Great Plains Lookahead Digest
AP News Digest – Great Plains
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IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–ELECTION 2026-IOWA SENATE
Iowa state lawmaker enters US Senate race after Ernst retort on Medicaid cuts
SUMMARY: Iowa state Rep. J.D. Scholten has announced a run for U.S. Senate. The Democrat says he decided to join the race after U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst made a retort on Medicaid cuts that prompted a swift backlash. Ernst had been emphasizing the reasons for the $700 billion in reduced Medicaid spending at a town hall Friday when someone in the crowd yelled that people are going to die without coverage. Ernst said, “… Well, we all are going to die.” Scholten is from northwest Iowa and was first elected to the statehouse in 2023. Previously, he twice losing congressional races in Iowa’s reliably conservative 4th Congressional District.
WORDS: 236 – MOVED: 06/02/2025 4:55 p.m. CDT
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MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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BKL–MERCURY-LYNX
DESCRIPTION: The Phoenix Mercury visit the Minnesota Lynx. 150 words, more on merit.
UPCOMING: By 06/03/2025 7:00 p.m. CDT, Text
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BBO–TWINS-ATHLETICS
DESCRIPTION: Minnesota plays Athletics at Sutter Health Park. 150 words, more on merit.
UPCOMING: By 06/03/2025 9:05 p.m. CDT, Text
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MISSOURI – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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BBO–ROYALS-CARDINALS
DESCRIPTION: KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City plays St. Louis at Busch Stadium. By David Solomon. UPCOMING: 300 words, photos. Game starts 6:45 p.m. CT.
UPCOMING: By 06/03/2025 6:45 p.m. CDT, Text
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NORTH DAKOTA – UPCOMING – NEWS
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US–HISTORIC SITE TOILETS-NORTH DAKOTA
DESCRIPTION: Visitors to historic sites in North Dakota, like Lawrence Welk’s boyhood home, will soon have flush toilets available at the State Historical Society’s major sites. The move comes as a way to improve the visitor experience and to replace portable and vault toilets at staffed sites. Other sites set for the upgrades include Whitestone Hill and Fort Buford. North Dakota has 60 historic sites, from museums to historic buildings to remote locations. Not every site will receive the restroom upgrades. Nearly 400,000 people last year visited sites where the Historical Society tracks visitation.
UPCOMING: By 06/03/2025 12:01 a.m. CDT, DigitalPlans, Photo, Text
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OKLAHOMA – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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BKN–NBA FINALS-SHAI & TYRESE
DESCRIPTION: OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton are not the typical stars of NBA franchises. Neither was a top-10 draft pick or a college superstar. Both were involved in trades early in their careers before emerging as stars. Their winding roads have led to the NBA Finals. By Cliff Brunt. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos.
UPCOMING: By 06/03/2025 4:00 p.m. CDT, Photo, Text
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