Great Plains Lookahead Digest
AP News Digest – Great Plains
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IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–CANADA WILDFIRES-AIR QUALITY
Canadian wildfire smoke causes ‘very unhealthy’ conditions in American Midwest and reaches Europe
SUMMARY: Smoke from Canadian wildfires has carried another day of poor air quality south of the border to the American Midwest. Conditions in parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan were rated “very unhealthy” on Tuesday. The smell of smoke hung over the Minneapolis-St. Paul area on Tuesday morning. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued an alert for almost the entire state into Wednesday. Canada is having another bad wildfire season, and more than 27,000 people in three provinces have been forced to evacuate. The smoke is even reaching Europe, where it is causing hazy skies but isn’t expected to affect surface-air quality,
WORDS: 1030 – MOVED: 06/03/2025 2:53 p.m. CDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search?query=itemid:24237c0043f70ed64db931cb2ce48b91&mediaType=text
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US–ADVENTURELAND-ACCIDENT-SETTLEMENT
Iowa amusement park’s former owner settles lawsuit over 11-year-old’s drowning
SUMMARY: An Iowa amusement park’s former operator has agreed to pay an undisclosed amount to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of an 11-year-old boy who drowned on a water ride in 2021. A company that previously owned Adventureland park in the Des Moines area reached a settlement along with its former CEO and three managers, with the family of Michael Jaramillo on Sunday. Jury selection had been set to begin the next day for a trial over the lawsuit brought by the family. The settlement terms are confidential. The lawsuit alleged Adventureland failed to properly maintain its rides. The park’s former owner denied the allegations.
WORDS: 419 – MOVED: 06/03/2025 1:20 p.m. CDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search?query=itemid:c5da47307b342633783728a37a9f0f8b&mediaType=text
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KANSAS – UPCOMING – NEWS
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US-MED–MEASLES-VACCINATION STATUS
DESCRIPTION: ACTUAL SLOTTING TK Childhood vaccination rates against measles fell in nearly 80% of counties in 33 states after the pandemic, including several counties currently battling measles outbreaks. New research from Johns Hopkins digs into the county-level on a national trend and illustrates how some communities are more vulnerable to others when it comes to measles. By Devi Shastri and Nicky Forster. UPCOMING: 600 words, photo, graphic.
UPCOMING: By 06/04/2025 1:00 p.m. CDT, DigitalPlans, Photo, Text, Graphic
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MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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BBO–TWINS-ATHLETICS
DESCRIPTION: Minnesota plays Athletics at Sutter Health Park. 150 words, more on merit.
UPCOMING: By 06/04/2025 9:05 p.m. CDT, Text
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MINNESOTA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–MINNEAPOLIS PROTESTS
Federal officers in tactical gear went into a Latino community in Minneapolis. A protest followed
SUMMARY: Dozens of protesters have converged in the heart of the Latino community in Minneapolis after a large force of federal and local authorities wearing tactical gear conducted what they called a law enforcement action. The protesters flocked Tuesday to the area near a Mexican restaurant and other Latino-owned businesses after seeing livestreams that claimed an immigration raid was underway. However, statements from local authorities said it was not an immigration enforcement matter, but a criminal case. Several dozen protesters remained at the intersection occupied by federal agents hours earlier, using cars to block traffic. The leader of one activist group called the law enforcement operation “jackbooted thuggery.”
WORDS: 542 – MOVED: 06/03/2025 5:50 p.m. CDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search?query=itemid:a80a50c0d8775eb91087a6bb566d4fef&mediaType=text
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US–CANADA WILDFIRES-AIR QUALITY
Canadian wildfire smoke causes ‘very unhealthy’ conditions in American Midwest and reaches Europe
SUMMARY: Smoke from Canadian wildfires has carried another day of poor air quality south of the border to the American Midwest. Conditions in parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan were rated “very unhealthy” on Tuesday. The smell of smoke hung over the Minneapolis-St. Paul area on Tuesday morning. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued an alert for almost the entire state into Wednesday. Canada is having another bad wildfire season, and more than 27,000 people in three provinces have been forced to evacuate. The smoke is even reaching Europe, where it is causing hazy skies but isn’t expected to affect surface-air quality,
WORDS: 1030 – MOVED: 06/03/2025 2:53 p.m. CDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search?query=itemid:24237c0043f70ed64db931cb2ce48b91&mediaType=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. UPCOMING: 200 words, more on merits. Game starts 6:45 p.m. CT.
UPCOMING: By 06/04/2025 6:45 p.m. CDT, Text
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NEBRASKA – UPCOMING – NEWS
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US–TRANSGENDER SPORTS-NEBRASKA
DESCRIPTION: LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen will sign into law Wednesday a measure banning transgender athletes from girls’ sports. Republicans behind the effort say it protects women; opponents say with so few transgender students seeking to participate in sports, the measure is a solution in search of a problem. By Margery A. Beck.
UPCOMING: By 06/04/2025 12:00 p.m. CDT, Photo, Text
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NORTH DAKOTA – UPCOMING – NEWS
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US-MED–MEASLES-VACCINATION STATUS
DESCRIPTION: ACTUAL SLOTTING TK Childhood vaccination rates against measles fell in nearly 80% of counties in 33 states after the pandemic, including several counties currently battling measles outbreaks. New research from Johns Hopkins digs into the county-level on a national trend and illustrates how some communities are more vulnerable to others when it comes to measles. By Devi Shastri and Nicky Forster. UPCOMING: 600 words, photo, graphic.
UPCOMING: By 06/04/2025 1:00 p.m. CDT, DigitalPlans, Photo, Text, Graphic
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OKLAHOMA – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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SOF–NCAA-CHEER UP
DESCRIPTION: OKLAHOMA CITY — Women’s college softball games offer a constant soundtrack – players actively and loudly cheering for their teammates from the dugouts. The sport is ultracompetitive, yet for decades, softball players have brought a light-hearted nature to dugouts, complete with cheers, chants, dances and props. Some of the creations are elaborate and some are simple. But something interesting is almost always happening. The sport’s surge in popularity over the past 10 years has drawn more attention to the practice. Critics say it’s poor sportsmanship and it’s over the top, but that hasn’t slowed the creativity. By Cliff Brunt. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos.
UPCOMING: By 06/04/2025 5:00 a.m. CDT, Text, Audio
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BKN–NBA FINALS COVERAGE
FORMATS: Photo, Text
1. WITH: BKN–NBA FINALS-BETTING
2. DESCRIPTION: LAS VEGAS — The Oklahoma City Thunder are overwhelming favorites to defeat the Indiana Pacers in the NBA Finals. By Mark Anderson. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos.
3. UPCOMING: By 06/04/2025 4:00 p.m. CDT
4. WITH: BKN–NBA FINALS-WHAT ABOUT DEFENSE?
5. DESCRIPTION: INDIANAPOLIS — Much has been made of the pace the Thunder and Pacers like to play. But to for them to that up-tempo style, they have to get stops on defense. Indiana and OKC have shown they can play well on both ends on the court, though the Thunder are statistically better on defense than Indiana. By Michael Marot and Cliff Brunt. UPCOMING: 750 words, photos by 3 a.m. ET.
6. UPCOMING: By 06/04/2025 4:00 p.m. CDT
