CSi Weather…
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING…
.REST OF TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 15. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. LOWEST WIND CHILLS AROUND 25 BELOW IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 30. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20. WEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 30. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20. HIGHS
IN THE MID 30S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS 15 TO 20.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 30S. LOWS 15 TO 20.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – After a couple of weeks in the deep freeze, the Dakotas are in store for a stretch of nearly spring-like weather.
High temperatures in the two states in the coming days are forecast to reach into the 20s, 30s and 40s above zero. That’s quite a change from recent weeks, when overnight lows have dropped into the minus 20s and 30s and wind chills have plummeted even lower.
National Weather Service meteorologist Todd Hamilton says a change in the jet stream will allow warmer Pacific air to replace the arctic air that has been blanketing the Northern Plains. He says it looks to be mild for at least the next 5-7 days.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Police Department wants to warn Jamestown residents regarding a convicted sex offender living in the City of Jamestown.
37 year old Larry Gant resides at 223 First Avenue South Apt #4 in Jamestown.
He presently has no vehicle.
Gant is a black male 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighing 177 pounds with brown eyes and black hair.
He has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota Risk Level Committee, of the office of the North Dakota Attorney General.
Offense:
Gant and two other individuals entered a residence through a bedroom window. They raped a developmentally disabled teenager who was sleeping in the bedroom
Conviction Date: February 11, 2003 at Shelby County District Court, in Tennessee. Disposition: 8 years.
Gant is currently on probation with North Dakota Parole and probation.
Gant is not wanted by police at this time, and is currently serving the sentence imposed by the court. This notification is meant for public safety, and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault, or intimidate the offender. Attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders, or their families, landlords or employers will be turned over for prosecution.
Printed handouts of Gant’s photo and demographics are available at the Jamestown Police Department.
More information on registered offenders is available on the Attorney General’s web site:
www.sexoffender.nd.gov
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Police Department wants to warn Jamestown residents regarding a convicted sex offender living in the City of Jamestown.
Dallas John Henry resides at 517 4th Street NW in Jamestown.
He is a 51 year old male 5 feet 11 tall weighing 225 pounds with hazel eyes and brown hair.
He has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota Risk Level Committee, of the office of the North Dakota Attorney General.
Offense:
Indecent Exposure/Lewdness…Conviction date November 17, 2006, Carver District Court, Minnesota.
Disposition: four months , 28 days, 2 years supervised probation.
Offense: Criminal Sex Conduct, 2nd Degree. Conviction date November 29, 1994, Hennepin District Court, Minnesota.
Disposition: 58 months, credit for time served: 66 days.
Offense: Attempted Rape. Conviction date September 26, 1985, Elkhart District Court, Indiana.
Disposition: 12 years, 4 years suspended.
Offense: Attempted Criminal Deviate Conduct. Conviction date: September 26, 1985 Elkhart District Court, Indiana.
Disposition 12 years; 4 years suspended.
Henry is not wanted by police at this time, and is currently serving the sentence imposed by the court. This notification is meant for public safety, and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault, or intimidate the offender. Attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders, or their families, landlords or employers will be turned over for prosecution.
Printed handouts of Henry’s photo and demographics are available at the Jamestown Police Department.
More information on registered offenders is available on the Attorney General’s web site:
www.sexoffender.nd.gov
Jamestown (CSi) On A 10-2 vote, the Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation (JSDC). Board of Directors has approved deeding seven lots in the I-94 Business Park to the city of Jamestown with the intent that the city sells the lots at auction.
JSDC Board members Kelly Rachel and Dale Marks were opposed.
The transfer requires approval from the Jamestown City Council and the Stutsman County Commission.
JSDC Board President Bob Toso, said the process of approving land sales at JSDC meetings may have discouraged some potential purchasers.
The JSDC Board also unanimously approved the sale of 1 1/2 lots within the I-94 Business Park to Allen Enterprises.
Owner, Dean Hafner, said he intends to build a $1.2 million building to house businesses involved in new home construction.
These businesses include his H and H Holdings, a construction company, an excavating company and unspecified businesses from Aberdeen and Bismarck.
Corey Bayer, owner of Marvel Homes in Jamestown, challenged the sale of the lots. He said he had attempted to purchase the same lots for a model home in 2012. His request was denied by the JSDC.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Planning Commission met in Regular Session Monday morning at City Hall.
Hillerud, Bensch, Bayer were not present.
A Public Hearing regarding a Zone Change Request was withdrawn that dealt the
Lots 133-138, Jones & Vennum Addition to Jamestown, from R-2-A (One to Twelve Family Residential District) to C-1 (Local Commercial District).
Secretary Wollan read the options available to bring the buildings into conformity and allow for the approval of a building permit for an interior remodel as explained in an email from Stephanie Falkers, SRF Consulting Group, Inc. as follows:
Option 1: Special Use Permit to allow buildings of essential services to be located within R2A district.
Option 2: Pursue the Zone Change request to C-1 (Local Commercial District).
Vice Chairman Trautman opened the public hearing.
Stutsman County Auditor/COO, Casey Bradley explained that the County would like to do some remodeling to the existing County building to house the Extension facility offices and possibly other County offices in the future.
Vice Chairman Trautman closed the public hearing.
Commission member Frye made a motion to recommend the City Council grant a special use permit for Lots 133-138, Jones & Vennum Addition. Seconded by Commission member Rhinehart, which passed unanimously.
City Engineer Reed Schwartzkopf gave a brief update on the Land Use & Transportation Plan as he had sent out an email previously with a new copy of the presentation attached that was used at the NDDOT Management Committee Meeting held on December 18, 2014.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Salvation Army reports that the 2014 Red Kettle Campaign ended about $14,000 below its goal.
The Salvation Army’s goal was $156,000 with the actual amount collected at about $142,000 at the kettles, the Salvation Army office, and online and through the mail donations. The 2013 goal was $147,000, which was reached after an anonymous $25,000 donation was made.
Lt Mitch Brecto says the local Lions, Rotary and Kiwanis clubs have an annual competition to raise money for the campaign, and this year the clubs combined to ring the bell for 87 1/2 hours and brought in $25,742, which amounted to 37 percent of all the donations made at the kettles. The Lions Club raised $11,826, narrowly edging out the Kiwanis Club at $11,287. The Rotary Club brought in $2,629.
Money raised during the campaign funds the Salvation Army’s services like the food pantry and lodging vouchers for stranded motorists.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A former state lawmaker and a banker are the newest appointments to North Dakota’s Board of Higher Education.
Gov. Jack Dalrymple announced the choices on Monday.
Nicolas Hacker is the president North Dakota Guaranty and Title Co. and a former state senator from Bismarck. He will replace Terry Hjelmstad of Minot, who is stepping down after one term.
Greg Stemen of Fort Ransom is president of First State Bank of North Dakota in LaMoure and Marion. He will replace Grant Shaft, of Grand Forks. Shaft has served the maximum two four-year terms.
Hacker and Stemen begin their terms on July 1.
The nine-member board is the governing body for the North Dakota University System, which includes the state’s 11 public colleges and universities.
Bismarck (CSi) Governor Jack Dalrymple has proclaimed Tuesday, January 13, 2015 AMBER ALERT AWARENESS DAY in North Dakota. AMBER Alert programs have been implemented in all 50 states. North Dakota implemented the state’s plan in February 2003.
Dalrymple says, “North Dakota is committed to protecting its young people and keeping its communities safe, and the statewide AMBER alert system is an important part of those efforts.”
The AMBER Alert provides public notification of an abducted child 17 years of age or younger, and that the abduction is believed to have been committed by a stranger or family abduction in which the child is believed to be in grave danger of serious bodily harm or death. Descriptive information about the child, abductor, and vehicle description is obtained by law enforcement and broadcast through the AMBER Alert. This information is used to assist in the safe recovery of the victim and apprehension of the suspect. Six AMBER Alerts involving seven children have been issued in North Dakota. Six of the seven children were successfully recovered.
AMBER Alert information is broadcast via television, radio, wireless devices, and Department of Transportation message boards. Citizens can also receive the information by dialing 511 from any phone. Wireless users can receive a text message of AMBER Alerts activated in the subscriber’s area by simply signing up for the free service at
www.wirelessamberalerts.org. The North Dakota AMBER Alert website, www.nd.gov/amber, is another way citizens can obtain information on AMBER Alerts and valuable links to other AMBER Alert related stories.
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children has developed a secondary distribution network to disseminate AMBER Alerts after receiving notification of state or regional AMBER Alert activations. The secondary distribution network includes several Internet service providers, the wireless industry, and many others. Nationally, AMBER Alert programs have helped save the lives of over 723 children.
DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) – Local and state officials are investigating a shooting in Stark County that sent a person to the hospital.
Authorities have released few details but say the public is not in danger.
Sheriff Terry Oestreich says the shooting happened about 3 a.m. Monday at a home west of Dickinson. The person who was shot was taken to a Dickinson hospital and then transferred to a Bismarck hospital. The person’s condition was not released.
The sheriff’s office and the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation are looking into the incident.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A fifth suspect has been charged in the armed robbery of a Fargo convenience store last week.
The 18-year-old man had been arrested earlier on an outstanding warrant not related to the holdup of the Casey’s General Store on Thursday.
Four other suspects in the robbery remain jailed. Three are adults and one is a juvenile.
Authorities say four people armed with at least one handgun entered the store about 12:30 a.m. Thursday and demanded money from the clerk. A patrol officer saw the store lights were off and stopped to check before the robbery was called in, but the robbers had already fled.
The same store was hit by armed robbers in mid-October.
FORT BERTHOLD, N.D. (AP) – A 24-year-old Rosebud Sioux tribal member has been charged with child abuse for allegedly leaving her two young children to die in a car on a cold day in North Dakota.
An FBI agent says Michelle Wounded Face left her children in a car that wasn’t running on the Fort Berthold Reservation. The agent says the children weren’t properly dressed for the cold weather.
Court documents show the average temperature that day was 1 degree and a wind chill advisory had been issued.
Police say they discovered an assault rifle in the vehicle when they found the shivering children, who survived.
Court documents allege Wounded Face told authorities she had left her children to die.
The federal public defender’s office didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota man has been sentenced to seven years in prison on an illegal firearms charge.
Forty-four-year-old Michael Schell, of Williston, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon.
Authorities say Schell was stopped for a traffic violation in July 2013 and police discovered four firearms and more than 500 rounds of ammunition.
Schell was prohibited from owning firearms because of multiple felony convictions, including domestic assault.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Minot police say a man who fled from a traffic stop and then allegedly caused a chain-reaction crash that injured a woman has turned himself in.
Authorities say an officer stopped 32-year-old Leroy Kyles late Sunday for driving with a suspended license, and the suspect fled. The officer did not pursue, given the minor nature of the traffic violation.
Police say a few minutes later Kyles struck a vehicle at an intersection, causing the crash that involved five vehicles including his own. He then fled on foot.
A 60-year-old woman was taken to a hospital with unspecified injuries.
Kyles faces charges of driving under revocation, aggravated reckless driving, escape, leaving the scene of an accident involving death or injury, and reckless endangerment.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Police say a caller defrauded an 86-year-old Bismarck woman out of $1,800 by posing as the woman’s grandson.
The caller told the woman he had hit somebody in a vehicle accident and needed money. The woman complied by wiring the money to an account in the Philippines.
Police say the scammer called the woman later and asked for an additional $2,200, but by that time she had spoken with her grandson.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Supreme Court has thrown out a felony terrorizing conviction against a Lakota farmer who was involved in a standoff with police over a report of missing cattle.
A jury in 2013 found Rodney Brossart guilty of terrorizing, preventing arrest and failing to comply with state laws on wandering cattle. He was sentenced to six months in jail.
The justices said in a ruling released Monday that a judge should have told the jury what constitutes a threat and what qualifies as protected speech. The justices ordered a new trial on the terrorizing charge. The two misdemeanor convictions were upheld.
Brossart was arrested after a summer-long standoff with law enforcement in 2011. The case drew widespread attention because police used a drone to conduct surveillance on Brossart’s farm.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota lawmaker is pushing a measure that would grant immunity for someone who calls authorities to report a drug overdose.
Republican Sen. Howard Anderson says his bill is aimed at saving lives. The retired Turtle Lake pharmacist says there have been cases in North Dakota where drug overdoses have gone unreported for fear of criminal prosecution.
The Senate Judiciary Committee is slated to take testimony on the bill Tuesday.
The National Conference of State Legislatures says 22 states have enacted some form of a drug immunity law.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota regulators have granted a temporary exemption from state natural gas flaring rules to a Denver-based company completing work on a natural gas processing plant.
The Industrial Commission recently voted in favor of the exemption for Zavanna LLC, the majority partner in a joint venture called 1804 Ltd.
State Mineral Resources Director Lynn Helms says 1804 Ltd. has nearly completed a gas plant northeast of Williston. The plant has a 64-mile underground natural gas gathering system in place.
Helms says the plant needs the exemption so it can purge the gas-gathering system prior to starting up the $90 million gas plant. He says the exemption will allow the company to flare until March 31 or until the plant starts up, whichever comes first.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Last year’s corn crop in North Dakota was down from the previous year, but soybean production set a record.
The Agriculture Department estimates North Dakota’s 2014 soybean crop at 203 million bushels, up 43 percent from 2013. Corn production dropped 21 percent to 314 million bushels.
Nationally, production of both crops set records, at 3.97 billion bushels for soybeans and 14.2 billion bushels for corn. The corn crop was up 3 percent from 2013 and the soybean crop was up 18 percent.
North Dakota last year also saw larger crops of potatoes, oil sunflowers, canola, flaxseed, dry beans and alfalfa hay. The state had smaller crops of sugar beets, dry peas, lentils and safflower.
In sports…
Jamestown High School Girls Hockey vs. Mandan Postponed on January 8th due to weather will be made up on Saturday, February 21, 2015 @ 7:00 PM. Game will be played at Jamestown’s John L. Wilson Arena.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The University of North Dakota is opposing a bill that would extend a moratorium for a new nickname and moniker for the school.
Lawmakers put a three-year moratorium on replacing the UND “Fighting Sioux” nickname after residents voted overwhelmingly in 2012 to dump it.
Minot Republican Rep. Scott Louser is pushing the bill that would extend the moratorium until mid- 2017. Louser says there is nothing wrong with just calling UND “North Dakota” for now.
A task force is working on a plan for a new UND nickname and logo.
School President Robert Kelley says a delay “is unnecessary and does not help the University of North Dakota move on.”
Kelley says not having a nickname and logo also has hurt the sale of UND merchandise.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Benson County 60, Langdon-Munich 59
Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran 79, Hankinson 74
Kenmare 58, Bottineau 49
Kindred 96, Fairmount-Campbell-Tintah 41
Mandaree 73, White Shield 17
Richland 60, Sargent Central 56
South Border 80, Napoleon 46
St. John 81, Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 53
Ramsey County Tournament
Seventh Place
Rolette-Wolford 59, Devils Lake JV 38
Championship
Four Winds/Minnewaukan 68, North Star 58
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Beach 54, Glen Ullin-Hebron 37
Carrington 50, Barnes County North 33
Dickinson Trinity 59, Mott-Regent 33
Drayton/Valley-Edinburg 81, Griggs County Central 30
Fargo Shanley JV 68, Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran 48
Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 72, Cavalier 59
Fordville Lankin-Park River 49, Hillsboro/Central Valley 38
Grafton/St. Thomas 61, May Port CG 47
Harvey-Wells County 69, Dakota Prairie 41
Hazen 72, Richardton-Taylor 9
Killdeer 44, Hettinger/Scranton 37
Lakota/Edmore 57, Midkota 39
LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 45, Sargent Central 43
Lidgerwood-Wyndmere 64, Rosholt, S.D. 46
Maple Valley 67, Milnor-North Sargent 45
Medina-Pingree-Buchanan 39, Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 34
Midway-Minto 53, Hatton-Northwood 22
Minot Bishop Ryan 84, Lewis and Clark-Berthold 33
Mobridge-Pollock, S.D. 52, Standing Rock 43
Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 66, Glenburn 38
New England 53, Heart River 36
North Shore – Plaza 43, Tioga 30
Rugby 84, Drake/Anamoose 33
Sawyer 59, Westhope-Newburg 58
Thompson 69, Larimore 38
Underwood 54, New Salem-Almont 35
Velva 60, Towner-Granville-Upham 16
Washburn 55, Center-Stanton 40
Watford City 70, New Town 35
Wheaton/Herman-Norcross, Minn. 55, Richland 38
White Shield 44, Mandaree 40
College Football Championship Game…
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Ezekiel Elliott ran for 246 yards and four touchdowns as Ohio State hammered Oregon 42-20 to win the first College Football Playoff. Cardale (kahr-DAL’) Jones fared very well in just his third collegiate start for the Buckeyes, completing 16 of 23 passes for 242 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota (mar-ee-OH’-tah) threw for the Ducks’ only touchdowns, including a 70-yard strike to Byron Marshall.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Detroit 114 Toronto 111
Final Houston 113 Brooklyn 99
Final Boston 108 New Orleans 100
Final Orlando 121 Chicago 114
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Washington 2 Colorado 1
Final Philadelphia 7 Tampa Bay 3
Final Los Angeles 2 Toronto 0
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll
UNDATED (AP) – Ohio State is No. 1 in the final Associated Press college football poll and TCU finished third, in front of two teams that made the playoffs ahead of the Horned Frogs.
The Buckeyes finished on top of the AP Top 25 for the fifth time in program history, matching Miami and Southern California for fourth most behind Alabama (nine), Notre Dame (eight) and Oklahoma (seven).
Ohio State beat Oregon 42-20 on Monday night in the first College Football Playoff national championship game and got all 59 first-place votes in the media poll.
The Ducks finished second in the rankings, matching their best finish.
The Horned Frogs, who were left out of the playoff but beat Mississippi 42-3 in the Peach Bowl, were ranked ahead of No. 4 Alabama and No. 5 Florida State. The Tide and Seminoles lost playoff semifinals.
Michigan State tied Florida State for fifth.
Baylor, Georgia Tech, Georgia and UCLA round out the top 10.
Men’s Top 25 AP College Basketball Poll…
UNDATED (AP) – The Kentucky Wildcats remain the top team in The Associated Press men’s Top-25 poll, but not unanimously. The ‘Cats received 63 first-place votes, with second-ranked Virginia receiving the other two. Gonzaga has climbed from sixth to third, Duke dropped two spots to fourth and Villanova is fifth.
College Men’s Hockey….
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota State’s hockey team is ranked No. 1 in two national polls after a weekend sweep of Lake Superior State. The Mavericks rose to the top of the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine College Hockey Poll after being ranked fourth last week. It’s the first time the Mavericks have been ranked first in the nation in the history of the men’s hockey program.
NFL…
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – The Denver Broncos and head coach John Fox have parted company, one day after the team was beaten 24-13 by the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC divisional round. The Broncos won the AFC West all four years under Fox while compiling a 49-22 record, including playoff games. But the Broncos were upset twice at home in the divisional round two of the last three seasons and got upended by the Seahawks 43-8 in last year’s Super Bowl.
ESPN is reporting today that Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning played with a torn quad muscle during Sunday’s 24-13 loss to Indianapolis, the severity of which he had tried to conceal.
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) – The Buffalo Bills have announced the hiring of Rex Ryan as their new head coach. Ryan replaces Doug Marrone (muh-ROHN’), who stepped down abruptly on Dec. 31. Ryan had a 50-52 record in six seasons with the Jets, including 4-2 in the playoffs.
NBA..
NBA-TRADE
Three-team deal confirmed
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – The NBA has approved a five-player trade between Memphis, Boston and New Orleans that includes forward Jeff Green going from the Celtics to the Grizzlies. In the trade, Memphis sent forward Tayshaun Prince to Boston and forward Quincy Pondexter to New Orleans. The Grizzlies also acquired point guard Russ Smith, a 2014 second-round pick, from New Orleans, and a traded player exception. The Pelicans send Austin Rivers, the 10th overall pick in 2012, to Boston in the deal.
Memphis also sends a 2015 second-round pick to New Orleans and a protected future first-round pick to Boston.
Green is expected to provide more offense for Memphis, which is tied with Houston atop the tight Southwest Division.
PGA TOUR-KAPALUA
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) -Patrick Reed rolled in an 18-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to edge Jimmy Walker in the PGA’s Tournament of Champions in Hawaii.
Reed was four shots back with four to play before sinking two birdies and an 80-yard shot for eagle to force the playoff. He fired a 6-under-par 67 for a 21-under total in his fourth career PGA victory.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Timberwolves say forward Shabazz Muhammad will miss at least the next two weeks with a strained oblique. Muhammad has been one of the few bright spots for a team that has lost 15 straight games. The Wolves are hoping Nikola Pekovic and Kevin Martin will be returning from long absences fairly soon. Ricky Rubio is still working his way back from a badly sprained ankle.
In world and national news…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Two of the nation’s most stringent abortion bans are before a federal appeals court today. North Dakota and Arkansas will ask the court during oral arguments in St. Louis to reinstate the bans. The North Dakota law banned abortions when a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which can be as early as six weeks. The Arkansas law banned abortions after 12 weeks.
PARIS (AP) – An arrest in Bulgaria may have some connection to the terror attack suspects in France. Bulgarian authorities say a French citizen is in custody today and he’s believed to have links to one of the brothers who attacked a satirical newspaper. The man had two outstanding European arrest warrants, including the alleged terror connection. The other involved the kidnapping of his three-year-old son.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) – The two brothers killed in a police raid after the attack on a French satirical newspaper have been given a memorial service of their own in northwest Pakistan. A hard-line cleric led the service and praised the men’s actions. About 40 people attended the service. The cleric told reporters at the prayer ceremony that anyone who commits blasphemy should be killed.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A federal mediator doesn’t seem to be having much impact yet in a dispute between dockworkers and their employers at major West Coast seaports. Cargo continues to move slowly through the ports, amid a protracted contract dispute. Employers say it’s a deliberate slowdown. The longshoremen’s union cites a shortage of proper equipment to move containers to distribution warehouses.
ATLANTA (AP) – A dispute between the children of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is scheduled for arguments today in an Atlanta courtroom. The dispute is over who owns King’s 1964 Nobel Peace Prize medal and traveling Bible and has pitted King’s two sons against his surviving daughter. The sons, who control the estate, want the daughter to surrender the items for possible sale.