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\nCSi Weather…<\/p>\n

WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING…<\/p>\n

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS\u00a0 ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL
\nNORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
\n50 MPH WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT…<\/p>\n

THE GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET. THERE
\nIS ALSO A CHANCE FOR SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
\nNORTH DAKOTA…WHICH COMBINED WITH THE WINDS COULD RESULT IN
\nREDUCED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING
\nOUTDOORS ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS.<\/p>\n

Forecast…<\/p>\n

.REST OF TODAY…DECREASING CLOUDS. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN\/SNOW IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 50 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
\n\u00a0WINDY. HIGHS AROUND 40. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
\n\u00a0TO AROUND 50 MPH.
\n.TONIGHT…CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
\nGUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN THE EVENING.
\n.FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
\n10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
\n.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST
\nWINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
\n.SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
\n15 MPH.
\n.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE
\nMID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
\n.MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
\n.MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
\nPOSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW. LOWS AROUND 30.
\n.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
\n40S. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
\n.WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
\nMORNING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN
\nTHE LOWER 40S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.<\/p>\n

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Valley City\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports,\u00a0a semi, \u00a0car\u00a0accident, just after 7-am, Thursday.<\/p>\n

The accident occurred \u00a0in the westbound lane of I-\u00a094 just west of Valley City. The impact forced the car into the median were it rolled and landed on its top in the eastbound lane.<\/p>\n

No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n

The crash remains under investigation with the North Dakota Highway Patrol.<\/p>\n

Jamestown (CSi) The Stutsman County Sheriff\u2019s Office reports, a Jamestown man is facing charges after taking law enforcement on a foot chase Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Deputy Matthew Thom says the man was stopped for a suspended license, just after 8-p.m. Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The male driver, whose name was not released stopped the vehicle and fled on foot.<\/p>\n

The man left his dog behind with its head stuck in the window of the vehicle.<\/p>\n

Thom says he chased the suspect for several blocks to 16th Street Northeast where the suspect disappeared between some houses.<\/p>\n

Sgt. Sid Mann, says Jamestown Police also responded at that point and apprehended the suspect in the area of Northland Estates at around 8:40 p.m.<\/p>\n

Thom returned to the vehicle after someone reported that a dog had its head stuck in the window of the suspect\u2019s vehicle. He said the suspect had rolled up the windows prior to fleeing and the pit bull\u2019s head became lodged in the window.<\/p>\n

Thom indicated that he broke the passenger side window of the vehicle and freed the choking dog, which authorities report is okay.<\/p>\n

The car was parked in front of the dog owner\u2019s home who came out to take control of the pit bull. It\u2019s not known if the suspect also lived at the residence.<\/p>\n

The driver was apprehended and will be charged with driving with a license under suspension, A second charge of fleeing an officer, a misdemeanor for a first offense, will also be filed.<\/p>\n

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Valley City (CSi) Valley City\u2019s Police Chief, who pulled his service revolver who on a father who was wielding what he thought was an automatic rifle, has told the man that he was lucky he complied with his instructions to drop the gun.<\/p>\n

Chief Fred Thompson later told the father, Ross Powell, who was playing with air guns with his sons, he would have fired to protect the children, whom the chief didn\u2019t realize were playing war games in their front yard.<\/p>\n

Powell told investigators that he reported the incident because Thompson apparently didn\u2019t call for backup, and if shots had been fired, it would have been his word against Thompson\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Thompson says he did not call in the incident because the situation called for an immediate response to protect the kids.<\/p>\n

The North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation reviewed the incident after Powell complained about Thompson\u2019s actions in the October 10, 2015 episode. Authorities concluded that no crimes were committed and released their report.<\/p>\n

Thompson, says he was not interviewed for the report, and that he did not see the orange tip on the gun Powell was holding, a mark to distinguish the AR-15 look-alike from a real firearm, but saw the man pointing the rifle at children.<\/p>\n

Thompson reportedly acknowledged that he did stop by a few days later to apologize to Powell.<\/p>\n

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WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) – A deputy serving under a county sheriff who’s accused of misusing a department credit card also is facing criminal charges.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0 McKenzie County Detective Michael Schmitz is accused of lying to the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Schmitz faces two counts of giving false reports to law enforcement. He could face up to two years in prison if convicted. The Associated Press requested comment from his attorney, Jeff Nehring.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sheriff Gary Schwartzenberger is accused of racking up $980 in personal charges on the department’s credit card. He could face a year in jail if convicted of misdemeanor misapplication of entrusted property. He issued a statement earlier this month saying: “When the sheriff does his job, he doesn’t always make friends and the truth will always prevail.”<\/p>\n

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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2013 The suspect accused of killing a man and injuring a woman at a wedding dance in New Rockford is being sued by the woman and the man\u2019s family as he awaits a mid-December arraignment in his criminal case.<\/p>\n

David Troske is facing charges including murder and attempted murder in the Sept. 6, 2015 fatal shooting of Donald Perleberg, of Pingree, and the wounding of Mary Seiler, of New Rockford, at the Eagles.<\/p>\n

Court documents indicate Troske and Seiler had dated. But it\u2019s unclear whether jealousy is a possible motive. People involved in the case say Seiler and Perleberg weren\u2019t in a relationship, though they danced that night.<\/p>\n

Seiler and Perleberg\u2019s family have filed civil lawsuits against Troske seeking money damages. Troske denies allegations in both civil suits and asks that they be dismissed.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A man was taken to a hospital after falling 20 feet from a roof at a Fargo house party where police issued more than a dozen citations.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The \u00a0man fell two stories and hit a fence early Wednesday. His injuries were not considered life-threatening.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Officers who broke up the party cited 15 people for being minors in possession of alcohol or for violating a loud party ordinance. Another male was arrested for resisting.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0BELFIELD, N.D. (AP) – Authorities have identified a teenage boy from Belfield who died when the motorcycle he was riding hit a pipeline in a field. The Highway Patrol says 16-year-old Colby Lofthouse died Monday evening when he struck the pipeline under construction about 12 miles northeast of Belfield and was thrown from the dirt bike.<\/p>\n

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WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – A 19-year-old Williston man faces more than 30 charges in connection with a string of break-ins and thefts from area vehicles, garages and apartments.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jayde Sundheim was arrested last week in a trailer where officers found a stolen pistol, tools, drugs, jewelry and various sets of keys.\u00a0 Police found a number of stolen guns, ammunition and drugs inside the bedroom Sundheim was sharing with his 15-year-old girlfriend.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Court documents say officers also found a detailed list of stolen items and lists of cars to rob among his belongings.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sundheim is being held on a $250,000 bond at the Williams County Correctional Center. He’s scheduled to return to court Dec. 31.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It wasn’t immediately known if he has an attorney.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u00a0BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota woman is accused in the death of a man on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Stacie Steele, of Fort Yates, is charged with voluntary manslaughter for the Oct. 27 death of Ricky Schnabel. She has pleaded not guilty.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Court documents say Schnabel was killed “upon a sudden quarrel and heat of passion.” No further details were released.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trial is scheduled for Jan. 12 in Bismarck. A federal public defender could not be reached for comment.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The reservation straddles the North Dakota and South Dakota border.<\/p>\n

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The triggerman in a fatal shooting in Grand Forks in 2014 who’s been sentenced to life in prison is suing a county correctional officer who used a stun gun on him.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The federal lawsuit filed by Delvin Shaw names as defendant Grand Forks County Correctional Center officer Shannon Shell.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shaw alleges that the stun gun left him scars on his neck and stomach. He says his heart rate is now “much faster” and “muscles are jumping all over.”
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A jury in June convicted Shaw of murder and burglary in the June 2014 death of 24-year-old Jose Lopez. Authorities say Lopez was shot three times in his Grand Forks apartment. They say Lopez wasn’t the intended target, but that Shaw went to the wrong apartment.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Grand Forks County Jail Administrator Bret Burkholder could not immediately be reached Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Police in Grand Forks say four people have been arrested following a report of possible vehicle break-ins. Police say officers received the report around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, but by the time officers arrived to the scene, the suspects were gone. Police say 18-year-old Christopher Johnson, 25-year-old Jeramy Burger, 18-year-old Cody Stroh-Haugen and 19-year-old Tyler Littleghost, all of Grand Forks, have been arrested on charges of carrying a concealed weapon and possession of drug paraphernalia. The fifth suspect remains at large.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The state Tax Department says the number of North Dakotans reporting income of more than $1 million went up 7.5 percent last year.\u00a0
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The agency says 1,120 North Dakota taxpayers reported adjusted gross income of more than $1 million in 2014, compared with 1,041 North Dakotans in that category in 2013.\u00a0
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The number of North Dakotans reporting seven-figure incomes has more than doubled since 2010. The Tax Department says the increase is largely due to payments to mineral owners by oil companies.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Figures released to The Associated Press show the average adjusted gross income in the state increased from $71,538 in 2013 to a record $73,359 last year.\u00a0
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The number of returns rose from 466,256 in 2013 to 486,311 last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u00a0FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota farmers this year produced fewer potatoes but more sugar beets.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Agriculture Department says in its latest crop production report that the state’s sugar beet crop is estimated at just under 5.8 million tons, 13 percent higher than last year. Potato production is pegged at 27.2 million hundredweight, down 5 percent from 2014.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 North Dakota’s soybean production is forecast at 190 million bushels, down 6 percent, but the corn crop is estimated at 323 million bushels, up 3 percent.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The dry pea and lentil crops in the state also increased in size this year.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Architects designing a new hospital in Minot are planning for a 208-bed facility that will encompass half a million square feet on 72 acres of land in the south part of the city.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trinity Health operates the only hospital in Minot, the state’s fourth-largest city. Trinity announced in June that it’s becoming part of Montana-based Billings Clinic RegionalCare – a partnership that will include a new medical campus.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Indiana-based architect company TEG is developing the project and expects to have the initial design finished early next year. Trinity Vice President Randy Schwan says site preparation could begin next year, with the hospital opening sometime in 2019.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The existing hospital was built in 1922. It was designed for 10-20 departments, and it now has about 40 departments and specialty areas.
\n\u00a0<\/p>\n

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The Governor’s Prevention Advisory Council on Drugs and Alcohol is meeting at the state Capitol in Bismarck.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The meeting is slated for Wednesday afternoon.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The advisory council’s efforts involve substance abuse prevention, education and enforcement programs.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The state Department of Human Services’ Behavioral Health Division will provide an overview of substance abuse prevention efforts under way in the state.
\n\u00a0<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

In sports\u2026<\/p>\n

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Blue Jay Volleyball team, have their eyes on their fourth consecutive trip to the Class A state tournament.\u00a0 TheWest Region tournament starts today at Bismarck Century High School. Fifth-seeded Jamestown meets Number 4 Mandan at 3 p.m.<\/p>\n

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The final round of voting on a new University of North Dakota nickname is getting underway.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The two finalists are Fighting Hawks and Roughriders. People with ties to UND can vote from noon Central time Thursday through 11:59 p.m. on Monday.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 UND has been without a nickname for three years, since the state Board of Higher Education retired the school’s “Fighting Sioux” moniker that the NCAA deemed offensive. Potential nicknames North Stars, Sundogs and Nodaks were eliminated in two previous rounds of voting.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 People eligible to vote include UND students, faculty and staff; school alumni and retirees; donors; and athletic event season ticket holders.<\/p>\n

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

\u00a0The Golden State Warriors are still perfect in the young NBA season. The 9-0 defending NBA champions tied a franchise mark for most wins to start a season with a 100-84 pasting of the Memphis Grizzlies.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Orlando\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 101\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 L-A\u00a0 Lakers\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 99
\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Charlotte\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New\u00a0 York\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 93
\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Toronto\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 119\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Philadelphia\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 103
\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Indiana\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 102\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Boston\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 91
\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brooklyn\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 106\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Houston\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 98
\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dallas\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 118\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 L-A\u00a0 Clippers\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 108
\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Atlanta\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 106\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New\u00a0 Orleans\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 98
\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Denver\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 103\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Milwaukee\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 102
\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sacramento\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 101\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Detroit\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 92
\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 San\u00a0 Antonio\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 113\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Portland\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 101
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NATIONAL\u00a0 HOCKEY\u00a0 LEAGUE
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\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0 2OT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pittsburgh\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Montreal\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3\u00a0 (SO\u00a0 Pittsburgh\u00a0 2-0)
\n\u00a0\u00a0 Final\u00a0 OT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Edmonton\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Anaheim\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3<\/p>\n

\u00a0COLLEGE FOOTBALL…
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The interim tag has been removed from the job title of football coach Tracy Claeys (klays) at the University of Minnesota. He took over the program when Jerry Kill suddenly retired earlier in the season because of health issues. Claeys and the University have now announced the signing to a three-year contract.
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Since taking over for Kill the Gophers have lost to Michigan and Ohio State. In 2013 Claeys served as the interim coach and went 4-3, including four straight wins over Northwestern, Nebraska, Indiana and Penn State.<\/p>\n

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MLB…<\/p>\n

BOCA RATON, Fla. — The Minnesota Twins remained active during the league\u2019s general managers meeting Wednesday by trading outfielder Aaron Hicks to the New York Yankees.<\/p>\n

The Twins will receive John Ryan Murphy, a 24-year-old catcher who spent last season in a reserve role. Murphy is a career .267 hitter in 115 games over parts of three seasons.<\/p>\n

Hicks started the 2015 season as the team\u2019s starting centerfielder, but played in the corner outfield positions when top prospect Byron Buxton was promoted mid-season. Considered a late bloomer, Hicks hit his stride at the plate in his third major league season, batting .256 with career highs in home runs, runs batted in and stolen bases in 2015.<\/p>\n

PHOENIX (AP) \u2013 The Arizona Diamondbacks have acquired catcher-outfielder Chris Herrmann from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for minor league outfielder-first baseman Daniel Palka. Herrmann has appeared in 142 games for the Twins over the past four seasons. He played in 69 games as a catcher and 36 as a right fielder.<\/p>\n

Stephen Strasburg’s agent says the Washington Nationals pitcher has had surgery to remove a non-cancerous growth from his back. Agent Scott Boras says Strasburg, who was 11-7 with a career-high 3.46 ERA last season, is “fine now.”
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ATLANTA (AP) – The emergency call for former major league pitcher Tommy Hanson was described by sheriff’s officials as an “overdose.” The report says Hanson wasn’t breathing as rescue crews tried to help him at a friend’s home south of Atlanta. They typed “overdose” in a small section titled “crime incident.”\u00a0 The 29-year old Hanson died Monday night at an Atlanta hospital. The coroner says that an autopsy began Tuesday and that the cause and manner of death are under investigation.<\/p>\n

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Dodgers have hired a 27-year-old announcer to join their broadcast booth in 2016, which is expected to be Vin Scully’s final season on the air.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Joe Davis joins the Dodgers from Fox Sports, where he calls major league baseball and college football and basketball.<\/p>\n

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NBA-INJURY REPORT…
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Thunder forward Kevin Durant will miss at least a week with a strained left hamstring. The All-Star was injured during the victory at Washington on Tuesday night. He will be re-evaluated in seven to 10 days.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Durant has averaged 28.1 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.25 blocks to help lead the Thunder and new coach Billy Donovan to a 5-3 start.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In other NBA injury news:
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Denver Nuggets forward Wilson Chandler will undergo surgery on his right hip and is expected to miss the season. Chandler suffered a labral tear during the preseason and did not play in any of Denver’s first seven regular-season games. He will endure a six-month rehab process but is expected to make a full recovery. The 28-year-old Chandler signed a four-year, $46 million contract extension this summer.<\/p>\n

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In world and national news…<\/p>\n

SINJAR, Iraq (AP) – Iraqi Kurds say they’ve cut one of the Islamic State group’s most important supply routes. The Kurdish Regional Security Council says peshmerga fighters have captured Highway 47 near the town of Sinjar in northern Iraq. The road links the militant group’s two biggest strongholds – Raqqa in Syria and Mosul in Iraq. Meanwhile, Iraqiyya state television is reporting that peshmerga troops have reached the mayor’s office in Sinjar as they try to recapture the mountain town.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) – An official Syrian newspaper says any talk about a transitional period, changing the constitution or early presidential elections is “premature.” The Baath daily editorial comes after Russia circulated a document on ending Syria’s conflict. It calls for drafting a new constitution within 18 months that would be put to a popular referendum and then be followed by an early presidential election.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 CAIRO (AP) – Egypt’s official news agency says there were only minor injuries after gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on a church near Cairo, setting off a gunbattle with police. MENA news agency says the three attackers escaped after today’s firefight. And police guarding the evangelical church near the Giza pyramids were left with scrapes and bruises. Attacks on churches and Egypt’s Christian minority have increased over the past decade as tensions have grown with the Muslim majority.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DALLAS (AP) – Federal aviation officials are looking into three different instances last night in which planes in the Dallas area were hit by a laser beam. The planes, from Southwest Airlines and Virgin America, as well as a private business jet, were flying between 3,000 and 4,000 feet when they were hit by the laser beam while flying into Dallas Love Field. An FBI campaign last year targeted the illegal use of laser pointers to distract airplanes.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NEW YORK (AP) – A new government report says obesity continues to rise among American adults. For the past several years, experts thought the nation’s decades-long rise in obesity had leveled off, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report says the obesity rate has climbed to nearly 38 percent of adults, up from 32 percent. And the obesity rate is four percent higher for women than for men.<\/p>\n

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