Новости за 02.02.2017

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Organizers say the last-minute cancellation of a well-known music festival in Timbuktu marks a missed opportunity to bring hope to a former tourist hub struggling to recover after years of extremist threats.

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Sean Monahan picked a great time for his first two-goal game of the season.

Gretchen Kaye Carlson Kost, 42, Moorhead, Minn., died Jan. 30, 2017, at Sanford Medical Center.

Angeline Miller, 89, Bismarck, died Feb. 1, 2017, at Sanford Health, Bismarck.

Leo Voll, 103, passed away in his home with family at his side on Jan. 30, 2017.

DICKINSON — Kasimer “Sonny” Schmalz, 86, Dickinson, died Jan. 28, 2017, at St. Luke’s Home in Dickinson.

Thomas Fasching, 62, Mandan, died Jan. 30, 2017, at his residence.

Kathleen Zimmerman, 71, 10 a.m., Charity Lutheran Church, Bismarck.

DICKINSON — Ottilia "Tillie" Privratsky, 87, Dickinson, died Feb. 1, 2017, at St. Benedict’s Health Center in Dickinson. Services are pending with Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson.

FARGO -- Eileen Anderson, 92; Duane Eidsvold, 100; Zelda Kyser, 96; Orval McGregor, 95; Kenneth Murray, 80; Henry Wulff, 88.

WILLISTON — Fern Ellestad, 85, Williston, died Feb. 1, 2017, at her home in Williston. Arrangements are pending with Everson Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston.

Ciara Jo Lucier, 18, Bismarck, died Jan. 30, 2017, at CHI St. Alexius Health, Bismarck.

WATFORD CITY — Arnold Peterson, 92, rural Watford City, died Jan. 31, 2017, at Bethel Lutheran Nursing Home in Williston. Arrangements are pending with Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home of Watford City.

BOWMAN — Beverly Kay Smith, 55, Bowman, died Jan. 29, 2017, at the Southwest Healthcare Hospital in Bowman.

MCCLUSKY — Orrin Holen, 87, McClusky, died Jan. 31, 2017, at his home with family at his side after a nine month hard fought battle with cancer.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After so many nights of offensive struggle this season, the Los Angeles Kings scored on their opening shift and never let up on the woeful Colorado Avalanche.

BOSTON (AP) — A Boston man who said he lost a tooth while searching for slippers signed by New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady as part of a scavenger hunt now says he faked his story.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nicklas Backstrom had three points and Alex Ovechkin continued to climb the NHL's goal-scoring charts as the Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 5-3 on Wednesday night.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Something about facing the Boston Bruins brings out the best in the Washington Capitals.

WACO, Texas (AP) — Former Baylor football coach Art Briles has dropped the defamation lawsuit filed against four university officials he accused of making false statements against him, according to attorneys in the case.

BOLIVAR, Mo. (AP) — A former football player at Southwest Baptist University was charged Wednesday in a videotaped assault at a group home for children.

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Institute of Arts has incorporated augmented reality into a mobile tour of the museum.

CARSON CITY, Nevada (AP) — A ballerina who drew audiences from around the world to an abandoned Mojave Desert stage she adopted after being stranded there by a flat tire in 1967 has died at the age of 92.