– Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Apr 20

CSi Weather….

.REST OF TODAY…CLEARING.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
15 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. EAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 60S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
.MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
30 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY…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 LOWER 50S. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.

FOR THE WEEKEND…A RETURN TO WET WEATHER LOOKS FAVORABLE FOR THE SECOND

HALF…SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. LIGHT RAIN…POSSIBLY A MIX WITH SNOW AT NIGHT.

Jamestown (CSi) Law enforcement chased an allegedly stolen pick up truck through downtown Jamestown late Tuesday morning. It jumped the BNSF tracks near the Civic Center entrance and crashed into a fence along Zonta Park.

PHOTOS POSTED ON LINE AT CSINEWSNOW.COM

Lt. Robert Opp said the chase started after Stutsman County Communications received a call that there was a “suspicious person” in the parking lot next to the S & R Truck Stop on the east side of Jamestown.

Officers approached the white male – later identified as 32 year-old Wesley Alan Cody – who then quickly got into a red 2001 GMC pickup truck. Opp said the truck was reported stolen out of Bismarck. No formal charges have been filed against Cody as of Tuesday afternoon. He said Cody is wanted on a warrant out of Wisconsin.

The man had led police and sheriff’s deputies on a chase through Jamestown that included going north on 1st Avenue.

The vehicle headed the wrong way past the Civic Center entrance, going south from 3rd Street, then crossed 2nd St NE, left the roadway, entered the north side of Centennial Park, crossed the railroad tracks, hit the fence and stopped on the grass of Zonta Park, on the east side of the copula.

Some damage was reported to the rail tracks and a large section of fencing. (see photos on line at CSiNewsNow.com)

Opp said Cody then fled on foot and was apprehended in the parking lot of Otter Tail Power Co. in the 300 block of 2nd Street Southeast.

The investigation is continuing .

The Stutsman County Jail Roster lists Wesley Alan Cody being booked on 04/19/2016 for:

DUI DUSFleeing/ Attempting to Elude Law Enforcement

Possession of Stolen Vehicle

Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle

Reckless Endangerment

False Information to Law Enforcement

Shoplifting/Theft

Hindering Law Enforcement

Failure to Halt

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Police Department is warning Jamestown residents about a convicted sex offender who has changed addresses with the city of Jamestown.

Garrett Alan Loy now resides at 1213 11^th Street Southeast Apt # 8, Jamestown, ND.

His vehicle is a red 1997 Pontiac Sunfire, ND License, 210ANW.

Loy is a 31 year old white male six feet one inch tall, weighing 186 pounds with brown eyes and hair.

He has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota Risk Level Committee of the Attorney General’s Office.

In November 200e Loy was convicted of Gross Sexual Imposition in Grand Forks County, District Court.

Disposition was 10 years, five years suspended, three years supervised probation.

In May of 2004 Loy was convicted in Grand Forks County District Court of Gross Sexual Imposition.

Disposition was 18 months, 12 months suspended, three years supervised probation.

He is currently on probation with North Dakota Parole and Probation.

He is on GPS monitoring.

Loy is 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 Loy’s demographic are available at the Jamestown Police Department.

More information on registered offenders on line at www.sexoffender.nd.gov

Jamestown (CSi) The Stutsman County Commission, on Tuesday upheld the termination of former Sheriff’s Deputy, Sgt., Elizabeth Kapp, by Stutsman County Sheriff, Chad Kaiser.

Commissioner Dale Marks voted in opposition.

At the outset of the meeting, Stutsman County States Attorney Fritz Fremgen said any new evidence would not be accepted, beyond the evidence available to the department head at the time of decision making.

A number of Kapp’s supporters were at the meeting.

One said the taxpayers are paying for the rash decision to fire Kapp.

Commissioner Schwartz said that it was not a rash decision made by the commission, saying he spent nine hours reviewing all the information given before making a decision. Schwartz added that the decision was only based off the information, and had nothing to do with Kapp as a person.

Earlier this month, the Stutsman County Grievance Committee unanimously ruled to uphold the termination of the former Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office Sgt.

Stutsman County Sheriff Chad Kaiser terminated Elizabeth Kapp on February, 27, 2016, and according to Kapp’s termination letter she was terminated for violating the Peace Officer Code of Conduct, violating the Peace Officer Oath and the Employee Code of Conduct per the Stutsman County Personnel Police. Kapp also allegedly was insubordinate and used offensive language and conduct.

If Kapp is to continue her appeal, it would be at the state level.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council’s Finance and Legal, Building Planning and Zoning, and Civic Center and Promotion Committees met Wednesday afternoon at City Hall. Council Member Gumke was not present.

FINANCE & LEGAL COMMITTEE:

The committee heard a presentation by Shawn Gaddie, AE2S regarding the Storm Water Utility Feasibility Study. He said Tuesday’s meeting included the thought process, and next month following feedback, another presentation will be held.

Included in Tuesday’s meeting was rate structures, and user fee methods.

Labor costs and time studies of the workforce were noted.

Included was a look at street sweeping and storm sewer cleaning and costs of equipment rates, along with capital projects, new equipment and repair work.

Depreciation of vehicles in the departments was noted.

The total annual costs to operate the utility was put at $430,000, including labor, vehicle fleets and miscellaneous.

Trunk line improvements were pointed out in various areas of the city, and drainage deficiencies.

State Water Commission funding may be possible for projects.

Mayor Andersen said the public needs to be aware of possible user fees adjustments that may be necessary, especially as the city and demands grow. She wants a percentage of existing trunk line improvements considered.

Council Member Buchanan said a revenue source needs to be considered and to stick with it.

In other business, the committee recommends for approval the request from JSDC to provide $75,000.00 in matching funds from the Economic Development Fund for the New Energy Spirit Biomass Refinery, LLC, contingent upon approval of the APUC request, with the City Share to be $67,500.00. JSDC CEO Connie Ova said the request is to update and fund in part a feasibility study.

The committee recommends for approval the request from JSDC for $25,000.00 from the Economic Development Fund for continuing matching funds for the North Dakota Trade Office for the 2016-2018 biennium, with the City Share to be $20,000.00.

The committee recommends approval of the request from JSDC for $34,824.00 from the Economic Development Fund to pay South Central Dakota Regional Council dues for 2016 with the City Share to be $21,939.00.

The committee moved to the May City Council without recommendation the request of Jon Goplen to purchase Lot 6, Block 1, I-94 Business Park Addition, for $70,000.00.

The committee received an update on the Joint Powers Agreement with the Jamestown Park District relative to the 1% City Sales Tax for the construction of the TRAC Facility.

City Attorney Leo Ryan said the Park Board will meet this week, and should have information to present back to the city. The committee moved the item to the City Council without recommendation.

Informational:

The Second Reading of Ordinances granting a franchise to Cable Services, Inc., CenturyLink, and Daktel Communications, LLC, is scheduled for the May 2, 2016, City Council Meeting.

Council member Buchanan moved to send the franchise requests back to committee for further study, to harmonize all three, pointing out the differences in the CenturyLink Ordinance.

CSi President Roy Sheppard presented draft language to be considered, included the length of the franchise term and the issue of recording meetings.

City Attorney Ryan added that the franchise grants may come at different times.

The committee moved the readings to next month’s committee meeting, with the franchises remaining in full force..

Departmental and financial reports were presented.

BUILDING, PLANNING & ZONING COMMITTEE

Informational: Minutes of the April 11, 2016, Planning Commission Meeting, were presented.

CIVIC CENTER AND PROMOTION COMMITTEE

No items at this time.

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

Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session Tuesday evening at City Hall.

Commissioner Pedersen was not present.

Commission Magnuson was present with an Award from The North Dakota League of Cities, The Visionary Award.

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA APPROVED:

Game of Chance Raffle Permit for St. Catherine’s Parish KC’s and Barnes County Wildlife Federation.

Blocking off streets for Rally in the Valley car show on June 18.

PUBLIC FORUM – No one spoke.

ORDINANCES :

Approved the second and final reading of Ordinance No. 1005, an ordinance creating a Perpetual Restrictive Covenant where properties were removed in accordance with the State Water Commission.

Approved the second and final reading of an Ordinance rezoning NDDOT property located at from “N/A” to B-2 Highway Business District. Located near interstate in conjunction with the PetroServe project.

Approved the second and final reading of an Ordinance repealing, amending and reenacting Title 2, Administration, of the revised ordinances of the City of Valley City.

Approved the second and final reading of Ordinance No. 1008, an ordinance repealing, amending, and reenacting Title 8, Business & Occupations of the revised ordinances of the City of Valley City.

Attorney Myhre said ordinance changes includes language concerning the number of tobacco licenses in the city and includes language concerning E-cigarettes.

RESOLUTIONS:

Approved a Resolution Accepting Bid and Awarding Contract for Paving Improvement District to Border State’s Engineering.

NEW BUSINESS:

Commissioners heard a presentation by Barr Engineering regarding Mill Dam Safety and maintenance. The City of Valley City owns the Dam.

The report said the Dam has two cracks, stemming from previous flooding and causing seepage.

A 40-percent cost share for repairs is available, from the State Water Commission. Game and Fish and USDA may also be available for funding sources.

An option includes eliminating the Dam. Rapids would be created, with no spillway.

The project would be done in three phases.

Phase One, is a feasibility study, including costs.

Phase Two, is the design.

Phase Three is permitting and construction.

No action was taken by the Commission.

The City Commission review the “Fresh Pursuit” video and review the 2015 Annual Report. from Police Chief Thompson. He said the present pursuit policy in force is the best and safest option.

City Commissioners approved proceeding with the second and final part of Northwest Sidewalk Repair, and to proceed with starting the bid process for Northeast Sidewalk Repair project.

Approved was a Special Event Beverage Permit for City Lights for the Chamber and Development Corporation Annual Banquet on April 29, from 5:30 to 8:00 pm at the VCSU Student Center

Approved the Special Alcoholic Event Beverage Permit for the Eagles at the ND Winter Show building on April 23-24, Wrangler Team Roping, and also June 3-4, Rough Riders Rodeo. Eagles

The Commission approved sending the 2017-19 Project Information and Planning Form to the State Water Commission for Valley City water improvements, flood control, dam safety (Mill Dam) riverbank erosion and west main storm sewer projects.

Commissioners discussed putting a moratorium on Devils Lake Outlet pumping.

Commissioner Luke talked about the current lake levels, adding at this point there is not a chance of the Lake overflowing based on information from NOAA.

She said the sulfate levels remain a concern with the downstream flows.

The Commission took no action on the issue.

CITY ADMINISTRATORS REPORT

He said alley maintenance will begin when the water dissipates.

A computer server will be replaced. In the meantime a bypass to the server is being looked at. The down time affects the public’s ability to access certain services.

CITY UPDATE & COMMISSION REPORTS

Police Chief Thompson indicated a petition to legalize marijuana will be available. A rally to legalize marijuana will be at the Barnes County Courthouse lawn at 4: 20-p.m., on Wednesday.

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

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Tourism and the James River Valley Library System is attempting to re-connect with Mrs. Louis L’Amour and family, re-establishing Louis L’Amour’s Jamestown roots.

On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Jamestown Tourism Director, Searle Swedlund pointed out that Louis L’Amour’s Jamestown connection will enhance tourism efforts to attract more visitors to Jamestown.

He said, the effort is part of the on-going tourism strategic plan, offering the opportunity of telling the Louis L’Amour story to visitors.

Swedlund pointed out Louis L’Amour’s life-long attraction to learning, and that libraries played an import part of that effort. With that in mind, tourism and the Alfred Dickey Public Library in Jamestown are starting conversation to join efforts to create a space at the library dedicated to Louis L’Amour.

L’Amour spent the first 15 years of his life in Jamestown with his home located across from the present Jamestown City Hall location, now the site of the Otter Tail Power Company substation.

He also attended Franklin Elementary School in Jamestown, now the CSi Technology Center, at Historic Franklin School.

Jamestown’s Louis L’Amour Elementary School was named after him.

He added that efforts will be made to contact the L’Amour family in order to get their ideas on establishing a Jamestown location at the library.

Anyone in the community with ideas or connections may contact Jamestown Tourism at

701-251-9145.

Also on our show, Swedlund said plans are moving forward for the National Buffalo Museum in Jamestown to expand space to include a theater, that will show a video depicting the bison and the historical significance and connection to Jamestown.

Talks continue with historian Darrell Dorgan with plans to produce a video.

Jamestown Tourism has granted $10,000 toward the $120,000 project, as fundraising efforts are continuing.

Valley City (CSi) Two Think N Drive events will be held today in Valley City, focusing on the dangers of distracted or impaired driving while operating a motor vehicle.

The first program at the Valley City High School Theater at 10am featuring presentations by City County Health’s Barb Bjorum, North Dakota Highway Patrol Captain Brian Niewind, CHI Mercy Health Physician Assistant Mark Klabo, Barnes County States Attorney Carl Martineck and Barnes County Assistant State’s Attorney Lilie Schoenack.

The second Think N Drive event is going to be a mock stimulation prom night crash around 11am today on Central Avenue north in Valley City.

UPDATE…

POPLAR, Mont. (AP) – Authorities in northeastern Montana are searching for a 1-year-old girl who may have been abducted from her residence in Poplar.

The Roosevelt County sheriff’s office reports the girl was last seen at 9 a.m. Tuesday. An Amber Alert was issued early Wednesday, but officials later determined the two North Dakota residents being sought for questioning were not involved.

Officials are still looking for Kenzley Olson. The Native American girl has black hair, brown eyes and a three-quarter-inch scar over her right eye.

Previously…

The vehicle previously involved in the search has been located in Minot. The female suspect, Melinda Tweet, has also been located in Minot. The child and male suspect remain at large.

Earlier…

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Authorities in North Dakota are searching for a 1-year-old girl they believe might have been abducted.

The Highway Patrol early Wednesday issued an Amber Alert for Kenzley Olson. She was last seen at a residence in Poplar, Montana.

The patrol says the American Indian girl with black hair, brown eyes and a three-quarter-inch scar over her right eye might be with two adults from the Minot area who might be returning there.

Authorities say they might be traveling in a silver, four-door 2006 Chrysler 300 with North Dakota license plate KCV650.

Photos posted on line at CSiNewsNow.com with updates to the story as they become available.

Carrington (CSi) CHI Carrington Health made the announcement on Tuesday, April 19th of their plans to change their name to CHI St. Alexius Health.

St. Alexius provides service to several locations in the area, including Bismarck, Devils Lake, and New Rockford.

CHI Senior VP Jeff Drop says, “We are rebranding these facilities to clearly communicate that we are building one regional health care delivery system for the patients we serve. Our goal is to provide more coordinated care and better outcomes. Together, we can provide the latest medical technology and innovations in care, and expand and upgrade services to meet the growing needs of people in central and western North Dakota. ”

The business has over 50 points of care and 400 health physicians and advanced practice clinicians. CHI Market President Mariann Doeling.

(CSi) Kensal and Midkota school boards have reached a merger agreement that will have Kensal secondary school students attending Midkota next school term.

Kensal Public School, Superintendent,Tom Tracy says,the merger was approved by the Kensal School Board on March 31, and Midkota approved the merger on March 29.

Tracy adds cooperation between the two school boards has been good and the process has been positive. The decision was not a cost-saving move and really comes down to the students.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Construction is beginning on a new visitor center at Fort Ransom State Park. A ground-breaking ceremony is scheduled Wednesday afternoon at the park in the Sheyenne River Valley of southeastern North Dakota. Lt. Gov. Drew Wrigley and state Parks Director Mark Zimmerman are to be on hand. The Legislature last year approved the $1 million for the 3,000-square-foot visitor center. It’s expected to be ready by November.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – An attorney for a Minnesota man accused of firebombing a Somali restaurant across the North Dakota border in Grand Forks says the racial overtones in the case were overblown.
Defense attorney Ted Sandberg made the comments after filing notice in federal court Tuesday that Matthew Gust plans to plead guilty to two counts for the Dec. 7 fire at the Juba Coffee House. The plea deal calls for a sentence of 15 years in prison.
The fire came after someone had earlier spray-painted what some have described as a Nazi-like symbol on the business. While investigators have said they don’t know if that was connected to the fire, Sandberg says many people jumped to inappropriate conclusions.
Sandberg says his client and the government “never gave into such hyperbole or opinions.”

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Sawyer’s former school superintendent and high school principal has reached a plea deal with prosecutors on child sex crimes and avoided trial.

Fifty-one-year-old Charles Soper on Tuesday pleaded guilty to several felony and misdemeanor charges, and prosecutors dropped a human trafficking count.

The deal calls for Soper to spend 35 years in prison and 10 more years on probation, though a judge must agree. A sentencing date was not immediately set.

Had Soper been convicted of the most serious charge against him, he could have faced life in prison without parole.

Soper was accused of sexually abusing three teenage boys and possessing child pornography. He resigned from the school after his arrest in May 2015.

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A Minot Air Force Base woman who caused a fatal accident in Minot nearly three years ago will spend another 10 months in jail.

Thirty-five-year-old Maria Sutton was accused of driving her car in the wrong lane in June 2013 and striking a vehicle driven by 49-year-old Robert Morrison head-on, killing the Westhope man.

Sutton was convicted of negligent homicide in January. She was sentenced on Tuesday to 13 months in jail but has already served three of them.

Sutton went through two trials. The first ended in a mistrial in June 2015 when jurors couldn’t reach a unanimous decision.

Sutton on Tuesday also was fined $3,000 and ordered to pay about $8,500 in funeral costs.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – A Roberts County judge has issued a default judgment in a wrongful death lawsuit after finding that the defendant’s North Dakota-based attorney was not properly licensed to practice law in South Dakota.
Circuit Judge Jon Flemmer’s ruling allows Teresa Thompson to submit proof of damages in the case against driver Nicholas Helgeson for the 2009 crash that killed her father. A motion filed on behalf of an insurer seeking to set aside the ruling is scheduled to be considered on Monday.
Flemmer ruled that Fargo-based attorney William Harrie did not properly appear, so the appropriate action is to quash all pleadings signed by Harrie and consider his actions null and void.
A telephone message left for Harrie by The Associated Press was not immediately returned.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The Lignite Energy Council is holding its 43rd annual meeting in Bismarck.

The two-day event begins Wednesday at the Bismarck Civic Center.

Lignite Energy Council President and CEO Jason Bohrer says the meeting will focus on the benefits of lignite, a plentiful but low-grade coal found in North Dakota.

A panel also will focus on technology to capture carbon dioxide from coal-based power plants and how CO2 can help the oil and gas industry.

In sports…

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Tennessee man accused of acting as a hunting outfitter in North Dakota without a license has been fined more than $4,000 and stripped of his hunting privileges for 18 months.

Forty-year-old Robert “Adam” Whitten, of Counce, Tennessee, was charged in October after a district warden investigated a complaint that Whitten had unlawfully placed “No Hunting” signs on private property.

Wildlife officials say Whitten was staying on a rented farmstead in southwestern Emmons County for most of October. Prior to his arrival in North Dakota, Whitten allegedly took money from nonresident hunters for what he advertised as a place to stay and access to 5,000 acres of hunting land for waterfowl and upland game.

Whitten was charged with two counts of outfitting without a license, both Class A misdemeanors.

High school Baseball…

Bismarck High 7, Jamestown 5

Jamestown 11, Bismarck 8

MLB…

INTERLEAGUE

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Twins’ win streak ends at four, with the Twins losing to the Milwaukee Brewers yesterday at Target Field. Scooter Gennett hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth to secure the win for the Brewers. The series now shifts to Milwaukee tonight.

The Twins have placed third baseman Trevor Plouffe (ploof) on the 15-day disabled list with a right intercostal strain. He apparently suffered the injury on Sunday in a game against the Angels.

Manager Paul Molitor says the Twins remain hopeful that Plouffe will be ready to come back to the team as soon as the 15 days are up.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Final            Cleveland              3    Seattle                  2
Final            Oakland                  3    N-Y Yankees          2, 11 Innings
Final            Toronto                  4    Baltimore              3
Final            Tampa Bay              3    Boston                    0, 10 Innings
Final            Kansas City          8    Detroit                  6
Final            Texas                      7    Houston                  5
Final            Chi White Sox      5    L.A. Angels          0

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Final            N-Y Mets              11    Philadelphia        1
Final            Cincinnati            4    Colorado                3
Final            Atlanta                  8    L.A. Dodgers        1
Final            Washington            7    Miami                      0
Final            Chi Cubs                2    St. Louis              1
Final            San Diego              5    Pittsburgh            4
Final            Arizona                  3    San Francisco      0

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS

UNDATED (AP) – The San Antonio Spurs and Atlanta Hawks have taken 2-0 leads in their respective NBA first-round series. Patty Mills had a team-high 16 points off the bench and the Spurs never trailed in beating the Memphis Grizzlies 94-68. Al Horford and Kyle Korver scored 17 points apiece as the Hawks downed Boston 89-72.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS

UNDATED (AP) – The St. Louis Blues, Anaheim Ducks, Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning won last night’s Stanley Cup playoff games. Third-period goals by Jaden Schwartz and Alex Steen led the Blues past Chicago 4-3, while Frederik Andersen turned back 27 shots to carry the Ducks past Nashville 3-0. Matt Cullen scored the Pens’ tiebreaking goal 4:16 into the third period of a 3-1 win over the New York Rangers, and the Lightning beat Detroit 3-2 on Ondrej Palat’s (AHN’-dray pah-LAHTS’) power-play goal with 2:59 to play.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The Dallas Stars will probably be without center Tyler Seguin again when their playoff series against the Minnesota Wild continues. Seguin has been rehabbing an injured Achilles tendon. He played in Game 2 but was held out of Game 3.

NBA…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Timberwolves plan to interview Mark Jackson for the team’s coach opening today, according to a person with knowledge of the search. Jackson hasn’t coached in the NBA since he was fired by the Golden State Warriors in 2014 after three seasons and two trips to the NBA playoffs.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Stephen (STEH’-fehn) Curry’s troublesome right ankle has no serious structural damage.

The reigning NBA MVP underwent an MRI exam on his injured right ankle Tuesday in the Bay Area. The Golden State Warriors said nothing of concern came up on the test. Curry remained questionable for Game 3 of his team’s playoff series on Thursday in Houston.

Curry missed Monday night’s 115-106 victory against the Rockets at Oracle Arena. Coach Steve Kerr mentioned there is ample time for Curry to try to get healthy and stay off his feet.

DALLAS (AP) – Dallas Mavericks’ coach Rick Carlisle says Dirk Nowitzki (noh-VIHT’-skee) has a bruised right knee and might have to miss Game 3 of the Mavs playoff series with Oklahoma City. Nowitzki bruised the knee when he fell early in the Mavericks’ 85-84 Game 2 win over the Thunder.

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Los Angeles Clippers guard Jamal Crawford has won the NBA’s Sixth Man Award for the a record third time, two years after he was the oldest player to receive the honor. The 36-year-old Crawford claimed 51 first-place votes and 341 points from a panel of 130 sports writers and broadcasters in the U.S. and Canada. NBA Finals MVP Andre Iguodala (ihg-ah-DAH’-lah) of Golden State finished second with 288 points.

OBIT-PAPPAS…

CHICAGO (AP) – Former major league pitcher Milt Pappas has died at 76. His wife said Pappas died Tuesday morning of natural causes at their Illinois home.

Pappas won 209 games during his 17-year career with the Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs. He threw a no-hitter for the Cubs in 1972 and won a career-high 17 games for Chicago in ’72 and 1973.

Pappas also was packaged in one of the most lopsided trades in baseball history, going from Baltimore to Cincinnati with two other players after the 1965 season for Frank Robinson.

In world and natioanl news…

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) – President Barack Obama is in Saudi Arabia, where he’s meeting with King Salman and other Persian Gulf allies. The 24-hour visit comes against the backdrop of increasingly strained relations with the Saudis, who deeply oppose the president’s outreach to Iran and are skeptical of his approach to Syria.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – The Afghan Interior Ministry says the death toll from Tuesday’s Taliban attack in Kabul has risen sharply overnight to 64. The previous official death toll had been 28. The attackers targeted an agency that provides protection for high-ranking government officials.

WASHINGTON (AP) – Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton can both claim commanding victories in New York’s Republican and Democratic presidential primaries. The front-runners now hope to repeat their strong showings in the cluster of Northeastern states next up on the primary calendar. Clinton is scheduled to campaign today in Pennsylvania, while Trump has rallies planned in Maryland and Indiana.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – A federal appeals court ruling on transgender bathroom access in public schools is threatening a key provision of a North Carolina law limiting protections for the LGBT community. The court sided with a transgender teen who argued that a Virginia school board violated Title IX by prohibiting him from using the boys’ room. The ruling, which affects North Carolina, is being condemned by Republican leaders in the state.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Tennessee lawmakers are scheduled to vote today on an effort to override Gov. Bill Haslam’s veto of a bill seeking to make the Bible the state’s official book. The Republican governor last week turned back the bill over constitutional concerns and because of concerns that the measure “trivializes” what he considers a sacred text.