Great Plains Lookahead Digest
AP News Digest – Great Plains
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IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–REDISTRICTING LAWSUIT-NORTH DAKOTA
Ruling in North Dakota case erases path for people in 7 states to sue under the Voting Rights Act
SUMMARY: Private citizens in seven states no longer have a legal path to sue under a key section of the Voting Rights Act, under a federal appeals court ruling. Wednesday’s decision shuts off a route through a federal civil rights law known as Section 1983, which provides a legal vehicle to bring a lawsuit. A 2023 ruling in an Arkansas case held that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act does not allow private claims, which conflicted with decades of precedents. The latest ruling is a reversal for two Native American tribes in North Dakota who had successfully challenged the Legislature’s 2021 redistricting map as diluting their voting strength.
WORDS: 788 – MOVED: 05/14/2025 5:28 p.m. CDT
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KANSAS – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–AIRCRAFT DOWN-NEAR MISSES
Hotline between military and air traffic controllers in Washington hasn’t worked for over 3 years
SUMMARY: Sen. Ted Cruz asked whether a hotline between military and civilian air traffic controllers in Washington, D.C., that hasn’t worked for more than three years may have contributed to another near miss shortly after the U.S. Army resumed flying helicopters in the area for the first time since January’s deadly midair collision. The Federal Aviation Administration official in charge of air traffic controllers confirmed the agency didn’t even know the hotline hadn’t been working since March 2022 until after the latest near miss. He said civilian controllers still have other means of communicating with their military counterparts, but the FAA insists the hotline be fixed before Army helicopter flights resume in Washington.
WORDS: 771 – MOVED: 05/14/2025 5:15 p.m. CDT
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US–MEASLES OUTBREAK-EXPLAINER
The US has 1,001 measles cases and 11 states with active outbreaks
SUMMARY: The U.S. is up to 1,001 confirmed measles cases. Kansas logged eight more cases in the past week, for a total of 56. The outbreak is linked to a larger one that includes Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma. Three Americans, including two elementary school-aged children, have died from measles-related illnesses this year. Other states with active outbreaks include Indiana, Michigan, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus that’s airborne. It is preventable through vaccines, and has been considered eliminated from the U.S. since 2000.
WORDS: 1595 – MOVED: 05/14/2025 4:32 p.m. CDT
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MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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BBO–TWINS-ORIOLES
DESCRIPTION: Minnesota plays Baltimore at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. 150 words, more on merit.
UPCOMING: By 05/15/2025 11:35 a.m. CDT, Text
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BKL–WNBA-BETTING ODDS
DESCRIPTION: LAS VEGAS — Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever are attracting lots of betting action. The Fever are among the favorites to win the WNBA championship and Clark is a leading candidate for league MVP. By Mark Anderson. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos, by 3 p.m. EDT.
UPCOMING: By 05/15/2025 2:00 p.m. CDT, Text
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MINNESOTA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–REDISTRICTING LAWSUIT-NORTH DAKOTA
Ruling in North Dakota case erases path for people in 7 states to sue under the Voting Rights Act
SUMMARY: Private citizens in seven states no longer have a legal path to sue under a key section of the Voting Rights Act, under a federal appeals court ruling. Wednesday’s decision shuts off a route through a federal civil rights law known as Section 1983, which provides a legal vehicle to bring a lawsuit. A 2023 ruling in an Arkansas case held that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act does not allow private claims, which conflicted with decades of precedents. The latest ruling is a reversal for two Native American tribes in North Dakota who had successfully challenged the Legislature’s 2021 redistricting map as diluting their voting strength.
WORDS: 788 – MOVED: 05/14/2025 5:28 p.m. CDT
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MISSOURI – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–ABORTION-MISSOURI
Missouri lawmakers approve referendum to repeal abortion-rights amendment
SUMMARY: Missouri lawmakers have approved a referendum seeking to repeal an abortion-rights amendment passed by voters six months ago. The Republican-led Senate voted Wednesday to place a new amendment on the statewide ballot that would instead impose a ban on most abortions, with exceptions for rape and incest. The vote came after the GOP majority used a rare procedural move to cut off debate by Democrats who opposed the measure. The new referendum would go before voters in November 2026 unless Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe calls a special election sooner than that. Missouri senators also passed legislation that would repeal a voter-approved paid sick leave law.
WORDS: 791 – MOVED: 05/14/2025 7:41 p.m. CDT
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US–REDISTRICTING LAWSUIT-NORTH DAKOTA
Ruling in North Dakota case erases path for people in 7 states to sue under the Voting Rights Act
SUMMARY: Private citizens in seven states no longer have a legal path to sue under a key section of the Voting Rights Act, under a federal appeals court ruling. Wednesday’s decision shuts off a route through a federal civil rights law known as Section 1983, which provides a legal vehicle to bring a lawsuit. A 2023 ruling in an Arkansas case held that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act does not allow private claims, which conflicted with decades of precedents. The latest ruling is a reversal for two Native American tribes in North Dakota who had successfully challenged the Legislature’s 2021 redistricting map as diluting their voting strength.
WORDS: 788 – MOVED: 05/14/2025 5:28 p.m. CDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search?query=itemid:bf47dd221f846486fd42de595aaf59f4&mediaType=text
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NEBRASKA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–REDISTRICTING LAWSUIT-NORTH DAKOTA
Ruling in North Dakota case erases path for people in 7 states to sue under the Voting Rights Act
SUMMARY: Private citizens in seven states no longer have a legal path to sue under a key section of the Voting Rights Act, under a federal appeals court ruling. Wednesday’s decision shuts off a route through a federal civil rights law known as Section 1983, which provides a legal vehicle to bring a lawsuit. A 2023 ruling in an Arkansas case held that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act does not allow private claims, which conflicted with decades of precedents. The latest ruling is a reversal for two Native American tribes in North Dakota who had successfully challenged the Legislature’s 2021 redistricting map as diluting their voting strength.
WORDS: 788 – MOVED: 05/14/2025 5:28 p.m. CDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search?query=itemid:bf47dd221f846486fd42de595aaf59f4&mediaType=text
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NORTH DAKOTA – UPCOMING – NEWS
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US-GREENPEACE-LAWSUIT-NORTH-DAKOTA
DESCRIPTION: On merits: A judge will hear arguments for and against Greenpeace’s request to reduce damages awarded by a jury in a pipeline company’s lawsuit regarding defamation and other claims against the environmental group, and the company’s request to enter a final judgment in the case. The lawsuit reaches back to protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline in 2016 and 2017. In March, the jury found several Greenpeace entities liable for defamation and other claims and awarded more than $660 million in damages to Energy Transfer.
UPCOMING: By 05/15/2025 1:30 p.m. CDT, Text, Photo
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NORTH DAKOTA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–REDISTRICTING LAWSUIT-NORTH DAKOTA
Ruling in North Dakota case erases path for people in 7 states to sue under the Voting Rights Act
SUMMARY: Private citizens in seven states no longer have a legal path to sue under a key section of the Voting Rights Act, under a federal appeals court ruling. Wednesday’s decision shuts off a route through a federal civil rights law known as Section 1983, which provides a legal vehicle to bring a lawsuit. A 2023 ruling in an Arkansas case held that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act does not allow private claims, which conflicted with decades of precedents. The latest ruling is a reversal for two Native American tribes in North Dakota who had successfully challenged the Legislature’s 2021 redistricting map as diluting their voting strength.
WORDS: 788 – MOVED: 05/14/2025 5:28 p.m. CDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search?query=itemid:bf47dd221f846486fd42de595aaf59f4&mediaType=text
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US–MEASLES OUTBREAK-EXPLAINER
The US has 1,001 measles cases and 11 states with active outbreaks
SUMMARY: The U.S. is up to 1,001 confirmed measles cases. Kansas logged eight more cases in the past week, for a total of 56. The outbreak is linked to a larger one that includes Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma. Three Americans, including two elementary school-aged children, have died from measles-related illnesses this year. Other states with active outbreaks include Indiana, Michigan, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus that’s airborne. It is preventable through vaccines, and has been considered eliminated from the U.S. since 2000.
WORDS: 1595 – MOVED: 05/14/2025 4:32 p.m. CDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search?query=itemid:8fb86f56b0892408680daae4a52047e6&mediaType=text
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OKLAHOMA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–MEASLES OUTBREAK-EXPLAINER
The US has 1,001 measles cases and 11 states with active outbreaks
SUMMARY: The U.S. is up to 1,001 confirmed measles cases. Kansas logged eight more cases in the past week, for a total of 56. The outbreak is linked to a larger one that includes Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma. Three Americans, including two elementary school-aged children, have died from measles-related illnesses this year. Other states with active outbreaks include Indiana, Michigan, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus that’s airborne. It is preventable through vaccines, and has been considered eliminated from the U.S. since 2000.
WORDS: 1595 – MOVED: 05/14/2025 4:32 p.m. CDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search?query=itemid:8fb86f56b0892408680daae4a52047e6&mediaType=text
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SOUTH DAKOTA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–REDISTRICTING LAWSUIT-NORTH DAKOTA
Ruling in North Dakota case erases path for people in 7 states to sue under the Voting Rights Act
SUMMARY: Private citizens in seven states no longer have a legal path to sue under a key section of the Voting Rights Act, under a federal appeals court ruling. Wednesday’s decision shuts off a route through a federal civil rights law known as Section 1983, which provides a legal vehicle to bring a lawsuit. A 2023 ruling in an Arkansas case held that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act does not allow private claims, which conflicted with decades of precedents. The latest ruling is a reversal for two Native American tribes in North Dakota who had successfully challenged the Legislature’s 2021 redistricting map as diluting their voting strength.
WORDS: 788 – MOVED: 05/14/2025 5:28 p.m. CDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search?query=itemid:bf47dd221f846486fd42de595aaf59f4&mediaType=text
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