CSi Weather…
TODAY…CLOUDY. PATCHY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IN THE
MORNING. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN
AND SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET IN THE EVENING…THEN CHANCE
OF RAIN AND SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA A 50 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN
THE MORNING IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA A 50 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. WINDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO
35 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. LOWS AROUND 20. WEST
WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS AROUND 20.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY AND MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 30.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS
15 TO 20.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
HIGHS AROUND 20.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO
10 ABOVE. HIGHS 15 TO 20.
Jamestown (CSi) Stutsman County Official’s assisted local agencies in the rescue of a man trapped in a grain bin yesterday.
The Kensal Fire Department, Carrington Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office, and Jamestown and Carrington Ambulance Services responded to a call about 12:30-p.m. Thursday, of a man trapped in a bin of soybeans at Kensal Farmers Elevator Co. Carrington Volunteer Fire and Rescue used extraction equipment to rescue the man.
Carrington Ambulance transported him to the Carrington Health Center. No information on his identity or condition was immediately available.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Department was called to a reported vehicle fire in the 400 block of First Avenue North, where a vehicle was parked on the street, near Loaf and Jug about 10:49 a.m.
There was no fire, just an engine antifreeze leak that caused steam from the engine compartment.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Salvation Army reports that without hitting the goal for the 2014 Red Kettle campaign it is looking at the next three months to make up for this lack in donations.
Lt. Mitch Brecto says, “If we don’t recover by then, programs may have to be cut.”
He adds, “An example would be – we now serve over 100 households in our food shelf in a month, we may be forced to reduce that number to 75. If we now serve 15 families to provide shelter, we may be forced to reduce that number to 8.”
In the Jamestown area, more than/nearly $144,000 was raised during the Christmas Campaign. The overall goal was $156,000.
Lt. Brecto adds, “We look at our Christmas Campaign as a good barometer to overall giving.”
He says, although the red kettles did better than 2013, the iconic street fundraiser is just one part of the overall fundraising effort. Other areas of fundraising were not as successful. More money is needed to ensure programs and services continue.
Lt. Brecto adds, “The Jamestown Salvation Army is so appreciative for all of those who donated. It truly shows just how much our community cares and we could not provide the needs and services that we do year in and year out without your support.”
Donations are accepted anytime at SalvationaArmyNorth.org or mail in your donation to 320 1st Ave N Jamestown, ND 58401.
Lt Brecto points out that the Salvation Army is also in great need of volunteers, the work cannot be completed without having people available to help. Call 252-0290 or go to SalvationArmyNorth.org for more information.
The Salvation Army Northern Division has been serving Minnesota and North Dakota communities since 1886. Today the Northern Division serves in all 140 counties of both states, providing food, shelter, clothing, youth programs and other critical services to more than 480,000 people per year. Find us on social media at Facebook.com/SalvationArmyNorth and Twitter at @salarmynorth
Bismarck (CSi) North Dakota’s commercial service airports finished 2014 with a record high 1,240,681 boardings, a 9% increase from the previous record set in 2013.
In Jamestown in December 2014, there were 639 boardings, aboard United Express/SkyWest larger aircraft up from 214 in December of 2013, when the smaller Great Lakes Airlines planes served Jamestown, and increase of 198%
The December 2014 numbers compare to 765 boardings in December of 2011, when the larger Delta planes served Jamestown.
In Devils Lake in December of 2014 with UnitedExpress/SkyWest boarding were 547 compared to 250 in December of 2013.
The State Aeronautics Commission reports that seven of the eight commercial service airports in North Dakota saw more passengers in 2014 than in 2013.
2014 was the seventh consecutive year of continual growth.
Jamestown (CSi) Officials backing the proposed Two Rivers Activity Center have submitted a draft petition to the city for a one percent city sales tax that could pay for the construction of a proposed recreation center in Jamestown.
The Jamestown Park Board approved plans for a petition drive to place a 1 percent city sales tax request before voters.
Funds raised by the sales tax would be used for construction of the Two Rivers Activity Center, a recreation center with a proposed final cost of between $30 to $40 million.
If the draft petition is approved, certified copies will be made and volunteers will need to get at least 1,053 signatures on those petitions to get the city to hold a special election. Signed petitions are then turned into the city auditor’s office, which verifies the signatures and schedules a special election within 90 days if there are adequate signatures.
Jamestown Parks and Recreation Department Director Doug Hogan has previously said the department will cover the estimated $10,000 cost of the special election.
The one percent city sales tax would remain in place until the debt associated with the construction of TRAC is retired or until June 30, 2040, whichever comes first. The vote would only need a simple majority to pass.
The facility would be constructed on land located near the Jamestown High School.
Parks and Recreation is planning on a capital fundraising drive to generate more money for the project.
The final cost of the project would be determined by the amount of capital raised during the drive in addition to the $28.5 million the Parks and Recreation Department would be able to borrow if the sales tax is approved.
Jamestown (CSi) The Frontier Village Association has accepted the resignation of the Village’s manager, Colleen Conley.
The association is seeking applicants for the position and will run advertisements.
Association President Charlie Tanata said Conley didn’t formally submit a letter of resignation as of Thursday morning, but she spoke to Tanata and other association members and said she would be resigning.
Conley said she is resigning as manager for health reasons.
In other business, the association accepted the resignation of the Association’s Vice President Gerald Rudnick.
He said he was resigning because he doesn’t see the association going in the right direction.
The association also approved a request by Barb Togstad to allow her to place a purple wreath around the neck of the “World’s Largest Buffalo” from May 1 to June 5 in honor of the 30th anniversary for Relay for Life.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation (JSDC) Board of Directors has approved language changes in order to create a rubric.
On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 JSDC’s Office Administrator, Kaitlin Dillard said a JSDC Flex PACE, committee was formed, and met twice in December of 2014 to discuss future Flex PACE criteria. The committee went through Flex PACE projects that were passed to see if the criteria worked to check their work, verbiage, etc.
The rubric will still need to be passed by the City and the County.
In the JSDC unofficial minutes….
JSDC Flex PACE criteria:
The JSDC Flex PACE committee met on Dec. 8th and 19th to discuss future Flex PACE criteria for the JSDC executive committee to act on at the Dec. 22nd meeting. There are eight areas that add up to 16 points. The project must score 8 points or higher to quality. The proposal is to set aside $250,000 of the economic development funds per year for qualifying Flex PACE projects. After the delegated funds are obligated for the year projects will wait to apply for the following year’s available funds. The committee agreed that if an applicant does not meet the minimum rubric qualifications and there are funds left at the end of the year, the applicant still does not qualify.
A resolution with the City and County should be discussed to allow the JSDC board of directors to determine final approval of the qualifying project. This allows the project to more easily meet deadline with the Bank of North Dakota. The project’s community share would be requested from the economic development fund after the project’s final approval by the JSDC board of directors.
A discussion was held by the JSDC Board of Directors. A few additions and modifications were suggested to be made to the rubric including a signature line at the bottom to be signed by the applicant to verify the information is correct/accurate and a signature line for staff to show they reviewed it. Also changes to some content verbiage/wording were proposed as well for example changing the verbiage of “Investor Owned to Owner Occupied”, etc.
At the January 12, 2015 meeting, Kelly Rachel moved to approve the rubric with the recommended changes, which passed 12-0 with Gary Riffe, Brent Harris and Mark Klose absent.
Chris Rathjen moved to request $250,000 from the city for Flex PACE 2015, to be 100% city funded, and the motion passed unanimously.
ROSS, N.D. (AP) – Federal labor officials have cited a North Dakota sand and gravel mine for the eighth time for allowing employees to work under risky conditions.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Northern Excavating Co. in Jamestown. Officials say mine operators allowed employees to work at great risk in trenches without cave-in protection and a safe way to exit the trench.
OSHA says the company has been placed in the agency’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program for its continual failure to protect workers from cave-in hazards. The company has been cited eight times since 1997 and has failed to pay penalties stemming from a 2011 inspection.
Northern Excavating employs about 25 workers. Company representatives on Thursday did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
To view the current citations, visit
https://www.osha.gov/ooc/citations/NorthernExcavatingCo_984234.pdf.
For more information, visit
http://www.osha.gov.
From North Dakota Aeronautics Commission
Bismarck (CSi) Robert “Bob” H. Simmers will be inducted into the North Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame based on his significant contributions to aviation in North Dakota and to his community. Simmers will be inducted on Tuesday, March 3 during the Upper Midwest Aviation Symposium. The Symposium, to be held in Fargo March 1-3, is hosted annually by the North Dakota Aviation Council.
Simmers was born in Jamestown in 1947, into an aviation family. His parents, Francis and Irene Simmers, bought their first airplane the year he was born, maintained a grass strip on their farm east of Jamestown, and both earned their pilot’s license. As the family initially used aviation for agricultural and social purposes, Bob grew to use aviation as a means of service, activism, and to make a living.
Simmers soloed in 1963 and enjoyed the privilege of leisure flight around the farm. In 1984, he turned to aviation as a livelihood, becoming a flight instructor with instrument and multi-engine ratings. He began working as an agricultural applicator and charter pilot for Jamestown Aviation, and soon became a designated pilot examiner, playing a significant role in many pilots’ progression. He continued to teach throughout the years and founded Bismarck Aero Center in 1990 while being actively involved in the leadership of the North Dakota Aviation Council, constantly advocating for the benefits and freedom of aviation, particularly in matters of airspace and pilot safety through practice and training.
In 2012 he was appointed by Governor Jack Dalrymple to the North Dakota Unmanned Systems Authority for the purpose of ensuring that General Aviation interests were respected in the development and integration of remotely piloted aircraft. To date, he has accumulated over 16,000 hours of flight time and has flown over 100 different makes and models of aircraft.
What is truly remarkable about Bob is his selfless nature amidst all of his accomplishments. As he looks for opportunities to protect, improve, and share aviation, he also gives rides with EAA or on his own to friends and family, raises funds for charities, speaks, writes, organizes, and gives to his community in numerous ways.
Simmers and his wife Carol live in Bismarck. They have four boys and 7 grandchildren.
The awards ceremony will take place in Fargo at the Upper Midwest Aviation Symposium on March 3, 2015. The social begins at 6 p.m. and the banquet begins at 7 p.m. Tickets and more information can be obtained by calling the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission at 701.328.9650 or at www.ndac.aero.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Police have arrested a second suspect in the armed robbery of a Fargo convenience store last October.
David McAfee, of Fargo, was arrested without incident Thursday outside of a restaurant in neighboring Moorhead, Minnesota. He faces robbery conspiracy and drug charges. Court documents do not list an attorney for him.
Authorities say two men armed with a handgun robbed the Casey’s General Store at gunpoint on Oct. 15, stealing an undetermined amount of cash. The other suspect was arrested in December.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – A Michigan man convicted of stabbing his friend to death in a North Dakota man camp has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Ryan Anderson, of Iron River, Michigan, was sentenced Thursday. A jury in August found him guilty of killing 32-year-old Christopher King, also of Iron River, in March 2013. Anderson had pleaded not guilty to murder.
Authorities say the attack was part of an alcohol-fueled dispute at a crew camp between Ray and Tioga, northeast of Williston. A defense attorney argued that Anderson had acted in self-defense.
Anderson’s trial was moved to the eastern North Dakota city of Grand Forks after his attorney successfully argued he couldn’t get a fair trial in Williams County because of extensive news coverage of the case.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A 37-year-old Minot man has been charged with sexually abusing three children while they slept.
Damon Yellow Wolf was arrested by Deputy U.S. Marshals on Wednesday morning. He’s charged with three counts of abusive sexual contact, sexual abuse of a minor and aggravated sexual abuse of a child under 12.
Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Dan Orr says Yellow Wolf was arrested at the North Dakota State Penitentiary after completing a sentence on state charges. He says the U.S. Marshals Service had an agreement with the prison to take custody of Yellow Wolf when his sentence was complete.
Orr says the FBI investigated the case and a warrant was originally issued last February.
Yellow Wolf”s trial is scheduled in mid-April. It wasn’t immediately clear if he has an attorney.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the use of Facebook to spread Amber Alerts could help save lives.
Facebook Inc. is working with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to send the alerts to users’ mobile phones if they are in a search area where a child has been abducted.
Patrol Lt. Tom Iverson says time is critical when it comes to finding endangered children, and the use of Facebook could be beneficial.
The Amber Alert warning system was started after the 1996 kidnapping and murder of 9-year-old Amber Hagerman in Arlington, Texas. Since then, more than 700 children have been found as a direct result of the alerts. They’re issued over TV and radio, on highway signs, as text messages and over the Internet.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Lower oil and grain prices are slowing down the Midwestern economy, including in the Dakotas. That’s the conclusion of Creighton University economist Ernie Gross’ monthly survey of bankers across the region. Gross says that despite the concerns, rural businesses are still adding some jobs.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Bobcat Co. and its parent Doosan are giving North Dakota State University $3 million for a scholarship endowment.
The state will provide $1.5 million for the scholarship program, which will aid students pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and math careers.
NDSU says it’s the largest scholarship endowment in school history. It will provide $180,000 in scholarships each year.
West Fargo-based Bobcat is North Dakota’s largest manufacturing company, with more than 2,000 employees.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s House has endorsed legislation that would require high school students to take the same test that immigrants must pass to become a U.S. citizen.
The House approved the measure by an 85-1 vote on Thursday.
Representative Gail Mooney cast the lone “no” vote. The Democrat from Cummings says she supports civics education but students shouldn’t have to pass a test on the subject to graduate.
The proposal requires students to correctly answer 60 percent of the 100 questions on the U.S. citizenship test to graduate.
The measure now goes to the state Senate, where it is expected to easily pass.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A group of North Dakota lawmakers will consider a pair of competing proposals that each would fast-track hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to oil patch cities, school districts and communities so that infrastructure projects can begin by next summer.
The Senate Appropriations Committee is slated to hold hearings on the bills on Friday.
On measure is Gov. Jack Dalrymple’s “jumpstart” proposal that is pegged at $873 million. The other is a $845 million “surge funding” bill sponsored by Republican Sen. Kelly Armstrong of Dickinson.
The key difference in the bills is how they will be funded and the amount of money that would be spent on state highways.
In sports…
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota State University is formally recognizing its national champion football team.
The school scheduled a recognition ceremony during halftime of the men’s basketball game against Western Illinois on Friday night.
The Bison football team defeated Illinois State 29-27 in this year’s Football Championship Subdivision title game. It was NDSU’s fourth consecutive FCS championship.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Burke County 39, Divide County 37
Cavalier 74, Langdon-Munich 34
Garrison 59, Underwood 29
Heart River 61, New Salem-Almont 47
Kindred 55, North Sargent 52
Mandaree 73, Powers Lake 64
McLaughlin, S.D. 54, Standing Rock 29
New England 61, Flasher 51
Rolette-Wolford 55, Dunseith 48
Rugby 52, North Star 41
Solen 48, Bismarck Legacy 37
Strasburg-Zeeland 56, Eureka/Bowdle, S.D. 45
Washburn 64, Turtle Lake-Mercer 60
Watford City 89, North Shore – Plaza 71
West Fargo 54, Valley City 48
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Bottineau 70, Towner-Granville-Upham 37
Bowman County 47, Beach 42
Central Cass 56, Richland 47
Des Lacs-Burlington 50, Minot Our Redeemer’s 32
Divide County 56, Burke County 43
Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 52, Ellendale 45
Fairmount-Campbell-Tintah 51, Milnor-North Sargent 40
Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran 57, Enderlin 40
Fordville Lankin-Park River 79, Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 55
Garrison 54, Underwood 37
Glen Ullin-Hebron 48, Mott-Regent 46, OT
Grafton/St. Thomas 57, Griggs County Central 17
Hankinson 42, Lidgerwood-Wyndmere 40
Harvey-Wells County 57, New Rockford-Sheyenne 31
Hettinger/Scranton 41, Richardton-Taylor 28
Hillsboro/Central Valley 62, Midway-Minto 36
Killdeer 41, Beulah 40
Lakota/Edmore 47, Benson County 38
LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 46, Barnes County North 34
Larimore 47, North Border 45
Lewis and Clark-Berthold 73, Glenburn 58
Maple Valley 77, Northern Cass 26
Minot 56, Bismarck Century 52
Minot Bishop Ryan 103, Surrey 19
Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 68, Tioga 29
New England 55, Hazen 52
New Town 60, Kenmare 32
Oakes 57, Midkota 52, OT
Powers Lake 58, Mandaree 25
Ray 54, Stanley 49
Rolla 54, St. John 37
Rugby 52, Sawyer 47
Sargent Central 42, Lisbon 38
Shiloh Christian 54, Grant County 43
Solen 48, Bismarck Legacy 37
Thompson 70, May Port CG 38
Velva 54, Westhope-Newburg 47
Warwick 49, Dakota Prairie 32
West Fargo 71, Valley City 63
Wilton-Wing 47, Linton-HMB 38
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Milwaukee 95 New York 79
Final Houston 112 Oklahoma City 101
Final Cleveland 109 L-A Lakers 102
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – Devan Dubnyk stopped 18 shots in his Minnesota debut as the Wild snapped a six-game skid with a 7-0 win over the Buffalo Sabres last night. The Sabres extended their losing streak to nine. No NHL team has done that since the Edmonton Oilers lost nine straight in regulation in 2007.
Final Boston 3 N-Y Rangers 0
Final Vancouver 4 Philadelphia 0
Final Colorado 4 Florida 2
Final Tampa Bay 3 Edmonton 2
Final Ottawa 4 Montreal 1
Final OT Detroit 3 St. Louis 2
Final Winnipeg 2 Dallas 1
Final Calgary 4 Arizona 1
Final San Jose 3 Toronto 1
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
UNDATED (AP) – Seventh-ranked Wisconsin bounced back from Sunday night’s loss to unranked Rutgers by mauling Nebraska 70-55. Frank Kaminsky scored 22 points in his return from a concussion that sidelined him for the Rutgers game. It was the first full game for the Badgers without starting point guard Traevon Jackson, who injured his ankle Sunday.
Final ( 3) Gonzaga 78 Pepperdine 76
Final ( 8) Utah 76 Arizona St. 59
Final (10) Arizona 68 Colorado 54
TOP-25 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Shae Kelley poured in 29 points and grabbed 18 rebounds as No. 23 Minnesota pushed past Ohio State 76-72 last night. Mikayla Bailey added 16 points with 12 rebounds for the Gophers. Amanda Zahui B. chipped in 14 points. Kelsey Mitchell hit a school-record nine 3-pointers for Ohio State to finish with 36 points.
Final ( 1) South Carolina 60 Missouri 49
Final ( 6) Tennessee 54 Auburn 42
Final ( 7) Notre Dame 89 (12) North Carolina 79
Final ( 8) Maryland 71 (24) Rutgers 59
Final (10) Kentucky 62 Florida 56
Final 2OT LSU 71 (15) Mississippi St. 69
Final (16) Duke 65 Virginia Tech 40
Final (17) Nebraska 73 Penn St. 45
Final Mississippi 55 (18) Georgia 52
Final (20) Florida St. 58 Pittsburgh 43
Final (25) Syracuse 73 Wake Forest 62
Vikes stadium…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The works of Minnesota artists will be on display at the new Vikings stadium. The team plans to buy as many as 100 pieces of art. Tanya Dreesen is heading the art-buying project for the Vikings. Dreesen says the stadium concourses will be decorated with wall graphics, photography and commissioned pieces of art.
NBA…
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Austin Rivers has joined the Los Angeles Clippers to play for Doc Rivers in the first father-son, player-coach combination in NBA history. The Clippers acquired Austin Rivers from the Boston in a three-team deal. Back in 2010, Coby Karl was briefly a member of the Denver Nuggets under father-coach George Karl, but didn’t play during a stint that coincided with his father being on leave for treatment of throat cancer.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL…
UNDATED (AP) – Ohio State quarterback Cardale (kar-DAY’-ehl) Jones says he’s staying in school. After leading the Buckeyes to their national championship game win over Oregon, Jones says he’s determined to graduate and improve his quarterbacking skills.
TENNIS…
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Top-seeded Serena Williams will play Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgium in her first-round match at the Australian Open as she begins her attempt to win a 19th Grand Slam singles when the first Grand Slam event of 2015 starts Sunday. Williams could meet former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki (wohz-nee-AK’-ee) in the quarterfinals and Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova (kuh-VIHT’-oh-vuh) in the semifinals.
GOLF…
HONOLULU (AP)- England’s Paul Casey and Webb Simpson start the day tied for the lead the Sony Open, the first full-field event of the PGA Tour season. Casey and Simpson shot 8-under 62 yesterday, and own a one-shot lead over Camilo Villegas (kuh-MIHL’-oh vih-JAY’-guhs) and Robert Streb entering today’s second round.
MLB MEETINGS…
PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz.(AP)- Triple-A and Double-A pitchers will be on the clock starting this coming season. Major League Commissioner Bud Selig announcing at pitches will be timed after what he calls a successful experiment with the clock in the Arizona Fall League.
Baseball officials say more details about time between pitches and other measures to speed up the game will come later.
Talks are also underway with the MLB players union on what speedup steps can be taken at the major league level.
MLB-ALL-STAR GAME…
PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. (AP)- Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig, at the close of his final owners meeting, has announced that the 2016 All-Star game will be held in San Diego. This year’s game will be in Cincinnati, meaning the All-Star game will be in back-to-back National League parks for the first time since 2006 and 2007.
In world and national news…
CINCINNATI (AP) – An initial appearance is scheduled today in federal court in Cincinnati for a man who allegedly planned to bomb the U.S. Capitol and shoot government officials. Twenty-year-old Christopher Lee Cornell was arrested Wednesday in an FBI sting. Cornell’s father says his son was taken in by a “snitch.”
BRUSSELS (AP) – Europe’s stepped up anti-terrorism activities resulted in the arrests of more than two dozen suspects in three countries today. Thirteen people were detained in Belgium and two arrested in France in an anti-terror sweep following a firefight in Belgium in which two suspected terrorists were killed. French and German authorities arrested at least 14 other people today.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – The head of European Union police agency Europol concedes security agencies can’t win them all in the hunt for terrorists. In an interview with The Associated Press, Rob Wainwright says the large number of radicalized Muslim extremists across Europe, their lack of command structure and growing sophistication makes it “extremely difficult for even very well-functioning counterterrorist agencies” to thwart every plot.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Officials say an 18-year-old Temple University student died when she fell from an eighth-floor window ledge in downtown Philadelphia. Officials say the woman slipped while taking photographs last night and landed on a pedestrian. The 44-year-old pedestrian is hospitalized with broken vertebrae and missing teeth.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Supreme Court watchers will be looking to the closed door meeting today for indications that the same-sex marriage issue might make it into this term’s calendar. The term ends in late June. The court has so far avoided hearing appeals of a number of decisions overturning state-imposed bans. Only one federal appeals court has upheld bans, affecting four states. Same-sex marriage licenses have been issued in 36 others.