{"id":1394,"date":"2012-07-27T07:22:56","date_gmt":"2012-07-27T12:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=1394"},"modified":"2012-07-27T14:56:11","modified_gmt":"2012-07-27T19:56:11","slug":"wayne-byers-show-morning-july-27-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=1394","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Byers Show &#8211; Morning July 27"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/wbAM3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-610\" title=\"wbAM3\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/wbAM3-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>KCSi-T.V. Weather from Staff Meteorologist Steve Root<\/p>\n<p>\u3000<\/p>\n<p>REST OF TODAY&#8230;SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE<br \/>\nUPPER 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST<br \/>\nAROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.<br \/>\n.TONIGHT&#8230;PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS<br \/>\nAROUND 5 MPH.<br \/>\n.SATURDAY&#8230;MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF<br \/>\nTHUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.<br \/>\n.SATURDAY NIGHT&#8230;PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF<br \/>\nTHUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.<br \/>\n.SUNDAY&#8230;MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.<br \/>\nHIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.<br \/>\n.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY&#8230;PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF<br \/>\nTHUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.<br \/>\n.MONDAY NIGHT&#8230;MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.<br \/>\n.TUESDAY&#8230;MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.<br \/>\n.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT&#8230;PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A<br \/>\n20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS<br \/>\nAROUND 90.<br \/>\n.THURSDAY&#8230;MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.<\/p>\n<p>\u3000<\/p>\n<p>Undated (KCSi-T.V. News Jul 26,201) \u2013 The North Dakota Highway Patrol has issued the final report on the July 6, 2012 fatal two vehicle accident on I-94 near Jamestown.<\/p>\n<p>The report says just before the deadly head on collision, both drivers attempted to avoid the collision.<\/p>\n<p>A Jamestown, man 28 year old Wyatt Klein man was intoxicated when his pickup truck ran into the car of a West Fargo family, occupants of a Subaru car.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron and Allison Deutscher, their year-and-a-half old daughter, and Klein were all killed.<\/p>\n<p>A witnesses, told authoriities, Klein drove east out of the Crystal Springs rest area using the westbound entrance ramp and was going 75 to 80 mph in the wrong direction on I-94.<\/p>\n<p>The Deutscher vehicle, had just finished passing a semi and moved back into the driving lane of westbound I-94. The report doesn\u2019t indicate how fast the Deutscher was traveling before the crash.<\/p>\n<p>Before the collision, which occurred about half a mile east of a hill crest, Klein moved from the passing lane into the driving lane that the Deutscher vehicle was traveling in.<\/p>\n<p>Just prior to the crash, Aaron Deutscher steered left and Klein steered right, resulting in a head-on crash with an overlap of 80 to 90 percent.<\/p>\n<p>A blood sample showed Klein had a blood-alcohol level of 0.25, more than three times the legal limit of 0.08 percent for driving.<\/p>\n<p>\u3000<\/p>\n<p>Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Jul 26, 2012) &#8212; The City of Jamestown, Special Assessment Commission met Thursday morning (Jul 26, 2012) at City Hall.<\/p>\n<p>The commission heard any objections regarding assessments, regarding the railroad Quiet Zone, and downtown railroad parking lots, and street Improvement District #07-43.<\/p>\n<p>The Special Assessment Commission is comprised of members John Grabinger, Ross Stark, and Michael Smyth. Commissioner Stark was not present.<\/p>\n<p>At Thursday\u2019s meeting, Chairman John Grabinger opened the meeting, by asking City Administrator Jeff Fuchs to explain the projects costs and breakdowns.<\/p>\n<p>Fuch said, with the railroad parking lots, the project totaled $1,114,116. An NDDOT grant covered $295,000. $150,000 of the costs was covered by the JSDC, economic development funds, leaving a balance of $569,116 dollars.<\/p>\n<p>25% is covred by the city, with the city wide, special assessments, in the amount of $427,049. Grabinger said properties in Jamestown that are special assessed will average $2.56 a year, over ten years.<\/p>\n<p>With the Quiet Zone project, the total project cost was $700,840, with the NDDOT picking up $225,000, leaving a balance of $475,840. The city\u2019s share is $118,000 and leaving a city wide special assessment balance of $357,179.<\/p>\n<p>Grabinger said the average property owner paying specials will pay $2.37 a year, over ten years.<\/p>\n<p>With no objections at the meeting, the Special Assessment Commission members, Grabinger, and Smyth voted unanimously to approve the special assessments as written.<\/p>\n<p>The City of Jamestown has published the Notice of Assessments for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jamestownnd.org\/files\/public_notices\/Final-%2007-43%20RR%20Parking%20lots%20-%20Quiet%20Zone%20City%20Wide%20Assessment.pdf\">Quiet Zone &amp; Downtown Railroad Parking Lots &amp; Streets Improvement District #07-43 <\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The PDF document is 202 pages long.<\/p>\n<p>To find your property, either enter the parcel number in the search function of your PDF viewer, or start with your house number and street address.<\/p>\n<p>It is also available for inspection at City Hall during normal hours.<\/p>\n<p>\u3000<\/p>\n<p>Thursday\u2019s meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67.<\/p>\n<p>\u3000<\/p>\n<p>Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) &#8212; The Jamestown City Council\u2019s Police Committee, Fire Committee, and Public Works Committee met Thursday evening (Jul 26, 2012) at City Hall. All Council Member Buchanan was not present.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With Police Committee Business:<\/p>\n<p>No items for discussion at this time.<\/p>\n<p>\u3000<\/p>\n<p>The Fire Committee recommended the selection of Joseph P Larrivee Architects of Bismarck to perform work necessary for re-roofing the City Fire Hall. Changing the structural elements of the roof with also take place, for water drainage.<\/p>\n<p>City Engineer Reed Schwartzkopf said he was comfortable with the selection.<\/p>\n<p>\u3000<\/p>\n<p>The committee then recommends adjusting the Airport Rescue Fire Fighting hourly wage for volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Andersen said the present wage is $17.50 per hour.<\/p>\n<p>She said the proposed increase is at $35.50 per hour.<\/p>\n<p>The additional dollars include paying full time city fire fighters, at the airport, and covering administrative costs.<\/p>\n<p>The city bills the airport, which bills Great Lakes Airlines, which pays the city.<\/p>\n<p>The committee discussed out of County Request Response Fees for Services.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Reuther said the city has not previously charged, for out of county services.<\/p>\n<p>The committee recommends setting a rate of $500 per day, per unit, plus mileage.<\/p>\n<p>\u3000<\/p>\n<p>With the Public Works Committee:<\/p>\n<p>The committee considered a bid award recommendation for the Waste Water Treatment Facility, Piping Replacement Project.<\/p>\n<p>The committee recommends awarding the bid of $729,000.<\/p>\n<p>\u3000<\/p>\n<p>The committee discussed Truck Route designations related to signage erected for 3r<span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: xx-small;\">d <\/span><\/span>St SE at 12th\u00a0 Ave SE intersection and a future letter to BNSF Railway.<\/p>\n<p>City Engineer Reed Schwartzkopf said a &#8220;no trucks allowed,&#8221; sign was errected. Multiple truck collisions with the cross bucks at the railroad crossing have occurred.<\/p>\n<p>He said trucks are still going through the area, despite the signage.<\/p>\n<p>He said if issues at the corridor, continue, the city may revisit a Truck Rout designation from 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Street to the west.<\/p>\n<p>No formal action was taken by the committee.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The committee discussed at modifications to the Snow Emergency Routes.<\/p>\n<p>Schwartzkopf said the plan continues to be worked into final changes, to be discussed at the August committee meeting.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Discussion then related to downtown refuse containers and cleanup.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Mayor Andersen said there are no refuse containers in the parking lots, which are needed.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Council Member Gumke suggested no loitering signs be erected, at the lots, based on complaints of noise by occupants of the nearby buildings.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The Mayor suggested a more friendly signage approach to prevent loitering in the lots.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Schwartzkopf will follow up on the discussions.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0A Sidewalk Petition was recommended for approval from Rebecca Partlow of 619 2<span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: xx-small;\">nd\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>Ave NE to include sidewalk and incidental work to the City Sidewalk, Curb &amp; Gutter District # 12-11.<\/p>\n<p>\u3000<\/p>\n<p>Discussion related to a \u2018Dead Animals Handling Policy\u2019 and suggested ordinance change.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Schwartzkopf said the Ordinance would address occasional accidents between a vehicle and an animal that caused the animals death, and animals caught in traps, over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The committee\u2019s consensus is to have Schwartzkopf work with the City Animal Warden to make changes, and bring changes back to the committee.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The committee discussed approving the <span><span>selection of Baker Engineering, LLC of Mandaree, North Dakota, for Phase I of Traffic Engineering Services., concerning improvements to traffic light control systems. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Schwartzkopf said Phase One needs to be completed within the next year and a half.<\/p>\n<p>City Administrator Jeff Fuchs says the costs could be considered at budget time.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Andersen moved to take action on Phase One as soon as possible. The committee recommends approval.<\/p>\n<p>\u3000<\/p>\n<p>Discussion was held relating to Curb Cuts\/Excavation Permit issues, and suggested Policy\/Ordinance changes .<\/p>\n<p>Schwartzkopf said a different type of permit would allow for curb cuts by someone other than a licensed excavator, in some instances.<\/p>\n<p>\u3000City Administrator Fuchs added a petition request has been received for the city to vacate the right of way at 7<sup>th<\/sup> Street and 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Avenue Northeast, to erect a fence. A Public Hearing will be set on the request.<\/p>\n<p>\u3000The meeting was shown live on CSi 67, followed by replays.<\/p>\n<p>\u3000<\/p>\n<p>Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) \u2014 Stutsman Harley-Davidson, along with the Stutsman Harley Owners Group (HOGS) presents the 7<sup>th<\/sup> Annual, &#8220;Hogs For Dogs,&#8221; on Saturday July 28, 2012.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday\u2019s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Don Wegner, said The event is the annual fundraiser to support the James River Humane Society.<\/p>\n<p>Breakfast and registration is at Stutsman Harley Davidson at 9:30-a.m., with the ride leaving at 11-a.m., sharp.<\/p>\n<p>The registration fee is $15 per bike. He said motorcycles will be available to rent.<\/p>\n<p>Wegner said there will be four stops on the ride, including a windmill farm in Kulm and lunch in Gackle, with a free will offering.<\/p>\n<p>There will be a hotdog eating contest with participants timed in eating five hotdogs. There will also be a hog calling contest.<\/p>\n<p>Donate any pet food and receive 15% off any one single item at Stutsman Harley<\/p>\n<p>Davidson\u2026EXCLUDING MOTORCYCLES.<\/p>\n<p>Wegner added in the past about $500 to $600 in pet food has been donated, and about $1,000 was rasied to support the operations of the James River Humane Society.<\/p>\n<p>\u3000<\/p>\n<p>Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) &#8212; Jamestown Arts Center Director, Taylor Barnes is correcting the date and time of the Missoula Children&#8217;s Theatre&#8217;s adaptation of &#8220;Rumpelstiltskin.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She says the play will be performed on Saturday, July 28, 2012, with the times at\u00a0 3 pm &amp; 7 pm at the Jamestown High School Theater.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>FARGO, N.D. (AP) &#8211; Three drunken driving offenders were given a choice &#8211; spend time in the Cass County jail, or attend the funeral of a West Fargo family that was killed by a drunken driver.<\/p>\n<p>All three went to the funeral, and one offender wrote a letter to the Fargo municipal judge about it.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Allan Bakkerud says the funeral made him realize how a drunken driver could &#8220;change so many lives in a split second.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Bakkerud and the two other offenders went to the July 12 funeral for Aaron and Allison Deutscher and their 18-month-old daughter Brielle.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The Deutschers were killed when their vehicle was hit head-on by another vehicle that was driving the wrong way on Interstate 94. The drunken driver, Wyatt Klein of Jamestown, was also killed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) &#8211; The chancellor of North Dakota&#8217;s University System says a recent audit that questioned how officials at North Dakota State University and the University of North Dakota used money from student fees is not a sign of mismanagement.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Chancellor Hamid Shirvani told a group of legislators Thursday that the spending outlined in an 82-page report are simply &#8220;common practice&#8221; in higher education.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The audit found some fee money is being spent for first-class plane tickets, furniture and other items that aren&#8217;t related to the purpose of the fees.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Other fees are being used to build up large contingency funds.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Shirvani pledged to propose to the Board of Higher Education within three months a plan that would streamline the fee system.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) &#8211; A federal judge has allowed an<\/p>\n<p>adult-themed store to stay open in East Grand Forks, Minn., while a<\/p>\n<p>court decides a lawsuit. Fantasy&#8217;s will remain open while a court<\/p>\n<p>determines whether it will be allowed to set up permanently in a<\/p>\n<p>commercial zone. Fantasy&#8217;s opened in the Minnesota community after<\/p>\n<p>the Grand Forks City Council restricted where it could operate.<\/p>\n<p>\u3000<\/p>\n<p>FARGO, N.D. (AP) &#8211; North Dakota farmers and ranchers soon will<\/p>\n<p>be able to cut hay and graze cattle on land that&#8217;s been set aside<\/p>\n<p>for conservation.<\/p>\n<p>North Dakota federal farm Service Agency director Aaron Krauter<\/p>\n<p>says emergency haying and grazing has been approved on all<\/p>\n<p>Conservation Reserve Program land.<\/p>\n<p>Hay cutting can&#8217;t start until after Aug. 31. Grazing won&#8217;t be<\/p>\n<p>allowed until after Sept. 30. Krauter says both haying and grazing<\/p>\n<p>won&#8217;t be allowed on the same land.<\/p>\n<p>The Conservation Reserve Program pays farmers to set aside<\/p>\n<p>environmentally sensitive land and plant grass on it as a way to<\/p>\n<p>cut down soil erosion.<\/p>\n<p>Krauter says there are about 1.6 million acres of CRP land<\/p>\n<p>available in North Dakota for haying or grazing.<\/p>\n<p>\u3000<\/p>\n<p>FARGO, N.D. (AP) &#8211; Milk production in North Dakota during April,<\/p>\n<p>May and June totaled 86 million pounds, down 2 percent from the<\/p>\n<p>second quarter of 2011.<\/p>\n<p>The Agriculture Department says the average number of milk cows<\/p>\n<p>during the three months was 18,000. That was unchanged from the<\/p>\n<p>first quarter of this year but down 1,000 head over the year.<\/p>\n<p>\u3000<\/p>\n<p>MINOT, N.D. (AP) &#8211; Minot&#8217;s school board is considering whether<\/p>\n<p>to ask voters to approve a bond issue for school construction and<\/p>\n<p>expansion.<\/p>\n<p>The city&#8217;s population and its number of students is expected to<\/p>\n<p>grow in coming years. A consultant is telling board members they<\/p>\n<p>should consider buying a tract of land to possibly build a second<\/p>\n<p>public high school.<\/p>\n<p>The consultant has also offered proposals to expand Edison<\/p>\n<p>Elementary School and to build a new elementary school in southeast<\/p>\n<p>Minot.<br \/>\nMINOT, N.D. (AP) &#8211; North Dakota&#8217;s State Fair is still on track<\/p>\n<p>to set an attendance record, a year after it was cancelled because<\/p>\n<p>of Souris River flooding.<\/p>\n<p>More than 214,000 people have come through the gates so far.<\/p>\n<p>Fair marketing director Jennifer Ashley says the daily gate has<\/p>\n<p>been larger than the fair&#8217;s attendance two years ago. In 2010, a<\/p>\n<p>record number of 308,641 people came to the fair.<\/p>\n<p>Ashley says there&#8217;s more people in the Minot area because of oil<\/p>\n<p>exploration and construction activity.<\/p>\n<p>\u3000<\/p>\n<p>In sports\u2026<\/p>\n<p>BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) &#8211; North Dakota wildlife officials are hoping<\/p>\n<p>low water levels on the James River will help kill an Asian carp<\/p>\n<p>species famous for leaping out of the water.<\/p>\n<p>Silver carp are a highly invasive species that can outcompete<\/p>\n<p>native fish species for food. Officials say the fish was first<\/p>\n<p>discovered in the James in North Dakota last year. Officials say<\/p>\n<p>the carp have migrated upstream through South Dakota in recent<\/p>\n<p>years.<\/p>\n<p>Low water levels in the James River this year was blamed for<\/p>\n<p>hundreds of dead fish in the James River this year, many of them<\/p>\n<p>large northern pike. But officials say no dead silver carp have<\/p>\n<p>been discovered.<\/p>\n<p>\u3000<\/p>\n<p>AMERICAN ASSOCIATION\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Thursday&#8217;s Games<\/p>\n<p>Fargo-Moorhead 8, Sioux Falls 4<\/p>\n<p>\u3000<\/p>\n<p>MLB\u2026<\/p>\n<p>AMERICAN LEAGUE<\/p>\n<p>Final Baltimore 6 Tampa Bay 2<\/p>\n<p>Final Toronto 10 Oakland 4<\/p>\n<p>Final Cleveland 5 Detroit 3<\/p>\n<p>Final Seattle 4 Kansas City 1<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>NATIONAL LEAGUE<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Final St. Louis 7 L.A. Dodgers 4<\/p>\n<p>Final Pittsburgh 5 Houston 3<\/p>\n<p>Final Washington 8 Milwaukee 2<\/p>\n<p>Final N-Y Mets 3 Arizona 1<\/p>\n<p>\u3000<\/p>\n<p>NBA\u2026<\/p>\n<p>MINNEAPOLIS (AP) &#8211; The Minnesota Timberwolves will open the<\/p>\n<p>regular season at home against the Sacramento Kings on November<\/p>\n<p>2nd. The Wolves will open at Target Center for the 12th straight<\/p>\n<p>season. The defending champion Miami Heat are scheduled to come to<\/p>\n<p>town on March 4th.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Also from the NBA comes word that the Mavericks have re-signed guard<\/p>\n<p>Delonte (deh-LAHN&#8217;-tay) West, who averaged 9.6 points and 3.2 assists in 44<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0games last season.<\/p>\n<p>PGA\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0ANCASTER, Ontario (AP) &#8211; Scott Piercy fired an 8-under-par 62 to grab the first-round lead at the PGA&#8217;s Canadian Open.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Greg Owen and William McGirt are one shot back and one ahead of Robert Garrigus (GAR&#8217;-ih-guhs).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>LPGA-MASTERS<\/p>\n<p>EVIAN-LES-BAINES, France (AP) &#8211; American Stacy Lewis had the lead going into Round 2 of the LPGA&#8217;s Evian Masters in France.<\/p>\n<p>She toured the course with a 9-under-63, good for a two shot lead over Hee Young Park of South Korea.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>CHAMPIONS TOUR-SENIOR BRITISH OPEN<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0TURNBERRY, Scotland (AP) &#8211; Bernhard Langer (LAHN&#8217;-gur) has a one-shot lead over Mark McNulty heading into the second round of the Senior British Open.<\/p>\n<p>Langer&#8217;s 6-under-par 64 included six birdies on Turnberry&#8217;s Alisa Course. Tom Lehman, Michael Allen, David Frost, Jay Don Blake, Dick Mast and Chien Soon Lu shot 66.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Olympic opening ceremony draws near<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0LONDON (AP) &#8211; The majesty of the Olympics opening ceremony is here, and the official kickoff for the London Games is just a few hours away.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Details of the flashy curtain-raiser have been slipping out, even though officials wanted the world to be surprised when the 3-hour show commences at 4 p.m. EDT.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Show director Danny Boyle has already disclosed some details, including real farm animals on meadows; an idyllic picture of England as the &#8220;green and pleasant land;&#8221; a dance number featuring nurses and a closing song by McCartney.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Thursday&#8217;s games included a surprising loss by the reigning World Cup champs and a disappointing tie for the host country.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Japan scored in the first half and beat short-handed Spain 1-0. The Spaniards played much of the game a man down after their center back received a red card.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Senegal&#8217;s men&#8217;s squad scored late in the second half to tie host Britain, 1-1. The match was Britain&#8217;s first in an Olympic competition since 1960.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Elsewhere, Uruguay beat the United Arab Emirates 2-1, South Korea and Mexico played to a scoreless tie and Gabon rallied for a 1-1 draw against Switzerland. Brazil scored three times in the first half before holding off Egypt 3-2, Belarus was a 1-0 winner against New Zealand and Morocco played to a 2-2 draw against Honduras.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0In other Olympic news, the draw has taken place for the tennis competition at Wimbledon. Roger Federer, who is back at Wimbledon a few weeks after winning his seventh title there, will face Colombian Alejandro Falla. Women&#8217;s Wimbledon champ Serena Williams will meet former No. 1 Jelena Jankovic (yeh-LAY&#8217;-nuh YANK&#8217;-oh-vihch) .<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>NASCAR\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0INDIANAPOLIS (AP) &#8211; NASCAR officials are mulling the elimination of the top-35 rule to put the focus back on speed in qualifying.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Since 2005, the top 35 in points have been guaranteed provisional starting spots at the next race, which has sometimes eliminated faster cars from starting the race.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The rule was designed to make sure full-time teams with big-name drivers and big sponsors did not miss the race, but that could change next season.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In world and national news\u2026<\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON (AP) &#8211; A new report says people are dying by the<\/p>\n<p>hundreds to help rebuild Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>A federal investigative agency says at least 719 people, many of them<\/p>\n<p>Americans, have been killed while working on rebuilding projects following the U.S. invasion in 2003.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) &#8211; The U.S.-led coalition says insurgent<\/p>\n<p>attacks in Afghanistan during the past three months went up 11<\/p>\n<p>percent, compared to the same period last year.<\/p>\n<p>And it says the number of attacks in June was the highest for any month since fighting surged in the summer of 2010.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON (AP) &#8211; Economists anticipate that numbers The<\/p>\n<p>Commerce Department will release Friday morning will show that the<\/p>\n<p>economy between April and June grew even less than it did during<\/p>\n<p>the first three months of the year.<\/p>\n<p>And the experts tell the firm Fact Set that weaker hiring, nervous consumers,<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0sluggish manufacturing and Europe&#8217;s debt crisis may be pointing to another<\/p>\n<p>recession in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON (AP) &#8211; Lawyers say the young boy Jerry Sandusky<\/p>\n<p>sexually allegedly assaulted in Penn State&#8217;s locker room shower has<\/p>\n<p>come forward and is threatening to sue the university.<\/p>\n<p>The man&#8217;s lawyers say the man has given them &#8220;overwhelming evidence&#8221; and<\/p>\n<p>details of the assault. Sandusky, a former assistant football<\/p>\n<p>coach, was convicted in June of molesting 10 boys.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>LOS ANGELES (AP) &#8211; Katherine Jackson&#8217;s attorney says he has met<\/p>\n<p>with his client face-to-face and she&#8217;s doing well despite a family<\/p>\n<p>squabble.<\/p>\n<p>The 82-year-old matriarch temporarily lost guardianship<\/p>\n<p>of Michael Jackson&#8217;s three children after a relative reported her<\/p>\n<p>missing. She left Los Angeles for Arizona to visit her daughter<\/p>\n<p>Rebbie (REE&#8217;-bee).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u3000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0KCSi-T.V. Weather from Staff Meteorologist Steve Root \u3000 REST OF TODAY&#8230;SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT&#8230;PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. 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