{"id":5698,"date":"2012-10-17T07:14:38","date_gmt":"2012-10-17T12:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=5698"},"modified":"2012-10-17T14:21:12","modified_gmt":"2012-10-17T19:21:12","slug":"wayne-byers-show-morning-oct-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=5698","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Byers Show &#8211; Morning &#8211; Oct 17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/wbam.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-265\" title=\"wbam1\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/wbam-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>CSi Weather&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>OCTOBER 17, 18, 2012 STUTSMAN\u2026<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">A HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT\u00a0UNTIL \u00a07 PM<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">CDT THURSDAY\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p>STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH\u2026WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED.<\/p>\n<p>DURING THIS EXTENDED PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS\u2026THERE WILL BE EPISODES WHEN THE WINDS ARE NOT AS STRONG.<\/p>\n<p>A BIT OF A LULL WEDNESDAY MORNING\u2026THEN PICKING UP DURING THE NOON AND EARLY AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY.<\/p>\n<p>DURING THE NIGHTTIME HOURS WEDNESDAY NIGHT WINDS<br \/>\nMAY BRIEFLY SUBSIDE A BIT\u2026THEN RETURN AGAIN DURING THE DAY<br \/>\nTHURSDAY. WITH WINDS THIS STRONG\u2026MOTORISTS\u2026ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES\u2026WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.<\/p>\n<p>THOSE WORKING IN ELEVATED LOCATIONS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS WILL BE AT RISK. INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS ROOFS AND POWER LINES MAY BECOME DAMAGED. ANY FIRES WOULD SPREAD RAPIDLY.<\/p>\n<p>Barnes County\u2026<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM\u00a0NOON UNTIL \u00a07 PM CDT WEDNESDAY\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u2026HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">THURSDAY EVENING\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p>STUTSMAN&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>BARNES &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY\u00a0 EVENING&#8230;<br \/>\n&#8230;HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH<br \/>\nTHURSDAY EVENING&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>A RED FLAG WARNING IN THE AREA HAS BEEN ISSUED<\/p>\n<p>FOR SEVERAL COUNTIES IN WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA, UNTIL 10-P.M., WEDNESDAY.<\/p>\n<p>COUNTIES IN THE AREA INCLUDE; LAMOURE, LOGAN, DICKEY, MCINTOSH, AND EMMONS.<\/p>\n<p>The North Dakota Department of Emergency Services says any burning will<\/p>\n<p>be extremely dangerous, and farmers should delay field work until<\/p>\n<p>conditions improve. The fire danger is predicted to be high in<\/p>\n<p>western North Dakota.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Forecast<\/p>\n<p>REST OF TODAY&#8230;CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. WINDY&#8230;<br \/>\nCOOLER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH<br \/>\nINCREASING TO 30 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.<br \/>\n.TONIGHT&#8230;RAIN LIKELY. WINDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST<br \/>\nWINDS AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA&#8230;50 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.<br \/>\n.THURSDAY&#8230;RAIN LIKELY. VERY WINDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.<br \/>\nNORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH INCREASING TO<br \/>\n65 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA&#8230;70 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.<br \/>\n.THURSDAY NIGHT&#8230;MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING&#8230;<br \/>\nTHEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDY. LOWS<br \/>\nIN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF<br \/>\nPRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.<br \/>\n.FRIDAY&#8230;PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 50. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND<br \/>\n15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.<br \/>\n.FRIDAY NIGHT&#8230;MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.<br \/>\n.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT&#8230;PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 60.<br \/>\nLOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.<br \/>\n.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT&#8230;MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.<br \/>\nLOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.<br \/>\n.MONDAY&#8230;PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 50.<br \/>\n.MONDAY NIGHT&#8230;MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE<br \/>\nEVENING&#8230;THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.<br \/>\nLOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.<br \/>\n.TUESDAY&#8230;PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the National Weather Service has issued a<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> RED FLAG \u00a0WARNING<\/span><\/p>\n<p>FOR SEVERAL COUNTIES IN WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA, UNTIL 10-P.M., WEDNESDAY.<\/p>\n<p>COUNTIES IN THE AREA INCLUDE; LAMOURE, LOGAN, DICKEY, MCINTOSH, AND EMMONS.<\/p>\n<p>The North Dakota Department of Emergency Services says any burning will<\/p>\n<p>be extremely dangerous, and farmers should delay field work until<\/p>\n<p>conditions improve. The fire danger is predicted to be high in<\/p>\n<p>western North Dakota.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Update&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Valley City, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Oct 16, 2012) \u2014 The Valley City Commission met in Special Session Wednesday morning (Oct 17, 2012) at 8-a.m., at City Hall to discuss the Barnes County\u2019s 9-1-1 decision. to take over the 9-1-1 department. All City Commissioners were present.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, the Barnes County Commission voted 3-2 to allow 9-1-1 dispatcher now employed by Valley City to become Barnes County employees, effective January 1, 2013.<\/p>\n<p>The ratio agreement for costs was 1- Barnes County, 2-Valley City,3\u00a0 9-1-1 funding.<\/p>\n<p>Under the county\u2019s plan Barnes County Emergency Services Director, Kim Franklin is the temporary 9-1-1 Coordinator.<\/p>\n<p>A 9-1-1 Administrator will be added, January 1, 2013.<\/p>\n<p>County Commission President Cindy Schwehr, Rodger Berntson and Eldred Knutson vote in favor of the 9-1-1 employees transfer back to the county. Commissioner\u2019s Jon Froehlich and Phil Leitner voted against the motion.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">At Wednesday\u2019s Valley City Commission meeting, City Administrator David Schelhoph said he attended the Barnes County Commission meeting, along with Police Chief Fred Thompson and Lt. McDonald.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Schelkoph said they tried to persuade the county to phase in the program over a year, and added that the 9-1-1 department should remain under city control.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Schelkoph noted three points to the city\u2019s postion.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the cost for the change will mean more expenses for the city and county.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Current 9-1-1 staff, could leave due to the change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Police Chief Fred Thompson has experience in leading a 9-1-1 department.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Mayor Werkhoven said the issue needs to move forward and fears the possibility of the 9-1-1 staff being \u2018political pawns.\u2019<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">City Commissioner Magnuson had questions about early morning staffing of 9-1-1.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Police Chief Thompson question why the dispatcher should handle calls that may better be responded to, by police officers, or other proper authorities.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Commissioner Pedersen suggested 9-1-1 staff be part of crafting the changes.<\/p>\n<p>A dispatcher, and the present 9-1-1- Coordinator, said the consensus of the 9-1-1 staff is to stay at the present location, for operations.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">She said the policy and procedures manual for 9-1-1 needs updating.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">She said the policy and procedures manual for 9-1-1 needs updating regardless of which political subdivision is running the department.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">She said the policies are currently under review by the 9-1-1 Department.<\/p>\n<p>She added the current 9-1-1 staff is taking a \u201cwait and see,\u201d stance as to future developments.<\/p>\n<p>She said the present equipment is in need of replacement.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Werkhoven says the police chief is working with 9-1-1 staff on resolving various issues.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u00a0Chief Thompson said moving the 9-1-1 dispatch area to the back room will not add to expenses.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">City Commissioner Pedersen said he prefers the 9-1-1 department be under city oversight.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Werkhoven said the city needs to take an official stance, on the issue, with the city\u2019s thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>City Commissioner Magnuson said he wants to see a plan outlined from Barnes County, concerning costs, and transition.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>City Administrator Schelkoph said the two main issues are, planning for transition of 9-1-1 to Barnes County, and the city employee transferr to the county.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The Valley City Commission on a 4-1 vote, with Commissioner Nielson voting \u201cno\u201d passed a Resolution, to present to the Barnes County Commission.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The Resolution says the city agrees with the proposed Barnes County Commission cost-share ratio, it requests a timeline for the transfer of city 9-1-1 employees to Barnes County, a plan of action is requested from the county for daily 9-1-1 operations, a county reasoning for the take over of 9-1-1 operations, and, for the county to address cost increases.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting was shown live on CSi cable 68, followed by replays.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jamestown, ND (KCSi- T.V. News) &#8212; The Jamestown Public School Board was informed about administrators progress in year three, of the five-year AdvancED.,school improvement program.<\/p>\n<p>District School Improvement Committee member, Jamestown Middle School principal Gail Wold said &#8220;It\u2019s taking a look at who we are a district, what are we doing well and what are we not doing well, adding, It\u2019s a way of looking at ourselves.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u3000<\/p>\n<p>The AdvancED guidelines are required to be met for the district to maintain accreditation with the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement to receive funding.<\/p>\n<p>There are five standards and 35 indicators throughout those standards that are used to measure the quality of the district.<\/p>\n<p>Those include, purpose and direction, governance and leadership, and teaching and assessing for learning, along with resources and support systems, and using results for continuous improvement.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The improvement committee is to meet once a month, and in March of 2013, will have an external accreditation team conducting interviews and observe classrooms.<\/p>\n<p>The committee will then have two months to take actions, based on recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>The School Board was updated by Joe Hegland, Director of Curriculum and Professional development, on the transition process to the new Common Core education standards.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Common Core, will have a more difficult curriculum for math and language arts.<\/p>\n<p>The school board also organized a committee to look at the support staff salary schedule, chaired by Diane Hanson.<\/p>\n<p>The committee will address a 6 percent raise that was given out as 3 percent on base pay and 3 percent in a step increase, while support staff received a flat 6 percent raise.<\/p>\n<p>Jamestown School Board, Support Staff Salary Schedule Committee will meet on Monday, October 22, 2012 at 5:15 pm in the Central Office Conference Room located in the Administration Building, 207 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Avenue Southeast, Jamestown.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting was recorded by CSi and is now showing on KCSi-T.V. 10 THE REPLAY CHANNEL.<\/p>\n<p>\u3000<\/p>\n<p>Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) &#8212; &#8220;Secure Your ID Day,&#8221; will be held in Jamestown, with the opportunity to have documents shredded at no charge at First Community Credit Union in Jamestown.<\/p>\n<p>The event is open to the public Saturday October 20, 2012, from 8-a.m., to 1-p.m.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday\u2019s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Deb Lee of RSVP+nd South Central said the event is co-sponsored by that organization, along with the Better Business Bureau, AARP, MinnKota Recycling, FCCU in Jamestown, and the Jamestown Sun.<\/p>\n<p>Also on our show, Jenna Bergstedt from FCCU in Jamestown said, at the event, there will be information about identity theft prevention, and the opportunity to register to win a paper shredder.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Ms. Bergstedt said, FCCU in Jamestown is a drop off location to recycle cell phones, in the Cell Phones for Soldiers Program.<\/p>\n<p>She pointed out, in cooperation with AT&amp;T, the cell phones are de-programmed, and refurbished for distribution to soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>GRAFTON, N.D. (AP) &#8211; A North Dakota sheriff&#8217;s deputy charged in<br \/>\na break-in at a Minnesota convenience store has resigned.<br \/>\n22-year-old Adam Koenig of Park River submitted his resignation<br \/>\nTuesday. He had been hired by the Walsh County Sheriff&#8217;s Office in<br \/>\nSeptember.<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Koenig is charged with burglary and damage to property in the<br \/>\nbreak-in at a Holiday gas station in Crookston, Minn., last<br \/>\nThursday. He has been released from jail after posting $500 bail<br \/>\nand is to appear in court on Jan. 14. A telephone listing for him<br \/>\ncould not immediately be found.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) &#8211; Dakotas-based Sanford Health plans to open<br \/>\na new children&#8217;s clinic in North Dakota&#8217;s capital city.<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The 9,000-square-foot clinic in north Bismarck will be built to<br \/>\nmimic a castle. It is expected to open next spring, supplementing<br \/>\nchildren&#8217;s care currently provided at Sanford&#8217;s downtown Bismarck<br \/>\ncampus.<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It will be the first Sanford Children&#8217;s Castle of Care in North<br \/>\nDakota. Sanford merged with the former Medcenter One in Bismarck in<br \/>\nJuly.<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sanford Health is based in Fargo, N.D., and Sioux Falls, S.D. It<br \/>\nbills itself as the largest not-for-profit rural health care<br \/>\nprovider in the country.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) &#8211; The U.S. Department of Agriculture&#8217;s Rural<br \/>\nDevelopment agency says it provided more than $61 million for North<br \/>\nDakota housing projects during the past fiscal year.<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The agency says funds in fiscal 2012 included loans for<br \/>\nsingle-family homes and more than $3 million in rental assistance<br \/>\nto low-income tenants.<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rural Development State Director Jasper Schneider says &#8220;quality<br \/>\nhousing is the building block of a successful community.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) &#8211; Former North Dakota Republican chairman<br \/>\nGary Emineth is challenging a state law that bans campaigning on<br \/>\nElection Day.<\/p>\n<p>Emineth wants a federal judge to declare the ban<br \/>\nunconstitutional. The state Legislature has previously refused to<br \/>\nabolish the Election Day campaigning ban.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) &#8211; North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug<br \/>\nGoehring says the state&#8217;s recent trade mission to Colombia shows<br \/>\npromise. Goehring says the trip is an effort to make North Dakota a<br \/>\nmain products supplier to the South American nation.<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) &#8211; U.S. House candidates Kevin Cramer and Pam<br \/>\nGulleson clashed on several issues during a debate yesterday at<br \/>\nKFGO Radio in Fargo.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Cramer wants to dump the federal<br \/>\ntax credit for the industry because of the nation&#8217;s debt. But<br \/>\nDemocrat Gulleson says wind energy development means hundreds of<br \/>\njobs in North Dakota.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 FARGO, N.D. (AP) &#8211; Locked-out workers at American Crystal Sugar<br \/>\ndemonstrated yesterday outside businesses in the Fargo and Grand<br \/>\nForks areas that sell the company&#8217;s products.<\/p>\n<p>The workers want people to join a consumer boycott that they hope will bring the company back to the bargaining table and end a 14-month lockout.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0MANDAN, N.D. (AP) &#8211; A company that supplies and services valves<br \/>\nand other flow-control components for the energy industry is<br \/>\nbuilding a facility in Mandan.<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Novaspect Holdings Inc. broke ground Tuesday on the<br \/>\n20,000-square-foot facility that is to open next year. The company<br \/>\nexpects to have about 30 employees within two years, and an annual<br \/>\npayroll of $2.6 million.<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The company has a relationship with Bismarck State College,<br \/>\nwhere it provides lectures and technical training and support.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 FARGO, N.D. (AP) &#8211; The U.S. Department of Defense says the<br \/>\nremains of a missing Air Force colonel from North Dakota have been<br \/>\nidentified and will be buried as part of a group with full military<br \/>\nhonors at Arlington National Cemetery.<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The department says the remains of Col. Wendell Keller of Fargo<br \/>\nwill be buried with those of Air Force Capt. Virgil K. Meroney III<br \/>\nof Fayetteville, Ark. A date for the ceremony was not announced.<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Keller and Meroney were part of a crew of an F-4D Phantom II<br \/>\naircraft that disappeared following a mission on March 1, 1969, in<br \/>\nLaos.<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The department says the remains were found during a 17-year<br \/>\ninvestigation of the area that ran from 1994 until 2011. The<br \/>\nremains were identified with military ID cards, dental records and<br \/>\nother evidence.<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0WASHINGTON (AP) &#8211; Sen. Kent Conrad of North Dakota says his<br \/>\nolder brother, Roan Conrad, has died.<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In a brief statement, the Democratic senator says his brother<br \/>\ndied Saturday in New York at the age of 72.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Conrad says his brother fought a courageous battle with cancer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In sports&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>HIGH SCHOOL \u00a0VOLLEYBALL<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bismarck Century def. Bismarck High, 25-20, 25-14<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Center-Stanton def. Glen Ullin-Hebron, 25-22, 25-23, 25-22<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dakota Prairie def. Midkota, 25-15, 25-15<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Drayton-St. Thomas def. Midway, 25-10, 25-13, 25-14<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ellendale def. Barnes County North, 25-19, 25-11, 25-13<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fargo Davies def. Fargo South, 24-26, 25-13, 25-17, 25-14<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fargo North def. West Fargo, 25-16, 26-24, 25-22<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran def. Finley-Sharon\/Hope-Page, 25-15,<br \/>\n25-10, 25-6<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fargo Shanley def. Grand Forks Red River, 24-26, 16-25, 25-22,<br \/>\n25-11, 15-11<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Flasher def. Underwood, 33-35, 25-18, 25-7, 25-16<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Glenburn def. Lewis and Clark, 25-22, 25-16, 25-23<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Grant County def. New England, 25-20, 25-17, 25-19<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Heart River def. Dickinson Trinity, 25-18, 25-19, 27-25<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jamestown def. Dickinson, 26-24, 16-25, 25-11, 25-23<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Langdon def. Rolette-Wolford, 25-12, 25-11, 25-18<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lemmon, S.D. def. Bowman County, 25-12, 25-13, 25-17<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Linton-HMB def. Mobridge-Pollock, S.D., 21-25, 25-16, 25-19,<br \/>\n25-21<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 May Port CG def. Norman County West, Minn., 25-18, 25-27, 25-17,<br \/>\n15-7<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Milnor def. LaMoure, 26-24, 25-27, 25-17, 22-25, 16-14<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Napoleon def. Strasburg-Zeeland, 22-25, 25-20, 25-17, 25-20<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Newburg-Westhope def. Sawyer, 25-10, 23-25, 25-18, 18-25, 15-12<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 North Border def. Larimore, 15-25, 25-19, 20-25, 25-10, 15-13<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Northern Cass def. Enderlin, 25-16, 26-24, 19-25, 25-15<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Park River\/Fordville Lankin def. St. John, 25-17, 25-22, 25-19<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ray def. Tioga, 25-15, 25-10, 25-5<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Richland def. Sargent Central, 25-9, 20-25, 16-25, 25-18, 15-10<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rolla def. 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Fairmount-Campbell-Tintah, 25-27,<br \/>\n28-26, 25-16, 23-15, 25-10<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0DETROIT (AP) &#8211; Justin Verlander allowed three hits and no walks<br \/>\nover 8 1\/3 innings as the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees<br \/>\n2-1 to take a three-games-to-none lead in the American League<br \/>\nChampionship Series.<\/p>\n<p>Verlander had a two-hit shutout until Eduardo<br \/>\nNunez led off the ninth with a homer.<\/p>\n<p>Phil Coke gave up a pair of singles before striking out Raul Ibanez (ih-BAHN&#8217;-yehz) with the potential tying run in scoring position.<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ST. LOUIS (AP) &#8211; Giants manager Bruce Bochy says there&#8217;s a good<br \/>\nchance second baseman Marco Scutaro (SKOO&#8217;-tah-roh) will be in the<br \/>\nstarting lineup for Game 3 of the National League Championship<br \/>\nSeries this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Scutaro had to leave Game 2 on Monday after<br \/>\nfive innings due to a strained left hip. He came out of the game an<br \/>\ninning after hitting a two-run single in a 7-1 victory that allowed<br \/>\nthe Giants to tie the series at a game apiece.<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 TORONTO (AP) &#8211; NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has made a new<br \/>\noffer to the players&#8217; union that proposes a 50-50 split of<br \/>\nhockey-related revenue and a full 82-game season starting Nov. 2.<br \/>\nBettman said the long-term deal takes steps to guarantee the<br \/>\nplayers will get full value from their existing deals.<\/p>\n<p>Union chief Donald Fehr (feer) said he liked some aspects of the offer but<br \/>\nstill needed time to evaluate the full proposal.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>ARMSTRONG&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>AUSTIN, Texas (AP) &#8211; Lance Armstrong is stepping down as<br \/>\nchairman of his Livestrong cancer-fighting charity to help it limit<br \/>\nthe damage from the doping scandal that has snared the former<br \/>\nchampion cyclist.<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Armstrong announced the move Wednesday, a week after the U.S.<br \/>\nAnti-Doping Agency released a massive report detailing allegations<br \/>\nof widespread performance-enhancing drug use by Armstrong and his<br \/>\nteams. The document included testimony from 11 former teammates.<br \/>\nUSADA has ordered 14 years of Armstrong&#8217;s career results erased,<br \/>\nincluding his seven Tour de France titles.<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Lance Armstrong Foundation, commonly known as Livestrong,<br \/>\nwas founded in 1997 and has raised roughly $500 million to support<br \/>\ncancer patients. The group has scheduled its 15th anniversary<br \/>\ncelebration for this weekend. Armstrong will stay on the charity&#8217;s<br \/>\nboard.<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A cancer survivor, Armstrong strongly denies doping and says he<br \/>\nquit fighting USADA because its hearing process was unfair.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In world and national news&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0UNDATED (AP) &#8211; Who won last night&#8217;s second presidential debate<br \/>\ndepends on which side you&#8217;re listening to. President Barack Obama&#8217;s<br \/>\ncamp scored the fiery debate a win for the president, but they also<br \/>\nsay the race remains tight as ever.<\/p>\n<p>Romney&#8217;s running mate Paul Ryan<br \/>\nissued a fundraising appeal not long after the debate ended<br \/>\ndeclaring, &#8220;Mitt crushed it again at tonight&#8217;s debate.&#8221; The day<br \/>\nafter the debate, the candidates are fanning out in all directions<br \/>\nwith Obama in Iowa, Romney in Virginia, Vice President Joe Biden<br \/>\nheading to Colorado and Nevada and Ryan returning to all-important<br \/>\nOhio.<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. 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Spain&#8217;s main index is<br \/>\nup 1.5 percent while the other main European averages are also<br \/>\nhigher.<\/p>\n<p>However, a top German official has dashed hopes of swift<br \/>\nprogress on setting up a joint European banking supervisor. 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