Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Jan 20

CSi Weather…

 REST OF TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG THROUGH THE DAY.
 HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
 .TONIGHT…CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
 10 MPH.
 .THURSDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 20 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. HIGHS 15 TO
 20. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 .THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR ZERO. NORTH WINDS
 AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 .FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 20. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 .FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO
 20. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
 .SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS
 IN THE MID 20S.
 .SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 10.
 HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.

 WARMING TEMPERATURES FOR
 THE END OF THIS WEEK.
 ON THURSDAY…HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE A BIT COOLER WHILE
 CHANCES FOR SNOW SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA,  WITH TEMPERATURES STARTING TO
 WARM ON FRIDAY PARTICULARLY OVER THE WEST.
 BY SATURDAY EXPECT THE WHOLE AREA TO BE QUITE MILD WITH MOST
 LOCATIONS PUSHING INTO THE 30S…POSSIBLY A FEW 40S IN THE FAR
 SOUTHWEST.

THE WARMING TREND WILL BE SHORT LIVED…THOUGH…AS A
 COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE AREA LATE SATURDAY. THIS WILL BRING MODEST CHANCES FOR SNOW SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY ALONG WITH CLOSER TO AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR SUNDAY. NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER INTO THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.

 

LaMoure, ND:   A 20 year old LaMoure man is facing criminal vehicular homicide charges in connection with a drunk driving crash that killed his passenger.

WDAY reports, Roddy Gentzkow will have his first bond hearing Wednesday morning. He was in Barnes County jail Tuesday night.

Authorities say Gentzkow drove his truck off the road and hit a tree at 3 Friday morning.  25-year old Joshua Dahlen was killed in the crash.  Neither man was wearing a seatbelt.

Gentzgow has two previous charges on his record for a minor possessing and consuming alcohol.

 

Valley City, ND WDAY TV  reports, the Barnes County Social Services director is facing heavy scrutiny after several employees accused him of creating a hostile work environment.

Director Rick Bolonchuk has only been on the job for 6-months.

In a special meeting Monday night, Barnes County Chairman Mike Metcalf made a motion to terminate Bolonchuk’s position, but the motion failed.

One of the Barnes County Social Service Board Members tells WDAY the goal now to work on teamwork and leadership within the department.

The Barnes County Social Service Board unanimously approved extending Bolonchuk’s contract for another 3 months.

This will be followed by another job performance review.

 

Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session Tuesday evening at City Hall.   Commissioner Luke was on telephone conference call.

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS INCLUDED:

Approved Game of Change Raffle Permit for Chamber of Commerce, Sheyenne Valley Friends of Animals, Ducks Unlimited – Barnes County Chapter.

No one spoke at the Public Hearing time.

A Public Hearing regarding an Amendment to the Renaissance Zone Development Plan, IV. Selection of Projects in the Zone (#2), and Guidelines for Project Approval, clarifying residential Renaissance Zone.

Following the Public Hearing the city Commission approved the amendment to the Renaissance Zone Development Plan and the Renaissance Zone Guidelines regarding residential applications.

ORDINANCES

The City Commission approved the first reading of an ordinance amending Title 9, Zoning.

RESOLUTIONS

The City Commissioners approved a Resolution  to Designate David Schelkoph as Representative to the Missouri River Basin Municipal Power Agency (MRES), and Marshall Senf as Alternate Representative.

NEW BUSINESS

Commissioners received Application for Property Tax Incentive (Payment in lieu of taxes) for a ten year period, for New or Expanding Businesses for Valley City Lodging LLC dba GrandStay Hotel & Suites and set public hearing date for February 16, 2016.

Commissioner Pedersen was allowed to abstain for voting as one of the investors in the business.

The commissioner then approved the application, with a public hearing at the City Commission meeting on February 16, 2016..

The City Commission considered a Renaissance Zone application for Smith Lumber Company for a 5 year exemption on property tax and 5 year exemption on income tax on building expansion only, and designate it as VC-90. The Renaissance Zone Committee previously approved.

The City Commission approved the exemption.

Next the City Commission considered 9 Renaissance Zone applications for Smith Lumber Company for a 5 year exemption on property tax and 5 year exemption on income tax for each newly constructed townhome. Renaissance Zone Committee previously approved, as did the City Commission.

The City Commissioners considered members for the Law Enforcement Feasibility Committee as the City Commission earlier this month, voted to establish a committee of no more than seven members with research of no more than 3 months. Research will include how the action would impact the city budget.

City Commissioner Nielson explained a list of candidates.

Recommendations:

Commissioners Nielson and Magnuson  would represent the city.

At-Large, Carol Nelson and Frank Bishop.

A VCSU representative will be included.

Ex-Officio…David Schelkoph, Avis Richter, possibly Russell Myhre, and a representative of the Sheriff’s Office and Barnes County, along with the police chief.

A member from Valley City Public Schools.

Also two members of the petitioning committee, Bob Drake and Lloyd Nelson, along with a person representing young families.

The individuals will be contacted to participate in the committee.

The first meeting, will be on Tuesday February 16, 2016, at 7 –p.m., at City Hall.

CITY ADMINISTRATORS REPORT

The Public Works budget will come for approval next month.

MRES will update information in regard to the budget planning.

100 cats a dog and other stray animals have been trapped, since last April and were wild.

The City partners with Sheyenne Valley Friends of Animals and a the vet clinic. All but two cats that were sick,  were saved, and  homes found.

 

CITY UPDATE & COMMISSION REPORTS

Avis Richter said the small projects file has been closed concerning the 2011 flood event.

Dave Andersen reminded residents to shovel sidewalks following a snowfall event.

Police Chief Thompson said presented data concerning gasoline usage in police usage.

He said the present 4-wheel drive vehicles have proven to be fuel efficient.

KLJ reported on the first permanent flood control meeting.

A change in venue was noted for  some meetings.

*NOTE CHANGES IN LOCATION

Neighborhood B    January 21,  7 pm *VC EAGLES

Neighborhood C     January 28,  6 pm  *VC EAGLES

Neighborhood D     January 28,  8 pm  *VC EAGLES

Neighborhood E     February 4,    6 pm  Regional Tech Center, 415 Winter Show Road.

Neighborhood F     February 4,    8 pm Regional Tech Center, 415 Winter Show Road.

 

Commissioner Pedersen said economic development is looking at being a liason with the closure of the Valley City Job Service Office.  Mayor Werhoven said the DMV office for license renewals that’s closed needs to find a new Valley City location, and suggested the Rosebud Visitors Center.

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

 

Jamestown (CSi) The January 7-9, 2016, “Battle of the Badges,” blood drive, was the single-largest blood drive held in Jamestown for United Blood Services. It partnered with local law enforcement and fire departments for the first ever Battle of the Badges Blood Drive, at the Jamestown Civic Center.

Donor recruitment representative for United Blood Services, Weldon Roberts, says 220 individuals volunteered to donate blood, and 177 were able to donate. Twenty-nine donors gave double-red cells, which brought the total blood products collected to 206. Forty-three people donated blood for the first time.

United Blood Services provides blood to area hospitals, and about 550 units of blood are needed to keep up with the demand for blood.

Badges Blood Drive, featured two teams competing for the most donors. Team Fire represented the Jamestown Fire Department and the Jamestown Rural Fire Department while Team Law represented the Jamestown Police Department, Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office and the North Dakota Highway Patrol.

The competition allowed donors to choose which agency they wanted to donate blood for. Team Fire won the competition 118 to 102.

Sponsors for the event were Cavendish Farms, R.M. Stoudt, Qual Chiropractic, Bank Forward, Lindberg Brothers Inc., Stutsman Harley-Davidson, Cork & Barrel Liquors, Buffalo City Diesel Inc., RealTruck.com, Domino’s Pizza and Wildside Creations.

 

Update….Jamestown (CSi) Pizza Hut in Jamestown unexpectedly closed its doors Tuesday after more than 50 years of serving pizza and other foods to the community.

Former restaurant Manager Charlie Wright says “All the sudden, not even a week ago, I got a call saying that they were going to be closing (the restaurant) down.”

Wright says  Pizza Hut corporate officials said the reason for the closure was maintenace costs that were too much for the company to bear.

Wright says in the last two years the business was earning a profit, which hadn’t happened the 10 years prior.

Wright had never received more compliments from the community about the pizza, deliveries and customer service than in the last year.

The closure has put 15 people out of work.

The company says  that equipment from the Jamestown location was being moved to the Pizza Hut in Devils Lake.

Wright adds that  none of the employees plan to move to Devils Lake to pursue further employment with the company.

Wright is looking at opening a restaurant similar to a food wagon he owns that sells philly cheesesteaks, gyros and other foods, possibly in the same building as Pizza Hut was formerly located, on 10th Street Southeast, when it becomes available for lease. He hopes to open a restaurant where the food is made in front of the customers.

Property Resources Group in Fargo says the lease of the building to Pizza Hut expires at the end of this month.

At this time it has no official plans for leasing the building to another business.

 

(CSi) Medina farmer, musician Joe Schmidt has dedicated all proceeds from his song “My Field of Dreams” to the Farm Rescue organization.

Farm Rescue says Schmidt was inspired by the widespread positive impact it has, and this is his way of helping farm and ranch families experiencing unexpected crises.

Watch the video

 

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Authorities in western North Dakota say a man suspected of shooting another man over the weekend has turned himself in to police in Montana.

The McKenzie County Sheriff’s Office says 33-year-old Kyle Fuchs contacted investigators on Monday, saying he wanted to give a statement and surrender himself peacefully.

Fuchs was appended without incident in Poplar, Montana, after he told authorities his whereabouts.

The McKenzie County Sheriff’s Office issued an alert on Monday, saying Fuchs was wanted for aggravated assault for allegedly shooting a man in the hip with a handgun. The victim told authorities at the hospital that Fuchs shot him at a house south of Watford City.

Fuchs will be extradited back to North Dakota.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A man convicted of conspiracy to commit murder in the shooting death of a northwest North Dakota hobby rancher wants the state Supreme Court to overturn his conviction.

Ryan Stensaker is serving life in prison with the possibility of parole in the spring 2013 death of 58-year-old Jack Sjol (shohl). Sjol’s body was found in a garbage dump, with bullet wounds to his head, face and upper left arm.

Stensaker was convicted in December 2014 after a trial that failed to answer why Sjol was killed.

Stensaker’s attorney, Mark Blumer, told Supreme Court justices Tuesday that the state’s case was based on circumstantial evidence, and that prosecutors never presented a motive.

Prosecutor Nathan Madden said Stensaker’s conviction should be upheld. Justices will rule later.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Federal prosecutors say they reached a plea agreement with Iowa man accused of robbing a downtown Fargo motel at gunpoint.

Trial that was scheduled to begin Tuesday was cancelled for 30-year-old Eric Webb, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He is charged with five counts, including armed robbery, use of a firearm during a crime of violence, and possession a firearm by a convicted felon.

Webb was shot by a Fargo police officer shortly after the June 4 holdup. He spent time in a Fargo hospital before he was transferred to the Cass County Jail.

A federal prosecutor  says Webb is expected to change his plea to guilty.

Webb’s public defender could not be reached for comment Tuesday night.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A Minnesota man accused of setting a fire that heavily damaged a Somali restaurant in Grand Forks has made his first appearance on a federal complaint.

Twenty-five-year-old Matthew Gust, of East Grand Forks, Minnesota, is facing charges of malicious use of an explosive device and use of a destructive device during a crime of violence.

Authorities say the Dec. 7 fire at the Juba Coffee House was started by a homemade explosive that was made with a 40-ounce beer bottle. It happened three days after vandals spray-painted what some have described as a Nazi-like symbol on the business, along with the words “go home.”

Gust was not asked to enter a plea at Tuesday’s hearing. A detention hearing is scheduled Friday.

Gust was originally charged in state court with felony arson.

 

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) – The Devils Lake police force is getting a K-9 unit.

The City Commission on Tuesday night approved spending up to $10,000 on a trained police dog.

Police Chief Keith Schroeder says the dog is needed mainly to help battle an increase in drug activity in the region. He says the dog won’t be an attack dog, but “a nose with legs.”

Schroeder says the department will buy the dog from an out-of-state kennel that specializes in providing dogs to law enforcement agencies. He hopes to have the dog on the force as early as this spring.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – The Ward County Commission is hiring a special prosecutor to determine if charges are warranted in the death of a county jail inmate.

Twenty-five-year-old Dustin Irwin, of Mandaree, died at a hospital in October 2014 after going into cardiac arrest. An investigation by the state Corrections Department determined that jail staff and administrators had failed to give Irwin proper supervision or medical treatment.

The County Commission voted Tuesday to forward the results of county and state investigations to Divide County State’s Attorney Seymour Jordan. He will determine if any charges are warranted in the case.

The jail has been under state oversight since December 2014 as it works to meet federal standards.

 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Formal charges are pending against two men who allegedly stole an ATM from a hotel on the University of North Dakota campus in Grand Forks.

UND police say the 27- and 52-year-old suspects allegedly stole the ATM from inside the Hilton Garden Inn about 3 a.m. Tuesday and loaded it into a vehicle that had been stolen from a business in Grand Forks County.

Authorities say the suspects tried to flee on foot when officers initiated a traffic stop. They were apprehended and arrested on numerous charges including burglary and theft.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota regulators are holding a public hearing in Fargo on a proposed petroleum products pipeline in Cass County.

Thursday’s Public Service Commission hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. at the Harry D. McGovern Alumni Center on the North Dakota State University campus.

The PSC says NuStar Pipeline Operating Partnership is seeking a permit for a 7.3-mile-long pipeline and associated facilities in conjunction with the proposed Cenex Fargo Terminal.

The $12 million pipeline would extend from rural Prosper to rural Mapleton. It would have a capacity of 24,000 barrels a day of petroleum products such as gasoline and diesel fuel.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – The federal government is awarding the city of Minot over $74 million in grant funding to boost flood recovery efforts in the Souris River Basin.

Minot officials competed for part of nearly $1 billion in federal grant money in the National Disaster Resiliency Competition

The Housing and Urban Development program is designed to help communities continue recovery and enhance resilience for future disasters. Communities that experienced natural disasters from 2011 to 2013 were eligible to compete.

 

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – A cat named Hemi vanished without a trace in 2011 and reappeared mysteriously last week. Now he’s going to fly halfway across the country to rejoin the family that never stopped missing him.

Hemi was a kitten when Robert and Jennifer Connell discovered him curled up on their engine block in 2009 at their home in Havelock, North Carolina.

When Robert Connell deployed with the Marines in 2011 and the family moved to base housing at Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station, Hemi disappeared. The family moved to Bismarck, North Dakota, in 2013.

Last week, Hemi wound up at a North Carolina shelter, where the staff found his microchip and called Jennifer Connell.

Connell says a friend who works for an airline will fly with Hemi next week to Bismarck.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A new state report says North Dakota should continue to gain population despite a slowdown in oil activity due to depressed prices. The report released by the North Dakota Census Office says the state’s population will likely hit 824,000 by 2020 and 992,000 by 2040. The state’s current population is pegged at 757,000.
In sports…

Class B Polls…

Boys

1. Four Winds-Minnewaukan (14) 8-1 157
2. Shiloh Christian (1) 8-1 138
3. Our Redeemer’s 8-1 121
4. Central Cass (1) 8-0 99
5. Hillsboro-Central Valley 8-1 71
6. Milnor-North Sargent 8-0 66
7. Ellendale 9-0 60
8. Dickinson Trinity 9-3 59
9. Linton-HMB 9-2 42
10. Larimore 9-1 26
Others Receiving Votes: St. John (8-2), Strasburg/Zeeland (7-2), Thompson (7-3), Enderlin (6-3), Parshall (8-2), Northern Cass (6-2), L&C-Berthold (7-

Girls

• Thompson (12) 13-0 156
  2. Rugby (4) 12-0 146
  3. LaMoure-LM 10-1 119
  4. Park River-FL 13-0 118
  5. Shiloh Christian 11-1 94
  6. North Star 11-1 87
  7. Watford City 8-1 58
  8. Grafton 9-2 38
  9. Fairmount/CT 12-1 32
  10. Trenton/Trinity Christian 11-0 14
  Others Receiving Votes: Dickinson Trinity (9-3), New Salem-Almont (11-1), Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier (10-2), Our Redeemer’s (9-3), Sawyer (11-2).

VALLEY CITY (VCSU-CSi) – The Valley City State University men’s basketball team moved up four spots to No. 12 in this week’s NAIA Division II Top 25 Coaches’ Poll, released Tuesday afternoon.

The Vikings are coming off a 2-0 week that included a 75-69 victory over rival University of Jamestown. VCSU is now 16-4 overall and 4-0 in the North Star Athletic Association.

The No. 12 ranking is believed to be the highest ranking in VCSU men’s basketball history. In 2007-08, VCSU was also ranked as high as No. 12. Through 20 games, this year’s team has matched the 16-4 start of the 2007-08 squad.

The North Star Athletic Association has two teams ranked in the Top 25 this week. VCSU is the top NSAA team at No. 12. Bellevue University is ranked No. 20. Other NSAA teams did not receive votes this week.

Davenport (Mich.) is the top ranked team for the second straight week. St. Francis (Ill.) is ranked No. 2, and is followed by Saint Francis (Ind.), Briar Cliff (Iowa) and Indiana Wesleyan to round out the Top 5.

Valley City State has nine regular season games remaining, all of which are NSAA conference games.

The Vikings play at the University of Jamestown on Wednesday, Jan. 20, and then go to Presentation College on Saturday, Jan. 23.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team trails Quinnipiac in both national polls, after a split of a weekend series with Omaha.

UND dropped from No. 1 to No. 2 in this week’s USCHO.com poll and remained at No. 2 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll.

Providence remains No. 3 in both polls, with Boston College and St. Cloud State swapping the No. 4 and No. 5 spots in the two polls.

The Fighting Hawks conclude a seven-game home-stand this weekend against unranked Colorado College.

 

PRESEASON COLLEGE BASEBALL POLL…

 

(CSi) The University of Jamestown baseball team is picked second in the North Star Athletic Association preseason baseball poll.

The poll was released on Monday and is voted on by the conference’s coaches.

Bellevue (Neb.) is the unanimous favorite.

With 10 teams in baseball, the NSAA conference is guaranteed two spots in the NAIA national tournament. The regular season winner and conference tournament champion both qualify. The postseason tournaments will be held at Jack Brown Stadium in Jamestown and in Valley City May 6-10.

Mayville State (8-2), Valley City State (3-7) and Dickinson State (5-5) round out the top five in the preseason rankings.

The preseason softball rankings also were released on Monday and the Jimmies sit in the No. 3 spot.

Dickinson State is the unanimous favorite. The Blue Hawks won 44 games last season and advanced to the NAIA World Series. Bellevue was chosen second.

 

 BOYS HOCKEY

    Jamestown 2, Dickinson 1
     Bismarck High 7, Mandan 1
     Fargo South 9, Crookston Pirates, Minn. 7
     Grand Forks Central 13, Fargo North 0
     Grand Forks Red River 7, Detroit Lakes, Minn. 4
     Minot 5, Bismarck Century 1
     Wahpeton-Breckenridge 5, Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines, Minn. 4, OT
 GIRLS HOCKEY
     Bismarck High 7, Dickinson 0
     Fargo North 2, West Fargo 1
     Warroad, Minn. 4, Grand Forks Knightriders 0

 

BOYS BASKETBALL

Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 69, Barnes County North 40
Beulah 76, New England 44
Dakota Prairie 60, Carrington 48
Dickinson 55, Bismarck St. Mary’s 52
Ellendale 71, Leola/Frederick, S.D. 29
Enderlin 88, Sargent Central 45
Fargo Davies 83, Fargo Shanley 77
Fargo South 64, Grand Forks Central 36
Grand Forks Red River 71, Fargo North 68
Hankinson 71, Lisbon 53
Hatton-Northwood 73, Cavalier 53
Heart River 70, Beach 53
Hettinger/Scranton 78, Mandaree 47
Hillsboro/Central Valley 50, Griggs County Central 44
Kindred 68, Fairmount-Campbell-Tintah 46
LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 66, Midkota 28
Larimore 51, Drayton/Valley-Edinburg 40
Linton-HMB 58, Central Cass 50
May Port CG 46, Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 37
Medina-Pingree-Buchanan 74, Strasburg-Zeeland 48
Midway-Minto 53, North Border 51
Milnor-North Sargent 58, Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 41
Minot 80, Bismarck Legacy 53
Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 63, Surrey 36
Northern Cass 71, Maple Valley 43
Parshall 76, Max 36
Powers Lake 66, Tioga 55
Ray 51, Divide County 45
South Border 77, Oakes 73
Thompson 63, Grafton/St. Thomas 55
Trenton 63, Alexander 57
Trinity Christian 62, North Shore – Plaza 42
Turtle Lake-Mercer-McClusky 59, Underwood 47
Wahpeton 62, Sheyenne 57
Washburn 50, Mott-Regent 46
Wilton-Wing 58, Center-Stanton 40
GIRLS BASKETBALL

Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 64, Barnes County North 37
Benson County 48, Rolla 30
Bismarck Legacy 69, Minot 65
Bismarck St. Mary’s 56, Dickinson 51
Dickinson Trinity 64, Hettinger/Scranton 31
Enderlin 70, Griggs County Central 18
Fargo Shanley 60, Fargo Davies 49
Fargo South 54, Grand Forks Central 46
Four Winds/Minnewauken 78, Dakota Prairie 52
Hawley, Minn. 61, Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran 51
Hazen 49, Heart River 32
Kidder County 50, New Salem-Almont 48
Killdeer 53, Bowman County 46
LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 59, Midkota 30
Linton-HMB 48, Central Cass 42
Medina-Pingree-Buchanan 54, Strasburg-Zeeland 19
Minot Bishop Ryan 50, Des Lacs-Burlington 15
Napoleon 54, Oakes 51
Nedrose 42, Burke County 40
New Rockford-Sheyenne 53, Lakota/Edmore 44
North Star 82, St. John 31
Powers Lake 56, Tioga 17
Rugby 46, Rolette-Wolford 43
Sawyer 68, Bottineau 54
Shiloh Christian 65, Garrison 43
Standing Rock 68, Flasher 53
Stanley 58, Kenmare 44
Thompson 67, Grafton/St. Thomas 38
Turtle Lake-Mercer-McClusky 36, Underwood 20
Turtle Mountain 70, Watford City 38
Velva 69, Drake/Anamoose 29
Wahpeton 62, Sheyenne 47
Warwick 72, Harvey-Wells County 51
Washburn 65, Solen 41
Westhope-Newburg 57, Towner-Granville-Upham 49
Wilton-Wing 68, Center-Stanton 39

NATIONAL  BASKETBALL  ASSOCIATION

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Anthony Davis scored 35 points as the New Orleans Pelicans overcame an early 17-point hole to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-99 on Tuesday night. Jrue Holiday scored 19 points for the Pelicans. Eric Gordon scored 11 points but left the game late in the third quarter after apparently jamming a finger on his right hand.

Final    Milwaukee              91    Miami              79
Final    Indiana                  97    Phoenix          94
Final    Oklahoma  City    110    Denver          104

NATIONAL  HOCKEY  LEAGUE

Final          New  Jersey        4    Calgary                2
Final          Toronto              3    Philadelphia      2
Final  OT    N-Y  Rangers      3    Vancouver            2
Final          Washington        6    Columbus              3
Final          Boston                4    Montreal              1
Final          Tampa  Bay          6    Edmonton              4
Final          Chicago              4    Nashville            1
Final          Los  Angeles      3    Dallas                  2

TOP-25  COLLEGE  BASKETBALL

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) – Freshman Jawun Evans had 22 points, eight assists and six rebounds to help Oklahoma State upset No. 3 Kansas 86-67 last night. The Cowboys beat Kansas in Stillwater for the third straight time and the fifth in seven years.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Ben Bentil scored 13 of his 20 points in the second half, and 16th-ranked Providence upset No. 18 Butler 71-68.  Rodney Bullock added 16 points for the 16-3 Friars, who improved to 3-1 this season against ranked opponents.

Final                    Georgetown              81    (  5)  Xavier                  72
Final  OT    (  7)  Maryland                  62              Northwestern      56
Final          (  8)  SMU                            77              Houston                73
Final          (10)  Texas  A&M                71              LSU                        57
Final          (13)  Virginia                  69              Clemson                62
Final  OT    (24)  South  Carolina      77              Mississippi        74
Final          (25)  Indiana                  103              Illinois              69

TOP-25  WOMEN’S  COLLEGE  BASKETBALL

Final    (21)  Michigan  St.      59    Rutgers      48

 

NBA…
CHICAGO (AP) – Bulls center Joakim (JOH’-kihm) Noah has undergone surgery to repair his dislocated left shoulder.

The 2014 NBA Defensive Player of the Year is expected to miss four to six months. Barring a quick recovery or deep playoff run, he might have played his last game for the Bulls given his expiring contract.

Noah was hurt in Friday’s loss to Dallas.

 

NFL…

The Green Bay Packers have fired running backs coach Sam Gash and tight ends coach Jerry Fontenot (FAHN’-the-noh) following a challenging season for the offense. Gash was with the team for two seasons. Eddie Lacy ran for more than 1,100 yards in 2014 but gained just 758 this year on 187 carries.

 

MLB-ROSE…

CINCINNATI (AP) – It may not be in Cooperstown, New York, but Pete Rose is headed to a hall of fame. The team he is most closely identified with, the Reds, has announced that Rose will be inducted into the team hall of fame this June.

 

TENNIS…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Serena Williams set an Australian Open record at the season’s first Grand Slam event. The six-time and defending champion beat No. 90-ranked Hsieh (syeh) Su-wei 6-1, 6-2 at Rod Laver Arena, for her all-time record 79th main draw match at the Australian Open.

 

In world and national news…

LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is promising that today he’ll release his own emails regarding Flint’s water, which became contaminated with too much lead when the city changed its water source in 2014 to save money. During his State of the State address last night, Snyder promised greater transparency. And he says he’s committing more immediate state funding and deploying more National Guard members.

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama will be in Detroit today to tour the North American International Auto Show and remind the public that his administration came to the auto industry’s rescue at a time when most Americans opposed giving it any further financial assistance. The U.S. treasury invested about $80 billion in the auto industry during the last recession.

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) – The president of Germany says limiting the number of refugees entering Europe is necessary and “morally acceptable” if the continent is to continue to provide help to those in need. At a conference in Davos, Switzerland today, Joachim Gauck said Germany and European countries must avoid becoming overwhelmed.  The flow of millions of people, mainly from war-torn Syria, in recent months has put huge pressure on European countries to shut their borders and limit entries.

CHARSADDA, Pakistan (AP) – The Associated Press says it’s received a claim of responsibility for today’s deadly attack at a Pakistani university from the same Taliban leader who was the mastermind behind the 2014 school attack in Peshawar that killed more than 150 people. Today’s attack targeted Bacha Khan University, about 20 miles from Peshawar. Officials say at least 20 people were killed, including four attackers.

NEW YORK (AP) – JFK International Airport in New York City is now using face recognition technology. The biometric readers match a person’s face to the passport. Customs agents unveiled the biometric technology yesterday. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske (kur-lih-KOW’-skee) says the technology was implemented to help reduce human error.