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Sunrise Over James – Matt Sheppard<\/p><\/div>\n

CSi Weather…<\/p>\n

FIRE WEATHER WATCH CANCELLED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH
\n\u00a0DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA…<\/p>\n

INCLUDING BARNES AND STUTSMAN COUNTIES.<\/p>\n

TODAY…SUNNY…BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO
\n25 MPH.
\n.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
\nSOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER
\nMIDNIGHT.
\n.SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH
\nSHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
\n.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST
\nWINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
\n.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS
\n5 TO 10 MPH.
\n.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
\n.MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
\n.MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.
\nLOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
\n.TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
\n.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT
\nCHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
\n.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
\n.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.<\/p>\n

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Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce has confirmed that Kimberly Saxberg has stepped down as the Chamber\u2019s Executive.<\/p>\n

Chamber President, Tim Burchill says, Ms. Saxberg and the Chamber parted ways, on Tuesday October 9, 2012.<\/p>\n

He did not indicate a specific reason, only to say that she “left voluntarily.”<\/p>\n

Burchill says a search committee is being formed to find a new Chamber of Commerce Executive.<\/p>\n

He added that the regular day to day operations of the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce is continuing.<\/p>\n

\u3000<\/p>\n

Jamestown, ND\u00a0 (KCSi-T.V. News Oct 11, 2012)\u00a0 \u2013Jamestown College will welcome alumni and friends back to the campus for Homecoming 2012 Friday and Saturday, Oct. 12 and 13.<\/p>\n

The popular Street Fair runs from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n

The Jimmies will take on Dickinson State at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Homecoming football game.<\/p>\n

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Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — James Valley, Youth For Christ invites the public to the annual “Report to the People,” banquet.<\/p>\n

On Thursday\u2019s, (Oct 11, 2012) Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Executive Director, Troy Gunderson said the banquet is Monday October 22, 2012 at 6:30-p.m., at the Jamestown Civic Center.<\/p>\n

He said to sponsor a table or to purchase a ticket to call 252-5501.<\/p>\n

A table sponsorship is $200, which includes 8-tickets.<\/p>\n

He said those tickets may be given to individuals, or back to Youth For Christ, which in turn will give the tickets away.<\/p>\n

The guest will be Christian music artist, Jason Gray.<\/p>\n

As of Thursday 10 table sponsorships remain, with goal of 90.<\/p>\n

The Ministry Director, Kris Hunter, also on our show, said Teen City is open for after school drop-ins for middle school, and high school students from 3-5-p.m., on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.<\/p>\n

In addition, middle school students are invited to “Friday Night Fire.”<\/p>\n

On Monday evening\u2019s from 7-to-9-p.m., high school students are invited to the Campus Life Club.<\/p>\n

The Tuesday before Thanksgiving, November 20, 2012, it\u2019s the Turkey Extravaganza.<\/p>\n

Youth For Christ in Jamestown has more information on all the programs, and activities.<\/p>\n

Gunderson pointed out that James Valley Youth For Christ is conducting a building campaign, to raise funds to expand the building to the west, to accomodation addition space for activities and programs.<\/p>\n

James Valley Youth For Christ is located at 202 4th<\/sup> Avenue, Southeast in Jamestown.<\/p>\n

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SPIRITWOOD, N.D. (AP) – A Spiritwood man and his father remain
\nhospitalized after they were burned in a furnace explosion and fire
\nearlier this week.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NewsDakota reports that Paul Komrosky and his father, Eugene,
\nremain hospitalized in critical condition following the Tuesday
\nexplosion and subsequent fire. The incident happened at a farm
\nhouse about 18 miles west of Valley City.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The two men were found outside the house with severe burns to
\ntheir faces, hands and legs.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0FAIRMOUNT, N.D. (AP) – Richland County Sheriff Larry Leshovsky
\n(luh-SHEHV’-skee) says a high school student in Fairmount who shot
\nhimself in a classroom in an apparent suicide attempt is expected
\nto recover.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Authorities aren’t identifying the freshman boy who shot himself
\nin front of classmates Thursday. The Breckenridge, Minn., hospital
\nhe was taken to is not releasing his condition.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Classes were called off after the Thursday morning incident. The
\nK-12 school with about 110 students was bringing in extra
\ncounselors and the sheriff’s office was putting a deputy on patrol
\nthere as school resumed Friday.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – A man charged in what authorities say
\nis a synthetic drug ring that led to the overdose deaths of two
\nteenagers has pleaded guilty in federal court in Fargo.
\n22-year-old former University of North Dakota student Peter Hoistad
\nis the sixth person to reach a plea agreement with prosecutors in
\nthe case.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Investigators say the ring manufactured synthetic drugs that led
\nto the two deaths and the hospitalization of several other people
\nin Grand Forks in June.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hoistad pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge and to
\ndistributing illegal drugs.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors dropped a charge that the
\ndrugs resulted in injury and death, which could have landed Hoistad
\nin prison for life. He faces up to 30 years in prison when he is
\nsentenced Jan. 3.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u00a0BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A longtime employee of a North Dakota
\ncredit union says she will plead guilty to stealing more than
\n$130,000 from members.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Georgia Schwartz, of Glen Ullin, is charged in federal court
\nwith embezzlement and misapplication from a credit union, and false
\nentries.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Court document show that the money was taken over a 24-year
\nperiod from the Glen Ullin Credit Union, now known as the Western
\nCooperative Credit Union.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Authorities say Schwartz paid back some of the money she took
\nfrom the accounts.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The charge carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison. A
\nplea agreement calls for Schwartz to pay back the money and
\nrecommends a sentence below the federal guideline range.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sentencing is set for Dec. 19.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota assistant attorney general
\nhas a frightening example of the effects of synthetic drug use.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Julie Lawyer played a recording of a 911 emergency call to a
\nlegislative committee that’s looking at the state’s laws against
\nsynthetic drugs.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The 17-year-old Larimore girl had been to a Grafton home and had
\ntaken two “hits” from a pipe containing synthetic marijuana.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 She had a bad reaction, and when she was out driving, she called
\n911. When the operator asked what was wrong, the girl could only
\nscream incoherently.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lawyer says the call makes the hair on the back of her neck
\nstand on end.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota wildlife officials are cautioning motorists to beware of deer, as this is the time of year
\nwhen young animals are dispersing from their home ranges.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The state Game and Fish Department says October through early
\nDecember is the peak period for deer-vehicle accidents. Motorists
\nare advised to slow down and use caution after dark.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Officials say most deer-vehicle crashes happen around dawn and
\ndusk, when deer are most often moving around.<\/p>\n

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FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s corn and soybean crops are expected to be record size.<\/p>\n

Flooding in 2011 hurt many North Dakota crops, leading to sizable increases this year.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The state’s dryedible bean crop also is expected to be a record, and sunflower and canola production both are forecast to be up more than 60 percent from 2011.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u00a0BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Democratic Senate candidate Heidi Heitkamp
\nsaid President Barack Obama’s energy policy is “wrong” and he
\nshould replace his energy secretary and Environmental Protection
\nAgency director.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Her remarks came during a Chamber of Commerce forum Thursday
\nnight with Republican opponent Rick Berg. It focused on energy and
\nhealth care issues.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A recent poll showed Heitkamp and Berg in a dead heat.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Berg said a broader energy policy that includes oil and coal
\ndevelopment will help provide jobs and “ignite America’s fires
\nagain.”
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Heitkamp has said Obama is hostile to oil and coal development.
\nShe said Thursday she’d tell the president he is “wrong on energy
\nand headed in the wrong direction.”
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 She said Obama needs to replace Energy Secretary Steven Chu and
\nEPA administrator Lisa Jackson.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

In sports\u2026<\/p>\n

Jamestown, ND, (KCSi-T.V. Sports) \u2013 Rollie Greeno Award recipients Phil Martin and Joel Zenker, along with Athletic Hall of Fame inductees John Backhaus, Shawna Doty-Myers, Erin (Boziel) Josing and the 1993-94 Jimmie men\u2019s basketball team will be recognized at the Jimmie Booster Club\u2019s Athletic Hall of Fame Breakfast at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 during Jamestown College Homecoming festivities.<\/p>\n

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The relocation of an NBA Development<\/p>\n

League team from the North Dakota capital of Bismarck to the<\/p>\n

California city of Santa Cruz is official.<\/p>\n

D-League officials on Wednesday announced the move that has been<\/p>\n

in the works for months. The Dakota Wizards will be renamed the<\/p>\n

Santa Cruz Warriors and will play in an arena under construction.<\/p>\n

The Wizards played 17 seasons in Bismarck, winning four<\/p>\n

championships in three different leagues. The team joined the<\/p>\n

D-League beginning with the 2006-07 season and won the league title<\/p>\n

that year.<\/p>\n

The NBA’s Golden State Warriors bought the Wizards last year.<\/p>\n

Golden State is based about 70 miles north of Santa Cruz in<\/p>\n

Oakland, Calif.<\/p>\n

HIGH SCHOOL \u00a0VOLLEYBALL
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Beach def. Killdeer, 25-15, 25-21, 25-16
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Benson County def. Rugby, 25-12, 25-10, 25-22
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Beulah def. Glen Ullin-Hebron, 25-12, 25-15, 25-16
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bismarck High def. Mandan, 25-20, 25-21, 25-15
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bottineau def. Velva, 25-16, 25-21, 14-25, 25-23
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bowman County def. Heart River, 25-21, 17-25, 25-23, 23-25, 15-9
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran def. Enderlin, 25-13, 25-10, 25-16
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Grand Forks Red River def. Fargo Davies, 18-25, 25-19, 25-11,
\n25-11
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hankinson def. Rosholt, S.D., 25-19, 25-20, 25-20
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Harvey-Wells County def. Lakota\/Adams-Edmore, 25-22, 24-26,
\n25-22, 17-25, 15-2
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hillsboro\/Central Valley def. Dakota Prairie, 25-13, 25-8, 25-7
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jamestown def. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 25-23, 25-17, 25-14
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Larimore def. Midway, 25-22, 25-15, 25-14
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Linton-HMB def. Strasburg-Zeeland, 25-16, 25-13, 19-25, 25-10
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Minot Bishop Ryan def. Hazen, 25-7, 25-21, 25-17
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Minot Our Redeemer’s def. Surrey, 25-12, 25-23, 25-9
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood def. Newburg-Westhope, 12-25, 25-16,
\n25-19, 25-20
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mott-Regent def. New England, 8-25, 25-20, 25-18, 17-25, 15-10
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Napoleon def. Kidder County, 25-21, 25-20, 25-17
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New Rockford-Sheyenne def. Pingree\/Buchanan-Kensal, 25-19,
\n25-15, 25-12
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New Salem def. Center-Stanton, 25-19, 25-14, 25-21
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 North Border def. Drayton-St. Thomas, 27-25, 24-26, 25-21, 25-14
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 North Star def. Rolla, 28-26, 25-27, 25-15, 25-14
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Northern Cass def. Finley-Sharon\/Hope-Page, 25-13, 25-16, 25-13
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oakes def. North Sargent, 25-16, 21-25, 23-25, 25-19, 15-7
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Park River\/Fordville Lankin def. Griggs County Central, 25-9,
\n25-12, 25-13
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Richardton-Taylor def. Hettinger\/Scranton, 25-14, 25-13, 19-25,
\n25-22
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rolette-Wolford def. Turtle Mountain, 25-16, 25-18, 25-17
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 South Border def. Central Prairie, 25-14, 25-18, 25-16
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Stanley def. Lewis and Clark, 25-18, 25-13, 26-24
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Thompson def. May Port CG, 22-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-18
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Towner-Granville-Upham def. Drake\/Anamoose, 25-14, 25-22, 21-25,
\n19-25, 15-11
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Washburn def. Garrison-Max, 25-13, 25-13, 25-13
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 West Fargo def. Fargo South, 25-10, 18-25, 25-19, 25-17
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wilton-Wing def. Underwood, 25-15, 25-22, 21-25, 25-22<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS…<\/p>\n

\u00a0OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Justin Verlander struck out 11 batters
\nlast night as the Detroit Tigers topped the Oakland Athletics 6-0
\nto advance to the AL championship series.<\/p>\n

Austin Jackson had two hits and drove in two runs for the Tigers. Detroit will face either the New York Yankees or Baltimore Orioles.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0 NEW YORK (AP) – The Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees are
\ngoing the distance to see who plays Detroit in the AL Championship
\nSeries.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 J.J. Hardy’s RBI double in the 13th inning drove in the go-ahead
\nrun in the Orioles’ 2-1 win over the Yankees.<\/p>\n

That scored rookie Manny Machado, who opened the inning with a double. Nate McLouth’s leadoff homer in the fifth was the other Baltimore run.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The sets up the decisive Game 5 Friday afternoon in the Bronx.
\nYankee ace CC Sabathia (suh-BATH’-ee-uh) is Joe Girardi’s choice.
\nThe Orioles are going with Jason Hammel.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NATIONAL LEAGUE<\/p>\n

\u00a0CINCINNATI (AP) – Buster Posey had a grand slam as San Francisco
\ncompleted its startling comeback by holding off the Cincinnati Reds
\n6-4 in the decisive Game 5 of the NL division series. After
\ndropping the first two games at home, the Giants bounced back with
\nthree straight wins at Cincinnati to move into the NL championship
\nseries.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Giants are the first NL team to rally from a 2-0 deficit in
\nthe division series, which began in 1995<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u00a0WASHINGTON (AP) – Jayson Werth fought off pitch after pitch.
\nThen finally on the 13th pitch thrown by reliever Lance Lynn, Werth
\ndelivered the most important hit in the seven-year history of the
\nWashington Nationals.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Werth lined a fastball over the left-field wall in the bottom of
\nthe ninth to give the Nats a dramatic 2-1 victory over St. Louis to
\nextend their season for at least one more day. Earlier, Adam
\nLaRoche hit his second homer of the postseason.<\/p>\n

The Nationals and Cardinals will decide this NL Division Series
\nFriday night in Washington.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE<\/p>\n

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Rob Bironas (bih-ROH’-nihs) kicked his
\nfourth field goal, a 40-yarder as time expired, and the Tennessee
\nTitans beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 26-23 on Thursday night to snap
\na two-game skid.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WNBA BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0 Final\u00a0 Indiana\u00a0\u00a0 87\u00a0 Connecticut\u00a0\u00a0 71<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

NHL-LABOR
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NEW YORK (AP) – NHL arenas are dark, and now so are the
\nnegotiating rooms.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hockey’s opening day came and went Thursday with no games and no
\nreason to be optimistic that players will be hitting the ice
\nanytime soon.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The league and the union were back at the bargaining table,
\nhours before pucks were supposed to drop to open the regular
\nseason, but again the sides didn’t even address the core economic
\ndifferences at the center of the lockout that has already lasted 26
\ndays. There is no end in sight.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NASCAR-QUALIFYING<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 CONCORD, N.C. (AP) – Greg Biffle won the pole for Saturday
\nnight’s race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the first NASCAR Cup race
\nwithout an Earnhardt in 33 years.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dale Earnhardt Jr. will sit out the next two races after
\nsustaining his second concussion this year during a 25-car car
\npileup Sunday at Talladega. Regan Smith, who’ll drive Earnhardt’s
\nNo. 88 Chevrolet, qualified 26th.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 By sitting out the next two races, Little E most certainly will
\nfinish last in the 12-driver Chase race.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NASCAR driver AJ Allmendinger will race this weekend for the
\nfirst time since his July drug suspension.<\/p>\n

GOLF-EXHIBITION<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 BELEK, Turkey (AP) – Justin Rose eliminated Tiger Woods from the
\nWorld Golf Final. Rose shot a 69, one shot better than Woods.
\nEarlier in the day Woods made it to the match with Rose by beating
\nRory McIllroy by six shots. In Saturday’s final, Rose will face
\nRyder Cup teammate Lee Westwood.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 TENNIS-FEDERER
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SHANGHAI (AP) – Roger Federer assured himself the No. 1 ranking
\nfor the 300th week of his career by beating Stanislas Wawrinka
\n(vah-VINK’-ah) 4-6, 7-6), 6-0 in the third round of the Shanghai
\nMasters. When asked, Federer said of his 300th week on top of the
\nrankings, “It’s obviously an amazing number.”
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Swiss star will play 10th-seeded Marin Cilic (CHIHL’-ihch)
\nin the quarterfinals.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0OBIT-COOK
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 PITTSBURGH (AP) – Longtime ESPN college football commentator
\nCarroll “Beano” Cook has died. The 81 year-old had worked at ESPN
\nsince 1986.<\/p>\n

He had previously been the sports information director
\nat his alma mater, the University of Pittsburgh, from 1956 to 1966.
\nThe university announced that Cook had died in his sleep.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 After leaving his SID job at Pitt, Cook was ABC Sports’ press
\ndirector for the NCAA.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

In world and national news…<\/p>\n

\u00a0DANVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Vice President Joe Biden played the
\naggressor in his debate with Republican Paul Ryan as the two
\nexchanged pointed comments on the economy, social policy and
\nAmerica’s place in the world.<\/p>\n

Now it’s up to the main players with 25 days to the election. President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney have two debates left. Romney plans to be in Virginia today and head on to Ohio.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WASHINGTON (AP) – An Associated Press review of documents finds
\nthat Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan has sought an
\nexpansion of food stamps, stimulus money, federally guaranteed
\nbusiness loans and other benefits for his Wisconsin constituents.
\nSuch requests are at odds with Ryan’s public persona as a
\nsmall-government advocate and a fiscal conservative and critic of
\nfederal handouts.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MIAMI (AP) – The collapsed parking garage at Miami Dade
\nCollege’s west campus is still a search scene where crews are
\nlooking for a man still missing two days after the structure fell.
\nPolice told the missing man’s family it could take days to find
\nsomeone in the rubble. The collapse Wednesday killed three workers
\nand injured eight.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 BEIRUT (AP) – Anti-regime activists say an overnight battle saw
\nrebels seizing an air defense base belonging to the Syrian military
\nnear the northern city of Aleppo. One activist says four rebels
\nwere killed.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 OSLO, Norway (AP) – The European Union has been cited for
\nplaying a “stabilizing part” in transforming the once torn
\ncontinent. The EU gets the Nobel Peace Prize for that effort.<\/p>\n

The EU grew out of the tremendous devastation of World War II, fueled
\nby the conviction that ever-closer economic ties would make war
\nless likely.
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WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 It’ll cost another penny to mail a letter next year.<\/p>\n

The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service said Thursday that it will raise postage rates on Jan. 27, including a 1-cent increase in the cost of first-class mail to 46 cents.<\/p>\n

It also will introduce a new global “forever” stamp, allowing customers to mail first-class letters anywhere in the world for one set price of $1.10. Currently, the prices vary depending on the international destination, with letters to Canada and Mexico costing 85 cents.<\/p>\n

The mail agency also will increase rates on its shipping services, such as priority mail, by an average of 4 percent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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