Great Plains Lookahead Digest
AP News Digest – Great Plains
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KANSAS – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–MEASLES OUTBREAK-EXPLAINER
The US has nearly 900 measles cases, and 10 states have active outbreaks. Here’s what to know
SUMMARY: A federal health agency says the U.S. has 884 confirmed measles cases this year as of Friday. That’s triple the amount seen in all of 2024. Two children and an adult have died from measles-related illnesses this year. Ten states have active outbreaks: Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas. Texas has 663 cases. Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus that’s airborne and spreads easily when an infected person breathes, sneezes or coughs. It is prevented by vaccines. Cases also have been reported in Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and Washington.
WORDS: 1599 – MOVED: 04/30/2025 4:44 p.m. CDT
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MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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BBO–TWINS-GUARDIANS
DESCRIPTION: Minnesota plays Cleveland at Progressive Field. 150 words, more on merit.
UPCOMING: By 05/01/2025 12:10 p.m. CDT, Text
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HKN–GOLDEN KNIGHTS-WILD
DESCRIPTION: ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Vegas Golden Knights and Minnesota Wild play Game 6 of their first-round series in the NHL playoffs. By Dave Campbell. 450 words.
UPCOMING: By 05/01/2025 6:30 p.m. CDT, Photo, Text
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MINNESOTA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–FBI-KNEELING AGENTS
FBI reassigns agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources say
SUMMARY: The FBI has reassigned several agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. That’s according to two people familiar with the matter who insisted on anonymity to discuss non-public personnel moves. The reasons for the moves were not immediately clear, though they come as the FBI under Director Kash Patel has been undertaking broad personnel changes and Deputy Director Dan Bongino has repeatedly sought to reassure supporters of President Donald Trump who are critical of the bureau. The FBI declined to comment.
WORDS: 352 – MOVED: 04/30/2025 7:17 p.m. CDT
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US–MINNEAPOLIS HOMICIDES
Police suspect 2 shootings that left 4 dead in Minneapolis were connected and gang related
SUMMARY: Police strongly suspect that a pair of shootings three blocks apart in Minneapolis that left four people dead and two others seriously injured were connected and were gang related. The first shooting happened late Tuesday and killed three people. The second happened around 1 p.m. Wednesday and killed another person. Police Chief Brian O’Hara says a bullet fired during that shooting just barely missed two young children in a nearby vehicle. The police chief said at a news conference that investigators believe all of the victims were Native Americans. He says the shootings have shaken the large Indigenous community in the Phillips neighborhood south of downtown.
WORDS: 559 – MOVED: 04/30/2025 4:45 p.m. CDT
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MISSOURI – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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BBO–CARDINALS-REDS
DESCRIPTION: St. Louis plays Cincinnati at Great American Ball Park. 150 words, more on merit.
UPCOMING: By 05/01/2025 11:40 a.m. CDT, Text
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BBO–ROYALS-RAYS
DESCRIPTION: Kansas City plays Tampa Bay at George M. Steinbrenner Field. 150 words, more on merit.
UPCOMING: By 05/01/2025 12:10 p.m. CDT, Text
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MISSOURI – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–SEVERE WEATHER
2 dead as slow-moving storms flood roads across Oklahoma and Texas
SUMMARY: At least two people have died as slow-moving thunderstorms flooded roads across parts of Oklahoma and Texas. Authorities in Oklahoma say the two people died after their vehicles were caught in floodwaters. The National Weather Service says heavy rains and severe thunderstorms mean a heightened risk of flash flooding across the south-central U.S. through early Thursday. Residents in Pennsylvania and Ohio were picking up from another powerful storm that at its worst left more than half a million customers without power. Officials reported at least three deaths from Tuesday night’s storm in Pennsylvania.
WORDS: 808 – MOVED: 04/30/2025 7:43 p.m. CDT
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OKLAHOMA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–SEVERE WEATHER
2 dead as slow-moving storms flood roads across Oklahoma and Texas
SUMMARY: At least two people have died as slow-moving thunderstorms flooded roads across parts of Oklahoma and Texas. Authorities in Oklahoma say the two people died after their vehicles were caught in floodwaters. The National Weather Service says heavy rains and severe thunderstorms mean a heightened risk of flash flooding across the south-central U.S. through early Thursday. Residents in Pennsylvania and Ohio were picking up from another powerful storm that at its worst left more than half a million customers without power. Officials reported at least three deaths from Tuesday night’s storm in Pennsylvania.
WORDS: 808 – MOVED: 04/30/2025 7:43 p.m. CDT
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US–PUBLIC RELIGIOUS SCHOOL-SUPREME COURT
Roberts might hold key Supreme Court vote over first publicly funded religious charter school
SUMMARY: Chief Justice John Roberts appears to hold the key vote over whether the Supreme Court will allow the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school, in Oklahoma. Roberts was the only justice whose vote seemed in doubt after the court heard more than two hours of arguments Wednesday in a major culture-war clash involving the separation of church and state. Four other conservative justices seemed firmly on the side of the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School and the state charter school board that approved it. The three liberal justices seemed just as likely to vote to affirm an Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling that held that the taxpayer-funded school would entangle church and state in violation of the First Amendment.
WORDS: 762 – MOVED: 04/30/2025 5:45 p.m. CDT
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US–MEASLES OUTBREAK-EXPLAINER
The US has nearly 900 measles cases, and 10 states have active outbreaks. Here’s what to know
SUMMARY: A federal health agency says the U.S. has 884 confirmed measles cases this year as of Friday. That’s triple the amount seen in all of 2024. Two children and an adult have died from measles-related illnesses this year. Ten states have active outbreaks: Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas. Texas has 663 cases. Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus that’s airborne and spreads easily when an infected person breathes, sneezes or coughs. It is prevented by vaccines. Cases also have been reported in Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and Washington.
WORDS: 1599 – MOVED: 04/30/2025 4:44 p.m. CDT
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US–BIPARTISAN POLITICS-MONTANA
Montana Republicans dominated the 2024 election. Things got ‘weird’ as some sided with Democrats
SUMMARY: Montana Republicans dominated in the fall election, but moderates in the party have shared power with Democrats in the statehouse. The move defied growing divisions between America’s two political parties nationally. Democrats banded with a handful of moderate Republicans to thwart GOP leaders’ efforts to make Montana’s judicial system more partisan. They also expanded Medicaid, raised teacher pay and passed a substantial state budget increase with shared priorities. The cooperation may prove fleeting if elections in the Big Sky State continue mirroring national trends that have hardened party lines.
WORDS: 883 – MOVED: 04/30/2025 3:47 p.m. CDT
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