{"id":61677,"date":"2014-12-24T07:15:17","date_gmt":"2014-12-24T13:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=61677"},"modified":"2014-12-25T10:39:34","modified_gmt":"2014-12-25T16:39:34","slug":"wayne-byers-show-morning-dec-24-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=61677","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Dec 24"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"wbam1\"<\/a>CSi Weather…<\/p>\n

REST OF TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE
\nUPPER 20S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
\n.TONIGHT…CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA.
\nLOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
\n.CHRISTMAS DAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST
\nWINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
\n.THURSDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
\n15 MPH.
\n.FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 15. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
\n15 MPH.
\n.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR ZERO. HIGHS
\nAROUND 15.
\n.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.
\n.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE
\nOF SNOW. HIGHS AROUND 15. LOWS AROUND 5 BELOW.
\n.MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.
\n.MONDAY NIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. LOWS AROUND 10 BELOW.
\n.TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR ZERO.<\/p>\n

\u00a0THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER
\n\u00a0REGION INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. UP TO AN INCH IS POSSIBLE. NO
\n\u00a0HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.<\/p>\n

\u00a0DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE POSSIBLE NORTH SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY\u00a0AND ACROSS MOST AREAS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.<\/p>\n

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Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Park Board has unanimously approved plans for a petition drive to place a one percent city sales tax before the voters, possibly in April of 2015.<\/p>\n

The tax would be used for construction of the Two Rivers Activity Center and requires a simple majority to pass.<\/p>\n

The ballot measure calls for a yes or no vote on the 1 percent sales tax that would remain in place until the debt associated with the construction of the TRAC building is retired or until June 30, 2040, whichever comes first.<\/p>\n

If constructed, the TRAC building would be located near Jamestown High School.<\/p>\n

Parks and Recreation Department Director Doug Hogan says, the draft petition would be submitted to the city of Jamestown for review next week.<\/p>\n

Then, the city has 10 days to review the petition and if approved volunteers can start gathering the signatures. 15 percent of the votes cast in the last presidential election are required, or 1,053 signatures.<\/p>\n

Hogan adds that the Parks and Recreation Department will cover the estimated $10,000 cost of the special election.<\/p>\n

Hogan said the department is planning on starting a capital fundraising drive.<\/p>\n

Final costs of the project could be determined by the amount of capital raised during the drive plus the $28.5 million the Parks and Recreation Department would be able to borrow if the sales tax is approved.<\/p>\n

Parks and Recreation would own and operate the recreation center and employ about 50 additional people to operate the center. Other participating groups include Jamestown Public Schools,\u00a0James River Family Fitness,\u00a0Jamestown Tennis Association and the Jamestown Gymnastics Club.<\/p>\n

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FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A federal appeals court says three Jamestown Police officers who shot a Jamestown man after he came out of his apartment carrying a shotgun did not use excessive force.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Michael Partlow was hospitalized for about three weeks following the September 2010 incident. Partlow later filed suit against the officers, who appealed after a federal judge failed to dismiss the complaint.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a 2-1 decision that the officers should not face legal action.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Partlow said in his suit that he was bending down to place the gun on the ground when the officers opened fire. The appeals court said that even if the officers were mistaken about Partlow pointing the gun at them, their reaction was “objectively reasonable.”<\/p>\n

\u00a0The case has been remanded to the U.S. District Court for further proceedings.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Jamestown (CSi) The Salvation Army has options to donate through gift giving.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday\u2019s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, the Salvation Army\u2019s Planned Giving Division, Director, Faye Miller, said gifts may include giving to an endowment fund, or through a charitable gift annuity.<\/p>\n

She travels North Dakota and Minnesota explaining certain types of gifts and funding options through the Salvation Army Gift Giving Division.<\/p>\n

She pointed out that individuals may also remember the Salvation Army in their wills.<\/p>\n

She pointed out that making a qualifying gift to the Salvation Army Endowment Fund, realizes a 40 percent North Dakota income tax credit to offset 2014 taxes.<\/p>\n

She added that the credit is available to both individuals and businesses with the minimum qualifying gift at $5,000, which may be in lump sum form, or aggregated over the tax year.<\/p>\n

The maximum credit for a single tax year is $10,000 for and individual $20,000 for a married couple and $10,000 for business entities. There are provisions for carryover.<\/p>\n

She noted also, the North Dakota tax credit in connection with a Salvation Army Charitable Gift Annuity.<\/p>\n

Also it\u2019s possible to receive a 40 percent North Dakota tax credit, plus, receive payments for life with a Salvation Army Charitable Gift Annuity.<\/p>\n

Gift of stock is also a giving option, and when transferred directly means avoiding as much as 24 percent in capital gains tax.<\/p>\n

Also, use appreciated securities or mutual funds to fund the charitable gift annuity, or endowment with additional benefits.<\/p>\n

She also pointed out that December 31st<\/sup> is the deadline to make arrangements for 2014.<\/p>\n

More information on the 40 percent North Dakota tax credit opportunity is available on line at<\/p>\n

www.ndtaxcredit.com<\/span><\/a><\/span> or call 1-800-456-4483.<\/span><\/p>\n

Those donating securities may call 651-746-3504.<\/p>\n

Faye Miller may be contacted for more information at 701-219-9675, or E-Mail Faye_Miller@usc.salvationarmy.org<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Valley City (VCSU\/CSi) Valley City State University will host a reception for its new president, Tisa A. Mason, Ed.D., from 4\u20136 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, in the Student Center Skoal Room on the VCSU campus.<\/p>\n

Open to the public, the reception will provide members of the greater Valley City community with an opportunity to meet President Mason and her husband, Mr. Bill Mason. Refreshments will be served.<\/p>\n

President Mason comes to Valley City from Hays, Kan., where she served as vice president for student affairs at Fort Hays State University. She previously served as dean of student life at the University of Wisconsin\u2013Whitewater in Whitewater, Wis., and as executive director of the Sigma Kappa Sorority and Foundation in Indianapolis, Ind.<\/p>\n

She holds a Doctor of Education degree in higher education from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va.; a Master of Science in Education from Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Ill., and a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology\/anthropology from Transylvania University in Lexington, Ky.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Historical Society has drafted an agreement to finalize the purchase of the boyhood home of famous band leader Lawrence Welk.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 State Historical Society Director Claudia Berg says the group’s board is slated to vote on the agreement next month. The group voted to buy the Strasburg homestead from Welk’s nieces about a year ago. But a final sale price was not negotiated.\u00a0
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Legislature last year included $100,000 in the Historical Society’s budget for the purchase but lawmakers stipulated that repairs must first be made.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Berg says most of the work has been done. She says all other repairs to the site must be made by spring.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Berg says some of the $100,000 payment will be held until all work is completed.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Warrants have been issued in North Dakota for four people accused of forging checks worth more than $23,000.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The\u00a0 complaint against the individuals states that during August and September, 26-year-old Rusty Crowe and 24-year-old Patrick Crowe used several people to knowingly cash forged checks from Cyclone Drilling and the Three Affiliated Tribes. The checks were cashed at a Bismarck area grocery store.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The complaint states the Mandaree men paid a nominal sum to the people cashing the checks. The warrants for the men have been issued for leading a criminal association charge, a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Warrants were also issued for 23-year-old Megan Marie Hale, of Newtown, and 19-year-old Shelton Lane Price, of Bismarck. They are facing counterfeiting charges.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Fargo police are looking for help in identifying a man considered to be a “person of interest” in a rape investigation.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The case involves a man who last weekend walked into an unlocked apartment occupied by three North Dakota State University students. KFGO radio reports that the suspect sexually assaulted one woman and attempted to assault another woman. One of the victims broke free during a struggle and ran to a neighbor’s apartment.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Police have released the image of a man who showed up on a trail camera during an investigation into window peeping last April. No further details were released.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u00a0WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – One of two men accused in an oil patch drug case involving methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine and marijuana has pleaded not guilty to eight counts.\u00a0
\n\u00a0
\n32-year-old Jose Villalpando is charged with four counts of delivery of a controlled substance and four counts of possession of a controlled substance.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Authorities say a search warrant in the case led to 9 ounces of meth, 8.8 ounces of heroin, 6 pounds of marijuana and about an ounce of cocaine.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Villalpando has said through an interpreter that the drugs belonged to Porifirio Jimenez, who is also charged in the case. Jimenez is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Jan. 15.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Villalpando and Jimenez are each being held on $2 million bond.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u00a0 WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) – An Idaho man convicted of killing a man outside of a strip club in Williston has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Jonathan Horvath was found guilty of murder, two counts of terrorizing and one count of reckless endangerment in the March 2013 death of Derrick Spiegel. Authorities said Spiegel was killed on a sidewalk outside a strip club following an argument.
\n\u00a0<\/p>\n

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota health officials have identified another case of hepatitis C in Minot. That makes 51 cases of the viral infection that can cause serious liver damage. Most patients have been former or current residents of ManorCare nursing home. But officials say this latest case isn’t connected to ManorCare.
\n\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota officials are reporting widespread cases of the flu.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The state Department of Health says there were 332 cases of laboratory-confirmed influenza as of the middle of December. Several community outbreaks have been reported in recent weeks.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Health officials say the flu activity has started earlier than normal and it’s important for people to get flu shots as soon as possible.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s population has reached an all-time high.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday said the state has 739,482 residents. That’s an increase of more than 15,000 residents from last year’s count.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In the early 2000s, North Dakota was one of only a few states with a declining population. The state began to reverse that trend in 2004 because of the oil boom and the population has grown every year since.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gov. Jack Dalrymple says the state’s economic growth during the past decade “continues to keep North Dakotans home.” He adds that the state is attracting new residents who want good jobs, a stable economy and a quality of life that is second to none.”
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The state has added about 94,000 residents since 2004.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A proposed bill that was requested by the North Dakota Board of Higher Education would exempt contact information for college students from the state’s open records law.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The move was prompted after a Bismarck-based advertising agency that handles much of the marketing state Republican Party requested the information for about 48,000 students during the campaign season.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Democratic leaders complained about the request and asked Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem to block the release. Stenehjem declined and said the directory is considered a public record.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The bill would keep email, home and mailing addresses, as well as phone numbers, from being subjected to open records laws.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pat Finken, president of Odney Advertising, which originally asked for the information, did not immediately return a phone message.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A new website has been unveiled by North Dakota state treasurer’s office.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The site’s home page displays the current operating fund balance, as well as kinks to daily deposits, withdrawals and balances dating back six years.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 There’s also a search function for revenue distributions to counties, tribes, cities, school districts and townships.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 State Treasurer Kelly Schmidt says the new website “raises the level of awareness” of state funds and balances.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The Air Force has opened a new recruiting office in Bismarck.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The\u00a0 previous office was closed for about a year after the building was damaged by fire.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tech. Sgt. Ralph Smith is the Bismarck recruiter. He says the Air Force hasn’t had much of a presence in North Dakota so he hopes the new office will increase interest in the armed forces.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Air Force also has recruiting offices in Fargo, Minot and Grand Forks.<\/p>\n

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In sports…<\/p>\n

Jamestown (CSi) University of Jamestown Head Golf Coach, and Jimmie Booster Club Executive Director, and UJ grad, Dustin Jensen, is leaving, to accept the position of CEO of the Colorado Golf Association, in Denver.. <\/span><\/p>\n

He’ll begin his new job in early January.<\/p>\n

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Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Speedway has released the 2015 schedule, with more racing action planned over 2014, with 21 events planned in the new year. The season starts May 9th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Returning is the two-night Labor Day races. Races are scheduled each Saturday until a week off on August 8th.<\/p>\n

Specials are planned for each of the four classes of competition each week.<\/p>\n

Highlights include\u2026 a Street Stock Spectacular is scheduled for June 27, followed by an A-Mod Showdown on July 11 and a Midwest Mod Festival on July 25.<\/p>\n

The Advantage RV’s Modified Tour returns on May 23, and the Northern Late Model Racing Association is planned for two nights.<\/p>\n

The NLRA Late Models will be in Jamestown on June 13 and August 1st.<\/p>\n

Not being held in 2015 is the Northern Outlaw Sprint Association event, because the NOSA Sprints were unable to be added due to scheduling conflicts.<\/p>\n

The 2015 schedule is posted on line at CSiNewsNow.com<\/p>\n

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BOYS BASKETBALL
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Grafton\/St. Thomas 59, Midway-Minto 39
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Minot Bishop Ryan 65, Kenmare 46
\n\u00a0GIRLS BASKETBALL
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Four Winds-Minnewauken 73, Dunseith 42
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Grafton\/St. Thomas 56, Midway-Minto 47<\/p>\n

\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NATIONAL\u00a0 BASKETBALL\u00a0 ASSOCIATION<\/p>\n

\u00a0CLEVELAND (AP) – Kevin Love scored 20 points in his first game against Minnesota as the Cleveland Cavaliers pulled away in the second half for a 125-104 victory over the Timberwolves last night. LeBron James added 24 points for the Cavs. Rookie Andrew Wiggins scored 27 against the team that drafted him for the Timberwolves.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Orlando\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 100\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Boston\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 95
\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chicago\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 99\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Washington\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 91
\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Indiana\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 96\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New\u00a0 Orleans\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 84
\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brooklyn\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 102\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Denver\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 96
\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Atlanta\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 107\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 L-A\u00a0 Clippers\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 104
\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Charlotte\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 108\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Milwaukee\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 101
\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0 OT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Portland\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 115\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oklahoma\u00a0 City\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 111
\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Phoenix\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 124\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dallas\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 115
\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 L-A\u00a0 Lakers\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 115\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Golden\u00a0 State\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 105
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NATIONAL\u00a0 HOCKEY\u00a0 LEAGUE<\/p>\n

\u00a0ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Wayne Simmonds scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild last night. Vincent Lecavalier, Claude Giroux, Sean Couturier and Michael Raffl also scored for the Flyers. Marco Scandella and Charlie Coyle scored for Minnesota.
\n\u00a0
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COLLEGE BOWL…<\/p>\n

\u00a0BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) – Rakeem Cato has capped his record-setting career by leading Marshall to a 52-23 win over North Illinois in the inaugural Boca Raton Bowl.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Tuesday’s other bowl game had Navy beating San Diego State 17-16 in the Poinsettia Bowl<\/p>\n

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL..<\/p>\n

\u00a0UNDATED (AP) – Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota (mar-ee-OH’-tuh) is The Associated Press college football player of the year in a landslide vote reminiscent of his Heisman Trophy romp. Mariota received 49 of the 54 votes submitted by the AP Top 25 media panel.<\/p>\n

By RALPH D. RUSSO
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 TCU’s Gary Patterson is The Associated Press college football coach of the year.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Patterson is just the second two-time winner of the AP coach of the year, joining Nick Saban (2003 with LSU and 2008 with Alabama). The AP coach of the year has been awarded since 1998. Patterson, in his 14th season at TCU, was coach of the year in 2009.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Patterson received 27 of 54 votes from the AP poll media panel. Urban Meyer of Ohio State was the runner-up with 14 votes. Mississippi State’s Dan Mullen received six votes. Alabama’s Nick Saban and Arizona’s Rich Rodriguez drew two votes each. Florida State’s Jimbo Fisher, Baylor’s Art Briles and Memphis’ Justin Fuente had one each.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Patterson guided the sixth-ranked Horned Frogs to an 11-1 record after going 4-8 in 2013.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher has been rewarded with a contract extension to keep him with the program through the 2022 season. The ‘Noles are 58-10 since Fisher replaced Bobby Bowden before the 2010 season.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WASHINGTON (AP) – Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer has been cleared by his doctors to work the Military Bowl on Saturday when his team plays Cincinnati. The 68-year-old Beamer is still recovering from throat surgery shortly after the end of the regular season.<\/p>\n

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NFL…
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NEW YORK (AP) – The AFC West champion Denver Broncos led the NFL with nine players selected for the Pro Bowl. Quarterback Peyton Manning was picked for the 14th time and is joined by Ryan Clady (KLAY’-dee), Chris Harris, Von Miller, Aqib Talib (ah-KEEB’ tah-LEEB’), Demaryius Thomas, Julius Thomas, T.J. Ward and DeMarcus Ware. The NFC East champion Dallas Cowboys were second with six players chosen, including Tony Romo, DeMarco Murray and Dez Bryant.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 UNDATED (AP) – The division-deciding games at Green Bay and Atlanta will be played late Sunday afternoon. The NFL has moved the Lions-Packers game for the NFC North championship to 4:25 p.m. EST, to be broadcast on Fox. It also put the Panthers-Falcons game in that time slot, but switched networks for that NFC South showdown to CBS.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 UNDATED\u00a0 (AP) – Jake Peavy (PEE’-vee) and the San Francisco Giants have finalized a $24 million, two-year contract, that was agreed to last week
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The 33-year old right-hander helped Boston win the 2013 World Series and was traded to San Francisco on July 26.\u00a0 After beginning 1-9 with Boston, Peavy went 6-4 with a 2.17 ERA in 12 starts for San Francisco.<\/p>\n

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In world and national news…<\/p>\n

BERKELEY, Mo. (AP) – Photos show authorities scuffling with at least a few protesters at the scene where a suburban St. Louis police officer shot and killed a man who pointed a gun at him at a gas station last night. Across the street, another gas station’s glass doors were shattered. Police say a crowd of about 100 people gathered at the scene early today and some taunted officers in Berkeley, Missouri, a few miles from Ferguson, where a white police officer fatally shot black 18-year-old Michael Brown in August.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NEW YORK (AP) – A published report says a New York City man has been released without bail after being charged with posting a threat against police hours after two officers were killed by another man who had signaled his planned attack online. The New York Post reports that 18-year-old Devon Coley was arraigned Monday on a charge of making a terroristic threat.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – Police in Florida say a drive-by shooting apparently targeted a group of firefighters in Jacksonville. Authorities say one firefighter was hit in the arm by a ricochet as the group was putting fuel in a fire truck behind their station. Police say a vehicle drove by and someone fired five or six shots.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 AMMAN, Jordan (AP) – Jordan’s military says it will hold the Islamic State group and its supporters responsible for the safety of a pilot captured after his plane crashed during a mission over Syria. Activists said earlier that IS fighters shot down the Jordanian warplane. It was the first warplane by the U.S.-led coalition to be shot down.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MOSCOW (AP) – Russia is accusing NATO of being behind Ukraine’s decision to drop its nonaligned status. Russia also criticized the alliance for expanding its military presence near Russian borders. Ukraine’s parliament abandoned the nonaligned position yesterday, possibly paving the way for a bid to join NATO. Deputy Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov says NATO wants to turn Ukraine into a “forward line for confronting Russia.”
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