buildings.
Current North Dakota law forbids carrying concealed weapons in public places. There are exemptions for law enforcement officers and others.
The measure is sponsored by 12 Republican lawmakers. Rep. Ben Koppelman of West Fargo is the bill’s primary sponsor.
The proposal would require the elected official to have a valid concealed weapons license to pack a gun in a public building.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A Minnesota man accused of running an illegal gambling operation in North Dakota has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors.
Court documents show Gerald Greenfield, of Bloomington, Minnesota, plans to plead guilty to transmitting wager information and money laundering. Details of the plea agreement have not been released.
Greenfield is charged in federal court with three counts, including conducting a sports betting business and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) – A Dallas-based oil company says someone has vandalized one of its oil well sites near Watford City, causing more than 250 barrels of oil to be released.
Petro-Hunt L.L.C. reported Monday that 260 barrels of oil were released, contained and recovered at a site about 25 miles northeast of Watford City.
Company spokesman Fred Hosey says someone came onto their unsecured site, broke the seals on the tank valves and opened them. He says the oil was released only within a protective berm.
Hosey says while vandalism isn’t common at their sites, it does happen. He says occasionally it’s a local with a bone to pick, but most of the time authorities never find the culprits.
The incident has been reported and the local authorities are investigating.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The state oil authorities say all but five barrels of brine have been cleaned up from a spill that occurred near Tioga this weekend.
The North Dakota Oil and Gas Division says the Hess Corporation reported on Saturday that 320 barrels of brine were released and contained at the BLDU central tank facility in Williams County.
Brine is an unwanted byproduct of oil production and is considered an environmental hazard by the state. It is many times saltier than sea water and can easily kill vegetation exposed to it.
The company says the cause of the spill was a leaking pipe.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A new rule aimed at curbing the wasteful burning of natural gas in North Dakota and one that would make crude oil safer for shipment would be void under a proposal by a group of Republican lawmakers.
The three-member North Dakota Industrial Commission that includes GOP Gov. Jack Dalrymple approved the two regulations last year.
GOP Rep. Keith Kempenich of Bowman is pushing the measure that would give lawmakers more oversight in oil-related rulemaking. Kempenich told a Legislative committee Monday that such rules should have gone through Legislature’s Administrative Rules Committee, which has the power to block, change or delay new regulations.
State Mineral Resources Director Lynn Helms says the Industrial Commission’s process was thorough. Helms says voiding the new rules would have serious fiscal consequences for the state.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – People who want to serve on North Dakota’s Board of Higher Education can apply for a vacancy created by the departure of Chairwoman Kirsten Diederich.
The application deadline is 5 p.m. on Jan. 30. The committee will meet Feb. 4 to forward three nominations to the governor. The governor’s appointment must be confirmed by the state Senate.
Diederich announced earlier this month that she was stepping down ahead of what was expected to be a contentious confirmation hearing for a second term.
The Board of Higher Education oversees the state’s 11 public colleges and universities. It has eight voting members.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The number of lobbyists registered for North Dakota’s 64th legislative session is down significantly compared to the last three sessions.
The drop comes despite an anticipated record budget this session.
Data from the North Dakota Secretary of State’s office show 380 lobbyists representing 709 organizations are registered this year.
Last session, there were 574 registered lobbyists representing 942 organizations.
Data show 555 lobbyists were registered for the 62nd legislative session, representing 890 organizations.
The session before that, there were 591 lobbyists representing 963 organizations.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The acting mayor of North Dakota’s largest city says he wants the job on a permanent basis.
Tim Mahoney announced Monday that he is officially running in the special election for Fargo mayor, tentatively set for April. Mahoney took over the position when Mayor Dennis Walaker died in December after a battle with kidney cancer.
Brad Wimmer, a former city commissioner who lost to Walaker in the June election, is also a candidate for mayor.
DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) – The cost of a new oil refinery near Dickinson is rising due to delays in getting the facility up to full production.
The Dakota Prairie Refinery started accepting crude late last year, but bitter cold weather and electrical system revisions have pushed back full production until at least April.
The plant is now expected to cost more than $400 million, about $50 million more than the previous estimate.
Bismarck-based MDU Resources Group and Indianapolis-based Calumet Specialty Products Partners broke ground on the refinery in March 2013. Once it is fully operational, it will process 20,000 barrels of oil each day into 7,000 barrels of diesel fuel and other products.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Hundreds of Bismarck area residents are rallying to save a local pet cemetery slated for closure. Owner Jarod Obering recently announced Billie’s Meadow Pet Cemetery in Bismarck will be closing to the public within the next several months. He says the property has changed hands three times within the past year and he no longer has access to equipment needed to maintain the cemetery.
In sports…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team is now ranked second in both national polls.
UND maintained its spot in this week’s USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll and moved up one spot in the USCHO.com poll.
The team swept Niagara over the weekend, moving to 16-5-2 on the year. UND hosts unranked Colorado College this coming weekend.
Minnesota State remained in the top spot in both rankings. Boston, Harvard and Massachusetts-Lowell rounded out the Top Five in both polls.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Benson County 63, Warwick 58
Bottineau 70, Towner-Granville-Upham 58
Central Cass JV 52, Sargent Central 49
Dickinson 68, Miles City, Mont. 55
Flasher 55, Kidder County 51
Four Winds/Minnewaukan 81, New Rockford-Sheyenne 47
Hankinson 79, Kindred 58
Harvey-Wells County 57, Lakota/Edmore 56
Kenmare 68, Tioga 41
Lewis and Clark-Berthold 84, Glenburn 51
Minot Our Redeemer’s 68, Des Lacs-Burlington 52
New Town 77, White Shield 44
North Star 65, Park River/Fordville Lankin 51
Rugby 93, Sawyer 65
Stanley 68, Ray 57
Strasburg-Zeeland 64, Eureka/Bowdle, S.D. 46
Turtle Lake-Mercer 51, Underwood 41
Turtle Mountain 84, Dunseith 49
Velva 53, Drake/Anamoose 42
Watford City 55, Trinity Christian 52
Wilton-Wing 56, Center-Stanton 53
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Ada-Borup, Minn. 80, Northern Cass 20
Beach 63, New England 34
Beulah 71, Mandaree 37
Dickinson Trinity 58, Hettinger/Scranton 29
Fairmount-Campbell-Tintah 46, Central Cass 45
Fargo Davies 81, Devils Lake 65
Glen Ullin-Hebron 62, Richardton-Taylor 29
Hatton-Northwood 36, Griggs County Central 13
Heart River 47, Mott-Regent 41
Herreid/Selby Area, S.D. 46, South Border 34
Kindred 59, Hankinson 35
Larimore 45, Cavalier 38
Midkota 47, Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 42
Miles City, Mont. 59, Dickinson 43
Richland 65, Milnor-North Sargent 63, OT
Rolette-Wolford 61, Langdon-Munich 46
Sargent Central 56, Lidgerwood-Wyndmere 49
Turtle Mountain 82, Dunseith 28
Class B basketball polls
Boys
Team Rcd Pts LW
1. Four Winds-Minnewaukan (12) 8-1 128 1
2. Rugby (1) 8-1 102 3
3. Central Cass 8-0 96 5
4. Beulah 5-1 85 6
5. Oak Grove 7-2 68 2
6. Berthold 9-0 53 7
7. Northern Cass 11-1 45 NR
8. North Star 6-2 40 4
9. Hillsboro-Central Valley 8-0 32 9
10. Ellendale 9-0 30 NR
Others receiving votes: Cavalier (8-2), Grafton (7-1), Solen (10-0), Dunseith (8-3), Our Redeemer’s (9-1), New England (8-2).
Girls
Team
1. Bishop Ryan (13) 13-1 130 1
2. Kindred 12-0 114 2
3. Carrington 10-0 91 4
4. Lakota-Edmore 9-2 75 5
5. Thompson 9-2 71 3
6. Parshall 11-1 63 6
7. Dickinson Trinity 11-2 57 7
8. Fairmount-Campbell-Tintah 12-1 39 8
9. Watford City 10-1 34 10
10. Shiloh Christian 10-2 20 9
Others receiving votes: Maple Valley (12-1), Park River-Fordville-Lankin (10-2), Kidder County (11-2), North Star (9-3).
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Gerald Henderson scored 17 points as the Hornets defeated the Timberwolves 105-80 yesterday. Charlotte’s Al Jefferson had eight points and five rebounds in his 25 minutes off the bench. Thaddeus Young had 18 points to lead Minnesota.
Final Washington 111 Philadelphia 76
Final Atlanta 93 Detroit 82
Final L-A Clippers 102 Boston 93
Final Golden State 122 Denver 79
Final Dallas 103 Memphis 95
Final Houston 110 Indiana 98
Final New York 99 New Orleans 92
Final Cleveland 108 Chicago 94
Final Toronto 92 Milwaukee 89
Final Phoenix 115 L-A Lakers 100
Final Portland 98 Sacramento 94
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – James Wisniewski scored the go-ahead goal to help the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Minnesota Wild 3-1 yesterday. Brandon Dubinsky scored early for the Blue Jackets. Zach Parise scored for the Wild. Minnesota fell to 4-9-4 over their last 17 games.
Final N-Y Islanders 7 Philadelphia 4
Final Carolina 4 Toronto 1
Final Vancouver 2 Florida 1
Final St. Louis 3 Colorado 1
Final OT Calgary 2 Los Angeles 1
Final New Jersey 5 San Jose 2
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final Georgetown 78 ( 4) Villanova 58
Final ( 5) Duke 79 Pittsburgh 65
Final (11) Kansas 85 (19) Oklahoma 78
Final (17) Texas 66 TCU 48
TOP-25 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final ( 1) South Carolina 77 Florida 42
Final ( 3) Baylor 75 ( 8) Texas 58
Final ( 6) Notre Dame 88 ( 5) Tennessee 77
Final ( 9) Oregon St. 75 Washington 67
Final (13) Arizona St. 60 (11) Stanford 57
Final (16) Nebraska 69 Purdue 59
TOP-25 BASKETBALL POLLS
UNDATED (AP) – Kentucky and Virginia are still 1-2 in the men’s Associated Press Top-25 basketball poll after both improved to 17-0. The top-ranked Wildcats got 63 of the first place votes, with No. 2 Virginia getting the remaining two. Rounding out the top-five this week are Gonzaga (gahn-ZAG’-uh), Villanova and Duke.
Your second five consists of Wisconsin, Arizona, Notre Dame, Iowa State and Louisville.
South Carolina remains No. 1 in the AP women’s poll, followed by Connecticut, Baylor, Louisville and Tennessee. South Carolina received 27 first place votes, with UConn getting the remaining eight.
NBA…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Mo Williams has been named the NBA’s Western Conference Player of the Week. This was the first weekly performance award for Williams in his 13-year career. The six other Timberwolves players who’ve won at least one of them previously were Kevin Garnett, Kevin Love, Al Jefferson, Nikola Pekovic, Sam Cassell and Stephon Marbury.
NFL…
DENVER (AP) – The Denver Broncos have announced the signing of Gary Kubiak (KOO’-bee-ak) to be their new coach. The former Texans coach signed a four-year contract to lead the Broncos after previously serving as the team’s backup quarterback and offensive coordinator. Kubiak was 61-64 with two playoff appearances in eight seasons with the Texans.
NEW YORK (AP) – NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy says the league is investigating whether the Patriots deflated footballs used in their AFC championship game victory over the Colts. The inquiry was first reported by the website for WTHR-TV in Indiana, citing an unnamed source. The game operations manual of the NFL notes that people who alter footballs or allow an unapproved football to be used in a game can be disciplined with fines or other punishments.
MLB…
WASHINGTON (AP) – A person familiar with the negotiations says the Washington Nationals have worked out a seven-year, $210 million contract with 2013 AL Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer. The 30-year-old right-hander became a free agent after spending the past five seasons with the Detroit Tigers. He was 18-5 with a 3.15 ERA in 2014, a year after going 21-3 with a 2.90 ERA and being voted the AL’s best pitcher.
UNDATED (AP) – The Texas Rangers have added Yovani Gallardo (yoh-VAH’-nee gy-AHR’-doh) to their starting rotation, acquiring him from Milwaukee for three players and cash.
The Chicago Cubs have acquired outfielder Dexter Fowler from the Houston Astros for infielder Luis Valbuena and right-hander Dan Straily.
TENNIS…
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Serena Williams made a good start toward capturing a 19th career Grand Slam with a 6-0, 6-4 win over Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgium at the Australian Open. Williams has already won five Australian Open titles. Men’s top seed Novak Djokovic (JOH’-koh-vihch) opened his Australian Open schedule with a straight-sets win. And fourth seed Stan Wawrinka (vah-VRIN’-kuh) began his title defense with a straight-sets victory.
In world and national news…
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union message to the nation tonight but it’s expected to look more like a tone-setter for the 2016 election campaign. Obama plans to focus on income inequality and middle-class economic issues, but his proposals aren’t expected to make any headway in the new, Republican-led Congress.
CAIRO (AP) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (shin-zoh ah-bay) says the Islamic State group’s threat to kill two hostages unless Japan pays $200 million is “unforgivable.” Abe vows to save the men, saying “Their lives are the top priority.” He didn’t say whether saving the men includes paying the ransom, which the extremists are directly demanding from Japan’s premier during his visit to the Middle East.
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – The terrorist threat level against police in Australia is now at its second highest level, the same as it is for the general public. Australia’s main domestic security agency raised the level in response to recent international attacks targeting officers. Police say there are an increasing number of Australians inspired by groups such as Islamic State “with the intent and capability” to attack police.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Bans in 30 states on candidates for elected judgeships personally seeking campaign donations could be affected by a case before the Supreme Court. The justices are hearing an appeal today in a Florida case where a judicial candidate received a public reprimand for violating a Florida Bar rule. Lower courts have been split on the issue in the Florida case. Supporters say such bans are important to preserve public confidence in an impartial judiciary.
NEW DELHI (AP) – Signs of a comeback by India’s wild tigers are raising hopes that conservation efforts are working. A tiger census conducted in 2014 found at least 2,226 tigers in forests across India, up from 1,706 counted in 2010. Tigers in India have been threatened by rampant poaching and shrinking habitats.
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