Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Dec 14

CSi Weather…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

JAMESTOWN….FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON…

* SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE ARE POSSIBLE FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A LIGHT ICING ARE POSSIBLE.

THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS FORECAST FROM
FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...THROUGH MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
INCLUDING THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. SNOWFALL TOTALS COULD RANGE
BETWEEN 4 AND 7 INCHES THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

HOWEVER...S0ME UNCERTAINTY REMAINS WITH THE EXACT TRACK AND
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...THEREFORE A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED.

VALLEY CITY…. FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM WEDNESDAY

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…4 TO 8 INCHES.

* WINDS…NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS OF A LIGHT ICING ARE POSSIBLE.

* THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW…SLEET…OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.

CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

 

Forecast…

REST OF TODAY…CLOUDY. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TONIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING
DRIZZLE. AREAS OF FOG. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY…CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. A 30 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…SNOW AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE
IN THE EVENING…THEN SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. MODERATE SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS. LOWS AROUND 20. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…SNOW LIKELY. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 80 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
EVENING. LOWS AROUND 15.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 20.
LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 10 TO 15.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS NEAR ZERO.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 20.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 15. HIGHS
IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – Much of the Dakotas could be in store for significant snowfall by midweek.

The National Weather Service has posted winter storm watches and advisories in the western and central portions of the two states and into eastern North Dakota Tuesday into Wednesday.

Forecasters say a foot or more of snow could fall in the northern Black Hills of South Dakota. Other areas could see about half a foot of snow. Freezing drizzle also could fall in parts of the two states.

The weather service says there is no arctic air moving down with the system, so high temperatures will remain in the 20s and 30s and wind chills likely will stay above zero. It could be breezy, though, with blowing snow that could hamper motorists.

 

UPDATE…

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council met in Special Session Monday morning at City Hall. The meeting was geared for the council to take such action as necessary concerning personnel issues and, or city staffing. All members were present.

Reed Schwartzkopf has announced his resignation, immediately, as Jamestown City Engineer. The City Council accepted his resignation, dated December 14, 2015. His letter read that Schwartzkopf appreciated the opportunity to work with city officials, and wished the city well.

Security concerns have been addressed. He turned in his City Hall keys, and computer passwords were being changed.

Schwartzkopf has held the position since June, 2008.

Jamestown Mayor Katie Andersen said the resignation came after city officials performed an annual job performance review.

At the meeting she said that the city will decide on it’s next move to temporarily fill the full time position.

She added that the city has contracts for engineering services, that will be implemented by the City Administrator, in the interim.

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

During the years of flood fighting in Jamestown in 2009, 2010 and 2011, Schwartzkopf worked on behalf of the city, with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, along with the National Guard, and other agencies in sandbagging efforts along with volunteers to protect the city when the water flows released by the Jamestown and Pipestems Dams were at a record high, leading to high James River flows and levels through Jamestown, that over-flowed the river banks.

In August of 2011 due to excessive rain north of Jamestown, sandbagging took place in Jamestown, primarily under Schwartzkopf’s direction.

Stutsman County Emergency Manager Jerry Bergquist adds, that in 2009 Schwartzkopf was integral in the flood fight, due to his hydrological knowledge of water control. He said in 2009 Schwartzkopf found errors in the Corp of Engineers computations of water flow. Bergquist added that if the error was not caught and changed, that the north part of Jamestown would have had the dikes over-topped causing severe flooding.

Schwartzkopf also worked with FEMA officials concerning federal help and securing federal funding for the flood fight.

His knowledge also was invaluable in the flood fight, working with engineering firms and contractors, concerning the sanitary sewer lift stations issues with flood water, and later, in replacing a large lift station at the Jamestown Business Center parking lot, and other issues to control problems with the sanitary sewer becoming infiltrated with flood water, and subsequent replacing of a large section of the city’s sanitary sewer piping.

 

Bismarck (CSi) With the potential for much of the state to experience winter road conditions, the next few days, the North Dakota Highway Patrol urges all motorists to drive with care, buckle up and obey posted speed limits. If road conditions deteriorate, motorists should drive for the conditions and have a winter travel kit in their vehicles. Motorists should be prepared to share the road with snow plows and other maintenance equipment.

So far this year, 124 people have died in traffic crashes in the state. With the potential for snow covered and icy roads, please take the necessary precautions to arrive at your destination safely. This holiday season, please remember to drive safely, wear your seatbelt, and never drink and drive.

Road information can be checked by dialing 511, using the smartphone app or accessing the DOT’s travel information map at www.dot.nd.gov. The latest road reports available on line at CSiNewsNow.com Troopers will continue with proactive enforcement through the end of the year. All traffic laws will be strictly enforced in an effort to save lives.

 

Updated….

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council met in Special Session Monday morning at City Hall.  The meeting was geared for the council totake such action as necessary concerning personnel issues and, and or city staffing.  All members were present

Reed Schwartzkopf  has announced his resignation, immediately, as Jamestown City Engineer.  The City Council accepted his resignation, dated December 14, 2015.  His letter read that Schwartzkopf appreciated the opportunity to work with city officials, and wished the city well.

Security concerns have been addressed.

Mayor Andersen said, that a temporary person will be put in place, as the city decides on it’s next move to temporarily fill the position full time.

She added that the city has contracts for engineering services, that will be implemented in the interim.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown City  Council will meet in Special Session this (Monday) morning at 10- O’clock at City Hall.

The council will take such action as necessary concerning personnel issues and, and or city staffing.

 

Jamestown  (Forum News Service) – Two adults and a juvenile have been charged after allegedly robbing a Jamestown man early Tuesday morning, then forcing him out of a car without a coat or   37 year old Richard Dodge, of Jamestown, was charged in Southeast District Court in Jamestown Thursday with felonious restraint, terrorizing and criminal conspiracy to commit felonious restraint and/or terrorizing, Class C felonies. Dodge was also charged with robbery, a Class A felony, and carrying a concealed firearm without a permit, a Class A misdemeanor.

18 year old Andria Nagel, of Jamestown, was charged with accomplice to robbery, a Class B felony. She was also charged with criminal conspiracy to commit felonious restraint and criminal conspiracy to commit terrorizing, Class C felonies.

Dodge and Nagel had their initial appearances in Southeast District Court in Jamestown on Friday. Both are in custody in the Stutsman County Correctional Center.

 

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Police Department is warning Jamestown residents regarding a convicted sex offender who has changed addresses in Jamestown.

David Merwood Oxtra now resides at 117 Sunnyside Trailer Court, Jamestown, ND.

Oxtra is a 57 year old white male, five feet eight inches tall, weighing 200 pounds with hazel eyes and gray hair.

He presently has no vehicle.

Oxtra has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota risk level committee, of the North Dakota Attorney General’s Office.

Offense: Gross Sexual Imposition. On several occasions he fondled a developmentally disabled 12 year old girl who live in his trailer park.

Conviction Date: December 14, 2005, Stutsman County District Court.

Disposition: 1 year, 1 day, all suspended but 300 days for two years, two years supervised probation.

Oxtra s not wanted by police at this time and has served the sentence imposed by the court.

This notification is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault or intimidate the offender. Attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders or their families, landlords, or employers will be turned over for prosecution.

Printed handouts of the demographics of Oxtra are available at the Jamestown Police Department.

More information on registered offenders is available on the Attorney General’s web site  www.sexoffender.nd.gov

 

Jamestown (CSi) The Annual Jamestown Cops & Kids program this year on Suday,  had a record-breaking 41 children participating.

Coordinator for the event, Stutsman County Deputy, Elizabeth Kapp says, Last year 27 children participated

Children ages 5 to 12 are selected through social services or members of the community who speak with Stutsman County Law Enforcement Center representatives about prospective participants, including teachers, officers, parents and others,

This year was the first year the children also received a reusable shopping bag filled with canned chicken, canned vegetables, instant milk, fruit snacks, macaroni and cheese, candy canes, water and other non-perishable food items, all donated by Wal-Mart.

Representatives from the Jamestown Police Department, Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office, North Dakota Highway Patrol, James River Correctional Center, Stutsman County Correctional Center, Stutsman County Reserve deputies, Foster County Sheriff’s Department, Wal-Mart and other members of the community who volunteered to wrap presents all contributed to this event.

Sergeant Mitch Seibel, at the JRCC, helped organize a wiffle-ball tournament and a bean-bag toss tournament with Jody Larson, lieutenant at JRCC, to raise funds for the event this year.

Collectively, the tournaments raised about $2,000, Seibel said.

The Fraternal Order of Police in Jamestown also hosts events yearly to raise funds to for this event and others of its kind, including music clubs and youth programs.

Jamestown (CSi) The James River Humane Society has placed a donation box and a Christmas tree at the Buffalo Mall, next to Home of Economy. That’s in addition to the donation box at Hugo’s in Jamestown.

On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Humane Society President, Matt Opsahl also said that a fundraiser for the shelter is planned for April 2, 2016.

An Elvis impersonator will perform at 7-p.m., at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Jamestown.

Tickets will be $25. Hors d’oeurves will be served. Included in the ticket will be a cash raffle.

He pointed out that there is a job opening for a weekend employee, twice monthly, from 7-a.m., to noon, includes cleaning, feeding, giving meds, and bringing some animals outdoors.

Contact the James River Humane Society with an application, which can also be picked up at Job Service.

Opsahl added that the Shelter also recently participated in an animal rescue, with some new dogs and puppies now is residence.

Over all there are 16 dogs and 15 cats available currently for adoption.

The James River Humane Society is open every day from 9-a.m., to noon and 5:30-p.m., to 6:30-p.m., and by appointment.

Call 701-25-0747.

The shelter is located off the I-94 Bloom Exit.

On line:  www.jamesriverhumanesocity.org and www.petfiner.com

 

Jamestown (CSi) The next Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours, is Thursday, December 17 in conjunction with the Jamestown Downtown Association.

On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, the Chamber’s Executive, Becky Thatcher-Keller said, the event starts at 4:30 pm with a walk-about of Downtown Jamestown.

Visit Gun and Reel Sports, Gifts from the Heart, and the Home Design Center and get your card signed.

At 6 pm, gather at the Arts Center for socializing and prizes.

Those that have had their card signed at all three locations will have a chance at special door prizes from those businesses.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  Unison Bank made a special gift announcement to Jamestown Regional Medical Center on December 2, 2015. They have partnered with JRMC Foundation for improved care at JRMC. Unison Bank is providing:

• $2,500 for iPads in anesthesia and surgery center
• $7,500 for a special position “scoliosis” x-ray chair for radiology
• $25,000 for cancer care

iPads will be used in anesthesia and the surgery center to help reduce anxiety for children. Recent studies show the use of an iPad prior to anesthesia can also reduce the need for additional sedatives, which improves recovery.

“Most kids who come in for surgery are scared to some degree,” said CRNA, JRMC Anesthesiologist, Andrew Schott, says, “Kids love to play, and using the tablet helps decrease their anxiety level which is great for them, their parents and the staff.”

In radiology, the special position “scoliosis” x-ray chair will be used for children with specific conditions such as spina bifida, cerebral palsy or muscular dystrophy, who have a high risk of scoliosis, curvature of the spine. Early treatment helps reduce its damaging and painful effects on the body through early treatment. For diagnosis, an x-ray is taken of the spine and the best result requires patients to be in a position that simulates standing. Currently, JRMC Radiology and the community do not have the x-ray chair that provides the required patient support, positioning and safely needed for quality results.

Pediatrician and kids specialist at Essentia Health and Medical Director for Anne Carlsen Center,Dr. Myra Quanrud, says, “This is something we have needed for over five years. Anne Carlsen Center clients would have to travel to Fargo and even Minneapolis for imaging because the current chair didn’t allow us to get the image quality we need. It was also a safety risk.”

For the Journey to Oncology, Phase 1 is Service Initiation – funding goal is $350,000; of which will include retrofitting space in the JRMC Clinic, clinical equipment for four patient infusion rooms (tables, IV pumps, treatment recliners, guest chairs, welcome area, medical and infusion supplies), monitors for telemedicine, and pharmacy equipment. It also helps provide funding for the recruitment of the oncology provider and future specialized staff training. This gift will bring the raised total to $295,700, which does not include the $25,000 named endowment fund. Bringing cancer care close to home reduces stress, saves precious time and increases the likelihood of survival and the quality of life.

Unison Bank President and CEO, Kelly Rachel says, “In sharing these projects with the Board of Directors of Unison Bank, there was a great deal of excitement. Everyone understands these are crucial projects that will benefit thousands in the community.　At the same time it gives us an opportunity to help out two great organizations being Jamestown Regional Medical Center and the Anne Carlsen Center. We work hard to make our community a better place to live and work and we’re pleased to present these gifts.”

JRMC President and CEO. K.C. DeBoer, says “We are grateful for the strong leadership and partners we have in the community. It makes very good care and growth possible.”

To learn how you can help the mission of JRMC to become the best rural hospital in the country, call JRMC Foundation at (701) 952-4880 or visit www.foundation.jrmcnd.com

About Jamestown Regional Medical Center

Jamestown Regional Medical Center is a 25-bed, critical access hospital located at 2422 20^th St. SW, Jamestown, ND. For more information on services at JRMC, visit www.jrmcnd.com or call 701-952-1050.

(CSi) The North Dakota Farmers Union has passed a special order of business, reiterating its support for the current corporate farming law.

NDFU is opposed to a bill that moved through the North Dakota Legislature this past year, exempting dairy and swine operations from complying with the corporate farming law. According to NDFU President Mark Watne, voters will have their say on this issue in June.

The North Dakota AFL-CIO surprised the Farmers Union, showing up at the convention with a resolution supporting family farmers and opposing any changes to the state’s corporate farming law.

 

PARK RIVER, N.D. (AP) – Walsh County’s state’s attorney was treated at a hospital and later released after being injured in a vehicle crash.

The Highway Patrol says 52-year-old Barbara Whelan lost control of her sport utility vehicle Saturday morning while trying to pass another vehicle on a slick state Highway 18 east of Park River.

Whelan’s vehicle rolled in the ditch. She was taken to a Park River hospital with unspecified injuries.  She had been released.

 

ROSS, N.D. (AP) – Authorities are investigating after a pickup truck struck the second locomotive of a BNSF Railway train in Mountrail County.

Railroad spokeswoman Amy McBeth  says the train crew wasn’t injured in the accident Sunday afternoon near Ross. She says she heard a report that the truck’s occupants were up and walking around at the scene of the accident.

McBeth wasn’t able to comment further on damage to the train or truck. She says the railroad will work with agencies investigating the incident.

A message seeking comment from the Mountrail County Sheriff’s Department wasn’t immediately returned.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Trial has been delayed for a flight attendant accused of fabricating a story that prompted an emergency landing in North Dakota.

Justin Cox-Sever, of Tempe, Arizona, had been scheduled for a three-day trial in federal court in Bismarck starting Tuesday.  Judge Daniel Hovland granted a defense motion to delay it for two months.

Hovland rescheduled the trial to begin Feb. 23.

Cox-Sever is accused of stuffing a bag with towels and reporting it as a suspicious package on a SkyWest Airlines flight from Minneapolis to Dickinson Sept. 9. The Dickinson airport was temporarily shut down after the plane landed.

Authorities are investigating whether Cox-Sever also is tied to a bogus bomb threat on a flight from Charlottesville, Virginia, to Chicago on July 7. He hasn’t been charged in that case.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota man accused of attempting to recruit a teenage girl for prostitution has pleaded guilty in federal court.

Travis Koropatnicki pleaded guilty to attempted coercion and enticement. In exchange for his plea, prosecutors agreed to drop a charge of attempted sex trafficking of children.

Authorities say Koropatnicki tried to entice a girl whom he believed was 14 years old.

The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for March 14.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota National Guard has a new commander.

Maj. Gen. Alan Dohrmann took the reins from Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk (sprin-suh-NAT-ihk) in a Sunday ceremony. The 65-year-old Sprynczynatyk is retiring after more than four decades with the Guard, including nearly a decade as adjutant general.

The 55-year-old Dohrmann becomes the state Guard’s 21st adjutant general. Gov. Jack Dalrymple says he has an “impressive resume of leadership.”

Dohrmann joined the military as an Army officer in 1983 and the North Dakota National Guard in 1991. In 2009, he led a force of about 2,200 troops from seven countries as part of a yearlong peacekeeping mission in Kosovo.

Dohrmann will oversee about 4,200 airmen and soldiers serving in the National Guard in North Dakota.

 

MOTT, N.D. (AP) – A community in southwestern North Dakota is relieved it won’t have to say goodbye to its longtime National Guard unit.

Mayor Troy Mosbrucker says it was deeply unsettling to hear talk that the 1/186 Engineering Co. in Mott was on the chopping block.

North Dakota National Guard Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk has announced the closures of armories in Cando and Oakes at the end of February. Although the equipment shop and armory in Mott will be spared for now, Sprynczynatyk has said it will be evaluated going forward, along with the other 15 city-owned armories.

In Mott, the National Guard owns the equipment shop, which was built in 1947, and leases the armory from the city.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Two North Dakota sites have been added to the National Register of Historic Places.

The Ashley Jewish Homesteaders Cemetery near Ashley and the M.E. Beebe Historic District in Fargo are now part of a list with over 80,000 properties selected by the National Park Service. The thousands of sites are considered “worthy of preservation.”

The State Historical Society says the cemetery is the only remaining site associated with the McIntosh County Jewish farming community, the largest Jewish agricultural settlement in North Dakota.

The historic district in Fargo consists of six houses owned, designed or remodeled by renowned architect Milton E. Beebe, who started his practice in Buffalo, New York, but moved to Fargo in 1898.

Entering the National Register is the first step toward eligibility for federal preservation tax credits.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A worldwide agricultural conference is coming to North Dakota.

The 20th annual Agricultural Bioscience International Conference is scheduled Sept. 18-21 in Fargo. About 500 scientists, technologists and industry leaders from more than 65 countries are expected at the event.

It will be the first time the conference has been held in the United States.

Conference sessions will focus on plant science, animal health, innovation and healthy food.

Event chair Roger Reierson (RYE’-er-son) says it’s fitting to hold the event in one of the richest agricultural areas in the world.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A new elementary school under construction in Minot will bear the name of former governor and current U.S. Sen. John Hoeven.

The new school is expected to be open for classes next fall. Voters approved funding for the new school in April 2014 as part of a $39.5 million bond referendum.

The school district says the elementary is designed to provide four sections of each grade level to accommodate the increasing number of students in the surrounding areas.

The library within John Hoeven Elementary will be named after longtime Minot educator Lowell Latimer.

Hoeven, a Republican, served as North Dakota’s governor from 2000 to 2010, when he resigned after winning a seat in the U.S. Senate.

 

 

In sports…

Valley City (CSi)  The VCSU men in overtime defeated Bellevue University  Saturday night.

The nineteenth ranked Vikings won 66-60  over the thirteenth ranked Bruins.

VCSU (11-2 overall, 3-0 NSAA).

Next up  Thursday, VCSU travels  for an exhibition game, versus the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks.

 

Valley City (CSi)  In the  Barnes County Girls Basketball tournament  Saturday  the number two team in Class B Girls Basketball won the tournament.

Championship: LaMoure-Litchville/Marion 72 Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 45

3rd Place: Maple Valley 59 Oakes 30

5th Place: Barnes County North 41 Sargent Central 34

7th Place: Enderlin 58 Griggs County Central 36

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Medina-Pingree-Buchanon Thunder girls basketball team won the 2015 Stutsman County tournament championship Saturday, with a 49-27 victory over the Ellendale Cardinals.

Third Place: Carrington 50  Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier (E-K-M) 41

South Border 50 Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter 39 (fifth place)

Midkota/Kensal 62 Warwick 49 (7th place)

 

Girls Basketball Friday….

Jamestown 55, St. Mary’s 36

 

Boys Basketball Friday…

Jamestown 75 St. Mary’s 62

 

Boys Hockey (Saturday)

Williston 4, Jamestown 3

(Williston won shootout 1-0)

 

College Basketball…

Friday…

Jimmie Women cruise to a

66-49 road victory over Ashford

 

Saturday…

The 10th-ranked Jimmie Women   won their seventh straight game, limiting Clarke (Neb.) severly in a 58-46 victory.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The University of North Dakota is searching for a designer to come up with a logo to match the school’s new Fighting Hawks nickname.

The Grand Forks school adopted the predatory bird mascot last month to replace Fighting Sioux nickname that had been deemed “hostile and abusive” by the NCAA.

The school says it has issued a request for proposal for a logo to accompany the school’s new nickname.

Responses to the school’s proposal must be submitted by Jan. 12. The selection of the designer is expected within a few weeks after the deadline.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL…

UNDATED (AP) – The Associated Press has released its annual All-America football team. Heisman Trophy winner Derrick Henry of Alabama and finalists Deshaun Watson of Clemson and Christian McCaffrey of Stanford lead the way. Henry and LSU’s Leonard Fournette are first-team running backs, Watson is the quarterback and McCaffrey made the squad after setting an NCAA record for all-purpose yards this season.

 

Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year

 

NEW YORK (AP) – Serena Williams is Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year – the first female athlete honored on her own by the magazine in more than 30 years.

Paul Fichtenbaum, editor of the Sports Illustrated Group, calls Williams “a terrific candidate in a year of terrific candidates.”

Williams came within two matches of tennis’ first Grand Slam since 1988.

Runner Mary Decker in 1983 was the last female athlete to earn the award by herself. The U.S. women’s national soccer team was picked by SI in 1999; speedskater Bonnie Blair (1994) and gymnast Mary Lou Retton (1984) were co-honorees with male Olympians.

Monday’s announcement marks a switch to the SI award’s name; past recipients were called Sportsman or Sportswoman of the Year.

Fichtenbaum calls it “the right time to make the change.”

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama visits the Pentagon today as part of an effort to ease public jitters ahead of the holidays. The president will hold a meeting of the National Security Council to explain his strategy for stopping the Islamic State group abroad and its supporters at home.

CAIRO (AP) – Egypt’s chief investigator says a preliminary investigation into the crash of a Russian passenger plane has found no indication yet of any “illegal or terrorist act.” The Oct. 31 crash in Sinai killed all 224 people onboard. Russia has said an explosive device had been placed onboard the Airbus 321-200, and the Islamic State group has claimed responsibility.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Turkey’s state run news agency says some of the country’s soldiers have been withdrawn from a camp in Iraq as part of a “rearrangement” of troops. The move comes days after Iraq demanded that Turkish troops immediately pull out of Iraqi territory.

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) – Five people were killed and another critically injured after a fire broke out at an abandoned home in Fresno, California. A relative of one of the victims tells the Fresno Bee the people were not homeless, but had sought the shelter of abandoned buildings to deal with personal issues and to keep warm.

LYNWOOD, Calif. (AP) – Authorities say a man fatally shot by Los Angeles Sheriff’s deputies on Saturday was holding a gun as he lay dying on the ground. A sheriff spokesman says two deputies fired 33 bullets at Nicholas Robertsonm after he refused to drop the gun and walked across a busy street to a gas station where a family was pumping gas.