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EOG was liable in the case.
• The company that employed Roberts, EOG contractor G&C Industries, also was named as a defendant when the lawsuit originally was filed. G&C, described as an oil fields services company, was dismissed from the case in August after reaching a separate agreement with Roberts, according to court documents and G&C attorney William "Andy" Forsythe.
• Details were not disclosed.
• Neither company named in the suit admitted liability under the terms of their settlements, Edwards said.
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SD man gets 7 yrs. for New England, ND bank heist
• BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- A federal judge in Bismarck sentenced a South Dakota man to seven years in prison for his role in a North Dakota bank robbery.
• Jurors convicted 20-year-old Colt Schneider, of Rapid City, in August of bank robbery and using a firearm during a crime of violence.
• Schneider got one day in prison for the robbery conviction and seven years for the gun crime. He also must pay $4,000 in restitution.
• Another man, 29-year-old Johnner Ward Jr., of Abilene, Texas, was sentenced in August to 11 years for his part.
• Authorities say the two men wore black ski masks and carrying guns entered American Bank Center in New England in October 2012 and ran away after grabbing money from a bank employee.
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Vikings keep Ponder in place at quarterback
DAVE CAMPBELL, AP Pro Football Writer
• EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -- Stop the music. The quarterback carousel in Minnesota is staying put for another week. Christian Ponder will be the starter at Green Bay.
• Vikings coach Leslie Frazier announced his decision on Wednesday, and Ponder made this sound like it wasn't much of a decision at all. Frazier didn't seek him out to tell him he was keeping the job, Ponder said. He just assumed the spot was still his.
• "Unless I was told otherwise," Ponder said.
• Which he wasn't.
• "I appreciate coach Frazier having the confidence in me to be able to go out this (Continued on page 23)
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