{"id":45242,"date":"2014-05-08T07:12:14","date_gmt":"2014-05-08T12:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=45242"},"modified":"2014-05-08T14:13:42","modified_gmt":"2014-05-08T19:13:42","slug":"wayne-byers-show-morning-may-8-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=45242","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Byers Show – Morning – May 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"wbAM5\"<\/a>CSi Weather…<\/p>\n

REST OF TODAY…AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. PERIODS OF RAIN
\nSHOWERS. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS 15 TO
\n25 MPH.
\n.TONIGHT…PERIODS OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING…THEN ISOLATED
\nRAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
\n10 TO 20 MPH.
\n.FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
\n15 MPH.
\n.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. SOUTHWEST WINDS
\n5 TO 10 MPH.
\n.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
\nSHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
\n.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
\nSHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
\n.SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
\nHIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
\n.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
\n.MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
\nHIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
\n.MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
\n.TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
\nHIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
\n.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE
\nOF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0BARNES…<\/p>\n

RAIN SHOWERS AND AN ISOLATED NON-SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OR TWO WILL
\n\u00a0MOVE DURING THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON AND END LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. RAIN
\n\u00a0AMOUNTS OF UP TO 1 INCH MAY OCCUR.<\/p>\n

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Jamestown (CSi) 19 year old Robert Flores, a former University of Jamestown student was sentenced to serve 65 days in the Stutsman County Correctional Center for terrorizing.<\/p>\n

Southeast District Court Judge Thomas Merrick, sentenced Flores to 72 days, with credit given for seven days served.<\/p>\n

Flores will not be entitled to work release, and the court waived all fines and fees. Flores will also keep the right to vote and hold any future public office, except during his time in jail. No probation was ordered.<\/p>\n

Terrorizing is a Class C felony with a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.<\/p>\n

Flores, originally from Southgate, California, and now residing in Valley City, was found guilty on April 22, 2014, of terrorizing by a 12-person jury in Southeast District Court in Jamestown April 22, and was sentenced on Tuesday this week.<\/p>\n

Flores was accused of threatening to kill and drink the blood of three University of Jamestown students in satanic rituals. The alleged threats resulted in the university being placed on lockdown for about an hour on November 7, 2013.<\/p>\n

Flores was found later that morning in downtown Jamestown and taken into custody.<\/p>\n

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(CSi) Farm Rescue has received a grant for $445,564 from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.<\/p>\n

The trust has pledged $190,000 over the next three years in the form of a 2-to-1 matching grant as a challenge for Farm Rescue to broaden its base of support.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Farm Rescue founder and President, Bill Gross states that it\u2019s the largest multi-year funding Farm Rescue has received since its inception, and Farm Rescue will use the grant for strategic and development planning and creating a development officer position.<\/p>\n

New donations will be matched 2-to-1, and donations as a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization to Farm Rescue are tax-deductible to the maximum extent allowed by law.<\/p>\n

Gross expressed his appreciation to the trust for assisting Farm Rescue.<\/p>\n

Farm Rescue is a nonprofit organization that provides free planting, harvesting and haying assistance to farm families who have experienced a major illness, injury or natural disaster.<\/p>\n

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Jamestown (CSi)\u00a0 Service men and women who gave their lives serving their country will be remembered on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, 2014 in a ceremony at the Knights of Columbus Hall at 9 a.m.<\/p>\n

After the program and naval ceremony at the Nickeus Park bridge, local service groups will be visiting all of\u00a0the five Jamestown \u00a0cemeteries and the Veteran\u2019s Memorial Wall, and then to the All Vets Club for a free luncheon.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0NAPOLEON, N.D. (AP) – Residents of Napoleon are trying to figure out what to do about a high water table caused by heavy rains and a rising lake near the town.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The excess water has led to chronic basement flooding around town. Mayor Kyle Haas says more than 75 homes are now running sump pumps. He says there’s so much water being pumped out of homes that it “just sits along the curb.”
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Resident Chris Sperle says water squishes up from the ground when he steps on his sidewalk and comes out of a crack in his driveway.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Napoleon has invested $3.2 million in a drainage system beneath city streets but problems persist. A public meeting is scheduled Monday to discuss the problem.
\n\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A judge has refused to review bail for a Moorhead, Minnesota, man accused in a Fargo homicide case.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Forty-six-year-old Arlen Clapper and his children, 19-year-old Alexander Clapper and 22-year-old Tamara Clapper, are charged in the March 14 stabbing death of 26-year-old Rolandas House in Fargo.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bail for all three clappers was set at $1 million each.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A fourth defendant, 19-year-old Wade Garrett of Fargo, pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to 24 years in prison.<\/p>\n

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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Tucson, Arizona, man accused of robbing a Bismarck bank has been charged with felony theft.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Thirty-seven-year-old Sean Nichols appeared in court Wednesday. He was arrested Tuesday evening, just hours after the robbery at Dakota Community Bank.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Authorities say Nichols entered the bank and demanded cash, fleeing on foot with an undisclosed amount. He did not display a weapon.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Judge Gail Hagerty in Burleigh County set his bond at $20,000. Court records do not list an attorney for Nichols.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The charge carries a maximum sentence of 5 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The first sentence has been handed down in an online sex trafficking sting on the North Dakota oil patch that resulted in more than a dozen arrests.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland on Tuesday sentenced 34-year-old Clayton Lakey, of Billings, Montana, to five years in prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release. Lakey must register as a sex offender.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lakey had pleaded guilty in federal court to coercion and enticement of a minor.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Authorities say Lakey agreed to pay for sex with a person he thought was a juvenile. He was arrested at a Dickinson hotel.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The investigation known as “Operation Vigilant Guardian” was centered in Dickinson and Williston in October and November.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A spokesman with the federal public defender’s office was not immediately available for comment.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple (DAHL’-rimp-ul) has asked agencies to stick to their current spending plans when crafting new budgets for the next two years.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dalrymple addressed agency administrators on Wednesday at the state Capitol in Bismarck.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dalrymple says the guidelines apply to ongoing state programs. He says they won’t affect one-time spending on road repairs and other essential projects.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 North Dakota departments will use the outline to write spending plans for the next two-year budget cycle.<\/p>\n

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FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A Fargo judge says an agreement that allows North Dakota State University police to issue citations off campus is valid.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The issue was raised by Fargo attorney Charley Sheeley last month when he asked East Central District Judge Thomas Olson to throw out evidence in a DUI arrest made a few blocks from NDSU’s downtown campus.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sheeley argued that the pact between NDSU and the city conflicts with state law and amounts to state taxpayers boosting the city’s coffers with money from fines.<\/p>\n

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WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – The head of the U.S. Census Bureau says challenges need to be addressed to ensure an accurate count of North Dakota’s oil patch in the next census.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Director John Thompson visited Williston on Wednesday.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tens of thousands have arrived in the oil patch in the past five years. But Williston Mayor Ward Koeser says many living in the area didn’t want to be counted as North Dakota residents in the 2010 census. He says people were afraid they would lose privileges in their home states.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Koeser and Thompson say more education on the bureau’s duties is needed to combat the problem. Thompson says the bureau’s job is only to count. He says people who identify themselves as living in North Dakota will not lose rights at home.<\/p>\n

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MINOT, N.D. (AP) – The Minot City Council has directed city staff to organize a plan to clean up properties that have been neglected or abandoned in the wake of the devastating 2011 Souris River flood.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The city also is dedicating $74,000 in sales tax money to immediately clean up the worst of the properties.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The moves came after a community group submitted petitions with more than 1,000 signatures asking the city to do something about the so-called “zombie homes.” Boarded-up, mold-ridden and debris-infested properties still dot the city three years after the historic flood.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota company is planning a liquefied natural gas processing facility in Tioga, in the northwestern part of the state.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tioga-based North Dakota LNG says the fuel will be used to offset the use of diesel during oil drilling operations.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 CEO Pat Hughes says operations will begin this summer. He would not disclose the cost of the facility but says it will employ up to 30 people.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The plant is slated to produce up to 76,000 gallons of liquefied natural gas daily by early next year.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hughes says that amount of LNG would displace about 44,000 gallons of diesel daily.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hughes says a typical drill rig uses up to 2,500 gallons of diesel daily.<\/p>\n

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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Department of Health says outdoor enthusiasts should take some precautions before tick season this year.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The department says areas that are heavily wooded or have tall grass or brush are more likely to be infested, especially between April and September.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It’s recommended that those spending time outdoors this tick season wear light-colored clothing and long pants, and also tuck their shirts in.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Applying insect repellant that contains DEET to clothes and exposed skin can also help prevent ticks, which can cause Lyme disease, Anaplasmosis or Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If you find a tick, you should remove it promptly.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Department of Commerce has launched a new competition for entrepreneurs in the state.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The competition is part of the Innovate ND program that assists entrepreneurs in developing business ideas.\u00a0
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A completion is slated for May 30 in Bismarck. Officials say $21,000 is available in prizes for participants.
\n\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0In sports…<\/p>\n

UPDATE…<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s\u00a0 (Thurs. May 8, 2014) Varsity Baseball Double-Header vs. Dickinson has been postponed to tomorrow, May 9th<\/sup> @ 4:30 PM (teams will only play one seven-inning conference game)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/i><\/b>Thursday\u2019s JV Baseball Double-Header vs. Dickinson has been cancelled. <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown High School graduate, and VCSU sophomore, Brady Anderson has been named the North Star Athletic Association\u2019s player of the year.<\/p>\n

Anderson, finished the season with a .443 batting average, collecting 66 hits in 149 at bats with three home runs and 38 RBI. He also walked 15 times and finished with an OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage) of 1.120.<\/p>\n

Anderson was also named to the all-conference team for the 19-29 Vikings.<\/p>\n

University of Jamestown\u2019s Tom Hager was named coach of the year after leading the Jimmies to a 35-8 record and NSAA regular season and tournament titles.<\/p>\n

Tanner Dahl was named pitcher of the year. The sophomore from West Fargo posted a record of 9-1 and an earned run average of 3.61. He worked 67 1\/3 innings, allowing 59 hits with 69 strikeouts.<\/p>\n

Landon Uetz, also a West Fargo native, was named freshman of the year. Uetz leads the Jimmies in hitting (.395), RBI (41) and is second with four home runs.<\/p>\n

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Individual awards<\/p>\n

Player of the year: Brady Anderson, VCSU.<\/p>\n

Most valuable senior: Spencer Kidder, Mayville.<\/p>\n

Pitcher of the year: Tanner Dahl, Jamestown.<\/p>\n

Freshman of the year: Landon Uetz, Jamestown.<\/p>\n

Coach of the year: Tom Hager, Jamestown.<\/p>\n

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A national tournament selection party for the University of Jamestown baseball team will be held on Friday at 7 p.m. at Cherry Berry in Jamestown.<\/p>\n

Attending will be the Jimmie baseball team and coaches. The event and the unveiling of the 45-team field for the national tournament will be shown live.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) – Forward Rocco Grimaldi has agreed to an entry-level contract with the Florida Panthers. Grimaldi was drafted 33rd overall by the Panthers in the 2011 NHL draft. He led North Dakota to the Frozen Four this past season and was named MVP of the NCAA Midwest Regional. For his career at North Dakota, Grimaldi had 31 goals and 46 assists in 86 games.<\/p>\n

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MLB…<\/p>\n

INTERLEAGUE
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\u00a0CLEVELAND (AP) – Mike Aviles’s two-out single in the ninth inning gave the Cleveland Indians a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins last night. Asdrubal Cabrera led off the inning with a double against Casey Fien. The ball was hit over the head of infielder Eduardo Escobar. Escobar misjudged the ball that landed on the warning track.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DETROIT (AP) – Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer in the first inning, and Rick Porcello won his fifth game as the Detroit Tigers won their eighth straight, 3-2 over the Houston Astros.
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\u00a0OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – The Oklahoma City Thunder are tied with the L.A. Clippers at a game apiece after their 112-101 victory last night. NBA MVP Kevin Durant had 32 points while backcourt mate Russell Westbrook had a triple-double with 31 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.\u00a0
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\u00a0NEW YORK (AP) – The Pittsburgh Penguins are one victory away from going to the NHL Eastern Conference finals. The Penguins took a 3-1 series lead after beating the New York Rangers 4-2 last night and can clinch the series with a victory at home Friday night.
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\u00a0MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Organizers of Minnesota’s bid for the 2018 Super Bowl say the local corporate community will cover most of the costs. US Bank CEO Richard Davis co-chairs the bid committee. He says local corporations pledged enough to cover 75 percent of the estimated $30 million to $40 million in costs just within the first seven days of the drive.<\/p>\n

\u00a0NEW YORK (AP) -The first round of the three-day, seven-round NFL draft occurs tonight. The Houston Texas, by virtue of their 2-14 record last season, will have the first pick with St. Louis, Jacksonville, Cleveland and Oakland following.
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\u00a0RENTON, Wash. (AP) – The NFL champion Seattle Seahawks have wrapped up the services of cornerback Richard Sherman. The All-Pro has announced on his website that he has signed a four-year contract extension worth $57.4 million with $40 million guaranteed.<\/p>\n

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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 UNDATED (AP) – San Antonio Spurs general manager R.C. Buford has been named the NBA’s Executive of the Year. In his 12th season as GM and 23rd with the franchise, Buford has seen the team become one of the dominate clubs in the NBA. This season the Spurs won a league-best 62 games. They are playing Portland in the second round of the playoffs.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NEW YORK (AP) – The NBA owners have held their second discussions about ending Donald Sterling’s ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers. The advisory\/finance committee held a conference call as owners work to force Sterling to sell the franchise following his lifetime ban for making racist comments. The owners plan to meet again next week.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0MADRID (AP) – Australian Open champion Li Na advanced to the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open by beating Sloane Stephens 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday.
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\u00a0DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) – A pro-Russia group in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk says it’s going ahead with a referendum on autonomy as planned this Sunday. That’s despite Russian President Vladimir Putin’s urging that the vote be postponed. The head of the People’s Republic’s elections commission says while Putin’s call comes from someone “who indeed cares for the people” of southeast Ukraine, his group is “the bullhorn of the people.” Meanwhile, Putin is overseeing a military exercise today involving Russia’s nuclear forces.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SANAA, Yemen (AP) – Yemen’s Defense Ministry says soldiers have entered an al-Qaida stronghold in the country’s south. The ministry says troops captured the center of the district while fighting continues in the mountains surrounding it. Yemen’s military launched a major offensive against al-Qaida militants two weeks ago.\u00a0
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) – A group of top Islamic scholars is condemning the kidnapping of more than 270 Nigerian schoolgirls and calling for their immediate release. The group, which is part of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, says “crimes committed by the likes of these extremist organizations contradicts all humanitarian principles and moral values and violates the provisions of the Quran” and the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) – A Pakistani court has released on bail an American whom the U.S. has identified as an FBI agent. Police detained the American on Monday as he was about to board a flight at an airport in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi. Police say they seized ammunition, three knives and electronic devices from him. A U.S. law enforcement official says the man is an FBI agent in Pakistan as part of a multi-agency, anti-corruption program.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is preparing for the first performance of its “Legends” show since an aerial accident sent eight acrobats plummeting to the ground in Rhode Island last weekend. Three acrobats remain in serious condition at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. The circus opens in Hartford, Connecticut, tonight. It won’t be performing the “human chandelier” stunt, in which the acrobats were hurt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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