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KANSAS
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US-Immigration Detention Centers
Trump’s $45 billion expansion of immigrant detention sites faces pushback from communities
SUMMARY: State and local officials are pushing back against federal plans to expand immigrant detention facilities. President Donald Trump’s administration is scouting locations across the U.S. for new sites, sparking protests and legal challenges. In Minnesota, fatal shootings during immigration enforcement have intensified scrutiny on ICE. In Virginia, a proposed detention center drew hundreds of people to a tense public hearing. Kansas City officials have passed a moratorium attempt to block a new ICE detention site. Meanwhile, New Mexico’s legislature is advancing a bill to ban state and local contracts for ICE facilities. A law Trump signed last year includes $45 billion to expand ice detention facilities.
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MINNESOTA
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US–Immigration Enforcement-Minnesota
Father of 5-year-old detained in Minnesota disputes government assertion he abandoned the boy
SUMMARY: The father of a 5-year-old boy detained by immigration officers in Texas denies abandoning his son. Adrian Conejo Arias is originally from Ecuador. He tells ABC News he loves his son, Liam, and disputes claims from the Department of Homeland Security that he left his child in a vehicle. Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said Arias fled on foot, leaving his son behind. Arias claims he was unjustly arrested and is in the U.S. legally with a pending asylum hearing. A federal judge ordered their release over the weekend, and they returned to Minnesota.
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US–Immigration Enforcement-Body Cameras
Every Homeland Security officer in Minneapolis is now being issued a body-worn camera, Noem says
SUMMARY: The secretary of Homeland Security is requiring that all the department’s officers on the ground in Minneapolis wear body cameras. Secretary Kristi Noem made the announcement Monday on the social media platform X. Minneapolis has been the site of intense scrutiny over the conduct of immigration enforcement agents. There have been increased calls by critics of Homeland Security to require all of the department’s officers who are responsible for immigration enforcement to wear body cameras. President Donald Trump said the decision was up to Noem but added that he thought it was generally good for law enforcement to wear cameras.
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US-Immigration Detention Centers
Trump’s $45 billion expansion of immigrant detention sites faces pushback from communities
SUMMARY: State and local officials are pushing back against federal plans to expand immigrant detention facilities. President Donald Trump’s administration is scouting locations across the U.S. for new sites, sparking protests and legal challenges. In Minnesota, fatal shootings during immigration enforcement have intensified scrutiny on ICE. In Virginia, a proposed detention center drew hundreds of people to a tense public hearing. Kansas City officials have passed a moratorium attempt to block a new ICE detention site. Meanwhile, New Mexico’s legislature is advancing a bill to ban state and local contracts for ICE facilities. A law Trump signed last year includes $45 billion to expand ice detention facilities.
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US–Justice Department-Minnesota
More departures at the US attorney’s office in Minnesota, AP sources say
SUMMARY: More prosecutors are leaving the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota during a time of continued turmoil over the Trump administration’s stepped-up immigration enforcement in the state and recent shootings of civilians by federal agents. That’s according to two people familiar with the matter. The latest departures are on top of a half-dozen attorneys who resigned from the office last month amid frustration over the Justice Department’s response to the shooting of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer. At least one supervisory agent in the FBI’s Minneapolis office is known to have resigned last month as well.
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US–Don Lemon-Kimmel
Don Lemon says a dozen agents came to arrest him even though he offered to turn himself in
SUMMARY: Independent journalist Don Lemon says about a dozen federal agents came to his Los Angeles hotel to arrest him last week. Lemon told ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel on Monday that the arrest happened even though his attorney told authorities he would turn himself in to face federal civil rights charges. Lemon said sending the agents was a waste of resources. Lemon was indicted last week on federal civil rights charges over his coverage of an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church. The Department of Justice and FBI didn’t immediately respond to messages seeking comment.
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MISSOURI
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US-Immigration Detention Centers
Trump’s $45 billion expansion of immigrant detention sites faces pushback from communities
SUMMARY: State and local officials are pushing back against federal plans to expand immigrant detention facilities. President Donald Trump’s administration is scouting locations across the U.S. for new sites, sparking protests and legal challenges. In Minnesota, fatal shootings during immigration enforcement have intensified scrutiny on ICE. In Virginia, a proposed detention center drew hundreds of people to a tense public hearing. Kansas City officials have passed a moratorium attempt to block a new ICE detention site. Meanwhile, New Mexico’s legislature is advancing a bill to ban state and local contracts for ICE facilities. A law Trump signed last year includes $45 billion to expand ice detention facilities.
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OKLAHOMA
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US-Immigration Detention Centers
Trump’s $45 billion expansion of immigrant detention sites faces pushback from communities
SUMMARY: State and local officials are pushing back against federal plans to expand immigrant detention facilities. President Donald Trump’s administration is scouting locations across the U.S. for new sites, sparking protests and legal challenges. In Minnesota, fatal shootings during immigration enforcement have intensified scrutiny on ICE. In Virginia, a proposed detention center drew hundreds of people to a tense public hearing. Kansas City officials have passed a moratorium attempt to block a new ICE detention site. Meanwhile, New Mexico’s legislature is advancing a bill to ban state and local contracts for ICE facilities. A law Trump signed last year includes $45 billion to expand ice detention facilities.
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SPORTS
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IOWA
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BKC–T25-Men’s Poll
Arizona remains No. 1 in AP Top 25, Michigan jumps UConn for No. 2
SUMMARY: Arizona remains the unanimous No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll. Michigan jumped to second place after wins over Nebraska and Michigan State. The Wildcats, off to a school-record 22-0 start, earned all 59 votes to stay atop the poll for the eighth week. UConn, Duke and Illinois round out the top five. Kansas climbs three spots to No. 11 after a win over BYU and ahead of a big showdown with Texas Tech. Tennessee returns to the poll at No. 25, replacing Alabama, which had a 42-week poll streak snapped. The Big 12 leads with six teams in the Top 25. Arizona and No. 23 Miami (Ohio) are the only unbeaten teams left in Division I.
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BKC–Player of the Week
Brayden Burries of top-ranked Arizona chosen AP men’s college basketball player of the week
SUMMARY: Brayden Burries from top-ranked Arizona is The Associated Press national player of the week in men’s college basketball. The freshman guard scored a career-high 29 points in an 86-83 win over then-No. 13 BYU last Monday. He followed up with 17 points in an 87-74 victory over Arizona State, keeping the Wildcats unbeaten at 22-0. Burries is averaging 15.3 points and 4.5 rebounds, shooting over 50% from the field. Arizona faces Oklahoma State this weekend. JT Toppin from Texas Tech was the runner-up, with 27 points in a recent game against UCF. Honorable mentions include Jeremy Fears Jr. of Michigan State and Richie Saunders of BYU.
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KANSAS
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BKC–T25-Men’s Poll
Arizona remains No. 1 in AP Top 25, Michigan jumps UConn for No. 2
SUMMARY: Arizona remains the unanimous No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll. Michigan jumped to second place after wins over Nebraska and Michigan State. The Wildcats, off to a school-record 22-0 start, earned all 59 votes to stay atop the poll for the eighth week. UConn, Duke and Illinois round out the top five. Kansas climbs three spots to No. 11 after a win over BYU and ahead of a big showdown with Texas Tech. Tennessee returns to the poll at No. 25, replacing Alabama, which had a 42-week poll streak snapped. The Big 12 leads with six teams in the Top 25. Arizona and No. 23 Miami (Ohio) are the only unbeaten teams left in Division I.
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BKC–T25-Kansas-Texas Tech
Darryn Peterson hits two late 3s as No. 11 Kansas wins 64-61 at No. 13 Texas Tech
SUMMARY: Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson scored 19 points, including two 3-pointers in the final 1:20 for his only field goals of the second half, and the 11th-ranked Jayhawks overcame a late nine-point deficit to beat No. 13 Texas Tech 64-61. Peterson, who played a season-high 35 minutes, hit a 3 from the right corner with 1:20 left to tie the game at 61. His next one, with 44 seconds remaining, put the Jayhawks ahead to stay in their sixth consecutive win. The Red Raiders, playing without starting point guard Christian Anderson, had a 59-50 lead with 6:05 to go but made only one of their last 12 shots while Kansas closed on a 14-2 run. Melvin Council Jr. had 16 points and Flory Bidunga scored 14 for the Jayhawks.
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BKC–T25-Kansas-Peterson Finishes
Peterson finally finishes for No. 11 Kansas, hitting two late 3s to beat No. 13 Texas Tech
SUMMARY: Kansas standout freshman Darryn Peterson finally finished a game for the No. 11 Jayhawks. And he finished off No. 13 Texas Tech with two 3-pointers in the final 1:20 of a 64-61 road win Monday night. Peterson scored 19 points while playing a season-high 35 minutes, with his only field goals in the second half those late 3s. Two days earlier, Peterson scored 18 points in the first half but didn’t play the final 16:46 of a win over then-No. 13 BYU because of cramping. The 6-foot-5 guard has dealt with ankle, hamstring and calf injuries while missing 10 games for 17-5 Kansas.
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FBN–Giants-Nagy
New York Giants are hiring Matt Nagy as offensive coordinator, AP source says
SUMMARY: The New York Giants are hiring Matt Nagy to be their offensive coordinator, according to a person with knowledge of the decision. Nagy spent the past three seasons in that role with Kansas City, including helping the Chiefs win the Super Bowl in the 2023 season and reach the title game in 2024. Nagy coached Chicago from 2018-21 after several years working under Andy Reid in Kansas City and Philadelphia. He’s the second major addition for new Giants coach John Harbaugh’s staff after Dennard Wilson was hired to be defensive coordinator.
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MINNESOTA
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BKN–Timberwolves-Grizzlies
Grizzlies snap a 6-game losing streak with a 137-128 victory over the Timberwolves
SUMMARY: Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 30 points, Ty Jerome added 19 and Memphis built a 20-point lead in the second half and held on for a 137-128 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Jaylen Wells scored 18 points for Memphis, while Cam Spencer and Vince WIlliams Jr. added 16 points apiece. Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 39 points and seven rebounds. Jaden McDaniels scored 29 points and Donte DiVincenzo finished with 21, including 13 in the fourth. Minnesota had its four-game win streak halted.
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HKN–Canadiens-Wild
Kaprizov scores 2nd goal of game on a power play in OT to lift Wild past Canadiens, 4-3
SUMMARY: Kirill Kaprizov scored his second goal of the game on a power play at 3:38 of overtime to give the Minnesota Wild a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night. Minnesota got the power play when Phillip Danault hooked Kaprizov in front of the goal. Kaprizov took a feed from Quinn Hughes and fired a shot past Jakub Dobes from the high slot for his 32nd goal of the season. Joel Eriksson Ek and Brock Faber also scored, and Hughes had three assists to reach 50 for the season. Filip Gustavsson made 17 saves, Hughes assisted on Kaprizov’s first goal to tie the Russian’s team-record assists streak at nine and push his franchise-record points streak for defenseman to nine.
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MISSOURI
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BKC–T25-Men’s Poll
Arizona remains No. 1 in AP Top 25, Michigan jumps UConn for No. 2
SUMMARY: Arizona remains the unanimous No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll. Michigan jumped to second place after wins over Nebraska and Michigan State. The Wildcats, off to a school-record 22-0 start, earned all 59 votes to stay atop the poll for the eighth week. UConn, Duke and Illinois round out the top five. Kansas climbs three spots to No. 11 after a win over BYU and ahead of a big showdown with Texas Tech. Tennessee returns to the poll at No. 25, replacing Alabama, which had a 42-week poll streak snapped. The Big 12 leads with six teams in the Top 25. Arizona and No. 23 Miami (Ohio) are the only unbeaten teams left in Division I.
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BBO–MLB-Local Team Rights
MLB to produce local broadcasts for 6 more teams with fate of FanDuel Sports Network uncertain
SUMMARY: Major League Baseball will produce and distribute local broadcasts for six more teams this season. The Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, and Tampa Bay Rays have all made the switch. These teams ended their deals with Main Street Sports Group after missed rights payments. The Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, and Los Angeles Angels are still deciding on their plans. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred emphasized the importance of maximizing revenue for teams. The local media landscape is changing, with MLB taking over broadcasts for several teams in recent years.
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HKN—Blues-Predators
Stamkos scores twice in 3rd in Predators’ 6-5 comeback win over Blues
SUMMARY: Steven Stamkos scored twice in the third period to help the Nashville Predators rally for a 6-5 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Monday night. Ryan O’Reilly also scored twice and Michael McCarron and Filip Forsberg added goals for Nashville. The Predators scored five straight goals to erase a four-goal deficit and win their second straight. Justus Annunen stopped all 14 shots he faced in relief of Juuse Saros for Nashville. Pavel Buchnevich scored twice and Jake Neighbours, Philip Broberg, and Colton Parayko also scored for St. Louis, losers of seven of eight. Joel Hofer made 22 saves, and Jorday Kyrou had three assists.
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BBO–Mariners-Cardinals-Rays Trade
Mariners acquire All-Star Brendan Donovan from Cardinals in three-team trade with Rays
SUMMARY: The Seattle Mariners have acquired All-Star infielder/outfielder Brendan Donovan from the St. Louis Cardinals in a three-team trade with the Tampa Bay Rays. Seattle sent infielder Ben Williamson to the Rays, and a pair of minor league prospects to the rebuilding Cardinals: pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje and outfielder Tai Peete. St. Louis also received a 2026 draft pick from the Mariners. Tampa Bay shipped minor league outfielder Colton Ledbetter and a 2026 draft pick to the Cardinals. The 29-year-old Donovan was a first-time All-Star last year, when he batted .287 with 10 home runs, 50 RBIs and a .775 OPS. He won a utility player Gold Glove as a rookie in 2022.
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BKC–T25-Top 25 This Week
No. 19 Saint Louis’ 15-game winning streak puts it in elite company heading into this week
SUMMARY: Saint Louis coach Josh Schertz believes his team is more than just a feel-good story. Ranked No. 19, the Billikens have won 15 straight games and aim to extend their 21-1 record Tuesday night against Davidson. Their only loss was a close 78-77 defeat to Stanford in November. Schertz credits their success to great players like Robbie Avila, who transferred from Indiana State. The team boasts six players averaging double figures. As they aim for their first NCAA tourney appearance since 2018-19, Schertz emphasizes that winning is the priority, with players sacrificing individual goals for team success.
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FBN–Giants-Nagy
New York Giants are hiring Matt Nagy as offensive coordinator, AP source says
SUMMARY: The New York Giants are hiring Matt Nagy to be their offensive coordinator, according to a person with knowledge of the decision. Nagy spent the past three seasons in that role with Kansas City, including helping the Chiefs win the Super Bowl in the 2023 season and reach the title game in 2024. Nagy coached Chicago from 2018-21 after several years working under Andy Reid in Kansas City and Philadelphia. He’s the second major addition for new Giants coach John Harbaugh’s staff after Dennard Wilson was hired to be defensive coordinator.
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NEBRASKA
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BKC–T25-Men’s Poll
Arizona remains No. 1 in AP Top 25, Michigan jumps UConn for No. 2
SUMMARY: Arizona remains the unanimous No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll. Michigan jumped to second place after wins over Nebraska and Michigan State. The Wildcats, off to a school-record 22-0 start, earned all 59 votes to stay atop the poll for the eighth week. UConn, Duke and Illinois round out the top five. Kansas climbs three spots to No. 11 after a win over BYU and ahead of a big showdown with Texas Tech. Tennessee returns to the poll at No. 25, replacing Alabama, which had a 42-week poll streak snapped. The Big 12 leads with six teams in the Top 25. Arizona and No. 23 Miami (Ohio) are the only unbeaten teams left in Division I.
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