ATLANTA (AP) – The last surviving member of the crew that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima has died in Georgia. Tom VanKirk says his father, 93-year-old Theodore VanKirk, died Monday in Stone Mountain, Georgia. VanKirk, also known as “Dutch,” was the navigator of the Enola […]
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Ventura Awarded $1.8 Million, Defamation Case
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – An attorney for former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura says he thinks a jury acted fairly in awarding Ventura $1.8 million in his defamation case against slain military sniper Chris Kyle. Ventura accused Kyle of lying about punching Ventura out at a California bar […]
Wild Re-sign Fontaine
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The Minnesota Wild have re-signed right wing Justin Fontaine to a two-year contract, avoiding a salary arbitration hearing. The deal was done on Tuesday. Fontaine had 13 goals, eight assists and a plus-6 rating for the Wild in 66 games last […]
Bison Football Picked, Win Missouri Valley Conf. Crown
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Three-time defending national champion North Dakota State is picked to win the Missouri Valley Football Conference title. The poll of league coaches, media and sports information directors released Tuesday shows the Bison with 24 out of 39 first-place votes and 370 points. […]
Blind Grandfather Calls Attention to Cystic Fibrosis
Jamestown (CSi) David Kuhn is running to call attention to those with Cystic Fibrosis. The 62 year old Kuhn, who is blind, passed through Jamestown on an 11,000 mile 18 month run, to increase awareness of the disease affecting his 12 year old granddaughter, Kylie. On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show […]
9-Year Old Catches State-Record Fish, World Record?
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A state-record goldeye caught by a 9-year-old North Dakota angler might qualify as a world record. Brayden Selzler, of Velva, reeled in a 4-pound, 12-ounce goldeye from Lake Audubon on Friday. It shattered the 1998 state record and might eclipse the world record for a […]
T-Wolves Sign Mo Williams
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Timberwolves and free-agent guard Mo Williams have agreed to a one-year deal worth $3.75 million. Williams’ agency, Priority Sports, announced the agreement on Monday. Williams is coming off an up-and-down season with the Portland Trail Blazers, but the Timberwolves see the veteran combo […]
SkyWest July Numbers Expected To Exceed 600
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Regional Airport Manager, Matthew Leitner says as the month of July nears the end, Jamestown enplanements are expected to exceed just over 600 for the month. He adds that figure is twice the total of June 2014, as air service resumed on June 5th, and the best […]
SkyWest Looking To Make Changes
(CSi) Shares of SkyWest Inc, which operates regional flights for bigger carriers, including Jamestown for United Express, fell about 8 percent on Monday. Almost 61 percent of SkyWest’s capacity was operated for United in the first quarter. United said last week that it plans to make changes to its regional […]
YMCA Becoming James River Family Fitness
Jamestown (CSi) On September 1, 2014 the James River Family Y in Jamestown becomes James River Family Fitness. Executive Director Frank Conlin says the name is the only change being planned. He says the facility will still offer scholarships, the rates will stay the same and will be programs, and […]
























